Face massaging device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9744096-B2
Application number	US-201214232471-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2012
Priority date	Jul 13, 2011
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A facial massage device, comprising:
a face mask having a first layer attached to a second layer with an accommodation space in between, wherein the second layer is adapted to contact a user's face, and the first layer is located opposite the second layer, and the first layer has a plurality of insertion slits that penetrate through the first layer;
a plurality of vibration modules positioned within the accommodation space of the face mask between the first layer and second layer, each of the vibration modules comprising:
a printed circuit board;
a battery configured to generate electric power;
a drive mounted on the printed circuit board, the drive configured to receive the electric power from the battery;
a vibrator mounted on the printed circuit board, the vibrator being configured to create a vibration force upon receipt of the electric power from the drive;
a power connecting member electrically connecting the battery to the drive on the printed circuit board, the power connecting member providing an electrical connection between the battery and the drive; and
an insulator detachably attached to a contact region between the battery and the connecting member, the insulator interrupting the power connection between the battery and the drive, the power connection between the battery and the drive being established only when the insulator is separated from the contact region between the battery and connecting member; and
wherein the insulator of each of the vibration modules extends out through each of the respective insertion slits of the first layer of the face mask;
wherein each of the insertion slits is sized to allow the vibration modules to be inserted or withdrawn therethrough.

2. The facial massage device of claim 1 , wherein the vibration module further comprises
a controller controlling the drive to control a vibration state of the vibrator, and the controller controls the drive in pulse width modulation (PWM), wherein the pulse width modulation includes (i) a first mode of operation in which at least two different pulses are sequentially outputted, and (ii) a second mode of operation in which a pulse is outputted continuously.

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

4. The facial massage device of claim 1 ,
wherein the printed circuit board includes first and second surfaces, the second surface being mounted on a support plate, and the first surface having at least one hole defined therein;
wherein the vibrator is mounted in the at least one hole in the first surface; and
wherein a height of the vibration module comprises a sum of a height of the support plate, a height of the printed circuit board, and a height of a portion of the vibrator extending above the first surface.

Assignees

• Park Changman
• Lee Changkeun
• Shin Taehong
• Yi Seunghwan
• Hwang Cheonghwan
• Park Wooram
• Oh Taekjin
• Kang Byungyoung
• Amorepacific Corp

Inventors

• Park Changman
• Lee Changkeun
• Shin Taehong
• Yi Seunghwan
• Hwang Cheonghwan
• Park Wooram
• Oh Taekjin
• Kang Byungyoung

Classifications

• A61H2201/5002

  Means for controlling a set of similar massage devices acting in sequence at different locations on a patient · CPC title

• A61H23/02 Primary

  with electric or magnetic drive · CPC title

• A61H2201/0188

  Illumination related features · CPC title

• A61H2201/165

  Wearable interfaces · CPC title

• A61H2205/022

  Face · CPC title