Disposable Capsule for Skin Care Device with Transparent Heat-Conductive Surface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing skin treatment devices with reservoirs or pads for applying products are messy, difficult to clean, and complicate the devices, making them expensive and hard to maintain.
Innovation Solution
A disposable capsule with an inner and outer part, a reinforcing ring for secure attachment, and a removable covering that allows a product to be applied through a transparent, heat-conductive surface, enabling light and heat penetration for efficient skin treatment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a reservoir or pad is used to apply products, then the device can deliver cosmetic products to the skin, but the device becomes messy, difficult to clean, and more complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a reusable main body and a disposable capsule. The capsule contains the product reservoir and application interface, separating the messy product-containing components from the reusable device. This allows the device body to remain clean and simple while the disposable capsule handles all product application functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses disposable capsules that are discarded after use, eliminating the need to clean and maintain product reservoirs and pads. Each capsule is a low-cost, single-use component that contains the product and application interface, replacing expensive, complex, and difficult-to-maintain reusable components.
2Quantity of substance
If a reservoir is used to contain product, then the device can store and dispense cosmetic products, but cleaning becomes difficult or impossible
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of cleaning and reusing product reservoirs, the system discards the entire capsule after use and replaces it with a fresh one. This eliminates all cleaning requirements while maintaining adequate product storage capacity in each disposable capsule.
3Ease of operation
If pads are used to apply product, then the device can distribute lotion to the skin, but the pads are messy and hard to keep in place
Solution Approach 1:
The product reservoir, pad, and application interface are merged into a single integrated capsule unit. This eliminates the separate pad component that is difficult to position and maintain, combining all product application functions into one stable, pre-assembled disposable unit that attaches to the device body.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The capsule provides a clean and efficient application of products, reducing waste and the need for device cleaning, while allowing for controlled release and enhanced therapeutic effects with adjustable chemical properties and visibility.
Implementation Method 1
The capsule is made of a material that is transparent for a wavelength of light produced by the device, and wherein the material permits light from the device to pass through the capsule and said product disposed therein
Implementation Method 2
enabling light and heat penetration for efficient skin treatment
Data Source
AI summary
A cap to be placed on a head of a device for treating the skin of a user includes an inner part to be removably attached to the head of the device, an outer part to be placed against the skin of the user and an interior disposed between the inner and outer parts. A product is disposed in the interior for application to the skin of the user and a covering, such as a membrane which is disposed on the outer part or a sterilized pack, is removable before use. An assembly having the device and the cap is also provided.