JP2014014520A - Beauty instrument and beauty instrument system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beauty instrument and a beauty instrument system, usable by simply exchanging a plurality of different kinds of beauty functions, and at the same time, achieving cost reduction and an excellent environment property.SOLUTION: A beauty instrument 1 is made of the unit group comprising at least a first unit 20 and a second unit 10 which are capable of being combined and separated from each other. At least the first unit 20 and the second unit 10 can construct at least two kinds of appearances by a positional relation when combined. The first unit 20 is provided at least with electric source means for supplying electric power to the second unit 10, and the second unit 10 is provided at least with a functional applicator structure for supplying beauty functions.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cosmetic device and a system thereof capable of selecting and providing various functions, and more particularly, to a technique that enables replacement of an applicator structure that provides a cosmetic function.

  Various cosmetic devices are provided for performing beauty on the face, head, and other body parts while being held by a user's hand. For example, an ion introducer (see Patent Document 1) that releases negative ions to enhance the permeation effect of cosmetic liquid (see Patent Document 1), an ion deriver that enhances the effect of removing dirt by positive ions, a heater function, and a mist generator that moisturizes the skin (patent Reference 2), Ultrasonic (Sonic) generator (see Patent Document 3) that gives fine skin irritation by ultrasonic vibration, Vibrator, Moisture meter that measures the amount of moisture in the skin, Massage muscles by weak current Low-frequency generator (see Patent Document 4) and high-frequency generator, laser light irradiation device (see Patent Document 5) that acts on the skin, spots and dullness with laser light, and removes hair, shaving apparatus, hair removal apparatus (Patent Document) 6) is known.

  Furthermore, cosmetic instruments that combine several types of the above functions have been commercialized. For example, “Platinum White Sonic HSI-11” manufactured by Yarman is equipped with an ultrasonic vibration function, an ion derivation function, and a heater function. The company's “Platinic Sonic HDS-14” is equipped with an ultrasonic vibration function, an EMS (low frequency vibration) function, and a far infrared thermal function.

  On the other hand, as described above, the handy-type beauty device requires an operation unit having each function and a power source for supplying power to the operation unit. In the conventional configuration, a function determined in advance as a product design and a dedicated power source A cosmetic device that has been configured integrally has been provided.

Among them, some cosmetic instruments provide only the functions of a scheduled type in terms of function, but there are those that can replace the tip shape with an attachment.
For example, Patent Document 7 discloses a facial device that can be attached with a single dual-attachment that can be exchanged according to the use site. This document proposes an attachment for suction that has a substantially cylindrical shape that touches the skin, and has mouths with different opening shapes at both ends. However, exchangeable attachments are limited to those that provide a suction function.

In Patent Document 8, an electrical heating device is provided in a facial treatment device for performing a massage treatment, and the treatment head is configured to be replaceable. Even in the technology of this document, the heating function is predetermined and does not provide other beauty functions.
Further, Patent Document 9 by the present applicant discloses an ultrasonic probe capable of treating both beautiful skin and slimming with a single probe. In this document, it has been proposed that a plurality of large and small heads are attached in a replaceable manner via a connector connected by a common interface, but the vibration function by the ultrasonic vibrator is commonly used.

Japanese Patent No. 4744968 Japanese Patent No. 4881308 Japanese Patent No. 3612296 Japanese Patent No. 4949572 Japanese Patent No. 3658538 Japanese Patent No. 4327476 JP-A-11-196936 JP 2001-61555 JP 2001-268680

  As described above, in the conventional beauty device, the beauty function provided by one product is limited to a predetermined function. Proposals have been made to provide multiple functions in advance, or to replace attachments in order to change the mode of provision within the same function, but a system that can be expanded at any time with a single cosmetic device is provided. Not.

When provided as separate beauty instruments for each function, the functions provided are duplicated or the number of beauty instruments increases, which is inconvenient to carry and store. Naturally, since the manufacturing cost and the product price are the price of one beauty device for each function, there is a problem that the total cost increases when various functions are desired.
Furthermore, new functions are proposed every day for the functions provided in the beauty device, and the trend changes quickly. Whenever a new function is developed, it is not preferable from an environmental point of view to replace the entire cosmetic device and discard the old device.

