JP2011098166A - Mist generator and cosmetic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic apparatus with a mist generator which allows a discharge part to discharge stably by discharging a liquid staying in an electrode portion. <P>SOLUTION: In first electrode portions 80 and 81, liquid absorbers 90 are respectively provided, as a discharge means for discharging an adhering liquid from the discharge part, around the first electrode portions 80 and 81. The liquid absorber 90 is structured so as to have an extended portion 90b for absorbing the liquid adhering to the first electrode portions 80 and 81 and for causing the liquid which the absorber has absorbed to externally drip. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mist generating device that generates mist from a liquid, and a beauty device including the mist generating device.

  Conventionally, mist generators emit steam (warm mist) that is vaporized by boiling a liquid with a heater or mist (cold mist) that is atomized by ultrasonic waves toward the human body such as the face. It is used as a device for beauty effects such as moisturizing skin and skin care. The mist refers to steam (warm mist) obtained by vaporizing a liquid as described above, cold mist obtained by atomizing a liquid, and the like, and will be used with the same meaning hereinafter.

  The mist generating device of Patent Document 1 includes a mist generating mechanism that generates mist from a liquid and a discharge unit that refines the mist generated by the mist generating mechanism by discharge. A first electrode portion and a second electrode portion disposed between the first electrode portions. Then, by discharging between the first electrode part and the second electrode part, the generated mist is refined and discharged toward the user, and the refined mist moisturizes and firms the user's skin. High beauty and health benefits can be obtained.

JP 2008-295813 A

  By the way, in the above mist generating apparatus, liquid (mist) adheres to the electrode part provided in a discharge part, and the discharge in an electrode part becomes unstable. For this reason, in Patent Document 1, a water absorbing body is separately attached to the first electrode part to absorb the liquid adhering to the first electrode part, and inhibition of discharge is suppressed.

  However, if the liquid absorption amount reaches the saturation amount, the liquid absorption cannot absorb more than the saturation amount of the liquid adhering to the electrode part, so that the liquid stays in the discharge part and the discharge becomes unstable. was there.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its object is to provide a mist generating device capable of stably discharging a discharge portion by discharging the liquid retained in the electrode portion, and The object is to provide a beauty device provided with the mist generating device.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 has a mist generating mechanism that generates mist from a liquid, and an electrode unit for refining the mist generated by the mist generating mechanism by discharge. The gist generator is provided with a discharge part, and the gist of the invention is that the electrode part is provided with a discharge means for discharging the adhering liquid.

  In the present invention, since the electrode portion is provided with a discharge means for discharging the adhering liquid, the liquid is prevented from staying in the electrode portion due to the discharge of the liquid from the electrode portion by the discharge means, and is stably provided. It becomes possible to perform discharge.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mist generating apparatus according to the first aspect, the discharge means absorbs the liquid that is provided around the electrode portion and adheres to the electrode portion, and absorbs itself. The gist of the invention is that the liquid absorbing liquid has an extending portion that induces discharge of the liquid to the outside.

  In the present invention, the discharging means is a liquid absorbing device provided around the electrode portion to absorb the liquid adhering to the electrode portion and having an extending portion that induces discharge of the liquid absorbed by the outside to the outside. Composed. For this reason, even if the liquid absorption amount of the liquid absorption reaches the saturation amount, the absorbed liquid is dropped from the extending portion and discharged to the outside, so that the liquid absorption by the liquid absorption can be continued.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the mist generating apparatus according to the second aspect, a cylindrical member that supports the liquid absorption is mounted on an electrode holder that supports the electrode portion, and the discharge means The gist is that the extended portion of the liquid absorption is inserted into a discharge port provided in the cylindrical member.

  In this invention, the cylindrical member that supports and contains the liquid absorption is attached to the electrode holder that supports the electrode part, and the discharge means is configured by inserting the liquid absorption extension into the discharge port provided in the cylindrical member. The For this reason, while the liquid absorption is supported by the cylindrical member, the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption is discharged from the extension part to the outside through the discharge port. That is, even in the configuration in which the liquid absorption is supported by the cylindrical member, the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption can be suitably discharged.

