CONTAINER INCLUDING SPINNING FORMULATION STRUCTURE

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a container including a spinning formulation structure, the container including a rotating unit including a central axis having a bar shape and a first gear coupled to the central axis and rotating together with the central axis; a plurality of formulation structures coupled to the rotating unit; a housing having a storage space through which the plurality of formulation structures are inserted, the storage space being open toward the outside and a second gear being formed along an inner peripheral surface of the storage space; and a controller being inserted in one side and another side of the central axis and located on an upper portion of the housing to be rotatable along the inner peripheral surface of the housing, wherein, when the controller is located on the upper portion of the housing, the first gear is engaged with the second gear.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-2019-0000624, filed on Feb. 13, 2019, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

One or more embodiments relate to a container including a spinning formulation structure, and more particularly, to a container including a spinning formation structure, the container including a plurality of formulation structures coupled to a rotating unit and forming a sphere, wherein a rotational movement of a controller is converted into a rotational movement of a central axis of the rotating unit through a first gear and a second gear such that the plurality of formulation structures are rotated through the controller for use.

2. Description of Related Art

Generally, cosmetics, such as cosmetics for color makeup of face or the like or foundation that covers the entire face to cover freckles, fine wrinkles, and pores and uniformly adjusts the color of skin are used in a powder formulation or in a solid formulation obtained by compression of the cosmetics in the powder formulation.

A user may select and use one formulation structure from various formulation structures according to a particular situation or use two formulation structures together to enhance a desired effect. Storing two formulation structures in one container is preferable for user's convenience to allow the user to use two formulation structures at the same time, but in the related art, two formulation structures are separately stored into two containers for use.

When the two formulation structures are placed in separate containers, mixing two formulation structures for use results in poor usability. In addition, containers in the related art may be used by one-dimensionally combining general containers capable of storing each formulation structure. The containers in the related art not only are inconvenient in the usability of the user, but also poor in portability.

SUMMARY

One or more embodiments include a container including a spinning formulation structure, the container including a plurality of formulation structures coupled to a rotating unit and forming a sphere, wherein a rotational movement of a controller is converted into a rotational movement of a central axis of the rotating unit through a first gear and a second gear such that the plurality of formulation structures are rotated through the controller for use.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the presented embodiments of the disclosure

According to one or more embodiments, a container including a spinning formulation structure, the container includes a rotating unit including a central axis having a bar shape and a first gear coupled to the central axis and rotating together with the central axis; a plurality of formulation structures coupled to the rotating unit; a housing including a storage space through which the plurality of formulation structures are inserted, the storage space being open toward the outside and a second gear being formed along an inner peripheral surface of the storage space; and a controller inserted in one side and another side of the central axis and located on an upper portion of the housing to be rotatable along the inner peripheral surface of the housing, wherein, when the controller is located on the upper portion of the housing, the first gear is engaged with the second gear.

The plurality of formulation structures of the container including the spinning formulation structure may include a first formulation structure coupled to an upper portion of the rotating unit and having a hemispherical shape and a second formulation structure coupled to a lower portion of the rotating unit and having a hemispherical shape.

In the container including the spinning formulation structure, the second gear and the first gear convert a rotational movement of the controller rotating along the inner peripheral surface of the housing into a rotational movement of the central axis, and when the controller is rotated by 90 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing, the central axis may be rotated by 180 degrees.

In the container including the spinning formulation structure, the storage space of the housing may have a semispherical shape, the first gear may include a spur gear, and the second gear may include an internal gear.

In the container including the spinning formulation structure, a fan unit having a board shape and coupled to the plurality of formulation structures is provided in the central axis of the rotating unit.

In the container including the spinning formulation structure, the number of the plurality of formulation structures coupled to the rotating unit and a number of the fan unit provided in the central axis may be the same, the fan unit may have a rectangular board shape, and a protruding unit protruding from an upper surface and a lower surface of the fan unit having a board shape may be provided in the fan unit.

In the container including the spinning formulation structure, the controller may include a first coupling unit in which the one side of the central axis is inserted and a second coupling unit in which the another side of the central axis is inserted, and when the one side and the another side of the central axis are inserted into the controller, a rotating space in which the first gear is rotatable may be provided in the controller.

