FR2651121A3 - SAUNA APPARATUS FOR THE FACE. - Google Patents

Abstract

The apparatus according to the invention comprises an electronic control device for controlling a very hot water heating element (422) to boil water so as to obtain a very hot water vapor bath effect. and to control an ultrasonic vibrator (24) to vibrate the water so as to produce lukewarm water vapor so that this lukewarm water vapor mixes with the very hot water vapor in the swivel nozzle (53 ) to obtain a humidification effect by hot water vapor. The ultrasonic vibrator can be designed to operate independently to produce lukewarm water vapor to achieve lukewarm water vapor spray effect. With this arrangement, the sauna apparatus can provide the effect of very hot water vapor bath, hot water vapor humidification, warm water vapor spray in order to massage and completely clean the user's facial skin.

Description

FACE SAUNA APPARATUS

  In modern society, people are very busy. Therefore, everyone is trying to find the best way to relax at will. One of the best ways to relax your muscles is to take a steam bath or sauna. Because the steam baths contribute to blood circulation and metabolism, after taking a steam bath you feel more vigorous and more energetic. However, a regular steam bath can only contribute to the relaxation of the muscles of the body but brings little improvement to the skin of the human face. Because the face is constantly exposed to the weather, the skin of the face tends to wrinkle. Although every woman is strongly concerned with the care of the skin on her face, the application of the wrong treatment process

  can have the opposite effect.

  Expose your face to a daily steam bath

  really is an effective treatment.

  However, it is not practical to go to a beauty salon every day given the time it takes

  must have and high expenses that must be incurred.

  The present invention resides in the production of a domestic facial sauna apparatus making it possible to obtain a very hot steam bath effect, humidification with hot water vapor and spraying or spraying of steam. lukewarm water, to massage and completely cleanse the skin of the user's face, the initial very hot steam bath having the effect of stimulating the circulation of blood, accelerating the metabolism of skin cells and to contribute to extracting the stains by the capillaries, the following humidification by hot water vapor having the effect of contributing to the relaxation of the facial muscles and of moderating the contraction of the facial capillaries, in order to pocket the facial muscles be traumatized by abrupt contact with cold water or air; spraying or spraying with lukewarm final water vapor has the effect of helping to contract the capillaries completely so that the skin of the face becomes smooth and soft. After the successive effects of a very hot steam bath, humidification by hot steam and spraying or spraying with lukewarm water, you can also adjust this facial sauna device to provide a continuous effect of very hot steam bath and humidification by hot steam so that the skin of the user's face is ready to receive the application of a facial cream or an oil for dermatological care. After receiving the cleaning and massage treatment using this facial sauna device, the facial muscles are "cleaned" and are more elastic. At this time, the facial skin has maximum absorption power. This is why it is very practical and favorable to apply a facial cream or an oil for dermatological care after the facial skin has been treated.

  using this facial sauna device.

  The objects, characteristics and advantages of the present invention will appear more clearly on

  reading of the detailed description given below in

  reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the warm water system of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the very hot water system of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 5 is a schematic representation of the arrangement of the lower block of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 6 is a sectional view through 6-6 of Figure 5; Figure 7 is a sectional view through 7-7 of Figure 5; Figure 8 is a sectional view through 8-8 of Figure 5; Figure 9 is a schematic sectional view of the water drain hole structure in the closed position; and Figure 10 is a schematic sectional view of the water drainage hole structure in the drainage position. Referring to Figures 1 and 2, it can be seen that a sauna appliance comprises a housing 1, a lower unit 2, a control panel 3 and a front cover 52. A duct 416 of very hot water vapor and a 510 warm water vapor conduit are mounted respectively inside the housing 1. Four feet are fixed, respectively, at the four corners below the lower block 2. An air orifice 21 and a cover 22 of orifice d 'are arranged respectively in the middle of the lower block 2, at the base of the latter (as can be seen in Figure 6) for air circulation by operation of an air fan 23 in order to cool an ultrasonic vibrator 24 and a circuit board 25 which are mounted respectively on the lower block 2. A general switch 11 is mounted on the front panel 3 for

  control the operation of the circuit plate 25.

