KR20140092979A - Massage Device - Google Patents

Abstract

A housing which is elongated and formed into a handle so as to dissipate heat generated from the thermoelectric element sufficiently quickly and to simplify the structure so as to minimize the size of the device and improve the usability; A thermoelectric element mounted inside the housing and coupled to the inner surface of the probe, a heat dissipating unit coupled to the thermoelectric element and disposed inside the housing to dissipate heat generated from the thermoelectric element, Wherein the heat dissipating unit includes a heat transfer plate disposed in close contact with the thermoelectric element, a heat dissipating member installed on the heat transfer plate and extending along the inside of the housing, an inlet formed at the housing to receive outside air, And a control unit that is installed in the housing and receives outside air through the inlet, Through the member provide a skin massage machine including a blower for discharging to the discharge port.

Description

Massage Device [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a skin massaging device, and more particularly, to a skin massaging device having a simple structure and easy to use.

In recent years, as interest in beauty has increased, many people are interested in skin care. In the human body, skin is formed with the brain in the mother, and it plays an important role in protecting the internal organs from various external influences existing in the outer surface of the body and maintaining life and keeping it. Usually, It is important that skin care is the most important thing, as it will not be accepted, and you will have a stinging impression when you become pumice.

Therefore, in order to prevent skin aging and maintain skin elasticity, appropriate massage is required along with skin cleansing. To this end, various cold and warm massage machines have been developed to alternate between cold and hot skin to enlarge or reduce pores Has been used.

The above-mentioned conventional cold / hot massager has a structure using a thermoelectric element, and has a structure that can apply heat and cold generated from the heat generating surface and the cooling surface of the thermoelectric element to the skin.

However, since the massager can not sufficiently cool the heat generated by the thermoelectric device, the temperature range of the thermoelectric device is narrower than the temperature of the thermoelectric device, There is a problem that it is difficult to obtain a fomenting effect. Further, there is a disadvantage that it is inconvenient to use as the size of the apparatus becomes larger due to the complex structure.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a skin massager capable of sufficiently dissipating heat generated from a thermoelectric device to dissipate heat quickly, thereby maximizing the temperature range of cold and hot heat applied to the skin to obtain a cold and hot fomenting effect.

In addition, the present invention provides a skin massager having a simple structure, minimizing the size of the device, and improving usability.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a device comprising: a housing having a long elongated handle, a probe disposed at a lower end of the housing and having a contact surface for contact with the skin to apply heat and heat to the skin, And a heat dissipation unit coupled to the thermoelectric device and disposed inside the housing to dissipate heat generated in the thermoelectric device, wherein the heat dissipation unit includes a heat transfer plate closely attached to the thermoelectric device, And a ventilation part formed in the housing and installed in the housing, for venting the outside air through the inflow port and discharging the air through the radiating member to the outlet, can do.

Wherein the air blowing unit includes a driving motor installed inside the upper end of the housing, a supporting member having a cylindrical shape supporting the driving motor in the housing, and a bladder mounted on the driving motor rotation axis and spaced apart from the front end of the radiation member, The supporting member may have a structure in which a blade having an angle of a blade inlet in a direction opposite to a blade inlet angle of the blade car along an outer circumferential surface of the blade is spaced apart.

The heat dissipating member may include a cylindrical core, and a plurality of radiating fins protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the core, the cooling fins extending along the length of the core.

The heat radiating fins are formed continuously with protrusions protruding outward along the width direction on the surface, the protrusions extend along the longitudinal direction of the heat radiating fins, and the outer ends of the heat radiating fins in the width direction are relatively larger The induction portion having a circular cross-sectional shape having a diameter may be formed along the longitudinal direction of the radiating fin.

The heat dissipation member may have a structure in which a hole is formed along a longitudinal direction at the center of the core, and a heat pipe is inserted into the hole.

The apparatus may include a connector installed at the upper end of the housing and electrically connected to the thermoelectric element and the driving motor, and a power plug detachably coupled to the connector to supply power.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the heat dissipation structure is improved, and the cooling temperature of the thermoelectric element can be effectively lowered even through a simpler structure, so that the range of the cold temperature that can be applied to the skin can be widened.

Further, the structure of the apparatus is simplified to reduce the size of the apparatus, which is advantageous in that it is easy to use and easy to handle.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a skin massage device according to the present embodiment.
2 is a view showing an internal configuration of a skin massage device according to the present embodiment.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of Fig. 2 as a skin massage device according to the present embodiment.
4 is a perspective view showing a part of the configuration of the skin massage device according to the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Wherever possible, the same or similar parts are denoted using the same reference numerals in the drawings.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular forms as used herein include plural forms as long as the phrases do not expressly express the opposite meaning thereto. Means that a particular feature, region, integer, step, operation, element and / or component is specified, and that other specific features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / And the like.

