JP7307469B2 - Liquid cosmetic container and method for manufacturing liquid cosmetic container - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a liquid cosmetic container and a method for manufacturing a liquid cosmetic container.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a liquid cosmetic container for applying a liquid cosmetic contained in the container to an applied part by an applying part projecting from the tip of the container, those described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below are known.

The application container described in Patent Document 1 is a so-called batting type, and in this application container, an impregnated body such as a nonwoven fabric impregnated with a cosmetic solution is accommodated in a long tubular body, and the tube is The body is housed in a long shaft cylinder, the rear end of an application rod made of felt material or the like is inserted into the impregnated body, the tip side portion of the application rod is held at the tip of the barrel, and the tip of the application rod is applied. Department. In this applicator container, the cosmetic solution impregnated and held in the impregnated body is sent to the applicator portion by utilizing the capillary action of the applicator rod, so that the cosmetic solution can be applied to the part to be applied such as the skin.

Further, the applicator described in Patent Document 2 is a so-called direct liquid type applicator, and in this applicator, an application liquid such as a cosmetic liquid is stored in a liquid container in the rear half of the barrel. A relay core is used to connect the application part projecting from the tip of the container and the liquid storage part, and the collector is arranged so as to surround the relay core. In this applicator, the application liquid stored in the liquid container can be sent to the applicator via the relay core by utilizing the capillary action of the relay core and the applicator, and can be applied to the part to be coated such as the skin. At the same time, the coating liquid guided by the relay core is temporarily retained by the collector so that the feeding amount of the coating liquid to the coating portion can be adjusted appropriately.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-41609 JP 2018-192794 A

Here, in Patent Document 1, an impregnated body for impregnating and holding a cosmetic solution and a tubular body for housing the impregnated body are required, and the number of parts is large, and cost reduction is desired. In addition, since the rear end of the application rod is inserted into the impregnation body, it is necessary to increase the size of the impregnation body in the radial direction. In addition, since the thickness of the tubular body that accommodates the impregnated body is also added, the container inevitably becomes thicker. It has been demanded.

Further, in Patent Document 2, since it is a direct liquid type, it does not require an impregnated body, but a relay core and a collector are required. there is In addition, in order to surround the relay core with the collector and store a large amount of the coating liquid in the liquid containing portion with a generally determined container length, the liquid containing portion needs to be enlarged in the radial direction accordingly. As in Patent Document 1, the container inevitably becomes thicker, and there is a demand for a slimmer container from the viewpoint of aesthetics and portability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid cosmetic container that is slim, aesthetically pleasing, and convenient to carry, and a method for manufacturing the same, while reducing the number of parts to reduce costs.

A liquid cosmetic container according to the present invention comprises a container body having a tip opening at the tip, an insertion portion formed in the container body and communicating with the tip opening, and an application portion inserted into the insertion portion and protruding from the tip opening. a cap that is detachably attached to the tip of the container body and covers the coating portion; and a region that is formed in the container body and communicates with the rear side of the insertion portion. and an air flow path formed between the inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion and the outer peripheral surface of the applicator and communicating between the region and the tip opening, wherein the region impregnates the applicator with the liquid cosmetic material. It is sized to fill and characterized in that the area is free of liquid cosmetics.

According to such a liquid cosmetic container, the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic accommodated in the region is impregnated into the applicator body of the insertion portion communicating with the region by capillary phenomenon, whereby the applicator body is filled with the liquid cosmetic material. At the same time, the region becomes a liquid cosmetic container without liquid cosmetic. In this way, the region is a region for pre-impregnating the application body with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic, and is not intended to hold or store the liquid cosmetic, so the region may be small, and Parts other than the applicator are not required separately. Therefore, the diameter of the liquid cosmetic container can be reduced while the number of parts is reduced to reduce the cost, and the liquid cosmetic container can be made slim, aesthetically pleasing, and convenient to carry.

Here, as a configuration that favorably exhibits the above effect, specifically, the region is a storage portion that has stored the liquid cosmetic, and the application body is a configuration in which the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic is impregnated from the storage portion. are mentioned.

In addition , when the liquid cosmetic stored in the region moves to the application body and is impregnated, the region does not become a negative pressure, and the application body can be easily impregnated with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic in the region. can be done.

