WO2013094908A1

WO2013094908A1 - Mask pack capable of supplying and regulating micro-currents to and in the human body

Info

Publication number: WO2013094908A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/010668
Authority: WO
Inventors: 박천정
Original assignee: 주식회사 웨이전스
Priority date: 2011-12-23
Filing date: 2012-12-07
Publication date: 2013-06-27
Also published as: KR101188269B1

Abstract

A mask pack attached to the face and having at least two separated regions contacting the face includes: an input terminal array TI formed of a plurality of terminal units prepared in a first region of the separated regions; an output terminal array TO formed of a plurality of terminal units prepared in a second region of the separated regions; and a controller for controlling connections among the terminal units of TI, the terminal units of TO, and a power supply array S, wherein each terminal unit is formed in a dispersed structure and has a regional contact structure, or the TI and TO have regional contact structures.

Description

[Correction 12.02.2013 by Rule 26] Mask Packs for Supplying and Adjusting Human Microcurrent

The present invention relates to a mask pack capable of supplying and adjusting a human body microcurrent, and specifically, an effect according to the human body microcurrent by allowing a microcurrent to flow through a human body through an array terminal including at least one electrode terminal. The present invention relates to a mask pack capable of supplying and adjusting a human body microcurrent to be raised.

In general, microcurrent refers to a current of less than 1000 mA, and a biocurrent corresponding to 40 to 60 mA in the human body flows for signal transmission between organs in the human body. In general, when the state of the body becomes unstable, the bioelectric current flowing in the human body is weakened. In order to compensate for the weakened biocurrent, various treatment methods have been developed to help the recovery of physical ability by forcibly flowing current from the outside into the human body. For example, microcurrent has been reported to be effective in increasing the production of adenosine triphosphate, promoting fracture healing, improving blood circulation, alleviating pain, treating diabetes, treating osteoporosis, and treating arthritis.

The effect obtained by forcing a microcurrent to flow into the human body can be divided into an increase in capillary blood flow and an increase in microcirculation in the human body. The effects of increased blood flow in capillaries include improved blood circulation, muscle fatigue recovery, pain relief, peripheral nerve improvement, wound healing promotion, growth promotion, cell activity promotion and bone formation promotion. In addition, the effects of microvascular increase include adipocyte breakdown, increased collagen synthesis, enhanced metabolism, endocrine hormone activation and edema reduction. In addition, as a clinical case due to the stimulation caused by forced microcurrent in the human body, it has been reported that microcurrent treatment to control pain, inflammation and edema and decompose fat cells by allowing microcurrent to flow in the menstrual blood at the obesity site. Specifically, it has been reported that collagen synthesis increases and fibroblasts proliferate due to electrical stimulation in fibroblasts.

Another known effect caused by forcing a microcurrent to flow into the human body is the prevention of hair loss. Microcurrent flows to the scalp, which causes the scalp cells to stimulate hair follicle cells to improve blood circulation in the scalp. Due to this, nutritional supply to the scalp is reported that hair loss can be prevented.

As a prior art for inducing the flow of microcurrent in the human body, there is a Korean Patent Publication No. 2005-0030450, 'Jewels given health promotion function by micro current'. The prior art discloses a device that allows a microcurrent of 200-300 mA to flow through various ornaments, such as a necklace, ring or wrist watch worn on or touching the human body. According to the invention, the solar cell is installed in the decorative part of the necklace to obtain a fine current, the output of the solar cell is configured to be charged and discharged to the charging part to 500 ~ 800 으로 based on the time of the highest solar light And a chipped constant current circuit connected to the charging unit and configured to make the current of the charging unit constant current to 200 to 300 mA according to the bioelectric current, and one pole of the microcurrent which is constant current to 200 to 300 mA is a contact terminal contacting the human body. To flow around the chest of the human body, and the other pole of the microcurrent flows to the neck of the human body through the necklace ornament and the necklace cord, and filling the insulation between the contact terminal and the ornament to promote health Disclosed is the ornament given the function.

Another prior art for inducing the flow of microcurrents in the human body is Korean Patent Registration No. 0795830, 'Footwear'. The prior art includes an insole having one or more penetrating grooves, a shiatsu member inserted into the yaw groove to apply a stimulus to the sole, a spring positioned below the shiatsu member and elastically supporting the shiatsu member; Hard case which is located under the spring and is attached to the bottom of the insole, and holds the printed circuit film printed with the wiring circuit electrically connected to the spring, and houses and protects the printed circuit film. And an electrical generator comprising one or more electrodes positioned on the outsole of the shoe and contacting the printed circuit film to provide electrical stimulation to the sole.

