WO2018062756A1

WO2018062756A1 - Skin care apparatus

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Publication number: WO2018062756A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/010318
Authority: WO
Inventors: 정재홍; 김경원; 곽택종
Original assignee: 주식회사 엘지생활건강
Priority date: 2016-09-27
Filing date: 2017-09-20
Publication date: 2018-04-05
Also published as: CN109789306B; CN109789306A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a skin care apparatus comprising: a pad having an electrode and attached to the skin of a user so as to apply electrical stimulation to the skin; a terminal electrically connected to the pad so as to supply current to the pad; and earrings fixed to the ears of the user, wherein the earrings have grounding electrodes at parts coming into contact with the ears.

Description

Skin care device

The present invention relates to a skin care device, and more particularly, to a skin care device that improves user convenience by allowing one pad to implement both a one-electrode method and a two-electrode method, The present invention relates to a skin care device capable of realizing a ground using a hand of a user holding a terminal, or a skin care device capable of visually displaying a power application area.

Generally, devices using electric stimulation are widely used in medical fields such as nerve regeneration, pain relief, and rehabilitation. Furthermore, electrical stimulation is actively used in the cosmetic field.

For example, devices have been developed and sold to deliver low frequency waves to the skin to improve blood circulation and wrinkle removal of the skin. These devices consist of a power source and a pad, and the electric stimulus applied from the power source is supplied to the skin by the pad, thereby realizing skin beauty.

In recent years, a device has been developed which not only merely imparts electric stimulation but also allows a cosmetic or the like to penetrate into the skin through electrical stimulation. In this case, the pad may be impregnated into the cosmetic.

These conventional techniques have a separate power source, so that the user places the power source on a floor, a table, etc., and attaches the pad to a portion requiring electric stimulation. When the cable connected between the power source and the pad is short, There is a problem in that the cable may be twisted when the cable connected between the power source and the pad is long, and thus the convenience is low.

In other words, a separate power source has to be provided in order to realize electric stimulation in the related art, so that there is a problem that the portability is lowered and the use satisfaction is limited.

Therefore, in recent years, a technique has been developed in which a terminal such as a smart phone, which is conveniently carried by a user, is used as a power source. When the cable connected to the pad is connected to the earphone jack of the smartphone, electricity is supplied from the smartphone to the pad, and the pad gives electric stimulation to the skin.

However, the technology developed in this way is only replacing the power supply with a smartphone, so there is a lot of need to improve specific technologies for improving the customer satisfaction, such as how to transmit electric stimulation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electric stimulus to a pad attached to skin by using a terminal, And to provide a skin care device that can be used to treat skin.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a skin care device capable of freely switching the pad between a one-electrode type and a two-electrode type so as to give electrical stimulation to the skin, thereby enhancing customer satisfaction.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a skin care device that allows visual differentiation and convenience by causing different colors to appear in the conductive area and the non-conductive area of the pad.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a skin care device that can provide ease of use without inconveniences by providing a ground electrode using earrings that hung on the user's ear.

A skin care device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a pad having an electrode and attached to a user's skin to impart an electric stimulus to the skin; A terminal electrically connected to the pad to supply current to the pad; And an earring fixed to the ear of the user, wherein the earring has a ground electrode at a portion contacting the ear.

Specifically, the terminal may further include a cable connecting the terminal and the pad to form a current transmission path.

Specifically, the cable may have one end connected to the jack of the terminal and the other end connected to the pad and the earring to form a current transmission path.

In particular, the cable may transmit the current of the terminal to the electrode and the current from the ground electrode to the terminal.

Specifically, the earring may be fixed to the user's ear through at least one of a method of being hooked on the ear canal, a method of gripping the ear canal, and a method of being inserted into the ear canal.

Specifically, the terminal may be a cellular phone, and the jack may be an earphone jack.

Specifically, the pad may be a mask pack attached to the face of the user.

The skin care device according to the present invention may be provided with a ground electrode on the outer surface of the terminal so that the ground can be easily grounded by the user's hand when the user holds the terminal.