The gist of the invention described in claim 4 is that, in the mist generator according to claim 3, the extending portion of the liquid absorption is configured to protrude from the discharge port of the cylindrical member.
In this invention, since the extension part of a liquid absorption is made to protrude from the discharge port of a cylindrical member, the liquid absorbed with the liquid absorption is from the extension part which protrudes from the discharge port of a cylindrical member. More reliably discharged outside. For this reason, in the liquid absorption supported by the cylindrical member, the absorbed liquid can be more suitably discharged.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the mist generating apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the cylindrical member is made of an elastic member, and the discharge port is provided in the middle of the cylindrical member in the axial direction. The gist of the present invention is that a notch is formed continuously in the circumferential direction of the tubular member at the outlet.

  In this invention, the cylindrical member is made of an elastic member, and the discharge port is provided in the middle of the cylindrical member in the axial direction, and the notch is continuously formed in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical member. It is formed. For this reason, the end side of the tubular member from the discharge port is improved in flexibility by a notch continuous to the discharge port in the circumferential direction. It is easy to attach the liquid absorbing material to the device, which contributes to the improvement of the assembly of the device.

The gist of the invention according to claim 6 is that, in the mist generating device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, the extending portion of the liquid absorption has a tapered shape.
In this invention, since the extending part of the liquid absorption has a tapered shape, the external discharge such as the dripping of the absorbed liquid from the tip of the extending part becomes more reliable.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the mist generating apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein a cylindrical member that supports the liquid absorption is mounted on an electrode holder that supports the electrode portion, and the discharge means The gist thereof is that it is constituted by a discharge port provided in the cylindrical member capable of discharging the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption to the outside.

  In the present invention, a cylindrical member that supports and absorbs liquid is attached to the electrode holder that supports the electrode portion, and the discharging means is a cylindrical member that can discharge the liquid absorbed by the liquid to the outside. It is comprised by the discharge port provided in. For this reason, the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorbing liquid is discharged to the outside by dropping or the like through the discharge port of the cylindrical member. That is, even in the configuration in which the liquid absorption is supported by the cylindrical member, the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption can be suitably discharged.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the mist generating measure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the discharge part is disposed between a pair of first electrode parts and the first electrode part. The second electrode portion is provided, and at least one of the electrode portions is provided with the discharge means.

  In this invention, a discharge part is equipped with a pair of 1st electrode part and the 2nd electrode part arrange | positioned between this 1st electrode part, and equips at least one electrode part with a discharge means. For this reason, the stagnation of the liquid is prevented in the first or second electrode portion provided with the prevention means, and the discharge can be stably performed.

The invention described in claim 9 is a cosmetic device provided with the mist generating device according to any one of claims 1-8.
In this invention, in this invention, there exists an effect similar to the effect as described in any one of Claims 1-8 by providing the mist generator as described in any one of Claims 1-8. A beauty device that can be used is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the mist generator which can discharge | discharge the discharge part stably by discharging | emitting the liquid which accumulates in an electrode part, and the beauty apparatus provided with the mist generator can be provided.

