FACE MASSAGING DEVICE

• US 20140142477A1
• Filed: 07/13/2012
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amorepacific Corporation
• Original Assignee: Amorepacific Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Changkeun, Hwang, Cheonghwan, Park, Wooram, Park, Changman, Shin, Taehong, Yi, Seunghwan, Oh, Taekjin, Kang, Byungyoung
• Granted Patent: US 9,744,096 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/46
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0188 Illumination related features
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/165 Wearable interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5002 Means for controlling a set of similar massage devices acting in sequence at different locations on a patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5005 for controlling frequency distribution, modulation or interference of a driving signal
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/022 Face
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/006 Percussion or tapping massage hand percussion A61H23/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/02 with electric or magnetic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0263 using rotating unbalanced masses
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 39/04 Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu or AcupressureMassage or pressure on general areas A61H9/00 - A61H23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/004 power-driven, e.g. electrical

Abstract

Disclosed is a massage device for human face for driving vibration modules of a mask individually even without an external power supply to massage local or overall area of the human face and for driving vibrators of the vibration modules in various vibration pattern of pulse width modulation (PWM) to provide various massage functions such as appeasing, rubbing, picking, pressing, and knocking similar to massage carried out by human hands. The facial massage device includes a mask having an accommodation space therein and at least one vibration module accommodate in the accommodation space of the mask and having own power supply for allowing an independent operation.

Claims

1. A facial massage device, comprising:

a mask having an accommodation space therein; and

at least one vibration module accommodate in the accommodation space of the mask and having own power supply for allowing an independent operation.

2. The facial massage device of claim 1, wherein the mask comprises a first mask and a second mask circumstances of which are fixed to each other to form the accommodation space therein, and at least one of the first mask and the second mask has at least one of insertion holes for insertion and withdraw of the vibration module.

3. The facial massage device of claim 1, wherein the vibration module comprises:

a printed circuit board;

a vibrator installed on the printed circuit board;

a drive mounted on the printed circuit board to provide vibration force of the vibrator when electric power is supplied;

a battery supplying the electric power to the drive;

a supporting plate integrally connecting the printed circuit board to the battery;

a power connecting member electrically connecting power terminals of the battery to power terminals of the drive on the printed circuit board; and

an insulator attached to a contact region between the power terminals of the battery and the power connecting member and allowing contact between the power terminals of the battery and the power connecting member when the vibration module is separated from the battery.

4. The facial massage device of claim 3, wherein the vibration module further comprises a controller controlling the drive to control the vibration state of the vibrator, and

the controller controls the drive in pulse width modulation (PWM) such that at least two different pulses are outputted to the drive while the at least two different pulses are sequentially output according to a preset reference or only one pulse is continuously outputted.

5. The facial massage device of claim 1, further comprising a wearing unit for allowing the mask to be put on human head.