In addition, the skin care device according to the present invention can provide various types of electric stimulation by providing two or more electrodes on the pad attached to the skin, and switching the pad to the one-electrode type or the two-electrode type.

Further, the skin care device according to the present invention can distinguish the energized area from the non-energized area by visually distinguishing the energized area from the non-energized area by expressing the intensity of the current through brightness or saturation.

In addition, the skin care device according to the present invention can prevent the user from feeling inconvenience in the skin care process by allowing the ground electrode to contact the ear of the user, and can realize a simple appearance.

1 is a view showing a skin care device according to the present invention.

2 is a view showing a pad of the skin care device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an enlarged view of A in Fig.

4 is a view showing the flow of current in the skin care device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view showing a pad in the skin care device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view of a pad in the skin care device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a terminal in a skin management apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view showing a ground electrode in the skin care device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a view showing a skin care device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a view showing a ground electrode in the skin care device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The objects, particular advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. It should be noted that, in the present specification, the reference numerals are added to the constituent elements of the drawings, and the same constituent elements are assigned the same number as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a skin care device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing a pad of the skin care device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of FIG.

4 is a view showing the flow of electric current in the skin care device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 4A shows the current flow of the one-electrode method, and FIG. 4B shows the current flow of the two-electrode method.

1 to 4, a skin care device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a pad 10, a terminal 20, a ground electrode 30, and a cable 40.

The pad 10 is attached to the skin 50 of the user and imparts electrical stimulation to the skin 50. Herein, the pad 10 may have various forms attached to the skin 50, for example, a mask pack attached to the user's face.

When the pad 10 is a mask pack, the pad 10 may be impregnated with cosmetics, and the pad 10 may promote absorption of the cosmetics while imparting electrical stimulation to the skin 50 of the user.

Also, in this specification, the skin 50 may mean the entire body of the user including the face. That is, the skin 50 can be used as a concept covering both the scalp and the lips, and even parts such as nails and claws.

The pad (10) has a plurality of electrodes (11). The electrode 11 receives an electric current from the terminal 20 and transmits the electric current to the skin 50 so that the skin 50 can be electrically stimulated. The electrode 11 may be provided on a surface of the pad 10 to be adhered to the skin 50.

In this embodiment, the pad 10 may have a first electrode 11a, a second electrode 11b and a third electrode 11c arranged in contact with each other. The first electrode 11a and the second electrode 11b, (11b) may be spaced apart from each other.

The third electrode 11c is disposed between the first electrode 11a and the second electrode 11b so that the first electrode 11a and the second electrode 11b are mutually connected by the third electrode 11c It can be arranged so as to be spaced apart. The first electrode 11a and the third electrode 11c are in contact with each other and the second electrode 11b and the third electrode 11c are also in contact with each other. And the second electrodes 11b may be provided so as not to be in contact with each other.

Of course, the third electrode 11c described above may be omitted, and the pad 10 may include the first electrode 11a and the second electrode 11b which are spaced apart from each other. That is, the pad 10 may have various electrode 11 arrangements as long as it has a plurality of electrodes 11 spaced apart from each other.

The arrangement of the electrodes 11 is for driving the pad 10 in a one-electrode type or a two-electrode type so as to enable electric stimulation in various ways. Here, the one-electrode method is a method in which the current supplied from the terminal 20 is transmitted to the skin 50 through the electrode 11 of the pad 10, And the current flows to the terminal 20 through the ground electrode 30 provided.

In contrast, in the two-electrode system, the current supplied from the terminal 20 is supplied to the skin 50 through one of the electrodes 11 (the first electrode 11a in this embodiment, for example) And then flows to the terminal 20 through the other electrode 11 (the second electrode 11b in this embodiment, for example) provided in the pad 10.

