JP4193973B2 - Steam generation waiting time display device in steam generator - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
When the steam generator is turned on, when water is added to the tank, or when treatment time and treatment temperature data from a control device for performing skin diagnosis is transmitted to the steam generator, The present invention relates to a steam generation waiting time display device in a steam generator configured to display a time until steam is generated from the steam generator on a liquid crystal display on the control device side.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional steam generator of this type is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-74041. In the structure of this application, the water supplied from the water supply pipe is heated by a heater in the tank, and the heated steam is once retained in the steam chamber and discharged from the other steam chamber to the outside through the steam introduction pipe or the like. And sprayed on the face of the patient.
[0003]
[Patent Literature]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-74041 [0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the steam generator, the time from when the power switch is turned on until the steam is generated is roughly estimated when the heater contained in the tank is energized and kept in a warm state. However, there is a problem that the operator and the patient are annoyed and wait until the operation without knowing how much time it will take if it is not in a warm state.
[0005]
The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, and its object is to display a waiting time until boiling when a steam generation command is issued to the steam generator by a display means. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a steam generation waiting time display device in a steam generator that is convenient for both the practitioner and the practitioner.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The steam generating latency display device in a steam generator of the present invention intended to St achieve the object mentioned above, means of claim 1, the hot water temperature according to hot water in the tank in the steam generator for esthetic equipment And a steam generation waiting time display device that displays the time until the water in the tank boils, and a signal of treatment time or treatment temperature is input, the power switch is turned on, or water is supplied to the tank The hot water temperature in the current tank is detected and stored, and it is determined whether or not there is hot water temperature data detected within a preset time before the stored time. When it is determined that there is no temperature data, it is determined whether or not preheating is currently being performed, and when it is determined that there is no hot water temperature data detected within the preset time and when the current preheating is being performed It is Is the case were the current tank molten steel temperature by calculating the time until boiling from hot water increase rate per unit time that is set in advance by performing a subtraction between the hot water temperature and the boiling temperature of the tank at the moment There was displayed on the display means the time until boiling, also the water temperature data is judged that there is a set in advance have that time and previously該湯temperature data is calculated from the water temperature increase rate When it is determined that the water will boil within a set time, the display means does not display it.
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the steam generating command for the steam generating device according to the first aspect is applied to the steam generating device based on the skin diagnosis result of the subject obtained by a sensor for performing skin diagnosis. It is connected to an esthetic equipment that automatically sets time and treatment temperature by wire or wirelessly, and a steam generation command for the steam generator is data sent from the esthetic equipment.
[0008]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the esthetic equipment according to the second aspect of the present invention stores the data of the temperature in the tank and the amount of hot water transmitted from the steam generator, and the hot water temperature is obtained when the skin diagnosis result is obtained. In addition, the processing circuit calculates a time from boiling water to boiling, and displays a waiting time as a calculation result on the display means provided in the beauty treatment apparatus.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of an esthetic apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a control device, in which a control circuit 1a and a communication unit 1b shown in FIG. 4 are housed in a case 12a of a support column 12 standing from a base 11 with casters 11a. A display 13 such as a liquid crystal panel is attached to the control circuit 1a while standing from the case 12a. An operation key 13a for setting the temperature and treatment time of an esthetic device 15 including a steam generator 2 described later is disposed below the display 13.
[0010]
In addition, the holder 14 attached to the front side of the case 12a is attached to the skin surface by spraying lotion on the face to cool down the skin that has been burned by the treatment, and using negative air pressure. An esthetic device 15 such as Peltier for drastically holding blood and improving the treatment effect by repeating vacuum and hot / cool to remove excess sebum and dirt is suspended.
