JP2010187767A - Cosmetic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic apparatus mounted on an ion generating device, which is capable of emitting ions effectively for a long period of time by suppressing aging deterioration of a discharge electrode. <P>SOLUTION: The cosmetic apparatus is divided by an elastic attaching member 66, which functions also as a partition member, into a space X2 around a needle electrode 63 in an ion generating part 33 (an ion discharging part 61) and a space X1 within a cosmetic apparatus body 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cosmetic device including an ion generator that generates ions by generating a discharge based on application of a high voltage to a discharge electrode for ion emission.

  This type of ion generator has a needle electrode for ion emission and a counter electrode connected to the ground, as shown in, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, and a minus to the needle electrode. Corona discharge is generated between the two electrodes based on the high voltage applied, and negative ions are generated based on the discharge. Incidentally, Patent Document 1 shows a hair dryer provided with the ion generator, and Patent Document 2 shows a steam-type facial device provided with the ion generator.

JP 2002-191426 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-24897

  By the way, in the hair dryer of Patent Document 1, the space around the needle electrode for ion emission and the space in the dryer body are not partitioned, and the space around the needle electrode is also used in the steam type facial device of Patent Document 2. And the space inside the facial device body are not partitioned.

  Therefore, in these dryer main body and facial device main body, since the heating device is built for generation of warm air and generation of steam, when a member containing silicon is used in the main body, When a member using a silicon material is heated, floating silicon is generated in the space inside the main body, and if this floating silicon adheres to the needle electrode, it will interfere with corona discharge and reduce the amount of negative ions generated. In addition, even when no silicon material is used inside the main body, when the heat inside the main body escapes to the outside, dust existing inside the main body moves due to the flow of air and adheres to the needle electrode, causing corona discharge. This will hinder the generation of negative ions. Therefore, in order to perform ion emission satisfactorily over a long period of time, it is desired to suppress such deterioration over time of the needle electrode for ion emission (discharge electrode).

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide a beauty apparatus equipped with an ion generator that can suppress ion aging of the discharge electrode and perform ion release well over a long period of time. Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 is a cosmetic device including an ion generator that generates an ion by generating discharge at a discharge electrode based on application of a high voltage, and the ion generator The gist of the present invention is that the space around the discharge electrode and the space inside the beauty device body are partitioned by a partition member.

  In this invention, since the space around the discharge electrode in the ion generator and the space in the beauty device body are partitioned by the partition member, the floating silicon generated by the heating device in the beauty device body and the member using the silicon material Foreign matter such as dust and dust can be prevented from entering the space around the discharge electrode from the main body side, and foreign matter can be prevented from adhering to the discharge electrode which accelerates the progress of deterioration over time.

The gist of the invention according to claim 2 is that, in the beauty device according to claim 1, the partition member is arranged on the rear side of the tip of the discharge electrode.
In this invention, since the partition member is arranged on the rear side of the tip of the discharge electrode, the structure on the tip side of the discharge electrode from which ions are released can be simply configured, and the configuration that does not hinder the ion emission to the outside as much as possible. Is possible.

The gist of the invention described in claim 3 is that, in the cosmetic device according to claim 1 or 2, the partition member has at least a contact portion with another member made of an elastic material.
In this invention, since the partition member is made of at least an elastic material in contact with the other member, the tightness of both spaces is increased by close contact with the elastic portion, and floating silicon or dust generated in the beauty device body Invasion of foreign matter into the discharge electrode side space is more reliably prevented.

The gist of the invention of claim 4 is that, in the beauty device of claim 3, the partition member is composed of one part, and the whole is made of an elastic material.
In this invention, since the partition member as a whole composed of one component is made of an elastic material, the partition member can be easily formed of a single material.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the cosmetic device according to the fourth aspect, the ion generator includes a lead wire for applying a voltage to the discharge electrode. Its gist is that it is elastically held by the partition member made of an elastic material.