In the container including the spinning formulation structure, at least one of the plurality of formulation structures may be replaceble by an applicator and configured to be coupled to the rotating unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certain embodiments of the disclosure will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a disassembled perspective view of a container including a spinning formulation structure according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2A is a diagram of a rotating unit according to an embodiment and FIG. 2B is a diagram of a rotating unit according to another embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating that a first formulation structure and a second formulation structure are coupled to a rotating unit, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4A is a diagram of a housing according to an embodiment and FIG. 4B is a diagram of a housing according to another embodiment;

FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams of a controller according to an embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a combined perspective view of a container including a spinning formulation structure according to an embodiment;

FIG. 7A is a diagram of a dual container before rotating a controller, FIG. 7B is a diagram of the dual container when the controller is rotated by 45 degrees along an inner peripheral surface of a housing, and FIG. 7C is a diagram of the dual container when the controller is rotated by 90 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing, according to an embodiment; and

FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating that a first formulation structure and a puff are coupled to a rotating unit according to an embodiment and FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating that a first formulation structure and a brush are coupled to the rotating unit according to another embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In this regard, the present embodiments may have different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein. Accordingly, the embodiments are merely described below, by referring to the figures, to explain aspects of the present description. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “at least one of,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire list of elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list.

It will be further understood that the terms such as “including” or “may include” used in various embodiments of the disclosure specify the presence of stated functions, operations, or components corresponding to the disclosure, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other functions, operations, or components. In addition, It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising” used herein specify the presence of stated features, numbers, steps, operations, components, portions or combinations thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, portions or combinations thereof.

It will be understood that when a component is referred to as being “connected to” another component, it can be directly or indirectly connected, for example, other components may be present. Alternatively, It will be understood that when a component is referred to as being “directly connected to” or “directly accessed to” another component, other components may not be present between the connected components.

To promote understanding of one or more exemplary embodiments, specific language has been used to describe these embodiments. However, no limitation of the scope of the inventive concept is intended by this specific language. An expression used in the singular encompasses the expression of the plural, unless it has a clearly different meaning in the context.

All terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art of the various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be construed as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal in the sense that the terms are not explicitly defined in the various embodiments of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure relates to a container including a spinning formulation structure, and more particularly, to a container including a plurality of formulation structures coupled to a rotating unit and forming a sphere, wherein a rotational movement of a controller is converted into a rotational movement of a central axis of the rotating unit through a first gear and a second gear so that the plurality of formulation structures are rotated through the controller. Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail by explaining example embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the attached drawings.

A container 100 including a spinning formulation structure according to an embodiment includes a rotating unit 110, a formulation structure, a housing 130, and a controller 140.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2A, and 2B, the rotating unit 110 includes a central axis 111 having a bar shape and a first gear 112 coupled to the central axis 111. The central axis 111 may have a bar shape or a cylindrical shape extending in a longitudinal direction.

The first gear 112 is coupled to a side of the central axis 111 and the first gear 112 is fixedly coupled to the central axis 111. As the first gear 112 is fixedly coupled to the central axis 111, the first gear 112 and the central axis 111 may be rotated together. In detail, when the first gear 112 is rotated by an external force, the central axis 111 may be rotated together with the first gear 112.

The first gear 112 may be but is not limited to a spur gear. Various gears may be used as the first gear 112 to be coupled to and rotate together with the central axis 111. For example, the first gear 112 may be a helical gear.

The formulation structure is coupled to the rotating unit 110 and may include a plurality of formulation structures. Preferably, the plurality of formulation structures are coupled to the rotating unit 110 and form a sphere. Two, three, four, or more formulation structures may be used as needed.

According to an embodiment, the formulation structure may include two formulation structures. When the formulation structure includes two formulation structures, the formulation structures includes a first formulation structure 121 having a hemispherical shape and coupled to an upper portion of the rotating unit 110 and a second formulation structure 122 having a hemispherical shape and coupled to a lower portion of the rotating unit 110. The first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 may be formulations of different colors and different components.

