FR3131623A1 - Cooling and/or heating apparatus for cooling and/or heating body treatment devices - Google Patents

Abstract

The cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) comprising a casing (3); a cooling and/or heating module (8) disposed in the housing (3) and comprising a thermoelectric device (9), first and second radiators (11, 12) in thermal contact respectively with first and second faces of the at least one thermoelectric device (9); a first receiving device (28) configured to be removably attached to the housing (3) and comprising a first heat transfer body (32) configured to be in thermal contact with the first radiator (11) and delimiting a first receiving location (33) configured to receive a body treatment device of a first type; and a second receiving device configured to be removably attached to the housing (3) and comprising a second heat transfer body configured to be in thermal contact with the first radiator and delimiting a second receiving location configured to receive a body treatment device of a second type. Figure 3

Description

Cooling and/or heating apparatus for cooling and/or heating body treatment devices

The present invention relates to a cooling and/or heating apparatus for cooling and/or heating body treatment devices.

State of the art

Document KR101370557 discloses a cooling and/or heating device for cooling and/or heating a treatment mask. Such a cooling and/or heating device comprises:

- a housing,

- a cooling and/or heating module arranged in the housing, the cooling and/or heating module comprising a thermoelectric device, of the Peltier effect type, provided with a first face and a second face opposite the first face, a first radiator in contact with the first face of the thermoelectric device and a second radiator in contact with the second face of the thermoelectric device, and

- a reception location delimited at least in part by the first radiator and configured to receive a treatment mask.

Such a cooling and/or heating device notably allows a user to quickly cool a treatment mask before applying the latter to their face. Such prior cooling of the treatment mask allows the user to enjoy a feeling of freshness when applying the treatment mask to their face, and also has beneficial effects on the complexion, pores and toning of the skin. the user's skin.

However, such a cooling and/or heating device can only cool one type of body treatment device.

In order to allow a user to cool different types of body treatment devices, it could be envisaged to make available to him different cooling and/or heating devices each configured to cool a specific type of body treatment device.

However, such a solution would have the consequence, in addition to being expensive for the user, of cluttering the user's care area.

The present invention aims to remedy this drawback.

The technical problem underlying the invention consists in particular of providing a cooling and/or heating device which is compact, while ensuring rapid cooling or heating of body treatment devices, and for example skin treatment devices. , of different types to treat the body of a human being.

To this end, the present invention relates to a cooling and/or heating device for cooling and/or heating body treatment devices, and for example skin treatment devices, comprising at least:

- a housing,

- a cooling and/or heating module arranged in the housing, the cooling and/or heating module comprising at least one thermoelectric device, for example of the Peltier effect type, provided with a first face and a second face opposite the first face, a first radiator in thermal contact with the first face of the at least one thermoelectric device and a second radiator in thermal contact with the second face of the at least one thermoelectric device,

- a first receiving device configured to be removably fixed to the housing, the first receiving device comprising a first thermal transfer body which is made of thermally conductive material and which is configured to be in thermal contact with the first radiator when the first receiving device is fixed to the housing, the first thermal transfer body delimiting at least in part at least a first receiving location configured to receive a body treatment device, for example a skin treatment device, of a first type, and

- a second receiving device configured to be removably fixed to the housing, the second receiving device comprising a second heat transfer body which is made of thermally conductive material and which is configured to be in thermal contact with the first radiator when the second receiving device is fixed to the housing, the second thermal transfer body delimiting at least in part at least a second receiving location configured to receive a body treatment device, for example a skin treatment device, of a second type.

Such a configuration of the cooling and/or heating device makes it possible to easily cool at least two different types of body treatment devices, by selecting, among the first and second receiving devices, the receiving device adapted to the type of body treatment device to be cooled or heated, and removably attaching the selected receiving device to the housing. If a user then wishes to cool or heat another type of body treatment device, he then simply replaces the receiving device attached to the housing with a receiving device adapted to the type of body treatment device he wishes to cool or heat .

Thus, the cooling and/or heating device according to the present invention ensures cooling and/or heating of different types of body treatment devices, while limiting the bulk of the user's care area.

In this document, “thermal contact” means direct contact between the two devices concerned by this thermal contact or indirect contact between the two devices concerned by this thermal contact, that is to say by interposition between these two devices of a thermal interface material, that is to say a heat dissipation element configured to promote thermal transfer between the two devices, such as a thermal pad, also called thermal pad or thermal buffer, or any other similar thermal interface material.

