KR102356068B1 - Led brush for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

A led brush for pets is disclosed. The led brush for pets of the present invention, the handle portion; and a brush part connected to the handle part and having a housing, a plurality of LEDs installed in the housing, and a metal comb part, wherein the metal comb part is coupled to the housing and partially surrounds the metal comb and the metal comb. It includes a cover part, and the metal comb part is characterized in that the metal comb is inserted and injection-molded. According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the durability of the entire brush by preventing the metal comb from swaying from side to side even after long-time use by firmly integrally molding the metal comb with the cover part through insert injection.

Description

ｌｅｄ brush for pets {LED BRUSH FOR PET}

The present invention relates to an led brush for pets used for grooming pets.

In recent years, there is a trend that pets are recognized as a member of the family, and the number of households raising these pets is also increasing, so the overall pet market is increasing exponentially, such as the cost of the pet increases.

Such pet care includes beauty and health in addition to pet decorative accessories, clothes, and food. Since the pet is recognized as a member of the family, interest in health-related services and products is further heightened. is becoming

In particular, in the case of neglect of grooming, etc. in managing pets, it provides an environment in which various parasites and bacteria can inhabit, such as tangled hair and a lot of moisture. It worsens, and the cost of treating it further increases.

Therefore, there is a demand for more clean management of the pet's hair, and in general, the pet's hair has been trimmed using various functional combs or brushes.

Among the various brushes in the prior art, there are products to which a metal comb is applied to further prevent the occurrence of skin diseases in pets. Due to the difficult structure, after a long period of use, the metal comb part shakes left and right, resulting in a decrease in durability.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1809163 (Registered on Dec. 8, 2017)

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, by forming a part in contact with the pet's skin with a metal material, and integrally molding a part made of a metal material and a part for fixing it through insert injection for a long time. It aims to provide a pet led brush that can improve the durability of the entire product by preventing the relevant parts from shaking left and right even after use.

The present invention can provide an antibacterial effect, skin health promotion and regeneration effect by irradiating light to the skin area including the pet's hair, and in particular, a led brush for pets that can further increase these effects by simultaneously providing near-infrared rays provided for a different purpose.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the handle portion; and a housing connected to the handle and having a comb brush through hole and a diverging hole, a plurality of LEDs installed in the housing and emitting light to the outside of the housing through the diverging hole, and exposed to the outside of the housing through the comb brush through hole and a brush part having a metal comb part that surrounds the end of the metal comb and includes a cover part coupled to the inner surface of the housing, wherein the metal comb part includes a pet led brush in which the metal comb is inserted and injection molded. provided

The plurality of LEDs may include blue and red LEDs that emit blue and red light, and near-infrared LEDs that emit near-infrared light.

The plurality of LEDs may be disposed on both sides of the metal comb, respectively, and the near-infrared LED may be disposed adjacent to the blue and red LEDs.

The metal comb portion may be detachably coupled to the housing through a hook or screw.

The metal comb portion may be slidably coupled in a lateral direction to be detachable with respect to the housing, and a cap may be mounted on the housing to prevent separation of the metal comb portion.

According to the led brush for pets of the present invention described above, it is possible to improve the durability of the entire brush by preventing the metal comb from swaying from side to side even after long-time use by firmly integrally molding the metal comb with the cover part through insert injection. have.

In addition, by arranging near-infrared LEDs adjacent to blue and red LEDs and emitting light at the same time, the antibacterial effect of blue LEDs and skin health promotion and regeneration effects of red LEDs can be further increased.

In addition, by applying a separate coupling structure of the metal comb to the housing, it is possible to appropriately replace and use the metal comb having various structures as needed.

1 is a perspective view showing an led brush for pets according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a front exploded perspective view of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a rear exploded perspective view of Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a view showing a pcb in the led brush for pets according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V of FIG. 2;
6 is a view showing an led brush for pets according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in a variety of different forms, only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art completely It is provided to inform you. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to like elements.

The led brush for pets according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is used to trim pet hair, and can provide an antibacterial effect, skin health promotion and regeneration effect by irradiating light to the skin area including the hair. In particular, this effect can be further enhanced by simultaneously providing near-infrared rays.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to various embodiments.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the led brush for pets according to the first embodiment of the present invention is connected to the handle portion 100 and the handle portion 100 that the user can grip by hand, and is substantially a pet. It includes a brush unit 110 capable of grooming the hair.

The handle unit 100 is a part used by a user while holding it easily by hand, and a battery 101 functioning as an operating power of each component is installed in addition to an operation switch, an operation status display LED, a power LED, and the like. The handle unit 100 is provided with a USB port, and the battery 101 can be charged through a USB cable.

In addition, to explain the operating state, when the user presses the operation switch, the power LED emits orange light, and at the same time, the operating status display LED emits red light and a red LED 123 to be described later emits light. When the user presses the operation switch once again, the operation status display LED emits blue light and a blue LED 122 to be described later emits light.

2 to 4 , the brush unit 110 is connected to the handle unit 100 and includes a housing 111 , a plurality of leds 121 , and a metal comb unit 131 .

