JP5385958B2 - Facial massager - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a facial method and a facial device for irradiating ions on the skin surface.

  A conventional facial device is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this facial device, a blower and an ion generator are arranged in a blow passage provided in the casing. The ion generator discharges in the air in the air passage and generates positive ions and negative ions. An air flow is generated in the air passage by driving the blower, and air containing ions is irradiated toward the skin surface from an air outlet provided at one end of the air passage. Thereby, skin moisture content increases, the moisture retention function of dermis improves, and the moisturizing effect of the skin surface can be acquired.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2011-98187 (page 5 to page 11, FIG. 2)

  In recent years, regardless of age and sex, interest in beauty has increased. In addition, the burden on the skin has increased due to the use of air conditioners and the like, disturbances in daily rhythms, etc., and an increasing number of people are concerned about dry skin. For this reason, a facial method and a facial device with higher moisturizing effect are required.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a facial method and a facial device that can improve the moisturizing effect on the skin surface.

  In order to achieve the above object, the facial beauty method of the present invention is characterized by irradiating the skin surface with positive and negative ions generated from air by discharge in the atmosphere together with humidified air.

  According to this structure, it discharges in air | atmosphere, a positive ion and a negative ion generate | occur | produce from air, and a positive ion and a negative ion are contained in the humidified air. Air containing positive ions and negative ions is irradiated onto the skin surface, and the skin surface is moisturized.

Further, in the beauty method of the above configuration, the present invention provides that the positive ion is H ₃ O ⁺ (H ₂ O) m (m is 0 or any natural number), and the negative ion is O ₂ ⁻ (H ₂ O). It is characterized by n (n is 0 or any natural number).

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the positive ions and the negative ions are generated by discharging in humidified air in the face beauty method having the above-described configuration.

  Further, the facial device of the present invention comprises an ion generator that generates positive ions and negative ions from the air by discharge in the atmosphere, and a humidifying unit that humidifies the air taken in from the surroundings, and is humidified by the humidifying unit. The positive ion and the negative ion are contained in the air, and the skin is irradiated from the air outlet toward the skin surface.

  According to this configuration, the ion generator discharges in the atmosphere to generate positive ions and negative ions from the air, and the air humidified by the humidifying unit includes positive ions and negative ions. Air containing positive ions and negative ions is applied to the skin surface from the air outlet, and the skin surface is moisturized.

Further, in the facial device having the above-described configuration, the positive ion is H ₃ O ⁺ (H ₂ O) m (m is 0 or any natural number), and the negative ion is O ₂ ⁻ (H ₂ O). It is characterized by n (n is 0 or any natural number).

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that in the facial device configured as described above, the positive ions and the negative ions are generated by discharging the ion generator in the air humidified by the humidifying unit.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that the relative humidity of the air outlet is set to 70% or more in the facial device configured as described above.

  According to the present invention, positive ions and negative ions generated from the air by discharge are irradiated onto the skin surface together with the humidified air, so that the amount of skin moisture can be increased and the skin surface moisturizing effect can be improved.

The perspective view which shows the facial device of 1st Embodiment of this invention. Side surface sectional drawing which shows the facial device of 1st Embodiment of this invention. Side surface sectional view which shows the ion generator of the facial device of 1st Embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the change rate of the skin moisture content by the facial device of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the facial device of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the face device of 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the facial device of the first embodiment. The face device 1 is provided with a detachable water tank 21 at the rear of the main body 2 installed on a table or the like. A grill-like suction port 5 is opened on the peripheral surface of the rear portion of the main body 2, and an annular air outlet 6 is opened on the upper surface. An operation unit 3 is provided behind the air outlet 6.

  FIG. 2 shows a side sectional view of the facial device 1. A water storage tray 22 having an open upper surface is disposed at the bottom at the rear of the main body 2. The water storage tray 22 is provided with a protruding portion 22a protruding from the bottom surface. A cap (not shown) that closes the opening 21a provided at one end of the water tank 21 is screwed, and the cap is removed to supply water from the opening 21a.

