JP6709048B2 - Applicator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an applicator and a cosmetic including the applicator.

There is provided a brush-shaped applicator that can be used to apply various types of cosmetics to the skin, hair, etc. of a recipient. This type of applicator is configured by implanting a large number of brush bristles in a handle portion to be gripped by hand, takes a small amount of cosmetic at the tips of the brush bristles, and applies this cosmetic to the skin of the recipient. Used for applying to hair and the like.

Patent Document 1 describes an applicator (makeup brush) in which a large number of brush bristles are planted in a handle (handle) to form a brush. In this applicator, the handle portion has a flat and substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the brush portion and the handle portion are formed in line symmetry (reversal symmetry) with the bristles located at the center of the brush portion as the central axis.

On the other hand, in recent years, cosmetics have been proposed in which one container is filled with multicolor cosmetics having different color tones. In Patent Document 2, a plurality of cosmetic compounds are injected into a plurality of individual spaces separated from each other by a partition wall with a thickness exceeding the partition wall and solidified, so that multicolor cosmetics are adjacent to each other inside a container. A method of manufacturing a stored cosmetic product is described. In Patent Document 3, multicolor cosmetics are accommodated adjacently inside a container without a partition by discharging fluid cosmetic raw materials of different colors from a plurality of discharge nozzles into a container and filling and molding the same. A method for producing a cosmetic product is described.

According to the methods described in Patent Documents 2 and 3, multicolor cosmetics can be filled in one container. As a result, the cosmetics of the respective colors can be applied to the skin or the like of the recipient by mixing any one color or a mixture of multiple colors.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-22815 JP 2012-25730 A JP 2004-2207 A

When applying cosmetics with a brush-shaped applicator, it is necessary to take care so that multicolored cosmetics do not mix colors unintentionally. If cosmetics with different colors are mixed in the brush part or container, it is not possible to select and use any one color, and it is also impossible to mix multiple colors with a desired mixing ratio, so that the desired color is obtained. It becomes difficult to finish makeup.

However, in the conventional brush-shaped applicator as in Patent Document 1, since the brush portion and the handle portion are point-symmetrical, the user cannot easily identify the direction of the brush portion. For this reason, when applying a multicolored cosmetic with a brush-shaped applicator as in Patent Document 1, the orientation of the brush portion in the applicator gripped by each makeup operation becomes random. As a result, the cosmetic that adheres to and remains on the brush bristles at the time of the previous makeup adheres to the cosmetics of other colors and is mixed in the brush portion or the container. In addition, it is possible to avoid color mixture of cosmetics by preparing a small width brush with a narrow width smaller than the filling width of the cosmetics of each color, but it is complicated to use multiple brushes properly. Applying makeup with a brush having a small bristle width may hinder makeup efficiency.

The above problem occurs not only when the coating agent is a cosmetic. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a brush-shaped applicator capable of avoiding the mixing of different types of coating agents, and a cosmetic including the applicator as one application of such an applicator. Is provided.

The present invention relates to an applicator including a handle portion and a brush portion formed by implanting brush bristles in the handle portion, the tip of the brush bristles passing through the center of the brush portion in the width direction. The applicator is characterized in that the handle portion has an inverted asymmetric shape and the brush portion has an inverted asymmetrical shape with respect to a rotation axis extending in the proximal direction.

Further, the present invention provides the above-mentioned applicator, a container body having a cosmetics accommodating portion, different kinds of cosmetics filled in the cosmetics accommodating portion side by side in a predetermined arrangement direction, and a brush accommodating accommodating the applicator. And a cosmetic product.

According to the applicator of the present invention, a user who holds the handle can easily identify the direction of the handle, and therefore, the direction of the brush part implanted in the handle is not confused. It is possible to use the applicator so that the brush portions are always oriented in the same direction, and it is possible to avoid mixing different types of coating agents. Further, according to the cosmetic product provided with such an applicator, the user can easily identify the orientation of the handle part when gripping the handle part of the applicator housed in the brush housing part and taking out the applicator. Therefore, the brush part of the applicator can always be applied to the different types of cosmetics in the same direction, and it is possible to avoid mixing different types of cosmetics in the brush part or the container.

It is a perspective view of the applicator concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of an applicator. It is a bottom view of an applicator. It is a right view of an applicator. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view of cosmetics which shows the state which took out the applicator from the container main body. It is a top view of the opened state of the cosmetics with which the applicator was accommodated in the container body. It is a top view of a protection sheet. It is a top view explaining the usage state of cosmetics. It is a figure which shows the applicator which concerns on a modification. It is a figure which shows the applicator which concerns on a modification.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each drawing, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an applicator 10 of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the handle portion 20 is shown by shading. 2 is a plan view of the applicator 10, and FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the applicator 10. 3 corresponds to a state in which the applicator 10 shown in FIG. 2 is inverted with respect to the rotation axis AX.
FIG. 4 is a right side view of the applicator 10. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. The line AA is a cutting plane that passes through the boundary 45 between the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44 and is parallel to the rotation axis AX. In the cross-sectional views shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the area surrounded by the outline in the cross-sectional shape of the handle portion 20 is shown by leftward hatching or diagonal cross hatching, and the area enclosing the large number of brush bristles 42 in each cross-section is right. It is shown by rising hatching.

First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. The applicator 10 of the present embodiment includes a handle portion 20 and a brush portion 40 formed by implanting brush bristles 42 in the handle portion 20. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, with respect to the rotation axis AX that extends through the center of the brush portion 40 in the width direction and extends in the front proximal direction of the brush bristles 42 (the left-right direction in FIG. 2 ), the handle portion 20 has an inverted asymmetry The shape of the brush portion 40 is reverse asymmetric. The rotation axis AX is the central axis of the brush portion 40. The terms such as the rotation axis and the reversal are used for convenience of description of the shapes and properties of the handle portion 20 and the brush bristles 42, and have no relation to the actual operation of the applicator 10.
The handle portion 20 having an inverted asymmetrical shape with respect to the rotation axis AX means that the operation portion 20 does not have an inverted symmetrical shape with the rotation axis AX as the axis of symmetry.
Further, the property that the brush portion 40 is reversal asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis AX means that the property of the brush portion 40 is not reversal symmetry about the rotation axis AX.
Since the handle 20 has an inverted asymmetrical shape with respect to the rotation axis AX, the user can visually and tactually check the shape of the handle 20 to easily orient the handle 20 and thus the applicator 10. Can be identified.

A large number of brush bristles 42 are planted in the handle portion 20. Here, the fact that the number of brush bristles 42 is large means that there is a number of the brush bristles 42 that cannot be accurately grasped at first glance, for example, 100 or more. The fact that the brush bristles 42 are planted in the handle 20 means that the brush bristles 42 are supported by the handle 20 so as to project from the handle 20.
Here, an assembly of portions of the brush bristles 42 protruding from the handle portion 20 is the brush portion 40, and a portion of each of the brush bristles 42 embedded in the handle portion 20 is included in the brush portion 40. Make it not exist.

Further, the tip base end direction of the brush bristles 42 is an average of the substantially linear direction connecting the base ends 47 of the brush bristles 42 protruding from the handle 20 and the bristle tips 46 with respect to a large number of brush bristles 42. .. As shown in FIG. 2, a large number of brush bristles 42 project substantially leftward from the handle portion 20, and the tip base end direction of the brush bristles 42 is the left-right direction in FIG. 2.
On the other hand, the width direction of the brush portion 40 is a direction orthogonal to the tip base end direction of the brush bristles 42, and is the direction in which the formation dimension of the brush portion 40 is maximum. Hereinafter, the width direction of the brush portion 40 may be referred to as the bristle width direction DR. Further, a direction orthogonal to both the front end direction of the brush bristles 42 and the width direction of the brush portion 40 is referred to as the thickness direction of the brush portion 40. The vertical direction of FIGS. 2 and 4 corresponds to the width direction of the brush portion 40 (the bristle width direction DR), and the horizontal direction of FIG. 4 corresponds to the thickness direction of the brush portion 40. The rotation axis AX is an imaginary axis line that extends through the center of the brush portion 40 in the bristle width direction DR and the thickness direction and extends in the front proximal direction of the brush bristles 42 (see FIGS. 2 and 3 ).

