JP2007062062A - Nail art operating apparatus and nail art operating method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nail art operating apparatus which is capable of accurately drawing an image in a short time and in which the structure of the apparatus itself does not become complicated even when a user can select a pattern among a number of patterns, and a nail art operating method. <P>SOLUTION: The nail art operating apparatus is composed of a fingertip fixing means 32 for fixing a finger 10 of a person to be operated, a stencil printing plate preparing means 5 for preparing a specified stencil printing plate figure on a stencil printing plate paper 41, and a pad 7 for transferring the pattern of the stencil printing plate figure prepared on the nail of the finger 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a nail art treatment apparatus and a nail art treatment method that can draw an image with high accuracy in a short time and do not complicate the structure of the device itself even when the user can select from many designs.

Nail art performed by experts is generally expensive and takes a long time to complete. As a solution to such a problem, there is a nail art treatment apparatus that can perform nail art in a short time at a low cost. In the nail art treatment device, ink is applied to a plate surface on which a concave portion such as an etched metal plate is formed, and a pattern printed by spraying ink directly on a nail by an ink jet printer (see, for example, Patent Document 1), There is a method using a pad printing method in which ink that has flowed into a recess is transferred to a pad, and the ink transferred to the pad is transferred again to the nail (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP-A-11-56452 (after paragraph 0006) JP 2004-160971 (paragraph 0057)

  However, in the ink jet type nail art treatment apparatus, the ink jet type is required to be perpendicular to the ink jetting direction and the surface to be printed, whereas the nail is curved because the peripheral portion is curved. Printing is easy to blur on the part, and clear printing cannot be performed. In addition, when the ink deviates from the contour of the nail, there is a problem that the fingertips and the periphery of the base on which the fingertips are placed are soiled and the appearance is not good. Furthermore, there is a problem that ink having a high viscosity cannot be used basically, and the ink does not swell and does not have a texture.

  On the other hand, in the case of the thing using the pad printing method, since the pad is made of an elastic material, when the pad is pressed against a curved printing surface such as a nail, the pad is elastically deformed along the curved surface. By doing so, there is an advantage that clear printing can be performed even in the peripheral portion of the nail.

  However, in the case of the pad printing method, it is necessary to prepare a plate surface obtained by etching a metal plate or the like for each design. In the case of using a plurality of colors, a plate for each color is required, and it costs money to create the plate. In addition, in the case of an apparatus that allows the user to select one from a plurality of designs, a means for taking out the printing plate selected by the user from a plurality of printing plates is required, which complicates the apparatus and makes it difficult to reduce the cost. There is also a problem that it takes a long time and the efficiency is low.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a nail art treatment device and a nail art treatment method that can draw an image with high accuracy in a short time and the structure of the device itself does not become complex even when the user can select from many designs. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the nail art treatment apparatus of the present invention includes a fingertip fixing means for fixing a finger of a person to be treated, a stencil creation means for creating a predetermined stencil drawing on a stencil sheet, and the created stencil drawing And a pad for transferring the pattern to the fingernail.

  The nail art treatment apparatus includes an ink supply means and a pad moving means for moving the pad, and ink is applied to the stencil drawing placed on the fingernail by the ink supply means. The nail art treatment device has an ink supply means and a pad moving means for moving the pad, and is placed on the ink supply means. The pad is pressed against the stencil, the pattern is transferred to the pad, the pad with the transferred pattern is pressed against the nail fixed by the fingertip fixing means, and the pattern is transferred to the nail, The nail art treatment apparatus has a monitor for a patient to select a desired design from a plurality of designs, and the stencil creating means creates a stencil diagram of the selected design. Or, said stencil producing means creates a stencil diagram for each color for design with multiple colors, the pad may also be to transfer one color nail one stencil view.