Referring to FIG. 3, the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 form a sphere by being respectively coupled to the upper portion and the lower portion of the rotating unit 110. When the formulation structure includes the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122, each of the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 having a hemispherical shape, the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 form together a sphere.

The first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 both including a hemispherical shape are coupled to the central axis 111 and the central axis 111 is embedded in the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122. Since the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 are coupled to the central axis 111, when the central axis 111 is rotated by an external force, the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 may be rotated together.

Although the formulation structure according to an embodiment is described as including two formulation structures, the embodiment is not limited thereto. According to an embodiment, three, four, or more formulation structures as needed may be coupled to the rotating unit 110 to form a sphere.

When the formulation structure includes three formulation structures, each of the formulation structures may have a shape obtained by equally dividing a sphere into three. When the formulation structure includes four formulation structures, each of the formulation structures may have a shape obtained by equally dividing a sphere into four. Since the plurality of formulation structures are coupled to the central axis 111, when the central axis 111 is rotated by an external force, the plurality of formulation structures may be rotated together.

As described above, according to an embodiment, although the formulation structure may include the plurality of formulation structures, a case where the formulation structure includes the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 will be mainly described in the embodiments and drawings below.

A fan unit 113 including a board shape may be provided in the central axis 111 of the rotating unit 110 to easily couple the plurality of formulation structures to the central axis 111 and easily transfer a rotational force of the central axis 111 to the plurality of formulation structures.

Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, the fan unit 113 may have a cross-sectional area greater than that of the central axis 111 and may have a board shape. When the fan unit 113 may have a rectangular board shape and the formulation structure includes two formulation structures, the first formulation structure 121 may be coupled to an upper surface of the fan unit 113 and the second formulation structure 122 may be coupled to a lower surface of the fan unit 113. When the central axis 111 is rotated, the fan unit 113 may be rotated together. The fan unit 113 and the central axis 111 may be integrally formed.

The first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 should rotate together with the central axis 111. When the fan unit 113 is not included, the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 may not rotate together and may spin freely with no traction on the central axis 111 when the central axis 111 is rotated. The fan unit 113 may prevent the above-mentioned situation. A rotational force of the central axis 111 may be effectively transferred to the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 through the fan unit 113 having a board shape, and thus, the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 may rotate together with the central axis 111.

In addition, referring to FIG. 2B, an auxiliary unit 115 protruding from the central axis 111 to the outside may be provided on the central axis 111 of the rotating unit 110. The auxiliary unit 115 together with the fan unit 113 are configured to effectively transfer the rotational force of the central axis 111 to the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122, and the auxiliary unit 115 may prevent the formulation structure from being released due to a centrifugal force of the central axis 111.

The auxiliary unit 115 may have various shapes as long as the auxiliary unit preventing the formulation structure from being released due to the centrifugal force of the central axis 111. Referring to FIG. 2B, the auxiliary unit 115 may perpendicularly protrude to two sides of the fan unit 113 and may form a cross shape together with the fan unit 113. In addition, the auxiliary unit 115 may include a board shape as shown in FIG. 2B and may include a hollow shape.

However, the auxiliary unit 115 is not limited to the above-described shape and may include various shapes as long as the auxiliary unit preventing the formulation structure from being released due to the centrifugal force of the central axis 111. For example, the auxiliary unit 115 may include a semicircular board shape and may include a cross shape perpendicularly protruding to two sides of the fan unit 113.

The fan unit 113 including a board shape may widen a contact area between the first formulation structure 121 and second formulation structure 122 and the central axis 111, and thus, a coupling strength between the first formulation structure 121 and second formulation structure 122 and the central axis 111 may be improved.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a protruding unit 114 protruding from the upper surface and the lower surface of the fan unit 113 may be provided on the fan unit 113. The protruding unit 114 may further improve the contact area between the first formulation structure 121 and second formulation structure 122 and the central axis 111 and the protruding unit 114 may effectively improve the coupling strength between the first formulation structure 121 and second formulation structure 122 and the central axis 111.

