Method for controlling beauty treatment equipment

Abstract

A method for controlling a cosmetic treatment device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a skin suction step of creating a negative pressure in an suction space to suck skin into the suction space, a skin height detection step of detecting a height of the skin sucked into the suction space, and a high frequency application determination step of determining whether to operate a high frequency application unit according to the skin height determined in the skin height detection step, wherein the skin height detection step may detect the number of electrode ends of the high frequency application unit that are in contact with the skin and are energized.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for controlling a cosmetic treatment device, and more particularly to a method for controlling a cosmetic treatment device that can perform safer treatment by measuring the height of the sucked skin when sucking the skin. [Background technology]

[0002] Recently, home beauty treatment devices that allow users to perform beauty treatments such as hair removal and skin care at home have become increasingly popular.

[0003] Such home beauty treatment devices allow users to easily perform beauty treatments at home at a time of their choosing, thereby lowering barriers to beauty treatments and increasing accessibility.

[0004] Meanwhile, as the popularity of home beauty treatment devices increases, the performance of home beauty treatment devices has improved dramatically compared to existing devices, and the effectiveness of treatments is also improving.

[0005] For example, cosmetic treatment devices have been developed that are capable of performing hair removal and massage functions by applying lasers or high frequencies, or that perform a suction function that can intensively stimulate swelling areas by sucking in the user's skin.

[0006] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a conventional cosmetic treatment device 10 sucks in skin S and applies high frequency waves to a protruding portion.

[0007] The conventional cosmetic treatment device 10 uses the suction force generated by a vacuum pump to suck skin S into the header part 20, and when the sucked skin S comes into contact with the electrode, high frequency is applied to the contacted skin S to perform deep diathermy treatment on only specific areas without stimulating sensory and motor nerves, thereby achieving a lipolysis effect in the fat layer of the skin through the thermal effect.

[0008] That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a high-frequency electrode 30 is placed inside the header portion 20, and the skin S drawn into the header portion 20 comes into contact with the high-frequency electrode 30 to establish an electrically conductive state, and high frequency energy is applied to the skin S in contact with the electrode to perform the treatment.

[0009]

[0010] However, if the amount of skin S sucked into the header part 20 is insufficient due to various reasons, such as insufficient suction pressure or poor adhesion to the skin S, as shown in FIG. 3, the area of ​​the skin S in contact with the high-frequency electrode 30 may be insufficient. If high-frequency energy is applied in this state, a large amount of high-frequency energy may be concentrated in a small contact area, which may result in burns to the skin S.

[0011] Patent Document 1 (Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2034272) is an invention relating to a high frequency output control device for a high frequency stimulation treatment device and a high frequency output control method using the same.

[0012] In Patent Document 1, in order to apply a high-frequency electrical signal, the continuity of the current flow is confirmed from the current signal of the current flowing through the skin, and the output intensity of the high-frequency output from the handpiece is adjusted depending on the continuity of the current flow. This allows the practitioner to easily adjust the output intensity of the high-frequency output from the high-frequency transmission device using the high-frequency transmission device during treatment, thereby increasing the convenience of operation during treatment.

[0013] That is, the handpiece is provided so that the user can control the handpiece, such as adjusting the output intensity of the high frequency, by moving the handpiece away from the skin.

[0014] However, there was no awareness of the problem that burns may occur when the contact area between the electrode that applies the high frequency and the skin is small because the height of the inhaled skin S is low. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0015] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic treatment device that ensures safety even when the contact area between the electrodes and the skin is small due to the low height of the inhaled skin during use of the cosmetic treatment device.

[0016] The objects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. [Means for solving the problem]

[0017] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a cosmetic treatment device, comprising: a skin suction step of creating a negative pressure in an suction space to suction skin into the suction space; a skin height detection step of detecting a height of the skin suctioned into the suction space; and a high frequency application determination step of determining whether to operate a high frequency application unit according to the skin height determined in the skin height detection step, wherein the skin height detection step detects the number of electrode ends that are in contact with the skin and are energized among a plurality of electrode ends of the high frequency application unit.

