Method for molding shape of bristles of mascara brush for eyelashes, mold used in the method, and mascara brush molded by the method

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for molding a shape of bristles of a mascara brush for eyelashes, a mold in used in the method. Two strands of iron cores are twisted and brush bristles respectively having dorsal portions are radially spread between the twisted iron cores through post-process so as to form a mascara brush, wherein the dorsal portions are formed by the brush bristles of the same length on the basis of the iron cores without difference in the length of the brush bristles, so that a mascara solution contained in the dorsal portion does not run down when being applied to eyelashes, and the mascara provides more volume and a beautiful eyelash make-up when a sufficient amount of the mascara solution is applied.

Claims

1. A method of molding a shape of mascara brush bristles for eyelash makeup, the method comprising: preparing a mascara brush having brush bristles and iron core, the brush bristles extended in radial directions from the iron core, wherein the iron core is extended in a longitudinal direction; seating the brush bristles between a first mold and a second mold, wherein the first mold has at least one first molding slot and a first press portion, and the second mold has at least one second molding slot and a second press portion, and wherein each of the at least one first molding slot, the first press portion, the at least one second molding slot, and the second press portion is extended in the longitudinal direction; compressing the brush bristles by the first mold and the second mold, and forming a high-density brush bristle and a lower-density brush bristle, wherein each of the high-density brush bristle and the lower-density brush bristle is extended in the longitudinal direction, wherein the high-density brush bristle is formed by a compression molding by the first press portion and the second press portion, the lower-density brush bristle is formed by the at least one first molding slot and the at least one second molding slot, and the high-density brush bristle has a higher density than the lower-density brush bristle; wherein the step of forming the high-density brush bristle and the lower-density brush bristle comprises heating the first mold and the second mold; and drying the mascara brush having the high-density brush bristle and the lower-density brush bristle.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of heating is performed in a range of 195° C. to 205° C.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of heating is performed for 17 minutes to 23 minutes.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one first molding slot and the at least one second molding slot are extended in opposite vertical direction, and the first press portion and the second press portion are extended in opposite horizontal direction.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one first molding slot and the first press portion are extended in different direction, and wherein the at least one second molding slot and the second press portion are extended in different direction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the high-density brush bristle is extended in a first direction, and the lower-density brush bristle is extended in a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are different.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the first direction is normal to the second direction.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the high-density brush bristle and the hower-density brush bristle are extended in a cross shape.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the high-density brush bristle and the lower-density brush bristle is extended in the longitudinal direction with a predetermined thickness.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one first molding slot, the first press portion, the at least one second molding slot, and the second press portion are in a cross shape.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one first molding slot, the first press portion, the at least one second molding slot, and the second press portion are extended in a radial direction.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one first molding slot and the at least one second molding slot are extended in opposite vertical direction, and the first press portion and the second press portion are extended in opposite horizontal direction.

13. A method of molding a shape of mascara brush bristles for eyelash makeup, the method comprising: preparing a mascara brush having brush bristles and iron core, the brush bristles extended in radial directions from the iron core, wherein the iron core is extended in a longitudinal direction; seating the brush bristles between a first mold and a second mold, wherein the first mold has at least one first molding slot and a first press portion, and the second mold has at least one second molding slot and a second press portion, and wherein each of the at least one first molding slot, the first press portion, the at least one second molding slot, and the second press portion is extended in the longitudinal direction; compressing the brush bristles by the first mold and the second mold, and forming a high-density brush bristle and a lower-density brush bristle, wherein each of the high-density brush bristle and the lower-density brush bristle is extended in the longitudinal direction; and drying the mascara brush having the high-density brush bristle and the lower-density brush bristle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method of molding a shape of mascara brush bristles for eyelash makeup according to the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a view of a mold used in the method of molding a shape of mascara brush bristles for eyelash makeup according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 2.

(4) FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where mascara brush bristles are seated in a dorsal portion molding hole of the mold of FIG. 2.

(5) FIG. 5 is a view of a mold used in the method of molding a shape of mascara brush bristles for eyelash makeup according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(6) FIG. 6 is a plan view of FIG. 5.

(7) FIG. 7 is a view showing a state where dorsal portions are formed on the brush bristles by the mold of FIG. 2.

