EP2027792A1 - Applicator for applying a product to keratinous materials and having a vibrating source - Google Patents

Applicator for applying a product to keratinous materials and having a vibrating source Download PDF

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EP2027792A1
EP2027792A1 EP08161548A EP08161548A EP2027792A1 EP 2027792 A1 EP2027792 A1 EP 2027792A1 EP 08161548 A EP08161548 A EP 08161548A EP 08161548 A EP08161548 A EP 08161548A EP 2027792 A1 EP2027792 A1 EP 2027792A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A45D40/262—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D40/265—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A45D40/267—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container comprising a wiper
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B7/00—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body
    • A46B7/02—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body in an expanding or articulating manner
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
    • A45D2200/20—Additional enhancing means
    • A45D2200/207—Vibration, e.g. ultrasound
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics
    • A46B2200/1053—Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics
    • A46B2200/1053—Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara
    • A46B2200/106—Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara including comb like element

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  • the present invention relates to applicators for applying a product to keratinous substances, for example on the skin, lips, nails or eyelashes, or to perfect makeup, comprising an applicator or finishing member receiving vibrations from a source. vibrating, during the application or after it.
  • French patent FR 2 882 506 and the demand WO 2006/090343 disclose cosmetic treatment methods by means of vibrating applicators.
  • Some known devices use a vibrating source comprising a vibration generator constituted by a motor driving in rotation an eccentric flyweight.
  • the amplitude and the frequency of the vibrations produced by such a vibration generator depend on the speed of rotation of the motor.
  • This speed is imposed by the power supply voltage and can not be easily modified except to make more complex the power supply circuit of the engine.
  • One of the aims of the invention is to further improve the vibrating applicators. More generally, the invention proposes to act on the vibrations going to the applicator or finish member in order to best adapt to the makeup or treatment to be performed on human keratin materials.
  • the first portion above being made of a material less hard than the second portion, in particular of an elastically deformable material, for example elastomer, transports the vibrations differently and can in particular, damping them or, on the contrary, amplifying them, according to, for example, its geometry, the direction and the frequency of the vibrations.
  • an elastically deformable material for example elastomer
  • the invention thus offers a relatively simple means, thanks to this first portion, to act on the vibrations in order to adapt them to the cosmetic treatment to be performed and / or to improve the effect of the vibrations.
  • the succession of recesses for example a succession of annular grooves, the recessed portion or the corrugated or helical portion above, can also be used to modify the passage section offered to the vibrations gaining the applicator or finishing member and act on the vibrations, for example to favor the transmission of vibrations having a certain orientation and / or frequency.
  • the vibration generator may be part of a gripping member of the applicator, which may be a cap (or capsule) for closing the container containing the product to be applied.
  • the aforesaid first portion is for example located between second and third portions made of materials harder than the first portion.
  • At least one of the second and third portions may be reported on the first portion. At least one of the second and third portions may be molded in contact with the first portion.
  • the second portion can be held in contact with the first in multiple ways and for example by clamping.
  • the first portion can be flexible.
  • flexible it should be understood that the user can easily deform the first portion with a finger, and the bend for example of at least 5 °, or 10 °, 15 °, 20 ° or more, reversibly, the first portion can return to its initial configuration by elasticity.
  • the aforementioned first portion may be made of a material selected for example from elastomer materials, thermoplastics, thermoplastic elastomers, LDPE, PVC, Hytrel ®, EPDM, EVA, SIS, SEBS, latex, silicones, nitriles, butyls, polyurethanes, polyether amide block, among others.
  • At least one of the second and third portions may be made for example of a material selected from polyolefins, PP, POM, polyamides, polystyrenes, acetal, among others.
  • the applicator member may be attached or molded onto the first portion.
  • the first portion may comprise a housing for receiving a fixing end of the applicator or finishing member on the first portion.
  • the applicator may comprise a rod, and the aforementioned first portion belong to the rod.
  • the rod may be devoid of any metal section, including metal spring.
  • the rod may be of solid cross section over a portion representing at least a quarter or even a third or half of its length, for example more than half of its apparent length located under the aforementioned closure cap.
  • the rod can be secured to the closure cap of the container containing the product to be applied in various ways.
  • the rod may be molded with the cap or a portion of the cap.
  • the rod can also be attached to the cap.
  • the stem may not have the vibrating source.
  • the stem can be entirely under the vibrating source.
  • the aforesaid first portion may be located in the lower part of the rod, in contact with or near the applicator member, for example by supporting the core of the applicator member when the latter is a brush with a twisted core or by supporting a mounting end when the application member is a comb.
  • the first portion may be in the lower half, or even the third or fourth quarter of the stem.
  • the first portion may be in the lower half of the apparent portion of the stem, when the applicator is observed in elevation, that is to say in the portion of the stem that extends visibly under the cap closing down towards the applicator member when the longitudinal axis of the applicator is vertical with the closure cap on top
  • the proximity of the first portion and the applicator member can avoid an excessive amplitude of vibration at the level of the application member and allow better control during makeup.
  • the first portion may comprise, in embodiments of the invention, at least one annular groove, a recess opening on its lateral surface and / or a through opening, in particular an outline closed.
  • the latter may be of axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rod.
  • the applicator may also include a through opening, closed contour, on the shortest path of vibration, other than the first portion above.
  • the through opening may comprise at least one slot.
  • the applicator or finishing member may extend along a longitudinal axis that coincides with the longitudinal axis of a proximal portion of a support to which the applicator or finishing member is connected, by example the rod above.
  • the first portion or the recessed portion above may have a shape without axial symmetry, for example to create an asymmetry in the treatment of vibrations by the first portion or the recessed portion.
  • the applicator or finishing member may be a brush or a comb to apply a product on the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows or complete a make-up of the eyelashes and eyebrows.
  • the applicator or finishing member may be an eccentric brush, comprising at least one portion in which the core is eccentric relative to the axis of the envelope surface of the brush, defined by the free ends of the bristles.
  • the applicator or finishing member may be a brush or comprise a foam or a membrane.
  • the applicator or finishing member can be flocked.
  • the invention further relates, in another of its aspects, to a device in which the first portion serves to fix a vibration generator on the applicator or on a vibrating source mounted on the applicator.
  • a packaging and application device 1 comprising a receptacle 2 containing a product P to be applied to the eyelashes or eyebrows, for example mascara, and an applicator 3 comprising a rod 4 provided at its distal end 4a with an organ 5 and being connected at its proximal end to a gripping member 6 also constituting a closing cap of the container 2.
  • the latter is equipped with a wiper member 7, for example constituted by an elastomer piece inserted into the neck 8 of the container.
  • the wiper member 7 may be conventional or not, or even be adjustable.
  • the gripping member 6 is arranged to seal the container 2 at the end of its screwing on the neck 8, in a manner known per se.
  • the wiper member 7 defines a wiping orifice 9 of circular cross section, the diameter of which corresponds substantially to that of the rod 4, the latter being in the illustrated example of a circular cross-section. at least on all its part engaged in the container.
  • the rod 4 has, in the example considered, a straight longitudinal axis X, which coincides substantially with the axis of the neck 8 of the container 2 when the applicator 3 is in place thereon.
  • the rod 4 comprises a first portion 20, flexible, extending in the example of Figures 1 to 5 from the distal end 4a of the rod 4 over a distance 1 , and a second portion 25, more rigid.
  • the length l of the first portion 20 is for example 10 to 20 mm or more.
  • the flexible portion 20 is of circular cross section, for example of the same diameter as the second portion 25, but it could be different.
  • the flexible portion 20 is made for example in a softer material than that in which the second portion 25 is made, for example a material from the following list: elastomeric material, thermoplastic, thermoplastic elastomer, LDPE, PVC, Hytrel ® , EPDM, EVA, SIS, SEBS, latex, silicone, nitrile, butyl, polyurethane, polyether amide block, this list is not limiting.
  • the second portion 25 is for example made of a plastic material for example a polyolefin or POM.
  • the applicator member 5 is a brush comprising a core 10 formed by two twisted metal strands, this core 10 having a proximal portion fixed in a housing 24 of the rod 4, for example being inserted by force in this housing 24, as illustrated on the figure 2 .
  • the housing 24 is formed in the first portion 20 in the example of Figures 1 to 5 .
  • the core 10 carries bristles 11 held by clamping between the turns of the core 10 and extending substantially radially from the core.
  • the applicator member 5 could be other, for example a comb, an injected brush, a molded and / or flocked tip, a brush, among others.
  • the gripping member 6 defines a housing 15 open on the opposite side to the rod 4 to receive a vibrating source 320. More particularly, the gripping member 6 may comprise a transverse wall 16 on which the rod 4, which defines the bottom of the housing 15, and a tubular wall 18 which surrounds the housing 15. A window 19 can be made in the wall 18 to receive a contactor 323 of the vibrating source 320 and allow it to be operated by the user while the vibrating source 320 is in place in the gripping member 6.
  • the total length of the rod is its length measured between its proximal end of connection to the wall 16 and its distal end.
  • the first portion 20 is in the lower half of the stem.
  • the first portion 20 is also in the lower half of the stem as apparent on the figure 1 , that is to say the portion of the rod located under the gripping member 6.
  • the contactor 323 is advantageously in fugitive contact, that is to say, it changes state as the user activates and returns to its initial state as soon as the user releases it. Contactor 323 could still be in permanent contact.
  • the vibrating source 320 comprises an electric source, for example at least one battery or accumulator, not shown in the figures, and a vibration generator 325 which is for example a motor driving an eccentric feeder, this motor preferably being a motor in operation. disc shape.
  • the vibrating source comprises, for example, a 1.5 V battery.
  • the motor is for example designed to rotate at a rotation speed ranging from 5000 to 12000 rpm when powered by the 1.5 V battery.
  • the motor can be contained with the eccentric feeder in a disc-shaped casing.
  • the vibrations can be generated either transversely to the longitudinal axis X of the device 1, or parallel to this longitudinal axis, or else otherwise.
  • the applicator may be arranged to allow the user to vary the orientation of the vibrations relative to the applicator member 5.
  • the vibrating source 320 may comprise a portion 327 which comes into engagement with the gripping member 6 to transmit the vibrations of the vibrating source to the applicator member 5, via the rod 4.
  • the second portion 25 of the rod 4 is integrally molded with the gripping member 6, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the rod 4 is attached to the gripping member, or when it is made by assembling at least two parts, one of which carries the rod 4.
  • the fundamental frequency of the vibrations generated by the motor is for example between 1 and 500 Hz, for example between 10 and 300 Hz or 50 and 200 Hz.
  • the applicator 3 has a control surface 340 on which the user can press, as illustrated in FIG. figure 5 , to trigger the operation of the vibrating source 320.
  • this control surface 340 is defined by a control lever 343 which is connected to the vibrating source 320, for example coming from molding with a part of the box thereof.
  • the control surface 340 could be defined by the contactor 323 itself.
  • the control lever 343 extends, in the example considered, beyond the portion 327 and at its end 345 which comes close to that of the gripping member, as can be seen in FIG. figure 1 .
  • the lever 343 can flex around the connection zone 348 with the housing of the vibrating source 320 so as to allow the user, by pressing on the control surface 340, to act on the contactor 323.
  • control surface 340 is located between the vibrating source 320 and the applicator member 5 relative to the longitudinal axis X of the applicator, which allows the user to manipulate with precision the organ of application 5, given the distance separating its fingers from the applicator member 5, without being too strongly exposed to the vibrations of the vibration generator 325, since it is set back from the gripping zone of the applicator 3.
  • the first portion 20 exerts an influence on the vibrations transmitted to the applicator member 5, in terms of amplitude and / or orientation.
  • the first portion can act as a frequency filter.
  • the first portion 20 may for example have a length chosen so as to amplify the vibrations transmitted to the applicator member 5, and allow, for example, the applicator member 5 to have a greater amplitude of vibration.
  • the first portion 20 may in particular be made to allow the application member to resonate at the vibration frequencies of the vibration generator, which may allow to amplify the amplitude of these vibrations.
