KR100768898B1 - Skin care appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

A skin care appliance is provided to visualize the vibration of a vibrator so that a user detects the behavior of the vibrator. A skin care appliance comprises: a case(10), which forms an external shape, and an upper part of which is opened; a vibration member(30), arranged in the case(10) so as to be covered by a transparent cover(14), and having a vibrator which gets in contact with a skin to be cared; a light source member, irradiating a light through the transparent cover(14) to a portion around the skin which the vibration member(30) gets in contact with; a controller(20), configured as an operating switch member, and controlling the vibration of the vibrator of the vibration member(30) and the switching-on and -off of the light source member; and an external electrode member(50).

Description

Skin Beauty Device {SKIN CARE APPLIANCE}

1 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of a skin care apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the skin care apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

3 is an assembled perspective view of a vibration unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view of the vibrator shown in FIG. 3.

5 is a cross-sectional view of the vibrator shown in FIG.

6 and 7 are schematic block diagrams for explaining the operation of the skin care apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 to 11 illustrate various embodiments of the vibrator and the light emitting unit.

12 is a bottom view of a skin care apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a skin care device, and more particularly, to a skin care device that can perform various massage functions using a vibrator.

Korean Patent Registration No. 319493 discloses a skin care device using ultrasonic waves, far infrared rays and vibration devices as an example of a skin care device for effectively managing the skin. The vibration device includes a vibration motor for performing cleansing, massage, and lifting modes. Equipped.

However, in the conventional skin care apparatus, the user could not confirm the behavior of the vibrator vibrating at a predetermined frequency set according to the management mode. That is, in the conventional skin care device, the vibrator vibrates at a frequency that is difficult for a person to recognize with the eyes, and thus it is very difficult for the user to visually check the vibrator's behavior. Accordingly, there is a problem that the user can only guess the behavior of the vibrator indirectly through the sound generated by the vibration of the vibrator.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a skin care apparatus that visualizes vibration of a vibrator so that a user can sense the behavior of the vibrator.

Skin cosmetic device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is a control unit for controlling the vibration of the vibrator in contact with the skin, the light source unit for irradiating light around the skin contacted by the vibrator and the vibration of the vibrator and flashing of the light source The light source unit blinks while having a frequency different from the frequency of the vibrator to visualize the behavior of the vibrator generated according to the frequency difference between the frequency of the vibrator and the light source unit.

Further, when the frequency of the vibrator is f1 and the frequency of the light source unit is f2, the skin care apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention satisfies the following conditions.

f2 = (A / 100) × f1 ± B

Here, A means a natural number from 1 to 10000, B means a natural number from 1 to 50, the unit is Hertz (㎐).

In addition, the light source unit may be formed of a light emitting diode (LED) or a laser.

In addition, the vibrator may be mounted in a case having an upper opening, and a plurality of light source units may be disposed in the case around the vibrator. In this case, the light source unit may be formed to be inclined to one side.

In addition, the light source unit may be disposed in plurality along the outer circumferential surface of the vibrator.

In addition, the light source unit may be installed on the vibrator using a flexible printed circuit board.

The vibrator may also be mounted in a transparent housing.

In addition, a plurality of protrusions may be arranged on the upper surface of the vibrator.

In addition, the vibrator and the light source may be separated from each other.

In addition, the vibrator may further perform a cold and hot function, including a thermoelectric element.

In addition, the light source unit may further perform a color therapy function, including a red light source or a blue light source.

In addition, the case is equipped with an MP3 player, the vibrator may vibrate according to the output frequency of the MP3 player. In this case, a memory card mounting part may be formed at one side of the case.

Hereinafter, a skin care device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of a skin care device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the skin care device shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is an assembly of a vibration unit according to an embodiment of the present invention 4 is an exploded perspective view of the vibrator shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the vibrator shown in FIG. 3, and FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate the operation of the skin care device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram for this purpose.

1 and 2, the skin care apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is mounted in the case 10, the operation switch unit 20, and the upper case opening 10, which constitute the appearance, to contact the skin. And a light source portion 40 and an external electrode portion 50 for irradiating light around the skin in contact with the vibrating portion 30.

