EP1621104A2 - Applicator, storing and applying device comprising such an applicator - Google Patents

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EP1621104A2
EP1621104A2 EP05300632A EP05300632A EP1621104A2 EP 1621104 A2 EP1621104 A2 EP 1621104A2 EP 05300632 A EP05300632 A EP 05300632A EP 05300632 A EP05300632 A EP 05300632A EP 1621104 A2 EP1621104 A2 EP 1621104A2
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45DHAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/26Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A45D40/262Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
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  • the present invention relates to applicators used in the cosmetics field.
  • the invention relates more particularly, but not exclusively, to applicators intended for applying mascara to eyelashes or eyebrows.
  • the makeup of the eyelashes or eyebrows is carried out conventionally by means of an applicator member constituted by a brush or a comb, giving this applicator member a possible rotational movement about its axis. In this way, it is difficult to manually rotate the applicator over more than a quarter of a turn.
  • U.S. Patent 4,428,388 discloses a mascara applicator device having an applicator attached to the end of a flexible shaft held in a hollow handle. When the rod is released from the hollow handle, it deforms and the applicator is consequently moved.
  • the amplitude of the rotation of the applicator member in the applicator described in US Pat. No. 5,937,871 is proportional to the pushing stroke of the pushbutton, so that it must substantially exceed the pressure of the pushbutton. applicator, except to increase the movement and make it more difficult to drive, if one wants to obtain a sufficient rotation stroke, which can affect the ergonomics and aesthetics.
  • US Pat. No. 4,922,934 describes an applicator that is particularly complex and expensive to produce, requiring a mechanism for accumulating elastic energy before releasing it when the user presses the push button.
  • the applicator described in US Pat. No. 6,145,514 comprises a wheel accessible via an opening provided on the side of the gripping member, this wheel making it possible to drive the applicator member in rotation about its axis. Such an applicator is not entirely satisfactory from an ergonomic point of view.
  • the displacement stroke of the control member can be increased without unduly affecting the ergonomics and aesthetics of the applicator, the control member can be located substantially in the axis of the gripping member.
  • the greatest displacement travel of the control member may allow a greater amplitude of the rotational movement of the application member or, for an equivalent amplitude, reduces the force that it is necessary to apply on the control member for causing a proportional rotation of the gripping member.
  • the invention can thus make it possible to improve at least the comfort of application or the quality of the makeup, in particular by allowing the user to work the eyelashes or eyebrows further with the application member, for example to deposit a relatively large amount of product so as to obtain a makeup loaded without combing and separation of the eyelashes are neglected.
  • the applicator member may be rotated on itself, that is to say it is movable in a volume of the space that can remain motionless.
  • the applicator member may be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the gripping member.
  • control member protrudes at one end of the gripping member.
  • the applicator comprises a rod which carries at a first end the applicator member.
  • This rod can cooperate with a connecting element connected to the control member.
  • the rod cooperates, for example at a second end opposite the first, with the connecting element so as to allow a relative axial displacement of the connecting element and the rod with limited relative rotation between the two, or substantially zero.
  • the rod may for example comprise at its second end a housing of non-completely circular inner section, in which is engaged a portion of the connecting element, of cross section also not completely circular, for example of complementary shape.
  • the control member can then rotate the rod by means of the connecting element, which can move axially relative thereto.
  • the aforementioned connecting element may for example be made in one piece with the control member, the connecting element thus being fixed relative to the control member.
  • the control member and the gripping member may comprise reliefs cooperating so as to transform an axial movement of the control member into a rotation thereof.
  • These reliefs comprise for example at least one helical thread formed on the gripping member and at least one lug on the control member to engage with this thread.
  • the rotational displacement of the applicator member may thus be proportional to the translational movement of the control member.
  • the slope of the thread and the stroke of the control member may be chosen so that the application member performs between 0.5 and 2 turns, for example about 1 turn when the user presses on the command and that it moves its maximum stroke.
  • the connecting element is not made in one piece with the control member but may nevertheless be integral with it, for example by means of fixing configured to allow a rotation of the connecting element relative to the control member without axial displacement sensitive between them.
  • control member can be moved axially by the user without turning, which further improves comfort at the application.
  • the connecting element that is arranged to cooperate with the gripping member so that an axial displacement of the connecting element is accompanied by a rotation thereof relative to the gripping member, this rotation being transmitted to the rod.
  • the rod can be advantageously mounted relative to the gripping member so as to be rotatable relative thereto without moving axially along its longitudinal axis.
  • the rod comprises for example a mounting skirt concentric with the gripping member and snapped into it so as to rotate freely about its longitudinal axis inside the gripping member without moving axially relative to that -this.
  • the applicator comprises an elastic return member arranged to return the control member to an initial position when the user stops pressing it.
  • this return member comprises a spring, the latter being for example mounted at least partially around the rod and / or the connecting element.
  • the spring bears at a first end against a transverse wall connecting the aforementioned mounting skirt to the rest of the rod.
  • This transverse wall may be configured to bear against a collar of a wiper member when the applicator closes a container whose neck is surmounted by the aforementioned flange.
  • the application member may be made in one piece with the rod or alternatively be attached to the rod, being fixed permanently or interchangeable.
  • the application member may be constituted for example by at least one brush, a comb, a non-twisted brush, a twisted brush.
  • the device may further comprise a wiper member configured to dewater the applicator member during removal of the applicator from the container.
  • FIGS. 1 to 6 show a device 1 for packaging and application comprising a container 2 containing a product P, for example a product intended to be applied to the eyelashes or eyebrows, such as mascara, and an applicator 10 can be separated from the container 2 during use.
  • a product P for example a product intended to be applied to the eyelashes or eyebrows, such as mascara
  • an applicator 10 can be separated from the container 2 during use.
  • the container 2 comprises in the upper part, in the example illustrated, a neck 5 in which is fixed a wiper member 3 comprising a flange 4 bearing against the upper end of the neck 5 and can participate in the sealing of closing the container 2.
  • the applicator 10 comprises a rod 11 of longitudinal axis X provided at a first end 12 of an applicator member 14 for taking the product from the container 2 and applying it to the eyelashes or the eyebrows.
  • the applicator member 14 has been shown schematically, which may be constituted for example by a twisted brush, in particular a brush comprising a core formed by a U-folded and then twisted wire, the bristles being held between the turns of the soul.
  • the applicator member 14 is devoid of metal, which allows for example the passage of the applicator in a microwave oven, provided that the other constituent elements are also non-metallic.
  • the applicator member 14 may thus comprise teeth or pins made by molding plastics material with a support.
  • the applicator member 14 can be fixed in various ways on the rod 11, being for example attached to it or made in one piece with it.
  • the rod 11 is connected superiorly to a gripping member 15 having a sleeve shape.
  • the neck 5 is threaded externally and the rod 11 has a mounting skirt 18 internally threaded, so as to allow its screwing on the neck 5.
  • the mounting skirt 18 is connected to the rest of the rod 11 by a transverse wall 31 of annular shape, which presses on the collar 4 of the wiper member 3 at the end of its screwing on the neck 5.
  • the mounting skirt 18 is disposed inside the gripping member 15 so as to be rotatable relatively thereto about the axis X without moving axially relative thereto .
  • the mounting skirt 18 is for example fixed by snapping inside the gripping member 15, as can be seen in Figure 2, the latter comprising for example an annular groove 41 in which is engaged an annular bead 17 of the mounting skirt 18.
  • the applicator 10 also comprises a control member 21 which is axially movable relative to the gripping member 15, through an opening 42 provided at the upper end thereof, this opening 42 being defined by an annular flange 28. .
  • the control member 21 has an upper wall 46 convex towards the outside, extended at its periphery and downwards by a skirt 29 which can slide in the opening 42 and which is provided below with two diametrically opposed lugs 26 serving on the one hand, an upward limit stop for the control member 21, bearing against the flange 28, and serving on the other hand to transform an axial movement of the control member into a rotation of it, as will be detailed below.
  • the curved shape of the upper wall 46 makes it possible to limit the friction with the finger of the user.
  • a connecting element 22 connects the rod 11 and the control member 21.
  • This connecting element 22 is connected superiorly to the upper wall 46 of the control member 21, being formed in one piece therewith.
  • the connecting element 22 comprises in the lower part a portion 48 engaged in a housing 23 provided at a second end 13 of the rod 11, opposite the first end 12.
  • the connecting element 22 and the housing 23 have substantially complementary, not completely circular cross-sections, so that the connecting element 22 can move along the X axis in the housing 23 without being able to freely rotate relative to the stem 11.
  • the cross sections of the connecting element 22 and the housing 23 are polygonal, in this case square, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when these sections are triangular, pentagonal, star , oval or elliptical, or all other forms not entirely circular.
  • the connecting element 22 is able to drive the rod 11 in rotation while allowing the control member 21 to move axially relative to the gripping member 15.
  • Means are provided for converting the depression of the control member 21 into a rotation thereof about the X axis.
  • these means comprise cooperating reliefs made on the one hand on the gripping member 15 and on the other hand on the control member 21.
  • the aforementioned lugs 26 cooperate with corresponding helical threads 25 projecting on the inner surface of the gripping member 15, which forces the control member 21 to rotate about the X axis when is depressed in the gripping member 15.
  • An elastic return member 27 is provided to return the control member 21 to its initial position when the user stops pressing it.
  • this elastic return member 27 is constituted by a helical spring working in compression, bearing at its lower end against the transverse wall 31 and bearing at its upper end against the upper wall 46 in the bottom of the housing. a groove 32 formed between the connecting element 22 and the skirt 29 of the control member 21.
  • the wall 47 of the rod 11 defining the housing 23 serves as a guide to the return member 27.
  • the slope of the net and the stroke of the control member may for example be chosen so that the application member performs between 0.5 and 2 turns when the user presses on the control member and that the It moves from its maximum stroke.
  • the user removes the applicator 10 from the container 2.
  • the wiper member 3 squeezes the rod 11 and the applicator member 14 so that it remains on the applicator member 14 a quantity of product P sufficient for makeup but not excessive.
  • the user holds the applicator 10 between his fingers by holding it by the gripping member 15, as illustrated in FIG. 5.
  • the user can rotate the applicator member 14 on itself by pressing the control member 21, with a finger for example, as illustrated in Figure 6.
  • the connecting element 22 is formed in one piece with the control member 21 and the latter rotates when the user drives it, which can hinder to some extent its rotation.
  • control member 21 may be made so as not to rotate when it is pressed into the gripping member 15.
  • the device represented in this figure differs from that just described on the one hand by the fact that the connecting element 22 is connected to the control member 21 by a connection which allows a free rotation of the organ 21 relative to the connecting element 22, and secondly by the fact that the connecting element 22 cooperates with the gripping member 15 so that an axial displacement of the connecting member 22 is converted into rotational movement thereof.
  • the connecting element 22 comprises a skirt 34 surrounding the portion 48 of the connecting element intended to engage at least partially in the housing 23 of the rod 11.
  • the skirt 34 comprises in the lower part the lugs 26 intended to cooperate with the threads 25 of the gripping member 15, the outer skirt 29 of the control member 21 being devoid of and simply covering the skirt 34 of the connecting member 22 without preventing it from rotating.
  • the control member 21 comprises a ball 30 which is engaged in a cage 36 made in the upper part of the connecting element 22.
  • the resilient return member 27 bears toply in the bottom of the groove formed between the skirt 34 and the portion 48, against a transverse wall 49 through which the skirt 34 connects to the portion 48.
  • the connecting element 22 When the user presses on the control member 21 and that it sinks into the gripping member 15, the connecting element 22 is driven axially in displacement and the lugs 26 cooperate with the threads 25, which causes rotation of the connecting element 22.
  • the ball 30 can rotate in its cage 36, which allows the control member 21 not to rotate.
  • the applicator member 14 can be configured for makeup of the skin, mucous membranes or nails.
  • the upper 11 comprises a portion that is engaged in a housing of the connecting element, of complementary cross section and not completely circular.
  • the elastic return member 27 is disposed in the housing 23.
  • the mounting of the rod 11 in the gripping member 15 could be achieved otherwise, and it is for example the mounting skirt 18 which could comprise the groove 41 and the gripping member 15 which could comprise at least the bead 17 engaged therein.
  • the wiper member 3 could be made differently, for example with a block of foam, or be absent.
  • the cooperating reliefs of the gripping member and the control member or the connecting element may comprise at least one groove formed in an insert inside the body of the gripping.
  • the elastic return member 27 is absent.