The cooling and/or heating device may also have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating device comprises a fixing system provided on the housing, the first receiving device comprising a first fixing device configured to cooperate removably with the system fixing device provided on the housing, the second receiving device comprising a second fixing device configured to cooperate removably with the fixing system provided on the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, each of the first and second fixing devices is configured to cooperate by magnetization with the fixing system provided on the housing. Such a configuration of the first and second fixing devices and the fixing system ensures easy and rapid fixing of each of the first and second fixing devices on the housing, and also easy and rapid disassembly of each of the first and second devices.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the housing comprises an access opening opening towards the outside of the housing and configured to allow access to the first radiator from outside the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first radiator is located opposite the access opening or projects through the access opening. Such a configuration of the housing ensures optimal thermal contact between the first radiator and the first or second receiving device when the latter is fixed to the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the fixing system comprises fixing magnets arranged around the periphery of the access opening, the first fixing device comprising first fixing magnets configured to cooperate with the fixing magnets provided on the housing, the second fixing device comprising second fixing magnets configured to cooperate with the fixing magnets provided on the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the fixing system comprises fixing magnets arranged on either side of the access opening, that is to say on either side of the lateral edges of the access opening. Such a configuration of the fixing system ensures optimal fixing of each of the first and second receiving devices on the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the fixing system comprises at least one fixing magnet placed near a lower edge of the access opening.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the fixing system comprises a plurality of centering elements, for example male or female, provided on the housing, the first fixing device comprising first centering members, for example female or male, configured to cooperate with the centering elements provided on the housing so as to center the first receiving device relative to the housing when the first receiving device is fixed to the housing, the second fixing device comprising second centering members, for example female or male, configured to cooperate with the centering elements provided on the housing so as to center the second receiving device relative to the housing when the second receiving device is fixed to the housing. These arrangements facilitate the assembly of each of the first and second receiving devices on the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, each of the centering elements is a centering orifice, and each of the first and second centering members is a centering pin.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the housing comprises a front wall and a rear wall, each of the first and second receiving devices being configured to be removably attached to the front wall of the housing. Such a configuration of the cooling and/or heating device allows a user to attach each of the first and second receiving devices to the wall of the housing located immediately in front of the user when using the cooling device and/or heating.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first face of the thermoelectric device is oriented towards the front wall of the housing, and the second face of the thermoelectric device is oriented towards the rear wall of the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the access opening opens into the front wall of the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the fixing magnets provided on the housing are fixed to an internal face of the front wall of the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the housing comprises a support frame to which the front and rear walls of the housing are fixed.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the housing delimits an internal housing in which the cooling and/or heating module is housed.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating device comprises a thermal insulation plate arranged in the housing and comprising at least one passage opening in which the at least part is located. least a thermoelectric device.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating device comprises a support part arranged in the housing and to which the second radiator is fixed, the thermal insulation plate being interposed between the second radiator and the support piece.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the support piece is fixed to at least one of the front and rear walls, and for example to each of the front and rear walls.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating device comprises a thermal insulation element, such as a block of insulating foam, in which the first radiator is at least partly embedded.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating module comprises two thermoelectric devices spaced from one another. Such a configuration of the cooling and/or heating module ensures optimal transfer of calories to each of the first or second receiving device when the latter is fixed to the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the thermoelectric devices extend substantially in the same extension plane. Advantageously, the extension plane is substantially vertical when the cooling and/or heating device rests on a horizontal surface.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first radiator comprises a first radiator part in thermal contact with the first face of one of the thermoelectric devices, a second radiator part which is in thermal contact with the first face of the another of the thermoelectric devices and which is spaced apart from the first radiator part, and a third radiator part which connects the first and second radiator parts to each other, the first heat transfer body of the first receiving device being configured to be in thermal contact with the third radiator part when the first receiving device is attached to the housing, the second thermal transfer body of the second receiving device being configured to be in thermal contact with the third radiator part when the second receiving device is attached to the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the thermal insulation element comprises two embedding orifices in which the first and second radiator parts are respectively embedded.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the thermal insulation element is configured to extend around each of the first and second radiator parts.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating device comprises a sealing device which extends around the first radiator, and in particular around the third radiator part, and which is interposed between the thermal insulation element and the front wall of the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the sealing device comprises a rigid frame which extends around the first radiator, and in particular around the third radiator part, and a seal which is interposed between the front wall and rigid frame extending around the access opening

