Skin beautifying device

Abstract

The invention provides a skin beautifying device which is small in size and convenient to carry. The skin care device has: a rigid circuit board (14); a front support body (16) which is fixed to the front end portion (14A) of the rigid circuit board (14) and supports the irradiation device (40); a rear support body (20) which is fixed to a rear end portion (14B) of the rigid circuit board (14) and supports a power switch (72) and the like; and a housing (12) which is formed in a shape in which a sphere having a hollow structure for housing the rigid circuit board (14), the front support body (16), and the rear support body (20) is flattened, and which has an irradiation window (46) of the irradiation device (40) at the front part thereof.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a skin beautification device, and more particularly to a skin beautification device utilizing light irradiation. Background Art

[0002] As a skin beautifying device, there is known a handheld skin beautifying device that irradiates light toward the skin to obtain a skin beautifying effect of improving the skin condition by the light (for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2009-153606

[0004] As for the handheld skin care device, it is preferable that it is compact and has excellent portability such that it can be put into a cosmetic bag or the like and easily carried around when traveling or the like.

[0005] However, the conventional skin beautifying device requires a large capacitor and transformer to obtain the desired output, and thus has to be large in size, so that it is not easy to carry around. Summary of the invention

[0006] In view of the above background, an object of the present invention is to provide a small and portable skin care device.

[0007] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one embodiment of the present invention is a skin beautification device (10), which irradiates light onto the skin to obtain a skin beautification effect, wherein the skin beautification device (10) has: a rigid circuit board (14); a first support body (16), which is fixed to the first end (14A) of the rigid circuit board; a second support body (20), which is fixed to the second end (14B) of the rigid circuit board away from the first end; an irradiation device (40), which is installed on the first support body to irradiate the light; a working switch (72, 74, 76), which is installed on the second support body and is used to operate the irradiation device; and a housing (12), which is formed as a hollow structure for accommodating the rigid circuit board, the first support body and the second support body, and has an irradiation window (46) for the irradiation device.

[0008] According to this aspect, a skin-beautifying device that is small and easy to carry around can be obtained.

[0009] In the above-mentioned method, it is preferred that the first support body and the second support body are located in front and back separated positions, the rigid circuit board extends horizontally front and back between the first support body and the second support body to connect the first support body and the second support body to each other, and the rigid circuit board, the first support body and the second support body are combined with each other to form an assembly of a rigid structure.

[0010] According to this aspect, the rigid circuit board also serves as a connecting member connecting the first support body and the second support body, thereby achieving component saving and improving the degree of freedom in miniaturization design of the skin care device.

[0011] In the above aspect, it is preferable that the housing is formed in a substantially circular flat plate shape in a plan view, and has a shape obtained by flattening a sphere.

[0012] In the above aspect, preferably, the housing includes a front housing (24) and a rear housing (26) which are divided substantially in a diameter direction so that the first end side and the second end side are separated from each other.

[0013] According to this aspect, both the front case and the rear case have good moldability, and the degree of freedom in design is improved.

[0014] In the above aspect, preferably, the front housing has the irradiation window, the front housing is a hollow structure for housing the first support, and the rear housing is a hollow structure for housing the second support and the rigid circuit board.

[0015] According to this aspect, the front case and the rear case each share the responsibility of accommodating the first support body and the rigid circuit board, thereby achieving good space efficiency.

[0016] In the above-mentioned embodiment, it is preferred that the rear housing has an engagement groove (30) on the inner surface of the side wall for engaging the side edge (14C) of the rigid circuit board, and the rear housing is supported by the rigid circuit board.

[0017] According to this aspect, the rear housing and the rigid circuit board can be assembled to each other easily and reliably.

[0018] In the above embodiment, preferably, the front shell has a smaller outer contour than the rear shell, and the skin beautification device further comprises a cover (13) embedded in the front shell and cooperating with the rear shell to define a smooth outer contour.

[0019] According to this aspect, the skin care device with the cover attached is easier to hold and easier to carry by putting it in a bag or the like.

[0020] In the above method, preferably, the skin beautification device also has: a capacitor (56) and a transformer (58), which are arranged on one side of the rigid circuit board and are used for the irradiation device; and a secondary battery (62), which is arranged on the other side of the rigid circuit board and forms a power source for the irradiation device.