Abstract

The applicator has a control unit (21) that is movable in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis (X) of a gripping unit. The control unit has an upper wall (46) bulged outwards, extending in its periphery and towards base by an apron (29). The control unit is connected with a rod (11) by a connection unit (22). The rod has an application unit (14) that fetches a product (P) in a container (2) and applies on eyelashes or eyebrows. Independent claims are also included for the following: (A) a product applying and storing device comprising an applicator (B) a method for make-up.

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La présente invention concerne les applicateurs utilisés dans le domaine cosmétique.The present invention relates to applicators used in the cosmetics field.

L'invention concerne plus particulièrement mais non exclusivement les applicateurs destinés à l'application de mascara sur les cils ou les sourcils.The invention relates more particularly, but not exclusively, to applicators intended for applying mascara to eyelashes or eyebrows.

Le maquillage des cils ou sourcils s'effectue de manière conventionnelle au moyen d'un organe d'application constitué par une brosse ou un peigne, en donnant à cet organe d'application un mouvement de rotation éventuel autour de son axe. Il est difficile de cette manière d'entraîner manuellement en rotation l'applicateur sur plus d'un quart de tour.The makeup of the eyelashes or eyebrows is carried out conventionally by means of an applicator member constituted by a brush or a comb, giving this applicator member a possible rotational movement about its axis. In this way, it is difficult to manually rotate the applicator over more than a quarter of a turn.