  In order to achieve the above object, the nail art treatment method of the present invention comprises a fingertip fixing step of fixing a subject's finger, a stencil preparation step of creating a predetermined stencil drawing on a stencil paper, and a stencil drawing design. And transferring to the fingernail by means of a pad.

  The nail art treatment method was applied with ink by a step of applying ink to the pad, a step of placing a stencil drawing created by the stencil making step on a nail, and a step of applying the ink. A step of transferring the design to the nail by pressing the pad against the nail from above the stencil drawing, or the nail art treatment method is applied to the stencil drawing created by the stencil making step. A step of applying ink, a step of pressing the pad against the stencil pattern applied with ink, a step of transferring the design to the pad, a step of pressing the pad having the design transferred to the nail, and a step of transferring the design to the nail The stencil creating step creates a stencil diagram for each color with respect to a design having a plurality of colors, and the step of transferring the design to the nail is a single hole. One color may be to transfer the nail in FIG.

  The structure of the device itself is complicated by fixing the patient's finger with the fingertip fixing means and transferring the stencil drawing created by the stencil making means to the fingernail placed on the fingertip fixing means with the pad. do not become.

  The pad is configured such that ink is applied to the surface from the ink supply means, and the stencil drawing created by the stencil creation means is pressed against the nail in a state where the ink is attached, so that an image can be drawn accurately and easily.

  The nail art treatment device has a monitor for the user to select a desired design from a plurality of designs, and the stencil creation means creates a stencil diagram of the selected design. The structure of the device itself is not complicated, and a desired pattern can be drawn easily with high accuracy.

  By having a fingertip fixing step for fixing the finger of the person to be treated, a stencil creation step for creating a predetermined stencil drawing, and a step of transferring the pattern of the stencil drawing to the fingernail with a pad, It is possible to easily draw an accurate image.

  Next, a nail art treatment apparatus and a nail art treatment method of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the nail art treatment apparatus of the present invention. The nail art treatment apparatus 1 is provided with a touch panel type monitor 2 and a fingertip insertion port 3 for inserting a fingertip for performing nail art into the nail art treatment apparatus 1 on the front surface.

  The monitor 2 displays a list of nail art symbols that can be treated, and the user can select a desired symbol from the list. It is also possible to display a confirmation message or the like before the treatment.

  Inside the nail art treatment apparatus 1, a paper feeding unit 4, a stencil creation unit 5, an ink supply unit 6, a pad 7, a pad moving unit 8, and a cleaning unit 9 are provided.

  A stencil sheet 41 wound in a roll shape is delivered to the paper feeding unit 4 through the stencil creation unit 5 to the roll paper winding unit 42. The stencil sheet 41 is a heat-sensitive stencil sheet in which a PET film is laminated on Japanese paper, and the stencil making means 5 is a thermal transfer printer. The PET film is melted by the heated printing means inside the stencil making means 5, and a stencil drawing with a predetermined pattern is created on the stencil paper 41. If the design has multiple colors, create a stencil for each color.

  In the present invention, a stencil may be formed by means other than heat in addition to such an embodiment. Further, the stencil sheet 41 may be a sheet-like material other than the one wound in a roll shape.

  The ink supply means 6 is provided with a plurality of colors of ink including white. Although there are five colors in the embodiment of FIG. 1, the present invention is not limited to five colors.

  The pad 7 removes ink of a predetermined color from the ink supply means 6 and applies a nail art to the nail by pressing the stencil sheet 41 on which the stencil drawing is created. The pad moving means 8 The pad 7 is moved up and down to move the ink from the ink supply means 6 to the stencil paper 41, to take the ink on the pad 7 at the position of the ink supply means 6, and to press the stencil paper 41 against the nail.

  The cleaning means 9 is for wiping off ink attached to the pad 7. In addition to this, inside the nail art treatment apparatus 1, there are a control means (not shown) for controlling the drive of the monitor 2, the paper feed means 4, the pad moving means 8, etc., a storage means for storing a plurality of symbols, and the like. Have.

