KR101973374B1 - Near infrared ray mobile phone case - Google Patents

Abstract

A near-infrared cell phone case that can irradiate the near-infrared ray to the user's face is introduced.
The near-infrared cell phone case includes a case for providing an inner space in which a cellular phone can be accommodated, an LED unit provided on at least one edge of the case for irradiating near-infrared rays toward the user's face, a battery for supplying power to the LED unit, A switch for selectively transmitting the power of the battery to the LED unit, and an external connector for supplying power to the battery through the connection with the external power terminal.

Description

NEAR INFRARED RAY MOBILE PHONE CASE

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a near-infrared cell phone case, and more particularly, to a near-infrared cell phone case capable of realizing a skin improvement effect by irradiating a near infrared ray on a user's face.

In general, a mobile communication terminal can be defined as a telephone capable of communicating with a general telephone subscriber or another mobile communication telephone through a base station within a mobile communication service area. Mobile communication terminals are referred to as mobile phones, cell phones, cell phones, wireless phones, wireless mobile phones, and pocket phones.

In order to prevent the outer surface of the mobile communication terminal from being damaged by an external impact in order to keep the mobile communication terminal in a clean condition for a long time in accordance with the trend of the high quality of the mobile communication terminal, .

However, the conventional mobile phone protection case needs to expand various functions in that it focuses only on the function of preventing damage to the mobile phone.

In particular, in recent years, research on the medical and biological effects of light emitting diodes has been actively conducted. With regard to light emitting diodes having near infrared wavelengths, near infrared rays promote the treatment of wounds and promote the growth of cells to improve skin Research has been reported on implementation.

Therefore, a technique for applying a near infrared ray irradiation function to a mobile phone protective case is required.

Patent Registration No. 10-1637985 (July 4, 2016)

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a near infrared ray mobile phone case which can improve the skin condition by using near infrared rays.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a near-infrared cell phone case comprising: a case for providing an inner space in which a cellular phone can be stored; An LED unit provided on at least one edge of the case and irradiating near infrared rays toward a user's face; A battery provided in the case to supply power to the LED unit; A switch for selectively transmitting power of the battery to the LED unit; And an external connector provided on an outer wall of the case for supplying power to the battery through a connection with an external power supply terminal.

At this time, the LED unit may include a housing having an opening; An LED substrate provided in the housing; A near infrared ray LED mounted on the LED substrate to irradiate the near infrared rays; And a lens mounted on the opening so that the near-infrared rays can be angled so as to face the face of the user.

In addition, the LED unit may further include a visible light LED mounted on the LED substrate so as to irradiate visible light.

The lens may further include a lens unit for transmitting the near-infrared rays emitted from the near-infrared LED in one direction; And a mold part disposed between the edge of the lens part and the opening so that the angle of the lens part is adjusted.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a near-infrared cell phone case comprising: a receiver for receiving proximity distance information of a face detected by a proximity sensor of a mobile phone; And a controller for controlling the switch to be on or off according to proximity information received through the receiver.

In addition, the near-infrared cell phone case according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an inner connector provided on an inner wall of the case to supply power to the battery through a connection with a mobile phone charging terminal.

The embodiment of the present invention is advantageous in that when the cellular phone is used, the skin condition can be improved by irradiating the near infrared rays on the user's face to promote cell growth and activation of metabolism on the user's face.

In addition, the present embodiment can irradiate a large amount of near-infrared rays to the user's face by adjusting the angle of the lens in consideration of the distance between the mobile phone and the user's face, the inclination between the mobile phone and the user's face, There is an advantage.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a near-infrared ray mobile phone case according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front view showing a near-infrared ray mobile phone case according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view cut along the " AA "
4 is a state diagram showing a state in which near infrared rays of a near infrared ray mobile phone case according to the first embodiment of the present invention are irradiated to the skin.
5 is a perspective view illustrating a near-infrared cell phone case according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram showing the control logic of the near-infrared cell phone case according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, configurations and operations according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following description is one of many aspects of the claimed invention and the following description may form part of the detailed description of the invention. However, the detailed description of known configurations or functions in describing the present invention may be omitted for clarity.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and its various embodiments, it is intended to illustrate the specific embodiments and the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

And terms including ordinals such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the constituent elements are not limited by such terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a near-infrared ray mobile phone case according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a near-infrared ray mobile phone case according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a near infrared ray mobile phone case 10 according to the present invention includes a case 100, an LED unit 200, a battery 300, a switch 400, and an external connector 500 .