The handle 20 has an inverted asymmetric shape with respect to the rotation axis AX. That is, even if the handle 20 is rotated by 180 degrees about the rotation axis AX, it does not match the three-dimensional shape of the original handle 20. The shape of the handle portion 20 is preferably the same as the original shape even if the handle portion 20 is rotated 360/N (where N is an integer of 2 or more) such as 180°, 120°, 90° about the rotation axis AX. The handle 20 has a rotationally asymmetric shape that does not overlap with the three-dimensional shape of the handle 20.

The properties of the brush portion 40 are reversal asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis AX.
The property of the brush part 40 is a visual state or a tactile property of the brush part 40 or the brush bristles 42 forming the brush part 40 that can be identified by the user. The brush portion 40 may have only one of a visual state and a tactile property asymmetrical with respect to the rotation axis AX, or may have both a visual state and a tactile property asymmetrical with respect to the rotation axis AX.
Since the properties of the brush portion 40 are asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis AX, the user of the applicator 10 can visually or tactually identify the orientation of the brush portion 40.
The visual state of the brush portion 40 may be a shape characteristic such that the contour shape of the bristles of the brush portion 40 is asymmetrical with respect to the rotation axis AX. As an example of the above-mentioned geometrical feature, one of the first bristle area 43 and the second bristle area 44 has a contoured shape of the tip of the bristle, and the other has a smooth linear shape. It may be curved or curved. In this case, the uneven depth of the uneven shape may be set to be large enough to allow the user to visually distinguish the first hair region 43 and the second hair region 44. In addition, the visual state of the brush portion 40 may include non-shape characteristics of the brush portion 40, such as the color of the bristles 42 forming the brush portion 40 and the flock density. The tactile properties of the brush portion 40 include the thickness, hardness, waist strength, and thinness of the bristles 42, as well as whether the bristles 42 are straight bristles or curly bristles. The degree of straight hair shown can be mentioned.

Therefore, when the user uses the applicator 10, the orientation of the applicator 10 can be easily recognized by visually or tactually confirming the shape of the handle portion 20 and the property of the brush portion 40. Therefore, when the user repeatedly uses the applicator 10, the user visually or tactually remembers when the handle 20 was gripped last time, the visual state of the brush 40, or the brush bristles on the fingertips or the skin. By the sense of touch when 42 touches, it can be sensed that the orientation of the brush portion 40 matches or does not match the previous direction. Accordingly, when the user repeatedly uses the applicator 10, it becomes easy to bring the brush portion 40 into contact with the coating material such as the cosmetics 70 and 71 (see FIG. 10) in the same direction every time. Therefore, it is possible to avoid mixing different kinds of coating agents.

Next, the applicator 10 of the present embodiment and the cosmetic 100 (see FIG. 7) including the applicator 10 will be described in detail.

The applicator 10 is used to apply various coating agents. The form of the applied coating agent may be liquid or gel, in addition to powder. Examples of the coating agent include cosmetics 70 and 71 (see FIG. 10) described later, and specifically, makeup agents for skin such as cheeks and highlights are exemplified. That is, the applicator 10 of the present embodiment is, for example, a makeup brush such as a cheek brush or a face brush for applying cosmetics, and the object to be applied is the skin of the person to be applied.

The brush portion 40 is an assembly of a large number of brush bristles 42, and is used for applying an application agent to the entire or a part of the tips of the brush bristles 42 and applying the application agent to an object to be coated. The handle 20 is a portion that a user holds with a finger or a palm when using the applicator 10. The size of the applicator 10 is not particularly limited. For example, the applicator 10 has a size such that it is included in a circular region having a diameter of 3 cm or more and 10 cm or less in a plan view shown in FIG. 20 can be used as if picked with a finger. The user of the applicator 10 and the person to be coated (the person to be coated) to whom the coating agent such as cosmetics is applied may or may not match. As shown in FIG. 2, the handle portion 20 is connected to the base end 47 of the brush portion 40, and with the brush portion 40 as a reference, the base end side (base end direction) in the front base end direction of the brush portion 40. Is located in. That is, the portion of the handle 20 that the user picks with the finger is located on the base end side (base end direction) of the brush base 40 in the forward base end direction.
The handle portion 20 is formed in a plate shape, and the plate surface direction of the handle portion 20 includes the front proximal end direction of the brush portion 40. That is, the normal line direction of the plate surface of the handle portion 20 is orthogonal to the front proximal end direction of the brush portion 40.

<About the brush portion 40 and the brush bristles 42>
Natural fibers or synthetic fibers can be used for the brush bristles 42. As natural fibers, for example, animal hair such as horses and goats, and plant fibers such as palm can be used. As the synthetic fiber, use a polyamide resin such as nylon; a polyester resin such as polytrimethylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate; a fluorine resin such as polytetrafluoroethylene; or a polyolefin resin such as polyethylene. You can

The shape of the brush portion 40 (the shape of the region that envelops the portion protruding from the handle portion 20 in the large number of brush bristles 42 planted in the handle portion 20) is not particularly limited, and may be formed in a plate shape. Alternatively, it may be formed in a columnar shape or a prismatic shape. Further, the large number of brush bristles 42 may be planted in a lump as a whole, or may be planted in a plurality of locations separated from each other. In other words, the applicator 10 may include only one brush portion 40, or may include a plurality of brush portions 40 separated from each other.

The brush portion 40 of the present embodiment has a plate shape, and as shown in FIG. 4, the maximum dimension (brush width WB) of the brush portion 40 in the bristle width direction DR is the brush portion in the thickness direction orthogonal to the bristle width direction DR. It is larger than the maximum dimension of 40 (brush thickness TB). The brush portion 40 of the present embodiment has a flat shape, and specifically, the bristles of the brush portion 40 in a cross section that passes through the base end 47 of the brush bristles 42 protruding from the handle portion 20 and is orthogonal to the rotation axis AX (see FIG. 2). It has a flat shape in which the dimension in the width direction DR is larger than the dimension in the thickness direction. Similarly, the handle portion 20 has a plate shape in which the maximum dimension in the bristle width direction DR (handle width W) is larger than the maximum dimension in the thickness direction (handle thickness T). In other words, the handle 20 also has a flat cross section orthogonal to the rotation axis AX. The thickness direction of the brush portion 40 and the thickness direction of the handle portion 20 coincide with each other. As a result, the applicator 10 of the present embodiment has a plate shape as a whole, and the user grips the handle 20 by pinching the main surfaces 21 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) on the front and back of the handle 20 with fingers. The applicator 10 can be used. In addition, the main surface 21 is a surface parallel to the plane including the rotation axis AX and the arrangement direction of the first bristles 43 and the second bristles 44 on the outer surface of the handle portion 20.
Then, the applicator 10 is moved in any direction while being used with the bristle tips 46 of the brush portion 40 being in contact with the surface of an object to be coated such as the skin (hereinafter, may be referred to as “action surface”). can do. This allows the application agent to be applied to the working surface with a maximum brush width WB.

Here, the bristle width direction DR of the brush portion 40 is a direction that is the width direction of the application region when the application tool 10 is applied with the maximum width of the application agent using the application tool 10, in other words, the brush bristles 42 This is a direction that intersects both the normal direction of the working surface and the feeding direction of the applicator 10 (moving direction of the brush bristles 42 ).

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the outer shape of the brush part 40 of the applicator 10 according to the present embodiment has a rotationally symmetric (inverted symmetric) shape about the rotation axis AX and has a tip end of the brush part 40. It is radially formed so as to spread toward both sides in the bristle width direction DR. As a result, the application conditions on both sides of the brush portion 40 in the bristle width direction DR become uniform, and the application agent can be evenly applied to the working surface. Further, the brush width WB of the brush portion 40 can be made larger than the handle width W of the handle portion 20.

In the applicator 10 of the present embodiment, in addition to the handle portion 20 having the inverted asymmetric shape around the rotation axis AX as described above, the first bristles region 43 and the second bristles region 44 of the brush portion 40 are provided. The colors of the brush bristles 42 included in are different from each other. Accordingly, even if the outer shape of the brush portion 40 is the rotationally symmetrical shape as described above, the orientation of the brush portion 40 can be visually identified based on the color of the brush bristles 42.

