KR102363886B1 - multihead type skin care system - Google Patents

Abstract

In the beauty device system comprising a plurality of functional heads, a main body to which the heads are bound, and a wireless charger for charging the battery of the main body, the space in which the wireless charger can store the functional head separated from the main body A multi-head type beauty device system characterized in that it has A multi-head beauty device system equipped with a recognition device that can load a program for operating the main body actuator control device so that the actuator of the body can be operated in an operation method suitable for this function head by recognizing this function head through do.

Description

Multi-head type beauty device system {multihead type skin care system}

The present invention relates to a multifunctional beauty device system that prepares a plurality of functional heads so that they can perform multiple functions with one device and can be used while replacing each other, and more particularly, with a multifunctional beauty device and a power supply of the beauty device It relates to a multifunctional beauty device system further comprising a charger capable of charging a battery that can be used as an auxiliary device.

Various types of beauty devices for skin care are being used. Types of beauty equipment for skin care are typically to supply moisture to the skin, to give electric stimulation to massage or to assist in the use of cosmetics, to give vibration to massage or to assist in the use of cosmetics; Along with cleansing ingredients, there are those for removing makeup or cleaning the skin.

It is expensive to have and use all the various types of beauty equipment for skin care, and cumbersome work for replacing the equipment may be required. In addition, a lot of space is required for storage, carrying and use, and as the number of necessary devices and the number of auxiliary devices for use increase accordingly, loss and management difficulties may follow.

Therefore, one cosmetic device has a plurality of such skin beauty functions, some elements are used in common, and the elements that should be separately provided for realization of each function are researched, developed and used while preparing and replacing each element. is being done

As an example of such a multifunctional skin care device, it is possible to prepare a head for each function for skin care, and to manufacture a beauty device that replaces the head, which is a part that comes into contact with the skin for function conversion, in this case, a plurality of heads It is necessary to keep it in a clean state so that it is not lost.

However, in this case, storing the head in the skin care device body makes the body large and heavy, which may cause inconvenience when using it, and making a separate storage box increases the number of items constituting the beauty device set, so the cost or use There are some undesirable aspects.

On the other hand, the head mounting part, which is mounted while replacing the heads in the skin care device, is made to have a common functional element for realizing the function of each head, representatively a vibration applying head mounting part for applying a vibration function to each functional head. can be heard For example, a common element called vibration is required for a head to implement a puff function, a skin massage function, and a makeup removal function. A head mounting unit is provided.

In this case, the skin care device includes a head, a case, an actuator configured inside the case to generate a vibration force, and a vibration applying head mounting unit that provides vibration force generated from the actuator when the head is combined. will lose

When a vibration motor is used as a type of actuator, the vibration motor requires power to supply electricity, and as a power source, it is necessary to install a battery for power supply inside the case or a connector for connecting an external power source. When a rechargeable battery is used as the battery, the connector may be used for charging the battery.

In this case, it is usually necessary to form an external opening according to the case opening or connector installation for battery replacement in the cosmetic device case, in such a configuration, the case watertightness becomes difficult. Considering that, due to the characteristics of skin care equipment, it is necessary to wash the head or connection part with water, such a watertight problem may limit the smooth use of the beauty equipment.

One way to solve this problem is to set the battery inside the beauty device to be capable of wireless charging, and to separately prepare a wireless charger for charging the battery. However, at this time, when preparing a charger for wireless charging, it is advantageous to make a large coil for power transmission for wireless power transmission of the charger, and it is generally made to a size corresponding to that of a beauty device.

However, when a wireless charger of this size is only for wireless power delivery, the internal components are very small compared to the size of the charger, and thus the space utilization is poor compared to the size occupied by the entire wireless charger.

And, in a beauty device using a plurality of heads, the operation of an actuator such as a head mounting unit or a vibration motor according to the function of each head may vary. A method of selecting a mode corresponding to the function and intensity required by the user from among a plurality of modes and displaying the selected mode was frequently used.

However, selecting such a usage mode is cumbersome, and preparing a selection pad and multiple buttons for the user to select in a beauty device requires considerable cost and space, and it is possible to make a wrong selection in the button selection process and use it incorrectly accordingly. Skin or head problems may occur, and electronic or mechanical buttons also require waterproofing.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration 10-1742198 Public utility model 20-2013-0004553

The present invention is to solve the problems in the conventional skin care device described above, while increasing the watertightness of the beauty device for washing with water by adopting a wireless charging cradle in a multi-head type beauty device system having a plurality of heads. At the same time, it aims to provide a configuration that can increase overall space efficiency using this wireless charging cradle.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-head type beauty device system that allows a function operation suitable for each head to be performed without a separate button operation or with a minimum operation.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cosmetic device system that can not only simply store a plurality of heads, but also ensure the hygiene of the heads.