  The cap is provided with a water inlet (not shown) and a water stop valve 21b for opening and closing the water inlet. When the opening 21a is arranged downward and the water tank 21 is mounted on the water storage tray 22, the protrusion 22a presses the water stop valve 21b and water is injected into the water storage tray 22 from the water inlet. Thereby, the water for humidification is stored in the water storage tray 22.

  A humidifying filter 23 made of a water-absorbing porous material or the like is erected on the water storage tray 22 with its lower end immersed therein. Thereby, the humidification filter 23 absorbs water from the water storage tray 22, and the air passing through the humidification filter 23 is humidified. Accordingly, the humidifying filter 23 constitutes a humidifying unit that humidifies the air taken in from the surroundings via the suction port 5.

  A blower passage 4 is provided in the main body 2 to communicate the suction port 5 and the blowout port 6. The humidifying filter 23 is disposed in the air passage 4, and the blower 7 is disposed between the humidifying filter 23 and the outlet 6. The blower 7 is formed of a sirocco fan. When the blower 7 is driven, ambient air is sucked from the suction port 5 and sent out from the blower port 6. The blower 7 may be formed of a turbo fan or a propeller fan.

  An ion generator 10 is disposed between the blower 7 and the outlet 6 so as to face the blower passage 4. FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the ion generator 10. The ion generator 10 is covered with a main body case 14, and on the upper surface of the main body case 14, for example, ion discharge holes 14a and 14b formed with a diameter of about 8 mm are opened. Needle-shaped discharge electrodes 11a and 11b are arranged in the discharge holes 14a and 14b. In addition, annular counter electrodes 12a and 12b arranged to face each other around the discharge electrodes 11a and 11b are arranged along the discharge holes 14a and 14b.

The counter electrodes 12a and 12b are grounded, and the discharge electrodes 11a and 11b are connected to a high voltage power supply (not shown) disposed in the main body case 14. A positive high voltage pulse voltage (for example, a frequency of 60 Hz and a peak voltage of about 2 kV) is applied to one discharge electrode 11a. A negative high-voltage pulse voltage (for example, a frequency of 60 Hz and a peak voltage of about 2 kV) is applied to the other discharge electrode 11b. Thereby, discharge occurs between the tip portions of the discharge electrodes 11a and 11b and the counter electrodes 12a and 12b, and plasma is generated. Molecules such as oxygen (O ₂ ) and water (H ₂ O) in the air receive energy by the generated plasma.

When the applied voltage is a positive voltage, water molecules in the air are ionized to generate oxonium ions (H ₃ O ⁺ ). The oxonium ions are clustered with water molecules in the air by solvation energy to generate mainly positive ions composed of H ₃ O ⁺ (H ₂ O) m (m is 0 or an arbitrary natural number). Then, positive ions are released from the discharge hole 14a provided with the discharge electrode 11a.

When the applied voltage is a negative voltage, oxygen molecules or water molecules in the air are ionized to generate oxygen ions O ₂ ⁻ . The oxygen ions are clustered with water molecules in the air by solvation energy, and negative ions mainly composed of O ₂ ^— (H ₂ O) n (n is an arbitrary natural number) are generated. Then, negative ions are released from the discharge hole 14b provided with the discharge electrode 11b.

At this time, when the voltage applied to the discharge electrodes 11a and 11b increases, the amount of ozone (O ₃ ) harmful to the human body increases. For this reason, a voltage at which the amount of ozone generated is less than or equal to an allowable amount (for example, 0.1 PPM) is applied to the discharge electrodes 11a and 11b.

  The face device 1 having the above-described configuration is installed on a table or the like with the air outlet 6 facing the user's face, and when the operation is started by the operation of the operation unit 3, the blower 7 and the ion generator 10 are driven. The air in the room is sucked into the suction port 5 from the surroundings by driving the blower 7 and circulates in the blower passage 4. The air flowing through the blower passage 4 passes through the humidification filter 23 and is humidified.