That is, the brush portion 40 has a first bristle region 43 and a second bristle region 44 that include the brush bristles 42 on one side and the other side of the bristle width direction DR, respectively. The bristle region is a group of brush bristles 42 and is a partial region of the brush portion 40. At least some of the brush bristles 42 included in the first bristles 43 and the second bristles 44 have different properties. In the applicator 10 of the present embodiment, the different properties of the brush bristles 42 are colors. Hereinafter, the brush bristles 42 included in the first bristles 43 are referred to as brush bristles 42B, the bristles 42 included in the second bristles 44 are referred to as bristles 42W, and the bristles 42B and the bristles 42W are also included. May be collectively referred to as brush bristles 42.
Some or all properties of the brush bristles 42 included in the first bristles 43 and the second bristles 44 are different from each other so that the user can recognize that the applicator 10 has been inverted with respect to the rotation axis AX. Is preferred. It is more preferable that the brush bristles 42 included in the first bristles 43 and the second bristles 44 have different properties from each other in the entire regions. This further prevents the user from confusing the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44, and when the applicator 10 is repeatedly used, the direction of the brush portion 40 is reversed to be used. But avoiding mixing. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the brush bristles 42 included in each of the first bristles 43 and the second bristles 44 have different colors in the entire region.

In the present embodiment, the brush portion 40 exemplifies a mode in which the brush portion 40 has two regions (first bristle regions 43 and second bristle regions 44) in which the colors of the brush bristles 42 are different from each other, but the present invention is not limited to this. I can't. As long as the user can identify the orientation of the brush portion 40 based on the color that the brush bristles 42 exhibit, there may be three or more regions where the bristles 42 have different colors. Here, the color of the brush bristles 42 being different in the plurality of bristle regions means that they can be distinguished from each other based on the color of the brush bristles 42 when the plurality of regions are compared and observed. The colors of the brush bristles 42 included in each region may be uniform, or the colors of each region may be macroscopically identifiable as a group of individual brush bristles 42 having different colors. That is, as an example, the colors of the many bristles 42B included in the first bristles 43 are uniform, and the colors of the many bristles 42W included in the second bristles 44 are different and uniform from the bristles 42B. May be Alternatively, as long as the colors of the first bristle area 43 and the second bristle area 44 can be macroscopically distinguished, a part of the colors of the many bristles 42B included in the first bristle area 43, and The colors of some of the many brush bristles 42W included in the second bristle region 44 may be common. Further, the color of the first hair region 43 that is macroscopically observed may be uniform inside the first hair region 43, or the inside of the first hair region 43 may have uneven color or tone. It may have a difference or a gradation difference. The same applies to the second bristle region 44. Therefore, the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44 may be clearly color-coded, or the color of the brush bristles 42 from the first bristle region 43 to the second bristle region 44 may be different. It may change in multiple stages.

Among them, in the applicator 10 of the present embodiment, the brush bristles 42B included in the first bristles 43 and the brush bristles 42W included in the second bristles 44 have different colors and each have a single color.

Here, that the colors of the brush bristles 42 are different means that any one or more of the brightness, the saturation, and the hue of the brush bristles 42 are different. Among these, it is preferable that the lightness is different from the viewpoint of good visual distinctiveness particularly in a dark place (dim place). In the applicator 10 of the present embodiment, the bristles 42B included in the first bristles 43 and the bristles 42W included in the second bristles 44 have different colors. The brush bristles 42W exhibiting a color having a higher lightness are planted in the second bristles region 44, and the brush bristles 42B exhibiting a color having a lower lightness are planted in the first bristles region 43. The brush bristles 42W have a light color such as white, and the brush bristles 42B have a dark color such as black or brown.

When a synthetic fiber such as nylon is used as the brush bristles 42, the brush bristles 42W are made of a resin material colored in a light color such as white, and the brush bristles 42B are resin materials colored in a dark color such as black or brown. Can be created using. When horse hair is used as the brush bristles 42, white bristles or reed bristles can be selected and used for the brush bristles 42W, and black deer buffs or deer bristles can be selected and used for the brush bristles 42B.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, at the base end 47 of the brush bristles 42, the dimension of the first bristle region 43 along the bristle width direction DR is set to the bristle width dimension WB1, and the dimension of the second bristle region 44 is set. The hair width dimension is WB2. The hair width dimension WB1 of the first hair area 43 and the hair width dimension WB2 of the second hair area 44 may be the same width or different widths. Among these, the hair width dimension WB1 of the first hair region 43 of the present embodiment is larger than the hair width dimension WB2 of the second hair region 44. As a result, the boundary 45 between the brush bristles 42B of the first bristles 43 and the bristles 42W of the second bristles 44 having different properties from each other is closer to one side than the center of the brush portion 40 in the bristle width direction DR. It is located biased toward the (first bristle region 43) or the other side (second bristle region 44). More specifically, the boundary 45 between the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44 exists at a position deviated from the center of the bristle width direction DR to the second bristle region 44 side. In this way, the user who looks at the brush portion 40 reminds the user of an asymmetrical impression. Therefore, in combination with the asymmetrical shape of the handle portion 20 described later, it is possible to prevent the user from mistakenly orienting the applicator 10. can do. In the brush portion 40 of the present embodiment, since the brush bristles 42W exhibiting a color with high brightness are planted in the second bristle region 44 having a narrow bristle width dimension WB2, the impression of the second bristle region 44 is strengthened. Therefore, it is difficult to confuse the direction of the brush portion 40.

In the brush part 40 of the present embodiment, the properties of the brush bristles 42 are the first bristles region 43 and the second bristles region, except that the colors of the first bristles region 43 and the second bristles region 44 are different from each other. It may be common to 44. Specifically, the brush bristles 42B and 42W included in the first bristles 43 and the second bristles 44 and having different colors have the same diameter and bending rigidity. For this reason, the waist strength and the feel of the brush bristles 42 are common to the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44, and the applicability to the working surface can be made common.

The brush portion 40 of the present embodiment is formed by mixing curly bristles and straight bristles. As a result, the coating agent can be entangled with the brush bristles 42 in a favorable manner to improve the coating property and to realize a soft touch. The curly bristles can be created by crimping synthetic fibers that are the material of the brush bristles 42.

As described above, the brush portion 40 is radially formed so as to spread on both sides in the bristle width direction DR, and the boundary 45 between the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44 is on the second bristle region 44 side. Is biased towards. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 4, among the brush bristles 42 forming the brush portion 40, the brush bristles 42a implanted at least in the vicinity of the boundary 45 have the second bristles region in the bristle width direction DR. It is inclined to the side of 44 and protrudes from the handle portion 20. Specifically, the brush bristles 42 a are inclined outward in the bristle width direction DR from the base end 47 toward the bristle tips 46. Accordingly, by pressing the brush bristles 42 against the coating material such as the cosmetics 70, 71, the bristle tips 46 of the brush bristles 42a move to the outside in the bristle width direction DR, and with respect to the brush bristles 42 near the boundary 45. Different kinds of cosmetics 70 and 71 can be mixed appropriately and attached.

<About the handle 20>
The handle portion 20 is a portion that a user holds with a finger. Of the dimensions of the handle 20, the length of the brush bristles 42 in the front proximal direction (the length in the left-right direction in FIG. 2) is referred to as the gripping length L2. As shown in FIG. 2, in the handle portion 20 of the present embodiment, a gripping length L2 extending to the proximal end side of the brush bristles 42 is formed in a partial region in the bristle width direction DR longer than other regions. Has a protruding portion 24, and the grip length extending to the proximal end side of the brush bristles 42 is longer at the position corresponding to the second bristles region 44 than at the position corresponding to the first bristles region 43. Has been formed. The term “base end side” as used herein means the base end direction of the tip base end directions of the brush bristles 42, and the gripping length is the length of the handle portion 20 from the brush bristles 42 toward the base end direction. It is a size. That is, in the handle portion 20, the gripping length in the portion corresponding to the second bristle region 44 is longer than the gripping length in the portion corresponding to the first bristle region 43.
Here, the grip length of the handle portion 20 at the position corresponding to the first bristle region 43 means the grip of the handle portion 20 in the range of the bristle width dimension WB1 in which the brush bristles 42B of the first bristle region 43 are planted. It is the average of the lengths L2. Similarly, the grip length of the handle 20 at the position corresponding to the second bristle region 44 means that the handle 20 is gripped in the range of the bristle width dimension WB2 in which the brush bristles 42W of the second bristle region 44 are planted. It is the average of the lengths L2. The overhanging portion 24 is formed at a position facing a boundary 45 between the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44. A line AA shown in FIG. 2 is a cut surface that passes through the boundary 45 and the overhang portion 24.
Here, in the handle portion 20, the grip length at the portion (overhanging portion 24) corresponding to the second bristle region 44 having a higher brightness than the first bristle region 43 corresponds to the first bristle region 43. It is longer than the grip length at the portion to be touched. Thereby, the impression of the second bristle region 44 and the impression of the portion corresponding to the second bristle region 44 in the handle portion 20 can be synergistically strengthened, and the orientation of the brush portion 40 can be more reliably reversed. Can be suppressed.

