JP2011172632A - Scalp care device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scalp care device capable of applying stimulation to a scalp other than mechanical stimulation. <P>SOLUTION: The scalp care device having a massaging element 20 having a plurality of massaging bosses 24a, 24b and operating by the driving of a driving source and applying stimulation by bringing the massaging bosses 24a, 24b into contact with the scalp, has Peltier elements 31, 32 for cooling the massaging element 20 (the massaging bosses 24a, 24b). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a scalp care device for applying stimulation by bringing a treatment protrusion into contact with the scalp.

  Conventionally, for example, the scalp care device of Patent Document 1 is configured such that a treatment element having a treatment protrusion is operated by driving of a drive source, and mechanical treatment is performed by bringing the treatment protrusion of the operating treatment element into contact with the scalp. By giving the scalp, a scalp care effect such as blood flow promotion can be obtained.

JP 2007-229159 A

  By the way, in the scalp care apparatus as described above, the stimulation given to the scalp is only mechanical stimulation by the treatment projection operated by the driving source, and there is room for further improvement in terms of improving the scalp care effect.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a scalp care device that can give a stimulus other than a mechanical stimulus to the scalp.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a treatment element that has a plurality of treatment protrusions and operates by driving of a drive source, and provides scalp care by bringing the treatment protrusions into contact with the scalp. The apparatus includes a cooling source for cooling the treatment element.

  In this invention, scalp care (massage, hair washing, etc.) is performed with a surgical element cooled by a cooling source, so that a cold stimulus can be given to the scalp in addition to a mechanical stimulus. As a result, scalp care It can contribute to the improvement of the effect.

The invention according to claim 2 is the scalp care device according to claim 1, wherein the cooling source is configured to cool the treatment protrusion.
In this invention, since the treatment process which is a site | part which contacts a scalp in a treatment element is cooled, it becomes possible to give a cold irritation | stimulation to a scalp effectively.

The invention according to claim 3 is the scalp care device according to claim 2, further comprising a heating source for heating the treatment protrusion.
In this invention, since it has a cooling source for cooling the surgical process and a heating source for heating, in addition to mechanical stimulation by the surgical process, it can give the cold and warm stimulation to the scalp to promote blood flow, As a result, the scalp care effect can be improved.

The invention according to claim 4 is the scalp care device according to claim 3, wherein the cooling source and the heating source are composed of Peltier elements.
In the present invention, since the Peltier element can be used as a heating source and a cooling source by changing the direction of the supplied current, it is possible to easily control the cooling and heating of the treatment protrusion.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the scalp care device according to the fourth aspect, the Peltier element is provided between a pair of the treatment protrusions, and the heat absorption surface of the Peltier element is used for the pair of treatment protrusions. One is cooled and the other is heated on the heat generating surface.

In this invention, since cooling and heating with respect to a pair of treatment protrusions can be performed with one Peltier element, the number of Peltier elements can be reduced.
A sixth aspect of the present invention is the scalp care device according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, wherein the treatment protrusion is made of a material containing metal.

  In this invention, since the treatment protrusion includes a metal having excellent thermal conductivity, the treatment protrusion can be efficiently cooled (or heated).

  Therefore, according to the above described invention, it is possible to give a stimulus other than a mechanical stimulus to the scalp.

The schematic block diagram of the scalp care apparatus of this embodiment. The schematic block diagram which shows a treatment element. The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a scalp care apparatus. The schematic block diagram which shows the treatment element 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 scalp care device 1 of this embodiment includes a main body housing 10 that can be gripped, and a substantially columnar surgical element 20 that is configured on the upper portion of the main body housing 10. A power switch 11 is provided on a side surface of the main body housing 10 so that the user can turn on and off the scalp care device 1.

  A motor 12 is housed inside the main body housing 10, and the motor 12 is electrically connected to a control unit 13 housed in the main body housing 10. The control unit 13 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 14 accommodated in the main body housing 10 and the power switch 11.

  A driving gear 12 b is attached to the tip of the motor shaft 12 a of the motor 12. On the other hand, a first gear 16b is attached to the base end portion of the first rotating shaft 16a rotatably supported by a bearing 15 provided in the main body housing 10, and the first gear 16b is driven by the motor 12. It is meshed with the gear 12b.

  A distal end portion of the first rotating shaft 16a that rotates integrally with the first gear 16b protrudes from the main body housing 10, and a disk-shaped rotating body 17 is fixed to the protruding portion. The first rotating shaft 16a is fixed to the central portion of the rotating body 17 so that the first rotating shaft 16a can rotate integrally, and the treatment element 20 rotates on the support portion 18 fixed to the upper surface of the rotating body 17 via a bearing 18a. Supported as possible. Since the rotation axis 20a of the treatment element 20 is set at a position parallel to the first rotation axis 16a and deviated from the center of the first rotation axis 16a, the treatment element 20 is rotated by the rotating body 17. Based on the above, the surgical element 20 operates so as to go around the first rotation shaft 16a, and the surgical element 20 when it makes contact with the scalp is prevented from being rotated by the turning action.

