TW201400050A - Apparatus, system and method for nail art using magnetism - Google Patents

Abstract

A nail art apparatus includes a control unit, a holder, a display panel containing nano-magnetic particles therein, the display panel arranging the nano-magnetic particles to display a magnetic pattern under control of the control unit. When a finger, a nail of which is applied with a manicure containing metal elements, is put on the holder, the manicure applied to the nail reacts to magnetism of the magnetic pattern displayed on the display panel to thus form a nail pattern.

Description

Apparatus, system and method for using magnetic force for nail art

Example Embodiments relate to an apparatus, a system, and a method for nail art, and more particularly to an apparatus, a system, and a method for using magnetic force for nail art.

Unlike typical printing media, such as paper, nails have physical properties because they are part of the human body. These characteristics are relatively small in size, have an uneven surface, and are not easy to print.

Therefore, it is difficult to engrave a fine and beautiful pattern desired by a user onto a nail by a nail art work.

Further, since the nature of the printing process is the use of ink, it is difficult to apply nail modification for manual nail art to the printing process. Therefore, such a printing process has a limitation of reproduction of characteristics (e.g., texture, color, and expression) of nail art using nail modification (see Korean Patent No. 10-1030390).

Various embodiments guide the provision of a device for nail art, a series A method and a method of improving the printing method can engrave a fine and beautiful pattern onto the nail.

Various embodiments are directed to provide a device for nail art, a system, and a method that maximizes the characteristics of nail art using a nail modification, such as texture, color, and expression.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a nail art apparatus includes a control unit, a holder, and a display panel. The display panel includes nano magnetic particles therein, and the display panel arranges the nano magnetic particles to display a magnetic pattern under the control of the control unit. Here, a nail modification comprising a metal element placed on a nail on the holder reacts with a magnetic force of a magnetic pattern displayed on the display panel to form a nail pattern.

The nail art apparatus can further include a communication unit that communicates with an external user device. The control unit can receive the pattern information from the user device according to a user's selection, and then output a control signal corresponding to the received pattern information, thereby allowing the magnetic pattern to be displayed on the display panel. .

In the nail art apparatus, the holder may be recessedly formed at a position facing the display panel such that a finger is placed on the holder, and the nail of the finger is applied with the nail modification including a metal element.

In the nail art apparatus, a light and dark difference may be given to the nail modification by an attractive force and a repulsive force acting between the nano magnetic particles and the nail modification including the metal element, Some of the nano magnetic particles are arranged along the magnetic pattern in the display panel, the metal element is applied to The nail thus forms the nail pattern.

In the nail art device, the display panel can be embodied as a liquid crystal display panel, and the nano magnetic particles are dispersed in a liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal display panel.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a nail art system includes a nail art device including a control unit, a holder and a display panel, the display panel array comprising nano magnetic particles therein. Displaying a magnetic pattern and a user device under the control of the control unit, the user device provides a query function and a selection function, so that a user can select any one of the plurality of patterns and connect to the Nail art equipment, according to a user's choice to send pattern information. Here, the nail art device receives pattern information from the user device to display a magnetic pattern corresponding to the received pattern information on the display panel, thereby allowing a nail modification, the nail modification comprising placing on the bracket A metal element on a nail reacts with the magnetic force of the magnetic pattern displayed on the display panel to form a nail pattern.

In the nail art system, the user device can be any one of at least one smart phone, a smart TV, and a personal computer, the device loading an application, the application providing a user interface, the use The interface is used for the query, selection and transmission functions of the plurality of patterns.

In the nail art system, the user device may allow a pattern queried or selected by a user to synchronize at least a portion of a screen of the user device with the display panel provided to the nail art device A screen is displayed together on the display panel.

In accordance with a further aspect of the present disclosure, a nail art method, the method uses a device comprising a display panel and a holder, the display panel including nano magnetic particles, including the device setting a communication link, The communication link is connected to an external user device, the device receives the pattern information according to a user's selection by the user device, and the device displays a magnetic pattern corresponding to the received pattern information on the display panel Therefore, when a finger is placed on the holder, when a nail of the finger is applied with a nail modification including a metal element, the nail modification including the metal element is made to the magnetic force of the magnetic pattern displayed on the display panel. The reaction forms a nail pattern.