[0021] According to this aspect, the capacitor, the transformer, and the secondary battery are compactly arranged with the rigid circuit board interposed therebetween, and these electrical components are electrically connected to the rigid circuit board without requiring long terminals or leads.

[0022] In the above method, preferably, the skin beautification device also has a flexible circuit board (64), which is arranged in the housing in a manner of covering the capacitor and / or the transformer from the side opposite to the rigid circuit board, and a control circuit (70) of the irradiation device is formed on the flexible circuit board, and the working switch is installed on the flexible circuit board.

[0023] According to this embodiment, due to the use of a flexible circuit board that constitutes a control circuit and on which an operation switch is mounted, the skin beautifying device can be miniaturized and the degree of freedom in shape design can be improved.

[0024] In the above-mentioned manner, preferably, the working switch includes a power switch (72) and an intensity adjustment switch (74, 76) for controlling the light emission amount of the irradiation device.

[0025] According to this aspect, the power switch and the intensity adjustment switch have a high degree of freedom in their placement positions. For example, these switches can be placed at positions that are easy to operate or at positions that are unlikely to be operated by mistake in order to improve safety.

[0026] In the above-mentioned method, it is preferred that the skin beautification device further has an operating switch (71) arranged on the flexible circuit board, and the operating switch (71) can be operated from the outside of the shell, and the central part (Pc) of the mutual joining line (P) of the front shell and the rear shell bulges toward the first end side, so that the rear shell has a bulging part, and an operating button (78) for operating the operating switch from the outside is arranged on the bulging part.

[0027] According to this aspect, the operation switch is arranged at a position with good operability.

[0028] In the above method, preferably, the skin beautification device also has a movement sensor (50) for detecting the movement amount and movement direction of the shell, the irradiation device includes a xenon discharge tube (44), and the irradiation device intermittently irradiates the skin from the irradiation window. When the shell moves relative to the skin, the control circuit causes the irradiation device to operate in a manner such that the irradiation area of ​​the skin is repeatedly irradiated by the light in the nth intermittent irradiation and the (n+1)th intermittent irradiation according to the movement amount, the movement direction and the size of the irradiation window.

[0029] According to this aspect, by performing repeated irradiation, even if the irradiation energy per time is small, a fine and good skin beautifying effect can be obtained with sufficient irradiation energy.

[0030] In the above method, preferably, the skin beautification device also has a movement sensor (50) for detecting the movement amount and movement direction of the shell, and the irradiation device includes a xenon discharge tube (44), and the irradiation device intermittently irradiates the skin from the irradiation window. When the operating switch is operated and the shell moves relative to the skin, the control circuit causes the irradiation device to operate in a manner such that the irradiation area of ​​the skin is repeatedly irradiated by the light in the nth intermittent irradiation and the (n+1)th intermittent irradiation according to the movement amount, the movement direction and the size of the irradiation window.

[0031] According to this method, by performing repeated irradiation, even if the irradiation energy at one time is small, a fine and good skin beautification effect can be obtained with sufficient irradiation energy, and accidental irradiation against the user's intention will not be performed due to the operation of the operation switch.

[0032] In the above method, it is preferred that the irradiation window is a rectangle with a longitudinal dimension of Hmm and a lateral dimension of Wmm, and the control circuit controls the irradiation device so that when the moving direction of the shell relative to the skin is along the longitudinal direction of the irradiation window, the irradiation device performs intermittent irradiation every time the shell moves H / x (mm); when the moving direction of the shell relative to the skin is along the lateral direction of the irradiation window, the irradiation device performs intermittent irradiation every time the shell moves W / x (mm), wherein x is an integer.

[0033] According to this aspect, in any case of longitudinal movement and lateral movement of the housing relative to the skin, the same repeated irradiation is performed, and a fine and good skin beautification effect can be obtained.

[0034] According to the above aspects, a skin-beautifying device that is small and easy to carry around can be obtained. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of one embodiment of the skin beautifying device of the present invention as viewed from the front.

[0036] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the skin beautifying device according to this embodiment as viewed from the rear side.

