KR101937145B1

KR101937145B1 - A needle unit of a tattooing device

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Publication number: KR101937145B1
Application number: KR1020170049573A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 박용택
Original assignee: 박용택
Priority date: 2017-04-18
Filing date: 2017-04-18
Publication date: 2019-01-10
Also published as: KR20180116824A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for quantitatively supplying ink with a needle irrespective of the capacity of ink stored in an ink storage space so as to perform a high quality operation. With a tattoo needle; And a needle body fixed to the body to fix the tattoo needle in a linear reciprocating motion; The tattoo needle includes a needle needle in the shape of a needle, which is adapted to infiltrate the skin of the human body at the tip thereof, and a needle needle which is guided to move back and forth in the needle body, &Lt; / RTI > includes a guide rod in the form of a rod; The needle body has a through hole formed at the distal end thereof with a protruding needle protruding therefrom. The needle protrudes into the inside of the needle body, and a guide pipe guided by the needle passes through the needle body. Made of pipes; The needle body is supported on the inner side of the needle body by being in close contact with the inner surface of the tip end of the needle body and is closely attached to the intermediate inner surface of the needle body at the rear end, Shaped pipe having a closed flange for fixing the guide pipe to the inside of the rear end of the guide pipe and being guided while being guided by the elastic spring being guided by the elastic spring is inserted and fixed ; And an ink supply means for supplying ink to the closed space is disposed at a rear end of the space isolation tube in the inside of the needle body.

Description

A needle unit for a tattooing device

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a needle unit constituting a tattoo device adapted to perform a tattoo on a body permanently or semi-permanently, and more particularly to a needle unit which can be supplied with a needle quantitatively irrespective of the capacity of ink stored in the ink storage space And a needle unit for a tattoo machine capable of performing a high-quality work.

In general, tattoos are scars on the skin or subcutaneous tissues, and engrave letters, pictures, etc.

Although the tattoo device for performing such a tattoo uses small tools made of animal bones, various types of tattoo devices have been proposed and used today, such as making a wound on the skin by reciprocating the needle through the driving of a motor .

That is, for the convenience of tattooing, the tattoo needle is automatically reciprocated forward and backward, and while the tattoo needle is reciprocating, the tattoo dye is lowered down the tattoo needle so that the tattoo needle pierces the human skin at a certain depth A device that allows a person to express a predetermined shape on a person's skin according to the intention of a person who performs a tattoo is mainly used.

Such a tattoo device generally has a tattoo needle provided with a drive motor and a cam unit and arranged to move forward and backward by linking the linear reciprocating motion.

In other words, the rotational force of the driving motor is converted into the linear reciprocating motion through the cam and the link mechanism, so that the tattoo needle is continuously moved back and forth, thereby simplifying the operation.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1150777 (name: tattoo device) discloses a tattoo device having a tattoo needle and having a vertically moving means for transmitting the rotational force of a driving motor to a tattoo needle , And the up-and-down moving means is composed of a cam structure for converting the rotational motion of the driving motor into the rectilinear motion, and includes a bearing member for reducing vibration and noise.

In Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1015358 (name: semi-permanent eyebrow cosmetic treatment method and apparatus used therein), as known in the art, the dye is allowed to permeate the skin during the procedure, A resin which is provided between the needle and the needle so as to form a predetermined minute gap when the procedure is performed, A needle having a body formed by wrapping an outer side with a synthetic resin; A cutter which is cut out at the center so as to insert the needle and a screw which is provided with a thread on the outer side of the cutter, and a clamping unit which is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the cutter, There is disclosed a mechanism including a cap holder for holding the needle by advancing along a thread and pressing the incision.

In addition, in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1131577 (name: skin treatment apparatus), as is known in the art, a body; A drive member installed in the main body and having a drive shaft linearly moved by an eccentric rotation body; A needle slider installed inside the body and interlocked with the drive shaft; A needle member coupled to one side of the needle slider and having a needle; And a needle guider having a needle guider groove for guiding the needle in a straight line, the needle guider being connected to one side of the body, wherein at least one air hole is formed in the needle guider.

