KR101459337B1 - Skin beauty treatment device with steam spray having ionizer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cosmetic device for skin-spraying.
The skin care device of the present invention comprises a heater case 130 for heating water supplied through a water tank pipe connected to an outlet of a water tank with a heat generating element, A first partition 143 installed to stand up to the first partition 143 and passing only the steam and drop water to the water tank pipe and an anion generator 143 installed near the injection port where the steam passing through the first partition 143 is discharged out along the steam pipe A ground plate 175 disposed in front of the anion generator 160 and installed behind the injection port 190 and a power supply unit for supplying power to the heating element and the negative ion generator.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a steam spraying device having a negative ion generating function,

The present invention relates to a skin care device. And more particularly to a skin care device having a steam generating function and an ion generating function.

Various skin aesthetic devices have been proposed. Among them, the skin beauty device using steam is sprayed on the surface of the skin at about 40 ° C., thereby softening the skin and increasing the moisturizing effect of the skin. Warm steam promotes blood circulation and improves mood, so it is often used in conjunction with cosmetic treatments such as cleansing, brushing, skin marshmallows, sebum removal, and massage packs. In the case of folk remedies, boiled water, pots and steam towels were used at home, but the process of making steam was difficult, temperature control was difficult, and there was a risk of burns.

To solve this problem, an electronic device for generating steam has been proposed. Devices that contain electronic devices as well as generating ions as well as generating steam are known. Korean Patent Publication No. 2003-0023486 (hereinafter referred to as "Patent Document 1") and Korean Patent Publication No. 2005-0006944 (hereinafter referred to as "Patent Document 2") are representative examples.

Patent Document 1 relates to a skin care device for treating the skin surface of a human body. The device generates an anion generator for generating negative ions by applying a high voltage to a needle electrode and discharging corona, and steam is generated by discharging it through a high- And a steam generator for supplying steam to the steam generator.

Patent Document 2 is characterized in that it includes a main body having an anion outlet port through which negative ions are discharged and a steam discharge port through which steam is discharged and a main body for grounding the user or the subject by contact with a part of the body on one surface of the main body .

Both Patent Documents 1 and 2 use a corona discharge using a high voltage in generating negative ions. The former generates dust by the dust collecting method and the latter generates the ions by the charging method. Such a high voltage discharge has advantages in that anion generation is easy, antimicrobial / deodorization effect can be achieved, and an electrification phenomenon is prevented, but there is a risk that ozone is generated, the life of anion is short, and the generation rate of electromagnetic waves is high .

Furthermore, in the case of Patent Document 2, it has been accompanied with the inconvenience that the user must maintain contact with the entire base provided in the skin beauty machine every time the user uses the apparatus.

The inventors of the present invention have made a long effort to solve the above problems and propose a new approach.

In order to generate steam and ions at the same time, the steam performance of the skin care device must be maintained, and mass release of anions must be ensured.

Today, technology is evolving from the functional point of view of device to the viewpoint of user's environment. There was virtually no visibility in using steam-generating beauty equipment. "Hot winds are spewing" was just about. However, from the viewpoint of the use environment, it is necessary to have a technical environment that ensures that the "hot wind blowing out" does not rise to an excessively high temperature while securing the visibility of the steam. It is an object of the present invention to realize such a technical environment. That is, it is an object of the present invention to provide a beauty device that can convert invisible steam into visible steam.

Conventional corona discharge is not adopted in the present invention due to the drawback that ozone is generated and the life of the electrode is limited, despite the advantages thereof. It is another object of the present invention, however, to provide a technical effect similar to a corona discharge by providing a grounding electrode at the outlet where steam is discharged to maintain a constant amount of negative ions.

In conclusion, the present invention proposes a skin beauty device having a hybrid anion generating device of a novel concept in which discharge and radiation occur at the same time.

On the other hand, other unspecified purposes of the present invention will be further considered within the scope of the following detailed description and easily deduced from the effects thereof.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a skin care device for spraying steam using water stored in a water tank,

A heater case for heating water supplied through a water tank pipe connected to an outlet of the water tank to a heating element;

A first diaphragm installed vertically in a direction perpendicular to the direction of steam heated in the heater case to allow only steam to pass and water to the water tank pipe;

An anion generator installed near an injection port through which steam passing through the first partition is discharged along the steam pipe;

A ground plate positioned in front of the negative ion generator and installed behind the ejection port; And

And a power supply unit for supplying power to the heating element and the negative ion generator.