  In this invention, since the lead wire of the ion generator is elastically held by the partition member made of an elastic material as a whole, the sealed state of both spaces at the lead wire portion is increased, and the beauty of the lead wire portion is also achieved. Intrusion of foreign matters such as floating silicon and dust generated in the apparatus main body into the discharge electrode side space is more reliably prevented. Moreover, the increase in the number of parts can be suppressed by using the member for holding the lead wire and sealing the lead wire portion also as the partition member.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the cosmetic device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the ion generator is mounted on the beauty device main body in a united state. The gist of the present invention is that the partition member is integrally provided on the unitized ion generator side.

  In this invention, the partition member is integrally provided on the unitized ion generator side, and at the same time the ion generator is mounted on the beauty device body, the partition between the discharge electrode side space and the beauty device body side space is provided. Therefore, the partition structure can be easily constructed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the beauty apparatus mounted with the ion generator which can suppress ion-aging deterioration of a discharge electrode and can perform ion discharge | release favorably over a long term can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the facial device in this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the facial device in the front-back direction and was seen from the right side. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the same facial device in the left-right direction and was seen from the back side. It is an expanded sectional view of the negative ion generation part part of the same facial device. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the function of the same facial device. It is a circuit diagram which shows the negative ion production | generation circuit of the same facial device. It is a measurement figure for demonstrating the characteristic of the negative ion production | generation part of the same facial device.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a facial device 10 as a beauty device provided with the ion generator of this embodiment. A facial body 12 is housed and fixed in a substantially cylindrical main body case 11 with a bottom, and a nozzle part 13 and a switch part 14 are provided on the upper surface of the facial body 12 that is flush with the opening of the body case 11. is set up. The upper surface of the facial body 12 having the nozzle portion 13 and the switch portion 14 can be exposed and concealed by a main cover 15 attached to the body case 11 so as to be openable and closable (tiltable).

  The nozzle unit 13 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the facial body 12, and a pair of steam nozzles 21 and 22 that discharge steam (warm mist), a mist nozzle 23 that discharges cold mist, and ions that discharge negative ions. The nozzle 24 is provided, the mist nozzle 23 is disposed at the center in the left-right direction, the steam nozzles 21 and 22 are disposed on both the left and right sides, and the ion nozzle 24 is disposed above the mist nozzle 23. The discharge directions of the steam nozzles 21 and 22, the mist nozzle 23, and the ion nozzle 24 are set so as to face the same direction obliquely upward on the front side, and when used so as to face the front side of the facial device 10 and the user. The discharge direction is set toward the user's face. In addition, the nozzle part 13 becomes a structure which can be tilt-adjusted, and the discharge | emission angle of each nozzle 21-24 can be adjusted integrally. The nozzle cover 16 is also attached to the nozzle portion 13 so as to be openable and closable (can be tilted), and the nozzles 21 to 24 can be exposed and concealed by the opening and closing thereof.

  Further, on the right side before the nozzle unit 13, a power switch 25, an operation control switch 26, and a course selection switch 27 each formed by a push button switch are provided as the switch unit 14. The power switch 25 performs an on / off operation of the facial device 10, and the operation control switch 26 and the course selection switch 27 combine a steam and a cold mist to release the course toward the target object. The selection of various courses such as a course that emits only steam and the determination (start of operation) are performed.

  In addition, a tank accommodating portion 17 is provided on the left side of the nozzle portion 13 so as to be recessed from the upper surface of the facial body 12, and the tank accommodating portion 17 is flush with the opening. A water supply tank 18 is detachably accommodated. The water supply tank 18 can be supplied by the user after being removed from the facial device 10, and steam and cold mist are generated from the stored water.

