WO2003096961A1 - Appareil pour traiter la peau d'une personne - Google Patents

Appareil pour traiter la peau d'une personne Download PDF

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WO2003096961A1
WO2003096961A1 PCT/IB2003/001730 IB0301730W WO03096961A1 WO 2003096961 A1 WO2003096961 A1 WO 2003096961A1 IB 0301730 W IB0301730 W IB 0301730W WO 03096961 A1 WO03096961 A1 WO 03096961A1
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skin
suction
treatment device
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brush
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Adolf Ramusch
Gert Samonigg
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Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
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    • 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
    • A61H7/002—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing
    • A61H7/004—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing power-driven, e.g. electrical
    • A61H7/005—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing power-driven, e.g. electrical hand-held
    • 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
    • A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
    • A61H9/005—Pneumatic massage

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  • the invention relates to an apparatus for treating a person's skin, which apparatus comprises a skin treatment device for achieving a treatment effect on the skin, said skin treatment device comprising a tool support and at least one tool projecting from the tool support, and which apparatus comprises a pump that can be driven by a motor and is designed for achieving a suction effect on the skin.
  • a pump is provided in the housing of the apparatus, which pump is connected to a suction tube by means of which a suction effect can be exerted on a region of the facial skin of a person, for example for removing oil or dust from the facial skin.
  • the suction tube of the known apparatus is surrounded by holder means for holding various skin treatment devices, such as a brush or a massaging attachment.
  • the relevant accommodated skin treatment device can then be driven into rotation and is provided for causing a treatment effect, such as a brushing effect or a massaging effect, on the skin under treatment.
  • the skin treatment device i.e. the brush or the massaging attachment and the like
  • the suction tube into operational contact with the skin, i.e. because the free end of the suction tube is so far removed from the skin to be treated when a skin treatment device is connected to the apparatus that no suction effect can be exerted on the skin any more.
  • the invention has for its object to improve an apparatus of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph.
  • an apparatus for treating a person's skin which apparatus comprises a skin treatment device for achieving a treatment effect on the skin, said skin treatment device comprising a tool support and at least one tool projecting from the tool support, and which apparatus comprises a pump that can be driven by a motor and is designed for achieving a suction effect on the skin
  • the apparatus comprises a suction chamber which has a suction opening bounded by a chamber edge and which can be laid with its chamber edge on a skin region to be treated so as to generate the suction effect
  • the skin treatment device is arranged in the interior of the suction chamber, and wherein the at least one tool of the skin treatment device projects from the tool support in a direction to the suction opening.
  • the provision of the characteristics according to the invention achieves in a constructionally simple and inexpensive manner with only a small additional effort that during the treatment of a skin region by means of the skin treatment device at the same time also a suction effect on this skin region is made possible, so that the skin region under treatment is drawn in the direction of the at least one tool of the skin treatment device because of the suction effect, which results in an improved, intensified treatment of the skin region to be treated.
  • the skin treatment device is formed by a motor-driven brush for achieving a brushing effect on the skin, which brush comprises a brush holder as the tool support and tufts projecting from the brush holder as tools. It is achieved thereby that a brushing effect and a suction effect can be exerted simultaneously on a skin region to be brushed, whereby a particularly good brushing result and accordingly a particularly good cleaning result is achieved.
  • the suction chamber may be of a fully airtight construction except for the region of its suction opening, so that an immediate build-up of an underpressure in the suction chamber is achieved when the suction chamber is laid with its chamber edge on a skin region to be treated, and accordingly a suction effect is achieved on the skin. It was also found to be advantageous, however, if a closable passage is provided in a bounding wall of the suction chamber. It is achieved thereby that an underpressure is built up not immediately when the suction chamber is laid with its chamber edge on a skin region to be treated while the passage is not closed, but only the moment the passage is closed.
  • the apparatus comprises a housing which can be held in one hand and to which the suction chamber is connected.
  • a simple apparatus that is easy to handle is thus obtained in a manner known per se, by means of which a comfortable and simple treatment of a human skin can be carried out.
  • FIG. 1 is an oblique front elevation of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a partly diagrammatic cross-section of part of the apparatus of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 shows in cross-section part of an apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 show an apparatus 1 for the treatment of a person's skin 2.