In the case of the one-electrode method, one electrode 11 (or a plurality of electrodes 11 having the same property) is provided at a site for applying electrical stimulation, and the skin 50 is given a potential difference, (Iontophoresis), mono-polar RF, etc. which increase the permeability of the skin 50 of the ionic drug by changing the electrical environment of the ionic drug.

On the other hand, in the case of the two-electrode system, two electrodes 11 having different properties are provided at a portion to which electric stimulation is applied, and can be used to implement Micro-current, Electric Muscle Stimulation (EMS) have.

As described above, the shape of the electric stimulation applied to the skin 50 may vary depending on the one-electrode system and the two-electrode system. In order to manage the skin 50, a one-electrode system may be used. You may need to use it.

Conventionally, the device implementing the one-electrode method can be used only by the one-electrode method, and the device implementing the two-electrode method can be used only by the two-electrode method. However, in the present embodiment, the one-electrode method and the two-electrode method can be operated by using one pad 10.

For example, in order to drive the pad 10 in a one-electrode manner, the pad 10 electrically connects the first electrode 11a to the third electrode 11c by passing a current through the third electrode 11c As shown in FIG.

Of course, as described above, the third electrode 11c may be omitted. In this case, the pad 10 may use the plurality of electrodes 11 as the electrode 11 for supplying current. That is, in the one-electrode method, the plurality of electrodes 11 provided on the pad 10 can be all used as the same electrode 11.

When the pad 10 is driven by the one-electrode method, it is necessary to recover the current, so that the ground electrode 30 can be provided at the ground portion physically connected to the skin 50 to which the pad 10 is attached. The current delivered to the skin 50 through the plurality of electrodes 11 provided on the pad 10 can flow to the terminal 20 through the ground electrode 30. [

On the other hand, in order to drive the pad 10 in a two-electrode manner, the first electrode 11a and the second electrode 11b are electrically separated from each other by preventing current from flowing through the third electrode 11c, Can be used.

When the third electrode 11c is omitted, the first electrode 11a and the second electrode 11b are kept spaced apart from each other. At this time, the pad 10 is electrically connected to some of the plurality of electrodes 11, (For example, the first electrode 11a) may be used as the electrode 11 for current supply and the remaining electrode 11 (for example, the second electrode 11b) may be used as the electrode 11 for current recovery have.

As described above, the pad 10 can selectively drive the one-electrode type and the two-electrode type, and driving of the pad 10 can be controlled by the terminal 20.

The terminal 20 is electrically connected to the pad 10 to supply current to the pad 10. In this specification, the terminal 20 may be a cellular phone having a display 22 on the front surface, but of course, the terminal 20 is not limited to a cellular phone. That is, the power supply for supplying the current to the pad 10 is sufficient for the terminal 20.

The terminal 20 may be connected to a cable 40 for transmitting current to the pad 10 and the terminal 20 may be provided with a jack 21 to which the cable 40 is connected, May be an earphone jack 21 or the like. However, the connection method and structure of the cable 40 and the terminal 20 are not particularly limited.

The terminal 20 controls the driving of the pad 10 and in this embodiment the terminal 20 can control the pad 10 to be driven by the one-electrode method or the two-electrode method. That is, the pad 10 can be driven by the one-electrode method or the two-electrode method by a signal input to the terminal 20 through the user.

The terminal 20 may display to the user whether the current pad 10 is driven by the one-electrode method or the two-electrode method. The manner of driving the pad 10 may be displayed through the display 22 provided on the front surface of the terminal 20 or may be audibly informed to the user through a speaker (not shown) provided on the terminal 20 .

Of course, whether it is a one-electrode type or a two-electrode type can be indicated by the terminal 20 and / or by the pad 10 itself. In the case where the energizing element 12 is provided on the pad 10, the energizing element 12 can be visually recognized at a time when the energizing element 12 can be visually confirmed in accordance with the flow direction of the current in the second electrode 11b Signals may be emitted differently so that the colors of the pads 10 are different from each other so that the user can easily confirm the manner of driving the pads 10. [

The terminal 20 may be provided with a ground electrode 30 to be described later. The ground electrode 30 is provided at a grounded portion that is physically connected to the skin 50 to which the pad 10 is attached and the grounded portion is connected to the other skin 50 ).