The protruding unit 114 may protrude from the upper surface and the lower surface of the fan unit 113 and extend in a longitudinal direction and a vertical direction of the fan unit 113. As a plurality of protruding units 114 extend from the upper surface and the lower surface of the fan unit 113, the contact area between the first formulation structure 121 and second formulation structure 122 and the central axis 111 may be widened. The protruding unit 114 may extend in a diagonal direction of the fan unit 113 as needed and may extend in a direction parallel to a plane of the fan unit 113.

Although the fan unit 113 has been described as having a rectangular board shape, the fan unit 113 is not limited thereto. The fan unit 113 may have various board shapes. For example, the fan unit 113 may include a circular disk shape.

As described above, although the formulation structure has been described as including two formulation structures, the formulation structure may include more than two formulation structures. In this case, the number of fan unit 113 may be same as the number of the formulation structures.

In detail, when the formulation structure includes three formulation structures, three fan units 113 extending in three directions of the central axis 111 may be provided. Each of the formulation structures may be coupled between the two adjacent fan units 113 from among the fan units 113. When three fan units 113 extending in three directions are provided, a peripheral space of the central axis 111 may be divided into three spaces through the three fan units 113, and thus, each of the formulation structures may be coupled to each space.

When the formulation structure includes four formulation structures, four fan units 113 extending in four directions of the central axis 111 may be provided and the peripheral space of the central axis 111 may be divided into four spaces through the four fan units 113, and thus, the four formulation structures may be respectively coupled to each space. Herein, when the formulation structure includes two formulation structures including the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122, two fan units 113 extend in two directions around the central axis 111 and the peripheral space of the central axis 111 are divided into two spaces through the two fan units 113.

Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B, the housing 130 may be formed therein with a storage space 131 in which the formulation structure may be inserted. The housing 130 may be a container capable of storing the formulation structure and the storage space 131 is open toward the outside.

The storage space 131 of the housing 130 may accommodate some of the plurality of formulation structures having a spherical shape. The storage space 131 of the housing 130 may preferably have a hemispherical shape to accommodate the portion of the plurality of formulation structures having a spherical shape.

The storage space 131 of the housing 130 is open toward and in communication with the outside. As described above, as the storage space 131 of the housing 130 is open toward the outside, the plurality of formulation structures including a spherical shape may be inserted into the storage space 131.

The cross section of an upper portion inside the housing 130 may have a circular shape and a second gear 132 may be formed on an inner peripheral surface of the housing 130. The second gear 132 extends along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 including a circular cross section. The second gear 132 may be formed on a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 and may be formed on an entire inner peripheral surface of the housing 130. For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the second gear 132 may be formed to be perpendicular on the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 and along only ¼ of the length of the entire inner peripheral surface of the housing 130. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4B, the second gear 132 may be formed on the entire inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 (forming at 90 degrees).

The second gear 132 is preferably an internal gear which is a gear formed inside a cylinder, but the second gear 132 is not limited thereto. Various gears may be used as long as the gear being formed along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130.

In addition, the storage space 131 is not limited to a semispherical shape and may include various shapes as long as a circular cross section in which a portion of the plurality of formulation structures having a spherical shape is inserted and the second gear 132 may be provided inside. For example, the storage space 131 may have a cylindrical shape.

A one side and another side of the central axis 111 are inserted into the controller 140 and located on an upper portion of the housing 130 so as to be rotatable along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130.

Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B, the controller 140 includes a first coupling unit 141 in which the one side of the central axis 111 may be inserted and a second coupling unit 142 in which the another side of the central axis 111 may be inserted. As the one side and the another side of the central axis 111 are inserted in to the controller 140, the central axis 111 is also rotated together when the controller 140 is rotated along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130.

At this time, the central axis 111 may be inserted into the controller 140 to be rotatable with respect to the controller 140. To this end, the first coupling unit 141 and the second coupling unit 142 may be holes having a cross-sectional area greater than the cross-sectional area of the central axis 111. (As shown in FIG. 5A, the first coupling unit 141 may be a hole communicating with the outside as long as the central axis 111 may be inserted into the controller 140 without being separated.)