  The air that has passed through the humidifying filter 23 includes positive ions and negative ions generated by the ion generator 10. And the air containing a positive ion and a negative ion is sent toward a user's face from the blower outlet 6, and is irradiated to a user's skin surface.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the results of measuring the amount of change in skin moisture by the facial device 1. The vertical axis shows the rate of change in skin moisture (unit:%), and the horizontal axis shows the elapsed time (unit: minutes). The test for measuring changes in skin water content was a randomized 6 test section crossover test, in which 24 subjects were divided into 6 groups of 4 persons and each group was implemented in the following 4 test sections.

  In the test section 1, the ion generator 10 is stopped, and the blower 7 is driven to supply water to the water storage tray 22 without supplying water. The result of test group 1 is indicated by A (x marker) in the figure.

  In the test section 2, the ion generator 10 is stopped and the blower 7 is driven in a state where water is supplied to the water storage tray 22 to send out humidified air. The result of test group 2 is indicated by B (square marker) in the figure.

  In the test section 3, the ion generator 10 is driven, and the blower 7 is driven to supply water to the water storage tray 22 without supplying water. The result of test group 3 is indicated by C (triangular marker) in the figure.

  In the test section 4, the ion generator 10 is driven, and the blower 7 is driven in a state where water is supplied to the water storage tray 22 to send out humidified air containing ions. The result of test group 4 is indicated by D (open circle marker) in the figure.

  In the figure, E (black circle marker) indicates the product of changes in the amount of skin moisture in the test group 2 (B) and the test group 3 (C).

  The temperature of each test room is adjusted by an air conditioner with a target of 26 ° C., and the humidity is adjusted to a target of 40% by a desiccant type dehumidifier. The subject was allowed to enter the test room after cleansing with cleansing milk and cleansing foam. In the test room, the subject sat in a chair and rested for a total of 200 minutes, 80 minutes before operation of the test machine, 60 minutes after operation of the test machine, and 60 minutes after stop. This was performed once each in the morning and afternoon.

Further, the facial device 1 is arranged in front so that the wind from the blowout port 6 hits the face of the subject, the distance between the face and the blowout port 6 is 80 cm, and the ion concentration of the face in the test sections 3 and 4 is 25,000. Pieces / cm ³ . The humidifying amount of the face device 1 in the test sections 2 to 4 is 30 mL / hour, and the relative humidity at the air outlet 6 is 70% or more.

  The skin moisture content is measured every 10 minutes from the start of operation of the facial device 1 for 1 hour. Moreover, the same location of the temple part of 1 cm in width of the left eye was measured using Corneometer CM825 manufactured by Integral.

  According to FIG. 4, the skin in the test group 4 (D: humidification + ion) as compared to the test group 1 (A: air blow only), the test group 2 (B: humidification), and the test group 3 (C: ion). Increases moisture content. Further, although the skin moisture content slightly increases in the test group 2 and the test group 3, even when these are combined individually, the skin moisture content in the test group 4 is smaller as shown by E in the figure.

  Therefore, the moisturizing effect on the skin surface can be improved by irradiating the skin surface with ions in humidified air. Further, the amount of skin moisture in the test group 4 is larger than that in the test groups 2 and 3 after 10 minutes from the start of the test, and the moisture retention effect can be obtained rapidly.

The positive ions and _O ² consists of ^{_{H 3 O + (H 2 O}} ) m sent from the air outlet 6 - by negative ion consisting of _(H 2 O) n, the formula (1) to (3) Nano-sized water molecules are generated. At this time, the —OH group adheres to the skin surface and is locally hydrophilized, so that water molecules easily penetrate into the skin. For this reason, it is considered that water molecules generated by positive ions and negative ions and clustered water molecules are efficiently adsorbed on the skin and moisturized.

