Makeup Support Device Non-Water-Soluble Sheet

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users with insufficient makeup skills face difficulties in reproducing selected makeup as existing techniques require skill to transfer cosmetic materials from delivery sheets, and water-soluble materials can lead to smeared or uneven application.

Innovation Solution

A makeup assisting apparatus and method that includes a makeup selecting section and a makeup presenting section, where pigment corresponding to the selected makeup is held on a sheet's surface opposite to where it is attached to the skin, allowing easy application and reducing the risk of smearing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If cosmetic materials are printed on a water-soluble cosmetic delivery sheet, then the sheet can be easily attached to the face, but the sheet dissolution causes concentration or distribution of cosmetic materials to change resulting in smeared makeup

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of attachmentVSAvoidmakeup precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the physical-chemical parameters of the sheet material from water-soluble to non-water-soluble (or water-resistant) material. This prevents the sheet from dissolving during wear, thereby maintaining the original concentration and distribution of cosmetic materials without smearing, while still allowing easy attachment to the face through adhesive properties or mechanical bonding.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of manufacture

If general cosmetic materials are printed on a cosmetic delivery sheet, then makeup can be applied, but it requires a certain degree of skill to successfully transfer the materials

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemakeup application capabilityVSAvoidapplication skill requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent pre-processes the cosmetic materials and the sheet in such a way that the transfer process is simplified. The cosmetic materials are pre-positioned and pre-formulated on the sheet with appropriate viscosity and adhesion properties, allowing even beginners to achieve uniform transfer without requiring specialized skills. The sheet itself is designed to facilitate easy peeling and application.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Duration of action of stationary object

If the cosmetic delivery sheet is left attached as a water-soluble substance, then the sheet can remain on the face, but dissolution of the sheet causes concentration or distribution of cosmetic materials to change

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesheet attachment durationVSAvoidcosmetic material distribution stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the material composition parameter of the sheet to be non-water-soluble or water-resistant, changing its chemical stability parameter. This allows the sheet to maintain its structural integrity and remain attached to the face for extended periods without dissolving, thereby preserving the stable concentration and distribution of cosmetic materials throughout the wearing duration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10342316B2Makeup support device, makeup support method, and makeup support program
Publication Date: 2019.07.09 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a makeup support device capable of appropriately supporting the application of makeup even for users who have insufficient makeup skills. The makeup support device (100) has: a makeup style selection unit (250) that selects a makeup style being a makeup method, for each face to be made up; and a makeup style suggestion unit (260) that causes pigment corresponding to the selected makeup style to be supported on the surface of a sheet capable of being adhered for long periods to facial skin, on the opposite side to the side adhered to the skin.