KR102133348B1 - Compact case uing uv led and puff cradle for the case - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a UV sterilizing cosmetic container, including: a case in which cosmetic contents are provided; a cosmetic puff stand, as a stand housed in the case to mount a cosmetic puff, emits ultraviolet rays for sterilization to the cosmetic puff and receives driving power wirelessly; and a power supply unit for wirelessly supplying power to the cosmetic puff stand.

Description

UV light sterilization cosmetic container and puff stand for UV cosmetic container {COMPACT CASE UING UV LED AND PUFF CRADLE FOR THE CASE}

The present invention relates to a puff stand for an ultraviolet sterilizing cosmetic container and an ultraviolet cosmetic container, and more particularly to a puff stand capable of sterilizing puffs by emitting ultraviolet light and a cosmetic case capable of wirelessly supplying power to the puff stand. .

In cosmetic tools, puffs used to apply cosmetic powder to the face are used in direct contact with the face, so oil and moisture, skin exfoliation, cosmetic powder and dust are mixed and tangled, contaminated within the cosmetic case Because it is stored in the unsanitary problem occurs that breeds various bacteria. To address this, puffs need to be washed and used regularly, but often cannot be cleaned or replaced.

Invented from the above point of view, such as "Cosmetic puff case equipped with an ultraviolet generator" of Patent No. 10-0818024, "Comprehensive Cosmetic Container" of Patent No. 10-1510130, and the like.

However, since all of the prior arts have a light source that irradiates UV wavelengths on only one side inside the cosmetic case, the amount irradiated relative to the other side is absolute compared to the UV wavelength being intensively irradiated on one side of both sides of the cosmetic tool. As it is insufficient, there is a problem that the sterilization and sterilization effect is poor.

Patent Document 1: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0135840

An object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic container capable of simultaneous sterilization of a foundation and a pub. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a puff stand having a UV sterilization function that can be used independently of a cosmetic container.

In order to achieve the above object, an ultraviolet sterilization cosmetic container according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case in which cosmetic contents are provided; As a pedestal that is housed in the case and mounts the puff, the puff pedestal that emits ultraviolet light for sterilization by the puff but is supplied with driving power wirelessly; And a power supply unit wirelessly supplying power to the puff stand.

At this time, the power supply unit, a battery for storing power; And a power supply antenna wirelessly supplying power stored in the battery to the puff stand.

In addition, the power supply antenna may be disposed in at least one of the inner side of the upper side of the case, the inner side of the case, or the inner side of the lower side of the case in the form of a circular coil.

Meanwhile, the power supply unit further includes a sensor that detects opening and closing of the case, and it is preferable to drive the power supply antenna when the sensor recognizes that the case is closed.

In addition, the puff stand, UV LED for emitting ultraviolet light; A substrate on which the UV LED is disposed; And a power receiving antenna for wirelessly receiving power from the power supply, and the power receiving antenna is disposed on the substrate in the form of a circular coil, but is preferably arranged in a concentric shape with the power supply antenna.

In order to achieve the above object, the puff stand according to an embodiment of the present invention, UV LED for emitting ultraviolet light; A substrate on which the UV LED is disposed; A circular coil-shaped power receiving antenna for wirelessly receiving power from an external power supply antenna; And a general LED disposed near the UV LED and driven together with the UV LED.

At this time, the reflector is disposed in a form surrounding the UV LED; A protection panel sealing the upper surface of the reflector to protect the UV LED from contamination; And a housing for protecting the substrate and fixing the protection panel, wherein the protection panel may be formed of a material that passes ultraviolet light emitted from the UV LED.

In addition, the UV LED, the upper surface of the UV LED disposed in the central portion of the substrate; And a lower surface UV LED disposed at a central portion of the lower surface of the substrate.

On the other hand, the substrate is made of a printed circuit board method, the power receiving antenna may be integrally formed on the substrate.

In addition, the general LED is preferably arranged in series with the UV LED.

