JPH0436722Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a hair dryer that can also be used as an iron.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-18403, the conventional technology for this type of hair dryer that also functions as an iron is that an iron base is attached to the outlet of the dryer body, and the iron base is heated with hot air from the outlet. There is one that can be heated to be used as an iron. There, when used as an iron, a means is provided for safely placing the heated underside of the press of the iron base without burning the surface on which it is placed, such as a table top, tatami mat, or floor. As a specific means for this purpose, a blow-off nozzle which is detachably attached to the blow-off port of the main body of the dryer is utilized. That is, when the dryer main body is laid down on the above-mentioned mounting surface, the blow-off nozzle is placed under the blow-off port part of the dryer main body so that the lower surface of the press is supported in an upward position and floating above the mounting surface. It's getting old.

However, when the iron base is placed on a placement surface such as the floor with the press bottom facing upward, it is easy to accidentally touch the press bottom and there is a risk of getting burned. Further, it is not only extremely troublesome to use the blow-off nozzle each time the blow-off nozzle is placed on a mounting surface such as the floor, but also has the disadvantage and inconvenience that if the blow-off nozzle is lost or forgotten, it cannot be used.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

This invention solves the above-mentioned handling problems when using a conventional iron, and provides a hair dryer that can be used as an iron and can be safely and easily placed on a surface such as the floor when using an iron. purpose.

[Means for solving problems]

In this invention, an iron base 12 is removably attached to an air outlet part 6 on the lower surface side of the dryer main body 1, and a press lower surface 12a of the iron base 12 is provided.
a sitting part 10a provided on the tail end side of the handle 10 protruding rearward from the dryer main body 1 as a stand means for leaning the dryer so that it floats above a mounting surface F such as the floor;
A sitting portion 12 provided on the rear end side of the iron base 12
b, so that the hair dryer can be propped up as it is on a mounting surface F such as the floor without using any separate parts such as a blow-off nozzle. Moreover, as the leaning posture, the press lower surface 12a of the iron base 12 is in a downward state facing the placement surface F, so that the press lower surface 12
A is made so that it is difficult to touch it carelessly.

[Effect of idea]

This invention has a sitting part 10a provided on the tail end side of the handle 10 projecting rearward from the dryer main body 1 and a sitting part 12b provided on the rear end side of the iron base 12. On the other hand, when the dryer main body 1 is tilted backwards, the press lower surface 12a of the iron base 12 is lifted from the mounting surface F and is propped up in a downward state facing the mounting surface F. The iron base 12 can be placed easily, quickly and stably by simply standing it up against the placing surface F with the sitting part 10a at the tail end and the sitting part 12b at the rear end of the iron base 12 while protruding from the iron base. In addition, since the heated press bottom surface 12a of the iron base 12 is in a downward state floating and facing the placement surface F, not only will the placement surface F not be scorched, but the press bottom surface 12a may be accidentally touched by a hand. It can be handled extremely safely without touching it. In addition, according to this leaning, a space S is formed between the dryer main body 1 and the handle 10 on the mounting surface F, so that a hand that grasps the handle 10 can enter therein, so that when grasping the handle 10 again, the space S is formed between the dryer body 1 and the handle 10.
It is easy to grasp and has an advantage in this respect.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the iron/hair dryer according to this invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In each figure, 1 is the hair dryer main body,
A heater 3, a motor 4, and a centrifugal fan 5 are housed inside a thin rectangular main body case 2. A blower outlet 7 is provided in the blower outlet portion 6 on the lower surface side of the main body case 2, and a suction port 8 is provided in the side surface. In addition, a sliding switch 9 is provided at the rear of the lower side of the main body case 2 so that it can be slid vertically. By sliding the switch 9, suction is drawn in, heated by the heater 3, and then released from the air outlet 7. Hot air can be blown downward, and cold air can be blown out from the air outlet 7 simply by rotating the fan 5. Further, a handle 10 is pivotally attached to the rear side of the main body case 2 with a shaft 11, and can be folded and stored along the rear surface of the main body case 2 (see Fig. 2), and protrudes rearward from the rear surface at an almost right angle. It is rotatable around the shaft 11 during use (see FIG. 1).

