JP2013248034A - Gel nail curing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gel nail curing device capable of preventing an inner wall surface of a container body from being made dirty by an ultraviolet curing resin or the like and efficiently curing the ultraviolet curing resin or the like.SOLUTION: For a gel nail curing device, inside a container body 1 having an opening 10 to/from which a fingertip can be inserted/removed on a front surface, a light irradiation chamber communicating with the opening 10 is formed. At the upper part of the light irradiation chamber, a light source portion is provided capable of irradiating a bottom part 11 with light capable of curing gel-like ultraviolet curing resin applied to the nail of a fingertip. On the bottom part 11, a fitting recessed portion 16 is formed whose front surface is opened at the opening 10. On the bottom surface of the fitting recessed portion 16, a finger placing base 5 inserted into and removed from an open part of the front surface is fixed in a fitting state. On the upper surface of the finger placing base 5, a plurality of recessed portions 50a-50d in a front-back direction for fitting a plurality of fingers are formed so that respective end parts may enter the irradiation area of the light by the light source portion 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gel nail curing apparatus for forming a gel nail by irradiating and curing a gel-like resin applied to a fingernail.

  Conventionally, as this type of gel nail curing device, a device in which a light irradiation chamber communicating with the opening is formed inside a container having an opening through which a fingertip can be inserted and removed on the front surface is known. Above the bottom of the chamber, a light source unit that irradiates light that can harden a gel-like resin (for example, an ultraviolet curable resin) applied to the fingernail toward the bottom (for example, a patent) Reference 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3151698

  In order to form a gel nail by the above-described gel nail curing apparatus, after applying a gel-like ultraviolet curable resin or the like on the surface of the nail, the fingertip is moved from the opening of the container to the narrow light irradiation chamber inside the container. Although the fingertip is not properly inserted into the light irradiation chamber and the fingertip comes into contact with the inner wall surface of the body surrounding the light irradiation chamber, UV curable resin applied to the nail is applied to the inner wall surface of the body. There is a risk of adhesion. In addition, when a directional ultraviolet LED is used for the light source unit, if the fingertip is not correctly positioned at the light irradiation position, the light does not strike the fingertip correctly, and the UV curable resin is efficiently cured. There is also a problem of not.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned problem, and is configured so that the fingertip can be properly inserted into the narrow light irradiation chamber inside the vessel from the opening of the vessel and can be properly positioned. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for gel nail curing that prevents the inner wall surface of a container from being soiled by a resin or the like and that can efficiently cure an ultraviolet curable resin or the like.

  In the gel nail curing device according to the present invention, a light irradiation chamber that communicates with the opening is formed in the body having an opening through which a fingertip can be inserted and removed on the front surface, and the fingertip is disposed above the light irradiation chamber. A light source part that irradiates the bottom part with light capable of curing the gel-like resin applied to the nail is provided. On the bottom part, a front surface is opened at the opening part. A fitting recess is formed, and a finger rest that can be inserted / removed from the open part of the front surface is placed in a fitted state on the bottom surface of the fitting recess. A plurality of depressions in the front-rear direction in which a plurality of fingers are fitted are formed on the upper surface of the finger rest so that respective tip portions enter the light irradiation region of the light source unit.

  In order to form a gel nail by curing a gel-like ultraviolet curable resin or the like applied to a fingernail by the gel nail curing device according to the present invention, the finger rest is pulled out from the light irradiation chamber of the body, and the finger rest Place the fingertips on the table, and fit the fingertips corresponding to each depression. In this state, when the finger rest is inserted into the light irradiation chamber through the opening of the container and is brought into a fitting state with the fitting recess, the finger rest is localized at an appropriate position in the light irradiation chamber. When the finger rest is inserted, the fingertip rests on the finger rest, so that the UV curable resin applied to the nails comes into contact with the inner wall of the container surrounding the light irradiation chamber. It will not adhere to and get dirty. Also, since the fingertip is localized under the light irradiation area by the light source unit, even if a directional ultraviolet LED is used for the light source unit, the light hits the fingertip correctly and the curing of the UV curable resin is efficiently performed. Done.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, protrusions are formed in the front-rear direction on the bottom surface of the fitting recess in the left-right symmetrical position with respect to the center line, and each protrusion is formed on the lower surface of the finger rest. A rib along each ridge is formed along the front-rear direction so as to be in contact with the inner surface of each of the ridges, and the protrusion is engaged with and disengaged from one of the inner surface of each ridge and the outer surface of each rib. The possible recesses are each formed to engage each other when the finger rest is mated with the mating recess

  According to this embodiment, when the finger rest is inserted into the irradiation chamber inside the container, the rib of the finger rest is guided by the ridges, and the finger rest moves on the bottom surface of the fitting recess. When the fitting recess is in the fitted state, the protrusion and the notch are engaged, and the finger rest is positioned in the retaining state on the bottom.