Skin care device according to an embodiment of the present invention is supplied with the necessary power from the power supply, the power supply includes a secondary battery (not shown) that can be charged using the stationary charging device (12).

A transparent cover 14 may be installed at an upper portion of the case 10 to allow light emitted from the light source unit 40 to be transmitted to the outside.

3 to 5, the vibrator 30 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 31, a magnet assembly 32, first and second dampers 33 and 34, and bobbins. 35 and vibrator 36.

The housing 31 has a cylindrical shape with both ends open, and an inner circumferential surface is provided with first and second seating portions 31a and 31b on which the first and second dampers 33 and 34 are seated, respectively.

The magnet assembly 32 is fixed to the lower end of the housing 31 to generate magnetic force. In this embodiment, the magnet assembly 32 is a permanent magnet 32a and a through hole 32b 'at the center thereof. The permanent magnet 32a is provided with an upper core member 32b disposed on an outer circumferential surface thereof and a protrusion 32c 'inserted into the through hole 32b'. The permanent magnet 32a is coupled to the upper core member 32b. The lower core member 32c which fixes 32a is included. At this time, a predetermined gap g is formed between the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 32b 'and the outer circumferential surface of the protrusion 32c'.

In addition, the first damper 33 seated on the first seating portion 31a of the housing 31 above the magnet assembly 32 may collide with the magnet assembly 32 when the bobbin 35 vibrates. It acts to prevent it.

The bobbin 35 is inserted into the bobbin insertion hole 33a of the first damper 33. The bobbin 35 is provided with a coil 35b for receiving power through an electric wire 35a, and the coil ( 35b) is inserted into the gap g of the magnet assembly 32. Therefore, when power is applied to the coil 35b, the bobbin 35 vibrates in the up and down direction shown by arrows in FIG. 5 by the magnetic coil phenomenon generated between the coil 35b and the permanent magnet 32a. At this time, the first damper 33 serves to guide the vertical vibration of the bobbin 35.

In addition, the second damper 34 installed above the first damper 33 includes an outer ring 34a having an electrode terminal 34a 'and an inner ring 34b disposed inside the outer ring 34a. ), Three connecting pieces 34c connecting the inner ring 34b and the outer ring 34a, and three support pieces 34d connected to each other toward the center of the inner ring 34b at the end of the connecting piece 34c. And a screw insertion hole 34e provided at the connection portion of the support pieces 34d at the center of the inner ring 34b.

On the other hand, the vibrator 36 is provided with a screw fastening hole 36a at a position facing the screw insertion hole 34e, and the support pieces 34d of the second damper 34 at the lower end of the vibrator 36. Three insertion pieces 36b inserted into the interspace are provided.

Accordingly, the vibrator 36 is a screw 37 fastened to the screw fastening hole 36a through the screw insertion hole 34e in the state where the insertion pieces 36b are respectively inserted into the spaces between the support pieces 34d. It is assembled integrally with the second damper 34 by the. In addition, the insertion pieces 36b of the vibrator 36 are inserted into the upper space inside the upper end of the bobbin 35 to be coupled to the bobbin 35, and the vibrator 36, the second damper 34, and the bobbin 35 are epoxy. Adhesively fixed by an adhesive such as resin, the bobbin 35 vibrates integrally during vertical vibration.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 38 denotes a third damper for sealing, and the third damper may be made of a silicon material.

The vibrator 36 may include a plating layer 36c using a platinum group element such as rhodium (Rh), nickel (Ni), platinum (Pt), or the like on the surface of the plastic body 36b. Among the above platinum group elements, it is particularly preferable to use rhodium, because the rhodium minimizes side effects such as allergy to sensitive skin.

Of course, it is also possible to plate the rhodium only on the tip surface of the vibrator 36 in direct contact with the skin. In this case, it is preferable to form a plating layer with a metal material other than the rhodium on the other part except the tip of the vibrator 36. This means that the power applied through the electrode terminal 34a 'of the second damper 34 The purpose of the present invention is to ensure good delivery to the distal end surface of the vibrator 36 by the screw 37 coupling the second damper 34 and the vibrator 36 and the plating layer 36c.

