CN214550199U - Liposuction device - Google Patents

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CN214550199U
CN214550199U CN202020925911.6U CN202020925911U CN214550199U CN 214550199 U CN214550199 U CN 214550199U CN 202020925911 U CN202020925911 U CN 202020925911U CN 214550199 U CN214550199 U CN 214550199U
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The utility model belongs to the technical field of cosmetic medical equipment, especially, relate to a liposuction ware, which comprises a housin, coupling assembling, adjusting part, the motor air pump, the release valve, circuit board and a plurality of cup of inhaling, coupling assembling, adjusting part, the motor air pump, release valve and circuit board are all installed inside the casing, be provided with on the casing and inhale the cup connector, it passes the casing to inhale the cup connector, each inhales the cup and all can install on inhaling the cup connector, inhale the cup connector, the gas outlet of motor air pump, adjusting part and release valve all communicate with coupling assembling, the last adjust knob who passes the casing that is provided with of adjusting part, be provided with switch and the gear button that passes the casing on the circuit board, switch and gear button all are connected with the electricity between the circuit board, release valve and adjusting part all are connected with the circuit board electricity. Through the arrangement, the fat absorber can meet the requirements of different users by adjusting the gears, and the practical requirements of the users on the fat absorbers with different strengths are met.

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Liposuction device
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of cosmetic medical equipment, especially, relate to a liposuction ware.
Background
Along with the improvement of living standard, people pay more and more attention to the aesthetic feeling of self body form, so more and more obliques choose to do the liposuction operation to with the unnecessary fat suction of a certain position of health, and then make the local position of health can be thin fast get off, reach the purpose of losing weight.
Liposuction ware for accelerate the metabolism of internal fat, thereby reach the mesh of losing weight, in the current product, open back cup cover through liposuction ware and realize the negative pressure liposuction on skin production for the metabolism of fat, and adopt liposuction ware among the prior art to carry out the liposuction and exist, the intensity of liposuction ware is single, can not adjust, and the product of function singleness leads to can't satisfying different users' demand.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a liposuction ware aims at solving the equipment liposuction intensity singleness of liposuction ware among the prior art and can't satisfy the technical problem of different user demands.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fat sucker, comprising a housing, a connecting assembly, an adjusting assembly, a motor air pump, a release valve, a circuit board and a plurality of sucking cups, wherein the connecting assembly, the adjusting assembly, the motor air pump, the release valve and the circuit board are all installed inside the housing, the housing is provided with a sucking cup connector, the sucking cup connector passes through the housing, each sucking cup is installed on the sucking cup connector, an air outlet of the motor air pump, the adjusting assembly and the release valve are all communicated with the connecting assembly, the adjusting assembly is provided with an adjusting knob passing through the housing, the circuit board is provided with a power switch and a gear button passing through the housing, the power switch and the gear button are all electrically connected with the circuit board, the air escape valve and the adjusting component are electrically connected with the circuit board, and the motor air pump is electrically connected with the circuit board.
Preferably, be provided with first hose, second hose, third hose and fourth hose on the coupling assembling, first hose with inhale cup connector intercommunication, the second hose with the air inlet intercommunication of motor air pump, the third hose with the snuffle valve intercommunication, the fourth hose with the adjusting part intercommunication.
Preferably, a valve adjusting assembly is arranged on the adjusting assembly, the valve adjusting assembly is mounted inside the shell and electrically connected with the circuit board, one end of the valve adjusting assembly is connected with the adjusting knob, and the other end of the valve adjusting assembly is communicated with the fourth hose.
Preferably, the valve adjusting assembly is located at one end of the interior of the housing, and the valve adjusting assembly is disposed adjacent to one end of the motor air pump.
Preferably, the circuit board is located at the other end inside the housing, the circuit board is adjacent to the other end of the motor air pump, and the circuit board is opposite to the valve adjusting assembly.
Preferably, an air outlet pipeline is arranged on the shell and communicated with an air outlet of the motor air pump.
Preferably, the circuit board is provided with a connecting block, the connecting block is adjacent to the inner wall of the shell and connected with the power adapter, the connecting block is fixedly installed on the edge of the circuit board, and the connecting block is electrically connected with the circuit board.
Preferably, the circuit board is provided with an indicator light for prompting the battery power.
Preferably, a plurality of scales used for reminding a user of adjusting the gears are arranged at the edge position adjacent to the gear key on the outer surface of the shell.
Preferably, an icon prompting a user to switch the air escape valve is arranged on the outer surface of the shell at the edge position adjacent to the adjusting knob.