[0011]
Furthermore, the above-described control circuit 1a is connected to the skin sensor 16, and the control circuit 1a obtains data such as the amount of water, the amount of oil, and elasticity in the face of the patient from the output from the skin sensor 16. Is configured to be possible. In addition, the control circuit 1a includes, for example, optimal operation temperature and time data when using the esthetic equipment 15 (including a steam generator described later) in consideration of various conditions of moisture, oil content, and elasticity of the skin data. It is possible to automatically set the operating temperature and time of the esthetic equipment by storing the data in advance in a table and performing a comparison operation between the data actually obtained by the skin diagnostic device and the data stored in the table. It is possible.
[0012]
2 is a steam generator which is one of the esthetic equipments 15, and the back plate 24 of the steam generating body 23 having the steam ejection portion 23 a is detachably attached to the column plate 22 standing upright from the base plate 21 having the casters 21 a. Installed. In addition, the steam generation body 23 has a tank 23b as well as a known one, and generates steam by energizing and heating a heater provided in the water tank 23b.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 4, the steam generator 2 includes a control circuit 2a and a communication unit 2b. The control circuit 2a includes a sensor 2c for measuring the temperature and level of water in the tank 23b. A heater 2d for heating the water in the tank 23b is connected.
[0014]
Reference numeral 3 denotes a treatment table in which a backrest 33 and a front sag 34 are formed so as to be able to be raised and lowered with respect to a seat portion 32 attached to the leg 31, and a support rod that protrudes from the lower surface of the seat portion 32 although not shown. The steam generator 2 shown in FIG. 2 is formed so as to be detachable.
[0015]
Next, a method for performing an esthetic treatment based on the above-described configuration will be described. In the description, the case where the steam generator 2 shown in FIG. 3 is installed on the treatment table 3 will be described. However, the steam generator 2 attached to the movable column 12 shown in FIG. It may be the case.
[0016]
First, when performing the esthetic treatment, the control device 1 is moved to the head of the person who is sleeping on the treatment table 3 using the caster 11a, and the power of the control device 1 is turned on. The skin sensor 16 is applied to the forehead, cheeks, jaws, etc. of the person to be treated based on the procedure displayed on the screen to measure moisture, oil content, elasticity, etc.
[0017]
The measured skin data and the operating temperature and time data for operating the beauty treatment device 15 are displayed on the display 13 and taken into the control circuit 1a of the control device 1, and necessary customer information data such as name, address, etc. Is stored as additional information, and the data measured at the next visit and the data stored in the control device 1 can be compared and displayed on the display 13.
[0018]
In addition, the various skin data that has been captured is subjected to a comparison operation with data stored in the control device 1 in advance, and the temperature for driving the esthetic device in an optimal state based on the skin data, It is comprised so that it can output to the beauty treatment apparatus 14 containing the steam generator 2 as data, such as time.
[0019]
Now, a case where the practitioner who sees the obtained skin data applies moisture to the face of the person to be treated to moisturize the skin will be described. From the control circuit 1a of the control apparatus 1 Alternatively, the temperature and steam generation time data set by the operation key 13a arranged on the display 13 by the patient is transmitted via the communication unit 1b by wire, wireless or light to the communication unit 2b of the steam generator 2. It is stored in the control circuit 2a.
[0020]
On the other hand, the steam generator 2 starts energization to the heater 2d simultaneously with the data reception from the control device 1, but the control circuit 2a always controls the temperature and water level of the tank 23b by a signal from the temperature sensor / water level sensor 2c. Since the monitoring is performed, the driving of the steam generator 2 based on the data transmitted from the control device 1 is started when the temperature time of the stored data is reached.
[0021]
The steam generator 2 installed on the side of the treatment table 3 starts to operate based on the temperature data from the control device 1 and applies steam to the face of the patient who is sleeping on the treatment table 3. When the time of the time data is reached, steam generation is stopped and the steam treatment is terminated.
[0022]
The treatment by other esthetic equipment is performed by moving the control device 1 to the vicinity of the treatment table 3, but the treatment time and the like are determined by the practitioner based on the data stored in the control circuit 1a in the control device 1. Will do. In the case of the stand-type steam generator 2 shown in FIG. 2, the steam generator 2 is moved to the vicinity of the treatment table 3 .
