The present invention relates to an apparatus for giving women beauty treatments for the face by making electric pulse current of low frequency flow in the face, thereby making the face spruce or tidy.
Small, spruce faces give a pleasing impression to people. The causes for enlarging the face are: sagging cheeks of the face, increasingly conspicuous with age; swelling due to mental stresses; and fatty cheeks and double chins increasingly conspicuous when women are obese. This can be effectively treated by removing extra amount of fat from the cheeks and chins. Also, the sagging and swelling can be reduced more or less by the exercising of the face.
To remove extra amount of fat from the face or reduce the sagging and swelling in the face it is necessary to effectively move the facial emotion-expression muscles everyday by opening the mouth largely, pressing the lips together and such like. Inconveniently such unusual facial exercise cannot be performed in presence of people.
It is well known that by making pulse current of low-frequency flow in living bodies for stimulation cells can be effectively activated to cause muscular contraction on impulsion. Likewise, application of impulsive stimulation on the face causes removal of extra fat from the face by burning it as would be caused by actual exercise. And the sagging can be removed from the cheeks, and wrinkles can be removed from the face, too. Also, the flow of blood and lymph can be expedited to effectively reduce the swelling in the face.
One object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for giving women beauty treatments for the face by making electric pulse current of low frequency flow in the face, thereby making the facial motion-expression muscles move naturally without recourse to actual exercise.
To attain this object an apparatus for giving women beauty treatments for the face according to the present invention comprises a mask lined with an air bag, which has flat electrodes of soft material attached to the areas of the mask to be applied to the opposite cheeks, and a low-frequency pulse source connected to the flat electrodes of the mask, as defined in claim 1.
It may further comprise an air compressor to be connected to the air bag for inflation and contraction, as defined in claim 2.
It may further comprise a vibrator attached to the mask for vibration, as defined in claim 3.
It may further comprise an air compressor and a heater to be connected to the air bag for supplying the bag with hot air, as defined in claim 3.
It may further comprise an air compressor and a cooler to be connected to the air bag for supplying the bag with cold air, as defined in claim 4.
It may further comprise an air compressor and a humidifier to be connected to the air bag for supplying the bag with moist air, as defined in claim 5.
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The mask 1 has a vibrator 11 on its front side in the vicinity of the part to be applied to the chin.
The vibrator 11 is an electric motor whose rotor has an off-center weight fixed thereto.
The mask 1 has band fasteners 12 attached to its rear side for fastening the mask 1 to the face.
The air bag 2 has a tube 21 connected to its lower side, and an air compressor 4 is connected to the air bag 2, which is equipped with a release valve 22.
The flat electrodes 3 are connected to a low-frequency pulse source S by connecting electric cords 32 to the snap fasteners 31 of the electrodes 3.
The flat electrodes 3 are composed of pieces of carbon-coated urethane, which are sewn on or welded to the rear side of the air bag 2 with its coating side exposed.
Otherwise, liquid carbon is applied onto the rear side of the air bag 2 to form a multi-layer carbon printing on the air bag 2.
The flat electrodes 3 are attached or formed to be flush with the rear surface of the air bag 2, preventing any feeling of existence of foreign substance or the peeling-off from the air bag 2.
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The branch pipes C1 and C4 with valves V1 and V4 are open at their ends.
The air bag 2 is equipped with a pressure sensor 23.
The piping arrangement is constructed as described above, and is used to periodically vary the air pressure of the air bag for inflation and contraction as follows: first, the valve V1 of the branch pipe C1 is opened; the valve V2 of the branch pipe C2 is closed; the valve V3 of the branch pipe C1 is opened; and the valve V4 of the branch pipe C4 is closed.
Then, the air bag 2 is inflated with air.
When the pressure sensor 23 detects the air pressure reaching the uppermost, the valve V1 of the branch pipe C1 is closed; the valve V2 of the branch pipe C2 is opened; the valve V3 of the branch pipe C1 is closed; and the valve V4 of the branch pipe C4 is opened.
Then, the air pressure in the airbag 2 is lowered, deflating the air bag 2.
When the pressure sensor 23 detects the air pressure reaching the lowermost, the air bag 2 is inflated with air to increase its inner pressure. The valve control as described is repeated.
When it is desired that the air bag 2 is supplied with cold air, warm air or wet and hot air other than air, the piping is modified as shown in
Specifically branch pipes C1′, C2′, C3′, and C4′ diverge from the point “A” to be ended with valves V1′, V2′, V3′ and V4′, which are connected to the pipe 21.
A cooler 43 is connected upstream side of the valve V2′ in the branch pipe C2′; a heater 44 is connected upstream side of the valve V3′ in the branch pipe C3′; and a humidifier 45 is connected upstream side of the valves V4′ in the branch pipe C4′.