The perspective view which shows the facial device in this embodiment. Sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the same facial device in the front-back direction, and was seen from the right side. Sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the same facial device in the left-right direction, and was seen from the back side. The expanded sectional view of the negative ion production | generation part part of the same facial device. The expanded sectional view of the pipe line and rectification | straightening part part of the same facial device. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the function of the facial device. Sectional drawing of the discharge part of the same facial device. Sectional drawing of the discharge part of the same facial device. The perspective view for demonstrating the attachment structure of the 2nd electrode part of the facial device. The perspective view of the electrode tube of the same facial device. The front view of the 1st electrode part of the same facial device. The side view of the discharge part of the same facial device. Sectional drawing of the discharge part in another example. The front view of the 1st electrode part in another example. Sectional drawing of the discharge part in another example. The front view of the 1st electrode part in another example. Sectional drawing of the discharge part in another example. Sectional drawing of the discharge part in another example.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a facial device 10 as a beauty device provided with the mist generator of this embodiment. A facial body 12 is housed and fixed in a substantially cylindrical main body case 11 with a bottom, and a nozzle part 13 and a switch part 14 are provided on the upper surface of the facial body 12 that is flush with the opening of the body case 11. is set up. The upper surface of the facial body 12 having the nozzle portion 13 and the switch portion 14 can be exposed and concealed by a main cover 15 attached to the body case 11 so as to be openable and closable (tiltable).

  The nozzle unit 13 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the facial beauty body 12, a pair of steam nozzles (warm mist nozzles) 21 a and 21 b that discharge steam (warm mist), and a mist nozzle (cold mist nozzle) that discharges cold mist. ) 22 and an ion nozzle 23 that emits negative ions, the mist nozzle 22 is located at the center in the left-right direction, the steam nozzle 21 a is located on the right side, the steam nozzle 21 b is located on the left side, and the ion nozzle 23 is located on the mist nozzle 22. Each is arranged on the upper side. The steam nozzles 21a and 21b are set to have a distance of 70 mm, for example.

  Further, the discharge directions of the steam nozzles 21a and 21b, the mist nozzle 22 and the ion nozzle 23 are set so as to face the same direction obliquely upward on the front side, and when used so as to face the front side of the facial device 10 and the user. The discharge direction is set toward the user's face. The nozzle cover 16 is also attached to the nozzle portion 13 so as to be openable and closable (can be tilted), and the nozzles 21a, 21b, 22 and 23 can be exposed and concealed by opening and closing the nozzle cover 16.

  Further, on the right side before the nozzle unit 13, a power switch 25, an operation control switch 26, and a course selection switch 27 each formed by a push button switch are provided as the switch unit 14. The power switch 25 performs an on / off operation of the facial device 10, and the operation control switch 26 and the course selection switch 27 combine a steam and a cold mist to release the course toward the target object. The selection of various courses such as a course that emits only steam and the determination (start of operation) are performed.

  In addition, a tank accommodating portion 17 is provided on the left side of the nozzle portion 13 so as to be recessed from the upper surface of the facial body 12, and the tank accommodating portion 17 is flush with the opening. A water supply tank 18 is detachably accommodated. The water supply tank 18 can be supplied by the user after being removed from the facial device 10, and steam and cold mist are generated from the stored water.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the facial body 12 includes a steam generation unit 31 that forms a steam generation mechanism, a mist generation unit 32 that forms a mist generation mechanism, and a negative ion generation unit 33 that generates negative ions. It has been.

  The steam generating unit 31 constituting the mist generating mechanism is provided on the front side of the facial body 12 and generates steam (warm mist). The steam generation unit 31 includes a sterilization mechanism that generates heat based on the supply of drive current and has a self-control function of the heat generation, and PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) heaters 35 and 36 as heating devices, respectively. Steam supplied from the tank 18 through the water supply line 19 into the boiler chamber 37 inside the PTC heaters 35 and 36 is boiled to generate steam. Incidentally, a part of the water supply pipe 19 extending from the water supply tank 18 is disposed in contact with the outer surface of the front PTC heater 35, and is warmed before flowing into the boiler chamber 37. Steam is generated efficiently within the system. The water supply line 19 is connected to a drain outlet 38a of the facial device 10 via a drain pipe 38 (see FIG. 6), and is a water stop valve on the drain pipe 38 controlled by the operation of a drain switch. It is possible to drain the face device 10 at 39.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a steam guide pipe 41 for guiding the generated steam to the pair of steam nozzles 21 a and 21 b is connected to the upper portion of the boiler chamber 37. The steam guide pipe 41 has a branch portion 42 in the middle thereof. As shown in FIG. 5, the steam guide pipe 41 includes a first guide pipe 41 a that connects the branch portion 42 to the steam nozzle 21 a so as to be divided into two branches from the branch portion 42, and from the branch portion 42 to the steam nozzle 21 b. And the length (distance) L1 of the first guide pipe 41a and the length (distance) L2 of the second guide pipe 41b are equal to each other. . Therefore, the steam generated in the boiler chamber 37 is separated from the branch portion 42 and guided to the steam nozzles 21a and 21b through the first guide pipe 41a and the second guide pipe 41b. Since the pressure in the boiler chamber 37 and the steam guide pipe 41 is high, steam is discharged from the discharge holes of the steam nozzles 21a and 21b with a certain degree of momentum. Note that the inner diameters of the discharge holes of the steam nozzles 21a and 21b are set to 3.6 mm, for example.

