JP2005288400A - Method for feeding cosmetic or medicament, and its feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for feeding and applying a cosmetic, a sanitary product, or other medicaments to a coating object such as a skin, with additional functions provided to the cosmetic, the medicament or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The cosmetic or the like is fed to the coating object by giving ultrasonic vibration to it. The cosmetic or the medicament is preferably sprayed and fed to the object. A piezovibrator with a porous plate is preferably used as a spray means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a method of supplying cosmetics, sanitary preparations, and other drugs to an application target such as skin and applying the same.

  Conventionally, drugs such as cosmetics and sanitary chemicals are packaged in various bases, drugs and the like in a predetermined ratio. When using these cosmetics, medicines, etc., they are directly applied or sprayed on the skin, the target object such as a target device. In this case, the cosmetic or drug is applied or sprayed to exhibit the original efficacy of the cosmetic or drug.

  However, these effects are within the intended range of effects, and it is not possible to expect an effect beyond that.

Patent Document 1 describes an electrolyzed water spray device that electrolyzes an aqueous electrolyte solution and sprays the obtained electrolyzed water onto the skin or the like. However, this device sprays electrolyzed water having an effect on the skin and the like, and has not considered spraying on other parts of the human body.
JP 2002-52069 A (Claims)

  While examining the action of ultrasonic vibrations, the present inventors have found that cosmetics and drugs have various new effects by applying ultrasonic vibrations to cosmetics and various drugs. It was. The present invention has been completed based on the above discovery, and its object is to provide cosmetics and methods for supplying medicines that exhibit various new effects in addition to the original effects. .

  The present invention for achieving the above object is described below.

  [1] A method for supplying cosmetics or medicines, wherein the cosmetics or medicines are supplied to an object to be coated by applying ultrasonic vibration.

  [2] A method for supplying cosmetics or medicines, wherein the cosmetics or medicines are ultrasonically vibrated and sprayed with the cosmetics or medicines to be applied.

  [3] The method for supplying cosmetics or medicines according to [2], wherein spraying is performed using a piezo vibrator provided with a perforated plate.

  [4] The cosmetic or pharmaceutical supply method according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein the cosmetic or pharmaceutical is phase-separated into two or more components that do not dissolve each other.

  [5] The method for supplying cosmetics or medicines according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein the cosmetics or medicines cannot be stored in the same container and are packaged into two or more and mixed at the time of use. .

  [6] Cosmetic or medicine supply device comprising a piezoelectric vibrator having a perforated plate attached thereto, drive means for vibrating the piezoelectric vibrator, and means for supplying cosmetic or medicine to the perforated plate attached to the piezoelectric vibrator. .

  In the present invention, when cosmetics and medicines are configured in an emulsified form, the particle diameter of the emulsified emulsified particles can be further reduced by applying ultrasonic vibration to the cosmetics and drugs, thereby applying the coating. Cosmetics and the like can be applied more uniformly to the target. As a result, the penetration rate of drugs and the like into the skin is increased. Moreover, the usage-amount of an emulsifier can be reduced. Furthermore, the application of ultrasonic vibration increases the temperature of cosmetics and the like and decreases the viscosity thereof. Therefore, when this is applied by spraying, it becomes easy to spray.

  In the present invention, examples of objects to which ultrasonic vibration is applied include cosmetics and drugs (hereinafter, these may be simply referred to as cosmetics and the like).

  Specifically, cosmetics that are applied to the skin of humans and animals include colons, sun creams, sunscreen drugs, disinfectants, bactericides, burns, and post-excretion in the toilet. Examples include washing.

  Examples of cosmetics to be supplied to the hair include dyeing hairs, permanent agents, restoratives, shampoos, rinses, treatments and the like.

  Examples of cosmetics supplied to the eyelashes include eyelash curling agents.

  Examples of scalp cosmetics include hair nourishing agents, hair restorers, and tonics.

  Examples of eyeball cosmetics include eyeball disinfectants and the like.

  Cosmetics supplied into the oral cavity include oral disinfectants, stomatitis treatment agents, dentifrices, dental nail polish and the like.

  Cosmetics supplied to the nails include nail art drugs, abrasives, nail nutrients, and the like.

  Examples of sanitary drugs include various disinfectants and bactericides.

  These cosmetics and medicines are aqueous solutions, solvent solutions such as ethanol, water-solvent mixed solutions, emulsions, suspensions, phase-separated products such as water and oil, and each component reacts or is unstable. There are ones that can not be made into one package and are packaged, and are mixed at the time of use or sequentially used without mixing. These cosmetics and medicines range from those having a high viscosity such as hand cream to those having a low viscosity such as water.