(1) H ₃ O ⁺ + O ₂ ⁻ → OH + H ₂ O ₂
(2) H ₃ O ⁺ + O ₂ ⁻ → O ₂ H + H ₂ O
(3) 2H ₂ O ₂ → 2H ₂ O + O ₂

  According to the present embodiment, positive ions and negative ions generated from the air by discharge are irradiated onto the skin surface from the air outlet 6 together with the humidified air, so that the amount of skin moisture is increased and the moisture retention effect on the skin surface is improved. Can do.

  Moreover, since the ion generator 10 which generate | occur | produces positive ion and negative ion from air by discharge in air | atmosphere and the humidification filter 23 (humidification part) which humidifies the air taken in from the circumference | surroundings are provided, ion is supplied to humidified air. It is possible to easily realize the facial device 1 that includes and irradiates the skin surface.

The positive ions are ^{_{H 3 O + (H 2 O}} ) m, the negative ions are _O ² - since in _(H 2 O) n, it is possible to easily increase the skin moisture content.

  Moreover, since the relative humidity of the blower outlet 6 is 70% or more, the moisturizing effect can be improved reliably.

  In the present embodiment, the air passage 4 may be branched and the ion generator 10 and the humidifying filter 23 may be arranged in separate passages and merged in the vicinity of the air outlet 6. As a result, the humidified air contains ions and can be sent out from the outlet 6. However, it is more desirable to generate ions by the ion generator 10 in the air humidified by the humidifying filter 23 as in this embodiment because the structure can be simplified.

  Next, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are a perspective view and a front view showing the facial device of the second embodiment. For convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. The face device 41 has a container 42 formed in a bottomed cylindrical cup shape having an opening 42a on one side. A packing 44 made of an elastic material such as silicon rubber is provided on the periphery of the opening surface 42a. The container 42 is hermetically sealed by closely attaching the packing 44 to the skin surface and closing the opening 42a.

An annular humidifier 25 is detachably provided on the inner peripheral surface of the container 42. Humidifier 25 is formed into a sponge shape having a water-absorbing, you humidify the air in the container 42. An ion generator 10 to which power is supplied via the power cord 5 is attached in the container 42. Positive ions and negative ions are released from the discharge electrodes 11 a and 11 b of the ion generator 10.

In the facial device 41 having the above-described configuration, when the container 42 equipped with the humidified portion 25 that has absorbed water is brought into contact with the face of the user to start the operation, the ion generator 10 is driven. Thereby, the humidified air is filled in the container 42, and positive ions and negative ions are naturally diffused and contained in the humidified air. And it contacts with the air where the positive ion and the negative ion were humidified through the opening part 42a to the user's skin surface.

  Therefore, the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained. Moreover, since the container 42 is formed in a cup shape and the container 42 is gripped and the periphery of the opening surface 42a is pressed against the skin surface, ions can be easily brought into contact with the skin surface to obtain a moisturizing effect.

  According to this invention, it can utilize for the facial device which irradiates ion to the skin surface.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 41 Facial device 2 Main body part 3 Operation part 4 Blower passage 5 Intake port 6 Outlet 10 Ion generator 11a, 11b Discharge electrode 12a, 12b Counter electrode 21 Water tank 22 Water storage tray 23 Humidification filter 42 Container 44 Packing

Claims (2)

A water-absorbing humidifier , an ion generator that generates positive ions and negative ions from the air by discharge in the atmosphere, and a bottomed cylindrical cup-shaped container having an open surface on one side,
Together with the humidifying unit is removably mounted in said container, said ion generating device is disposed in the vessel, water was the periphery skin surface of the humidifying unit by gripping the container mounted the opening surface By being pressed, the positive ions and the negative ions are contained in the humidified air that fills the container disposed in a sealed state, and the air containing the positive ions and the negative ions passes through the opening surface. A facial device that touches the skin surface. The positive ion is H ₃ O ⁺ (H ₂ O) m (m is 0 or any natural number), and the negative ion is O ₂ ⁻ (H ₂ O) n (n is 0 or any natural number). The facial device according to claim 1 .

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