  In addition, in FIG. 1, although the housing | casing upper part of the nail art treatment apparatus 1 is transparent, this invention is not limited to such an Example.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the sheet feeding unit and the pad moving unit. When a finger 10 to be subjected to nail art is inserted from the fingertip insertion opening 3, a fingertip mounting table 31 is located in the back. Also, fingertip fixing means 32 are provided on both sides of the fingertip in a rotatable state. The fingertip fixing means 32 rotates at the time of treatment and fixes the fingertip from both sides. The stencil sheet 41 is stretched by a plurality of tension rollers 43 and 44. The stencil stopper 45 is movable in the vertical direction of the figure, and descends to fix the stencil sheet 41 when printing the stencil figure on the nail. The tension roller 44 is movable in the vertical direction in the figure, and loosens the stencil paper 41 between the stencil paper stoppers 45, 45 in order to make the stencil paper 41 follow the curvature of the nail during the treatment.
Further, the moving means 46 is moved in the vertical direction in the figure by a driving means (not shown) during the treatment.

  The pad moving means 8 has an arm portion 81, a shaft 82 for moving the pad 7 up and down is attached to one end, and the pad 7 is attached to the tip of the shaft 82. The other end of the arm portion 81 is attached to a guide portion 83 for moving the pad 7 between the stencil sheet 41 and the ink supply means 6. The guide part 83 is fixed to the casing of the nail art treatment apparatus 1. In addition, a camera 84 for acquiring the size and shape of the nail of the patient is attached to the pad moving means 8 above the shaft 82.

  FIG. 3 is a view of the inside of the nail art treatment apparatus as viewed from above. The arm portion 81 moves in the vertical direction in FIG. An ink supply unit 6 is disposed behind the sheet feeding unit 4, that is, in the upper part of FIG. Five pallets 61 are arranged in the ink supply means 6 in the moving direction of the arm portion 81. The pallet 61 is a rectangular plate that is long in the left-right direction in the figure, and has an ink reservoir 62 that is a recess for storing ink at one end. There is an ink pot 63 at the other end.

The ink pot 63 is attached to a support member 65 that is attached to a shaft 64 disposed above and below the ink supply means 6 so as to be movable, and is moved in the left-right direction in the drawing by a drive means (not shown). The ink pot 63 is usually on the ink reservoir 62 and seals the ink reservoir 62. As a result, the ink in the ink reservoir 62 can be prevented from evaporating, and the viscosity adjustment work is not necessary. In addition, the sealing prevents dust from entering and maintains stable print quality.
The ink supply means 6 is not limited to the one having the above configuration, and may be an ink supply means having a configuration other than the above.

  Further, the stop position of the arm unit 81 is stored in a storage means (not shown). This is represented by the distance from the origin position, etc., and stores the printing position, standby and cleaning position, ink application position, and the like. Hereinafter, the direction in which the arm portion 81 moves away from the origin is referred to as a positive direction, and the direction in which the arm portion 81 approaches is referred to as a negative direction.

  Next, a method for performing nail art using the nail art performing apparatus of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state where the fingertip fixing means fixes the finger. When the person to be treated selects a desired pattern and color from the monitor 2 and places the finger 10 to be treated on the fingertip mounting table 31, the fingertip fixing means 32 rotates to fix the finger 10. At this time, the pad 7 is stopped on the cleaning means 9 which is a standby position.