The ground electrode 30 may be attached to the skin 50 in a similar manner to the pad 10 but may be attached to the skin 50 in consideration of the case where the user can carry the terminal 20 with his bare hand, (Not shown).

That is, when the ground electrode 30 is provided in the terminal 20, when the pad 10 is driven by the one-electrode method, the ground portion becomes the hand of the user holding the terminal 20. Of course, when the pad 10 is driven by the two-electrode method, current may not flow through the ground portion.

The ground electrode 30 contacts the user's body. As described above, the ground electrode 30 may be provided in such a manner that it contacts the ground portion physically connected to the skin 50 to which the pad 10 is attached and adheres to the ground portion like the pad 10, And / or on one side of the terminal 20 carried by the user with his / her bare hands.

The user attaches the ground electrode 30 to the ground portion and attaches the pad 10 to the skin 50 requiring electric stimulation and then drives the pad 10 in a one-electrode manner to apply electric stimulation to the skin 50 . Alternatively, the user may drive the pad 10 in a one-electrode manner while grasping the terminal 20 provided with the ground electrode 30 by hand, without needing to attach the ground electrode 30 to the ground portion .

However, when the pad 10 is used in the two-electrode method, the user can separate the ground electrode 30 from the ground portion. Of course, when the ground electrode 30 is provided in the terminal 20, the user can continuously carry the terminal 20, so that the ground electrode 30 can be short-circuited in the cable 40 at this time.

That is, when the pad 10 is switched from the one-electrode type to the two-electrode type, the flow of current through the ground electrode 30 becomes unnecessary, so that the case where the connection of the ground electrode 30 is not released by the user It is possible to short-circuit the cable 40 or the like in order to prepare.

When the user wants to switch the pad 10 from the two-electrode system to the one-electrode system in a state where the user does not adhere the ground electrode 30 to the ground portion, the terminal 20 is connected to the ground electrode 30 And notifies the user of the failure.

The cable 40 connects the terminal 20 and the pad 10 to form a current transmission path. The cable 40 may have one end connected to the jack 21 of the terminal 20 and the other end connected to the pad 10 to form a current transmission path.

In this case, the jack 21 of the terminal 20 to which one end of the cable 40 is connected may be an earphone jack 21 or the like, but is not particularly limited. The other end of the cable 40 may be connected to the pad 10 and the ground electrode 30.

At this time, the other end branching from the cable 40 can be electrically disconnected from the pad 10 at one end to the ground electrode 30 at one end. The other end of the cable 40 is connected to the electrode 11 of the pad 10 and the ground electrode 30 and the other end of the cable 40 is connected to the terminal 20, , The ground electrode 30, and the terminal 20 in that order.

The current flow in the cable 40 may vary depending on how the pad 10 is driven. For example, when the pad 10 is driven in a one-electrode manner, the cable 40 transfers the current of the terminal 20 to the electrode 11 and the current from the ground electrode 30 to the terminal 20.

In contrast, when the pad 10 is driven by the two-electrode method, the cable 40 transmits the current of the terminal 20 to one of the electrodes 11 (for example, the first electrode 11a) A current may flow from the first electrode 11 (for example, the second electrode 11b) to the terminal 20.

As a result of such electric current flow, an electric stimulation is given to the skin 50 from the electrode 11, a cosmetic effect such as improvement of the skin 50 can be realized. Particularly, So that the desired beauty effect can be selectively used.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the pad 10 can be driven by the one-electrode method or the two-electrode method, and it is possible to realize various electric stimulation by using one pad 10 according to the demand of the user, Can be maximized.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a pad in the skin care device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the pad in the skin care device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6, the skin care device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a pad 10, a terminal 20, a cable 40 and the like. Hereinafter, The description will be focused on the differences with respect to the other embodiments described above.

