CN1364071A

CN1364071A - Body treatment product

Info

Publication number: CN1364071A
Application number: CN00807826A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 卡罗琳·马厄; 安东尼·约翰逊
Original assignee: C- Casp Co Ltd
Current assignee: A. Johnson; C. Maher
Priority date: 1999-05-20
Filing date: 2000-05-15
Publication date: 2002-08-14
Also published as: HK1042055B; WO2000071075A1; AU4770800A; HK1042055A1; EP1212026A1; GB0130440D0; GB2367010A; JP2003500111A; GB2367010B; WO2000071075A8

Abstract

A body treatment product (10) suitable for home or salon use and which allows the user to pursue other activities during its use is provided. The product (10) applies electrical pulses to the skin for toning and massaging the muscles, especially the facial muscles. The product (10) has one or more body contactors (15) operable to apply electrical pulses to the body of a person being treated and a control unit (20) operable to control the characteristics of the electrical pulses. The product (10) includes a body unit (11) adapted to be worn on the person and which supports the body contactor(s) (15) through adjustable links (14). For facial massage the body unit (11) has a headband (12), which incorporates ear pads (13) so that the wearer may listen to instructions or music played on an audio system (40) whilst being massaged.

Description

Body treatment product

Technical field

The present invention relates to body treatment product, in particular to the device that is used for strengthening and massaging muscle, especially facial muscle.

Background of invention

Admittedly, if people's muscle obtains taking exercise, strength will be grown and increase to those muscle, perhaps amyotrophy or the trend that loses strength can be reduced to minimum at least.Such exercise has been strengthened muscle and has been reduced the anxiety of muscle.On this basis, if can suitably take exercise or the chafe top layer below facial muscle, will strengthen these muscle so and promote the growth of muscle masses.Along with people's age growth, this is to keep skin tensioning, a smooth and key factor of wrinkle seldom.This is a very popular purpose, especially at face area, for this purpose, has a large amount of time and financial resources to spend on the beauty culture.

Existing many claiming can realize that some reaches the technology and the device of the successful methods of these purposes at least.Surgical technic for example, very pain and cost is very high usually.Non-surgical technic and the various known device that carries out this type of technology generally have side effect and unpredictable results.This class device is used for strengthening and the massage facial muscle, is exactly known muscle stimulator.Described a kind of device of such stimulation facial muscle in GB 2234965A, this device is intended to achieve the above object, and does not have other technologies and the existing problem of device simultaneously.The device of the muscle adjustment system of describing in GB2234965A applies electronic impulse with certain frequency to skin, and this electronic impulse stimulated muscle is shunk.For the purpose of strengthening, this pulse is a single-phase square wave, and voltage is 0 to 80 volt, and frequency is 20 to 80 hertz, and pulse width is 200 to 600 microseconds.In order to massage, it is on 0 to 15 volt theoretical mild sinusoidal wave (a notional slow sine wave) that this output is superimposed upon about 0.3 hertz an of frequency, voltage with constant 15 hertz.Facial probe and liner are connected to a control unit to change width, frequency and the persistent period of pulse by electric lead.This device and the muscular irritation apparatus known to other are applicable to that more the beauty parlor uses, although done a lot of trials so that it is suitable for domestic.No matter which kind of situation all must be attached at a lot of liners and probe on the skin, for example pass through adhesive tape sticking.Owing to this reason, and because the existence of a large amount of leads of heavy relatively control unit and facial probe and liner, subject people must keep being seated in therapeutic process.Can reach 30 minutes at every turn.In addition, there is the possibility of twining in lead, and this can cause one or more probes or liner to fall from face.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of body treatment product that is used for stimulated muscle, this product has been avoided the problem that known devices had at least to a great extent, and this product is suitable for domestic equally and the beauty parlor uses.Another object of the present invention provides a kind of muscle stimulator, and user is in use compared the use known devices, can carry out other activities more easily.

The invention provides a kind of body treatment product, be used for applying electric pulse, comprise at least one Body contact device, in order to apply electric pulse to the health of being treated the people to skin; And the control unit that is used to control the electric pulse characteristic, include the health unit that can be worn on the person, and described at least one Body contact device is supported in this unit.The health unit can be to wear overhead head unit, and in the case, the Body contact device can be the facial contact device.This body treatment product can contain a plurality of Body contact devices, and each Body contact device is supported by the health unit.The Body contact device can be liner or probe.The Body contact liner can toughness Body contact face.Liner can comprise the adhesive patch that can be connected dividually on the mounting blocks.Adhesive patch can be connected in mounting blocks by " snap-fastener " fixed form.

