JP2010172659A - Mist generator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mist generator obtaining higher beautifying action and health action. <P>SOLUTION: A liquid agent spraying mechanism 13 for electrostatically atomizing and spraying a liquid agent M2 is provided separately from a mist generating mechanism 12 for generating a mist M1. In addition to the mist M1 generated from the mist generating mechanism 12, a liquid agent M2 (such as a humectant) with the particle size refined by electrostatic atomization can thereby be sprayed from the liquid agent spraying mechanism 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mist generator.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a mist generating device that generates and discharges mist has been widely used in facial instruments, humidifiers, and the like (for example, see Patent Document 1). In such a mist generating device, for example, in a facial device, it is possible to moisturize the skin or remove old keratin and dirt by applying mist generated by a heating mechanism or the like to the face. The effect and health effect can be obtained.

JP 2004-361909 A

In recent years, people's awareness of beauty and health has increased, and there has been room for further improvement in the mist generating apparatus as described above.
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mist generating device capable of obtaining higher cosmetic and health effects.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a mist generating apparatus having a mist generating mechanism for generating mist, wherein the liquid agent spraying mechanism for spraying the liquid agent by electrostatic atomization is the mist generating mechanism. Is provided separately.

  In the present invention, in addition to the mist generated from the mist generating mechanism, the liquid agent spraying mechanism can spray a liquid agent (for example, a moisturizing agent) whose particle size is reduced by electrostatic atomization. The liquid agent refined by electrostatic atomization can penetrate into the gaps on the surface of the stratum corneum of the skin, for example, so that it can effectively supply the liquid component to the skin, resulting in higher cosmetic and health effects. Can be obtained. Moreover, it becomes possible to apply to the skin accurately and uniformly by spraying the liquid agent charged by electrostatic atomization.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the mist generating device according to claim 1, the mist generating mechanism and the liquid agent spraying mechanism are configured such that the sprayed mist and the liquid agent can be mixed with each other. To do.

  In general, the mist generated by the mist generation mechanism can be moved far away. Compared to this, it is difficult to disperse the electrostatic atomized liquid because the particles are fine and easily dispersed in the air. . In this invention, since it becomes possible to mix the sprayed mist and liquid agent in the air, it becomes possible to disperse the liquid agent together with the mist from the mist generating mechanism.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the mist generating device according to the second aspect, the mist discharge port of the mist generating mechanism and the liquid agent spraying port of the liquid agent spraying mechanism are shaped so that their opening axes intersect each other. It is characterized by having.

In this invention, the sprayed mist and liquid agent can be mixed in the air, and the liquid agent can be scattered far away.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the mist generating apparatus according to the second aspect, the mist generated from the mist generating mechanism is reverse to the potential of the liquid agent electrostatically atomized by the liquid agent spraying mechanism. And an ion generating mechanism for charging ions having a potential of 5 to 10.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to mix the liquid agent charged by electrostatic atomization and the mist charged to a potential opposite to that of the liquid agent by the ion generation mechanism in the air. It becomes possible to disperse the liquid agent far away.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the mist generating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the mist generating mechanism, the liquid spraying mechanism, and the ion generating mechanism are controlled to electrostatically atomize the liquid agent and the ions. A control unit that always sprays the mist charged by the generating mechanism simultaneously is provided.

  In the present invention, since the electrostatic atomized liquid agent and the mist charged by the ion generation mechanism are necessarily sprayed together by the control of the control unit, for example, the mist and the liquid agent can be used without complicated operation of a plurality of switches. Can be sprayed at the same time, and the liquid agent can be reliably scattered far away.

  Therefore, according to the above-described invention, it is possible to obtain higher beauty and health effects.

It is a schematic diagram of the mist generator of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of the mist generator of another example.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the mist generating apparatus of the present embodiment includes a case 11, a mist generating mechanism 12 and a liquid spray mechanism 13 that are substantially accommodated in the case 11, and a control unit that is accommodated in the case 11. 14 and used as, for example, a facial device or a humidifier.

