Multi-Platform Hair Applicator with Segmented Cutouts for Uniform Product Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hair care product applicators lack efficient mechanisms for evenly distributing hair care products across hair strands, often requiring manual spreading and leading to uneven application.
Innovation Solution
The design of an applicator member with multiple platforms and cutouts that hold different amounts of hair, allowing for the controlled distribution of hair care products through a discharge opening, ensuring even application without manual spreading.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a single platform design is used, then the device complexity is low, but the uniformity of product distribution is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator member is divided into multiple platforms (first platform, second platform, third platform) with different configurations. Each platform has specific cutouts designed to hold different amounts of hair, enabling segmented product distribution that ensures uniform application across varying hair volumes and densities.
Solution Approach 2:
Each platform is designed with specific local characteristics - the first platform has a first cutout, the second platform has a second cutout, and the third platform has a third cutout. These localized structural variations allow each platform to optimally hold and distribute product for specific hair sections, improving overall distribution uniformity.
2Productivity
If manual spreading is required, then the device complexity is low, but the productivity is reduced due to additional manual steps
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator member is pre-loaded with hair care product in the reservoir before use. The multiple platforms with cutouts are pre-configured to hold specific amounts of hair, eliminating the need for manual spreading during application. The product is automatically distributed as the applicator moves through the hair.
Solution Approach 2:
The applicator member performs self-distribution of the hair care product through its multi-platform design. The cutouts on different platforms automatically release product onto different sections of hair as the applicator is drawn through, eliminating the need for manual intervention and improving application efficiency.
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AI summary
Hair care product applicators and systems and methods thereof, are described herein. The hair care product applicator can have multiple platforms configured to hold, table, or confine respective portions of a group of strands of hair, where a first platform is configured to hold a first portion of the group of strands of hair, and a second platform, which can be spaced apart from the first platform, is configured to hold a second portion of the group of strands of hair. The second portion of the group of stands of hair can correspond to the entire group of stands of hair, and the first portion of the group of strands of hair can correspond to less than the entire group of strands of hair. An amount of hair care product can be discharged via a discharge opening for application to at least part of the group of stands of hair.