According to the UV sterilization cosmetic container according to the present invention, the puff stand is wirelessly supplied with driving power, and thus, it can be used in various ways as well as sterilization of puffs and positioned outside the case.

1 is a perspective view of a UV sterilizing cosmetic container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of an ultraviolet sterilization cosmetic container according to an embodiment.
3 is a cross-sectional view of a puff stand according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a method of using the puff stand for the UV sterilizing cosmetic container and the UV cosmetic container of the present invention.
5 illustrates various methods of utilizing the puff stand for the ultraviolet sterilization cosmetic container and the ultraviolet cosmetic container of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view of a puff stand according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 6.
Figure 8 shows an independent use of the puff stand of the present invention.
9 is a cross-sectional view of a UV sterilizing cosmetic container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some components in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated.

1 is a perspective view of a UV sterilizing cosmetic container according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a UV sterilizing cosmetic container according to an embodiment.

1 and 2, the UV sterilization cosmetic container 1000 according to the present invention includes a case 300, a puff stand 100, and a power supply unit 200.

The case 300 corresponds to the housing of the ultraviolet sterilization cosmetic container 1000, and includes an accommodation space for cosmetic contents (C) and puffs (P).

The case 300 includes an upper case 310 and a lower case 320 and hinges (not shown).

The lower case 320 is provided with a space in the center for accommodating the cosmetic contents C, and as a preferred embodiment, it is preferable to have a circular cross section.

The lower case 320 may be implemented in the form of accommodating the cosmetic contents C directly in the central portion or receiving the cosmetic contents C in a replaceable container for refilling.

The upper case 310 is coupled through the lower case 320 and the hinge, so that the user can use the cosmetic contents C by opening the upper case 310 as needed. To explain again, the upper case 310 serves as a lid of the case 300.

Between the upper case 310 and the lower case 320-that is, a certain space must be formed so that the puff P and the puff stand 100 are accommodated in the upper part of the space in which the cosmetic contents C are stored.

Since the case 300 has a structure of a conventional compact cosmetic container, a description of the hinge and the lock hook will be omitted.

The puff stand 100 is stored inside the case 300, and the puff P is mounted on the upper surface. That is, the puff stand 100 serves to prevent the puff P from directly contacting the cosmetic content C.

The puff (P) is used for the purpose of delivering the cosmetic content (C) to the user's skin, and may be contaminated by bacteria or the like depending on the use.

The puff stand 100 according to the present invention serves to sterilize the puff in addition to the puff role of the puff P.

The puff stand 100 preferably has a circular disk shape to correspond to the inner cross-sectional shape of the case 300 for storage of the case 300.

According to an embodiment, the puff stand 100 includes a substrate 110, a UV LED 120, a power receiving antenna 130, a general LED 140, a housing 160a, 160b, and a direct current conversion circuit (not shown). It includes.

On the substrate 110, a UV LED 120, a power receiving antenna 130, a general LED 140, and a control circuit (not shown) are fixed by a soldering method.

It is preferable that the substrate 110 is a printed circuit board method. The substrate 110 may be manufactured in a circular disk shape to correspond to the inner cross-sectional shape of the case 300.

The UV LED 120 is a device that emits light when power is applied, and emits light in an ultraviolet region (ultraviolet, UV). In the present invention, the UV LED 120 may also apply a device that emits UVA light including a 405 nm wavelength having excellent transmittance and sterilization power, and depending on the practitioner, the device that emits UVB or UVC wavelength UV light (120) ).

As shown in FIG. 3 according to an operator, two UV LEDs are used, such as UV LEDs 120a disposed at the center of the upper surface of the substrate and UV LEDs 120b disposed at the center of the lower surface of the substrate. ) And the puff stand 100 may be configured as a possible form of simultaneous sterilization of the cosmetic content (C).

The power receiving antenna 130 is an antenna for wirelessly receiving power from an external power supply antenna (the power supply antenna 230 included in the power supply unit 200 to be described later), and considering the efficiency of power reception, a circular coil form It is desirable to have.

Meanwhile, the power receiving antenna 130 is preferably disposed in a form concentric with the power supply antenna 230.