[0018] The high frequency application determining step may operate the high frequency application unit if the skin height detected in the skin height detecting step is equal to or greater than a preset height, and may not operate the high frequency application unit if the skin height determined in the skin height determining step is lower than the preset height. [Effects of the Invention]

[0019] According to the above-described configuration, the method for controlling a beauty treatment device of the present invention detects the area of ​​skin in contact with the electrodes and determines whether or not to operate the high-frequency application unit. Therefore, when the contact area between the electrodes and the skin is small, the high-frequency application unit does not operate. This reduces the risk of side effects such as burns even when used at home by unskilled users, thereby improving user safety as well as product reliability.

[0020] In addition, even if the product is in use, if the contact area between the electrode and the skin becomes small due to a user's operating error or equipment malfunction, the high-frequency application unit will not operate, thereby improving user safety.

[0021] In addition, the high frequency application unit operates when the contact area between the electrode and the skin is above the appropriate level, which not only improves the safety of the user but also maximizes the treatment effect, thereby improving user satisfaction.

[0022] The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects described above, but should be understood to include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description of the present invention or the claims. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0023] [Figure 1] 1 is a view illustrating a state in which skin is sucked into a header portion in a conventional cosmetic treatment device.

[0024] [Figure 2] 1 is a view illustrating a state in which high frequency waves are applied after skin is sucked into a header portion in a conventional cosmetic treatment device.

[0025] [Figure 3] 1 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the contact area between the electrodes and the skin is insufficient in a conventional cosmetic treatment device.

[0026] [Figure 4] 1 is a view illustrating a beauty treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] [Figure 5] 1 is a view illustrating a bottom view of a cosmetic treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] [Figure 6] 2 is a view illustrating a high-frequency application unit of a beauty treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] [Figure 7] 1 is a view illustrating a header unit of a cosmetic treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] [Figure 8] 10 is a view illustrating a high frequency application unit of a cosmetic treatment device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] [Figure 9] 10 is a view illustrating a header of a cosmetic treatment device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] [Figure 10] 2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for controlling a cosmetic treatment device according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0033] Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may be embodied in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention, parts not related to the description will be omitted in the drawings, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout the specification to refer to the same or similar components.

[0034] The words and terms used in this specification and claims should not be interpreted in a limited manner based on their ordinary or dictionary meanings, but should be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the technical idea of ​​the present invention, in accordance with the principle that the inventor can define the terms and concepts in order to best describe his or her invention.

[0035] Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations illustrated in the drawings correspond to preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent the entire technical idea of ​​the present invention, and therefore, there may be various equivalents and modifications that replace the relevant configurations at the time of filing of the present invention.

[0036] In this specification, the terms "comprise" or "have" and the like are intended to describe the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, and should be understood as not precluding the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0037] A component being "in front of," "behind," "above," or "below" another component does not only mean that it is disposed "in front of," "behind," "above," or "below" the other component immediately adjacent thereto, unless there are special circumstances, but also includes the case where another component is disposed between them. Furthermore, a component being "connected" to another component does not only mean that they are directly connected to each other, but also means that they are indirectly connected to each other, unless there are special circumstances.

[0038] Hereinafter, a cosmetic treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0039] FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a cosmetic treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view illustrating the bottom of the cosmetic treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] A cosmetic treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a cosmetic treatment on a user's skin. More specifically, the cosmetic treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention allows a user to directly perform a cosmetic treatment on their own skin. That is, the user can perform the cosmetic treatment themselves by bringing the cosmetic treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention into contact with their own skin. For example, the cosmetic treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention can apply high frequency waves to the skin to provide an anti-aging effect to the user's skin.

[0041] 4 and 5, a cosmetic treatment device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 110, a header unit 120, a high frequency application unit 130, a skin height measurement unit 140, and a control unit 150.

[0042] The main body 110 has a shape that can contact a predetermined area of ​​the user's skin. A component for cosmetic treatment may be disposed on the main body 110. In one embodiment of the present invention, a header part 120 that can contact a predetermined area of ​​the user's skin is provided on the underside of the main body 110.

[0043] The header unit 120 can apply high frequency waves to the skin. The high frequency waves applied by the header unit 120 can stimulate the user's skin and provide energy to provide anti-aging effects.

[0044] In one embodiment of the present invention, the main body 110 includes a first portion 111 having a lower side that contacts the user's skin and in which components for cosmetic treatment are disposed, and a second portion 112 connected to the upper side of the first portion 111 so that the user can hold it. In this case, the first portion 111 may be cylindrical, and the second portion 112 may be arch-shaped.

[0045] For example, a configuration for applying high frequency may be disposed in the main body 110. The main body 110 may also be provided with a pump 113 for providing a suction function for sucking and stimulating the user's skin.

[0046] 7, the suction force generated by the pump 113 generates negative pressure in the suction space 122 of the header 120 formed at the open end of the lower side of the main body 110, and as a result, the user's skin is also drawn into the suction space 122 while rising. The pump 113 that provides this suction function may be, but is not limited to, a pneumatic pump. In other words, various structures and configurations may be applied as long as they are capable of generating suction force.

[0047] Meanwhile, various technologies can be applied to the configuration and operation relationship for the suction function of the cosmetic treatment device 100, and detailed description thereof will be omitted so as not to obscure the gist of the present invention.

[0048] That is, during the cosmetic treatment, the lower side of the first portion 111 comes into contact with the user's skin. In this regard, an inhalation space 122 into which the user's skin is sucked may be formed in the lower portion of the first portion 111. High frequency waves may be applied to the skin sucked into the inhalation space 122 through a high frequency wave application unit 130 disposed in the inhalation space 122.

[0049] Meanwhile, the second portion 112 functions as a handle. The user can easily move the main body 110 while holding the second portion 112, and can appropriately apply pressure to the first portion 111 against the user's skin.

[0050] The second part 112 constituting the upper side of the main body 110 may be provided with an operation unit 114 for receiving input of operation information for turning on / off and selecting various modes, and an output unit 115 for sending warning signals through vibration and / or sound under the control of the control unit 150.

[0051]

[0052] The header part 120 is disposed under the first part 111 of the main body 110 and directly contacts the user's skin to perform the cosmetic treatment.

[0053] The header portion 120 may be manufactured as an integral structure molded together with the first portion 111, or may be manufactured as a separate structure that is molded separately and can be detachably connected.

[0054] In this embodiment, the header portion 120 constitutes the lower side of the first portion 111 and is expressed as having a detachable structure.

[0055] The header part 120 is disposed under the first part 111 of the main body 110 and directly contacts the user's skin S to perform the cosmetic treatment.

[0056] For example, the suction space 122 may have a circular or elliptical shape with an open bottom, and if necessary, the cross section may be formed in a polygonal shape.

[0057] However, as described above, the suction space 122 allows the skin of the user positioned within the suction space 122 to rise upward uniformly due to the negative pressure that generates a uniform suction force during cosmetic treatment.

[0058] As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the high-frequency application unit 130 may be provided in at least one pair, disposed on the inner surface of the header unit 120, and inhaled into the suction space 122 to come into contact with the protruding skin S, thereby applying high-frequency waves to the contacted skin S.

[0059] That is, as shown in FIG. 7, when the skin is brought into contact with the pair of high frequency applying units 130, electricity is applied, and high frequency is applied while electricity is being applied to the skin.

[0060] Meanwhile, the skin height measuring unit 140 may be configured to measure the height of the skin that is sucked into the suction space 122 and raised.

[0061] The control unit 150 may be configured to control the high frequency applying unit 130 according to the height of the raised skin measured by the skin height measuring unit 140 .

[0062] At this time, the skin height measuring unit 140 may be provided to detect the position where the skin comes into contact with the high frequency applying unit 130 and electricity is applied.

[0063] Meanwhile, as shown in Figures 6 and 7, the high frequency application unit 130 may be arranged facing each other on both sides of the inner surface of the suction space 122, and may include a plurality of electrode ends 132 that are sequentially arranged in an upward direction, which is the direction in which the skin is sucked into the suction space 122, and are electrically isolated from each other.

[0064] That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the high frequency applying unit 130 may be composed of a plurality of electrode terminals 132 arranged in an upward direction, and an insulator 134 for electrical isolation may be interposed between each electrode terminal 132.

[0065] In addition, connection terminals 136 for electrical connection of each electrode terminal 132 may be arranged on the uppermost electrode terminal 132, and the connection terminals 136 of the electrode terminals 132 located on the lower side may extend upward through the electrode terminals 132 located on the upper side.

[0066] The skin height measuring unit 140 may be configured to detect which of the plurality of electrode terminals 132 of the high frequency applying unit 130 is in contact with the skin S and is energized. The skin height measuring unit 140 may be comprised of an IC or a control circuit, and may be integrated into the control unit 150, if necessary.

[0067] That is, the high frequency applying unit 130 has electrically isolated electrode ends 132 arranged in a sequential manner in the height direction, and the skin height measuring unit 140 detects which of the plurality of electrode ends 132 is in contact with the skin S and is energized.

[0068] Meanwhile, the control unit 150 determines the height of the skin S that has been sucked into the header unit 120 and raised at the position of the electrode end 132 that contacts the skin among the plurality of electrode ends 132 sensed through the skin height measuring unit 140, and can control the high frequency application unit 130 to apply high frequency to the skin S through each electrode end 132 when the height of the skin S determined in this manner is equal to or greater than a preset height.

[0069] That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the skin S inhaled into the inhalation space 122 comes into contact with the high-frequency application unit 130. At this time, since the high-frequency application unit 130 is composed of a plurality of electrically isolated electrode ends 132 arranged in the height direction, if the inhaled skin S rises to a high height, even the electrode ends 132 arranged in higher positions will come into contact with the skin and electricity will be applied. On the other hand, if the inhaled skin S is small and the rise is low, even the electrode ends 132 arranged in lower positions will come into contact with the skin.

[0070] Therefore, the control unit 150 can determine the height of the skin S that has been sucked into the suction space 122 and raised, i.e., the height of the skin S that has come into contact with the high-frequency application unit 130, and when the determined height of the skin S is equal to or greater than a preset height, it controls the high-frequency application unit 130 to apply high-frequency waves to the skin, and when the determined height of the skin S is less than the preset height, it controls the high-frequency waves not to be applied.

[0071] Therefore, if the amount of skin inhaled and raised into the suction space 122 is small, i.e., if the area of ​​the skin in contact with the high frequency application unit 130 is small, high frequency is not applied, and high frequency is applied only when the area of ​​the skin S in contact with the high frequency application unit 130 is sufficient, thereby preventing the energy applied by the high frequency application unit 130 from concentrating on a small area of ​​the skin S, thereby preventing side effects such as burns.

[0072] As described above, the control unit 150 can determine the height of the skin from the position of the electrode end 132 that contacts the skin among the plurality of electrode ends 132. Alternatively, the control unit 150 can determine the height of the skin S that has been sucked into the header unit 120 and raised from the number of electrode ends 132 that contact the skin among the electrode ends 132 of the high frequency application unit 130.

[0073] That is, if a large amount of skin S is inhaled into the suction space 122, the number of electrode ends 132 of the high-frequency application unit 130 that come into contact with the skin S will naturally increase, and therefore the height of the skin that has been inhaled into the header unit 120 can be determined by the number of electrode ends 132 of the high-frequency application unit 130 that are energized.

[0074] Therefore, when the number of electrode ends 132 in contact with the skin is less than a set number, the high frequency is not applied, and only when the number of electrode ends 132 in contact with the skin S is more than a set number, the energy applied by the high frequency application unit 130 is prevented from concentrating on a small area of ​​the skin S, thereby preventing side effects such as burns.

[0075] Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the high frequency applying part 230 may be formed to be inclined so as to protrude inward from the header part 120 as it goes upward.

[0076] That is, among the plurality of electrode ends 232, the electrode ends 232 disposed at the lower side may be narrower in width, and the electrode ends 232 disposed at the upper side may be wider in width, so that the electrode ends 232 may be formed to have a continuous slope.

[0077] Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and the high frequency applying unit 230 itself may be disposed so as to be inclined.

[0078] This is to allow the skin that is sucked into the suction space 122 and protrudes to adhere more closely to the high frequency applying unit 230, as shown in FIG.

[0079] That is, as shown in FIG. 7, when the high frequency application unit 130 is disposed vertically, the skin inhaled into the suction space 122 must stretch in order to contact each electrode end 132 of the high frequency application unit 130. However, if the skin does not have sufficient elasticity, the inhaled skin may not contact the high frequency application unit 130 well even if it is sufficiently elastic.

[0080] Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, when the high frequency applying unit 230 is inclined so that it protrudes inward into the suction space 122 as it goes upward, the protruding skin within the suction space 122 can more easily come into contact with each electrode end 232 of the high frequency applying unit 230.

[0081]

[0082] An embodiment of a method for controlling a beauty treatment device according to the present invention will now be described.

[0083] FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a cosmetic treatment device according to the present invention.

[0084] The method for controlling the cosmetic treatment device according to this embodiment may include a skin suction step (S110), a skin height detection step (S120), and a high frequency application determination step (S130).

[0085] The skin suction step (S110) is a step of operating the pump 113 to generate a negative pressure in the suction space 122, and sucking the skin S into the suction space 122 by the generated negative pressure.

[0086] In the skin suction step (S110), the skin S sucked into the suction space 122 may rise and come into contact with the high-frequency application unit 130 arranged on both sides of the inside of the suction space 122, as shown in Figures 7 and 9.

[0087] The skin height sensing step (S120) is a step of sensing the height of the skin S sucked into the suction space 122.

[0088] That is, the skin height measuring unit 140 detects which electrode end 132 of the high frequency application unit 130, which consists of the plurality of electrode ends 132, the skin is in contact with and electricity is being applied to, and the control unit 150 can determine the height of the skin S inhaled into the suction space 122 based on the position information of the skin detected by the skin height measuring unit 140 and the electrode end 132 that is being applied electricity.

[0089] Alternatively, the skin height sensing step (S120) may determine the height of the skin S inhaled into the suction space 122 based on the number of electrode ends 132 of the high frequency application unit 130 that are in contact with the skin S and are energized.

[0090] This is because when the amount of skin S sucked into the suction space 122 is large, the number of electrode tips 132 in contact with the skin also increases.

[0091] The high frequency application determination step (S130) is a step of activating the high frequency application unit 130 (S132) if the height of the skin S sensed in the skin height detection step (S120) is equal to or greater than a preset height, and not activating the high frequency application unit 130 (S134) if the height of the skin judged in the skin height judgment step is lower than the preset height.

[0092] Therefore, the high frequency application unit 130 is activated (S132) only when the height of the skin inhaled into the suction space 122 is sufficient, and if the height of the inhaled skin is low, i.e., if the amount of inhaled skin is insufficient, the high frequency application unit 130 is not activated (S134), thereby preventing burns caused by high frequency energy being applied to a small area of ​​skin.

[0093] This can be applied not only at the initial operation of the cosmetic treatment device 100, but also when the height of the skin S sucked into the suction space 122 of the header part 120 becomes low during use, thereby further improving the safety of the user.

[0094]

[0095] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the concept of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented in this specification, and a person skilled in the art who understands the concept of the present invention may easily propose other embodiments by adding, changing, deleting, or adding components within the scope of the same concept, which may also fall within the scope of the concept of the present invention.

Claims

1. a skin suction step of forming a negative pressure in the suction space to suck the skin into the suction space; a skin height detecting step of detecting the height of the skin sucked into the suction space; a high frequency application determination step of determining whether to operate a high frequency application unit according to the skin height determined in the skin height detection step; The skin height sensing step includes: A method for controlling a beauty treatment device, the method comprising: detecting the number of electrode ends of the high frequency application unit that are in contact with the skin and are energized;

2. The step of determining whether to apply high frequency waves comprises:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the high frequency application unit is activated when the skin height detected in the skin height detection step is equal to or greater than a preset height, and the high frequency application unit is not activated when the skin height determined in the skin height determination step is lower than the preset height.

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