The handle portion 20 has an inner edge portion 26 in which the brush bristles 42 are planted, and an outer edge portion 28 facing the inner edge portion 26 toward the base end side. The base end side here also means the base end direction of the front base end directions of the brush bristles 42. That is, the outer edge portion 28 is located in the proximal direction with respect to the inner edge portion 26, and the inner edge portion 26 and the outer edge portion 28 are located at mutually opposite ends in the forward proximal direction of the brush bristles 42 ( That is opposite). The inner edge portion 26 of the handle portion 20 is an end surface from which the brush bristles 42 project, and is a side surface of the handle portion 20 extending along the bristle width direction DR. The inner edge portion 26 of the present embodiment is formed in a planar shape, and the tip recess 22 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) is open. The outer edge portion 28 is a side surface of the handle portion 20 opposite to the brush portion 40. The outer edge portion 28 of the present embodiment is formed into a smoothly curved convex surface.
The large number of brush bristles 42 radially protrude from the handle 20. The inner edge portion 26 of the handle portion 20 is formed parallel to the bristle width direction DR of the brush portion 40. On the other hand, the outer edge portion 28 is inclined with respect to the bristle width direction DR. Specifically, the outer edge portion 28 is inclined from the first bristle area 43 toward the second bristle area 44 so that the grip length L2 is increased (in other words, the direction away from the inner edge portion 26). Is inclined to).
The inner edge portion 26 of the handle portion 20 has an inversion symmetry and a rotational symmetry shape with respect to a rotation axis AX extending through the center of the brush portion 40 in the bristle width direction DR and the thickness direction and extending in the front proximal end direction of the brush bristles 42. On the other hand, the outer edge portion 28 of the handle portion 20 has an inverted asymmetric shape with respect to the rotation axis AX. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the handle portion 20 has the maximum dimension (width dimension) in the bristle width direction DR (handle width W) at the inner edge portion 26, and the handle portion 20 has a width dimension at the outer edge portion 28 that is larger than that of the inner edge portion 26. It is getting smaller. In the applicator 10 of the present embodiment, the size of the handle portion 20 is not excessively large, and the cosmetic 100, which will be described later, can be easily stored in the container body 60 (see FIG. 7 ), and the protruding portion 24 has a bristle width. Since the handle portion 20 is formed to be biased to one side in the direction DR and the handle portion 20 has an inverted asymmetric shape with respect to the rotation axis AX, the orientation of the applicator 10 can be easily identified.

As shown in FIG. 2, the maximum length (bristle length L1) of the brush bristles 42 in the front proximal direction is larger than the maximum gripping length L2 of the handle portion 20. As a result, the length L1 of the brush bristles 42 can be ensured to be larger than the overall size of the applicator 10, so that the applicator 10 has excellent applicability. The length of the bristles 42 in the forward proximal direction may be uniform or different over a large number of bristles 42. In the applicator 10 of the present embodiment, the brush bristles 42 located at the center of the brush portion 40 in the bristle width direction DR have the maximum length in the front proximal direction.

The applicator 10 has a recess 30 on the surface (for example, the main surface 21) of the handle 20. The recessed portion 30 has an asymmetrical shape in the bristle width direction DR of the brush portion 40. This allows the user to tactually recognize the direction of the handle 20 when the handle 20 is gripped by placing a finger on the recess 30. Here, the depression 30 having an asymmetric shape in the bristle width direction DR means that the formation position of the depression 30 in the handle 20 and/or the shape of the depression 30 itself is asymmetric when viewed in the bristle width DR, that is, It means that it is mirror asymmetric with respect to a plane that includes an axis passing through the center of the handle width W of the handle portion 20 and parallel to the rotation axis AX (see FIG. 2) and is parallel to the thickness direction of the handle portion 20. In the applicator 10 of the present embodiment, the width centers of the brush portion 40 and the handle portion 20 are coincident with each other. Therefore, the recess 30 is mirror asymmetric with respect to the plane including the rotation axis AX and parallel to the thickness direction of the handle 20.

In the applicator 10 of the present embodiment, the handle 20 has an inverted asymmetrical shape about the rotation axis AX, and the recess 30 formed on the surface of the handle 20 has an asymmetrical shape in the bristle width direction DR. Therefore, the user can tactilely sense the position of the overhanging portion 24 of the handle 20 and the direction of the recess 30 through the finger holding the handle 20, and thereby the applicator without relying on the visual sense. The direction of 10 can be recognized. For this reason, it is possible to suitably prevent the user from making a mistake in the orientation of the applicator 10.

In the hollow portion 30, a near edge 34 that is close to the brush bristles 42 is formed along the inner edge portion 26 of the handle portion 20, and a far edge 36 that is away from the brush bristles 42 is an outer edge portion 28 of the handle portion 20. It is formed along. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the recess 30 has substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the handle 20, and more specifically, has a D-shape in plan view.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the recess 30 is formed in mirror symmetry on both front and back surfaces of the plate-shaped handle 20. Accordingly, when the user grips the handle 20 by grasping the handle 20 from both the front and back sides with the thumb and the index finger, for example, the thumb and the index finger are hooked on the depressions 30 on the front and back of the handle 20 to hold the handle 20 well. can do.

The deepest portion 32 of the hollow portion 30 is formed in the handle portion 20 at a position biased toward the second bristle region 44 side. More specifically, the deepest portion 32 of the recessed portion 30 is formed on a line (A-A line) connecting the boundary 45 and the overhanging portion 24. As a result, the belly of the thumb of the user who grips the handle 20 by a natural motion is applied to the deepest portion 32 of the recess 30. Therefore, it becomes easy to perform the application operation while gazing at the boundary 45 between the first hair region 43 and the second hair region 44.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the recessed portion 30 is formed in a recessed shape that smoothly connects to the main surface 21 of the plate-shaped handle portion 20. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling a sense of incongruity when the finger is applied to the recessed portion 30, and to prevent the position where the finger is applied to the recessed portion 30 from being excessively restricted.

A large number of bristles 42 are bundled together inside the tip recess 22 of the handle 20 to form an embedding portion 48. A plurality of brush bristles 42B forming the first bristles 43 and a plurality of bristles 42W forming the second bristles 44 are bundled, and a bundle of the bristles 42B and a bristles of the bristles 42W are bundled. The embedded portions 48 are formed by embedding one end portions of the brush bristles 42B and the brush bristles 42W in the handle portion 20 in a state in which and are adjacent to each other in the bristle width direction DR. As a result, the root of the brush bristles 42 is fixed to the handle 20, and the brush bristles 42 are prevented from coming off the handle 20. The embedded portion 48 may be adhesively fixed to the tip recess 22. The handle portion 20 of the present embodiment is configured such that a pair of half bodies are adhesively joined at a joint portion 29. The plurality of brush bristles 42 may be folded at the embedding portion 48 and bundled together, or the embedding portion 48 may be formed by implanting the ends of the brush bristles 42 into a base material (not shown). Good.

The structure of the handle 20 described above is an example, and the mode of fixing the brush bristles 42 implanted in the handle 20 is not limited to the above. For example, a metal base (not shown) may be provided on the inner edge 26 of the handle 20.

The applicator 10 of this embodiment is used for various purposes. For example, as will be described later, it can be used for a makeup application of applying a cosmetic, and can also be used for a stationery application of applying an ink such as a dye or a pigment to a paper or a stamp.