The cosmetic device system of the present invention for achieving the above object,

In the cosmetic device system comprising a plurality of functional heads, a main body to which the heads are bound, and a charger (cradle) for charging the battery of the main body,

The cradle has an opening and closing structure and is characterized in that it has a space inside to store the plurality of functional heads separated from the main body.

In the present invention, a means capable of sterilizing the functional head stored inside the cradle, for example, a light source capable of emitting light for sterilization may be provided.

In the present invention, at least one of the functional heads is provided with means to be recognized for recognizing that it is a corresponding functional head, and when the functional head is bound, the functional head is recognized through contact or non-contact communication with the means to be recognized and an operation button is provided. When is pressed, a recognition device capable of loading a program for operating the actuator operation control device of the main body may be provided so that the actuator or the head mounting unit of the main body can be operated in an operation method suitable for this functional head.

In this case, the means to be recognized is a semiconductor circuit device in the form of a chip, and the recognition device may include a reader capable of receiving a signal by communicating with the semiconductor circuit device. For example, the means to be recognized is a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and the recognition device may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. A device using

According to the present invention, in a beauty device system having a plurality of heads, a wireless charger or cradle is adopted to increase the watertightness of the beauty device for washing with water, and at the same time, the head can be safely stored using the wireless charging cradle, so that the beauty device is Overall space efficiency can be increased in possession, use, and storage.

According to the present invention, since there is no button operation in the multifunctional beauty device or a function operation suitable for each functional head can be made with minimal operation, it is possible to increase the convenience of use and prevent problems due to a button malfunction.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to safely store the unused head in a beauty device system having a plurality of heads, and at the same time ensure the hygiene of each head.

1 is a perspective view showing a charging state in a cosmetic device system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a wireless charging cradle constituting an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a perspective view showing an open state in which the upper and lower portions of the wireless charging cradle of FIG. 2 are separated;
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the shape of the top of the wireless charging cradle of Figure 2 turned over so that the bottom surface can be seen;
5 is a plan view and a bottom view showing the top and bottom views of the lower portion of the wireless charging cradle of FIG. 2 .
6 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a process in which recognition is made between the recognition unit of the head and the recognition device of the beauty device body;
7 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of reading and utilizing data obtained through a means to be recognized and a recognition device of the present invention as an application program installed in a smartphone.

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

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a charging state in a beauty device system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a wireless charging cradle constituting this embodiment, Figure 3 is the top and bottom of the wireless charging cradle is a perspective view showing the separated open state, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the form turned over so that the bottom surface of the upper part of this wireless charging cradle can be seen, Figure 5 is the form seen from above and below the lower part of the wireless charging cradle of Figure 2 Shown are the plan and bottom photos.

In this embodiment, the beauty device system is a wireless charger that can mount and store the beauty device main body 100 and a plurality of functional heads and the plurality of functional heads 300, and wirelessly transmit power to the main body 100. It is made by providing a wireless charging cradle (200).

The wireless charging cradle 200 is formed to be larger than or similar to the size of the main body 100 so that the main body 100 can be stably placed therein, and can be roughly divided into an upper portion 210 and a lower portion 220 . The overall shape is a rectangular or elongated track with rounded corners when viewed from above. The upper part 210 and the lower part 210 are convex outwardly in the form of a container by the skirt-shaped wall part of the periphery and the flat part in the middle. will form

A primary coil (not shown) that forms an electric field so as to wirelessly transmit power to the coil forming part 211 surrounding the place where the body 100 is placed is installed on the upper part 210 , and the two terminals of the primary coil may be connected to an external power source through a connector 214 installed to be exposed to the outside in the cradle. As the external power source, both AC power and DC power may be used, and for example, a USB terminal having a rated current of 1 ampere or more for a 5 volt voltage used in recent years may be used.

A mirror surface 215 made of a metal thin film is installed on the lower surface of the upper part 210 facing the inner space, and a light source assembly 216 made of a plurality of LEDs and lenses is installed to match the head installation part. The lens widens the irradiation angle of the LED light source so that the light can reach the entire head. The mirror surface may serve as a reflective shield against the electric field to increase the charging efficiency of the beauty device body.

The light source assembly 216 may be lit by an operation button 217 installed on the inner surface (lower surface) of the upper portion 210 . That is, when the upper part 210 and the lower part 220 are combined and the cradle inner space accommodating the functional head 300 is closed, the operation button 217 is pressed in contact with the protrusion installed on the inner surface of the lower part, and this is a kind of It acts like a time switch to give a signal to the controller circuit (not shown) installed in the cradle, and to generate light from the LED for a certain period of time by the controller circuit.