When manufacturing the substrate 110 using the printed circuit board method, the power receiving antenna 130 may be integrally formed with the substrate 110. That is, the circuit pattern of the substrate 110 may be formed in a coil form and used as the power receiving antenna 130.

According to the drawing, the power receiving antenna 130 is arranged on the lower surface of the substrate 110, but this is only one of the possible embodiments, and the placement position of the power receiving antenna 130 is not limited. For example, the power receiving antenna 130 may be disposed on the upper surface of the substrate 110, and may be formed in a form in which the conductor wire is wound on the side or bottom of the edge of the housings 160a and 160b.

The general LED 140 is a light emitting device disposed near the UV LED 120 and is arranged to be driven together when the UV LED 120 is driven. Since ultraviolet rays emitted from the UV LED 120 are invisible, the user cannot visually check whether the UV LED 120 is driven.

By checking the light emission of the general LED 140, the user can be careful about the UV LED 120. Depending on the practitioner, the general LED 140 and the UV LED 120 may be connected in series and driven together. When the general LED 140 and the UV LED 120 are connected in parallel, the UV LED 120 may be driven even when the general LED 140 is damaged. In order to avoid this problem, the general LED 140 and the UV LED are avoided. 120 may be arranged in series.

Depending on the circuit design, the general LED 140 and the UV LED 120 may be arranged in parallel.

Housings 160a and 160b are provided to protect the substrate 110 from contamination. As shown in FIG. 3, the substrate 110 is sandwiched between the upper housing 160a and the lower housing 160b. Can be practiced. Since the housings 160a and 160b must pass power transmitted in the form of electromagnetic waves, they must be formed of an insulator such as synthetic resin.

The power supply unit 200 is a phrase for wirelessly supplying power to the puff stand 100 and is disposed inside the case 300.

According to an embodiment, the power supply unit 200 includes a battery 210, a control element 220 and a power supply antenna 230.

The battery 210 stores power and provides the stored power to the puff stand 100 through the power supply antenna 230 as needed. The battery 210 is preferably a rechargeable battery such as lithium ion or lithium polymer.

The control element 220 converts the DC voltage output from the battery 210 into AC at a frequency capable of wireless power transmission from the power supply antenna 230.

The power supply antenna 230 is to wirelessly supply the power stored in the battery 210 to the puff stand 100, and preferably has a circular coil shape in consideration of the efficiency of power transmission. Depending on the operator, the power supply antenna 230 may also be formed in a manner of forming a circuit pattern of the printed circuit board.

Since the power supply antenna 230 should be disposed adjacent to the power reception antenna 130, it is preferable to arrange it inside the upper side of the case 300, as shown in FIG. That is, the substrate forming the power supply unit 200 may be disposed on the lower surface of the upper case 310.

However, depending on the practitioner, the power supply antenna 230 may be disposed inside the side surface of the case 300 or inside the bottom surface of the case 300. That is, the arrangement position of the power supply antenna 230 may be appropriately changed according to the design of the case 300.

Although not illustrated, the power supply unit 200 may further include a sensor (not shown) that drives the power supply unit 200 only when the case 300 is closed for user safety. For example, the control element 220 may operate only when the sensor recognizes that the case 300 is closed to drive the power supply antenna 230.

4 illustrates a method of using the puff stand for the UV sterilizing cosmetic container and the UV cosmetic container of the present invention.

Since the power supply unit 200 supplies power wirelessly, it is possible to drive the UV LED 120 even if the puff stand 100 is positioned above the case 300. Therefore, it is possible to implement various sterilization functions according to the needs of the user.

For stable fixation of the puff stand 100, the puff stand 100 is provided with a magnet M inside the housings 160a and 160b, and the upper case 310 faces the magnet M for coupling with the magnet. The ferromagnetic material (M') may be provided at a position. Therefore, it is also possible to use the case 300 is turned over so that the UV projection is directed downward.

6 is a perspective view of a puff stand according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 6.

