JPH0230681B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a hair styling and beauty device, and in particular to a hair styling and beauty device that has a built-in air blower device in its main body case and a heat source downstream of its air outlet. This invention relates to a hairdressing beauty device equipped with an attachment.

[Prior art] A conventional hair styling device has a built-in air blower and a heat source device in the main body case, blows air into the heat source device to generate warm air, and directs this warm air to the inner surface of the hair wrapping attachment. and was spraying at the air outlet.

In this case, the spatial distance between the heat source device inside the main body case and the hair wrapped in the hair wrapping attachment is long, and the hot air generated by the heat source device cannot be effectively applied to the hair, and the amount of heat is only 200 to 500 W. It was becoming something big.

In addition, when curling the hair, hot air is applied and then cold air is applied to fix the curls, which increases the amount of time spent on curling one area.

Furthermore, since the heat source device is included in the main body case, the main body case becomes larger by that amount, making it difficult to handle and store.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As a countermeasure against this problem, there is a structure as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 116358/1983.

This product has an air blower built into the main body case, a rod-shaped hair wrapping part is integrally provided at the tip of this main body case, and a heating element is built into the hair wrapping part to heat the air and blow it out to the outer periphery. It is configured to blow out cold air from the base of the hair wrapping part in a direction along the outer periphery.

According to this structure, the curled hair is heated with warm air from the inside and cooled with cold air from the outside, so it is possible to shorten the curling time.
The ventilation holes provided in the hair wrapping part to blow out warm air cannot be provided evenly around the entire circumference due to mechanical strength, and therefore it is not possible to uniformly curl the hair. It is something.

For this purpose, it is necessary to rewind the hair many times and shift the curling position, that is, the position where the warm air hits, which is troublesome.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention was developed in view of the drawbacks of conventional products, and includes a blower device built into the main body case and an attachment for wrapping hair downstream of the air outlet. The attachment includes a heating tube with a built-in heat source and a hair wrapping bobbin that surrounds the outer periphery of the heating tube and is rotatably attached to the main body case with the heating tube as an axis. The hair winding bobbin is provided with a lock mechanism that arbitrarily prevents rotation of the hair winding bobbin, and air is sent into the heating tube to change the hot air, and the warm air is passed through the hot air hole formed in the heating tube to the hair winding bobbin. The cold air is discharged to the outer periphery from the air exhaust hole formed in the air outlet, and at the same time, the cold air is discharged from the air outlet.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, the heating tube 21 has a built-in heat source and an attachment for hair wrapping.
and a hair winding bobbin 15 that surrounds the outer periphery of the body and is rotatably attached to the body cases 1 and 2 about the heating tube 21 as an axis. There is no need to rotate the bobbin 15, and the bobbin 15 can be used while being held naturally, and the heating tube 21 itself can guide the rotation of the bobbin 15, so no special guide structure is required. Moreover, since a locking mechanism is provided at the tip of the attachment to prevent the rotation of the freely rotatable bobbin 15 at any position, locking and releasing operations can be performed without disturbing the wrapped hair. In particular, in this wrapped state, air from the main body cases 1 and 2 is sent into the heating tube 21 to be converted into warm air, and this warm air is transferred to the hair winding bobbin 1.
Since the configuration is such that the cold air is discharged to the outer periphery through the exhaust hole 17 formed in 5, and at the same time is discharged from the outlet at the tip of the main body cases 1 and 2, the lock mechanism is released when winding and unraveling. By rotating the bobbin 15, hot air from the exhaust hole 17 can be uniformly applied to the hair, and a firm curl can be achieved.

At this time, hot air is discharged through the hot air hole 24 of the heating tube 21 and the exhaust hole 17 of the bobbin 15,
Since the bobbin 15 rotates, hot air is discharged intermittently and changes in intensity when the holes 24 and 17 of both are aligned, whereas the cold air on the outer periphery is constantly hitting the hair, and the hair is intermittently discharged. Repeated heating and cooling can enhance the curling effect.

In addition, the hot air discharged in this way feels uncomfortable if it hits your hands directly when the temperature is high.
The locking mechanism is located at the tip of the attachment, which is farthest from the blower, so the force that hits your hand is weak and you can use it with confidence.Furthermore, the locking mechanism does not act as a resistance to the airflow, reducing the amount of airflow. It can be avoided.

