Patent Publication Number: US-2013247929-A1

Title: Nail print apparatus including perfume application device and print control method

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a nail print apparatus including a perfume application device and to a print control method. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication (Translation of PCT Application) No. 2003-534083 discloses a nail print apparatus to print nail designs, which a user likes, on his/her nails. 
     Such an apparatus allows a user to easily enjoy nail print without visiting nail salons. 
     In recent years, fragrance (aroma component) is expected to relieve stress and make a person relaxed, and aromatherapy has become common to promote physical and mental health and beauty using, for example, essential oil containing an aroma component derived from plants such as flowers and trees. 
     There is also a growing demand to incorporate fragrance into life using various types of aromatic substance, such as essential oil and incense. 
     Fragrance (aroma component) given off from fingertips would produce a relaxing effect since nails or fingertips of a person are always around his/her face. 
     Furthermore, nails on which nail designs are printed and to which fragrance is applied at the same time would provide not only visual enjoyment but also stress-relieving effects. 
     Although it is troublesome to apply fragrance (aroma component) to fingertips by hand, there exists no apparatus to automatically apply fragrance (aroma component) to fingertips. Thus, it has been difficult to easily enjoy fragrance. 
     Further, when fragrance is applied to fingers and nails on which nail designs have been printed, it may be difficult for a user to judge what kind of fragrance goes well with what kind of nail design. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention, which is made in view of the above problems, provides a nail print apparatus that can print a nail design on a nail, and can apply fragrance (aroma component), which goes well with the nail design, to the fingertip. 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nail print apparatus including: a first finger insertion section in which a finger is inserted; a print head which prints a nail design on a nail of the finger inserted in the first finger insertion section; and a perfume application device which applies perfume to at least one of the finger and the nail inserted in the first finger insertion section. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinafter and the appended drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not intended as a definition of the limits of the present invention, and wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view conceptually showing a nail print apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the cover of the nail print apparatus being open; 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view conceptually showing the main body of the nail print apparatus shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of the nail print apparatus shown in  FIG. 1 , giving a view from the front; 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view of the nail print apparatus shown in  FIG. 1 , giving a view from the side; 
         FIG. 5A  is a cross-sectional view of the principle part of the nail print apparatus showing the positional relationship between a printing finger inserted in a first finger insertion section and a perfume unit, the printing finger being disposed at a separate position; 
         FIG. 5B  is a cross-sectional view of the principle part of the nail print apparatus showing the positional relationship between a printing finger inserted in a first finger insertion section and a perfume unit, the printing finger being disposed at a contact position; 
         FIG. 6  is a block diagram showing the principal control configuration of the nail print apparatus in accordance with a first embodiment; 
         FIG. 7A  shows an example of a design selection screen displayed on a display section; 
         FIG. 7B  shows an example of a perfume confirmation screen displayed on the display section; 
         FIG. 8A  shows an example of a perfume selection screen displayed on the display section; 
         FIG. 8B  shows an example of a design confirmation screen displayed on the display section; 
         FIG. 9  is a flowchart showing processing in accordance with the first embodiment; 
         FIG. 10  is a flowchart showing the processing in accordance with the first embodiment; 
         FIG. 11A  is a cross-sectional view of the principle part of the nail print apparatus in accordance with a modification of the first embodiment showing the positional relationship between a printing finger inserted in a first finger insertion section and a perfume application device, the perfume application device being disposed at a separate position; 
         FIG. 11B  is a cross-sectional view of the principle part of the nail print apparatus in accordance with a modification of the first embodiment showing the positional relationship between a printing finger inserted in a first finger insertion section and a perfume application device, the perfume application device being disposed at a contact position; 
         FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional view of the principle part of a nail print apparatus in accordance with a second embodiment showing the positional relationship between a printing finger inserted in a first finger insertion section and a perfume application device; 
         FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional view of a nail print apparatus in accordance with a third embodiment, giving a view from the front; and 
         FIG. 14  is a perspective view of the principle part of the insertion opening of a first finger insertion section in accordance with a modification. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     First Embodiment 
     A first embodiment of a nail print apparatus in accordance with the present invention is described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 10 . The embodiments described below have various features which are technically preferable to carry out the present invention. The scope of the present invention, however, is not limited to the embodiments below and the examples shown in the drawings. 
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the nail print apparatus in the present embodiment.  FIG. 2  is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the nail print apparatus. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , a nail print apparatus  1  includes a case body  2  and a cover  4 . The cover  4  is rotatably connected with the case body  2  via a hinge  3  disposed at the rear end of a top board  2   a , i.e., the upper surface of the case body  2 . The cover  4  is rotatable about the hinge  3  between the position where the cover  4  overlaps the top board  2   a  of the case body  2  and the position where the cover  4  stands upright with respect to the top board  2   a  of the case body  2  (see  FIG. 1 ). 
     The case body  2  is formed to be substantially oval in a planar view. At the front side of the case body  2 , an open-and-close plate  2   c  is provided to be able to rise and fall. The open-and-close plate  2   c  is connected to the case body  2  via a hinge (not shown) disposed at the lower end of the front surface of the case body  2 . The open-and-close plate  2   c  is for opening and closing the front surface of the case body  2 . 
     The shapes and configurations of the case body  2  and the cover  4  are not limited to those exemplified here. 
     An operation section  12  is disposed on the top board  2   a  of a case body  2 . 
     The operation section  12  receives various inputs from a user. 
     The operation section  12  includes operation buttons  121  to receive various inputs, such as an electrical power switch button to power on the nail print apparatus  1 , a stop switch button to stop its operation, a design selection button to select a nail design to be printed on a nail T, a perfume-application selection button to make a selection to perform perfume application processing, a selection category setting button to make a setting as to whether a nail design is selected or a perfume is selected, a print start button to instruct start of printing, and operation buttons for other various inputs. The operation section  12  serves as a selection section or an input section to output various instruction signals, such as selection instruction signals, when a user operates the operation buttons  121 . 
     In the present embodiment, the operation section  12  serves as a selection section which can select one of a category of nail design and a category of perfume stored in an association storage area  522 . 
     Specifically, a display section  13  displays a design selection screen (see  FIG. 7A ) to select a nail design, for example. When a user selects a desired nail design with an operation button  121 , a selection instruction signal to select the nail design is outputted, so that a nail design to be printed on a nail T is selected. More specifically, peculiar design numbers (“0011” to “0020” in  FIG. 7A ) are assigned to the nail designs, respectively, displayed on the display section  13 . A nail design can be selected by inputting the corresponding design number with an operation button  121  of the operation section  12 . 
     In the present embodiment, perfume (perfume solution) can be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T after a nail design is printed on the nail T, as described later. When a user desires to apply perfume, a perfume-application instruction signal is outputted by selecting perfume application with an operation button  121  to perform the perfume application processing. In the case where there are a plurality of perfumes that are selectable, a perfume selection screen (not shown) is displayed on the display section  13 , for example. In such a case, when a user selects a desired perfume with an operation button  121 , the selection instruction signal to select the perfume is outputted, so that the perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  is selected. 
     In the present embodiment, a touch panel is provided on the surface of the display section  13  described later. A user can input a selection instruction or the like by directly touching the touch panel. 
     A user can register a perfume application device  73  which he/she owns (i.e., a replaceable perfume application device) at the nail print apparatus  1  in advance. In this case, a user inputs, with the operation section  12 , the information on the perfume held in the perfume application device  73  (e.g., a name of perfume, such as “jasmine”; and a type of perfume to which the perfume (fragrance) belongs, such as “floral type”). When a user owns a plurality of kinds of perfume application devices  73 , the user conducts the registration for all the perfume application devices  73 . The perfumes include eau de toilettes and eau de colognes whose fragrance lasts for about one or two hours, a shorter period of time than that of eau de toilettes. 
     When a perfume application device  73  is attached to a perfume unit  70  (see  FIG. 2 , for example), the attachment information and the information on the perfume held in the attached perfume application device  73  (e.g., a name of perfume and a type of perfume to which a perfume (fragrance) belongs) can be set and inputted with the operation section  12 . 
     The display section  13  is disposed on top board  2   a , almost in its center, of the case body  2 . 
     The display section  13  is constituted of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic electroluminescence display (organic EL), or another flat-panel display. 
     In the present embodiment, the display section  13  displays an image obtained by photographing a printing finger U 1  (hereinafter referred to as a “finger image”), the outline of a nail T included in the finger image, the outline of a finger in the finger image, for example. In addition, the display section  13  appropriately displays a selection category setting screen for making a setting as to whether a nail design is selected or a perfume is selected, a design selection screen for selecting an image (i.e., design image) to be printed on a nail T, a thumbnail image for confirming a design, a perfume selection screen for selecting a perfume, an instruction screen to provide various instructions, a notice screen, a warning screen and the like. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the display section  13  also displays a design confirmation screen for notifying a user of the results of the selection when a nail design is selected with a design-perfume selection section  515 , and a perfume confirmation screen for notifying a user of the results of the selection when a perfume is selected with the design-perfume selection section  515 . The display section  13  serves as a notifying section which notifies a user of the results of selection made by the design-perfume selection section  515 . 