Each Body contact device is supported by link rod by the health unit.Each link rod can be by being pivotally connected on the health unit, also can be by being pivotally connected to each Body contact device.Each link rod is made of a plurality of parts, and each part is connected with adjacent part by pivot.Each link rod can be an elastomeric material, also can be polyethylene extrusion modling part.Link rod on the health unit opposite side flexibly is partial to mutually.The cross section of each link rod can be a box-shaped.The relative corresponding link rod that connects of each Body contact device can longitudinal sliding motion, and slide displacement is at least 10 millimeters, preferably reaches 15 millimeters.The limit of link rod and mounting blocks has the gradient that cooperatively interacts.

Control unit can be controlled by the long-range electric pulse that applies of Body contact device, preferably passes through infrared signal.Signal receiving device is installed on the health unit.Signal receiving device can increase the parameter of electric pulse with scheduled volume when control unit receives signal.Control unit can be controlled pulse strength, frequency and/or the persistent period of electric pulse, can also control and activate which Body contact device.Pulse voltage is between 50 volts and 25 volts.Control unit can be worn by the curee, also can be worn on people's the wrist.Control unit can comprise a table, and this table has chronometer and/or clocking capability.Perhaps, control unit can comprise computer, and this computer can be in response to the program in the disk.Control unit can have the function of the time-delay reused.Control unit is electrically connected on power subsystem, and this power subsystem can be worn on the person.This power subsystem also can be worn on people's the belt.

This product can also comprise audio system.In the case, the health unit can include earphone.Audio devices is connected in earphone, and audio devices can be radio and/or tape or disc record player.Audio devices can be worn on people's belt.Control unit can be controlled the volume and the operational mode of audio devices, radio/audiotape for example, radio programs.Thereby audio system can be connected in the control unit control unit and can respond from the output signal of audio system and control the electric pulse that is applied by the Body contact device.Signal receiving device can respond the parameter that changes electric pulse from the output signal of audio system when control unit receives corresponding signal.The output signal of audio system can be used for controlling pulse strength, frequency, waveform and/or the persistent period of electric pulse, and the output signal that makes itself and audio system is synchronously to strengthen the facial effect that stimulates.

The accompanying drawing summary

Invention will be further ex-plained with reference to the appended drawings, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is the sketch map of an embodiment;

Fig. 2 is the enlarged drawing of the support of product shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is the partial section of support shown in Figure 2; And

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of control system.

Embodiment describes in detail

Referring to Fig. 1, represented muscle stimulator 10, comprise a head unit 11, head unit comprises with earphone or special-purpose stereo receiver/audio cassette player form and is worn over an elasticity headband 12 on the head that utilizes the people that muscle stimulator 10 treats.Each end of headband 12 is connected with an end of ear pad 13 and link rod 14.The other end at link rod 14 has facial contact device 15, and it can be about 10 square millimeters rubber cushion, or probe.Be connected in headband 12 an end also have infrared signal receiver 16, it is with liner or pop one's head in and 15 be electrically connected separately.Electric wire 17 is connected receptor 16 with battery pack power unit 18.Battery assembly module 18 has a clip 19, utilizes this clip battery assembly module can be worn on the belt of the waist that ties up to the people.The control unit 20 and a table 21 that can be worn over people's wrist combines, and preferably, this table contains chronometer and/or clocking capability, for example countdowns 15 minutes massage in 5 of muscular irritation minutes.Control unit 20 produces infrared signal, and is received by signal receiver 16.Another electric wire 22 can be connected in battery pack power unit 18 to power to motor point/massage head (not shown), and tone frequency channel wire 23 can be connected in special-purpose stereo receiver/audio cassette player 40 (Fig. 4).

Fig. 2 has represented a link rod 14 in more detail.In this example, each link rod 14 is made of two parts, first link rod 24 and second link rod 25, and the two is hinged at binding site 26 places, thereby 180 ° relatively move of reaching as shown by arrow A can be arranged.This relative localization can change continuously or at binding site 26 places the structure that cooperatively interacts can be arranged, thereby in moving range, provides default relative localization such as per 10 °.Similarly, first link rod 24 is connected in signal receiver 16, ear pad 13 and headband 12 rotationally, thereby its relative position is adjustable as shown by arrow B.Facial contact rubber cushion 15 is contained on second link rod 25, and the second facial contact rubber cushion 27 can be installed on first link rod 24.These

liners

15,27 can slide along

corresponding link rod

24,25 as shown by arrow C, as shown in Figure 3.