  In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first engaging protrusions are located at the left and right side positions of the front end of the finger rest, and the second engaging protrusions are located at the rear end of the finger rest, respectively. A first projection that projects outward and engages with the first engagement protrusion when the finger rest is in a fitted state with the fitting recess at the left and right side positions of the opening on the front surface of the container. The engaging groove is formed at the bottom of the container with a second engaging groove that engages with the second engaging protrusion when the finger rest is engaged with the fitting recess. Yes.

  According to this embodiment, when the finger rest is inserted into the light irradiation chamber inside the container, the first engaging protrusions at the left and right sides of the front end of the finger rest are on the left and right sides of the opening of the container. A second engagement groove formed on the bottom of the container body, and a second engagement protrusion formed on the rear end portion of the finger rest is engaged with the first engagement groove formed at the position. Since it is engaged, the finger rest is correctly positioned in the light irradiation chamber inside the container, and the light from the light source unit is correctly irradiated onto the fingertip.

  In the above-described configuration of the present invention, the light source unit is composed of a plurality of ultraviolet LEDs, and a plurality of each of the ultraviolet LEDs are arranged toward the tip portion of each recess of the finger rest.

  According to this embodiment, if the fingertip is fitted into each depression of the finger rest and the finger rest is inserted into the light irradiation chamber, the light irradiated from the ultraviolet LED is correctly applied to the fingertip. Done efficiently.

  According to the present invention, since the fingertip placed on the finger rest is properly inserted into the narrow light irradiation chamber inside the vessel from the opening of the vessel and properly positioned, the resin applied to the fingernail As a result, the inner wall surface of the container is prevented from being soiled, and the UV curable resin or the like is efficiently cured.

It is a perspective view of the gel nail hardening apparatus which is one Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the finger rest of the Example of FIG. It is a front view of the Example of FIG. It is a bottom view of the Example of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and showed the structure of the Example of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the finger rest positioned on the bottom part of a container. It is a bottom view of a finger rest. It is a top view which expands and shows the state in which a finger rest is localized in the retaining state. It is a front view which expands and shows the state which the 1st engagement protrusion of the finger rest was engaged with the 1st engagement groove of the container. It is a side view which expands and shows the 1st engagement protrusion of a finger rest.

  1 to 4 show an appearance and a configuration of a gel nail curing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated gel nail curing device, the body 1 is made of a synthetic resin and is formed into a disk shape as a whole. The body 1 is comprised by the bottom part 11, the upper wall part 12, and the surrounding wall part 13, and the front surface of the body 1 is the opening part 10 in which a fingertip can be inserted / removed. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a light irradiation chamber 2 surrounded by a bottom portion 11, an upper wall portion 12, and a peripheral wall portion 13 is formed inside the container body 1. The light irradiation chamber 2 is continuous with the opening 10 and communicates with the opening 10. The upper wall portion 12 includes an inner wall portion 14 and an outer wall portion 15, and the light source portion 4 including a plurality of ultraviolet LEDs 40 is disposed on the inner wall portion 14. Each ultraviolet LED 40 is installed downward so as to irradiate ultraviolet rays toward the bottom 11. The gel-like ultraviolet curable resin applied to the nail of the fingertip is cured by the irradiation of the ultraviolet rays, and a gel nail is formed.

A socket 3 constituting a power input terminal is attached to the rear surface of the peripheral wall portion 13 of the container 1, and a plug 31 attached to one end of a power cord 30 is connected to the socket 3. At the other end of the power cord 30, an adapter 32 to be plugged into an outlet is attached. The adapter 32 converts an AC voltage into a DC voltage and supplies it to the socket 3.
Three operation buttons 33 a to 33 c are arranged on the outer wall portion 15 of the upper wall portion 12. Each of the operation buttons 33a to 33c serves as both a power switch and a time setting switch. When any one of the operation buttons 33a to 33c is pressed, the light source unit 4 is turned on for a predetermined time. The lighting time of the light source unit 4 is 30 seconds when the first operation button 33a is pressed, 45 seconds when the second operation button 33b is pressed, and 60 seconds when the third operation button 33c is pressed. Each is set. When the lighting time elapses, the light source unit 4 is automatically turned off. A back-lit pushbutton switch is used for each of the operation buttons 33a to 33c, and the LEDs 34a to 34c mounted on the substrate 35 are turned on by the push operation. In addition, when the operation button that is lit is pressed, the energization is stopped and the LED is turned off.