〔Example〕

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partially opened sectional plan view of a hair styling beauty device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially opened sectional front view of the same, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. FIG. 7 is an exemplary circuit diagram of the embodiment according to the above-mentioned embodiment, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the fixing portion of the main body case in the embodiment.

In the figure, numerals 1 and 2 are semi-cylindrical main body cases, which are butted and fixed at the center.

Inside the main body cases 1 and 2, a fan 7 serving as an air blower and a motor 5 equipped with the fan 7 are fixed to a motor support 6 and sandwiched on the inner surface.

In addition, the main body cases 1 and 2 each have an air outlet 4 on the front part (wind blowing side), a fitting claw 11 protruding from the upper surface, an inner peripheral rib 12 on the end part, and a fixed part on the inner periphery. A semi-cylindrical tube 10 with a boss 13 formed thereon is integrally molded, and the rear (wind blowing side) is made of an elastic body with a suction port 3 formed thereon, and a power cord 9 is connected between the two. A contact holder 8 which is connected to the main body case 2 and rotatably held therein is fixed therein, and an opening for operating the switch 14 is separately provided in the main body case 2.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a hair winding bobbin for a hair winding attachment, which is molded from a heat-resistant resin such as polycarbonate, and has an outer circumferential rib at one end that fits inside the inner circumferential rib 12 of the semi-cylindrical tube 10. 19, and on the other end side, a stepped hole 18 in which a movable shaft 25 slides, which has a guide rib 28 on the outer periphery and a stepped portion 26 with a relative plane 25a and a pin 27 slides, and communicates with this. Push button 35 and push spring 3
A mount 16 is provided having an inner circumferential hole 20 that encloses a hair-wrapping bobbin 15, and constitutes a locking mechanism that prevents the hair winding bobbin 15 from rotating in any position relative to the heating tube 21. Further, on the outer periphery of this hair winding bobbin 15, there are a plurality of ventilation holes 17 penetrating the inner surface,
A metal pin 37 for combing hair is provided upright.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a heating tube made of aluminum or the like, which has a guide hole 23 at one end, a fixed tube 22 larger in diameter than the other parts, and an inner surface of the semi-cylindrical tube 10 mentioned earlier. A fixing hole is provided into which the fixing boss 13 provided at the fixing hole is inserted, and a plurality of hot air holes 24 are provided on the outer periphery of the fixing hole.

The above-mentioned guide hole 23 is connected to the movable shaft 25 mentioned earlier.
The heating tube 21 is slidably fitted into the guide rib 28 of the
It also serves to prevent the movable shaft 25 from rotating.

29 is a heat-insulating tube made of a heat-resistant resin such as glass-filled Juranex, and the semi-cylindrical tube 1 is attached to the outer periphery.
A fitting hole 30 that fits into the fitting claw 11 provided on the inner surface of the
A fixing hole 30a through which a fixing boss 13 provided on the inner surface of the semi-cylindrical tube 10 passes is provided at a position rotated 90 degrees from the semi-cylindrical tube 10.

31 is a heater support boss similarly made of a heat-resistant resin such as glass-filled Juranex, and in the center is a long flat plate-shaped ceramic heater 33 (voltage drop resistor, positive (including a temperature coefficient resistance element)
and air holes 32 are provided. Reference numeral 34 denotes an electrode of the ceramic heater 33 as the heat source, which is connected to the motor terminal and the terminal of the switch 14 by a lead wire.

The operation of the device constructed as described above will be explained next.

When the plug of the power cord 9 is inserted into an outlet and the switch 14 is turned on, a voltage-dropped power is applied to the motor 5 by the ceramic heater 33 as a heat source, rotating the motor 5 and opening the front air outlet 4 and air vent. Blow cold air to 32.

At this time, the ceramic heater 33 heats up, and the conductive heat transmitted from the heating tube 21 to the hair winding bobbin 15 passes through the air hole 32 and heats the ceramic heater 33.
The hot air holes 24 on the surface of the heating tube 21
The hair wound around the hair winding bobbin 15 is curled with warm air blown out from the air exhaust hole 17 of the bobbin 15 through the winding bobbin 15.

On the other hand, the cold air blown out from the air outlet 4 hits the outer peripheral surface of the hair wound around the hair winding bobbin 15, and fixes the curl of the hair after winding.

