KR20140010530A

KR20140010530A - Tanning equipment using light guide plate

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Publication number: KR20140010530A
Application number: KR1020120076348A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 류충엽; 박대성
Original assignee: 주식회사 엘에스텍
Priority date: 2012-07-13
Filing date: 2012-07-13
Publication date: 2014-01-27

Abstract

The present invention relates to a tanning machine using a light guide plate which forms a space inside to surround a human body and includes ultraviolet rays light source. The tanning machine using a light guide plate includes devices for uniformly irradiating light which irradiates an object (person) with light emitted from the ultraviolet ray light source. The devices for uniformly irradiating light located on the inner surface and upper surface of a frame are formed in a round shape. The tanning machine using a light guide plate: uses ultraviolet ray emitted from the devices for uniformly irradiating light in order to perform uniform tanning; minimizes tanning time so that skin cancer risk, which can be generated by focusing strong ultraviolet ray on certain place, can be reduced; and relatively reduces manufacturing costs than conventional products by not requiring a separate air cooling device.

Description

Tanning equipment using light uniform irradiator {Tanning Equipment Using Light Guide Plate}

The present invention relates to a tanning apparatus, and more particularly, to a tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiation apparatus which enables artificially uniform tanning using ultraviolet rays emitted from a light uniform irradiation apparatus having a light guide plate. will be.

In general, tanning expresses health or personality by exposing skin to the sun's sunlight and burning it, so that not only natural tanning but also indoors, anyone can easily see the tanning effect regardless of season or time. Many tanning devices have been developed and are commercially available.

Recently, the tanning apparatus that can see the tanning effect in the room has been developed a variety of forms, such as a bed type that can be tanned by a person lying down or tanning in the sun.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of the vertical tanning apparatus according to the prior art, Figure 2 is a view showing a brief configuration of the bed tanning apparatus according to the prior art, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the AA 'direction of FIG. to be.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upright is largely composed of a main body 1 and a bottom 2 and has a structure in which an upper part is open, and a plurality of lamp units in which a plurality of ultraviolet lamps are arranged at regular intervals on an inner surface of the main body 1. It consists of (3).

In addition, as shown in Figure 2, the bed type is provided on the frame 10 and the door 20 included in the frame 10 and the inner surface of the frame 10 and the door 20 that can lie down It is composed of a tanning unit 30, which is mounted to a portion of the frame 10 includes a heat discharge fan 40 for discharging the heat released during tanning to the outside.

However, in the prior art, since a linear UV lamp is disposed, it is difficult to secure uniformity of light when the distance to the object (person) is close by the direction of the ultraviolet light (straight line), and in the case of a bed type, the transparent plate on which the object is placed is When broken, the UV lamp also breaks together, and there is a risk of safety accidents such as mercury exposure. Using a thick material to prevent this may affect the UV permeability, thus preventing sufficient and uniform amount of UV rays. Since more ultraviolet lamps must be disposed than necessary to obtain the power consumption, the power consumption is increased.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, when a plurality of ultraviolet lamps are used, some of the ultraviolet lamps 31 are at the end of their lifespan, and the tanning effect is different depending on the uneven amount of ultraviolet light with the unchanged ultraviolet lamps. There is a risk of skin cancer, etc., due to the increase in the tanning time considering the irradiated area of low UV amount due to non-uniform amount of UV rays, and the occurrence of skin cancer at the site exposed to UV rays more than necessary amount. In order to protect the object (person) from the self-heating of the ultraviolet light sources, a separate air cooling device 40 must be provided in the tanning device, such that the manufacturing cost increases.

An object of the present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, by using an ultraviolet light emitted from the light uniform irradiation device to uniform tanning (tanning) even when the object (person) is close to Its purpose is to provide a tanning apparatus using an irradiation apparatus.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to protect the object (person) from the heat of the ultraviolet light source by irradiating ultraviolet rays through the light uniform irradiation device, the tanning apparatus that can be provided with a separate air cooling device or can simplify the cooling The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiation apparatus according to the present invention, in the tanning apparatus comprising a frame formed therein so as to surround the human body, a cover for the entrance and the ultraviolet light source, At least one light uniform irradiation device for uniformly irradiating light emitted from the ultraviolet light source to the object (person), and a tanning device using a light uniform irradiation device including a control unit for controlling the light uniform irradiation device.

In the present invention, the control unit controls the overall function of the operation of the light uniform irradiation apparatus, the control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a timer that is linked to the operation of the light uniform irradiation apparatus, the timer It is also possible to control the time operation of the light uniform irradiation apparatus through.