In addition, when the container main body is provided with a rear end opening communicating with the area at the rear end thereof and a tail plug whose front end abuts against the rear end surface of the applicator body and closes the rear end opening, the application can be performed from the rear end opening. By inserting the body into the insertion portion and injecting the liquid cosmetic into the area from the rear end opening and storing the liquid cosmetic, the application body can be easily impregnated with the liquid cosmetic using capillary action. Further, by bringing the tip of the tail plug into contact with the application body impregnated with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic, the rearward movement of the application body can be reliably prevented.

Further, the container body has a rear end opening communicating with the region at the rear end, and a tail plug that closes the rear end opening. A step is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the body so that the outer peripheral surface of the applicator increases in diameter on the rear side . You may abut toward the front . The step can position the applicator and reliably prevent forward movement of the applicator.
Further, a plurality of ribs protruding inwardly of the insertion portion may be arranged along the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion, and the steps of the insertion portion may be steps of the ribs.

A method for manufacturing a liquid cosmetic container according to the present invention includes an applicator placing step of inserting and placing an applicator into an insertion portion from a rear end opening of a container body, a cap attaching step of attaching a cap to the container main body, and applying A container main body upside down erecting step in which a container main body having a body placed thereon and a cap mounted thereon is turned upside down with the cap facing down, and a liquid cosmetic is injected from the rear end opening of the upside down container main body and stored in the region. a liquid cosmetic impregnating step of impregnating the applicator body with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic accommodated in the region until the liquid cosmetic in the region is exhausted; and when the liquid cosmetic in the region is exhausted, a tail plug is attached. and a tail plug attaching step.

According to such a method for manufacturing a liquid cosmetic container, it is possible to easily obtain a liquid cosmetic container having a tail plug.

Further, in a liquid cosmetic container without a rear end opening and without a tail plug, the tip opening is formed between the insertion portion and the region so as to protrude inwardly of the container body from the inner peripheral surface of the container body. A step may be provided between the insertion portion and the region where the applicator body passed through the is abutted toward the rear . In this case , while the diameter of the liquid cosmetic container is reduced, the position of the applicator can be determined by the step, and the backward movement of the applicator can be reliably prevented.

Further, as a method for manufacturing a liquid cosmetic container without a rear end opening and without a tail plug, a container main body erecting step in which the container main body is erected with the rear end part thereof facing downward, and A liquid cosmetic accommodating step of injecting the liquid cosmetic and accommodating it in a region, an applying body placing step of inserting and placing the applying body into the insertion portion from the tip opening of the container body containing the liquid cosmetic, and placing the applying body. a cap attaching step of attaching the cap to the container body, a container body upside-down standing step of standing upside down the container body with the cap attached, and the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic accommodated in the region is applied to the application body. and a liquid cosmetic impregnation step in which the region is impregnated with the liquid cosmetic to eliminate the liquid cosmetic.

According to such a liquid cosmetic container manufacturing method, it is possible to easily obtain a liquid cosmetic container without a tail plug.

In addition, regardless of the presence or absence of the tail plug, the locking portion that allows the cap to be attached to and detached from the container body is provided with a first locking portion and a second locking portion at the front end portion of the container body and the rear end portion of the cap. A second locking portion is provided at the rear end of the container main body, and a second locking portion is provided at the rear end of the container main body and a first locking portion is provided at the front end of another container main body. It is preferable that the container main body and another container main body are detachably connected to each other by the locking portion. When such a configuration is adopted, for example, liquid cosmetic containers having different colors of liquid cosmetics and correspondingly different colors of container bodies can be connected in a row in random order. As a result, a wide range of usage patterns and carrying patterns can be adopted.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a liquid cosmetic container that is slim, aesthetically pleasing, and convenient to carry, and a method for manufacturing the liquid cosmetic container, while reducing the number of parts and reducing costs.