     In the present embodiment, a touch panel is integrally formed on the surface of the display unit  13 , and various inputs can be performed by touching the surface of the display unit  13  with a stylus pen, a finger tip or the like (not shown). 
     In the present embodiment, the display section  13  displays a design selection screen ( FIG. 7A , for example), a perfume confirmation screen ( FIG. 7B , for example), a perfume selection screen ( FIG. 8A , for example), a design confirmation screen ( FIG. 8B , for example), and the like. 
     A user can input selection instructions on a nail design and perfume and various operation instructions by touching a desired nail design and the name of a desired perfume, or by operating various operation buttons. 
     Further, a registration/setting may be made as to the kind of perfume application device  73  owned by a user, a perfume application device  73  attached to the perfume unit  70  or the like, using the touch panel of the display section  13 . 
     Thus, in the present embodiment, the touch panel of the display section  13  also serves as a selection section which can select one of a category of nail design and a category of perfume stored in the association storage area  522 . 
     The case body  2  contains the main body  10  of the nail print apparatus  1 . The main body  10  includes a printing finger fixation section  20 , a photographing section  30 , a print section  40  and a perfume unit  70  (including the perfume application device  73 ) shown in  FIG. 2 ; and a control device  50  (control section) shown in  FIG. 6 . The printing finger fixation section  20 , the photographing section  30 , the print section  40 , the perfume unit  70  and the control device  50  are disposed in the machine casing  11 . 
     The machine casing  11  includes a lower machine casing  11   a  and an upper machine casing  11   b . The lower machine casing  11   a  is formed in the shape of a box. The lower machine casing  11   a  is disposed at a lower part in the case body  2 . The upper machine casing  11   b  is disposed over the lower machine casing  11   a  inside the case body  2 , so as to be disposed at an upper part in the case body  2 . 
     The printing finger fixation section  20  is disposed in the lower machine casing  11   a  of the machine casing  11 . More specifically, the lower machine casing  11   a  includes a first finger insertion section  20   a , a second finger insertion section  20   b , and a holding section  20   c  which constitute the printing finger fixation section  20 . 
     The first finger insertion section  20   a  is a finger insertion section where a finger (printing finger, hereinbelow) U 1  with the nail T on which printing is to be performed is inserted (see  FIG. 3 ). In the present embodiment, printing fingers U 1  are inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  one by one so that printing is performed on nails T one by one. The first finger insertion section  20   a  is wide enough for a thumb of an adult to be smoothly inserted therein. 
     The bottom (constituted of a partition  21  in the present embodiment) of the first finger insertion section  20   a  serves as a finger placement section (printing finger placement surface) where a printing finger U 1  is placed. Photography of a printing finger U 1  and printing on a printing finger U 1  are performed in a state in which the printing finger U 1  is placed on the printing finger placement surface in the first finger insertion section  20   a.    
     The second finger insertion section  20   b  is a finger insertion section where a finger (non-printing fingers, hereinbelow, which are not shown) other than the printing finger U 1  are inserted (see  FIG. 4 ). 
     The holding section  20   c  is a portion which can be held by the printing finger U 1  inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  and the non-printing fingers inserted in the second finger insertion section  20   b . In the present embodiment, the holding section  20   c  is constituted of the partition  21  which separates the first and second finger insertion sections  20   a  and  20   b  from each other. The upper surface of the partition  21  constitutes the flat printing finger placement surface. 
     It is preferable that the edge part of the partition  21 , the edge part from which a finger is inserted, have a shape that fits a portion between the bases of a printing finger U 1  and non-printing fingers when the portion touches the edge part, so that the partition  21  (the holding section  20   c ) can be firmly held by the printing finger U 1  and the non-printing fingers with the whole ball of the printing finger U 1  touching the printing finger placement surface. Specifically, the cross-sectional shape of the edge part is preferably a circular shape, an oval shape or a polygonal shape. 
     When a thumb is a printing finger U 1 , for example, the thumb is inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  as a printing finger U 1 ; and the other four fingers (index, middle, ring and little fingers) are inserted in the second finger insertion section  20   b  as non-printing fingers. In this case, a user tightly sandwiches the holding section  20   c  between the printing finger U 1  and the non-printing fingers such that the printing finger U 1  is fixed. 
     In the present embodiment, a recess  21   a  is provided in the upper surface of the partition  21  (i.e., the bottom of the first finger insertion section  20   a ). In the recess  21   a , an up-and-down mechanism  23  is provided to push up a printing finger U 1 , from below, inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a.    
     The up-and-down mechanism  23  pushes up a printing finger U 1  from below by bulging or swelling with a high hydraulic pressure or air pressure, for example; and is fitted into the recess  21   a  with a low hydraulic pressure or air pressure to constitute substantially the same plane as the upper surface of the partition  21 . 
     An up-and-down controller  513  (described later; see  FIG. 6 ) of the control device  50  controls the up-and-down operation of the up-and-down mechanism  23 . Specifically, the up-and-down controller  513  moves a printing finger U 1  inserted in the finger insertion section (first finger insertion section  20   a ) up and down between a contact position (see  FIG. 5B ) and a separate position (see  FIG. 5A ). More specifically, the contact position is a position where a printing finger U 1  and its nail T inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  are in contact with a perfume absorber  75 , which is described later. The separate position is a position where the finger U 1  and the nail T are not in contact with the perfume absorber  75 . 
     The configuration of the up-and-down mechanism  23  is not limited to the example described here as long as the mechanism  23  can raise and lower an inserted printing finger U 1 . For example, a plate to support a printing finger U 1  from below may be provided, and a user may manually move the plate up and down so as to raise and lower a printing finger U 1 . In this case, a user pushes up the plate with a printing finger U 1  to the contact position, and then manually releases the plate from the pushed-up state to lower the printing finger U 1  to its original position (separate position). 
     In the present embodiment, a heating unit  6  is provided in the back of the first finger insertion section  20   a  in the finger insertion direction (see  FIG. 4 ). The heating unit  6  dries a nail T after printing is performed thereon by the print section  40 . 
     The heating unit  6  is an electric heater of a coiled heating wire such as a nichrome wire, for example. The heating unit  6  may include not only the heater but also a fan to send air, which is heated by the heater, into the first finger insertion section  20   a . The heating unit  6  does not need to dry a printed nail T completely. That is, pre-drying is enough. The pre-drying means drying of a printed nail T until the surface of the nail is dried. The confirmation for the drying is not limited to the example described here. 
     The pre-drying of a printed nail T can prevent a printed image from being rubbed or spoiled even if a printed part slightly touches the wall surface of the apparatus when the printing finger U 1  is pulled out of the first finger insertion section  20   a  or is moved into the second finger insertion section  20   b . Further, the pre-drying of a nail T after perfume is applied thereto can dry the nail T to the extent that the surface of the nail T is not wet any more. Accordingly, the perfume solution applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T is prevented from adhering to the wall surface of the apparatus or the droplets of the perfume solution are prevented from falling when the printing finger U 1  is pulled out of the first finger insertion section  20   a.    
     The heating unit  6  is not indispensable for the nail print apparatus  1  and may be omitted. 
       FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of the nail print apparatus  1  in accordance with the present embodiment, giving a view from the front; and  FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view of the nail print apparatus  1 , giving a view from the side. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the photographing section  30  is disposed on the upper machine casing  11   b  of the machine casing  11 . 
     That is, a substrate  31  is disposed on the upper machine casing  11   b , and a camera  32  having about two million pixels or more and including a built-in driver is disposed at the center of the lower surface of a substrate  31 . In addition, lights  33  such as white LEDs are disposed in such a way as to surround the camera  32 . The photographing section  30  includes the camera  32  and the lights  33 . 
     The photographing section  30  illuminates a printing finger U 1  placed in the first finger insertion section  20   a  with the lights  33 , and photographs the printing finger U 1  with the camera  32  to obtain a finger image. The photographing section  30  is connected to a photographing controller  511  (described later; see  FIG. 6 ) of the control device  50  to be controlled by the photographing controller  511 . 
     The image data of an image obtained by the photographing section  30  may be stored in a storage section  52  (described later). 
     The print section  40 , which is mainly disposed in the upper machine casing  11   b , performs printing on the nail T of a finger inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  based on nail design data (print data). 
     That is, as shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , two guide rods  41  are bridged in parallel between two sideboards of the upper machine casing  11   b . A main carriage  42  is attached to the guide rods  41  in such a way as to slide thereon. As shown in  FIG. 3 , two guide rods  44  are bridged in parallel between a front wall  42   a  and a back wall  42   b  of the main carriage  42 . A secondary carriage  45  is attached to the guide rods  44  in such a way as to slide thereon. The print head  46  is mounted on the secondary carriage  45  at the center of the lower surface thereof. 
     In the present embodiment, the print head  46  is an inkjet print head which makes ink fine droplets, and directly sprays the fine droplets to a nail T to perform printing. 
     The main carriage  42  is connected to a motor  43  via a power transmitting unit (not shown), and moves in the right-left direction along the guide rods  41  by forward-reversal rotation of the motor  43 . The secondary carriage  45  is connected to a motor  47  via a power transmitting unit (not shown), and moves in the front-back direction along the guide rods  44  by forward-reversal rotation of the motor  47 . 