On the other hand, as disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0461403 (name: tattoo machine), an upper driver includes a drive motor and a cam unit and transmits a linear reciprocating motion through a link; And a needle cartridge connected to a lower end of the upper driving unit and including a tattoo needle installed to move forward and backward in conjunction with the operation of the link, wherein the needle cartridge is installed to move up and down from the outside of the tattoo needle, And a raising and lowering means for adjusting the exposure length.

However, such conventional tattoo devices have been problematic in that the tattoo ink (dye) is manually injected into the tattoo needle, which is inconvenient to use and the working efficiency is low.

Particularly, there is a problem that the workability is poor due to inconvenient replacement work when the ink is alternately colored with various colors, and there is a problem that it is cured and discarded when the ink is exposed to the outside for a long time.

Accordingly, the present applicant proposes Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1623202 (name: tattoo device) to selectively improve the color of the tattoo inks to improve the efficiency of the operation. In addition, So that it can be stably supplied to a tattoo needle, thereby providing a tattoo device capable of realizing economic benefits.

Such a tattoo device as disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1623202 includes a drive motor for generating a rotational force through a supplied power source and a drive link for linearly reciprocating through a rotational force generated by the drive motor, ; A tattoo needle which moves forward and backward in accordance with a linear reciprocating motion of the driving link and injects ink into the body at the tip thereof and a needle unit which has a needle body fixed to the main body to fix the tattoo needle in a linear reciprocating motion, An apparatus comprising: Shaped ink cylinder having a space portion in which ink is stored and which is connected to the space at a front end thereof and is detachably attached to the main body, a valve body provided in the space portion of the ink cylinder, And an ink unit having a pressure piston for pressing the ink to the supply port.

1, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1150777 2, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1015358 3, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1131577 4, Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0461403 5, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1623202

However, in the conventional tattoo machine as described above, the position of the needle unit, which linearly reciprocates by the driving means by the driving means, is located at the lower portion of the ink reservoir, so that the ink discharged from the ink reservoir is supplied to the needle, There is a problem that the drive shaft receives interference.

Thus, the ink stored in the ink reservoir can not be stably supplied to the needles of the needle unit.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printer capable of supplying ink quantitatively with a needle regardless of the capacity of ink stored in an ink storage space, And a needle unit for a tattoo machine.

In order to accomplish the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a needle unit for a tattoo machine, comprising: a tattoo needle adapted to move forward and backward in a linear reciprocating motion and inject ink into a body at a tip; And a needle body fixed to the main body to fix the tattoo needle in a linear reciprocating motion, the needle unit comprising: The tattoo needle includes a needle needle in the shape of a needle, which is adapted to infiltrate the skin of the human body at the tip thereof, and a needle needle which is guided to move back and forth in the needle body, &Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > bar " shaped < / RTI > The needle body has a through hole formed at the distal end thereof with a protruding needle protruding therefrom. The needle protrudes into the inside of the needle body, and a guide pipe guided by the needle passes through the needle body. Made of pipes; The needle body is supported on the inner side of the needle body by being in close contact with the inner surface of the tip end of the needle body and is closely attached to the intermediate inner surface of the needle body at the rear end, Shaped pipe having a closed flange for fixing the guide pipe to the inside of the rear end of the guide pipe and being guided while being guided by the elastic spring being guided by the elastic spring is inserted and fixed ; An ink supply means for supplying ink to the closed space is disposed at the rear end of the space isolation tube inside the needle body; Wherein a through hole through which the ink supplied from the ink supply means is formed is formed in the closed flange and an induction hole is formed in the space isolation pipe so that ink passing through the closed space is supplied to the needle needles disposed therein .

The above-mentioned ink supply means includes a 'ring' shaped piston which is formed by forming the ink storage space with the rear end of the space isolation pipe and sealing the ink storage space with respect to the outside, A ring, and a pressing member for moving the piston ring forward and backward; The pressing member includes a pressing motor provided on a body to which the needle body is coupled at a front end and rotating the spur gear fixed to the rotary shaft by generating a rotational force through a supplied electric power source and an inner circumferential surface A ring gear having a nut pipe that is gear-engaged with the spur gear and protruded in a direction toward the needle body, and a ring gear which is screwed to the nut pipe of the ring gear and guided to linearly move in the main body, And a pressure pipe.