As described above, according to the tanning apparatus using the light uniform irradiating apparatus according to the present invention, since the ultraviolet light emitted from the light uniform irradiating apparatus is used, uniform tanning can be performed and the tanning time can be minimized. It is possible to reduce the risk of skin cancer, which may be caused by the concentration of strong ultraviolet rays at a specific location, and does not require a separate air cooling device, so that the manufacturing cost is relatively low compared to conventional products.

1 is a view showing briefly the configuration of the vertical tanning apparatus according to the prior art.
Figure 2 shows a simplified view of the configuration of the bed-type tanning apparatus according to the prior art.
3 is a view showing a tanning process using a plurality of ultraviolet lamps according to the prior art.
Figure 4 is a simplified view showing the configuration of the bed-type tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a simplified view showing a tanning process through the light uniform irradiation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in order that the present invention may be easily understood by those skilled in the art. In the description of the present invention, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repetitive description thereof will be omitted.

4 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a bed type tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB 'of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the tanning apparatus using the light uniform irradiation apparatus for applying the present invention includes a frame 100, light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210 including an ultraviolet light source, a cover 300, and a controller. It is configured to include (not shown).

The frame 100 may have a space formed therein so as to surround the human body, and a flow path (not shown) may be formed in which outside air flows into the space.

The cover 300 may be formed in a curved surface to cover the entrance and exit of the user and the frame 100.

The light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210 installed on the inner surfaces of the frame 100 and the cover 300 include a light source unit 233 emitting ultraviolet light and an ultraviolet light emitted from the light source unit 233 to be incident. It comprises a light guide plate 250 for guiding ultraviolet light to be irradiated to, and uniformly irradiates the light emitted from the ultraviolet light source unit 233 to the object (person).

The light source unit 233 is provided with an ultraviolet light source 231 for emitting ultraviolet light and the light source 231 to a predetermined depth, and at the same time to prevent the ultraviolet light emitted from the light source 231 from being lost or leaked to the outside It is configured to include an ultraviolet light source cover 230 for reflecting the to the incident surface of the light guide plate (250). In this case, both ends of the ultraviolet light source cover 230 and the incident surface portion of the light guide plate 250 are engaged to be installed to overlap each other.

In addition, the light guide plate 231 may include at least one of injection molding, stamp molding, laser molding, V-cut molding, extrusion molding, etching, sand blasting, and stamping. The light guide pattern is formed by a method, where the density and size of the pattern are low or small near the ultraviolet light source (for example, an ultraviolet lamp or an ultraviolet diode), and the density and size of the pattern is relatively high and large Form.

The light guide plate 250 is a highly transparent silicone resin having a high UV transmittance, urethane, polystyrene (PS), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polymethyl methacrylate (polymethyl methacrylate). , PMMA), lead glass, soda lime glass, borosilicate glass and quartz.

The ultraviolet light source 231 may be used as a UV LED in the form of a point light source or a UV lamp in the form of a line light source, and in the case of a point light source, at least one or more dogs may be spaced apart from each other.

On the other hand, the light uniform irradiation apparatus (200, 210) located on the inner surface of the frame 100 and the cover 300 is formed in a curved shape (round) for three-dimensional uniform ultraviolet distribution.

The controller (not shown) controls the on / off of the light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210.

The operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

5 is a view showing a tanning process through a light uniform irradiation device using an ultraviolet lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the tanning apparatus of the embodiment is a bed type for laying and tanning, although not shown in the drawings, the light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210 installed in the frame 100 and the cover 300. The rear side may further include a reflector 240. The reflector plate 240 allows the human skin to be tanned without being lost to the outside while the ultraviolet light emitted from the light source 233 of the light uniform irradiator 210 passes through the light guide plate 250, thereby improving efficiency.

In addition, the reflective plate 240 and the ultraviolet light source cover 230 may be formed integrally or separately. In FIG. 5, the cover 300 is formed in a detachable form, and the frame 100 is formed in an integral form, but is not limited thereto. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the reflector 240 and the ultraviolet light source cover 230 are separated. Alternatively, it may be formed integrally.

When a person who is to be tanned enters the frame 100 and leans down and supplies power, the ultraviolet light source 231 emits light of a wavelength region suitable for tanning, thereby tanning the skin. The light energy emitted is UV-B (280 nm) among UV wavelengths of UV-A (315 nm to 400 nm), UV-B (280 nm to 315 nm), UV-C (200 nm to 280 nm), and vacuum UV (100 nm to 200 nm). To 315 nm) light.

On the other hand, referring to Figure 4 it can be seen that the light uniform irradiation device 210 located on the inner surface of the cover 300 of the tanning apparatus is formed in a round (round) shape. In other words, a certain distance is maintained according to the shape and curvature of the body to make the tanning effect more balanced and beautiful.