Another prior art for inducing the flow of microcurrent in the human body is Korean Patent Registration No. 0938605, 'clothes with a built-in microcurrent stimulator'. The prior art is a rectangular body having a space formed therein, a disk-shaped flow magnet flowing into the space portion, the coil is installed on the outer surface of the body to generate a microcurrent and magnetic field by interaction with the flow magnet, The microcurrent stimulator is provided with a cover installed at both ends of the body to prevent leakage of the flow magnet, and a magnetic pole installed at both ends of the coil to apply a microcurrent stimulus to the human body. The present invention discloses a garment with a microcurrent stimulation device installed on one side of the sleeve of the garment, wherein the stimulation member is exposed to the surface to be in contact with the acupuncture points of the human wrist and the skin.

Microcurrent in the human body is advantageous to flow through the meridians or acupuncture points distributed in the human body. Acupuncture points of the human body exist in a dispersed form, so a microcurrent flow needs to flow through the acupuncture points through the acupuncture points. On the other hand, for example, when a microcurrent flows to the face or the scalp, a microcurrent having a controlled size must flow through the entire face or the entire scalp. However, the prior art does not disclose an adjustable microcurrent.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art has the following object.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mask pack that allows adjustable microcurrent to flow to the face or scalp.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mask pack in which at least two areas worn on the face and separated from each other may contact the face part may include an input array terminal TI including a plurality of terminal units formed in the separated first area. ), Between the output array terminal TO made up of a plurality of terminal units formed in a separate second area and the terminal unit of the input array terminal TI, the terminal unit of the output array terminal TO and the array power supply S A control device 22 for controlling the connection, wherein each terminal unit is formed in a distributed structure and each terminal unit has an area contact structure, or an input array terminal and an output array terminal have an area contact structure. .

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the mask pack further comprises a stimulus input terminal DI and a stimulus output terminal DO.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the control device switches the connection between the array power supply and the terminal unit to a relay method or a switching method by a program.

The mask pack according to the present invention has the advantage of generating a massage effect by allowing a microcurrent to flow through the meridians associated with skin problems in the face area to prevent aging of the facial skin. Cell activation through blood circulation, fatigue recovery, facial skin aging and facial wrinkles improvement effect is produced. In addition, the mask pack according to the present invention has an advantage that the microcurrent can be easily introduced and conducted into the menstrual blood or meridians through the terminal having the area contact structure and having a distributed distribution so that the effect of the human microcurrent can be increased.

1A and 1B illustrate an embodiment of an electrode terminal or a power source for the flow of microcurrent that can be applied to a mask pack according to the present invention.

Figure 1c shows another embodiment of an area contact structure according to the present invention.

2 illustrates an embodiment of a mask pack according to the present invention.

Figure 3 shows another embodiment of a control device for the adjustment of the microcurrent flowing in the mask pack according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments set forth in the accompanying drawings, but the embodiments are provided for clarity of understanding and the present invention is not limited thereto.

An electrode terminal, a power supply, and a control device may be installed or attached to the mask pack according to the present invention to induce the flow of microcurrent. The electrode terminal refers to a terminal that contacts the human body to allow a current to flow into the human body, and the power source may be a device such as a battery for supplying current. And the control device is a device for controlling the current flowing through the electrode terminal may be a device such as a microprocessor, for example. Each will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 1A, an electrode terminal may be formed of an output array terminal TO and an input array terminal TI, and the power supply may be an array power source S. Referring to FIG. In the present specification, an array in an array terminal or an array power supply means a structure in which a plurality of units forming the same or similar function form one aggregate so that the function of the unit can be increased quantitatively according to the number of units. Each unit belonging to an array has the same function and can be connected in parallel or in series with each other.

The input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO are respectively a plurality of input terminal units TI1, TI2, TI3, ..., TIN and output terminal units TO1, TO2, TO3,. ..., TOM and the array power supply S connecting the input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO may include a plurality of power units S1,..., SL. The magnetic pole input terminal DI and the magnetic pole output terminal DO may be provided as independent output terminals and input terminals. The stimulus input terminal DI and the stimulus output terminal DO are for supplying a current large enough to be perceived by the user and are not necessarily installed.

The current supplied from the power supply units S1, ..., SL is adjusted to an appropriate size through the output array terminal TO and the input array terminal TI, and is directed to a specific part of the human body R1, ..., RP. Can flow. Each of the power units S1, ..., SL may independently supply fine currents of the same or different magnitudes and may be independently connected to the output array terminal TO or the input array terminal TI. The power units S1, ..., SL may determine the magnitude of the fine current flowing through one terminal unit through various connection methods.