The needle unit for a tattoo machine according to the present invention as described above quantitatively supplies ink stored in the ink storage space through the ink supply means to the closed space formed between the inner surface of the needle body and the space isolation tube, Quality tattoo work can be performed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a tattoo apparatus to which a needle unit for a tattoo device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG.
Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a tattoo device to which a tattoo device needles unit according to the embodiment is applied; Fig.
Fig. 3 is a partial schematic illustration of a needle unit for a tattoo device according to the embodiment. Fig.
Fig. 4 is a partial schematic illustration showing the use state of the needle unit for a tattoo device according to the embodiment. Fig.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the use state of the ink supply means constituting the needle unit for a tattoo machine according to the embodiment. Fig.
6 is a schematic perspective view showing a tattoo device to which a needle unit for a tattoo device according to another embodiment of the present invention is applied.
Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a tattoo device to which a needle unit for a tattoo device according to the embodiment is applied. Fig.
Fig. 8 is a partial schematic outline of a needle unit for a tattoo device according to the present embodiment. Fig.
Fig. 9 is a partial schematic outline showing the use state of the needle unit for a tattoo device according to the embodiment. Fig.
10 is a schematic view showing the use state of the ink supply means constituting the needle unit for a tattoo machine according to the embodiment.
FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a tattoo device to which a needle unit for a tattoo device according to another embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG.

Hereinafter, referring to the accompanying drawings, a needle unit for a tattoo device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The embodiments of the present invention can be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This embodiment is provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the shapes and the like of the elements in the drawings can be exaggeratedly expressed to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that in the drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and constructions which may be unnecessarily obscured by the gist of the present invention are omitted.

1 to 5 are diagrams showing a needle unit for a tattoo machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The needle unit 2 for a tattoo machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured such that, A tattoo needle (21) adapted to inject ink into the body at its tip; And a needle body (23) for fixing the tattoo needle (21) in a linear reciprocating motion and engaging with the main body (3).

That is, the tattoo needle 21 is linearly reciprocated in the needle body 23, and ink is injected into the skin of the human body to perform tattooing work.

In the needle unit 2 for the tattoo device 1 according to the present embodiment, the tattoo needle 21 is provided with a needle needle-like needle needle- Shaped guide bar 231 fixed to the rear end of the needle bar 211 and guided to move back and forth in the needle bar body 23.

That is, the needle needle 211 is inserted into the tip of the guide rod 231 in the longitudinal direction to move back and forth in the needle body 23.

The needles 211 are preferably made of a metal material; The guide rod 231 is most preferably made of a synthetic resin material.

In the needle unit 2 for the tattoo device 1 according to the present embodiment, the needle body 23 is formed with a through-hole protruding outwardly with the needle needle 211 passing through the tip thereof, And a corn-shaped inclined pipe to which the cap 22 to which the tattoo needle 21 is inserted and fixed is fixed.

That is, the needle needle 211 moves forward and backward while being inserted into the guide tube 232, thereby performing a stable linear reciprocating motion.

The tip end of the needle body 23 is supported in close contact with the inner surface of the tip end of the needle body 23 and the tip end of the needle body 23 is in close contact with the intermediate inner surface of the needle body 23, A guide pipe 231 having a sealing flange 233 formed inside the needle body 23 to form a closed space 233 with respect to the outside and being guided by the elastic spring 234 while being guided by the elastic spring 234, And a pipe 236 having a shape of 'pipe' fixed to the inside of the rear end is inserted and fixed.

That is, the guide rod 231 is disposed while passing through the guide pipe 235 fixedly coupled to the space isolation pipe 236, thereby stably performing a linear reciprocating motion.

On the other hand, ink supply means 24 for supplying ink to the closed space 233 is disposed at the rear end of the space isolation pipe 236 inside the needle body 23.

That is, the ink stored in the ink supply means 24 is supplied to the needle needles 211 via the closed space 233, and the tattoo operation proceeds.