  The case 11 is formed with a mist opening 11a that opens upward (upward) and a liquid spray port 11b that opens laterally (left side in FIG. 1). The case 11 is composed of, for example, a bottomed rectangular tube-shaped case main body that is open at the top, and a lid member that covers the upper end opening of the case main body. In FIG. It is shown.

  The mist generating mechanism 12 is connected to a water storage tank 22 supplied with water W from a detachable tank 21 and a water storage tank 22 through a communication pipe 23 to generate mist M1 from the water W of the water storage tank 22. And a mist outlet 26 for discharging the mist M1 generated through the mist transfer path 25 communicated with the mist generator 24.

  The mist generating unit 24 of the present embodiment is a heating type that heats the water W and generates mist M1, and includes a heater 24a. The mist discharge port 26 protrudes from the mist opening 11a to the outside of the case 11 and bends at a substantially right angle, and is provided to face the left side in FIG. 1 (the same side as the liquid spray port 11b). ing. In the present embodiment, the opening axis L1 of the mist discharge port 26 is parallel to the horizontal plane.

  The liquid agent spray mechanism 13 is for spraying a liquid agent (its mist) M2 such as a moisturizing agent and a whitening agent from the liquid agent spraying port 11b. Specifically, the liquid agent spray mechanism 13 includes a liquid agent storage unit 31 for storing the liquid agent, a nozzle 32 communicated with the liquid agent storage unit 31, a pump 33 provided in the nozzle 32, a high-voltage power supply circuit 34, And a liquid spray port 11b. The pump 33 is for feeding the liquid agent in the liquid agent storage unit 31 to the nozzle 32. The nozzle 32 is configured such that the tip 32a is located inside the liquid spray port 11b. The high-voltage power supply circuit 34 is for electrostatic atomization of the liquid agent that has reached the nozzle tip portion 32a by corona discharge. The liquid M2 is refined by electrostatic atomization, and the liquid M2 can be infiltrated into the gaps on the skin's stratum corneum surface, for example, by taking it on the face, and high cosmetic and health effects can be obtained. It has become.

  The liquid agent spraying port 11b has a cylindrical shape and protrudes obliquely upward from the case side surface 11c so as to face the mist M1 sprayed from the mist discharge port 26. That is, the opening portion 11d (inner peripheral surface) of the liquid spraying port 11b has a shape inclined obliquely upward with respect to the horizontal plane, and its opening axis L2 intersects with the opening axis L1 of the mist discharge port 26. It has become. In this embodiment, the opening axis L2 of the liquid agent spraying port 11b is set to a predetermined angle with an inclination angle with respect to the horizontal plane being larger than 0 degree and smaller than 90 degrees. The mist discharge port 26 and the liquid agent spray port 11b are arranged side by side in the vertical direction when viewed from the direction of the opening axis L1 of the mist discharge port 26. In this embodiment, the liquid agent spray port 11b is located below the mist discharge port 26. Is arranged.

  The control unit 14 performs control for energizing the heater 24a of the mist generating mechanism 12 and control for driving the pump 33 and the high-voltage power supply circuit 34 of the liquid spray mechanism 13 based on an operation of an operation switch (not shown).

  The mist M1 generated by the heating of the heater 24a is sprayed from the mist discharge port 26 through the mist transfer path 25. On the other hand, the liquid agent M2 electrostatically atomized at the nozzle tip 32a by the voltage application of the high-voltage power supply circuit 34 is sprayed from the liquid agent spraying port 11b. At this time, since the opening axes L1 and L2 of the mist discharge port 26 and the liquid spray port 11b intersect each other, the sprayed mist M1 and the liquid agent M2 are mixed in the air. Here, the mist M1 is difficult to disperse in the air by the force of the pressurized vapor pressure, and can be blown relatively far. In this embodiment, since the sprayed mist M1 and the liquid agent M2 can be mixed in the air, the electrostatic atomized liquid agent M2 can be blown away together with the mist M1.

  Further, in the mist generating apparatus as described above, since two types of mist (mist M1 and liquid M2) can be sprayed, the surface of the skin is moisturized by the water mist M1 and the mist of the charged fine liquid is obtained. (Liquid M2) can uniformly apply the component to the skin and deliver it to the inside of the skin, thereby providing a higher beauty and health effect.