In this way, the vibrator 36 can be charged to either polarity of the anode or the cathode to perform the iontophoretic massage function. In addition, the galvanic massage function can also be performed by periodically changing the polarity of the vibrator 36.

At this time, the external electrode portion 50 is charged with a different polarity than the vibrator 36 to enable iontophoretic massage.

In addition, the vibrator 36 may perform a cold and hot function using a thermoelectric element. As the thermoelectric device, a thermistor, a Peltier device using a Peltier effect, or the like may be used.

The light source unit 40 blinks while having a frequency different from that of the vibrator 36.

When the frequency of the vibrator 36 is f1 and the frequency of the light source unit 40 is f2, the skin care apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention satisfies the following conditions.

f2 = (A / 100) × f1 ± B

Here, A means a natural number from 1 to 10000, B means a natural number from 1 to 50, the unit is Hertz (㎐).

As described above, the frequency of the light source unit 40 is changed so as to visualize the behavior of the vibrator 36 so as to identify the user. When the light source unit 40 blinks with a frequency different from the vibration frequency around the vibrator 36, the user may observe the behavior of the vibrator 36 generated according to the frequency difference between the frequency of the vibrator 36 and the light source unit 40. You can check with At this time, the behavior of the vibrator 36 visible to the user is not the behavior of the vibrator 36 according to the actual vibration frequency, but of the vibrator 36 generated according to the frequency difference of the vibrator 36 and the frequency of the light source unit 40. It is virtual.

Here, when the light source unit 40 blinks at a frequency satisfying the same condition as the above condition, the vibrator 36 is visualized as if it behaves as B hertz. That is, the vibrator 36 appears to move in the range of 1 to 50 hertz. A may be a factor influencing the amplitude of the vibrator 36.

For example, when the frequency f1 of the vibrator 36 is 100 Hz, when A is set to 100 and B is 2, the frequency f2 of the light source unit 40 may be 102 Hz or 98 Hz. In both cases, the vibrator 36 appears to behave at 2 kHz. Here, when B is fixed at 2 and A is changed, the amplitude of the vibrator 36 appears to be different.

In addition, when the vibrator 36 vibrates at a high frequency (10000 Hz or more), it is difficult for a user to check the behavior of the vibrator 36 with eyes, but the light source 40 may be 1002 Hz or 998 Hz (A = 10, B =). 2), the user can see the vibrator 36 behaving at 2 kHz. And when the vibrator 36 vibrates at high frequency, it is preferable to set A to 10 or less. This is because it is easy to flash the light source unit 40 at a frequency relatively lower than that of the high frequency vibrator 36.

As described above, in order for the light source unit 40 to visualize the vibration of the vibrator 36, sufficient light must be irradiated around the vibrator 36. Therefore, it is preferable that a plurality of light source units 40 are disposed around the vibrator 36.

As the light source unit 40, a light emitting diode (LED), a laser, or the like may be used, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the type of the light source may be variously modified. The light source unit 40 may use a blue light source (wavelength of 450 to 500 nm) having a skin soothing effect and a red light source (wavelength of 610 to 700 nm) having a warm blood effect so as to perform a color therapy function. have.

Next, the interaction between the vibrator 36 and the light source unit 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

First, referring to FIG. 6, when a signal is input from the operation switch unit 20, the controller 60 turns on the vibration data generator 61 and the light emission data generator 62, and generates the vibration data. The unit 61 and the light emission data generating unit 62 generate vibration data and light emission data having predetermined frequencies, respectively.

Here, the vibration data and the luminescence data may be more complicated waveforms such as half-wave rectification and pulse flow as well as alternating current. At this time, the vibration data and the emission data have frequency differences while maintaining the same waveform.

The vibration data and the light emission data are amplified by each of the amplifiers 63 and 64 and then transmitted to the vibrator 36 and the light source 40 as they are. The vibrator 36 receiving the vibration data vibrates to the skin by vibrating according to the vibration frequency, and the light source 40 receiving the light emission data blinks according to the emission frequency to irradiate light around the skin that the vibrator 36 contacts. do.