The needle unit 2 for the tattoo machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a drive motor 4 for generating a rotational force through a power source supplied from the outside or the inside thereof, And a drive link 41 is formed to be engaged with the tip end of the main body 3 provided inside the guide rod 231 so as to reciprocate the guide rod 231 in a linear reciprocating motion.

That is, the rear end of the guide rod 231 is engaged with the front end of the main body 3 so as to abut the front end of the driving link 41, The link 41 makes the retracting movement of the tattoo needle 21, thereby simplifying the operation of performing tattooing on the body.

The drive link 41 is connected to a cam member 42 of a 'disc' shape having a cam surface which is fixed to the shaft of the drive motor 4 and is in contact with one end of the drive link 41 It is preferable that the cam surface of the cam member 42 linearly reciprocates as the drive link 41 advances and retreats while the cam member 42 rotates as the axis of the drive motor 4 rotates Do.

In the needle unit 2 for the tattoo device 1 according to the present embodiment as described above, a through hole 242 through which the ink supplied from the ink supply means 24 is formed is formed in the closed flange, An induction hole 25 is formed in the space isolation pipe 236 so as to supply ink to the needle needles 211 in which the ink passing through the closed space 233 is disposed and supplied from the ink supply means 24 It is preferable that ink is supplied to the needle needles 211.

In the needle unit 2 for a tattoo machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, the ink supply means 24 forms the ink storage space 241 with the rear end of the space isolation tube 236, A ring ring shaped piston ring 5 which hermetically closes the ink storage space 241 and is guided while being guided while the guide tube 235 penetrates the piston ring 5; And a pressing member for guiding the pressing member.

That is, when the piston ring 5 is pressed by the pressing member, the piston ring 5 presses the ink stored in the ink storage space 241, so that the pressurized ink passes through the closed space 233 And supplied to the needle needles 211.

At this time, the amount of ink supplied to the needle needles 211 is adjusted according to the pressing of the pressing member, so that the ink is quantitatively supplied to perform a high-quality tattooing operation.

The pressing member includes a pressing motor (not shown) which is provided in the main body 3 to which the needle body 23 is coupled at the tip and generates a rotating force through the supplied power source to rotate the spur gear 31 fixed to the rotating shaft A ring gear 35 idling on the inner circumferential surface of the main body 3 and having an inner circumferential surface gear-engaged with the spur gear 31 and protruding in the direction of the needle body 23; And a pressurizing pipe (34) screwed with the nut pipe (33) of the ring gear (35) and guided to linearly move in the main body (3) to press the piston ring desirable.

That is, the rotational force generated by the pressure motor 32 is linearly moved through the spur gear 31, the ring gear 35, and the nut pipe 33, It is most preferable to pressurize it.

The operation and effect of the needle unit 2 for the tattoo device 1 according to the present embodiment as described above will be described in detail as follows.

In order to perform the tattooing operation by applying the needle unit 2 for the tattoo device 1 according to the present embodiment, ink is first injected into the ink storage space 241 and stored, and the needle body 23, The drive link 41 is linearly reciprocated by the main body 3 when the drive motor 4 is driven through a control unit not shown in a state where the drive link 4 is coupled to the main body 3.

Accordingly, the tattoo needle 211 closely attached to the driving link 41 performs a linear reciprocating motion in the needle body 23.

The pressure motor 32 is driven to linearly move the pressure pipe 34 through the spur gear 31 and the ring gear 35 and the nut pipe 33 through a control unit When the piston ring 5 is pressed, the piston ring 5 presses the ink stored in the ink storage space 241 so that the pressurized ink flows into the needle needle 211 via the sealed space 233 .

Accordingly, the ink is quantitatively supplied to the needles 211, and the tattooing operation proceeds.

After the tattoo operation is completed, the needle body 23 is detached from the main body 3, and the ink is supplied again to the ink storage space 241. Then, the above steps are sequentially repeated to perform the tattoo operation You can do it.

