JP2006239131A - Cosmetic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide cosmetic equipment capable of accelerating synthesis of collagen in a part of a user's body, while improving moistness of the user's body part (especially a face surface part) by emitting warm water mist, while securing comfortableness and energy saving property of the user. <P>SOLUTION: The cosmetic equipment provided with a misting means A for emitting warm water mist M to the user 70 is provided with a radiation heating means B for locally radiation-heating the body part 70a of the user 70. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a beauty device including mist means for discharging hot water mist to a user.

A mist sauna device is known as a beauty device such as the one described above, in which the bathroom in a home or the like is in a hot and humid state to obtain a good sweating action for the user in the bathroom and to promote beauty and health. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
Such a mist sauna device sprays hot water supplied from a water heater by a mist nozzle to humidify the inside of the bathroom, and operates a bathroom heating dryer installed in the bathroom to blow out hot air into the bathroom. The interior of the bathroom is heated and humidified by convection heating.
And, such a mist sauna device releases a warm water mist to the user so that the user's skin can be well hydrated and a cosmetic effect such as improvement of the moisture retention of the skin can be obtained. Has been.

  On the other hand, by heating and maintaining the body skin temperature at a relatively high temperature of about 39 ° C. to 43 ° C., the amount of collagen synthesis in the dermis increases, and cosmetic effects such as prevention and removal of wrinkles and sagging can be obtained. It is said that.

JP 2001-276170 A

In the conventional mist sauna device, the temperature of the hot water supplied to the mist nozzle is set so that the temperature of the hot water mist discharged from the mist nozzle is about 40 ° C to 50 ° C. Is cooled by the surrounding air before reaching the user, so that the body temperature such as the facial part of the user is heated and maintained at a relatively high skin temperature of 39 ° C. to 43 ° C. to synthesize collagen It was difficult to promote.
In addition, if the temperature of the hot water mist is raised and the temperature of the user's body part is heated and maintained at a high temperature, the temperature of the hot water mist near the mist nozzle becomes excessively high, causing a problem in safety. Furthermore, a relatively large amount of energy is consumed to generate hot hot water to be supplied to the mist nozzle.

Also, in order to heat and maintain the temperature of the user's body part at a relatively high temperature to promote collagen synthesis, it is conceivable to increase the temperature of the hot air blown out by the bathroom heater / dryer. In such a method, since the whole inside of a bathroom becomes very high temperature, the burden on a user's body becomes large and is a problem.
Moreover, when a relatively high temperature warm air is blown onto the user's body part, drying of the skin is promoted, and there is a concern that the cosmetic effect is reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to ensure the user's comfort and energy saving, and to release the hot water mist, so that the user's body part (particularly the face part). ) Is capable of promoting the synthesis of collagen in the body part of the user while improving the moisture retention.

  A beauty device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a beauty device provided with mist means for discharging warm water mist to a user, the first characteristic configuration of which is the body part of the user. It is in the point provided with the radiant heating means which carries out radiant heating locally.

According to the first characteristic configuration, the mist heating means releases the warm water mist to the body part (particularly the face part) of the user by the mist means, and improves the moisture retention of the body part. By locally radiatively heating the body part, the temperature of the body part can be heated and maintained at a relatively high temperature of about 39 ° C. to 43 ° C. to promote the synthesis of collagen in the dermis of the body part, Furthermore, since parts other than the user's body part are not heated to a high temperature, the burden on the user's body can be reduced and the comfort of the user can be ensured.
Furthermore, since the user's body part can be efficiently locally heated by the radiant heating by the radiant heating means, energy saving can be improved.

  In addition to the first characteristic configuration, the second characteristic configuration of the beauty device according to the present invention includes a heat transfer tube through which hot water flows as the radiant heating means, and the hot water is supplied from an outer surface of the heat transfer tube. It is in the point provided with the radiation panel comprised so that radiation heat might be emitted.

  According to the said 2nd characteristic structure, by providing the said radiation panel as the said radiation heating means, a user's body part can be locally radiantly heated using warm water.

  In addition to the second feature configuration, the third feature configuration of the beauty device according to the present invention is a panel unit mist that is provided in the radiation panel as the mist means and sprays hot water after flowing through the radiation panel. The point is that it has a nozzle.

  According to said 3rd characteristic structure, the warm water after flowing the said radiation panel becomes what the temperature fell moderately, supplies the warm water to a panel part mist nozzle, and a user's body part It can be discharged as hot water mist and used to improve the moisture retention of body parts. And, by providing the panel panel mist nozzle that discharges the hot water after flowing through the radiation panel as described above as a warm water mist, the connection pipe between the radiation panel and the panel section mist nozzle is omitted or provided. It can be simplified. Furthermore, as with the radiant panel, the panel mist nozzle can be easily configured to discharge hot water mist locally to the user's body part, thereby improving the moisture retention of the user's body part. Improvement can be further promoted.

