KR20130068331A

KR20130068331A - Beauty care device controlled by mobile phone

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Publication number: KR20130068331A
Application number: KR1020110135382A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김범준; 이홍선; 김소영
Original assignee: 주식회사 아이젤
Priority date: 2011-12-15
Filing date: 2011-12-15
Publication date: 2013-06-26

Abstract

PURPOSE: Skin care equipment connected with a mobile phone is provided to enhance skin by ion migration, ultrasound, tremolo massage and far infrared rays, to have an advantage of small size and to be controlled by a mobile application. CONSTITUTION: Skin care equipment connected with a mobile phone comprises a main body(100) which is connected to a mobile phone, a connecting part(110) which receives a controlling signal and a power signal from the outside of the mobile phone, a power supplying part(120) which transforms power into voltage, a skin contacting part(130) which is arranged on the body and is connected to the skin, an ion generating part(140) which provides ions through the skin contacting part by the power supply, an ultrasonic oscillator(150) which delivers ultrasonic movement to the skin by the power supply, a far infrared ray generating part(160) which generates far infrared rays to the skin by the power supply and a controlling part(170) which selectively provides voltage from the power supplying part to at least one of the ion generating part, ultrasonic oscillator and the far infrared ray generating part. [Reference numerals] (100) Skin care aid; (110) Connecting part; (120) Power supplying part; (130) Skin contacting part; (140) Ion generating part; (150) Ultrasonic oscillator; (160) Far infrared ray generating part; (170) Controlling part; (200) Mobile phone; (210) External terminal; (220) Battery; (230) Vibrating motor; (270) Application; (AA) Power source; (BB) Control signal; (CC) Power source; (DD) Control signal; (EE) Power source; (FF) Control signal

Description

Cell phone combined skin care aid {BEAUTY CARE DEVICE CONTROLLED BY MOBILE PHONE}

The present invention relates to a mobile phone combined skin care aid, and more particularly, to a multi-function skin care assist device that can be controlled by the application running on the mobile phone.

In recent years, electricity is not only widely used for the purpose of treating diseases, but is also used in the field of skin beauty care. The history of simple skin care performed by human hands began with the history of human civilization, but skin care management using electric devices has recently been introduced. Such a skin care device using electricity is still used in combination with beauty care using hands, but it is expected to gradually increase its use and replace human hands in the future.

Electric skin care devices are constantly being developed to realize specialized functions in the field of skin beauty through continuous research by medical staff, electrical engineers, physicists, chemists, physiotherapists, and skin beauticians.

As such, beauty devices using electricity have been developed and commercialized, so that efficient and reasonable skin care management is possible, and customers are demanding better quality services.

Moreover, in 1947, Professor Barrett, France, published a study on the use of electricity to promote the cellular activity of the skin. A continuous direct current is used for iontophoresis, hair removal, and cleansing. Various electrical phenomena such as low and medium frequency currents are used, high frequency currents are used for deep heat, sterilization and hair removal, ultrasonic waves are used for deep heat, sonic motion and cleaning, and pulsating currents are used for cell activity. It is applied to the clinical.

In addition, skin beauty devices using rays such as infrared lamps, suntans, color therapy devices, beauty devices using heat and water are also in the spotlight.

On the other hand, the development of electrical engineering has implemented a variety of electrical beauty equipment that can select and adjust the phase period, the pulsation period, the interval between pulses very easily, adding various beauty functions to the electrical beauty device, To increase the complexity of the circuit design.

In order to control the cosmetic function using electricity, stimulation conditions, that is, parameters (parameters) to be controlled for proper skin cosmetic effects, such as current type, waveform, pulsation frequency, phase period, pulsation period, pulsation interval, slope time, etc. There are so many that are difficult to count. Not only this, but also management methods such as electrode contact location and device arrangement, as well as individual differences such as differences in physiological and psychological responses of the customers serve as a control element of the electric beauty management.