Next, characteristic effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) In this embodiment, the liquid agent spraying mechanism 13 that sprays the liquid agent M2 by electrostatic atomization is provided separately from the mist generating mechanism 12 that generates the mist M1. For this reason, in addition to the mist M1 generated from the mist generating mechanism 12, the liquid spray mechanism 13 can spray the liquid M2 (for example, a moisturizing agent) whose particle size is reduced by electrostatic atomization. . The liquid M2 refined by electrostatic atomization can penetrate into the gaps on the surface of the stratum corneum of the skin, for example, so that the components of the liquid M2 can be effectively supplied to the skin. An effect can be obtained. Moreover, it becomes possible to apply to the skin accurately and uniformly by spraying the liquid M2 charged by electrostatic atomization.

  (2) In the present embodiment, the mist generating mechanism 12 and the liquid spray mechanism 13 are configured so that the sprayed mist M1 and the liquid can be mixed with each other. Therefore, the liquid M2 is distant from the mist M1 from the mist generating mechanism 12. It becomes possible to scatter.

  (3) In the present embodiment, the mist discharge port 26 of the mist generating mechanism 12 and the liquid spray port of the liquid spray mechanism 13 have such shapes that their opening axes L1 and L2 intersect with each other. The mist M1 and the liquid agent M2 thus made can be mixed in the air, and as a result, the liquid agent M2 can be scattered far away.

In addition, you may change embodiment of this invention as follows.
In the above embodiment, the sprayed mist M1 and the liquid agent M2 are mixed in the air depending on the opening shape of the liquid spray port 11b (or the mist discharge port 26). You may comprise so that the liquid agent M2 may mix in air.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, an ion generation mechanism 41 for charging the mist M1 to a potential opposite to that of the liquid agent M2 charged by electrostatic atomization is provided, and the ion generation mechanism 41 is charged. The mist M1 and the liquid agent M2 may be configured to be electrically drawn and mixed. In the configuration shown in FIG. 2, the liquid M2 is positively charged by electrostatic atomization, for example. The ion generation mechanism 41 is provided in the upper part of the mist discharge port 26. The ion generation mechanism 41 includes a high-voltage power supply circuit 42, a needle-like discharge needle 43, and a counter electrode 44 connected to the ground, and the high-voltage power supply circuit 42 minus the discharge needle 43 and the counter electrode 44. Is applied to generate corona discharge and negative ions are generated. Negative ions generated by the ion generation mechanism 41 are released in substantially the same direction as the spraying direction of the mist M1, and are mixed with the mist M1 sprayed from the mist discharge port 26. As a result, the mist M1 is negatively charged.

  The control unit 45 controls the energization of the heater 24 a based on the operation of an operation switch (not shown), the control for driving the pump 33 and the high-voltage power circuit 34 of the liquid spray mechanism 13, and the high-voltage power circuit 42 of the ion generation mechanism 41. The control which drives is performed. Thereby, the liquid M2 positively charged by electrostatic atomization and the mist M1 negatively charged by the ion generating mechanism 41 are sprayed simultaneously.

  According to such a configuration, the liquid M2 charged by electrostatic atomization and the mist M1 charged to a potential opposite to the liquid M2 by the ion generation mechanism 41 are electrically attracted and mixed in the air. Therefore, the liquid M2 can be scattered far away. Further, the control unit 45 sprays the mist M1 and the liquid M2 simultaneously without complicated operation of a plurality of switches, for example, in order to spray the mist M1 and the liquid M2 at the same time based on the operation of the operation switch. In addition, the liquid M2 can be reliably scattered far away.

  In the configuration shown in FIG. 2, the ion generation mechanism 41 may be provided on the side of the mist discharge port 26 in the width direction. Further, the liquid agent M2 may be negatively charged and the mist M1 may be positively charged. Further, the control unit 45 can be controlled to spray only the mist M1 (or uncharged mist M1) negatively charged by the ion generation mechanism 41 without spraying the liquid M2 based on a predetermined switch operation. is there. Conversely, it is possible to control so that only the liquid M2 is sprayed without spraying the mist M1.