100‧‧‧nail art equipment

110‧‧‧ bracket

120‧‧‧ display panel

121‧‧‧Nano magnetic particles

130‧‧‧Control unit

140‧‧‧Communication unit

150‧‧‧Battery

160‧‧‧Charging unit

200‧‧‧User device

300‧‧‧Users

1 is a view depicting the construction of a nail art apparatus in accordance with an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of the nail art apparatus in accordance with the embodiment.

Figure 3 is a view depicting the construction of a nail art system in accordance with another embodiment.

Figure 4 is a flow diagram of a nail art method in accordance with a further embodiment.

In the following, example embodiments will be disclosed in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view depicting the construction of a nail art apparatus in accordance with an embodiment. Figure 2 is a functional side of the nail art apparatus in accordance with this embodiment. Block diagram.

As shown in FIG. 1, a nail art (also referred to as "nail polish") device 100 according to an embodiment includes a holder 110 on which a user's finger is placed. For performing nail art work, a display panel 120, displaying a pattern for use as a nail art work on a screen, and the like.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the nail art apparatus 100 can include a control unit 130 for controlling the overall operation of each part of the nail art apparatus 100, and a communication unit 140 for transmitting and receiving data and a battery to and from the outside world. 150 supplies power and a charging unit 160.

In this embodiment, the bracket 110 is recessedly formed at a position facing the display panel 120 such that a finger is placed on the bracket 110. As shown in FIG. 1, the nail of the finger is applied with a nail including a metal element. Modification.

The display panel 120 is mounted to face the holder 110 and includes a magnetic magnetic particle 121 having a magnetic force, the holder 110 being formed to correspond to the size of a person's nail. The nano magnetic particles are ferromagnetic particles each having a size of about 10 nm. Examples of the nano magnetic particles include iron oxide, ferrite, and the like. The nano magnetic particles are usually mixed with a liquid (dispersion solvent) and thus are used in a colloidal state.

For example, the display panel 120 may be a liquid crystal display panel and embodied in the following manner: mixing and dispersing the nano magnetic particles 121 in a liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal display panel.

The display panel 120, under the control of the control unit 130, arranges the nano magnetic particles included therein according to a pattern selected by a user. 121, and operates to form (display) a particular magnetic pattern on the screen.

In this embodiment, a user can install an application for nail art work on a user device (for example, a smart phone, a smart TV, or the like) that the user has. In turn, the user can query the pattern for the nail art via the application, and can then select one of the desired patterns and send the same pattern to the nail art device 100.

The control unit 130 receives the pattern information via the communication unit 140 according to a user's selection, and generates a control signal corresponding to the received pattern information (for example, data voltage or driving based on the pixel data of the pattern). Pulses), and then output the same control signal to display panel 120, thus allowing a magnetic pattern selected by a user to be displayed on display panel 120.

After querying the nail patterns of various applications using the portable user device, a user can select a desired specific pattern and send the information of the pattern to the nail art device 100.

The communication unit 140 acts as a transceiver to transmit and receive a pattern selected by a user, and communicates with the setting to communicate with an external user device in such a manner. For example, such a communication unit 140 can include a communication port, such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal or a headphone terminal, and a short-range wireless communication module, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or NFC ( Near field communication).

After selecting a desired nail pattern through the application of the user device, a user puts a finger on the holder 110, and the nail of the finger is applied with a nail modification including a metal element, thereby causing the user to apply the nail-modified nail position. Provided at a position facing the display panel 120, the display panel 120 is displaying magnetic Sexual patterns in order to carry out the nail art work.