  A fourth feature configuration of the beauty device according to the present invention is that, in addition to any of the second to third feature configurations, a panel posture changing unit capable of changing the posture of the radiation panel is provided.

  According to the fourth feature configuration, by providing the panel posture changing means, the posture of the radiation panel is brought into close contact with a body part such as a user's face part and a wall surface, and the like. It can be freely changed between the stored state postures.

A fifth feature configuration of the beauty device according to the present invention includes, in addition to the second to fourth feature configurations, a temperature detection unit that detects a temperature of the body part,
Adjusting means for adjusting the amount of hot water supplied to the radiation panel;
Control means for controlling the adjusting means based on the detection result of the temperature detecting means to adjust the temperature of the body part to a target temperature range.

According to the fifth characteristic configuration, by adjusting the amount of hot water supplied to the radiant panel by the adjusting means, the amount of heat radiation of the radiant panel can be changed more quickly than when adjusting the temperature of the hot water. Can do.
Therefore, by controlling the adjustment means based on the detection result of the temperature detection means, that is, the detected temperature of the body part, the temperature of the body part is within an appropriate temperature range (for example, 39 ° C. to 43 ° C.). It can be maintained to favor the synthesis of collagen.

  A sixth characteristic configuration of the beauty device according to the present invention is that, in addition to any one of the above-described characteristic configurations, the beauty apparatus is installed in a bathroom where the user is present and configured to receive supply of hot water.

  According to the sixth characteristic configuration, by installing in the bathroom, it is possible to easily receive the supply of hot water from, for example, a water heater or a hot water heater, and the user can use the beauty equipment in the bathroom when taking a bath. Can be used to promote the synthesis of collagen in the dermis of the body part.

  A seventh characteristic configuration of the beauty device according to the present invention is that, in addition to the sixth characteristic configuration, a bathroom section mist nozzle that sprays hot water in the bathroom is provided as the mist means.

  According to said 7th characteristic structure, by providing the bathroom part mist nozzle which sprays warm water in a bathroom as said mist means, this beauty apparatus functions as a mist sauna apparatus, and the whole inside the bathroom where a user exists is As a humid state, it is possible to improve the moisturizing property for parts other than the user's body part.

  As an embodiment of a beauty device according to the present invention, a mist sauna device configured as a beauty device will be described with reference to the drawings.

  A mist sauna device 50 shown in FIG. 1 is configured as a beauty device that is provided in the bathroom 1 and includes mist means A that discharges hot water mist M to a user 70. Further, the warm water mist M is released to the user 70 by such mist means A, so that the moisture retention of the skin including the body part 70a such as the face part of the user 70 is improved.

  The bathroom 1 has a bathtub 6 and a washing place 7, and hot water is applied to the bathtub 6 so that the body can be washed in the washing place 7.

  On the side wall surface of the bathroom 1, hot water HW supplied from an operation unit 10a for giving a driving instruction to the control device 40 including a computer or a hot water heater 45 (an example of a hot water heater) described later is supplied to the radiation panel 20 side. The bathroom unit 10 provided with the connection part 10b to which the hot water hose 11 for connecting is provided is provided.

  Although not shown, the operation unit 10a of the bathroom unit 10 is provided with a display unit that displays information in a state that can be recognized by the user 70, buttons that are operated by the user 70, and the like.

  The above is a schematic description of the mist sauna apparatus 50 provided in the bathroom 1, and the detailed configuration of the mist sauna apparatus 50 will be described below.

  The mist sauna device 50 is provided with a radiant heating means B for locally radiatively heating a body part 70 a such as the face part of the user 70. The body 70a is heated and maintained at a relatively high temperature of about 39 ° C. to 43 ° C. by the radiant heating means B, thereby promoting the synthesis of collagen in the dermis of the body 70a.

Further, the radiant heating means B includes a heat transfer tube 21 through which the hot water HW flows, and is configured as a radiant panel 20 configured to emit the radiant heat H of the hot water HW from the outer surface of the heat transfer tube 21. Yes.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, in the radiation panel 20, the hot water HW taken from the hot water heater 45 through the bathroom unit 10 and the hot water hose 11 is placed in a heat transfer tube 21 arranged in a circulating manner. By making it flow, the heat of the hot water HW is discharged as radiant heat H from the outer surface of the heat transfer tube 21 through the radiant surface 20a facing the user 70 side.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the radiation panel 20 is emitted from the radiation surface 20 a because the planar shape of the radiation surface 20 a is formed in an arc shape covering the body part 70 a of the user 70. The radiant heat H can reach the body part 70a satisfactorily.