An iron base 12 is removably attached to the air outlet section 6 of the dryer body 1 via an attachment port body 13. The iron base 12 is made of a highly thermally conductive and lightweight metal plate such as aluminum, and has a lower surface 12a as a smooth pressing surface. On the other hand, the mounting port body 13 is a heat-resistant plastic molded product, and includes a surrounding wall portion 19 that is U-shaped in plan view and surrounds the front, right and left sides of the air outlet portion 6 of the dryer body 1, and the lower end of this surrounding wall portion 19. It has a flange 20 that integrally projects from the outer periphery. Then, on the upper surface of the iron base 12, columns 14 of a predetermined height are erected from three locations: the front central portion and the rear left and right portions, and the flanges of the mounting opening body 13 are attached to the upper ends of each of the three columns 14. By removably inserting the coupling holes 21, 22, 22 provided at the front and rear of the iron base 20, the two are coupled so that the mounting opening body 13 faces vertically parallel to each other with a predetermined distance above the iron base 12. .

This hair dryer is equipped with a stand means, and this stand means is provided with sitting parts 12b and 10a on the arm 24 protruding from the rear end side of the iron base 12 and the tail end side of the handle 10, respectively. These front and rear sitting parts 12 are made to protrude rearward.
b, 10a is placed on a flat placement surface F such as a floor, the press lower surface 12a of the iron base 12 is raised above the placement surface F and is propped up facing downward facing the placement surface F. That is,
In this leaning state, the center of gravity of the hair dryer is set to be located between the sitting parts 10a and 12b.

At this time, so that the seat portion 10a of the handle 10 and the seat portion 12b of the iron base 12 are placed stably on the placement surface F without carelessly slipping, the seat portions 10a and 12b are provided with anti-slip members such as rubber rings. Although it is preferable to use a non-slip member, it is not necessarily necessary to use a non-slip member.

However, the seat portion 12b on the rear end side of the iron base 12 is connected to the press lower surface 12 of the iron base 12.
Needless to say, the seat part 12b is provided above the point 12a to prevent the sitting part 12b from getting rubbed by the ironing object when the iron is used.

[Another example]

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of a means for providing a sitting portion 12b on the rear end side of the iron base 12, and an arm 24 from the rear end of the flange 20 of the mounting opening body 13.
The arm 24 is provided with a seat 12b protruding downward, and a sitting portion 12b is provided at the tip of the arm 24.

FIG. 4 shows yet another embodiment of means for providing a seat portion 12b on the rear end side of the iron base 12. In this embodiment, a mounting opening body 13 is integrally attached to the upper surface side of the iron base 12 to form an air vent hole 25, and an insertion rib 26 is provided on the inner surface side of the mounting opening body 13. The iron base 12 is removably attached to the dryer main body 1 by inserting the iron base 12 into the insertion groove 27 provided on the side surface of the air outlet portion 6 of the dryer main body 1 from behind. In addition, a sitting portion 12b is provided at the lower rear end of the attachment opening body 13 that projects slightly further rearward than the rear end of the iron base 12.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a hair dryer that also functions as an iron according to this invention, with FIG. 1 being a side view showing the hair dryer standing upright, and FIG. 2 being an exploded perspective view. FIG. 3 is a side view of a hair dryer that also serves as an iron and is propped up, showing another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a hair dryer that also serves as an iron, showing yet another embodiment of this invention. 1... Dryer main body, 6... Air outlet section, 10...
...Handle, 10a... Sitting part, 12... Iron base, 12a... Lower surface of press, 12b... Sitting part, F... Placing surface.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An iron base 12 is detachably attached to the air outlet 6 of the dryer body 1, and a sitting part 10a provided on the tail end side of a handle 10 that projects rearward from the dryer body 1 and the iron base. 1
With the sitting part 12b provided on the rear end side of the iron base 12, the press lower surface 12a of the iron base 12 is lifted from the mounting surface F when the dryer main body 1 is tilted backwards with respect to the mounting surface F such as the floor. A hair dryer that doubles as an iron, characterized in that it comprises a stand means that can be propped up in a downward position facing surface F.