As the LED light source, one that can generate light in the ultraviolet wavelength band known to have a general sterilization action is used.

One side of the upper portion 210 is a stepped portion 212, which is formed to be more convex outwardly with a step difference from the other portion, so that the functional head 300 formed thicker than other functional heads can be mounted on the lower side thereof. A status indicator light 213) is installed on the upper surface of this part to display a wireless charging state or an LED lighting state.

A separate circuit chip or battery is not installed in the cradle, and only when an external power source is connected to the connector 214, an electric device such as an LED and a charging coil installed therein may be activated, but the role of the controller in this stepped protruding part A circuit chip such as a microcomputer and a rechargeable battery may be installed. The rechargeable battery can be used for microcomputer operation and LED lighting by accumulating power obtained from the outside through the connector, and can also serve to form an electric field through the primary coil depending on the configuration.

An anti-skid member 221 is attached to a portion of the lower surface of the flat portion in the middle of the lower portion 220 of the wireless charging cradle 200, and a projection 223 for mutual fixing with the head is arranged in a circular shape on the upper surface of the flat portion, and is installed has been In addition, a plurality of slits 225) are installed in this flat part to ensure ventilation, so that even when there is some moisture in the functional head 300, natural drying can be achieved during storage.

In this embodiment, four functional heads 300 can be mounted in the cradle. For example, the first head 310 is provided with a pore brush and is responsible for deep cleansing or detailed skin washing to perform functions such as makeup removal or pore sebum removal, and the second head 320 is a puff It can be provided with a function of uniformly applying cosmetics to the skin.

In addition, the third head 330 is equipped with a silicone brush to perform a stronger cleansing function than the pore brush of the first head to remove color makeup or remove blackheads, and the fourth head 340 is a ball massager. As a cool massager for skin blood circulation, it can reduce pores and remove puffiness.

Here, the main body 100 is a head-replaceable beauty device, and as an actuator for generating vibrations built into the case or housing 110, the housing, it is connected to a vibration motor and a vibration motor and operates according to the vibration, The head mounting unit 120 that transmits vibration to the functional head while being inserted into the receiving unit, a rechargeable battery as a power source for supplying electricity to the vibration motor, and the electric field generated by the primary coil of the cradle by being built into the housing A secondary coil that reacts to generate inductive power, a rectifier that rectifies the inductive power generated from the secondary coil, and a control device that controls the shape and strength of the electric signal transmitted from the battery to the DC motor and consequently controls the head operation is made including Here, as an actuator for generating vibration, a motor and an eccentric are used here, but other types of vibration generating devices may be used.

The control device largely includes a communication device with the outside, and the communication device recognizes the head type by receiving a signal from a tag or NFC chip of the head, and generates a signal according to the recognized control device to select an internal mode, If necessary, it can function to load an operating program suitable for the mode.

For example, a NFC circuit chip such as a transportation card is embedded in each function head, unique information for recognizing each function head and necessary usage data can be stored, and the main body is a circuit device that can communicate with these NFC circuit chips. is installed and the operating program for each mode is already loaded in the form of firmware or software.

In this case, when one functional head is mounted on the head mounting part of the main body, communication is made between the NFC circuit chip embedded in the functional head and the main body by spatial proximity, and the main body is the control device including the communication device, which provides the unique information of the NFC circuit chip. recognizes which function head is combined with the main body, activates the operating program already loaded in the storage of the main body to fit the function head, and when the user of the beauty device presses the operation button installed in the main body, the appropriate operating program Electrical signals may be transmitted to actuators such as motors.

When the function execution method of the function head 300 is complicated, an operating program for each function head is stored in a separate program storage, and a suitable function program is registered and activated as a temporary storage in the control device by NFC circuit chip recognition, and the user By operating the additional mode selection button and operation button of the main body, the actuator may be operated by generating a signal to perform an appropriate function by selecting the detailed mode or trial strength of the main body.

In NFC communication, which is connected to a timer and uses devices equipped with both read and write functions, history data such as usage time selection mode may be stored in the circuit device of the main body or the circuit chip of the function head, and such usage data is By classifying and storing usage patterns, it is also possible to provide useful information and data statistics for future use.

6 is a flowchart schematically showing the order in which the cosmetic device system of the present invention mentioned above is used.