Specifically, the case 100 may be provided in a shape to enclose the side surface and the rear surface of the cellular phone 20 so that the cellular phone 20 is housed therein. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the case 100 may be configured in various forms in which the cellular phone 20 can be housed. For example, the case 100 may be provided so as to cover the front surface of the cellular phone 20 while enclosing the side surface and the rear surface of the cellular phone 20. [

The case 100 may be made of a hard / soft synthetic resin material capable of attaching / detaching the cellular phone 20. In this embodiment, the case 100 is made of a synthetic resin material. In addition, the case 100 may be made of an elastic material, for example, a urethane rubber material capable of attaching / detaching the cellular phone 20.

An LED unit 200, a battery 300, a switch 400, and an external connector 500 may be mounted on the case 100. For example, a plurality of LED units 200 may be provided at the rim of the case 100, a battery 300 may be installed inside the case 100, A switch 400 may be provided and an outer connector 500 may be provided on an outer wall of the case 100. [

In addition, a camera hole 102 for exposing the camera of the mobile phone 20 to the outside and a terminal hole 101 through which an external power source terminal for charging the mobile phone can pass can be formed in the case 100. Of course, in addition to the camera holes 102 and the terminal holes 101, a plurality of exposure holes (not shown) for exposing the speaker of the cellular phone 20, the power / volume button, the earphone jack, Can be formed.

The switch 400 may be located on one side of the outer wall of the case 100 and may be configured as a one-touch type push switch that is turned on once and turned off once again. Of course, the switch 400 may be applied to the case 100 in addition to the push-button switch. For example, the switch 400 may be a conventional vibration detection sensor switch that senses and vibrates the case 100 when the case 100 is swung to the left or right by an operation over a certain range.

The battery 300 serves to supply energy required for the operation of the LED unit 200 and the like to components in the case 100 such as the LED unit 200. [ To this end, the battery 300 may be embedded in the case 100 and may be charged through an external connector 500 connectable to an external power terminal. The battery 300 may be located at various points of the case 100 in consideration of capacity, size, and design environment (circuit arrangement).

The outer connector 500 can be positioned on the outer side wall of the case 100, more specifically, on the lower outer wall of the case 100, with a terminal structure to which the external power terminal can be connected. The external connector 500 may be supplied with power from an external power terminal used for charging the mobile phone 20 and may be supplied to the battery 300 for charging the battery 300. [

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view cut along the line A-A of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a state diagram showing a state of irradiating near infrared rays of the near-infrared ray mobile phone case according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, the LED unit 200 may be provided at a plurality of positions spaced along the rim of the case 100, for emitting near-infrared rays toward the user's face.

The LED unit 200 includes a housing 210 having an opening 211, an LED substrate 220 mounted in the housing 210, a near infrared LED 230 mounted on the LED substrate 220, A lens 240 mounted on the substrate 211 and a visible light LED 250 mounted on the substrate 220. [ At this time, the near-infrared LED 230 and the visible light LED 250 may be mounted on the LED substrate 220 in the form of an LED package.

Here, the LED substrate 220 may include a circuit for driving and controlling the near-infrared LED 230 or the visible light LED 250. In addition, various electronic components such as various resistors, capacitors, and the like necessary for controlling the driving of the LEDs may be arranged on the LED substrate 220.

The LED substrate 220 may also include a relay or a timer. Accordingly, when the switch 400 is turned on, the near infrared ray LED 230 or the visible ray LED 250 is controlled to be repeatedly turned on and off at predetermined intervals and intervals, It can be controlled so as to be flickered.

The near-infrared LED 230 may be mounted on the LED substrate 220 of the LED unit 200 mounted / embedded along the edge of the case 100. The near-infrared LED 230 emits near-infrared light having a wavelength of about 600 nm to about 2,200 nm, and more preferably about 830 nm. At this time, the near-infrared light emitted is known to have an effect of promoting cell growth and activating metabolism. Therefore, when the near-infrared rays of the near-infrared ray LED 230 are irradiated to the user's face using the cellular phone 20, the effect of improving the user's skin can be expected through the near-infrared rays.

The visible light LEDs 250 may be mounted on the LED substrate 220 together with the near infrared LEDs 230 or may be selectively mounted on the LED substrate 220 to minimize glare caused by the visible light LEDs 250. The near-infrared LED 230 can emit visible light (red) having a wavelength of 400 nm to 700 nm, more preferably 630 nm. At this time, the visible light emitted can confirm whether the LED unit 200 is operated In addition to the near infrared rays, it is possible to provide an effect of improving the skin.

The lens 240 includes a lens portion 241 for transmitting near infrared rays (visible light) radiated from the near infrared ray LED 230 in one direction, a mold portion 241 disposed between the edge portion of the lens portion 241 and the opening 211 242). Particularly, when the user pushes one side or the other side of the lens part 241, the mold part 242 supports the edge part of the lens 240 so as to adjust the angle of the lens part 241, Is inclined to the point where it is pushed, the irradiation direction of the near-infrared ray (visible ray) can be adjusted.