Further, as a panel posture changing means capable of changing the posture of the radiation panel 20, it is stored in close contact with the use state posture (the posture shown in FIG. 1) close to the body part 70 a of the user 70 and the wall surface of the bathroom 1. A manipulator 13 is provided that can freely change the posture of the radiation panel 20 between the stored state posture.
Therefore, by setting the posture of the radiation panel 20 to the use state posture, the body part 70a can be efficiently heated and maintained at a high temperature, while the posture of the radiation panel 20 is set to the storage state posture. The radiant panel 20 can be stored in the bathroom 1 without obstruction.

  The radiant panel 20 is provided with a panel part mist nozzle 31 for spraying the hot water HW after flowing through the heat transfer tube 21 of the radiant panel 20 as the mist means A. That is, the temperature of the warm water HW after flowing through the heat transfer tube 21 of the radiation panel 20 is moderately reduced. The panel 70 mist nozzle 31 causes the warm water HW to pass through the body portion 70a of the user 70. Can be released locally.

Furthermore, the bathroom part mist nozzle 32 which sprays warm water in the bathroom 1 in which the user 70 exists is provided also in the ceiling part of the bathroom 1 as the mist means A.
Specifically, the bathroom mist nozzle 32 is configured to spray the hot water supplied from the hot water heater 45 into the bathroom 1 as the hot water mist M, and the bathroom 1 of the hot mist M by the bathroom mist nozzle 32. By releasing to the inside, the inside of the bathroom 1 can be in a humid state, and the moisture retention of the user 70 in the bathroom 1 can be improved.

Next, in the mist sauna device 50, a configuration for more accurately adjusting the temperature of the body part 70a of the user 70 will be described.
The mist sauna device 50 is provided with a non-contact infrared temperature sensor 22 (an example of temperature detecting means) for detecting the temperature of the body part 70 a of the user 70 at the upper part of the radiation panel 20. An adjustment valve 23 (an example of an adjustment unit) that adjusts the amount of hot water supplied to the radiation panel 20 is provided. And the control apparatus 40 controls the opening degree of the adjustment valve 23 based on the detection result of the infrared temperature sensor 22, and sets the temperature of the body part 70a to a target temperature range, specifically, the synthesis | combination of collagen is 39 degreeC. It is comprised so that it may function as a control means to adjust to the range of -43 degreeC.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a temperature sensor 24 that detects the temperature of the radiation surface 20 a of the radiation panel 20 is provided, and the control device 40 controls the opening degree of the adjustment valve 23 based on the detection result of the temperature sensor 24. Then, the temperature of the radiation surface 20a may be controlled to be within the target temperature range.

That is, when the temperature of the body part 70a detected by the infrared temperature sensor 22 exceeds the target temperature range, the control device 40 reduces the opening degree of the adjustment valve 23, so that hot water to the radiation panel 20 is reduced. In the case where the temperature of the body part 70a detected by the infrared temperature sensor 22 is lower than the target temperature range, the amount of heat radiation of the radiation panel 20 is rapidly decreased by decreasing the supply amount. By increasing the opening, the amount of hot water supplied to the radiation panel 20 is increased, and the amount of heat radiation of the radiation panel 20 is rapidly increased. Therefore, the temperature of the body part 70a of the user 70 is maintained within an appropriate target temperature range.
In addition, about the structure for adjusting the temperature of the body part 70a of the user 70 more correctly in this way, you may abbreviate | omit suitably.

Next, in this mist sauna apparatus 50, the structure which adds a predetermined component to the warm water HW sprayed from the mist means A is added.
The bathroom unit 10 can be provided with an addition function 12 that can add a component that exhibits moisturizing and cosmetic effects such as amino acids and cosmetic liquids to the hot water HW supplied to the radiant panel 20, as described above. The hot water HW to which a component exhibiting a beauty effect is added can be locally discharged toward the body part 70 a of the user 70 by the panel part mist nozzle 31 provided in the radiation panel 20.
In addition, as a structure of the addition mechanism 12, the structure which dripped the solution of the said component with respect to the warm water HW, the structure which inject | pours the solution of the said component with respect to the warm water HW decompressed using the Venturi effect, etc. are employ | adopted. be able to.
In addition, about the structure which adds a predetermined component to the warm water HW sprayed from the mist means A in this way, you may abbreviate | omit suitably.

Next, in this mist sauna apparatus 50, the heating unit 40 for heating the bathroom 1 will be described.
The mist sauna device 50 serves as a heating unit 40 for blowing hot air into the bathroom 1, and has a ceiling 41 of the bathroom 1, an outlet 41 and an inlet 42 that open to the bathroom 1, and the bathroom 1 that is sucked from the inlet 42. A fan 43 for blowing the air from the outlet 41, and a heat exchanger 44 for heating the air sent from the inlet 42 to the outlet 41 by heat exchange with hot water circulating between the hot water heater 45 and Is provided.
And when discharging | emitting hot water mist M by the mist means M, the control apparatus 40 operates the said fan 43 and the heat exchanger 44, and blows off warm air to the bathroom 1 from the said blower outlet 41, bathroom 1 can be heated.
The heating unit 40 may be omitted as appropriate.