A fitting recess 16 having a certain depth is formed on the bottom 11 of the container 1, and the finger rest 5 is placed in a fitted state on the flat bottom surface of the fitting recess 16. The fitting recess 16 is formed in an outer shape that substantially matches the planar shape of the finger rest 5 and the front surface is opened so that the finger rest 5 can be inserted into and removed from the fitting recess 16 from the front. ing.
On the upper surface of the finger rest 5, four recesses 50 a to 50 d that are long in the front-rear direction in which four fingers are fitted are formed. Each of the recesses 50a to 50d has a length that substantially corresponds to the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, and the tip portion where the fingertip is positioned is formed slightly deeper than the other portions. In this embodiment, in order to correspond to the left and right hands, the intermediate recesses 50b and 50c are set to the same length, and the outer recesses 50a and 50d are set to the same length shorter than that. Each of the recesses 50a to 50d is closed at the tip, but is open at the base.

  When each finger is fitted in each recess 50a to 50d, the fingertip of each finger is substantially located at the tip of each recess 50a to 50d, and the finger rest 5 is in a fitted state with the fitting recess 16. At this time, the tip portions of the recesses 50 a to 50 d are in the light irradiation region of the light source unit 4. The light source unit 4 includes light projecting units 4 a to 4 d for each finger for individually irradiating light on the fingertips of four fingers, and the finger rest 5 is in a fitted state with the fitting recess 16. At this time, the five ultraviolet LEDs 40 constituting the respective light projecting portions 4a to 4d are located directly above the tip portions of the respective recessed portions 50a to 50d. Each ultraviolet LED 40 of each of the light projecting parts 4a to 4d is attached to the inner wall part 14 of the upper wall part 12 so that the light irradiation direction faces downward.

  On the flat bottom surface of the fitting recess 16, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, two ridges 17, 17 that are long in the front-rear direction are respectively formed at symmetrical positions with respect to the center line c. Yes. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the front and rear ribs 51, 51 along the ridges 17, 17 are in contact with the inner surfaces of the ridges 17, 17 on the lower surface of the finger rest 5. Are integrally formed. A rim portion 52 projecting downward is provided around the outer peripheral edge of the lower surface of the finger rest 5, and the ridges 17, 17 are disposed at the outer positions of the ribs 51, 51 at the front end portion of the rim portion 52. Cutout portions 53 and 53 are formed so as not to hit 52.

  A hemispherical convex element 54 is integrally formed on the outer surface of each rib 51 of the finger rest 5 and at a position close to the front edge. On the other hand, on the inner surface of each ridge 17 on the bottom 11 and at a position close to the open end, a recess 18 is formed that can engage and disengage the protrusion 54. When the finger rest 5 is engaged with the fitting recess 16, as shown in FIG. 9, the protrusions 54 of the ribs 51 and the recesses 18 of the protrusions 17 are engaged with each other. 5 is in a retaining state.

  First engaging protrusions 6 are formed at the left and right side positions of the front end portion of the finger rest 5, while the finger rest 5 is fitted at the left and right positions of the opening 10 on the front surface of the body 1. A first engagement groove 7 that is engaged with the first engagement protrusion 6 when the recess 16 is fitted is formed. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the first engaging protrusion 6 is integrally formed on the lower surface of the edge portion 52, and the vertical piece 61 protruding downward and the horizontal piece 62 protruding outward are integrated. It is provided. The first engagement groove 7 is composed of a vertical groove portion 71 formed on the bottom surface of the fitting recess 16 and a horizontal groove portion 72 communicating with the vertical groove portion 71, and the first engagement protrusion 6 on the vertical groove portion 71. The vertical piece 61 is engaged with the horizontal piece 62 and the horizontal piece 62 of the first engaging projection piece 6 is engaged with the lateral groove portion 72, respectively.

  In addition, a second engaging protrusion 8 is formed outward in the center of the rear end portion of the finger rest 5, while the finger rest 5 is disposed at the rear end of the bottom 11 of the container 1. A second engagement groove 9 that engages with the second engagement protrusion 8 when the engagement recess 16 is engaged is formed. As shown in FIG. 8, the second engaging protrusion 8 is integrally formed with the edging portion 52, and the second engaging groove 9 is formed in the step of the fitting recess 16 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6. It is formed so as to penetrate the part.