In the above case, both the vibration data generating unit 61 and the light emitting data generating unit 62 are included, or even when the light emitting data generating unit 62 is removed, the light source unit 40 has a frequency different from that of the vibrator 36. It can emit light while having.

Referring to FIG. 7, the vibration data generator 61 receiving the signal from the controller 60 generates vibration data having a predetermined frequency, and the vibration data is transmitted to the vibrator 36 through the amplifier 63. do. On the other hand, the vibration data deformer 65 receives the vibration data generated by the vibration data generator 61 and distorts it into light emission data. That is, the vibration data modifying section 65 generates light emission data having a frequency different from the vibration frequency while maintaining the waveform of the vibration data. The modified light emission data is transmitted to the light source unit 40 via the amplifier 64, and the light source unit 40 emits light according to the frequency of the light emission data to visualize the behavior of the vibrator 36.

The operation of the vibrator 36 and the light source unit 40 is not limited to the method described above, and the control method may be variously modified.

In addition, the operation switch unit 20 includes a power button, a mode selection button, a level selection button, and an emission frequency adjustment button.

The mode selection button selects five modes of a cleansing mode, an eye zone mode, a facial mode, a lifting mode, and an ion implantation mode. It is made up.

On the other hand, when performing the above-described modes, it is also possible to adjust the vibration frequency of the vibrator 36 to generate the same vibration wave as the alpha wave (α-wave).

In general, cations and anions are present in the air together with various mixtures of carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc. In general, cleansing using water or cosmetics can remove sweat or dust having polarity of the cathode. In addition, sebum, etc., which are contaminants with polarity of the anode cannot be removed. Therefore, the present invention effectively removes sebum and the like present in the skin by charging the vibrator 36 to the cathode polarity when performing the above cleansing mode.

Thus, performing the massage function in the state in which the vibrator 36 is charged to either polarity of the cathode or the anode polarity is called iontophoretic massage.

When performing the above five modes, when the vibrator 36 is charged to the polarity of the anode or cathode by adjusting the voltage applied to the second damper 34, the external electrode portion provided in the case of the cosmetic device Through 50, the closed circuit is configured.

In the present embodiment, the external electrode unit 50 is formed by plating a conductive material on the surface of the plastic body, and is coupled and energized by screwing on a PCB on which the control unit 60 is installed.

In this way, a closed circuit composed of a PCB (not shown) → a second damper 34 → a vibrator 36 → a human body (not shown) → an external electrode portion 50 → a PCB (not shown) is configured.

In using the five modes described above, by operating the level selection button, the level of each mode can be selected as a low level, a medium level, a high level, and a vibration-free level.

In addition, the user can adjust the frequency of the light source unit 40 according to the frequency of the vibrator 36 vibrating according to each mode by the light emission frequency adjustment button.

8 to 11 illustrate various embodiments of the vibrator and the light emitting unit.

Referring to FIG. 8, the light source unit 42 may be disposed around the vibrator 36 and may be inclined toward the outside. In this way, since the light source unit 42 is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle θ, the light generated from the light source unit 42 is irradiated obliquely to the skin, thereby advantageously visualizing the behavior of the vibrator 36.

Referring to FIG. 9, the light source unit 44 may be formed separately from the vibrator 30. That is, the light source unit 44 may not be integrally formed in the case 10 in which the vibrator 30 is mounted, but may be formed in the other case 16. In this case, the vibrator 30 and the light source unit 44 may be connected to a main body (not shown) through a cable. In this case, the user needs to approach the light source unit 44 around the skin that the vibrator 30 contacts in order to irradiate light to the vibrator 30.

Referring to FIG. 10, the light source unit 46 may be located directly on the vibrator 38. For example, when the vibrator 38 has a cylindrical shape, the light source unit 46 may be disposed in plural at predetermined intervals on the outer circumferential surface of the vibrator 38. The position of the light source 46 may be variously modified in consideration of light efficiency reaching the skin.