In the skin beauty device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the negative ion generator holder, which serves as a partition wall to prevent the steam passing through the first partition wall from liquefying and splashing toward the brush of the negative ion generator, .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a skin care device, wherein the skin care device includes a blowing fan,

An air inflow passage for wind generated by the blowing fan is installed toward the steam pipe, thereby promoting generation of negative ions.

In addition, in the skin care device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to prevent the steam passing through the first partition wall from splashing out of the vapor liquefied before entering the negative ion generator, The first barrier rib may include a second barrier rib.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the skin cosmetic effect can be improved by spraying steam and injecting anions together.

In addition, according to the present invention, since non-visible steam is sprayed together with anions, visible steam can be provided to the user, thereby improving the user environment in which the skin beauty device is used.

Another effect of the present invention is that it is difficult to maintain a certain amount of anions generated by the electron emission method because it has no directionality. In order to impart anion generated by installing the ground plate adjacent to the injection hole This allows the amount of negative ions to be maintained constant.

On the other hand, even if the effects are not explicitly mentioned here, the effect described in the following specification, which is expected by the technical features of the present invention, and its potential effects are treated as described in the specification of the present invention.

1 is a diagram showing an internal electronic configuration of a skin care device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal electronic configuration of another skin beauty device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a configuration of an outer housing of a skin care device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a side cross-sectional view of a skin care device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a cross section rotated by 90 ° in Fig.
* The accompanying drawings illustrate examples of the present invention in order to facilitate understanding of the technical idea of the present invention, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 and 2 show an internal circuit configuration example of a skin care device according to the present invention. Fig. 1 shows a configuration of a skin care device in a basic embodiment. Fig. 2 shows an example of a skin care device for driving an internal blower fan to promote supply of negative ions.

As shown in FIG. 1, the skin care device includes an anion generator 40, which is an element for electronically generating negative ions, and a heating unit 30 for generating water by heating water stored in the water tank. The heating unit 30 may include a heating element 31 that heats the water by heating using electric energy to heat the water and a thermostat 32 that senses a predetermined temperature and controls the heating of the heating element. Preferably, the heating element 31 may be a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) element.

The negative ion generator 40 may use an ionizer that emits electrons directly into the atmosphere by applying a pulse-like high voltage to the negative electrode. The negative ion generator 40 is a well-known device widely used in an air cleaner or an indoor air conditioner, and an ionizer designed in a compact size can be incorporated in the skin care device of the present invention.

The switch 10 may be provided as a user interface. The user can operate the negative ion generator 40 and the heating unit 30 by turning on / off the switch exposed to the housing.

The power supply unit 20 supplies power to the electronic components. In a preferred embodiment, it may be connected to a 220V AC commercial power source, for example.

2, a blowing fan (including a driving element of a blowing fan) 50 may be installed in the skin care appliance housing. When the switch 10 is turned on by connecting the blowing fan 50, So that the blowing fan is driven. The blowing fan 50 is driven so that the steam generated in the heating unit 30 is discharged more strongly out of the housing and the generation of negative ions can be further promoted.

3 shows a schematic outer housing design of the skin care device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The switch 180 may be formed at the front center portion of the skin care apparatus. A steam injection part 191 having a recessed shape is formed at the upper part of the switch 180. A jet opening 190 is provided at a central part of the steam injection part for discharging vapor and anion generated in the inside of the steam injection part.

In addition, a water tank 110 containing water is installed on the back side opposite to the steam jetting unit 191 so as to be installed or removed. The power cable 199 drawn out of the housing is connected to an outlet of a commercial power supply to supply power to the internal circuit elements.

Fig. 4 shows the configuration of a side section of the skin care apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 5 shows a configuration of a section with the section of Fig. In order to understand the cross-section, it can be noted that the housing of the skin care device 100 is divided into an upper case 101 and a lower case 102.

The water tank 110 is installed upside down toward the bottom and the water contained in the water tank 110 is sealed by the water tank rubber 111 and the water tank spring 113 to leak water. The water coming out of the outlet of the water tank 110 goes through the water tank pipe 115 in the direction of the arrow.

The water can be supplied in the horizontal direction through the water tank pipe 115 connected to the outlet of the water tank 110. And water can be supplied to the heater case 130 through the opening 117 formed at the end of the horizontal water tank pipe 115. The water drawn into the heater case 130 is generated by the heat generating element 135 provided on the side wall of the heater case 130 and steam is generated to enter the first steam chamber 140 through the opening 141. The heater case 130 serves as a boiler room. And is controlled by the thermostat (132 in FIG. 5) for heating the heating element 135.