  Further, a steam discharge portion 43 is provided at a position slightly in front of the branch portion 42 of the steam guide pipe 41. The steam discharge unit 43 is used to further refine the steam passing through the discharge unit 43 by its own discharge and generate metal fine particles (for example, Pt) using the discharge. The steam discharge portion 43 will be described later in detail.

  A rectification unit 44 as a rectification mechanism is provided downstream of the steam discharge unit 43 and immediately before the branching unit 42. As shown in FIG. 5, the rectifying unit 44 includes a cylindrical part 44 a as a hollow part in the steam guide pipe 41 and a cylindrical part 44 a that extends from the cylindrical part 44 a, and connects the cylindrical part 44 a to the pipe 41. Three ribs 44b supported at the center in the radial direction are provided. The steam refined in the discharge part 43 is rectified when passing through the inside of the cylindrical part 44a and between the three ribs 44b, and the same amount is supplied to the steam nozzles 21a and 21b from the branch part 42. Steam is branched. The inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 44a is set to, for example, 4.5 mm, which is larger than the inner diameter of the discharge holes of the steam nozzles 21a and 21b and 1.5 times or less the inner diameter of the discharge holes.

  The mist generating unit 32 is provided on the rear side of the steam generating unit 31 and generates a cold mist using the venturi effect. The water in the water supply pipe 19 extending from the water supply tank 18 is used not only as the steam generation but also as a cold mist, and a pipe member for feeding a part of the water from the water supply pipe 19 to the mist nozzle 22. The water supply pipeline 51 is provided. The water supply pipe 51 is a pipe arranged so as to meander (bend) three times in the plane (heat radiating surface) direction of the heat radiating surface (vertical surface) 36a of the rear PTC heater 36 and to come into contact with the heat radiating surface 36a. A contact pipe 51a as a path member is provided. The laminar flow of the liquid is suppressed in the contact pipe 51a by meandering the contact pipe 51a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the contact pipe 51a of the water supply pipe 51 is pressed and fixed to the heat radiating surface 36a side by a separation preventing member RB so that the whole is not separated from the heat radiating surface 36a. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the contact pipe 51 a of the water supply pipe 51 has an elliptical cross section in the radial direction, and the water supply pipe 51 is arranged in the plane (heat radiating surface) direction of the heat radiating surface 36 a of the PTC heater 36. They are arranged so that the longitudinal direction of the cross section (the vertical direction in FIG. 2) is along. A predetermined amount of water (for example, a larger amount of water than the amount of mist released during a predetermined course) is held inside the contact pipe 51a configured as described above, and the PTC heater 36 on the rear side at the time of the steam generation is retained. With this heat (residual heat), the water for cold mist is sterilized at 80 degrees for 30 seconds or more, for example. Therefore, the cold mist discharged from the mist nozzle 22 is maintained in a sanitary state suitable for beauty.

