# US 11,998,103 B2 · Manufacturing apparatus, mixing machine and/or receiving device for the manufacture of a composition from a mixture of formulations

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- Number: US 11,998,103 B2
- Document ID: US11998103B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/415,025
- Filed: 2019-12-20
- Published: 2022-03-03
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2018-12-21
- Assignees: Seb S.A.
- Applicants: Seb S.A.
- Inventors: Cédric Pollet; Martial Maisonneuve; Pierre Durif
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998103B2

## CPC

- A45D 40/24: Casings for two or more cosmetics
- B01F 23/711: {Heating materials, e.g. melting}
- B01F 31/55: the materials to be mixed being contained in a flexible bag submitted to periodical deformation
- B01F 31/70: {Drives therefor, e.g. crank mechanisms}
- B01F 33/5011: {portable during use, e.g. hand-held}
- B01F 35/2115: {Temperature}
- B01F 35/32025: {Battery driven}
- B01F 35/7131: {Breaking or perforating packages, containers or vials}
- B01F 35/7164: {the containers being placed in parallel before contacting the contents}
- B01F 35/7546: {using squeezing means on a deformable container}
- B01F 35/92: for heating the outside of the receptacle, e.g. heated jackets or burners
- A45D 2034/005: {with a cartridge}
- A45D 2200/058: Means for mixing different substances prior to application
- A45D 2200/155: Heating or cooling means, i.e. for storing or applying cosmetic products at a predetermined temperature
- B01F 2101/21: Mixing of ingredients for cosmetic or perfume compositions
- A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
- B01F: MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING (mixing paints B44D3/06)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a mixing machine configured to receive a receiving device in order to form a manufacturing apparatus, the mixing machine comprising: a support defining a receiving housing, able to receive a receiving device, the receiving device being configured to receive first and second capsules containing respectively a first formulation and a second formulation, the two capsules being fluidly linked to each other, an actuation system, movable inside the receiving housing to exert a pressure force on the receiving device and/or on the first and/or the second capsule(s), a retention mechanism, movable relative to the support and configured: in an insertion position, to authorize the insertion and the withdrawal of the receiving device into/from the receiving housing, and in a retention position, to block the withdrawal of the receiving device from the receiving housing.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for manufacturing a product comprising a mixing machine including:
a removable receiving device comprising:
a first receiving location configured to receive a first capsule containing a first formulation,
a second receiving location configured to receive a second capsule containing a second formulation, the two capsules configured to be fluidly coupled,
a first actuation face of the receiving device, authorizing a transfer of a pressure force on the first capsule,
a second actuation face of the receiving device, opposite to the first actuation face, authorizing a transfer of a pressure force on the second capsule,
a retention abutment extending in protrusion,
a support defining a receiving housing, configured to receive the receiving device,
an actuation system, movable inside the receiving housing to exert a pressure force on at least one of the receiving device, the first capsule, and the second capsule,
a retention mechanism, movable relative to the support, disposed facing the retention abutment when said receiving device is inserted into the apparatus, the retention mechanism configured:
in a retention mechanism insertion position, to authorize the insertion and the withdrawal of the receiving device into/from the receiving housing, and
in a retention mechanism retention position, to abut the retention abutment in a blocking position to block the withdrawal of the receiving device from the receiving housing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 1, further comprising:
a coupling mechanism, movable relative to the support and configured:
in a coupling mechanism insertion position, not to interfere with the insertion and the withdrawal of the receiving device in the receiving housing and,
in a coupling mechanism coupling position, to exert a force on one of the first actuation face and the second actuation face of the receiving device,
and/or
a clamping mechanism, movable relative to the support and configured:
in a clamping mechanism insertion position, not to interfere with the insertion and the withdrawal of the receiving device including capsules in the receiving housing,
in a clamping mechanism clamping position, to pinch a section of a capsule.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 2, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a coupling wheel, movable in rotation about a coupling wheel axis.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 3, wherein the coupling wheel has two different spokes, so that in the coupling mechanism insertion position, the coupling wheel does not extend in the receiving housing and so that in the coupling mechanism coupling position, the coupling wheel extends in the receiving housing to exert a force on one of the first actuation face and the second actuation face of the receiving device.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 3,
wherein the retention mechanism comprises a retention wheel movable in rotation about a retention wheel axis, and
wherein the retention wheel axis and the coupling wheel axis are coincident.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 1, comprising an auxiliary motor configured to move the retention mechanism between the retention mechanism insertion position and the retention mechanism retention position.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 2, wherein at least two of: the retention mechanism, the coupling mechanism and the clamping mechanism are kinematically linked by a gear or a common pulley.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 6, wherein at least two of: the retention mechanism, the coupling mechanism, and the clamping mechanism are kinematically linked by a gear or a common pulley, and wherein the auxiliary motor is arranged to drive in rotation said gear or said common pulley.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 6, wherein the auxiliary motor is configured to be powered only when the retention mechanism must be moved.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 1, wherein the retention mechanism comprises a retention wheel movable in rotation about a retention wheel axis.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 10, wherein the retention wheel has two different spokes, so that in the retention mechanism insertion position, the retention wheel does not extend in the receiving housing and so that in the retention mechanism retention position, the retention wheel extends in the receiving housing in order to abut against the receiving device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 1, wherein the actuation system comprises:
a first actuation member positioned on one side of the receiving housing, and movable thereinside, in order to transmit a pressure force on the first actuation face of the receiving device,
a second actuation member positioned on another side of the receiving housing, and movable thereinside, to transmit a pressure force on the second actuation face of the receiving device.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The apparatus for manufacturing a product according to claim 12, wherein the receiving device comprises first and second shells, wherein the retention abutment is mounted on one of the first and second shells.