     An ink cartridge  48  which supplies ink to the print head  46  is disposed in the lower machine casing  11   a . The ink cartridge  48  is connected to the print head  46  via an ink supply tube (not shown), and supplies ink to the print head  46  as needed. The ink cartridge  48  may be mounted on the print head  46  itself or may be formed integrally with the print head  46 . 
     The print section  40  includes the guide rods  41 , the main carriage  42 , the motor  43 , the guide rods  44 , the secondary carriage  45 , the print head  46 , the motor  47 , and the ink cartridge  48 . The motor  43 , the print head  46  and the motor  47  of the print section  40  are connected to a print controller  512  (described later; see  FIG. 6 ) of the control device  50  to be controlled by the print controller  512 . 
     In the present embodiment, a perfume carriage  72  is attached to the guide rods  41  in such a way as to slide thereon substantially in parallel with the main carriage  42 . On the lower surface of the perfume carriage  72 , the perfume application device  73  holding perfume is provided. 
     The perfume carriage  72  is connected to a unit movement motor  77  via a power transmitting unit (not shown), and moves in the right-left direction of the nail print apparatus  1  (the direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of a finger, i.e., the right-left direction in  FIG. 3 ) along the guide rods  41  by forward-reversal rotation of the unit movement motor  77 . 
     In the present embodiment, the perfume carriage  72 , the perfume application device  73  and the unit movement motor  77  constitute the perfume unit  70  to apply perfume to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a . The unit movement motor  77  of the perfume unit  70  is connected to a perfume application device controller  514  (described later; see  FIG. 6 ) of the control device  50  to be controlled by the perfume application device controller  514 . 
     In the present embodiment, the perfume application device  73  includes the perfume holder  74  holding liquid perfume (i.e., liquid containing an aroma component; hereinafter referred to as “perfume solution”) and the perfume absorber  75 . The perfume is not limited to liquid but may be gel. An opening (not shown) is provided in at least a part of the surface, facing a printing finger U 1 , of the perfume holder  74  (i.e., the lower surface of the perfume holder  74  in  FIG. 3 ). The perfume absorber  75  is disposed on the lower surface of the perfume holder  74  so as to cover the opening, such that the perfume absorber  75  absorbs the perfume solution held in the perfume holder  74  and holds the absorbed perfume solution. The range over which the perfume absorber  75  is provided is not particularly limited. That is, the perfume absorber  75  may cover the entire lower surface of the perfume holder  74 , or may cover only a part of it. 
     The perfume absorber  75  is made of, for example, sponge or felt composed of polyurethane resin or the like. The material for the perfume absorber  75  is not limited to the examples shown here, but any material may be employed as long as the absorber can absorb a certain amount of liquid, can prevent absorbed liquid from dripping, and can apply the liquid to a target object, such as a printing finger U 1  and nail T, when the target object is pressed against the absorber impregnated with the liquid. 
     The perfume absorber  75  comes into contact with the printing finger U 1  and its nail T inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  when a printing finger U 1  is raised to the contact position (see  FIG. 5B ) by the up-and-down mechanism  23  provided in the first finger insertion section  20   a . In this state, the perfume absorber  75  applies perfume (perfume solution) to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T. When the up-and-down mechanism  23  lowers a printing finger U 1  to the separate position (see  FIG. 5A ), the perfume absorber  75  is not in contact with a printing finger U 1  and its nail T. 
     It is preferable that a cap (not shown) to cover the surface of the perfume absorber  75  be provided at a moved-aside position (at the right of  FIG. 3 , for example) where the perfume unit  70  is positioned when the perfume unit  70  is not performing the perfume application processing (e.g., at the time of the processing of printing a nail design). Such a cap provided at the moved-aside position can cover the surface of the perfume absorber  75  when the absorber  75  is not in use, which can prevent drying of the perfume absorber  75  and evaporation of perfume solution, and can reduce emission of fragrance to the outside of the nail print apparatus  1 . 
     In the present embodiment, the perfume application device  73  is a cartridge which can be attached to and detached from the perfume carriage  72  so that a user can easily replace the perfume application device  73 . In the present embodiment, the information about whether the perfume application device  73  is attached to the perfume carriage  72  and the information about which perfume application device  73  is attached (in the case where a plurality of kinds of perfume application devices  73  are prepared, as described later) are inputted with the above-mentioned operation section  12 . The inputted information is sent to the control device  50 . 
     The perfume carriage  72  may include a detector such as a sensor which checks whether a perfume application device  73  is attached or detached and obtains identification information of an attached perfume application device  73  through a bar code or an IC tag, for example, so as to detect the kind of a perfume application device  73  (e.g., a name of perfume held in the perfume application device  73 , such as “jasmine”; and a type of perfume to which the perfume (fragrance) belongs, such as “floral type”). In this case, the control device  50  can automatically acquire such information based on the detection results obtained by the detector without a user&#39;s inputs with the operation section  12 . 
     The perfume contained in the perfume solution held in the perfume holder  74  of the perfume application device  73  in accordance with the present embodiment is described below. 
     In the present embodiment, perfume includes natural perfume, such as plant-based perfume and animal-based perfume; and synthetic perfume, such as various types of aromatic substance and deodorizing perfume. More specifically, essential oil obtained by extracting an aroma component from plants, commercially-supplied scented water or the like may be used. The kind of perfume is not limited to those described above as long as it is fragrant substance. 
     The perfume may be used alone or may be mixed with polymer or oligomer. In addition, the perfume may be mixed with various types of oil, such as jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, grape seed oil, wheat germ oil and olive oil. 
     The examples of types of perfumes (fragrances) include a herbal type extracted from flowers and leaves of herbs, a citrus type extracted from citrus fruit or herbs having fragrance similar to the citrus fruit, a floral type extracted from flowers, a fruity type extracted from fruit having lush and sweet-and-sour fragrance, an oriental type having exotic fragrance, a resinous type extracted from resin of aromatic trees, a spicy type extracted from spice used for cooking, and a woody type extracted from barks, branches and leaves of trees. 
     The following perfumes belong to each fragrance type, for example. 
     The herbal type includes clary sage, shell ginger, basil, peppermint and marjoram. The citrus type includes sweet orange, grapefruit, bergamot, lemon, lemongrass, lemon scented verbena, lime and yuzu. The floral type includes jasmine, geranium, neroli, lavender and rose otto. The fruity type includes peach, strawberry, mandarin, apricot and cassis. The oriental type includes ylang-ylang, sandalwood, patchouli and Vetiver. The resinous type includes elemi, frankincense, benzoin and myrrh. The spicy type includes cardamom, clove, cinnamon leaf, ginger and black pepper. The woody type includes cypress, cedar wood, juniper berry, tea tree, pine, petitgrain and eucalyptus. 
     The type of perfume (fragrance) and the perfumes belonging to each type applicable to the present embodiment are not limited to the examples shown here. In addition, the way of classifying types of perfume (fragrance) described above is merely an example, and another way of classification may be employed. 
     The control device  50  is disposed, for example, on the substrate  31 , which is disposed on the upper machine casing  11   b .  FIG. 6  is a block diagram showing the principal control configuration in accordance with the present embodiment. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , the control device  50  is a computer including a controller  51  constituted of a not-shown CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a storage section  52  constituted of a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like (all not shown). 
     The storage section  52  stores various programs and various types of data to allow the nail print apparatus  1  to work. 
     In the present embodiment, the storage section  52  includes a nail design storage area  521  and an association storage area  522 . 
     The nail design storage area  521  stores the print data of nail designs to be printed on nails T such that the print data is associated with the design number of each nail design. 
     The association storage area  522  stores a plurality of nail designs such that each of the nail designs is associated with a perfume. The nail design data represents the design number of each nail design to access the print data of a nail design stored in the nail design storage area  521 , for example. 
     The way of creating association between a nail design and a perfume in the association storage area  522  is not particularly limited, and the association may be created in the following way: a flower-patterned nail design is associated with the floral type perfume; a pink-based nail design is associated with a perfume of cherry or peach; an orange- or yellow-based nail design is associated with the citrus type perfume such as lemon or the perfume of banana; and a red-based nail design is associated with a perfume of strawberry or rose. 
     It is preferable that the association between a nail design and a perfume be created in multiple steps. That is, a nail design is associated with a type of perfume (e.g., “floral type” and “citrus type”) in one step; and the nail design is associated with a name of perfume (e.g., “jasmine”) in another step. Such a way of creating association in multiple steps enables the nail print apparatus  1  to propose a combination of a nail design and a perfume which go well together to a user in stages. For example, the apparatus  1  can propose to associate the nail design of number “0001” with the “citrus type perfume”, and more preferably, with “lemon” among the “citrus type perfume”. Accordingly, when the user who has selected the nail design of number “0001” does not own the perfume application device  73  holding the perfume of “lemon” but owns the perfume application device  73  holding any one of perfumes of “citrus type”, he/she can perform perfume application processing using the perfume application device  73  which he/she owns and does not have to buy a new one holding the perfume of “lemon”. 
     In addition, the storage section  52  may store the data of images photographed by the photographing section  30 . 
