JP2013111390A - Light irradiation type beauty equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a light irradiation type beauty apparatus configured such that a terminal provided in a main body portion is not exposed.
The present invention is a light-irradiation type beauty apparatus that grows or suppresses hair on a living body surface by irradiating the surface of the living body with light emitted from a light source. The unit includes a main body 11 provided with a first terminal 25, a light emitter 44 serving as a light source, and a lens 48 provided in front of the light emitter 44, and is connected to the first terminal 25. A light irradiation unit 42 that has a second terminal 49 and is detachably provided on the main body, and an open / close shutter that covers the first terminal 25 when the light irradiation unit 42 is detached from the main body 22. 27.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a light irradiation type beauty apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a light irradiation type beauty device that suppresses the growth and regeneration of hair on the living body surface by irradiating the surface of the living body with light emitted from a light source is known (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

  The light irradiation type beauty apparatus described in Patent Literature 1 includes a light irradiation unit including a light emitting body serving as a light source and a lens provided in front of the light emitting body. This light irradiation unit is detachably provided on the main body. The light irradiation unit has a unit-side connector for electrical connection to the main body.

  The main body includes a main body side connector that is electrically connected to the unit side connector of the light irradiation unit. The main body side connector is connected to the power supply unit. The light irradiation unit is attached to the main body via the unit side connector and the main body side connector.

JP 2002-360336 A

  By the way, as for the light irradiation type beauty apparatus of patent document 1, the light irradiation unit is detachably attached to the main body as described above, and only the light irradiation unit can be easily replaced. However, when the light irradiation unit is removed from the main body, the main body side connector of the main body is exposed and exposed. In this state, there is a problem that foreign matter may enter the main body side connector or the user may touch the main body side connector unexpectedly.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, The place made into the objective is providing the light irradiation type beauty apparatus comprised so that the terminal provided in the main-body part might not be exposed.

  The light-irradiating beauty device of the present invention is a light-irradiating beauty device that suppresses hair on the living body surface by irradiating the surface of the living body with light emitted from a light source, and is provided with a first terminal. The unit includes a main body, a light-emitting body serving as a light source, and a lens provided in front of the light-emitting body, and has a second terminal connected to the first terminal, and is detachable from the main body. The light irradiation unit is provided, and an opening / closing shutter that covers the first terminal when the light irradiation unit is detached from the main body.

  Moreover, in this light irradiation type beauty apparatus, it is preferable that the main body portion further includes a shutter opening means for opening the opening / closing shutter when the light irradiation unit comes close.

  The light-irradiating beauty device further includes a protrusion provided in the light irradiation unit and protruding toward the main body, and a recess provided in the main body and into which the protrusion is inserted. The means preferably opens the opening / closing shutter when the protrusion is inserted into the recess.

  Moreover, in this light irradiation type beauty apparatus, it is preferable that the protrusion is the second terminal provided in the light irradiation unit.

  Moreover, this light irradiation type beauty apparatus preferably further includes a shutter closing mechanism that closes the opening / closing shutter when the light irradiation unit is detached from the main body.

  Further, in this light irradiation type beauty apparatus, the shutter closing mechanism portion has an elastic body that constantly biases the opening / closing shutter toward the closing side, whereby the opening / closing shutter is opened when the light irradiation unit is removed from the main body portion. It is preferable to close.

  According to the light irradiation type beauty device of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the terminals provided on the main body from being exposed.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the beauty apparatus main body of this embodiment. It is a sectional side view of the state which advanced the hair removal part of the beauty apparatus main body of this embodiment. It is side sectional drawing which abbreviate | omitted a part of the state which retracted the hair removal part of the beauty apparatus main body of this embodiment. (A) is a top view of the light irradiation type beauty apparatus of this embodiment, (b) is a side view. (A) is a front view of the beauty apparatus main body of this embodiment, (b) is a side view of the beauty apparatus main body. It is a disassembled perspective view of the head part of this embodiment. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the frame part of this embodiment from the back side. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG.5 (b). It is a disassembled perspective view of the light irradiation unit part of this embodiment. It is principal part side sectional drawing which shows the detail of the hair removal part of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the state where the head part of this embodiment was removed. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the vicinity of the drive device and cooling device of this embodiment. It is a side view which shows the use condition of the light irradiation type beauty apparatus of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For convenience of explanation, the optical axis direction of light from the light irradiation unit 4 is the vertical direction (arrow C in FIG. 2), and in particular, the biological surface 9 (see FIG. 13) side is the upper side.