  In order to form a gel nail by curing the gel-like UV curable resin applied to the fingernail by the gel nail curing device according to the present invention, first, the finger rest 5 is pulled out from the light irradiation chamber 2 of the body 1. The fingertips are placed on the finger rest 5 and the fingertips are fitted into the recesses 50a to 50d. In this state, when the finger rest 5 is inserted into the light irradiation chamber 2 through the opening 10 of the container 1 and is brought into the fitting recess 16, the finger rest 5 is positioned at an appropriate position in the light irradiation chamber 2. .

  When the finger rest 5 is inserted into the light irradiation chamber 2, the rib 51 of the finger rest 5 is guided by the ridge 17, the finger rest 5 moves on the bottom surface of the fitting recess 16, and the finger rest 5 When the fitting recess 16 is fitted, the protrusion 54 and the recess 18 are engaged with each other, and the finger rest 5 is positioned on the bottom portion 11 in a retaining state. Also, the first engaging protrusions 6 at the left and right side positions of the front end portion of the finger rest 5 are engaged with the first engaging grooves 7 formed at the left and right side positions of the opening 10 of the body 1, Since the second engagement protrusion 8 formed at the rear end of the finger rest 5 is engaged with the second engagement groove 9 formed at the bottom 11 of the container body 1, the finger rest 5 is It is correctly positioned in the light irradiation chamber 2 inside the body 1, and the light from the light source unit 4 is correctly irradiated onto the fingertip. Further, since the finger rest 5 is correctly positioned, the protrusion 54 and the recess 18 are reliably engaged.

  Since the fingertip is placed on the finger rest 5 when the finger rest 5 is inserted, the fingertip does not come into contact with the inner wall surface of the body 1 surrounding the light irradiation chamber 2 and is an ultraviolet curable resin applied to the nails. Does not adhere to the inner wall surface of the vessel 1 and become dirty. Moreover, since each fingertip is localized at the light irradiation position by each light projection part 4a-4d of the light source part 4, the light from each ultraviolet LED40 hits a fingertip correctly, and hardening of ultraviolet curable resin is performed efficiently.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Light irradiation chamber 4 Light source part 5 Finger stand 6 1st engagement protrusion 7 1st engagement groove 8 2nd engagement protrusion 9 2nd engagement groove 10 Opening part 11 Bottom part 16 Fitting recess 17 ridge 18 recess notch 50a-50d dent 51 rib 54 convex

Claims (4)

A light irradiation chamber communicating with the opening is formed inside the vessel having an opening through which the fingertip can be inserted and removed, and a gel-like resin applied to the fingernail above the light irradiation chamber In a gel nail curing device provided with a light source unit that irradiates light that can be cured toward the bottom,
A fitting recess whose front surface is opened at the opening is formed on the bottom, and a finger rest that can be inserted and removed from the opened portion of the front is fitted on the bottom surface of the fitting recess. A plurality of depressions in the front-rear direction in which a plurality of fingers are fitted are formed on the upper surface of the finger rest so that respective tip portions enter the light irradiation region by the light source unit. Gel nail curing device consisting of.   On the bottom surface of the fitting recess, ridges are formed in the front-rear direction at symmetrical positions with respect to the center line, and on the lower surface of the finger rest, each ridge is in contact with the inner surface of each ridge. Are formed in the front-rear direction, and a protrusion is fitted on one of the inner surface of each protrusion and the outer surface of each rib. The gel nail curing device according to claim 1, wherein the gel nail curing device is formed so as to be engaged with each other when engaged with the recess.   A first engaging protrusion is provided at the left and right side positions of the front end of the finger rest, and a second engaging protrusion is provided at the rear end of the finger rest, respectively. The first engaging groove that engages with the first engaging protrusion when the finger rest is in the fitted state with the fitting recess is located at the left and right positions of the opening of the opening. 2. The gel nail hardening according to claim 1, wherein a second engagement groove that engages with the second engagement protrusion when the finger rest is engaged with the engagement recess is formed respectively. apparatus.   2. The gel nail curing device according to claim 1, wherein the light source unit includes a plurality of ultraviolet LEDs, and a plurality of the ultraviolet LEDs are arranged toward a tip portion of each recess of the finger rest. .

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