On the other hand, in recent years, there is a need for a personal skin care device that can be used at any time as a portable type, and that can simply and efficiently control all these variables.

As described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable and personal skin care device that is easy to use.

In addition, in order to implement various functions (for example, iontophoresis, ultrasound, vibration massage, far-infrared, etc.) that can be applied to the skin beauty device, the price of the device has to be expensive, but in the present invention, these functions are implemented. Yet another object is to provide an inexpensive and compact skin care device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone-type skin care assisting device, including: a body having a coupling mechanism that can be coupled to a mobile phone; A connector unit for receiving a control signal and power from an external input terminal of the mobile phone; A power supply for transforming the power supply to an arbitrary voltage; A skin contact part disposed on one side of the main body and in contact with the skin of the user; An ion generator configured to emit skin cosmetic ions through the skin contact unit by using power input from the power supply unit; An ultrasonic vibration unit configured to apply ultrasonic vibration for skin beauty to the skin contact unit using the power input from the power supply unit; A far infrared ray emitting unit for emitting far infrared rays through the skin contact unit using power input from the power supply unit; And a controller configured to selectively provide power output from the power supply unit to at least one of the ion generating unit, the ultrasonic vibrating unit, and the far infrared emitting unit according to the control signal input from an external input terminal of a mobile phone.

In addition, the skin contact portion, a plurality of projections for the skin massage is formed.

In addition, the coupling mechanism includes an elastic band for keeping the mobile phone in close contact with the main body.

The external connection terminal of the mobile phone may be a data communication connection terminal or an earphone terminal having a charging function.

In addition, the mobile phone includes a control application, the application is operated to control the output of the control signal and the power from the mobile phone battery.

Furthermore, the application further controls the operation of the vibration generating motor built into the mobile phone.

The connector may be connected to the external connection terminal of the mobile phone to receive the control signal, and may be connected to a transformer connected to a home AC power to receive power from the transformer.

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to implement a portable and personal skin care device easy to use. In addition, while implementing functions to assist in various skin care such as iontophoresis, ultrasound, vibration massage, far infrared rays, it is possible to implement a low cost and compact skin care auxiliary device.

In addition, it is possible to control the skin care aid using the application of the mobile phone, it is possible to easily add and apply a variety of skin care programs.

1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a mobile phone-type skin care auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2a and 2b is an exemplary view of the appearance of the mobile phone-type skin care auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting a control signal for controlling a mobile phone-type skin care assisting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail the configuration and operation of the mobile phone-type skin care auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a mobile phone-type skin care auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to the drawings, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone combined skin care aid device, the main body 100, the connector 110, the power supply 120, the skin contact 130, ion The generator 140, the ultrasonic vibrator 150, the far infrared emitter 160, and the controller 170 are included.

On the other hand, the skin care auxiliary device 100 is coupled to the mobile phone 200 is configured to receive a control signal and power from the mobile phone 200, the mobile phone 200 has an application for controlling the skin beauty device 100 ( 270 may be installed and executed.

First, in the skin beauty assisting apparatus, the main body 100 constitutes the external appearance of the skin beauty assisting apparatus, and arrange | positions each said part in arbitrary optimal positions. On the other hand, the main body 100 has a coupling mechanism is configured to be coupled to the mobile phone 200 is fixed. As the coupling mechanism, an insertion groove 102 into which a part or all of the mobile phone can be inserted, and an elastic material for fixing the mobile phone 200 inserted into the insertion groove 102 in close contact with the main body 100. May comprise a band 104 (see FIGS. 2A and 2B).

On the other hand, one side of the insertion groove 102 may be formed of a flexible material, such as coating in order to prevent damage to the surface of the mobile phone by friction with the mobile phone 200. This may reduce surface damage or friction that may occur when vibration of the mobile phone 200 is transmitted to the main body when the vibration motor 230 embedded in the mobile phone 200 is driven.