The embodiment of the utility model provides an above-mentioned one or more technical scheme in the liposuction ware have one of following technological effect at least:
the fat absorber in the utility model comprises a shell, a connecting component, an adjusting component, a motor air pump, a release valve, a circuit board and a plurality of absorbing cups, wherein the connecting component, the adjusting component, the motor air pump, the release valve and the circuit board are all arranged inside the shell, on one hand, the appearance of the product is simple and is suitable for being held by a user, on the other hand, the connecting component, the adjusting component, the motor air pump, the release valve and the circuit board can be protected by arranging the shell, the damage in daily life can be prevented, the service life of the whole fat absorber is influenced, the absorbing cup connectors are arranged on the shell for the plurality of absorbing cups to be respectively arranged so as to meet the use requirements of the user for different skins at different parts, the absorbing cup connectors pass through the shell and the gas outlet of the motor air pump, the adjusting component and the release valve are communicated with the connecting component together, so that all the components are communicated with each other, set up the adjustment button who passes the casing on adjusting part and realize carrying out the atmospheric pressure to the liposuction ware and adjust, set up switch and gear button on the circuit board and realize respectively the switch-on of the power to the liposuction ware and the regulation of liposuction ware gear to realize opening and closing of liposuction ware and to satisfying user's practicality to the user of different demands. Through the arrangement, the fat absorber can meet the requirements of different users by adjusting the gears, and the practical requirements of the users on the fat absorbers with different strengths are met.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without inventive labor.
Fig. 1 is an effect diagram of a liposuction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a side view of a liposuction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a rear view of a liposuction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a front view of a liposuction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is an exploded view of a liposuction instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of a in fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is a partially enlarged view of B in fig. 5.
FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged view of C in FIG. 5
Wherein, in the figures, the respective reference numerals:
10-suction cover cup 20-shell 21-suction cup connector
22-air outlet pipe 30-connecting component 31-first hose
32-second hose 33-third hose 34-fourth hose
40-adjusting assembly 41-adjusting knob 42-adjusting valve assembly
50-motor air pump 51-air inlet 52-air outlet
60-air release valve 70-circuit board 71-power switch
72-gear button 73-connecting block 74-indicator lamp
80-battery 90-power adapter.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in fig. 1-8, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functionality throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and intended to explain the embodiments of the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in the orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings, which is only for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element so indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the invention.
Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.
In the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as fixed or detachable connections or as an integral part; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, there is provided a liposuction device, comprising a plurality of liposuction cups 10, a housing 20, a connecting assembly 30, an adjusting assembly 40, a motor air pump 50, an air release valve 60, a circuit board 70, a battery 80 and a power adapter 90, wherein the liposuction cups 10 are used for users to select and use, the housing 20 is used for shaping the appearance of the whole liposuction device, the vacuum suction type liposuction device comprises a motor air pump 50, an air release valve 60, a circuit board 70, a battery 80 and a power adapter 90, wherein the motor air pump 50 is used as a power source of the whole liposuction device, the air release valve 60 is used for matching with the adjusting component 40 to adjust suction, the circuit board 70 is used for adjusting and controlling the whole liposuction device, the battery 80 is used for providing operation power of the liposuction device, and the power adapter 90 is used for charging the liposuction device with too low or no power.
The connecting assembly 30, the adjusting assembly 40, the motor air pump 50, the air release valve 60, the circuit board 70 and the battery 80 are all installed inside the casing 20, on one hand, the external shape of the liposuction device is more convenient for shaping and is convenient for a user to hold, on the other hand, the accessories are installed inside the casing 20 and can be protected through the casing 20, so that the service life of the liposuction device is prolonged, the casing 20 is provided with the suction cup connector 21, the suction cup connector 21 penetrates through the casing 20, each suction cup 10 can be fixedly installed on the suction cup connector 21, the casing 20 is provided with the suction cup connector 21, and then each suction cup 10 is installed through the suction cup connector 21, realize inhaling the function of cup 10 to and inhale the intercommunication between the internal part of fat liquoring ware, inhale cup connector 21 motor air pump 50 the gas outlet 52 regulating assembly 40 with release valve 60 all with coupling assembling 30 intercommunication, all communicate with coupling assembling 30 through inhaling the gas outlet 52 of cup connector 21, motor air pump 50, regulating assembly 40 and release valve 60, realize inhaling under coupling assembling 30 the effect that it is communicating between cup connector 21, motor air pump 50's gas outlet 52, regulating assembly 40 and release valve 60.
