JP2731832B2 - Brush with hair coloring container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a brush provided with a hair coloring container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-190230, there has been a brush with a hair colorant container for filling and using an undiluted solution of a hair colorant. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of a conventional brush 701 with a hair coloring container. FIG.
In, the end of the communication pipe 707 attached to the valve stem 705 of the aerosol can 703 is a jet port 709. Further, the pressing finger hook 711 is formed integrally with the communication pipe 707. Further, a brush support portion 713 is attached to the aerosol can 703, and the brush teeth 71 are attached thereto.
5 is attached. In addition, a finger pressing portion 7 is pressed by a finger.
A finger insertion unit 717 for pressing the button 11 is provided. When using the brush 701 with a hair coloring agent container, the user holds the aerosol can 703 and presses the finger 711 with a finger.
The hair coloring agent is applied to the hair with the brush teeth 715 while the hair coloring agent is ejected from the ejection port 709 by pressing. FIG. 5 shows another conventional example. In the brush 801 with a hair coloring agent container of FIG. 5, the communication tube 807, the pressing finger hook 811 and the brush teeth 815 have an integral structure. FIG.
Reference numeral 803 denotes an aerosol can, 805 denotes a valve stem, 809 denotes a jet port, and 813 denotes a brush support.

[0003] These brushes with hair coloring container 701,
According to 801, the hair coloring agent can be easily applied to the hair, so that the hair can be dyed in a short time before going out. For this reason, it has been widely used for hiding white hair and for coloring black hair vividly.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned brushes 701 and 801 with a hair colorant container, the spouts 709 and 809 are opened even after the hair colorant is spouted. For this reason, the foam of the hair coloring agent remaining in the brush teeth 715 and 815 and the communication pipes 707 and 807 gradually disappears and becomes a liquid, and is collected in the valve stems 705 and 805 and dried and solidified. When this is repeated, the valve stems 705 and 805 become clogged and the pressing finger hook 71
1,811 can be used to apply hair coloring to brush teeth 715,
815 and could not be used before the entire contents were used.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a brush with a hair coloring container that solves the above-mentioned problems and prevents the valve mechanism from being blocked by drying and solidifying the hair coloring material.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A brush with a hair coloring container according to the present invention comprises a brush support having brush teeth, a hair coloring container integrated with the brush supporting portion, and an interior of the hair coloring container. And a communication mechanism having a spout near the brush teeth, and a valve mechanism for transporting the hair coloring material in the hair coloring material container to the communication pipe. In the brush with a charge container, an opening / closing valve that opens when the hair coloring material is transported and closes when the hair coloring material is not transported is provided at the spout.

[0007]

According to the brush with a hair coloring container of the present invention, since the opening and closing valve is provided at the spout, the spout can be opened and the hair coloring can be spouted only when the hair coloring is being transported. And closed in other cases. Therefore, when the hair coloring material is not ejected, the hair coloring material remaining in and around the brush teeth does not flow into the valve mechanism. The hair coloring agent remaining in the communication pipe is
It does not dry and solidify because it is sealed. Therefore, the hair coloring agent can be used to the end without clogging the valve mechanism.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to further clarify the structure and operation of the present invention described above, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the brush 1 with a hair colorant container of the present embodiment in a state where the hair colorant is not ejected, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the vicinity of the brush portion 3 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view similar to FIG.

The brush 1 with a hair colorant container comprises a brush part 3, a communication tube 5, a hair colorant container, and a valve mechanism. In this example, the aerosol can 9 was used as a hair coloring agent container, and the metering valve 11 was used as a valve. The brush part 3 includes a plurality of brush teeth 13 and a flow resistance plate 7.
And The flow resistance plate 7 is formed integrally with the inner wall of the brush portion 3. The flow resistance plate 7 is provided in order to attenuate the spouting hair coloring material to prevent its scattering and concentration, and has at least a portion 7a which is an extension of the communication pipe 5 (broken line in FIGS. 1 to 3). May be any shape as long as it is larger than the ejection port 5a. In addition, if necessary,
The flow resistance plate 7 may not be provided. A portion surrounded by the brush support portion surface 15c facing the brush portion fitting opening 15a and the flow resistance plate 7 forms a storage portion 17. Further, the tip 7b of the flow resistance plate 7 does not contact the brush support portion surface 15c, and has a gap portion 19.