The connector unit 110 is formed on one side of the skin care aid 100 and is exposed, and includes a power supply terminal for receiving the power output from the mobile phone 200 through the external connection terminal 210. In addition, the mobile terminal 200 may be provided with a communication terminal for receiving a control signal output. Although the power supply terminal and the communication terminal are preferably arranged in one connector at the same time, they may be divided into separate connectors.

On the other hand, the connector unit 110 may be configured to be connected to a transformer connected to the home AC power to receive power.

The power supply unit 120 is for supplying power for driving each part of the skin care auxiliary device 100 according to the present invention, and appropriately transforms power input from the mobile phone 200 through the connector unit 110. Generate the desired power. The voltage output from the mobile phone 200 is a low voltage of about 4V, and since various functional units to be described later usually operate using a voltage of 5V or more, the power supply unit 120 preferably has sufficient boosting capability.

The power supply unit 120 also includes a switching function, and is configured to selectively supply power adjusted for a designated function unit in accordance with a control signal for driving each function unit individually or simultaneously.

The skin contact part 130 is a part exposed to the outside of the main body to be in contact with the skin of the user, and may have a smooth surface in order to reduce friction with the skin. At this time, the skin contact 130 is preferably formed of a conductive material (for example, metal) to be combined with the ion generator 140 to be described later to express the iontophoretic phenomenon to the user's skin.

Further, by forming a plurality of protrusions on the skin contact portion 130 may be configured to obtain a massage effect when the user rubs the skin contact portion 130 against the skin. The plurality of protrusions 132 may be formed to form a plurality of holes in the metal plate, made of rubber or acrylic polymer resin, various polymers and exposed to the outside through the holes, or to bond the protrusions to the metal plate surface. Configuration is also possible.

When power is supplied from the power supply unit 120, the ion generator 140 emits an anion or a cation specialized for skin beauty through the skin contact unit 130.

In this case, the operating power of the ion generator 140 may use the power provided from the power supply 120 as it is, or the ion generator 140 may be provided with a booster circuit to convert it into desired power.

When power is supplied from the power supply unit 120, the ultrasonic vibration unit 150 outputs ultrasonic vibrations specialized for skin beauty through the skin contact unit 130. The ultrasonic vibration unit 150 may include a piezoelectric material such as quartz, tomaline, barium titanate, zirconate, and zinc oxide, which generate vibration in accordance with a waveform of applied electric power. For example, 1 to 5 MHz It can be adjusted to vibrate at a frequency of.

The far infrared emitter 160 emits far infrared rays when electric power is supplied from the power supply unit 120. The far infrared emitter 160 may be provided with a far infrared self-radiating material to emit far infrared rays through the surface of the skin contact 130 (or the far-infrared radiation material may be mixed with a material such as a metal constituting the skin contact part). ), Or may be configured to emit far infrared rays directly to the skin using a light emitting element such as an infrared LED at the rear of the skin contact 130 or in another separate location.

The controller 170 controls the operation of the power supply unit 120 according to a control signal input from the external connection terminal 210 of the mobile phone 200 connected through the connector unit 110. The power supply unit 120 is ready to output power converted from power input from the mobile phone 200 through the connector unit 110 to each functional unit. Alternatively, a plurality of functional units are operated.

The control signal is a signal for selectively driving at least one of the ion generator 140, the ultrasonic vibrator 150, and the far-infrared emitter 160 in the application 270 of the mobile phone 200 or a plurality of functional units simultaneously. It consists of a pattern. Examples and operations of the shape of the signal will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

Skin care auxiliary device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration, the beauty function such as the ion generator 140, the ultrasonic vibration unit 150, far-infrared emitting unit 160 in the body only And a power supply unit 120 for supplying power thereto and a control unit 170 for controlling a switching operation of the power supply unit 120 according to a control signal input from the outside. Can be reduced. In addition, there is no need to construct a control circuit (control circuit for driving each function unit in a specific manner) implemented with expensive elements. Therefore, it is possible to realize an inexpensive personal and portable skin care assistive device.