<About cosmetic 100>
A cosmetic 100 including the applicator 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of cosmetic 100 showing applicator 10 taken out of container body 60, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of cosmetic 100 in which applicator 10 is housed in container body 60. FIG. 9 is a plan view of the protective sheet 82. FIG. 10 is a plan view illustrating a usage state of the cosmetic 100.

The cosmetics 70, 71 applied using the applicator 10 of the present embodiment include, for example, makeup agents such as cheeks, highlights, shading, foundations and concealers, as well as skin care agents such as beauty essences and whitening creams. Examples include hair care preparations such as hair dyes and hair depigmenting agents, agents that promote or suppress hair growth such as hair growth agents, and preparations for perfumes such as perfumes.

The cosmetic 100 includes the above-described applicator 10, a container body 60 having a cosmetics accommodating portion 62, and different types (filled with each other) filled in the cosmetics accommodating portion 62 side by side in a predetermined arrangement direction (vertical direction in FIG. 10). It is provided with cosmetics 70, 71 (of different types) and a brush housing 80 for housing the applicator 10. The brush accommodating portion 80 is a space formed between a lid portion 90 and a protective sheet 82, which will be described later, and is formed above the different types of cosmetics 70 and 71. That is, the brush accommodating portion 80 is configured by a space that extends from above the cosmetic material 70 to above the cosmetic material 71. The applicator 10 of the present embodiment is housed in the brush housing portion 80 with the bristle width direction DR of the brush portion 40 oriented in the arrangement direction (arrangement direction) of the cosmetics 70, 71.

A lid 90 is connected to the container body 60 via a hinge 92. The lid portion 90 includes a mirror 91 and a claw portion 93, and the container body 60 includes a lock portion 94. The claw portion 93 and the lock portion 94 releasably engage with each other. With the applicator 10 accommodated in the brush accommodating part 80, the lid part 90 is closed and the claw part 93 is hooked on the lock part 94, so that the applicator 10 is housed inside the container body 60 together with the cosmetics 70 and 71. Be done.

The cosmetic 100 further includes a protective sheet 82 attached to the container body 60 and releasably covering the surfaces of the cosmetics 70 and 71. As shown in FIG. 9, standing pieces 84 a to 84 d that restrict the movement of the applicator 10 accommodated in the brush accommodating portion 80 are formed around the protective sheet 82 (peripheral portion).

The protective sheet 82 includes a substantially circular protective portion 83 and a fixing piece 86 smaller than the protective portion 83. Standing pieces 84a to 84d are formed by bending upward around the protective portion 83.
The protection portion 83 and the fixed piece 86 are connected via a bent piece 85. As shown in FIG. 7, the bending piece 85 is bent substantially vertically below the protective portion 83 (that is, in the direction opposite to the standing direction of the standing pieces 84a to 84d), and the fixing piece 86 further vertically bends the bending piece 85. It is bent and used so as to face the protection portion 83. The fixing piece 86 is fixed on the bottom surface of the cosmetic material housing portion 62 of the container body 60.
The protective sheet 82 may be transparent or opaque. Of the protective sheet 82, in particular, by making the protective portion 83 transparent, the protective portion 83 of the protective sheet 82 is fitted to the container body 60 as shown in FIG. The cosmetics 70, 71 can be visually recognized from the outside through the transparent protective portion 83 in a state where the cosmetics 70, 71 are covered.

The upright pieces 84a to 84d are movement restrictions that prevent the applicator 10 housed in the brush housing 80 from slipping or accidentally dropping from the brush housing 80 when the lid 90 of the cosmetic 100 is opened. It is a department. The number of standing pieces is not particularly limited as long as it is one or more. In the present embodiment, a mode in which four standing pieces 84a to 84d are dispersedly arranged around the protective portion 83 is illustrated. When the protective sheet 82 is arranged on the container body 60 so as to cover the upper portion of the cosmetic material housing portion 62 with the protective portion 83, the brush housing portion 80, which is a space defined by the upright pieces 84a to 84d, is formed on the upper surface of the protective portion 83. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 8, the applicator 10 is accommodated in the brush accommodating portion 80, so that the plurality of upright pieces 84 a to 84 d are located near the handle 20 and the brush 40 of the applicator 10. The upright pieces 84c prevent the applicator 10 from moving to the hinge portion 92 side. The upright piece 84a holds the position corresponding to the first bristle area 43 in the outer edge portion 28 of the handle 20, and the upright piece 84d holds the bristle tip 46 of the first bristle area 43. As a result, the upright pieces 84a and the upright pieces 84d prevent the applicator 10 from moving toward the lock portion 94 (downward in FIG. 8) and dropping from the brush accommodating portion 80. The upright piece 84b supports the middle portion of the outer edge portion 28 of the handle portion 20, and the applicator 10 is moved or dropped to the side (right side in FIG. 8) where the user accesses the handle portion 20 with a finger. Prevent. Further, at least one of the plurality of upright pieces 84a to 84d regulates the applicator 10 housed in the brush housing portion 80 from rotating along the brush housing portion 80. More specifically, the standing piece 84b is configured so that the applicator 10 in the housed state shown in FIG. 2 rotates clockwise about the depth direction of the brush housing section 80 (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 2) as a rotation axis. regulate. The upright piece 84c also restricts the applicator 10 from rotating counterclockwise. In the applicator 10 accommodated in the brush accommodating portion 80, the overhanging portion 24 of the handle portion 20 has a distance (hereinafter, the maximum overhanging length) from the center of the brush accommodating portion 80 that is larger than other portions of the handle portion 20. Is also an area that grows. On the other hand, the upright pieces 84b and 84c arranged so as to sandwich both sides of the overhanging portion 24 of the applicator 10 housed in the brush housing portion 80, the distance from the center of the brush housing portion 80 is the maximum overhang length described above. Smaller than Therefore, when trying to rotate the applicator 10 along the brush accommodating portion 80, the overhanging portion 24 interferes with the upstanding pieces 84b and 84c, and the rotation is restricted.

The applicator 10 may be housed in the brush housing unit 80 in a non-reversible manner. The applicator 10 is irreversibly accommodated in the brush accommodating portion 80, which means that the applicator 10 in a predetermined direction (for example, in the plan view shown in FIG. 2) can be easily accommodated in the brush accommodating portion 80 (FIG. 8), and the brush portion 40 and the handle portion 20 with respect to the inner edge portion 26 of the handle portion 20 or the direction in which the applicator 10 is inverted around the rotation axis AX (see FIG. 2) (upside down in FIG. 8). It means that the applicator 10 interferes with the brush accommodating portion 80 and becomes unacceptable or difficult to accommodate in at least one of the reversed directions (left-right inversion in FIG. 8). This prevents the applicator 10 after use from being erroneously inverted and stored in the brush storage portion 80 in the direction that cannot be inverted.

In the cosmetic 100 of the present embodiment, the applicator 10 is irreversibly accommodated in the brush accommodating portion 80 due to the positional relationship between the asymmetrical handle 20 and the standing pieces 84a to 84d. Specifically, the upright piece 84a is formed around the brush accommodating portion 80 at a position corresponding to one side (the lower side in FIG. 8) where the projecting portion 24 is not formed in the handle portion 20 of the applicator 10. The upright piece is not formed at a position corresponding to the other side (upper side in FIG. 8) where the protruding portion 24 is formed. Therefore, the applicator 10 is accommodated in the vicinity of the inner periphery of the brush accommodating portion 80 without the protruding portion 24 of the handle portion 20 interfering with the upright pieces 84a to 84d. In other words, the standing pieces 84a to 84d are not formed at the positions corresponding to the protruding portions 24, and the standing pieces 84a are formed so as to correspond to the symmetrical positions of the protruding portions 24 with respect to the rotation axis AX (see FIG. 2). As a result, the applicator 10 can be stored in the brush storage portion 80 in a non-reversible manner. Further, when the applicator 10 cannot be horizontally inverted from the housed state shown in FIG. 8, another standing piece (not shown) may be formed at the point symmetrical position (upper left position in FIG. 8) of the standing piece 84a. Good.

