Patent Publication Number: US-2016242530-A1

Title: Rotation discharge-type cosmetic container

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is the U.S. National Phase Application of PCT/KR2014/009467, filed Oct. 8, 2014, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0120568, filed Oct. 10, 2013, the contents of such applications being incorporated by reference herein. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a rotation discharge-type cosmetic container characterized in that a content absorbing member, which absorbs a discharged content, is installed on the upper portion of a rotating body such that it is possible to smear only a necessary amount of the content, which has been absorbed by the content absorbing member, on a cosmetic applying means, such as a puff, and use the content, thereby preventing unnecessary waste of the content. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Generally, it is well known that cream-type cosmetics such as nourishing cream, massage cream, eye cream or foundation lotion have a substantial amount of moisture and thereby may be spoiled more easily than other low-viscosity cosmetics. These types of cosmetics are usually stored in a wide-mouthed container to be easily used by taking small portion with a hand, which may result in more possibility of oxidation by direct contact with air as well as of spoilage by foreign substances or moisture smeared on a hand. 
     To resolve these disadvantages, vacuumed cosmetic containers are widely used to discharge a certain amount of content in a state of being sealed. Particularly, instead of discharging content directly with hands, content can be used by providing a dish shaped button and making a certain amount of content being pooled thereof. 
     A utility model registered patent no. 20-0311503 (hereupon it is called as “the utility model registration”), which is incorporated by reference, discloses this type of existing vacuumed cosmetic container equipped with dish-shaped button. The utility model registration which was applied on Feb. 4, 2003, as a prior application by the applicant and registered, relates to “a dispenser container”, comprising a container part storing content, a dispenser combined to an upper end of the container part, wherein the dispenser including a cylinder combined at an upper end of the container part, a valve body equipped at a intake cavity of the cylinder, and a button equipped at the cylinder for being capable of repeated pumping by equipping a dish portion expanded to cover the upper portion of the container part, and a piston equipped between at an inner wall of the cylinder and at a lower end of the button, wherein a slide hole is equipped at the center of the button in upward and downward direction, wherein the upper portion of the valve body is extended upwards and is inserted slidingly to a slide hold, wherein a cover member covering the slide hole of the button is combined at an upper end of the valve body, wherein the button descends along an outer circumferential surface when the button is pressed and between the cover member and the button emerges a gap, through which content is discharged and pooled in a dish part of the button. 
     The utility model registration as the above has a configuration that an upper end of a button has a dish-like shape whose upper end gets more dented as it goes toward the center portion, and thereby content is to be used by smearing content on a hand or with a cosmetic applicator. A single pumping operation by pressurizing a button discharges a certain amount of content from the upper end of the button. However, since every user uses different amount of content, it is possible that discharged content may be more than actually needed . In this case, excess amount of content may be used unnecessarily applied to skin or wasted without using, thereby resulting in a user&#39;s burden of expense increase. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An aspect of the present invention is devised to solve the problems above, and the goal of this invention is to provide a rotation discharge-type cosmetic container wherein a content absorbing member, which absorbs a discharged content, is installed on the upper portion of a rotating body such that it is possible to smear only a necessary amount of the content, which has been absorbed by the content absorbing member on a cosmetic applying means such as a puff and then use the content, thereby preventing unnecessary waste of the content. 
     Further, it is to provide a rotation discharge-type cosmetic container, wherein a storage cap capable of an upward/downward movement is combined at one side of a content absorbing member support body while encasing an upper portion of the content absorbing member support body, and increases air tightness of an interior space of the content absorbing member support body to which a content absorbing member is provided in an ordinary state; therefore, the evaporation of content absorbed in the content absorbing member may be minimized, and also spoilage of content can be efficiently prevented. 
     To solve the above problems, it is featured that a rotation discharge-type cosmetic container according to the present invention comprises: a container body that contains content, equipped with a piston that ascends according to the use of content therein; a housing which is combined to an upper portion of the container body, further comprising a content inflow part which forms a content inflow hole in the center of a lower end such that the content held in the container body may flow in; a rotation body combined rotatably to an upper portion of the housing, further comprising a discharging hole in which content is discharged in a center thereof; a pumping member which ascends and descends by rotation of the rotation body and discharges the content by pumping operation; a content absorbing member which is placed at an upper portion of a discharging hole of the rotation body and absorbs the content discharged through a discharging hole; a content absorbing member support body placed between the rotation body and the content absorbing member supports the content absorbing member and comprises at least more than one content movement hole such that the content discharged through the discharging hole moves in; a storage cap which is combined with a hinge combination at one side of the content absorbing member support body for a upward/downward movement and opens/closes an interior space of the content absorbing member support body where a content absorbing member is equipped; a content application member for applying to a user&#39;s skin by smearing content absorbed into the content absorbing member; and an over cap encasing the content application member and moving upwards/downwards at one side of the rotation body. 
