JP2001112836A - Facial care device with body fat meter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facial care device with body fat meter by which facial treatment with the application of heat, vibration and a low-frequency, and measurement of body fat can be conveniently performed by holding the device with one hand. SOLUTION: A hemispherical face-containing surface 1 is projected obliquely upward on the upper half end of a grip body 27 provided with a microcomputer circuit board 29. Two grip electrode surfaces 31 and 32 to be gripped with fingers are provided in parallel along the lower half external circumstantial curved surface of the body 27. The surface 1 is divided into approximately three parted parts, and a head center 2 in its center part is formed of an ABS resin in which a far-infrared ray irradiation ceramic material is mixed, and the other two curved surfaces are formed of conductive curved surfaces of an ABS resin plated with metal. A heater plate 19 for heating by a transistor for heating, and a vibration motor 26 and provided in the inside of supporting leg plates 9 and 10 of right and left head electrode contact surfaces 3 and 4 forming the face-contacting surface 1. A low-frequency oscillation circuit, a heating circuit for transistor for heater, a vibration circuit for a vibration motor, and a body fat measuring circuit are built in the inside of the body 27, and they are connected to the above related parts.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facial treatment device provided with a body fat meter that can easily carry out facial care and body fat measurement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are many types of beautifiers that stimulate the skin with a vibration function, promote blood circulation of the skin with a heating function, or that use a low frequency to expect a further cosmetic effect. Are known. On the other hand, there is also known a body scale provided with a body fat scale.

[0003]

However, the vibration function has the effect of relieving the fatigue of the skin, the heating function has the effect of promoting the blood circulation of the skin, and the low frequency has the effect of allowing the serum to adapt deeply to the skin. In both cases, the purpose of use is expected to be a facial effect, but it is clear that there is a difference in the effects.There is no one that can satisfy these effects at the same time. In addition, in recent years, the body fat percentage has been given a great interest in health and beauty, and in recent years, there has been a strong demand for an instrument capable of easily measuring body fat at the same time as care of the face. In view of the above, the heat effect, the low frequency effect, the vibration effect can be expected at the same time, and it was invented for the purpose of providing a facial device with a body fat meter capable of easily measuring the body fat. A.

[0004]

A substantially hemispherical hemispherical face contacting surface controlled by the microcomputer is protruded obliquely upward from the upper half end of the gripping body incorporating a circuit controlled by the microcomputer. Attach two gripping electrode surfaces that are grasped with fingers along the outer peripheral curved surface of the lower half of the torso in parallel, divide the hemispherical curved surface of the hemispherical face contact surface into approximately three equal parts, and place a far-infrared radiating ceramic material in the center. Forming a mixed head center, the other two curved surfaces are metal-plated ABS
Formed with conductive curved surface of resin, provided with heater plate for heating with heater transistor inside the hemispherical face contact surface, further built-in vibration motor, low frequency oscillation circuit, body fat measurement circuit, heat and low frequency Oscillation, vibration, body fat can be measured.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 to 7, a hemispherical face contact surface 1 is formed by dividing a central portion of a hemispherical surface by a constant width parallel to a diameter. 2 and the head electrode contact surfaces 3 and 4 which form the curved surfaces of the remaining hemispheres corresponding to approximately 1/3 of the left and right hemisphere surfaces of the head center 2, respectively. More specifically, since the head center 2 forms a part of the curved surface at the center of the hemispherical surface of the hemispherical face contact surface 1 using ABS resin mixed with far-infrared radiating ceramic, the head center 2 has a constant radius parallel to the diameter of the hemisphere. A head electrode fitting groove 6, which is formed with a width W of width and has a face contact center surface 5 on the surface in an arc shape with a vertical cross section, and has a U-shaped vertical cross section on the left and right side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the arc, 6 is formed.