A step 3a is provided on the opposite side of the brush teeth 13. The step 3a is fitted into the brush fitting opening 15a of the brush support 15, so that the brush 3 can be attached to and detached from the brush support 15. It is supported by. A finger insertion opening 15b is provided in a part of the brush support portion 15,
Further, a pipe insertion hole 15d for inserting the communication pipe 5 described later is formed in the brush support portion surface 15c facing the brush portion fitting opening 15a. The brush support surface 15c is formed so as to be slightly inclined from the vertical direction as shown in FIG.

One end (the upper end in FIG. 1) of the communication pipe 5 has an ejection port 5a opened at the end. The spout 5a
A cap-shaped opening / closing valve 5b having a closed end is fitted. The open / close valve 5b is slidably inserted into a pipe insertion hole 15d provided in the brush support portion 15. The open / close valve 5b is provided with an O-ring 5e on the side surface 5c to seal a gap with the pipe insertion hole 15d. Further, two passage holes 5d are opened 180 ° from the other end of the O-ring 5e so as to face the side surface 5c. On the other hand, the other end of the opening / closing valve 5b (the lower end in FIG. 1)
Is press-fitted and fixed to the communication pipe 5, and the other end of the communication pipe 5 is press-fitted and fixed to a connecting pipe 29 described later.

The aerosol can 9 has a hair coloring agent inside, and a metering valve 11 is attached to the upper end opening 9a. This metering valve 11 has a valve stem 27 fitted to a connecting pipe 29. The connection pipe 29 has a function of connecting the valve stem 27 and the communication pipe 5 described above. The upper end of the aerosol can 9 is covered by a mountain cup 20 together with the metering valve 11. The mountain cup 20 has a hole 20a into which the valve stem 27 is fitted. Below the metering valve 11, a dip tube 21 is attached toward the inside of the aerosol can 9. This dip tube 2
1, the brush 1 with a hair coloring container of the present embodiment
Can be used in both upright and inverted positions.

Further, the aerosol can 9 is provided with a shoulder cover 23 so as to cover the mountain cup 20 at the upper end thereof, and the shoulder cover 23 is provided with a hinge portion 23a and a pressing finger hook portion 23b. . The pressing finger hook 23b is provided at a position facing the finger insertion opening 15b. A pressing portion 25 exists below the pressing finger hook portion 23b, and the pressing portion 25 is formed integrally with the connecting pipe 29, and the cushion 3
1 is supported by the mountain cup 20. Further, the pressing finger hook 23b is connected to the communication pipe 5, ie, the opening / closing valve 5b, via the connecting pipe 29, and is configured such that the opening / closing valve 5b interlocks with the movement of the pressing finger hook 23b. ing.

The metering valve 11 may have any conventionally known configuration. The detailed description is omitted because it is not directly related to the present invention. Next, a method of using the brush with a hair colorant container of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described.

First, the aerosol can 9 is gripped with one hand, an index finger is inserted through the finger insertion opening 15b, and the pressing finger hook 23b is pressed. Then, the shoulder cover 23 made of a flexible material such as polyethylene bends at the hinge portion 23a, and the pressing finger hooking portion 23b comes into contact with the pressing portion 25 and presses it down. Since the pressing part 25 is formed integrally with the connecting pipe 29 as described above, the connecting pipe 29, the communication pipe 5 and the valve stem 27 are simultaneously pressed at the same time as the pressing part 25 is pressed. As a result, when the valve stem 27 is pushed into the inside of the aerosol can 9, the metering valve 11 is opened, and a predetermined amount of hair coloring material is ejected from the valve stem 27. The hair coloring matter spouted from the valve stem 27 reaches the spout 5a via the connection pipe 29 and the communication pipe 5 connected thereto.

