Immersion Cosmetic Applicator with Wiper for Particle Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cosmetic applicators, particularly liquid eyeliner pens, struggle with applying products containing large or glittering particles due to transportation issues and are inconvenient to store and carry, as they require separate bulky containers.
Innovation Solution
A compact immersion type applicator apparatus where the cap functions as a container with a wiper to store and apply cosmetic products, eliminating the need for a separate container and allowing easy storage and carrying, similar to elongated pen type applicators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a liquid eyeliner transporting member is used in a pen type applicator, then the applicator can transport liquid eyeliner efficiently, but it cannot handle liquid eyeliner containing large or glittering particles
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and removes the liquid eyeliner transporting member from the applicator structure. Instead of using a transporting member that cannot handle particles, the applicator tip is directly immersed in the liquid eyeliner container, allowing particles to be applied without mechanical transport interference.
Solution Approach 2:
The applicator is designed to be universally compatible with different types of liquid eyeliner formulations, including those with large or glittering particles. The immersion design allows the same applicator structure to work with various product consistencies without requiring different transport mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If an immersion type applicator is used to apply liquid eyeliner containing particles, then the applicator can handle all types of liquid eyeliner, but it requires a separate container making it inconvenient to store and carry
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the applicator and container into a single integrated unit. The applicator tip is directly coupled to the liquid eyeliner container, eliminating the need for separate components. This combination allows the user to carry one compact device instead of multiple separate items.
Solution Approach 2:
The applicator tip is nested within or directly coupled to the container structure, with the applicator tip positioned to immerse into the liquid eyeliner storage space. This nesting arrangement allows the applicator to be stored within the container when not in use, creating a compact portable unit.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the applicator tip is immersed in liquid eyeliner stored in a separate container, then large or glittering particles can be applied, but the device becomes bulky and difficult to store
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator and container are merged into a single compact device, eliminating the need for separate storage containers. The applicator tip is integrated with the container structure, allowing the entire assembly to be stored as one compact unit rather than multiple separate components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient application of various cosmetic products, including those with large or glittering particles, while providing a compact and aesthetically pleasing design that is easy to store and carry, without the need for a separate container.
Implementation Method 1
a wiper (240) protruding inward from the tubular peripheral wall (220) towards the longitudinal center axis (X2) of the container
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for storing and applying a product (P). The apparatus (10) comprises (i) an applicator (100) for applying the product (P), comprising: a shank (110) having a longitudinal center axis (X1); and an applicator tip (120) that is mounted on a distal end (110a) of the shank (110). The apparatus (10) also comprises (ii) a container (200) for storing the product (P), comprising: a longitudinal center axis (X2); atop opening (210) orthogonal to the longitudinal center axis (X2); a tubular peripheral wall (220) that defines the top opening (210); and a bottom (230) that faces the top opening (210) and closes a lower end of the tubular peripheral wall (220). The tubular peripheral wall (220) and the bottom (230) cooperatively define a space (V) for storing the product (P). The applicator (100) and the container (200) are configured: (i) to be able to couple with each other such that the applicator tip (120) is located in the space (V) of the container (200) and the applicator (100) seals off the container (200); and (ii) to be separable from each other such that the applicator (100) can be used for application of the product (P) with the applicator tip (120). The container (200) further comprises a wiper (240) protruding inward from the tubular peripheral wall (220) towards the longitudinal center axis (X2) of the container (200).