Beauty Device Using Interference Waves for Deep Tissue Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing slimming devices face challenges in effectively applying heat to the fat and muscle layers under the skin, as simple warming methods fail to penetrate deeply and may cause discomfort or pain without achieving significant slimming effects.
Innovation Solution
A beauty device configured with at least three electrodes that apply electric currents of frequencies between 60 kHz and 65 kHz with frequency differences of 100 Hz to 1000 Hz, utilizing both negative and positive electrodes to generate heat and muscle movement by interference waves.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If heat is applied from the epidermis to penetrate into the fat layer and muscle layer, then heat penetration depth is improved, but the heat is felt only at the epidermis causing discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces conventional thermal conduction heating with electromagnetic wave-based heating. High-frequency electric currents (30-70 kHz) are applied through electrodes to generate heat directly within the fat and muscle layers via resistive heating and dielectric heating mechanisms, bypassing the need for heat conduction through the epidermis and avoiding epidermal discomfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the heating mechanism from thermal conduction to electromagnetic energy conversion. By using high-frequency alternating currents (30-70 kHz) and applying amplitude modulation to create interference patterns, the system generates heat selectively at deeper tissue levels through electromagnetic interaction with tissue components, fundamentally changing how heat is delivered to target layers.
2Productivity
If medium-frequency current is applied to vibrate muscle, then muscle vibration effect is achieved, but pain sensation occurs due to low-frequency current flow through epidermis
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces direct low-frequency electrical stimulation with a combination of high-frequency currents that generate both thermal effects and mechanical vibration through interference patterns. The amplitude-modulated high-frequency currents create envelope frequencies (1-100 Hz) that induce muscle vibration without the painful sensation of direct low-frequency current flow through the epidermis.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the frequency parameters of the applied current. Instead of applying direct low-frequency currents (1-100 Hz) that cause pain, the system applies high-frequency currents (30-70 kHz) with amplitude modulation, where the modulation envelope creates the desired low-frequency vibration effect while the carrier frequency avoids epidermal pain receptors.
3Ease of operation
If simple warming method is used to apply heat, then ease of operation is improved, but heat penetration into deep layers is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces simple thermal conduction warming methods with electromagnetic field-based heating. electrodes deliver high-frequency currents that generate heat directly within deep tissue layers through resistive and dielectric heating mechanisms, achieving deep penetration without complex thermal conduction systems while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state and delivery method of thermal energy. Instead of using thermal conduction from surface contact, the system employs electromagnetic energy conversion where high-frequency currents (30-70 kHz) are converted to thermal energy directly within deep tissues, fundamentally changing the parameter of heat delivery from surface-level conduction to deep-level electromagnetic generation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively generates heat in the fat and muscle layers, enhancing the slimming effect by combining heat and muscle vibration, while minimizing pain and ensuring safe operation.
Implementation Method 1
A current of a frequency of 60 kHz to 65 kHz reaches the area of a fat layer and a muscle layer under the skin, and generates heat.
Implementation Method 2
A current of an interference wave of 100 Hz to 1000 Hz generated due to the frequency difference between the frequencies of 60 kHz to 65 kHz reaches the area of a fat layer and a muscle layer under the skin, and allows to move muscle
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AI summary
A beauty device applies electric currents of different frequencies to a human body through electrodes so as to interfere with each other includes at least three electrodes for sending the electric currents of the frequencies of 60 kHz to 65 kHz with frequency differences between the frequencies of 100 Hz to 1000 Hz, and the electrodes includes more than a pair of negative electrodes and positive electrodes. The electric currents of the frequencies of 60 kHz to 65 kHz reach the area of a fat layer and a muscle layer under the skin and generate heat, and the electric currents of the interference waves of 100 Hz to 1000 Hz allow to move muscle in the area of the fat layer and the muscle layer under the skin, by utilizing the action of difference between contraction and relaxation of the muscle, which is unique to low-frequency waves.