1 is an external view showing a liquid cosmetic container according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded external view of the liquid cosmetic container shown in FIG. 1 with a cap removed. FIG. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the liquid cosmetic container shown in Fig. 1; FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the container body in FIGS. 1 to 3; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal perspective view of the container body shown in Fig. 4; FIG. 4 is an external view showing the applicator in FIG. 3; FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method for manufacturing the liquid cosmetic container shown in FIG. 3; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a liquid cosmetic container according to a second embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a liquid cosmetic container according to a third embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an external view showing a liquid cosmetic container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the liquid cosmetic container shown in Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is an exploded external view of the liquid cosmetic container shown in Figs. 10 and 11;

A preferred embodiment of a liquid cosmetic container according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12. FIG. 1 to 7 show the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 shows the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 9 shows the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4A and 4B respectively show a fourth embodiment of the invention, and in each figure, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

First, a first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 will be described. 1 is an external view showing the liquid cosmetic container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded external view of the liquid cosmetic container with the cap removed, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section of the liquid cosmetic container. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the container main body, FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional perspective view of the container main body, and FIG. 6 is an external view of the applicator body. The liquid cosmetic container of the present embodiment is used, for example, when applying liquid cosmetics such as eyeliner and eyebrow to an applied part.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the liquid cosmetic container 100 includes a container body 1 and a cap 2 that constitute the outer shape of the container. The container body 1 accommodates an applicator 3 for application. there is

The container body 1 is made of, for example, PP, and as shown in FIGS. At the tip of the container body 1, an elongated part with an enlarged diameter and elongated rearward is continuously provided via a step 4, and a cap 2 is detachably attached to a position near the step 4 of the tip. A concave portion 5 (first locking portion) is provided in an annular shape.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the container body 1 has a front end opening 6 at its front end and a rear end opening 7 communicating with the front end opening 6 through a cylindrical hole. is closed by attaching a short bottomed cylindrical tail plug 8 to the container body 1, as shown in FIG. From the tip opening 6 to the breech plug 8, an insertion portion 9 forming a cylindrical hole and a space region (hereinafter simply referred to as a region) 10 are provided in this order.

The insertion part 9 is a region that communicates with the tip opening 6 and into which the applicator 3 is inserted. A step 11 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the step 11, and the inner peripheral surface on the rear side of the step 11 is larger in diameter than the inner peripheral surface on the front side. In addition, a plurality of ribs 12 protruding inward are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction from the inner peripheral surface near the tip opening 6 to the rear position beyond the step 11 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the region 10 is a region that continues to the tail plug 8 that communicates with the rear side of the insertion portion 9 into which the applicator 3 is inserted and closes the rear end opening 7, and is behind the rib 12 of the insertion portion 9. The space has the same diameter as the area on the side. The region 10 is formed to have a size (volume) that impregnates and fills the applicator 3 with the liquid cosmetic by capillary action. This area 10 does not contain (does not contain) the liquid cosmetic at the time of product production shown in FIG.

The applicator 3 is called a tip and exhibits capillary action, and is made of, for example, polyester. As shown in FIG. 6, the applicator 3 is formed in a tapered, stepped columnar shape, and the distal end portion 13 is formed in a tapered, pen-tip shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the portion behind the tip 13 of the applicator 3 is inserted into the insertion portion 9 of the container body 1, and the tip 13 protrudes forward from the tip opening 6 of the container body 1, The application section is configured to apply a liquid cosmetic material to the application section.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the portion behind the tip 13 of the applicator 3, the diameter of the outer peripheral surface on the rear side is enlarged through a step 14 with respect to the outer peripheral surface on the tip side. As shown in FIG. 3, the applicator 3 is positioned in the axial direction by abutting the step 14 on the rear portion of the rib 12 of the container body 1 (see also FIGS. 4 and 5). , and the ribs 12 of the container body 1 are pushed into and pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the container body 1 to hold the container body 1 .

In this state, between the inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion 9 of the container body 1, the outer peripheral surface of the applicator 3, and between the ribs 12, 12, the inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion 9 of the container body 1 on the rear side of the rib 12 is applied. Between the outer peripheral surface of the body 3 and between the inner peripheral surface on the front side of the rib 12 in the insertion part 9 of the container body 1 and the outer peripheral surface of the applicator 3, there is an airflow that communicates the region 10 and the tip opening 6. A channel (gap) 16 is formed.

The applicator 3 is impregnated with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic from the region 10 by capillary action, and is filled with the liquid cosmetic without excess or deficiency, and the region 10 is in a state where there is no liquid cosmetic. .

The cap 2 is made of, for example, PP, and is shaped like a truncated cylinder, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, the cap 2 has a convex portion 17 (secondary cap) for locking in the annular concave portion 5 of the container body 1 in the axial direction at the position of the inner peripheral surface near the open end (rear end). 2 latching|locking part) are spaced apart and provided in the circumferential direction. The cap 2 is detachably attached to the container body 1 by having its open end face contact with the stepped portion 4 of the container body 1 and its convex portion 17 being engaged with the concave portion 5 of the container body 1 in the axial direction. It is When the cap 2 is attached to the container body 1, the liquid cosmetic container 100 has a circular outer peripheral surface that is flat and has a slim appearance, as shown in FIG.