  • the apparatus 1 is capable of exerting both a brushing effect on the skin 2 and a suction effect on the skin 2 in a particularly advantageous manner.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises an elongate housing 3 that can be held in one hand and in whose central region 4 two switches 5 and 6 are provided, the switch 5 serving to switch the brushing action on and off and the switch 6 serving to switch the suction action 7 on and off. Instead of two such switches, a single switch may alternatively be provided, by means of which both the brushing action and the suction action can be switched on and off.
  • a treatment head 8 of the apparatus 1 is provided in an end region 7 of the housing 3.
  • the treatment head 8 comprises a suction chamber 9.
  • the treatment head 8 further comprises a skin treatment device 10, i.e. a brush 10 that can be driven into rotation, which brush 10 is arranged in the interior of the suction chamber 9.
  • the suction chamber 9 is bounded by a bottom wall 11 and by a first circumferential wall 12 rising from the bottom wall 11 and of hollow cylindrical shape and by a second circumferential wall 13 in the shape of a truncated cone continuing from the hollow cylindrical circumferential wall 12, said second circumferential wall 13 ending in a chamber edge 14 which bounds a suction opening 15 of the suction chamber 9.
  • the suction chamber 9 can be laid with its chamber edge 14 on a region to be treated of a person's skin 2 diagrammatically shown in Fig. 2, so that after such an application to the skin 2 of a person a suction effect is exerted on the skin 2 of this person by means of the suction chamber 9.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a pump 16, which is diagrammatically shown in Fig. 2 and which can be mechanically driven by a motor (not shown).
  • the pump 16 is connected via a tubular connection 17 to a connection stud 18 of the suction chamber 9, which connection stud 18 comprises a bore 19 passing through the bottom wall 11.
  • the brush 10 provided as a skin treatment device 10 can also be mechanically driven by a motor (also not shown).
  • the motor (not shown) for driving the brush 10 may be the same motor as the one provided for driving the pump 16. Two separate motors may alternatively be provided.
  • a drive transmission 20 diagrammatically shown in Fig. 2 can be driven by the motor provided for driving the brush 10.
  • the drive transmission 10 comprises a pinion 22 that can be driven into rotation by the motor (not shown) in a direction indicated by an arrow 21 and that is fixedly connected to a drive shaft 23.
  • At the end of the drive shaft 23 there is a first intermediate gear 24 which is in engagement with a second intermediate gear 25, the two gears 24 and 25 of the drive transmission 20 being miter gears.
  • a brush shaft 26 is fixedly connected to the second intermediate gear 25.
  • the brush shaft 26 is passed through the bottom wall 11 of the suction chamber 9, a gasket 27 being provided for sealing purposes.
  • a brush holder 28 for the brush 10 is present on the brush shaft 26, which brush holder 28 serves as a tool support. Tufts 29 project from the brush holder 28, which tufts are provided as tools for skin treatment.
  • the construction is made particularly favorably such that the tufts 29 of the brush 10 project from the brush holder 28 towards the suction opening 15 of the suction chamber 9.
  • the suction chamber 9 is applied to the skin 2, whereupon the skin 2 is drawn into the suction chamber 9 because of the suction effect exerted on the skin 2 during this, which skin 2 then forms a skin elevation and accordingly comes into operational contact with the tufts 29 of the brush 10, so that a brushing action is exerted on the skin 2.
  • the apparatus 1 thus carries out both a suction operation and a brushing operation on the skin 2, which has been found to be very advantageous for achieving a particularly good treatment, and in particular a good cleaning of the skin 2.
  • Fig. 3 shows a second apparatus 1 for treating a person's skin 2, which apparatus 1 of Fig. 3 has a construction similar to that of the apparatus 1 of Figs. 1 and 2.
  • An essential difference is that a passage 32 is provided in a bounding wall 30 of the suction chamber 9 in the apparatus 1 of Fig. 3, which passage can be closed with a finger 31 which is diagrammatically shown in Fig. 3.
  • the presence of the passage 32 provides the advantage that an underpressure in the suction chamber 9 can only be generated when the passage 32 is closed with the finger 31, whereupon the suction effect will form a skin elevation 33 with which the tufts 29 of the brush 10 come into operational contact.
  • the skin treatment device 10 i.e. the brushes 10 are fixedly supported in the direction of the brush shaft 26. It is alternatively possible, however, to retain such brushes 10, or alternative skin treatment devices 10, resiliently against spring pressure so as to avoid a high mechanical pressure on a skin region under treatment.
  • the two apparatuses 1 described above each comprise a skin treatment device 10 formed by a brush 10 that can be driven into rotation. In alternative embodiments of apparatuses according to the invention, however, other skin treatment devices may be provided, for example massaging tools or foam cushions or skin scrubbing tools. It may also be provided that a skin treatment device is held stationary in the suction chamber, i.e. is not driven.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil (1) pour traiter la peau (2) d'une personne, comprenant une chambre de succion (9) qui comporte une ouverture de succion (15) délimitée par un bord (14) de la chambre, bord par lequel la chambre de succion (9) peut être posée sur la peau (2). Un dispositif de traitement cutané (10) est situé à l'intérieur de la chambre de succion (9), ledit dispositif étant formé de préférence par une brosse (10) dont les poils (29) font saillie par rapport à un support de brosse (28) en direction de l'ouverture de succion (15), ce qui permet d'exercer simultanément un effet de succion et un effet de brossage sur la peau (2).
PCT/IB2003/001730 2002-05-16 2003-04-23 Appareil pour traiter la peau d'une personne WO2003096961A1 (fr)