  Further, a filter 52 as a filtration mechanism is mounted in the pipe immediately before the mist nozzle 22 in the water supply pipe 51. This filter 52 is a mist of dirt, debris, debris generated in the water supply line 51 or the contact line 51a as a duct member, and dust or debris contained in the liquid (water) itself for generating mist. This prevents the mist nozzle 22 from clogging, so that the clogging of the mist nozzle 22 can be suppressed, so that the mist is stably discharged from the mist nozzle 22. Therefore, a mist can be comfortably applied to the user's skin (face) when using the apparatus 10 to enhance the beauty effect (skin care effect).

  Also, as the mist generating unit 32, a pneumatic feeding path 53 is provided in the facial body 12 and air is fed into the pneumatic feeding path 53 by the operation of a pump 54 using an electric motor as a drive source. Is called. This pumped air is supplied toward the discharge hole of the mist nozzle 22, and a venturi effect is produced by joining the water in the water supply pipe 51 before the discharge hole, and the water in the water supply pipe 51 is sucked out together with the pumped air. As a result, cold mist is generated and discharged.

  The negative ion production | generation part 33 is provided in the nozzle part 13 as shown in FIG.2 and FIG.4, generates a corona discharge, and produces | generates a negative ion. The ion generation unit 33 is configured such that a unitized negative ion discharge unit 61 is accommodated and held in an accommodation recess 23 a formed in the ion nozzle 23 of the nozzle unit 13. In the ion discharge portion 61, the needle electrode 63 is supported with respect to the electrode holder 62 having a predetermined shape so as to be accommodated and held in the accommodation recess 23a, and on the axis of the needle electrode 63 on the distal end side of the needle electrode 63. An annular counter electrode 64 is supported and configured so that the annular center is located. The needle electrode 63 and the counter electrode 64 are each connected to a control circuit board 71 in the vicinity of the upper surface of the facial body 12 through a lead wire 65 connected thereto and led out from the electrode holder 62.

  Incidentally, in this ion generation part 33 (ion discharge part 61), the space X2 around the needle electrode 63 is only opened to the outside, and the space X2 around the needle electrode 63 and the space X1 in the facial body 12 are partitioned. It has been. This is because, when a member using a silicon material (for example, a part of the water supply conduit 51) provided in the space X1 in the face body 12 is heated by a heat source such as the PTC heaters 35 and 36, the space X1 This is because if silicon floats and the floating silicon adheres to the needle electrode 63, corona discharge is hindered and the amount of negative ions generated is reduced, and adhesion of the floating silicon to the needle electrode 63 is prevented in advance. Yes.

  The control circuit board 71 is supplied with power from the outside by a power cord 70 (see FIG. 1), and based on the control of the control circuit 72 composed of various circuit components mounted on the board 71, the steam generation unit 31, Operation power is supplied to each of the mist generation unit 32 and the ion generation unit 33. As shown in FIG. 6, the control circuit 72 switches between the operable state and the stopped state of the facial device 10 based on the ON / OFF operation of the power switch 25, and the operation control switch 26 and the course selection switch in the operable state. Based on the setting of various use courses by 27 combination operations, the operation of the steam generating unit 31 (PTC heaters 35, 36, the steam discharge unit 43, etc.) and the mist generating unit 32 (pump 54, etc.) is controlled. In addition, the ion generation unit 33 (ion discharge unit 61) is operated together with the operations of the previous generation units 31 and 32. Therefore, the beauty effect by a negative ion and steam (warm mist) and the beauty effect by a negative ion and mist (cold mist) can be acquired.

  When a high voltage is applied to the needle electrode 63 during negative ion generation, a corona discharge is generated around the tip of the needle electrode 63 due to a potential difference with the counter electrode 64, and negative ions are generated. The generated negative ions are attracted to the counter electrode 64 having a potential lower than that of the needle electrode 63 and are discharged to the outside from the ion nozzle 23.