Le brevet US 4 428 388 décrit un dispositif d'application de mascara, comportant un applicateur fixé à l'extrémité d'une tige flexible maintenue dans un manche creux. Lorsque la tige est libérée du manche creux, elle se déforme et l'applicateur est en conséquence entraîné en déplacement.U.S. Patent 4,428,388 discloses a mascara applicator device having an applicator attached to the end of a flexible shaft held in a hollow handle. When the rod is released from the hollow handle, it deforms and the applicator is consequently moved.

Des dispositifs ont été proposés dans les brevets US 4 922 934 et US 5 937 871, qui transforment une action exercée sur un bouton-poussoir ménagé sur le côté de l'applicateur en une rotation de l'organe d'application.Devices have been proposed in US Pat. Nos. 4,922,934 and 5,937,871, which transform an action exerted on a pushbutton arranged on the side of the applicator into a rotation of the applicator member.

L'amplitude de la rotation de l'organe d'application dans l'applicateur décrit dans le brevet US 5 937 871 est proportionnelle à la course d'enfoncement du bouton-poussoir, de sorte que celui-ci doit dépasser sensiblement de l'applicateur, sauf à démultiplier le mouvement et rendre plus difficile son enfoncement, si l'on veut pouvoir obtenir une course en rotation suffisante, ce qui peut nuire à l'ergonomie et à l'esthétique.The amplitude of the rotation of the applicator member in the applicator described in US Pat. No. 5,937,871 is proportional to the pushing stroke of the pushbutton, so that it must substantially exceed the pressure of the pushbutton. applicator, except to increase the movement and make it more difficult to drive, if one wants to obtain a sufficient rotation stroke, which can affect the ergonomics and aesthetics.

Le brevet US 4 922 934 décrit un applicateur particulièrement complexe et coûteux à réaliser, nécessitant un mécanisme permettant d'accumuler de l'énergie élastique avant de la libérer lorsque l'utilisateur appuie sur le bouton-poussoir.US Pat. No. 4,922,934 describes an applicator that is particularly complex and expensive to produce, requiring a mechanism for accumulating elastic energy before releasing it when the user presses the push button.

L'applicateur décrit dans le brevet US 6 145 514 comporte une molette accessible par une ouverture ménagée sur le côté de l'organe de préhension, cette molette permettant d'entraîner l'organe d'application en rotation autour de son axe. Un tel applicateur n'est pas entièrement satisfaisant du point de vue ergonomique.The applicator described in US Pat. No. 6,145,514 comprises a wheel accessible via an opening provided on the side of the gripping member, this wheel making it possible to drive the applicator member in rotation about its axis. Such an applicator is not entirely satisfactory from an ergonomic point of view.

Il existe un besoin pour améliorer les applicateurs permettant d'entraîner en rotation de manière mécanique l'organe d'application sur lui-même.There is a need to improve the applicators for rotating mechanically the application member on itself.

L'invention répond à ce besoin grâce à un applicateur comportant :

  • un organe d'application,
  • un organe de préhension généralement allongé selon un axe longitudinal,
  • un mécanisme d'entraînement agencé pour transformer une action exercée par l'utilisateur sur un organe de commande, mobile relativement à l'organe de préhension, en une rotation de l'organe d'application relativement à l'organe de préhension,
l'applicateur pouvant se caractériser par le fait que l'organe de commande est mobile dans une direction sensiblement parallèle à l'axe longitudinal de l'organe de préhension.The invention meets this need thanks to an applicator comprising:
  • an enforcement body,
  • a gripping member generally elongate along a longitudinal axis,
  • a drive mechanism arranged to transform an action exerted by the user on a control member, movable relative to the gripping member, into a rotation of the applicator member relative to the gripping member,
the applicator may be characterized in that the control member is movable in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the gripping member.

Grâce à l'invention, la course en déplacement de l'organe de commande peut être augmentée sans que cela nuise outre mesure à l'ergonomie et à l'esthétique de l'applicateur, l'organe de commande pouvant se situer sensiblement dans l'axe de l'organe de préhension.Thanks to the invention, the displacement stroke of the control member can be increased without unduly affecting the ergonomics and aesthetics of the applicator, the control member can be located substantially in the axis of the gripping member.

La plus grande course en déplacement de l'organe de commande peut permettre une plus grande amplitude du mouvement de rotation de l'organe d'application ou, pour une amplitude équivalente, permet de réduire la force qu'il est nécessaire d'appliquer sur l'organe de commande pour provoquer une rotation proportionnelle de l'organe de préhension.The greatest displacement travel of the control member may allow a greater amplitude of the rotational movement of the application member or, for an equivalent amplitude, reduces the force that it is necessary to apply on the control member for causing a proportional rotation of the gripping member.

L'invention peut ainsi permettre d'améliorer au moins le confort d'application ou la qualité du maquillage, notamment en permettant à l'utilisateur de travailler davantage les cils ou les sourcils avec l'organe d'application, par exemple de déposer une quantité relativement importante de produit de façon à obtenir un maquillage chargé sans pour autant que le peignage et la séparation des cils ne soient négligés.The invention can thus make it possible to improve at least the comfort of application or the quality of the makeup, in particular by allowing the user to work the eyelashes or eyebrows further with the application member, for example to deposit a relatively large amount of product so as to obtain a makeup loaded without combing and separation of the eyelashes are neglected.

L'organe d'application peut être entraîné en rotation sur lui-même, c'est-à-dire qu'il est mobile dans un volume de l'espace qui peut rester immobile.The applicator member may be rotated on itself, that is to say it is movable in a volume of the space that can remain motionless.

L'organe d'application peut être entraîné en rotation autour de l'axe longitudinal de l'organe de préhension.The applicator member may be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the gripping member.

Dans un exemple préféré de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, l'organe de commande fait saillie à une extrémité de l'organe de préhension.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control member protrudes at one end of the gripping member.

Toujours dans un exemple préféré de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, l'applicateur comporte une tige qui porte à une première extrémité l'organe d'application.Still in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the applicator comprises a rod which carries at a first end the applicator member.

Cette tige peut coopérer avec un élément de liaison relié à l'organe de commande.This rod can cooperate with a connecting element connected to the control member.

Dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, la tige coopère, par exemple à une deuxième extrémité opposée à la première, avec l'élément de liaison de manière à permettre un déplacement axial relatif de l'élément de liaison et de la tige avec une rotation relative limitée entre les deux, voire sensiblement nulle.In an exemplary implementation of the invention, the rod cooperates, for example at a second end opposite the first, with the connecting element so as to allow a relative axial displacement of the connecting element and the rod with limited relative rotation between the two, or substantially zero.

La tige peut par exemple comporter à sa deuxième extrémité un logement de section intérieure non entièrement circulaire, dans lequel est engagée une portion de l'élément de liaison, de section transversale également non entièrement circulaire, par exemple de forme complémentaire. L'organe de commande peut alors entraîner en rotation la tige par l'intermédiaire de l'élément de liaison, lequel peut se déplacer axialement relativement à celle-ci.The rod may for example comprise at its second end a housing of non-completely circular inner section, in which is engaged a portion of the connecting element, of cross section also not completely circular, for example of complementary shape. The control member can then rotate the rod by means of the connecting element, which can move axially relative thereto.