  On the front panel 3 is also mounted a very hot steam bath timer for controlling the adjustment of the duration of the very hot steam bath effect, a 111 humidification steam timer. hot water for controlling the setting of the duration of the humidification effect by hot steam, a timer 112 for spraying lukewarm steam for controlling the duration of the steam spray effect d water, and an automatic operation changeover switch 113 for controlling the sequence including the very hot steam bath operation, the hot water humidification operation and the operation of spraying lukewarm water vapor. As soon as the very hot steam bath timer 110, the hot steam humidification timer 111 and the lukewarm steam spray timer 112 have been set properly, the control switch 113 for automatic switching of operations automatically triggers the sauna program. A non-conductive plate 42, which is disposed between the case 1 and the lower block 2, has a central hole 421 for mounting a heater 422 for very hot water to heat the water in a container 43 of water. The water container 43 consists of an upper cover 44 comprising a duct 41 of very hot water vapor which is mounted therein to be connected to a spray nozzle 53 by means of a duct 416 of steam d hot water and a very hot steam pipe 412. The spray nozzle 53 comprises two ends of axis 531 arranged bilaterally so as to respectively penetrate holes 521 of the front cover 52. Consequently, the spray nozzle 53 is mounted in an adjustable manner in the front cover 52, so as to present the best spray angle that suits personal requirements. During use, the head can be applied to the upper block 522 of the front cover 52 to subject it to a very hot steam bath. A pipe 510 of lukewarm water vapor is mounted above the pipe 412 of very hot steam and forms an integral part thereof so as to communicate with a tank 51 of lukewarm water which is covered with an upper cover 54 An air duct 56 is connected to the air hole 512 of the lukewarm water tank 51, so as to communicate with an adjacent air hole 511 to allow the warm air generated by the fan 23 to be blown through the ventilation duct 56 and the ventilation hole 511 in the direction of the water from the reservoir 51 of lukewarm water in order to regulate the temperature of this water. The ultrasonic vibrator 24 is mounted on a partition 28 below the reservoir 51 of lukewarm water to vibrate the water arriving from the reservoir 51 of lukewarm water through the lower opening 512, in order to produce water vapor lukewarm. Lukewarm water vapor is directed through the spray or spray nozzle 53 via the lukewarm water pipe 510. At this time, the user can place his face on the upper block 522 of the front cover 52 to subject it to a warm steam bath. Because the pipe 411 of very hot steam and the pipe 510 of lukewarm steam are connected respectively to the spray nozzle 52, the very hot steam coming from the pipe 411 of steam very hot and the lukewarm water vapor coming from the lukewarm water vapor duct 510 can be mixed so as to transform into hot humidity and to be sprayed or sprayed by the nozzle 52. A buzzer 114 is also mounted on the control panel 3 for providing an audio signal to warn the user that he must add water, an indicator light 13 for indicating the water level in the lukewarm water tank giving a signal when the water in the lukewarm water tank 51 is below a determined level. When the indicator light 13 is on, the buzzer 114 emits a hum before the addition of the water. The case 1 includes an inlet 14 for very hot water and an inlet 15 for lukewarm water to establish communication with the container 43 for very hot water and the reservoir 51 for lukewarm water, respectively. The upper cover 44 of the container 43 for very hot water comprises a threaded neck 440 onto which is screwed a socket 441 intended to retain a funnel-tap 442, which is covered with a cap 443 mounted on the water inlet 14 very hot. The reservoir 51 of lukewarm water comprises an upper cover plate 520 comprising a threaded neck 513 onto which is screwed a socket 514 intended to receive a funnel-tap 515, this funnel-tap 515 being covered with a cap 516 mounted on the admission 15 of lukewarm water. Consequently, when the cap 516 or 443 is removed, very hot water or lukewarm water can be added to the container 43 for very hot water or in the water tank.

lukewarm, respectively.

  Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, it can be seen that the threaded neck 440 or 513 comprises a discontinuous internal flange 4400 or 5130 and an external thread 4401 or 5131, so that when the external thread 4401 or 5131 of the neck is screwed threaded 440 or 513 in the internal thread 4410 or 5140 of the sleeve 441 or 514, a pair of retaining blocks 4420 or * 5150 of the funnel-tap 442 or 515 is introduced through the intervals of the discontinuous internal rim 4400 or 5140

  and we rotate this pair of blocks to hold them

  ci on the discontinuous inner rim 4400 or 5140, the middle rim 4421 or 5151 of the tap funnel 442 or 515 being held between the upper surface 4411 or 5141 of the sleeve 441 or 514 and the interrupted rim 4400 or 5130 of the threaded neck 440 or 513. Thanks to this double locking mechanism, the funnel-tap 442 or 515 is rotatably retained and is protected against separation. The funnel-tap 442 or 515 also includes an upper rim 423 or 5153 to facilitate the assembly and disassembly of the associated cap

443 or 516.

  Referring to Figures 4, 9 and 10, it can be seen that the container 43 for very hot water, like the reservoir 51 for lukewarm water, comprises a conduit

  430 which communicates with a collector

  water distributor 431, this water collector 431 being connected to the evacuation duct 430 by means of screws 435 screwed through the holes 4313 in the holes 4300. A piston 433 which is mounted in the water distributor manifold 431 comprises a circular head 4330 provided with a seal 432 of silicone rubber which is mounted therein, and an internal thread 4331 into which is screwed the external thread of the central pillar 4341 of a control button 434. The control button 434 comprises a pair of retaining means 4342. When the control button 434 is screwed onto the piston 433, the retaining means 4342 penetrate into the intervals of the discontinuous outer rim 4312 of the manifold-distributor 431 and they are rotated appropriately so that they are

  retained by the outer rim 4312 of the collector-

  distributor 431 by causing, in addition, the piston 433 to drive the seal 432 made of silicone rubber to hermetically seal the manifold-distributor 431 and prevent water from leaving the container 43 of very hot water. When, to extract the water, the control knob 434 is rotated appropriately so that the two retaining means 4342 are released from the discontinuous external rim 4312 by the intervals of this rim, the piston 433 moves back by unscrewing so as to leave water escaping from container 43 through the lower manifold-distributor 4311 by

  through the exhaust duct 430.

  In conclusion, this device is controlled by setting the timers in order to obtain an effect of very hot steam bath, humidification by hot water vapor and spraying or projection of lukewarm water vapor, respectively , to cleanse and treat the facial skin. To obtain a very hot steam bath effect, the very hot water heater 422 is switched on to boil the water in the container 43 of very hot water in order that the water evaporates. According to the present invention, a measuring block 445 is provided which is screwed into the threaded hole 444 of the upper cover 44 of the container 43 for very hot water and which consists of probes 4450 intended to detect the temperature of the water in the container 43 of very hot water. When the water in the container 43 of very hot water boils, the water evaporates giving water vapor which is blown through the conduits 411 and 412 of very hot water in the direction of the nozzle. spray 53. When you place your face on the spray nozzle 53, you can adjust the latter to the angle that is most suitable for very hot steam to bathe the skin of the user's face. After the very hot steam bath operation, the ultrasonic vibrator 24 begins to vibrate and produce lukewarm water vapor which is sent through the lukewarm steam pipe 52 to the spray nozzle 53 to be mixed with very hot water vapor in order to generate hot water vapor so as to moisten the skin of the face

  the user. However, as soon as the humidifying effect

  tion by hot water vapor is complete, the power to the hot water heater 422 is cut off and the ultrasonic vibrator 24 continues to operate to continuously supply lukewarm water vapor which is applied to the skin of the user face.

Claims (5)