     The storage section of the nail print apparatus  1  is not limited to the storage section  52  (ROM and RAM) within the control device  50 , but another storage section may be provided. 
     The controller  51  includes the photographing controller  511 , the print controller  512 , the up-and-down controller  513 , the perfume application device controller  514  and the design-perfume selection section  515 , from a functional standpoint. The functions as the photographing controller  511 , the print controller  512 , the up-and-down controller  513 , the perfume application device controller  514  and the design-perfume selection section  515  are realized by the CPU and the programs stored in the ROM of the storage section  52  cooperating with each other. The functional sections included in the controller  51  are not limited to those described above, and another functional section may be included such as a functional section to detect the shape of a nail T. 
     The photographing controller  511  controls the photographing operation by the photographing section  30  so that the photographing section  30  obtains images of a user&#39;s printing finger U 1 , for example. For example, the photographing controller  511  controls the photographing section  30  to photograph a printing finger U 1  of a user inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a . It is preferable that the image obtained by the photographing section  30  be displayed on the display section  13 , so that a user can do visual checking of the position of the printing finger U 1  when he/she sets the printing finger U 1 . 
     The photographing controller  511  controls the photographing section  30  to photograph a user&#39;s printing finger U 1  placed at a predetermined position in the first finger insertion section  20   a . Based on the image obtained by the photographing section  30 , the controller  51  detects the position, the shape (contour) and the like of the nail T of the printing finger U 1 , and identifies a range to be printed by the print section  40 . 
     The photographing controller  511  may control the storage section  52  to store the image data of the image obtained by the photographing section  30 . 
     The print controller  512  is a print unit to perform printing on the nail T of a printing finger U 1  inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a.    
     The print controller  512  controls the print operation performed by the print section  40  so that printing is performed on a nail T based on the print data of a nail design stored in the nail design storage area  521 . 
     The up-and-down controller  513  is a functional section to control the operation of the up-and-down mechanism  23  to raise and lower a printing finger U 1  inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a . More specifically, a printing finger U 1  is raised to the contact position (see  FIG. 5B ) where the inserted printing finger U 1  and its nail T are in contact with the perfume absorber  75 , and is lowered to the separate position (see  FIG. 5A ) where the inserted printing finger U 1  and its nail T are not in contact with the perfume absorber  75 . 
     The perfume application device controller  514  controls the unit movement motor  77  so that the perfume carriage  72  of the perfume unit  70  moves along the guide rods  41 . 
     The perfume application device controller  514  controls the perfume unit  70  to be disposed at the position where the perfume unit  70  does not interfere with the print operation (e.g., at the right of  FIG. 3 ) when the print section  40  is performing printing. When applying perfume after the print operation, the perfume application device controller  514  controls the perfume unit  70  to move to the position above a printing finger U 1 . 
     The timing to move the perfume carriage  72  to the position above a printing finger U 1 , and the timing to push up a printing finger U 1  with the up-and-down mechanism  23  are not particularly limited. It is preferable, however, that the perfume carriage  72  be moved first, and then, a printing finger U 1  be pushed up to be pressed against the perfume absorber  75 . Making these movements in such an order prevents the surface of a printed nail T from being rubbed by the surface of the perfume absorber  75 , which prevents a printed nail design from being spoiled. 
     When a nail design is selected with the selection section, such as the operation section  12  and the touch panel of the display section  13 , the design-perfume selection section  515  selects the perfume associated with the selected nail design as a perfume to be applied to a finger and/or nail. When a perfume is selected with the selection section, the design-perfume selection section  515  selects the nail design associated with the selected perfume as a nail design to be printed on the nail T of a printing finger U 1 . 
     More specifically, when a user selects a nail design, which the user desires to print on his/her nail T, with the operation section  12 , the design-perfume selection section  515  reads, from the association storage area  522 , the information on the perfume (e.g., the “type of perfume” and the “name of perfume” belonging to the “type of perfume”) associated with the selected nail design; and selects the perfume as a perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7B , for example, when the nail design of number “0013” is selected based on a user&#39;s selection instruction, the design-perfume selection section  515  reads the perfume associated with the selected nail design from the association storage area  522 . When the perfume associated with the design number “0013” is “floral type, jasmine”, the perfume is selected as a perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T of the user. In the case where a plurality of perfumes are associated with one nail design, all of the perfumes may be selected as a perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T. Alternatively, the priority order among the perfumes may be determined based on a predetermined condition such as the frequencies at which the perfumes were selected, and only the perfumes of higher priority may be selected as a perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T. In the case where a nail design is associated with both a “type of perfume” (e.g., “floral type”) and a “name of perfume” (e.g., “jasmine”), both of them are selected as a perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T. 
     In addition, when the perfume associated with a selected nail design is read to be selected as a perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T of a user, there may be a plurality of associated “types of perfumes”. 
     In the case where a nail design including an image of a specific fruit, e.g., a peach, is selected by a user&#39;s selection instruction, the design-perfume selection section  515  selects, from the association storage area  522 , the following perfume associated with the selected nail design. That is, the design-perfume selection section  515  selects “fruity type” as the type of perfume associated with the specific fruit, and “peach” as the name of perfume belonging to the “fruity type”. Then, the design-perfume selection section  515  notifies a user of the selected perfume by displaying it on the display section or by phonetically outputting it. 
     Although there are no problems in the above case, there may be the following case. That is, there may be a case where a selected nail design image includes both a peach and an orange. Or there may also be a case where a user intends to perform printing on a plurality of fingers and selects a plurality of nail designs to print different nail designs on the fingers. In the latter case, a certain selected nail design may include a peach pattern, and another selected nail design may include an orange pattern. The nail design including a peach pattern is associated with the perfume of “peach” belonging to “fruity type”, and the nail design including an orange pattern is associated with the perfume of “sweet orange” belonging to “citrus type”. That is, there are a plurality of associated “types of perfumes”. In this case, the selected perfumes i.e., “peach” belonging to “fruity type” and “sweet orange” belonging to “citrus type” are both displayed on the display section or phonetically outputted to be notified of a user. 
     The information to be displayed or phonetically outputted may be only one of a “type of perfume” and a “name of perfume”, instead of both of them. 
     Thus, when a user selects a plurality of nail designs as the nail designs to be printed on a plurality of fingernails, all the perfumes associated with all the selected nail designs are displayed on the display section or phonetically outputted to be notified of a user. Among the selected perfumes, a user can select a favorite one. Alternatively, in the case where a user owns only a part of the selected perfumes, the user may select a favorite one of the perfumes which he/she owns, and may attach the perfume application device  73  holding the favorite perfume to apply it to his/her fingers. 
       FIG. 7B  illustrates a screen where one nail design and one selected perfume associated with the nail design are displayed. When a user selects a plurality of nail designs, it is preferable that the screen display which finger (among a thumb and index, middle, ring and little fingers) a nail design is to be printed on, and which perfume the nail design is associated with. 
     When a user selects a perfume, which he/she desires to apply to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T, with the operation section  12 , the design-perfume selection section  515  reads the nail design associated with the selected perfume from the association storage area  522 , and selects the nail design as a nail design to be printed on the user&#39;s nail T. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8B , for example, when the perfume of “jasmine” is selected by a user&#39;s selection instruction, the design-perfume selection section  515  reads the nail design associated with the perfume from the association storage area  522 . In the case where the nail design associated with the perfume “jasmine” is the nail design of number “0013”, it is selected as a nail design to be printed on the user&#39;s nail T. In the case where a plurality of nail designs are associated with one perfume, all of the nail designs may be selected as the nail designs to be printed on a nail T, or the priority order among the nail designs may be determined based on a predetermined condition such as the frequencies at which the nail designs were selected, and only the nail designs of higher priority may be selected as the nail designs to be applied to the nail T. 
     The controller  51  controls the display section  13  to display various images or screens thereon. 
     In the present embodiment, the controller  51  controls the section  13  to display the design selection screen (see  FIG. 7A ), the perfume confirmation screen (see  FIG. 7B ), the perfume selection screen (see  FIG. 8A ) and the design confirmation screen (see  FIG. 8B ). 
     A selection category setting screen is a screen where a user sets a selection category, i.e., a category of nail design or a category perfume. When the selection category is set to a nail design, the design selection screen is displayed on the display section  13 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 7A , the design selection screen includes, in one screen, a plurality of thumbnail images of the nail designs stored in the nail design storage area of the storage section  52 . A design number is assigned to each of the nail designs. A user can select a desired nail design by inputting a design number with the operation section  12  or by directly choosing the desired nail design on the touch panel of the display section  13  and touching a “determination” button. When such an input operation is performed, a selection instruction signal is outputted to the control device  50  and a nail design to be printed on a nail T is selected. 
     When the screen is too small to display all of the nail designs stored in the nail design storage area at once, the buttons of “previous page” and “next page” are displayed on the screen, and a user can touch these buttons to switch to another screen where additional nail designs are displayed. 