Next, the steam discharge unit 43 as the discharge unit of the facial device 10 configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, the first electrode portions 80 and 81 have an elongated cylindrical shape, and are fixed to both sides of the steam guide conduit 41 so that the center of each axis is on the axis Ln, that is, on the same axis. Supported by an electrode holder 83. The electrode holder 83 that supports the first electrode portions 80 and 81 is waterproofed by a waterproof packing (not shown) on the base end side (the side opposite to the direction in which the first electrode portions 80 and 81 are supported) Steam (warm mist) is prevented from flowing out of the steam guide pipe 41.

  A liquid absorbing liquid 90 made of a felt material is provided around the base end portion excluding the tip end portions 80a and 81a which are discharge portions of the first electrode portions 80 and 81, and adheres to the first electrode portions 80 and 81, respectively. The liquid can be absorbed and discharged. The liquid-absorbing liquid 90 includes a disc-shaped liquid-absorbing main body 90a and an extending portion 90b extending from the outer peripheral surface of the liquid-absorbing main body 90a. The first electrode portions 80 and 81 are inserted. The extending portion 90b has a tapered shape that forms a triangular shape in a plan view and a triangular shape in a side view, and is directed downward in the mounted state. In addition, in the liquid absorption 90 of this embodiment, the through-hole 90c is set to 0.5 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm in thickness.

  Each electrode holder 83 having a substantially cylindrical shape is externally fitted with a cylindrical electrode tube 91 as a cylindrical member that supports and supports the liquid absorption 90. The electrode tube 91 (see FIG. 10) is formed of an elastic member such as silicon rubber, and has an outer diameter of 4.4 mm and a wall thickness of 0.5 mm. In the electrode tube 91, a width of 1.2 mm is provided at a position of 0.8 mm from one end of the first electrode portions 80 and 81 on the tip end portions 80a and 81a side, and the height is 1.7 mm from the lowest point of the electrode tube 91. A discharge port 91a having a rectangular lower portion of the electrode tube 91 is formed. Incidentally, the opening length in the circumferential direction of the discharge port 91a may be a length that ensures a minimum thickness of the electrode tube 91. Further, a notch 91b is formed in the discharge port 91a in the circumferential direction above the discharge port 91a. That is, the tip end side of the discharge port 91a of the electrode tube 91 is improved in flexibility by the cutout portion 91b that is continuous with the discharge port 91a in the circumferential direction. At this time, the tip of the tube 91 is lifted up so that the liquid absorption 90 can be easily mounted in the tube 91.

  When the electrode tube 91 and the liquid absorption 90 are attached to the electrode holder 83 of each of the first electrode portions 80 and 81, the electrode tube 91 is arranged so that the liquid absorption main body 90 a comes into contact with the distal end surface of the electrode holder 83 as shown in FIG. The extension part 90 b is inserted into the discharge port 91 a and protrudes from the electrode tube 91 while being contained inside. In this case, the discharge port 91a and the extending portion 90b are directed downward. Thereby, also in this structure which supports the liquid absorption 90 with the electrode tube 91, the discharge | emission (dropping) of the liquid absorbed with the liquid absorption 90 is possible, and the front-end | tip toward the downward direction of the extension part 90b Since the part 90d is tapered, it is more reliable. In addition, it is more preferable from the viewpoint of inducing dripping of the liquid that the extending portion 90b has its tip portion directed in the drooping direction, but it is 90 degrees or less from the drooping direction to the left and right, for example, between −30 degrees and 30 degrees. However, sufficient effects can be obtained.

  The second electrode portion 82 is made of an elongated cylindrical metal member containing Pt, and the axis Ln of the first electrode portions 80 and 81 is attached to the tip portion of the pin plate 84 fixed to the steam guide conduit 41. It is detachably supported so as to be on the same axis. Incidentally, the pin plate 84 that supports the second electrode portion 82 is attached to a support portion 85 that is formed across the inner wall surface of the steam guide conduit 41. A holding piece 85 a and a locking projection 85 b are formed on the support portion 85, and a U-shaped mounting portion 84 a and a locking hole 84 b are formed on the base end portion of the pin plate 84. The U-shaped mounting portion 84a holds the support portion 85 from the lower side and is held by the holding piece 85a, and the locking hole 84b is locked to the locking projection 85b, whereby the pin plate 84 is supported. The unit 85 is detachably mounted.