  In the present invention, after applying ultrasonic vibration to the cosmetics and medicines, these cosmetics and the like are supplied to an object to be coated immediately or while applying ultrasonic vibration.

  The supply method is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include brushing, dropping, and spraying. A particularly preferable supply method is a method in which spraying is performed while applying ultrasonic vibration to apply to an object to be applied.

  Hereinafter, an example of a cosmetics supply device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this example, for the purpose of skin care, an ultrasonic vibration is applied to a lotion and a medicine.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a supply device for cosmetics and the like, and includes a supply device main body 102 for cosmetics and the like, and a spray unit 104 attached to the supply main body 102 for cosmetics.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the supply device 100.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a housing of the supply apparatus main body 102 such as a substantially rectangular parallelepiped cosmetic. Reference numeral 4 denotes a first supply tank housed in the housing 2, in which cosmetics or the like (in this example, an oily vitamin E water emulsion) is housed.

  A pressure feeding device, for example, a pump 6 is attached below the first supply tank 4, and first cosmetics and the like stored in the first supply tank 4 are supplied to the pump 6 through a supply pipe 8. The The first cosmetic or the like supplied to the pump 6 is then pumped by the pump 6 and supplied to the outflow pipe 26 through the delivery pipe 10.

  Similarly, the second cosmetic or the like (in this example, vitamin C aqueous solution) stored in the second supply tank 32 is pumped by the pump 7 and supplied to the outflow pipe 26 through the delivery pipe 11. .

  A spray unit 104 is attached to the supply apparatus main body 102 in front of the outflow pipe 26.

  As a method for attaching the spray unit 104, for example, a normal fitting means using a slide guide, a locking projection, or the like is exemplified.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the spray unit 104 includes a spray unit body 34 in which the spray element 28 is housed, and a spray unit opening / closing cover 36 attached to the upper part.

  The spray element 28 includes a porous plate 28a and a piezoelectric vibrator 28b. The perforated plate 28a has a large number of through holes having a hole diameter of 18 to 24 μm, and the end portions thereof are connected and fixed to the piezo vibrator 28b. Therefore, by applying an alternating current or pulse voltage to the piezoelectric vibrator 28b, the piezoelectric vibrator 28b vibrates, and accordingly, the perforated plate 28a fixed to the vibrator 28b vibrates. Thereby, as will be described later, cosmetics and the like supplied from the outflow pipe 26 are sprayed to the outside through a large number of through holes formed in the perforated plate 28a.

  The spray part opening / closing cover 36 covers the spray element 28 and is attached to the spray part body 34 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. On the supply device main body 102 side of the spray unit opening / closing cover 36, a discharge port opening / closing means 38 made of a flat plate is suspended from the upper portion of the cover 36 to the outflow pipe 26, and the discharge port at the tip of the outflow pipe 26 is disposed at the discharge port. It is in contact with the outlet opening / closing means 38. For this reason, the front-end | tip of the outflow tube 26 is obstruct | occluded, and cosmetics etc. do not leak.

  A magnet 40 is attached to the upper portion of the cover 36 so that the position of the cover 36 can be detected in cooperation with a reed switch 42 attached to the corresponding supply device main body 102 side.

  Reference numeral 44 denotes a control unit incorporating a microprocessor. Under the control of this control unit, the pump 6, the spray element 28 and the like are controlled, and the signal of the reed switch 42 is taken in. A drive power supply 46 supplies power to the control unit 44, the pumps 6 and 7, the spray element 28, and the like. As the drive power source, either a primary battery or a secondary battery can be used.

  Reference numeral 54 is a wiring for supplying the power of the drive power supply 46 to the control 44 unit, 50 is a signal line connecting the reed switch 42 and the control unit, 52 and 53 are power controlled by the control unit 44 to the pumps 6 and 7. Wiring to be supplied.

  Reference numeral 55 denotes a packing made of an elastic body such as rubber attached to the inner wall of the housing 2, thereby constituting a waterproof structure. This waterproof structure prevents cosmetics and the like from entering the supply apparatus main body 102.

  Next, the case where cosmetics etc. are sprayed using the said supply apparatus 100 is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 36 is first pulled upward. Thereby, the discharge port opening / closing means 38 is also moved upward, and the discharge port of the outflow pipe 26 is changed from the closed state to the open state.

  On the other hand, the magnet 40 attached to the cover 36 is also moved upward and separated from the reed switch 42. The control unit 44 that has detected this state supplies the power of the drive power supply 46 to the pumps 6 and 7 and the discharge means 28, whereby the pump 6 is operated, and the cosmetics in the supply tank 4 are supplied to the supply pipe 8, the pump 6, It is sent to the outflow pipe 26 through the delivery pipe 10.