When the air bag 2 is inflated with air, the valves V2′, V3′ and V4′ are closed, and the valve V1′ is opened.
When the air bag 2 is inflated with cold air, the valves V1′, V3′ and V4′ are closed, and the valve V2′ is opened to allow air to pass through the cooler 43.
When the air bag 2 is inflated with warm air, the valves V1′, V2′ and V4′ are closed, and the valve V3′ is opened to allow air to pass through the heater 43.
When the air bag 2 is inflated with wet air, the valves V1′, V2′ and V3′ are closed, and the valve V4′ is opened to allow air to pass through the humidifier 43.
When the air bag 2 is inflated with cold air, the capillary vessels of the face are made to contract for a moment, and warm blood flushes into the capillary vessels to raise the temperature of the face for preventing the face from being too cold.
Alternate supply of cold and warm air to the air bag 2 will expedite the blood circulation in the face.
The air bag 2 is made of water-permeable polymer, and it is inflated with steam to make pores in the face open wide, thereby removing grease or fat from the pores.
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In the drawing a CPU 52 has a console 51, an associated memory 53, a clock pulse generator 54 and an interface 55 connected thereto. The CPU 52 is connected via the interface 55, to: switching units 63A and 63B, which actuate associated switches 62A and 62B; a digital-to-analogue converter 56; an analogue-to-digital converter 59; and a protector-and-breaker 60 and 61. The digital-to-analogue converter 56 is connected to a pulse generator 57, which is connected to a transformer T1. The analogue-to-digital converter 59 is connected to a current detector 58, which is connected to a transformer T2. The secondary windings of the transformers T1 and T2 are series-connected, and the series-connection of the secondary windings is connected to the flat electrodes 3 of the mask 1 via the breaker 61 and switches 62A and 62B. In operation a user selects the kind of treatment and feeding pattern on the console 51, thereby making the CPU 52 retrieve required pieces of information from the memory 53, and then a train of clock pulses from the clock pulse generator 54 are divided in frequency, depending on the selected kind of treatment and feeding pattern, thus, providing required digital triggering signals, which are directed to the pulse generator 57 via the interface I/O 55 and D/A converter 56 to provide a train of pulses, which are modified in terms of width and frequency. The primary winding of the transformer T1 is supplied with the train of pulses thus modified.
The current detector 58 is connected to the transformer T2 on its primary side to watch the current in respect of whether the current increases beyond a threshold.
The current thus detected is directed to the CPU 52 via the A/D converter 59 and I/O interface 55. When the current increases beyond a threshold, the protector 60 actuates the circuit breaker 61.
The switches 62A and 62B are connected to the opposite terminals of the series-connection of the secondary windings of the transformers T1 and T2, and the switches 62A and 62B are connected to the flat electrodes 3 via associated conductor snap fasteners 31.
The switches 62A and 62B are photo-coupler type of switching circuits, responsive to signals from the switching units 63A and 63B for turning on their associated photo-couplers.
Thus, the flat electrodes 3 are supplied with pulse current according to the selected feeding pattern for attaining the desired facial beauty treatment.
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In effecting the facial beauty treatment the air bag 2 is applied to the inner surface of the mask 1, and the mask 1 is applied to the face to be fastened to the face by winding and tightening the band fasteners around the head.
The kind of treatment to be effected is indicated, and then the start button is depressed on the console 51, thus supplying current pulses of selected frequency and duration to the flat electrodes 3.
Simultaneously the vibrator 11 is put in operation to vibrate the mask 1 for stimulating the face with a small amplitude.
When the compressor 4 is put in operation, the air bag 2 is inflated and deflated alternately to strongly massage the face.
When the cooler 43 is put in operation, the air bag 2 is filled with cold air to descend the temperature of the face skin.
When the heater 44 is put in operation, the air bag 2 is filled with warm air to expedite the circulation of blood in the face.
When the humidifier 45 is put in operation, the air bag 2 is filled with wet and warm air or steam to open the pores wide.
As described above, an apparatus for giving women beauty treatments for the face according to the present invention uses a mask lined with an air bag, which has flat electrodes of soft material attached to the areas of the mask to be applied to the opposite cheeks, and a low-frequency pulse source is connected to the flat electrodes of the mask.
The flat electrodes can be closely applied to the cheeks when the air bag is inflated with air, thus allowing current pulses of low frequency to effectively flow in the cheeks, thereby making the usually motion-less muscles in the face move lively. Thus, the face is significantly reduced in appearance.
The muscles of the part of the face which produces the emotional expression on the face can be stimulated to make the face naturally attractive.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2000-360479 | Nov 2000 | JP | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/JP01/06818 | 8/8/2001 | WO |