  • the first portion 20 may be fixed in various ways on the second portion 25, for example having a tip 20f forcibly inserted into a housing 22 of the second portion 25, as illustrated in FIG. figure 2 .
  • the housings 22 and 24 may have the same size and the same shape, which may allow the removal of the flexible portion 20 and the insertion of the core 10 in the housing 22 in the case where the flexible portion 20 would be not necessary.
  • the first portion 20 may for example comprise a housing 35 for receiving a male fastening portion of the second portion 25, as shown in FIG. figure 6 .
  • the first portion 20 may also be overmolded on the second portion or vice versa, or be crimped in the housing 22 of the rod 4, as shown in FIG. figure 7 .
  • the shape of the first portion 20 may be other than cylindrical, as illustrated in FIG. figure 8 .
  • the first portion 20 may for example comprise a chamfered end 26, as illustrated in FIG. figure 8 , which can facilitate the retraction of the applicator 3 into the container 2.
  • the first portion 20 may also comprise a thinned portion 40, for example in the form of a diabolo, as illustrated in FIG. figure 9 , or with an annular groove 41 in the form of a crenel, as illustrated in FIG. figure 10 .
  • the first portion 20 may also be inserted only partially in the housing 22, as shown in FIG. figure 12 , and an annular groove 43 may be formed, if necessary, in front of the distal end of the second portion 25, the width of this groove 43 depending on the degree of depression of the attachment portion of the first portion 20 in the second portion 25.
  • the flexibility of the first portion 20 may be solely due to the choice of material constituting it, or be due to both the choice of material and its shape.
  • a thinned form as illustrated on Figures 9 and 10 , can confer more flexibility.
  • first portion 20 has a greater transverse dimension greater than a larger transverse dimension of the second portion 25, as illustrated in FIG. figure 11 .
  • FIG. 13 a variant in which the first portion 20 has an apparent portion 20a which has a transverse dimension smaller than that of the second portion 25.
  • the first portion 20 can be made, if necessary, with a flange 20b abutting against the adjacent axial end of the second portion 25.
  • the first portion 20 comprises for example a plurality of annular ribs 60 separated by annular grooves 61 defining areas of smaller diameter, which can increase the flexibility of the flexible portion 20 and have an action on the vibrations. It can also be seen in this figure that the first portion 20 may comprise an enlarged head 20e which is retained in a housing of the second portion 25, for example by crimping thereof, so as to form an indentation 47 inwards .
  • a retreint 20g can accommodate an indentation coming from the crimping of the second portion 25.
  • the first portion may be made with a shrinkage 20w located axially between the portion of the first portion serving to fix the applicator member on the first portion and the portion of the first portion. 20 for attachment to the second portion 25.
  • the figure 17 represents the stem of the figure 16 when flexing the flexible portion 20. It can be seen in this figure that not only the first portion 20 can deform at its annular retreint but also that the portion for fixing on the second portion can stretch , a space that can appear externally between the first and second portions.
  • the first portion 20 may have a cross section other than circular, of shape chosen for example from the following list: polygonal, square, rectangular, triangular, non-circular, oblong, oval, elliptical, star-shaped reuniform or with one or more grooves.
  • the rest of the rod may have a cross section of shape chosen from the same list. The cross sections of the first portion and the rest of the rod may thus be identical or different without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the figure 18 represents another embodiment of the first portion 20 with a succession of recesses 61, which consist for example of annular grooves.
  • the ribs 60 defining between them the grooves 61 may optionally be oriented obliquely relative to the longitudinal axis X of the applicator, as illustrated in FIG. figure 19 . This can create an asymmetry in the treatment of vibrations.
  • the applicator or finishing member 5 be a brush or a comb having a generally spherical envelope surface.
  • the first portion 20 may include a through opening 70, as shown in FIG. figure 20 , of axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the applicator.
  • This through opening is for example a slot, which can be extended along the X axis, with for example 71 edges regular or not.
  • the first portion 20 has a plurality of holes 70 constituting as many through openings.
  • Such through apertures can modify the vibrations before they reach the applicator or finishing member.
  • the housing 24 for fastening the application member and / or finish 5 opens on a through opening 70.
  • the first portion 20 comprises several, for example three, through openings 70, for example in the form of parallel slots elongate along a major axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X.
  • the spacing between the slots, their orientation and their dimensions can be chosen according to the desired vibration treatment.
  • the first portion comprises a plurality of annular grooves 61 in the form of a slot.
  • the first portion 20 has an annular groove 61 flared radially outwards, the parts located on either side of this groove 21 having cross sections decreasing in the direction of the second portion 25 of the rod and towards the distal end 4a of the rod.
  • the first portion 20 may include a series of recesses 61 on one side only of the first portion 20, the recesses 61 being for example in the form of teeth. This can create an asymmetry in the treatment of vibrations.
  • the housing 24 for fixing the applicator and / or finishing member 5 may be oriented along an axis Y parallel to the axis X, the applicator member 5 being for example eccentric relative to the longitudinal axis X .
  • the first portion 20 extends along a curvilinear longitudinal axis Y and the longitudinal axis of the applicator and / or finishing member 5 is offset with respect to the longitudinal axis X.
  • the applicator member 5 is in the form of a flocked tip, the invention is not limited to a particular application member or finishing.
  • the first portion 20 can be made between portions 4b and 4c of the rod, for example less flexible than the first portion because made of a harder material.
  • the distance d 1 from the distal end of the first portion 20 to the applicator member is less than the distance d 2 from the proximal end of the first portion to the gripping member, and the first portion 20 is thus closer to the applicator than it is to the vibration generator.
  • the first portion 20 may include a through opening 70, whose profile may vary along the X axis, this profile is not necessarily symmetrical with respect to a plane perpendicular to the X axis, as illustrated.
  • the first portion 20 may constitute most of the rod 4, extending for example to the distal end of the rod.
  • the first portion does not extend to the distal end of the rod. It may be preferable in some examples that the first portion is closer to the applicator or finishing member than to the vibration generator, in order to avoid having a too great amplitude of vibration at the level of the application or finishing member.
  • the applicator member 5 to be formed of a brush, the first portion 20 being for example intermediate between the gripping member 6 and the second portion 25, the latter being for example adjacent to the implementing body 5.
  • Figures 32 to 34 the possibility for the first portion 20 to be made in one piece with the application member and / or finish 5.
  • the organ application and / or finishing being for example an injected brush or an injected comb.
  • the applicator and / or finishing member may also be an injected tip, possibly flocked, as illustrated in FIG. figure 33 .
  • the recesses 61 extend from one side of the applicator member 5 only.
  • the support of the applicator member 5 may be other than a rod intended to pass through a wiper member and it is shown in FIG. figure 35 an application device according to another aspect of the invention in which the support of the applicator member comprises a succession of recesses 61, for example in the form of annular grooves, the applicator member 5 being by for example a block of a foam or a flocked membrane, defining an application surface, for example in the form of a dome.
  • the vibrating source 320 may comprise a vibration generator 325, for example in the form of a disk-shaped motor.
  • a first portion 120 of an elastically deformable material is interposed between a second portion 110 of the vibrating source 320 and a third portion 111 of a housing of the applicator which receives the vibrating source 320.
  • the first portion 120 which is for example overmolded on the second portion 110, for example comprises recesses 121, for example in the form of annular grooves, formed between ribs which bear against the third portion 111.
  • the applicator may be arbitrary, and may comprise at the end an applicator member such as a brush or comb, for example.
  • the invention thus also relates to a vibrating source comprising a finger for transmitting vibrations to an applicator, the vibrating source being intended to be inserted into a housing of the applicator, the finger being coated with an elastomeric material through which pass the vibrations.
  • the vibrating source 320 comprises a ring 130, being provided to mount on the finger D of a user.
  • the vibrating source 320 may comprise a first portion 140 made of an elastomeric material, with a series of recesses 141 and ribs 142, the vibrations being transmitted to the applicator (not shown) via the portion 140, when contact of the vibrating source 320 with a surface of the applicator.
  • the contactor 323 of the vibrating source may be disposed on the same side as this portion 140, so that the vibration generator is triggered automatically when the vibrating source is pressed against the applicator.
  • the invention further relates, in another of its aspects, such a vibrating source.
  • the rod 4 has been shown with a longitudinal axis X rectilinear, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention if it is otherwise.
  • the longitudinal axis X of the rod 4 can thus be curved. When a distance is measured, along the rod, the distance is measured while remaining parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod.
  • the curvature of the longitudinal axis X of the rod 4 may be due to the curved shape of the first portion 20, as illustrated in FIG. figure 15 .
  • the curved shape may still be due to the more or less complete insertion of a curved fixing portion of the first portion 20 in the housing 22 of the second portion of the rod 4.
  • This corrugated portion is for example made in one piece by rolling the material with the rest of the rod 4, and can be carried out at the end of the rod, the applicator member 5 being carried by the distal end of this corrugated portion 90.
  • the corrugations are for example transverse to the longitudinal axis of the rod.
  • the section of the rod at the level of the corrugated portion is for example less than that of the rod elsewhere.
  • the spacing between the peaks of the undulations and the number of vertices is for example chosen as a function of the frequencies to be attenuated and / or amplified.
  • FIG 39 a rod 4 having a helical portion 91, which can be flexible.
  • This helicoidal portion 91 is for example made at the end of the rod and can be used for fixing the applicator member 5.
  • the number of turns formed by the helical portion 91 may depend on the desired vibration treatment.
  • the helicoidal portion 91 can be made in one piece by molding material with the rest of the rod 4.
  • the corrugated portions 90 and helical 91 may be made in another material than that of the rod, for example in a softer material.
  • the wavy 90 and helical portions 91 may be located elsewhere than at the end of the rod, for example at a location of the intermediate rod between its proximal and distal ends.
  • FIG 40 an alternative embodiment in which the rod has a portion 92 having a series of recesses 61 for example annular recesses or recesses having another shape. These recesses 61 can provide flexibility, locally, to the rod.
  • the portion 92 may be made of the same material as the rest of the rod 4 and may be located at the end of the rod or elsewhere.
  • the recess 94 is for example in the form of a longitudinal rib extending over the entire length of the portion 93 The presence of the recess 94 modifies the transmission of the vibrations between the vibration generator and the application member 5, in particular can lead to an asymmetry in the propagation of the vibrations.
  • the recess 94 can make the rod flexible at this level.
  • the recess 94 is replaced by a through slot, closed contour.
  • the vibration generator 325 on a support 360 of an elastically deformable material, for example an elastomer, this support 360 being connected to a wall 361 of the vibrating source, or the applicator when the vibration generator is permanently present on the applicator, the vibration generator being for example contained in a housing which also serves as a gripping member for the applicator.
  • the presence of the block 360 makes it possible, for example, to attenuate the harmonic vibrations for example.
  • the invention further relates, independently of the other aspects of the invention, to mounting a generator of vibration on a support of elastically deformable material, within an applicator of a cosmetic product.
  • the contactor 323 may be located near the generator 325, and can be triggered for example by means of a lever defining a control surface 340 situated between the generator 325 and the applicator member, relative to the longitudinal axis of the device.
  • the vibration generator 325 is shifted relative to the contactor 323, which defines for example the control surface 340.
  • This contactor 323 is for example closer to the proximal end of the applicator than is the vibration generator 325.
  • the spacing between the vibration generator 325 and the contactor 323 may for example be at least 20 mm, so as to arrange on the applicator a gripping surface not superimposed with the vibration generator 325.
  • a gripping surface 366 is defined at a certain distance from the vibration generator 325, by an end portion of the vibrating source 320 comprising for example a series of recesses 368 making it possible to attenuate the amplitude of the vibrations coming from the generator
  • a lever may be provided on the vibrating source to act on the contactor 323, this lever being connected for example to the proximal end 369 of the vibrating source.
  • the portion 372 may be made of an elastomeric material and comes into contact with a second portion formed by the transverse wall defining the bottom of the housing receiving the vibrating source 320.
  • the first portion 372 has an influence on the vibrations, for example the filter .
  • the illustrated application members may be replaced by others.
  • the application member could, in variants, be rotatable relative to the gripping member, especially in the case where the applicator member is a mascara brush.