[0037] Figure 3 This is an exploded perspective view of the skin beautifying device according to this embodiment as viewed from the front.

[0038] Figure 4This is an exploded perspective view of the skin beautifying device according to this embodiment as viewed from the rear side.

[0039] Figure 5 It is along Figure 1 A cross-sectional view along line VV of .

[0040] Description of symbols

[0041] 10: skin beautifying device; 12: housing; 13: cover; 14: rigid circuit board; 14A: front end (first end); 14B: rear end (second end); 14C: side edge; 16: front support (first support); 16A: upper and lower walls; 16B: side wall; 16C: front wall; 18: seam; 19: screw; 20: rear support (second support); 20A: front surface; 20B: rear surface; 23: screw; 24: front housing; 24A: front wall; 26: rear housing; 26A: upper wall; 26B: lower wall; 26C: rear wall; 26D: side wall; 26F: opening; 26G: access port; 27: bulge; 30: engaging groove; 32: screw; 34: upper chamber; 36: lower chamber; 40: irradiation device; 42: concave reflector; 44: xenon discharge tube; 46: irradiation window; 48: cover glass; 50: movement sensor; 51: opening; 52: touch sensor; 54: electrode plate; 56: capacitor; 58: transformer; 60: irradiation drive circuit; 62: secondary battery; 63: battery pack; 64: flexible circuit board; 66: CPU chip; 68: memory chip; 70: control circuit; 71: operation switch; 72: power switch (working switch); 74: increase side intensity adjustment switch (working switch); 76: decrease side intensity adjustment switch (working switch); 78: operation button; 80: operation button; 82: operation button; 84: charging port; 86: light-emitting element; 88: light-guiding component; 88A: upper surface; P: dividing line; Pc: central part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] Hereinafter, embodiments of the skin beautifying device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Each direction of the skin beautifying device in the illustrated embodiment, i.e., up and down, front and back, and left and right, is defined as described in the drawings.

[0043] like Figure 1 to Figure 5 As shown, the skin care device 10 of this embodiment is constructed as a handheld device having a shape and size that can be held in the palm of the hand, and has a shell 12 forming an outer shell, a rigid circuit board 14 housed in the shell 12, and a cover 13 that selectively closes the front end of the shell 12 that should form an irradiation end.

[0044] The housing 12 is formed into a substantially circular flat plate shape when viewed from above, and is a shape obtained by flattening a sphere. The housing 12 of this shape is easy to hold by hand, and the operability of the skin beautification device 10 is improved. The skin beautification device 10 has a smooth outer shape in the vertical direction, such as a sphere flattened, when the cover 13 is mounted on the front of the housing 12.

[0045] The rigid circuit board 14 is made of a hard material, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown in FIG. , it is a roughly circular flat plate when viewed from above. Figure 5 As shown, a front support body (first support body) 16 is fixed to the front end portion 14A (first end portion) of the rigid circuit board 14. More specifically, the front support body 16 is a resin molded product of a rigid structure that is long in the left-right direction and forms a front portion of a shape obtained by flattening a joint sphere. The front support body 16 integrally includes: upper and lower wall portions 16A formed by curved walls that form a part of a spherical shape (hereinafter referred to as a flat sphere) flattened in the upper and lower directions; left and right side wall portions 16B formed by flat vertical walls; and a front wall portion 16C formed by a flat vertical wall, and most of the resin molded product is housed in the housing 12 (front housing 24).

[0046] Each of the left and right side wall portions 16B of the front support body 16 has a slit 18 in which the middle portion in the vertical direction extends horizontally and opens toward the rear. The outer edge portions of the left and right corresponding sides of the front end portion 14A of the rigid circuit board 14 are fitted into each slit 18. The front support body 16 is fixed to the front end portion 14A of the rigid circuit board 14 at each side wall portion 16B by means of screws 19. That is, the front support body 16 and the front end portion 14A of the rigid circuit board 14 are connected to each other by screwing with the screws 19.

