JP4094493B2 - Beauty equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a beauty device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art A cosmetic device that irradiates a skin with laser light to remove hair includes a light source lamp that emits laser light. However, if the temperature of the head part that houses the light source lamp becomes high, it will greatly affect the stable operation and life of the light source lamp, and it is necessary to cool the head part, particularly the light source lamp, in order to operate stably for a long time. It was.
[0003]
On the other hand, in a beauty device, a method of circulating cooling water in a head portion in order to cool the skin is disclosed (Patent Document 1). In cooling the light source lamp, it is conceivable to circulate the cooling water in the head portion in this way.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-11106
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-described method has a problem in that it is necessary to provide a cooling water circulation passage in the head portion, and the configuration of the head portion is complicated and large in size and difficult to handle. Further, since it is necessary to connect a cooling water supply pipe to the head portion, the configuration of the entire apparatus is complicated and large, and there is a problem that it is difficult to handle the present invention. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beauty device that can be performed and has a simple configuration and is easy to handle.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is a beauty device that includes a head portion that houses a light source lamp and a handle portion, and irradiates the skin with light from the light source lamp, the head portion including a vent hole, a ventilation fan, The fan is driven to ventilate the head part through the vent hole to cool the light source lamp located in the middle part of the ventilation path in the head part, and the ventilation path in the head part is in the middle of the ventilation direction. The wall along the ventilation direction is formed in a substantially arc shape along the ventilation direction so that the width of the portion is narrower than the width at both ends of the ventilation direction.
[0007]
In the first aspect of the invention, when the irradiation of the light source lamp is started, the fan in the head portion starts to rotate, and accordingly, outside air is taken in from one of the vent holes. The air introduced from the vent hole cools the light source lamp in the head part while passing through the ventilation path in the head part. And the air which cooled the light source lamp passes the other side ventilation hole, and is discharged | emitted outside the apparatus.
[0008]
As described above, since the fan is driven to ventilate the head portion from the vent hole and the light source lamp in the head portion can be cooled, the structure of the head portion can be simplified and the apparatus can be miniaturized. Further, the cooling can be performed only by the device in the head unit, and it is not necessary to separately connect the supply pipe to the head unit, so that the configuration of the entire device can be simplified. Therefore, the beauty device can be miniaturized, and is lightweight and easy to handle.
[0009]
Since the width of the middle part of the ventilation path is narrowed, the air flow in the middle part is accelerated, and the cooling effect of the light source lamp can be enhanced.
[0010]
Since the ventilation path is formed in an arc shape, air flows smoothly along this shape, and the cooling effect of the light source lamp can be further enhanced.
[0011]
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1 , a heat reflecting member for reflecting heat is provided on the inner wall surface of the head portion, and the heat is reflected toward the ventilation path. [0012]
According to the second aspect of the invention, the same effect as that of the first aspect of the invention can be obtained, and the heat generated from the light source lamp is reflected by the heat reflecting member toward the ventilation path, so that the wall of the head portion The heat in the head portion can be prevented from being absorbed to the outside, and the heat in the head portion can be released to the outside from the ventilation path, preventing the entire apparatus from becoming high temperature.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the light source lamp is surrounded by a heat radiating member, and the heat radiating member is exposed in the ventilation path. .
[0014]
The invention described in claim 3 has the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 or 2 , and the heat radiating member surrounding the light source lamp is exposed in the ventilation path. The air can be discharged into the ventilation path, and the life of the light source lamp can be extended by preventing the light source lamp from becoming hot.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a plan view of a beauty device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the beauty device according to FIG. It is a perspective view shown.
[0016]
The beauty device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a head portion 3 that stores a light source lamp (Xe lamp) 7 that emits laser light, and a handle portion 5 that is a holding portion of the beauty device 1. Is applied to the skin, and the hair is removed by irradiating the skin with laser light.
[0017]
A skin contact unit 9 detachably attached to the head unit 3 is provided at the tip of the head unit 3. The skin contact unit 9 includes a light source lamp 7 positioned inside the head unit 3, and a head unit 3. Quartz glass (filter) 11 located outside is provided, so that the light source lamp 7 can be easily replaced. Moreover, the quartz glass 11 cuts the wavelength with high melanin absorption among the laser lights irradiated from the light source lamp 7, and suppresses the damage to skin.