When the one side and the another side of the central axis 111 are inserted into the controller 140, the controller 140 may have a rotating space 143 through which the first gear 112 may be rotated. The central axis 111 is rotatable with respect to the controller 140 with the central axis 111 as an axis even when the sides of the central axis 111 are inserted into the controller 140. The first gear 112 may be rotated together with the central axis 111 and the first gear 112 should not be in contact with the controller 140 such that the central axis 111 and the first gear 112 are rotatable with respective to the controller 140.

To this end, the rotating space 143 through which the first gear 112 may be rotated may be formed in the controller 140 and the first gear 112 may be rotated without being in contact with the controller 140 through the rotating space 143.

The controller 140 is located on an upper portion of the housing 130 to be rotatable along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130. At this time, the controller 140 is located on the upper portion of the housing 130 such that the first gear 112 and the second gear 132 may be engaged with each other.

In the container including the spinning formulation structure according to an embodiment, as described above, when the controller 140 is located on the upper portion of the housing 130, a rotational movement of the controller 140 rotating along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 may be converted into a rotational movement of the central axis 111 as the first gear 112 and the second gear 132 are engaged with each other.

Hereinafter, a coupling relationship and an operation method of the rotating unit 110, the formulation, the housing 130, and the controller 140 according to an embodiment will now be described in detail. The coupling relationship and the operation method of the container including the spinning formulation structure according to an embodiment to be described below will be mainly described based on the case where the formulation structure includes the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 are coupled to the fan unit 113 of the central axis 111. The first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 are coupled to the fan unit 113 so as not to cover the first gear 112 on one side of the central axis 111.

When the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 are coupled to the fan unit 113, the central axis 111, the first gear 112, the first formulation structure 121, and the second formulation structure 122 may be rotated together.

After coupling the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 to the fan unit 113, the one side and the another side of the central axis 111 are inserted into the first coupling unit 141 and the second coupling unit 142 of the controller 140 and the first gear 112 is located in the rotating space 143 of the controller 140.

When the controller 140 is rotated along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 as the one side and the another side of the central axis 111 are inserted into the controller 140, the rotating unit 110, the first formulation structure 121, and the second formulation structure 122 may also be rotated together with the controller 140 along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130.

However, since the one side and the another side of the central axis 111 are inserted to the controller 140 such that the rotating unit 110 is rotatable with respect to the controller 140 based on the central axis 111, the rotating unit 110 is rotatable with respect to the controller 140 based on the central axis 111.

After inserting the one side and the another side of the central axis 111 into the controller 140, the controller 140 is located on the upper portion of the housing 130 and the first gear 112 of the central axis 111 is engaged with the second gear 132 formed in the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130.

Referring to FIG. 6, the container including the spinning formulation structure according to an embodiment may include a cover unit 150 coupled to the housing 130 and capable of covering the first formulation structure 121 or the second formulation structure 122 and the cover unit 150 may include a transparent material. The cover unit 150 may be detachably attached to the housing 130. When the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 are used, the cover unit 150 may be detached. When the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 are not in use, the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 may be covered by the cover unit 150.

The container including the spinning formulation structure according to an embodiment is coupled to the above-described components and an operation method of the container including the spinning formulation structure according to an embodiment will be described below.

The controller 140 is located on the upper portion of the housing 130 to be rotatable along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130. When the controller 140 is rotated along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130, the rotating unit 110, the first formulation structure 121, and the second formulation structure 122 are also rotated together along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130.

The first gear 112 of the rotating unit 110 is also rotated along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130. Since the first gear 112 and the second gear 132 are engaged with each other, the first gear 112 rotates simultaneously with the second gear 132 with respect to the central axis 111.

When the first gear 112 is rotated based on the central axis 111, the central axis 111 and the fan unit 113 are also rotated together and the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 coupled to the fan unit 113 are rotated together. That is, a rotational movement of the controller 140 rotating along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 is converted into a rotational movement of the central axis 111 through the first gear 112 and the second gear 132 and the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 coupled to the fan unit 113 are rotated according to the rotational movement of the central axis 111.

As described above, the controller 140 is rotated along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 and the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 are rotated based on the central axis 111. According to the above-described method, the user may rotate the controller 140 along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 to rotate the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 to selectively use a desired formulation structure.