  The present invention was created in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and can be used by easily exchanging a plurality of different types of beauty functions, while at the same time reducing the cost and providing an excellent environment. An object is to provide a cosmetic device and a cosmetic device system that realizes sex.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following cosmetic device.
That is, a cosmetic device composed of a unit group including at least a first unit and a second unit that can be combined and detached from each other, and at least the first unit and the second unit are at least two types depending on the positional relationship at the time of combining. The appearance can be configured.
The first unit includes power supply means for supplying power to at least the second unit, and the second unit includes at least a function-specific applicator structure that provides a cosmetic function.

  You may make it control the operation | movement of the cosmetics function in a 2nd unit by the positional relationship at the time of uniting of said 1st unit and said 2nd unit. For example, after the first unit and the second unit are combined, the operation / non-operation of the second unit and the operation mode can be switched according to the relative angle or the relative distance of each other.

  As the above-mentioned applicator structure according to function, an ion introduction / derivation device, a heater, a mist generator, an ultrasonic generator, a vibrator, a moisture meter, a low frequency generator, a high frequency generator, a laser light irradiation device, a shaving device, Any of the epilation devices or a combination thereof can also be provided.

  When viewed from at least one direction, the outer shape of the first unit and the second unit is substantially symmetrical, and two or more types of symmetrical appearances can be configured depending on the positional relationship when the two units are combined. .

The above two or more types of appearances may be changed into an elliptical or rectangular straight type and a heart-shaped or angle bracket-shaped refractive type.
Moreover, you may use a primary battery or a secondary battery as a power supply means of a 1st unit.

The present invention can also be provided as a cosmetic device system that combines the cosmetic device described above and the second unit provided for replacement.
That is, a cosmetic device composed of a first unit and a second unit having at least a function-specific applicator structure that provides a first type of cosmetic function, a first unit and a unit can be detached from the first unit, A second unit including at least a function-specific applicator structure that provides two types of cosmetic functions, and two or more second units are exchanged and combined with one first unit. More than one type of beauty function can be provided.

  Furthermore, it can also be provided only by the second unit including at least a function-specific applicator structure that is used in the cosmetic device system and provides a certain type of cosmetic function that is arbitrarily selected.

The present invention is composed of a unit group including a first unit and a second unit that can be combined and detached, and the first unit is provided with power supply means so that the first unit can be shared even if the second unit is replaced. be able to.
Since the second unit includes a function-specific applicator structure that provides a cosmetic function, the second unit can be used by replacing it with a unit of a different type of cosmetic function.

  According to the configuration in which the operation is controlled by the positional relationship when the first unit and the second unit are combined, the unit can be operated simply by moving the units by hand, so that handling is simple and fun in use. Moreover, since the number of switches can be reduced, it contributes to the improvement of designability and the reduction of manufacturing cost.

By making the outer shapes of the first unit and the second unit substantially symmetrical, it is easy to improve the sense of unity when combined and to share the shape of the second unit. At the same time, the control state can be clearly recognized while maintaining symmetrical design by changing the symmetrical relationship when the positional relationship at the time of merging is changed.
In particular, if the shape is a heart shape or the like, it is possible to obtain an attractive appearance for women who are many users of beauty instruments.

  By using a primary battery or a secondary battery for the first unit, it is possible to provide a portable cosmetic device. In particular, the first unit is one and a plurality of second units can be carried for replacement. There are effects inherent to the present invention. In addition, when using a secondary battery, it can be charged regardless of the second unit, so it can be charged alone and does not select a charging location.

The perspective view of the cosmetics device which concerns on this invention. Operation | movement explanatory drawing of the cosmetics device which concerns on this invention. Explanatory drawing of the uniting / detaching of each unit in a cosmetic device. Explanatory drawing which shows the various examples of a 2nd unit. Explanatory drawing when the second unit is a mist generator

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings. The embodiment is not limited to the following.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic device (1) according to the present invention. The cosmetic device (1) has a size that can be held by a user with one hand, that is, a length of about 10 to 15 cm, a width of about 4 to 7 cm, and a thickness of about 2 to 4 cm. A functional unit (10) that is a function-specific applicator structure that provides a cosmetic function is disposed on the upper side, and a power supply unit (20) that supplies power to the functional unit (10) is disposed on the lower side.

  In this embodiment, an example in which the power unit (20) as the first unit and the functional unit (10) as the second unit are configured will be described. However, the present invention includes at least two units. And may further comprise third and fourth units. In that case, it is essential to provide at least the first unit with power supply means for supplying power.