[0023]
When the controller 1 simultaneously drives a plurality of steam generators 2, an address is set for each steam generator 2, and operation data is transmitted from the controller 1 via the communication unit 1 b based on the address. By transmitting the power to the communication unit 2b of the steam generator 2, it is possible to control a large number of steam generators 2 by one control device 1 by the same operation as described above.
[0024]
In the control device 1 according to the present invention, the case where the result of the skin diagnosis as described above is displayed on the display 13 has been described. Further, the time and temperature in various treatments are set based on the result of the skin diagnosis. By doing so, it is possible to display the procedure of the treatment on the display 13 and to notify the practitioner to shift to the next treatment by notifying with a buzzer or the like when one treatment is completed.
[0025]
Hereinafter, means for automatically setting the temperature and time of the steam generator 2 based on the result of skin diagnosis performed by the skin sensor 16 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the same reference numerals as those in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a system block diagram. The display 3 is provided with an operation switch 13a and a liquid crystal panel 13b in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and a skin diagnosis control circuit connected to the skin sensor 16 in the display 13. 13c, and a processing circuit 13d for calculating the moisture content, oil content and skin elasticity from the signal from the skin diagnosis control circuit 13c is connected.
[0026]
The steam generating body 23 is a control comprising a liquid crystal display 23b for displaying steam temperature, time, etc., a switch 23c for manually adjusting the treatment time, and a power switch 23d for turning on / off the power. Two heaters 23f for heating water in the box and tank 23e (see FIG. 7), a float switch 23g for measuring the upper and lower limits of the amount of water in the tank 23e, and the temperature of hot water in the tank 23e are detected. For thermistor 25h, a bimetal thermo 23i that turns off the power when the hot water in the tank 23e runs out and the tank rises abnormally, and a steamer that is connected to the communication line and controls a heater or the like commanded through the communication line And a control circuit 23j.
[0027]
The processing circuit 13d stores data such as each treatment temperature and treatment time obtained from the experience of a skilled practitioner in a memory, and the moisture content and oil content of the skin obtained by the skin diagnosis control circuit 13c. The treatment temperature and treatment time determined to be optimum by comparing with the data stored in the memory are selected from the skin elasticity and displayed on the liquid crystal panel 23b, and the steam generating body is connected via the communication line. This is transmitted to the steamer control circuit 23j via the 23 communication lines. Of course, the means for transmitting data from the display 13 to the steam generating body 23 can be performed by wire or wirelessly such as optical communication.
[0028]
The steam generating body 23 starts to operate based on the treatment temperature and treatment time data input to the steamer control circuit 23j. That is, the heater 23c is controlled so as to generate steam from the time when the temperature in the tank 23e rises and steam is generated until the set time.
[0029]
Note that, as in the above-described embodiment, the treatment circuit 13d compares the skin diagnosis result data with preset data, and the treatment time that is the optimum condition is stored in the steam generation body 23 as treatment temperature data. Although what is to be transmitted has been described, it is not always necessary to transmit such data. For example, a general treatment sequence and treatment time are displayed on the display 11 at the Esthetic salon, and the practitioner is based on his own experience. The treatment sequence may be changed, the treatment time may be changed, or the treatment content may be deleted.
[0030]
By the way, as described above, the time from when the treatment time and treatment temperature data according to the result of the skin diagnosis is transmitted to the steam generation main body 23 until the steam generation main body 23 actually generates the steam is determined in the tank 23e. Since it is determined by the hot water temperature, it is very convenient if the practitioner cannot determine how many minutes later the steam is generated and the treatment can be started, and can know from the liquid crystal panel 13b of the display 13.
[0031]
Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to display the time until the steam is generated after the data is transmitted on the liquid crystal panel through the communication. The details will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In addition, the temperature of the hot water detected by the thermistor 23h shall be memorize | stored via the communication line in the processing circuit 13d in the display 31b every 30 seconds, for example.