L'élément de liaison précité peut par exemple être réalisé d'une seule pièce avec l'organe de commande, l'élément de liaison étant ainsi fixe relativement à l'organe de commande.The aforementioned connecting element may for example be made in one piece with the control member, the connecting element thus being fixed relative to the control member.

L'organe de commande et l'organe de préhension peuvent comporter des reliefs coopérant de manière à transformer un mouvement axial de l'organe de commande en une rotation de celui-ci. Ces reliefs comportent par exemple au moins un filet hélicoïdal réalisé sur l'organe de préhension et au moins un ergot sur l'organe de commande pour venir en prise avec ce filet. Le déplacement en rotation de l'organe d'application peut ainsi être proportionnel au déplacement en translation de l'organe de commande.The control member and the gripping member may comprise reliefs cooperating so as to transform an axial movement of the control member into a rotation thereof. These reliefs comprise for example at least one helical thread formed on the gripping member and at least one lug on the control member to engage with this thread. The rotational displacement of the applicator member may thus be proportional to the translational movement of the control member.

La pente du filet et la course de l'organe de commande peuvent être choisies de telle sorte que l'organe d'application effectue entre 0,5 et 2 tours, par exemple environ 1 tour quand l'utilisateur appuie sur l'organe de commande et que celui-ci se déplace de sa course maximale.The slope of the thread and the stroke of the control member may be chosen so that the application member performs between 0.5 and 2 turns, for example about 1 turn when the user presses on the command and that it moves its maximum stroke.

Dans une variante de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, l'élément de liaison n'est pas réalisé d'une seule pièce avec l'organe de commande mais peut être néanmoins solidaire de celui-ci, par exemple grâce à des moyens de fixation configurés pour permettre une rotation de l'élément de liaison relativement à l'organe de commande sans déplacement axial sensible entre eux.In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the connecting element is not made in one piece with the control member but may nevertheless be integral with it, for example by means of fixing configured to allow a rotation of the connecting element relative to the control member without axial displacement sensitive between them.

Ainsi, l'organe de commande peut être déplacé axialement par l'utilisateur sans tourner, ce qui améliore encore le confort à l'application.Thus, the control member can be moved axially by the user without turning, which further improves comfort at the application.

Dans cette variante de réalisation, c'est l'élément de liaison qui est par exemple agencé pour coopérer avec l'organe de préhension de telle sorte qu'un déplacement axial de l'élément de liaison s'accompagne d'une rotation de celui-ci relativement à l'organe de préhension, cette rotation étant transmise à la tige.In this alternative embodiment, it is for example the connecting element that is arranged to cooperate with the gripping member so that an axial displacement of the connecting element is accompanied by a rotation thereof relative to the gripping member, this rotation being transmitted to the rod.

La tige peut être avantageusement montée relativement à l'organe de préhension de manière à pouvoir tourner par rapport à celui-ci sans se déplacer axialement selon son axe longitudinal. La tige comporte par exemple une jupe de montage concentrique à l'organe de préhension et encliquetée dans celui-ci de manière à pouvoir tourner librement autour de son axe longitudinal à l'intérieur de l'organe de préhension sans se déplacer axialement relativement à celui-ci.The rod can be advantageously mounted relative to the gripping member so as to be rotatable relative thereto without moving axially along its longitudinal axis. The rod comprises for example a mounting skirt concentric with the gripping member and snapped into it so as to rotate freely about its longitudinal axis inside the gripping member without moving axially relative to that -this.

Avantageusement encore, l'applicateur comporte un organe de rappel élastique agencé de manière à rappeler l'organe de commande dans une position initiale lorsque l'utilisateur cesse d'appuyer dessus.Advantageously, the applicator comprises an elastic return member arranged to return the control member to an initial position when the user stops pressing it.

Dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, cet organe de rappel comporte un ressort, celui-ci étant par exemple monté au moins partiellement autour de la tige et/ou de l'élément de liaison.In an exemplary implementation of the invention, this return member comprises a spring, the latter being for example mounted at least partially around the rod and / or the connecting element.

Toujours dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, le ressort appuie à une première extrémité contre une paroi transversale reliant la jupe de montage précitée au reste de la tige. Cette paroi transversale peut être configurée pour venir en appui contre une collerette d'un organe d'essorage lorsque l'applicateur ferme un récipient dont le col est surmonté par la collerette précitée.Still in an exemplary implementation of the invention, the spring bears at a first end against a transverse wall connecting the aforementioned mounting skirt to the rest of the rod. This transverse wall may be configured to bear against a collar of a wiper member when the applicator closes a container whose neck is surmounted by the aforementioned flange.

L'organe d'application peut être réalisé d'un seul tenant avec la tige ou en variante être rapporté sur la tige, étant fixé à demeure ou interchangeable.The application member may be made in one piece with the rod or alternatively be attached to the rod, being fixed permanently or interchangeable.

L'organe d'application peut être constitué par exemple par l'un au moins d'une brosse, d'un peigne, d'une brosse non torsadée, d'une brosse torsadée.The application member may be constituted for example by at least one brush, a comb, a non-twisted brush, a twisted brush.

L'invention a encore pour objet un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit, notamment sur les cils ou les sourcils, comportant :

  • un récipient contenant le produit, et
  • un applicateur tel que défini plus haut.
The subject of the invention is also a device for packaging and applying a product, in particular on eyelashes or eyebrows, comprising:
  • a container containing the product, and
  • an applicator as defined above.

Le dispositif peut comporter en outre un organe d'essorage configuré pour essorer l'organe d'application lors du retrait de l'applicateur du récipient.The device may further comprise a wiper member configured to dewater the applicator member during removal of the applicator from the container.

L'invention a encore pour objet un procédé de maquillage au moyen d'un applicateur tel que défini plus haut, comportant les étapes suivantes :

  • charger l'organe d'application en produit,
  • entraîner l'organe d'application en rotation en appuyant sur l'organe de commande.
The invention also relates to a makeup process using an applicator as defined above, comprising the following steps:
  • to charge the application member with product,
  • driving the application member in rotation by pressing the control member.

L'invention pourra être mieux comprise à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre, d'exemples de réalisation non limitatifs de l'invention, et à l'examen du dessin annexé, sur lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une coupe longitudinale, schématique et partielle, d'un exemple de dispositif conforme à l'invention,
  • la figure 2 représente le détail II de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 est une section transversale schématique selon III-III de la figure 1,
  • la figure 4 est une vue éclatée du dispositif de la figure 1,
  • les figures 5 et 6 illustrent l'utilisation du dispositif de la figure 1, et
  • la figure 7 est une vue analogue à la figure 1 d'une variante de réalisation.
The invention may be better understood on reading the following detailed description of non-limiting exemplary embodiments of the invention and on examining the appended drawing, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic and partial longitudinal section of an exemplary device according to the invention;
  • FIG. 2 represents detail II of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-section along III-III of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the device of FIG.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate the use of the device of FIG. 1, and
  • Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 1 of an alternative embodiment.