According to one embodiment of the invention, the rigid frame delimits at least partly the access opening.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the support part comprises a window in which the first radiator and the thermal insulation element extend at least in part.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating module comprises a fan configured to evacuate the calories generated by the second radiator to the outside of the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the housing comprises an air inlet opening, for example opening into the internal housing, through which outside air can be sucked in by the fan.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the fan is located near the second radiator. Advantageously, the fan is configured to blow air over the second radiator.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating device comprises a filter configured to filter the outside air sucked in by the fan. Advantageously, the filter is spaced from the fan, that is to say it is located at a distance from the fan. The filter can for example be located at least partly opposite the fan.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the rear wall of the housing includes the air inlet opening. Advantageously, the filter is arranged in or opposite the air inlet opening.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the housing comprises one or more air outlet opening(s) through which the calories generated by the second radiator can be evacuated from the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first receiving device comprises a cover cover mounted movable relative to the first heat transfer body between a loading position in which the cover cover is distant from the first heat transfer body and authorizes loading of a body treatment device of the first type in the at least one first receiving location, and a covering position in which the covering cover is brought closer to the first heat transfer body and prevents removal of the treatment device bodily treatment of the first type outside the at least one first reception location. Such a configuration of the first receiving device ensures rapid and optimal cooling or heating of the body treatment device of the first type received in the at least one first receiving location.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the covering cover is mounted to slide relative to the first heat transfer body in a sliding direction. Advantageously, the sliding direction is substantially vertical when the cooling and/or heating device rests on a horizontal surface.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the covering cover is configured to be moved manually by a user between the loading position and the covering position.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating device comprises a holding system configured to hold the cover in the loading position when the first receiving device is fixed to the housing. These arrangements allow a user to be able to easily remove a body treatment device of the first type from at least one first receiving location.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the holding system comprises at least one holding magnet provided on the housing, and for example on the front wall of the housing, and at least one holding magnet provided on the covering cover and configured to cooperate with the at least one holding magnet provided on the housing when the first receiving device is fixed to the housing and the cover cover occupies the loading position.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first receiving device comprises a first support body supporting the first thermal transfer body.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first support body delimits a receiving housing in which the first thermal transfer body is mounted.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the at least one first reception location is a reception fingerprint. Advantageously, the at least one first reception location is concave.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first receiving device comprises at least one condensate evacuation conduit comprising a first end opening into the at least one first receiving location and a second end opening outside the first receiving device. Advantageously, the second end of the at least one condensate evacuation conduit is configured to open into the housing, and for example into the internal housing, when the first receiving device is fixed to the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first reception device comprises several first reception locations, and for example two first reception locations. These arrangements allow a user to be able to cool or heat several body treatment devices simultaneously.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating device is configured such that the central axis of each of the thermoelectric devices is intersecting with a respective first receiving location when the first receiving device is attached to the housing. These arrangements provide even faster cooling or heating of several body treatment devices received in the first receiving locations.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first fixing device is provided on the first support body.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the second receiving device comprises a second support body supporting the second thermal transfer body, the second support body and the second thermal transfer body delimiting the at least one second location of reception. Advantageously, the at least one second receiving location comprises an insertion opening which is configured to open upwards when the second receiving device is fixed to the housing.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the second fixing device is provided on the second support body.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the body treatment device of the first type is a skin massage tool. Advantageously, the skin massage tool comprises a gripping part configured to be manipulated by a user, and a massage part which is made of thermally conductive material and which is configured to be applied to the skin of a user.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the body treatment device of the second type is a treatment mask configured to be applied to the face of a user. The treatment mask can for example be impregnated with a cosmetic composition. The cooling and/or heating device according to the present invention makes it possible in particular to cool a treatment mask, and therefore to make the application of the mask on the face of a user pleasant and in particular to allow the latter to enjoy a feeling of freshness during this application. In addition, applying a cooled treatment mask has beneficial effects on the complexion, pores and skin toning.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating device further comprises a third receiving device configured to be removably fixed to the housing, the third receiving device comprising a third heat transfer body which is made of thermally conductive material and which is configured to be in thermal contact with the first radiator when the third receiving device is fixed to the housing, the third thermal transfer body defining at least in part at least a third receiving location configured to receive a body treatment device of a third type.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the body treatment device of the third type is a capsule containing a cosmetic product.

By cosmetic product is meant according to the present invention any substance or any mixture intended to be brought into contact with the superficial parts of the human body (epidermis, hair and capillary systems, nails, lips and external genitalia) or with the teeth and oral mucous membranes with a view, exclusively or mainly, to cleaning them, perfuming them, modifying their appearance, protecting them, maintaining them in good condition or correcting body odors. Thus, a cosmetic product according to the present invention also includes dermo-cosmetic or dermatological products.

Advantageously, the cosmetic product contained in the capsule is a product for the skin and nails, chosen from for example:

- skin creams, emulsions, lotions, gels and oils;

- solar products;

- sunless tanning products;

- products used to whiten the skin;

- anti-wrinkle products;

- shaving products (soaps, foams, lotions);

- makeup and makeup removal products; And

- products intended to be applied to the lips.