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Abstract

The applicator (3) has a flexible circular transversal sectioned portion (20) transiting vibration between a vibration generator i.e. motor, and an applying/coating unit i.e. off-centered brush, along a short path. The portion contacts with another rigid vibration input or output portion (25) made of a material harder than that of the portion (20). A non-flat circular sectioned portion comprises a succession of recesses i.e. annular groove, and hollow portion provided with a recess or helical and corrugated portions on the path along which the vibration is transited towards the unit. An independent claim is also included for a method for applying a cosmetic product on a human keratinous material.

Description

La présente invention concerne les applicateurs pour appliquer un produit sur les matières kératiniques, par exemple sur la peau, les lèvres, les ongles ou les cils ou parfaire un maquillage, comportant un organe d'application ou de finition recevant des vibrations d'une source vibrante, pendant l'application ou après celle-ci.The present invention relates to applicators for applying a product to keratinous substances, for example on the skin, lips, nails or eyelashes, or to perfect makeup, comprising an applicator or finishing member receiving vibrations from a source. vibrating, during the application or after it.

Le brevet français FR 2 882 506 et la demande WO 2006/090 343 divulguent des procédés de traitement cosmétique au moyen d'applicateurs vibrants.French patent FR 2 882 506 and the demand WO 2006/090343 disclose cosmetic treatment methods by means of vibrating applicators.

Les demandes WO 2006/050 577 et WO 2006/130 644 divulguent des applicateurs de mascara vibrants.The requests WO 2006/050 577 and WO 2006/130 644 disclose vibrating mascara applicators.

Certains dispositifs connus utilisent une source vibrante comportant un générateur de vibrations constitué par un moteur entraînant en rotation une masselotte excentrée.Some known devices use a vibrating source comprising a vibration generator constituted by a motor driving in rotation an eccentric flyweight.

L'amplitude et la fréquence des vibrations produites par un tel générateur de vibrations dépendent de la vitesse de rotation du moteur.The amplitude and the frequency of the vibrations produced by such a vibration generator depend on the speed of rotation of the motor.

Cette vitesse est imposée par la tension d'alimentation électrique et ne peut être facilement modifiée sauf à rendre plus complexe le circuit électrique d'alimentation du moteur. Or, il peut s'avérer souhaitable de régler différemment, notamment à la fabrication du dispositif, l'amplitude et/ou la direction des vibrations destinées à divers organes d'application ou de finition tout en utilisant le même générateur de vibrations, afin de réaliser une économie d'échelle sur celui-ci. De plus, il peut s'avérer utile de filtrer les vibrations, pour réduire l'amplitude des vibrations ayant une fréquence non recherchée, par exemple une fréquence harmonique.This speed is imposed by the power supply voltage and can not be easily modified except to make more complex the power supply circuit of the engine. However, it may be desirable to adjust differently, especially to the manufacture of the device, the amplitude and / or direction of the vibrations intended for various application or finishing members while using the same vibration generator, in order to achieve economies of scale on this one. In addition, it may be useful to filter the vibrations to reduce the amplitude of the vibrations having an undesired frequency, for example a harmonic frequency.

L'invention vise entre autres à perfectionner encore les applicateurs vibrants. Plus généralement, l'invention se propose d'agir sur les vibrations allant vers l'organe d'application ou de finition afin de les adapter au mieux au maquillage ou au traitement à effectuer sur les matières kératiniques humaines.One of the aims of the invention is to further improve the vibrating applicators. More generally, the invention proposes to act on the vibrations going to the applicator or finish member in order to best adapt to the makeup or treatment to be performed on human keratin materials.

L'invention a ainsi pour objet, selon l'un de ses aspects, un applicateur pour appliquer un produit cosmétique sur les matières kératiniques humaines ou parfaire un maquillage, comportant :

  • une source vibrante comportant un générateur de vibrations vibrant de préférence à une fréquence comprise entre 1 Hz et 500 Hz, mieux 10 à 300 Hz, par exemple 50 à 200 Hz, les vibrations générées étant par exemple sinusoïdales,
  • un organe d'application ou de finition, destiné à venir au contact des matières kératiniques, l'applicateur comportant l'une au moins de :
  • une première portion par laquelle transitent les vibrations selon un plus court trajet entre le générateur de vibrations et l'organe d'application ou de finition, cette première portion, par exemple flexible, étant au contact au moins d'une deuxième portion d'entrée ou de sortie des vibrations, cette deuxième portion étant par exemple moins flexible que la première portion, par exemple réalisée dans un matériau plus dur que celui de la première portion,
  • une portion, qui peut être confondue avec la première portion et qui peut être flexible, comportant une succession d'évidements et/ou au moins une portion évidée, qui n'est pas de section circulaire pleine, ou une portion ondulée ou hélicoïdale, sur le plus court trajet des vibrations depuis le générateur de vibrations vers l'organe d'application ou de finition.
The invention thus has, according to one of its aspects, an applicator for applying a cosmetic product to human keratin materials or perfecting a make-up, comprising:
  • a vibrating source comprising a vibration generator preferably vibrating at a frequency of between 1 Hz and 500 Hz, better still at 300 Hz, for example 50 to 200 Hz, the vibrations generated being, for example, sinusoidal,
  • an applicator or finishing member intended to come into contact with keratin materials, the applicator comprising at least one of:
  • a first portion through which the vibrations pass along a shorter path between the vibration generator and the application member or finish, this first portion, for example flexible, being in contact with at least a second input portion or of output vibrations, this second portion being for example less flexible than the first portion, for example made of a material harder than that of the first portion,
  • a portion, which may be confused with the first portion and which may be flexible, having a succession of recesses and / or at least one recessed portion, which is not of solid circular section, or a wavy or helical portion, on the shortest path of vibrations from the vibration generator to the applicator or finishing member.

Dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, la première portion ci-dessus, en étant réalisée dans une matière moins dure que la deuxième portion, notamment en un matériau élastiquement déformable, par exemple en élastomère, transporte les vibrations différemment et peut notamment les amortir ou au contraire les amplifier, selon par exemple sa géométrie, la direction et la fréquence des vibrations.In an exemplary implementation of the invention, the first portion above, being made of a material less hard than the second portion, in particular of an elastically deformable material, for example elastomer, transports the vibrations differently and can in particular, damping them or, on the contrary, amplifying them, according to, for example, its geometry, the direction and the frequency of the vibrations.

L'invention offre ainsi un moyen relativement simple, grâce à cette première portion, pour agir sur les vibrations afin de les adapter au traitement cosmétique à effectuer et/ou améliorer l'effet des vibrations.The invention thus offers a relatively simple means, thanks to this first portion, to act on the vibrations in order to adapt them to the cosmetic treatment to be performed and / or to improve the effect of the vibrations.

La succession d'évidements, par exemple une succession de gorges annulaires, la portion évidée ou la portion ondulée ou hélicoïdale ci-dessus, peut également être utilisée pour modifier la section de passage offerte aux vibrations gagnant l'organe d'application ou de finition et agir sur les vibrations, par exemple pour privilégier la transmission de vibrations ayant une certaine orientation et/ou fréquence.The succession of recesses, for example a succession of annular grooves, the recessed portion or the corrugated or helical portion above, can also be used to modify the passage section offered to the vibrations gaining the applicator or finishing member and act on the vibrations, for example to favor the transmission of vibrations having a certain orientation and / or frequency.

Le générateur de vibrations peut faire partie d'un organe de préhension de l'applicateur, qui peut être un capuchon (ou capsule) de fermeture du récipient contenant le produit à appliquer.The vibration generator may be part of a gripping member of the applicator, which may be a cap (or capsule) for closing the container containing the product to be applied.

La première portion précitée est par exemple située entre des deuxième et troisième portions réalisées dans des matériaux plus durs que la première portion.The aforesaid first portion is for example located between second and third portions made of materials harder than the first portion.

L'une au moins des deuxième et troisième portions peut être rapportée sur la première portion. L'une au moins des deuxième et troisième portions peut être moulée au contact de la première portion.At least one of the second and third portions may be reported on the first portion. At least one of the second and third portions may be molded in contact with the first portion.

La deuxième portion peut être maintenue au contact de la première de multiples façons et par exemple par serrage.The second portion can be held in contact with the first in multiple ways and for example by clamping.

La première portion peut être flexible. Par « flexible » il faut comprendre que l'utilisateur peut facilement déformer la première portion avec un doigt, et la couder par exemple d'au moins 5°, voire 10°, 15°, 20° ou plus, de façon réversible, la première portion pouvant retourner dans sa configuration initiale par élasticité.The first portion can be flexible. By "flexible" it should be understood that the user can easily deform the first portion with a finger, and the bend for example of at least 5 °, or 10 °, 15 °, 20 ° or more, reversibly, the first portion can return to its initial configuration by elasticity.

La première portion précitée peut être réalisée dans un matériau choisi par exemple parmi les matériaux élastomères, les thermoplastiques, les thermoplastiques élastomères, PEBD, PVC, Hytrel®, EPDM, EVA, SIS, SEBS, les latex, les silicones, les nitriles, les butyles, les polyuréthanes, les polyéther bloc amide, entre autres.The aforementioned first portion may be made of a material selected for example from elastomer materials, thermoplastics, thermoplastic elastomers, LDPE, PVC, Hytrel ®, EPDM, EVA, SIS, SEBS, latex, silicones, nitriles, butyls, polyurethanes, polyether amide block, among others.

L'une au moins des deuxième et troisième portions peut être réalisée par exemple en un matériau choisi parmi les polyoléfines, le PP, les POM, les polyamides, les polystyrènes, l'acétal, entre autres.At least one of the second and third portions may be made for example of a material selected from polyolefins, PP, POM, polyamides, polystyrenes, acetal, among others.

L'organe d'application peut être rapporté ou moulé sur la première portion.The applicator member may be attached or molded onto the first portion.

La première portion peut comporter un logement pour recevoir un embout de fixation de l'organe d'application ou de finition sur la première portion.The first portion may comprise a housing for receiving a fixing end of the applicator or finishing member on the first portion.

L'applicateur peut comporter une tige, et la première portion précitée appartenir à la tige.The applicator may comprise a rod, and the aforementioned first portion belong to the rod.

La tige peut être dépourvue de tout tronçon métallique, notamment de ressort métallique.The rod may be devoid of any metal section, including metal spring.

La tige peut être de section transversale pleine sur une partie représentant au moins le quart, voire le tiers ou la moitié de sa longueur, par exemple plus de la moitié de sa longueur apparente située sous le capuchon de fermeture précité.The rod may be of solid cross section over a portion representing at least a quarter or even a third or half of its length, for example more than half of its apparent length located under the aforementioned closure cap.

La tige peut être rendue solidaire du capuchon de fermeture du récipient contenant le produit à appliquer de diverses manières.The rod can be secured to the closure cap of the container containing the product to be applied in various ways.

La tige peut être moulée avec le capuchon ou une partie du capuchon. La tige peut également être rapportée sur le capuchon.The rod may be molded with the cap or a portion of the cap. The rod can also be attached to the cap.

La tige peut ne pas comporter la source vibrante. La tige peut se situer entièrement sous la source vibrante.The stem may not have the vibrating source. The stem can be entirely under the vibrating source.

La première portion précitée peut se situer dans la partie inférieure de la tige, en contact avec ou à proximité de l'organe d'application, par exemple en supportant l'âme de l'organe d'application quand celui-ci est une brosse à âme torsadée ou en supportant un embout de montage quand l'organe d'application est un peigne. Par exemple, la première portion peut se situer dans la moitié inférieure, voire le tiers ou le quart inférieur de la tige. La première portion peut se situer dans la moitié inférieure de la portion apparente de la tige, lorsque l'applicateur est observé en élévation, c'est-à-dire dans la portion de la tige qui s'étend de façon apparente sous le capuchon de fermeture vers le bas, en direction de l'organe d'application, quand l'axe longitudinal de l'applicateur est vertical avec le capuchon de fermeture en haut La proximité de la première portion et de l'organe d'application peut éviter une trop grande amplitude de vibration au niveau de l'organe d'application et permettre un meilleur contrôle lors du maquillage.The aforesaid first portion may be located in the lower part of the rod, in contact with or near the applicator member, for example by supporting the core of the applicator member when the latter is a brush with a twisted core or by supporting a mounting end when the application member is a comb. For example, the first portion may be in the lower half, or even the third or fourth quarter of the stem. The first portion may be in the lower half of the apparent portion of the stem, when the applicator is observed in elevation, that is to say in the portion of the stem that extends visibly under the cap closing down towards the applicator member when the longitudinal axis of the applicator is vertical with the closure cap on top The proximity of the first portion and the applicator member can avoid an excessive amplitude of vibration at the level of the application member and allow better control during makeup.