Here, as a step when forming a cosmetic device system in advance, a step (S01) of preparing an NFC circuit chip containing unique information, etc. in the functional head, a communication device communicating with the NFC circuit chip is provided in the body, each A step (S02) of installing a control device loaded with an operating program suitable for a functional head is first performed, and a step (S10) of mounting a specific function head in the head mounting part of the main body (S10), the control device of the main body communicates with the NFC circuit chip Recognizing a functional head through a step of generating a predetermined recognition signal for each functional head (S20), preparing an operation program suitable for operation of the functional head by the recognition signal (S30), a control device by the user's operation button operation A step (S40) of implementing an operation for each functional head by transmitting an electrical signal to the main body actuator is provided.

7 is a personal information terminal 400, such as a smart phone, which is configured to use information such as upgrade of an operating program and statistics on use of beauty equipment through communication with the main body 100 as the beauty device system of the present invention mentioned above. It is a configuration conceptual diagram schematically showing a configuration concept when further provided.

Here, each function head 300 is provided with an NFC circuit chip containing unique information, etc., the beauty device body 100 is provided with a communication device that communicates with the NFC circuit chip of each function head 300, each function A control device loaded with an operating program suitable for the head is installed, and in addition, a smart phone is further provided as a personal information terminal 400 capable of NFC communication.

The smartphone can install the application provided by the beauty device manufacturer through the storage medium or the Internet, receive the beauty device operating program and device information (manual), and the beauty device upgraded to the body through NFC communication with the beauty device body The operating program can be delivered, and the user can use the beauty device usage history recorded in the body, the remaining battery usage information of the body, the usage time for each head, the usage pattern for each head, and other related cosmetic information services.

Of course, for the exchange of information between the main body and the smart phone, only NFC communication is not necessarily performed, and information exchange may be made through other communication such as exchange through a wire or Bluetooth.

The application program provided on the smartphone can improve the function of the beauty device body through the upgrade of the operating program of the beauty device body, and in the process, personal usage information is provided to the beauty device manufacturer according to the user's choice in the process. It can be a basis for obtaining and using various business information for use.

In the above, the present invention has been described through limited examples, but these are only illustratively described to help the understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these specific examples.

Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to make various changes or application examples based on the present invention, and it is natural that such modifications or application examples belong to the appended claims.

100: body 110: housing
120: head mounting unit 200: wireless charging cradle (wireless charger)
210: upper 211: coil forming part
212: step part 213: status indicator
214: connector 215: mirror surface
216: light source assembly 217: operation button
220: lower 221: non-slip member
223: projection 225: slit
300: function head 400: personal information terminal

Claims (6)

In a beauty device system comprising a plurality of functional heads, a main body to which the functional heads are bound, and a wireless charger for charging the battery of the main body,
The wireless charger has an opening and closing structure and is made to have a space inside to store the functional head separated from the main body,
At least one of the functional heads is provided with means to be recognized through communication, and the main body recognizes the functional heads through non-contact communication with the means to be recognized when the functional heads are bound, and operates an operation button. Multi-head type beauty device system, characterized in that a recognition device capable of loading an operating program for operating the control device of the main body is provided so that the actuator of the main body can be operated in an operating manner suitable for the functional head when pressed. The method of claim 1,
The wireless charger is a multi-head type beauty device system, characterized in that it comprises a light source as a means for sterilizing the functional head loaded therein. 3. The method of claim 2,
The wireless charger is formed in a size larger than or similar to the size of the main body so that the main body can be placed stably, and is divided into an upper and a lower portion, and the upper and lower portions of the container are formed by a skirt-shaped wall portion of the periphery and a flat portion in the middle. It is made convex outwardly in a shape to form a space for accommodating the functional head therein in a state in which the upper part and the lower part are coupled,
A primary coil that forms an electric field to wirelessly transmit power to a place where the main body is placed is installed on the upper portion, and the two terminals of the primary coil are connected to an external power source through an electric connector installed to be exposed to the outside in the cradle become,
A mirror surface made of a metal thin film is generally installed on the lower surface facing the inner space of the upper part, and a light source assembly made of an LED and a lens as the light source is installed in accordance with the position where the functional head is installed, and the lens is the LED light source. Multi-head type beauty device system, characterized in that it is made so that light can reach the entire head by widening the irradiation angle of light, and the mirror surface serves as a reflective shield for the electric field to increase the charging efficiency of the main body. delete The method of claim 1,
The means to be recognized is a near field communication (NFC) circuit chip, and the recognition device is a communication device capable of communicating with the near field communication circuit chip and is made with reading and writing functions. A multi-head type beauty device system characterized by. 6. The method of claim 5,
A personal information terminal capable of acquiring an application program through a storage medium or the Internet and transmitting the operating program to the main body through communication with the recognition device is further provided.

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