The left and right head electrode contact surfaces 3 and 4 are made of ABS.
The surface of the resin material is subjected to, for example, chrome plating with good conductivity to form a hemisphere with the head center 2 as the center. More specifically, the right and left sides of the hemispheric face contact surface 1 except for the head center 2 are formed. It is formed into a shape and size of a curved surface corresponding to 1/3 surface area. A vertical section inscribed in the head center 2 is formed in an arc shape. Further, on one side surface of the center side of each of the left and right head electrode contact surfaces 3 and 4, head center fitting end surfaces 7 and 8 fitted in the head electrode fitting grooves 6 and 6 are formed into an L-shaped vertical section. Form. The supporting leg plates 9 and 10 of the left and right head electrode contact surfaces 3 and 4 are
Each of the head electrode contact surfaces 3 and 4 is formed in a plate shape having a smaller cross-sectional radius than the arc radius of the head electrode contact surfaces 3 and 4. Molded in a direction perpendicular to the direction. More specifically, on the outer ends of the inner surfaces 11 and 12 of the support leg plates 9 and 10,
The female screws 13 and 14 are engraved. Further, the material and plating of the left and right head electrode contact surfaces 3 and 4 are not necessarily limited to the ABS resin material and chrome, but may be any material having good conductivity and good touch.

The circuit board 15 is formed of a disk having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the hemispherical face contact surface 1, and is screwed into the female screws 13 and 14 with set screws 16 and 17 to support the leg plate. 9 and 10 are screwed and fixed to the outer surface 18. The heater plate 19 is formed, for example, by using an aluminum plate having good heat conduction and bending a central portion into a substantially triangular shape along the arc-shaped inner surface of the head center 2 to form a top plate 20. Reference numeral 21 is provided substantially parallel to the outer surface 23 of the heater plate supporting frame 22 formed in the head center 2 and the circuit board 15 in a substantially U-shaped vertical section. The left and right heater transistors 24, 24 are attached to the outer side surfaces 25 of the left and right heater plate side surfaces 21, 21 in close contact with each other. The vibration motor 26 is attached to the inner surface of the circuit board 15 using an eccentric shaft motor for a vibrator, for example. The connector C is mounted on a printed circuit board formed on the circuit board 15 and connects power supply from a power supply in the main body to the head unit, which will be described later.

The grip body 27 of the facial beauty device is formed into a hollow inside using a plastic material such as polystyrene resin, for example, and a battery 28 and a microcomputer circuit board 29 of a microcomputer forming a controller are housed in the hollow inside. It is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with a bottom and a lid having a diameter suitable for being gripped by hand, and a longitudinal axis of the grip barrel 27 is provided on the tip side surface of the upper half (the upper half in FIG. 1). The center G and the inclination angle α are formed by piercing the inclined mounting surface 30 inclined approximately 74 ° obliquely upward, and the hemispherical face contact surface 1 is inserted into and projected from the inclined mounting surface 30 so as to be approximately 74 ° relative to the axis G. The hemispherical face contact surface 1 is attached obliquely upward via a buffer ring L formed in a ring shape from, for example, an elastic rubber material.

Handle electrode surfaces 31 and 32 for measuring body fat
Is formed from a material obtained by applying a chrome plating to an ABS resin to bend into a plate having a semicircular longitudinal section having a diameter substantially equal to the radius of the lower half of the gripping cylinder 27 having a width of about 20 m / m. The cord mounting projections 35 and 36, in which the cord mounting screw holes 33 and 34 are engraved, are integrally formed. More specifically, the handle electrode surfaces 31 and 32 are recessed in a U-shape in the width direction at the center of the outer peripheral surface, and the finger contact grooves 37 and 38 formed in a groove shape along the longitudinal direction are recessed. Set up. Then, the handle electrode surfaces 31 and 32 are fitted in the electrode surface fitting recesses 40 and 41 which are recessed in the waist direction at upper and lower positions on the outer peripheral surface 39 of the lower half of the grip body 27, and the cord is attached. The projections 35 and 36 are fitted into the fitting holes 42 and 43, respectively, and the handle electrode surfaces 31 and 32 are attached along the curved surface of the outer peripheral surface 39 in the waist direction of the grip body 27. More specifically, the cord mounting projections 35 are provided in the fitting holes 42 and 43,
After the fitting of the screw holes 33 and 3 from the inside,
The handle electrode surfaces 31 and 32 can be respectively attached by screwing the attachment screws 44 and 45 into the screw 4, and in this case, by tightening the cord terminals together when the attachment screws 44 and 45 are tightened, Wiring to the microcomputer circuit board 29 becomes possible. Further, the material and plating of the handle electrode surfaces 31 and 32 are not necessarily limited to the ABS resin material and chrome, but may be any material having good conductivity and good touch.

