KR101202822B1 - Scalp care apparatus using light source - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A scalp care treatment device is provided to minimize bad effects on a human body, caused from ultraviolet rays, and to prevent bacterial infection. CONSTITUTION: A scalp care treatment device comprises a body unit(10) which has an outer shape capable of being gripped by a hand, a light source unit(20) which is mounted on the body unit and has a lamp which irradiates light to scalp, and a scalp massage unit(30) with a plurality of protrusions which are protruded from the body unit to pressurize scalp. The lamp of the light source unit comprises an LED or an LED. [Reference numerals] (AA) Settop; (BB) Family doctor

Description

Scalp care device using light source {SCALP CARE APPARATUS USING LIGHT SOURCE}

The present invention relates to a scalp care device using a light source, and more specifically, to manage and treat the scalp using a light source such as a light emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode (LD), which is easy to control the wavelength of the irradiated light. The red-based lamp that irradiates light in the wavelength range of 650-850 nm increases collagen expression to regenerate the scalp, and especially the blue-based lamp that irradiates light in the wavelength range of 390-400 nm at the boundary between the visible and ultraviolet ranges. The present invention relates to a scalp care device using a light source that can kill the fungus of Malassezia , a fungus that causes dandruff, while minimizing the harmful effects of strong ultraviolet rays on the human body.

The hair and scalp of modern people are always exposed to the polluted atmosphere, and the frequent use of hairstyling products such as mousse, hair spray and pharmaceutics is suffering from damage to the hair and scalp and aging of the hair.

In addition, bacteria and parasites caused by various contaminants multiply on the hair and the scalp to harm the health of the scalp.

In particular, dandruff, a disease in which dead cells are peeled from the scalp, is known as a fungus caused by the genus Malassezia , which multiplies on the scalp, and in the treatment of dandruff, these agents are generally dispersed such as shampoo, gel, or lotion. And antifungal agents with suitable media for depositing them on the skin are used.

However, in the case of antifungal agents, there is a problem of low efficacy and sustainability.

Recently, attempts have been made to use light sources for the treatment of damaged scalp and hair. For example, Patent No. 1095869 (Registration Date: December 13, 2011) discloses a "functional comb using a far-infrared light emitting diode."

However, the above-described prior art proposes far infrared light emitting diodes emitting far infrared rays that are beneficial to hair and ultraviolet light emitting diodes emitting ultraviolet rays for disinfecting comb bodies as components of a functional comb, but the wavelength bands for far infrared rays and ultraviolet rays Not presented at all.

In particular, the wavelength of ultraviolet rays having bactericidal activity is generally known to be around 253.7 nm, so the UV lamps in this wavelength band are currently used in dishwashers and the like. Problems arise.

Thus, even in the prior art, the ultraviolet rays emitted from the ultraviolet light emitting diodes do not directly act on the human body, but have a problem in that they may act on the human body due to an intention or an operation mistake to be used only for disinfecting the comb body.

Furthermore, a scalp care device using a light source for killing a species of genus Malassezia , a fungus causing dandruff, without harming the human body using a light source having a specific wavelength band has not been proposed. The technology of taking images of the scalp and transmitting the image information of the scalp remotely to the hospital of the attending physician is not proposed.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to scalp using a light source such as a light emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode (LD) that is easy to control the wavelength of the irradiated light Treatment and treatment, but by using a red-based lamp that irradiates light in the wavelength range of 650 ~ 850nm to increase the expression of collagen to regenerate the scalp, especially in the 390 ~ 400nm wavelength band at the boundary between visible and ultraviolet region While irradiating blue-based lamps, it minimizes the harmful effects of strong ultraviolet rays on the human body and kills the species of Malassezia , the fungus that causes dandruff, and transmits bacteria to others by replacing the sanitary cap of the scalp massage part. It can be used to prevent the disease, to take images of the scalp, and to transmit the image information on the scalp immediately remotely to the doctor's hospital. Open is to provide a scalp care device using a light source to keep pace with the ubiquitous era to build a smart healthcare systems.

In order to achieve the above object, the scalp care device using a light source according to the present invention includes a body having an external shape that can be gripped by hand, and a lamp mounted to the body to irradiate light having a predetermined wavelength band toward the scalp. In the scalp care device using a light source including a light source unit and a scalp massage unit having a plurality of protrusions protruding from the body portion to press the scalp, the lamp of the light source unit is a light emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode ( LD), which emits light in the wavelength range of 650 to 850 nm to increase the expression of collagen to regenerate the scalp, and light in the wavelength range of 390 to 400 nm to kill the species of Malassezia . It is characterized in that the blue system lamp is configured in combination.