The cosmetics accommodating portion 62 is filled with different kinds of cosmetics 70 and 71. The fact that the cosmetics 70 and 71 are different means that the properties exemplified by the colors, components, composition ratios, hardness or viscosity of the cosmetics 70 and 71 are different from each other. In the cosmetic 100 of the present embodiment, the colors of the different types of cosmetics 70 and 71 filled in the cosmetic container 62 are different from each other. Here, the color of the cosmetic means the color exhibited when the cosmetic is applied to the recipient, and does not necessarily mean the color of the cosmetic in the state where the cosmetic is accommodated in the cosmetic container 62. ..
The cosmetics 70 and 71 differ from each other in one or more of lightness, saturation, and hue. As the cosmetics 70 and 71, it is preferable to select the cosmetics to be applied to the adjacent parts to be makeupd. In the cosmetic 100 of this embodiment, one of the cosmetics 70 and 71 has a lower brightness than the other. For example, a cheek applied to the cheek may be illustrated as one having lower lightness (for example, the cosmetic material 70), and a highlight applied below the eye may be illustrated as the other one having higher lightness (for example, the cosmetic material 71). it can. In addition, the shadow applied to the lower part of the cheek as one having a lower lightness (for example, the cosmetic material 70) and the above cheek as the other one having a higher lightness (for example, the cosmetic material 71) can be exemplified.
The cosmetic material 71 is accommodated on the side closer to the hinge portion 92, and the cosmetic material 70 is accommodated on the side farther from the hinge portion 92. Therefore, when the user naturally holds the cosmetic 100, the cosmetic 70 is located closer to the user and the cosmetic 71 is located farther from the user.

The cosmetics 70 and 71 may be directly filled inside the cosmetic container 62, or installed inside the cosmetic container 62 while being filled in an auxiliary container (not shown) such as a medium plate. May be done. When the auxiliary container is used, the fixing piece 86 (see FIG. 7) is held between the bottom surface of the cosmetic material housing portion 62 and the container.
The cosmetic material housing portion 62 of the present embodiment is a circular recess, and may optionally have a partition wall that partitions the cosmetic materials 70 and 71 from each other. The arrangement direction of the cosmetics 70 and 71 is the vertical direction in FIG. The partition wall may be integrally formed on the bottom surface of the cosmetic material housing portion 62, or may be the wall surface of an auxiliary container such as an inner plate.
More specifically, the boundary line 64 of the different types of cosmetics 70 and 71 is formed obliquely with respect to the arrangement direction of the cosmetics 70 and 71 (the vertical direction in FIG. 10). Accordingly, when the applicator 10 is moved in the lateral direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the cosmetics 70, 71 to take the cosmetics 70, 71 on the brush bristles 42, a part of the brush bristles 42 is formed as a diagonal boundary line. 64 will be crossed. Therefore, the cosmetic materials 70 and 71 are appropriately mixed and attached to the part of the brush bristles 42. Therefore, the cosmetics 70 and 71 are not applied to the part to be makeup excessively and clearly, and have a natural and continuous finish, and the cosmetic 70 (for example, cheek) is applied to the cheek and the cosmetic 71 (for example, Highlights) can be applied under the eyes, respectively.

As described above, the brush portion 40 of the applicator 10 has the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44 that include the brush bristles 42 on one side and the other side of the bristle width direction DR, respectively. At least some of the brush bristles 42 included in the first bristles 43 and the second bristles 44 have different properties, and specifically different colors. The hair width dimension WB1 of the first hair region 43 and the hair width dimension WB2 of the second hair region 44 in the hair width direction DR are different from each other, and specifically, the hair width dimension WB2 is smaller than the hair width dimension WB1. ..
On the other hand, the cosmetics accommodating portion 62 is filled with the first cosmetics 70 and the second cosmetics 71, and the dimension (direction of the arrangement direction of the first cosmetics 70 and the second cosmetics 71 ( The second cosmetic 71 has a smaller vertical width (in FIG. 10) than the first cosmetic 70.
In the applicator 10, the brush accommodating portion 80 is configured such that the first bristle region 43 is arranged above the first cosmetic material 70 and the second bristle region 44 is arranged above the second cosmetic material 71. It is housed.

Accordingly, by housing the applicator 10 in the brush housing portion 80, the first bristle region 43 having a large bristle width dimension WB1 and the first cosmetic material 70 having a large vertical width dimension are arranged in a corresponding manner. The second bristles region 44 having a small width dimension WB2 and the second cosmetic material 71 having a small vertical width dimension are arranged correspondingly. Therefore, by performing a natural gripping operation, the first cosmetic material 70 is attached exclusively to the brush bristles 42B of the first bristle area 43, and the second cosmetic material 71 is exclusively applied to the brush bristle of the second bristle area 44. It can be attached to 42W.

As described above, the colors of the brush bristles 42B and 42W included in the first bristles 43 and the second bristles 44 are different in lightness, and the brush bristles 42W exhibiting a higher lightness are the second bristles. It is planted at 44. That is, when the user holds the handle 20 with his/her finger, the dark-colored brush bristles 42B are located on the side closer to the user and the light-colored brush bristles 42W are located on the side farther from the user. On the other hand, the brightness of the second cosmetic 71 facing the second bristle region 44 of the applicator 10 housed in the brush housing 80 is higher than the brightness of the first cosmetic 70.
Accordingly, by housing the applicator 10 in the brush housing portion 80, the dark-colored brush bristles 42B are correspondingly arranged on the dark-colored first cosmetic material 70 having low lightness, and the light-colored light-colored material having high lightness is provided. The light color brush bristles 42W are arranged correspondingly on the second cosmetic 71. Therefore, it is possible to intuitively understand that the applicator 10 is accommodated in the brush accommodating portion 80 in a state where the cosmetics 70 and 71 and the brush portion 40 are correctly associated with each other. When the first cosmetic material 70 is used as the cheek and the second cosmetic material 71 is used as the highlight as described above, the cheek is attached to the first hair region 43, which is the side closer to the user, from the user. The highlight adheres to the second hair region 44 on the far side. Therefore, by applying the applicator 10 to the upper part of the cheek, the cheek can be applied to the cheek, and at the same time, the highlight can be applied to the lower part of the eye.

<Modification>
Next, the applicator 10 according to the modification will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.
11 and 12, each of FIG. 11A is a perspective view of the applicator 10 as seen from the distal end side, and FIG. 11B is a perspective view of the applicator 10 as seen from the proximal end side. 12A is a plan view of the applicator 10, FIG. 12B is a side view of the applicator 10 viewed in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 12A, and FIG. ) Is a side view seen from the arrow C direction.
The applicator 10 according to the present modified example is different from the applicator 10 according to the above-described embodiment in the following points. In the applicator 10 according to the present modification, the description of the same configuration as the applicator 10 according to the above embodiment will be omitted.

In the case of this modification, the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44 of the brush portion 40 are in the inverted symmetric shape with the axis of symmetry being the axis of symmetry. More specifically, the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44 are mirror-symmetrical with a plane that includes the rotation axis AX and is parallel to the thickness direction of the handle portion 20 as a plane of symmetry. There is. However, the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44 have a property (at least one of color and tactile property) other than the shape that is inverted and asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis AX. At least the color of the brush portion 40 is asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis AX.

Further, in the case of this modification, as shown in FIG. 12A, the gripping length L2 is longer than the maximum length (bristling length L1) of the brush bristles 42 in the tip proximal direction. That is, the length of the handle portion 20 is longer than the length of the brush portion 40 in the extending direction of the rotation axis AX.

Furthermore, the length (grip length L2) of the handle portion 20 in the extending direction of the rotation axis AX is longer than the width of the brush portion 40 in the width direction of the brush portion 40 (the bristle width direction DR).
More specifically, the length (grasping length L2) of the handle portion 20 is longer than the sum of the hair width dimension WB1 and the hair width dimension WB2. More specifically, the length of the handle portion 20 (holding length L2) is longer than the maximum width of the brush portion 40 in the bristle width direction DR.

Further, in the case of this modification, the overhanging portion 24 is displaced from the facing position of the boundary 45 between the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44 (for example, shifted to the second bristle region 44 side). Position). Therefore, the user can easily recognize the orientation of the handle portion 20 by visually and tactually confirming the position of the overhang portion 24.
Since the single overhanging portion 24 is arranged at a position displaced from the facing position of the boundary 45, the handle portion 20 is formed in an inverted asymmetric shape and a rotationally asymmetrical shape with respect to the rotation axis AX. Become.