  Thereafter, the arm portion 81 moves in the minus direction and stops at a position where the camera 84 comes above the finger 10. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where the camera is positioned above the finger. When the arm unit 81 stops at the position shown in FIG. 5, the image of the finger 10 is displayed on the monitor 2. The patient confirms the position of the nail while looking at the monitor 2 and presses a confirmation button on the monitor 2. When the confirmation button is pressed, the camera 84 takes an image of the finger 10 and a control means (not shown) acquires the size and shape of the nail.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state where the paper feeding unit has been moved to the position of the fingertip placing table. When the photographing of the finger 10 by the camera 84 is completed, the pad 7 moves to the standby position. Then, the control means enlarges or reduces the symbol selected by the patient based on the size and shape of the nail imaged earlier. The stencil creation means 5 creates a diagram enlarged by the control means as a plurality of stencil drawings divided for each color on the stencil paper 41. One stencil drawing created on the stencil sheet 41 is conveyed to the middle of the stencil sheet stoppers 45 and 45, and at the same time, the sheet feeding means 4 is moved above the fingertip placing table 31 by a driving means (not shown). At this time, the stencil is located immediately above the finger 10.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state where the pad has moved to the ink reservoir. The ink pot 63 ejects ink and then moves to the left in the figure by a driving unit (not shown). At this time, a ring blade (not shown) provided in the lower portion of the ink pot 63 performs squeegee so that a predetermined amount of ink is stored in the ink reservoir 62.

  Next, the pad 7 moves in the plus direction as shown in FIG. 7 and stops on the ink reservoir 62 of the color selected by the patient. At this time, ink discharged from the ink pot 63 is stored in the ink reservoir 62, and the ink pot 63 remains moved in the left direction in the figure. Here, the shaft 82 extends and the pad 7 descends to the ink reservoir 62, and ink is uniformly applied to the lower surface of the pad 7. The inked pad 7 is lifted up by the shaft 82, moves in the minus direction, and stops at the printing position. Thereafter, the ink pot 63 is returned to its original position by a driving means (not shown).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a procedure from when the pad stops at the printing position until ink is placed on the nail. When the pad 7 stops at the printing position, the stencil sheet stopper 45 comes into pressure contact with the tension roller 43 as shown in FIG. This prevents the stencil sheet 41 from shifting in the horizontal direction in the figure. Next, as shown in FIG. 8B, the moving means 46 moves downward in the figure. At the same time, the tension roller 44 moves upward and loosens the stencil sheet 41. Thus, when the movement of the moving means 46 is stopped, the stencil sheet 41 is formed along the curvature of the nail of the finger 10, and the stencil drawing created by the stencil making means 5 is placed on the nail.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 8C, the pad 7 is lowered by the shaft 82, and the stencil sheet 41 is pressed against the nail. At this time, since the pad 7 is elastically deformed, the stencil sheet 41 is pressed along the curvature of the nail. The ink attached to the pad 7 is transferred to the nail from the portion where the PET film of the stencil sheet 41 is melted by the stencil creation means 5, and the ink is not transferred from the other portion. Therefore, when the pad 7 and the moving means 46 are moved upward, the stencil drawing created on the stencil paper 41 is printed on the surface of the nail.

  When the pad 7 and the moving means 46 are moved upward, the tension roller 44 is moved downward, and the stencil sheet 41 is again in tension. At the same time, the pressure contact of the stencil sheet stopper 45 is released.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state immediately after the treatment is completed. After the pad 7 and the stencil sheet 41 are moved upward, the sheet feeding means 4 returns to the original position, and the pad 7 moves to the standby position. The pad 7 is lowered to a position where it abuts against the cleaning means 9, and the ink on the pad surface is removed by the cleaning means 9. Thereafter, the pad 7 is raised to its original position. If the pattern has a plurality of colors, the stencil of the next color is moved to the middle of the stencil paper stoppers 45 and 45, the above processing is performed, and thereafter the same processing is performed for each color.

  When the above processing is completed for all colors to be used, the fingertip fixing means 32 rotates to release the fingertip fixation, and the nail art treatment is completed. After that, the nail art that is treated by the person applying the top coat becomes difficult to peel off.