The functional unit (10) is in contact with the power supply unit (20) at the combined surface (11) inclined by 45 degrees from the longitudinal direction, and the surface (12) side has functions of ion derivation / introduction and a heater. A head portion (13) is provided. The back surface is substantially flat.
In addition, a slide switch (14) for switching on / off of the heater is provided on the right side surface in the drawing.

Since the configuration of the applicator structure that functions as a head and the function of the head portion (13), ie, ion derivation and introduction, is well known, a description thereof will be omitted. The head part is an electrode for deriving and introducing ions.
At the time of use of ion introduction, a sheet impregnated with a lotion or a cosmetic liquid as a water-soluble active ingredient for introducing ions into the skin is mounted on the head portion (13).

  On the other hand, the power supply unit (20) has a merged surface (21) opposite to the merged surface (11) of the functional unit (10), and the back surface is substantially flat as well as the front surface (22). In relation to the functional unit (10), the front surfaces (12) and (22) and the back surfaces each form a continuous substantially flat surface (indicating a slightly swollen curved surface as a design). It looks like a natural appearance.

  A charging port (23) is provided on the lower end surface of the power supply unit (20), and the internal rechargeable battery is charged by supplying power thereto. In this embodiment, since the charging port (23) employs a mini USB standard connector, it can be charged from a commercial power source via a power adapter, or connected to a USB terminal of a personal computer. is there.

Next, a state of deformation of the cosmetic device (1) is shown in FIG.
The state of FIG. 2A is a state when the functional unit (10) and the power supply unit (20) are combined as in FIG. The cosmetic device (1) of the present embodiment is line-symmetrical with respect to the symmetry axis (l1), and both units (10) and (20) can be rotated with each other on the combined surfaces (11) and (21).
In this state, one end (11a) (21a) of the combined surface and the other end (11b) (21b) are in contact with each other.

FIG. 2B shows a state in which the power supply unit (20) is rotated 90 degrees while maintaining the front and back surfaces of the functional unit (10). That is, the upper end side of (a) rotates in the front direction of the paper surface.
FIG. 2C shows a state where the power supply unit (20) is further rotated 90 degrees. At this time, the merged surfaces (11) and (12) face each other again. Since the rotation is centered on the intersection of the symmetry axis (l1) and the merged surfaces (11) and (12), the ends of the merged surfaces (11) and (12) change the state and combination of (a), The end portion (11a) and the end portion (21b), and the end portion (11b) and the end portion (21a) are in contact with each other without deviation, and form a new symmetrical shape with respect to the symmetry axis (l2).

As is apparent from the drawing, the shape changes from an elliptical shape to a heart shape, so that a change in appearance can be enjoyed. In particular, if the hypotenuse is placed on a desk in a heart-shaped state, it has a good heart-shaped appearance even in the placed state and can be used as an accessory.
Furthermore, by rotating both the units (10) and (20) relatively, for example, the outer shape is refracted by 90 degrees as in this embodiment. By selecting the direction in which the direction of the functional unit (10) becomes more suitable when the power supply unit (20) is gripped by hand, it contributes to the ease of use of the functional unit (10).

The heart-shaped head portion (13) uses a valley of the heart to care for a three-dimensional part such as a small nose, and performs a normal part care using a wide flat part.
Since the head portion (13) is a heart and the outer shape changes to a heart shape, it has an appearance in which large and small heart shapes are superimposed, which is also preferable in terms of design.

In the present invention, a configuration in which the relative positional relationship between at least two units (10) and (20) changes as described above is preferable. At this time, the outer shape is symmetrical so that the unity of the design of the two units is not impaired even if it is changed, and it becomes a new symmetrical shape when deformed.
For example, in addition to changing to a straight type (ellipse) and a refraction type (heart shape) as described above, the straight type may be a rectangle and the refraction type may be an angle bracket.

The angle between the combined surfaces (11) and (21) and the axis of symmetry is not limited to 45 degrees, but may be 30 degrees, 75 degrees, or the like.
When the angle between the combined surface (11) (21) and the axis of symmetry is 90 degrees, there is no change in the outer shape even when rotated, but, for example, the appearance changes with the rotation by making the coloring and pattern of the front and back surfaces different. Can even change.

  Further, the symmetry axis and the merged surface may overlap. In that case, for example, both units may have an upwardly convex shape before rotation, but after rotation, only one of them may be upwardly convex and the other may be downwardly convex.