In addition, in the case of this modification, a part of each of both surfaces of the handle portion 20 in the hair width direction DR with respect to an imaginary plane including the rotation axis AX and the hair width direction DR (hereinafter, referred to as a first center plane). The inclined surface 38 is inclined. The inclined surfaces 38 on both sides of the handle 20 are arranged in mirror symmetry with the first center plane as a plane of symmetry. Therefore, the thickness of the portion of the handle 20 where the inclined surface 38 is formed changes in the bristle width direction DR. More specifically, for example, the thickness of the portion of the handle 20 where the inclined surface 38 is formed is thin from the portion corresponding to the second bristle region 44 to the portion corresponding to the first bristle region 43. ing.
Therefore, the user can easily recognize the orientation of the handle portion 20 by tactilely checking the thickness of each portion of the handle portion 20. In addition, the orientation of the handle 20 can be more easily recognized due to the change in thickness due to the overhanging portion 24 and the inclined surface 38.
Since the inclined surfaces 38 on both sides of the handle 20 are arranged in mirror symmetry with the center plane as a plane of symmetry, the inclined surfaces 38 on both sides of the handle 20 are arranged rotationally asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis AX. At the same time, the handle portion 20 is formed in a non-symmetrical shape and rotationally asymmetrical shape with respect to the rotation axis AX.
The main surface 21 including the inclined surface 38 may be inclined from the inner edge portion 26 side toward the outer edge portion 28 side in a direction in which the thickness of the handle portion 20 decreases.

Further, on each of both surfaces of the handle portion 20, the ridge line 39 at the boundary between the inclined surface 38 and the portion of the main surface 21 around the inclined surface 38 includes the rotation axis AX and is orthogonal to the first center plane. The virtual plane (hereinafter, referred to as the second center plane) is formed in an asymmetrical shape. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the orientation of the handle portion 20 by checking the shape of the ridgeline 39 on one surface of the handle portion 20 by touch.

Although the embodiments and modifications of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, these are merely examples of the present invention, and various configurations other than the above may be adopted. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and includes various modifications and improvements as long as the object of the present invention is achieved.
For example, although the handle portion 20 and the brush portion 40 have a flat thin plate shape in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the handle portion 20 may be in the shape of a rod, and the handle portion 20 in the shape of a rod may have an end portion. The brush portion 40 formed by implanting the brush bristles 42 may be formed in a cylindrical shape. In this case, a recess for hanging a user's finger may be formed on the peripheral surface of the rod-shaped handle portion 20 so that the handle portion 20 has an inverted asymmetric shape with respect to the rotation axis AX. Further, the cylindrical brush portion 40 may be divided into a plurality of bristle areas, and the colors of the brush bristles 42 included in each bristle area may be different from each other.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the depression 30 is formed in the handle 20 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a protrusion (not shown) for the user to hang his/her finger on is used as a main part of the handle 20. It may be formed on the surface 21.
In the above embodiment, the brush bristles 42B of the first bristles 43 and the bristles 42W of the second bristles 44 are color-coded into two colors to form a clear boundary 45. It is not limited to this. The first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44 are color-coded, and in the bristle region having a predetermined bristle width dimension including the boundary 45, the color difference between the first bristle region 43 and the second bristle region 44. The gradation difference may be changed in gradation.
In the above embodiment, the bristle width dimension WB1 of the first bristle region 43 accommodated on the side closer to the user with respect to the brush accommodating portion 80 is the same as that of the second bristle region 44 accommodated on the side farther from the user. Although the case where the width is larger than the hair width dimension WB2 is illustrated (see FIGS. 2 and 8 ), it is not limited to this. The bristle width dimension WB1 and the bristle width dimension WB2 may be the same width, or the bristle width dimension WB1 of the first bristle region 43 may be smaller than the bristle width dimension WB2 of the second bristle region 44. For example, when the first cosmetic material 70 applied by the first hair region 43 is a shadow and the second cosmetic material 71 applied by the second hair region 44 is a cheek, the hair width dimension WB1 is set to By making the width smaller than the hair width dimension WB2, it is possible to apply the shadow with a narrower width to the bottom of the cheek as compared with the cheek.
Further, the accommodation state shown in FIG. 8 is an example, and the applicator 10 may be accommodated in the brush accommodating portion 80 in a direction upside down from FIG. That is, the second bristle region 44 composed of the light-colored brush bristles 42W is accommodated on the side closer to the lock part 94 with respect to the brush accommodating part 80, and the second-color bristles 42B configured on the side closer to the hinge part 92 are configured. The first bristle area 43 may be accommodated. Then, of the cosmetics 70 and 71 having different colors, the cosmetic 70 having a higher lightness is filled in the cosmetics accommodating portion 62 on the side closer to the hinge portion 92, and the cosmetic 71 having a lower lightness is locked to the lock portion 94. You may fill in the side close to. In this case, for example, a highlight that is applied under the eyes as the cosmetic 70 having a higher brightness and an eye shadow that is applied around the eyes as the cosmetic 71 having a lower brightness can be exemplified.

The various components of the applicator 10 and cosmetic 100 of the present invention need not be independent of each other. A plurality of constituent elements are formed as one member, one constituent element is formed by a plurality of members, one constituent element is a part of another constituent element, one constituent element It is allowed that a part overlaps with a part of other components.