As described above, the control unit 130 communicates with the user device via the communication unit 140, receives the pattern information according to a user's selection, and then outputs a control signal corresponding to the received pattern information to the display panel 120. The nano magnetic particles 121 are arranged, thereby allowing a specific magnetic pattern corresponding to a user's selection to be displayed on the display panel 120.

In this case, the nano magnetic particles 121 included in the display panel 120 are closely located at the nail modification, and the nail modification includes a metal element applied to a user's nail so that they face each other. .

The nano magnetic particles 121 of the display panel 120 have a magnetic force. Therefore, when a magnetic pattern specific to one of the pattern information received by the user device is formed by the arrangement of the nano magnetic particles 121, the metal element on the user's nail placed on the holder 110 is included. The nail modification responds to the magnetic force of the magnetic pattern displayed on the display panel 120, thereby enabling a nail pattern corresponding to the same pattern to be formed.

That is, when the specific magnetic pattern is displayed on the display panel 120 having the nano magnetic particles 121, and the finger is placed on the holder 110, the nail of the finger is applied with a nail modification including a metal element, Magnetic properties are generated in the nail modification, and as a result, a nail pattern can be formed on the nail. In other words, the difference in brightness is given by the attraction and repulsive force acting between the nano magnetic particles 121 and the nail modification including the metal element, the nano magnetic particles 121 is arranged along the magnetic pattern in the display panel 120, and the metal element is applied to the nail, thus forming the nail pattern.

In order to form the nail pattern in such a manner, the nail modification includes 0.01% or more of a metal element that reacts to the magnet. In addition, all metals, including iron compounds, such as iron and iron oxides, nickel, cobalt, rare metals (eg, ruthenium, osmium, iridium, osmium, etc.), these articles can be moved by magnetic fields, compounds of the aforementioned articles , and the like can be used as a metal element.

Figure 3 is a view depicting the construction of a nail art system in accordance with another embodiment.

A user 300 can be coupled to a nail art device 100 using the user's user device 200 to select a desired pattern for the nail art. The nail art apparatus 100 includes, as shown above, a control unit 130, a holder 110, and a display panel 120 that arranges the nano magnetic particles 121 included therein to display a magnetic pattern under the control of the control unit 130.

An application installed in the user device 200 provides a query function and a selection function, so that the user 300 can select any one of a plurality of patterns for nail art and connect to the nail art device 100 to follow a user. The choice to send pattern information.

When the user 300 queries the pattern for the nail art using the application of the user device 200 and then selects one of the patterns, the information of the pattern is sent to the nail art device 100 so as to correspond to being received by the user device 200. The magnetic pattern of the pattern information is displayed on the display panel 120 of the nail art apparatus 100.

In this embodiment, the user device 200 loads an application that provides a user interface for the query, selection, and transmission functions of the plurality of patterns. As such a user device 200, a smart phone, A smart TV, a personal computer and the like can be used.

Moreover, the user device 200 can enhance the convenience of a user by allowing the user 300 to query or select a pattern of the user device 200 by synchronizing at least a portion of a screen of the user device 200. A screen displayed on the display panel 120 of the nail art apparatus 100 is displayed on the display panel 120.

Figure 4 is a flow diagram of a nail art method in accordance with a further embodiment.

First, a user 300 executes an application for nail art work on the user device 200 of the user (S110). Next, the user device 200 and the nail art device 100 are mutually coupled by automatic or manual setting of a communication connection with the nail art apparatus 100 (S120).

Next, the user 300 queries a plurality of patterns for the nail art by using an application of the user device 200, and then selects a desired specific pattern (S130), and transmits the information of the pattern to the nail art apparatus 100 (S140). ).

The nail art apparatus 100 (the step S140, the user device 200 receives the pattern information according to a user's selection) arranges the nano magnetic particles 121 of the display panel 120 to display a magnetic pattern corresponding to a user's selection. A display panel 120 is provided to return the pattern information that should be received (S150).

In this case, the user 300 places a finger on a holder 110 of the nail art apparatus 100 (the nail of the finger is applied with a nail modification including a metal element) and causes the nail (the nail art work is performed thereon) ) It is located at a position facing the display panel 120 including the nano magnetic particles 121 (S160).