Dans des exemples de réalisation, l'applicateur comporte ainsi:

  • l'organe de préhension,
  • la tige solidaire de l'organe de préhension,
  • l'organe d'application ou de finition à l'extrémité de la tige, destiné à venir au contact des matières kératiniques, et
la tige comporte la première portion, flexible, par laquelle transitent selon un plus court trajet les vibrations entre le générateur de vibrations et l'organe d'application ou de finition, cette première portion étant au contact au moins d'une deuxième portion d'entrée ou de sortie de vibrations, la première portion se situant plus près de l'organe d'application ou de finition que du générateur de vibrations. Par « première portion se situant plus près de l'organe d'application ou de finition que du générateur de vibrations » il faut comprendre que la distance entre la première portion et l'organe d'application est inférieure à celle entre la première portion et le générateur de vibrations. Par exemple, la première portion définit l'extrémité distale de la tige et une distance non nulle sépare l'extrémité proximale de la première portion du générateur de vibrations, lequel est par exemple incorporé au capuchon de fermeture. La distance au générateur de vibration est par exemple mesurée à partir de l'extrémité inférieure d'un moteur entraînant en rotation une masselotte présentant un balourd. Lorsque la première portion est séparée de l'organe d'application, d'une première distance mesurée le long de l'axe longitudinal de l'applicateur entre l'extrémité proximale de l'organe d'application et l'extrémité distale de la première portion, et que la première portion est séparée d'une deuxième distance du générateur de vibrations, cette deuxième distance étant mesurée entre l'extrémité distale de la première portion et l'extrémité proximale du générateur de vibrations, la deuxième distance est supérieure à la première.In exemplary embodiments, the applicator thus comprises:
  • the grasping organ,
  • the rod secured to the gripping member,
  • the applicator or finish member at the end of the stem, intended to come into contact with the keratin materials, and
the rod comprises the first flexible portion, through which the vibration between the vibration generator and the applicator or finishing member passes along a shorter path, this first portion being in contact with at least a second portion of input or output vibration, the first portion being closer to the application member or finishing than the vibration generator. By "first portion being closer to the application member or finishing than the vibration generator" it should be understood that the distance between the first portion and the applicator member is less than that between the first portion and the vibration generator. For example, the first portion defines the distal end of the stem and a non-zero distance separates the proximal end of the first portion of the vibration generator, which is for example incorporated in the closure cap. The distance to the vibration generator is for example measured from the lower end of a motor rotating a flyweight having an unbalance. When the first portion is separated from the applicator member by a first distance measured along the longitudinal axis of the applicator between the proximal end of the applicator member and the distal end of the applicator member. first portion, and that the first portion is separated from a second distance of the vibration generator, this second distance being measured between the distal end of the first portion and the proximal end of the vibration generator, the second distance is greater than the first one.

La première portion peut comporter, dans des exemples de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, l'un au moins d'une gorge annulaire, d'un évidement débouchant sur sa surface latérale et/ou d'une ouverture traversante, notamment de contour fermé. Cette dernière peut être d'axe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la tige.The first portion may comprise, in embodiments of the invention, at least one annular groove, a recess opening on its lateral surface and / or a through opening, in particular an outline closed. The latter may be of axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rod.

L'applicateur peut aussi comporter une ouverture traversante, de contour fermé, sur le plus court trajet des vibrations, ailleurs que sur la première portion ci-dessus.The applicator may also include a through opening, closed contour, on the shortest path of vibration, other than the first portion above.

L'ouverture traversante, qu'elle soit réalisée ou non sur la première portion, peut comporter au moins une fente.The through opening, whether made on the first portion or not, may comprise at least one slot.

L'organe d'application ou de finition peut s'étendre selon un axe longitudinal qui est confondu ou non avec l'axe longitudinal d'une portion proximale d'un support auquel se raccorde l'organe d'application ou de finition, par exemple la tige ci-dessus.The applicator or finishing member may extend along a longitudinal axis that coincides with the longitudinal axis of a proximal portion of a support to which the applicator or finishing member is connected, by example the rod above.

La première portion ou la portion évidée ci-dessus peut présenter une forme sans symétrie axiale, afin par exemple de créer une dissymétrie dans le traitement des vibrations par la première portion ou la portion évidée.The first portion or the recessed portion above may have a shape without axial symmetry, for example to create an asymmetry in the treatment of vibrations by the first portion or the recessed portion.

L'organe d'application ou de finition peut être une brosse ou un peigne pour appliquer un produit sur les cils et/ou les sourcils ou parfaire un maquillage des cils et des sourcils. L'organe d'application ou de finition peut être une brosse excentrée, comportant au moins une portion dans laquelle l'âme est excentrée relativement à l'axe de la surface enveloppe de la brosse, définie par les extrémités libres des poils.The applicator or finishing member may be a brush or a comb to apply a product on the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows or complete a make-up of the eyelashes and eyebrows. The applicator or finishing member may be an eccentric brush, comprising at least one portion in which the core is eccentric relative to the axis of the envelope surface of the brush, defined by the free ends of the bristles.

L'organe d'application ou de finition peut être un pinceau ou comporter une mousse ou une membrane. L'organe d'application ou de finition peut être floqué.The applicator or finishing member may be a brush or comprise a foam or a membrane. The applicator or finishing member can be flocked.

L'invention a encore pour objet, selon un autre de ses aspects, un dispositif dans lequel la première portion sert à la fixation d'un générateur de vibrations sur l'applicateur ou sur une source vibrante montée sur l'applicateur.The invention further relates, in another of its aspects, to a device in which the first portion serves to fix a vibration generator on the applicator or on a vibrating source mounted on the applicator.

L'invention a encore pour objet, selon un autre de ses aspects, un procédé pour appliquer une composition cosmétique sur des matières kératiniques ou parfaire un maquillage, comportant les étapes consistant à :

  • amener au contact des matières kératiniques une surface d'un organe d'application ou de finition soumise à des vibrations provenant d'un générateur de vibrations, les vibrations étant essentiellement de fréquence allant par exemple de 1 Hz à 500 Hz, mieux 10 à 300 Hz,
  • modifier les vibrations en intensité et/ou en orientation en disposant sur le plus court trajet des vibrations entre la source vibrante et ladite surface l'une au moins de :
  • une première portion disposée au contact d'une deuxième portion d'entrée ou de sortie des vibrations telle que définie ci-dessus, par exemple ayant une dureté supérieure à celle de la première portion,
  • une succession d'évidements et/ou une portion évidée, qui n'est pas de section circulaire pleine, ou une portion ondulée ou hélicoïdale. Il peut s'agir par exemple d'une portion évidée comportant une ouverture traversante, de contour fermé.
Another subject of the invention is, according to another of its aspects, a method for applying a cosmetic composition to keratin materials or perfecting a make-up, comprising the steps of:
  • bringing into contact with keratin materials a surface of an applicator or finishing member subjected to vibrations originating from a vibration generator, the vibrations being essentially of frequency ranging for example from 1 Hz to 500 Hz, better still from 10 to 300 Hz,
  • modify the vibrations in intensity and / or orientation by arranging on the shortest path vibrations between the vibrating source and said surface at least one of:
  • a first portion disposed in contact with a second input or output portion of the vibrations as defined above, for example having a hardness greater than that of the first portion,
  • a succession of recesses and / or a recessed portion, which is not of solid circular section, or a corrugated or helical portion. It may be for example a recessed portion having a through opening, closed contour.

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

  • la figure 1 est une vue en élévation, avec coupe longitudinale partielle, d'un exemple de dispositif de conditionnement et d'application réalisé conformément à l'invention,
  • la figure 2 représente un détail de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 illustre le montage de la source vibrante sur le corps de l'applicateur,
  • la figure 4 est une vue selon IV de la figure 3,
  • la figure 5 illustre l'utilisation de l'applicateur de la figure 1,
  • les figures 6 à 28 illustrent des variantes de réalisation de la première portion ci-dessus,
  • les figures 29 à 31 représentent en élévation des variantes d'applicateurs,
  • les figures 32 à 34 représentent des variantes de réalisation de l'organe d'application ou de finition,
  • les figures 35 et 36 représentent, en coupe longitudinale partielle, d'autres variantes de réalisation de l'applicateur,
  • la figure 37 représente une variante de réalisation de la source vibrante,
  • les figures 38 à 41 illustrent des variantes de réalisation du support de l'organe d'application, conformément à l'invention,
  • la figure 42 est une section selon XXXXII de la figure 41,
  • la figure 43 illustre une variante de montage du générateur de vibrations,
  • les figures 44 à 46 illustrent des exemples de positionnement de la surface de commande relativement au générateur de vibrations, et
  • la figure 47 est une coupe longitudinale, partielle et schématique, d'un applicateur réalisé conformément à une variante de mise en oeuvre de l'invention.
The invention will be better understood on reading the following detailed description, non-limiting examples of implementation thereof, and on examining the appended drawing, in which:
  • the figure 1 is an elevational view, with partial longitudinal section, of an exemplary packaging and application device produced according to the invention,
  • the figure 2 represents a detail of the figure 1 ,
  • the figure 3 illustrates the mounting of the vibrating source on the body of the applicator,
  • the figure 4 is a view according to IV of the figure 3 ,
  • the figure 5 illustrates the use of the applicator of the figure 1 ,
  • the Figures 6 to 28 illustrate alternative embodiments of the first portion above,
  • the Figures 29 to 31 represent in elevation variants of applicators,
  • the Figures 32 to 34 represent alternative embodiments of the applicator or finishing member,
  • the figures 35 and 36 represent, in partial longitudinal section, other embodiments of the applicator,
  • the figure 37 represents an alternative embodiment of the vibrating source,
  • the Figures 38 to 41 illustrate alternative embodiments of the support of the applicator member according to the invention,
  • the figure 42 is a section according to XXXXII of the figure 41 ,
  • the figure 43 illustrates a mounting variant of the vibration generator,
  • the Figures 44 to 46 illustrate examples of positioning of the control surface relative to the vibration generator, and
  • the figure 47 is a longitudinal section, partial and schematic, of an applicator made according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.

On a représenté sur les figures 1 à 5 un dispositif de conditionnement et d'application 1 comportant un récipient 2 contenant un produit P à appliquer sur les cils ou les sourcils, par exemple du mascara, et un applicateur 3 comportant une tige 4 munie à son extrémité distale 4a d'un organe d'application 5 et se raccordant à son extrémité proximale à un organe de préhension 6 constituant également un capuchon de fermeture du récipient 2. Ce dernier est équipé d'un organe d'essorage 7, par exemple constitué par une pièce en élastomère insérée dans le col 8 du récipient. L'organe d'essorage 7 peut être conventionnel ou non, voire être réglable.We have shown on Figures 1 to 5 a packaging and application device 1 comprising a receptacle 2 containing a product P to be applied to the eyelashes or eyebrows, for example mascara, and an applicator 3 comprising a rod 4 provided at its distal end 4a with an organ 5 and being connected at its proximal end to a gripping member 6 also constituting a closing cap of the container 2. The latter is equipped with a wiper member 7, for example constituted by an elastomer piece inserted into the neck 8 of the container. The wiper member 7 may be conventional or not, or even be adjustable.

L'organe de préhension 6 est agencé pour fermer de manière étanche le récipient 2 au terme de son vissage sur le col 8, de façon connue en soi.The gripping member 6 is arranged to seal the container 2 at the end of its screwing on the neck 8, in a manner known per se.

L'organe d'essorage 7 définit, dans l'exemple illustré, un orifice d'essorage 9 de section circulaire, dont le diamètre correspond sensiblement à celui de la tige 4, celle-ci étant dans l'exemple illustré de section transversale circulaire au moins sur toute sa partie engagée dans le récipient.In the example illustrated, the wiper member 7 defines a wiping orifice 9 of circular cross section, the diameter of which corresponds substantially to that of the rod 4, the latter being in the illustrated example of a circular cross-section. at least on all its part engaged in the container.