     Further, it is characterized that at the housing is provided a multitude of perpendicular guide grooves detached with a fixed distance, encasing an outer circumferential surface for guiding a perpendicular movement of the pumping member. 
     Further, it is characterized that at an inner side of the rotation body is provided a rotation guide forming a flexure portion alternately above and below, encasing an inner circumferential surface for guiding an ascent/descent of the pumping member. 
     Further, it is characterized that at the pumping member are provided a multitude of guide protrusions which moves along a lower end surface of the rotation guide in a state of being inserted to the perpendicular guide groove and ascends/descends inside of the perpendicular guide grooves on an outer circumferential surface for ascending/descending by rotation of the rotation body. 
     Further, it is characterized that the housing further comprises a combining ring which rotatably combines the rotation body to the housing. 
     Further, it is characterized that at an upper end of the content absorbing member support body is provided a combining groove to which the storage cap is combined, and a combining protrusion combined to the combining groove is combined at the lower end of the storage cap. 
     Further, it is characterized that a button part which opens/closes the pumping member are provided at a front surface part of the rotation body, wherein a latch protrusion is provided to an upper portion of the button part for supporting an inner side of an over cap and thereby preventing the over cap from opening when the over cap is closed. 
     EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION 
     As mentioned above, aspects of the present invention have an advantage that a content absorbing member, which absorbs a discharged content, is installed on the upper portion of a rotating body such that it is possible to smear only a necessary amount of the content, which has been absorbed by the content absorbing member on a cosmetic applying means such as a puff, and use the content, thereby preventing unnecessary waste of the content. 
     Further, aspects of the present invention have an advantage that a rotation discharge-type cosmetic container, wherein a storage cap capable of an upward/downward movement is combined at one side of a content absorbing member support body while encasing an upper portion of the content absorbing member support body, and increases air tightness of an interior space of the content absorbing member support body to which a content absorbing member is provided in a ordinary state; therefore, evaporation of the content absorbed in the content absorbing member can be minimized, and also spoilage of content can be efficiently prevented. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a disassembled cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is an assembled perspective view illustrating a configuration of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a rotation cap of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is an explanatory drawing illustrating a state of a guide protrusion moving along a rotation guide of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is an explanatory drawing illustrating a discharging process of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 7 and 8  is an explanatory drawing illustrating a using method of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals provided in the drawings indicate the same members. 
       FIG. 1  is a disassembled cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 2  is an assembled perspective view illustrating a configuration of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
       FIG. 4  is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a rotation cap of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 5  is an explanatory drawing illustrating a state of a guide protrusion moving along a rotation guide of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 5 , a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a container body  100 , a housing  200 , a rotation body  300 , a pumping member  400 , a content absorbing member  500 , a content absorbing member support body  600 , a storage cap  700 , a content application member  800  and an over cap  900 . 
     The container body  100  containing content comprises a piston  110  thereof, which ascends according to the use of content. 
     The housing  200 , which is combined to an upper portion of the container body  110  and sucks in the content contained in the container body  100  by pumping action according to the ascent/descent of an pumping member  400 , comprises a content inflow part  210  where a content inflow hole  211  is provided at the center of a lower end of the housing  100  such that the content contained in the container body  100  may flow in. 
     At the content inflow hole  211  is installed a check valve  212  which opens/closes a content inflow hole  211  by the pressure generated in the interior of the contents inflow part  210  when a piston rod  420  and a seal cap  430  ascend and descend inside the contents inflow part  210 . 
     On the other hand, according to the present invention, at an outer circumferential surface of the housing  200  is longitudinally installed a perpendicular guide groove such that a guide protrusion  450  to be described later is inserted and guided upwards and downwards, wherein the perpendicular guide grooves  220  are installed in a way that two grooves are simply formed on both sides thereof with a fixed distance apart, and guide a perpendicular movement of a guide protrusion  450 , and for a stable operation of a pumping member  400 , three grooves are preferred to be built with a fixed distance apart in an interval of 120 degrees. 
     Meanwhile, at an upper portion of the housing  200  is combined a combing ring  230  which combines a rotation body  300  rotatably to the housing  200 . 
     The rotation body  300  is rotatably combined to an upper portion of the housing  200 , comprising a discharging hole  320  where content is discharged onto a center thereof. 