On a représenté aux figures 1 à 6 un dispositif 1 de conditionnement et d'application comportant un récipient 2 contenant un produit P, par exemple un produit destiné à être appliqué sur les cils ou les sourcils, tel que du mascara, et un applicateur 10 pouvant être séparé du récipient 2 lors de l'utilisation.FIGS. 1 to 6 show a device 1 for packaging and application comprising a container 2 containing a product P, for example a product intended to be applied to the eyelashes or eyebrows, such as mascara, and an applicator 10 can be separated from the container 2 during use.

Le récipient 2 comporte en partie supérieure, dans l'exemple illustré, un col 5 dans lequel est fixé un organe d'essorage 3 comportant une collerette 4 venant en appui contre l'extrémité supérieure du col 5 et pouvant participer à l'étanchéité de la fermeture du récipient 2.The container 2 comprises in the upper part, in the example illustrated, a neck 5 in which is fixed a wiper member 3 comprising a flange 4 bearing against the upper end of the neck 5 and can participate in the sealing of closing the container 2.

L'applicateur 10 comporte une tige 11 d'axe longitudinal X pourvue à une première extrémité 12 d'un organe d'application 14 destiné à prélever du produit dans le récipient 2 et à l'appliquer sur les cils ou les sourcils.The applicator 10 comprises a rod 11 of longitudinal axis X provided at a first end 12 of an applicator member 14 for taking the product from the container 2 and applying it to the eyelashes or the eyebrows.

Sur les figures, l'organe d'application 14 a été représenté de manière schématique, pouvant être constitué par exemple par une brosse torsadée, notamment une brosse comportant une âme formée par un fil métallique replié en U puis torsadé, les poils étant maintenus entre les spires de l'âme.In the figures, the applicator member 14 has been shown schematically, which may be constituted for example by a twisted brush, in particular a brush comprising a core formed by a U-folded and then twisted wire, the bristles being held between the turns of the soul.

Le cas échéant, l'organe d'application 14 est dépourvu de métal, ce qui autorise par exemple le passage de l'applicateur dans un four à micro-ondes, sous réserve que les autres éléments constitutifs soient également non métalliques.If necessary, the applicator member 14 is devoid of metal, which allows for example the passage of the applicator in a microwave oven, provided that the other constituent elements are also non-metallic.

L'organe d'application 14 peut ainsi comporter des dents ou picots réalisés par moulage de matière plastique avec un support.The applicator member 14 may thus comprise teeth or pins made by molding plastics material with a support.

L'organe d'application 14 peut être fixé de diverses façons sur la tige 11, étant par exemple rapporté sur celle-ci ou réalisé d'un seul tenant avec celle-ci.The applicator member 14 can be fixed in various ways on the rod 11, being for example attached to it or made in one piece with it.

La tige 11 se raccorde supérieurement à un organe de préhension 15 présentant une forme de manchon.The rod 11 is connected superiorly to a gripping member 15 having a sleeve shape.

Dans l'exemple considéré, le col 5 est fileté extérieurement et la tige 11 comporte une jupe de montage 18 filetée intérieurement, de manière à permettre son vissage sur le col 5.In the example considered, the neck 5 is threaded externally and the rod 11 has a mounting skirt 18 internally threaded, so as to allow its screwing on the neck 5.

La jupe de montage 18 se raccorde au reste de la tige 11 par une paroi transversale 31 de forme annulaire, qui appuie sur la collerette 4 de l'organe d'essorage 3 au terme de son vissage sur le col 5.The mounting skirt 18 is connected to the rest of the rod 11 by a transverse wall 31 of annular shape, which presses on the collar 4 of the wiper member 3 at the end of its screwing on the neck 5.

Dans l'exemple illustré, la jupe de montage 18 est disposée à l'intérieur de l'organe de préhension 15 de façon à pouvoir tourner relativement à celui-ci autour de l'axe X sans se déplacer axialement par rapport à celui-ci.In the illustrated example, the mounting skirt 18 is disposed inside the gripping member 15 so as to be rotatable relatively thereto about the axis X without moving axially relative thereto .

La jupe de montage 18 est par exemple fixée par encliquetage à l'intérieur de l'organe de préhension 15, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 2, ce dernier comportant par exemple une gorge annulaire 41 dans laquelle est engagé un bourrelet annulaire 17 de la jupe de montage 18.The mounting skirt 18 is for example fixed by snapping inside the gripping member 15, as can be seen in Figure 2, the latter comprising for example an annular groove 41 in which is engaged an annular bead 17 of the mounting skirt 18.

L'applicateur 10 comporte également un organe de commande 21 qui est mobile axialement relativement à l'organe de préhension 15, à travers une ouverture 42 prévue à l'extrémité supérieure de celui-ci, cette ouverture 42 étant définie par un rebord annulaire 28.The applicator 10 also comprises a control member 21 which is axially movable relative to the gripping member 15, through an opening 42 provided at the upper end thereof, this opening 42 being defined by an annular flange 28. .

L'organe de commande 21 comporte une paroi supérieure 46 bombée vers l'extérieur, prolongée à sa périphérie et vers le bas par une jupe 29 qui peut coulisser dans l'ouverture 42 et qui est munie inférieurement de deux ergots 26 diamétralement opposés, servant d'une part de butée de fin de course vers le haut pour l'organe de commande 21, en venant en appui contre le rebord 28, et servant d'autre part à transformer un mouvement axial de l'organe de commande en une rotation de celui-ci, comme cela sera détaillé plus loin. La forme bombée de la paroi supérieure 46 permet de limiter le frottement avec le doigt de l'utilisateur.The control member 21 has an upper wall 46 convex towards the outside, extended at its periphery and downwards by a skirt 29 which can slide in the opening 42 and which is provided below with two diametrically opposed lugs 26 serving on the one hand, an upward limit stop for the control member 21, bearing against the flange 28, and serving on the other hand to transform an axial movement of the control member into a rotation of it, as will be detailed below. The curved shape of the upper wall 46 makes it possible to limit the friction with the finger of the user.

Dans l'exemple des figures 1 à 6, un élément de liaison 22 relie la tige 11 et l'organe de commande 21.In the example of FIGS. 1 to 6, a connecting element 22 connects the rod 11 and the control member 21.

Cet élément de liaison 22 se raccorde supérieurement à la paroi supérieure 46 de l'organe de commande 21, étant réalisé d'une seule pièce avec celui-ci. L'élément de liaison 22 comporte en partie inférieure une portion 48 engagée dans un logement 23 prévu à une deuxième extrémité 13 de la tige 11, opposée à la première extrémité 12.This connecting element 22 is connected superiorly to the upper wall 46 of the control member 21, being formed in one piece therewith. The connecting element 22 comprises in the lower part a portion 48 engaged in a housing 23 provided at a second end 13 of the rod 11, opposite the first end 12.