Cooling a cream before applying it to a user's skin optimizes its effectiveness and at the same time obtains a beneficial cooling effect on the complexion, pores and toning of the skin. Cooling eye care products optimizes their effectiveness and achieves an effect of reducing puffiness and dark circles. In fact, the decongestant and tightening effects are increased tenfold by the cold.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating device could comprise more than three reception devices of different types, and for example between three and ten reception devices of different types.

The present invention further relates to a method of cooling and/or heating a body treatment device, comprising the following steps:

- provide a cooling and/or heating device according to the present invention,

- select from at least the first and second reception devices, the reception device configured to receive the type of body treatment device to be cooled or heated,

- removably fix the selected receiving device to the housing,

- position the body treatment device to be cooled or heated in the reception location provided on the selected reception device, and

- electrically power the thermoelectric device so as to cool or heat the body treatment device positioned in the reception location.

Brief description of the figures

The present invention will be better understood with the help of the description which follows with reference to the appended figures, in which identical reference signs correspond to structurally and/or functionally identical or similar elements.

is a perspective view of a cooling and/or heating device according to the present invention equipped with a first receiving device whose covering cover occupies a covering position.

is a perspective view of the cooling and/or heating device of the equipped with the first receiving device, in which the cover of the first receiving device occupies a loading position.

is a sectional view of the cooling and/or heating device of the equipped with the first receiving device, according to a vertical cutting plane.

is a view, on an enlarged scale, of a detail of the .

is an exploded perspective view of a cooling and/or heating module of the cooling and/or heating device of the .

is a sectional view of the cooling and/or heating device of the , along a horizontal section plane passing through thermoelectric devices of the cooling and/or heating module.

is a sectional view of the cooling and/or heating device of the equipped with the first receiving device, according to a horizontal section plane passing through the covering cover occupying the loading position.

is a partial sectional view of the cooling and/or heating device of the equipped with the first receiving device, according to a frontal section plane.

is a partial rear perspective view of the first receiving device.

is a perspective view of the cooling and/or heating device of the equipped with a second receiving device.

is a sectional view of the cooling and/or heating device of the equipped with the second receiving device, according to a median vertical section plane.

is a rear perspective view of the second receiving device.

is a sectional view of the cooling and/or heating device of the equipped with the second receiving device, according to a horizontal cutting plane.

detailed description

Figures 1 to 13 represent a cooling and/or heating device 2 intended to cool and/or heat body treatment devices, and more particularly skin treatment devices, of different types. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the cooling and/or heating device 2 is more particularly configured to cool skin treatment devices of different types.

The cooling and/or heating device 2 comprises a housing 3 including in particular a support frame 4 configured to rest on a horizontal support surface. The housing 3 further comprises a front wall 5 and a rear wall 6 which are fixed to the support frame 4. Advantageously, the support frame 4 and the front and rear walls 5, 6 delimit at least in part an internal housing 7.

The cooling and/or heating device 2 also comprises a cooling and/or heating module 8 arranged in the housing 3, and more particularly in the internal housing 7. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the module cooling and/or heating 8 comprises two thermoelectric devices 9, of the Peltier effect type, which are spaced from one another and which extend in the same extension plane. Advantageously, the extension plane is substantially vertical when the cooling and/or heating device 2 rests on a horizontal surface. However, according to a variant embodiment of the invention, the cooling and/or heating module 8 could comprise a single thermoelectric device 9.

Each thermoelectric device 9 comprises a first face 9.1 which is oriented towards the front wall 5 of the housing 3, and a second face 9.2 which is oriented towards the rear wall 6 of the housing 3. The first face 9.1 of each thermoelectric device 9 is more particularly the cold face of the respective thermoelectric device 9, that is to say the face which will become cold when the respective thermoelectric device 9 is electrically powered, and the second face 9.2 of each thermoelectric device 9 is more particularly the hot face of the device respective thermoelectric device 9, that is to say the face which will become hot when the respective thermoelectric device 9 is electrically powered. However, according to a variant embodiment of the invention in which the cooling and/or heating device 2 would be configured to heat body treatment devices, the first face 9.1 of each thermoelectric device 9 would then be the hot face of the device. respective thermoelectric device 9, and the second face 9.2 of each thermoelectric device 9 would be the cold face of the respective thermoelectric device 9.

The cooling and/or heating module 8 further comprises a first radiator 11 in thermal contact with the first face 9.1 of each of the thermoelectric devices 9, and a second radiator 12, such as a finned heat sink, in thermal contact with the second face 9.2 of each of the thermoelectric devices 9.