Link rod

24,25 cross sections have T molding box body structure, and it is installed and profile makes liner 15 must be separated from each other so that place it in

face.Link rod

24,25 is preferably made by the polyethylene extrusion modling, with clamping people's face flexibly.Alternatively or in addition, link rod 24 can be by flexibly biasing mutually of spring 41.The outside 28 in T cross section is for 15,27 electric wire 36 (Fig. 4) provides groove from receptor 16 to liner.In the inside of

link rod

24,25 are cell bodies 29, thereby T type mounting blocks 30 stretches out along

link rod

24,25 longitudinal sliding motions through this.Each

liner

15,27 is connected in mounting blocks 30 by " snap-fastener " connector 31 removable turning up the soil, and this connector also has concentric electrical connector 32,33.The ledge of the side of cell body 29 and mounting blocks 30 is provided with the consistent

gradient.Link rod

24,25 and

liner

15,27 pressed against just can make mounting blocks 30 be positioned at 24,25 li of link rods together, and in the other

direction link rod

24,25 and

liner

15,27 are drawn back mounting blocks 30 is discharged for 29 li from cell body, thereby

permission liner

15,27 moves along link rod 24,25.

Liner

15,27 can reach 15 millimeters along the displacement of link rod 24,25.By

move liner

15,27 and relative rotating

link

24,25 and head unit 11 along

link rod

24,25, user can be placed on

liner

15,27 on the ideal facial positions.By drawing back link rod 14, thereby discharge link rods 14, head unit 11 and link rod 14 can be taken off on from the beginning, and can subsequently liner 15,27 be taken away from face individually from

liner

15,27.

Referring to Fig. 4, the pulse generator 35 that power subsystem 18 comprises set of cells 34 and is attached thereto.The receptor 16 that the pulse edge electric wire 17 that produces arrives on the head unit 11.Pulse propagates into

liner

15,27 by receptor 16 through electric wire 36.First infrared ray (IR) or rigid line that the controller 37 (Fig. 1) of control unit 20 forms pulse generator 35 connect 38 to select to handle type, for example strengthen or massage, and the frequency of control impuls and intensity.Control unit 20 can be above-mentioned meter apparatus 21 or response disk internal program and the computer that moves.If the pressure between liner 27 and the human face is very little, need 50 volts pulse so, just can provide effective stimulation.But if enough by the liner that elasticity provided 27 and the pressure between the human face of

link rod

24,25 and/or spring 41, pulse voltage can be reduced to 25 volts and have a satisfied stimulation so.The 2nd IR that connects receptor 16 connects 39 or connect through the rigid line of power subsystem 18, is used to control which liner 15,27 and starts.Table 21 or computer 20 can also show selected setting.Acoustic component 40, specialized radios/audio cassette player for example, be connected in set of cells 18 by tone frequency channel wire 23, perhaps can use a computer 20, thereby the sound card of the output of acoustic component 40 or computer 20 can propagate into head unit 11 and ear pad 13 by combination electric wire 17, the people can listening to audio parts 40 or the music play of computer 20 in when massage thus, and have limited the number of electrical lines of linking head unit 11.The control of acoustic component 40 can be by the unit from one's body control piece, and/or the controller 37 of control unit 20 carries out.In addition, when controlled unit 20 receives, the output of acoustic component 40 or computer 20 can be used in response to synchronous the inputing or outputing signal and control the electric pulse that applies by

liner

15,27 of this output signal, signal receiver 16 receives the parameter that changes electric pulse behind the corresponding signal in response to the output signal of acoustic component 40 or computer 20 from control unit 20.The output signal of acoustic component 40 or computer 20 can be used for controlling pulse strength, frequency, waveform and/or the persistent period that is put on people's electric pulse by

liner

15,27.

The invention provides a kind of facial muscle stimulator of being convenient to domestic and beauty parlor's use.The people who receives treatment can walk about during treating, and can also carry out other activities, for example chore, use health and fitness facilities, the travelling or the like of taking a walk, drive.The people can also listen to the music, body-building is instructed or other radio programs, and when listening to the music, facial stimulation and music are synchronously with reinforced effects.Whenever the people can control stimulation or the massage that is applied easily, thus the danger that reduces overstimulation or excessively use.

For one of skill in the art, within the scope of the present invention, other device embodiment can be arranged clearly.For example, link rod 14 can comprise the part of a part or the mutual connection above two.Acoustic component 40 can be combined with power subsystem 18, and/or comprise a mini-disk player.Can be inconvenient with strap clamp 19, and belt is connected on the set of cells 18.The side of the casing of

link rod

24,25 part can be provided with gradient with the inclined-plane coupling of the built-in part of mounting blocks 30, and with cell body 29 and ledge coupling.Head unit 11 can comprise a medicated cap, baseball cap for example, and without headband 12.Although illustrate and described facial muscle stimulator 10, if but replace head unit 11 with body part, this device can be used for the stimulation of other muscle of health, and wherein this body part can be worn over some other position of human body, strengthens/massage abdominal muscles such as being trapped among on the waist.