6 and 7, the puff stand 100` includes a substrate 110, a UV LED 120, a power receiving antenna 130, a general LED 140, a reflecting lamp 150, a housing 160a, 160b), a protection panel 170, a safety sensor 180 and a control circuit (not shown).

Since the control circuit, the substrate 110, the UV LED 120, the power receiving antenna 130, the general LED 140, and the housings 160a, 160b are the same as those described in the double-sided sterilization puff stand 100 described above. For brevity, detailed descriptions will be omitted.

The reflecting lamp 150 is disposed in a form surrounding the UV LED 120, and collects the ultraviolet rays emitted from the UV LED 120 so as not to diffuse.

The protection panel 170 is a light transmissive panel that protects the UV LED 120 from contamination by sealing the upper surface of the reflecting lamp 150. It is desirable to form UVA, UVB, and UVC wavelengths with a material that transmits ultraviolet rays without loss. For example, the protection panel 170 may be formed of sapphire. The O-ring (B) is disposed between the protection panel 170 and the reflective lamp 150 to serve to hermetically seal the reflective lamp 150.

The safety sensor 180 is provided to protect the user from ultraviolet radiation. The safety sensor 180 may be selected as needed from a proximity sensor, a light sensor, a weight sensor, a touch sensor, or a touch sensor.

That is, it is preferable that the control circuit is configured to supply power to the UV LED 120 only when the safety sensor 180 is operated. In some cases, when the safety sensor 180 is provided, the general LED 140 may be omitted.

Figure 8 shows an example of using the puff stand of the present invention independently. The puff stand 100 of FIG. 3 or the puff stand 100` of FIG. 6 may be driven by receiving power from a separate wireless power supply (ie, an external power supply antenna). The wireless power supply may be, for example, a wireless charger for charging a mobile terminal, or a mobile terminal having a power wireless sharing function. Alternatively, wireless power can be supplied through the NFC device provided in the mobile terminal.

Meanwhile, the control circuit (not shown) is an energy storage device having a predetermined capacity so that the power supplied from the external power supply antenna may be sterilized even when the power required to obtain a desired sterilization effect is insufficient due to an adjacent distance problem. It may include. In the present invention, the energy storage device may be implemented with a capacitor having a predetermined capacity.

For example, assuming that the power required to effectively drive the UV LED is 500mA, and the power supplied wirelessly from an external power supply antenna is 100mA, the control circuit can supply the energy storage element with 500mA of pulsed power to the UV LED. The received power is first applied to the capacitor, and when a predetermined current of the capacitor is charged, it is applied to the UV LED, so that the UV LED emits light in a pulsed manner, thereby obtaining a sterilizing effect.

9 is a cross-sectional view of a UV sterilizing cosmetic container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

According to another embodiment, the UV sterilization cosmetic container 1000` includes a case 300, a puff stand 100`, a power receiving antenna 130`, and a connection terminal 131.

Case 300 is the same as the form shown in Figure 1, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The puff stand 100` is stored inside the case 300, and the puff P is mounted on the upper surface. That is, the puff stand 100` serves to prevent the puff P from directly contacting the cosmetic content C.

It is preferable that the puff stand 100 ′ has a circular disk shape so as to correspond to the inner cross-sectional shape of the case 300 for storage of the case 300.

The puff stand 100` of this embodiment has the same configuration as the puff stand 100 of the previous embodiment except for the power receiving antenna 130.

The power receiving antenna 130` is a circular coil type antenna that wirelessly receives power from an external power supply antenna. In the present embodiment, the power receiving antenna 130` is disposed in the case 300. According to the illustrated example, the power receiving antenna 130` is supposed to be disposed on the lower surface of the case 300, but this is only one of the possible embodiments, and the power receiving antenna 130` is a side surface of the case 300. Alternatively, it is also possible to arrange it on the upper surface of the case 300.

The connection terminal 131 provides the power received by the power receiving antenna 130` to the puff stand 100`.

For example, the connection terminal 131 may be composed of a pair of pogo pins. The puff stand 100` is brought into close contact with the connection terminal 131 by the force closing the upper case 310, so that power received by the power receiving antenna 130` is supplied to the puff stand 100`. Can.

Depending on the practitioner, the puff stand 100` may be separated and used independently.

That is, the puff stand 100` is provided in a fixed form to the case 300 so that the power receiving antenna 130` is always connected to the puff stand 100` through the connection terminal 131.

Meanwhile, FIG. 9 shows that the power supply unit 200 is disposed in the upper case 310, but this indicates that the power supply unit 200 can be further implemented according to an operator. The supply unit 200 may be omitted to reduce manufacturing cost.

The puff stand (100, 100') of the present invention is provided with a UV LED (120) for the purpose of sterilization, but various embodiments of the present invention is applied to the RGB LED or infrared LED instead of the UV LED (120). Can.

For embodiments with RGB LEDs, it can be used for lighting or interior purposes, and with infrared LEDs it can be used for cosmetic purposes.

The embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely to provide a specific example to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and to understand the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains that other modifications based on the technical spirit of the present invention can be implemented in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

100: puff stand
200: power supply
300: case

Claims (11)

A case in which cosmetic contents are provided;
As a pedestal that is housed in the case and mounts a puff, the puff stand that emits ultraviolet rays for sterilization by the puff but receives wireless driving power; And
It includes a power supply for wirelessly supplying power to the puff stand,
The puff stand,
UV LED emitting ultraviolet light;
A substrate on which the UV LED is disposed; And
It includes a power receiving antenna for receiving power wirelessly from the power supply,
The power receiving antenna,
Ultraviolet sterilization cosmetic container, which is disposed on the substrate in the form of a circular coil and is arranged in a form concentric with the power supply antenna. The method according to claim 1,
The power supply unit,
A battery that stores electric power; And
And a power supply antenna for wirelessly supplying power stored in the battery to the puff stand. The method according to claim 2,
The power supply antenna,
Ultraviolet sterilization cosmetic container, characterized in that disposed in at least one of the inner side of the upper side of the case in the form of a circular coil, the inner side of the side of the case, or the inner side of the lower side of the case. The method according to claim 3,
The power supply unit,
Further comprising a sensor for detecting the opening and closing of the case,
When the sensor recognizes that the case is closed, the UV sterilizing cosmetic container, characterized in that for driving the power supply antenna. delete UV LED emitting ultraviolet light;
A substrate on which the UV LED is disposed;
A circular coil-shaped power receiving antenna for wirelessly receiving power from an external power supply antenna; And
It is disposed in the vicinity of the UV LED, puff stand, characterized in that it comprises a general LED driven with the UV LED. The method according to claim 6,
A reflector disposed in a form surrounding the UV LED;
A protection panel sealing the upper surface of the reflector to protect the UV LED from contamination; And
Further comprising a housing for protecting the substrate, and fixing the protection panel,
The protective panel is puff stand, characterized in that it is formed of a material that passes the ultraviolet light emitted from the UV LED. The method according to claim 6,
The UV LED,
An upper surface UV LED disposed on a central portion of the upper surface of the substrate; And
Puff stand, characterized in that it comprises a UV LED on the lower surface disposed in the central portion of the substrate. The method according to claim 6,
Printed circuit board method,
The power receiving antenna is a puff stand, characterized in that formed integrally with the substrate. The method according to claim 6,
Further comprising a control circuit for converting the power received through the power receiving antenna to direct current to drive the UV LED,
The control circuit,
If the received power is less than the effective driving of the UV LED, the puff stand, characterized in that after applying power to the UV LED after storing power in an energy storage device of a predetermined capacity so that the UV LED can be effectively driven. A case in which cosmetic contents are provided; And
As a puff stand accommodated in the case, the puff stand having a UV LED for ultraviolet radiation for sterilization;
A power receiving antenna disposed in the case, in the form of a circular coil for wirelessly receiving power from an external power supply antenna; And
And a connection terminal providing power received by the power receiving antenna to the puff stand.

Images