Reusable pump dispenser
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cosmetic cooling devices often require multiple treatment steps and are bulky, limiting their functionality and usability as they are typically designed for single or one-time use.
Innovation Solution
A reusable pump dispenser that simultaneously cools and delivers a predetermined amount of product, controlling viscosity and eliminating microbes, designed to be handheld and efficient in cooling the product from ambient to application temperature.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If cosmetic cooling devices are designed for single or one-time use, then they can be simpler in structure, but they become bulky and require multiple treatment steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple treatment functions (cooling, dispensing, massaging) into a single integrated device that can be reused. The pump dispenser housing integrates the cooling element, product reservoir, and dispensing mechanism, eliminating the need for separate cooling devices and application products, thereby reducing overall system complexity while improving usability.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to perform multiple cosmetic treatment functions simultaneously - cooling the skin, dispensing predetermined amounts of product, and providing massaging action through the pump mechanism. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for sequentially performing multiple treatment steps, directly addressing the usability limitation of existing single-use devices.
2Weight of moving object
If cosmetic cooling devices are designed to be handheld, then they can be more portable, but they are limited to single or one-time use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the operational parameters of the device by implementing a reusable design with a refillable product reservoir. The cooling element is designed to maintain effective cooling across multiple uses, and the pump mechanism is engineered for repeated actuation. This transforms the device from single-use to multi-use while maintaining handheld portability.
3Reliability
If the device cools product from ambient temperature to application temperature, then it improves product quality and eliminates microbes, but it requires precise temperature control
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling system is designed to automatically maintain the product at the required application temperature through the phase change properties of the cooling element. The system self-regulates by utilizing the latent heat of fusion/melution of the phase change material, which naturally maintains a constant temperature during the phase transition, thereby achieving reliable temperature control without complex active regulation mechanisms.
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
The dispenser effectively cools and dispenses a controlled amount of product, enhancing usability and product quality by eliminating microbes and improving handling with simultaneous cooling and delivery, addressing the limitations of existing cosmetic cooling devices.
Implementation Method 1
The predetermined amount of product may be cooled from an ambient temperature to a product application temperature
Data Source
AI summary
A reusable pump dispenser may simultaneously dispense and cool a product to a user. The product may be dispensed or dosed in predetermined and/or amounts desired by a user. The product may be cooled from an ambient temperature to a product application temperature. A cooling circuit subassembly may control the temperature, viscosity, and additional properties of the product, thereby providing a maximum benefit of the product when applied to the user. The reusable pump dispenser may eliminate microbes from the product and may provide a physical structure that may be held in a user's hand. The reusable pump dispenser may provide a reusable housing that may be easily replaced, refilled, and reused.