Next, a method for manufacturing the liquid cosmetic container 100 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the manufacturing method of the liquid cosmetic container 100. FIG.

First, the applicator body 3 is inserted into the insertion portion 9 from the rear end opening 7 of the container body 1, and the steps 14 of the applicator body 3 are brought into contact with the steps 15 of the ribs 12 of the container body 1, thereby 3 is positioned, forward movement of the applicator body 3 is prevented, and the applicator body 3 is held in pressure contact with the ribs 12 of the container body 1 (applicator placement step).

Next, the cap 2 is attached to the container body 1 (cap attaching step). The order of the cap attaching process and the applicator placement process may be reversed or may be performed in parallel.

Next, the container body 1 with the applicator 3 disposed thereon and the cap 2 mounted thereon is turned upside down with the cap 2 facing down (container body upside down standing process), and then the rear end of the container body 1 turned upside down. A liquid cosmetic is injected from the opening 7 as indicated by an arrow A to be accommodated in the area (accommodating portion) 10 to fill the area (liquid cosmetic accommodating step).

Next, wait until the applicator 3 is completely impregnated with the liquid cosmetic contained in the region 10 and the liquid cosmetic in the region 10 is exhausted (liquid cosmetic impregnation step). By attaching the tail plug 8 to the container body 1 as indicated by B (tail plug attaching step), the liquid cosmetic container 100 shown in FIG. 3 is obtained.

Thus, according to the method for manufacturing a liquid cosmetic container of the present embodiment, the liquid cosmetic container 100 having the tail plug 8 can be easily obtained.

According to the liquid cosmetic container 100 shown in FIG. 3 thus obtained, the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic accommodated in the region 10 is caused to flow into the applicator 3 of the insertion portion 9 communicating with the region 10 by capillary action. By impregnating the application body 3 with the liquid cosmetic, the liquid cosmetic container 100 with no liquid cosmetic in the region 10 is formed. Thus, the region 10 is a region for pre-impregnating the application body 3 with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic, and is not intended to hold or store the liquid cosmetic. Moreover, parts other than the applicator 3 are not required separately. Therefore, the diameter of the liquid cosmetic container 100 can be reduced while reducing the number of parts and reducing costs, and the liquid cosmetic container 100 can be made slim, aesthetically pleasing, and convenient to carry.

Further, since the air flow path 16 is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion 9 and the outer peripheral surface of the applicator 3 and communicates the area 10 and the tip opening 6, the air flow path 16 is accommodated in the area 10. When the applied liquid cosmetic moves to the application body 3 and is impregnated, the region 10 does not become negative pressure, and the application body 3 can be easily impregnated with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic in the region 10.例文帳に追加

Further, the container main body 1 has a rear end opening 7 communicating with the region 10 at the rear end thereof, and is provided with a tail plug 8 for closing the rear end opening 7, so that the applicator body 3 can be inserted through the rear end opening 7. By inserting the liquid cosmetic into the portion 9 and injecting the liquid cosmetic into the region 10 from the rear end opening 7 to store the liquid cosmetic, the application body 3 can be easily impregnated with the liquid cosmetic by utilizing capillary action.

In addition, since the insertion portion 9 has a step 15 against which the applicator 3 that has passed through the rear end opening 7 abuts, the applicator 3 can be positioned and moved forward by the step 15 . can be reliably prevented.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a liquid cosmetic container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The liquid cosmetic container 200 of the second embodiment differs from the liquid cosmetic container 100 of the first embodiment in that instead of the short tail plug 8, the tip abuts the rear end surface of the applicator 3 and the rear end is opened. The only difference is that an elongated tail plug 18 that closes the tail 7 is used, and the rest of the configuration and manufacturing method are the same as those of the first embodiment.

According to such a liquid cosmetic container 200 of the second embodiment, the rearward movement of the applicator 3 can be reliably prevented by the elongated tail plug 18 that abuts on the applicator 3 .

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a liquid cosmetic container according to a third embodiment of the invention.

