US20100280528A1 - Skin Treatment Device and Attachment - Google Patents

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US20100280528A1
US20100280528A1 US12/768,780 US76878010A US2010280528A1 US 20100280528 A1 US20100280528 A1 US 20100280528A1 US 76878010 A US76878010 A US 76878010A US 2010280528 A1 US2010280528 A1 US 2010280528A1
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Matthias Huisinga
Joachim Nickel
Pedro Sanchez-Martinez
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
    • A45D26/0023—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with rotating clamping elements
    • A45D26/0028—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with rotating clamping elements with rotating discs or blades
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
    • A45D26/0061—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with means for reducing pain during hair removal

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  • the present invention is concerned with skin treatment devices in general and in particular with skin treatment devices that comprise a stimulation element for mechanically stimulating the skin during operation.
  • the proposed skin treatment device comprises an actuator and at least a skin stimulation element arranged at a mounting structure, the mounting structure being supported at the skin treatment device.
  • the mounting structure is arranged to be deformable or displaceable against a restoring force when an external force is applied on the skin stimulation element.
  • the mounting structure may therefore comprise at least a resilient part that e.g. bends under the applied external force or the mounting structure may comprise a spring, e.g. a leaf or helical spring.
  • a contact portion of the mounting structure is positioned such that it cooperates with the actuator only in a deformed or displaced state of the mounting structure.
  • the device will operate at a low noise level in the switched-on state.
  • the mechanical contact between contact portion and actuator is established and the noise level increases, which is acceptable to a user, as this is in coincidence with the regular operation of the device.
  • Support of the mounting structure at the skin treatment device may be established by at least a support structure (e.g. a support pin) that establishes an essentially fixed point of the mounting structure when the external force is applied so that the mounting structure essentially deforms or displaces with respect to the support structure.
  • the skin stimulation element and the mounting structure are part of a detachable attachment.
  • the skin treatment device comprises a drivable skin treatment unit to which the actuator is mechanically coupled so that driving the skin treatment unit also drives the actuator.
  • the external force required to bring the mounting structure into a deformed or displaced state in which the contact portion cooperates with the actuator lies in the range between about 0.2 N and about 5 N. In particular, this range may lie between about 0.5 N and about 2N.
  • the skin treatment device is realized as an epilator device, where skin stimulation elements are used to suppress the pain from plucking out hairs.
  • the skin treatment unit may then be realized as an epilation unit for gripping and pulling out hairs.
  • the invention is also concerned with a detachable attachment that comprises the mounting structure and the skin stimulation element.
  • FIG. 1 shows an exemplary skin treatment device
  • FIG. 2 shows a magnified detail of the skin treatment device shown in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 shows an attachment of the skin treatment device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 ;
  • FIG. 4A is side view onto a head part of the skin treatment device as shown in the previous figures that partially is a cut open to show a cross-sectional cut through the head section in an unloaded state;
  • FIG. 4B shows the same details as in FIG. 4A but in a loaded state in which an external force is applied onto the head part.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective depiction of an exemplary embodiment of a skin treatment device 1 as proposed, which skin treatment device is realized as an epilator device.
  • the skin treatment device 1 comprises a hand piece part 10 and a head part 100 .
  • the head part 100 comprises a detachable attachment 110 that has an aperture that allows for contacting the skin during operation of the skin treatment device 1 such that hairs growing on the skin can be removed by a skin treatment unit 120 , which skin treatment unit 120 is here realized as an epilation unit.
  • the attachment 110 further comprises skin stimulation elements 111 .
  • the skin treatment device 1 is connected to mains voltage via a cord 19 , but the skin treatment device 1 could also be energized via a (rechargeable) battery that is arranged in the skin treatment device 1 . In contrast to the shown embodiment, it is not necessary for the present invention that the skin treatment device 1 has a detachable attachment 110 .
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view onto the magnified head of the skin treatment device 1 as shown in FIG. 1 in which details of the head part 100 are better visible.
  • the attachment 110 comprises two rows of skin stimulation elements 111 realized as rotatably mounted annuli where every other annulus has radially extending spikes for point-like stimulation of the skin during operation of the skin treatment device 1 .
  • Each of the rows of skin stimulation elements 111 is mounted on an axis (see FIGS. 4A and 4B ).
  • Each end of each of the axes is supported in a recess provided in an outer arm of a mounting structure 113 .
  • Further skin stimulation elements 112 realized as knobs are arranged on a bridge structure connecting the outer arms of the mounting structure 113 .
  • the skin treatment unit 120 is realized as an epilation unit comprising an epilation cylinder that is equipped with several pairs of tweezers 121 for gripping and pulling out hairs during operation.
  • the epilation cylinder extends into an aperture of the attachment 110 such that hairs growing on the skin can be gripped and plucked out during regular operation when the head part of the epilator device is drawn over the skin.
  • This specific example is not to be taken as limiting the invention, but any other realization of a skin treatment unit 120 should also be covered, specifically any other realization of an epilation unit.
  • the front row of skin stimulation elements 111 is arranged closer to the skin treatment unit 120 than the back row of skin stimulation elements 111 . It was found that such an asymmetric arrangement of rows of stimulation elements leads to an improved stimulation effect. This can be accounted e.g. to the larger stroke of the back row of stimulation elements 111 (this will be explained in more detail with respect to FIG. 4B ).
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view onto the attachment 110 as shown in FIG. 2 in a detached state.