In the present invention, the operation of the cosmetic function in the functional unit (10) can be controlled by the positional relationship between the functional unit (10) and the power supply unit (20).
In other words, in the cosmetic device (1) equipped with the ion derivation / introduction and heater functions according to the present embodiment, it is necessary to switch on / off the power supply of the cosmetic device (1) itself and on / off the heater. It becomes.
Therefore, the power supply of the cosmetic device (1) is configured to be turned on when the straight type (state of FIG. 2 (a)) and turned off when it is of the refraction type (state of FIG. 2 (c)). Yes.

Specifically, contacts having different contact states depending on the state may be provided on the combined surfaces (11) and (21) of the functional units (10) and (20), and the contact may be made conductive when the power is turned on and non-conductive when the power is turned off. The contact is not limited to a contact type, and may be a contactless type.
Of course, the power may be turned off when the straight type is used, and the power may be turned on when the refractive type is used.

By controlling the operation of the cosmetic function according to the positional relationship between the functional unit (10) and the power supply unit (20), the operational state can be clearly recognized, so that it has practicality in addition to the above-described excellent appearance.
In particular, depending on the type of beauty function, it may be difficult to determine the operating state from the appearance, and therefore a configuration in which the outer shape changes greatly is suitable.

The control of the operation in the present invention is not limited to turning the power on and off, but may be used for changing the operation mode. For example, switching between ion introduction and derivation, strength, magnitude, speed, change in operating time, and the like may be controlled.
The control may be two selections of on / off, or may perform multistage or stepless switching depending on the degree. For example, the configuration may be such that the degree varies depending on the angle or distance between the functional unit (10) and the power supply unit (20).

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the combination and detachment of the cosmetic device (1).
As shown in FIG. 3 (a), a rotation engaging portion (26) having an engagement protrusion (26a) is provided inside the power supply unit (20), while an engagement protrusion (26) is provided on the functional unit (10). 26a) is provided with an engagement receiving part (15) to be engaged.

Then, when the functional unit (10) and the power supply unit (20) are engaged, the engagement protrusion (26a) slides while engaging with the engagement receiving portion (15), and can rotate relative to each other. (See Fig. 3 (b))
In the present embodiment, the engagement mechanism for merging / detaching is provided separately from the contact point in order to prevent the stress caused by rotation or use from being exerted on the contact point and to improve durability.

As shown in FIG. 3, a rechargeable battery (25) is provided inside the power supply unit (20). In addition to this, the power supply unit (20) includes a charging circuit (not shown), and charges the rechargeable battery (25) with the power input from the charging port (23).
As will be described later, the functional unit (10) is used with various replacements. Therefore, the voltage and capacity | capacitance which satisfy | fill all the operating conditions of the functional unit (10) assumed for the rechargeable battery (25) of a power supply unit (20) are selected.

  As a power supply unit (20) of this invention, not only the structure using a rechargeable battery but the dry battery which is a primary battery can also be used. A configuration may be adopted in which a circuit for converting an AC voltage of a commercial power supply or a DC current from a power adapter is input, and then transformation is performed as necessary to supply power to the functional unit (10). A configuration including power source means such as a solar cell or a hand-driven generator may also be used.

4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining various shapes and types of functional units.
First, the structure provided with the same ion derivation | leading-out / introduction and a heater function as the said Example as an applicator structure according to a function is described.
The cosmetic device (3) in FIG. 4 (a) is an example in which a functional unit (30) having a bowl-shaped electrode on a head (31) is combined with a power supply unit (20). The saddle-shaped head (31) has a large flat surface portion (31a) that acts on the entire skin and a small slope (31b) by cutting out the apex of the saddle shape. This slope is suitable for the care of small parts such as the nose and eyes.

  The cosmetic device (4) in FIG. 4B is an example of a functional unit (40) including a head (41) in which a ball part (41a) is arranged in the center and an annular part (41b) is arranged around the center. The ball portion (41a) is urged outward by a spring inside, and care is taken by lightly pressing the tip of the ball against the nose and eyes.

  A cosmetic device (5) in FIG. 4 (c) is an example of a functional unit (50) including a pyramidal electrode (51). The apex (51a) of the pyramid is used for care of the nose and the eyes, and the side surface (51b) of the pyramid is used for care of a normal part.