  In addition, although the above procedure performed nail art in the same manner as the copy-copying plate, the pad method can also be used. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 shows an embodiment in the case of performing the treatment by the pad method. The difference from the first embodiment is that the paper feeding means 4 is arranged behind the ink supply means 6. The sheet feeding means 4 moves in the plus direction and the minus direction, like the arm portion 81. The stencil drawing means 5 creates a stencil drawing, the driving means (not shown) moves the paper feeding means 4 to a predetermined ink reservoir 62 position, and the pad 7 presses the stencil drawing against the ink reservoir 62, whereby the pad The procedure may be such that the design is transferred to 7 and the design is transferred again to the nail.

  Further, in this embodiment, the control means (not shown) enlarges / reduces the pattern based on the size and shape of the nail photographed by the camera 84, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, it is possible to display the image of the fingertip on the monitor 2 and display the pattern selected by the patient on the monitor 2 so that the patient can be transformed into a desired size by operating the touch panel. is there.

  Furthermore, an image reading means for reading an image photographed with a digital camera, an image created with a personal computer or the like is provided, and the stencil creating means 5 can be configured to create a stencil of the read image.

It is a perspective view of the nail art treatment apparatus of the present invention. It is a front view of a paper feeding means and a pad moving means. It is the figure which looked at the nail art treatment apparatus inside from the upper direction. It is a figure which shows the state which the fingertip fixing means fixed the finger. It is a figure which shows the state in which the camera was located above the finger. It is a figure which shows the state which the paper supply means moved to the position of a fingertip mounting base. It is a figure which shows the state which the pad moved to the ink reservoir. It is the figure which showed the procedure after putting a ink on a nail | claw after a pad stops in a printing position. It is a figure which shows the state immediately after treatment is completed. It is a figure which shows 2nd Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Nail art treatment apparatus 2 Monitor 4 Paper feed means 5 Stencil making means 6 Ink supply means 7 Pad 10 Finger 32 Fingertip fixing means 41 Stencil paper

Claims (9)

Fingertip fixing means for fixing a subject's finger;
Stencil making means for creating a predetermined stencil drawing on stencil paper,
A pad for transferring the created stencil pattern to the fingernail;
A nail art treatment device characterized by comprising: The nail art treatment device includes ink supply means,
Pad moving means for moving the pad,
2. The nail art treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a pattern is transferred to the nail by pressing the pad to which ink has been applied by the ink supply unit against a stencil diagram placed on the fingernail. . The nail art treatment device includes ink supply means,
Pad moving means for moving the pad,
The pad is pressed against the stencil drawing placed on the ink supply means, the pattern is transferred to the pad, the pad with the transferred pattern is pressed against the nail fixed by the fingertip fixing means, The nail art performing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pattern is transferred. The nail art treatment apparatus has a monitor for a person to select a desired design from a plurality of designs,
The nail art performing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stencil creating means creates a stencil diagram of a selected pattern. The stencil creation means creates a stencil diagram for each color for a design having a plurality of colors,
The nail art treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the pad transfers a design to a nail using one stencil drawing for each color. A fingertip fixing process for fixing the finger of the patient;
A stencil making process for creating a predetermined stencil drawing on the stencil paper,
Transferring the pattern of the stencil pattern to the fingernail with a pad;
A nail art treatment method characterized by comprising: The nail art treatment method includes a step of applying ink to the pad;
Placing the stencil drawing created by the stencil making process on the nail;
A step of transferring a design to the nail by pressing the pad applied with the ink in the step of applying the ink against the nail from above the stencil drawing;
The nail art treatment method according to claim 6, comprising: The nail art treatment method includes a step of applying ink to the stencil drawing created by the stencil making step;
Pressing the pad against the stencil with ink applied thereto, and transferring the design to the pad;
Pressing the pad with the design transferred to the nail and transferring the design to the nail;
The nail art treatment method according to claim 6, comprising: The stencil creation step creates a stencil diagram for each color for a design having a plurality of colors,
The nail art treatment method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein in the step of transferring the design to the nail, the design is transferred to the nail using one stencil drawing for each color.

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