All terms including technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Predefined terms are further interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the relevant technical literature and the present disclosure, and are not to be construed as ideal or very formal meanings unless defined otherwise.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the outline of a skin massage device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a skin massage device according to the present embodiment.

According to the above-described drawings, the skin massaging device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 10 which is elongated to form a handle, and a contact face provided at the lower end of the housing 10 for applying heat and heat A thermoelectric element 22 provided in the housing 10 and coupled to the inner surface of the probe 20, a probe 20 connected to the thermoelectric element 22 and installed inside the housing 10, And a heat dissipating unit for dissipating heat generated in the thermoelectric elements 22. [

The housing 10 is formed in an elliptical cross-sectional shape having a size that can be held by a user by hand, and has a long elongated structure. The diameter of the housing 10 decreases from the lower end to the upper end, so that the housing 10 can be held by the user more easily. 1, a probe 20 is provided at the lower end of the housing 10 in contact with the user's skin, and a connector 34 is provided at an upper end thereof to supply power to the internal component of the housing 10. The apparatus includes a power plug (36) selectively coupled to the connector (34) to supply power. Therefore, when the connector 34 is used, the power plug 36 is inserted into the connector 34 to supply power, and the power plug 36 is removed from the connector 34 and separated from the housing when stored and moved.

In the following description, the term " top " means the upper end portion when the present apparatus 100 is placed as shown in FIG. 1, and the lower end means the downward end portion opposite thereto.

A switch 32 may be further provided on the outer surface of the housing 10 to be connected to an internal wire 30 to control power supply. The switch 32 is provided at a position that is convenient for the user to use in the housing 10, and is not particularly limited at the installation position. In the present embodiment, the switch 32 is a lock switch having a three-pole, three-pin structure that switches or cuts off the direction of the current applied to the thermoelectric element to enable cooling, heating, and stopping selection.

The probe 20 is installed at the lower end of the housing 10 and exposed to the outside, and is a member that applies substantial heat and cold to the user's skin. The contact member may be made of a metal material such as an aluminum material, and chrome may be plated on the outer contact surface which is in contact with the skin of the human body. The inner surface of the probe 20 is brought into contact with the thermoelectric element 22.

Accordingly, when a current is applied to the thermoelectric element 22, one side of the thermoelectric element 22 is cooled or heated, and heat or cool air is transferred to the probe 20 in contact therewith.

Here, the thermoelectric element 22 is a device using a cooling effect generated when a bipolar semiconductor is combined, that is, in the case of a dissimilar metal, there is a difference in potential energy of electrons in the metal, In order to transfer electrons to a metal, it is necessary to obtain energy from the outside, so heat energy is taken away from the contact point, and in the opposite case, heat energy is emitted. According to this principle, . The thermoelectric element 22 has already been disclosed at the level of those skilled in the art, so that the following description is omitted.

In the present embodiment, the thermoelectric element 22 is in close contact with the inner surface of the probe 20, so that the probe 20 can cool the thermoelectric element 22, Heat is applied.

In the housing 10, a heat dissipating unit for cooling the heat generated on the inner surface of the thermoelectric element 22, that is, the heat surface, which is the surface opposite to the surface in contact with the probe 20, do.

2, the heat dissipating unit includes a heat transfer plate 40 closely attached to the thermoelectric element 22, and a heat transfer plate 40 installed on the heat transfer plate 40 and extending along the inside of the housing 10 A heat dissipating member 50 which is formed in the housing 10 and has an inlet 12 through which the outside air flows and an outlet 14 through which the outside air is discharged; And a discharge portion (60) for discharging the water to the discharge port (14) through the heat radiation member (50).

The heat transfer plate (40) is in close contact with the inner surface of the thermoelectric element (22), and the heat dissipating member (50) is attached to the opposite surface. The heat transfer plate 40 is not particularly limited in its structure and material as long as it can increase the heat transfer rate such as copper or aluminum. The heat transfer plate 40 may be integrally formed with the heat dissipating member 50, and may be manufactured as a separate member and joined together. The heat transfer plate 40 is formed to a size enough to cover the thermoelectric elements 22 and can be fastened to the probes 20 via bolts or the like with the thermoelectric elements 22 interposed therebetween. A thermal pad 42 may be further disposed between the heat transfer plate 40 and the probe 20 so as to surround the thermoelectric element 22.

The inlet 12 is formed at the lower end side of the housing 10 adjacent to the heat dissipating member 50. Thus, the outside air flows into the housing 10 and directly contacts the heat radiating member 50, thereby maximizing the heat radiating efficiency. The discharge port 14 may be formed on the upper side surface and the upper end of the housing 10.