La tige 4 présente, dans l'exemple considéré, un axe longitudinal X rectiligne, qui coïncide sensiblement avec l'axe du col 8 du récipient 2 lorsque l'applicateur 3 est en place sur celui-ci.The rod 4 has, in the example considered, a straight longitudinal axis X, which coincides substantially with the axis of the neck 8 of the container 2 when the applicator 3 is in place thereon.

La tige 4 comporte une première portion 20, flexible, s'étendant dans l'exemple des figures 1 à 5 à partir de l'extrémité distale 4a de la tige 4 sur une distance l, et une deuxième portion 25, plus rigide. La longueur l de la première portion 20 va par exemple de 10 à 20 mm, voire plus.The rod 4 comprises a first portion 20, flexible, extending in the example of Figures 1 to 5 from the distal end 4a of the rod 4 over a distance 1 , and a second portion 25, more rigid. The length l of the first portion 20 is for example 10 to 20 mm or more.

Dans l'exemple illustré aux figures 1 à 5, la portion flexible 20 est de section transversale circulaire, par exemple de diamètre égal à celui deuxième portion 25, mais il pourrait en être différemment.In the example shown in Figures 1 to 5 , the flexible portion 20 is of circular cross section, for example of the same diameter as the second portion 25, but it could be different.

La portion flexible 20 est réalisée par exemple dans un matériau plus souple que celui dans lequel est réalisé la deuxième portion 25, par exemple un matériau de la liste suivante : matériau élastomère, thermoplastique, thermoplastique élastomère, PEBD, PVC, Hytrel®, EPDM, EVA, SIS, SEBS, latex, silicone, nitrile, butyl, polyuréthane, polyéther bloc amide, cette liste n'étant pas limitative.The flexible portion 20 is made for example in a softer material than that in which the second portion 25 is made, for example a material from the following list: elastomeric material, thermoplastic, thermoplastic elastomer, LDPE, PVC, Hytrel ® , EPDM, EVA, SIS, SEBS, latex, silicone, nitrile, butyl, polyurethane, polyether amide block, this list is not limiting.

La deuxième portion 25 est par exemple réalisée en une matière plastique par exemple une polyoléfine ou en POM.The second portion 25 is for example made of a plastic material for example a polyolefin or POM.

Dans l'exemple considéré, l'organe d'application 5 est une brosse comportant une âme 10 formée par deux brins métalliques torsadés, cette âme 10 ayant une portion proximale fixée dans un logement 24 de la tige 4, étant par exemple insérée à force dans ce logement 24, comme illustré sur la figure 2. Le logement 24 est formé dans la première portion 20 dans l'exemple des figures 1 à 5.In the example considered, the applicator member 5 is a brush comprising a core 10 formed by two twisted metal strands, this core 10 having a proximal portion fixed in a housing 24 of the rod 4, for example being inserted by force in this housing 24, as illustrated on the figure 2 . The housing 24 is formed in the first portion 20 in the example of Figures 1 to 5 .

L'âme 10 porte des poils 11 maintenus par serrage entre les spires de l'âme 10 et s'étendant sensiblement radialement à partir de l'âme.The core 10 carries bristles 11 held by clamping between the turns of the core 10 and extending substantially radially from the core.

L'organe d'application 5 pourrait être autre, par exemple un peigne, une brosse injectée, un embout moulé et/ou floqué, un pinceau, entre autres.The applicator member 5 could be other, for example a comb, an injected brush, a molded and / or flocked tip, a brush, among others.

L'organe de préhension 6 définit un logement 15 ouvert du côté opposé à la tige 4 pour recevoir une source vibrante 320. Plus particulièrement, l'organe de préhension 6 peut comporter une paroi transversale 16 sur laquelle se raccorde la tige 4, qui définit le fond du logement 15, et une paroi tubulaire 18 qui entoure le logement 15. Une fenêtre 19 peut être réalisée dans la paroi 18 pour recevoir un contacteur 323 de la source vibrante 320 et lui permettre d'être actionné par l'utilisateur alors que la source vibrante 320 est en place dans l'organe de préhension 6.The gripping member 6 defines a housing 15 open on the opposite side to the rod 4 to receive a vibrating source 320. More particularly, the gripping member 6 may comprise a transverse wall 16 on which the rod 4, which defines the bottom of the housing 15, and a tubular wall 18 which surrounds the housing 15. A window 19 can be made in the wall 18 to receive a contactor 323 of the vibrating source 320 and allow it to be operated by the user while the vibrating source 320 is in place in the gripping member 6.

Dans l'exemple des figures 1 à 3, on considère que la longueur totale de la tige est sa longueur mesurée entre son extrémité proximale de raccordement à la paroi 16 et son extrémité distale.In the example of Figures 1 to 3 it is considered that the total length of the rod is its length measured between its proximal end of connection to the wall 16 and its distal end.

La première portion 20 se situe dans la moitié inférieure de la tige.The first portion 20 is in the lower half of the stem.

La première portion 20 se situe également dans la moitié inférieure de la tige telle qu'apparente sur la figure 1, c'est-à-dire la portion de la tige située sous l'organe de préhension 6.The first portion 20 is also in the lower half of the stem as apparent on the figure 1 , that is to say the portion of the rod located under the gripping member 6.

Le contacteur 323 est avantageusement à contact fugitif, c'est-à-dire qu'il change d'état tant que l'utilisateur l'actionne et reprend son état initial dès que l'utilisateur le relâche. Le contacteur 323 pourrait encore être à contact permanent.The contactor 323 is advantageously in fugitive contact, that is to say, it changes state as the user activates and returns to its initial state as soon as the user releases it. Contactor 323 could still be in permanent contact.

La source vibrante 320 comporte une source électrique, par exemple au moins une pile ou un accumulateur, non représentée sur les figures, et un générateur de vibrations 325 qui est par exemple un moteur entraînant une masselotte excentrée, ce moteur étant de préférence un moteur en forme de disque. La source vibrante comporte par exemple une pile de 1, 5 V. Le moteur est par exemple agencé pour tourner à une vitesse de rotation allant de 5000 à 12000 tr/min quand alimenté par la pile de 1,5 V. Le moteur peut être contenu avec la masselotte excentrée dans un carter en forme de disque.The vibrating source 320 comprises an electric source, for example at least one battery or accumulator, not shown in the figures, and a vibration generator 325 which is for example a motor driving an eccentric feeder, this motor preferably being a motor in operation. disc shape. The vibrating source comprises, for example, a 1.5 V battery. The motor is for example designed to rotate at a rotation speed ranging from 5000 to 12000 rpm when powered by the 1.5 V battery. The motor can be contained with the eccentric feeder in a disc-shaped casing.

Selon l'orientation de l'axe de rotation du moteur, les vibrations peuvent être générées soit transversalement à l'axe longitudinal X du dispositif 1, soit parallèlement à cet axe longitudinal, soit encore autrement. Le cas échéant, l'applicateur peut être agencé pour permettre à l'utilisateur de faire varier l'orientation des vibrations relativement à l'organe d'application 5.Depending on the orientation of the axis of rotation of the motor, the vibrations can be generated either transversely to the longitudinal axis X of the device 1, or parallel to this longitudinal axis, or else otherwise. Where appropriate, the applicator may be arranged to allow the user to vary the orientation of the vibrations relative to the applicator member 5.

La source vibrante 320 peut comporter une portion 327 qui vient en engagement avec l'organe de préhension 6 pour transmettre les vibrations de la source vibrante à l'organe d'application 5, par l'intermédiaire de la tige 4.The vibrating source 320 may comprise a portion 327 which comes into engagement with the gripping member 6 to transmit the vibrations of the vibrating source to the applicator member 5, via the rod 4.

Dans l'exemple considéré, la deuxième portion 25 de la tige 4 est venue d'une seule pièce par moulage avec l'organe de préhension 6, mais on ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention lorsque la tige 4 est rapportée sur l'organe de préhension, ou lorsque celui-ci est réalisé par assemblage d'au moins deux pièces dont l'une porte la tige 4.In the example considered, the second portion 25 of the rod 4 is integrally molded with the gripping member 6, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the rod 4 is attached to the gripping member, or when it is made by assembling at least two parts, one of which carries the rod 4.

La fréquence fondamentale des vibrations générées par le moteur est par exemple comprise entre 1 et 500 Hz, par exemple entre 10 et 300 Hz ou 50 et 200 Hz.The fundamental frequency of the vibrations generated by the motor is for example between 1 and 500 Hz, for example between 10 and 300 Hz or 50 and 200 Hz.

L'applicateur 3 comporte une surface de commande 340 sur laquelle l'utilisateur peut appuyer, comme illustré à la figure 5, pour déclencher le fonctionnement de la source vibrante 320.The applicator 3 has a control surface 340 on which the user can press, as illustrated in FIG. figure 5 , to trigger the operation of the vibrating source 320.

Dans l'exemple considéré, cette surface de commande 340 est définie par un levier de commande 343 qui est relié à la source vibrante 320, étant par exemple venu de moulage avec une partie du boitier de celle-ci. En variante, la surface de commande 340 pourrait être définie par le contacteur 323 lui-même.In the example considered, this control surface 340 is defined by a control lever 343 which is connected to the vibrating source 320, for example coming from molding with a part of the box thereof. Alternatively, the control surface 340 could be defined by the contactor 323 itself.

Le levier de commande 343 s'étend, dans l'exemple considéré, au-delà de la portion 327 et a son extrémité 345 qui vient à proximité de celle l'organe de préhension, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 1.The control lever 343 extends, in the example considered, beyond the portion 327 and at its end 345 which comes close to that of the gripping member, as can be seen in FIG. figure 1 .

Le levier 343 peut fléchir autour de la zone de raccordement 348 avec le boîtier de la source vibrante 320 de manière à permettre à l'utilisateur, en appuyant sur la surface de commande 340, d'agir sur le contacteur 323.The lever 343 can flex around the connection zone 348 with the housing of the vibrating source 320 so as to allow the user, by pressing on the control surface 340, to act on the contactor 323.

On peut voir sur la figure 5 que la surface de commande 340 se situe entre la source vibrante 320 et l'organe d'application 5, relativement à l'axe longitudinal X de l'applicateur, ce qui permet à l'utilisateur de manipuler avec précision l'organe d'application 5, étant donné la distance séparant ses doigts de l'organe d'application 5, sans être exposé pour autant trop fortement aux vibrations du générateur de vibrations 325, puisque celui-ci est situé en retrait de la zone de préhension de l'applicateur 3.We can see on the figure 5 that the control surface 340 is located between the vibrating source 320 and the applicator member 5 relative to the longitudinal axis X of the applicator, which allows the user to manipulate with precision the organ of application 5, given the distance separating its fingers from the applicator member 5, without being too strongly exposed to the vibrations of the vibration generator 325, since it is set back from the gripping zone of the applicator 3.

La première portion 20 exerce une influence sur les vibrations transmises à l'organe d'application 5, en termes d'amplitude et/ou d'orientation. La première portion peut agir comme un filtre de fréquences.The first portion 20 exerts an influence on the vibrations transmitted to the applicator member 5, in terms of amplitude and / or orientation. The first portion can act as a frequency filter.

La première portion 20 peut par exemple avoir une longueur choisie de manière à amplifier les vibrations transmises à l'organe d'application 5, et permettre par exemple à l'organe d'application 5 d'avoir une amplitude de vibration plus grande.The first portion 20 may for example have a length chosen so as to amplify the vibrations transmitted to the applicator member 5, and allow, for example, the applicator member 5 to have a greater amplitude of vibration.

La première portion 20 peut notamment être réalisée de manière à permettre à l'organe d'application d'entrer en résonance aux fréquences de vibration du générateur de vibrations, ce qui peut permettre d'amplifier l'amplitude de ces vibrations.The first portion 20 may in particular be made to allow the application member to resonate at the vibration frequencies of the vibration generator, which may allow to amplify the amplitude of these vibrations.

