EP-4740806-A1 - MICROBUBBLE CLEANSING DEVICE COMPRISING ELECTROLYSIS TUBE

Abstract

A microbubble cleanser having an electrolysis tube capable of providing water containing microbubbles to a user's skin by electrolyzing water to generate microbubbles is disclosed. The microbubble cleanser includes: a water tank (20) coupled to one end of a housing (10) and containing pure water, which is a medium in which microbubbles are generated and supplied; a pump (30) located at the upper part of the water tank (20), withdrawing the water contained in the water tank (20), and transferring the withdrawn water at a predetermined pressure so that the withdrawn water is sprayed onto the user's skin through an electrolysis tube (40); and the electrolysis tube (40) located at one end of the pump (30), electrolyzing the water supplied from the water tank (20) by the pump (30) to generate microbubbles, and supplying the water containing the generated microbubbles to the user's skin.

Inventors

• JI, JONG CHUL
• LEE, GYOUN JUNG
• PARK, SEUNG WOO

Assignees

• APR CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date

20260513

Application Date

20240603

Claims (5)

1. A microbubble cleanser comprising: a water tank (20) coupled to one end of a housing (10) and containing pure water, which is a medium in which microbubbles are generated and supplied; a pump (30) located at the upper part of the water tank (20), withdrawing the water contained in the water tank (20), and transferring the withdrawn water at a predetermined pressure so that the withdrawn water is sprayed onto the user's skin through an electrolysis tube (40); and an electrolysis tube (40) located at one end of the pump (30), electrolyzing the water supplied from the water tank (20) by the pump (30) to generate microbubbles, and supplying the water containing the generated microbubbles to the user's skin, wherein the electrolysis tube (40) includes an inlet (46) through which water is supplied, a moving tube (41) through which the water supplied through the inlet (46) moves a predetermined distance, an outlet (48) through which the water moved through the moving tube (41) is discharged, and a pair of electrodes (42) consisting of a first electrode (43) and a second electrode (44) positioned opposite each other on both sides of the moving path of the water moving through the moving tube (41), and applying a voltage to the moving water to progressively electrolyze the water moving through the moving tube (41) to generate microbubbles.
2. The microbubble cleanser according to claim 1, wherein the water supplied to the inlet (46) is introduced into one end of the electrodes (42), progressively electrolyzed while passing between the pair of electrodes (42), and flows out to the other end of the electrodes (42).
3. The microbubble cleanser according to claim 1, further comprising a vibration cleansing unit (70) that cleanses the skin by friction in contact with the user's skin and a vibration driving unit (50) that vibrates the vibration cleansing unit (70).
4. The microbubble cleanser according to claim 3, wherein the vibration driving unit (50) includes a vibration motor (54) that rotates by 180°.
5. The microbubble cleanser according to claim 1, wherein the housing (10) further includes a through-hole (14) through which the outlet (48) of the electrolysis tube (40) is exposed to the outside so that water containing microbubbles generated in the electrolysis tube (40) can be discharged to the user's skin.

Description

[Technical Field] The present invention relates to a microbubble cleanser having an electrolysis tube, and more particularly, to a microbubble cleanser having an electrolysis tube capable of electrolyzing water to generate microbubbles and providing water containing microbubbles to a user's skin. [Background Art] Nano or microbubble water is currently expected to be utilized in various fields, such as food (sterilization), beverages, cosmetics, liquid crystal manufacturing, medical (sterilization, cell storage, antibacterial action), aquatic resources or plant cultivation (dissolved oxygen supply, growth promotion), cleaning of electronic device substrates, and reduction of frictional resistance on marine hulls. Generally, microbubbles are generated by applying a voltage to induce discharge between a negative electrode and a positive electrode. Various configurations of nanobubble production devices have been proposed. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2013-34958 discloses dividing a liquid, mixing one of the divided parts with gas to generate microbubbles, rejoining the divided parts, and supplying the rejoined liquid to a plate with holes and a collision plate provided adjacent thereto to produce nanobubbles. The present invention discloses miniaturizing an electrolysis tube that generates microbubbles and applying it to a device for skin beauty, specifically for cleansing the skin. The reason why skin cleansing or facial cleansing is important in skin care is that the skin is more exposed to various pollutants than in the past. Although invisible to the human eye, various pollutants exist in the atmosphere, and among them, fine dust and ultrafine dust may not be removed by simple methods such as general hand washing with water. Various beneficial substances used on the skin to treat, protect, or improve the skin exhibit the best effects when applied to the skin in various ways and then removed at the appropriate time. In addition, these substances must be properly cleansed to avoid adversely affecting the skin. Substances that remain on the skin without being cleansed after time has passed combine with the aforementioned environmental pollutants, adversely affecting the skin, and are not easy to cleanse. Above all, facial cleansing, which is the process of cleansing the face, must be performed more carefully due to the characteristics of facial skin. Various electrical, chemical, and physical methods have been developed to date for effective and safe facial cleansing. However, there are not many safe and clean cleansing methods that do not damage the skin in the long term. Patent No. 10-0787874 "Skin Care Device" discloses a massage device having various functions. The device is disclosed to selectively generate ultrasound, infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, etc., to achieve beauty effects through sterilization, treatment, endocrine gland stimulation, blood circulation improvement, etc., but its practical utility and theoretical basis are uncertain. The formation process of microbubbles is complex, and there is difficulty in miniaturizing the manufacturing device. Meanwhile, there is an increasing demand from consumers to easily and inexpensively perform beauty care or beauty treatments that require a lot of time and cost investment at home at desired times. Therefore, self-treatment type beauty techniques and advanced beauty devices are being steadily developed. However, the technology applied to products still does not meet users' expectations. [Prior Art Documents] (Patent Document 1) International Publication No. WO 2014-148397 A1(Patent Document 2) Korean Patent No. 10-1383816(Patent Document 3) Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0127948(Patent Document 4) Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2013-34958 [Disclosure] [Technical Problem] An object of the present invention is to provide a microbubble cleanser having an electrolysis tube that progressively electrolyzes water to generate microbubbles. Another object of the present invention is to provide a microbubble cleanser having an electrolysis tube, in which water is introduced into one end of electrodes, and during the process of water flowing out from the other end of the electrodes and being discharged to the outside, the introduced water passes between a pair of electrodes, thereby being progressively electrolyzed to generate microbubbles, thereby easily providing water containing microbubbles to a user's skin at home. [Technical Solution] To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a microbubble cleanser including: a water tank (20) coupled to one end of a housing (10) and containing pure water, which is a medium in which microbubbles are generated and supplied; a pump (30) located at the upper part of the water tank (20), withdrawing the water contained in the water tank (20), and transferring the withdrawn water at a predetermined pressure so that the withdrawn water is sprayed onto the user's skin th