When the light uniform irradiation device 210 of the cover 300 is formed in a curved shape as described above, the ultraviolet light source uses any one of an ultraviolet lamp and an ultraviolet LED (LED), and the light as shown in FIG. 5. Both sides of the uniform irradiation device (200, 210) can be arranged, and in some cases it can also be located on a specific side.

The light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210 guide light emitted from the ultraviolet light source disposed on the side into the light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210, and the ultraviolet light is emitted from the light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210. In the case of hitting the surface below the critical angle from the inside, it is diffused to the entire area of the light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210 by the total reflection effect which is not escaped to the outside but is reflected back to the inside.

When the ultraviolet light moved into the light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210 hits the light guide pattern formed on the inner surface of the light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210, the light is emitted to the outside by an incident angle exceeding a critical angle.

Accordingly, the ultraviolet light incident from the side surfaces of the light uniform irradiation devices 200 and 210 is uniformly irradiated to the outside over the entire area of the light uniform irradiation devices 200 and 210 according to the distribution of the light guide pattern.

On the other hand, by separating the light uniform irradiation device (200, 210) to one or more and arranged at different angles, it is possible to obtain a curved effect, in this case it can be manufactured cheaper than the light uniform irradiation device having a curvature.

In the case of the bed type tanning apparatus, if the light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210 are disposed on the bottom and the upper surface, respectively, and an ultraviolet lamp (or LED) is disposed on one side, the heat emission by the heat generation of the ultraviolet lamp is one side. This makes the cooling design easier.

The tanning apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured with a control unit (not shown) that performs power control of the light uniform irradiation apparatuses 200 and 210.

The control unit may include a timer as a component to reserve the operation of the light uniform irradiation device in advance, and control the on-state holding time of the light uniform irradiation devices 200 and 210 for a predetermined time. Can be controlled to tan.

In addition, the tanning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured with a wheel (not shown) for movement.

As mentioned above, although the invention made by this inventor was demonstrated concretely according to the said Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

1: body 2: bottom
3 lamp unit
10, 100: frame 20: door
30: tanning part
200, 210: Light uniform irradiation device
220: reflection pattern
230: ultraviolet light source cover 231: ultraviolet light source
233: light source
240: reflector
250: light guide plate
300: cover

Claims

A frame having a space formed therein to surround the human body;
Cover for entry and exit cover:
At least one light uniform irradiation device which is formed on the inner surfaces of the frame and the cover and uniformly radiates the light emitted from the ultraviolet light source to the object (person);
Tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiation device including a control unit for controlling the on / off of the light uniform irradiation device.

The method of claim 1,
The light uniform irradiating device is a tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiating device, characterized in that consisting of a light guide plate for guiding the ultraviolet light so that the ultraviolet light emitted from the light source and the ultraviolet light emitted from the light source is incident on the object.

3. The method of claim 2,
The light guide plate is a tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiation device, characterized in that any one of a printed light guide plate or a non-printed light guide plate.

3. The method of claim 2,
The light guide plate is silicone resin, urethane, polystyrene (PS), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), tmxlffps menimeacrylate Tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiation device, characterized in that made of at least one of (styren methylemethancrylate), lead glass, soda lime glass, borosilicate glass and quartz.

3. The method of claim 2,
At least one of injection molding, stamp molding, laser molding, V-cut molding, CNC machining, extrusion molding, etching, sand blasting, and stamping on one surface of the light guide plate Tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiation device, characterized in that to form a light guide pattern by the method.

The method according to claim 2,
The light source unit includes an ultraviolet light source that emits ultraviolet rays, and an ultraviolet light source cover that is installed to a predetermined depth and prevents the ultraviolet rays emitted from the light source from disappearing to the outside and reflects the ultraviolet rays to the incident surface of the light guide plate. Tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiation device, characterized in that.

The method of claim 1,
The ultraviolet light source is a tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiation device, characterized in that consisting of at least one ultraviolet light of the point light source or ultraviolet lamp of the line light source.

3. The method of claim 2,
And at least one light source unit disposed on one or both sides of the light guide plate.

The method of claim 1,
The tanning apparatus using the light uniform irradiation device, characterized in that the light uniform irradiation device has a curvature.

The method of claim 1,
The light uniform irradiator is composed of two or more, the tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiator, characterized in that having a different irradiation angle.

The method of claim 1,
The light uniform irradiator is a tanning apparatus using a light uniform irradiator, characterized in that the ultraviolet light of 280nm to 315nm wavelength is emitted from the ultraviolet light source.

3. The method of claim 2,
And a reflecting plate is further included on a rear surface of the light guide plate formed on the inner surface of the frame and the cover.