     The perfume confirmation screen is a screen that urges a user to confirm the selected perfume when a perfume associated with a nail design, selected by a user, is selected by the design-perfume selection section  515 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 7B , the perfume confirmation screen displays an image of the nail design selected by a user and a perfume selected by the design-perfume selection section  515 . As the information of a perfume, a type of perfume (e.g., “floral type”) and the name of a specific perfume (e.g., “jasmine”) are preferably displayed. More specifically, the specific perfume is associated with the nail design as a perfume that goes well with the nail design, above all, among a type of perfume. The manner of display on the perfume confirmation screen is not limited to the above-described example. Alternatively, for example, the information displayed on the perfume confirmation screen may be only one of a type of perfume and a name of perfume. 
     When a user operates the “determination” button in the perfume confirmation screen, the perfume selected by the design-perfume selection section  515  is determined as a perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and nail T. On the other hand, when a “back” button is operated, a user can go back to the design selection screen shown in  FIG. 7A , for example, to select a nail design again. 
     The perfume selection screen is a screen to be displayed on the display section  13  when the selection category is set to a perfume in the selection category setting screen. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8A , the perfume selection screen includes, in one screen, perfume information (for example, a “type of perfume” and “names of perfumes” which belong to a type of perfume) stored in the association storage area  522 . In the case where a user registers, in advance, a perfume application device  73  which he/she owns, only the perfume held in the registered perfume application device  73  may be displayed on the perfume selection screen. Alternatively, when all the perfumes stored in the association storage area  522  are displayed, only a selectable perfume (i.e., the perfume held in the perfume application device  73  which is registered in advance) may be highlighted among the displayed perfumes. That is, such registered perfume may be indicated in another color, for example. In the present embodiment, the case is explained where a screen displays only the perfume related to the perfume application device  73  registered in advance by a user. The manner of display on the perfume selection screen, however, is not particularly limited. 
     A user can select a perfume by inputting a type of perfume and a name of perfume with the operation section  12 , or by directly selecting the type of a desired perfume and the name of the perfume on the touch panel of the display section  13  and touching the “determination” button on the screen. When such an input operation is performed, a selection instruction signal is outputted to the control device  50  and a perfume to be applied to a nail T is selected. 
     When the screen is too small to display all of the perfumes stored in the association storage area  522  at once, the buttons of “previous page” and “next page” are displayed on the screen, and a user can touch these buttons to switch to another screen where additional perfumes are displayed. 
     The design confirmation screen is a screen that urges a user to confirm the selected nail design when a nail design associated with a perfume, selected by a user, is selected by the design-perfume selection section  515 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 8B , the design confirmation screen displays a perfume (e.g., “jasmine”) selected by a user and the image of a nail design selected by the design-perfume selection section  515  (e.g., the nail design of number “0013”). The manner of display on the design confirmation screen is not limited to the above-described example. Alternatively, for example, a plurality of nail designs which go well with a selected perfume may be displayed, and a user may select one of the nail designs. 
     When a user operates the “determination” button in the design confirmation screen, the nail design selected by the design-perfume selection section  515  (e.g., the nail design of number “0013”) is determined as a nail design to be printed on a nail T. On the other hand, when a “back” button is operated, a user can go back to the perfume selection screen shown in  FIG. 8A , for example, to select a perfume again. 
     The controller  51  controls ON/OFF of the heating unit  6 , such as a heater, to perform pre-drying of the nail T of a printing finger U 1  inserted in the finger insertion section  20   a.    
     Next, the behavior of the nail print apparatus  1  in accordance with the present embodiment is described with reference to  FIG. 9  and  FIG. 10 . 
     When the nail print apparatus  1  is powered on and the control device  50  is started, the controller  51  controls the display section  13  to display the selection category setting screen to make a setting as to whether a nail design is selected or a perfume is selected. The controller  51  judges whether an instruction for selecting a nail design is inputted (Step S 1 ). If an instruction for selecting a nail design is inputted (Step S 1 : YES), the controller  51  controls the display section  13  to display the design selection screen (see  FIG. 7A ), where a plurality of nail designs (i.e., thumbnail images of the nail designs) stored in the nail design storage area  521  are arranged in one screen (Step S 2 ). When a user selects a desired nail design, among the nail designs displayed on the screen, by operating the selection section such as an operation button  121  and the touch panel, a selection instruction signal is outputted from the selection section, and one nail design (e.g., the nail design of number “0013”) is selected as an image to be printed on the nail T (Step S 3 ). 
     When the nail design is selected, the controller  51  judges whether an instruction for perfume application is inputted (Step S 4 ). If an instruction for perfume application is inputted (Step S 4 : YES), the controller  51  (design-perfume selection section  515 ) reads, from the association storage area  522 , the information of perfume associated with the selected nail design (e.g., a “type of perfume” and a “name of perfume” which belongs to a “type of perfume”). The controller  51 , then, selects the read perfume (e.g., “floral type”, “jasmine”) as a perfume to be applied to a user&#39;s printing finger U 1  and its nail T. The controller  51 , then, controls the display section  13  to display the selection results on the perfume confirmation screen as shown in  FIG. 7B  (Step S 5 ). 
     The controller  51  judges whether the “determination” button is operated in the perfume confirmation screen to judge whether the perfume selected by the design-perfume selection section  515  is determined to be the perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T (Step S 6 ). If the “determination” button is not operated (Step S 6 : NO), the controller  51  goes back to Step S 5  to repeat the processing. If the “back” button is operated, the controller  51  controls the display section  13  to display the design selection screen again such that a nail design is selected again. 
     On the other hand, if the “determination” button is operated in the perfume confirmation screen (Step S 6 : YES), the perfume (e.g., “jasmine”) is determined to be the perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T. In this case, the controller  15  judges whether the perfume application device  73  holding the perfume is attached to the perfume unit  70  (Step S 7 ). In the present embodiment, “jasmine” is selected as a perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T as described above. Accordingly, the controller  51  judges whether the perfume application device  73  holding the perfume of “jasmine” is attached to the perfume unit  70 . If the perfume application device  73  holding the perfume of “jasmine” is not attached to the perfume unit  70  (Step S 7 : NO), the controller  51  controls the display section  13  to display the instruction to replace the perfume application device  73  with another one holding “jasmine” (Step S 8 ). The controller  51 , then, repeats the judgment processing of Step S 7  to judge whether the attached perfume application device  73  matches “jasmine”, i.e., the selected perfume. 
     When the perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T is selected by a type of perfume to which a perfume belongs (e.g., “floral type”), instead of a name of a specific perfume, the controller  51  judges whether the perfume application device  73  holding the perfume which belongs to the type is attached to the perfume unit  70 . 
     On the other hand, if an instruction for selecting a nail design is not inputted (Step S 1 : NO), the controller  51  further judges whether an instruction for selecting a perfume is inputted. If an instruction for selecting a perfume is not inputted, either (Step S 9 : NO), the controller  51  goes back to Step S 1  to do the processing all over again. 
     If an instruction for selecting a perfume is inputted (Step S 9 : YES), the controller  51  controls the display section  13  to display the perfume selection screen (see  FIG. 8A ), where a plurality of perfumes stored in the association storage area  522  are arranged in one screen (Step S 10 ). When a user selects a desired perfume among the perfumes displayed on the screen by operating the selection section, a selection instruction signal is outputted from the selection section, and one perfume (e.g., “jasmine”) is selected as a perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and nail T (Step S 11 ). 
     When a perfume is selected, the controller  51  judges whether the perfume application device  73  attached to the perfume unit  70  holds the selected perfume (e.g., “jasmine”) (Step S 12 ). If the perfume application device  73  attached to the perfume unit  70  does not hold the selected perfume (“jasmine”) (Step S 12 : NO), the controller  51  controls the display section  13  to display the instruction to replace the perfume application device  73  with another one holding “jasmine” (Step S 13 ). The controller  51 , then, repeats the judgment processing of Step S 12  to judge whether the attached perfume application device  73  matches “jasmine”, i.e., the selected perfume. 
     If the perfume application device  73  attached to the perfume unit  70  holds the perfume of “jasmine” (Step S 12 : YES), the controller  51  (design-perfume selection section  515 ) reads, from the association storage area  522 , the nail design (e.g., the nail design of number “0013”) associated with the selected perfume (e.g., “jasmine”). The controller  51 , then, selects the nail design as a nail design to be printed on the user&#39;s nail T. The controller  51 , then, controls the display section  13  to display the selection results on the design confirmation screen as shown in  FIG. 8B  (Step S 14 ). 
     The controller  51  judges whether the “determination” button is operated in the design confirmation screen to judge whether the nail design selected by the design-perfume selection section  515  is determined to be the nail design to be printed on a nail T (Step S 15 ). If the “determination” button is not operated (Step S 15 : NO), the controller  51  goes back to Step S 14  to repeat the processing. If the “back” button is operated, the controller  51  controls the display section  13  to display the perfume selection screen again such that a perfume is selected again. 
     If the selection of a nail design and perfume, on which nail design print processing and perfume application processing are based, respectively, is completed (Step S 7 : YES or Step S 15 : YES), or if a user selects a nail design but does not input an instruction for perfume application (Step S 4 : NO), the user inserts a printing finger U 1 , on which a nail design is to be printed, in the first finger insertion section  20   a . At this time, an image obtained by the photographing section  30  is displayed on the display section  13 . The user places a printing finger U 1  at a position suitable for printing while checking the image. When the positioning of the printing finger U 1  is completed, the controller  51  (print controller  512 ) controls the print section  40  to perform the nail design print processing where a selected nail design is printed on the nail T of the printing finger U 1  (Step S 16 ). 