In addition, the scalp care device using a light source according to the present invention, the scalp massage portion, characterized in that the sanitary cap is further provided to be detachably fastened to each of the plurality of protrusions.

In addition, the scalp care device using a light source according to the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a camera unit is mounted to the body portion to shoot the scalp with a light source to the light emitted from the light source.

In addition, the scalp care device using a light source according to the present invention, characterized in that it further comprises a communication unit for transmitting the image information about the scalp taken by the camera to the outside.

The scalp care device using the light source according to the present invention by the configuration as described above to increase the expression of collagen through a red-based lamp for irradiating light in the wavelength range of 650 ~ 850nm to regenerate the scalp, in particular in the visible and ultraviolet region Blue-based lamps that irradiate light in the wavelength range of 390-400 nm, while minimizing the adverse effects of strong ultraviolet rays on the human body, kill the species of Malassezia , the fungus that causes dandruff, By replacing the sanitary cap, it is possible to prevent the spread of bacteria to other people, and to take pictures of the scalp and immediately transmit the image information on the scalp to the doctor's hospital, so that the smart health care system can keep pace with the ubiquitous era. There is an advantage to build.

1 is a perspective view of a scalp care device using a light source according to an embodiment of the present invention
2 is a result of confirming Western blot the expression of the collagen for each wavelength of the light source according to an embodiment of the present invention
3 to 5 is a photograph showing the results of strain survival rate of Malassezia furfur (KCTC no. 7743) according to the wavelength and light amount of the light source according to an embodiment of the present invention
6 to 8 is a photograph showing the results of the strain survival test of Malassezia sympodialis (KCTC no. 7985) according to the wavelength and the light amount of the light source according to an embodiment of the present invention

Hereinafter, with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings will be described in more detail the scalp care device using a light source according to the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a scalp care device using a light source according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the scalp care device using a light source according to an embodiment of the present invention, the body portion 10, the light source unit 20, the scalp massage unit 30, the camera unit 40, the communication unit 50 ) And a power supply unit 60.

The body portion 10 is in one embodiment of the present invention, the head portion 10a on which the light source portion 20, the scalp massage portion 30 and the camera portion 40 are mounted, the communication portion 50 and the power supply portion. (60) was built in the handle portion 10b having a shape that can be gripped by hand.

Of course, the body portion 10 may be configured as an integral type that does not distinguish the head portion 10a and the handle portion 10b if the external shape can be gripped by hand.

The light source unit 20 is mounted on the body portion 10 and receives power from the power source unit 60 to irradiate light of a predetermined wavelength band toward the scalp. In one embodiment of the present invention, the light irradiated from the light source unit It consists of a light emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode (LD) which is easy to control the wavelength of the light, and is composed of a combination of a red series lamp 21 and a blue series lamp 22.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the red lamp 21 is arranged at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction on both sides of the body portion 10, the blue lamp 22 is a central portion of the body portion 10 At predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction.

The red lamp 21 is configured to regenerate the scalp by increasing the expression of collagen by irradiating light of 650 ~ 850nm wavelength band.

2 is a result of confirming the expression of collagen for each wavelength of the light source according to an embodiment of the present invention by Western blot. Western blot is a technique that detects a specific protein through an antigen-antibody reaction using an antibody that targets the protein to be searched.

As a result of the experiment, it can be seen that after irradiation with light of 396 nm wavelength, there is almost no change in the amount of collagen expression, and the expression of collagen is significantly increased at 10 J / cm 2 light amount after 48 hours of irradiation with light of 665 nm wavelength. In addition, it can be seen that the expression of collagen is significantly increased at 10 J / cm 2 light amount after 48 hours of irradiation with 850 nm wavelength light.

That is, when irradiated with light in the wavelength range of 660nm and 850nm can be confirmed by the experiment that the expression of collagen is increased and the scalp regeneration effect as a result, in the present invention, the red-based lamp 21 is 650 ~ 850nm wavelength It is configured to irradiate light in the band.

The blue lamp 22 is configured to kill a species of Malassezia , known as a fungus causing dandruff, by irradiating light in the wavelength range of 390 to 400 nm.

