U.S. patent application number 14/251429 was filed with the patent office on 2015-10-15 for curing device for curing nail gel.
This patent application is currently assigned to PAKALY ENTERPRISE CO LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is CHIN-HAO CHANG, PAKALY ENTERPRISE CO LTD.. Invention is credited to CHIN-HAO CHANG.
Application Number | 20150289627 14/251429 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54263963 |
Filed Date | 2015-10-15 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150289627 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHANG; CHIN-HAO |
October 15, 2015 |
CURING DEVICE FOR CURING NAIL GEL
Abstract
A curing device for curing a nail gel includes a body, a motor,
at least a vane, and at least a light source assembly. The motor is
disposed at the body. The vane is disposed at a shaft of the motor.
The light source assembly is disposed at the vane. With the vane
driving the light source assembly to rotate, the curing device not
only cures the nail gel quickly and evenly but also dissipates heat
quickly.
Inventors: |
CHANG; CHIN-HAO; (New Taipei
City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
CHANG; CHIN-HAO
PAKALY ENTERPRISE CO LTD. |
New Taipei City |
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US
TW |
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Assignee: |
PAKALY ENTERPRISE CO LTD.
New Taipei City
TW
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Family ID: |
54263963 |
Appl. No.: |
14/251429 |
Filed: |
April 11, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
34/275 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 29/00 20130101;
A45D 2200/205 20130101; A45D 44/00 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A45D 29/00 20060101
A45D029/00 |
Claims
1. A curing device for curing a nail gel, comprising: a body; a
motor disposed at the body; at least a vane disposed at a shaft of
the motor; and at least a light source assembly disposed at the
vane, wherein the motor drives the vane to rotate, and the light
source assembly and the vane rotate synchronously.
2. The curing device of claim 1, wherein the body is in the form of
a rod.
3. The curing device of claim 1, wherein the body is in the form of
a hollow-cored casing, and the motor is disposed inside the
hollow-cored casing.
4. The curing device of claim 1, wherein both the vane and the
light source assembly are provided in the plural, and the light
source assemblies are disposed at the vanes, respectively.
5. The curing device of claim 2, wherein both the vane and the
light source assembly are provided in the plural, and the light
source assemblies are disposed at the vanes, respectively.
6. The curing device of claim 3, wherein both the vane and the
light source assembly are provided in the plural, and the light
source assemblies are disposed at the vanes, respectively.
7. The curing device of claim 4, wherein the light source
assemblies each comprise a plurality of light emitting diodes
(LEDs).
8. The curing device of claim 5, wherein the light source
assemblies each comprise a plurality of light emitting diodes
(LEDs).
9. The curing device of claim 6, wherein the light source
assemblies each comprise a plurality of light emitting diodes
(LEDs).
10. The curing device of claim 1, wherein the light source assembly
comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs).
11. The curing device of claim 2, wherein the light source assembly
comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs).
12. The curing device of claim 3, wherein the light source assembly
comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs).
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to curing devices, and more
particularly, to a curing device for use in curing a nail gel.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A gel manicure is a type of nail treatment which involves
applying a nail gel to a user's nails, irradiating the nail gel
with a light from a curing device, and curing the nail gel. Upon
completion of the above gel manicure process, the nails are
beautified, and their beauty can last for a long period of
time.
[0003] According to the prior art, the curing device uses an
ultra-violet light (UV light) as the light source. Referring to
FIG. 1, the curing device 10 comprises a casing 11 and a plurality
of UV light lamps 12 disposed inside the casing 11. The nail gel
applied to the nails is irradiated with the UV light emitted from
the UV light lamps 12 and thus cured. However, due to the limited
range of the angle of the irradiation of the UV light lamps 12, not
only is the curing of the nail gel uneven, but it is also necessary
to extend the duration of the irradiation of the UV light lamps 12
in order for the curing of the nail gel to be complete.
[0004] Furthermore, another conventional curing device 20 is also
commercially available. Referring to FIG. 2, the conventional
curing device 20 comprises a casing 21, a plurality of UV light
lamps 22 and a plurality of reflection mirrors 23. The UV light
lamps 22 are disposed in the casing 21, so are the reflection
mirrors 23. After being emitted from the UV light lamps 22, UV
light is reflected off the reflection mirrors 23 to fall uniformly
on the nail gel, thereby solving a drawback of the prior art--the
uneven curing of the nail gel. However, there is still another
drawback of the prior art--in the presence of the reflection
mirrors 23, the UV light lamps 22 tend to be overheated to the
detriment of the service life thereof, not to mention that the
user's nails are likely to be scorched.
[0005] Accordingly, it is imperative to provide a curing device
which not only cures the nail gel quickly and evenly but is also
effective in heat dissipation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] In view of the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art, it is
an objective of the present invention to provide a curing device
for curing a nail gel quickly and evenly.
[0007] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a
nail gel curing device effective in heat dissipation.
[0008] In order to achieve the above and other objectives, the
present invention provides a curing device for curing a nail gel.
The curing device comprises a body, a motor, at least a vane, and
at least a light source assembly. The motor is disposed at the
body. The vane is disposed at a shaft of the motor. The light
source assembly is disposed at the vane. The motor drives the vane
to rotate and drives the light source assembly to rotate
synchronously.
[0009] In an embodiment of the curing device of the present
invention, the body is in the form of a rod.
[0010] In an embodiment of the curing device of the present
invention, the body is in the form of a hollow-cored casing, and
the motor is disposed inside the hollow-cored casing.
[0011] In an embodiment of the curing device of the present
invention, both the vane and the light source assembly are provided
in the plural, and the light source assemblies are disposed at the
vanes, respectively.
[0012] In an embodiment of the curing device of the present
invention, the light source assembly comprises a plurality of light
emitting diodes (LEDs).