  In such a steam discharge portion 43, liquid is attached to the first electrode portions 80 and 81 and the second electrode portion 82 because the steam discharge portion 43 is located in the steam guide pipe 41, that is, in the flow path of the steam (warm mist). To do. However, since the adhesion of the liquid to the electrode portions 80 to 82 becomes a factor that hinders the discharge, the liquid absorbing liquid 90 provided around the base end portions of the first electrode portions 80 and 81 has the first electrode portions 80 and 81. Absorbs liquid adhering to. And even if the liquid absorption amount of the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption 90 reaches the saturation amount, the liquid can be dripped from the tip 90d of the extension 90b of the liquid absorption 90 and discharged to the outside, and the liquid is continuously absorbed. Therefore, it is possible to discharge stably between the first electrode portions 80 and 81 and the second electrode portion 82.

Next, characteristic effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) In the present embodiment, the first electrode portions 80 and 81 are provided with the liquid absorption 90 having the extending portion 90b as the discharging means for discharging the adhering liquid. The liquid absorption 90 is provided around the base end portion excluding the distal end portions 80a and 81a, which are discharge portions of the first electrode portions 80 and 81, and absorbs liquid adhering to the first electrode portions 80 and 81, and The liquid absorbed by itself is dropped from the extending portion 90b and discharged to the outside. Further, since the extending portion 90b has a tapered shape, the liquid can be discharged more reliably. Thus, the liquid is prevented from staying in the first electrode portions 80 and 81 due to the discharge of the liquid from the first electrode portions 80 and 81 by the liquid absorption 90, and stable discharge can be performed.

  (2) In this embodiment, an electrode tube 91 as a cylindrical member that supports and supports the liquid absorption 90 is attached to the electrode holder 83 that supports the first electrode portions 80 and 81, and the liquid absorption 90 is attached to the electrode tube 91. The extension part 90b of the liquid absorption 90 is inserted into the provided discharge port 91a. For this reason, while the liquid absorption 90 is supported by the electrode tube 91, the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption 90 is discharged | emitted outside from the extension part 90b through the discharge port 91a. Moreover, since the extension part 90b is made to protrude from the discharge port 91a of the electrode tube 91, the absorbed liquid can be more suitably discharged. Thus, also in the present configuration in which the liquid absorption 90 is supported by the electrode tube 91, the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption 90 can be suitably discharged.

  (3) In this embodiment, the discharge port 91a of the electrode tube 91 is provided in the middle of the axial direction, and a notch 91b is formed continuously in the circumferential direction of the electrode tube 91 with the discharge port 91a. . For this reason, the tip end side of the discharge port 91a of the electrode tube 91 is improved in flexibility by the cutout portion 91b continuous to the discharge port 91a in the circumferential direction. Mounting of the liquid absorption 90 into the tube 91 becomes easy, which contributes to an improvement in the assembly of the apparatus.

In addition, you may change embodiment of this invention as follows.
In the above embodiment, the discharge port 91a is formed at an intermediate position in the axial direction from the distal end side of the electrode tube 91. However, the position where the discharge port 91a is formed may be changed as appropriate, for example, as shown in FIGS. As described above, the discharge port 91a may be configured by notching the lower portion from the distal end side of the electrode tube 91. In this case, the liquid absorbing liquid 90 is thickened.