[0018]
The handle unit 5 houses a light source lamp 7, a switch 15, and a control circuit 17 such as a fan 13, which will be described later. The handle unit 5 is supplied with power (not shown) via a power cord 19 and drives the beauty device 1. . The beauty device 1 according to the present embodiment is set so that the wavelength, pulse width, pulse cycle, number of pulse repetitions, and energy value can be finely varied. Specifically, the wavelength can be changed within the range of 575 nm to 1080 nm, the pulse width is 0.5 ms to 8 ms, the pulse cycle is 10 ms to 99 ms, the number of pulse repetitions is 1 Hz to 3 Hz, and the irradiation energy is 1 J to 25 J.
[0019]
A strip-shaped air hole 21 is formed on both sides of the cover that covers the head portion 3. A pair of left and right fans 13 (an inflow side fan 13a and an exhaust side fan 13b) are provided in the vicinity of the vent hole 21 in the head portion 3, and the outside air is removed from the head portion by the rotation of the fan 13. The air in the head portion 3 is discharged to the outside through the air hole 21 on the opposite side. The fan 13 increases or decreases the air volume by changing the rotation speed.
[0020]
Further, the inside of the head portion 3 is a ventilation path 23 through which air flowing in from one ventilation hole 21 passes to the other ventilation hole 21, and the light source lamp 7 is located near the center in the ventilation direction in the ventilation path 23. positioned. The ventilation path 23 has a substantially arc-shaped wall 24 on the back side thereof, so that heat in the ventilation path 23 does not affect the control circuit 17 accommodated in the handle portion 5.
[0021]
The light source lamp 7 is attached to the substrate 25 of the skin contact unit 9, and the periphery of the light source lamp 7 is surrounded by a first heat radiating member 27 made of an aluminum material or the like curved in an arc shape. The first heat radiating member 27 is exposed in the ventilation path 23, so that heat generated from the light source lamp 7 is radiated from the first heat radiating member 27 toward the ventilation path 23.
[0022]
Further, the quartz glass 11 located on the front surface side of the skin contact unit 9 is also covered with a second heat radiating member 29 such as an aluminum material, and the heat accumulated in the quartz glass 11 is radiated toward the outside. ing.
[0023]
An aluminum foil (heat reflecting member) 31 is provided on the inner wall surface of the head portion 3, particularly the upper and lower walls and the back wall 24 in the ventilation path 23, and heat is reflected toward the ventilation path 23. Thus, since heat is reflected by the heat reflecting member 31 toward the ventilation path 23, heat can be prevented from being absorbed by the wall of the head section 3, and heat in the head section 3 can be transmitted from the ventilation path 23. The head part 3 is prevented from becoming hot due to being discharged to the outside.
[0024]
Further, an electromagnetic wave absorbing paint is applied to the inner wall of the head portion 3 so that the electromagnetic waves emitted from the light source lamp 7 do not leak to the outside.
[0025]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described based on the above configuration. When using the beauty device 1 according to the present embodiment, the handle portion 5 of the beauty device 1 is held in hand, and the skin contact unit 9 of the head portion 3 is applied to the skin. Then, by pressing the switch button 15a of the handle portion 5, laser light is emitted from the light source lamp 7, and the laser light that has passed through the quartz glass 11 on the front surface of the head portion 3 is irradiated onto the skin. As described above, the pulse width of the light source lamp 7 can be freely set in a control box (not shown).
[0026]
When the irradiation of the light source lamp 7 is started, the fan 13 in the head unit 3 starts to rotate, and along with this, outside air is taken in from one vent hole 21. The air introduced from the vent hole 21 cools the light source lamp 7 in the head unit 3 while passing through the ventilation path 23 in the head unit 3. And the air which cooled the light source lamp 7 passes the other side ventilation hole 21, and is discharged | emitted outside the apparatus.
[0027]
As described above, the light source lamp 7 in the head unit 3 can be cooled simply by passing the air through the vent hole 21 into the head unit 3 by driving the fan 13, so that the structure of the head unit 3 can be simplified. The overall size can also be reduced. Further, since the cooling can be performed only by the device in the head unit 3, there is no need to separately provide a connection pipe for guiding the cooling water into the head unit 3 as in the case of using the cooling water, and the configuration of the entire device. Can be easy. Therefore, the beauty device 1 can be miniaturized, and is lightweight and easy to handle.
[0028]
Further, the heat generated from the light source lamp 7 is radiated from the first heat radiating member 27 covering the light source lamp 7 into the ventilation path 23 and is discharged together with the air flowing in from the vent hole 21 to the outside of the apparatus. Heat generated from 7 can be efficiently radiated.
