Interchangeable Makeup Brush With Spring-Loaded Clamping Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional makeup brushes are wasteful as the entire unit must be discarded when the hairs wear out, and users need separate brushes for different makeup functions, leading to resource waste and financial burden.
Innovation Solution
An interchangeable makeup brush design where the brush tip and rod are separate, allowing for easy attachment and detachment of various brush tips to a single rod, utilizing a mechanism with a push member, spring, and holder for secure clamping and release.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the brush, brush tip, and brush rod are integrally formed, then manufacturing is simplified through one process, but the entire makeup brush must be discarded when the brush hairs wear out, causing resource waste
Solution Approach 1:
The makeup brush is divided into separate components: a reusable brush rod and replaceable brush tips. The brush rod includes a housing with a push member that can selectively clamp different brush tips, allowing the brush tip to be replaced when worn while the rod remains in use.
Solution Approach 2:
Only the brush tip portion is discarded when worn out, while the brush rod is recovered and reused with a new brush tip attached. This selective replacement minimizes resource waste compared to discarding the entire integrally formed brush.
2Device complexity
If the brush, brush tip, and brush rod are integrally formed, then the structure is simple, but different brushes must be used for different makeup functions, requiring multiple complete brushes
Solution Approach 1:
The brush rod is designed as a universal base that can accommodate multiple types of brush tips for different makeup functions. The push member mechanism provides a standardized interface that allows various brush tips to be attached to the same rod, enabling one rod to serve multiple purposes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple complete brushes are used for different makeup functions, then each function has its dedicated tool, but the financial burden and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple brush tip functions are merged into a single brush rod system. Instead of owning separate complete brushes for different makeup functions, the user owns one brush rod and multiple interchangeable brush tips, reducing the total number of items needed.
4Ease of repair
If the brush tip is detachably coupled to the brush rod, then brush tips can be replaced when worn, but a mechanism with push member, spring, and holder is required
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism uses a dynamic spring-loaded push member that can transition between clamped and released states. The spring provides automatic resetting functionality, allowing the push member to return to its clamping position after releasing a brush tip, enabling easy replacement without manual adjustment.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient use of different brushes for various makeup functions with a single brush rod, reducing waste and financial burden, and enhancing portability and storage efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a spring inserted in the housing, and having one end thereof supported on the stopper portion and the other end thereof supported on the push member to resiliently support the push member
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an interchangeable makeup brush including: a plurality of brush tips fixing a brush; and a brush rod having the brush tip detachably coupled thereto, and being grasped by a hand of a user, wherein the brush tip includes a mounting protruding portion formed at a rear thereof which is inserted and coupled in the brush rod. According to the present invention, a brush tip may be attached and detached to and from a brush rod, enabling convenient use when applying makeup by selecting and mounting a required brush, and allowing only one brush rod to be provided for economical advantage and ease of portability and storage.