  On the other hand, the second cosmetic or the like in the second tank is similarly sent by the pump 7 through the supply pipe 9 to the outflow pipe 26. In this way, the mixture of the first and second cosmetics and the like is sent to the outflow pipe 26 and supplied from the discharge port at the tip thereof to the perforated plate 28a that is ultrasonically vibrated as a droplet 58, where While being given ultrasonic vibration, it is further sprayed forward of the porous plate 28a through the fine through holes formed in the porous plate 28a.

  When spraying of cosmetics or the like is finished and the spraying is stopped, the cover 36 is pushed downward. Then, the magnet approaches the reed switch 42 and a signal is sent to the control unit through the signal line 50. Thereby, the electric power supplied to the pumps 6 and 7 is cut off, and the spraying of cosmetics or the like is stopped.

  In the above example, the reed switch 42 plays a role of a spray operation switch. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a power switch is provided separately, and spraying is started by opening the cover 36 and then turning on the power switch. May be. In this case, spraying is started under the AND condition of the reed switch 42 and the power switch, so that when the power switch is turned on when the cover 36 is not pulled up, cosmetics and the like are not sprayed, and an error due to an erroneous operation occurs. Spraying can be reliably prevented. In addition, while using this supply apparatus for a long time, spraying defects, such as cosmetics, may arise. The spray failure of cosmetics or the like is caused by the cause such as drying with the cosmetics or the like adhering to the spray element and clogging of the through holes of the porous plate 28a.

  When a spray failure occurs, the spray unit 104 is removed from the main body 102 of the supply device such as lotion, and replaced with a spray unit 104 that sprays normally. Alternatively, spray defects can be solved by cleaning the inside of the delivery pipe, outflow pipe, etc. of the apparatus with tap water, or supplying a dedicated cleaning liquid to the outflow pipe, the delivery pipe.

  In this example, as a cosmetic or the like, a sunscreen chemical comprising an oil-soluble vitamin E water emulsion and water-soluble vitamin C that are insoluble in each other is sprayed using the above-described apparatus. In this case, the following functions are added.

  That is, by applying ultrasonic vibration to the emulsion, the antioxidant power and permeability of vitamin C are enhanced, and the emulsification of the vitamin E emulsion further proceeds to spray a uniform emulsion.

  In this example, the spray unit 104 is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the supply apparatus main body 102. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the spray unit 28 may be incorporated in the housing 2 and fixed to the housing. Furthermore, the number of supply tanks can employ any number of 1 or more.

  In the above example, the ultrasonic wave was applied to the skin lotion having a relatively low viscosity. However, when the ultrasonic wave is applied to the cream in the form of a high viscosity emulsion and sprayed, the aperture of the through hole of the perforated plate is used. Is increased, and the power and frequency supplied to the piezoelectric vibrator are increased.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of the skin lotion or chemical | medical agent supply apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the spraying state of the lotion or chemical | medical agent supply apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view of the lotion or chemical | medical agent supply apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

2 Housing 4 First supply tank 6, 7 Pump 8 Supply pipe 10 Delivery pipe 26 Outflow pipe 28 Spray element 28a Porous plate 28b Piezo vibrator 30 Discharge pipe 32 Second supply tank 34 Spray section body 36 Spray section opening / closing cover 38 Discharge Exit opening / closing means 40 Magnet 42 Reed switch 44 Control unit 46 Drive power supply 48, 52, 53, 54 Wiring 50 Signal line 55 Packing 58 Droplet 100 Lotion or medicine supply device 102 Lotion or medicine supply device main body 104 Spraying portion

Claims (6)

A method for supplying cosmetics or medicines, wherein the cosmetics or medicines are subjected to ultrasonic vibrations and supplied to an application target. A method for supplying cosmetics or medicines, comprising applying ultrasonic vibrations to cosmetics or medicines and spraying the cosmetics or medicines to be applied to an application target. The cosmetic or medicine supply method according to claim 2, wherein spraying is performed using a piezoelectric vibrator having a perforated plate attached thereto. The cosmetic or pharmaceutical supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cosmetic or pharmaceutical is phase-separated into two or more components that are not soluble in each other. The cosmetic or medicine supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cosmetic or medicine cannot be stored in the same container and is packaged into two or more and mixed at the time of use. A cosmetic or drug supply device comprising: a piezoelectric vibrator having a perforated plate attached thereto; drive means for vibrating the piezoelectric vibrator; and means for supplying cosmetic or medicine to the perforated plate attached to the piezoelectric vibrator.

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