The present invention discloses the following applicator 10 and cosmetic 100 with respect to the above-described embodiment.
<1> A handle portion and a brush portion formed by implanting brush bristles in the handle portion are provided, and extend through the center of the brush portion in the width direction in the front proximal direction of the brush bristles. An applicator characterized in that the handle portion has an inverted asymmetric shape and the brush portion has an inverted asymmetrical shape with respect to a rotation axis.
<2> The brush portion has first and second bristle regions respectively containing the brush bristles on one side and the other side in the width direction, and at least included in the first and second bristle regions. The applicator according to <1>, wherein some of the brush bristles have different properties.
<3> The application according to <2>, wherein the boundaries between the sets of brush bristles having different properties are located closer to the one side or the other side than the center of the brush portion in the width direction. Ingredient
<4> The applicator according to <2> or <3>, wherein the property is color.
<5> The colors of the brush bristles included in the first and second bristles have different luminosities, and the bristles exhibiting a color having a higher brilliance are planted in the second bristles. The applicator according to <4>.
<6-1> The handle portion has a gripping length that extends more proximally than the brush bristles at a position corresponding to the second bristles region than at a position corresponding to the first bristles region. The applicator according to any one of <2> to <5>, wherein the applicator is formed long.
<6-2> The property is a color, and the colors of the brush bristles included in the first and second bristles have different lightness, and the brush bristles exhibiting a color having a higher lightness are second. Is planted in the bristles region, the handle portion is closer to the base end side than the brush bristles at a position corresponding to the second bristles region than at a position corresponding to the first bristles region. The applicator according to <2>, which has a long gripping length.
<7> In any one of <2> to <6>, a bristle width dimension of the first bristle region in the width direction of the brush portion is larger than the bristle width dimension of the second bristle region. Applicator described.
<8> The dent has a dent on the surface of the handle, and the dent has an asymmetric shape in the width direction of the brush part. <1> to <7>. Applicator.
<9> The applicator according to any one of <1> to <8>, a container body having a cosmetics accommodating portion, and different types of makeup filled in the cosmetics accommodating portion side by side in a predetermined arrangement direction. A cosmetic product comprising an ingredient and a brush accommodating portion for accommodating the applicator.
<10> The brush accommodating portion is formed above the different types of cosmetics, and the applicator is accommodated in the brush accommodating portion with the width direction of the brush portion facing the arrangement direction. <9 > Cosmetics described in.
<11> The brush portion of the applicator has first and second bristle regions including the brush bristles on one side and the other side in the width direction, respectively, and the first and second bristle regions. The properties of at least a part of the brush bristles included in are different from each other, the bristle width dimension in the width direction of the second bristle region is smaller than the bristle width dimension of the first bristle region, and the cosmetic The storage portion is filled with the first cosmetic material and the second cosmetic material having a smaller dimension in the arrangement direction than the first cosmetic material, and is filled above the first cosmetic material. <10>, wherein the first bristles region is arranged on the first brush region, and the applicator is housed in the brush housing part so that the second bristles region is arranged above the second cosmetic material. Cosmetics.
<12> An upright position that restricts the movement of the applicator housed in the brush housing part, further comprising a protective sheet attached to the container body to cover the surface of the cosmetic material so as to be openable. The cosmetic according to any one of <9> to <11>, in which pieces are formed.
<13> The handle portion of the applicator is stretched in a partial region of the brush portion in the width direction in which the grip length extending toward the proximal end side of the brush bristles is formed longer than other regions. The protrusion has a protrusion, a plurality of the upright pieces are formed around the protective sheet to define the brush accommodating portion, and the protruding portion in the applicator accommodated in the brush accommodating portion. The cosmetic according to <12>, wherein the upright piece is not formed at a corresponding position.
<14> Any one of <1> to <8>, wherein the outer shape of the brush part is rotationally symmetrical with respect to the rotation axis and is radially formed so as to spread on both sides in the width direction of the brush part. The applicator according to item 1.
<15> The applicator according to any one of <1> to <8> or <14>, in which the maximum dimension of the brush portion in the width direction is larger than the maximum dimension in the thickness direction orthogonal to the width direction.
<16> The applicator according to <15>, wherein the handle has a plate shape in which the maximum dimension in the width direction is larger than the maximum dimension in the thickness direction.
<17> The applicator according to <6>, wherein a length of the brush bristles in a tip proximal direction is larger than a maximum length of the gripping length of the handle portion.
<18> The applicator according to <4> or <5>, wherein the brush bristles included in the first and second bristle regions and having different colors have the same diameter and bending rigidity.
<19> The handle portion has an inner edge portion in which the brush bristles are planted, and an outer edge portion facing the inner edge portion toward the base end side, and a large number of the brush bristles are in the inner edge portion. From each other, the inner edge portions are formed parallel to the bristle width direction of the brush portion, and the outer edge portions are obliquely inclined with respect to the bristle width direction <1> to <8. > The applicator according to any one of <1>.
<20> The handle portion has a recessed portion formed in an asymmetrical shape in the bristle width direction, and the neighboring edge of the recessed portion that is close to the brush bristles is the inner edge portion of the handle portion. The applicator according to <19>, wherein a distant edge formed along the outer edge of the handle is formed along the outer edge of the handle.
<21> The applicator according to <8>, wherein the recessed portion is formed in a concave shape that is smoothly continuous with the main surface of the plate-shaped handle portion.
<22> The applicator according to <8> or <21>, in which the recessed portions are mirror-symmetrically formed on both front and back surfaces of the plate-shaped handle portion.
<23> The handle has a recess formed in the width direction in an asymmetrical shape, and the deepest part of the recess is located at a position of the handle biased toward the second hair region. The applicator according to any one of <2> to <7> that is formed.
<24> The applicator according to any one of <1> to <7>, wherein the brush portion is formed by mixing the curly bristled bristles and the straight bristled bristles.
<25> Of the brush bristles forming the brush portion, at least the brush bristles implanted near the boundary between the first and second bristles are inclined with respect to the width direction of the brush portion. The applicator according to any one of <2> to <7>, which protrudes from the handle portion.
<26> The cosmetic according to any one of <9> to <13>, in which colors of the different kinds of the cosmetics are different from each other.
<27> The cosmetic according to <26>, including the applicator according to <5>, wherein the second makeup is opposed to the second bristles region of the applicator housed in the brush housing section. A cosmetic, wherein the cosmetic has a lightness higher than that of the first cosmetic.
<28> The cosmetic according to any one of <9> to <13>, or <25> to <27>, in which a boundary line between the different kinds of cosmetics is formed obliquely with respect to the arrangement direction. ..
<29> The applicator according to any one of the above, wherein the length of the handle portion is longer than the length of the brush portion in the extending direction of the rotating shaft.
<30> The applicator according to any one of the above, wherein the length of the handle portion in the extending direction of the rotating shaft is longer than the width of the brush portion in the width direction of the brush portion.

10 Applicator 20 Handle 21 Main surface 22 Tip recess 24 Overhanging portion 26 Inner edge 28 Outer edge 29 Joining portion 30 Recess 32 Deepest part 34 Near edge 36 Far edge 38 Slope 39 Ridge 40 Brush 42, 42B, 42W , 42a Brush bristles 43 First bristles region 44 Second bristles region 45 Boundary 46 Bristles 47 Base end 48 Embedding part 60 Container body 62 Cosmetics accommodating part 64 Boundary line 70 First cosmetics 71 Second makeup Material 80 Brush accommodating portion 82 Protective sheet 83 Protecting portions 84a to 84d Standing piece 85 Bending piece 86 Fixing piece 90 Lid portion 91 Mirror 92 Hinge portion 93 Claw portion 94 Lock portion 100 Cosmetics AX Rotation axis DR Hair width direction L1 Hair length L2 Gripping length SF Working surface T Handle thickness TB Brush thickness W Handle width WB Brush widths WB1, WB2 Hair width dimensions

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A handle portion; and a brush portion formed by planting brush bristles in the handle portion,
Each of the brush portion and the handle portion has a flat shape in which the dimension in the width direction of the brush portion is larger than the dimension in the thickness direction,
With respect to a rotation axis that extends through the center of the brush portion in the width direction toward the tip base end direction of the brush bristles, the handle portion has an inverted asymmetric shape and the shape of the brush portion (the contour of the bristle tip portion of the brush portion). (Excluding shape) is inverted asymmetric,
The tip end surface of the handle has an inverted symmetrical shape with respect to the rotation axis,
The outer shape of the brush portion is an inverted symmetrical shape about the rotation axis,
The brush portion has first and second bristle regions each containing the brush bristles on one side and the other side in the width direction,
Properties of at least a part of the brush bristles included in the first and second bristles are different from each other,
An applicator characterized in that a boundary between the sets of brush bristles having different properties is located closer to the one side or the other side than the center of the brush portion in the width direction . The applicator according to claim 1, wherein the tip end surface of the handle portion is orthogonal to the rotation axis. The applicator according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the property is color. The colors of the brush bristles included in the first and second bristles have different brightness from each other,
The applicator according to claim 3 , wherein the brush bristles exhibiting a color with higher brightness are planted in the second bristles region. The handle portion, than the position corresponding to the first of the bristle area, at a position corresponding to the second the bristle area of, claims 1 to gripping length are formed long in any one of the 4 Applicator described. The property is color,
The colors of the brush bristles included in the first and second bristles have different brightness from each other,
The brush bristles exhibiting a color having a higher brightness are implanted in the second bristles region,
The applicator according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the handle portion is formed to have a gripping length longer at a position corresponding to the second hair region than at a position corresponding to the first hair region. The applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein a bristle width dimension of the first bristle region in the width direction of the brush portion is larger than the bristle width dimension of the second bristle region. The applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the surface of the handle has a recess, and the recess has an asymmetric shape in the width direction of the brush. An applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 8 ,
A cosmetic product comprising: a container main body having a cosmetics accommodating portion; different kinds of cosmetics filled in the cosmetics accommodating portion side by side in a predetermined arrangement direction; and a brush accommodating portion for accommodating the applicator. Wherein and brush accommodating portion is formed above that spans the cosmetic heterologous claim 9, wherein the applicator is housed in the brush accommodating portion toward the width direction of the brush unit to the arrangement direction Cosmetics. The hair width dimension in the width direction of the second hair area is smaller than the hair width dimension of the first hair area,
The cosmetics accommodating portion is filled with the first cosmetics and the second cosmetics having a smaller dimension in the arrangement direction than the first cosmetics,
The applicator is accommodated in the brush accommodating portion such that the first bristles region is arranged above the first cosmetic and the second bristles region is arranged above the second cosmetic. cosmetics according to claim 1 0 being. Further comprising a protective sheet attached to the container body to cover the surface of the cosmetic material in an open manner,
The cosmetic according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein a standing piece that restricts movement of the applicator housed in the brush housing is formed around the protective sheet. The handle portion of the applicator has an overhang portion formed in a partial area in the width direction of the brush portion, the gripping length of which is longer than other areas,
A plurality of the upright pieces are formed around the protective sheet to define the brush accommodating portion, and the upright portions are provided at positions corresponding to the overhanging portions in the applicator accommodated in the brush accommodating portion. cosmetics according to claim 1 2, wherein the strip is not formed.

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