US20140373265A1 - Automatic head care system and automatic head care method - Google Patents

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US20140373265A1
US20140373265A1 US14/344,942 US201214344942A US2014373265A1 US 20140373265 A1 US20140373265 A1 US 20140373265A1 US 201214344942 A US201214344942 A US 201214344942A US 2014373265 A1 US2014373265 A1 US 2014373265A1
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Soichiro Fujioka
Osamu Mizuno
Toshinori Hirose
Tohru Nakamura
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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
    • A45D19/00—Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair
    • A45D19/14—Closed washing devices, e.g. washing caps
    • 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
    • A45D19/00—Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair
    • A45D19/06—Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair in the form of bowls or similar open containers
    • 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
    • A45D19/00—Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair
    • A45D19/06—Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair in the form of bowls or similar open containers
    • A45D19/08—Adaptations of wash-basins
    • A45D19/10—Backward lavabos
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
    • A61H7/006—Helmets for head-massage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
    • A61H7/007—Kneading
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
    • A61H7/007—Kneading
    • A61H2007/009—Kneading having massage elements rotating on parallel output axis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/12—Driving means
    • A61H2201/1207—Driving means with electric or magnetic drive
    • A61H2201/1215—Rotary drive
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/50—Control means thereof
    • A61H2201/5058—Sensors or detectors
    • A61H2201/5071—Pressure sensors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2203/00—Additional characteristics concerning the patient
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  • the automatic hair washing apparatus can be provided with a device for forcibly disposing a person's head at a predetermined position.
  • a straining force can be applied on the person's head.
  • a sufficient safety is required for the device in order to prevent the straining force on the person's head.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the automatic head washing apparatus in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing a system operating flow of the control device in FIG. 14 .
  • water is used in a broader sense including “hot water”.
  • water in the present specification means “water or hot water”.
  • hot water is used in a narrower sense including only “hot water”.
  • head care includes washing person's scalp and hair and massaging person's head throughout the present specification.
  • left or right refers to the direction viewed from the person whose head is cared.
  • the first arm 105 L rotatably supports the second arm 106 L.
  • the second arm 106 L rotatably supports the two third arms 107 L and 108 L.
  • a plurality of contacts 109 that make contact with the person's head 10 are attached to the third arms 107 L and 108 L.
  • the contacts 109 are exposed on the outside of the arm housing 115 L.
  • the contacts 109 are made of an elastic rubber material, for example.
  • the control device 700 includes a system control section 708 .
  • the system control section 708 comprehensively manages and controls each of the above-mentioned sections (the arm swing angle control sections 701 L and 701 R, the arm pushing angle control sections 702 L and 702 R, the contact group angle control sections 703 L and 703 R, the water system valve control section 704 , the washing liquid system valve control section 705 , the conditioner system valve control section 706 , the reclining control section 709 , the height adjustment control section 710 , the horizontal movement control section 711 , and the operating section 707 ).
  • the system control section 708 is provided with a storage unit 708 A storing various types of information.
  • the head accepting steps S 206 and S 218 in the washing mode and the massage mode will be described below in detail. As described above, the head accepting steps S 206 and S 218 are the most characteristic parts of the present invention.
  • step S 605 to S 615 as shown in FIG. 28A and FIG. 28B for the arms 114 L and 114 R subjected to the preparing operation, the head insertion confirming unit 708 E confirms whether or not the head 10 is properly inserted into the bowl 101 .
  • the system control section 708 determines whether or not values of the pushing force of the contacts 109 onto the head 10 , which are detected by the pressure sensors 211 L and 211 R, are substantially equal to the first pressure P1.
  • the pulse signal generated by the encoder 601 L that is information indicating the rotational angle (swing angle ⁇ SL ) of the motor 201 L is sent to the comparator 602 L.
  • the comparator 602 L compares the swing angle ⁇ SL commanded by the system control section 708 with the current swing angle ⁇ SL from the encoder 601 L to calculate an error signal.
  • the error signal is sent to the motor 201 L through the position controller 603 L for controlling the swing angle of the arm 114 L.
  • the arm 114 L can swing according to the command value of the system control section 708 .
  • the upper angle ⁇ U1 is set to, for example, the upper limit point ⁇ SMAX determined in the swing range determining step S 305 .
  • the lower angle ⁇ L1 is set such that a difference ⁇ L ( ⁇ H ⁇ L1 ) between the lower angle ⁇ L1 and the horizontal position ⁇ H is equal to a difference ⁇ U ( ⁇ U1 ⁇ H ) between the upper angle ⁇ U1 and the horizontal position ⁇ H .
  • the height of the head 10 can be accurately adjusted in the next head height adjusting step S 306 .
  • the pushing force of the contact unit 13 onto the person's head 10 can be changed by controlling the operation of the motor 206 L (see FIG. 4 ).
  • the motor 206 L functions as a pushing actuator for changing the pushing force.
  • the operation of the motor 206 L can be adjusted based on the force to push the person's head 10 , which is detected by the pressure sensors 211 L and 211 R, so as to apply a predetermined pressure to the person's head 10 .
  • hair can be washed by applying the optimum contact pressure to each part of the person's head 10 while keeping the optimum position at which the plurality of contacts 109 push the head 10 .
  • the contact units 13 include the plurality of contacts 109 at their distal ends, and the gears 307 L, 311 L, 315 L, and 318 L having their central axes about which the plurality of contacts 109 are rotated.
  • the cylindrical racks 306 L and 314 L are held to be movable parallel to the support shafts 213 L and 214 L, and when moved in the direction, the gears 307 L, 311 L, 315 L, and 318 L of the contact units 13 are caused to rotate.
  • two drain outlets 101 b are provided on a bottom 101 a of the bowl 101 to discharge washing water and so on through the drain outlets 101 b .
  • a drain pipe is connected to the drain outlets 101 b to discharge washing water and so on to the outside.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram for illustrating a third operating direction of the automatic head washing apparatus 100 .
  • the plurality of contacts 109 are attached to each of the fourth arms 309 L, 310 L, 317 L, and 320 L of the third arms 107 L and 108 L constituting a part of the left arm 114 L.
  • the direction of an arrow 404 when viewed from the third arms 107 L and 108 L is the direction in which the left arm 114 L swings toward the front of the head 10 .

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