L'élément de liaison 22 et le logement 23 présentent des sections transversales sensiblement complémentaires, non entièrement circulaires, de telle sorte que l'élément de liaison 22 puisse se déplacer selon l'axe X dans le logement 23 sans pouvoir tourner librement relativement à la tige 11.The connecting element 22 and the housing 23 have substantially complementary, not completely circular cross-sections, so that the connecting element 22 can move along the X axis in the housing 23 without being able to freely rotate relative to the stem 11.

Dans l'exemple considéré, les sections transversales de l'élément de liaison 22 et du logement 23 sont polygonales, en l'espèce carrée, mais on ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention lorsque ces sections sont triangulaires, pentagonales, en étoile, ovales ou elliptiques, ou encore présentent toutes autres formes non entièrement circulaires.In the example considered, the cross sections of the connecting element 22 and the housing 23 are polygonal, in this case square, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when these sections are triangular, pentagonal, star , oval or elliptical, or all other forms not entirely circular.

Ainsi, l'élément de liaison 22 est capable d'entraîner la tige 11 en rotation tout en permettant à l'organe de commande 21 de se déplacer axialement relativement à l'organe de préhension 15.Thus, the connecting element 22 is able to drive the rod 11 in rotation while allowing the control member 21 to move axially relative to the gripping member 15.

Des moyens sont prévus pour transformer l'enfoncement de l'organe de commande 21 en une rotation de celui-ci autour de l'axe X.Means are provided for converting the depression of the control member 21 into a rotation thereof about the X axis.

Dans l'exemple des figures 1 à 5, ces moyens comportent des reliefs coopérant réalisés d'une part sur l'organe de préhension 15 et d'autre part sur l'organe de commande 21.In the example of FIGS. 1 to 5, these means comprise cooperating reliefs made on the one hand on the gripping member 15 and on the other hand on the control member 21.

En l'espèce, les ergots 26 précités coopèrent avec des filets hélicoïdaux correspondants 25 formant saillie sur la surface intérieure de l'organe de préhension 15, ce qui oblige l'organe de commande 21 à tourner autour de l'axe X lorsqu'il est enfoncé dans l'organe de préhension 15.In this case, the aforementioned lugs 26 cooperate with corresponding helical threads 25 projecting on the inner surface of the gripping member 15, which forces the control member 21 to rotate about the X axis when is depressed in the gripping member 15.

Un organe de rappel élastique 27 est prévu pour ramener l'organe de commande 21 dans sa position initiale lorsque l'utilisateur cesse d'appuyer dessus.An elastic return member 27 is provided to return the control member 21 to its initial position when the user stops pressing it.

Dans l'exemple considéré, cet organe de rappel élastique 27 est constitué par un ressort hélicoïdal travaillant en compression, venant en appui à son extrémité inférieure contre la paroi transversale 31 et prenant appui à son extrémité supérieure contre la paroi supérieure 46 dans le fond d'une gorge 32 formée entre l'élément de liaison 22 et la jupe extérieure 29 de l'organe de commande 21. La paroi 47 de la tige 11 définissant le logement 23 sert de guide à l'organe de rappel 27.In the example considered, this elastic return member 27 is constituted by a helical spring working in compression, bearing at its lower end against the transverse wall 31 and bearing at its upper end against the upper wall 46 in the bottom of the housing. a groove 32 formed between the connecting element 22 and the skirt 29 of the control member 21. The wall 47 of the rod 11 defining the housing 23 serves as a guide to the return member 27.

La pente du filet et la course de l'organe de commande peuvent par exemple être choisis de telle sorte que l'organe d'application effectue entre 0,5 et 2 tours quand l'utilisateur appuie sur l'organe de commande et que celui-ci se déplace de sa course maximale.The slope of the net and the stroke of the control member may for example be chosen so that the application member performs between 0.5 and 2 turns when the user presses on the control member and that the It moves from its maximum stroke.

Le dispositif qui vient d'être décrit peut s'utiliser comme illustré sur les figures 5 et 6.The device which has just been described can be used as illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6.

Dans un premier temps, l'utilisateur retire l'applicateur 10 du récipient 2. Au cours de ce mouvement, l'organe d'essorage 3 essore la tige 11 et l'organe d'application 14 de manière à ce qu'il reste sur l'organe d'application 14 une quantité de produit P suffisante pour le maquillage mais non excessive.At first, the user removes the applicator 10 from the container 2. During this movement, the wiper member 3 squeezes the rod 11 and the applicator member 14 so that it remains on the applicator member 14 a quantity of product P sufficient for makeup but not excessive.

L'utilisateur maintient l'applicateur 10 entre ses doigts en le tenant par l'organe de préhension 15, comme illustré sur la figure 5.The user holds the applicator 10 between his fingers by holding it by the gripping member 15, as illustrated in FIG. 5.

A tout moment pendant le maquillage, et à une ou plusieurs reprises, l'utilisateur peut entraîner en rotation l'organe d'application 14 sur lui-même en appuyant sur l'organe de commande 21, avec un doigt par exemple, comme illustré à la figure 6.At any time during makeup, and one or more times, the user can rotate the applicator member 14 on itself by pressing the control member 21, with a finger for example, as illustrated in Figure 6.

Lorsque l'utilisateur relâche l'organe de commande 21, celui-ci est ramené dans sa position initiale par l'organe de rappel 27.When the user releases the control member 21, the latter is returned to its initial position by the return member 27.

Dans l'exemple des figures 1 à 6, l'élément de liaison 22 est réalisé d'une seule pièce avec l'organe de commande 21 et ce dernier tourne lorsque l'utilisateur l'enfonce, ce qui peut gêner dans une certaine mesure sa rotation.In the example of Figures 1 to 6, the connecting element 22 is formed in one piece with the control member 21 and the latter rotates when the user drives it, which can hinder to some extent its rotation.

On ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention lorsque l'élément de liaison 22 est relié autrement à l'organe de commande 21.It is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the connecting element 22 is otherwise connected to the control member 21.

En particulier, afin d'améliorer encore le confort à l'application, l'organe de commande 21 peut être réalisé de manière à ne pas tourner lorsqu'il est enfoncé dans l'organe de préhension 15.In particular, in order to further improve comfort on application, the control member 21 may be made so as not to rotate when it is pressed into the gripping member 15.

La variante illustrée à la figure 7 permet d'atteindre ce résultat.The variant illustrated in Figure 7 achieves this result.

Le dispositif représenté sur cette figure diffère de celui qui vient d'être décrit d'une part par le fait que l'élément de liaison 22 est relié à l'organe de commande 21 par une liaison qui permet une libre rotation de l'organe de commande 21 relativement à l'élément de liaison 22, et d'autre part par le fait que l'élément de liaison 22 coopère avec l'organe de préhension 15 de manière à ce qu'un déplacement axial de l'élément de liaison 22 soit transformé en mouvement de rotation de celui-ci.The device represented in this figure differs from that just described on the one hand by the fact that the connecting element 22 is connected to the control member 21 by a connection which allows a free rotation of the organ 21 relative to the connecting element 22, and secondly by the fact that the connecting element 22 cooperates with the gripping member 15 so that an axial displacement of the connecting member 22 is converted into rotational movement thereof.