In the present embodiment, the pad 10 has a plurality of energizing elements 12. The energizing element 12 can emit a visual signal visually confirmed by energization. For example, the energizing element 12 may emit a visual signal such as light or color.

The energizing elements 12 may be distributed on the surface to be attached to the skin 50 at the pad 10 to transmit an electric stimulus, and may be uniformly or non-uniformly distributed. In the present embodiment, the energizing portion 13a and the non-energizing portion 13b can be visually distinguished by including the energizing element 12. [

The energizing element (12) can determine whether or not the time signal is emitted depending on whether the energization is performed or not. When a user attaches the pad 10 to a face or the like, a part of the electrodes 11 of the plurality of electrodes 11 does not contact the skin 50 properly and electric stimulation is not given to the electrodes 11 Can occur.

At this time, the energizing element 12 provided at the portion where the electric stimulation is applied to the skin 50 (the portion where the pad 10 is properly attached to the skin 50) can emit the visual signal, The energizing element 12 provided on the portion where the electric stimulation is not applied (the portion where the pad 10 is not properly attached to the skin 50) may not emit the visual signal.

In this case, since the visual signal is emitted in the energized portion 13a, which is the portion to which the electric stimulation is applied, and the non-energized portion 13b, which is not the portion in which the electric stimulation is applied, And the non-communicating portion 13b can be easily confirmed by the user's eyes.

In addition, the energizing element 12 of the present embodiment may be different in the time signal emitted according to the amount of current, in addition to the time signal being emitted depending on whether or not the current is supplied. The energizing element 12 can generate a time signal when a current flows, and can implement the time signal generated according to the amount of current flowing differently.

For example, the energizing element 12 may vary at least one of brightness, color, and color density of light emitted according to the amount of current. In this case, the pad 10 can visually confirm the current supply amount to each portion where the power supply element 12 is provided. For example, in the pad 10, a gradation type hue may appear due to the energizing element 12 that emits different visual signals.

Accordingly, the user can visually confirm the partial current supply amount of the pad 10 through the power supply element 12, confirm which portion of the skin 50 to which the pad 10 is attached is short or large in amount, Appropriate action can be taken.

The energizing elements 12 can be non-uniformly distributed in the pad 10. [ That is, the energizing elements 12 may be arranged at different distribution densities depending on the bending of the user's face. For example, the energizing element 12 has a distribution density at a portion where the bending of the user's face is relatively strong (nose or the like) is higher than a distribution density at a portion where the bending of the user's face is relatively small (forehead, .

As described above, since the energizing element 12 can determine the emission of the visual signal according to whether or not the electric current is applied, the user can confirm that the portion where the visual signal does not appear is not properly adhered to the skin 50.

However, even if the pad 10 is not properly attached to the skin 50 between the at least two current-carrying elements 12, if the current-carrying element 12 is not provided at a sufficient distribution density in a region where the curvature is severe, You may not be able to tell.

Therefore, the energizing element 12 can be provided more in the portion where the curvature is severe in the face. Of course, when the pad 10 is used for the skin 50 which is not totally bendy, such as a thigh or a stomach other than a face, the energizing element 12 can be uniformly distributed. Accordingly, even when the same number of current-carrying elements are used, the current-carrying element 12 can make the visual output of the current-carrying portion 13a and the non-current-carrying portion 13b of the pad 10 more accurately, Thereby enabling efficient utilization and reduction of manufacturing cost.

The energizing element 12 may be provided to correspond to each of the plurality of electrodes 11 provided on the pad 10. Therefore, the energizing element 12 can monitor whether the skin 50 is given an electric stimulus through each of the electrodes 11 and display it with a visual signal.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to distinguish between the energized portion 13a and the non-energized portion 13b in the pad 10 by using the energizing element 12, and further, And the user can visually confirm it, thereby improving the convenience of the user.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a terminal in the skin care device according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a view showing the ground electrode in the skin care device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

7 and 8, a skin care device 1 according to a third embodiment of the present invention includes a pad 10, a terminal 20, a ground electrode 30, a cable 40 and the like . Hereinafter, the present embodiment will mainly be described with respect to different points from the other embodiments described above, and the description omitted here is replaced with the preceding description.