First, the housing 111 may be formed integrally with the handle unit 100 or may be rotatably connected through a separate hinge unit (not shown), and may consist of a pair of front/rear housings.

On one side of the housing 111, a plurality of comb brush through holes 112 are formed so that a metal comb brush 132, which will be described later, passes through, and a diverging hole 113 is formed so that light emitted from LEDs to be described later is emitted to the outside.

Next, inside the housing 111, a plurality of LEDs 121 are provided while being mounted on the pcb 126, and the plurality of LEDs 121 emit blue and red LEDs 122 and 123 and near infrared rays emitting blue and red light. It includes a near-infrared LED (124).

As shown in FIG. 4 , the plurality of leds 121 are respectively disposed on both sides with respect to the metal comb 131 , and the near-infrared leds 124 are preferably disposed adjacent to the blue and red leds 122 and 123 . .

In the related drawings, 8 rows of LEDs are arranged on both sides based on the metal comb 131, in the embodiment of the present invention, blue and red LEDs 122 and 123 are arranged in rows 1, 3, 5, and 7, 2, In columns 4, 6, and 8, blue and red LEDs 122 and 123 and near-infrared LEDs 124 are arranged.

The blue and red LEDs 122 and 123 are disposed adjacent to each other, and specifically, all of the light generated from each LED through one diverging hole 113 is disposed to be emitted to the outside. Similarly, the near-infrared LED 124 is disposed adjacent to the blue and red LEDs 122 and 123 so that the light generated from the near-infrared LED 124 along with the blue and red LEDs are all radiated to the outside through one diverging hole 113. do.

The blue led (122) emits light of a wavelength of 470 nm and the red led (123) can emit light of a wavelength of 630 nm, the blue light can enhance the antibacterial effect of pet skin and fur, and the red light can promote and regenerate skin health will have an effect on Here, the blue led 122 and the red led 123 may be controlled to emit light at the same time, but as will be described later, it is more preferable to be controlled to emit light individually in order to irradiate light appropriate to the skin condition of the pet.

In the present invention, the near-infrared led 124 is disposed adjacent to the blue and red leds 122 and 123 so that the near-infrared light can be additionally irradiated when the blue and red light is emitted, so that the above-described effect of the blue light and the red light can be further increased. That is, when the blue led 122 emits light, the near-infrared led 124 is also driven at the same time, and when the red led 123 emits light, the near-infrared led 124 is also driven at the same time.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5 , the metal comb part 131 is coupled to the housing 111 and includes a metal comb 132 and a cover part 133 that partially surrounds the outer surfaces of the metal comb 132 .

Here, the metal comb 132 is made of a stainless-based material having excellent corrosion resistance, and the cover part 133 is made of a plastic material.

As shown in FIG. 5 in the present invention, the metal comb 131 is injection molded by inserting the metal comb 132 .

Specifically, the cover part 133 is made to cover the rest of the metal comb 132 except for the part exposed to the outside of the housing 111 , and by providing the cover part 133 , the metal comb 132 made of a metal material is provided. It can be easily coupled to the housing 111 .

The cover portion 133 is formed to surround a portion of the metal comb 132 that can be installed inside the housing 111. In the present invention, the bonding force between the metal comb 132 and the cover portion 133, which is a different material, is further increased to make the metal comb. Insert injection is applied to minimize the left and right movement of the comb brush 132 . That is, when the metal comb 131 is manufactured, the metal comb 132 is pre-arranged inside the molding block of the injection machine and then injected, so that the metal comb 132 and the cover part 133 can be integrally and firmly molded.

2 and 3, the housing 111 is a first housing 114 in which the comb brush through-hole 112 and the diverging hole 113 are formed, and the first housing 114 coupled to the rear surface of the first housing 114. It includes two housings 115 , and a fixing rib 116 is provided in the second housing 115 so that the cover part 133 is inserted and fixed therein.

Alternatively, in the present invention, the metal comb 131 , specifically the cover 133 , may be coupled to the housing 111 by means of a screw coupling, a hook coupling, or the like.

When the engaging hook coupling method is applied, engaging hooks (not shown) having elastic force may be provided on both sides of the cover part 133 , and engaging grooves (not shown) may be provided in the housing 111 so that the engaging hooks are elastically coupled. have. As described above, as the metal comb part 131 is coupled to the housing 111 so that it can be separated, the user can select a comb brush with a dense gap between the metal comb brush 132 and a comb brush with ample space to easily change and use it. There is this.

Although not specifically shown in the drawings, the present invention further includes a communication unit (not shown) and a control unit (not shown).

The communication unit (not shown) may be provided inside the handle unit 100 or the brush unit 110 as a kind of antenna, preferably provided to be mounted on the pcb 126 on which the LED is mounted. Such a communication unit (not shown) is capable of wireless communication with an external smart device (not shown) such as a smart phone, a tablet pc, a smart watch, and the like, and thus receives an operation control command.