According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the first radiator 11 generally has the shape of the Greek letter Pi (see in particular the ), and comprises a first radiator part 11.1 in thermal contact with the first face 9.1 of one of the thermoelectric devices 9, a second radiator part 11.2 which is in thermal contact with the first face 9.1 of the other of the thermoelectric devices 9 and which is spaced from the first radiator part 11.1, and a third radiator part 11.3 which connects the first and second radiator parts 11.1, 11.2 to each other. Each of the first, second and third radiator parts 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 has a generally parallelepiped shape. Advantageously, the first radiator part 11.1 comprises a plane support face in thermal contact with the first face 9.1 of one of the thermoelectric devices 9, and the second radiator part 11.2 comprises a plane support face in contact thermal with the first face 9.1 of the other of the thermoelectric devices 9.

As shown more particularly in Figures 4 and 8, the housing 3 includes an access opening 13, for example of generally rectangular shape, opening towards the outside of the housing 3, and more particularly into the front wall 5 of the housing 3. The access opening 13 is configured to allow access to the first radiator 11 from outside the housing 3, and more particularly to a flat support face provided on the third radiator part 11.3. Advantageously, the third radiator part 11.3 of the first radiator 11 is located opposite the access opening 13 or projects through the access opening 13.

The cooling and/or heating device 2 also comprises a thermal insulation plate 14 arranged in the internal housing 7 and comprising two passage openings 15 in which the two thermoelectric devices 9 are respectively embedded.

The cooling and/or heating device 2 further comprises a support part 16 arranged in the housing 3 and comprising a support wall 16.1 which is substantially parallel to the front and rear walls 5, 6 of the housing 3 and to which is fixed the second radiator 12. Advantageously, the thermal insulation plate 14 is interposed between, that is to say arranged between, the second radiator 12 and the support wall 16.1, and each of the front and rear walls 5 , 6 of the housing 3 is fixed to the support part 16.

The cooling and/or heating device 2 further comprises a thermal insulation element 17, such as a block of insulating foam, provided with two embedding orifices 18 in which the first and second parts of radiator 11.1, 11.2 of the first radiator 11. Thus, the thermal insulation element 17 is configured to extend around each of the first and second radiator parts 11.1, 11.2. Advantageously, the support part 16 comprises a window 19 in which the first radiator 11 and the thermal insulation element 17 extend at least partially.

The cooling and/or heating device 2 further comprises a sealing device 21 which extends around the first radiator 11, and in particular around the third radiator part 11.3, and which is interposed between the element thermal insulation 17 and the front wall 5 of the housing 3. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the sealing device 21 comprises a rigid frame 22 which extends around the first radiator 11, and in particular around the third radiator part 11.3, and which delimits the access opening 13, and a seal 23 which is interposed between the front wall 5 and the rigid frame 22 and which extends around the opening of access 13. Advantageously, the thermal insulation element 17 rests against the rigid frame 22, and the rigid frame 22 comprises a peripheral housing opening out on the side of the front wall 5 and in which the seal is placed 23.

The cooling and/or heating module 8 also includes a fan 24 arranged in the housing 3, and more particularly in the internal housing 7, and configured to evacuate the calories generated by the second radiator 12 to the outside of the housing 3. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the fan 24 is located near the second radiator 12, and is configured to blow air onto the second radiator 12.

Advantageously, the cooling and/or heating device 2 comprises a filter 25 which is configured to filter outside air sucked in by the fan 24. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the filter 25 is at less partly located opposite the fan 24 and is spaced from the fan 24.

In order to allow the circulation of an air flow inside the internal housing 7, the rear wall 6 of the housing 3 has an air inlet opening 26 opening into the internal housing 7 and facing which is arranged the filter 25, and the housing 3 has one or more air outlet opening(s) 27 through which the calories generated by the second radiator 12 can be evacuated from the housing.

The cooling and/or heating device 2 may or may not include a control unit (not visible in the figures) configured to control, in a known manner, the operation of the cooling and/or heating device 2, and more particularly for controlling the electrical power supply of thermoelectric devices 9.

The cooling and/or heating device 2 also comprises a first receiving device 28 configured to be removably fixed to the housing 3, and more particularly to the front wall 5 of the housing 3, and to allow cooling and/or heating one or more skin treatment device(s) of a first type. Advantageously, the or each skin treatment device of the first type is a skin massage tool 29 comprising a gripping part 29.1 configured to be manipulated by a user, and a massage part 29.2 which is made of thermally conductive material and which is configured to be applied to a user's skin.

The first receiving device 28 comprises more particularly a first support body 31 delimiting a receiving housing, and a first thermal transfer body 32 which is mounted in the receiving housing and which is supported by the first support body 31. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the first support body 31 comprises (see the ) a support casing 31.1 and a thermal insulation member 31.2, such as a block of insulating foam, mounted in the support casing 31.1 and delimiting the receiving housing. However, according to a variant embodiment of the invention, the first support body 31 could be devoid of thermal insulation member, and the receiving housing could be delimited by the support casing 31.1.