Claims

1. A body treatment product for applying electrical pulses to the skin, comprising at least one body contactor for applying electrical pulses to the body of a person to be treated; and a control unit for controlling the characteristics of the electrical pulses, comprising a body wearable on A body unit on a person, and the unit supports said at least one body contactor.

2. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the body unit is a head unit wearable on the head.

3. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 2, wherein the body contactor is a facial contactor.

4. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the device comprises a plurality of body contactors.

5. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 4, wherein each body contactor is supported by a body unit.

6. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 4 or 5, wherein each body contactor is a pad.

7. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 4 or 5, wherein each body contactor is a probe.

8. The body treatment product of claim 6, wherein each body contacting pad has an adhesive body contacting surface.

9. The body treatment product of claim 8, wherein each pad comprises an adhesive pad releasably attached to the mounting block.

10. The body treatment product of claim 9, wherein each adhesive pad is attached to a corresponding mounting block by a "snap" fastening.

11. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 10, wherein each body contactor is supported by the body unit via linkages.

12. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 11, wherein each link is connected to the body unit by a pivot.

13. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 11 or 12, wherein each link is pivotally connected to the respective body contactor.

14. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein each link is formed from a plurality of parts.

15. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 14, wherein each section is connected to an adjacent section by a pivot.

16. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein each link is of elastic material.

17. The body treatment product of claim 16, wherein each link is a polyethylene extrusion.

18. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein the links on opposite sides of the body unit are resiliently biased towards each other.

19. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 18 wherein each link is a box section.

20. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 19, wherein each body contactor is longitudinally slidable relative to a corresponding link.

21. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 20, wherein each body contactor has a sliding displacement of at least 10 mm.

22. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 21, wherein the sliding displacement of each body contactor is at most 15 mm.

23. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 20 when appended to claim 9, wherein the sides of the link and the mounting block are sloped to cooperate.

24. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 23, wherein the control unit is operable to control electrical pulses applied remotely by the body contactor.

25. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 24, characterized in that the control unit can control the electrical pulses by means of infrared signals.

26. The body treatment product according to claim 24 or 25, characterized in that a signal receiving device is mounted on the body unit.

27. The body treatment product according to claim 26, wherein upon receiving a corresponding signal from the control unit, the signal receiving means increases the parameter of the electric pulse by a predetermined amount.

28. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 27, wherein said parameter is the intensity of the electrical pulse.

29. The body treatment product of claim 28, wherein the pulse voltage is between 50 volts and 25 volts.

30. The body treatment product of claim 27, wherein said parameter is the frequency of the electrical pulses.

31. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 27 to 30, wherein the parameter is the duration of the electrical pulse.

32. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 24 to 31 wherein the control unit can control which body contactor is activated.

33. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 24 to 32, wherein the control unit is wearable by the subject.

34. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 33, wherein the control unit is wearable on a person's wrist.

35. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 34, wherein the control unit comprises a watch.

36. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 35, wherein said watch has a chronograph function.

37. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 35 or 36, wherein the watch has a timer function.

38. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 24 to 32 wherein the control unit comprises a computer.

39. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 35 to 37 wherein the control unit has a re-use delay function.

40. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 24 to 39, wherein the control unit is electrically connected to the power supply unit.

41. The body treatment product of claim 40, wherein the power supply unit is wearable by a person.

42. The body treatment product of claim 41, wherein the power supply unit is wearable on a person's belt.

43. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 42, further comprising an audio system.

44. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 43, wherein the body unit comprises earphones.

45. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 44 wherein the audio device is connected to the earphones.

46. The body treatment product of claim 45, wherein the audio device is a radio.

47. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 45 wherein the audio device is a tape or turntable player.

48. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 45 to 47 wherein the audio device is wearable on a person's belt.

49. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 43 to 48 wherein the control unit is operable to control the volume of the audio device.

50. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 43 to 49 wherein the control unit is operable to control the mode of operation of the audio device.

51. A body treatment product as claimed in any one of claims 43 to 49, wherein the audio system is connected to the control unit so that the control unit can control the sound applied by the body contactor in response to an output signal from the audio system. electric pulse.

52. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 51, wherein the signal receiving means varies the magnitude of the electrical pulses in response to the output signal from the audio system upon receipt of a corresponding signal from the control unit.

53. The body treatment product of claim 52, wherein the output signal of the audio system is operable to control the intensity, frequency, waveform, and/or duration of the electrical pulses.

54. A body treatment product as claimed in claim 53, wherein the electrical pulses are synchronized with the output signal of the audio system.

55. A body treatment product substantially as herein described with reference to and as exemplified in the accompanying drawings.