  The treatment element 20 includes a substantially cylindrical housing 21 that is rotatably supported with respect to the support portion 18, and a treatment member 22 that is supported by the housing 21. As shown in FIG. 2, the treatment member 22 includes a flat plate-like base portion 23 held in the housing 21 of the treatment element 20 and a plurality of treatment protrusions 24 a and 24 b formed to protrude from the base portion 23. . As the material of the treatment member 22, an elastomer containing metal particles such as aluminum is used, so that the thermal conductivity of the treatment member 22 is improved.

  Each treatment protrusion 24a, 24b is configured to protrude out of the housing 21 from a plurality of through holes 21b formed on the upper surface (treatment surface 21a) of the housing 21. Each of the treatment protrusions 24 a and 24 b has a substantially conical shape whose tip is curved in a cross-section arc shape, and projects in a direction perpendicular to the treatment surface 21 a of the housing 21.

  In the housing 21 of the treatment element 20, the first Peltier element 31 and the second Peltier element 32 are fixed to the back surface of the base portion 23 of the treatment member 22 (the surface opposite to the treatment protrusions 24 a and 24 b). Has been. The first and second Peltier elements 31, 32 correspond to the left treatment protrusion 24a and the right treatment protrusion 24b, respectively, and are respectively provided at the proximal end portions of the left treatment protrusion 24a and the right treatment protrusion 24b. It is in contact. In addition, the first and second Peltier elements 31 and 32 are electrically connected to the control unit 13 through a conducting wire 33 (see FIG. 3).

  The first and second Peltier elements 31 and 32 are semiconductor elements that can control heat absorption and heat generation by current, and cool or heat the corresponding treatment protrusions 24a and 24b, respectively. Specifically, each Peltier element 31, 32 has a structure in which two metals are bonded to each other, and when current is supplied to the joint surface, the first surfaces 31a, 32a on the treatment projections 24a, 24b side. In addition, heat is generated on one of the second surfaces 31b and 32b on the opposite side, and heat is generated on the other surface (the amount of heat moves from one surface to the other surface). Whether the first surfaces 31a and 32a are heat absorbing surfaces or heat generating surfaces depends on the direction of the current supplied to the Peltier elements 31 and 32. Therefore, the direction of the current supplied to the Peltier elements 31 and 32 is determined. By controlling, cooling and heating with respect to the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b of the Peltier elements 31 and 32 can be controlled. That is, since the first and second Peltier elements 31 and 32 can be both a heating source and a cooling source depending on the direction of the supplied current, it is possible to easily control the cooling and heating of the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b. It has become.

  In such a scalp care device 1, when the power switch 11 is turned on by the user, the control unit 13 rotationally drives the motor 12 from the power supply unit 14 based on the input of the on operation signal from the power switch 11. Electric power for causing the motor 12 is supplied. Based on the driving of the motor 12, the treatment element 20 operates so as to go around the first rotation shaft 16a, and the treatment protrusions 24a, 24b of the treatment element 20 are brought into contact with the scalp, whereby the treatment protrusions 24a, 24a, The scalp is moved in accordance with the movement of the tip 24b. In this way, mechanical stimulation can be given to the scalp by the treatment protrusion 24a.

  Further, the control unit 13 supplies the power from the power supply unit 14 to the Peltier elements 31 and 32 based on the input of the ON operation signal from the power switch 11. At this time, for example, the control unit 13 sets the first surfaces 31a and 32a of the Peltier elements 31 and 32 as heat absorption surfaces (that is, sets the Peltier elements 31 and 32 as cooling sources) and the Peltier elements 31, respectively. , 32 is supplied with current. Accordingly, the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b are cooled by the Peltier elements 31 and 32, and mechanical and cold stimulations can be applied to the scalp by the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b.

  Further, based on the operation of an operation unit (not shown) provided in the main body housing 10, the control unit 13 controls each Peltier element 31, 32 to use, for example, one of the Peltier elements 31, 32 as a cooling source and the other as a heating source. Supply current. Thereby, one of the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b is cooled, and the other is heated. Further, the control unit 13 uses both the first and second Peltier elements 31 and 32 as heating sources based on the operation of the operation unit, and both the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b are connected to the first and second Peltier elements 31 and 32, respectively. And may be controlled to be heated respectively. Thus, since cooling and heating to the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b can be controlled, scalp care according to the user's preference is possible.

Next, characteristic effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) In the scalp care apparatus 1 that includes a treatment element 20 that has a plurality of treatment protrusions 24a and 24b and that operates by driving the motor 12, and that makes the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b contact the scalp to provide stimulation, the treatment element 20 is Peltier elements 31 and 32 for cooling are provided. For this reason, by carrying out scalp care (massage, hair washing, etc.) with the surgical element 20 cooled by the Peltier elements 31, 32, it is possible to give a cold stimulus to the scalp in addition to the mechanical stimulus. It can contribute to the improvement of scalp care effect.