Each unit in the input terminal units (TI1, TI2, TI3, ..., TIN) or the output terminal units TO1, TO2, TO3, ..., TOM may have an area contact structure. It can be determined based on the part in contact with the human body, as opposed to the point or line contact.To form an area contact structure, each unit can be made into a polygon or a circle, and the cross-sectional area of the conductor through which the current flows in or out. Compared to the case where the cross-sectional area of the terminal which can be in contact with the human body is large enough, for example, it refers to the case where it becomes 5 times or more.

Alternatively, the input array terminal TI or the output array terminal TO may be made to have an area contact structure. Each terminal unit may be distributed over a predetermined area for an area contact structure of the input array terminal T1 or the output array terminal TO. For example, each terminal unit may be distributed along a straight line or even inside a polygon at equal intervals.

The area contact structure has the advantage that the human body current can flow through the meridians while allowing the microcurrent to easily flow into the acupuncture points. Or at least a portion of the acupuncture points adjacent to the current and the current adjacent to the acupuncture points.

The array power source S is for controlling the amount of current supplied to each terminal unit and may include at least one power unit. The number of power supply units is not particularly limited and a separate means for adjusting the amount of current in the array unit S can be made. The arrangement of the terminals in this way has the advantage that the microcurrent is conducted to the inside of the human body based on the area so that the microcurrent can flow to a large area inside the human body, and at the same time, it is easy to control the human body current.

Each power supply unit S1, ..., SL may have one or more output terminal units TO1, TO2, TO3, ..., TOM or one or more input terminal units TI1, TI2, TI3, ..., TIN). The power supply units S1, ..., SL are connected to the output terminal units TO1, TO2, TO3, ..., TOM or the input terminal units TI1, TI2, TI3, ..., TIN. Accordingly, the magnitude of the human body current flowing through a specific part of the human body (R1, ..., RP) can be determined.

Output terminal units TO1, TO2, TO3, ..., TOM or input terminal units TI1, TI2, TI3, ... on the respective power supply units S1, ..., SL for adjustment of the human body current. , TIN) may be connected in the form of a relay or switching structure. By allowing the human body current to flow in the form of a relay or a switch, it is possible to intermittently stimulate the human body.

Referring to FIG. 1B, the micro current flowing through the human body may be controlled by the micro controller M. FIG. The microcontroller M controls the connection state of each unit by controlling the connection relays RE1, RE2, RE3 or switches connected to the input array terminal TI, the array power supply S, and the output array terminal TO, respectively. Can be. Under the control of the microcontroller M, a microcurrent flows to a specific portion R of the human body through the output array terminal TO and the input array terminal TI. The magnitude of the microcurrent or the flow structure of the microcurrent may vary depending on how each unit of the power supply array S is connected to each unit of the input array terminal TI or the output array terminal TO. According to the method controlled by the microcontroller M, whether the microcurrent is flowing in the human body may be detected by the feedback circuit P. FIG.

The input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO may be in contact with the human body on an area basis, respectively, thereby allowing a microcurrent to flow in a wide part of the human body. At the same time, it is possible to easily control the size of the microcurrent flowing through the human body and allow the microcurrent to flow at regular intervals. The relay connection or switching to each terminal unit can be regulated by the microcontroller M and the connection relays RE1, RE2, RE3 may not be installed as necessary. The switching for each terminal connection can be controlled by a program by the microcontroller M.

In this way, the microcurrent flows to the human body by using the input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO by the connection relays RE1, RE2, and RE3 or by switching the human body current to a specific part R of the human body. It has the advantage that the period of can be adjusted. In addition, the flow of the human body current using the array power source (S) has the advantage that the magnitude of the human body current can be easily adjusted. If necessary, the size of the microcurrent can be finely adjusted by varying the contact area of each unit of the input array terminal TI or the output array terminal TO. In other words, the size of the input array terminal TI or the output array terminal TO may be different from each other, and thus, the area in contact with the human body may be different for each unit.

As illustrated in FIG. 1B, a stimulus input terminal DI and a stimulus output terminal DO may be formed to detect that a microcurrent flows in the human body at regular cycles. The magnetic pole input terminal DI and the magnetic pole output terminal DO may consist of one or two terminals and may be connected to the array power source S. The magnetic pole input terminal DI and the magnetic pole output terminal DO are intended to allow a relatively large current to flow into the human body at regular intervals. For example, a relatively large microcurrent may flow through the stimulus input terminal DI and the stimulus output terminal DO to remind the user that the microcurrent is flowing to the human body. The magnitude of the current flowing through the stimulus input terminal DI and the stimulus output terminal DO may be adjusted in the array power source S.