     The controller  51  (print controller  512 ) constantly judges whether the nail design print processing has ended (Step S 17 ), and if the nail design print processing has not ended (Step S 17 : NO), the controller  51  goes back to Step S 16  to repeat the print processing. 
     If the nail design print processing has ended (Step S 17 : YES), the controller  51  (perfume application device controller  514 ) controls the perfume carriage  72  to move so that the perfume unit  70  is disposed at the position above the printing finger U 1 , as shown in  FIG. 10  (Step S 18 ). 
     After the perfume unit  70  moves to the position above the printing finger U 1 , the controller  51  (up-and-down controller  513 ) controls the up-and-down mechanism  23  to raise to push up the printing finger U 1  to the contact position (see  FIG. 5B ) (Step S 19 ). This allows the printing finger U 1  and its nail T to come into contact with the perfume absorber  75  provided on the lower surface of the perfume application device  73 , which causes the perfume of “jasmine” to be applied to the printing finger U 1  and its nail T. 
     When the application of the perfume is completed, the controller  51  (up-and-down controller  513 ) controls the up-and-down mechanism  23  to lower to move down the printing finger U 1  to the separate position (see  FIG. 5A ) (Step S 20 ). 
     After the perfume application processing (i.e., after Step S 20 ), the controller  51  turns on the heating unit  6  (heater) and performs pre-drying of the printed nail T (Step S 21 ). When the pre-drying of nail T is completed (i.e., when a predetermined period of time set for the pre-drying has passed, for example), the controller  51  turns off the heater, and controls the display section  13  to display an instruction to pull the printing finger U 1  out of the first finger insertion section  20   a  to end the processing (Step S 22 ). 
     The order of the movement of the perfume unit (Step S 18 ) and the raise of the printing finger U 1  with the up-and-down mechanism (Step S 19 ) may be reversed. 
     The timing of the pre-drying (Step S 21 ) is not limited to the example shown here. For example, the pre-drying (Step S 21 ) may be performed not only after the completion of the perfume application processing (i.e., after Step S 20 ), but also after the nail design print processing (i.e., after Step S 16 ). 
     Further, the pre-drying of nail T may be performed after the nail design print processing (i.e., after Step S 16 ) before the perfume application processing starts. In this case, after applying perfume, the processing at Step S 22  (displaying the instruction to pull out the printing finger) may be preformed to end the processing without performing the pre-drying (Step S 21 ). Further, in the case where the perfume application processing is not performed after the nail design print processing (i.e., after Step S 16 ), the processing at Step S 22  (displaying the instruction to pull out the printing finger) may be preformed to end the processing without performing the pre-drying (Step S 21 ). 
     Further, instead of or in addition to displaying the perfume confirmation screen (Step S 5 ) and the design confirmation screen (S 14 ) on the display section  13 , the information on these screens may be phonetically outputted. 
     Further, a notice or warning to a user, such as the instruction to replace the perfume application device (Step S 8  and Step S 13 ), and the instruction to pull out the printing finger (Step S 22 ) may be given by a voice instruction or guidance instead of or in addition to displaying them on the display section  13 . 
     As described above, according to the present embodiment, the perfume held in the perfume application device  73  is applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T on which a nail design has been printed by the print section  40  in the first finger insertion section  20   a . Therefore, perfume can be applied to a finger/nail when printing a nail design on the nail T. That is, a user can easily enjoy a fragrance without spending time and effort. 
     When any one of the nail designs is selected with the selection section, such as the operation section  12  and the touch screen, the design-perfume selection section  515  selects the perfume associated with the nail design as a perfume to be applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T. When any one of the perfumes is selected with the selection section, the design-perfume selection section  515  selects the nail design associated with the perfume as a nail design to be printed on the nail T of a printing finger U 1 . Accordingly, a user has only to select a nail design, which he/she likes, so as to apply a perfume that goes well with the nail design to a printing finger U 1 . Further, when a user likes a certain fragrance, the user has only to select the favorite fragrance so as to select a nail design that goes well with the fragrance and to print the design on a nail T. That is, when a user cannot judge whether a certain nail design and a certain perfume go well with each other on his/her own, the apparatus automatically selects and proposes a nail design and perfume that go well with each other. Therefore, a user can obtain the perfume that is best matched with a nail design easily and can apply the perfume to a printing finger U 1 . A user can, therefore, enjoy both the nail design and fragrance easily. 
     Further, the perfume application device  73  includes the perfume holder  74  that holds liquid perfume; and the perfume absorber  75  that is provided on the surface, facing a printing finger U 1 , of the perfume holder  74 , and that absorbs and holds the perfume solution held in the perfume holder  74 . The up-and-down mechanism  23  raises and lowers a printing finger U 1  inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  between the contact position and the separate position. The contact position is a position where the printing finger U 1  inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  is in contact with the perfume absorber  75 , and the separate position is a position where the finger and the absorber  75  are not in contact with each other. Accordingly, merely providing the simple structure which raises and lowers a printing finger U 1  can realize the application of perfume. 
     Further, since the perfume application device  73  can be detached from the main body of the perfume unit  70 , a user can easily replace the perfume application device  73  with another one when using up the perfume. A user can easily replace the perfume application device  73  with another one, which holds his/her favorite perfume, as appropriate, also before the perfume is used up, i.e., when the user wants to change a perfume to be applied to his/her printing finger U 1 , or when the instruction screen instructs a user to attach the perfume application device  73 , which is related to a selected perfume, to the body of the perfume unit (Step S 8  and Step S 13  in  FIG. 9 ), for example. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the apparatus includes the heating unit  6  which dries a printed nail T after a nail design is printed by the print section  40 . The heating unit  6  performs pre-drying of a nail T after the print processing and after the perfume application processing. This can prevent a printed nail design from being rubbed or spoiled when the printing finger U 1  touches the wall surface of the apparatus when pulled out of the first finger insertion section  20   a , for example. In addition, since a printing finger U 1  is pulled out the first finger insertion section  20   a  after the applied perfume solution has been dried, the perfume solution on the printing finger U 1  is prevented from adhering to the components of the apparatus or the droplets of the perfume solution are prevented from falling inside or outside of the apparatus when the printing finger U 1  is pulled out of the first finger insertion section  20   a . This allows a user to enjoy a delicate nail design and a fragrance that goes well with the nail design without making the inside/outside of the apparatus dirty. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the results of selection made by the design-perfume selection section  515  are displayed on the display section  13  or a notifying section, to be notified of a user. This enables a user to confirm the selection results before performing the nail design print processing and before performing the perfume application processing. If a user finds that the results of selection made by the design-perfume selection section  515  are not what he/she expects, the user can make selections again. 
     In the present embodiment, the up-and-down mechanism to raise and lower a printing finger U 1  is provided on the surface of the first finger insertion section  20   a  so that the up-and-down mechanism raises a printing finger U 1  to the predetermined contact position at the time of perfume application. The structure for allowing a printing finger U 1  and its nail T to touch the perfume absorber  75  is not limited to the example shown here. 
     For example, as shown in  FIGS. 11A and 11B , the perfume unit  70  may be provided with an up-and-down mechanism  78  to raise and lower the perfume application device  73  between a contact position (see  FIG. 11B ) and a separate position (see  FIG. 11A ). The contact position is a position where a printing finger U 1  and its nail T inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  are in contact with the perfume absorber  75 , and the separate position is a position where the finger and nail are not in contact with the perfume absorber  75 . The configuration of the up-and-down mechanism  78  is not particularly limited. 
     In the case where the up-and-down mechanism  78  is provided in the perfume unit  70 , the movement distance of the up-and-down mechanism  78  is larger than that of a printing finger U 1  in the case where a printing finger U 1  is raised and lowered. This enables the perfume unit  70  to be disposed at a position higher than that of the print section  40 . In the case where the perfume unit  70  is disposed at a position higher than that of the print section  40 , the print section  40  and the perfume unit  70  are prevented from affecting each other&#39;s operations. Further, such a structure allows more flexibility for the internal configuration (such as the position of each member) of the nail print apparatus  1 . 
     In the present embodiment, the perfume carriage  72  of the perfume unit  70  is attached to the guide rods  41  of the print section  40  and moves in the right-left direction along the guide rods  41 . That is, the print section  40  including the print head  46  is attached to the guide rods  41  so as to move along the guide rods  41  in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which a finger is inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a . Further, the perfume unit  70  including the perfume application device  73  is also attached to the same guide rods  41  so as to move along the guide rods  41  in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which a finger is inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a . The structure for moving the perfume unit  70 , however, is not limited to the example shown here. 
     Alternatively, for example, additional guide rods (guide section) along which the perfume unit  70  moves may be provide separately from the guide rods  41  for the print section  40 . 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the moved-aside position, where the perfume unit  70  is positioned when the perfume unit  70  is not performing the perfume application processing, is set to the end portion of the nail print apparatus  1  in the traverse direction thereof (at the right of  FIG. 3 , for example). The moved-aside position of the perfume unit  70 , however, is not limited to the end portion in the traverse direction. For example, the moved-aside position of the perfume unit  70  may be set to the rear part of the nail print apparatus  1 . In this case, the perfume unit  70  is movable in the front-back direction (i.e., the right-left direction in  FIG. 4 ) of the nail print apparatus  1 . 