Indeed, when looking at a skin care device that has been implemented as a conventional single product, for example, having iontophoretic function, a skin care program that controls the intensity and duration of iontophoresis is stored in various selected modes in various modes of use. Therefore, it can be seen that the cost of manufacturing and adding a control circuit for controlling iontophoretic operation is a very large part of the price of the entire apparatus. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the overall cost of the skin care device only by removing the control circuit.

In addition, since the skin care aid can be driven using the battery 220 of the mobile phone 200, there is no need to have a battery on its own, so that the price can be lowered, so that many users can feel free to use .

Next, a mobile phone coupled to the skin care auxiliary device according to the present invention and controlling the operation of the device will be described. Here, it is preferable that the cellular phone 200 is a smart phone which is widely used recently. The smartphone can be easily downloaded and executed by any user, and various functions provided to the mobile phone can be freely controlled by the executed application.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 200 should include at least an external connection terminal 210, a battery 220, and an application 270. In addition, the mobile phone 200 is basically equipped with a vibration motor 230.

The external connection terminal 210 includes a charging terminal for receiving an external power source for charging the battery 220 embedded in the mobile phone 200 and a communication terminal for performing data communication with another mobile phone or a computer. . Here, the charging terminal may be controlled to output the power from the battery 220 to the outside. Power output to the outside from the battery 220 may be provided to the power supply unit 120 through the connector unit 110 of the skin care auxiliary device 100. If the function of outputting the power of the battery 220 to the outside through the charging terminal in the mobile phone can not be implemented, it may be configured to output power using another terminal such as an earphone terminal. As the communication terminal, a control signal for controlling the power supply by the power supply unit 120 may be output.

The battery 220 is a rechargeable battery included in the mobile phone.

The vibration motor 230 is a motor that is typically provided in the mobile phone and is a motor that implements the vibration generating function of the mobile phone 200. Alternatively, it may be a device that generates vibration in a manner other than rotational force, such as a solenoid, instead of a motor.

The application 270 is a form in which a downloaded program is executed by connecting to a network such as the mobile Internet using the mobile phone 200, and is specifically configured to drive the skin care aid 100 according to the present invention. In the application 270, a predetermined skin care program is configured for various modes. In the skin care program, one or more of the ion generator 140, the ultrasonic vibrator 150, and the far-infrared emitter 160 provided in the skin care auxiliary device 100 are driven to have a predetermined intensity in a predetermined order. The control signal is set.

In addition, the application 270 may further include a function of controlling the vibration motor 230 provided in the mobile phone 200.

By providing the application 270 having such a configuration, even if the skin care auxiliary device 100 according to the present invention does not have a control circuit for individually controlling each function unit according to a predetermined program, it can be provided in a software form. By driving the application 270, it is possible to provide various control signals for various modes through the mobile phone 200. Therefore, even if the control circuit is not built in the skin care aid 100 according to the present invention, the operation of each functional unit can be variously controlled in a desired manner.

On the other hand, according to the mobile phone combined skin care auxiliary device 100 according to the present invention, in a state in which the mobile phone 200 and the skin care auxiliary device 100 is in close contact with each other, the application 270 is embedded in the mobile phone 200 By controlling the operation of the vibration motor 230, the vibration by the vibration motor 230 may be transmitted to the skin of the user through the skin contact 130 of the skin care aid 100. The vibration of the motor allows the user to enjoy the skin massage effect.

2A and 2B are views illustrating a form of a skin care assisting device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a state in which it is combined with a mobile phone.

Referring to FIG. 2A, an insertion groove 102 into which the mobile phone 200 may be inserted is formed at one side of the skin care auxiliary device main body 100, and the mobile phone 200 is fixed to one side of the insertion groove 102. A band 104 is provided for the purpose.