Be provided with on the adjusting part 40 and pass the adjust knob 41 of casing 20, it is that adjust knob 41 passes the casing 20 setting, guarantees that adjust knob 41 exposes outside casing 20, and convenient to use person adjusts, be provided with on circuit board 70 and pass the switch 71 and the gear button 72 of casing 20, switch 71 with gear button 72 all with be connected between circuit board 70 electrically, realize making corresponding operation to the switch and the gear adjustment of liposuction ware when the control through switch 71 and gear button 72 through the electric connection between switch 71 and gear button 72 and the circuit board 70, the blowoff valve 60 with adjusting part 40 all with circuit board 70 electricity is connected, and the electricity is connected between blowoff valve 60 and the adjusting part 40 dipper circuit board 70 and can carry out regulation and control connection to blowoff valve 60 and adjusting part 40 through circuit board 70, the motor air pump 50 is electrically connected with the circuit board 70, the motor air pump 50 and the circuit board 70 are mounted together through electrical connection, the motor air pump 50 is allocated through the circuit board 70, the battery 80 is electrically connected with the motor air pump 50, one end of the power adapter 90 penetrates through the shell 20 and is electrically connected with the circuit board 70, the battery 80 is electrically connected with the motor air pump 50, the battery 80 is used for providing power for the motor air pump 50, the power adapter 90 penetrates through the shell 20 and is electrically connected with the circuit board 70 through electrical connection between the battery 80 and the motor air pump 50, and the power adapter 90 can be used for charging the fat absorber when the fat absorber is not powered.
The utility model provides a liposuction ware includes a plurality of suction cup 10, casing 20, coupling assembling 30, adjusting part 40, motor air pump 50, release valve 60, circuit board 70, battery 80 and power adapter 90, with coupling assembling 30, adjusting part 40, motor air pump 50, release valve 60, circuit board 70 and battery 80 all install the inside at casing 20, on the one hand, the outward appearance of product is succinct, be suitable for the user to grip, on the other hand can all protect coupling assembling 30, adjusting part 40, motor air pump 50, release valve 60, circuit board 70 and battery 80 through the setting of casing 20, prevent to cause the damage easily in daily life, influence the life of whole liposuction ware, set up suction cup connector 21 on casing 20 and supply a plurality of suction cup 10 to install respectively so that satisfy the user to the user demand of different skin matter in different positions, suction cup connector 21 passes gas outlet 52 of casing 20 and motor air pump 50, The adjusting assembly 40 and the air release valve 60 are communicated with the connecting assembly 30 together to enable the components to be communicated with each other, an adjusting button penetrating through the shell 20 is arranged on the adjusting assembly 40 to adjust the air pressure of the liposuction device, a power switch 71 and a gear button 72 are arranged on the circuit board 70 to respectively realize the connection of a power supply of the liposuction device and the adjustment of the gear of the liposuction device, so that the opening and the closing of the liposuction device are realized, and users with different requirements can meet the practicability of the users. Through the arrangement, the fat absorber can meet the requirements of different users by adjusting the gears, and the practical requirements of the users on the fat absorbers with different strengths are met.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the connecting assembly 30 is provided with a first hose 31, a second hose 32, a third hose 33 and a fourth hose 34, and the first hose 31, the second hose 32, the third hose 33 and the fourth hose 34 are arranged to realize connection between the connecting assembly 30 and different accessories, the first hose 31 is communicated with the suction cup connector 21, the second hose 32 is communicated with the air inlet 51 of the motor air pump 50, the third hose 33 is communicated with the air release valve 60, the fourth hose 34 is communicated with the adjusting assembly 40, and through the above connection, the connecting assembly 30 can communicate the suction cup connector 21, the motor air pump 50, the air suction valve 60 and the adjusting assembly 40.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the adjusting component 40 is provided with a valve adjusting component 42, the valve adjusting component 42 is electrically connected to the circuit board 70, one end of the valve adjusting component 42 is connected to the adjusting knob 41, the other end of the valve adjusting component is communicated to the fourth flexible pipe 34, one end of the valve adjusting component 42 is connected to the adjusting knob 41, the other end of the valve adjusting component is connected to the fourth flexible pipe 34, the valve adjusting component 42 can be controlled by the adjusting knob 41 to adjust the air pressure, the valve adjusting component 42 is fixedly installed inside the housing 20, and the adjusting component 40 is provided with an adjusting function through the setting of the valve adjusting component 42.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the valve adjusting assembly 42 is located at one end inside the casing 20, and the valve adjusting assembly 42 is disposed at one end inside the casing 20, so as to facilitate the arrangement of the internal space components inside the casing 20, and the valve adjusting assembly 42 is disposed adjacent to one end of the motor air pump 50, so that the valve adjusting assembly 42 and the motor air pump 50 are disposed adjacent to each other, and the valve adjusting assembly 42 is convenient to adjust the motor air pump 50 more directly.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the circuit board 70 is located at the other end inside the casing 20, and the circuit board 70 is disposed adjacent to the other end of the motor air pump 50, the circuit board 70 is disposed opposite to the valve adjusting assembly 42, and the circuit board 70 is disposed at the other end inside the casing 20 and disposed adjacent to the motor air pump 50, so that the installation of the motor air pump 50 can be facilitated, and the valve adjusting assembly 42 is disposed opposite to the circuit board 70, thereby saving the inner space of the casing 20, and facilitating the shaping of the casing 20.