Eye contour make-up device with parallel tanks and screw dispensing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing eye contour make-up devices lack optimized geometry for precise dispensing of cosmetic liquids from multiple reservoirs, leading to inefficiencies in control and precision during application.

Innovation Solution

An eye contour make-up device with a hollow tube containing parallel tanks and corresponding tips for each tank, utilizing a wheel and endless screw mechanism to compress and dispense cosmetic liquids with high precision, allowing for separate and precise application of liquids of the same or different colors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If multiple reservoirs are integrated in the device, then the quantity of cosmetic liquids that can be dispensed is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantity of cosmetic liquidsVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements multiple reservoirs (first and second reservoirs) nested within a single hollow tube structure. Each reservoir is positioned parallel to the other inside the tube, with each having its own tip for dispensing. This nesting approach allows multiple cosmetic liquids to be stored in one integrated device without requiring separate containers, thus increasing the quantity of substances while managing device complexity through a unified structural framework.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Manufacturing precision

If separate dispensing mechanisms are provided for each tank, then the manufacturing precision of dispensing is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of dispensingVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the dispensing mechanism into separate segments for each reservoir. Each reservoir (first and second reservoirs) is equipped with its own dedicated dispensing tip (first tip and second tip) positioned at the first end of the hollow tube. This segmentation allows each cosmetic liquid to be dispensed independently through its own tip, ensuring precise control and preventing mixing of different liquids, thereby improving dispensing precision while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of operation

If a wheel and endless screw mechanism is used, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a wheel and endless screw mechanism as an intermediary component to control the dispensing of cosmetic liquids. The wheel, positioned at the second end of the hollow tube, engages with the endless screw that runs between the reservoirs. Rotating the wheel turns the endless screw, which in turn compresses the cosmetic liquids in the reservoirs and forces them out through the tips. This intermediary mechanical linkage provides easy manual operation for precise dispensing control while encapsulating the complexity within a coordinated mechanical system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables precise and efficient dispensing of cosmetic liquids, reducing waste and smudging, while providing easy handling and portability, and is cost-effective for large-scale industrialization.

Implementation Method 1

a means for dispensing the cosmetic liquid comprising a wheel (105), an endless screw (106) and a plate (107)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectScrew mechanism: Screw

Implementation Method 2

The activation, specifically the rotation, performed by the user acting manually on the portion external to the hollow tube (101, 201) of the wheel (105, 205) of the means for dispensing the cosmetic liquid, causes the endless screw (106, 206) to rotate in turn, causing the plate (107, 207) to slide, acting as a piston, along the axis of the hollow tube (101, 201), causing the compression of the cosmetic liquid contained in the first tank (101c, 201c) and in the second tank (101d, 201d)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMechanical compression: Compression

Data Source

PatentEP4115766B1Eye contour make-up device
Publication Date: 2024.01.31 DE SOUSA ALESSANDRA
  • EP4115766B1 patent drawingFigure 1
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AI summary

Eye contour make-up device (100, 200), comprising: - a hollow tube (101, 201); - a first tank (101c, 201c) and a second tank (101d, 201d), parallel and positioned inside the hollow tube (101, 201) ; - a first tip (102, 202) and a second tip (103, 203), placed in correspondence with a first end (101a, 201a), configured respectively for the application of a cosmetic liquid contained in the first tank (101c, 201c) and in the second tank (101d, 201d); - a cap (104, 204) removably applied to the hollow tube (101, 201) in correspondence with the first end (101a, 201a) and removably covering the first tip (102, 202) and the second tip (103, 203). The eye contour make-up device (100, 200) comprises also a means, for dispensing the cosmetic liquid, comprising a wheel (105, 205), an endless screw (106, 206) and a plate (107, 207) .