In addition, the light source unit 46 may be disposed on the vibrator 38 using the flexible printed circuit board 47. That is, the flexible printed circuit board 47 is disposed between the light source unit 46 and the vibrator 38.

In addition, the vibrator 38 may be mounted in the housing 18, where the housing 18 is formed to be transparent to transmit light generated from the light source 46. In Figure 9 the housing is only partially shown.

In addition, in this embodiment, the vibrator 38 is formed separately from the main body (not shown). That is, the vibrator 38 may not be mounted in the main body, but may be formed outside the main body.

Referring to FIG. 11, the vibrator 39 may include a plurality of protrusions 39a on an upper surface thereof. The vibrator 39 having the protrusion 39a may be usefully used for scalp massage. The projection 39a is fitted with a cotton pad or a specially designed gauze to absorb the drug acting on the scalp. Here, the light source 48 may be located on the outer circumferential surface of the vibrator 39.

In addition, the skin care device of the present embodiment may further perform a sound therapy function in addition to the five operation modes described above.

The sound therapy function converts sound (music, sound, or sound source, etc.) output from a sound player such as an MP3 or CD player into vibration energy to vibrate the vibrator according to the frequency of the sound, and by bone vibration and air vibration. Speak the sound so that the user can hear it.

12 is a bottom view of a skin care apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In particular, the skin care apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention may be provided with an MP3 player directly in the case, as shown in Figure 12, so that the sound source can be provided through the memory card, the bottom of the case 18 The memory card mounting portion 19 may be formed.

The sound therapy function can be used while performing the ion implantation mode, and can also be used while performing the cleansing mode, the eye zone mode, the facial mode, and the lifting mode at the vibration-free level. Of course, it is obvious that the four modes other than the ion implantation mode can be used even at a level other than the vibration free level.

The present invention can be applied not only to the skin care device, but also to all devices that vibrate (for example, a belt massager and a seesaw type exercise machine).

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the claims and the detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings. Naturally, it is within the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the skin care apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a light source having a different frequency from the vibrator and flickers, thereby visualizing the behavior of the skin trembling by the vibrator and the vibrator to allow the user to watch the behavior of the vibrator. Cosmetic devices can be used to increase the reliability of the treatment.

Claims (14)

Vibrator in contact with the skin; A light source unit irradiating light around the skin in contact with the vibrator; And A control unit controlling vibration of the vibrator and blinking of the light source unit; Including; The light source unit blinks while having a frequency different from the frequency of the vibrator to visualize the behavior of the vibrator generated according to the frequency difference between the frequency of the vibrator and the light source unit. The method of claim 1, The skin beauty apparatus which satisfy | fills the following conditions, when the frequency of the said vibrator is f1 and the frequency of the said light source part is f2. f2 = (A / 100) × f1 ± B Here, A means a natural number from 1 to 10000, B means a natural number from 1 to 50, the unit is Hertz (㎐). The method of claim 2, The light source unit is a skin care device consisting of a light emitting diode (LED) or a laser. The method of claim 3, And the vibrator is mounted in a case having an open upper portion, and the light source unit is disposed in the case around the vibrator. The method of claim 4, wherein Skin light source is formed to be inclined to one side of the light source. The method of claim 3, And a plurality of light source units disposed at intervals along the outer circumferential surface of the vibrator. The method of claim 6, The light source unit is a skin care device is installed on the vibrator using a flexible printed circuit board. The method of claim 7, wherein Said vibrator is mounted in a transparent housing. The method of claim 3, Skin beauty device is arranged a plurality of projections on the upper surface of the vibrator. The method of claim 3, Skin vibrating apparatus that the vibrator and the light source are separated from each other. The method of claim 3, The vibrator is a skin care device that further performs the cold and heat function, including a thermoelectric element. The method of claim 3, The light source unit further comprises a red light source or a blue light source to further perform a color therapy function. The method of claim 4, wherein The case is equipped with an MP3 player, the vibrator is a skin care device vibrating according to the output frequency of the MP3 player. The method of claim 13, Skin cosmetic apparatus is formed on one side of the case the memory card mounting portion.

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