La première portion 20 peut être fixée de diverses manières sur la deuxième portion 25, comportant par exemple un embout 20f inséré à force dans un logement 22 de la deuxième portion 25, comme illustré à la figure 2.The first portion 20 may be fixed in various ways on the second portion 25, for example having a tip 20f forcibly inserted into a housing 22 of the second portion 25, as illustrated in FIG. figure 2 .

On voit sur la figure 2 que les logements 22 et 24 peuvent avoir la même taille et la même forme, ce qui peut permettre la suppression de la portion flexible 20 et l'insertion de l'âme 10 dans le logement 22 dans le cas où la portion flexible 20 ne serait pas nécessaire.We see on the figure 2 that the housings 22 and 24 may have the same size and the same shape, which may allow the removal of the flexible portion 20 and the insertion of the core 10 in the housing 22 in the case where the flexible portion 20 would be not necessary.

On voit aussi sur la figure 2 que la deuxième portion 25 est pleine ailleurs qu'au niveau du logement 22.We also see on the figure 2 that the second portion 25 is solid elsewhere than at the level of the housing 22.

La première portion 20 peut par exemple comporter un logement 35 pour recevoir une partie de fixation mâle de la deuxième portion 25, comme illustré sur la figure 6.The first portion 20 may for example comprise a housing 35 for receiving a male fastening portion of the second portion 25, as shown in FIG. figure 6 .

La première portion 20 peut aussi être surmoulée sur la deuxième portion ou vice versa, ou être maintenue par sertissage dans le logement 22 de la tige 4, comme illustré sur la figure 7.The first portion 20 may also be overmolded on the second portion or vice versa, or be crimped in the housing 22 of the rod 4, as shown in FIG. figure 7 .

Par ailleurs, la forme de la première portion 20 peut être autre que cylindrique, comme illustré à la figure 8.Moreover, the shape of the first portion 20 may be other than cylindrical, as illustrated in FIG. figure 8 .

La première portion 20 peut par exemple comporter une extrémité 26 chanfreinée, comme illustré sur la figure 8, laquelle peut faciliter la rentrée de l'applicateur 3 dans le récipient 2.The first portion 20 may for example comprise a chamfered end 26, as illustrated in FIG. figure 8 , which can facilitate the retraction of the applicator 3 into the container 2.

La première portion 20 peut également comporter une portion amincie 40, par exemple en forme de diabolo, comme illustré sur la figure 9, ou avec une gorge annulaire 41 en forme de créneau, comme illustré sur la figure 10.The first portion 20 may also comprise a thinned portion 40, for example in the form of a diabolo, as illustrated in FIG. figure 9 , or with an annular groove 41 in the form of a crenel, as illustrated in FIG. figure 10 .

La première portion 20 peut également n'être insérée que partiellement dans le logement 22, comme illustré sur la figure 12, et une gorge annulaire 43 peut être formée, le cas échéant, en avant de l'extrémité distale de la deuxième portion 25, la largeur de cette gorge 43 dépendant du degré d'enfoncement de la partie de fixation de la première portion 20 dans la deuxième portion 25.The first portion 20 may also be inserted only partially in the housing 22, as shown in FIG. figure 12 , and an annular groove 43 may be formed, if necessary, in front of the distal end of the second portion 25, the width of this groove 43 depending on the degree of depression of the attachment portion of the first portion 20 in the second portion 25.

La flexibilité de la première portion 20 peut être uniquement due au choix du matériau la constituant, ou encore être due à la fois au choix du matériau et à sa forme.The flexibility of the first portion 20 may be solely due to the choice of material constituting it, or be due to both the choice of material and its shape.

Une forme amincie, comme illustré sur les figures 9 et 10, peut conférer davantage de flexibilité.A thinned form, as illustrated on Figures 9 and 10 , can confer more flexibility.

On ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention lorsque la première portion 20 présente une plus grande dimension transversale supérieure à une plus grande dimension transversale de la deuxième portion 25, comme illustré sur la figure 11.It is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the first portion 20 has a greater transverse dimension greater than a larger transverse dimension of the second portion 25, as illustrated in FIG. figure 11 .

On a représenté à la figure 13 une variante dans laquelle la première portion 20 comporte une partie apparente 20a qui présente une dimension transversale plus petite que celle de la deuxième portion 25.We have shown figure 13 a variant in which the first portion 20 has an apparent portion 20a which has a transverse dimension smaller than that of the second portion 25.

La première portion 20 peut être réalisée, le cas échéant, avec une collerette 20b venant buter contre l'extrémité axiale adjacente de la deuxième portion 25.The first portion 20 can be made, if necessary, with a flange 20b abutting against the adjacent axial end of the second portion 25.

On a illustré à la figure 14 la possibilité de réaliser la première portion 20 avec un profil variable entre la partie de la première portion 20 servant à la fixation de l'organe d'application 5 et celle servant à la fixation dans la deuxième portion 25.We illustrated at the figure 14 the possibility of producing the first portion 20 with a variable profile between the portion of the first portion 20 for fixing the applicator member 5 and that for fixing in the second portion 25.

Dans l'exemple illustré, la première portion 20 comporte par exemple plusieurs nervures annulaires 60 séparées par des gorges annulaires 61 définissant des zones de plus petit diamètre, ce qui peut accroître la flexibilité de la portion flexible 20 et avoir une action sur les vibrations. On peut également voir sur cette figure que la première portion 20 peut comporter une tête élargie 20e qui est retenue dans un logement de la deuxième portion 25, par exemple par sertissage de celle-ci, de manière à former une indentation 47 vers l'intérieur.In the illustrated example, the first portion 20 comprises for example a plurality of annular ribs 60 separated by annular grooves 61 defining areas of smaller diameter, which can increase the flexibility of the flexible portion 20 and have an action on the vibrations. It can also be seen in this figure that the first portion 20 may comprise an enlarged head 20e which is retained in a housing of the second portion 25, for example by crimping thereof, so as to form an indentation 47 inwards .

On a illustré à la figure 16 la possibilité pour la première portion 20 de présenter une partie 20f servant à la fixation sur la deuxième portion 25, un retreint 20g pouvant accueillir une indentation venue du sertissage de la deuxième portion 25.We illustrated at the figure 16 the possibility for the first portion 20 to have a portion 20f for attachment to the second portion 25, a retreint 20g can accommodate an indentation coming from the crimping of the second portion 25.

D'une façon générale, comme illustré, la première portion peut être réalisée avec un rétreint 20w situé axialement entre la partie de la première portion servant à la fixation de l'organe d'application sur la première portion et la partie de la première portion 20 servant à la fixation sur la deuxième portion 25.In general, as illustrated, the first portion may be made with a shrinkage 20w located axially between the portion of the first portion serving to fix the applicator member on the first portion and the portion of the first portion. 20 for attachment to the second portion 25.

La figure 17 représente la tige de la figure 16 lors d'une flexion de la portion flexible 20. On peut voir sur cette figure que non seulement la première portion 20 peut se déformer au niveau de son retreint annulaire mais également que la partie servant à la fixation sur la deuxième portion peut s'étirer, un espace pouvant apparaître extérieurement entre les première et deuxième portions.The figure 17 represents the stem of the figure 16 when flexing the flexible portion 20. It can be seen in this figure that not only the first portion 20 can deform at its annular retreint but also that the portion for fixing on the second portion can stretch , a space that can appear externally between the first and second portions.

En variante encore, la première portion 20 peut présenter une section transversale autre que circulaire, de forme choisie par exemple dans la liste suivante : polygonale, carrée, rectangulaire, triangulaire, non circulaire, oblongue, ovale, elliptique, réuniforme en forme d'étoile ou avec une ou plusieurs gorges. De même, le reste de la tige peut avoir une section transversale de forme choisie dans la même liste. Les sections transversales de la première portion et du reste de la tige peuvent ainsi être identiques ou différentes sans que l'on sorte du cadre de la présente invention.As a further variant, the first portion 20 may have a cross section other than circular, of shape chosen for example from the following list: polygonal, square, rectangular, triangular, non-circular, oblong, oval, elliptical, star-shaped reuniform or with one or more grooves. Similarly, the rest of the rod may have a cross section of shape chosen from the same list. The cross sections of the first portion and the rest of the rod may thus be identical or different without departing from the scope of the present invention.

La figure 18 représente un autre exemple de réalisation de la première portion 20 avec une succession d'évidements 61, lesquels sont constitués par exemple par des gorges annulaires.The figure 18 represents another embodiment of the first portion 20 with a succession of recesses 61, which consist for example of annular grooves.

Les nervures 60 définissant entre elles les gorges 61 peuvent le cas échéant être orientées obliquement, relativement à l'axe longitudinal X de l'applicateur, comme illustré à la figure 19. Cela peut créer une dissymétrie dans le traitement des vibrations.The ribs 60 defining between them the grooves 61 may optionally be oriented obliquely relative to the longitudinal axis X of the applicator, as illustrated in FIG. figure 19 . This can create an asymmetry in the treatment of vibrations.

On a également illustré sur la figure 19 la possibilité pour l'organe d'application ou de finition 5 d'être une brosse ou un peigne présentant une surface enveloppe généralement sphérique.We also illustrated on the figure 19 the possibility for the applicator or finishing member 5 to be a brush or a comb having a generally spherical envelope surface.

La première portion 20 peut comporter une ouverture traversante 70, comme illustré à la figure 20, d'axe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal X de l'applicateur. Cette ouverture traversante est par exemple une fente, qui peut être allongée selon l'axe X, avec par exemple des bords 71 réguliers ou non.The first portion 20 may include a through opening 70, as shown in FIG. figure 20 , of axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the applicator. This through opening is for example a slot, which can be extended along the X axis, with for example 71 edges regular or not.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 21, la première portion 20 comporte une pluralité de trous 70 constituant autant d'ouvertures traversantes.In the example of the figure 21 , the first portion 20 has a plurality of holes 70 constituting as many through openings.

De telles ouvertures traversantes peuvent modifier les vibrations avant qu'elles n'atteignent l'organe d'application ou de finition.Such through apertures can modify the vibrations before they reach the applicator or finishing member.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 23, le logement 24 destiné à la fixation de l'organe d'application et/ou de finition 5 débouche sur une ouverture traversante 70.In the example of the figure 23 , the housing 24 for fastening the application member and / or finish 5 opens on a through opening 70.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 24, la première portion 20 comporte plusieurs, par exemple trois, ouvertures traversantes 70, se présentant par exemple sous la forme de fentes parallèles, allongées selon un grand axe qui est perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal X. L'espacement entre les fentes, leur orientation et leurs dimensions pourront être choisis en fonction du traitement des vibrations recherché.In the example of the figure 24 , the first portion 20 comprises several, for example three, through openings 70, for example in the form of parallel slots elongate along a major axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X. The spacing between the slots, their orientation and their dimensions can be chosen according to the desired vibration treatment.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 22, la première portion comporte plusieurs gorges annulaires 61 en forme de créneau.In the example of the figure 22 , the first portion comprises a plurality of annular grooves 61 in the form of a slot.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 25, la première portion 20 comporte une gorge annulaire 61 évasée radialement vers l'extérieur, les parties situées de part et d'autre de cette gorge 21 ayant des sections transversales diminuant en direction de la deuxième portion 25 de la tige et en direction de l'extrémité distale 4a de la tige.In the example of the figure 25 , the first portion 20 has an annular groove 61 flared radially outwards, the parts located on either side of this groove 21 having cross sections decreasing in the direction of the second portion 25 of the rod and towards the distal end 4a of the rod.

On a illustré à la figure 26 la possibilité pour la première portion 20 de comporter une série d'évidements 61 d'un côté seulement de la première portion 20, les évidements 61 étant par exemple sous la forme de dents. Cela peut créer une dissymétrie dans le traitement des vibrations.We illustrated at the figure 26 the possibility for the first portion 20 to include a series of recesses 61 on one side only of the first portion 20, the recesses 61 being for example in the form of teeth. This can create an asymmetry in the treatment of vibrations.

Le logement 24 pour la fixation de l'organe d'application et/ou de finition 5 peut être orienté selon un axe Y parallèle à l'axe X, l'organe d'application 5 étant par exemple excentré relativement l'axe longitudinal X.The housing 24 for fixing the applicator and / or finishing member 5 may be oriented along an axis Y parallel to the axis X, the applicator member 5 being for example eccentric relative to the longitudinal axis X .