In the present embodiment, the ground electrode 30 may be provided on one surface of the terminal 20 and may be in contact with the user's hand carrying the terminal 20. The terminal 20 may be a cellular phone provided with a display 22 on the front surface thereof so that the user can manage the skin 50 while holding the terminal 20 by hand.

Therefore, instead of attaching the ground electrode 30 to a separate ground portion, the ground electrode 30 is provided on one side of the terminal 20 using the point where the user holds the terminal 20 by hand So that the ground electrode 30 can be brought into contact with the hand when the user holds the terminal 20 with his bare hand.

For this, the ground electrode 30 may be exposed to the outside from one side of the terminal 20. The ground electrode 30 may be fixed to the terminal 20 through the terminal case 31 as shown in Fig. That is, the ground electrode 30 is provided on one side of the terminal case 31, and the terminal case 31 can be coupled to the rear side of the terminal 20 or the like. Therefore, the ground electrode 30 is provided in the terminal 20 in a state exposed to the outside.

Alternatively, as shown in Fig. 8, the ground electrode 30 may be provided on the terminal 20 using the attachment pad 32. Fig. That is, the ground electrode 30 is fixed to the attachment pad 32 made of silicone or rubber so that the adhesive material is applied to one surface or naturally bonded by using a strong friction force, The ground electrode 30 can be fixed to the terminal 20 by attaching the ground electrode 30 to the back surface of the ground electrode 20 or the like.

Therefore, the ground electrode 30 may be provided on the rear surface of the terminal 20 through the connection of the terminal case 31 or attachment of the attachment pad 32. When the user holds the terminal 20 with his bare hand, A finger or a palm that surrounds the rear surface of the ground electrode 30 can touch the ground electrode 30.

In order to ensure contact between the hand and the ground electrode 30, the ground electrode 30 may be provided on the left and / or right of the rear surface of the terminal 20, or may be provided on the left and / . That is, the ground electrode 30 may not be provided in the central area of the rear surface of the terminal 20.

The ground electrode 30 can be positioned at the rear side of the terminal 20 when the portable terminal 20 is in a portable state because the rear center portion of the ground electrode 30 can be separated from the palm of the user even if the user holds the terminal 20 with his bare hand. Left / right or left / right.

The cable 40 then transfers the current of the terminal 20 to the electrode 11 and the current from the ground electrode 30 to the terminal 20. In order to stably realize such a current flow, the jack 21 to which the ground electrode 30 and the cable 40 provided in the terminal 20 are connected can be electrically separated.

To this end, the terminal case 31 or the attachment pad 32 may be made of an insulating material to electrically isolate the ground electrode 30 from the terminal 20. Therefore, the flow of current from the ground electrode 30 to the terminal 20 is made only through the cable 40, thereby realizing stable skin 50 management.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is unnecessary to separately attach the ground electrode 30 to the body of the user, and when the user carries the terminal 20 with his bare hands, the grounding is smoothly carried out, thereby greatly enhancing user convenience.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a skin care device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a view showing a ground electrode in the skin care device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

9 and 10, a skin care device 1 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a pad 10, a terminal 20, a ground electrode 30, a cable 40, a earring 33 Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described mainly on the differences from the other embodiments. Of course, the parts omitted from the description can be replaced with the contents described above.

The present embodiment includes a piercing 33. The earring 33 may be secured to the ear 60 of the user using the pad 10. The earpiece 33 may be provided with a ground electrode 30 at a portion contacting the ear 60. [

The earrings 33 may be worn on the upper end of the ear 60 or may be attached to the ear canal 61 by a method of gripping the ear canal 61 And may be fixed to the user's ear 60 through at least one of the following methods (earphone type, etc.). Of course, the present embodiment is not particularly limited in terms of the principle and structure in which the earring 33 is fixed to the ear 60, and is not limited to any shape (the ear 60) fixed to the ear 60, And the like).