[0029]
Further, since the back side of the ventilation path 23 is a substantially arc-shaped wall 24 in which the central portion of the ventilation path 23 is narrowed, the air flowing in from one ventilation hole 21 is in the central portion of the ventilation path 23. By increasing the flow velocity, the heat radiation effect of the heat emitted from the light source lamp 7 is further enhanced. As described above, since the heat generated from the light source lamp 7 is efficiently dissipated, the light source lamp 7 can be prevented from becoming high temperature, and the life of the light source lamp 7 can be extended. For example, in the case of a water-cooled epilator, the light source lamp 7 has been replaced by 20,000 use, but in the case of the epilator 1 according to the present embodiment, it is used 80,000 times to 100,000 times. Can withstand up to.
[0030]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, although two fans 13 are provided at both ends of the air passage 23 of the head unit 3, the number of fans 13 is not limited to this and may be one, or may be three or more.
[0031]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the first heat radiating member 27 and the second heat radiating member 29 have a gap therebetween, but are directly connected to the first heat radiating member 27 at a position on the back side of the second heat radiating member 29. You may do it. By directly connecting the two in this way, the heat generated from the light source lamp 7 can be easily radiated to the outside via the first heat radiating member 27 and the second heat radiating member.
[0032]
The fan 13 is driven in accordance with the irradiation of the light source lamp 7, but may be controlled separately from the light source lamp 7. For example, a temperature sensor is provided in the head unit 3, and based on the detection result of the sensor. The fan 13 may be driven.
[0033]
In the present embodiment, description has been made on a device that removes hair by irradiating the skin with light from the light source lamp 7 as the beauty device 1, but is not limited thereto, and the wavelength, pulse width, pulse cycle, and the like of the light source lamp 7 are finely defined. By changing, it can be applied to various uses other than hair removal. For example, skin activity can be obtained by activating the skin.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the fan can be driven to ventilate the head portion from the ventilation hole to cool the light source lamp in the head portion. Therefore, the structure of the head portion can be simplified and the apparatus can be downsized. Can be planned. Further, the cooling can be performed only by the device in the head unit, and it is not necessary to separately connect the supply pipe to the head unit, so that the configuration of the entire device can be simplified. Therefore, the beauty device can be miniaturized, and is lightweight and easy to handle.
[0035]
Since the width of the middle part of the ventilation path is narrowed, the air flow in the middle part is accelerated, and the cooling effect of the light source lamp can be enhanced.
[0036]
Since the wall along the ventilation path is formed in an arc shape, air smoothly flows in the ventilation path along this shape, and the cooling effect of the light source lamp can be further enhanced.
[0037]
According to the second aspect of the invention, the same effect as that of the first aspect of the invention can be obtained, and the heat generated from the light source lamp is reflected by the heat reflecting member toward the ventilation path. Heat can be prevented from being absorbed, and heat in the head part can be released from the ventilation path to the outside, preventing the entire apparatus from becoming high temperature.
[0038]
In invention of Claim 3, while having the same effect as invention of Claim 1 or 2 , since the heat radiating member surrounding a light source lamp is exposed in the ventilation path, the heat generated by the light source lamp is reduced. It can be discharged into the ventilation path, and the light source lamp can be prevented from becoming high temperature and the life of the light source lamp can be extended.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a beauty device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the beauty device according to FIG. 4;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the entire beauty device of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beauty apparatus 3 Head part 5 Handle part 7 Light source lamp 13 Fan 21 Vent hole 23 Ventilation path 27 1st heat radiating member (heat radiating member)
29 Second heat dissipation member (heat dissipation member)
31 Aluminum foil (heat reflecting member)

Claims (3)

A cosmetic device that includes a head unit that houses a light source lamp and a handle unit, and irradiates the skin with light from the light source lamp. The head unit includes a vent hole and a ventilating fan. The light source lamp located in the middle in the ventilation direction of the ventilation path in the head is cooled, and the ventilation path in the head has a width in the middle of the ventilation direction at the width of both ends in the ventilation direction. A beauty device characterized in that a wall along the ventilation direction is formed in a substantially arc shape along the ventilation direction so as to be narrower than that. The beauty apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a heat reflecting member that reflects heat is provided on an inner wall surface of the head portion, and heat is reflected toward the ventilation path. The beauty apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the light source lamp is surrounded by a heat radiating member, and the heat radiating member is exposed in the ventilation path.

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