     In this invention, it is characterized that at an inner side of the rotation body  300  is combined a rotation guide  310  which encases an inner circumferential surface and forms a flexure portion alternately above and below, wherein the rotation guide  310 , shown in  FIG. 5 , when the rotation body  300  rotates, guides a guide protrusion to move along a lower end surface thereof. In the section having a downward slope, the rotation guide  300  pressurizes and thereby descends a guide protrusion  450  whereas in the section having a upward slope, the rotation guide  300  guides the guide protrusion  450  to ascend by elastic force of a spring  440 . 
     Meanwhile, at the rotation body  300  is provided a combining tube  330  which encases the discharging hole  320  and extends downwards, wherein the combining tube  330  guides a movement of a content movement tube  460  which moves along an inner side of the combining tube  330  and guide a perpendicular movement without twist when the pumping member  400  ascends and descends. 
     Meanwhile, at a front surface portion of the rotation body  300  is combined a button part  340  which opens/closes an over cap  900 , wherein a latch projection  341  is provided at an upper portion of the button part  340  for preventing the over cap  900  from being opened by supporting an inner side of the over cap  900  when the over cap  900  is closed. 
     The pumping member  400 , which ascends and descends by rotation of the rotation body  300  and moves the content contained in the container body  100  to a discharging hole  320  by pumping operation, comprises a pump body  410  which encases an upper portion of a content inflow part  210 , a piston rod  420  which is combined at inner side of the pump body  410  and moves together along with movement of the pump body  410 , a seal cap  430  which is combined to an lower portion of the piston rod and is tightly contacted to an inner circumferential surface of the content inflow part  210 , thereby guiding the content contained in the container body  100  to flow into the interior of the content inflow part  210  by the change of pressure in the interior of the content inflow part  210  according to the ascent/descent of the piston rod  420 , and a spring  440  which is placed at an lower portion of the pump body  410  and moves the pump body  410  upward by elastic force. 
     Meanwhile, in the present invention, it is characterized that at an inner circumferential surface of the pumping member  400  is provided a multitude of guide protrusions  450  which move along a lower end surface of the rotation guide  310  in a state of being inserted into the perpendicular guide groove  220  and ascend/descend in the interior of the perpendicular guide groove  220 , wherein the guide protrusion  450 , when a rotation body  300  rotates, is pressurized at the lower end surface of a rotation guide  310  and moves downwards in the interior of the perpendicular guide groove  220 , thereby making the pumping member  400  descend. Due to this, the pressure of the content inflow part  210  is changed, which enables the content flowing in the content inflow part  210  to move upwards. 
     Further, the guide protrusion  450 , when the pressure caused by a rotation guide  310  is released, in other words, from the point where the bottom dead center of a flexure portion alternately formed ends, ascends along a lower end surface of the rotation guide  310  by the elastic force of the spring  440  and moves upwards in the interior of the perpendicular guide groove  220 , thereby lifting the pumping member  400 , which causes the pressure of the content inflow part  210  and enables the content contained in the container body  100  to flow into the content inflow part  210 . 
     Meanwhile, at the pumping member  400  is provided a content movement tube  460  which is combined to the combining tube  330  and ascends along the inner wall of the combining tube  330 , and thereby forms a passage where content moves. 
     The content absorbing member  500  is placed at an upper portion of a discharging hole  320  of the rotation body  300  and absorbs the content discharged through the discharging hole  320 . Preferably the content absorbing member  500  is configured to be secured to a content absorbing member support body  600  to be described later at the upper portion of the discharging hole  320 , and to absorb the content moving through a content movement hole  610  of the content absorbing member support body  600 . 
     The content absorbing member  500  absorbs content and enables a user to smear the content by means of a hand or a content application member, which can be made of a variety of absorbable material, such as a puff, a sponge, foam, a brush, preferably a porous material for easy absorption of the content. 
     The content absorbing member  500 , when the over cap  900  is closed with the absorbed content not used completely, keeps a state of the content being absorbed and therefore, when reused later, it is possible to use the absorbed content by means of a hand or an applicator without additional pumping operation. 
     In case the absorbed content is not enough to be used, the content can be absorbed to the content absorbing member  500  and used by pumping operation of the pumping member  400  through rotation of the rotation body  300 . 
     The content absorbing member support body  600  is placed between the rotation body  300  and the content absorbing member  500 , and supports the content absorbing member  500 , wherein a content movement hole  610  is formed at the lower end of the absorbing member support body  600  so as for the content discharged through the discharging hole  320  to move upwards, wherein the content movement hole  610  is formed in a multitude with a fixed distance apart in order that content can be absorbed evenly on the entire surface. 