6 to 10 are diagrams showing a needle unit 2 for a tattoo device 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention in which the ink supply means 24 is installed in the ink storage space 241 And a piston ring 5 which is pressurized by the pressurizing pipe 34 is installed in the space portion and a ring having a hole through which the guide rod 231 passes is disposed at the center thereof. ring-shaped feed cylinder 6; The closed flange is provided with an injection pipe connected to the space portion through the outer casing of the supply cylinder 6. [

That is, the pressure motor 4 is driven to linearly move the pressure pipe 34 through the spur gear 31, the ring gear 35, and the nut pipe 33, The piston ring 5 presses the ink stored in the space portion of the supply cylinder 6 and supplies the pressurized ink to the needle needle 211 via the closed space 233.

11 is a view showing a needle unit 2 for a tattoo machine 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The needle body 23 is provided with an air supply unit for supplying external air pressure to the closed space 233 And the ink is easily supplied to the inner space of the cap 22 by the atmospheric pressure supplied through the vent hole H. [

Accordingly, even if air pressure is generated in the inner space of the cap 22, it is easily discharged, so that supply failure of the ink does not occur, so that the tattoo operation can be performed more stably.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent arrangements may be made therein without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. . Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims. It is also to be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

1: Tattoo device 11: Tattoo unit
2: needle unit 21: tattoo needle
211: needle needle 22: cap
23: Needle body 231: Guide rod
232: guide tube 233: sealed space
234: Elastic spring 235: Guide tube
236: space isolation tube 24: ink supply means
241: Ink storage space 242: Through hole
25: Inductor 3: Body
31: spur gear 32: pressure motor
33: nut tube 34: pressure tube
35: ring gear 4: drive motor
41: drive link 42: cam member
5: Piston ring 6: Feed tub
H: Ventilation holes

Claims

A tattoo needle (21) adapted to advance and retract in accordance with a linear reciprocating motion and to inject ink into the body at its tip; And a needle body (23) for fixing the tattoo needle (21) in a linear reciprocating motion and engaging with the main body (3), the needle unit (2)
The tattoo needle (21)
A needle needle 211 in the form of a needle bar for allowing ink to penetrate the skin of a human body at a tip end thereof and a needle needle 211 having a rear end fixed to the needle needle 211, Shaped guide rods 231 guided by the guide rods 231;
The needle body (23)
And a guide pipe 232 guided with the tattoo needle 21 passing through the through hole is formed at the tip of the needle needle 211 protruding outward while penetrating the needle needle 211. The cap 22, shaped corrugated tube;
Inside the needle body 23,
The tip of the needle body 23 is held in close contact with the inner surface of the tip end of the needle body 23 and the rear end of the needle body 23 is in contact with the intermediate inner surface of the needle body 23, A guide pipe 235 having a sealing flange for forming the closed space 233 and being inserted into the guide pipe 231 while being guided by the elastic spring 234 while being guided by the elastic spring 234, A space isolation pipe 236 in the shape of a pipe is inserted and fixed;
At the rear end of the space isolation pipe 236 inside the needle body 23,
An ink supply means (24) arranged to supply ink to the closed space (233);
In the closed flange,
A through hole (242) through which the ink supplied from the ink supply means (24) passes is formed;
In the space isolation pipe 236,
And an induction hole (25) through which the ink passing through the closed space (233) is supplied to the needle needles (211) disposed therein is formed.

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
The ink supply means (24)
The ink storage space 241 is sealed with respect to the outside while the ink storage space 241 is formed with the rear end of the space isolation pipe 236. The guide pipe 235 is inserted and fixed, ) 'Shaped piston ring (5); And a pressing member for causing the piston ring (5) to move forward and backward;
The pressing member
A pressing motor 32 provided in the main body 3 to which the needle body 23 is coupled at its tip to rotate the spur gear 31 fixed to the rotating shaft by generating a rotational force through the supplied power source, A ring gear 35 idling on the inner circumferential surface of the main body 3 and having an inner circumferential surface engaged with the spur gear 31 and protruding in the direction of the needle body 23, And a pressure pipe (34) threadedly engaged with the nut pipe (33) of the main body (3) and guided to linearly move in the main body (3) so as to press the piston ring (5) Needle unit.