The first heat transfer body 32 is made of thermally conductive material, and is configured to be in thermal contact with the first radiator 11, and more particularly with the flat support face provided on the third radiator part 11.3, when the first device reception 28 is fixed to the housing 3. Advantageously, the first thermal transfer body 32 is also provided with a flat support face configured to be in thermal contact with the flat support face provided on the third part of radiator 11.3. The first thermal transfer body 32 is for example made of metallic material, such as stainless steel or aluminum, or of any other thermally conductive material.

According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the first thermal transfer body 32 delimits two first reception locations 33, such as reception imprints of concave shape, each configured to receive a skin treatment device of the first type. Advantageously, the cooling and/or heating device 2 is configured such that the central axis of each of the thermoelectric devices 9 is intersecting with a respective first receiving location 33 when the first receiving device 28 is fixed to box 3.

In order to allow removable fixing of the first receiving device 28 on the housing 3, the cooling and/or heating device 2 comprises a fixing system provided on the housing 3, and the first receiving device 28 comprises a first device fixing device configured to cooperate removably with the fixing system provided on the housing 3.

According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the first fixing device is configured to cooperate by magnetization with the fixing system provided on the housing 3. Advantageously, the fixing system comprises fixing magnets 34 (see the ) arranged around the periphery of the access opening 13, and for example fixed to an internal face of the front wall 5 of the housing 3, and the first fixing device comprises first fixing magnets 35 (see Figures 4 and 6) fixed to the first support body 31 and configured to cooperate with the fixing magnets 34 provided on the housing 3. The fixing system comprises for example two fixing magnets 34 arranged on either side of the opening of access 13, that is to say on either side of the lateral edges of the access opening 13, and one or more fixing magnet(s) 34 arranged near a lower edge of the access opening 13.

The fixing system also comprises a plurality of centering elements 36, such as centering holes, provided on the housing 3, and the first fixing device comprises first centering members 37, such as centering pins, provided on the first support body 31 and projecting from a rear face of the first support body 31. The first centering members 37 are configured to cooperate with the centering elements 36 provided on the housing 3 so as to center the first device receiving device 28 relative to the housing 3 when the first receiving device 28 is fixed to the housing 3. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the fixing system comprises two centering elements 36 arranged on either side of the edges side of the access opening 13.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the first receiving device 28 comprises a covering cover 38 mounted sliding relative to the first heat transfer body 32 in a sliding direction and between a loading position (see Figure ) in which the covering cover 38 is distant from the first thermal transfer body 32 and allows loading of a skin treatment device of the first type in each of the first receiving locations 33, and a covering position (see the ) in which the covering cover 38 is brought closer to the first heat transfer body 32 and prevents removal of the skin treatment devices of the first type from the first receiving locations 33. Advantageously, the sliding direction is substantially vertical when the The cooling and/or heating device 2 rests on a horizontal surface.

According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the covering cover 38 is configured to be moved, for example manually by a user or via an automated movement mechanism, between the loading position and the covering position , and the cooling and/or heating device 2 comprises a holding system configured to hold the cover 38 in the loading position when the first receiving device 28 is fixed to the housing 3. Advantageously, the system holding magnet comprises (see Figures 7 and 8) at least one holding magnet 39 provided on the housing 3, and for example on the internal face of the front wall 5 of the housing 3, and at least one holding magnet 39 provided on the covering cover 38 and configured to cooperate with the at least one holding magnet 39 provided on the housing 3 when the first receiving device 28 is fixed to the housing 3 and the covering cover 38 occupies the loading position.

As shown more particularly in Figures 4 and 9, the first receiving device 28 comprises two condensate evacuation conduits 40 each comprising a first end opening into a first respective receiving location 33 and a second end opening outside the first receiving device 28. Advantageously, the second end of each of the condensate evacuation conduits 40 is configured to open into the housing 3, and for example into the internal housing 7, when the first receiving device 28 is fixed to box 3.

According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the first receiving device 28 comprises (see the ) two gutters 40.1 each projecting from the rear face of the first support body 31 and each partially delimiting a respective condensate evacuation conduit 40. As shown more particularly on the , each gutter 40.1 is configured to extend through a respective orifice provided on the housing 3, and therefore in the internal housing 7. Consequently, the two gutters 40.1 can for example partly form the centering means configured to center the first receiving device 28 relative to the housing 3 when the first receiving device 28 is fixed to the housing 3, or even replacing the first centering members 37.

The cooling and/or heating device 2 also comprises a second receiving device 41 (see Figures 10 to 13) configured to be removably fixed to the housing 3, and more particularly to the front wall 5 of the housing 3, and to allow cooling and/or heating of a skin treatment device of a second type. Advantageously, the skin treatment device of the second type is a treatment mask 49 configured to be applied to the face of a user. The treatment mask 49 can for example be impregnated with a cosmetic composition.

