Lipstick Container With Illumination And Replaceable Tube
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lipstick containers are not environmentally friendly as they are discarded after use and lack essential features like a mirror and light for application.
Innovation Solution
A lipstick container with a rotational shell, illumination assembly, mirror, and replaceable components, including a battery and lipstick tube, allowing for reuse and energy-efficient lighting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If conventional lipstick tubes are discarded after use, then the device complexity is reduced, but environmental harm increases and resource waste occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The lipstick container is divided into separable components: a reusable outer container and a replaceable inner tube. This segmentation allows the durable container to be retained and reused while only the consumable lipstick tube is discarded, reducing overall waste and environmental harm.
Solution Approach 2:
The design enables recovery and reuse of the container portion after the lipstick is consumed. The container can be retained and used with new lipstick tubes, transforming a single-use product into a reusable system that minimizes waste.
2Device complexity
If conventional lipstick containers lack mirror and light, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation in various environments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single container unit: lipstick storage, mirror for application, and LED lighting. This integration allows users to apply lipstick conveniently in various lighting conditions without needing separate tools, improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The container serves multiple purposes: holding lipstick, providing a mirror surface for application, and offering illuminated lighting. This multi-functionality makes the device adaptable to different usage scenarios and environments, enhancing operational convenience.
3Loss of substance
If the lipstick container is made reusable with replaceable tubes, then resource waste is reduced, but the device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the container into reusable and replaceable parts, the design reduces material waste while keeping the reusable portion structurally simple. Only the necessary components for replacement are added, minimizing unnecessary complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The reusable container design recovers valuable materials for continued use, reducing waste. The simplicity of the recovery mechanism (twist-off tube) ensures that environmental benefits are achieved without excessive structural complexity.
4Illumination intensity
If LED lights are added to the container, then illumination for application is improved, but the use of energy increases due to battery requirement
Solution Approach 1:
The LED lighting operates periodically or on-demand rather than continuously, controlled by a switch that activates lights only when needed for application. This periodic operation provides sufficient illumination while minimizing overall energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical lighting (such as mirrors requiring external light sources) with LED technology, which provides efficient illumination with lower energy consumption and longer lifespan.
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 the reuse of the container, provides convenient and energy-saving lighting, and facilitates easy replacement of batteries and lipstick tubes, promoting environmental sustainability.
Implementation Method 1
at least one light-emitting member disposed on a first surface of the disc-shaped member
Data Source
AI summary
A lipstick container includes a rotational shell; an illumination assembly including a disc; battery powered LEDs; a transparent recessed member in the shell; and a mirror in the transparent recessed member; a casing including spaced second ridges on a rim and secured to the first ridges, and a well; a lipstick tube in the casing and including a rotational member, two internal opposite curved protrusions, two gaps between the protrusions, and two raised blocks on the protrusions respectively; a joining device including projections in the well and a rear first shoulder; a locking device including a seat, two opposite protuberances on an axial member with the raised blocks fastened between the protuberances and the seat, and a shaped member; and a base including a second shoulder secured to the first shoulder, and an internally shaped projecting member secured to the shaped member.