[0032]
First, when the treatment time and treatment temperature signals are input to the steam generation body 23, the current temperature of the hot water in the tank 23e is detected from the signal from the thermistor 23h, and the temperature at that time is determined. t is stored in the processing circuit 13d (step S1). Then, it is determined whether there is hot water temperature data detected within a short time (30 seconds before) (step S2). If it is determined that there is no hot water data, it is determined whether it is currently preheating (step S3), If it is determined that the heater 23f is not preheating, the current hot water temperature t is subtracted from the boiling point 100 ° C., and the amount of hot water in the tank 23e is full (the full state in this embodiment is 1500 cc, but the tank capacity In this case, it is experimentally known that the temperature rises by 8 ° C. per minute. Therefore, the value obtained by dividing the subtracted value by 8, that is, the time T until boiling (step S4) is obtained. Displayed on the liquid crystal panel 13b.
[0033]
If it is determined in step S3 that preheating is in progress (in the present invention, the preheating completion temperature is set to 90 ° C., the preheating completion temperature is not limited to 90 ° C.). A value obtained by subtracting the hot water temperature t and dividing by 8 ° C. for the above-described reason, that is, a time T (step S5) until the preheating is completed is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 13b.
[0034]
If the hot water temperature t ₁ within 30 seconds is detected and stored in step S2, the temperature Δt obtained by subtracting the temperature t ₁ from the current hot water temperature t is obtained and stored (step S6). Next, it is determined whether or not the current temperature t is 85 ° C. or lower (step S7), and if it is 85 ° C. or higher, it is determined whether or not the heater 23f is energized and preheated (step S8). If it is determined that preheating is in progress, the waiting time is not displayed on the liquid crystal panel 13b because the time until completion of preheating is within one minute (step S9). In step S8, if the heater 23f is energized as a result of 90 ° C. or higher (step S10), the process proceeds to step S9 and no display is performed on the liquid crystal panel 13b.
[0035]
If it is determined in step S10 that the temperature is 90 ° C. or less or 85 ° C. or less in step S7 and it is determined that preheating is not being performed (step S11), the temperature Δt is equal to that when the amount of hot water in the tank 23e is full. The temperature rise rate per minute when the temperature rise is 8 ° C. per minute or 1000 cc, which is half the amount of hot water (in the embodiment, the heater is energized between 1500 cc and 1000 cc). It is determined whether or not it is 5 ° C. or more that is half of that (that is, because the temperature measurement is every 30 seconds) (step S12), and when it is determined that the temperature Δt is greater than 5, that is, in the tank 23e. If it is determined that the rate of temperature rise is 1000 cc when the amount of hot water is small, the current temperature t is subtracted from 100 ° C and divided by 10 ° C. The obtained time is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 13b (step S14).
[0036]
If it is determined in step S12 that the temperature Δt is lower than 5, that is, if it is determined that the temperature rise rate when the amount of hot water in the tank 23e is full, the current temperature is higher than 100 ° C. The time obtained by subtracting t and dividing by 8 ° C. is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 13b (step S13).
[0037]
If it is determined in step S11 that preheating is being performed, it is determined whether the temperature Δt is above or below 5 ° C. (step S15), and the temperature Δt is 5 or more. When judged, the current temperature t is subtracted from the preheating temperature of 90 ° C., and the time obtained by dividing by 10 ° C. is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 13b (step S17).
[0038]
If it is determined in step S15 that the temperature Δt is smaller than 5, the current temperature t is subtracted from 90 ° C. and the time obtained by dividing by 8 ° C. is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 13b (step S16). ).