The second receiving device 41 comprises more particularly a second support body 42 delimiting an internal chamber, and a second heat transfer body 43 which is mounted in the internal chamber and which is supported by the second support body 42. The second body heat transfer 43 is made of thermally conductive material, and is configured to be in thermal contact with the first radiator 11, and more particularly with the flat support face provided on the third radiator part 11.3, when the second receiving device 41 is fixed to the housing 3. Advantageously, the second thermal transfer body 42 is also provided with a flat support face configured to be in thermal contact with the flat support face provided on the third radiator part 11.3. The second heat transfer body 43 is for example made of metallic material, such as stainless steel or aluminum, or of any other thermally conductive material.

According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the second thermal transfer body 43 and the second support body 42 define a second receiving location 44 configured to receive a skin treatment device of the second type. Advantageously, the second receiving location 44 comprises an insertion opening 45 which is configured to open upwards when the second receiving device 41 is fixed to the housing 3.

Similar to the first receiving device 28, the second receiving device 41 comprises a second fixing device configured to cooperate in a removable manner, and more particularly by magnetization, with the fixing system provided on the housing 3. Advantageously, the second fixing device comprises second fixing magnets 46 fixed to the second support body 42 and configured to cooperate with the fixing magnets 34 provided on the housing 3.

The second fixing device further comprises second centering members 47, such as centering pins, provided on the second support body 42 and configured to cooperate with the centering elements 36 provided on the housing 3 so as to center the second receiving device 41 relative to the housing 3 when the second receiving device 41 is fixed to the housing 3.

In order to improve the stability of the cooling and/or heating device 2, and in particular when one of the first and second receiving devices is fixed to the housing 3, the cooling and/or heating device 2 advantageously comprises a counterweight 48 disposed in the housing 3, and for example in a rear part of the housing 3. Advantageously, the counterweight 48 is arranged at least partly below the fan 24.

A method of cooling and/or heating a body treatment device using the cooling and/or heating apparatus 2 according to the present invention is described below. Such a process includes the following steps:

- provide a cooling and/or heating device 2 according to the present invention,

- select from at least the first and second reception devices 28, 41, the reception device configured to receive the type of body treatment device to be cooled or heated,

- removably fix the selected receiving device to the housing 3,

- position the body treatment device to be cooled or heated in the reception location provided on the selected reception device, and

- electrically power the thermoelectric devices 9 so as to cool or heat the body treatment device positioned in the reception location.

According to an embodiment of the invention not shown in the figs, the cooling and/or heating device 2 could further comprise a third receiving device configured to be removably fixed to the housing 3, and more particularly to the front wall 5 of the housing 3, and to allow the cooling and/or heating of a skin treatment device of a third type. Advantageously, the skin treatment device of the third type is a capsule containing a cosmetic product, such as a skin care cream, for example for the face.

Similar to the first and second receiving devices 28, 41, the third receiving device comprises a third heat transfer body which is made of thermally conductive material and which is configured to be in thermal contact with the first radiator 11 when the third device reception is fixed to the housing 3. The third thermal transfer body delimits at least in part at least a third reception location configured to receive a skin treatment device of a third type.

According to an embodiment of the invention not shown in the figs, each of the first and second receiving devices 28, 41 could be configured to be removably fixed to the housing 3 by means of fixing other than magnets, and for example by screwing or clipping.

According to another embodiment of the invention not shown in the figures, the covering cover 38 could be movable between the loading position and the covering position by any movement other than a sliding movement, and for example by pivoting or tilting.

According to yet another embodiment of the invention not shown in the figures, the first receiving device 28 could be without a covering cover.

According to yet another embodiment of the invention not shown in the figures, the first receiving device 28 could be configured such that the or each body treatment device of a first type extends substantially vertically, and not not substantially horizontally, when said body treatment device of a first type is received in the respective first receiving location 33.

According to yet another embodiment of the invention not shown in the figures, the first radiator 11 could be equipped, on its face located opposite the thermoelectric device(s) 9, with a pad thermal pad configured to be interposed between the first radiator 11 and the first receiving device 28 when the latter is fixed to the housing 3. Such a thermal pad can for example be fixed by adhesive on the first radiator 11, and be replaced if necessary.

According to an embodiment of the invention not shown in the figs, the first receiving device 28 could be devoid of the first support body 31, and could for example comprise only the first thermal transfer body 32.