  In the configuration shown in FIG. 2, the mist discharge port 26 and the liquid spray port 11b are parallel to each other in the injection direction (opening axis L1 direction). You may comprise so that an opening axis may mutually cross | intersect. The ion generation mechanism 41 generates negative ions using corona discharge. However, the ion generation mechanism 41 is not limited to such a configuration, and the so-called water molecule in which water molecules are crushed by diffusing liquid with a propeller rotated at high speed or the like. A crushing type negative ion generation method may be employed. In addition, a method of generating negative ions using an electron emission method or the like may be employed.

  In the above embodiment, the liquid agent spraying port 11b of the liquid agent spraying mechanism 13 is formed integrally with the case 11, but is not particularly limited thereto, and for example, a cylindrical member as a liquid agent spraying port is separately provided. May be.

  -In above-mentioned embodiment, although the liquid agent spraying port 11b was formed so that it might protrude outside from the case side surface 11c, it is not restricted especially, It is good also as a shape without a protrusion part. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the liquid agent spraying port 11b was circular shape (cylindrical shape), it is good also as an ellipse shape besides this, for example.

  In the above embodiment, the mist discharge port 26 and the liquid agent spray port 11b are arranged in the vertical direction when viewed from the direction of the opening axis L1 of the mist discharge port 26. However, the arrangement positions of the mist discharge port 26 and the liquid agent spray port 11b are arranged. Are not limited to those of the above-described embodiment, and may be arranged in parallel in the width direction (the direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 1), for example, or obliquely as viewed from the direction of the opening axis L1 of the mist outlet 26 You may arrange in parallel. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the liquid agent spraying port 11b was arrange | positioned below the mist discharge port 26, you may arrange | position the mist discharge port 26 below the solution spraying port 11b conversely.

  In the above embodiment, the opening axis L2 of the liquid agent spraying port 11b is inclined toward the opening axis L1 side of the mist discharge port 26 with respect to the mist discharge port 26 configured so that the opening axis L1 is parallel to the horizontal plane. The opening axes L1 and L2 are configured to intersect with each other. In addition to this, for example, the opening axis L2 of the liquid agent spraying port 11b is parallel to the horizontal plane, and the opening axis L1 of the mist discharge port 26 is set to the liquid agent spraying port. 11b may be inclined toward the opening axis L2 side, and each opening axis L1, L2 may be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane.

  In the above embodiment, the heating type is used for the mist generating unit 24 of the mist generating mechanism 12, but other than this, for example, an ultrasonic type that atomizes the liquid with ultrasonic waves, a principle such as spraying, etc. It is also possible to use the Venturi effect known by.

  L1 ... Opening axis of mist discharge port, L2 ... Opening shaft of liquid agent spraying port, M1 ... Mist, M2 ... Liquid agent, 11b ... Liquid agent spraying port, 12 ... Mist generating mechanism, 13 ... Liquid agent spraying mechanism, 14, 45 ... Control unit , 26 ... Mist discharge port, 41 ... Ion generation mechanism.

Claims (5)

In a mist generating device having a mist generating mechanism for generating mist,
A mist generating device provided with a liquid agent spraying mechanism for spraying a liquid agent by electrostatic atomization separately from the mist generating mechanism. The mist generating apparatus according to claim 1,
The mist generating mechanism and the liquid spraying mechanism are configured such that sprayed mist and liquid can be mixed with each other. The mist generator according to claim 2,
The mist generating device, wherein the mist discharge port of the mist generating mechanism and the liquid agent spraying port of the liquid agent spraying mechanism have shapes such that their opening axes intersect each other. The mist generator according to claim 2,
Mist generation comprising an ion generation mechanism for charging mist generated from the mist generation mechanism to ions having a potential opposite to the potential of the liquid agent electrostatically atomized by the liquid spray mechanism apparatus. In the mist generating apparatus of Claim 4,
A controller that controls the mist generating mechanism, the liquid spraying mechanism, and the ion generating mechanism to always spray the electrostatically atomized liquid and the mist charged by the ion generating mechanism simultaneously. A mist generator characterized by.

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