[0010]

As shown in FIG. 7, a filler 46 made of, for example, an epoxy resin-based material having excellent thermal conductivity is used to fill the head center 2 and the head electrode contact surfaces 3, 4 with the heater plate 1.
9 to fill the gap between the top plates 20. By doing so, the heat radiated from the heater plate 19 can be efficiently transmitted to the head center 2 and the head electrode contact surfaces 3 and 4.

In the present invention, the number of revolutions per minute that causes vibration by the vibration motor 26 is formed, for example, in the circuit shown in FIG. 9, and the transistors A and B for current amplification in the circuit are switched by a microcomputer. By setting the resistances A and B to different values (at 48), it is desirable to vary the vibration intensity in three stages of 7000 revolutions per minute (MAX).

The low frequency / ion introduction is performed, for example, by referring to FIG.
The circuit shown in Fig.
KHz and 4KHz alternating pulse signals are output alternately in one-minute cycles, the output is adjusted to a preset value by an electronic volume, amplified by a certain factor by an amplifier, and passed through a switching circuit to a head electrode contact surface 3. Is applied to The pulse signal voltage applied to the head electrode contact surface 3 passes through the inside of the skin on the face, and flows from the head electrode contact surface 4 to the negative power supply.

Next, the heater transistor 24 is formed, for example, in the circuit shown in FIG. 11, and the heat loss of the transistor is used to heat the hemispherical face contact surface 1 via the heater plate 19 and the filler 46. In this case, the temperature is controlled to a set temperature by a thermistor. The driving of the transistor is PWM
(Pulse width modulation) method, and it is desirable to reduce the fluctuation width with respect to the set temperature and the current voltage. Further, the body fat percentage measurement employs a body impedance measurement method using the circuit shown in FIG.

Next, when the present invention is implemented and used, when the switch 47 is turned on while holding the grip cylinder 27 with one hand, the vibration of the vibration motor 26 is stopped by the set screws 16 and 17 from the circuit board 15. The gripping cylinder 27 which is respectively transmitted to the fixed supporting leg plates 9 and 10 and further forms the main body
Vibration of the gripping cylinder 27 via the elastic buffer ring L
The hemispherical face contact surface 1 vibrates more efficiently and is transmitted to the head center 2 so that the hemispherical face contact surface 1 is vibrated. When the hemispherical face contact surface 1 is applied to the face, the vibration function reduces the fatigue of the skin and gently massages. . Also,
At the same time, when the heater transistors 24, 24 are energized to heat the heater transistor 24 to about 50-60 ° C., the heating temperature is transmitted from the heater plate side surface 21 to the top plate 20, and the head center 2 containing ceramics is heated.
Needless to say, the entire hemispherical face contact surface 1 is also heated to 36 to 45 ° C., and the blood circulation of the skin is promoted by the gentle warming function of the ceramic far-infrared light. Further, for example, an alternating current 1 having a voltage of 6 to 16 Vpp provided on the microcomputer circuit board 29 is provided.
And a low frequency set so as to oscillate a 4 KHz pulse so that the serum applied to the face by iontophoresis is deeply applied to the skin. The above-described heating effect, low-frequency esthetic treatment, and vibration may be performed simultaneously or separately. In this case, the desired mode may be displayed on the liquid crystal display 49 by switching with the jog dial.

