权利要求：
Claims
1. Applicator (2) for applying a cosmetic product (P), comprising an applicator member (8) obtained by additive manufacturing, the applicator member (8) having a first and a second longitudinal end (11, 13), the applicator member (8) comprising:
- a core (10) extending along a longitudinal axis (X), and
- a plurality of applicator elements (18, 18a, 18b) extending from the core (10), the applicator elements (18a) each comprising:
o a body (20) of elongate shape, and
o one or several protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) extending laterally from the body (20), at least one protuberance (22a, 22c) extending at least partially in the direction of the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member, all of the protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) of the applicator elements (18a) being such that, for every cross section of the protuberance (22, 22a, 22b, 22c), each point on the outer surface of the protuberance (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) in this section is connected to at least one point on the outer surface of the protuberance (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) in every other cross section, considered in the direction from the section toward the distal end of the protuberance, by a vector (Vp) oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X) of the core and/or oriented toward the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member (8), wherein the applicator member (8) is obtained on the basis of a pre- established digital model by solidification of a raw material, slice by slice, from a second longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member to the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member.
2. Applicator (2) for applying a cosmetic product (P), having an applicator member (8) obtained by additive manufacturing, the applicator member (8) having a first and a second longitudinal end (11, 13), the applicator member (8) comprising:
- a core (10) extending along a longitudinal axis (X), and
- a plurality of applicator elements (18, 18a, 18b) extending from the core (10), the applicator elements (18a) each comprising:
o a body (20) of elongate shape, and
o several protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) extending laterally from the body (20), at least one protuberance (22a, 22c) extending at least partially in the direction of the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member, all of the protuberances being such that, for every cross section of the protuberance (22, 22a, 22b, 22c), each point on the outer surface of the protuberance (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) in this section is connected to at least one point on the outer surface of the protuberance (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) in every other cross section, considered in the direction from the section toward the distal end of the protuberance, by a vector (Vp) oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X) of the core and/or oriented toward the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member (8).
3. Applicator (2) for applying a cosmetic product (P), having an applicator member (8) obtained by additive manufacturing, the applicator member (8) having a first and a second longitudinal end (11, 13), the applicator member (8) comprising:
a core (10) extending along a longitudinal axis (X), and
a plurality of applicator elements (18, 18a, 18b) extending from the core (10), the applicator elements (18a) each comprising: o a body (20) of elongate shape, and o one or several protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) extending laterally from the body (20), at least one protuberance (22a, 22c) extending at least partially in the direction of the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member, all of the protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) of the applicator elements (18a) being such that, for every cross section of the protuberance (22, 22a, 22b, 22c), each point on the outer surface of the protuberance (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) in this section is connected to at least one point on the outer surface of the protuberance (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) in every other cross section, considered in the direction from the section toward the distal end of the protuberance, by a vector (Vp) oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X) of the core and/or oriented toward the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member (8), wherein the applicator elements (18, 18a, 18b) are distributed over the core (10) in at least one row, the row of applicator elements extending helically around the longitudinal axis of the core over a plurality of turns between 3 and 40 turns.
4. The applicator as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein the applicator member (8) is obtained on the basis of a pre-established digital model by solidification of a raw material, slice by slice, from a second longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member to the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member.
5. The applicator as claimed in claims 1 or 3, wherein the applicator elements comprising the or several protuberances (18a) each comprise a plurality of protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) extending laterally from the body (20).
6. The applicator as claimed in claims 1 or 2, wherein the applicator elements (18, 18a, 18b) are distributed over the core (10) in at least one row, better still two rows of applicator elements.
7. The applicator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the row or rows of applicator elements extend(s) helically around the longitudinal axis of the core, preferably over at least one turn, better still over a plurality of turns, in particular between 5 and 30 turns, better still between 8 and 20 turns.
8. The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the core comprises at least one helical groove turning around the longitudinal axis of the core, preferably at least two helical grooves of opposite hand and of the same pitch, turning around the longitudinal axis of the core.
9. The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the bodies (20) of the applicator elements comprising the or several protuberances (18a) each have an axis of extension (C):
- extending in a plane (M) transverse to the longitudinal axis (X) of the core, or
- inclined at least partially toward the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member.
10 The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the body (20) of each applicator element comprising the or several protuberances (18a) is such that, for all of the cross sections of the body (20), moving in the direction from the base (30) of the body toward its distal end (32), each point on the outer surface of the body is connected to at least one point on the outer surface of the body in every other cross section, considered in the direction from the section toward the distal end of the protuberance, by a vector ( V,,)
oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X) of the core and/or oriented toward the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member.
11. The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein all of the protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) of the applicator elements (18a) extend from the body (20) stretching laterally with respect to the core (10) and/or toward the first end (11, 13) of the applicator member.
12. The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the or several protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) extends from the distal half of the body (20) of the applicator element (18a).
13. The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) extend along axes of extension (P) making at their base a non-zero angle g with the axis of extension of the corresponding body, in particular making an angle g of between 45 and 90°, preferably not perpendicular to the axis of extension of the corresponding body, better still between 60 and 75°.
14. The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the applicator elements comprising the or several protuberances (18a) each comprise a plurality of protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) extending laterally from the body (20), at least two protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) of an applicator element (18a), preferably of each applicator element comprising protuberances (18a), extending along axes of extension (P) extending, at the base of the protuberances (23), from different longitudinal planes of the body.
15. The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the applicator elements comprising the or several protuberances (18a) each comprise a plurality of protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) extending laterally from the body (20), at least two protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) of an applicator element (18a), preferably of each applicator element comprising protuberances (18a), extending along axes of extension (P) extending, at the base of the protuberances (23), from different longitudinal planes of the body.
16. The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the applicator elements comprising at least one protuberance (18a) extend in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the core, being inclined at their base (30) relative to the radial axis
(R) of the core (10) at their base (30), in particular making an angle b of between 0 and 90°, better still between 5 and 30°, even better still between 10 and 20°.
17. The applicator as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the applicator member (8) comprises applicator elements without protuberances (18b).
18. The applicator as claimed in claim 17, wherein the applicator elements without protuberances (18b) are inclined at least partially toward the first longitudinal end (11, 13) of the applicator member.
19. Device (1) for packaging and applying a product (P) to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, comprising an applicator (2) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and a container (3) containing the product (P).
20. A method for producing an applicator as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein a blank of the applicator member (8) or the applicator member (8) itself is produced in successive layers with relative movement of the part already built in the direction away from the build zone, all of the protuberances (22, 22a, 22b, 22c) extending from the body (20) in such a way that, during production, the portions of the protuberances built are always attached to the core (10) by a bridge of material.
21. A method for making up the eyelashes and/or eyebrows using an applicator as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein the product is applied by bringing the applicator into contact with the eyelashes and/or eyebrows.