[0047] like Figure 5 As shown, a rear support body (second support body) 20 is fixed to a rear end portion 14B (second end portion) of the rigid circuit board 14 that is away from the front end portion 14A in the front-to-back direction. The rear support body 20 is a resin molded product of a rigid structure, which forms a rear portion of a shape obtained by flattening a joint sphere. The rear support body 20 is accommodated in the housing 12. The rear support body 20 has a smaller front-to-back length than the front support body 16. The rear support body 20 has a rear surface 20B that forms a part of a flat sphere and a front surface 20A that is substantially parallel to the rear surface 20B.

[0048] The rear support body 20 has a shelf portion 20C extending forward from the front surface 20A. The shelf portion 20C has a substantially flat upper surface. The rear support body 20 is fixed to the rear end portion 14B of the rigid circuit board 14 by two left and right screws 23 in a state where the lower surface of the rear end portion 14B of the rigid circuit board 14 is in contact with the upper surface of the shelf portion 20C in a planar manner.

[0049] In other words, the front support 16 and the rear support 20 are located at positions separated from each other in the front and rear directions, and are connected to each other through the rigid circuit board 14 extending horizontally in the front and rear directions between the two. Thus, the rigid circuit board 14, the front support 16, and the rear support 20, which are separate rigid components, are assembled to form an assembly of a rigid structure.

[0050] In this structure, the rigid circuit board 14 also serves as a connecting member that connects the front support body 16 and the rear support body 20. Since the front support body 16 and the rear support body 20 are separated from each other and the rigid circuit board 14 constitutes a connecting member between the front support body 16 and the rear support body 20, the front support body 16 and the rear support body 20 are each miniaturized compared to a case where the two are an integral member that is continuous front and back.

[0051] like Figure 3 to Figure 5 As shown, the housing 12 includes a dividing line (joining line) P (see Figure 1 and Figure 2 ) is divided into a front housing 24 and a rear housing 26. The housing 12 is formed into a hollow shape that covers the rigid circuit board 14, the front support body 16, and the rear support body 20 by combining the front housing 24 and the rear housing 26, and is a shape obtained by flattening the joint ball. By making the housing 12 consist of the combination of the front housing 24 and the rear housing 26, the moldability of the front housing 24 and the rear housing 26 is good, and the degree of freedom of their design is improved.

[0052] The housing 12 composed of the front housing 24 and the rear housing 26 has a substantially circular flat plate shape in a plan view, which is a shape obtained by flattening a sphere, and is therefore easy to hold by hand, thereby improving the operability of the skin beautifying device 10.

[0053] The dividing line P is a joining line where the front housing 24 and the rear housing 26 are joined to each other, and is located at the center Pc in the extending direction (radial direction) (see Figure 1 ) is a smooth curved shape bulging forward. The rear housing 26 includes a bulging portion 27 on the front side that bulges toward the front housing 24 in the center of the left-right direction in the curved shape of the dividing line P. As a result, the central portion of the housing 12 when viewed from above belongs to the rear housing 26.

[0054] The front case 24 has an outer contour that is smaller than the rear case 26 by an amount corresponding to the thickness of the cover 13. The cover 13 is fitted to the outside of the front case 24 and defines a smooth outer contour without steps in cooperation with the rear case 26.

[0055] Regarding the skin care device 10, even when the cover 13 is installed on the housing 12, the housing 12 has a smooth shape like a flattened sphere, so it is not bulky and easy to hold, and the ease of carrying such as putting it in a bag is improved.

[0056] The front housing 24 is formed into a hollow body having a shape roughly imitating the outer surface shape of the front support body 16 and opening toward the rear, and accommodates the front support body 16. The front housing 24 is fitted with the upper and lower surfaces of the front support body 16 and the arc-shaped left and right side edges 14C of the rigid circuit board 14, and is combined with the front support body 16 and the rigid circuit board 14.

[0057] The rear housing 26 has an upper wall portion 26A, which is located above the rigid circuit board 14 and is in a plane parallel to the rigid circuit board 14; a lower wall portion 26B, which is located below the rigid circuit board 14 and is parallel to the rigid circuit board 14; and a rear wall portion 26C, which connects the rear edges of the upper wall portion 26A and the lower wall portion 26B to each other, and the planar shape of the rear wall portion 26C is approximately semicircular and the cross-sectional shape is approximately semicircular, and the rear housing 26 forms a hollow body opened toward the front. The front ends of the upper wall portion 26A and the lower wall portion 26B of the rear housing 26 are fitted with the upper and lower surfaces of the front support body 16, and the rear wall portion 26C is fitted with the rear support body 20, and the rear housing 26 is combined with the front support body 16 and the rear support body 20.