Of course, the present invention is in no way limited to the embodiment described and illustrated which has been given only by way of example. Modifications remain possible, particularly from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

Claims (13)

Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) for cooling and/or heating body treatment devices, comprising at least:
- a housing (3),
- a cooling and/or heating module (8) arranged in the housing (3), the cooling and/or heating module (8) comprising at least one thermoelectric device (9) provided with a first face (9.1 ) and a second face (9.2) opposite the first face (9.1), a first radiator (11) in thermal contact with the first face (9.1) of the at least one thermoelectric device (9) and a second radiator (12) in thermal contact with the second face (9.2) of the at least one thermoelectric device (9),
- a first receiving device (28) configured to be removably attached to the housing (3), the first receiving device (28) comprising a first thermal transfer body (32) which is made of thermally conductive material and which is configured to be in thermal contact with the first radiator (11) when the first receiving device (28) is fixed to the housing (3), the first thermal transfer body (32) delimiting at least in part at least a first receiving location (33) configured to receive a body treatment device of a first type, and
- a second receiving device (41) configured to be removably attached to the housing (3), the second receiving device (41) comprising a second thermal transfer body (43) which is made of thermally conductive material and which is configured to be in thermal contact with the first radiator (11) when the second receiving device (41) is fixed to the housing (3), the second thermal transfer body (43) delimiting at least in part at least a second receiving location (44) configured to receive a body treatment device of a second type. Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to claim 1, which comprises a fixing system provided on the housing (3), the first receiving device (28) comprising a first fixing device configured to cooperate in a removable manner with the fixing system provided on the housing (3), the second receiving device (41) comprising a second fixing device configured to cooperate removably with the fixing system provided on the housing (3). Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to claim 2, in which each of the first and second fixing devices is configured to cooperate by magnetization with the fixing system provided on the housing (3). Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the housing (3) comprises an access opening (13) opening towards the outside of the housing (3) and configured to allow access to the first radiator (11) from outside the housing (3). Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to claims 3 and 4, in which the fixing system comprises fixing magnets (34) arranged around the periphery of the access opening (13), the first device fixing device comprising first fixing magnets (35) configured to cooperate with the fixing magnets (34) provided on the housing (3), the second fixing device comprising second fixing magnets (46) configured to cooperate with the magnets mounting brackets (34) provided on the housing (3). Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to any one of claims 2 to 5, in which the fixing system comprises a plurality of centering elements (36) provided on the housing (3), the first device fixing device comprising first centering members (37) configured to cooperate with the centering elements (36) provided on the housing (3) so as to center the first receiving device (28) relative to the housing (3) when the first receiving device (28) is fixed to the housing (3), the second fixing device comprising second centering members (47) configured to cooperate with the centering elements (36) provided on the housing (3) so as to center the second receiving device (41) relative to the housing (3) when the second receiving device (41) is fixed to the housing (3). Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the housing (3) comprises a front wall (5) and a rear wall (6), each of the first and second devices receiving device being configured to be removably attached to the front wall (5) of the housing (3). Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which comprises a thermal insulation plate (14) arranged in the housing (3) and comprising at least one passage opening (15 ) in which the at least one thermoelectric device (9) is located at least in part. Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, in which the cooling and/or heating module (8) comprises two thermoelectric devices (9) spaced one from the other. Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to claim 9, in which the first radiator (11) comprises a first radiator part (11.1) in thermal contact with the first face (9.1) of one of the thermoelectric devices (9), a second radiator part (11.2) which is in thermal contact with the first face (9.1) of the other of the thermoelectric devices (9) and which is spaced from the first radiator part (11.1), and a third radiator part (11.3) which connects the first and second radiator parts (11.1, 11.2) to each other, the first heat transfer body (32) of the first receiving device being configured to be in thermal contact with the third radiator part (11.3) when the first receiving device (28) is fixed to the housing (3), the second heat transfer body (43) of the second receiving device (41) being configured to be in thermal contact with the third radiator part (11.3) when the second receiving device (41) is fixed to the housing (3). Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the cooling and/or heating module (8) comprises a fan (24) configured to evacuate to the outside of the housing (3) the calories generated by the second radiator (12). Cooling and/or heating apparatus (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, in which the first receiving device (28) comprises a cover cover (38) mounted movably relative to the first heat transfer body (32) enters a loading position in which the cover (38) is moved away from the first heat transfer body (32) and allows loading of a body treatment device of the first type in the at least one first location reception (33), and a covering position in which the covering cover (38) is brought closer to the first heat transfer body (32) and prevents withdrawal of the body treatment device of the first type from the at least one first reception location (33). Method for cooling and/or heating a body treatment device, comprising the following steps:
- provide a cooling and/or heating device (2) according to any one of the preceding claims,
- select from at least the first and second reception devices, the reception device configured to receive the type of body treatment device to be cooled or heated,
- removably fix the selected receiving device to the housing (3),
- position the body treatment device to be cooled or heated in the reception location provided on the selected reception device, and
- electrically power the thermoelectric device (9) so as to cool or heat the body treatment device positioned in the receiving location.