The first major difference between the liquid cosmetic container 300 of the third embodiment and the liquid cosmetic container 100 of the first embodiment is that instead of the cylindrical container main body 1, a bottomed cylindrical container main body 21 is provided. is the point of using The second main difference between the liquid cosmetic container 300 of the third embodiment and the liquid cosmetic container 100 of the first embodiment is that it has a tapered tip 13 and a step 14 on the outer peripheral surface in the middle of the axial direction. The difference is that a cylindrical applicator 23 having a tapered distal end portion 13 and no step is used instead of the stepped cylindrical applicator 3 having a diameter that increases.

In addition, in the container body 21, ribs 24 protruding inward from the inner peripheral surface near the tip opening 6 to the rear end portion (bottomed portion) 28 of the container body 21 extend along the circumferential direction. A plurality of them are spaced apart at intervals. These ribs 24 are provided with ribs 25 that protrude further inward and reach the rear end portion 28 from a position about 2/3 of the length in the axial direction rearward from the tip opening 6 of the container body 21 . , the front ends of the ribs 25 form a step 26 protruding inward.

The applicator 23 inserted from the tip opening 6 is positioned in the axial direction by abutting the stepped portion 26 of the rib 25 of the container body 21 at the rear end surface thereof, and the rib 24 of the container body 21 is formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. are pushed in and pressed against each other, they are held by the container body 21 . That is, the front side of the step 26 of the tubular hole of the container body 21 is an insertion portion 19 into which the applicator body 23 is inserted, and a region (accommodation portion) 20 is formed in communication with the rear side of the insertion portion 19 . The tip portion 13 of the applicator 23, which is the applicator portion, protrudes forward from the tip opening 6 of the container body 21. As shown in FIG.

The region 20 is formed to have a size (volume) that impregnates and fills the application body 23 with the liquid cosmetic by capillary action, as in the first embodiment. The applicator 23 is impregnated with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic from the region 20 by capillary action and is filled with the liquid cosmetic without excess or deficiency, and the region 20 is in a state of being free of the liquid cosmetic.

In addition, between the inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion 19 of the container body 21, the outer peripheral surface of the application body 23, and between the ribs 24, 24, the inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion 19 of the container body 21 on the front side of the rib 24 and the application body 23 An air flow path (gap) 27 that communicates the region 20 and the tip opening 6 is formed between the outer peripheral surface.

When the cap 2 is attached to the container main body 21, the liquid cosmetic container 300 has a circular outer peripheral surface that is flat and has an elongated slim appearance.

Next, a method for manufacturing the liquid cosmetic container 300 configured as described above will be described.

First, the rear end portion of the container body 21 is placed upright (container body standing step), and then the liquid cosmetic is injected from the front end opening 6 of the container body 21 placed upright to the step 26, and the area (receiving portion) ) 20 and filled (liquid cosmetic containing step).

Next, the applicator body 23 is inserted into the insertion portion 19 from the front end opening 6 of the container body 21 containing the liquid cosmetic, and the rear end surface of the applicator body 23 is brought into contact with the step 26, whereby the applicator body 23 is applied. While positioning the applicator 23, the rearward movement of the applicator 23 is blocked and the applicator 23 is held in pressure contact with the ribs 24 of the container body 21 (applicator placement step).

Next, the cap 2 is attached to the container body 21 on which the applicator 23 is arranged (cap attachment step), and then the container body 21 with the cap 2 attached is placed upside down with the cap 2 facing down (container body upside down). placing step), and then by waiting until the application body 23 is impregnated with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic contained in the region 20 and the liquid cosmetic in the region 20 is exhausted (liquid cosmetic impregnating step), the liquid state shown in FIG. A cosmetic container 300 is obtained.

Thus, according to the method for manufacturing a liquid cosmetic container of the present embodiment, the liquid cosmetic container 300 can be obtained easily.

According to the liquid cosmetic container 300 thus obtained, the application body 23 of the insertion portion 19 communicating with the region 20 is impregnated with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic contained in the region 20 by capillary action. Thus, the applicator 23 is filled with the liquid cosmetic, and the region 20 becomes the liquid cosmetic container 300 without the liquid cosmetic. As described above, the region 20 is a region for pre-impregnating the application body 23 with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic, and is not intended to hold or store the liquid cosmetic. Moreover, parts other than the applicator 23 are not required separately. Therefore, the diameter of the liquid cosmetic container 300 can be reduced while reducing the number of parts and reducing costs, and the liquid cosmetic container 300 can be made slim, aesthetically pleasing, and convenient to carry.