In another embodiment, the ground electrode 30 is separately attached to the ground portion of the user's body or attached to the terminal 20. However, when the ground electrode 30 is attached, inconvenience arises in the attaching process. When the ground electrode 30 is provided in the terminal 20, when the user releases the terminal 20 for a while, the ground electrode 30 ) May be disconnected. Accordingly, the present embodiment can easily connect the ground electrode 30 to the ear 60 of the user, as in the case of earphones, ear decorating accessories, and the like.

In this case, the cable 40 can deliver the current of the terminal 20 to the electrode 11 and the current from the ground electrode 30 to the terminal 20. One end of the cable 40 is connected to the terminal 20 and the other end thereof is connected to the pad 10. One end and the other end of the cable 40 can be connected to the earthing electrode 33 to be connected to the ground electrode 30.

Or the cable 40 may have one end connected to the terminal 20 and the other end connected to the ground electrode 30 of the earring 33 via the electrode 11 of the pad 10, Can be implemented in the same manner as described above.

The cable 40 is provided to be supported by the ear 60 through the earring 33 as it passes through the earring 33 between the terminal 20 and the pad 10. If the user uses the skin care device 1 with the earring 33 on the ear 60, the flow of the cable 40 from the earring 33 to the electrode 11 can be prevented So that the pad 10 can be prevented from flowing down.

In other words, the present embodiment can prevent the pads 10 such as the mask pack from flowing down by the earrings 33 while realizing the connection of the ground electrodes 30 only by the action of piercing the earrings 33 on the ears 60 It is possible to make it possible to use it easily.

Also, instead of separately attaching the grounding electrode 30 to the grounding portion, the earring 33 can be simply seen by using a method of hitting the earring 33 on the ear 60, To improve customer satisfaction.

The ground electrode 30 is provided on the earpiece 33 so that the ground electrode 30 can be easily connected when the user puts the earphone 33 on the ear 60 Flowing down can be prevented, and malfunction / misuse can be reduced.

The present invention can include embodiments combining at least two of the embodiments and embodiments combining at least one embodiment with the prior art, in addition to the embodiments described above.

For example, the present invention can be applied to an embodiment in which the ground electrode 30 is provided in both the terminal 20 and the earring 33, and that the energizing element 12 is a one-electrode type and a two-electrode type in the first embodiment And may include embodiments in which the energizing element 12 indicates the amount of power remaining in the terminal 20 or indicates the skin 50 management time.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be construed as limiting the present invention. It is obvious that the modification and the modification are possible.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

[Description of Symbols]

1: skin care device 10: pad

11: electrode 11a: first electrode

11b: second electrode 11c: third electrode

12: energizing element 13a: energizing part

13b: non-passing area 20: terminal

21: Jack 22: Display

30: ground electrode 31: terminal case

32: Attachment Pad 33: Earring

40: Cable 50: Skin

60: ear 61: pinna

62: ear canal

Claims

A pad having an electrode and attached to a user's skin to impart electrical stimulation to the skin;

A terminal electrically connected to the pad to supply current to the pad; And

And an earring secured to the ear of the user,

The ear-

And a ground electrode at a portion contacting the ear.
The method according to claim 1,

Further comprising a cable connecting the terminal and the pad to form a current transmission path.
The cable according to claim 2,

Wherein one end is connected to the jack of the terminal and the other end is connected to the pad and the earring to form a current transmission path.
The cable according to claim 3,

Wherein the current is transmitted from the terminal to the electrode and the current is transmitted from the ground electrode to the terminal.
The earphone according to claim 1,

Wherein the skin is fixed to the user's ear through at least one of a method of catching the ear canal, a method of picking up the auricle, and a method of being inserted into the ear canal.
The method of claim 3,

Wherein the terminal is a cellular phone,

Wherein the jack is an earphone jack.
The pad according to claim 1,

And a mask pack attached to the face of the user.