     Further, the perfume unit  70  (perfume application device) may be provided in the main carriage  42  of the print section  40  such that the perfume application device moves in the right-left direction of the nail print apparatus  1  along with the main carriage  42 . 
     Such a structure prevents the perfume application device and the print section  40  from affecting each other&#39;s operation. In addition, the structure requires a less number of components and smaller space for the components compared to the case where the perfume carriage  72  is separately provided. In addition, the structure eliminates the need for an additional motor for the perfume carriage  72 , which results in reduction in cost. 
     Second Embodiment 
     Next, a second embodiment of a nail print apparatus in accordance with the present invention is described with reference to  FIG. 12 . The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the structure of a perfume application device. Therefore, the following description is focused on the difference between the embodiments. 
       FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional view of the principle part of the nail print apparatus in accordance with the second embodiment showing the positional relationship between a printing finger inserted in a first finger insertion section and a perfume application device. 
     As shown in  FIG. 12 , in the present embodiment, a perfume application device  80  to apply perfume to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  is provided in the back of a first finger insertion section  20   a  in the finger insertion direction (i.e., at the right of  FIG. 12 ). 
     In the present embodiment, the perfume application device  80  includes a perfume holder  81  holding liquid perfume (i.e., perfume solution) and a perfume spraying mechanism  82  to spray the perfume solution held in the perfume holder onto a printing finger U 1  and its nail T inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a.    
     A controller controls a perfume-solution spraying operation performed by the perfume spraying mechanism  82 . For example, when an instruction signal for perfume application is outputted from an operation section, the controller controls the perfume spraying mechanism  82  to spray the perfume solution. 
     The perfume holder  81  is a container holding perfume solution therein and has an opening at the upper part thereof which communicates with the outside. The perfume holder  81  is a cartridge which can easily be attached and detached so that a user can easily replace a perfume holder  81  with another one, which he/she likes, as appropriate, when the perfume is used up or when the user wants to apply another perfume. 
     The perfume spraying mechanism  82  has a screwing member (not shown) which is disposed at the position related to the opening of the perfume holder  81  to be screwed into the opening. The perfume spraying mechanism  82  is connected with the perfume holder  81  with the screwing member screwed in the opening. The perfume spraying mechanism  82  includes a communicating tube  83  inserted into the perfume holder  81  from the opening, a pump mechanism (not shown) to pump the perfume solution held in the perfume holder  81  up through the communicating tube  83 , and a spray nozzle  84  from which the perfume solution pumped up by the pump mechanism is ejected. As the pump mechanism, a mechanism including a plunger pump may be employed, for example. 
     At least the tip of the spray nozzle  84  protrudes into the first finger insertion section  20   a  through the back-wall surface of the first finger insertion section  20   a . When perfume solution is sprayed from the spray nozzle  84 , the perfume solution is widely applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a . The range over which the perfume solution is sprayed is not particularly limited, but is preferably the area of a fingertip and the periphery thereof, and especially the area of nail T. 
     The configuration for spraying perfume solution (such as the configuration of the perfume spraying mechanism  82 ) is not limited to the example shown here, and another configuration may be employed. 
     Since the other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same numbers or alphabets are assigned to the same components between the embodiments and repetitive explanations are omitted. 
     Next, the behavior of the nail print apparatus  1  in accordance with the present embodiment is described. 
     Similarly to the first embodiment, when a user operates an operation section  12  and/or the touch panel of the display section  13  and selects a nail design or a perfume, and when a design-perfume selection section  515  selects a nail design or a perfume associated with the nail design/perfume selected by the user, nail design print processing is performed where the selected nail design is printed on a nail T. 
     When the nail design print processing ends, the controller controls the perfume spraying mechanism  82  of the perfume application device  80  to spray an appropriated amount of perfume solution from the spray nozzle  84  onto a printing finger U 1  and its nail T inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a . Thus, the perfume solution is widely applied onto the printing finger U 1  and its nail T. 
     The second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment in other respects, and therefore, the repetitive explanations are omitted. 
     As described above, the nail print apparatus  1  according to the second embodiment brings about not only the advantageous effects obtained in the first embodiment but also the following effects. 
     Specifically, in the second embodiment, the perfume solution is applied to a printing finger U 1  and its nail T by being sprayed thereon, which means that the perfume application device  80  does not touch a printing finger U 1  and its nail T. This can surely prevent a printed nail design from being rubbed or spoiled, and allows a user to enjoy a delicate nail design along with fragrance. 
     Further, perfume solution can be sprayed onto a printing finger U 1  and its nail T as long as the spray nozzle  84  protrudes into the first finger insertion section  20   a . This allows flexibility for the position of each member inside the main body of the apparatus, which conserves space for the entire apparatus. 
     Third Embodiment 
     Next, a third embodiment of a nail print apparatus in accordance with the present invention is described with reference to  FIG. 13 . The third embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments only in the structure of a perfume application device. Therefore, the following description is focused on the difference between the embodiments. 
       FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional view of the principal part of the nail print apparatus in accordance with the third embodiment, giving a view from the front. 
     As shown in  FIG. 13 , in the present embodiment, a secondary carriage  45  of a print section  40  is provided with a print head  46  to print a nail design, and a perfume print head  91  to eject liquid (perfume solution) containing microcapsules (perfume capsules) which contain perfume. 
     The perfume capsules contained in the perfume solution is obtained by turning perfume into microcapsules each having a size of about 1.5-50 μm, for example. As capsule-film material, melamine resin may be employed, for example. The configuration of microcapsules is not limited to the example shown here. 
     A perfume holder  92  holding perfume solution is attached to the perfume print head  91 . 
     In the present embodiment, the perfume holder  92  is a cartridge (perfume cartridge) which can be attached to and detached from the perfume print head  91  so that a user can easily replace a perfume holder  92  with another one when the perfume is used up or when the user wants to apply another perfume to a nail T. 
     The perfume holder  92  is not limited to the one directly attached to the perfume print head  91 . For example, the perfume holder  92  may be separately disposed in the nail print apparatus, and may be connected with the perfume print head  91  through a perfume-solution supply tube (not shown) such that perfume solution is supplied from the perfume holder  92  to the perfume print head  91 , as needed. 
     The perfume print head  91  ejects liquid (perfume solution) held in the perfume holder  92  onto the nail T of a printing finger U 1  inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a . The perfume print head  91  and the perfume holder  92  (perfume cartridge) constitute a perfume application device  90  in the present embodiment. 
     The way in which the perfume print head  91  ejects perfume solution is the same as the way in which the print head  46  ejects ink, but the configuration of ejecting perfume solution is not particularly limited thereto. 
     Since the other structures are the same as those of the first and second embodiments, the same numbers or alphabets are assigned to the same components between the embodiments and repetitive explanations are omitted. 
     Next, the behavior of the nail print apparatus  1  in accordance with the present embodiment is described. 
     Similarly to the first embodiment, when a user operates an operation section  12  and/or a touch panel of a display section  13  and selects a nail design or a perfume, and when a design-perfume selection section  515  selects a nail design or a perfume associated with the nail design/perfume selected by the user, nail design print processing is performed where the selected nail design is printed on a nail T. 
     When the nail design print processing ends, the controller controls a motor  43  to move the perfume print head  91 , along with a main carriage  42 , to a position above the nail T of a printing finger U 1 . The controller, then, controls the perfume print head  91  to print perfume solution on the nail T on which a nail design has already been printed (e.g., within an area of the nail T detected when the nail design is printed thereon). Thus, perfume solution is applied to the nail T of the printing finger U 1  inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a.    
     The third embodiment is the same as the first embodiment in other respects, and therefore, the repetitive explanations are omitted. 
     As described above, the nail print apparatus  1  according to the third embodiment brings about not only the advantageous effects obtained in the first embodiment but also the following effects. 
     Specifically, in the third embodiment, liquid which contains microcapsules (perfume capsules) containing perfume is used as perfume solution. Such micro-encapsulation of perfume can retain fragrance for a long time. Further, this allows fragrance to be given off at any time by rubbing a portion, where perfume solution is applied, with a finger, to destroy the microcapsules. 
     Further, since perfume solution is ejected onto a nail T by the perfume print head  91 , it is possible to apply fragrance only to a nail T. 
     Further, perfume can be applied to a nail T without directly touching the surface of the nail T on which a nail design has already been printed. This can surely prevent a printed nail design from being rubbed or spoiled, and allows a user to enjoy a delicate nail design along with fragrance. 
     Further, the movement mechanism (such as the main carriage  42  and motors  43  and  47 ) can be shared by the perfume print head  91 , which constitutes the perfume application device  90 , and the print head  46 . The structure requires a less number of components, which results in reduction in size and weight of the entire apparatus. 
     In the present embodiment, the place at which the perfume print head  91  is disposed is not limited to the secondary carriage  45  of the print section  40 . For example, another perfume carriage for carrying the perfume print head  91  may be provided, and the perfume carriage may be moved independently of the print section  40 . 