[0039]
In the embodiment described above, the case where the waiting time is displayed from the state in which the treatment time and the treatment temperature are transmitted to the steam generation body 23 according to the treatment result has been described. However, the steam generation body 23 is displayed by the power switch 23d. The display can be performed in the same manner when the liquid crystal panel 13b is displayed when water is added or when water is added on the way, and the waiting time can be displayed on the display 23b of the steam generating body 23.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention measures the rate of hot water temperature rise per unit time based on the amount of hot water in the tank, detects the hot water temperature in the tank of the steam generator when the steam generation command is issued, and Since the internal hot water temperature is calculated from the rate of temperature rise until boiling, and the calculated time is displayed on the display means, the practitioner may perform other treatments before the treatment. Thus, it is possible to eliminate time loss, and for the patient, it is possible to determine when the treatment with steam is performed.
[0041]
In addition, a control device having an operation panel for displaying a result of performing skin diagnosis of the patient and controlling an esthetic device such as a steam generation device, which will be described later, and a treatment table for the subject to receive treatment Since the esthetic equipment is arranged in the vicinity of the treatment table and controlled based on data such as time and temperature set by the control device, the treatment time and treatment temperature for each esthetic device such as a steam generator. The cost of esthetic equipment can be reduced because it is no longer necessary to incorporate a device for setting the settings, and the cost can be further reduced by making it possible to simultaneously control multiple esthetic equipment remotely using a single control device. It is something that can be done.
[0042]
Further, the control device takes in data such as moisture amount, oil amount, elasticity, etc. from the skin diagnostic device, compares it with data stored in advance in the control device, and is an optimum steam generator based on the skin data Since the time and temperature data for the treatment are sent to the steam generator, the steam generator starts and the time until the treatment is displayed, the convenience of the steam generator is very good for the practitioner It becomes.
[0043]
Furthermore, since the steam generator calculates the time until steam generation in the esthetic equipment and displays it on the display means, even if there are multiple steam generators, the steam generator transmits the temperature and amount of hot water in the tank. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the cost of the steam generator.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a control device in an esthetic apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the steam generator.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a steam generator according to another embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an overall circuit configuration.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a use state.
FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram in the esthetic equipment and the steam generator.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a steam generator according to another embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for calculating a steam generation time.
[Explanation of symbols]
13 Display 13a Operation key 13b Liquid crystal panel 13d Processing circuit 16 Skin sensor 23f Heater 23g Float switch 23h Thermistor

Claims (3)

A steam generating latency display hot water hot water temperature and the tank displays the time until boiling in accordance with hot water in the tank in the steam generator for esthetic equipment,
When a treatment time or treatment temperature signal is input, the power switch is turned on, or when water is supplied to the tank, the current hot water temperature in the tank is detected and stored,
It is determined whether or not there is hot water temperature data within a preset time before the stored time , and if it is determined in the determination that there is no hot water temperature data, whether or not it is currently preheating Make a decision,
And if it is determined that there is no hot water temperature data within the time in which the set in advance, wherein when it is determined that the currently preheating performed subtraction with hot water in the tank at the moment the boiling temperature advance by calculating the time from the water temperature increase rate per unit time that is set up to boiling displayed on the display means the time until the current tank indoor bath temperature boiling Te,
Further, the water temperature data is determined that there is in the preset have that time, and said if該湯temperature data is determined to be boiled in a preset time by calculating from the water temperature increase rate I did not display on the display means,
A steam generation waiting time display device in a steam generator. A steam generation command for the steam generation device is a wired or wireless device that automatically sets the treatment time and treatment temperature of the steam generation device based on the skin diagnosis result of the patient obtained by a sensor for performing skin diagnosis. The steam generation waiting time display device in the steam generation device according to claim 1, wherein the steam generation command to the steam generation device is data sent from the beauty treatment apparatus.   The esthetic equipment stores data on the temperature and amount of hot water in the tank transmitted from the steam generator, and when the skin diagnosis result is obtained, the processing circuit calculates the time until boiling from the hot water temperature and the amount of hot water. The steam generation waiting time display device in the steam generator according to claim 2, wherein a waiting time as a calculation result is displayed on a display means provided in the beauty treatment apparatus.

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