The cosmetic device (6) in FIG. 4 (d) is an example of a functional unit (60) that has both an ultrasonic generator and a vibration function, unlike the above. The head (61) has a cylindrical shape, and the surface (61a) of the head is ultrasonically vibrated by providing a vibrator inside, thereby giving a massage feeling. At the same time, it is equipped with vibrations, which enhances the massage feeling by combining vibration and vibration with poor physical experience.
In the present embodiment, the back side of the front surface (61a) of the head (61) is not in contact with the motor that directly vibrates inside, and is not located in any part other than the head (61) of the functional unit (60) and the power supply unit (20). It is configured so that vibration is not easily transmitted.

  In the head of the cosmetic device (6), the head portion (61) may swing the head so that the head is free. The head comes in contact with the skin in the optimal orientation according to the unevenness of the skin.

The cosmetic device (7) shown in FIG. 5 has a configuration of a functional unit (70) including a mist function and a skin moisture meter as a function-specific applicator structure.
Moisture meter probes (72) and (72) are arranged around the spray port (71) for discharging mist and the outer circumferences on both the upper and lower sides.
The moisture measurement result measured by the probes (72) and (72) is displayed on the display unit (73) including three lamp displays.

At the same time, the spray amount from the spray port (71) is automatically adjusted based on the measurement result. That is, the spray amount is increased during drying, and the spray amount is decreased when moistened.
Further, a slide switch (74) is arranged on the side surface, and the mist spray mode and the skin moisture measurement mode can be switched by the switch.

The back surface of the cosmetic device (7) is provided with a water inlet (75) to supply water for spraying from here. The spray port is used after being closed with a packing (not shown).
In the present invention, since the functional unit (10) can be detached from the power supply unit (20), the risk of water coming into contact with the power supply during water absorption can be reduced, and the usability is improved.

As the functional unit of the present invention, in addition to the above examples, known cosmetic functions such as a low-frequency generator, a high-frequency generator, a laser beam irradiation device, a shaving device, and a hair removal device can be implemented. Each function may be mounted as a single function or may be arbitrarily combined.
In addition, a head having a different shape may be replaced and mounted on one functional unit.

The present invention is not limited to the combination of one functional unit (10) and one power supply unit (20), and is used by combining with the power supply unit (20) while replacing a plurality of functional units (10). It can also be provided as a beauty device system.
For example, it is a cosmetic device system in which a functional unit having an ion derivation / introduction and a heater function and a functional unit having a massage function by a vibrator are replaced with one power supply unit.
Unlike a conventional beauty device, since a power supply unit is shared, functions can be added at low cost, and a plurality of types of beauty devices can be easily carried.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beauty device 10 Functional unit 11 Combined surface 12 Surface 13 Head part 14 Slide switch 20 Power supply unit 21 Combined surface 22 Surface 23 Charging port

Claims (8)

A cosmetic device comprising a unit group including at least a first unit and a second unit that can be combined and detached from each other,
At least the first unit and the second unit can constitute two or more types of external appearances depending on the positional relationship when combined,
The first unit includes power supply means for supplying power to at least the second unit, and
A cosmetic device characterized in that the second unit includes at least a function-specific applicator structure that provides a cosmetic function. The cosmetic device according to claim 1, wherein an operation of a cosmetic function in the second unit is controlled based on a positional relationship when the first unit and the second unit are combined. As the applicator structure according to function, an ion introduction / derivation device, a heater, a mist generator, an ultrasonic generator, a vibrator, a moisture meter, a low frequency generator, a high frequency generator, a laser beam irradiation device, a shaving device, and a hair removal The cosmetic device according to claim 1, comprising any one of the devices or a combination thereof. The external shape of the first unit and the second unit when viewed from at least one direction is substantially symmetrical, and two or more types of symmetrical external appearances are configured depending on the positional relationship when the two units are combined. The cosmetic device according to any one of 1 to 3. The cosmetic device according to claim 4, wherein the two or more types of appearances are appearances that change into an elliptical or rectangular straight type and a heart-shaped or angle bracket-shaped refractive type. The cosmetic device according to claim 1, wherein a primary battery or a secondary battery is used as the power supply means of the first unit. A cosmetic device system combining the cosmetic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 and the second unit for replacement,
A cosmetic device comprising the first unit and a second unit having at least a function-specific applicator structure that provides a first type of cosmetic function;
A second unit comprising at least a function-specific applicator structure capable of being combined with and detached from the first unit and providing a second type of cosmetic function;
Two or more types of beauty functions can be provided by exchanging and combining two or more second units with respect to one first unit. Used in the cosmetic device system according to claim 7,
A second unit comprising at least a function-specific applicator structure that provides a certain type of cosmetic function.

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