By pressing the push button 35 of the lock mechanism, the hair winding bobbin 15 can be attached to the stepped portion 26 having the relative plane 25a of the movable shaft 25 that interlocks with the push button 35 of the locking mechanism.
is removed from the stepped hole 18 of the hair winding bobbin 15, and freely rotates around the outer periphery of the heating tube 21. At this time, the hot air hole 24 of the heating tube 21 and the bobbin 1
As the bobbin 15 rotates, the air exhaust holes 17 of 5 are intermittently aligned with each other, and as a result, the hair is heated and cooled repeatedly due to the ferromagnetic change of the hot air, and the outer periphery of the hair is heated and cooled repeatedly. Combined with the cold wind, a firm habit is created. Furthermore, since the bobbin 15 rotates around the heating tube 21, no special rotating shaft means is required, and the structure is simple.

Moreover, the heating tube 21 has a built-in ceramic heater.
Since the unit itself does not rotate, the main body case 1,
The structure can be simplified because it can be directly connected to the second side using a lead wire without requiring a special electrical connection structure.

When the push button 35 is returned to its original position, the stepped portion 26 having the relative plane 25a of the movable shaft 25 and the stepped hole 18 of the hair winding bobbin 15 are fitted again, and the heating tube 21 and the hair winding bobbin 15 are fitted together again. is locked.

〔effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, by rotatably attaching the hair winding bobbin to the main body case using the heating tube as a rotation guide, it is possible to simplify the structure of the rotation guide, and also to There is no need to rotate the main body case and re-grip it when untying it, and it can be used while being held naturally, making it easy to handle.

Moreover, the rotation of the freely rotatable bobbin,
Since a locking structure is provided on the tip side of the attachment to prevent locking at any position, locking and releasing operations can be performed without getting in the way of the wrapped hair.

In particular, in this wrapped state, air from the main body case side is sent into the heating tube to convert it into warm air, and this warm air is discharged to the outer periphery through the exhaust hole formed in the hair winding bobbin.At the same time, the tip of the main body case Because it is configured to discharge cooling from the air outlet,
When winding and loosening the hair, the lock mechanism is released and the bobbin is rotated so that warm air from the ventilation holes can be uniformly applied to the hair, thereby making it possible to form a firm shape.

At this time, hot air is discharged through the hot air hole of the heating tube and the exhaust hole of the bobbin, but since the bobbin rotates, the hot air is discharged intermittently when both holes coincide, and the intensity changes. On the other hand, the cold air on the outer periphery is constantly hitting the hair, and the hair is intermittently heated and cooled repeatedly, which can enhance the curling effect. In addition, some of the warm air discharged in this way leaks to the main body side, causing discomfort if it hits your hand directly when the temperature is high. Because it is placed in the middle, the force that hits your hand is weak, so you can use it with confidence.

Furthermore, if the locking mechanism is provided near the outlet, it will act as a resistance to the air blowing, causing problems such as a reduction in the amount of air being blown and uneven airflow, but according to the present invention, the locking mechanism is provided on the tip side of the attachment. Therefore, the aperture area of the air outlet of the main body case can be increased, and efficient air can be blown uniformly around the outer circumference of the bobbin.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially opened sectional plan view of a hair styling beauty device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially opened sectional front view of the same, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 7 is an illustrative circuit diagram of the above embodiment; FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the main body case fixing portion of the above embodiment; FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line; FIG. FIG. 2 is a partially sectional exploded perspective view of the locking mechanism. 1, 2...Main case, 3...Suction port, 4...
Air outlet, 5...motor, 7...fan, 10...
Semi-cylindrical tube, 15... Hair winding bobbin, 17...
Exhaust hole, 21...Heating pipe, 24...Warm air hole, 31
... Heater support boss, 32 ... Air hole, 33 ... Ceramic heater.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a case where the main body cases 1, 2 have built-in air blowers 5, 7 and are equipped with an attachment for winding hair downstream of the air outlet 4, the attachment is connected to the heating tube 21 with a built-in heat source 33 and this A hair winding bobbin 15 surrounds the outer periphery of the heating tube 21 and is rotatably attached to the main body cases 1 and 2 with the heating tube 21 as an axis. A lock mechanism is provided to prevent the rotation of the hair winding bobbin 15 at a desired position, and air is sent into the heating tube 21 to be replaced with warm air, and the warm air is passed through the hot air hole 24 formed in the heating tube 21 to the hair winding bobbin. A hair styling beauty device characterized in that cold air is discharged to the outer periphery from an air exhaust hole 17 formed in 15 and at the same time, cold air is discharged from the air outlet 4.