In the above embodiment, the notch 91b is provided continuously to the discharge port 91a, but may be omitted depending on the shape of the discharge port 91a.
In the above-described embodiment, the extending portion 90b of the liquid absorption 90 has a tapered shape. However, for example, as illustrated in FIGS. 15 and 16, the extending portion 90b may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape and may not have a tapered shape. Moreover, you may employ | adopt shapes other than this.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 17, it is good also as a structure which does not provide the extension part 90b of the liquid absorption 90. FIG. In this case, the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption 90 is dropped from the discharge port 91a of the electrode tube 91 and discharged.

  In the above embodiment, the liquid absorbing 90 is mounted on the first electrode portions 80 and 81, but the liquid absorbing 90 may be mounted on the second electrode portion 82 side as shown in FIG. In this case, it is possible to prevent the liquid from staying in the second electrode portion 82 and to discharge stably. Moreover, the liquid absorption 90 may be attached to each of the first electrode portions 80 and 81 and the second electrode portion 82, and liquid retention at both electrode portions 80 to 82 is prevented.

  In the above embodiment, the electrode tube 91 is made of silicon rubber, but is not limited to this and may be another elastic member. An elastic member having heat resistance and insulation is preferable. Further, the electrode tube 91 may be omitted if the liquid absorption 90 can be stably attached to the electrode portions 80 and 81 and the holder 83.

In the above embodiment, the liquid absorbing liquid 90 is formed of felt, but may be formed using other materials that absorb liquid.
In the above-described embodiment, two first electrode portions 80 and 81, that is, a pair of electrodes are provided. However, for example, one electrode portion 80 and 81 may be provided. Moreover, the structure which abbreviate | omits the 2nd electrode part 82 may be sufficient.

  In the above embodiment, the beauty device is configured by the facial device 10, but the present invention may be applied to a beauty device other than the facial device 10.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Beautiful face device as beauty apparatus, 31 ... Steam generating part which comprises mist generating mechanism and mist generating apparatus, 43 ... Steam discharge part as discharge part, 80, 81 ... 1st electrode part as electrode part, 82 2nd electrode part as electrode part, 83 ... Electrode holder, 90 ... Liquid absorption as discharge means, 90b ... Extension part, 91 ... Electrode tube as cylindrical member, 91a ... Discharge port, 91b ... Notch part .

Claims (9)

A mist generating device comprising: a mist generating mechanism for generating mist from a liquid; and a discharge part having an electrode part for refining the mist generated by the mist generating mechanism by discharge,
The mist generator according to claim 1, wherein the electrode unit is provided with a discharge means for discharging the adhering liquid. The mist generating apparatus according to claim 1,
The discharge means is composed of a liquid absorbing device provided around the electrode portion and absorbing liquid adhering to the electrode portion and having an extending portion that induces discharge of the liquid absorbed by the electrode portion to the outside. A mist generator characterized by that. The mist generator according to claim 2,
The electrode holder that supports the electrode part is mounted with a cylindrical member that supports the liquid absorption.
The mist generation device according to claim 1, wherein the discharge means is configured by inserting an extension of the liquid absorption into a discharge port provided in the cylindrical member. In the mist generator of Claim 3,
2. The mist generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the extending portion of the liquid absorption is configured to protrude from the discharge port of the cylindrical member. The mist generator according to claim 3 or 4,
The cylindrical member is made of an elastic member, and the discharge port is provided in the middle of the cylindrical member in the axial direction, and a notch is continuously formed in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical member. A mist generator characterized by being formed. In the mist generating apparatus of any one of Claims 2-5,
The mist generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the liquid absorbing portion has a tapered shape. The mist generator according to claim 2,
The electrode holder that supports the electrode part is mounted with a cylindrical member that supports the liquid absorption.
2. The mist generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the discharge means includes a discharge port provided in the cylindrical member capable of discharging the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption to the outside. In the mist generating measure according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The discharge portion includes a pair of first electrode portions and a second electrode portion disposed between the first electrode portions, and at least one of the electrode portions includes the discharge unit. Mist generator.   A beauty device comprising the mist generator according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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