  The light irradiation type beauty apparatus according to the present embodiment removes hairs grown on the skin of a living body such as a human being or an animal (hereinafter referred to as the living body surface 9), and then irradiates the hair to grow the hair on the living body surface 9. And regenerative (hereinafter referred to as hair suppression). As shown in FIG. 4, the light-irradiation beauty device of this embodiment includes a beauty device body 1 that applies a hair suppression treatment to a living body surface 9, and a power supply device connected to the beauty device body 1 via a cable 71. 70.

  The power supply device 70 supplies power to the beauty device body 1 and performs electrical control of the beauty device body 1. The power supply device 70 includes a power storage device including a capacitor and the like, and a control device that controls the beauty device main body 1. In the light-irradiation beauty device according to the present embodiment, since the power storage device and the control device are built in the power supply device 70, the beauty device main body 1 does not contain the power storage device and the control device. Thereby, the beauty apparatus main body 1 has a compact size so that the user can easily handle it.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the beauty device main body 1 includes a hair removal unit 3 that removes hair grown from the living body surface 9 and a light irradiation unit 4 that performs light irradiation on the living body surface 9. The beauty device main body 1 of the present embodiment includes a main body portion 11 provided with a gripping portion 13 and a head portion 23 in which the hair removal portion 3 and the light irradiation portion 4 are accommodated. The head part 23 is detachably attached to the main body part 11.

  The main body of the beauty apparatus main body 1 is composed of a casing 10 that forms the outer shell thereof. The casing 10 accommodates the hair removal part 3 and the light irradiation part 4 inside. The casing 10 includes a main body casing 24 that forms an outline of the main body section 11 and a frame section 12 that forms an outline of the head section 23.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the casing 10 is configured to be tapered toward the lower side. The casing 10 is formed in a semicircular arc shape that is curved laterally in a side view. In the casing 10, the hair removal unit 3 is disposed on the inner diameter side, and the light irradiation unit 4 is disposed on the outer diameter side. The main body casing 24 has a grip portion 13 provided at the lower end. The grip 13 is configured with an outer diameter that allows the user to grip with one hand. The frame portion 12 is detachably provided on the main body portion 11.

  The frame part 12 has a covered box shape with an open bottom. As shown in FIG. 6, the frame part 12 includes a light irradiation part mounting part 14 to which the light irradiation part 4 is attached and a hair removal part mounting part 15 to which the hair removal part 3 is attached.

  The light irradiation unit mounting unit 14 is a part for mounting the light irradiation unit 4. The light irradiation part mounting part 14 has a mounting opening 141 having a rectangular shape in plan view that penetrates in the vertical direction. The attachment opening 141 is formed long in the left-right direction when viewed from the front. The light irradiation unit mounting unit 14 holds the light shielding cylinder unit 40 so as to be movable up and down.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the light irradiation part mounting part 14 includes a partition wall 16 positioned between the light irradiation part mounting part 14 and the hair removal part mounting part 15, and a vertical wall facing the partition wall 16. And a wall 17. The partition wall 16 and the vertical wall 17 constitute a pair of guide surfaces 18 that guide the vertical movement of the light shielding cylinder portion 40. The guide surface 18 has a guide groove 181 that guides the movement of the guide protrusion 404 provided in the light shielding cylinder portion 40. The guide groove 181 is formed long in the vertical direction. Further, the light irradiation part mounting part 14 has an engaged part 19 that engages with an engaging part 405 provided in the light shielding cylinder part 40 on the inner peripheral edge of the attachment opening 141. The engaged portion 19 restricts the light shielding cylinder portion 40 from moving upward from a predetermined position.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the partition wall 16 protrudes downward from the end surface portion 22 of the frame portion 12. The partition wall 16 is provided so as to be flush with the inner peripheral edge of the mounting opening 141 of the light irradiation unit mounting portion 14. The partition wall 16 is located between the light irradiation part 4 and the hair removal part 3, and prevents the hair cut by the hair removal part 3 from entering the light irradiation part 4 side.

  The hair removal part mounting part 15 accommodates the trimmer blade 30 which comprises the hair removal part 3 so that a vertical movement is possible. The hair removal part mounting part 15 has the attachment opening 151 penetrated to an up-down direction, as FIG. 6 shows. The hair removal part mounting part 15 is disposed adjacent to the light irradiation part mounting part 14. The attachment opening 151 of the hair removal part mounting part 15 has an elongated slit shape. The longitudinal direction of the attachment opening 151 of the hair removal part attachment part 15 is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the attachment opening 141 of the light irradiation part attachment part 14.

  The frame portion 12 has a lever mounting portion 20 for mounting a lever 310 (details will be described later) of the hair removal portion 3 on the side surface. The lever mounting portion 20 has a communication hole 21 penetrating inward and outward in order to insert the operating projection 311 of the lever 310. The communication hole 21 is constituted by a long hole that is long in the vertical direction. A lever 310 is attached to the lever mounting portion 20 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The lever 310 of the hair removal unit 3 will be described later.

  The frame portion 12 is detachably attached to the main body portion 11. As shown in FIG. 8, the frame portion 12 has a pair of locking portions 142 provided on both side surfaces in a front view. The locking portion 142 is detachably engaged with the locked portion 112 provided in the main body portion 11. The locked portion 112 of the main body 11 is provided in a release portion 111 that is elastically biased toward the outside. When the release portion 11 is pressed inward by the user, the locked portion 112 releases the engaged state with the locking portion 142.

  The hair removal unit 3 removes hair by cutting the hair grown from the living body surface 9. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hair removal unit 3 of the present embodiment drives a trimmer blade 30 that can be moved forward and backward in the vertical direction, an operating means 31 that moves the trimmer blade 30 forward and backward, and the trimmer blade 30. And a driving device 32 to be operated.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the trimmer blade 30 is disposed along the fixed blade 300 and a comb-shaped fixed blade 300 that is formed in a straight line that is long in the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction (the left-right direction when viewed from the front). And a comb-shaped movable blade 301. The movable blade 301 is formed in a straight line. The trimmer blade 30 is disposed so that the fixed blade 300 and the movable blade 301 overlap each other, and the movable blade 301 is positioned on the living body surface 9 side. The trimmer blade 30 has a spring (not shown) that elastically biases the movable blade 301 toward the fixed blade 300. The trimmer blade 30 has a trimmer cover 303 provided over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the fixed blade 300 so as to cover the movable blade 301 from above. One end of the spring is fixed to the trimmer cover 303 and the other end abuts on the movable blade 301, thereby urging the movable blade 301 toward the fixed blade 300.

  The trimmer blade 30 includes a trimmer base 304 that supports and fixes the fixed blade 300, the movable blade 301, and the trimmer cover 303. The trimmer base 304 is formed vertically long along the side surface of the frame portion 12. The trimmer base 304 is provided at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the trimmer blade 30 and is connected to and fixed to an operating projection 311 protruding from the lever 310, and the movable blade 301 reciprocates along the fixed blade 300. And a drive piece 306 to be moved.

  The connecting portion 305 of this embodiment has a fitting hole 307. The drive piece 306 is configured to swing in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the trimmer blade 30, and reciprocates the movable blade 301 in the longitudinal direction by swinging. The drive piece 306 of the present embodiment is constituted by a bifurcated piece that opens downward as shown in FIG.

  The trimmer blade 30 of the present embodiment is configured to be slidable in the vertical direction. The trimmer blade 30 slides following the vertical movement of the operation means 31.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the operation means 31 includes a lever 310 provided on the frame portion 12 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and an operation protrusion 311 protruding from the back surface of the lever 310 into the frame portion 12. I have.

  The lever 310 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and is provided with a protrusion 312 on the front surface of which the finger can be hooked. The lever 310 is slidably attached to the lever mounting portion 20 of the frame portion 12.

  The operating protrusion 311 is inserted into the communication hole 21 provided in the lever mounting portion 20 of the frame portion 12 and connected to the connecting portion 305 of the trimmer base 304. The operation protrusion 311 of this embodiment is fitted and connected to the fitting hole 307 of the trimmer base 304 through the communication hole 21 of the frame portion 12.

  When the user moves the lever 310 upward, the operating protrusion 311 protruding from the lever 310 rises, and the trimmer base 304 part rises following this, thereby causing the trimmer blade 30 to advance (see FIG. 2). ). When the user moves the lever 310 downward while the trimmer blade 30 is positioned at the forward end, the operating projection 311 of the lever 310 is lowered, and the trimmer base 304 is lowered following this, thereby the trimmer blade. 30 moves backward (see FIG. 3). At the position (dead center) where the trimmer blade 30 is most retracted, the tip of the trimmer blade 30 is at a level substantially equal to or lower than the end face portion 22 of the frame portion 12 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, the drive device 32 includes a motor 320 serving as a drive source, and a swing mechanism 321 that transmits the drive force of the motor 320 to the drive piece 306. The drive device 32 further includes a motor base portion 326 that accommodates the motor 320 and the swing mechanism portion 321 therein.

  The swing mechanism 321 is provided between the rotating shaft of the motor 320 and the drive piece 306 of the trimmer base 304. The swing mechanism 321 includes an eccentric cam 322 fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor 320, and a swing lever 323 whose center is pivotally supported by the motor base 326. The swing lever 323 swings in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the trimmer blade 30 by the eccentric cam 322. The swing lever 323 has a cam connection portion 324 connected to the eccentric cam 322 and an action portion 325 located on the opposite side of the cam connection portion 324. The cam connecting portion 324 is open on the lower side and one side. As shown in FIG. 10, the cam connection portion 324 is in contact with the eccentric cam 322 at both end portions in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the trimmer blade 30. Further, the cam connecting portion 324 has a gap between the cam connecting portion 324 and the eccentric cam 322 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (that is, the vertical direction), as shown in FIG. In other words, the cam connection portion 324 is separated from the upper end of the eccentric cam 322.

  The action part 325 is connected to the drive piece 306 of the trimmer blade 30. The action part 325 reciprocates the movable blade 301 of the trimmer blade 30 by swinging around the central axis 327. In addition, the action part 325 has a gap between the action part 325 and the crotch part of the bifurcated drive piece 306 as shown in FIG. Thus, when the user retracts the trimmer blade 30, the trimmer base 304 can be lowered without being disturbed by the action portion 325.

  The motor base portion 326 is fixed to the fan base portion 51 fixed in the casing 10, and fixes the motor 320 inside the casing 10.

  When the motor 320 rotates, the eccentric cam 322 rotates, and the eccentric cam 322 presses the cam connecting portion 324 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the trimmer blade 30. Then, the cam connecting portion 324 swings around the central axis 327, and the action portion 325 swings around the central axis 327 following that. The action unit 325 swings the drive piece 306 of the trimmer base 304 and reciprocates the movable blade 301 of the trimmer blade 30. Thereby, the trimmer blade 30 reciprocates the movable blade 301 along the longitudinal direction of the fixed blade 300. When the trimmer blade 30 contacts the living body surface 9 in this state, the trimmer blade 30 cuts the hair grown from the living body surface 9.

  The light irradiation unit 4 is disposed adjacent to the hair removal unit 3 having such a configuration.

  The light irradiation unit 4 has a function of exerting a hair suppression effect on the living body surface 9 by irradiating the living body surface 9 with light. The light irradiation part 4 of this embodiment is located in the back side of the hair removal part 3 with respect to the moving direction of the beauty apparatus main body 1, and light is applied to the biological surface 9 immediately after hair removal by the hair removal part 3. It is comprised so that irradiation can be performed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the light irradiation unit 4 includes a light shielding cylinder part 40 that is movable in the vertical direction, and a light irradiation unit 42 that is accommodated in the light shielding cylinder part 40 and has a light emitter 44 inside. ing.

  When the light emitting body 44 emits light, the upper end of the light shielding cylinder portion 40 is pressed against the living body surface 9 and comes into close contact with the living body surface 9, thereby preventing light from the light emitting body 44 from leaking to the outside. The light shielding cylinder part 40 is attached to the light irradiation part attachment part 14 of the frame part 12 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The light shielding cylinder part 40 of this embodiment is biased upward. The light-shielding cylinder portion 40 is configured to cause the light emitter 44 to emit light when it is positioned on the lowermost side. In other words, the light shielding tube portion 40 also serves as a light emission switch (detailed later). As shown in FIG. 1, the light shielding tube portion 40 is formed in a rectangular tube shape. The light shielding cylinder part 40 has openings at both ends in the vertical direction. The light shielding cylinder portion 40 has an irradiation opening 402 at the upper opening. The opening end surface at the upper end of the light shielding cylinder portion 40 is a living body contact surface 401.

  In the light shielding cylinder portion 40, the transparent member 41 is fitted into the irradiation opening 402, in other words, the irradiation opening 402 is covered with the transparent member 41. The transparent member 41 of the present embodiment is made of a transparent plate material with high transmittance. The upper surface of the transparent member 41 is recessed relative to the living body contact surface 401 of the light shielding tube portion 40. The transparent member 41 is located between the light irradiation unit 42 and the biological surface 9. The transparent member 41 prevents the light irradiation unit 42 that becomes high temperature due to light from the light emitter 44 from contacting the living body surface 9. Further, the transparent member 41 prevents the hairs cut by the hair removal unit 3 from adhering to the lens 48 of the light irradiation unit 42.

  The light shielding cylindrical portion 40 is provided with a ventilation communication port 403 penetrating inside and outside on the side surface. The ventilation communication port 403 is an opening for discharging the air sent from the blower fan 50 as the cooling device 5 to the outside. As shown in FIG. 5, the ventilation opening 432 has an end surface portion 22 of the frame portion 12 in a state where the external force is not applied to the light shielding tube portion 40 (natural state) when the light shielding tube portion 40 is attached to the frame portion 12. It is located above.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the light shielding cylindrical portion 40 has a plurality of guide projections 404 that are fitted into the guide grooves 181 of the guide surface 18 of the light irradiating portion mounting portion 14 toward the side. . Further, the light shielding cylinder part 40 has an engaging part 405 that engages with the engaged part 19 provided in the light irradiation part mounting part 14.

  The light-shielding cylinder part 40 can reciprocate in the vertical direction, and the living body contact surface 401 moves forward in a state where the light shielding cylinder part 40 is located at a lower dead point (a dead point located rearward with respect to the light traveling direction). The trimmer blade 30 positioned at the end is positioned substantially on the same plane (see FIG. 13).

  As shown in FIG. 9, the light irradiation unit 42 includes various components built in the case portion 43 and constitutes one unit. The light irradiation unit 4 includes a case portion 43 including a light emitter housing member 430 and a bottom surface member 431, and a light emitter 44 housed in the case portion 43 and serving as a light source. The light irradiation unit 4 further includes a reflector 45 that reflects and collects the light emitted from the light emitter 44 toward the living body surface 9, and a light source base 46 that holds the light emitter 44 and the reflector 45. . Furthermore, the light irradiation part 4 is provided with an elastic member 47 that elastically holds the light emitter 44 and the reflector 45 between the reflector 45 and the light source base part 46.

  The light emitter housing member 430 is configured by a rectangular tubular body having a rectangular tubular shape that opens in the vertical direction. The upper opening of the light emitter housing member 430 serves as an irradiation window 433 through which light from the light emitter 44 passes. The irradiation window 433 is formed in a long rectangular shape. The irradiation window 433 is provided with a transparent lens 48 so as to close the opening. The lens 48 of the present embodiment also has an optical filter function for cutting unnecessary wavelengths such as ultraviolet rays among the light emitted from the light emitter 44. The lens 48 is mounted above the light source base 46 and is placed in contact with the lower surface of the outer edge of the irradiation window 433.

  The light emitter housing member 430 has a ventilation opening 432 that penetrates the inside and outside of the case portion 43 at the outer edge of the irradiation window 433. The ventilation opening 432 of the present embodiment is a slit-like opening provided along the longitudinal direction of the irradiation window 433, and air sent from a blower fan 50 described below is passed from the inside of the case portion 43 to the outside of the case portion 43. Discharge. The air discharged from the ventilation opening 432 is sent into the light shielding cylinder portion 40. A bottom surface member 431 is installed in the lower opening of the light emitter housing member 430.

  The bottom member 431 is attached so as to close the opening below the light emitter housing member 430. The bottom surface member 431 has a lattice-shaped communication hole 434 through which air blown from the blower fan 50 is introduced into the case portion 43. The communication hole 434 passes through the case portion 43 so as to communicate with the outside.

  The light emitter 44 is a light source of the light irradiation unit 4. The luminous body 44 is constituted by a linear and tube-shaped xenon flash lamp. The light emitter 44 is arranged such that its longitudinal direction is substantially parallel to the reciprocating direction of the movable blade 301. The light emitter 44 is provided with discharge electrodes 441 at both ends in the longitudinal direction. The light emitter 44 is provided with a trigger electrode 442.

  The light irradiation unit 42 has a second terminal 49 protruding downward. The second terminal 49 is electrically connected to a later-described first terminal 25 provided in the main body 11. The second terminal 49 includes a discharge side terminal 491 that is electrically connected to the discharge electrode 441 of the light emitter 44 and a trigger voltage side terminal 492 that is electrically connected to the trigger electrode 442. In the drawing, reference numeral 493 denotes an attachment piece for attaching the second terminal 49 to the bottom surface member 431.

  The light emitter 44 is connected to the main body 11 via the first terminal 25 and the second terminal 49, and is thereby electrically connected to the power supply device 70. When the light-shielding tube portion 40 is pushed downward to reach the dead center (that is, the bottom dead center), the light emitter 44 is turned on and a high voltage is applied. When a high voltage is applied, the light emitter 44 emits pulsed light having a very short light emission time. Further, the light emitter 44 continues to emit pulsed light at a constant interval when the state where the light-shielding cylinder portion 40 moves downward and remains at the dead point is maintained.

  The reflector 45 has a substantially U-shaped cross section and is arranged so that the opening thereof faces the irradiation window 433. The reflector 45 reflects and condenses light emitted from the light emitter 44 with high efficiency, and guides the light toward the irradiation window 433. In the reflector 45, the light emitter 44 is disposed at the back of the bent portion.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the light irradiation unit 42 is mounted on the light irradiation unit mounting portion 14 in the frame portion 12. The light irradiation unit 42 is disposed adjacent to the hair removal unit 3. A partition wall 16 is provided between the light irradiation unit 42 and the hair removal unit 3. The light irradiation unit 42 is installed such that a gap 8 is formed between the upper surface of the light irradiation unit 42 and the back surface of the living body contact surface 401 of the light shielding tube portion 40 for the movement allowance of the light shielding tube portion 40 in the optical axis direction. . The light irradiation unit 42 is fixed to the frame portion 12, while the light shielding cylinder portion 40 that covers the light irradiation unit 42 from above is slidable in the optical axis direction.

  On the lower side of the light irradiation unit 4 having such a configuration, a cooling device 5 is provided so as to be adjacent to the light irradiation unit 4.

  The cooling device 5 is a device for cooling the light irradiation unit 4 and includes a blower fan 50. The cooling device 5 of the present embodiment is fixed to the upper end portion of the main body portion 11, and is adjacent to the light irradiation portion 4 when the frame portion 12 is attached to the main body portion 11. As shown in FIG. 1, the cooling device 5 includes a fan base 51 that is fixed to cover the upper opening of the main body 11, and a blower fan 50 that is fixed to the fan base 51. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the fan base portion 51 includes a base portion main body 52 and a covering portion 53 attached from above the base portion main body 52. The base portion main body 52 is provided with the covering portion 53 from above in a state where the blower fan 50 is accommodated. Thereby, the blower fan 50 is fixed to the fan base 51.

  When the blower fan 50 is driven in a state where the frame portion 12 is mounted on the main body portion 11, the blower fan 50 introduces air from the air supply port 110 provided on the side surface of the main body portion 11. The air introduced from the air supply port 110 flows from the communication hole 434 of the case portion 43 to the ventilation opening 432 through the blower fan 50. The air flowing at this time flows while being in contact with the light-emitting body 44 and the lens 48 that have reached a high temperature, and performs heat exchange. The air that has received heat through heat exchange flows into the light shielding cylinder 40 through the ventilation opening 432 and is discharged to the outside through the ventilation communication port 403 of the light shielding cylinder 40.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the main body 11 is provided with a first terminal 25 connected to the second terminal 49 of the light irradiation unit 42. The first terminal 25 includes a discharge voltage application unit 251 connected to the discharge side terminal 491 and a trigger voltage application unit 252 connected to the trigger voltage side terminal 492. The first terminal 25 is connected to the second terminal 49 when the head unit 23 provided with the light irradiation unit 42 is attached to the main body unit 11. The first terminal 25 is fixed to the fan base 51. The first terminal 25 is electrically connected to the power supply device 70.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the first terminal 25 is provided in a recess 26 provided in the main body 11. The recess 26 opens upward. The recess 26 is provided in the fan base 51. The recess 26 is provided at a location corresponding to the second terminal 49 of the light irradiation unit 42. A second terminal 49 protruding downward from the lower surface of the light irradiation unit 42 is inserted into the recess 26. Thereby, when the light irradiation unit 42 is attached to the main body 11, the second terminal 49 of the light irradiation unit 42 is inserted into the recess 26 and connected to the first terminal 25.

  The recess 26 is provided with an open / close shutter 27 that covers the first terminal 25. The opening / closing shutter 27 covers the first terminal 25 when the head unit 23 is removed from the main body unit 11. In other words, the open / close shutter 27 is configured to cover the first terminal 25 when the light irradiation unit 42 is removed from the main body 11.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the opening / closing shutter 27 includes a closing body 271 that closes the recess 26, and an inclined surface portion 272 provided on the top of the closing body 271. The inclined surface portion 272 is configured by an inclined surface inclined by about 45 ° with respect to the moving direction. The opening / closing shutter 27 is opened when the inclined surface portion 272 is pressed from above. The opening / closing shutter 27 is provided with an elastic body 273 made of a coil spring on the side opposite to the direction in which the inclined surface portion 272 faces the slope. Thereby, the opening / closing shutter 27 is always urged to the side of the inclined surface portion 272 facing the inclined surface.

  The opening / closing shutter 27 is provided with a guide portion 274. The guide portion 274 serves as a guide when the open / close shutter 27 is slid along the opening edge of the recess 26. The guide portion 274 is provided on the lower surface of the closing body 271 and along the moving direction of the closing body 271. The guide portion 274 is provided to be separated in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction.

  The light irradiation type beauty apparatus of the present embodiment is provided with a shutter closing mechanism unit 28 that automatically closes the open / close shutter 27 in conjunction with the removal of the light irradiation unit 42. The shutter closing mechanism portion 28 of this embodiment includes a guide portion 274 and an elastic body 273 that constantly biases the opening / closing shutter 27 in the closing direction. When the second terminal 49 of the light irradiation unit 42 is pulled out of the recess 26 from the state where it is inserted into the recess 26, the shutter closing mechanism 28 is opened and closed by the elastic force of the elastic body 273. Close.

  The light-irradiating beauty device of this embodiment includes a shutter opening means 29 that opens the opening / closing shutter 27. The shutter opening means 29 opens the open / close shutter 27 when the light irradiation unit 42 comes close. The shutter opening means 29 according to the present embodiment includes a protruding portion 490 that protrudes downward from the light irradiation unit 42 and an inclined surface portion 272 provided on the opening / closing shutter 27. The protruding portion 490 of the present embodiment also serves as the second terminal 49.

  When the head unit 23 is brought close to the main body unit 11 in order to attach the head unit 23 to the main body unit 11, the second terminal 49 of the light irradiation unit 42 contacts the inclined surface unit 272 of the open / close shutter 27 in the closed state. When the head portion 23 is pushed in that state, the second terminal 49 presses the inclined surface portion 272, thereby opening the opening / closing shutter 27. Thereafter, the second terminal 49 is connected to the first terminal 25.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the base portion main body 52 of the fan base portion 51 includes a light irradiation portion switch 54 for causing the light emitter 44 of the light irradiation portion 4 to emit light, and a movable blade of the hair removal portion 3. A hair removal part switch 55 for stopping the driving of 301 is provided. The light irradiation unit switch 54 and the hair removal unit switch 55 are both disposed on the circuit board 56 and are electrically connected to the power supply device 70 via the circuit board 56 and the cable 71. .

  The covering portion 53 of the fan base portion 51 is provided with a pair of pressing pieces 57 that press the light shielding cylinder portion 40 upward. The pressing piece 57 includes an abutting portion 570 that abuts on the lower end of the pressing projection 406 of the light shielding cylinder portion 40, a switch pressing portion 571 that depresses the light irradiation unit switch 54 by pressing the abutting portion 570 downward, A locking claw 572 is provided to prevent the upper side from coming off. The pressing piece 57 is biased upward by a coil spring 573.

  When the light shielding cylinder part 40 moves downward, the pressing protrusion 406 of the light shielding cylinder part 40 presses the pressing piece 57 against the urging force. Further, when the light blocking cylinder portion 40 is pushed down and reaches the dead point, the switch pressing portion 571 of the pressing piece 57 turns on the light irradiation portion switch 54. Then, a high voltage is applied to the discharge electrode 441 of the light emitter 44 and a high voltage is applied to the trigger electrode 442. Thereby, the light emitter 44 emits pulsed light. Further, since the light shielding cylinder portion 40 is urged upward by the urging force of the pressing piece 57, in a natural state where the living body surface 9 is not in contact with the living body contact surface 401, the light traveling direction front side (upward) It is located at the dead center.

  Further, the covering part 53 of the fan base part 51 is provided with a hair removal part pressing piece 58 for pressing the hair removal part switch 55. The depilation part pressing piece 58 is depressed at the lower end of the trimmer base 304 to depress the depilation part switch 55. Similarly to the pressing piece 57, the hair removal part pressing piece 58 is urged upward by a coil spring 573.

  When the user slides the lever 310 downward and retracts the trimmer blade 30, the trimmer base 304 pushes down the hair removal portion pressing piece 58 while resisting the urging force. When the lever 310 is located at the lowermost position, the hair removal portion pressing piece 58 presses the hair removal portion switch 55 and stops the drive device 32 of the hair removal portion 3.

  The light-irradiating beauty device of the present embodiment includes an opening / closing shutter 27 that covers the first terminal 25 when the light-irradiating unit 42 is detached from the main body 11, and thus the first connected to the power supply device 70. The terminal 25 is not exposed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent a foreign matter from entering the first terminal 25 or a user's unexpected touch.

  Moreover, the light-irradiating beauty device of this embodiment includes a shutter opening means 29 that opens the opening / closing shutter 27 when the light irradiation unit 42 approaches. For this reason, since the opening / closing shutter 27 is automatically opened when the light irradiation unit 42 is attached to the main body 11, the user erroneously attaches the light irradiation unit 42 with the opening / closing shutter 27 closed. Can be prevented.

  The light-irradiating beauty device of the present embodiment has a structure in which the opening / closing shutter 27 is not easily opened due to a malfunction because the opening / closing shutter 27 is opened when the protruding portion 490 is inserted into the recess 26. be able to.

  Moreover, since the protrusion part 490 is comprised by the 2nd terminal 49, the light irradiation type beauty apparatus of this embodiment can be made into the structure where the shape was simplified.

  Moreover, the light irradiation type beauty apparatus of this embodiment includes a shutter closing mechanism 28 that closes the open / close shutter 27 when the light irradiation unit 42 is detached from the main body 11. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to close the open / close shutter 27.

  In the light irradiation type beauty apparatus of this embodiment, since the opening / closing shutter 27 is always urged to the closing side by the elastic body 273, the opening / closing shutter 27 can be automatically closed with a simple structure.

  Further, in the light irradiation type beauty device of the present embodiment, the hair removal unit 3 is provided so as to be movable forward and backward in the vertical direction, and has a movable blade 301 and a fixed blade 300, and the trimmer blade 30 is moved forward and backward. And operating means 31. Therefore, when the user does not use the hair removal unit 3, the user can retract the trimmer blade 30 and use only the light irradiation unit 4. Thereby, it is possible to irradiate the living body surface 9 with no hair without pressing the trimmer blade 30.

  In addition, the light-irradiating beauty device of the present embodiment is configured such that the front end of the light irradiation unit 4 positioned at the dead point and the front end of the trimmer blade 30 positioned at the forward end are positioned on substantially the same plane. For this reason, skin contact can be improved with respect to a part with a large area of the living body surface 9 such as an arm or a leg. In addition, the user can easily perform light irradiation while removing hair, improving usability.

  In addition, although the light irradiation part 4 of this embodiment used the xenon flash lamp for the light-emitting body 44, the light irradiation part of this invention is not limited to this.

  Although the light-illuminated cosmetic apparatus of the present embodiment has been described with the optical axis direction as the vertical direction, the vertical direction is not limited in the present invention.

  Moreover, although the 2nd terminal 49 was combined as the protrusion part 490 in the light irradiation type beauty apparatus of this embodiment, the protrusion part of this invention may be provided separately from the 2nd terminal. .

  In the light irradiation type beauty apparatus of the present embodiment, a mechanical mechanism is used as the shutter opening means 29. However, as the shutter opening means of the present invention, sensors are used and opening / closing control is performed by the control device. It may be a thing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beauty apparatus main body 10 Casing 11 Main body part 12 Frame part 14 Light irradiation part mounting part 15 Hair removal part mounting part 23 Head part 24 Main body casing 25 First terminal 26 Recess 27 Opening / closing shutter 273 Elastic body 274 Guide part 28 Shutter closing Mechanism part 29 Shutter opening means 3 Hair removal part 30 Trimmer blade 32 Drive device 4 Light irradiation part 40 Light-shielding cylinder part 42 Light irradiation unit 44 Light emitter 48 Lens 49 Second terminal 490 Protrusion part 70 Power supply device 9 Living body surface

Claims (6)

By irradiating the surface of the living body with light emitted from a light source, a light irradiation type beauty device that suppresses hair on the surface of the living body,
A main body provided with a first terminal;
Light that is a unit that includes a light emitter that serves as a light source and a lens that is provided in front of the light emitter, and that has a second terminal connected to the first terminal, and is detachably provided on the main body. An irradiation unit;
A light-irradiating beauty device comprising: an opening / closing shutter that covers the first terminal when the light irradiation unit is detached from the main body. The light irradiation type beauty apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body part further includes shutter opening means for opening the opening / closing shutter when the light irradiation unit approaches. A protrusion provided on the light irradiation unit and protruding toward the main body,
A recess provided in the main body and into which the protrusion is inserted;
3. The light irradiation type beauty apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the shutter opening means opens the opening / closing shutter when the protrusion is inserted into the recess. 4. The light irradiation type beauty apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the protrusion is the second terminal provided in the light irradiation unit. The light irradiation type beauty apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a shutter closing mechanism that closes the opening / closing shutter when the light irradiation unit is detached from the main body. The shutter closing mechanism has an elastic body that constantly biases the opening / closing shutter toward the closing side, and thereby closes the opening / closing shutter when the light irradiation unit is removed from the main body. The light irradiation type beauty apparatus according to claim 5.

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