Further, since an air flow path 27 is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion 19 and the outer peripheral surface of the applicator 23 and communicates the area 20 and the tip opening 6, the air flow path 27 is accommodated in the area 20. When the applied liquid cosmetic moves to the application body 23 and is impregnated, the region 20 does not become a negative pressure, and the application body 23 can be easily impregnated with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic in the region 20.例文帳に追加

In addition, since the step 26 is provided between the insertion portion 19 and the region 20, the applicator 23 passed through the tip opening 6 abuts thereon. , the applicator 23 can be positioned and the backward movement of the applicator 23 can be reliably prevented.

FIG. 10 is an external view showing a liquid cosmetic container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of the liquid cosmetic container, and FIG. 12 is an exploded external view of the liquid cosmetic container.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the liquid cosmetic container 400 is formed by detachably connecting a plurality of (here, three) liquid cosmetic containers 500 in a row.

In the individual liquid cosmetic container 500, as shown in FIG. 11, the bottomed portion side of the liquid cosmetic container 300 of the third embodiment is made shorter than the tip portion of the container main body 21, and the tip of the applicator 23 is shortened. A container body 31 and an applicator body 33 are formed by shortening the rear portion of the portion 13 and extending the cylindrical portion 41 rearward from the bottomed portion of the container body 21 .

Also, on the inner peripheral surface of the rear end portion of the cylindrical portion 41 extending rearward of the container body 31, convex portions 17 (second locking portions) similar to those in the third embodiment are spaced apart in the circumferential direction. are provided. That is, in the container body 31 , the cylindrical portion 41 including the rear end forming the region 30 has the same configuration as the cap 2 . This convex portion 17 is detachably locked to an annular concave portion 5 (first locking portion) similar to that of the third embodiment of the tip portion of another container body 31 .

The applicator 33 is inserted into the insertion portion 29 and has a region 30 communicating with the rear side of the insertion portion 29 . The configurations of the insertion portion 29 and the region 30 are the same as those of the insertion portion 19 and the region 20 of the third embodiment. In other words, the region 30 is formed to have a size sufficient to impregnate the application body 33 with the liquid cosmetic, and the region 30 is in a state where there is no liquid cosmetic. The applicator 33 is impregnated with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic from the region 30 by capillary action, and is filled with the liquid cosmetic without excess or deficiency. Other configurations are the same as in the third embodiment, and the manufacturing method of each liquid cosmetic container 500 is also the same as in the third embodiment.

For example, liquid cosmetic containers 500 having different colors of liquid cosmetics and correspondingly different colors of container bodies 31 are prepared. By engaging the concave portion 5 at the tip of the container body 31 on the rear (different) side, the container body 31 on the front side and the container body 31 on the rear side are detachably connected. Also, similarly to the third embodiment, the cap 2 is detachably attached to the frontmost container body 31, and the liquid cosmetic container 400 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is obtained.

In use, the liquid cosmetic containers 500 are pulled in the axial direction to release the connection, and the individual liquid cosmetic containers 500 can be used for application (see FIG. 12).

According to such a liquid cosmetic container 400, the liquid cosmetic containers 500 having different colors of the liquid cosmetics and correspondingly different colors of the container bodies 31 can be connected in a row in random order. form can be adopted. Further, it goes without saying that the individual liquid cosmetic container 500 has the same functions and effects as those of the third embodiment.

In addition, the number of liquid cosmetic containers 500 connected in a row is not limited to three, and may be plural. Also, the concave portion 5 as the first locking portion and the convex portion 17 as the second locking portion may be reversed, and furthermore, the first and second locking portions may be screws.

Incidentally, in the fourth embodiment, application to the liquid cosmetic container 300 having the bottomed cylindrical container main body 21 of the third embodiment is described, but the tail plug 8 of the first and second embodiments is applied. , 18 for liquid cosmetic containers 100, 200.

Although the present invention has been specifically described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, a plurality of grooves spaced apart in the circumferential direction and extending in the axial direction are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the regions 10, 20, and 30 of the container body 1, 21, and 31, and the grooves preferably exert capillary action to The liquid cosmetic injected into 10, 20, 30 may be positively directed toward application bodies 3, 23, 33.