     It is preferred that the absorbing member support body  600  forms a space where the content can move with a small margin apart from the discharging hole  320  of the rotation body  300  such that the content can move smoothly to a multitude of content movement holes  610 . 
     Meanwhile, at the upper end of the absorbing member support body  600  is provided a combining groove  620  that is combined with a combining protrusion  720  of a storage cap  700  to be described later. 
     Meanwhile, at the inner side of the absorbing member support body  600  is provided a content absorbing member fixing body  630  that fixes the content absorbing member  500 , wherein the content absorbing member fixing body  630  forms a hollow  631  which exposes the content absorbing member  600  to the exterior such that a user can use the content absorbed in the content absorbing member  600 . 
     The storage cap  700  is combined with a hinge combination at one side of the content absorbing member support body  600  for being capable of an upward/downward movement, and opens/closes the interior space of the content absorbing member support body  600  where the content absorbing member  500  is provided, further comprising a securing groove  710  at the upper end thereof, and a combining protrusion  720  which is combined to a combining groove  620  of the content absorbing member support body  600  in a state that the interior space of the content absorbing member support body  600  is closed. 
     The storage cap closes the interior space of the content absorbing member support body  600 , and thereby maintains the air tightness; therefore, evaporation of content absorbed in the content absorbing member is minimized. 
     Meanwhile, it is preferred that at one side of the storage cap  700  is provided a handle part  730  such that a user can rotate the storage cap  700  easily. 
     The content application member  800  secured at an upper end of the storage cap  700  can be smeared with the content absorbed in the content absorbing member  500  and apply the content on a user&#39;s skin, being made of a variety of materials such as a puff, a brush and etc. 
     The over cap  900  is combined with a hinge combination so as to encase the content absorbing member  500  and rotate upwards and downwards at one side of the rotation body  300 , and it is preferred to comprise a mirror  910  at an inner side thereof such that a user can see her face while putting on make-up. 
     In the following, referring to  FIG. 6 , a content discharging process of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be explained.  FIG. 6  is an explanatory drawing illustrating a content discharging process of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , as for a content discharging process of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when a user rotates a rotation body  300  in a state that content flow into the interior of a contents inflow part  210 , guide protrusions  450  of a pumping member  400  move along a rotation guide  310  formed at an inner side of the rotation body  300 ; at this moment, due to the shape of the rotation guide  310 , the guide protrusions  450  move downwards inside the perpendicular guide groove  220 , and descend the pumping member  400 . 
     When the pumping member  400  descends as the above, as a piston rod  430  and a seal cap  440 , which compose the pumping member  400 , descend together, the pressure inside the content inflow part  210  changes, which leads the content flowing into the content inflow part  210  to be discharged through the discharging hole  320  via a content movement tube  460 ; at the moment, the content discharged through the discharging hole  320  move through a content movement hole  610  of the content absorbing member support body  600  and is absorbed to the content absorbing member  500 , and thereby it is possible to use the content by the content application member  800 . 
     In the following, referring to  FIGS. 7 and 8 , an operational method of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be explained.  FIGS. 7 and 8  are an explanatory drawing illustrating an operational method of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 7 and 8 , as for an operational method of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetic container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, first a user pressurizes a container body  100  with one hand and then rotates a rotation body  300  with the other hand. At this moment, a pumping member  400  performs a pumping operation by rotation of the rotation body  300 , and thereby results in absorption of content to a content absorbing member  500 . 
     Next, shown in  FIG. 7 ( b ) , after pressurizing a button part  340  and rotating to an over cap  900 , the user withdraws a content application member  800  secured at a storage cap  700  and then, as shown in  FIG. 8( a ) , rotates a storage cap  700  upwards by pressurizing a handle part  730 . 
     As the above, when the storage cap  700  is rotated upwards, the content absorbing member  500  in which content is absorbed is exposed, and then is smeared with the content absorbed in the content absorbing member  500  through a content application member  800  as required and then applied to a user&#39;s skin. 
     The present invention, as described previously, is configured such that content with high viscosity can be discharged through pumping operation of a pumping member  400  according to a rotation of a rotation body  300 , and, therefore, can store a large amount of content in a relatively bigger container that a compact container which stores cream-type cosmetics with a high viscosity like a foundation cream. This will not only give a user enough using period but also makes it possible to apply content to the skin utilizing a content application member  800 , thus resulting in minimizing evaporation of foundation fluid. 
     As described above, optimal embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and the specification. Although specific terms have been used herein, these are only intended to describe the present invention and are not intended to limit the meanings of the terms or to restrict the scope of the present invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible from the above embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the accompanying claims.