     It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments but may be modified in various manners without departing from the spirit of the invention. 
     For example, as shown in  FIG. 14 , a cover  26  may be provided to cover a part of a finger insertion opening  25  of a first finger insertion section  20   a . The cover  26  may be made of resin such as urethane rubber. The cover  26  has a hole  261  almost in the center thereof through which a finger is inserted. A plurality of slits  262  are provided along the edge of the hole  261 . 
     Providing such a cover  26  at the finger insertion opening  25  can prevent perfume (perfume solution) from spattering to the outside of the nail print apparatus, and therefore, can prevent fragrance from being given off to the outside of the nail print apparatus when the perfume application device is performing the perfume application processing. 
     Further, since the cover  26  is made of resin such as urethane rubber, and a plurality of slits  262  are provided along the edge of the hole  261 , even a thick finger such as a thumb can be easily inserted into the first finger insertion section  20   a.    
     The configuration of the cover  26  is not limited to the example shown here. For example, a cover made of resin or the like may be provided around the finger insertion opening  25 , which cover can bulge inward at the finger insertion opening  25  with a high hydraulic pressure or air pressure. When an instruction for bulge is inputted with the operation section  12  after a finger is inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a , the cover may bulge so as to come in close contact with the surface of a finger. 
     Further, in the above embodiments, the perfume application devices  73 ,  80  and  90  each includes one perfume holder, and, when a user changes a perfume to be applied, he/she detaches a perfume holder and replaces it with a selected one. Each of the perfume application devices  73 ,  80  and  90  may, however, include a plurality of perfume holders, instead of one perfume holder. For example, each of the perfume application devices  73 ,  80  and  90  may include a plurality of perfume holders holding different kinds of perfumes, and any one of the perfumes held in the perfume holders may be selected to be applied. 
     In this case, a user does not have to replace a perfume holder on his/her own, and can easily apply perfume, which goes well with a selected nail design, to a finger and a nail T. 
     When the perfume application devices  73 ,  80  and  90  each includes a plurality of perfume holders as described above, only the perfumes held in the perfume holders attached to the perfume application device may be displayed on a perfume selection screen (see  FIG. 8A ), and a perfume may be selected by a user among the displayed perfumes. 
     Further, a perfume which goes best with a selected nail design may be selected by the design-perfume selection section  515  among the perfumes held in the perfume holders attached to the perfume application device, and the best-matched perfume may be displayed on a perfume confirmation screen (see  FIG. 7B ). 
     When one of the perfumes held in the perfume holders attached to the perfume application device is selected as described above, a user does not have to replace a perfume holder when a perfume is selected, and therefore, can easily enjoy the best-matched nail design and perfume without spending time and effort. 
     Further, in the embodiments, the results of selection made by the design-perfume selection section  515  is displayed on the display section  13 , and the display section  13  serves as a notifying section to notify a user of the selection results. The notifying section, however, is not limited thereto. 
     For example, a speaker which can provide voice output may be provided as a notifying section. In this case, the selection results may be notified of a user with voice output through the speaker, instead of or in addition to notifying the results by displaying them on the display section  13 . 
     Further, in the embodiments, nail design data includes the design numbers of nail designs and the print data itself of nail designs, the design numbers and the print data being stored in different storage areas. More specifically, the design numbers of nail designs are stored in the association storage area  522 , while the print data itself of nail designs are stored in the nail design storage area  521 . Alternatively, the print data itself of the nail design may be stored in the association storage area  522  as nail design data. 
     Further, in the embodiments, the nail print apparatus applies perfume to a printing finger U 1  and/or a nail T inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a . Alternatively, the nail print apparatus may perform printing on a sticker to be put on a nail T. 
     In this case, as described in the third embodiment, the nail print apparatus includes a print section  40  for printing a nail design, and a perfume print head  91  which ejects perfume solution which contains microcapsules containing perfume to print the perfume, for example. First, a sheet as a base of a sticker is placed at a predetermined position in a first finger insertion section  20   a  with the front surface of the sheet up. Then, the print section  40  prints a nail design on the front surface of the sheet. At this time, it is preferable that the contour of a nail T be also printed, which enables a user to cut off the sticker more easily in accordance with his/her nail T later. Then, the sheet is turned over and placed at a predetermined position in a first finger insertion section  20   a . Then, the perfume print head  91  ejects perfume solution, which contains microcapsules containing perfume, such as scented water, and contains glue, onto the back surface of the sheet. Thus, an adhesive layer containing perfume capsules is formed on the back surface of the sheet. 
     In this way, a sticker which gives off fragrance when peeled off can be created. A user can put the sticker, which has a nail design, on a nail T to enjoy the nail design. When peeling the sticker off, a user can enjoy its fragrance (perfume or aroma component) given off owing to destruction of the microcapsules. 
     Sheets on which various designs have already been printed may also by used as the bases of stickers. In this case, a sticker to be put on a nail T can be created merely by forming an adhesive layer, which contains microcapsules with perfume and glue, on the back side of the sheet. 
     Alternatively, a nail design may be printed on the front surface of a sheet which has an adhesive layer, such glue, on its back surface. After that, perfume solution containing microcapsules which contain perfume may be ejected onto the design-printed sheet so as to print the perfume to create a sticker to be put on a nail T. In this case, a user can enjoy the perfume (fragrance) given off owing to destruction of microcapsules when he/she rubs the surface of a sticker on a nail T with a fingertip. 
     In the first and second embodiments, perfume is applied to both a printing finger U 1  and a nail T. Alternatively, perfume may be applied to only one of a printing finger U 1  and a nail T. When the perfume absorber  75  in the first embodiment is brought into contact with an area of a printing finger U 1  except the nail T to apply perfume only to the except the nail T, there is no danger of blurring and spoiling a printed nail design even if the ink used for printing the nail design requires a long time to dry. 
     Further, in the third embodiment, perfume solution is ejected from the perfume print head  91  to be printed and applied onto only a nail T with a nail design printed. The range over which perfume solution is applied, however, is not limited thereto. Alternatively, perfume solution may be ejected and applied onto a printing finger U 1 , such as a fingertip, in addition to a nail T. Still further, the range over which perfume solution is applied is not limited to the entire area of nail T. Instead, in the case where a small needlepoint design, such as a flower design and a fruit design, is printed on a nail T, perfume solution may be printed only on the portion of the flower or the fruit. 
     Further, in the above embodiments, the perfume application devices  73 ,  80  and  90 , which are each disposed in the first finger insertion section  20   a , apply perfume to at least one of a printing finger U 1  and its nail T after a nail design is printed on the nail T. However, the perfume application may be performed prior to the printing of a nail design. 
     Further, in the above embodiments, the perfume application devices  73 ,  80  and  90 , which apply perfume on a printing finger U 1  and its nail T, are each disposed in the first finger insertion section  20   a . The position at which the perfume application device is disposed, however, is not limited thereto. The perfume application device may be disposed in the second finger insertion section  20   b  and may perform the perfume application processing in the second finger insertion section  20   b , for example. In this case, perfume is applied to at least one of a finger and its nail T inserted in the second finger insertion section  20   b , whether a nail design has already been printed on the nail T or not. 
     In this case, the heating unit  6  may be disposed in the second finger insertion section  20   b , and drying of a nail T may be performed after the nail design print processing before the perfume application processing, after the perfume application processing; or at both of these timings. 
     Further, although the heating unit  6  is disposed in the first finger insertion section  20   a  in the above embodiments, the position at which the heating unit  6  is disposed it not limited thereto. Alternatively, the heating unit  6  may be disposed in the second finger insertion section  20   b , or may be disposed in both of the first and second finger insertion sections  20   a  and  20   b . Alternatively, the heating unit  6  may include a heater and a fan to send gas, which is heated by the heater, into the first and second finger insertion sections  20   a  and  20   b.    
     Further, to what extent the heating unit  6  dries a nail T is not limited to the “pre-drying”, but the heating unit  6  may perform “full-drying”. 
     Further, in the above embodiments, fingers are inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a  one by one so that printing is performed on nails T one by one. The present invention, however, may also be applied to a nail print apparatus that can perform printing on multiple nails T of fingers, such as four fingers of one hand at once. In this case, the width of a first finger insertion section  20   a  should be large enough for multiple fingers to be inserted therein. 
     In this case, perfume may be applied to the fingers and their nails T, which are inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a , in order; or may be applied to all the inserted fingers and their nails T at once. In the case where perfume is applied to all the fingers and nails T at once, the width of the perfume absorber  75  described in the first embodiment is formed to be almost the same as the width of the first finger insertion section  20   a , for example. Further, the width of the spray nozzle  84  described in the second embodiment may be increased such that perfume is widely sprayed onto all the fingers and their nails T inserted in the first finger insertion section  20   a.    
     Further, in the above embodiments, the nail design storage area  521  is provided in the storage section  52  of the control device  50 . Alternatively, the nail design storage area  521  may be provided in another storage section separate from the storage section  52  of the control device  50 . 
     The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-064297 filed on Mar. 21, 2012 including description, claims, drawings, and abstract are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     Although various exemplary embodiments have been shown and described, the invention is not limited to the embodiments shown but covers the scope of the claims and its equivalents.