Further, in the above embodiment, the container bodies 1, 21, 31 and the cap 2 are cylindrical, but they may be rectangular cylindrical or polygonal cylindrical. In this case, the application bodies 3, 23, 33 and the regions 10, 20, 30 can also be polygonal.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 21, 31... Container body 2... Cap 3, 23, 33... Applicator 5... Recessed portion (first engaging portion) 6... Front end opening 7... Rear end opening 8, 18... Tail plug 9, 19, 29... Insertion part 10, 20, 30... Region (receiving part) 13... Tip part (application part) 15... Step of insertion part 16, 27... Air flow path 17 .

Claims (9)

a container body having a tip opening at the tip;
an insertion portion formed in the container body and communicating with the tip opening;
an applicator that is inserted into the insertion portion and whose tip applicator portion protrudes from the tip opening and exhibits capillary action to impregnate the liquid cosmetic;
a cap detachably attached to the tip of the container body and covering the application portion;
a region formed in the container body and communicating with the rear side of the insertion portion;
an air flow path formed between the inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion and the outer peripheral surface of the applicator and communicating the region and the tip opening;
The area is formed to have a size that impregnates and fills the application body with the liquid cosmetic material,
A liquid cosmetic container, wherein the region is free of the liquid cosmetic. The region is a container that contains the liquid cosmetic,
2. The liquid cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein the applicator body is impregnated with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic from the container . A rear end opening communicating with the region is formed at the rear end of the container body,
3. The liquid cosmetic container according to claim 1 , further comprising a tail plug whose tip abuts against the rear end surface of said applicator body and closes said rear end opening. A rear end opening communicating with the region is formed at the rear end of the container body,
A tail plug that closes the rear end opening,
A step of the insertion portion is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion,
A step is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the application body so that the outer peripheral surface of the application body expands in diameter on the rear side,
3. The liquid makeup according to claim 1 , wherein a step of the applicator body passed through the rear end opening contacts a step of the insertion portion toward the front . food container. A plurality of ribs protruding inward of the insertion portion are arranged along the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion,
5. The liquid cosmetic container according to claim 4, wherein the step of the insertion portion is the step of the rib. A method for manufacturing the liquid cosmetic container according to any one of claims 3 to 5 ,
an applicator arranging step of inserting and arranging the applicator into the insertion portion from the rear end opening of the container main body;
a cap attaching step of attaching the cap to the container body;
a container body upside-down standing step of standing upside down the container body with the applicator disposed therein and the cap mounted thereon, with the cap facing downward;
a liquid cosmetic accommodating step of injecting the liquid cosmetic from the rear end opening of the container body placed upside down and accommodating the liquid cosmetic in the area;
a liquid cosmetic impregnating step of impregnating the application body with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic contained in the region and eliminating the liquid cosmetic in the region;
and a tail plug attaching step of attaching the tail plug when the liquid cosmetic in the region is exhausted. The applicator is formed between the insertion portion and the region so as to protrude inwardly of the container body from the inner peripheral surface of the container body , and the applicator body passed through the tip opening abuts backward . 3. The liquid cosmetic container according to claim 1, further comprising a step between said insertion portion and said region . A method for manufacturing the liquid cosmetic container according to claim 1 , claim 2, or claim 7,
a container body erecting step of standing the container body with the rear end part thereof facing downward;
a liquid cosmetic accommodating step of injecting the liquid cosmetic from the tip opening of the container body placed upright and accommodating the liquid cosmetic in the region;
an applicator arrangement step of inserting and arranging the applicator into the insertion portion from the tip opening of the container body containing the liquid cosmetic;
a cap mounting step of mounting the cap on the container body in which the applicator is arranged;
a container body upside down standing step of standing upside down the container body with the cap attached, with the cap facing down;
a liquid cosmetic impregnating step of impregnating the applicator with the entire amount of the liquid cosmetic contained in the region so that the liquid cosmetic in the region disappears. Engagement portions that allow the cap to be detachable from the container body are provided as a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion at the front end portion of the container body and the rear end portion of the cap, respectively. ,
The second locking portion is provided at the rear end portion of the container body,
The container main body and the separate container main body are detachably connected by the second locking portion at the rear end portion of the container main body and the first locking portion at the front end portion of the separate container main body. The liquid cosmetic container according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or claim 7, characterized in that:

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