As shown in FIG. 2, the facial body 12 includes a steam generation unit 31, a mist generation unit 32, and a negative ion generation unit 33.
The steam generation unit 31 is provided on the front side of the facial body 12 and generates steam (warm mist). The steam generation unit 31 is provided with PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) heaters 35 and 36 that generate heat based on the supply of drive current and have a self-control function of the heat generation on the front side and the rear side, respectively. The water supplied into the boiler chamber 37 inside the PTC heaters 35 and 36 is boiled through the steam to generate steam. Incidentally, a part of the water supply pipe line 19 extending from the water supply tank 18 is disposed in contact with the outer surface of the front PTC heater 35, and is warmed before flowing into the boiler chamber 37. Steam is generated efficiently within the system. The water supply line 19 is connected to the drainage port 38a of the facial device 10 through the drainage line 38 (see FIG. 5), and the water stop valve on the drainage line 38 controlled by the operation of the drainage switch. In 39, it is possible to drain the facial device 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a steam guide pipe 41 for guiding the generated steam to the pair of steam nozzles 21 and 22 is connected to the upper portion of the boiler chamber 37. The steam guide pipe 41 has a branch portion 42 in the middle and is divided into two branches at equal distances from the branch portion 42 toward the steam nozzles 21 and 22, and the steam generated in the boiler chamber 37 is converted into the steam nozzles 21, Guide up to 22 each. Since the pressure in the boiler chamber 37 and the steam guide pipe 41 is high, steam is discharged from the discharge holes of the steam nozzles 21 and 22 with a certain degree of momentum.

  Further, a steam discharge portion 43 having a discharge electrode 43 a is provided at a position slightly before the branch portion 42 of the steam guide conduit 41. The steam discharge portion 43 is for further miniaturizing the steam passing through the discharge portion 43 by its own discharge. In addition, the steam discharge portion 43 uses a metal (for example, platinum) that has an antioxidative effect and is good for the skin, and generates metal fine particles by utilizing discharge, thereby miniaturizing the steam. And the inclusion of fine metal particles. The steam refined by the discharge unit 43 is rectified at the downstream side of the steam discharge unit 43 and immediately before the branch unit 42 so that the same amount branches from the branch unit 42 to the respective steam nozzles 21 and 22. A rectifying unit 44 is provided (see FIGS. 3 and 5).

  The mist generating unit 32 is provided on the rear side of the steam generating unit 31 and generates a cold mist using the venturi effect. The water in the water supply line 19 extending from the water supply tank 18 is used not only as the steam generation but also as a cold mist, and a water supply line for supplying a part of the water from the water supply line 19 to the mist nozzle 23. 51 is provided. A part of the water supply conduit 51 is arranged to meander in the plane direction of the heat radiating surface (vertical surface) 36a of the rear PTC heater 36 and abut against the heat radiating surface 36a. Sterilization of water for cold mist in the water supply pipe 51 is also performed by heating the PTC heater 36 on the side. Note that a filter 52 is mounted in the pipe at a position immediately before the mist nozzle 23 in the water supply pipe 51 to remove dust from passing water.

  Also, as the mist generating unit 32, a pneumatic feeding path 53 is provided in the facial body 12 and air is fed into the pneumatic feeding path 53 by the operation of a pump 54 using an electric motor as a drive source. Is called. This pumped air is supplied toward the discharge hole of the mist nozzle 23, and a venturi effect is produced by joining the water in the water supply pipe 51 before the discharge hole, and the water in the water supply pipe 51 is sucked out together with the pumped air. As a result, cold mist is generated and discharged.

  The negative ion production | generation part 33 is provided in the nozzle part 13 as shown in FIG.2 and FIG.4, generates a corona discharge, and produces | generates a negative ion. The ion generation unit 33 is configured such that a unitized negative ion discharge unit 61 is accommodated and held in an accommodation recess 24 a formed in the ion nozzle 24 of the nozzle unit 13. In the ion discharge portion 61, the needle electrode 63 is supported with respect to the electrode holder 62 having a predetermined shape so as to be accommodated and held in the accommodation recess 24a, and on the tip of the needle electrode 63, on the axis of the needle electrode 63. An annular counter electrode 64 is supported and configured so that the annular center is located. A lead wire 65 is connected to the needle electrode 63 and the counter electrode 64 on the rear side of the tip of the needle electrode 63, and each lead wire 65 is connected to the rear portion of the electrode holder 62 (from the tip of the needle electrode 63). The elastic mounting member 66 integrally provided on the rear side) is elastically held and led out to the face body 12 side, and is connected to the control circuit board 71 in the vicinity of the upper surface of the face body 12.