At the same time, by pressing the pressing finger holder 23, the open / close valve 5b connected thereto is pressed down. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing valve 5b is detached from the pipe insertion hole 15d.
d opens. As a result, the pipe insertion hole 15d communicates with the passage hole 5d. As a result, the hair coloring matter ejected from the communication pipe 5 is ejected to the brush part 3 through the passage hole 5d and then through the pipe insertion hole 15d. Then, the hair coloring material collides with the flow resistance plate 7, and
And then squirts from the gap 19 to reach the brush support surface 15c. In this state, the hair coloring treatment is performed by rubbing the hair coloring agent onto the hair from the brush teeth 13.

On the other hand, when the pressing of the pressing finger hook portion 23 is released, the bending of the hinge portion 23a of the shoulder cover 23 is released, and the pressing portion 25, the connecting pipe 29, the communication pipe 5, and the valve stem 27 are pushed up as before. . As a result, the metering valve 11 closes. At the same time, when the pressing of the pressing finger hook 23 is released, the opening / closing valve 5b associated therewith is pushed up as before, and the pipe insertion hole 1 provided in the brush support 15 is opened.
Block 5d.

Therefore, when the pressing finger hook portion 23 is not pressed, the opening 5 of the communication pipe 5 is opened by the open / close valve 5b.
Since a is closed, the hair coloring material remaining in the brush portion 3 does not flow to the valve stem 27. In addition, the hair coloring material remaining in the communication tube 5 is not dried and solidified because it is sealed. Therefore, the hair coloring agent can be used to the end without clogging the metering valve 11.

As described above, according to the brush 1 with a hair coloring container of the present embodiment, the opening and closing valve 5 is connected to the ejection port 5a.
By providing b, when the hair coloring material is not ejected, the spout 5a can be closed to prevent clogging of the fixed quantity valve 11 due to drying and solidification of the hair coloring material in the valve stem 27. did it.

In this embodiment, the aerosol can 9 is used. However, in addition to the aerosol can 9, as a hair coloring container, a container that does not use a propellant (such as one that is gripped by hand and pressed to eject). The valve may be a normal valve other than the metering valve. The form of the hair coloring agent may be any form such as foam, cream or mist.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.
The present invention is not limited to such embodiments at all, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0022]

As described in detail above, the brush with a hair colorant container of the present invention has an excellent effect of preventing the valve mechanism from being blocked by drying and solidification of the hair colorant.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a brush with a hair coloring agent container of the present embodiment in a state where a hair coloring agent is not ejected.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of a brush unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view similar to FIG. 2 in a state in which a hair coloring material is being spouted.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a conventional brush with a hair coloring agent container.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a conventional brush with a hair coloring agent container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... brush with hair coloring container, 3 ... brush part,
5 ... communication pipe, 5a ... ejection port, 5b ... opening / closing valve, 5d ... passage hole, 5e ... O-ring, 9 ...
・ Aerosol can, 11 ・ ・ ・ Quantitative valve, 13 ・ ・ ・ Brush teeth, 15 ・ ・ ・ Brush support, 15d ・ ・ ・ Pipe insertion hole, 23b ・ ・ ・ Pressing finger hook, 27 ・ ・ ・ Valve stem, 29 ... Connecting tube.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A brush support provided with brush teeth; a hair coloring container integrated with the brush support; and a communication between the interior of the brush support and the interior of the hair coloring container, the vicinity of the brush teeth. And a valve mechanism for transporting the hair colorant in the hair colorant container to the communication tube, a brush with a hair colorant container, comprising: A brush with a hair coloring agent container, comprising an opening / closing valve that opens when transported and closes when not transported. 2. The valve mechanism is provided with a pressing finger hook for instructing activation and stoppage of the valve mechanism, and the opening / closing valve is linked to the pressing finger hook, so that the pressing finger hook is moved. When pressed, the valve mechanism is operated to transport the hair colorant in the hair colorant container to the communication tube, and at the same time, the opening / closing valve is opened and the hair colorant is spouted from the spout, and the pressing finger is pressed. The brush with a hair coloring container according to claim 1, wherein when the pressing of the hook is released, the operation of the valve mechanism is stopped, and at the same time, the opening / closing valve is closed to close the spout.