JP2003219224A - Beauty treatment device for body observation - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beauty treatment device which projects the face, etc., of a user of the device on the screen of a home television by using a television camera with a simple structure obtained by combining an easily obtainable lens and an IC type solid-state image pickup element and the screen and should be called an electronic hand mirror that replaces a conventional optical hand mirror. <P>SOLUTION: The small television camera TC composed of lens parts 1 and 2 and the IC type solid-state image pickup element 3 is provided at a camera installation part 6a of a device body 6 comprising the camera installation part 6a and a handle part 6b and having a side surface with an almost right-angled or doglegged shape. The device body 6 is provided with a video signal processing circuit 4 for processing a signal from the camera TC, an signal output terminal 7, an external power supply terminal 8, a power circuit 5, a power switch 9 or the like to form an imaging device body. An image of a desired body part of a user himself/herself is picked up with the camera TC by inputting a video signal made to pass through the output terminal 7 of the imaging device body to a video signal input terminal of video, etc., of the home television, and the desired body part can be watched as video on the television screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beauty tool which is a so-called electronic hand mirror, and more specifically, a household appliance which uses a small and simple structure equipped with a television camera in the same manner as a hand mirror. The present invention relates to a beauty instrument formed so that an image of a body part such as one's face or back projected by the camera on a television screen or a personal computer screen can be observed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A hand mirror that has been traditionally used has a user holding the mirror in his hand to view his / her face, or a so-called lap mirror to view the back side. Is used in the embodiment.

However, a mirror having a pure optical structure has a problem that an observable part is limited and that an image reflected on the mirror cannot be seen well in a dark place.

[0004]

Therefore, in the present invention, a television camera formed by combining a lens and an IC type solid-state image pickup element, which are inexpensive and easily available, and formed into a simple structure, and a screen of a home-use television or a personal computer are used. Then, the face of the user of the device of the present invention is projected as an image on the screen.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a beauty device which can be called an electronic hand mirror in place of the conventional optical hand mirror.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The structure of a beauty tool of the present invention made for the purpose of solving the above problems is such that a small television camera composed of a lens part and an IC type solid-state image pickup device is grasped with a camera installation part. It is provided in the camera installation part of the instrument body that has a handle part that is a hand and has a substantially ┐-shaped or a generally arcuate shape when viewed from the side, and
A video signal processing circuit for processing a signal from the television camera, a signal output terminal, an external power supply terminal, a power supply circuit and a power switch are provided to form an image pickup device main body, and the signal output terminal of the image pickup device main body is used. By inputting the generated video signal to a video signal input terminal such as a video of a general home TV, the user can take a desired body part with the camera and watch it on the TV screen. It is characterized by having done.

In the above-described structure, the beauty tool of the present invention is formed so that the focus correction lens can be mounted in the vicinity of the subject side of the normal lens in order to correct the focal length of the normal lens of the television camera when performing close-up photography or the like. I have something to do. The focus correction lens may be provided with a fixed lens folder for the lens, or with a movable lens folder that can be switched between a normal lens and a correction lens to enable focus correction. . Further, it is desirable to provide a hood-like member having a length capable of maintaining an appropriate focal length at the time of close-up photography on the front side of the lens.
In this case, the hood-shaped member is preferably formed by using a light-transmissive plastic member or the like that can obtain an incident light amount of room light or natural light. Further, in order to deal with the case where the external light is insufficient, in the peripheral portion of the lens, which is a position that does not block the subject image incident on the lens portion of the television camera,
White or other visible light or infrared light emitting diode (L
In some cases, a light source such as an ED) or a miniature light bulb is provided to illuminate an observation field as a subject.

Since the beauty tool of the present invention has a built-in power source, the handle portion serving as a grip is provided with a battery accommodating portion to which a battery can be attached and detached to form an internal power source path for the battery. The external power supply path connected to the separately provided external power supply terminal and the built-in power supply path can be switched. A rechargeable secondary battery may be used as the battery in this case, and a charging circuit for that may be incorporated. Further, in the present invention, in order to inform the user of the replacement time or the charging time of the battery, a voltage detection circuit may be provided so that the time can be known by turning on or off or blinking the pilot lamp (notification lamp). .

In the above beauty tool of the present invention, the IC type solid-state image pickup device and the lens portion are integrated and arranged on the wiring board, and the wiring board is provided with power source input / output terminals for various signals used for video signal processing and the like. One or a plurality of groups are provided to form a connector to form a small television camera unit, and one input / output terminal group capable of fitting or contacting the connector of the small camera unit to energize Alternatively, two or more small TV camera unit units equipped with image pickup devices having different performances can be selectively provided by providing a plurality of connectors as fitted connectors in the device and detachably mounting the small TV camera unit units. It may be formed to be exchangeable. If an IC solid-state image sensor to be used has a high light receiving sensitivity, a lensless pinhole (needle hole) film plate can be used in place of the normal lens.

Further, the beauty tool of the present invention passes through the signal format conversion circuit provided for connecting the video electric signal from the television camera to the high speed serial communication interface port connector of a general household personal computer, and the high speed By providing a connector connected to the serial communication interface port and outputting the video signal to the personal computer, it can be formed so that the state of the body part can be visually confirmed on the screen of a personal home computer. On the other hand, when a video electric signal from the TV camera is passed through a transmitter circuit and an antenna circuit provided for converting and superimposing a weak electric wave on a frequency band corresponding to an empty channel for household TV channel allocation, the signal is sent to a general household. It is possible to output video signals cordlessly to the antenna input of the TV for use. Furthermore, if a self-standing stand equipped with a holding mechanism that detachably supports the camera installation section or the grip section is used,
The part of your body that you can observe expands. The stand may be a type equipped with a power supply terminal.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the beauty tool of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Prior to this description, each drawing referred to will be described. 1 is a perspective view of an example of the beauty tool of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of a camera installation portion in the beauty tool of FIG. 1, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram for explaining the internal structure of the beauty device of FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram for explaining another example of the power supply unit in the beauty device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is the beauty device of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view for explaining the appearance of another example of FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part for explaining an example of the mounting form of the correction lens, and FIG. 7 is another example of the mounting form of the correction lens. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of a hood used in the beauty device of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an example of providing a light source for illumination in the beauty device of the present invention. Perspective view, diagram
10 is a schematic block diagram for explaining the configuration of the beauty device having the light source of FIG. 9, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part in an example of the beauty device of the present invention having a built-in battery storage portion, and FIGS. Is
A block diagram of a main part showing an example of a switching circuit in the beauty device of the present invention when a primary battery and an external power source are used in combination, respectively, and FIGS. 15 to 17 are secondary batteries in the power source parts of FIGS. 12 to 14, respectively. And block diagram of an example using the charging circuit, Fig. 18-Fig.
20 is a block diagram of an example in which a voltage detection notification circuit is used in the power supply unit of FIGS. 15 to 17, respectively, and FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a main part of the unit in the beauty device of the present invention in an example in which the TV camera unit is unitized. Fig. 22 is a perspective view of an example of a beauty tool of the present invention using a lensless pinhole (needle hole) film plate instead of an optical lens. Fig. 23 is a book in which an image from a TV camera is projected on a personal computer screen. FIG. 24 is a schematic block diagram of the invention beauty equipment, FIG. 24 is a schematic block diagram of an example of the beauty equipment of the present invention equipped with a circuit for outputting a video signal taken by a television camera in a cordless manner, and FIGS. 28 is a perspective view of an example of a stand for holding a beauty device, FIG.
And FIG. 29 are perspective views of examples in which power terminals having different types (structures) are provided on the stand, and FIG. 30 shows a power input terminal that matches the power terminals shown in FIG. 28 and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an example provided on the lower surface of FIG.

Next, a first specific example of the beauty tool of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, 1 is an objective lens, 2 is a lens barrel of the lens 1, and 3 is an I for converting a target image incident from the lens 1 into an electric signal.
It is a C-type solid-state image pickup device and is provided on the substrate 3a. The image pickup device 3 is called CCD, CMOS or artificial retina in the city, and in the present invention, an example of a small television camera TC is formed by the configuration from the lens 1 to the substrate 3a of the image pickup device 3. To do. Note that the number of pixels of the image pickup device 3 used in the present invention is not limited at all, but the number of pixels of the image pickup device 3 that can be used is not limited in consideration of the material cost allowed in manufacturing. Will be selected.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a video signal processing circuit for processing a video electric signal from the image pickup device 3, which is formed on the substrate 4a in this case. Reference numeral 5 denotes a power supply circuit for the image pickup device 3 and the video signal processing circuit 4, which is formed on the substrate 5a. The board 3a of the image pickup device 3 and the boards 4a and 5a
Are connected with required wirings, although no reference numeral is attached.

Reference numeral 6 denotes the above-mentioned television camera TC and each substrate 4
An instrument body formed by a hollow body having a substantially ┐ shape when viewed from the side for accommodating a and 5a, and a front end portion of a horizontal hollow portion 61 located on the upper portion of the body 6 is a camera installation portion.
6a, and the inner rear portion of the installation portion 6a functions as a storage portion for the substrates 4a and 5a, and is integrally formed so as to extend downward from the rear end of the lateral hollow portion of the body 6 concerned. The vertical hollow portion 62 is formed so as to function as the handle portion 6b of the device of the present invention.

In the above construction, a video signal output line is provided from the video signal processing circuit 4 and a video signal output terminal 7 is provided at its terminal portion, and a power supply line is provided from the power supply circuit 5 and its terminal portion is provided. Further, the power supply terminals 8 are arranged on the lower end surface of the grip portion 6b of the instrument body 6 in this case. Reference numeral 9 denotes a power switch which is inserted in the middle of the power supply line and is arranged in the middle of the handle 6b in this case. With the above configuration, an example of the image pickup device main body of the beauty instrument of the present invention is formed.

The video signal output terminal 7 of the above-described image pickup device main body is connected to a video signal input terminal (not shown) of a home television via a connection cable 10 having required connection terminals 10a and 10b at both ends. Connected, and its power supply terminal 8
However, an AC / DC adapter for converting 100V of general household (commercial) AC power supply into DC low voltage power supply necessary for the device of the present invention
By being connected to the output terminal 11a of 11, it is formed as an example of the beauty tool of the present invention.

The beauty tool of the above-described example of the present invention is a television set to which the video output terminal 7 is connected in the above connection state.
In the N state, the user grips the grip portion 6b of the main body of the image pickup device, turns on the power switch 9, and directs the lens 1 of the TV camera TC to the part of the body to be observed. Since it is displayed on the TV screen connected to terminal 7, you can replace the conventional hand mirror with your own face and head,
Alternatively, any part of the body can be observed as an image on a television screen, which is the reason why the beauty device of the present invention is an electronic hand mirror.

FIG. 4 shows the apparatus of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in which the adapter circuit 11 'of the AC / DC adapter 11 is provided inside the apparatus body 6, and the AC cord 12 having the plug 12a is provided in the middle thereof. This is an example in which the power switch 9 is inserted and the plug 10b directly connected to the video signal input terminal of the video etc. of the television is provided at the terminal of the signal output line of the video signal processing circuit 4 inside the body 6. 4, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 denote the same members. The AC / DC adapter 11 and the connecting cable 10 which are separate bodies in FIG.

In FIG. 5, the instrument body 6 in the instrument of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 is replaced by a plate-like body 6'having a substantially side surface, and a flat plane portion 61 'above the body 6'is used. , A lens 1, a lens barrel 2, a television camera TC including a solid-state image sensor 3 and a substrate 3a thereof, a substrate 4a on which a signal processing circuit 4 is formed, a substrate 5a on which a power supply circuit 5 is formed, and
Power switch 9, video signal output terminal 7, power supply terminal 8
FIG. 11 is a view showing another example of the image pickup device main body, in which the housing body 63 in which the housings are arranged is provided. In FIG. 5, 62 'is a body
6'is a vertically oriented portion, and the entire portion 62 'is formed in a form that functions as a grip portion 6b. 5, the same members and the same parts as in FIGS. 1 to 4 are indicated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the close-up lens 13 is attachable / detachable in front of the lens 1 of the camera installation portion 6a in the image pickup device main body of the apparatus of the present invention shown in FIGS. Is. For example, when the surface of the skin or the surface of the scalp is imaged by the device of the present invention and displayed on the TV screen, when the lens 1 having the normal focus is brought close to the target, the lens 1
A clear image cannot be obtained because the focus of is off. Therefore, in the present invention, in order to deal with this, the close-up lens 13, that is, the lens 13 for focus correction of the lens 1 can be detachably mounted. Where 14 is the camera installation section
A holder for the correction lens 13 provided on the front surface of 6a is formed so that the correction lens 13 held by the lens fixing plate 13a can be attached and detached in a lateral slide manner in the example of the figure. 1a
Is a through hole formed substantially in the center of the holder 14, which is a mounting portion for the correction lens.

FIG. 7 shows another example of how the correction lens 13 shown in FIG. 6 is mounted. Here, the holder 14 of the correction lens 13 of FIG. 6 and the lens fixing plate 13a are integrated. The holder plate 15 is attached to the front surface of the camera installation portion 6a so as to be rotatable (angular rotation) by a shaft 15a, and the holder plate 15 is provided with a through hole 15b for the normal lens 1 and a correction lens 13 on the shaft 15a. The lenses 13 and the through holes are provided side by side on the turning radius, and the operating lever 15c is moved upward or downward.
15b is formed so that it can be selectively matched with the through hole 1a on the front surface of the camera installation portion 6a. A lens (not shown) having a focal length different from that of the lens 1 or the lens 13 may be attached to the through hole 15b.

FIG. 8 shows the front side of the image pickup device main body having the holder plate 15 of the correction lens 13 illustrated in FIG. 6 or 7.
It shows an example in which the hood 16 can be attached. It is desirable that the hood 16 is formed to have a length corresponding to the focal length of the correction lens 13 and is made of transparent or translucent plastic or the like for taking in external light into the hood. Further, even in a state where it is externally fitted to the front end portion of the camera installation portion 6a of the image pickup device main body, the fixing plate 13a of the correction lens 13 of FIG.
In order to enable operation of the holder plate 15 of the correction lens of FIG.
a is formed.

In the main body of the image pickup device of the apparatus of the present invention to which the hood 16 is attached, when the tip of the hood 16 is applied to the body part to be observed and the image is taken, the length of the hood 16 is the focal length of the correcting lens 13. Since the length is commensurate with, a clear image can be obtained on the TV screen. Further, since the hood 16 is made of a translucent material, the presence of the hood 16 does not cause a shortage of light at the observation site.

In the present invention, in order to deal with the case where the light quantity is still insufficient in the above-mentioned usage of the image pickup device main body, the illumination light source 17 such as a white LED or a small light bulb is used as the light source.
The configuration may be such that the light of 17 does not directly enter the lens 1. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an example in which the light source 17 is provided using the substrate 3a of the solid-state image pickup device 3.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a connection example of the light source 17 to the power supply circuit 5. According to the main body of the image pickup device having this configuration, as in the case of observing the scalp from within the hair, for example, the hood 16 is hidden in the hair and the image of the region where the light amount tends to be insufficient is clearly displayed on the screen. It will be possible. Such a function is an inherent performance of the device of the present invention which cannot be fulfilled by the traditional hand mirror.

The image pickup device main body in the instrument of the present invention described above is of a type in which the power source is taken in from the outside, but in the present invention, as illustrated in FIG. A battery storage section 18 is provided at the rear portion of 6a or at an internal portion with a large internal space, such as above the handle section 6b, and the storage section 18 has a primary battery 19 or a secondary battery.
It is possible to switch between the internal power source configured by inserting 20 and the external power source (AC100V) described above so that it can be used. Reference numeral 18a is an opening / closing lid of the storage section 18. In the present invention, the battery 19
Alternatively, whether or not to use only the internal power source by 20 is arbitrary.

In the example of FIG. 11, the power switch 91 having the function of also serving as a changeover switch between the internal power source and the external power source is used.
There is one illustrated in FIG. 14, which will be described. In the example of FIG. 12, the power switch 91 is formed by a seesaw-type changeover switch, the neutral position is set to the power OFF state, and the movable piece is tilted right or left to switch between the external power source and the internal battery. I am trying. In FIG. 13, a mechanical changeover switch 91 'is used, which closes the external power supply circuit when a plug (not shown) is inserted into the external power supply terminal 8 and closes the circuit of the internal battery 19 (20) when the plug is unplugged. There is. Figure
In 14, the circuit of the external power source and the circuit of the internal battery 19 (20) are switched by an electronic contactless switch 91 ″. For example, a plug or the like is connected to the external power supply terminal 8 When power is supplied, the switch 91 ″ electrically detects it and closes the power supply circuit on the external power supply side, and when there is no such detection, the circuit of the battery 19 (20) is closed.

FIGS. 15 to 17 show a case where a secondary battery 20 capable of charging the power supply battery of each of the circuit examples of FIGS. 12 to 14 is used, and a power supply circuit in which a charging circuit 21 for the battery 20 is attached to the power supply circuit. It is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit. When the charging circuit 21 is built-in and provided, even if the battery 20 is discharged, the battery 20 can be charged as it is, and therefore the labor and cost of replacing the battery as with the primary battery 19 can be saved.

In the present invention, the user uses the secondary battery 20 in the power source section and the charging circuit 21 provided in the power source circuit shown in FIGS. For easy detection, it is desirable to adopt a model in which the voltage detection notification circuit 22 illustrated in FIGS. 18 to 20 is incorporated.
The voltage detection notification circuit 22 shown in FIGS. 18 to 20 electrically detects that the voltage of the secondary battery 20 in use drops due to discharge (use) and becomes a voltage that requires charging. The charging timing is lost because the user is informed of the charging timing by turning on / off or blinking the notification lamp 22a such as an LED, or by causing a small speaker type sounding body (not shown) to make a sound. Therefore, it is possible to prevent inconvenience that the main body of the image pickup device becomes difficult to use due to image distortion during actual use.

In the above-mentioned image pickup device body of the beauty tool of the present invention, the substrate 3a on which the television camera TC is mounted, the substrate 4a of the video signal processing circuit 4, and the substrate 5a on which the power supply circuit 5 is mounted are connected by wiring. However, in the present invention, FIG.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the above-mentioned respective boards 3a and 4a are connected by, for example, a male connector 3b arranged on the back surface of the board 3a and a female connector 4b corresponding to the connector 3b arranged on the front surface of the board 4a. Since the TV camera TC can be unitized if it is held, the TV camera TC equipped with the higher performance lens 1 and the solid-state imaging device 3 and the normal performance TV camera TC are provided on the substrate 3a as an example. Since it can be easily replaced in units, it is convenient in terms of usability and performance of the device of the present invention.

The television camera TC of the main body of the image pickup device in the beauty tool of the present invention has a needle hole film plate 2 in which a needle hole (lensless pinhole) 23a is formed instead of the lens 1 as shown in FIG.
The camera TC using 3 may be used. If the needle hole membrane plate 23 provided with a pinhole is used, the lens 1 is not used, which contributes to cost reduction of the device of the present invention. The needle hole 23a of the needle hole film plate 23 is the correction lens 1 described in FIG.
The same plate 13a as the fixed plate 13a of 3 has a needle hole film plate (not shown) provided with a pinhole 23a in place of the lens 13, and the fixed plate 13a of the correcting lens 13 has the lens 13 instead of the lens 13. Ordinarily, a fixed plate 13a (not shown) provided with the lens 1 can be selectively replaced and attached to the holder for use, or the holder plate 15 described in FIG. It can also be used as a structure in which the lens 1 and the needle hole 23a are provided. The pinhole referred to in the beauty device of the present invention refers to a lensless needle hole that does not actually have an optical lens, and is similar to the one with a very small aperture lens sold as a pinhole camera in the street. It will be.

FIG. 23 is for displaying the image of the body part of the user imaged by the imager body according to the present invention described above on the screen of a home-use personal computer (not shown, the same applies hereinafter). 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the image pickup device main body of FIG. In order to display on the screen of the personal computer, in the block of the image pickup device main body illustrated in FIG.
Signal conversion circuit that converts the output into a signal that can be supplied to the serial communication interface port of the PC 24
And a connector 25 for connecting to the port of the personal computer is provided at the output of this circuit 24.

FIG. 24 shows a book in which a transmitter circuit 26, an antenna circuit 27, and a built-in antenna 28 are provided in the output line of the video signal processing circuit 4 in addition to the signal conversion circuit 24 and the connector 25 in the image pickup device body. It is a block of another example of the image pickup device main body in the invention. In the image pickup device main body equipped with the output section of this form, it is possible to supply the video output to the TV cordlessly without using a connection cord to the video input terminal of the TV, which is advantageous in terms of usability. .

The body of the imager in the beauty tool of the present invention described above is the part of the body of the television camera TC at which the user wants to see the lens body 1 of the TV camera TC, which the user holds with his / her own hand. It was used to take an image of the part toward and to display it on the screen of a TV or PC.

However, in the case where the user holds the body of the image pickup device in his / her own hand to take a part of his / her body as described above, the user may face the lens 1 as in the case of the optical hand mirror. There are limits to the parts of your body that you can do. Therefore, in the present invention, the main body of the image pickup device is supported by the stands ST _{1 to} ST ₃ having the forms illustrated in FIGS. 25 to 27, and the body part desired to be viewed is supported by the stands ST _{1 to} ST _3. Further, it can be used so that the image of the relevant part is displayed on the screen of the television or the personal computer toward the lens 1 of the main body of the image pickup device.

The stand ST ₁ shown in FIG. 25 is a column which can be flexibly flexibly bent on a pedestal 29 having a sufficient weight.
A clip 31 that can stand up and holds the grip portion 6b of the instrument body 6 of the image pickup device main body at the tip of the support column 30.
Is provided.

The stand ST ₂ shown in FIG. 26 has a base 29 'and a support 3
This is a type in which the 0'and the clip 31 'are integrally molded of plastic or the like, and the usage is the stand S in FIG.
Almost the same as T, but the column 30 'is a type that cannot be bent freely. In the stand ST _{2 of} FIG. 26, the bottom surface of the handle portion 6b of the instrument body 6 is pedestal on the top surface of the pedestal 29 '.
A protrusion 29a is provided to hold it as if it were lifted from the upper surface of 29 '. This is to escape the bulkiness of the plugs connected to the power supply terminal 8 and the video signal output terminal 7 arranged on the bottom surface of the grip portion 6b.

The stand ST ₃ of FIG. 27 is provided with a second clip 32 in place of the pedestal 29 of the stand ST ₁ of FIG. 25. Although not shown, the second clip 32 serves as a table top plate or the like. This is an example in which the image pickup device main body held by the clip 31 with its edge held can be freely used without using a hand. In addition, each stand S illustrated in FIGS.
All of T _{1 to} ST ₃ are desktop type stands, but all of these stands stand up from the floor, that is, they are formed as floor type stands by increasing the height of the columns 30 and 30 ′. Of course, you can do that.

28 and 29, a plug-type terminal 33 connected to the power supply terminal 8 provided on the fixture body 6 is provided on the upper surface of the pedestal 29 'of the desktop type stand ST ₂ illustrated in FIG. An example is shown in which the contact-type terminal 34 is provided also as a protrusion for escaping the bulkiness of the bottom surface of the handle 6b. 33a and 34a are terminals provided on the side surface of the pedestal 29 ', connected to the terminals 33 and 34. The grip portion 6 of the image pickup device main body held by the clip 31 ′ of the stand ST ₂ shown in FIGS. 28 and 29.
On the bottom of b, as shown in Figure 30,
Terminals 81 and 82 which are connected corresponding to 4 are provided.

[0038]

Industrial Applicability The present invention is as described above, and a beauty device which is a so-called electronic hand mirror that projects a desired portion of the user's body such as the back or occipital region of the user on a screen of a television or a personal computer. As an example, a small TV camera composed of a lens part and an IC type solid-state image sensor is equipped with a camera installation part and a grip part to be a grip, and when viewed from the side, it is approximately ┐.
It is provided on the camera installation portion of a device body having a shape or a substantially rectangular shape, and a video / electrical signal processing circuit, a signal output terminal, an external power supply terminal, a power supply circuit, a power switch, etc. from the TV camera are provided on the equipment body. Is provided to form an image pickup device main body, and a video signal that has passed through the signal output terminal of the image pickup device main body is input to a video signal input terminal such as a video of a general home TV, so that the body desired by the user can be obtained. Since it is formed so that the body part can be imaged by the camera and can be viewed on the TV screen of the TV screen, unlike a traditional optical hand mirror, any part of the body can be easily and clearly projected on the screen. Therefore, it is possible for the user to visually recognize the image information of most parts of his body that cannot be obtained by the conventional hand mirror.
A special effect can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a beauty tool of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of a camera installation unit in the beauty tool of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram for explaining the internal structure of the beauty tool of FIG.

4 is a schematic block diagram for explaining another example of the power supply unit in the beauty tool of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view for explaining the external appearance of another example of the beauty equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part for explaining an example of a mounting form of a correction lens.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part for explaining another example of the mounting form of the correction lens.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of a hood used in the beauty device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part for explaining an example in which a beauty light source of the present invention is provided with a light source for illumination.

10 is a schematic block diagram for explaining the configuration of a beauty tool having the light source of FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part in an example of the beauty tool of the present invention including a battery housing part.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a main part showing a first example of a switching circuit in the beauty device of the present invention when a primary battery and an external power source are used together.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a main part showing a second example of a switching circuit in the beauty device of the present invention when a primary battery and an external power source are used in combination.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a main part showing a third example of a switching circuit in the beauty device of the present invention when a primary battery and an external power source are used in combination.

15 is a block diagram of a first example in which a secondary battery and its charging circuit are used in the power supply unit of FIG. 12.

16 is a block diagram of a second example in which a secondary battery and its charging circuit are used in the power supply unit of FIG. 13.

17 is a block diagram of a third example in which a secondary battery and its charging circuit are used in the power supply unit of FIG.

18 is a block diagram of a first example in which a voltage detection notification circuit is used in the power supply unit of FIG.

19 is a block diagram of a second example in which a voltage detection notification circuit is used in the power supply unit of FIG.

20 is a block diagram of a third example in which a voltage detection notification circuit is used in the power supply unit of FIG.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a main part of the unit in the beauty device of the present invention, which is an example in which the TV camera unit is unitized.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of an example of a beauty device of the present invention using a lensless pinhole (needle hole) film plate instead of an optical lens.

FIG. 23 is a schematic block diagram of the beauty device of the present invention in which an image from a television camera is displayed on a personal computer screen.

[Fig. 24] Fig. 24 is a schematic block diagram of an example of the beauty equipment of the present invention including a circuit that outputs a video signal captured by a television camera in a cordless manner.

FIG. 25 is a perspective view of a first example of a stand for holding the beauty tool of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view of a second example of a stand for holding the beauty tool of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of a third example of a stand for holding the beauty tool of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of a first example in which a stand is provided with power terminals of different models (structures).

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a second example in which a stand is provided with power supply terminals having different models (structures).

30 is a perspective view of an example in which a power supply input terminal that matches the power supply terminal shown in FIGS. 28 and 29 is provided on the lower surface of the grip portion in the beauty tool of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Objective lens 2 lens barrel 3 IC type solid-state image sensor 3a substrate 4 Video signal processing circuit 4a substrate 5 power supply circuit 5a substrate 6 instrument body 61 Horizontal hollow 6a Camera installation section 6b Handle 7 Video signal output terminal 8 power supply terminals 9 power switch 10 connection cable 11 AC / DC adapter 12 AC cord 13 Close-up lens (correction lens) 14 Correction lens holder 15 Correction lens holder plate 16 hood 17 Light source for lighting 18 Battery compartment 19 Primary battery 20 secondary battery 21 Charging circuit 23 Needle hole membrane plate 23a Needle hole 91 Power switch (another example)

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A small television camera comprising a lens portion and an IC type solid-state image pickup device, which is provided with a camera installation portion and a grip portion serving as a handgrip, and has a substantially ┐ shape or a substantially v shape when viewed from the side. Provided on the camera installation part of the body,
A video signal processing circuit for processing a signal from the television camera, a signal output terminal, an external power supply terminal, a power supply circuit, a power switch and the like are provided in the instrument body to form an imager main body, and the imager main body is formed. By inputting the video signal via the signal output terminal to the video signal input terminal such as a video of a general household TV, the body part desired by the user is imaged by the camera and viewed on the TV screen image. A beauty instrument for body observation, which is characterized in that it is made possible. 2. The beauty tool according to claim 1, wherein the focal length of the normal lens of the television camera is corrected when taking a close-up shot, so that the focus correction lens can be mounted near the object side of the normal lens. Beauty equipment formed. 3. The focus correction lens is provided with a fixed lens folder for the lens, or with a movable lens folder that is provided with a normal lens and a correction lens in a switchable manner, thereby performing focus correction. The beauty instrument according to claim 2, which is formed so as to be capable of being formed. 4. The beauty instrument according to claim 1, wherein a hood-like member having a length capable of maintaining an appropriate focal length at the time of close-up photography is provided on the front side of the lens. 5. The beauty device according to claim 4, wherein the hood-like member is formed by using a light-transmissive plastic member or the like that can obtain an incident light amount of room light or natural light. 6. The beauty device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein visible light such as white light or infrared light is output to a peripheral portion of the lens that does not block an image of a subject incident on the lens portion of the television camera. A beauty tool that is configured to illuminate the observation field that is the subject by providing a light source such as a light emitting diode or a miniature light bulb. 7. The beauty device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the handle portion serving as a handgrip is provided with a battery accommodating portion to which a battery is attachable / detachable, and an internal power supply path for the battery is formed. At the same time, a beauty tool formed so that an external power supply path connected to an external power supply terminal provided separately and the built-in power supply path can be switched. 8. The beauty device according to claim 7, wherein a secondary battery capable of charging the battery of the built-in power source is used, and a switch etc. through which an external power source path provided separately from the built-in power source path is connected and passed. Beauty equipment provided with a charging circuit for the battery that works in conjunction. 9. The beauty device according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising a voltage detection notification circuit for the primary battery or the rechargeable secondary battery, for determining to the user whether the battery needs to be replaced or charged. Beauty equipment that is designed to make a notice. 10. The beauty instrument according to claim 1, wherein the IC type solid-state imaging device and the lens unit are integrated and arranged on a wiring board, and power input and video signal processing are performed on the wiring board. A small television camera unit unit is formed by providing one or a plurality of input / output terminal groups for various signals used for, for example, and fitting or contacting with the connector of the small camera unit unit to supply electricity. By providing one or a plurality of input / output terminal groups that can be connected to each other in the device as a fitted connector and detachably mounting the small TV camera unit, two or more image pickup devices having different performances are mounted. Beauty equipment that is designed so that the small TV camera unit can be selectively replaced. 11. The beauty instrument according to claim 1, wherein an IC type solid-state image pickup device that constitutes a small camera part has high light receiving sensitivity and a single-hole needle hole is used instead of the lens. By using a film plate, a beauty device equipped with a small camera that does not use an optical lens. 12. The beauty instrument according to claim 1, wherein the video electrical signal from the television camera is
The video signal is output to the personal computer through a signal format conversion circuit provided to connect to a high-speed serial communication interface port connector of a general-purpose personal computer, and a connector provided to the high-speed serial communication interface port is provided. By doing so, a beauty device that allows you to visually check the state of the body part on a general-purpose home computer screen. 13. The beauty device according to claim 1, wherein the video electric signal from the TV camera output from the device to the signal output terminal corresponds to an empty channel for household TV channel allocation. A beauty device formed so as to output a video signal cordlessly to the antenna input of a general home TV via a transmitter circuit and an antenna circuit provided for converting and superimposing a weak radio wave on the frequency band to be used. 14. The beauty instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the instrument is used by being attached to a self-standing stand equipped with a holding mechanism that detachably supports at least a camera installation section or a handle section thereof. Beauty equipment. 15. The beauty device according to claim 14, wherein the self-standing stand includes a power supply terminal to the beauty device.