Dans la variante illustrée à la figure 27, la première portion 20 s'étend selon un axe longitudinal Y curviligne et l'axe longitudinal de l'organe d'application et/ou de finition 5 est décalé par rapport à l'axe longitudinal X.In the variant illustrated in figure 27 the first portion 20 extends along a curvilinear longitudinal axis Y and the longitudinal axis of the applicator and / or finishing member 5 is offset with respect to the longitudinal axis X.

On a illustré à la figure 28 la possibilité pour l'organe d'application 5 de se présenter sous la forme d'un embout floqué, l'invention n'étant pas limitée à un organe d'application ou de finition particulier.We illustrated at the figure 28 the possibility for the applicator member 5 to be in the form of a flocked tip, the invention is not limited to a particular application member or finishing.

On voit sur la figure 29 que la première portion 20 peut être réalisée entre des portions 4b et 4c de la tige, par exemple moins flexibles que la première portion car réalisées dans un matériau plus dur.We see on the figure 29 that the first portion 20 can be made between portions 4b and 4c of the rod, for example less flexible than the first portion because made of a harder material.

La distance d1 de l'extrémité distale de la première portion 20 à l'organe d'application est inférieure à la distance d2 de l'extrémité proximale de la première portion à l'organe de préhension, et la première portion 20 est ainsi plus proche de l'organe d'application qu'elle ne l'est du générateur de vibrations.The distance d 1 from the distal end of the first portion 20 to the applicator member is less than the distance d 2 from the proximal end of the first portion to the gripping member, and the first portion 20 is thus closer to the applicator than it is to the vibration generator.

La première portion 20 peut comporter une ouverture traversante 70, dont le profil peut varier le long de l'axe X, ce profil n'étant pas nécessairement symétrique par rapport à un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe X, comme illustré.The first portion 20 may include a through opening 70, whose profile may vary along the X axis, this profile is not necessarily symmetrical with respect to a plane perpendicular to the X axis, as illustrated.

On a illustré à la figure 30 la possibilité pour la première portion 20 de constituer la majeure partie de la tige 4, s'étendant par exemple jusqu'à l'extrémité distale de la tige. Dans une variante non représentée, la première portion ne s'étend pas jusqu'à l'extrémité distale de la tige. Il peut s'avérer préférable dans certains exemples que la première portion se situe plus près de l'organe d'application ou de finition que du générateur de vibrations, afin d'éviter d'avoir une amplitude de vibration trop grande au niveau de l'organe d'application ou de finition.We illustrated at the figure 30 the possibility for the first portion 20 to constitute most of the rod 4, extending for example to the distal end of the rod. In a variant not shown, the first portion does not extend to the distal end of the rod. It may be preferable in some examples that the first portion is closer to the applicator or finishing member than to the vibration generator, in order to avoid having a too great amplitude of vibration at the level of the application or finishing member.

A la figure 31, on a illustré la possibilité pour l'organe d'application 5 d'être formé d'un pinceau, la première portion 20 étant par exemple intermédiaire entre l'organe de préhension 6 et la deuxième portion 25, cette dernière étant par exemple adjacente à l'organe d'application 5.To the figure 31 the possibility has been illustrated for the applicator member 5 to be formed of a brush, the first portion 20 being for example intermediate between the gripping member 6 and the second portion 25, the latter being for example adjacent to the implementing body 5.

On a illustré aux figures 32 à 34 la possibilité pour la première portion 20 d'être réalisée d'une seule pièce avec l'organe d'application et/ou de finition 5. L'organe d'application et/ou de finition étant par exemple une brosse injectée ou un peigne injecté. L'organe d'application et/ou de finition peut encore être un embout injecté, éventuellement floqué, comme illustré à la figure 33.We have illustrated Figures 32 to 34 the possibility for the first portion 20 to be made in one piece with the application member and / or finish 5. The organ application and / or finishing being for example an injected brush or an injected comb. The applicator and / or finishing member may also be an injected tip, possibly flocked, as illustrated in FIG. figure 33 .

Dans l'exemple de la figure 32, une succession d'évidements formés de gorges annulaires 61 est réalisée sur la première portion 20.In the example of the figure 32 a succession of recesses formed of annular grooves 61 is formed on the first portion 20.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 34, les évidements 61 s'étendent d'un seul côté de l'organe d'application 5.In the example of the figure 34 the recesses 61 extend from one side of the applicator member 5 only.

Le support de l'organe d'application 5 peut être autre qu'une tige destinée à traverser un organe d'essorage et l'on a représenté à la figure 35 un dispositif d'application selon un autre aspect de l'invention dans lequel le support de l'organe d'application comporte une succession d'évidements 61, par exemple sous la forme de gorges annulaires, l'organe d'application 5 étant par exemple un bloc d'une mousse ou une membrane floquée, définissant une surface d'application par exemple en forme de dôme.The support of the applicator member 5 may be other than a rod intended to pass through a wiper member and it is shown in FIG. figure 35 an application device according to another aspect of the invention in which the support of the applicator member comprises a succession of recesses 61, for example in the form of annular grooves, the applicator member 5 being by for example a block of a foam or a flocked membrane, defining an application surface, for example in the form of a dome.

On voit sur cette figure que la source vibrante 320 peut comporter un générateur de vibrations 325 se présentant par exemple sous la forme d'un moteur en forme de disque.It can be seen in this figure that the vibrating source 320 may comprise a vibration generator 325, for example in the form of a disk-shaped motor.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 36, qui concerne également un autre aspect de l'invention, une première portion 120 d'un matériau élastiquement déformable, par exemple un élastomère, est interposée entre une deuxième portion 110 de la source vibrante 320 et une troisième portion 111 d'un logement de l'applicateur qui reçoit la source vibrante 320.In the example of the figure 36 , which also relates to another aspect of the invention, a first portion 120 of an elastically deformable material, for example an elastomer, is interposed between a second portion 110 of the vibrating source 320 and a third portion 111 of a housing of the applicator which receives the vibrating source 320.

La première portion 120, qui est par exemple surmoulée sur la deuxième portion 110, comporte par exemple des évidements 121, par exemple sous la forme de gorges annulaires, ménagés entre des nervures qui viennent en appui contre la troisième portion 111.The first portion 120, which is for example overmolded on the second portion 110, for example comprises recesses 121, for example in the form of annular grooves, formed between ribs which bear against the third portion 111.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 36, l'applicateur peut être quelconque, et comporter en extrémité un organe d'application tel qu'une brosse ou peigne, par exemple.In the example of the figure 36 the applicator may be arbitrary, and may comprise at the end an applicator member such as a brush or comb, for example.

L'invention a ainsi encore pour objet une source vibrante comportant un doigt pour transmettre des vibrations à un applicateur, la source vibrante étant destinée à être insérée dans un logement de l'applicateur, le doigt étant revêtu d'un matériau élastomère par lequel transitent les vibrations.The invention thus also relates to a vibrating source comprising a finger for transmitting vibrations to an applicator, the vibrating source being intended to be inserted into a housing of the applicator, the finger being coated with an elastomeric material through which pass the vibrations.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 37, la source vibrante 320 comporte une bague 130, étant prévue pour se monter sur le doigt D d'un utilisateur.In the example of the figure 37 the vibrating source 320 comprises a ring 130, being provided to mount on the finger D of a user.

La source vibrante 320 peut comporter une première portion 140 réalisée dans un matériau élastomère, avec une série d'évidements 141 et de nervures 142, les vibrations étant transmises à l'applicateur (non représenté) par l'intermédiaire de la portion 140, lors du contact de la source vibrante 320 avec une surface de l'applicateur.The vibrating source 320 may comprise a first portion 140 made of an elastomeric material, with a series of recesses 141 and ribs 142, the vibrations being transmitted to the applicator (not shown) via the portion 140, when contact of the vibrating source 320 with a surface of the applicator.

Le contacteur 323 de la source vibrante peut être disposé du même côté que cette portion 140, de façon à ce que le déclenchement du générateur de vibrations s'effectue automatiquement lorsque la source vibrante est appuyée contre l'applicateur.The contactor 323 of the vibrating source may be disposed on the same side as this portion 140, so that the vibration generator is triggered automatically when the vibrating source is pressed against the applicator.

L'invention a encore pour objet, selon un autre de ses aspects, une telle source vibrante.The invention further relates, in another of its aspects, such a vibrating source.

Par ailleurs, dans certains exemples qui viennent d'être décrits, la tige 4 a été représentée avec un axe longitudinal X rectiligne, mais l'on ne sort pas du cadre de la présente invention s'il en est autrement. L'axe longitudinal X de la tige 4 peut ainsi être courbe. Lorsqu'une distance est mesurée, le long de la tige, la distance est mesurée en restant parallèle à l'axe longitudinal de la tige.Moreover, in some examples which have just been described, the rod 4 has been shown with a longitudinal axis X rectilinear, but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention if it is otherwise. The longitudinal axis X of the rod 4 can thus be curved. When a distance is measured, along the rod, the distance is measured while remaining parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod.

La courbure de l'axe longitudinal X de la tige 4 peut être due à la forme courbe de la première portion 20, comme illustré à la figure 15. La forme courbe peut encore être due à l'insertion plus ou moins complète d'une partie de fixation courbe de la première portion 20 dans le logement 22 de la deuxième portion de la tige 4.The curvature of the longitudinal axis X of the rod 4 may be due to the curved shape of the first portion 20, as illustrated in FIG. figure 15 . The curved shape may still be due to the more or less complete insertion of a curved fixing portion of the first portion 20 in the housing 22 of the second portion of the rod 4.

On a représenté à la figure 38 une tige 4 de support d'un organe d'application 5, comportant une portion 90 ondulée, qui peut être flexible Cette portion ondulée est par exemple réalisée d'une seule pièce par roulage de matière avec le reste de la tige 4, et peut être réalisée en bout de tige, l'organe d'application 5 étant porté par l'extrémité distale de cette portion ondulée 90. Les ondulations sont par exemple transversales à l'axe longitudinal de la tige.We have shown figure 38 a support rod 4 of an applicator member 5, comprising a corrugated portion 90, which may be flexible This corrugated portion is for example made in one piece by rolling the material with the rest of the rod 4, and can be carried out at the end of the rod, the applicator member 5 being carried by the distal end of this corrugated portion 90. The corrugations are for example transverse to the longitudinal axis of the rod.

La section de la tige au niveau de la portion ondulée est par exemple inférieure à celle de la tige ailleurs. L'écartement entre les sommets des ondulations et le nombre de sommets est par exemple choisi en fonction des fréquences à atténuer et/ou amplifier.The section of the rod at the level of the corrugated portion is for example less than that of the rod elsewhere. The spacing between the peaks of the undulations and the number of vertices is for example chosen as a function of the frequencies to be attenuated and / or amplified.

On a représenté à la figure 39 une tige 4 comportant une portion hélicoïdale 91, qui peut être flexible. Cette portion hélicoïdale 91 est par exemple réalisée en bout de tige et peut servir à la fixation de l'organe d'application 5.We have shown figure 39 a rod 4 having a helical portion 91, which can be flexible. This helicoidal portion 91 is for example made at the end of the rod and can be used for fixing the applicator member 5.

Le nombre de spires formées par la portion hélicoïdale 91 peut dépendre du traitement des vibrations souhaité.The number of turns formed by the helical portion 91 may depend on the desired vibration treatment.

La portion hélicoïdale 91 peut être réalisée en une seule pièce par moulage de matière avec le reste de la tige 4.The helicoidal portion 91 can be made in one piece by molding material with the rest of the rod 4.

Les portions ondulées 90 et hélicoïdale 91 peuvent encore être réalisées dans une autre matière que celle de la tige, par exemple dans une matière plus souple.The corrugated portions 90 and helical 91 may be made in another material than that of the rod, for example in a softer material.

Les portions ondulée 90 et hélicoïdale 91 peuvent être situées ailleurs qu'en bout de tige, par exemple en un emplacement de la tige intermédiaire entre ses extrémités proximales et distales.The wavy 90 and helical portions 91 may be located elsewhere than at the end of the rod, for example at a location of the intermediate rod between its proximal and distal ends.