When a finger is placed on the holder 110 of the nail art apparatus 100, and the nail of the finger is applied with a nail modification including a metal element, the finger placed on the holder 110 is positioned below the display panel 120, and the display panel 120 is displaying the corresponding The magnetic pattern of the pattern information selected by the user. Thus, the nail modification including the metal element on the nail reacts with the magnetic force of the magnetic pattern displayed on the display panel 120 to form a nail pattern desired by the user 300 (S170).

As is apparent from the above description, according to the embodiment, a fine and beautiful pattern can be engraved onto the nail by the limitation of the printing method which improves the use of magnetic force.

Moreover, according to the embodiment, the characteristics of the nail art using a nail modification, such as texture, color, and expression, can be maximized.

Further, according to the embodiment, anyone can easily select a desired nail pattern and automatically perform nail art work, which may also reduce the cost and time required for nail art.

The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, which are merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions may be made without departing from the technical scope of the invention. It is possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧nail art equipment

110‧‧‧ bracket

120‧‧‧ display panel

121‧‧‧Nano magnetic particles

Claims (9)

A nail art apparatus comprising: a control unit; a holder; and a display panel comprising nano magnetic particles therein, the display panel arranging the nano magnetic particles to display a magnetic property under the control of the control unit A pattern, wherein the nail modification comprises a metal element on a nail placed on the holder, reacting to a magnetic force of the magnetic pattern displayed on the display panel to form a nail pattern. The nail art device of claim 1, further comprising: a communication unit, wherein the communication unit communicates with an external user device, wherein the control unit selects from the user device according to a user selection via the communication unit. The pattern information is received, and then a control signal corresponding to the received pattern information is output, thereby allowing the magnetic pattern to be displayed on the display panel. The nail art apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the holder is recessedly formed at a position facing the display panel such that a finger is placed on the holder, and the nail of the finger is applied with the nail modification including a metal element. . The nail art apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a brightness difference is given by the attraction and repulsive force to the nail modification, and the attraction and repulsive force act on Between the nano magnetic particles and the nail modification including a metal element, the nano magnetic particles are arranged along the magnetic pattern in the display panel, and the metal element is applied to the nail, thereby forming the nail pattern. The nail art device of claim 1, wherein the display panel is embodied as a liquid crystal display panel, and the nano magnetic particles are dispersed in a liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal display panel. A nail art system comprising: a nail art device comprising a control unit, a holder and a display panel, wherein the display panel arrays the nano magnetic particles included therein to display a magnetic property under the control of the control unit a user device, the user device providing a query function and a selection function, such that a user can select any one of a plurality of patterns and connect to the nail art device to send according to a user's selection Pattern information, wherein the nail art device receives pattern information from the user device to display a magnetic pattern corresponding to the received pattern information on the display panel, thereby allowing a nail modification, the nail modification comprising placing the holder The metal element on the upper nail reacts with the magnetic force of the magnetic pattern displayed on the display panel to form a nail pattern. The nail art system of claim 6, wherein the user device is any one of a smart phone, a smart TV, and a personal computer, the device loading an application, the application providing a user Jie The user interface is used for the query, selection and transmission functions of the plurality of patterns. The nail art system of claim 6, wherein the user device allows a pattern inquired or selected by a user to be synchronized with at least a portion of a screen of the user device and provided to the nail art device A screen of the display panel is displayed together on the display panel. A nail art method, the method using a device comprising a display panel and a holder, the display panel comprising nano magnetic particles, comprising: the device setting a communication link, the communication link being connected to an external user a device that receives pattern information in accordance with a user selection by the user device; and the device displays a magnetic pattern corresponding to the received pattern information on the display panel, thereby allowing a finger to be placed on the display panel In the holder, when a nail of the finger is applied with a nail modification including a metal element, the nail modification including the metal element reacts with the magnetic force of the magnetic pattern displayed on the display panel to form a nail pattern.