  Incidentally, in this ion generation part 33 (ion discharge part 61), the space X2 around the needle electrode 63 is only opened to the outside, and the space X2 around the needle electrode 63 and the space X1 in the facial body 12 are partitioned. It has been. As for the partition of the space X2 around the needle electrode 63, the elastic mounting member 66 provided at the rear part of the electrode holder 62 is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the housing recess 24a in an annular shape (the elastic mounting member 66 is also in close contact with each lead wire 65). It is made in. Here, when a member made of a silicon material (for example, a part of the water supply conduit 51) provided in the space X1 in the facial body 12 is heated by a heat source such as the PTC heaters 35 and 36, the space X1 enters the space X1. An event occurs in which silicon floats and the floating silicon rides on the heated air in the facial body 12 and adheres to the needle electrode 63, thereby preventing corona discharge and reducing the amount of negative ions generated. In addition, the dust in the facial body 12 is likely to adhere to the needle electrode 63 on the air. Therefore, by partitioning the space X2 around the needle electrode 63 and the space X1 inside the facial body 12, foreign matters such as floating silicon and dust generated in the facial body 12 can enter the space X2 around the needle electrode 63. This prevents the foreign matter from adhering to the needle electrode 63.

  The control circuit board 71 is supplied with power from the outside by a power cord 70 (see FIG. 1), and based on the control of the control circuit 72 composed of various circuit components mounted on the board 71, the steam generation unit 31, Operation power is supplied to each of the mist generation unit 32 and the ion generation unit 33. As shown in FIG. 5, the control circuit 72 switches between the operable state and the stopped state of the facial device 10 based on the on / off operation of the power switch 25, and the operation control switch 26 and the course selection switch in the operable state. Based on the setting of various use courses by 27 combination operations, the operation of the steam generating unit 31 (PTC heaters 35, 36, the steam discharge unit 43, etc.) and the mist generating unit 32 (pump 54, etc.) is controlled. In addition, the ion generation unit 33 (ion discharge unit 61) is operated together with the operations of the previous generation units 31 and 32.

  Further, a negative ion generation circuit 73 as shown in FIG. The ion generation circuit 73 includes an ion discharge power supply circuit 74 that generates a DC voltage boosted to the minus side, for example, to −5 [kV], and the boost voltage is applied to the needle electrode 63 of the ion discharge unit 61. Is done. On the other hand, the counter electrode 64 is connected to, for example, the ground (GND) (may be connected to the ground through a resistor or the like).

  When a high voltage is applied to the needle electrode 63 during negative ion generation, a corona discharge is generated around the tip of the needle electrode 63 due to a potential difference with the counter electrode 64, and negative ions are generated. The generated negative ions are attracted to the counter electrode 64 having a potential lower than that of the needle electrode 63, and the portion not attached to the counter electrode 64 is released toward the outside of the ion nozzle 24, that is, toward the user's face surface or the like.

  In the ion generator 33 (ion discharge unit 61), as described above, the space X2 around the needle electrode 63 and the space X1 in the facial body 12 are partitioned, and floating silicon generated in the facial body 12 is generated. Since foreign matter such as dust or dust is prevented from adhering to the needle electrode 63, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 7, the discharge current gradually decreases with time, and corona discharge continues for a long time. It turns out that it is performed well. On the other hand, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 7, when the space X2 around the needle electrode 63 and the space X1 in the facial body 12 are not partitioned (conventional mode), the discharge current drops over time. It can be seen that sufficient corona discharge is not performed in a short period. Therefore, in the ion generation part 33 (ion discharge part 61) of this embodiment, since the aged deterioration of the needle electrode 63 is suppressed and discharge | release of a negative ion is performed favorably over a long period of time, maintenance and ion It is not necessary to replace the discharge part 61 for a long time.

Next, characteristic effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) In the present embodiment, the space X2 around the needle electrode 63 and the space X1 in the facial body 12 in the ion generator 33 (ion discharge unit 61) are partitioned by the elastic mounting member 66 that also functions as a partition member. It has been. As a result, foreign matter such as floating silicon generated in the heating device (heaters 35, 36) in the facial body 12 and the member using the silicon material, or dust or the like existing inside the body 12 is around the needle electrode 63 from the body 12 side. Can be prevented from entering the space X2 and foreign matter can be prevented from adhering to the needle electrode 63, which accelerates the progress of aging, so that ion emission can be performed well over a long period of time.