On a représenté à la figure 40 une variante de réalisation dans laquelle la tige présente une portion 92 comportant une série d'évidements 61 par exemple des évidements annulaires ou des évidements ayant une autre forme. Ces évidements 61 peuvent conférer de la flexibilité, localement, à la tige.We have shown figure 40 an alternative embodiment in which the rod has a portion 92 having a series of recesses 61 for example annular recesses or recesses having another shape. These recesses 61 can provide flexibility, locally, to the rod.

La portion 92 peut être réalisée dans le même matériau que le reste de la tige 4 et peut être située en bout de tige ou ailleurs.The portion 92 may be made of the same material as the rest of the rod 4 and may be located at the end of the rod or elsewhere.

On a représenté à la figure 41 une tige 4 ayant une portion 93 qui présente une section transversale évidée, non circulaire pleine, comportant un évidement 94. L'évidement 94 se présente par exemple sous la forme d'une nervure longitudinale s'étendant sur toute la longueur de la portion 93. La présence de l'évidement 94 modifie la transmission des vibrations entre le générateur de vibrations et l'organe d'application 5, notamment peut amener une dissymétrie dans la propagation des vibrations. L'évidement 94 peut rendre la tige flexible à ce niveau.We have shown figure 41 a rod 4 having a portion 93 which has a recessed cross-section, not solid circular, having a recess 94. The recess 94 is for example in the form of a longitudinal rib extending over the entire length of the portion 93 The presence of the recess 94 modifies the transmission of the vibrations between the vibration generator and the application member 5, in particular can lead to an asymmetry in the propagation of the vibrations. The recess 94 can make the rod flexible at this level.

Dans une variante non illustrée, l'évidement 94 est remplacé par une fente traversante, de contour fermé.In a variant not illustrated, the recess 94 is replaced by a through slot, closed contour.

On a illustré à la figure 43 la possibilité de monter le générateur de vibration 325 sur un support 360 d'un matériau élastiquement déformable, par exemple un élastomère, ce support 360 étant relié à une paroi 361 de la source vibrante, ou de l'applicateur lorsque le générateur des vibrations est présent à demeure sur l'applicateur, le générateur de vibrations étant par exemple contenu dans un boitier qui sert également d'organe de préhension pour l'applicateur. La présence du bloc 360 permet par exemple d'atténuer les vibrations harmoniques par exemple. L'invention a encore pour objet, indépendamment des autres aspects de l'invention, le fait de monter un générateur de vibration sur un support en matériau élastiquement déformable, au sein d'un applicateur d'un produit cosmétique.We illustrated at the figure 43 the possibility of mounting the vibration generator 325 on a support 360 of an elastically deformable material, for example an elastomer, this support 360 being connected to a wall 361 of the vibrating source, or the applicator when the vibration generator is permanently present on the applicator, the vibration generator being for example contained in a housing which also serves as a gripping member for the applicator. The presence of the block 360 makes it possible, for example, to attenuate the harmonic vibrations for example. The invention further relates, independently of the other aspects of the invention, to mounting a generator of vibration on a support of elastically deformable material, within an applicator of a cosmetic product.

On a illustré à la figure 44 la possibilité de disposer le générateur de vibrations 325 vers l'extrémité proximale de l'applicateur. Le contacteur 323 peut être situé à proximité du générateur 325, et son déclenchement peut se faire par exemple par l'intermédiaire d'un levier définissant une surface de commande 340 située entre le générateur 325 et l'organe d'application, relativement à l'axe longitudinal du dispositif.We illustrated at the figure 44 the possibility of arranging the vibration generator 325 towards the proximal end of the applicator. The contactor 323 may be located near the generator 325, and can be triggered for example by means of a lever defining a control surface 340 situated between the generator 325 and the applicator member, relative to the longitudinal axis of the device.

Il s'agit également d'un autre aspect de l'invention, indépendant de la façon dont est réalisé l'applicateur, notamment indépendant de la nature de l'organe d'application et de la manière dont la tige portant l'organe d'application est réalisée.This is also another aspect of the invention, independent of the manner in which the applicator is made, in particular independent of the nature of the applicator member and the manner in which the rod carrying the body of the applicator application is made.

Dans la variante de la figure 45, le générateur de vibrations 325 est décalé par rapport au contacteur 323, lequel définit par exemple la surface de commande 340. Ce contacteur 323 est par exemple plus près de l'extrémité proximale de l'applicateur que ne l'est le générateur de vibrations 325. L'écartement entre le générateur de vibrations 325 et le contacteur 323 peut être par exemple d'au moins 20 mm, de façon à aménager sur l'applicateur une surface de préhension ne se superposant pas avec le générateur de vibrations 325.In the variant of the figure 45 the vibration generator 325 is shifted relative to the contactor 323, which defines for example the control surface 340. This contactor 323 is for example closer to the proximal end of the applicator than is the vibration generator 325. The spacing between the vibration generator 325 and the contactor 323 may for example be at least 20 mm, so as to arrange on the applicator a gripping surface not superimposed with the vibration generator 325.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 46, une surface de préhension 366 est définie à une certaine distance du générateur de vibrations 325, par une portion d'extrémité de la source vibrante 320 comportant par exemple une série d'évidements 368 permettant d'atténuer l'amplitude des vibrations provenant du générateur de vibrations 325. Un levier peut être prévu sur la source vibrante pour agir sur le contacteur 323, ce levier se raccordant par exemple à l'extrémité proximale 369 de la source vibrante.In the example of the figure 46 , a gripping surface 366 is defined at a certain distance from the vibration generator 325, by an end portion of the vibrating source 320 comprising for example a series of recesses 368 making it possible to attenuate the amplitude of the vibrations coming from the generator A lever may be provided on the vibrating source to act on the contactor 323, this lever being connected for example to the proximal end 369 of the vibrating source.

On a illustré à la figure 47 la possibilité de monter la source vibrante 320 sur l'organe de préhension 6 de l'applicateur par l'intermédiaire d'un joint torique 370 et d'une première portion 372, cette dernière étant située sur le plus court trajet des vibrations depuis le générateur de vibrations 325 vers l'organe d'application ou de finition. La portion 372 peut être réalisée dans une matière élastomère et vient en contact d'une deuxième portion formée par la paroi transversale définissant le fond du logement recevant la source vibrante 320. La première portion 372 exerce une influence sur les vibrations, par exemple le filtre.We illustrated at the figure 47 the possibility of mounting the vibrating source 320 on the gripper 6 of the applicator via an O-ring 370 and a first portion 372, the latter being located on the shortest path of vibration since the vibration generator 325 to the applicator or finishing member. The portion 372 may be made of an elastomeric material and comes into contact with a second portion formed by the transverse wall defining the bottom of the housing receiving the vibrating source 320. The first portion 372 has an influence on the vibrations, for example the filter .

Concernant les aspects de l'invention illustrés aux figures 45 à 47, ceux-ci sont indépendants, comme pour la figure 44, de la tige 4 et de l'organe d'application, ainsi que de la forme de l'organe de préhension.Regarding the aspects of the invention illustrated in Figures 45 to 47 , these are independent, as for the figure 44 , the rod 4 and the applicator member, as well as the shape of the gripping member.

L'invention n'est pas limitée aux exemples illustrés.The invention is not limited to the illustrated examples.

Les caractéristiques des différents exemples peuvent se combiner au sein de variantes non illustrées. Par exemple, les organes d'application illustrés peuvent être remplacés par d'autres. L'organe d'application pourrait, dans des variantes, être rotatif relativement à l'organe de préhension, notamment dans le cas où l'organe d'application est une brosse à mascara.The characteristics of the various examples can be combined within non-illustrated variants. For example, the illustrated application members may be replaced by others. The application member could, in variants, be rotatable relative to the gripping member, especially in the case where the applicator member is a mascara brush.

L'expression « comportant un » doit être comprise comme étant synonyme de « comportant au moins un »The phrase "with one" should be understood as being synonymous with "having at least one"

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Applicateur pour appliquer un produit cosmétique sur les matières kératiniques humaines ou parfaire un maquillage, comportant : - une source vibrante (320) comportant un générateur de vibrations (325) vibrant à une fréquence comprise entre 1 Hz et 500 Hz, - un organe de préhension (6), - une tige (4) solidaire de l'organe de préhension, - un organe (5) d'application ou de finition porté par la tige, destiné à venir au contact des matières kératiniques, la tige comportant une première portion flexible par laquelle transitent selon un plus court trajet les vibrations entre le générateur de vibrations (325) et l'organe (5) d'application ou de finition, cette première portion étant au contact au moins d'une deuxième portion (25) d'entrée ou de sortie des vibrations, la première portion se situant plus près de l'organe d'application ou de finition que du générateur de vibrations.Applicator for applying a cosmetic product to human keratin materials or perfecting a make-up, comprising: a vibrating source (320) comprising a vibration generator (325) vibrating at a frequency of between 1 Hz and 500 Hz, - a gripping member (6), a rod (4) integral with the gripping member, a member (5) for applying or finishing carried by the rod, intended to come into contact with the keratin materials, the rod comprising a first flexible portion through which the vibrations pass between the vibration generator (325) and the application or finishing member (5) in a shorter path, this first portion being in contact with at least one second portion (25) input or output vibration, the first portion being closer to the applicator member or finishing than the vibration generator. Applicateur selon la revendication 1, la première portion (20) s'interposant entre des deuxième (4c) et troisième (4b) portions réalisées dans des matériaux plus durs que la première portion.Applicator according to claim 1, the first portion (20) being interposed between second (4c) and third (4b) portions made of materials harder than the first portion. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la source vibrante se situant au dessus de la tige (4).Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the vibrating source being located above the rod (4). Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, l'organe de préhension constituant un capuchon de fermeture du récipient (2) contenant le produit à appliquer.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the gripping member constituting a closing cap of the container (2) containing the product to be applied. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le matériau dans lequel est réalisé la première portion (20) étant choisi parmi les polyoléfines, les PVC, l'EVA pebax®, les nitriles, les butyles, les silicones, les latex, les alliages thermoplastiques, les polyamides, l'acétal.An applicator according to any preceding claim, wherein the material is carried out the first portion (20) being selected from polyolefins, PVC, EVA Pebax ®, nitriles, butyls, silicones, latexes, thermoplastic alloys, polyamides, acetal. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la première portion (20) comportant un logement (24) pour recevoir un embout de fixation de l'organe d'application ou de finition sur la première portion.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the first portion (20) comprising a housing (24) for receiving a fixing end of the applicator or finishing member on the first portion. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la première portion (20) comportant au moins une gorge annulaire (41).Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the first portion (20) comprising at least one annular groove (41). Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la première portion comportant au moins un évidement (61) débouchant sur sa surface latérale.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the first portion comprising at least one recess (61) opening on its lateral surface. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la première portion comportant au moins une ouverture traversante (70).Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the first portion comprising at least one through opening (70). Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la première portion (93) présentant une forme sans symétrie axiale.An applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the first portion (93) having a shape without axial symmetry. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la première portion (90;91;92) étant ondulée ou hélicoïdale.An applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the first portion (90; 91; 92) being corrugated or helical. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, l'organe d'application ou de finition étant choisi parmi les brosses, pinceaux, mousses pour appliquer un produit sur les cils et/ou les sourcils ou parfaire un maquillage des cils et des sourcils.Applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the applicator or finishing member being chosen from brushes, brushes, foams for applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows or to perfect makeup of the eyelashes and eyebrows. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la source de vibration comportant une bague pouvant se monter sur le doigt de l'utilisateur.Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the vibration source comprising a ring that can be mounted on the finger of the user. Applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la source vibrante étant située au moins partiellement dans l'organe de préhension (6).Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the vibrating source being located at least partially in the gripping member (6). Procédé pour appliquer une composition cosmétique sur des matières kératiniques ou parfaire un maquillage à l'aide d'un applicateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, comportant l'étape consistant à : - amener au contact des matières kératiniques une surface de l'organe d'application ou de finition soumise aux vibrations provenant de la source vibrante. A process for applying a cosmetic composition to keratin materials or completing a makeup using an applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 14, comprising the step of: bringing into contact with the keratin materials a surface of the applicator or finishing member subjected to vibrations originating from the vibrating source.
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