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Suction device

US5003966A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
7References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 1989
Grant dateApr 2, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 13, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61H2205/022
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a facial suction device for massaging facial skin and the like by suction, and its object is to controll suction force appropriately and operation noise small. The suction device according to the invention includes a suction pump comprising a diaphragm 9 of which the center part is formed in a dome section 11, a suction valve 13a and an exhaust valve 13b both made of thin plate and disposed on the end of the diaphragm. And the dome section 11 of said diaphragm 9 is expanded and contracted by the rotation of an eccentric shaft of a motor 4, thereby the suction valve 13a and the exhaust valve 13b are operated to conduct sucking against the face.

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