Device for applying a cosmetic product

Abstract

A device for applying a cosmetic composition, in particular a makeup or care composition, to an application zone of a user, having a positioning system comprising at least one support configured to be positioned on a predefined supporting zone of the user's body and at least one connecting member connected to an application system for the composition, the support having a customized shape, adapted to said supporting zone, and/or the connecting member having a customized shape and/or dimensions, adapted to the morphology of the user, the device being configured to guide the connecting member, in particular to impose a predefined trajectory on said connecting member, when the latter is moved relative to said supporting zone from a position in which the support is positioned on said zone, in order to bring the application system into contact with said application zone.

1 . A device for applying a cosmetic composition, in particular a makeup or care composition, to an application zone of a user, having a positioning system comprising at least one support configured to be positioned on a predefined supporting zone of the user's body and at least one connecting member connected to an application system for the composition, the support having a customized shape, adapted to said supporting zone, and/or the connecting member having a customized shape and/or dimensions, adapted to the morphology of the user,
 the device being configured to guide the connecting member, in particular to impose a predefined trajectory on said connecting member, when the latter is moved relative to said supporting zone from a position in which the support is positioned on said zone, in order to bring the application system into contact with said application zone.   
     
     
         2 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the support is configured to be positioned on a supporting zone other than the application zone, in particular the root of the nose, the temples or the ears, for application to the eyelids or eyebrows. 
     
     
         3 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the supporting zone is an ear, a part of the head, in particular the temples, a part of the nose, in particular the nostrils or the root of the nose, or the chin. 
     
     
         4 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the connecting member has a part that is movable or deformable with respect to the support, being able in particular to move vertically, horizontally or diagonally with respect to the support and/or to the supporting zone, in particular in rotation or translation. 
     
     
         5 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the support is movable with respect to the supporting zone, being able in particular to move vertically, horizontally or diagonally with respect thereto, in particular being guided in its movement by the nose. 
     
     
         6 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the connecting member is plastically or elastically deformable, in particular under pressure exerted by one or more fingers, being in particular a flexible bow, the support having in this case two opposite parts, each of which is positioned on a supporting zone, in particular a temple of the user. 
     
     
         7 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, the connecting member being a stem connecting two opposite parts of the support, each of which is positioned on a supporting zone, for example a temple, the device has cams attached to said opposite parts of the support so as to move the connecting member toward the application zone, once the device has been positioned correctly, in order that the application system comes into contact with said application zone, in particular a zone of the user's eyes, for example the eyebrows or eyelids. 
     
     
         8 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , in the form of goggles, which are configured to be pushed toward the eyes from a position to a position along the nose until they have reached the right position. 
     
     
         9 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , configured to be used on two predefined symmetric zones in order to achieve a symmetric makeup result, in particular on the two eyelids, the two lines of eyebrows or of eyelashes, or the two cheeks of the same user, the application system having in particular two applicator members that are designed to be able to apply the composition to the two predefined symmetric zones and are in particular disposed on either side of the support. 
     
     
         10 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the positioning system has at least one secondary support configured to be positioned on at least one secondary zone of the user's body, other than the supporting zone, in particular on the temples or the ears when the supporting zone is the root of the nose, or vice versa. 
     
     
         11 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the connecting member has an arm, in particular an arm that is articulated relative to the support. 
     
     
         12 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the application system has a plurality of applicator members. 
     
     
         13 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the application system has at least one applicator member defining an application surface that is intended to come into contact with the application zone and has a shape that corresponds exactly thereto. 
     
     
         14 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the application system is retractable, being configured to move forward or backward toward the application zone, manually or automatically. 
     
     
         15 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , having a system for correcting the position thereof, in particular for verifying the horizontality thereof, comprising in particular an accelerometer, an image analysis system for looking for the presence of a part of the face, for example the eyes, or a spirit level. 
     
     
         16 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , which is designed to be held on the nose or any other predefined zone of the head by clamping. 
     
     
         17 . A method for positioning an application device as claimed in  claim 1  with respect to an application zone of a user in order to apply a cosmetic composition, in particular a makeup or care composition, thereto, the device having a positioning system comprising at least one support configured to be positioned on a predefined supporting zone of the user's body and at least one connecting member connected to an application system for the composition, the support having a customized shape, adapted to said supporting zone, and/or the connecting member having a customized shape and/or dimensions, adapted to the morphology of the user, the method comprising the following steps:
 a) said at least one support is positioned on said predefined supporting zone, and 
 b) said connecting member is guided in movement relative to said supporting zone, in particular along an imposed predefined trajectory, from the position in step a), in order to bring the application system into contact with said application zone. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein, when the support is positioned on said supporting zone, the connecting member moves with a single degree of freedom, in particular vertically, horizontally or diagonally with respect to said support and/or to the supporting zone. 
     
     
         19 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the movement of the connecting member takes place manually or using an integrated automatic mechanism, in particular a spring, a controllable compressed-air piston, or a motor. 
     
     
         20 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein, the application system having two applicator members designed to be able to apply the composition to two predefined symmetric zones, in particular disposed on either side of the support, the two applicator members are positioned automatically and identically. 
     
     
         21 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the predefined supporting zone is an ear, a part of the head, in particular the temples, a part of the nose, in particular the nostrils or the root of the nose, or the chin. 
     
     
         22 . A method for manufacturing a device for applying a cosmetic composition to an application zone of a user, as claimed in  claim 1 , having a positioning system comprising at least one support configured to be positioned on a predefined supporting zone of the user's body and at least one connecting member connected to an application system for the composition, the method comprising the following steps:
 a) topographical data of at least a part of the user's face or body comprising at least the supporting zone and/or the application zone are acquired, and   b) the support and/or the connecting member are produced on the basis of the topographical data thus acquired in order that the support has a customized shape, adapted to said supporting zone, and/or that the connecting member has a personalized shape and/or dimensions, adapted to the morphology of the user.   
     
     
         23 . The manufacturing method as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the spacing between the support and the part of the connecting member carrying the application system is chosen on the basis at least of the distance between the supporting zone and the application zone. 
     
     
         24 . A method for the cosmetic treatment of an application zone of a user, in particular for makeup application or care, comprising the application of a cosmetic composition to said zone with the aid of an application system of an application device positioned with respect to said application zone by the positioning method as claimed in  claim 17 . 
     
     
         25 . The method as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein several successive cosmetic treatments are carried out by modifying the position of the application system between two treatments, without removing the device from the supporting zone. 
     
     
         26 . A cosmetic kit having a device as claimed in  claim 1  and a plurality of application systems, which can be mounted interchangeably on the device.