Accordingly, when the angle of the lens 240 is adjusted in consideration of the distance between the mobile phone 20 and the user's face, the degree of tilting between the mobile phone 20 and the user's face, and the size of the user's face, Rays) can be irradiated to the user's face in the LED unit 200, and as a result, the skin improvement effect on the user's face using near-infrared rays (visible rays) can be further improved.

In the present embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the irradiation angle of the near-infrared rays is controlled by pushing the lens 240 by the user. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. Control logic may be applied to the lens 240.

For example, in order to realize a configuration in which the angle of the lens 240 is automatically adjusted according to the face position of the user, a sensor for detecting the face position of the user and a lens for adjusting the angle of the lens according to the user's face position An actuator may be applied to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view illustrating a near-infrared cell phone case according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, according to a modification of the first embodiment, the power of the cellular phone 20 can be used for charging the battery 300 of the case 100 for charging the battery 300.

To this end, the case 100 may be provided with an inner connector 103 which can be inserted into a charging terminal (not shown) of the mobile phone. This inner connector 103 is provided on the inner side wall of the case 100, more specifically, on the lower inner side wall, so that the power of the cellular phone 20 can be supplied to the battery 300.

6 is a block diagram showing the control logic of the near-infrared cell phone case according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

5, the near-infrared ray mobile phone case according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a case 100, an LED unit 200, a battery 300, a switch 400, an external connector 500, (700) and a controller (800).

The configuration of the case 100, the LED unit 200, the battery 300, the switch 400 and the external connector 500 is the same as that of the case 100, the LED unit 200, the battery 300, the switch 400, and the external connector 500, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The receiver 700 may be provided in the case 100 to receive proximity distance information from the proximity sensor of the cellular phone to the user's face. The receiver 700 can communicate with the mobile phone 20 and transmit the sensed signal from the proximity sensor of the mobile phone 20 to the controller 800.

The receiver 700 may be a short-range wireless communication module for communicating with the cellular phone 20. For example, the receiver 700 may comprise a Bluetooth module and may communicate with the Bluetooth module within the mobile phone 20.

The controller 800 can control the switch 400 to be turned on or off according to proximity information received through the receiver 700. [

For example, the controller 800 may control the switch 400 to be in the off state when it is determined that the cellular phone 20 is farther than the predetermined distance from the user's face, according to the proximity distance information of the receiver 700 And if it is determined that the cellular phone 20 is located within a predetermined distance from the face of the user, the switch 400 can be controlled to be in the ON state.

Thus, when the user's face is located within a predetermined distance of the cellular phone 20, the near-infrared rays (visible light) can be automatically irradiated from the LED unit 200 to the user's face, If the predetermined distance is exceeded, the irradiation of the near-infrared ray (visible ray) to the user's face can be automatically stopped.

As described above, the present invention can improve the skin condition by promoting the growth of cells and activation of metabolism on the user's face by irradiating the near infrared rays on the user's face, and can improve the distance between the mobile phone and the user's face, The angle of the lens can be adjusted in consideration of the inclination of the face, the size of the user's face, and the like, and a large amount of near-infrared rays can be irradiated to the user's face.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will also be appreciated that many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

100: Case 101: Terminal hole
102: Camera hole 200: LED unit
210: housing 220: LED substrate
230: Near Infrared LED 240: Lens
250: visible light LED 300: battery
400: Switch 500: External connector
700: receiver 800: controller

Claims (6)

A case for providing an inner space in which a cellular phone can be accommodated; And
And an LED unit provided on at least one edge of the case for irradiating near infrared rays toward the user's face,
The LED unit includes:
A housing having an opening and a groove connected to the opening and formed inside;
An LED substrate accommodated in the housing;
A lens portion located at an opening of the housing and having an edge portion received in a groove of the housing;
A near-infrared LED disposed between the lens unit and the LED substrate and mounted on the LED substrate to emit near-infrared rays; And
And a mold part which is filled in the groove of the housing and supports the edge part of the lens part so as to be able to flow,
Near infrared cell phone case. The method according to claim 1,
A battery disposed in the case and supplying power to the LED unit; And
Further comprising a switch located in the case and selectively transmitting power of the battery to the LED unit.
Near infrared cell phone case. The method according to claim 1,
The LED unit
Further comprising a visible light LED disposed between the lens unit and the LED substrate and mounted on the LED substrate and arranged in parallel with the near infrared LED to emit visible light,
Near infrared cell phone case. 3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising an external connector located in the case and connected to an external power supply terminal to provide power to the battery,
Near infrared cell phone case. 3. The method of claim 2,
A receiver for receiving proximity distance information of a face of the user detected by the proximity sensor of the cellular phone; And
And a controller for controlling the switch to be turned on or off according to proximity information received through the receiver. 3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising an inner connector provided on an inner wall of the case to supply power to the battery through a connection with the charging terminal of the mobile phone.

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