[0058] The rear housing 26 further includes an engagement groove 30 extending in the front-rear direction along the inner surface of the left and right side wall portions 26D (see FIG. Figure 3 ). The arc-shaped side edges 14C on the left and right corresponding sides of the rigid circuit board 14 are inserted into the left and right engaging grooves 30 of the rear housing 26 from the front side. As a result, the engaging grooves 30 engage with the side edges 14C of the rigid circuit board 14, and the rear housing 26 is supported by the rigid circuit board 14. In other words, the rear housing 26 is combined with the rigid circuit board 14 in a disassembled manner by the engagement between the engaging grooves 30 and the side edges 14C of the rigid circuit board 14. In addition, as a result, the rear housing 26 and the rigid circuit board 14 can be assembled with each other simply and reliably.

[0059] The front case 24 accommodates the front support body 16 and the rigid circuit board 14 , and the rear case 26 accommodates the rear support body 20 . Thus, the storage is shared and space efficiency is good.

[0060] like Figure 3As shown, the front housing 24 and the rear housing 26 are fastened (combined) to each other by two screws 32 extending in the front-to-back direction to form a housing 12. The front housing 24 has a profile that is reduced or sunken compared to the rear housing 26, and the cover 13 is configured to cover the front housing 24 exclusively, and the cover 13 cooperates with the rear housing 26 to define a smooth outer contour as a whole.

[0061] Through the above structure, the rigid circuit board 14 supports the front end 14A and the rear end 14B on the front shell 24 and the rear shell 26 combined with the shell 12. The rigid circuit board 14 extends like a spine between the front shell 24 and the rear shell 26, defining a flat upper chamber 34 and a lower chamber 36 that divide the shell 12 into upper and lower parts.

[0062] The front support body 16 supports the irradiation device 40 and the movement amount sensor 50 at the front.

[0063] like Figure 5 As shown, the irradiation device 40 includes a concave reflector 42 that is long in the left-right direction and opens toward the front, and a xenon discharge tube 44 that is long in the left-right direction and is arranged at the focal position of the concave reflector 42. The front housing 24 has a flat front wall portion 24A located in front of the front support body 16. A rectangular irradiation window 46 that is long in the left-right direction and located in front of the opening of the concave reflector 42 is formed on the front wall portion 24A. A protective cover glass 48 made of transparent flat glass that matches the irradiation window 46 is installed on the front wall portion 24A. The xenon discharge tube 44 flashes intermittently by arc discharge. Thus, the irradiation device 40 uses the xenon discharge tube 44 as a light source and intermittently irradiates light from the irradiation window 46 toward the front.

[0064] The movement sensor 50 is an input device similar to an optical mouse with a microcomputer. It repeatedly takes pictures of the skin of a specified area at specified intervals through an opening 51 formed in the front shell 24, and detects the movement amount and direction of the shell 12 relative to the skin based on the image data of the skin at specified intervals.

[0065] Electrode plates 54 of the capacitive touch sensor 52 are mounted on both left and right sides of the front wall 16C of the front support body 16. Each electrode plate 54 is configured as an arc-shaped strip extending along the left and right arc-shaped edges of the front wall 16C of the front support body 16. The touch sensor 52 detects whether the skin is in contact with the front surface of the front wall 24A by bringing each electrode plate 54 close to the back surface (rear surface) of the front wall 24A of the front housing 24.

[0066] On one side (upper surface) of the rigid circuit board 14, electrical components such as a capacitor 56 and a transformer 58 constituting a DC-DC converter are mounted on the rigid circuit board 14 so as to be accommodated in the upper chamber 34. The electrical components such as the capacitor 56 and the transformer 58 constitute an irradiation drive circuit 60 that drives the irradiation device 40.

[0067] On the other surface (lower surface) of the rigid circuit board 14 , a battery pack 63 including a plurality of secondary batteries 62 that forms a power source for the entire skin care device 10 is arranged so as to be housed in the lower chamber 36 .

[0068] Thus, capacitor 56, transformer 58, and battery pack 63 are compactly arranged vertically with rigid circuit board 14 interposed therebetween. Thus, these electrical components can be electrically connected to rigid circuit board 14 without requiring long terminals or leads.

[0069] In the upper chamber 34, a flexible circuit board 64 is arranged so as to cover the capacitor 56 and the transformer 58 from the side opposite to the rigid circuit board 14. The flexible circuit board 64 is a flexible and bendable circuit board and is electrically connected to the rigid circuit board 14. Electronic components such as a CPU chip 66 and a memory chip 68 are mounted on the flexible circuit board 64. The electronic components such as the CPU chip 66 and the memory chip 68 constitute a control circuit 70 of the irradiation device 40.

[0070] like Figure 4 As shown, an operation switch 71 as well as a power switch 72 as a working switch, an increase side strength adjustment switch 74 and a decrease side strength adjustment switch 76 are mounted on the flexible circuit board 64 .

[0071] By forming a control circuit 70 on a bendable flexible circuit board 64 and installing a power switch 72, an increasing side strength adjustment switch 74 and a decreasing side strength adjustment switch 76, the skin beautification device can be miniaturized and the degree of freedom in shape design is improved.

[0072] The operation switch 71 is located at a position corresponding to the upper surface of the transformer 58 of the irradiation device 40, and is supported by the transformer 58. The rear housing 26 is provided with a flexible operation button 78 for pressing the operation switch 71 at a position corresponding to the operation switch 71. The operation switch 71 is turned on by pressing the operation button 78. The operation button 78 is coplanar with the upper surface of the upper wall portion 26A of the rear housing 26 in the non-operation state (non-pressed state). The operation button 78 is located at the bulging portion 27 of the rear housing 26. Thus, the operation button 78 is located approximately in the center of the circular upper surface of the housing 12, and the operability of the operation switch 71 performed in a state where the housing 12 is held with one hand is good.

[0073] The power switch 72, the increase side strength adjustment switch 74, and the decrease side strength adjustment switch 76 are located at a position corresponding to the rear surface 20B of the rear side support body 20 and are supported by the rear side support body 20. The rear side housing 26 is formed with an opening (not shown) 26E at a position corresponding to the power switch 72. An operation button 80 (see FIG. 26E ) for pressing the power switch 72 is fitted into the opening. Figure 3 and Figure 4 ). An opening 26F common to the two switches is formed in the rear housing 26. A seesaw-type operation button 82 for performing opposite operations on the increase-side intensity adjustment switch 74 and the decrease-side intensity adjustment switch 76 is embedded in the opening 26F. The operation buttons 80 and 82 are coplanar with the outer surface of the rear wall portion 26C of the rear housing 26 in the non-operating state.

[0074] A charging port 84 for a secondary battery is mounted on the rear support body 20. The charging port 84 is formed of, for example, a USB and is electrically connected to the flexible printed circuit 64. An access port 26G is opened at a position corresponding to the charging port 84 in the rear housing 26.

[0075] A light emitting element 86 forming an indicator light of a power source is mounted on the upper surface of the flexible printed circuit 64. A light guide member 88 optically connected to the light emitting element 86 is mounted near the dividing line P of the front support body 16. The light guide member 88 has an upper surface 88A coplanar with the upper surface of the upper wall portion 26A of the rear housing 26 and guides light from the light emitting element 86 to the upper surface 88A.

[0076] The skin beautifying device 10 of this embodiment has excellent miniaturization design by the arrangement of the above-mentioned components and the supporting structure of the components, etc. Therefore, even if the capacitor 56 and the transformer 58 required to obtain the required output are large, the skin beautifying device 10 is easy to carry.