L'élément de liaison 22 comporte à cet effet une jupe 34 entourant la portion 48 de l'élément de liaison destinée à s'engager au moins partiellement dans le logement 23 de la tige 11. La jupe 34 comporte en partie inférieure les ergots 26 destinés à coopérer avec les filets 25 de l'organe de préhension 15, la jupe extérieure 29 de l'organe de commande 21 en étant dépourvue et recouvrant simplement la jupe 34 de l'élément de liaison 22 sans empêcher celle-ci de tourner.For this purpose, the connecting element 22 comprises a skirt 34 surrounding the portion 48 of the connecting element intended to engage at least partially in the housing 23 of the rod 11. The skirt 34 comprises in the lower part the lugs 26 intended to cooperate with the threads 25 of the gripping member 15, the outer skirt 29 of the control member 21 being devoid of and simply covering the skirt 34 of the connecting member 22 without preventing it from rotating.

L'organe de commande 21 comporte une rotule 30 qui est engagée dans une cage 36 réalisée en partie supérieure de l'élément de liaison 22. L'organe de rappel élastique 27 prend appui supérieurement dans le fond de la gorge formée entre la jupe 34 et la portion 48, contre une paroi transversale 49 par laquelle la jupe 34 se raccorde à la portion 48.The control member 21 comprises a ball 30 which is engaged in a cage 36 made in the upper part of the connecting element 22. The resilient return member 27 bears toply in the bottom of the groove formed between the skirt 34 and the portion 48, against a transverse wall 49 through which the skirt 34 connects to the portion 48.

Lorsque l'utilisateur appuie sur l'organe de commande 21 et que celui-ci s'enfonce dans l'organe de préhension 15, l'élément de liaison 22 est entraîné axialement en déplacement et les ergots 26 coopèrent avec les filets 25, ce qui provoque la mise en rotation de l'élément de liaison 22. La rotule 30 peut tourner dans sa cage 36, ce qui permet à l'organe de commande 21 de ne pas tourner.When the user presses on the control member 21 and that it sinks into the gripping member 15, the connecting element 22 is driven axially in displacement and the lugs 26 cooperate with the threads 25, which causes rotation of the connecting element 22. The ball 30 can rotate in its cage 36, which allows the control member 21 not to rotate.

La rotation de l'élément de liaison 22 est transmise à la tige 11 grâce à la portion 48 de l'élément de liaison 22 engagée dans le logement 23.The rotation of the connecting element 22 is transmitted to the rod 11 thanks to the portion 48 of the connecting element 22 engaged in the housing 23.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux exemples de réalisation qui viennent d'être décrits.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments which have just been described.

En particulier, l'organe d'application 14 peut être configuré pour le maquillage de la peau, des muqueuses ou des ongles.In particular, the applicator member 14 can be configured for makeup of the skin, mucous membranes or nails.

Dans une variante non représentée, la tige 11 comporte supérieurement une portion qui est engagée dans un logement de l'élément de liaison, de section transversale complémentaire et non entièrement circulaire.In a variant not shown, the upper 11 comprises a portion that is engaged in a housing of the connecting element, of complementary cross section and not completely circular.

Dans une autre variante non illustrée, l'organe de rappel élastique 27 est disposé dans le logement 23.In another variant not shown, the elastic return member 27 is disposed in the housing 23.

Bien entendu, le montage de la tige 11 dans l'organe de préhension 15 pourrait être réalisé autrement, et c'est par exemple la jupe de montage 18 qui pourrait comporter la gorge 41 et l'organe de préhension 15 qui pourrait comporter au moins le bourrelet 17 engagé dans celle-ci.Of course, the mounting of the rod 11 in the gripping member 15 could be achieved otherwise, and it is for example the mounting skirt 18 which could comprise the groove 41 and the gripping member 15 which could comprise at least the bead 17 engaged therein.

L'organe d'essorage 3 pourrait être réalisé différemment, par exemple avec un bloc de mousse, ou être absent.The wiper member 3 could be made differently, for example with a block of foam, or be absent.

Dans une autre variante non représentée, les reliefs coopérant de l'organe de préhension et de l'organe de commande ou de l'élément de liaison peuvent comporter au moins une rainure formée dans une pièce rapportée à l'intérieur de l'organe de préhension.In another variant not shown, the cooperating reliefs of the gripping member and the control member or the connecting element may comprise at least one groove formed in an insert inside the body of the gripping.

Dans une autre variante encore, l'organe de rappel élastique 27 est absent.In yet another variant, the elastic return member 27 is absent.

Dans toute la description, y compris les revendications, l'expression « comportant un » doit être comprise comme étant synonyme de « comportant au moins un », sauf si le contraire est spécifié.Throughout the description, including the claims, the phrase "having one" should be understood as being synonymous with "having at least one", unless the opposite is specified.