  (2) Since the Peltier elements 31 and 32 are configured to cool the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b, which are parts that come into contact with the scalp in the treatment element 20, it is possible to effectively give a cold stimulus to the scalp. .

  (3) The plurality of treatment protrusions 24 a and 24 b are configured to be cooled and heated by the Peltier elements 31 and 32. Thereby, in addition to mechanical stimulation by the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b, a cold stimulation and a warm stimulation can be applied to the scalp to promote blood flow, and as a result, it can contribute to an improvement in scalp care effect. In addition, when the scalp is cooled with the cooled treatment protrusions 24a and 24b after the scalp is warmed with the heated treatment protrusions 24a and 24b, the scalp is tightened, and a higher care effect can be obtained.

  (4) Since the cooling source and the heating source are composed of the Peltier elements 31 and 32 which are both the heating source and the cooling source by changing the direction of the supplied current, it is easy to control the cooling and heating for the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b. Can be done.

(5) Since the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b are made of a material containing a metal having excellent thermal conductivity, the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b can be efficiently cooled (or heated).
In addition, you may change embodiment of this invention as follows.

  In the above embodiment, the two Peltier elements 31 and 32 are provided corresponding to the treatment protrusions 24a and 24b, respectively, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, one Peltier element 40 is provided between the pair of treatment protrusions 24 a and 24 b, and one of the treatment protrusions 24 a and 24 b is cooled by the heat absorption surface of the Peltier element 40. The other is heated by the heat generating surface. Specifically, the Peltier element 40 is provided between the base portion 23a at the base end of the left treatment protrusion 24a and the base portion 23b at the base end of the right treatment protrusion 24b, and the first surface 40a of the Peltier element 40 and The second surface 40b is in contact with the base portions 23a and 23b, respectively. When supplied with current by the control of the control unit 13, the Peltier element 40 cools (or heats) the treatment protrusion 24a from the first surface 40a via the base portion 23a, while the base portion from the second surface 40b. The treatment protrusion 24b is heated (or cooled) through 23b. The cooling and heating of the first and second surfaces 40a and 40b vary depending on the direction of the supplied current, as in the above embodiment. According to this configuration, since the pair of treatment protrusions 24a and 24b can be cooled and heated by one Peltier element 40, the number of Peltier elements provided as a cooling source and a heating source can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, the cooling source and the heating source are the Peltier elements 31 and 32. However, the cooling source and the heating source are not particularly limited thereto, and may be a cooling source and a heating source other than the Peltier elements 31 and 32.

In the above embodiment, the heating source (Peltier elements 31, 32) is provided. However, for example, a cooling source that only cools the treatment protrusions 24a, 24b without providing the heating source may be provided.
In the above embodiment, the Peltier elements 31, 32 are configured to cool the treatment protrusions 24a, 24b of the treatment element 20. It is good also as a structure which cools a site | part (for example, treatment surface 21a).

In the above embodiment, although not particularly mentioned, the number of treatment protrusions 24a, 24b is two, but one or three or more may be provided.
-In the said embodiment, the number of treatment elements 20 may be single or plural.

  -In the said embodiment, although the material of the treatment member 22 was made into what contained metal particles, such as aluminum, in an elastomer, it is not specifically limited, For example, iron and copper other than aluminum are used for an elastomer. It may be contained.

  -In above-mentioned embodiment, although each treatment protrusion 24a, 24b was connected and comprised by the base part 23, it is not specifically limited, For example, the treatment protrusion 24a, 24b is good also as an individual component, respectively.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Scalp care apparatus, 12 ... Motor as a drive source, 20 ... Surgery child, 24a, 24b ... Treatment protrusion, 31, 32, 40 ... Peltier element as a cooling source and a heating source, 40a ... As an endothermic surface and a heat generating surface The first surface, 40b ... the second surface as the heat absorbing surface and the heat generating surface.

Claims (6)

In a scalp care device comprising a treatment element having a plurality of treatment projections and operating by driving of a drive source, and providing stimulation by bringing the treatment projections into contact with the scalp,
A scalp care device comprising a cooling source for cooling the surgical element. The scalp care device according to claim 1,
The scalp care device, wherein the cooling source is configured to cool the treatment protrusion. The scalp care device according to claim 2,
A scalp care device comprising a heating source for heating the treatment protrusion. The scalp care device according to claim 3,
The scalp care device, wherein the cooling source and the heating source are composed of Peltier elements. The scalp care device according to claim 4,
The Peltier element is provided between a pair of the treatment protrusions, and is configured to cool one of the pair of treatment protrusions on the heat absorption surface of the Peltier element and to heat the other on the heat generation surface. Scalp care device characterized by. In the scalp care apparatus of any one of Claims 2-5,
The scalp care device, wherein the treatment protrusion is made of a material containing metal.

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