Next, in the case of using for measuring body fat, the inner surfaces of two fingers are further held with the gripping body 27 with one hand, and the finger contact grooves in the handle electrode surfaces 31 and 32 are respectively held. 37 and 38, the head electrode contact surfaces 3 and 4 of the hemispherical face contact surface 1 are brought into contact with the face or a specific part of the body in a state where they are firmly contacted, and are switched to the body fat measurement circuit and energized. Then, measurement of body fat becomes possible.

[0016]

When the present invention is carried out as described above,
Just hold it with one hand and touch the hemispherical face contact surface to the face,
In addition to the heat effect that promotes blood circulation of the skin, the low-frequency effect that deepens the essence, and the vibration effect that relieves the fatigue of the skin, the body fat can be easily measured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a facial device with a body fat meter.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a facial device with a body fat meter.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the inside of a hemispherical face contact surface of a facial device with a body fat meter.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the inside of a facial hemispherical device with a body fat meter in which a hemispherical face contact surface is assembled.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the inside of a facial device with a body fat meter with a hemispherical face contacting surface attached thereto.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the handle electrode surface of the facial device with a body fat meter is disassembled.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a circuit of the facial beauty device with a body fat meter.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a circuit for activating a vibration of a facial device with a body fat meter.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a low-frequency oscillation circuit of a facial beauty device with a body fat meter.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a thermal operation circuit of the facial beauty device with a body fat meter.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a body fat measurement circuit of a facial beauty device with a body fat meter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hemispherical face contact surface 2 Head center 3 Head electrode contact surface 4 Head electrode contact surface 5 Face contact center surface 7 Head center fitting end surface 8 Head center fitting end surface 9 Support leg plate 10 Support leg plate 15 Circuit board 16 Stop screw 17 Stop Screw 19 Heater plate 20 Top plate 21 Heater plate side surface 22 Heater plate support frame 24 Heater transistor 26 Vibration motor 27 Grip barrel 28 Battery 29 Microcomputer circuit board 30 Inclined mounting surface 31 Handle electrode surface 32 Handle electrode surface 35 Cord mounting protrusion 36 Cord attachment protrusion 37 Finger contact groove 38 Finger contact groove 40 Electrode surface fitting recess 41 Electrode surface fitting recess 42 Fitting hole 43 Fitting hole 46 Filler 47 Switch 48 Jog dial 49 Liquid crystal display

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A substantially hemispherical hemispherical face contacting surface controlled by a microcomputer protrudes obliquely upward from an upper half end side of a gripping body incorporating a circuit controlled by a microcomputer, and a lower half of the gripping body. A facial beauty device with a body fat meter, wherein two handle electrode surfaces to be gripped by a finger in the waist direction are provided in parallel along the outer peripheral curved surface. 2. A hemispherical curved surface of the hemispherical face contact surface is divided into approximately three equal parts in parallel with a diametric direction, and a head center at a central portion is made of an ABS resin material mixed with a far-infrared radiating ceramic material and has a substantially half longitudinal section. 2. The facial beauty device with a body fat meter according to claim 1, wherein the facial shape device is formed in a circular shape, and the other two curved surfaces are formed by conductive curved surfaces of ABS resin plated with metal. 3. A heater plate for holding and heating by a heater transistor is provided inside a supporting leg plate of the left and right head electrode contact surfaces forming the hemispherical face contact surface, and the hemispherical face contact surface is warmed. Claim 1 or 2
A facial device with a body fat meter as described. 4. The facial treatment device with a body fat meter according to claim 1, wherein a vibration motor is built in said hemispherical face contact surface to vibrate said hemispherical face contact surface. 5. A low-frequency oscillation circuit inside the grip body,
5. The facial beauty with a body fat meter according to claim 1, wherein a built-in heat generation circuit of a transistor for a heater, a vibration circuit of a vibration motor, and a body fat measurement circuit are connected to the related parts. vessel.