Insertion groove 102 may be made in a partially open form, as shown, may be made so that only a portion of the mobile phone 200 is inserted. Alternatively, the entirety of the mobile phone 200 may be inserted, or may be formed in a typical mobile phone case in which all surfaces except the display surface of the mobile phone 200 may be wrapped.

The mobile phone to be applied to the skin care aid according to the present invention may not be firmly fixed even if it is inserted into the insertion groove because it is not limited to the type and size. At this time, the mobile phone and the main body of the device may be tightly attached by using an elastic band. Further, even if a band is not formed, a part of the device body (at least near the insertion groove) may be formed of an elastic material, so that the mobile phone can be fixed in the inserted state by the elasticity of the insertion groove itself.

On the other side of the skin care auxiliary device 100, it can be seen that the skin contact portion 130 is formed as a part in contact with the skin of the user. In addition, a plurality of protrusions 132 are formed on the surface of the skin contacting part 130.

In addition, the skin care aid 100 is formed with a connector 110 to be connected to the external connection terminal 210 of the mobile phone 200.

2b shows a state in which the skin care aid device and the mobile phone configured as described above are coupled to each other. The mobile phone 200 is fitted into the insertion groove 102 of the skin care aid 100 and is fixed by the band 104.

In addition, the external connection terminal 210 of the mobile phone 200 and the connector unit 110 of the device main body 100 are connected by a predetermined connection cable. The connector 110 of the skin care aid 100 is exposed inside the insertion groove 102, so that the mobile phone 200 may be implemented to be automatically connected when the cell 200 is fully inserted into the insertion groove 102 of the device. have. This configuration eliminates the need for connecting cables.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting a control signal for controlling a mobile phone-type skin care auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Such a control signal is an example of the skin care program designated in advance in the application. For example, the control signal is configured in response to functions such as "skin soothing", "wrinkle removal", "nutrition absorption improvement", and the like. There may be.

In the figure, a vibration massage by driving the vibration motor provided in the mobile phone, anion generating unit, an ultrasonic vibrating unit and a program for controlling the far infrared emitting unit are shown. As shown, each functional unit may operate individually one by one, or a plurality of functional units may be programmed to operate simultaneously.

Claims

A main body having a coupling mechanism that can be coupled to the mobile phone;
A connector unit for receiving a control signal and power from an external input terminal of the mobile phone;
A power supply for transforming the power supply to an arbitrary voltage;
A skin contact part disposed on one side of the main body and in contact with the skin of the user;
An ion generator configured to emit skin cosmetic ions through the skin contact unit by using power input from the power supply unit;
An ultrasonic vibration unit configured to apply ultrasonic vibration for skin beauty to the skin contact unit using the power input from the power supply unit;
A far infrared ray emitting unit for emitting far infrared rays through the skin contact unit using power input from the power supply unit; And
And a controller configured to selectively provide power output from the power supply unit to at least one of the ion generating unit, the ultrasonic vibrating unit, and the far infrared emitting unit according to the control signal input from an external input terminal of the mobile phone. Skin Beauty Aids.

The method of claim 1,
The skin contact portion, the mobile phone combined skin care aids, characterized in that a plurality of projections are formed for the skin massage.

The method of claim 1,
The coupling mechanism is a mobile phone combined skin care aids, characterized in that it comprises an elastic band for keeping the mobile phone in close contact with the main body.

The method of claim 1,
The external connection terminal of the mobile phone is a mobile phone combined skin care device, characterized in that the data communication connection terminal or earphone terminal with a charging function.

The method of claim 1,
The mobile phone includes a control application, the application is operated mobile skin combined skin care device, characterized in that the control signal and the output of the power from the mobile phone battery is controlled.

The method of claim 5,
The application, the mobile phone combined skin care aids, characterized in that for further controlling the operation of the vibration generating motor built in the mobile phone.

The method of claim 1,
And the connector unit is connected to the external connection terminal of the mobile phone to receive the control signal, and is connected to a transformer connected to a home AC power source to receive power from the transformer.