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 to 6, the casing 20 is provided with an air outlet pipe 22, the air outlet pipe 22 is communicated with the air outlet 52 of the motor air pump 50 and is used for ensuring the air inlet and outlet of the motor air pump 50, and the air outlet pipe 22 is arranged on the casing 20 to correspond to the air outlet 52 of the motor air pump 50, so that the air outlet 52 of the motor air pump 50 can realize the air inlet and outlet exchange of the motor air pump 50 under the action of the air outlet pipe 22.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the circuit board 70 is provided with a connection block 73, the connection block 73 is disposed adjacent to the inner wall of the casing 20, the connection block 73 is connected to the power adapter 90, the connection block 73 is fixedly mounted at the edge of the circuit board 70, and the connection block 73 is electrically connected to the circuit board 70, the connection block 73 is disposed on the circuit board 70, so as to fix the connection position between the power adapter 90 and the circuit board 70, and meanwhile, the plug/unplug practical life of the power adapter 90 can ensure the service life of the grease suction device, and is not easy to loosen.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the circuit board 70 is provided with an indicator 74 for indicating the electric quantity of the battery 80, and the circuit board 70 is provided with an indicator 74 for indicating the electric quantity of the battery 80, so as to clearly tell the user when the liposuction device is not charged, and when the user is in life, the liposuction device is fully charged with the electric quantity, and the power adapter 90 should be pulled out.
The utility model discloses a further embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 ~ 2 and fig. 4, be located on the casing 20 surface gear button 72 border position is provided with the scale that a plurality of is used for reminding the user to adjust the gear, sets up the position of stirring that a plurality of is used for reminding different gears of user, convenience of customers uses at the outside face of casing 20 and the adjacent position of gear button 72.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the edge position adjacent to the adjusting knob 41 on the outer surface of the housing 20 is provided with an icon for prompting the user to open and close the air release valve 60, and the switch icon of the air release valve 60 is arranged on the edge position adjacent to the adjusting knob 41 on the outer surface of the housing 20 to guide the user to use, so that the user can easily supply water.
The above description is only exemplary of the present invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention, as any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A liposuction device is characterized in that: including casing, coupling assembling, adjusting part, motor air pump, release valve, circuit board and a plurality of cup of inhaling, coupling assembling, adjusting part, motor air pump, release valve and the circuit board all install in inside the casing, be provided with on the casing and inhale a cup connector, inhale a cup connector and pass the casing, each inhale the cup all can install in inhale on a cup connector, inhale the cup connector, the gas outlet of motor air pump, adjusting part and release valve all with coupling assembling intercommunication, be provided with the adjust knob who passes the casing on the adjusting part, be provided with switch and the gear button that passes the casing on the circuit board, switch with the gear button all with the circuit board between the electricity is connected, release valve with adjusting part all with the circuit board electricity is connected, the motor air pump is electrically connected with the circuit board.
2. The liposuction device of claim 1, wherein: be provided with first hose, second hose, third hose and fourth hose on the coupling assembling, first hose with inhale cup connector intercommunication, the second hose with the air inlet intercommunication of motor air pump, the third hose with the release valve intercommunication, the fourth hose with the adjusting part intercommunication.
3. The liposuction device of claim 2, wherein: the adjusting assembly is provided with an adjusting valve assembly, the adjusting valve assembly is installed inside the shell and electrically connected with the circuit board, one end of the adjusting valve assembly is connected with the adjusting knob, and the other end of the adjusting valve assembly is communicated with the fourth hose.
4. The liposuction device of claim 3, wherein: the valve adjusting assembly is located at one end inside the shell, and the valve adjusting assembly is adjacent to one end of the motor air pump.
5. The liposuction device of claim 3, wherein: the circuit board is located the other end of casing inside, just the circuit board with the other end of motor air pump sets up adjacently, the circuit board with adjust valve module and set up relatively.
6. The liposuction device of claim 1, wherein: an air outlet pipeline is arranged on the shell and communicated with an air outlet of the motor air pump.
7. The liposuction device of claim 1, wherein: the circuit board is provided with a connecting block, the connecting block is adjacent to the inner wall of the shell, a power adapter is connected onto the connecting block, the connecting block is fixedly installed on the edge of the circuit board, and the connecting block is electrically connected with the circuit board.
8. The liposuction device of claim 1, wherein: and the circuit board is provided with an indicator light for prompting the electric quantity of the battery.
9. The liposuction device according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein: and a plurality of scales used for reminding a user to adjust the gears are arranged at the edge positions adjacent to the gear keys on the outer surface of the shell.
10. The liposuction device according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein: and an icon for prompting a user to switch the air escape valve is arranged at the edge position adjacent to the adjusting knob on the outer surface of the shell.
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