  • the attachment 110 comprises an outer casing 130 that will be fixedly attached to the head part 100 and an inner casing 131 that is movably mounted in the outer casing 130 to allow a swivel motion of the inner casing 131 .
  • the mounting structure 113 is supported by a support pin 135 of the inner casing 131 (the mounting structure 113 is supported by a further support pin on the opposite side of the aperture, which further support pin is not visible in the shown view).
  • the mounting structure 113 is realized as an asymmetric H, wherein the bridge structure 113 c that connects the two outer arms 113 a and 113 b of the H is arranged with an offset to the vertical centre axis of the H.
  • Skin stimulation elements 112 realized as knobs are arranged on the skin side of the bridge structure 113 c.
  • a front row and a back row of skin stimulation elements 111 a and 111 b are each arranged on an axis, where each axis is supported at an end of the outer arms of the mounting structure 113 (it is to be noted that only a single skin stimulation element 111 may be arranged on each axis instead of a plurality of skin stimulation elements as shown).
  • the support pin 135 is further arranged with an offset to the vertical centre axis of the H so that the back row 111 b of skin stimulation elements is farther away from the support pin than the front row 111 a of skin stimulation elements.
  • the skin treatment unit 120 is arranged centered with respect to the support pins 135 so that the front row and back row of stimulation elements 111 a and 111 b lead to a stimulation pattern (or distribution of stimulation events) that is asymmetric with respect to the skin treatment area during operation. It was found that such an asymmetric stimulation pattern leads to an improved stimulation result and hence to a better pain suppression for e.g. an epilation treatment.
  • FIG. 4A is a side view onto a partial cross-sectional cut through the head part 100 .
  • the partial cross-sectional cut is made along line A-A as indicated in FIG. 2 .
  • the head part 100 is shown in an unloaded state in which no external forces are applied.
  • the front and back row of stimulation elements 111 a and 111 b as shown in the previous figures are mounted on a front and a back axis 116 a and 116 b, respectively, where front axis 116 a carries the front row of skin stimulation elements 111 a and back axis 116 b carries the back row of skin stimulation elements 111 b.
  • Front axis 116 a is extending into an elongated hole 132 of the inner casing 131 .
  • back axis 116 b may extend into an elongated hole of the inner casing 131 .
  • the mounting structure 113 is supported by a support pin 135 of the inner casing 131 (a further such support pin is arranged opposite to the support pin 135 ).
  • the support pin 135 is arranged asymmetrically so that the distance of the back axis 116 b to the support pin 135 is larger than the distance of the front axis 116 a to the support pin 135 .
  • a contact portion 114 a and 114 b is arranged on each outer arm section of the mounting structure 113 that extends away from the support pin 135 .
  • the contact portions 114 a and 114 b are arranged symmetrically with respect to the support pin 135 .
  • the head part 100 comprises an actuator 122 realized as a circular disc having a plurality of angularly spaced projections 122 a that radially extend over the radius of the disc.
  • the actuator 122 is fixedly mounted on a central axis 123 that also carries the epilation cylinder. During operation of the skin treatment device, the actuator will thus rotate with the speed of the epilation cylinder. In the unloaded state as shown in FIG. 4A , the contact portions 114 do not contact the actuator 122 and specifically not the projections 122 a. In case, the skin treatment device is switched on, the skin treatment device will operate at a low noise level as no mechanical interaction between the mounting structure 113 and the actuator 122 is established.
  • FIG. 4B is the same partial cross-sectional cut through the head part 100 of the skin treatment device but shown in a loaded state, where an external force F is applied on the mounting structure 113 , which is affected by a user pushing the skin treatment device against the skin.
  • the flexible mounting structure 113 is deformed as a result of the applied force. Specifically, the outer arm sections of the mounting structure 113 are bending under the applied force F. In the deformed state, the contact portions 114 a and 114 b contact the outer surface of the actuator 122 .
  • the angularly spaced projections 122 a of the actuator 122 induce a vibration of the mounting structure 113 and hence a vibration of the skin stimulation elements 111 arranged at the mounting structure 113 , which generates a modulated stimulation experience on the skin.
  • the stroke of the back axis 116 b is higher and thus the skin stimulation induced by the back row of skin stimulation elements 111 b is more pronounced than the stimulation induced by the front row of skin stimulation elements 111 a.
  • a contact between the contact portions 114 a and 114 b and the actuator 122 is only established when the device is pushed against the skin with a certain force.
  • the increase in noise level is acceptable to a user as the noise increase coincides with the active use of the skin treatment device when pressed against the skin.
  • the external force F required bringing the contact portions 114 a and 114 b in contact with the actuator 122 may lie in the range of about 0.2 N to about 5 N, in particular in the range of about 0.5 N to about 2 N.
  • the outer arms of the mounting structure 113 have a width of 1.2 mm and a height of 1 mm.
  • the lengths of the outer arms of the mounting structure between support pin 135 and the front and back axes 116 a and 116 b, respectively, that carry the skin stimulation elements 111 is 9.45 mm and 12.15 mm, respectively.
  • the distance between the nearest edge of the contact portions 114 a and 114 b to the surface of the actuator 122 is 1 mm and the elasticity modulus is 2000 N/mm2 (polyamide PA66 is chosen as material of the mounting structure).
  • the force F required bringing the contact portions 114 a and 114 b in contact with the actuator 122 is about 0.67 N and about 1.42 N, respectively.
  • the outer arms of the support structure 113 behave like leaf springs.
  • the skin treatment device is usually pressed against the skin with a force of more than 2 N so that the contact portions 114 will always get into contact with the actuator 122 during regular operation of the skin treatment device.
  • skin stimulation elements 112 realized as knobs are present, which knobs are an integral part of the mounting structure 113 .
  • a skin stimulation element is mounted on a mounting structure that is realized as a helical spring.
  • the spring constant is chosen such that the helical spring is compressed so that a respective contact portion contacts an actuator when pressing the skin treatment device against the skin with a typically applied force.
  • the actuator may be realized as a vibrator, e.g. as a piezoelectric vibrator.

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