[0013] Accordingly, the curing device of the present invention is
characterized in that: with the vane driving the light source
assembly to rotate, the curing device of the present invention
cures the nail gel quickly and evenly; and the rotation of the vane
speeds up the dissipation of heat generated from the curing device
of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] Objectives, features, and advantages of the present
invention are hereunder illustrated with specific embodiments in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0015] FIG. 1 (PRIOR ART) is a schematic view of a conventional
curing device;
[0016] FIG. 2 (PRIOR ART) is a schematic view of another
conventional curing device;
[0017] FIG. 3 is a front view of a curing device according to the
first embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the curing device according
to the first embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the curing device in operation
according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 6 is a front view of a curing device according to the
second embodiment of the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a curing device according to
the third embodiment of the present invention; and
[0022] FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the curing device in operation
according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0023] Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, there are shown in
FIG. 3 a front view of a curing device 101 according to the first
embodiment of the present invention, in FIG. 4 a perspective view
of the curing device 101 according to the first embodiment of the
present invention, and in FIG. 5 a schematic view of the curing
device 101 in operation according to the first embodiment of the
present invention.
[0024] As shown in the diagrams, the curing device 101 comprises a
body 110, a motor 120, at least a vane 130 and at least a light
source assembly 140. In the first embodiment, the body 110 is in
the form of a rod, such that it is easy for the user to grip the
body 110. The motor 120 is disposed at an end of the body 110
(i.e., the rod). An internal battery or an external power source
supplies power to the motor 120. An end of the vane 130 is disposed
at a shaft of the motor 120. The shaft of the motor 120 rotates to
drive the vane 130 to rotate. At least a light source assembly 140
is disposed on a surface of the vane 130. The rotation of the vane
130 causes the rotation of the light source assembly 140, and both
occur synchronously.
[0025] In the first embodiment, to operate the curing device 101,
the user follows the steps: apply a nail gel G to a user's nails;
the user grips body 110 (i.e., the rod) of the curing device 101 by
hand in a manner that the nails with the nail gel G face the vane
130 and the light source assembly 140; the shaft of the motor 120
rotates to drive the vane 130 to rotate and drive the light source
assembly 140 to rotate, such that the light emitted the light
source assembly 140 falls evenly on the nail gel G of the nails;
cure the nail gel G quickly and evenly; the rotation of the vane
130 is accompanied by the generation of an air current in the
vicinity of the light source assembly 140 to thereby enhance the
heat dissipation of the curing device 101.
[0026] Referring to FIG. 6, there is shown a front view of a curing
device 102 according to the second embodiment of the present
invention. Understandably, the second embodiment is different from
the first embodiment in that both the vane 130 and the light source
assembly 140 of the curing device 102 are provided in the plural.
As shown in the diagram, both the vane 130 and the light source
assembly 140 are in the number of two, and the light source
assemblies 140 are disposed at the vanes 130, respectively.
Preferably, the vanes 130 are arranged in a symmetrical pattern,
such that the vanes 130 are unlikely to shake while rotating.
[0027] Understandably, it is feasible that the vanes 130 of the
curing device of the present invention 102 are provided, as needed,
in the number of two, three, four or eight, so as to enhance the
heat dissipation of the curing device 102.
[0028] Furthermore, it is feasible that the light source assemblies
140 of the curing device of the present invention 102 are provided,
as needed, in the number greater than two, such that the light
source assemblies 140 emit, more often and more, light rays to
irradiate the nail gel G on the user's nails to speed up the curing
of the nail gel G.
[0029] Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, there are shown in FIG. 7 a
perspective view of a curing device 103 according to the third
embodiment of the present invention, and in FIG. 8 a schematic view
of the curing device 103 in operation according to the third
embodiment of the present invention. Understandably, the third
embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the
curing device 103 is characterized in that the body 110 is in the
form of a hollow-cored casing, whereas the motor 120 is disposed on
the inner sidewall of the body 110 (i.e., the hollow-cored casing),
such that the curing device 103 of the present invention is
hands-free and thus features ease of use.
[0030] In the third embodiment, to operate the curing device 103,
the user follows the steps: apply a nail gel G to a user's nails;
the user puts his or her hands into the body 110 (i.e., the
hollow-cored casing) of the curing device 103 in a manner that the
nails with the nail gel G face the vane 120 and the light source
assembly 140; the shaft of the motor 120 rotates to drive the vane
130 to rotate and drive the light source assembly 140 to rotate,
such that the light emitted from the light source assembly 140
falls evenly on the nail gel G of the nails; cure the nail gel G
quickly and evenly; the rotation of the vane 130 is accompanied by
the generation of an air current in the vicinity of the light
source assembly 140 to thereby enhance the heat dissipation of the
curing device 103.
[0031] Furthermore, the light source assembly 140 of the curing
devices 101, 102, 103 comprises preferably a plurality of light
emitting diodes (LEDs). When compared with conventional UV light
lamps, LEDs not only operate at low temperature and thus safely,
but also speed up the curing of the nail gel because of the
specific wavelength of the light emitted from the LEDs, thereby
allowing the curing devices 101, 102, 103 to cure the nail gel G
quickly and safely.
[0032] In conclusion, the curing devices of the present invention
are characterized in that: a vane drives a light source assembly to
rotate, and thus the curing of a nail gel is quick and uniform;
rotation of the vane speeds up the dissipation of heat generated
from the curing devices of the present invention.
[0033] The present invention is disclosed above by preferred
embodiments. However, persons skilled in the art should understand
that the preferred embodiments are illustrative of the present
invention only, but should not be interpreted as restrictive of the
scope of the present invention. Hence, all equivalent modifications
and replacements made to the aforesaid embodiments should fall
within the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the legal
protection for the present invention should be defined by the
appended claims.
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