Apparatus mixing blended composition for skin treatment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10328400-B2
Application number	US-201615280527-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2016
Priority date	Sep 29, 2016
Publication date	Jun 25, 2019
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019

Abstract

A mixer is provided for mixing a substance in a container. The mixer includes a motor; a frame configured to be controlled by the motor to rotate on an axis; a carrier disposed at a first end of the frame and configured to hold the container; a counterweight disposed at a second end of the frame opposite to the carrier, wherein the counterweight position relative to the axis is adjustable. The mixer may be a stand-alone unit, or it may be disposed in an apparatus for dispensing a cosmetic composition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mixer for mixing a substance in a container, comprising:
a motor;
a frame configured to be controlled by the motor to rotate on an axis;
a carrier disposed at a first end of the frame and configured to hold the container;
a counterweight disposed at a second end of the frame opposite to the carrier; and
a bell crank configured to move the counterweight along the frame,
wherein the counterweight position relative to the axis is adjustable, and
the bell crank is configured to move the counterweight in a first direction when moved in a clockwise direction and move the counterweight in a second direction when moved in a counter-clockwise direction.

2. The mixer according to claim 1 , wherein the bell crank is coupled to the motor and moves in one of the clockwise and counter-clockwise direction according activation of the motor.

3. The mixer according to claim 2 , wherein the frame includes at least one stopping element configured to impede the angular rotation of the bell crank to determine a stopping position of the counterweight.

4. The mixer according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one stopping element includes a first stopping element for impeding the angular rotation of the bell crank in a clockwise direction and a second stopping element for impeding the angular rotation of the bell crank in a counter-clockwise direction.

5. The mixer according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one stopping element includes a single stopping element configured impede the angular rotation of the bell crank in a clockwise direction at a first location of the bell crank to impede the angular rotation of the bell crank in a counter-clockwise direction at a second location of the bell crank.

6. The mixer according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a manual adjustment knob configured to adjust the counterweight position relative to the axis based on a manual rotation of the adjustment knob.

7. The mixer according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier is configured to hold a plurality of different size containers which each store a substance with different centers of gravity when disposed in the carrier.

8. The mixer according to claim 1 , wherein the counterweight position relative to the axis is configured to be adjusted corresponding to the center of gravity of the container, from the plurality of different size containers, which is held in the carrier.

9. The mixer according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an incline member disposed between the frame and the counterweight and configured to vary a vertical position of the counterweight as the counterweight position relative to the axis is varied.

10. The mixer according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier further includes a recessed portion configured to cause each of two different volume size containers to have a same vertical center of gravity position when each of the two different volume size containers are disposed in the carrier.

11. The mixer according to claim 10 , wherein the two different volume size containers have different diameters on an outer surface of each container.

12. An apparatus for dispensing a cosmetic composition, comprising:
a storage unit for storing a cosmetic composition;
a dispensing unit for dispensing the cosmetic composition into a container; and
the mixer according to claim 1 .

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the counterweight position relative to the axis is adjustable according to one of two volume size containers configured to be disposed in the container, and the apparatus is configured to control the mixer to automatically adjust the counterweight position based on a determination of the size of the container in which the dispensing unit dispensed the cosmetic composition.

Assignees

• Oreal

Inventors

• Rinaldis David John
• Balooch Guive
• VALCESCHINI Florent
• Bhandari Rishabh
• Chiou Catherine
• Lorente Gonzalez Sonia
• Moolsintong Pinida Jan
• Tang Jonathan Scott
• TIMBERLAKE Brent Edward
• YOUSEFI Andre

Classifications

• A45D44/005 Primary

  for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle · CPC title

• B01F2215/0031

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01F9/003

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01F15/0227

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01F15/00318

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic