JP2003320181A - Body hair remover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a body hair remover capable of preventing processing agent from being excessively discharged out of the remover by an amount not required and capable of showing a convenience in use. <P>SOLUTION: This body hair remover has a body hair processing segment for cutting a body hair or removing a body hair. This remover has a processing agent supplying segment for discharging the processing agent for body hair processing near the body hair processing segment. The body hair processing device is provided with a processing agent supplying switch for use in driving the processing agent supplying segment and discharging the processing agent. A discharging amount of the processing agent through one time operation from the processing agent supplying segment through a turned-ON state of the processing agent supplying switch is set to a specified amount. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hair treatment device having a treatment agent supply section for discharging a treatment agent for treating hair to the vicinity of the hair treatment section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of hair treatment device, a hair treatment unit for cutting or removing hair as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-108574, and a hair driven by a motor. A treatment agent supply unit that discharges a treatment agent for treatment to the vicinity of the hair treatment unit is known.

When using the above hair treatment device, the motor is turned on to discharge the treatment agent from the treatment agent supply section to the vicinity of the body hair treatment section, and the treatment agent is adhered to the skin. Apply the hair treatment unit to the to treat the hair.

However, in the above hair treatment device, after the motor switch is turned on, the treatment agent is continuously discharged until the switch is turned off.
It is not possible to discharge a certain amount of processing agent before FF,
In addition, the processing agent may be discharged more than necessary and the processing agent may be uselessly consumed.

[0005] In addition, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2000-500055 describes a hair treatment device that manually pushes the diaphragm to discharge the treatment agent. In this hair treatment device, the force and time of pushing the diaphragm by the user and the time are also described. However, it was not efficient because a fixed amount of the treatment agent could not be discharged, and the operation of delivering the fixed amount of the treatment agent was difficult and troublesome. In addition, if the treatment agent could not be supplied to the skin sufficiently, or if the area for treating body hair was changed,
I had to press the pump again, which was not convenient.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to prevent the treatment agent from being discharged more than necessary and to efficiently apply the treatment to the skin. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hair treatment device that supplies a treatment agent and is easy to use.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a hair treatment device according to the present invention comprises a hair treatment part for performing a hair cutting treatment or a hair removal treatment, and a treatment agent for hair treatment. In a hair treatment device having a treatment agent supply unit for discharging the treatment agent in the vicinity of the portion, a treatment agent supply unit switch for driving the treatment agent supply unit and discharging the treatment agent is provided in the body hair treatment device, and the treatment agent supply unit It is characterized in that the discharge amount of the processing agent from the processing agent supply section is set to a constant amount by turning on the power switch.

With such a structure, the treatment agent can be supplied to the skin simply by turning on the treatment agent supply section switch, and the discharge amount per time is set to a constant amount. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the processing agent from being discharged more than necessary. Also, in particular, by setting this fixed amount to the amount of the treatment agent that is usually used for one treatment of body hair, a proper treatment agent for the user is supplied to the skin, and wasteful consumption of the treatment agent is further suppressed. In addition, it is not necessary to repeatedly press the switch for the hair treatment unit due to insufficient discharge of the treatment agent, which saves labor.

Further, in the hair treatment device according to claim 2, in the hair treatment device according to claim 1, when the switch for the treatment agent supply part is turned on, the treatment agent supply part discharges a constant amount per unit time. It is characterized in that the processing agent is set to be discharged for a certain period of time.

By thus setting the processing agent supply unit to discharge the processing agent for a fixed time at a constant discharge amount per unit time, the discharge amount of the processing agent at one time can be made constant. , And switch on the treatment agent supply section at the time of hair treatment
When it is set to N, an appropriate treating agent can be constantly supplied to the user's skin.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the hair treatment device according to the second aspect, wherein when the treatment agent supply switch is turned on, the treatment agent supply section is operated for 30 seconds or more.
It is characterized in that the treatment agent is set to be discharged for a fixed time of 5 minutes.

By thus setting the discharge time to 30 seconds to 5 minutes, which is an average time for treating body hair, the treatment agent is more efficiently supplied to the skin of the user during the treatment of body hair. be able to.

A hair treatment device according to claim 4 is the hair treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The hair treatment device is provided with a pump 4 that discharges a fixed amount of treatment agent in one operation, and the pump 4 is set to operate a fixed number of times by turning on a switch for the treatment agent supply unit. It is a feature.

By setting the number of times the pump 4 is operated in this manner, it is possible to set a constant discharge amount of the processing agent.

The hair treatment device according to claim 5 is the hair treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
It is characterized in that the treatment agent supply section is set so as to intermittently eject the treatment agent.

By intermittently discharging the processing agent in this way, even if a pump that discharges a certain amount of the processing agent in one operation is used, the O of the switch for the processing agent supply unit is used.
It is possible to set a small discharge amount of the processing agent by N, which further suppresses the consumption of the processing agent. In this case, by intermittently discharging the processing agent, the processing agent can be used even though the setting amount is small. The treatment agent can be efficiently supplied to the person's skin.

A hair treatment device according to claim 6 is the hair treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein:
The hair treatment device is provided with detection means for detecting the amount of water in the skin, and when the amount of water in the skin detected by the detection means is large, the discharge of the treatment agent from the treatment agent supply section is stopped. It is characterized by.

By setting in this way, the discharge amount of the treatment agent can be suppressed when the water content of the skin is large, and the consumption amount of the treatment agent can be further reduced.

A hair treatment device according to claim 7 is the hair treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein:
The hair treatment device is provided with an adjusting means for manually setting a fixed amount, which is a single discharge amount of the treatment agent from the treatment agent supply unit when the treatment agent supply unit switch is turned ON, or a discharge time of the treatment agent. It is characterized by being provided.

As described above, by providing the adjusting means capable of adjusting the fixed amount which is a single discharge amount of the treatment agent by turning on the switch for the body hair treating portion, it becomes possible to adjust it according to the user's preference. The consumption of the treatment agent can be further reduced by setting the discharge amount of the treatment agent suitable for the user, and when it is possible to manually set the discharge time of the treatment agent, it is possible to set the discharge amount of the user's preference. The treatment agent can be dispensed and the usability is improved.

The hair treatment device according to claim 8 is the hair treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
It is characterized in that a large amount of the processing agent is set to be discharged during a period immediately after the processing agent supply section switch is turned on.

As described above, by setting the discharge amount of the treatment agent to be large during the period immediately after the treatment agent supply section switch is turned ON in a state where the treatment agent flow path is not yet sufficiently filled with the treatment agent, the treatment is performed. It is possible to shorten the time from the turning on of the agent supply unit switch to the start of discharge of the processing agent.

A hair treatment device according to claim 9 is the hair treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein:
When the hair processing device is provided with a switch for a hair processing unit that drives the hair processing unit to start a hair cutting process or a hair removal process, and when the hair processing unit switch is turned on, the The switch is set to be turned on.

With this setting, when treating the hair in the hair treating section, the treating agent can be discharged without pressing the treating agent supply section switch, and before the hair treating section is driven. Moreover, the processing agent is not discharged, and wasteful consumption of the processing agent can be further suppressed.

A hair treatment device according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the hair treatment device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, in which the hair treatment unit is driven by the hair treatment device to cut the hair or remove the hair. The hair treatment unit switch for starting the treatment is provided, and when the hair treatment unit switch is turned off, the treatment agent supply unit is set to stop discharging the treatment agent. is there.

With this setting, the treatment agent is not discharged after the treatment of the body hair is finished, and the treatment agent is not discharged after the body hair treatment unit is stopped, which further wastes the treatment agent. Can be suppressed.

[0027]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

First, the first embodiment will be described. The body hair treatment device according to the present embodiment discharges a body hair treatment unit 6 that performs a body hair cutting process or a body hair removal process and a treatment agent for body hair treatment that performs a skin or hair care process to the vicinity of the body hair treatment unit 6. And a processing agent supply section of
The details will be described below.

The body hair treating device shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 is an electric razor for cutting body hair (whiskers), and a main body 1 having a body hair processing section 6 for cutting body hair, and an outer surface of the main body 1. The main body 1 is mainly composed of a cover 2 which is detachably attached to or openable and closable, and a main body 1 includes a treatment agent container 3 filled with a treatment agent, an ejection portion located in the vicinity of a hair treatment portion 6, and a treatment agent. A processing agent delivery means for discharging the processing agent in the container 3 from the discharging section to the vicinity of the hair processing section 6, and a control section 13.
And have.

First, the main body 1 will be described.
Is a cylindrical housing 10 in which a driving body hair treating motor 11 and a battery 12 as a power source are housed via a chassis 18. The body hair treating motor 11 and the battery 12
Are connected to the control unit 13 provided at the bottom of the main body 1, respectively. Further, reference numeral 19 in FIG. 2 denotes a main switch, which is also connected to the control unit 13. In the present embodiment, the main switch 19 is used as a switch for a hair treatment unit and also as a switch for a treatment agent supply unit that drives a pump motor 9 described later. This control unit 1
Details of 3 will be described later.

The body hair treating section 6 located at the upper end of the main body 1 is provided with two sets of net blades 61 consisting of a net-shaped outer blade 63 and an inner blade 64 which is reciprocally driven, and is reciprocally driven with a slit-shaped outer blade 65. Slit blade 6 consisting of inner blade 66
Each of the inner blades 64 and 66 of these two sets has a pair of driver elements 14 and 14 for converting the rotation of the hair treatment motor 11 into reciprocating motion and a slit blade driver element 15.
Linked to and. As shown in FIG. 5, the two sets of net blades 61 are arranged so as to sandwich the slit blades 62 in a plan view, and the net blades 61 and the slit blades 62 on the side opposite to the cover 2 are arranged upward. A discharge pipe 51 that is open toward the side is provided, and this discharge pipe 51 serves as a discharge portion.

A processing agent container 3 for storing a processing agent is detachably disposed at a lower portion of one surface of the main body 1. The connection port portion 30 of the processing agent container 3 will be described later as shown in FIG. It is connected to the processing agent container side tube 45 of the processing agent delivery means. Further, the main body 1 is provided with a detachable cover 2 so as to cover the processing agent container 3.

The treatment agent container 3 is filled with a treatment agent, and the treatment agent is mainly composed of lower alcohol and water, and the components of the treatment agent are all volatile components or liquid components. There is. An example of specific components of the treatment agent in the present embodiment will be given below. At least about 60% by weight of alcohol, 2.5% by weight of oil component,
It contains 0.2% by weight of perfume (others are water). Further, a treating agent having an alcohol composition ratio of 10 to 60% by weight,
It may be a treatment agent composed of alcohol and water.

To replace the processing agent container 3, the detachable button 20 of the cover 2 is pushed against the spring bias to release the engagement with the main body 1 to remove the cover 2 and remove the old processing agent container 3. After that, the connection port 30 of the new processing agent container 3 is connected to the processing agent container side tube 45 connected to the diaphragm pump 4 described later, and the cover 2 is attached again.

When treating the hair with the above-mentioned hair treating device, the switch for the hair treating portion is turned on, the motor 11 for treating the hair is driven, and the net blade 61 is driven through the drivers 14, 14 and the slit blade driver 15. The inner blade 64 and the inner blade 66 of the slit blade 62 are reciprocally driven.

The main body 1 is provided with a processing agent delivery means for delivering the processing agent of the processing agent container 3 described above from the upper end opening of the delivery pipe 51. The processing agent delivery means, the delivery part, and The processing agent container 3, the battery 12, and the control section 13 located below the main body 1 to which the processing agent delivery means is connected via a lead wire constitute a processing agent supply section. As a result, the treatment agent for treating the body hair is discharged onto the user's skin, the rough skin due to the treatment of the body hair is prevented, and a refreshing shaving comfort is obtained. Further, as described above, the treatment agent is mainly composed of lower alcohol and water, and all the components of the treatment agent are composed of volatile components or liquid components. Since the treatment agent inside the passage (hereinafter simply referred to as the treatment agent passage) and the treatment agent container 3 does not adhere, a stable discharge amount can be obtained. Further, even if the hair treatment device is used for a long period of time, the treatment agent does not become clogged in the hair treatment device because all the components of the treatment agent are composed of volatile components or liquid components.
Further, even if the treatment agent is applied to the skin and used, the skin does not become sticky, and the user does not need to wash the face with water.

In the above description, the main body 1 is provided with the hair-shaving unit 6 for shaving, but as shown in FIG. 8, the hair-removing claw 71 which is opened and closed by the hair-removing block 70 which is rotationally driven by the motor. It may be provided with the body hair processing unit 7 for hair removal.

The processing agent delivery means of the processing agent supply section and the control section 13 will be described in detail below. In the present embodiment, the diaphragm pump 4 is described as the processing agent delivery means, but it is also possible to use a drive type pump that has been generally used conventionally.

As shown in FIG. 1, the processing agent delivery means comprises a diaphragm pump 4 and a pump motor 9 as a driving means of the diaphragm pump 4. The pump motor 9 is connected to the control unit 13 via a lead wire.

Inside the case 40 of the diaphragm pump 4, a diaphragm storage chamber 41 is formed as shown in FIG. 9 (a). An upper channel 42 is provided at the upper part of the front of the case 40.
And a lower flow path 43 is formed below the upper flow path 42. The upper end of the upper flow path 42 projects from the upper surface of the case 40, and is connected to the lower end of the discharge unit side tube 44 whose upper end is connected to the lower end of the discharge pipe 51 described above. The lower end of the upper flow path 42 is located below the top plate of the case 40 and opens toward the diaphragm storage chamber 41. The lower end portion of the lower flow path 43 projects slightly downward, and the upper end portion of the treatment agent container side tube 45 having the lower end portion connected to the connection port portion 30 of the treatment agent container 3 is connected. The upper end of the lower flow path 43 is located above the bottom plate and opens toward the diaphragm storage chamber 41.
The diaphragm storage chamber 41 is provided with a diaphragm 8 composed of a disk-shaped thin film portion 80 and a connecting portion 81 protruding from the central portion of the thin film portion 80. The diaphragm 8 is made of an elastic material such as rubber. Is formed by.
The diaphragm 8 is arranged on the front surface of the thin film portion 80 so as to cover the lower end opening of the upper flow passage 42 and the upper end opening of the lower flow passage 43, and inside the thin film portion 80 of the diaphragm 8 and the front side of the diaphragm storage chamber 41. A pump chamber 46 is formed between it and the wall surface. Then, in order from the processing agent container 3, the processing agent container side tube 45, the lower flow path 43, the pump chamber 46, the upper flow path 42, the discharge part side tube 44, and the discharge pipe 51 communicate with each other to form the processing agent flow path described above. . Further, a check valve 47a for preventing backflow from the upper flow path 42 into the pump chamber 46 is provided at the lower end opening of the upper flow path 42, and the check valve 47a is provided at the upper end opening of the lower flow path 43 from the pump chamber 46 to the lower flow path. A check valve 47b is provided to prevent backflow to 43. Reference numeral 52 in FIG. 6 is a coil spring, which pushes the discharge pipe 51 upward.

The rear end of the connecting portion 81 of the diaphragm 8 is connected to the pump motor 9 outside the case 40 via an eccentric cam 48 as shown in FIG.
The rotation of the pump motor 9 is changed to a reciprocating motion of the connecting portion 81 in the front-back direction (arrows a and b in the figure) by 8, so that the thin film portion 80 is deformed as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b). The expansion and compression of the pump chamber 46 are repeated. When the pump motor 9 is operated as described above, when the expanded state shown in FIG. 9A is reached, the check valve 47 a provided at the lower end opening of the upper flow passage 42 is closed and the upper end opening of the lower flow passage 43 is opened. The check valve 47b provided is opened, and the treatment agent in the treatment agent container 3 enters the pump chamber 46 through the lower flow path 43. On the other hand, in the compressed state of FIG. 9B, the check valve 47a provided at the lower end opening of the upper flow path 42 opens and the check valve 47b provided at the upper end opening of the lower flow path 43 closes.
The processing agent in the pump chamber 46 flows through the upper flow path 42 and the discharge section side tube 44, and is discharged from the upper end opening of the discharge pipe 51. Then, the diaphragm pump 4 is shown in FIG.
It is possible to discharge a certain amount of the processing agent in one operation from the state of (a) to the state of FIG. 9 (b).

The pump motor 9 is connected to the control unit 13 via a lead wire. As shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 13 includes a drive circuit block and a timer circuit block having a timer function. The drive circuit block includes the battery 12, the hair treatment motor 11, and
A timer circuit block is connected, and a pump motor 9 is connected to this timer circuit block.

A control method by the control unit 13 is shown in FIG. The drive circuit block is set to drive the hair processing motor 11 at the same time when the main switch 19 is turned on by the user, and the timer circuit block starts the timer by turning on the main switch 19. It is set. This timer is normally set to 30 seconds to 5 minutes, which is the time required to process body hair. In the present embodiment, the timer is set to 30 seconds. When the timer starts, the timer circuit block is set to set the current value It in the timer circuit block as a signal to Hi. Furthermore, when the current value It (signal) in the timer circuit block is Hi, It is set to drive the pump motor 9. In addition, the timer circuit block is set to set the current value It (signal) in the timer circuit block to Lo after the timer has started after a lapse of a fixed time (30 seconds) after the timer starts.
Furthermore, when the current value It (signal) in the timer circuit block is Lo, the timer circuit block uses the pump motor 9
Is set to stop driving. When the main switch 19 is turned off, the timer circuit block sets the current value It (signal) in the timer circuit block to L
It is set to be o. In the above description, Hi and Lo of the current value It in the timer circuit block are used as signals, but the voltage values in the timer circuit block may be switched and used as signals.

When the main switch 19 is turned on as described above, the current value It (signal) in the timer circuit block
Is as shown in FIG. That is, when the main switch 19 is turned on, the timer of the timer circuit block is started and the pump motor 9 is driven,
After the pump motor 9 is continuously driven for a fixed time (30 seconds), the timer expires and the pump motor 9 stops. In addition, the main switch 1
When 9 is turned off, the pump motor 9 is stopped to stop the discharge of the processing agent.

By turning on the main switch 19 as described above, the diaphragm pump 4 (treatment agent supply section) can discharge the treatment agent from the discharge pipe 51, which is the discharge section, for a predetermined time at a constant discharge amount per unit time. As a result, the discharge amount of the processing agent when the main switch 19 is turned ON can be made constant. Further, by setting the constant discharge amount of the treatment agent by turning on the main switch 19 as described above, it becomes possible to easily supply the treatment agent to the skin only by turning on the main switch 19. Moreover, since the discharge amount for one time is set to a constant amount,
It is possible to prevent the treatment agent from being discharged more than necessary, thereby reducing the volume of the treatment agent container 3 and downsizing the hair treatment device, and increasing the number of times the treatment agent is used. In addition, the fixed amount of time from the start of the timer to the OFF of the main switch 19 is set to the discharge amount of one treatment agent by turning the main switch 19 on and the average treatment agent that is usually used for one hair treatment is set by setting the time of the timer. By setting the amount, a proper treatment agent is supplied to the skin for the user, wasteful consumption of the treatment agent is further suppressed, and it is not necessary to repeatedly press the main switch 19 due to insufficient discharge of the treatment agent. You can save time. Furthermore, by setting the treatment agent supply unit to discharge the treatment agent for a certain period of time at a constant discharge amount per unit time, it is possible to make a single discharge amount of the treatment agent a constant amount, and at the time of hair treatment. Turn main switch 19 to O
When set to N, it becomes possible to constantly supply an appropriate amount of treatment agent to the user's skin.

As described above, the timer is usually set to 30 seconds to 5 minutes, which is the time required for treating hair, and the treatment agent supplying section continuously treats the treatment agent for 30 seconds to 5 minutes. The main switch 19 is turned off by
The treatment agent can be efficiently supplied to the skin of the user during the body hair treatment period after setting the N value.

As described above, the main switch 19 provided in the hair treatment device is a switch for the hair treatment unit that starts driving the hair treatment motor and the diaphragm pump 4.
Since it is also used as a switch for the treatment agent supply unit for starting the drive, when the main switch 19 is turned ON, the drive of the hair treatment unit 6 can be started and the discharge of the treatment agent can be started, which is convenient. . Further, the hair treatment motor continues to be driven even after the timer of the timer circuit block of the control unit expires, and the hair treatment unit 6 continues to operate even after the timer expires until the main switch 19 is turned off. Can be used. Further, when the main switch 19 is turned off during the hair treatment, the hair treatment motor 11 is stopped and the diaphragm pump 4 is stopped, so that the drive of the hair treatment unit 6 and the discharge of the treatment agent can be stopped. It's convenient. In addition, by controlling in this way, the treatment agent is not discharged before and after the hair treatment, so that wasteful consumption of the treatment agent can be further suppressed. Further, by configuring the treatment agent supply unit switch and the hair treatment unit switch as one main switch as described above, the configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

In the above description, an example in which the main switch 19 that serves as both the switch for the hair treatment unit and the switch for the treatment agent supply unit is provided has been described. However, the hair treatment device for driving the hair treatment motor drives the hair treatment device. The control of the timer circuit block and the control of the drive circuit block may be made independent by providing the switch for the body part and the switch for the treatment agent supply part which is different from the switch for the body hair treatment part. That is, the hair treatment switch is set to ON and OFF to control only the operation of the hair treatment motor 11,
When the treatment agent supply unit switch is turned on, the diaphragm pump 4 (treatment agent supply unit) is a discharge pipe that is a discharge unit at a constant discharge amount per unit time regardless of whether the hair treatment unit switch is turned on or off. It may be set to discharge the treatment agent from 51 for a certain period of time.

Next, a second embodiment different from the above will be described below. In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the body hair treatment apparatus is provided with the diaphragm pump 4 that discharges a fixed amount of the treatment agent in one operation, and the diaphragm is turned on by turning on the switch for the treatment agent supply unit. It is characterized in that the pump 4 is set to operate a certain number of times, and a specific configuration will be shown below. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the pump operation detection sensor 4 is provided on the inner wall surface on the rear side of the case 40.
9 is provided. This pump operation detection sensor 49 is shown in FIG.
It is set that the rear end surface of the connecting portion 81 of the diaphragm 8 comes into contact when the compressed state of FIG. 3 (b) is operated to the expanded state of FIG. 13 (a). It is something to detect. In addition, the control unit 13
14 includes a drive circuit block and a pump operation detection circuit block to which the pump operation detection sensor 49 described above is connected via a lead wire (not shown) as shown in FIG. The battery 12, the hair treatment motor 11, and the pump operation detection circuit block described above are connected, and the pump motor 9 is connected to the pump operation detection circuit block.

The pump operation detection circuit block operates when the number of operations of the diaphragm 8 detected by the pump operation detection sensor 49 reaches a preset number of times (three times in this embodiment). It is set to stop the operation (see FIG. 15).

By making the number of operations of the diaphragm pump 4 constant as described above, it is possible to more accurately set the constant discharge amount of the processing agent.

Next, a third embodiment different from the above will be described below. The present embodiment is characterized in that the treatment agent supply unit is set to discharge the treatment agent intermittently, and a specific configuration will be shown below. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, the control unit 13 is composed of a drive circuit block and an intermittent timer circuit block having a timer function, and the drive circuit block includes the above-mentioned battery 12 and body hair. The processing motor 11 and the intermittent timer circuit block are connected, and the pump motor 9 is connected to the intermittent timer circuit block.

The intermittent timer circuit block described above basically has the same control method as that of the timer circuit block shown in the first embodiment, and the description of the overlapping parts will be omitted in the following description.

The intermittent timer circuit block sets the current value It (signal) in the intermittent timer circuit block to Hi during the preset driving time (30 seconds in this embodiment) at the same time when the timer starts, and after the driving time ends. Preset stop time (set to 15 seconds in this embodiment) current value It (signal) is set to Lo, and a preset fixed time from timer start (12 in this embodiment).
After the elapse of (set to 0 seconds), the timer expires, whereby the current value It (signal) in the intermittent timer circuit block is set to Lo. That is, the intermittent timer circuit block repeatedly switches the current value It (signal) between Hi and Lo as shown in FIG. 17, and sets the current value It (signal) to Lo after the timer expires.

When the main switch 19 is turned on as described above, the treatment agent can be intermittently ejected, and the timer is set to expire after a certain period of time elapses. Can be a constant amount. Even if a pump such as the diaphragm pump 4 that discharges a constant amount of the treatment agent in one operation is used by intermittently discharging the treatment agent in this way, the treatment agent generated by turning on the main switch 19 is used. It is possible to set a small discharge amount of the processing agent, which further reduces the consumption amount of the processing agent. In this case, the discharge amount of the processing agent can be set to be small by intermittently discharging the processing agent. Regardless, the treatment agent can be efficiently supplied to the user's skin.

In the above, the driving time is set to 30 seconds and the stop time is set to 15 seconds so that the drive time is shorter than the stop time. However, as shown in FIG. The stop time may be set to 30 seconds and the stop time may be set to 30 seconds so that the drive time and the stop time are the same. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, for example, the drive time is set to 20 seconds and the stop time is 40 seconds. It may be set so that the stop time is longer than the drive time. In this case,
It is possible to further reduce the consumption of the processing agent. Further, in the present embodiment, the setting of the drive time and the stop time during the timer ON is constant, but, for example, the setting of the first drive time and the second drive time may be different, or the first stop may be stopped. By setting the time and the second stop time differently, the driving time or the stop time is set by the timer O.
It may be set so as to switch during N.

Next, a fourth embodiment different from the above will be described below. In the present embodiment, the body hair treatment device is provided with a detection unit that detects the amount of water in the skin, and when the amount of water in the skin detected by the detection unit is large, the discharge of the treatment agent from the treatment agent supply unit is stopped. There is a feature in the set points,
The specific configuration is shown below. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20, a skin moisture detecting sensor 16 for detecting the moisture content of the skin is provided on the upper portion of the main body 1 of the hair treatment device. The skin moisture detection sensor 16 has two detection units 16a and 16b, which are electrodes located near the hair treatment unit 6, and apply current to the two detection units 16a and 16b, which are electrodes, by applying the skin. Then, the resistance value between the detection units 16a and 16b is detected, and the water content of the skin can be detected based on the resistance value. The skin moisture detection sensor 16 may detect the amount of the treatment agent attached to the skin.

As shown in FIG. 21, the timer circuit block of the controller 13 is connected to the moisture content detection circuit block to which the skin moisture detection sensor 16 is connected via a lead wire (not shown). The moisture content detection circuit block and the skin moisture detection sensor 16 described above constitute the detection means in the present embodiment.

The moisture amount detection circuit block sets the current value It (signal) in the timer circuit block to Lo when the moisture amount of the skin detected by the skin moisture detection sensor 16 exceeds the preset moisture amount, The pump motor 9 is stopped and the discharge of the treatment agent is finished.
Further, the timer circuit block is set to turn off the timer after a predetermined time elapses similarly to the timer circuit block of the first embodiment, and the skin moisture content is lower than the preset moisture content. When the number is small, the pump motor 9 is set to be operated until the timer is turned off or the main switch is turned off.

By providing the detecting means for detecting the water content of the skin as described above, the discharge amount of the treatment agent is discharged in a fixed amount in the normal use, and the water content of the skin becomes large, which is an abnormal use state. In this case, the discharge of the processing agent can be stopped, and thus the wasteful consumption of the processing agent can be further reduced.

Further, as described above, the skin moisture detecting sensor 16
When the amount of skin moisture detected by exceeds the preset amount of moisture, and the amount of skin moisture becomes lower than the preset amount of moisture again after the treatment agent has been discharged by the moisture amount detection circuit block. , The current value It (signal) in the timer circuit block is set to Hi again, and the pump motor 9
Alternatively, the water content detection circuit block may be set so as to start the discharge of the processing agent. By setting in this way, when the amount of the treatment agent adhered to the skin is reduced again by using the treatment agent during the treatment of body hair, the treatment agent can be discharged again without pressing the main switch 19, which is convenient. In addition, the waste treatment agent during the hair treatment can be further suppressed, which is efficient. It goes without saying that the control of driving and stopping the pump motor 9 based on the detection result of the skin moisture detection sensor 16 may be continuously performed until the timer expires.

Next, a fifth embodiment different from the above will be described below. In this embodiment, the main switch 1
It is characterized in that a large amount of the treatment agent is set to be discharged immediately after 9 is turned on, and a specific configuration will be shown below. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

By the way, after using the above-mentioned hair treating device, if a time has passed for a while, the treatment agent remaining in the treatment agent flow path is volatilized. In particular, when a processing agent with a high volatility of alcohol as described above is used as the processing agent, the processing agent in the processing agent flow channel has a large amount of volatilization, and the processing agent in the processing agent flow channel is filled. It will be in an empty state that has not been done. As a result, when the hair treatment device is used again, even if the main switch 19 is pressed, it takes time until the treatment agent is filled in the treatment agent passage, and the treatment agent is turned on after the main switch 19 is turned on. Is the discharge pipe 5
There is a problem that it takes time to discharge from the number of 1.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the control unit 1
As shown in FIG. 22, 3 is composed of a drive circuit block and a control circuit block having a timer function, and the drive circuit block is connected to the battery 12, the hair treatment motor 11 and the control circuit block described above. A pump motor 9 is connected to the block. Note that the control circuit block basically has the same control method as the timer circuit block shown in the first embodiment, and therefore, in the following description, the description of the overlapping parts will be omitted.

The control by the control circuit block is as follows. As shown in FIG. 23, the control circuit block is set so that the number of rotations of the pump motor 9 increases at a preset initial time immediately after the main switch 19 is turned on.
Immediately after being set to N, a large amount of the treatment agent is discharged.
In particular, in the present embodiment, the discharge amount of the processing agent (AH in FIG. 23) immediately after the main switch 19 is turned on within the initial time is set to the maximum by the above control method,
As the time passes, the ejection amount after the initial time has passed (AM in 23 in the figure) is set to approach. The timer of the timer circuit block in the present embodiment is also set to be turned off after a certain period of time, and the amount of the processing agent discharged by the ON of the main switch 19 is constant.

By setting the discharge amount of the treatment agent to be large in the initial period immediately after turning on the main switch 19 in the state where the treatment agent flow path is not yet sufficiently filled with the treatment agent as described above, The time from turning on of the main switch 19 to the start of the discharge of the processing agent can be shortened.

Next, a sixth embodiment different from the above will be described below. In the present embodiment, in the hair treatment device, a fixed amount, which is a single discharge amount of the treatment agent from the treatment agent supply unit when the treatment agent supply unit switch is turned ON, or a treatment agent discharge time is manually set. It is characterized in that adjustment means for doing so is provided, and a specific configuration is shown below. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 24 to 26, a discharge time adjusting section 17 is provided on the side of the main body 1, and the discharge time adjusting section 17 can be manually set on the side surface of the main body 1 by the user. It has a rotatable time adjustment dial 17a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 27, the timer circuit block of the control unit 13 is connected to the time variable circuit block to which the above-mentioned discharge time adjusting unit 17 is connected through the lead wire, and the above-mentioned discharge time adjustment is performed. The unit 17 and the time variable circuit block constitute an adjusting means for manually setting a fixed amount which is a single discharge amount or a processing agent discharge time.

The time variable circuit block is the discharge time adjusting unit 1.
By rotating the time adjustment dial 17a of 7, the resistance in the time variable circuit block is changed, and the set time of the timer in the timer circuit block can be adjusted.

As a result, it is possible to adjust a fixed amount, which is a single discharge amount of the processing agent when the main switch 19 is turned ON, in accordance with the user's preference, and an appropriate discharge amount of the processing agent for the user. By setting to, it is possible to further reduce the consumption amount of the processing agent. The discharge time adjusting unit 17 is connected to the pump operation detection circuit block in the second embodiment via a lead wire so that the number of operations of the diaphragm 8 can be set, and the main switch 19 is turned on to remove the treatment agent. It is also possible to set a fixed amount, which is a single discharge amount, according to the preference of the user.

The discharge time adjusting unit 17 may be connected to the intermittent timer circuit block in the third embodiment via a lead wire so that the drive time or the stop time can be adjusted, or the discharge time adjusting unit. 17 may be connected to the control circuit block in the fifth embodiment via a lead wire and adjusted so that the initial time or the rotation speed of the motor can be set. It can be put out, and it is even easier to use.

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As described above, in the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention, the discharge amount of the processing agent from the processing agent supply section is made constant by turning on the switch for the processing agent supply section. By setting it, it is possible to easily supply the treatment agent to the skin simply by turning the switch on, and since the discharge amount per discharge is set to a fixed amount, the treatment agent is discharged more than necessary. It can be prevented from doing. Further, in particular, by setting this fixed amount to the amount of the treatment agent that is usually used for one hair treatment, a proper treatment agent is supplied to the skin for the user,
Further, wasteful consumption of the treatment agent can be further suppressed, and it becomes unnecessary to repeatedly press the switch for the hair treatment section due to insufficient discharge of the treatment agent, which saves labor.

In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the invention described in claim 2 discharges the processing agent from the processing agent supply section at a constant discharge rate per unit time for a fixed time. By setting like this, the discharge amount of the treatment agent at one time can be made constant, and when the treatment agent supply unit switch is turned on during the treatment of body hair, the treatment agent is always appropriate for the skin of the user. Can be supplied.

According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2, the discharge time is usually 30 seconds to 5 minutes, which is an average time for treating body hair. By setting, the treatment agent can be efficiently supplied to the skin of the user during the hair treatment, and the wasteful consumption of the treatment agent can be further suppressed.

Further, in the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effects of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3,
By setting the number of times of operation of the pump, it is possible to set a single discharge amount of the processing agent to a constant amount.

According to the invention of claim 5, in addition to the effects of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 4,
By intermittently discharging the processing agent in this way, even if a pump that discharges a certain amount of the processing agent in one operation is used, one of the processing agents is turned on by turning on the switch for the processing agent supply unit. It is possible to set a small discharge amount for each treatment, thereby further reducing the consumption amount of the processing agent. In this case, the discharge amount of the processing agent is set to be small by intermittently discharging the processing agent. The treatment agent can be efficiently supplied to the user's skin.

According to the invention of claim 6, in addition to the effects of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 5,
By providing the detection unit for detecting the water content of the skin, the discharge amount of the treatment agent can be suppressed when the water content of the skin is large, and the wasteful consumption of the treatment agent can be further suppressed.

Further, in the invention described in claim 7, in addition to the effects of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 6,
By providing the discharge amount adjusting unit, it is possible to adjust a fixed amount, which is a single discharge amount of the treatment agent when the hair treatment unit switch is turned ON, in accordance with the user's preference, and a treatment suitable for the user. By setting the discharge amount of the treatment agent, the consumption amount of the treatment agent can be further reduced, and when the discharge time of the treatment agent can be manually set, it is possible to set the discharge method of the treatment agent that the user likes. It is possible to do, and the usability is improved.

Further, in the invention described in claim 8, in addition to the effects of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 7,
By setting a large discharge amount of the processing agent in a period immediately after turning on the processing agent supply unit switch in a state where the processing agent is not yet sufficiently filled with the processing agent, the amount of the processing agent is switched from ON to ON. The time until the start of discharge can be shortened, further improving usability.

According to the invention of claim 9, in addition to the effects of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 8,
When treating hair with the hair treatment unit, the treatment agent can be discharged without pressing the treatment agent supply unit switch, which improves usability and further suppresses wasteful consumption of the treatment agent. it can.

According to the invention of claim 10, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 9, the treatment agent is not discharged after the treatment of the body hair, This further improves usability and further suppresses wasteful consumption of the processing agent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the above.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the above.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the above.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the above.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the above.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a treatment agent container and a cover of the same.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an example of another embodiment.

FIG. 9 shows the above diaphragm pump,
(A) is a longitudinal sectional view of an expanded state, (b) is a longitudinal sectional view of a compressed state.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the same.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the above.

FIG. 12 is a graph showing a relationship between time and current value It of the timer circuit block of the above.

FIG. 13 shows a diaphragm pump according to a second embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a vertical sectional view showing an expanded state, and (b) is a vertical sectional view showing a compressed state.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the same.

FIG. 15 is a graph showing a relationship between time and current value It of the pump operation detection circuit block of the above.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a graph showing the relationship between time and current value It of the intermittent timer circuit block of the above.

FIG. 18 is a graph chart in which the setting of the driving time and the stop time is changed.

FIG. 19 is a graph diagram in which the setting of the driving time and the stop time is further changed.

FIG. 20 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram of the above.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a graph showing the relationship between the discharge amount of the processing agent and the time in the same as above.

FIG. 24 is a cross sectional view showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a side view of the above.

FIG. 26 is a horizontal sectional view of the above.

FIG. 27 is a block diagram of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 diaphragm pump

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Shigeza Iwasaki             1048, Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.             Inside the company (72) Inventor Yuichi Kato             1048, Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.             Inside the company F-term (reference) 3C056 MB01

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A body hair treatment device comprising a body hair treatment section for performing a body hair cutting treatment or a hair removal treatment, and a treatment agent supply section for discharging a treatment agent for body hair treatment to the vicinity of the body hair treatment section. The apparatus is provided with a switch for the treatment agent supply unit for driving the treatment agent supply unit to eject the treatment agent, and the amount of the treatment agent discharged from the treatment agent supply unit by turning on the treatment agent supply unit A hair treatment device characterized by being set to a fixed amount. 2. When the switch for the processing agent supply unit is turned on, the processing agent supply unit is set to discharge the processing agent for a fixed time at a constant discharge amount per unit time. The hair treatment device according to claim 1. 3. The treatment agent supply unit is set to discharge the treatment agent for a fixed time of 30 seconds to 5 minutes when the treatment agent supply unit switch is turned on. The described hair treatment device. 4. The hair treatment device is provided with a pump for discharging a fixed amount of treatment agent in one operation, and the pump is set to operate a fixed number of times by turning on a switch for the treatment agent supply unit. The hair treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the hair treatment device is formed of: 5. The processing agent supply section is set so as to intermittently discharge the processing agent.
The hair treatment device according to any one of 1. 6. The hair treatment device is provided with a detecting means for detecting the water content of the skin, and when the water content of the skin detected by the detecting means is large, the discharge of the treatment agent from the treatment agent supply section is stopped. The hair treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the hair treatment device is set. 7. A fixed amount, which is a single discharge amount of the treatment agent from the treatment agent supply unit or a discharge time of the treatment agent, is manually set to the hair treatment device by turning on a switch for the treatment agent supply unit. The hair treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising adjusting means for adjusting the hair. 8. The hair treatment device according to claim 1, wherein a large amount of the treatment agent is set to be discharged immediately after the treatment agent supply section switch is turned on. . 9. The hair treatment device is provided with a switch for a hair treatment unit that drives the hair treatment unit to start a hair cutting process or a hair removal process, and when the hair treatment unit switch is turned on, 9. The processing agent supply unit switch is set to be turned on.
The hair treatment device according to any one of 1. 10. The hair treatment device is provided with a switch for a hair treatment unit that drives the hair treatment unit to start a hair cutting process or a hair removal process. When the hair treatment unit switch is turned off, a process is performed. The hair treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the hair treatment device is set so as to stop the discharge of the treatment agent from the agent supply section.