  1. Sauna apparatus for the face, characterized in that it comprises a shell (1), a base block (2) and a front cover (52), said shell comprising internally a circuit plate (25) for controlling the operation of a very hot steam bath timer (110), a warm water steam humidification timer (111), a lukewarm steam spray timer (112) and a switch (113) automatic permutation control; a pipe (416) of very hot water vapor and a pipe (510) of lukewarm water for connecting a container (43) of very hot water and a container (51) of lukewarm water to a common nozzle spray (53) respectively so that the very hot water vapor and the lukewarm water vapor are mixed in the form of hot water vapor, so that a steam humidification effect is obtained hot water, said common spray nozzle comprising two axis ends (531) arranged bilaterally by being inserted respectively into two assembly holes of a front cover (52) so that said nozzle is mounted in an adjustable manner in this front cover in order to obtain the best suitable effects of very hot steam bath, humidification with hot steam and spraying with lukewarm steam when the user places his face, a buzzer (114) being mounted on top of said housing to cooperate with an indicator light (13) for the hot water container and with an indicator light (14) for the lukewarm water tank and to provide a warning signal when the level of the water reaches a determined lower limit, this to warn the user that water must be added to the container of very hot water and to the lukewarm water tank through a hole (14) for admission of very hot water and   through a hole (15) for lukewarm water intake, respectively.   2. Sauna facial apparatus according to claim 1, in which a non-conductive plate (42) is mounted between the housing (1) and the base block (2), this non-conductive plate comprising a central hole (421) for mounting therein a very hot water heating element (422), said very hot water heating element being intended to heat the water in the container (43) of very hot water , this container of very hot water comprising an upper cover (44) comprising a duct (411) of very hot water vapor which is mounted therein to be connected to the spray nozzle (53) by means of a another very hot water vapor conduit (416), so that the very hot evaporated water vapor is sprayed through said spray nozzle.   3. sauna apparatus for the face according to claim 1, characterized in that a pipe (510) of lukewarm water communicates fully with the reservoir (51) of lukewarm water, this reservoir of lukewarm water being covered by an upper cover (54), an air duct (56) being connected by an air hole (510) of the reservoir (51) of lukewarm water so as to communicate with another adjacent air hole ( 511) so that the warm air generated by a fan (23) can be blown through said ventilation duct towards the water from the reservoir (51) of warm water in order to regulate the temperature of the water; an ultrasonic vibrator (24) being mounted on a partition (28) below the lukewarm water tank (51) to vibrate the water coming from the lukewarm water tank through a lower opening (512) located at the base of this tank, so as to produce lukewarm water vapor and so that lukewarm water vapor escapes from the spray nozzle (53) via the lukewarm water vapor conduit (411) . 4. Sauna facial apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (1) comprises an inlet (14) of very hot water and an inlet (15) of warm water communicating with the container (43 ) very hot water and the reservoir (51) of lukewarm water, respectively, the upper cover (44) of the container (43) of very hot water and the reservoir (51) of lukewarm water each comprising a threaded neck (440; 5131) screwed   in a socket (441; 5141) to retain a funnel-   tap (442; 515), this funnel-tap being covered with a plug (443; 516) placed in the associated water inlet; the threaded neck (440; 513) comprising a discontinuous internal flange (4400; 5130) and an external thread (4401; 5131) so that when the external thread of the threaded neck is screwed into the internal thread (4410; 5140) of the socket (441; 514), a pair of retaining blocks (4420; 5150) penetrate into the intervals of the discontinuous inner rim (4400; 5130) and an angular rotation is communicated to these blocks so that they are retained by this discontinuous inner rim, the middle rim (4421; 5151) which is an integral part of the tap funnel being retained between the upper surface of the sleeve and the discontinuous rim of the threaded neck; the tap funnel being prevented from escaping by being retained by means of this retaining mechanism and also comprising an upper flange (442; 515) to facilitate assembly and removing the associated plug.   5. sauna apparatus for the face according to claim 1, characterized in that the container (43) of very hot water and the reservoir (51) of lukewarm water comprise, respectively, a discharge conduit (430) connected to a collector-distributor (431) of water in which is placed a piston (433), this piston comprising a circular front head (4330) provided with a seal (432) made of silicone rubber, a thread inside (4331) into which the external thread of a central column (4341) of a control button (434) is screwed, this control button comprising a pair of protruding retaining means (4342), these retaining means, when the control button is screwed onto the plunger, crossing the intervals of a discontinuous outer rim formed on said manifold-distributor and being angularly rotated to be retained by the discontinuous outer rim of the manifold-distributor and, in addition, the piston driving the seal of rubber seal   silicone to close the collector tightly-   water dispenser to prevent water from escaping from the very hot water container or lukewarm water tank, or rotation is applied to the control knob appropriately so that the two retaining means protruding from the discontinuous outer rim of the manifold through the intervals of the interrupted outer rim of the manifold so that the plunger can go back and water can escape from the water container or   very hot water tank through the collector-   lower distributor through the conduit evacuation.