The input array terminal TI, the output array terminal TO, the array power supply S, the stimulus input terminal DI, or the stimulus output terminal DO may be formed in various ways and are not limited to the embodiments shown. In addition, unless specifically mentioned herein, the electrode or the terminal may be a single electrode or a single terminal or may be made of a structure of the array electrode or the array terminal. Alternatively, a single terminal and an array terminal may be used at the same time. If an array terminal is used, the connection to each unit can be controlled by a relay or an appropriate changeover switch.

As described above, when the input terminal unit or the output terminal unit each has an area contact structure in the control structure according to the present invention, the plurality of input terminal units or output terminal units are formed in a distributed structure. In contrast, when each terminal unit does not have an area contact structure, the entire terminal unit is advantageously distributed in a distributed structure. In this specification, the dispersed structure means that the entire terminal unit is distributed at uniform intervals or non-uniform intervals over a predetermined area without being made into a cable structure by one covering.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the area contact structure will be described.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 1C, each unit TI ₁₁ , ..., TI _KM , ..., TO ₁₁ , ..., TO of the input array terminal TI or the output array terminal TO _LN ) may be arranged in the horizontal and vertical directions. Arranging the terminal units of the input array terminal TI or the output array terminal TO in the form of a rectangle or a polygon has the advantage of increasing the contact area to the human body. However, since the array power source S is not related to the contact with the human body, the array power source S may be arranged in a form similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A. Connection terminals P ₁₁ , ... P _KM , P _11, ... P _LN corresponding to the respective terminal units can be formed at both ends of the input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO The connection terminal formed in the power source S may be electrically connected by a switching element. As already described above, the magnetic pole input terminal DI and the magnetic pole output terminal DO may be formed at appropriate positions as necessary.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 1C, each terminal unit 12 of the input array terminal or the output array terminal may be made by coating the terminal unit at regular intervals on the substrate 11 of an insulator or dielectric material. . If necessary, a thin film 13 of a dielectric material may be applied or coated on the dielectric terminal unit 12. The thin film 13 of dielectric material improves contact with the human body while protecting the conductive terminal unit 12.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1C is exemplary and various types of input array terminals or output array terminals may be made, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, a mask pack to which the microcurrent control structure shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C is applied will be described.

2 illustrates an embodiment of a mask pack according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a mask pack 20 in which at least two areas worn on a face and separated from each other may contact a face part may include an input array terminal TI formed of a plurality of terminal units formed in the separated first area. ), Between the output array terminal TO made up of a plurality of terminal units formed in a separate second area and the terminal unit of the input array terminal TI, the terminal unit of the output array terminal TO and the array power supply S A control device 22 for controlling the connection, wherein each terminal unit is formed in a distributed structure and each terminal unit has an area contact structure, or an input array terminal and an output array terminal have an area contact structure. .

The mask pack 20 may be composed of a face mask 21 having a structure that can be worn on the entire face or a part of the face, and as shown in FIG. 2, the face mask 21 has a portion that is open to a certain function. Can be made to be. When worn on the face, the face mask 21 may have a shape in which at least two areas separated from each other may come into contact with the face, side surfaces of the face, or a part of the head. In addition, the input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO may be formed in two separate areas in contact with the face. The input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO may include at least one terminal unit, and each terminal unit may be distributed and distributed. The input terminal unit TI and the output terminal unit TO may each be at least one, and may be formed to have an area contact structure at a position separated from each other. If necessary, the magnetic pole input terminal DI and the magnetic pole output terminal DO may be formed at appropriate positions of the face mask 21. The input array terminal TI, the output array terminal TO, the magnetic pole input terminal TI, and the magnetic pole output terminal TO have the same or similar functions as those described with reference to FIGS. 1A to 1C.

The control device 22 for controlling the current flow between the input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO is installed in the form of attachment of the face mask 21 or as shown in FIG. It can be installed independently of 21. The control device 22 may comprise, for example, a power supply or an array power supply, a pressure means 221 or a display 222. The control device 22 and the input array terminal TI, the output array terminal TO, the magnetic pole input terminal DI, and the magnetic pole output terminal DO may be connected by appropriate wiring. If necessary, a relay or switching element may be installed in the face mask 21 or the control device 22.

Each terminal unit is formed in the face mask 21 in a distributed structure, and each terminal unit has an area contact structure, or the input array terminal TI or the output array terminal TO has an area contact structure. Can be. Due to this structure, microcurrent can easily flow into acupuncture points and flow through meridians.