The outside air flows into the housing 10 through the inlet 12 of the housing 10 and flows out to the outlet 14 through the heat discharging member 50. [

The heat dissipating member 50 is in contact with the thermoelectric element 22 via the heat transfer plate 40 so that the heat generated in the thermoelectric element 22 is transferred to the heat dissipating member 50 through the heat transfer plate 40. Accordingly, the heat dissipating member 50 is in heat exchange with the outside air in the process of passing the outside air from the inlet 12 to the outlet 14, so that the heat generated in the thermoelectric device 22 can be dissipated.

3 illustrates a cross-sectional structure of the heat dissipating member.

2 and 3, the heat dissipating member 50 has a size corresponding to the size of the inside of the housing 10, and is elongated from the lower end to the upper end of the housing 10. The heat dissipating member 50 includes a cylindrical core 52 and a plurality of radiating fins 54 protruding radially from the outer circumferential surface of the core 52 and extending in the longitudinal direction.

Since the plurality of radiating fins 54 are formed in the core 52 in the radial direction, the heat dissipating member 50 can maximize the heat dissipating area while maintaining smooth flow of the outside air. Thus, the outside air introduced into the bottom of the housing 10 from the inlet 12 flows smoothly upward through the plurality of radiating fins 54 arranged in the radial direction to the core 52. Therefore, the fresh outside air is smoothly supplied to the heat radiating member 50, and the heat exchange between the outside air and the radiating fin 54 is smoothly performed.

In the present embodiment, the heat radiating fins 54 are formed in such a manner that protrusions 56 protruding outward along the width direction are continuously formed on the surface of the heat radiating fins 54 with a space therebetween, and the protrusions 56 extend along the longitudinal direction of the heat radiating fins 54 And the distal end of the radiating fin 54 at the outer side in the width direction has a structure in which the guiding portion 58 having a circular cross-sectional shape having a diameter larger than the cross-sectional thickness of the radiating fin 54 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the radiating fin 54.

Accordingly, the heat radiating fins 54 can enlarge the contact area with the outside air through the protrusions 56, thereby maximizing the heat radiation efficiency. In addition, the heat radiating fins 54 can more smoothly maintain the heat flow through the guide portions 58 formed at the side ends. That is, the heat transmitted to the core 52 of the heat dissipating member 50 is transmitted from the core 52 to the radiating fin 54, and flows to the side of the radiating fin 54. The guide portion 58 has a larger diameter than the thickness of the heat radiating fin 54 so that the heat flowing to the side end along the heat radiating fin 54 can flow more quickly and smoothly. Therefore, the heat flows quickly through the heat radiating plate and is radiated to the outside air, so that the heat generated from the thermoelectric element 22 can be more actively and quickly radiated.

In addition, the core 52 has a hole 53 formed at its center in the longitudinal direction, and a heat pipe 59 is inserted into the hole.

The heat pipe 59 inserted into the core 52 is an elongated pipe structure. The heat pipe 59 is a structure in which a working fluid continuously transfers heat through a gas phase phase change process inside a sealed container. By using the latent heat to transfer the heat, a very large heat transfer capability can be exhibited. The heat pipe 59 includes a hermetically sealed container, a working fluid, and a capillary tube inside the container. The heat pipe 59 is classified into various types according to the kind of the working fluid and the internal structure. Since many techniques are disclosed for the heat pipe, the description thereof is omitted.

Thus, the core 52 can quickly and uniformly disperse the heat generated from the thermoelectric element throughout the core 52, and thus the core 52 can be quickly and uniformly spread over the entire heat radiating fins 54 of the core Heat can be transferred. Accordingly, the heat of the thermoelectric element can be dissipated more efficiently and more efficiently.

2 and 4, the power supply unit 60 includes a driving motor 62 installed inside the upper end of the housing 10, a driving motor 62 installed in the housing 10, A support member 64 in the form of a cylinder and supported in the housing 10 and a bladed wheel 66 mounted on the rotary shaft of the drive motor 62 and spaced apart from the tip of the radiation member 50. The support member 64 has a structure in which a blade 68 having a blade inlet angle in a direction opposite to the blade inlet angle of the blade 66 is provided at intervals along the outer peripheral surface. Here, the wing entrance angle of the wing car 66 means an angle formed by the tangent to the circumference and the wing at the wing entrance. The tip of the blade 68 is formed in a direction opposite to the direction of the lower end of the blade 66, which is the entrance of the blade 66. This structure changes the pressure difference at the blade outlet of the bladed wheel 66 when the bladed wheel 66 is rotated, thereby increasing the blowing amount.