When the controller 140 is rotated by 90 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130, setting a pitch interval between the first gear 112 and the second gear 132 is preferable such that the central axis 111 is rotated by 180 degrees. The controller 140 being rotated by 90 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 indicates that the controller 140 is moved by ¼ of the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 including a 360-degree circular cross section. The central axis 111 being rotated by 180 degrees indicates that the central axis 111 is rotated by a half turn.

FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C are diagrams illustrating that the central axis 111 is rotated by 180 degrees when the controller 140 is rotated by 90 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130. FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating a state before the controller 140 being rotated along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130. Before the controller 140 being rotated, the first formulation structure 121 may be located on an upper portion of the controller 140 and the second formulation structure 122 may be located in a lower portion (the storage space 131 of the housing 130) of the controller 140.

FIG. 7C is a diagram illustrating a state in which the controller 140 is rotated by 90 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130. When the controller 140 is rotated by 90 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130, the central axis is rotated by 180 degrees. And thus, the first formulation structure 121 located on the upper portion of the controller 140 is placed in the lower portion (the storage space 131 of the housing 130) of the controller 140 and the second formulation structure 122 is placed on the upper portion of the controller 140.

FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the controller 140 is rotated by 45 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130. When the controller 140 is rotated by 90 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130, the central axis 111 is rotated by 180 degrees. Therefore, when the controller 140 is rotated by 45 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130, the central axis 111 may only be rotated by 90 degrees.

As described above, when the central axis 111 is only rotated by 90 degrees (¼ turn), the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 may be simultaneously located on the upper portion of the controller 140, as shown in FIG. 7B. In detail, an interface between the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 is located on the upper portion of the controller 140, and thus, the user may mix the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 through the interface for use.

In the above description, the case where the formulation structure includes the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 is mainly described, but the same operation method may be applied when the formulation structure includes more than two formulation structures.

Since the plurality of formation structures may form a sphere both in the case where the formulation structure includes the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 and in the case where the formulation structures includes more than two formulations, the same operation method may be applied.

In detail, when the controller 140 is rotated along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130, the plurality of formulation structures are rotated based on the central axis 111. According to the above-described method, the user may rotate the controller 140 along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 to rotate the plurality of formulation structures, thereby selectively using a desired formulation structure.

The container including the spinning formulation structure according to the embodiment has the following effects.

The container including the spinning formulation structure according to an embodiment may convert the rotational movement of the controller 140 into the rotational movement of the central axis 111 of the rotating unit 110 through the first gear 112 and the second gear 132 to rotate the two formulation structures through the controller 140 for use. Therefore, the plurality of formulation structures may be rotated for use according to the user's need and the formulation structures may be mixed for use through the interface between one formulation structure and another formulation structure.

In detail, when the formulation structure includes the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122, the first formulation structure 121 may be used before rotating the controller 140 as shown in FIG. 7A and the second formulation structure 122 may be used when the controller 140 is rotated 90 degrees and the central axis 111 is rotated 180 degrees, as shown in FIG. 7B. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the controller 140 is only rotated by 45 degrees, the interface between the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 are located on the upper portion of the controller 140, and thus, the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 may be mixed for use.

Herein, although FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7V illustrates that the second gear 132 is formed to be perpendicular on the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130, the embodiment is not limited thereto. As shown in FIG. 4B, the second gear 132 may be formed on the entire inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 (forming at 360 degrees). When the second gear 132 is formed on the entire inner peripheral surface of the housing 130 (forming at 360 degrees), the same operation method may be applied and the same effect may be included. In addition, when the formulation structure includes more than two formulation structures, although an angle of rotation may be changed, the operation method and effect are the same.

Since the container including the spinning formulation structure of the one or more embodiments has a spherical shape, a formulation structure may be directly applied to a desired surface without being necessary to use a separate applicator. Accordingly, the container of the one or more embodiments has good usability and portability as two formulation structures may be accommodated in one container.

In addition, in the container including the spinning formulation structure according to the embodiment, an interaction motion of the plurality of formulation structures may be implemented according to the movement of the controller 140. When the controller 140 is rotated along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130, the plurality of formulation structures may rotate together with the controller 140 along the inner peripheral surface of the housing 130, and at the same time, an interaction motion of rotation around the central axis 111 is obtained. According to the above-described movement, a design element may be added to the container, and fun and interest may be provided to the user.

