Massaging appliance equipped with interchangeable and distinguishable massaging heads

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9872813-B2
Application number	US-201314646608-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2013
Priority date	Nov 22, 2012
Publication date	Jan 23, 2018
Grant date	Jan 23, 2018

Abstract

Provided is a massaging appliance comprising: a body which has drive means, at least one type of massaging head which comprises at least two massaging elements, a transmission mechanism which allows the massaging elements to be activated under the action of the drive means, fitting means which are designed to fit at least one type of massaging head in a removable manner on the body, distinguishing means for distinguishing the type of massaging head fitted on the body and control means for controlling said massaging appliance which, depending on which type of massaging head is distinguished, are designed to act on the drive means so as to control the movement of at least two elements of the massaging head.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Massaging appliance comprising:
a body with a driving means,
at least one type of massaging head that includes at least two massaging elements,
a transmission mechanism that activates the massaging elements via the propulsion of the driving means,
a means of attachment that is configured to attach, in a removable manner, at least one type of massaging head to the body,
a means of distinguishing the type of massaging head attached to the body, and a control means of said massaging appliance, which, depending on the type of massaging head distinguished, is configured to act upon the driving means, so as to control the movement of at least two elements in the massaging head.

2. Massaging appliance described in claim 1 , in which the control means of said massaging appliance is configured to act upon the driving means, so as to control, in a coordinated manner, a movement of said at least two massaging elements.

3. Massaging appliance described in claim 1 , in which the control means of said massaging appliance is configured to act upon the driving means so as to activate the spinning of each of said at least two massaging elements.

4. Massaging appliance described in claim 1 , in which the massaging elements are chosen from among the set consisting of: massaging tip, massaging finger, massaging roller, work head, massaging ball.

5. Massaging appliance described in claim 1 , in which the control means of said massaging appliance is configured to act upon the driving means, so as to control at least one of the following parameters of said at least two massaging elements: spin speed, spin direction and oscillation frequency.

6. Massaging appliance described in claim 1 , with a means of emitting waves, and in which the control means is configured to act upon the wave-emitting means depending on the type of massaging head attached to the body.

7. Massaging appliance described in claim 6 , in which the wave-emitting means is a means of emitting light waves among at least one of the following wavelengths: visible wavelengths, including red and orange, and an infrared wavelength.

8. Massaging appliance described in claim 7 , in which the control means is configured to act upon the wave-emitting means and modify the wavelength(s) and/or intensity and/or frequency of wave emission, depending on the type of massaging head attached to the body.

9. Massaging appliance described in claim 8 , wherein wave emitting means is located on the body and includes a means of transferring the waves, from the wave emitting means to the massaging head.

10. Massaging appliance described in claim 6 , in which the wave-emitting means includes electroluminescent diodes.

11. Massaging appliance described in claim 6 , in which the control means is configured to act simultaneously upon the wave-emitting means and on the driving means, so as to control the movement of at least two elements of the massaging head, and to do so depending on the type of massaging head distinguished, to establish at least two different phases of skin treatment during the treatment.

12. Massaging appliance described in claim 1 , in which the distinguishing means consists of mechanical, magnetic or optical sensors located on at least one type of massaging head and the body, and is configured to transmit information to the control means depending on the type of massaging head attached to the body.

13. Massaging appliance described in claim 1 , having a cosmetic product dispensing system located on the body, and a means of transfer of the product, from the body to the massaging head.

14. Massaging appliance described in claim 13 , in which the control means is configured to act upon the cosmetic product dispensing system and to modify at least the dispensing of the cosmetic product depending on the type of massaging head attached to the body.

15. Massaging appliance described in claim 1 , with a massaging head that includes:
an application surface and,
in which the massaging elements consist of two massaging rollers positioned along two parallel longitudinal axes, with a gap between them, and partially extending beyond the exterior of the application surface, and
in which a transmission mechanism is configured to spin the two rollers in an inverse synchronized manner, such that, when viewed along a plane perpendicular to the two axes, the portion of the massaging roller located on the left, which extends beyond the application surface, spins in the trigonometric direction, and the portion of the massaging roller located on the right that extends beyond the application surface, spins clockwise.

16. Massaging appliance described in claim 1 , with a massaging head that includes:
two massaging elements consisting of two parallel massaging rollers that can spin on themselves along two axes of rotation that are parallel to one another and to an application surface (S), separated from one another by a work zone (Z), a first roller having at least one paddle that extends radially to protrude from the surface of the first roller, and wherein the second roller has a smooth surface,
the transmission mechanism that spins the rollers in the same direction, the first roller going from an exterior of the work zone (Z) toward an interior of the work zone (Z), and the second roller going from the interior of the work zone toward the exterior of the work zone, as viewed from an exterior of the massaging head.

17. Massaging appliance described in claim 6 , with a massaging head that includes:
a pressure element intended to be pressed against the face of a user and that defines a pressure surface (S),
above the pressure element at least one massaging element consisting of a massaging finger, each finger having a work head intended to come into contact with the face, and each finger being able to move between:
a position of retraction (R), in which the work head is located below the pressure surface (S) toward the interior of the massaging head,
a position of extension (E), in which the work head is located above the pressure surface (S) toward the exterior of the massaging head,
a means of maneuvering each massaging finger to be connected to the transmission mechanism and designed to move each of the massaging fingers between its positions of extension (E) and retraction (R) in an alternating manner.

18. Massaging appliance described in claim 17 , in which the control means is configured, upon distinguishing the head, to activate a visible orange light wave emitting system.

19. Massaging appliance described in claim 6 , with a massaging head that includes:
a pressure element that is intended to come into contact with the face and that forms a pressure crown defining, on the one hand, a pressure surface (S) within a pressure plane (P) and, on the other hand, a work zone (Z) located inside the pressure crown,
inside the pressure crown and in the work zone (Z), at least one massaging element consisting of a work head with a work surface protruding from the pressure plane (P),
a maneuvering means to be connected to the transmission mechanism and designed to spin each work head along at least one axis of rotation (Δ, Δ′), offset from the center of a corresponding work surface (T).

20. Massaging appliance described in claim 19 , in which the control means is configured, upon distinguishing the head, to activate an infrared light wave emitting system.

21. Massaging appliance described in claim 1 , having a transcutaneous iontophoresis treatmen

Assignees

• Seb Sa

Inventors

• Giraud Camille
• Paget Monique
• Mandica Franck

Classifications

• A61H2201/10

  with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy · CPC title

• A61H2201/105

  with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics · CPC title

• A61H2201/5007

  computer controlled · CPC title

• A61H2205/022

  Face · CPC title

• A61H23/0245

  with ultrasonic transducers, e.g. piezoelectric · CPC title