Entry into the first vapor chamber 140 through the opening 141 may involve splashing boiling water as well as vaporized vapor from the water. In order to prevent the boiling and splashing water from entering the steam pipe 145 through the first steam chamber 140, the first partition wall 143 is formed so as to stand upright in the direction of vapor flow, that is, It can be installed in one direction. The first partition wall 143 blocks the water splashing in the heater case 130. Thereby preventing the liquid from interfering with the progress of the gas (vapor) and creating an environment in which the vapor can proceed smoothly to the vapor pipe 145.

The steam can be liquefied momentarily. And the water is returned to the water tank pipe 115 again through the pipe 144 perpendicular to the bottom direction.

The steam pipe 145 is bent upward from the upper side by approximately 30 to 60 °, preferably 45 °, to communicate with the second vapor chamber 150. An anion generator 160 is installed in a central portion of the second vapor chamber 150. The steam enters the second vapor chamber 150 through the steam pipe 145. A second partition 152 may be installed at the inlet of the second vapor chamber 150. [ That is, only a part of the upper end of the steam pipe 145 communicates with the second vapor chamber 150.

The second partition 152 may function as a partition wall for controlling the steam pressure to be introduced into the second vapor chamber and preventing the water vapor from being liquefied.

The negative ion generator holder 162 may support the negative ion generator 160 disposed in the second vapor chamber 150 near the injection port 190 in the form of a bracket. In addition, the negative ion generator holder 162 may partially block the traveling direction of the steam toward the steam jetting port, so that the steam can be liquefied and prevented from splashing toward the brush of the negative ion generator.

The negative ion generator 160 includes an ionizer carbon brush 161, which emits anions in an electron-emitting manner. An ionizer module 163 for controlling the operation of the negative ion generator 160 is installed adjacent to the second vapor chamber 150 and is electrically connected to the negative ion generator 160.

The vapor passing through the openings of the anion generator holder 162 may be viewed as invisible steam, such as hot wind. However, the negative ion generated by the ionizer carbon brush 161 of the negative ion generator 160 is converted into visible steam.

However, it can not be said that negative ions are reliably ejected out only by visible steam. Since the generated anions do not have a constant direction, the amount of negative ions may not be maintained constant. To solve this problem, a ground plate 175 (not shown) is provided on the inner wall of the end portion of the second vapor chamber immediately before the jet opening 190 (in front of the negative ion generator 160 and in the vicinity of the jet opening 190 in terms of the traveling direction of the vapor) ) Can be installed. When the negative ions pass through the ground plate 175, the negative ions have a certain direction, which brings about an effect similar to a corona discharge. As a result, the amount of negative ions can be kept constant.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a blowing fan (not shown) may be installed. The air generated through the blowing fan flows into the steam pipe 145 through the air inflow passage 170. In the embodiment described above, the steam is discharged through the injection port 190. However, in this embodiment, in addition to the steam pressure, since the wind generated from the blowing fan further pushes up the steam, the anion Of the total amount of water.

The scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the description and the expression of the embodiments explicitly described in the foregoing. It is again to be understood that the scope of protection of the present invention can not be limited by obvious alterations or permutations of the present invention.

Claims (4)

A skin care appliance;
A heater case for heating water supplied through a water tank pipe connected to the outlet of the water tank to a heating element;
A first diaphragm installed vertically in a direction perpendicular to the direction of steam heated in the heater case to allow only steam to pass and water to the water tank pipe;
An anion generator installed near an injection port through which steam passing through the first partition is discharged along the steam pipe;
A ground plate positioned in front of the negative ion generator and installed behind the ejection port; And
And a power supply unit for supplying power to the heating element and the negative ion generator. The method according to claim 1,
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a negative ion generator holder, which acts as a partition to prevent the vapor passing through the first partition from liquefying and splashing toward the brush of the negative ion generator, and supporting the negative ion generator. The method according to claim 1,
The skin care device includes a blowing fan,
And an air inflow passage for air generated by the blowing fan is installed toward the steam pipe, thereby promoting the generation of negative ions. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a second partition wall provided along the proceeding direction of the steam to prevent water from being splashed by the steam passing through the first partition before the steam enters the negative ion generator, Beauty equipment.

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