  Next, the radiation panel 20 as the radiation heating means B described above heats the dermis of the body part 70a of the user 70 to about 42 ° C. that can promote the synthesis of collagen (Example), and such radiation. The results of calculating how much the room temperature of the bathroom 1 needs to be heated in each case where the dermis of the body part 70a is heated to about 42 ° C. without providing the heating means B (comparative example) will be described. .

By the way, in the examples and comparative examples described above, the calculation was performed with the body temperature of the human body set to 37 ° C. and the human muscle, fat, skin thickness, thermal conductivity, and the like as standard values.
Moreover, in the said Example, the dimension of the radiation panel 20 shall be width 200mm height 300mm, the radiation panel 20 is installed in the position spaced apart from the body part 70a by 195mm, and the temperature of the radiation surface 20a of the radiation panel 20 is 52 degreeC. did.

In the above embodiment, the dermis of the body part 70a could be heated to about 42 ° C. even when the room temperature was about 40 ° C., whereas in the comparative example, the room temperature had to be heated to about 44 ° C. It was.
That is, in the above embodiment, the room temperature of the bathroom 1 can be made relatively low while maintaining the body part 70a of the user 70 at a high temperature to promote the production of collagen. It can be understood that the burden can be reduced.

[Another embodiment]
(1) Although the bathroom unit 10 is installed below the side wall of the bathroom 1 in the above embodiment, the bathroom unit 10 may be separately installed above the side wall of the bathroom 1 or at an arbitrary position such as a ceiling, or may be omitted as appropriate. I do not care.

(2) In the above embodiment, as the radiant heating means B that locally radiates and heats the body part 70a of the user 70, the hot water HW flows through the heat transfer tube 21 that circulates inside, and the hot water is supplied from the radiant surface 20a on the outer surface. Although the radiation panel 20 configured to emit the radiant heat H of HW is provided, another configuration such as an electric heater may be provided as the radiation heating means B.

(3) In the above embodiment, as the mist means A that discharges the hot water mist M to the user 70, the hot water HW that is provided in the radiation panel 20 and flows through the heat transfer tube 21 of the radiation panel 20 is used. The panel unit mist nozzle 31 for spraying and the bathroom unit mist nozzle 32 for spraying hot water in the bathroom 1 provided in the bathroom 1 where the user 70 is located are provided. One of the mist nozzles 31 and 32 may be omitted, or a mist nozzle having another configuration may be provided.

(4) In the above embodiment, the manipulator 13 is provided as a panel posture changing means capable of changing the posture of the radiation panel 20, but separately, the panel posture changing means is omitted and the radiation panel 20 is fixed to a wall or the like. A panel posture changing means having another configuration may be provided.

  The present invention secures the comfort and energy saving of the user and releases hot water mist to improve the moisture retention of the user's body part (particularly the face part), while at the user's body part. It can be applied as a beauty device capable of promoting the synthesis of collagen, particularly as a mist sauna device.

Schematic configuration diagram of a mist sauna device as a beauty device Elevation view of radiant panel Top view of radiant panel

Explanation of symbols

1: Bathroom 13: Manipulator (Panel posture changing means)
20: Radiant panel (radiant heating means)
22: Infrared temperature sensor (an example of temperature detection means)
23: Adjustment valve (an example of adjustment means)
31: Panel part mist nozzle (mist means)
32: Bathroom part mist nozzle (mist means)
40: Control device (control means)
50: Mist sauna device (beauty equipment)
70a: Body part 70: User A: Mist means HW: Hot water M: Hot water mist B: Radiant heating means H: Radiant heat

Claims (7)

A beauty device provided with a mist means for discharging warm water mist to a user,
A beauty device comprising radiation heating means for locally heating the user's body part.   The beauty device according to claim 1, further comprising: a radiant panel configured to emit a radiant heat of the hot water from an outer surface of the heat transfer tube as the radiant heating unit. .   The beauty device according to claim 2, further comprising a panel mist nozzle provided on the radiation panel and spraying hot water after flowing through the radiation panel as the mist means.   The beauty device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising panel posture changing means capable of changing the posture of the radiation panel. Temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the body part;
Adjusting means for adjusting the amount of hot water supplied to the radiation panel;
The cosmetic device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising a control unit that controls the adjustment unit based on a detection result of the temperature detection unit to adjust the temperature of the body part to a target temperature range. .   The beauty device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the beauty device is installed in a bathroom where the user is present and configured to receive supply of hot water.   The beauty device according to claim 6, further comprising a bathroom mist nozzle that sprays hot water into the bathroom as the mist means.

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