3 to 5 are photographs showing the results of strain survival test of Malassezia furfur (KCTC no. 7743) according to the wavelength and light amount of the light source unit according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are views according to one embodiment of the present invention. The result of strain survival test of Malassezia sympodialis (KCTC no. 7985) according to the wavelength and amount of light source.

As a result of the experiment, it was confirmed that the sterilization rate of M. furfur and M. Sympodialis was 55 ± 10% and 93 ± 10% at 20 J / ㎠ light after irradiating light of 396nm wavelength, respectively, and the wavelength of 665nm and 850nm After irradiation with light, the sterilization rate for M. furfur and M. Sympodialis is almost absent.

That is, even if directly irradiated to the human body at the boundary between the visible and ultraviolet region, it can be confirmed by the above experiment that the species of Malassezia , known as the fungus causing dandruff, can be killed near the harmless 396nm wavelength. In the present invention, the blue lamp 22 is configured to irradiate light in the wavelength range of 390 to 400 nm.

In addition, the light irradiated from the light source unit 20 is organically coupled to the camera unit 40 to be described later is configured to perform a role as a photographing light source.

The scalp massage unit 30 is a user to apply the force in the direction of the scalp while holding the body portion 10 by hand to press the scalp to give a physical stimulus to the scalp to remove keratin and waste and massage the scalp In one embodiment of the present invention in the configuration is composed of a plurality of protruding protrusions 31 protruding from the body portion 10, the sanitary cap 32 is detachably fastened to each of the plurality of protruding projections (31). .

In particular, the sanitary cap 32 covering the protrusions 31 is configured to be disposable or replaceable for each user to prevent the spread of bacteria between users when using a plurality of devices according to the present invention. It will be possible.

The camera unit 40 is mounted on the body portion 10 to shoot the scalp in the present invention, as described above, the light irradiated from the light source unit 20 by the organic coupling relationship with the light source unit 20 By using it as a shooting light source, it is possible to clearly capture the scalp without any additional configuration.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the camera unit 40 is disposed near the tip of one side of the body portion 10 so that not only the photographing light source from the light source unit 20 but also the external natural light may be utilized as the photographing light source.

The communication unit 50 may be configured as an input / output port for connecting an external memory such as a USB memory or an SD card to transmit the image information about the scalp taken by the camera unit 40 to the outside. As shown, in one embodiment of the present invention is configured to wirelessly communicate with the set-top using a short-range wireless communication network such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-Fi to facilitate the connection.

On the other hand, the set top may be configured as a smart phone that is currently used universally, the set top is configured to transmit the scalp image information in real time through a communication network, such as the doctor's hospital and the Internet device according to the invention in the ubiquitous era It could be a stepping stone to build a smart healthcare system in step with it.

The power supply unit 60 is configured to supply power required for driving the light source unit 20, the camera unit 40, and the communication unit 50. For convenience of use, the power supply unit 60 may include a battery built in the body unit 10. Do.

Of course, the power supply unit 60 may be configured to be directly connected to commercial power by having an adapter, and the battery embedded in the body 10 may be recharged and used by commercial power as well as a primary battery. It can also be configured as a secondary battery.

The scalp care device using the light source described above and shown in the drawings is only one embodiment for carrying out the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined only by the matters set forth in the claims below, and the embodiments which have been improved and changed without departing from the gist of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. It will be said to belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

10 Body
20 light source
21 Red system lamp
22 Blue system lamp
30 Scalp Massage Branch
31 Extrusion
32 Sanitary Cap
40 Camera Section
50 Communications
60 power supply

Claims (4)

A body part having an external shape which can be gripped by hand; A light source unit mounted to the body unit and having a lamp for irradiating light of a predetermined wavelength band toward the scalp; A scalp massage part having a plurality of protrusions protruding from the body part to press the scalp; In the scalp care device using a light source comprising:
The lamp of the light source unit is composed of a light emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode (LD), and a red-based lamp that irradiates light of a wavelength of 650 to 850 nm to regenerate the scalp by increasing the expression of collagen, and Malassezia ) Is composed of a combination of blue-based lamps irradiating light in the wavelength range of 390 ~ 400nm to kill the species
A camera unit mounted at one end of the body unit to photograph the scalp with a light source that emits light emitted from the light source unit; A communication unit for transmitting image information about the scalp taken by the camera unit to the outside; Scalp care device using a light source, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1,
The scalp massage unit, the scalp care device using a light source, characterized in that the sanitary cap is further provided detachably fastened to each of the plurality of protrusions. delete delete

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