  (2) In this embodiment, since the elastic mounting member 66 (partition member) is disposed on the rear side of the tip of the needle electrode 63, the structure on the tip side of the needle electrode 63 from which ions are released is provided in this embodiment. Thus, it can be configured simply, and can be configured to prevent the ion emission to the outside as much as possible.

  (3) In the present embodiment, the elastic mounting member 66 (partition member) is in close contact with the other member (the housing recess 24a on the face body main body 12 side) due to its elasticity, so that both the spaces X1, X2 The hermetically sealed state is increased, and foreign matter intrusion into the space X2 on the needle electrode 63 side can be more reliably prevented. Further, since the elastic mounting member 66 is constituted by one part of an elastic material, it can be easily formed from a single material.

  (4) In this embodiment, since the lead wire 65 of the ion discharge part 61 is elastically held by the elastic mounting member 66, the sealed state of both the spaces X1, X2 at the lead wire 65 portion is increased, and this lead Also in the portion of the line 65, entry of foreign matter into the space X2 on the needle electrode 63 side can be prevented more reliably. Further, since the elastic mounting member 66 that holds the lead wire 65 and seals the lead wire 65 portion also functions as a partition member, an increase in the number of components can be suppressed due to the common use of components.

  (5) In the present embodiment, since the elastic mounting member 66 (partition member) is integrally provided on the unitized ion discharge unit 61 side, the needle electrode is simultaneously mounted on the face body 12 of the ion discharge unit 61. A partition is made between the space X2 on the 63 side and the space X1 on the face body 12 side. Thereby, the partition structure can be easily constructed.

In addition, you may change embodiment of this invention as follows.
-The structure of the beauty device 10 of the said embodiment may be changed suitably, and it is good also as a structure which produces | generates a positive ion in an ion generator (ion generation circuit 73).

  Further, in the ion discharge portion 61, the entire elastic mounting member 66 that also functions as a partition member is not configured as an elastic material, and may be formed of an elastic material only for a portion that abuts on the housing recess 24a or the lead wire 65, for example. . Moreover, you may perform sealing (partition) with the accommodation recessed part 24a and the lead wire 65 by a separate member. Further, the partition member may be provided on the face body 12 side (nozzle part 13 side) instead of being provided in the ion discharge part 61. The positional relationship of the partition members may be changed as appropriate.

  In the above embodiment, although applied to the facial device 10 equipped with the ion generator (ion discharge unit 61), hair / scalp care devices such as hair dryers, hair brushes, hair irons, etc. equipped with the ion generator and air purifiers. You may apply to other beauty apparatuses, such as a machine.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Beauty device (beauty device), 12 ... Beauty device body (beauty device body), 61 ... Ion discharge part (ion generator), 63 ... Needle electrode (discharge electrode), 66 ... Elastic mounting member (partition member), X1, X2 ... Space.

Claims (6)

A beauty device including an ion generator that generates ions by generating discharge at a discharge electrode based on application of a high voltage,
A beauty device, wherein a space around the discharge electrode in the ion generator and a space in a beauty device body are partitioned by a partition member. The beauty device according to claim 1,
The said partition member is arrange | positioned in the back side rather than the front-end | tip of the said discharge electrode, The beauty apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The beauty device according to claim 1 or 2,
A cosmetic device characterized in that the partition member is made of an elastic material at least in contact with another member. The beauty device according to claim 3,
The said partition member consists of one component, and the whole is comprised with the elastic material, The beauty apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The beauty device according to claim 4,
The ion generator includes a lead wire for applying a voltage to the discharge electrode, and the lead wire is elastically held by the partition member made of an elastic material as a whole. Beauty equipment. In the beauty apparatus of any one of Claims 1-5,
The ion generator is intended to be attached to the beauty device body in a unitized state,
The beauty device characterized in that the partition member is integrally provided on the unitized ion generator side.

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