(8) FIG. 8 is a view showing a state where dorsal portions are formed on the brush bristles by the mold of FIG. 5.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(9) A method of molding a shape of mascara brush bristles for eyelash makeup according to the present invention in order to achieve the above objects includes:

(10) a mascara preparing process of putting nylon bristles constituting brush bristles 20 on two strands of iron cores 10, twisting them spirally several times so as to spread in all directions on the basis of the iron cores 10 so that the brush bristles 20 have a circular section;

(11) a mascara seating process of seating the brush bristles 20 of the prepared mascara 1 in a dorsal portion molding hole 110 of a mold 100;

(12) a dorsal portion molding process of putting the mold 100, in which the brush bristles 20 are seated, into a molding furnace with heat of 195° C. to 205° C. and heating the molding furnace for 17 minutes to 23 minutes so that the brush bristles 20 of the mascara 1 made of nylon are thermally transformed into a form corresponding to the dorsal portion molding hole 110 of the mold 100 to thereby mold dorsal portions 21;

(13) a mascara extracting process of drawing out the mold 100 and extracting the mascara brush having the dorsal portions 21 by being thermally transformed in correspondence with the dorsal portion molding hole 110 after the mold 100 is heated and the brush bristles 20 having the dorsal portions 21 are completely molded; and

(14) a plastic forming process of holding the mascara extracted from the dorsal portion molding hole 110 of the mold 100 on a drying rack so as to plastic-form the dorsal portions 21 of the brush bristles 20 formed by thermal transformation through an annealing process at room temperature.

(15) It is preferable that heating temperature of the molding furnace is 200° C. and a heating period of the mold 100 is 20 minutes.

(16) The mold 100 used for molding the shape of the brush bristles of the mascara 1 includes the dorsal portion molding hole 110 enabling the dorsal portions 21 of the brush bristles 20 of the mascara 1, which are formed by nylon bristles put on two strands of iron cores and twisted spirally several times so as to spread in all directions on the basis of the iron cores 10 so that the brush bristles 20 have a circular section, to be formed outwardly on the basis of the iron cores 10.

(17) As described above, the mold 100 having the dorsal portion molding hole 110 has different structures according to shapes and density of the dorsal portions 21.

(18) In the case that the dorsal portions 21 are formed in a cross shape, the mold 100 includes a lower mold 120 and an upper mold 130. The lower mold 120 includes: molding apertures 121 having a width corresponding to a diameter of the circular brush bristles 20 and respectively having arranging dorsal portion molding slots 122, each of which is formed in the floor surface thereof and has a depth corresponding to a radius of the brush bristles 20 and a narrow width; and guide posts 123 formed at upper faces of both sides thereof for guiding the upper mold 130. The upper mold 130 includes: guide holes 133 formed at both sides thereof to which the guide posts 123 of the lower mold 120 are inserted; protrusions 131 corresponding to the molding apertures 121 of the lower mold 120; arranging dorsal portion molding slots 132 formed at the center corresponding to the arranging dorsal portion molding slots 122 of the molding apertures 121; and bolt holes 134 formed corresponding to bolt holes 124 of the lower mold 120 for inserting assembly bolts 135 thereinto. The dorsal portion molding hole 110 is formed in the cross shape when the lower mold 120 and the upper mold 130 are assembled together, and thereby, the brush bristles 20 are molded in such a way as to have the dorsal portions 21 respectively having the applying dorsal portions 21a with higher density and the arranging dorsal portions 21b.

(19) Arranging dorsal portions 21b with lower density of the brush bristles are formed by the arranging dorsal portion molding slots 122 and 132 of the lower mold 120 and the upper mold 130, and applying dorsal portions 21a with higher density of the brush bristles are formed between the lower mold 120 and the upper mold 130.

(20) The mold 100 may include a radial dorsal portion molding hole 110 according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the mold 100 includes: an insertion hole 111 formed at the center thereof in such a manner that iron cores 10 are inserted thereinto; radial molding grooves 112 formed on the basis of the insertion hole 111 for molding the dorsal portions 21 radially; and end portions 113 of the radial molding grooves 112, each having a length corresponding to a radius of the circular brush bristles 20 on the basis of the insertion hole 111 in which the iron cores 10 are inserted.