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Applicateur comportant : - un organe d'application (14), - un organe de préhension (15) généralement allongé selon un axe longitudinal (X), - un mécanisme d'entraînement agencé pour transformer une action exercée par l'utilisateur sur un organe de commande (21), mobile relativement à l'organe de préhension (15), en une rotation de l'organe d'application (14) relativement à l'organe de préhension (15), l'applicateur pouvant se caractériser par le fait que l'organe de commande (21) est mobile dans une direction sensiblement parallèle à l'axe longitudinal (X) de l'organe de préhension (15).Applicator comprising: an application member (14), - a gripping member (15) generally elongate along a longitudinal axis (X), a drive mechanism arranged to transform an action exerted by the user on a control member (21), movable relative to the gripping member (15), in a rotation of the application member (14) relative to the gripping member (15), the applicator being characterized by the fact that the control member (21) is movable in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis (X) of the gripping member (15). Applicateur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe de commande (21) fait saillie à une extrémité de l'organe de préhension (15).Applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the control member (21) projects from one end of the gripping member (15). Applicateur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte une tige (11) qui porte à une première extrémité (12) l'organe d'application (14).Applicator according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a rod (11) which carries at a first end (12) the applicator member (14). Applicateur selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait que la tige (11) coopère avec un élément de liaison (22) relié à l'organe de commande (21).Applicator according to claim 3, characterized in that the rod (11) cooperates with a connecting element (22) connected to the control member (21). Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la tige (11) coopère avec l'élément de liaison (22) de manière à permettre un déplacement axial relatif de l'élément de liaison et de la tige avec une rotation relative limitée entre les deux, voire sensiblement nulle.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rod (11) cooperates with the connecting element (22) so as to allow relative axial displacement of the connecting element and the rod with a relative rotation limited between the two, or even substantially zero. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 5, caractérisé par le fait que la tige (11) comporte à une deuxième extrémité (13) un logement de section intérieure non entièrement circulaire, dans lequel est engagée une portion (48) de l'élément de liaison (22), de section transversale également non entièrement circulaire, notamment de forme complémentaire.Applicator according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the rod (11) comprises at a second end (13) a housing of non-circular inner section, in which is engaged a portion (48) of the connecting element (22), of cross section also not completely circular, in particular of complementary shape. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que l'élément de liaison (22) est réalisé d'une seule pièce avec l'organe de commande (21).Applicator according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the connecting element (22) is formed in one piece with the control member (21). Applicateur selon la revendication 7, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe de commande (21) entraîne en rotation la tige (11) par l'intermédiaire de l'élément de liaison (22), lequel peut se déplacer axialement relativement à celle-ci.Applicator according to claim 7, characterized in that the control member (21) rotates the rod (11) via the connecting element (22), which can move axially relative to the this. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe de commande (21) et l'organe de préhension (15) comportent des reliefs (25, 26) coopérant de manière à transformer un mouvement axial de l'organe de commande (21) en une rotation de celui-ci.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control member (21) and the gripping member (15) comprise reliefs (25, 26) cooperating so as to transform an axial movement of the control member (21) in a rotation thereof. Applicateur selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé par le fait que les reliefs comportent au moins un filet hélicoïdal (25) réalisé sur l'organe de préhension (15) et au moins un ergot (26) sur l'organe de commande (21) pour venir en prise avec ce filet.Applicator according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the reliefs comprise at least one helical thread (25) formed on the gripping member (15) and at least one lug (26) on the control member (21) for come into engagement with this net. Applicateur selon la revendication 10, caractérisé par le fait que la pente du filet (25) et la course de l'organe de commande (21) sont choisies de telle sorte que l'organe d'application (21) effectue entre 0,5 et 2 tours, de préférence environ 1 tour, quand l'utilisateur appuie sur l'organe de commande et que celui-ci se déplace de sa course maximale.Applicator according to Claim 10, characterized in that the slope of the thread (25) and the travel of the control member (21) are chosen so that the application member (21) performs between 0.5 and 2 turns, preferably about 1 turn, when the user presses on the control member and that it moves from its maximum stroke. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le déplacement en rotation de l'organe d'application est proportionnel au déplacement en translation de l'organe de commande.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rotational displacement of the applicator member is proportional to the translational movement of the control member. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que l'élément de liaison (22) n'est pas réalisé d'une seule pièce avec l'organe de commande (21) mais est solidaire de celui-ci grâce à des moyens de fixation (30, 36) configurés pour permettre une rotation de l'élément de liaison (22) relativement à l'organe de commande (21) sans déplacement axial sensible entre eux.Applicator according to any one of Claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the connecting element (22) is not made in one piece with the control member (21) but is integral with it. ci thanks to fixing means (30, 36) configured to allow a rotation of the connecting element (22) relative to the control member (21) without substantial axial displacement between them. Applicateur selon la revendication 13, caractérisé par le fait que l'élément de liaison (22) est agencé pour coopérer avec l'organe de préhension (15) de telle sorte qu'un déplacement axial de l'élément de liaison (22) s'accompagne d'une rotation de celui-ci relativement à l'organe de préhension, cette rotation étant transmise à la tige (11).Applicator according to claim 13, characterized in that the connecting element (22) is arranged to cooperate with the gripping member (15) such that axial displacement of the connecting element (22) accompanied by a rotation thereof relative to the gripping member, this rotation being transmitted to the rod (11). Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que la tige (11) est montée relativement à l'organe de préhension (15) de manière à pouvoir tourner par rapport à celui-ci sans se déplacer axialement selon son axe longitudinal (X).Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rod (11) is mounted relative to the gripping member (15) so as to be rotatable relative thereto without moving axially along its axis. longitudinal (X). Applicateur selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé par le fait que la tige (11) comporte une jupe de montage (18) concentrique à l'organe de préhension (15) et encliquetée dans celui-ci de manière à pouvoir tourner librement autour de son axe longitudinal (X) à l'intérieur de l'organe de préhension sans se déplacer axialement relativement à celui-ci.Applicator according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the rod (11) comprises a mounting skirt (18) concentric to the gripping member (15) and snapped into it so as to rotate freely about its axis longitudinal (X) inside the gripping member without moving axially relative thereto. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte un organe de rappel élastique (27) agencé de manière à rappeler l'organe de commande (21) dans une position initiale lorsque l'utilisateur cesse d'appuyer dessus.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises an elastic return member (27) arranged to return the control member (21) to an initial position when the user ceases to press on it. Applicateur selon la revendication 17, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe de rappel (27) comporte un ressort.Applicator according to Claim 17, characterized in that the return member (27) comprises a spring. Applicateur selon la revendication 16 et l'une des revendications 17 et 18, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe de rappel (27) appuie à une première extrémité contre une paroi transversale (31) reliant la jupe de montage au reste de la tige.Applicator according to Claim 16 and one of Claims 17 and 18, characterized in that the return member (27) bears at a first end against a transverse wall (31) connecting the mounting skirt to the rest of the rod . Applicateur selon la revendication 19, caractérisé par le fait que la paroi transversale est configurée pour venir en appui contre une collerette (4) d'un organe d'essorage (3) lorsque l'applicateur ferme un récipient dont le col est surmonté par la collerette (4).Applicator according to claim 19, characterized in that the transverse wall is configured to bear against a flange (4) of a wiper (3) when the applicator closes a container whose neck is surmounted by the collar (4). Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe d'application est constitué par l'un au moins d'une brosse, d'un peigne, d'une brosse non torsadée, d'une brosse torsadée.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the applicator member is constituted by at least one brush, a comb, a non-twisted brush, a brush twisted. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'organe d'application est entraîné en rotation sur lui-même.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the applicator member is rotated on itself. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'organe d'application est entraîné en rotation autour de l'axe longitudinal de l'organe de préhension.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the applicator member is rotated about the longitudinal axis of the gripping member. Dispositif de conditionnement et d'application d'un produit, notamment sur les cils ou les sourcils, comportant : - un récipient contenant le produit, et - un applicateur tel que défini dans l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 23. Apparatus for packaging and applying a product, in particular on eyelashes or eyebrows, comprising: a container containing the product, and an applicator as defined in any one of Claims 1 to 23. Dispositif selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte un organe d'essorage (3) configuré pour essorer l'organe d'application (14) lors du retrait de l'applicateur du récipient.Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises a wiper member (3) configured to wring the applicator member (14) during removal of the applicator from the container. Procédé de maquillage au moyen d'un applicateur tel que défini dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comportant les étapes suivantes : - charger l'organe d'application (14) en produit, - entraîner l'organe d'application en rotation en appuyant sur l'organe de commande (21). A method of makeup by means of an applicator as defined in any one of the preceding claims, comprising the following steps: - loading the application member (14) into product, - Driving the application member in rotation by pressing the control member (21).
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