[0077] In addition, the flexible circuit board 64 can be bent, and has a high degree of freedom in its configuration in the narrow space of the housing 12. As a result, the degree of freedom in the miniaturized design of the skin beautifying device 10 is improved, and the degree of freedom in the configuration position of the power switch 72 and the increase side strength adjustment switch 74 and the decrease side strength adjustment switch 76 on the flexible circuit board 64 can be improved without hindering the degree of freedom in the miniaturized design of the skin beautifying device 10. As a result, the power switch 72 and the increase side strength adjustment switch 74 and the decrease side strength adjustment switch 76 can be easily configured at positions that are easy to operate, respectively. Conversely, the power switch 72 and the increase side strength adjustment switch 74 and the decrease side strength adjustment switch 76 can also be configured at positions that are not easily misoperated in order to improve safety.

[0078] With the above-mentioned structure, the skin beautifying device 10 is small and easy to carry.

[0079] The control circuit 70 controls the flash of the xenon discharge tube 44 in such a manner that the irradiation device 40 performs intermittent irradiation when the operation button 78 is pressed to turn on the operation switch 71 and the housing 12 moves relative to the skin. The control circuit 70 controls the intermittent irradiation of the irradiation device 40 in such a manner that the irradiation area of ​​the skin is repeatedly irradiated by the light of one flash of the irradiation device 40 in the nth intermittent irradiation and the n+1th intermittent irradiation based on the movement amount and movement direction of the housing 12 detected by the movement amount sensor 50 and the size of the irradiation window 46.

[0080] like Figure 1 As shown, when the irradiation window 46 is a rectangle with a longitudinal dimension of H mm and a lateral dimension of W mm, the control circuit 70 controls so that when the movement direction of the housing 12 relative to the skin is along the longitudinal direction of the irradiation window 46, the irradiation device 40 performs intermittent irradiation every time the housing 12 moves H / x (mm), and when the movement direction of the housing 12 relative to the skin is along the lateral direction of the irradiation window 46, the irradiation device 40 performs intermittent irradiation every time the housing 12 moves W / x (mm). Wherein, x is an integer.

[0081] Under the control of the control circuit 70, the irradiation device 40 starts intermittent irradiation when the touch sensor 52 detects that the skin is in contact with the front surface of the front wall portion 24A, and the operation switch 71 is turned on by pressing the operation button 78, and the movement sensor 50 detects that the shell 12 is moving relative to the skin.

[0082] Turning on the operation switch 71 by pressing the operation button 78 is one of the conditions for starting intermittent irradiation by the irradiation device 40 , and thus the irradiation device 40 does not start intermittent irradiation against the user's intention.

[0083] The irradiation area of ​​the skin by one irradiation of the irradiation device 40 is determined by the size of the irradiation window 46 having a longitudinal dimension of Hmm and a lateral dimension of Wmm. Under this condition, when the movement direction of the housing 12 relative to the skin is along the longitudinal direction of the irradiation window 46, the irradiation device 40 performs intermittent irradiation every time the housing 12 moves H / x (mm), or when the movement direction is along the lateral direction of the irradiation window 46, the irradiation device 40 performs intermittent irradiation every time the housing 12 moves W / x (mm), so that each irradiation of the irradiation device 40 is repeated on the same area of ​​the skin.

[0084] Thus, the same repeated irradiation is performed in any case of the longitudinal movement and the lateral movement of the housing 12 relative to the skin. As a result, even if the irradiation energy of the irradiation device 40 is small at one time, it is possible to achieve an appropriate skin beautification effect uniformly and identically over a wide range while ensuring excellent safety, regardless of the longitudinal movement and the lateral movement of the housing 12 relative to the skin.

[0085] In the skin beautification device 10 of this embodiment, compared with the case where the desired skin beautification effect is obtained through a single irradiation, the irradiation energy of the irradiation device 40 can be reduced each time, and the user can easily and appropriately adjust the degree of irradiation to the skin based on repeated irradiations while observing the status.

[0086] The description of the specific embodiment has been completed above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment and modified examples, and can be implemented in a wide range of modifications.

Claims

1. A skin beautification device, which irradiates light onto the skin to obtain a skin beautification effect, wherein: The skin beautification device has: Rigid circuit boards; a first support body fixed to a first end portion of the rigid circuit board; a second support body fixed to a second end portion of the rigid circuit board away from the first end portion; an irradiation device, mounted on the first support, for irradiating the light; A working switch, mounted on the second support body, for operating the irradiation device; as well as The housing is formed into a hollow structure for housing the rigid circuit board, the first support body, and the second support body, and has an irradiation window for the irradiation device.

2. The skin beautification device according to claim 1, wherein: The first support and the second support are located at front and rear separated positions. The rigid circuit board extends horizontally frontward and rearward between the first support and the second support to connect the first support and the second support to each other. The rigid circuit board, the first support body, and the second support body form an assembly body having a rigid structure.

3. The skin beautification device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The housing is formed in a substantially circular flat plate shape in a plan view, and has a shape obtained by flattening a sphere.

4. The skin beautification device according to claim 2, wherein: The housing includes a front housing and a rear housing that are divided substantially in a diameter direction so that the first end side and the second end side are separated from each other.

5. The skin beautification device according to claim 4, wherein: The front housing has the irradiation window and is a hollow structure for accommodating the first support. The rear housing has a hollow structure for housing the second support and the rigid circuit board.

6. The skin beautification device according to claim 5, wherein: The rear housing has an engagement groove on the inner surface of the side wall for engaging the side edge of the rigid circuit board, and the rear housing is supported by the rigid circuit board.

7. The skin beautification device according to claim 4, wherein: The front housing has a reduced outer profile relative to the rear housing, The skin beautifying device further comprises a cover which is embedded in the front housing and cooperates with the rear housing to define a smooth outer contour.

8. The skin beautification device according to claim 4, wherein: The skin beautification device also has: a capacitor and a transformer, the capacitor and the transformer being arranged on one surface side of the rigid circuit board and being used for the irradiation device; and The secondary battery is arranged on the other surface side of the rigid circuit board and forms a power source for the irradiation device.

9. The skin beautification device according to claim 8, wherein: The skin care device further comprises a flexible circuit board, which is arranged in the housing in such a manner as to cover the capacitor and / or the transformer from a side opposite to the rigid circuit board. A control circuit of the irradiation device is formed on the flexible circuit board, and the working switch is mounted on the flexible circuit board.

10. The skin beautification device according to claim 9, wherein: The working switch includes a power switch and an intensity adjustment switch for controlling the light emission amount of the irradiation device.

11. The skin beautification device according to claim 9, wherein: The skin beautifying device also has an operating switch disposed on the flexible circuit board, and the operating switch can be operated from the outside of the housing. The center portion of the joint line between the front housing and the rear housing bulges toward the first end portion, so that the rear housing has a bulging portion, and an operation button for operating the operation switch from the outside is arranged on the bulging portion.

12. The skin beautification device according to claim 9, wherein: The skin beautifying device also has a movement amount sensor for detecting the movement amount and movement direction of the housing. The irradiation device includes a xenon discharge tube, and the irradiation device intermittently irradiates the skin from the irradiation window. When the shell moves relative to the skin, the control circuit causes the irradiation device to operate in a manner such that the irradiation area of ​​the skin is repeated in the nth intermittent irradiation and the n+1th intermittent irradiation according to the movement amount, the movement direction and the size of the irradiation window.

13. The skin beautification device according to claim 11, wherein: The skin beautifying device also has a movement amount sensor for detecting the movement amount and movement direction of the housing. The irradiation device includes a xenon discharge tube, and the irradiation device intermittently irradiates the skin from the irradiation window. When the operating switch is operated and the shell moves relative to the skin, the control circuit causes the irradiation device to operate in a manner such that the irradiation area of ​​the skin is repeated in the nth intermittent irradiation and the n+1th intermittent irradiation according to the movement amount, the movement direction and the size of the irradiation window.

14. The skin beautification device according to claim 12 or 13, wherein: The irradiation window is a rectangle with a longitudinal dimension of Hmm and a transverse dimension of Wmm. The control circuit controls the irradiation device so that when the moving direction of the shell relative to the skin is along the longitudinal direction of the irradiation window, the irradiation device performs intermittent irradiation every time the shell moves H / x (mm); when the moving direction of the shell relative to the skin is along the transverse direction of the irradiation window, the irradiation device performs intermittent irradiation every time the shell moves W / x (mm), where x is an integer.

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