The control unit may receive the operation control command transmitted to the communication unit and control the driving of the plurality of leds 121 based on the received operation control command.

Specifically, a pet skin care application is installed on the smart device, and the user can select the LED wavelength suitable for the pet's skin condition and adjust the LED light output (irradiation intensity, irradiation time, etc.).

For example, when the pet's skin has inflammation and atopic symptoms, the user may select the atopic symptom menu in the skin care application and then emit the red LED 123 to irradiate light with a wavelength of 630 nm. The user can select the irradiation time of the red led on the application to properly irradiate, and also adjust the voltage applied to the red led 123 to select the light irradiation intensity from 'strong/medium/weak', etc.

In addition, when the pet's skin health is good, the user may select a health menu in the skin care application and then emit the blue LED 122 to be irradiated with light having a wavelength of 470 nm. The user can select the irradiation time of the blue LED on the application to properly irradiate it, and also adjust the voltage applied to the blue LED 122 to select and use the light irradiation intensity from 'strong/medium/weak', etc.

Hereinafter, a description of the led brush for pets according to a second embodiment of the present invention, repeated description of the same configuration as the first embodiment is omitted, and the same configuration uses the reference numerals starting with the number 200.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the metal comb portion 231 is coupled to be replaceable with respect to the housing 211, specifically, slide coupling is made in the lateral direction.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the metal comb part 231 is slidably coupled in the lateral direction to be detachable with respect to the housing 211 , and there is an opening on one side of the housing 211 to prevent the metal comb part 231 from being separated. A cap 240 is mounted.

A pair of guide grooves 217 are provided on the inner surface of the housing 211 to face each other, and ribs for forming the pair of guide grooves 217 are continuously formed along the longitudinal direction of the housing 211 .

In addition, guide protrusions 236 are provided on both sides of the cover portion of the metal comb portion 231 to be inserted into a pair of guide grooves 217 to slide and move, and guide grooves are provided in one end region of the ribs forming the guide grooves. A stopper wall (not shown) is provided to limit the movement in one direction of the metal comb portion 231 inserted along the .

A separate cap 240 is mounted on one area of the housing 211 that is opened for slide coupling of the metal comb part 231, so that the metal comb part 231 is slide-coupled to the housing 211 and the metal comb part is completed. It is possible to limit the movement in the other direction of (231).

As shown in FIG. 6 , the cap 240 is provided with a pair of elastic locking protrusions 241 that can be elastically deformed in shape as the user pushes them with a finger, and an elastic locking protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the housing 211 . A locking jaw (not shown) is provided so that the 241 can be caught. In addition, a push switch 219 is provided on the outer surface of the housing 211 to release the locking state of the elastic locking protrusion 241 caught on the locking jaw (not shown). Therefore, the user can easily replace and change the comb brush with a dense gap between the metal comb brushes after coupling and separating the cap 240 from the housing 211 when necessary by pushing the push switch 219 .

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the above-described preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is defined by the following claims. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art can variously change and modify the present invention within the scope without departing from the spirit of the claims to be described later.

100: handle part 110: brush part
111,211: housing 121: led
122: blue led 123: red led
124: near infrared led 131,231: metal comb brush
132: metal comb 133: cover part
217: guide groove 219: push switch
236: guide projection 240: cap

Claims (5)

handle unit 100; and
The housings 111 and 211 connected to the handle 100 and having the comb brush through hole 112 and the diverging hole 113 formed therein, and installed in the housing 111 and 211, receive light through the diverging hole 113 of the housing (111,211) A plurality of leds 121 radiating to the outside, and the metal comb 132 exposed to the outside of the housing 111 and 211 through the comb brush through hole 112, and the metal comb 132 surrounding the ends of the housing (111,211) including a brush unit 110 having a metal comb unit 131,231 including a cover unit 133,233 coupled to the inner surface,
A pair of guide grooves 217 are formed on the inner surface of the housing 211 to face each other in the longitudinal direction, and the pair of guide grooves 217 are formed on both sides of the cover portion 233 of the metal comb portion 231, respectively. ) is inserted into the guide protrusion 236 to slide and move, and the metal comb 231 is detachably coupled to the housing 211,
A cap 240 is mounted on one side of the housing 211 to prevent separation of the metal comb portion 231, and the cap 240 is provided with an elastic locking protrusion 241 that is elastically deformable. A locking protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the housing 211 so that the elastic locking protrusion 241 can be hooked, and the outer surface of the housing 211 is caught by the elastic locking protrusion 241 caught by the locking protrusion. LED brush for pets, characterized in that the push switch (219) that enables the release of the state is provided. The method of claim 1,
The plurality of leds (121) are blue and red LEDs for emitting blue, red LEDs (122, 123) and near-infrared LEDs (124) for emitting near-infrared LEDs for pets, characterized in that it includes. 3. The method of claim 2,
The plurality of leds are disposed on both sides based on the metal comb 131, respectively, and the near-infrared led (124) is a pet led brush, characterized in that it is disposed adjacent to the blue and red leds (122, 123). delete delete

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