Thus, the blades 68 provided on the support member 64 together with the blades 66 increase the blowing pressure of the outside air, thereby blowing the outside air more strongly. Therefore, it is possible to maximize the heat radiation amount of the thermoelectric element 22 through the heat radiation member 50 by increasing the inflow amount of the outside air through the inlet 12.

As described above, although the present apparatus 100 is provided with the heat dissipating member 50 and the blowing unit 60 inside the housing 10 to dissipate the thermoelectric elements 22 through the outside air, It is possible to maximize the heat radiation efficiency through the structure of the blow-out portion 60 as well as the structure. Accordingly, the temperature of the heat-radiating surface of the thermoelectric element 22 can be minimized, and the temperature of the probe 20 in contact with the cooling surface of the thermoelectric element 22 can be maximized to enhance the massage effect by the cold air .

Hereinafter, the operation of the present apparatus 100 will be described. A power supply plug 36 is inserted into a connector 34 provided at an upper end of the housing 10 to supply power, and the switch 32 is operated to drive the apparatus. The thermoelectric element 22 and the driving motor 62 are driven by the power supplied through the electric wire 30 according to the switch operation. As the thermoelectric element is driven, the surface in contact with the probe 20 is cooled and heat is generated on the opposite surface. The cool air of the thermoelectric element 22 is transmitted to the probe 20 in contact with the thermoelectric element 22 so that the user holds the housing 10 and the probe 20 exposed at the lower end of the housing 10, By rubbing against the desired area, the skin can be massaged with cold heat.

The heat generated on the opposite side of the thermoelectric element 22 is transmitted to the heat radiation member 50 through the heat transfer plate 40. The heat dissipating member 50 can transmit heat more quickly by heat pipes provided therein. The heat transferred to the heat dissipating member (50) is dissipated by the outside air blown into the housing (10). When the blades 66 are rotated according to the driving of the driving motor 62, the outside air flows into the inside through the inlet 12 of the housing 10. The outside air introduced into the housing 10 flows from the lower end to the upper end of the housing 10 by the impeller 66 and is discharged through the outlet 14 through the heat radiating member 50. In this process, the outside air is heat-exchanged with the heat dissipating member 50, and the heat of the thermoelectric element 22 is dissipated through the heat dissipating member 50 to the outside air. As the above process is continuously performed, the heating surface of the thermoelectric element 22 is continuously cooled in the housing 10 to maintain the probe 20 at a desired cooling temperature to perform skin rubbing.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Of course.

10: housing 12: inlet
14: outlet 20: probe
22: thermoelectric element 30: wire
32: Switch 34: Connector
36: power plug 40: heat transfer plate
50: heat radiating member 52: core
54: heat sink pin 56: projection
58: guide portion 59: heat pipe
60: power supply section 62: drive motor
64: Support member 66:
68: wing feathers

Claims (6)

A thermoelectric element provided in the housing and coupled to the inner surface of the probe, a thermoelectric element connected to the thermoelectric element, the thermoelectric element being connected to the probe, And a heat dissipating unit installed inside the housing to dissipate heat generated from the thermoelectric element,
The heat dissipating unit includes a heat transfer plate installed in close contact with the thermoelectric element, a heat dissipation member installed in the heat transfer plate and extending along the inside of the housing, an inlet port through which the outside air flows and an outlet through which the outside air flows, And an air blowing unit for introducing the outside air through the inlet and discharging the air through the radiating member to the outlet. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the air blowing unit includes a driving motor installed inside the upper end of the housing, a supporting member having a cylindrical shape supporting the driving motor in the housing, and a bladed wheel installed on the driving motor rotation axis and spaced apart from the front end of the radiation member, Wherein the supporting member is provided with a blade having a blade inlet angle in a direction opposite to a blade inlet angle of the bladder along an outer circumferential surface of the blade. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the heat dissipating member includes a cylindrical core and a plurality of radiating fins protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the core, the radiating fins extending along the length of the core. The method of claim 3,
The heat radiating fins are formed continuously with protrusions protruding outward along the width direction on the surface, the protrusions extend along the longitudinal direction of the heat radiating fins, and the outer ends of the heat radiating fins in the width direction are relatively larger Wherein the guide portion of a circular cross-sectional shape having a diameter is formed along the longitudinal direction of the radiating fin. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the heat dissipating member has a hole formed along the longitudinal direction at the center of the core, and a heat pipe is inserted into the hole. 6. The method of claim 5,
A connector installed at the upper end of the housing and electrically connected to the thermoelectric element and the driving motor; and a power plug detachably coupled to the connector to supply power.

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