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EP1722699A2 (fr) * 2004-02-25 2006-11-22 Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, Inc. Dispositif et procede de traitement acoustique/mecanique de l'acne precoce
US8740917B2 (en) 2003-01-15 2014-06-03 L'oreal Sa Apparatus and method for acoustic/mechanical treatment of early stage acne
WO2016008910A1 (fr) 2014-07-16 2016-01-21 L'oreal Dispositif de conditionnement et/ou d'application d'un produit cosmétique

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GB1594915A (en) * 1977-05-06 1981-08-05 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Facial treatment device
GB2092003A (en) 1981-01-29 1982-08-11 Chun Ho Lai Beauty Equipment
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US1919571A (en) * 1932-03-21 1933-07-25 James H Pinkston Massage device
GB1594915A (en) * 1977-05-06 1981-08-05 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Facial treatment device
GB2092003A (en) 1981-01-29 1982-08-11 Chun Ho Lai Beauty Equipment
US4378804A (en) * 1981-06-17 1983-04-05 Cortese Jr Thomas A Facial treatment device
US5127128A (en) * 1989-07-27 1992-07-07 Goldstar Co., Ltd. Cleaner head
US6200281B1 (en) * 1998-08-06 2001-03-13 Jean Frajdenrajch Massaging device which is designed to be applied to the skin of a person
US20010041848A1 (en) * 1998-10-26 2001-11-15 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Facial aesthetic treatment apparatus

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US8740917B2 (en) 2003-01-15 2014-06-03 L'oreal Sa Apparatus and method for acoustic/mechanical treatment of early stage acne
EP1722699A2 (fr) * 2004-02-25 2006-11-22 Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, Inc. Dispositif et procede de traitement acoustique/mecanique de l'acne precoce
EP1722699A4 (fr) * 2004-02-25 2010-08-18 Pacific Bioscience Lab Inc Dispositif et procede de traitement acoustique/mecanique de l'acne precoce
EP2586390A3 (fr) * 2004-02-25 2013-07-31 L'oreal, S.A. Procédé de traitement acoustique/mécanique de l'acné précoce
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