The microcurrent flowing through the input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO may be controlled in various ways.

Referring to FIG. 3, the microcurrent flowing between the input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO may be controlled by the microcurrent regulator 31. The microcurrent regulator 31 may primarily form a power source P for supplying electric power, a control unit 311 for controlling the entire microcurrent regulator, a display unit 312 for displaying an operating state, and a microcurrent. The microcurrent forming unit 313 may include a voltage converting unit 314 for converting to a predetermined voltage range and a constant current converting unit 315 for maintaining a current in a predetermined range.

The microcurrent forming unit 313 refers to a unit for forming a microcurrent from the power source P. In general, the human body current is 50 ~ 1000 ㎂ size and the microcurrent can be made to have the same size range. The microcurrent forming unit 313 may be made of a device such as a variable resistor, a switch element, or a capacitor and may induce a current flow of a predetermined size by the control of the control unit 311. The microcurrent forming unit 313 may comprise an array power supply and each unit of the array power supply may be connected in parallel to the power supply P.

The microcurrent forming unit 313 may include a switching element and the control unit 311 may include a program for controlling the element. The connection by the switching element of each unit of the array power supply and the terminal unit can be controlled by the control unit 311 and can be automatically controlled by a program. The structure and operation program of the switching control element can be of any form known in the art and the invention is not so limited.

The current generated in the microcurrent forming unit 313 may be made to have a constant magnitude of voltage through the voltage conversion unit 314. In addition, a current due to a voltage having a constant magnitude may be introduced into the constant current conversion unit 315 in the voltage conversion unit 314. The constant current conversion unit 315 allows a current having a certain range of magnitudes to flow through the human body. The microcurrent controlled by the constant current converting unit 315 to a predetermined magnitude may flow to the face through the output array terminal TO formed in the face mask and flow into the power source P through the input array terminal TI.

The control unit 311 has a function of controlling the magnitude of the microcurrent flowing to the human body while controlling the current generated from the microcurrent forming unit 313. The control unit 311 can be a microchip with a CPU and can have a program for control and can have a program for control of the switching element. The control unit 311 receives the feedback of the voltage and current values from the voltage conversion unit 314 and the constant current conversion unit 315 to determine whether each device operates within a predetermined value range and thereby fine current. The magnitude of the current may be controlled in the forming unit 313. The control unit 311 can also determine the conduction structure of the microcurrent. Each contact terminal consists of a plurality of terminal units and the terminal unit may have an area contact shape or structure that can be in contact with the face. This area contact shape allows microcurrent to flow over a large area of the face. The control unit 311 can allow current flow to be intermittently made while each terminal unit for each array power source switches the connection and can adjust the current magnitude.

The display unit 312 may have a function of displaying the flow state of the microcurrent and inputting the formation of the microcurrent and the magnitude of the microcurrent. Whether or not microcurrent is flowing can be indicated by a device such as an LED lamp, for example. In the display unit 312, the user may adjust and input the magnitude of the human body current, and the input value may be transmitted to the control unit 311. The control unit 311 controls the microcurrent forming unit 313 according to the value input from the display unit 312 to adjust the required microcurrent to flow.

Although described in detail above with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and modifications to the invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention with reference to the embodiments presented. . The invention is not limited by the invention as such variations and modifications but only by the claims appended hereto.

The current flows to generate a massage effect, thereby preventing the aging of the facial skin. Cell activation through blood circulation, fatigue recovery, facial skin aging and facial wrinkles improvement effect is produced. In addition, the mask pack according to the present invention has an advantage that the microcurrent can be easily introduced and conducted into the menstrual blood or meridians through the terminal having the area contact structure and having a distributed distribution so that the effect of the human microcurrent can be increased.

Claims

A mask pack in which at least two areas worn on the face and separated from each other may contact the face area,

An input array terminal (TI) comprising a plurality of terminal units formed in the separated first region;

An output array terminal TO formed of a plurality of terminal units formed in the separated second region; And

A control device 22 for controlling the connection between the terminal unit of the input array terminal TI, the terminal unit of the output array terminal TO, and the array power supply S,

Wherein each terminal unit is formed in a distributed structure and each terminal unit has an area contact structure, or an input array terminal and an output array terminal have an area contact structure.
The mask pack of claim 1, further comprising a stimulus input terminal (DI) and a stimulus output terminal (DO).
The mask pack as set forth in claim 1, wherein the control device (22) switches the connection between the array power supply (S) and the terminal unit to a relay method or a switching method by a program.