Skin Treatment Device and Attachment

Abstract

The present invention is concerned with a skin treatment device that comprises an actuator and at least a skin stimulation element arranged at a mounting structure, the mounting structure being supported at the skin treatment device and the mounting structure being deformable or displaceable against a restoring force when an external force is applied on the skin stimulation element. A contact portion of the mounting structure is arranged to cooperate with the actuator only in a deformed or displaced state of the mounting structure. This renders the device to operate on a low noise level when it is switched on but not pressed against the skin.

1 . Skin treatment device comprising:
 an actuator; and   at least a skin stimulation element arranged at a mounting structure, the mounting structure being supported at the skin treatment device and the mounting structure being deformable or displaceable against a restoring force when an external force is applied on the skin stimulation element, wherein a contact portion of the mounting structure is arranged to cooperate with the actuator only in a deformed or displaced state of the mounting structure.   
     
     
         2 . Skin treatment device according to  claim 1 , wherein the skin stimulation element and the mounting structure are part of a detachable attachment. 
     
     
         3 . Skin treatment device according to  claim 1  that further comprises a drivable skin treatment unit to which the actuator is mechanically coupled such that driving the skin treatment unit also drives the actuator. 
     
     
         4 . Skin treatment device according to  claim 1 , wherein the external force necessary to bring the mounting structure into the deformed or displaced state in which cooperation between the contact portion and the actuator is established, lies in the range of about 0.2 N to about 5 N. 
     
     
         5 . Skin treatment device according to  claim 1 , wherein the skin treatment device is realized as an epilator. 
     
     
         6 . Detachable attachment of a skin treatment device, the attachment comprising at least a skin stimulation element arranged at a mounting structure, the mounting structure being supported at the attachment and the mounting structure being deformable or displaceable against a restoring force when an external force is applied on the skin stimulation element, wherein a contact portion of the mounting structure is arranged to cooperate with an actuator of the skin treatment device only in a deformed or displaced state of the mounting structure when the attachment is in an attached state.