The container including the spinning formulation structure according to the above-described embodiment may be modified and used as follows. Referring to FIGS. 8A and 8B, at least one of the plurality of formulation structures may be replaceable by an applicator and configured to be coupled to the rotating unit 110.

According to an embodiment, a portion of the formulation structure is replaceable by an applicator, and thus, the formulation structure and the applicator may be used at the same time. In detail, referring to FIGS. 8A and 8B, the second formulation structure 122 among the first formulation structure 121 and the second formulation structure 122 may be replaceable by an applicator.

The applicator may be a puff 123 or a brush 124, or the like. FIG. 8A illustrates that the first formulation structure 121 and the puff 123 are coupled to the rotating unit 110 and FIG. 8B illustrates that the first formulation structure 121 and the brush 124 are coupled to the rotating unit 110.

FIGS. 8A and 8B illustrate that the formulation structure includes two formulation structures, but when the formulation structure includes more than two formulation structures, at least one of the plurality of formulation structures may be replaceable by an applicator and configured to be coupled to the rotating unit 110.

The disclosure relates to a container including a spinning formulation structure, the container converting a rotational movement of a controller into a rotational movement of a central axis of a rotating unit through a first gear and a second gear to rotate a plurality of formulation structures for use through the controller. The disclosure may rotate the plurality of formation structures for use according to the user's need and the formulation structures may be mixed for use through an interface between one formulation structure and another formulation structure.

In addition, since the container of one or more embodiments has a spherical shape, the formulation structure may be directly applied to a desired surface without being necessary to use a separate applicator. Accordingly, the container has good usability and portability as two formulation structures may be accommodated in one container.

It should be understood that embodiments described herein should be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodiment should typically be considered as available for other similar features or aspects in other embodiments. While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to the figures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the following claims.

Claims

1. A container including a spinning formulation structure, the container comprising:

a rotating unit comprising a central axis having a bar shape and a first gear coupled to the central axis and rotating together with the central axis;

a plurality of formulation structures coupled to the rotating unit;

a housing including a storage space through which the plurality of formulation structures are inserted, the storage space being open toward the outside and a second gear being formed along an inner peripheral surface of the storage space; and

a controller inserted in one side and another side of the central axis and located on an upper portion of the housing to be rotatable along the inner peripheral surface of the housing,

wherein, when the controller is located on the upper portion of the housing, the first gear is engaged with the second gear.

2. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 1, wherein the formulation structures comprise a first formulation structure coupled to an upper portion of the rotating unit and having a hemispherical shape and a second formulation structure coupled to a lower portion of the rotating unit and having a hemispherical shape.

3. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 2, wherein the second gear and the first gear convert a rotational movement of the controller rotating along the inner peripheral surface of the housing is converted into a rotational movement of the central axis, and

when the controller is rotated by 90 degrees along the inner peripheral surface of the housing, the central axis is rotated by 180 degrees.

4. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 1, wherein the storage space of the housing has a semispherical shape.

5. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 1, wherein the first gear comprises a spur gear and the second gear comprises an internal gear.

6. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 1, wherein a fan unit having a board shape and coupled to the plurality of formulation structures is provided in the central axis of the rotating unit.

7. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 6, wherein the number of the plurality of formulation structures coupled to the rotating unit and the number of the fan unit provided in the central axis are the same.

8. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 6, wherein the fan unit has a rectangular board shape.

9. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 6, wherein a protruding unit protrudes from an upper surface and a lower surface of the fan unit.

10. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 6, wherein an auxiliary unit protruding from the central axis to the outside is provided in the central axis of the rotating unit.

11. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a first coupling unit in which one side of the central axis is inserted and a second coupling unit in which another side of the central axis is inserted, and

when the one side and the another side of the central axis are inserted into the controller, a rotating space in which the first gear is rotatable is provided in the controller.

12. The container including the spinning formulation structure of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of formulation structures is replaceable by an applicator configured to be coupled to the rotating unit.