(21) The mold 100 having the radial dorsal portion molding hole 110 includes inclined surfaces 114, which gradually lower toward the radial molding grooves 112 and are continuously repeated in a concavo-convex form, such that the brush bristles 20 can be easily inserted into the radial molding grooves 112.

(22) In the case of the brush bristles of the mascara manufactured by the above molding method, the nylon bristles constituting the brush bristles 20 are put on the two strands of the iron cores 10 and twisted spirally several times, so that the dorsal portions 21 of the nylon bristles are formed radially on the basis of the iron cores 10, and the brush bristles 20 having the dorsal portions 21 have the same length on the basis of the iron cores 10.

(23) The dorsal portions 21 may include the applying dorsal portions 21a with higher density of the brush bristles 20 and the arranging dorsal portions 21b with lower density of the brush bristles 20, and alternatively, may have uniform density.

(24) When the brush bristles 20 having the applying dorsal portions 21a and the arranging dorsal portions 21b, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in a state where the upper mold 130 is separated from the lower mold 120, the brush bristles 20 of the mascara 1 are located in the molding hole 121 of the lower mold 120 as shown in FIG. 3.

(25) In the state where the brush bristles 20 of the mascara 1 are located in the molding hole 121 of the lower mold 120, the upper mold 130 is joined to the lower mold 120.

(26) As described above, when the upper mold 130 is joined to the lower mold 120, the protrusions 131 are inserted into the molding apertures 121 of the lower mold 120, and hence, the brush bristles 20 having the dorsal portions 21 are formed, and in this instance, the applying dorsal portions 21a, which has higher density and good rebound elasticity and allow the user to easily apply a mascara solution to eyelashes, are in a temporarily molded state, and at the same time, the arranging dorsal portions 21b are also in a temporarily molded state in the arranging dorsal portion molding slots 122 and 132 respectively formed in the lower mold 120 and the upper mold 130 (See FIG. 4).

(27) As described above, when the upper mold 130 and the lower mold 120 are joined together, the assembly bolts 135 are fastened to the bolt holes 124 of the lower mold 120 so as to keep the joined state.

(28) In the above state, the mold 100 is inserted into a molding furnace, heated at heating temperature of 195° C. to 205° C. for 17 minutes to 23 minutes, and then, drawn out from the molding furnace. The mascara 1 is extracted from the mold 100 drawn out from the molding furnace, and then, annealed at room temperature, so that the brush bristles 20 having the dorsal portions 21, which have the applying dorsal portions 21a and the arranging dorsal portions 21b, are manufactured as shown in FIG. 7.

(29) In order to extract the brush bristles 20 having the dorsal portions 21, which have the applying dorsal portions 21a and the arranging dorsal portions 21b, the assembly bolts 135 are released, and then, the upper mold 130 is separated from the lower mold 120.

(30) FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate a mold according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the dorsal portions 21 are radially formed on the basis of the iron cores 10, and when the brush bristles 20 are pushed into the radial molding grooves 112 of the dorsal portion molding hole 110 in a state where the iron cores 10 coincide with the insertion hole 111 of the center, the brush bristles 20 are guided to the inclined surfaces 114 so that the brush bristles 20 are inserted into the molding hole 110 neatly.

(31) The inclined surfaces 114 have a form that ridges and valleys are continuously repeated because a portion where the dorsal portion molding hole 110 is located is lower and a point where the dorsal portion molding holes 110 are equally divided is higher.

(32) The mold 100, in which the brush bristles 20 are inserted into the dorsal portion molding hole 110 in such a way that the dorsal portions 21 are temporarily molded, is inserted into a molding furnace with heating temperature of 195° C. to 205° C., heated for 17 minutes to 23 minutes, and then, drawn out from the molding furnace. The mascara 1 is extracted from the mold 100 drawn out from the molding furnace, and then, annealed at room temperature, so that the brush bristles 20 having the dorsal portions 21 are manufactured as shown in FIG. 8.

(33) The dorsal portions 21 of the brush bristles 20 may be formed in a straight form or in a three-way form.