JPH04643B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an improvement in a hairdressing atomization device that generates fine liquid particles using an electro-mechanical conversion element as an ultrasonic wave generation source.

[Prior Art] In general, in order to protect hair from damage such as peeling of the epidermis, under-branches, and hair breakage, and to maintain the natural luster of the hair itself, it is necessary to increase the amount of water contained in the hair (hereinafter referred to as , the moisture content in the hair) is 10% of the hair weight.
It is well known that it is desirable to maintain the optimum value around %.

Therefore, in order to perform hair conditioning, styling, etc. without reducing the moisture content in the hair, the hair is moistened by washing or water spraying, and then various hot air drying methods such as a hand dryer are used. Drying, styling, etc. are performed using a container. Providing moisture to the hair epidermis in this way makes it easier to style the hair, but most of the applied moisture remains on the hair epidermis due to the surface tension of water particles generated on the hair epidermis. It evaporates during the drying process. In other words, if you simply moisturize the hair, the amount of water that penetrates into the hair is extremely small, so it is impossible to replenish the amount of moisture in the hair that decreases from within the hair due to dryness, making it difficult to protect the hair and maintain its shine. It was hot.

In order to solve this problem, various hot air dryers have been proposed that use a steam sprayer that sprays water vapor particles (hereinafter simply referred to as steam) onto the hair. Kosho 52
(Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 25335, steam atomizer and operation part formed separately: Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-43907, and one using a cauldron-shaped hard hood: Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-37806).

According to the above-mentioned conventional technology, since high-temperature steam is injected onto the hair epidermis, it is possible to easily perform a hair styling operation to correct curly hair, and it is possible to promote curling of hair during a perm treatment. In addition, compared to spraying water, it sprays steam, which is fine water particles, which increases the amount of moisture that penetrates into the hair, replenishes the moisture content in the hair, and protects the hair and maintains its shine. effective.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the above-mentioned conventional techniques are still not sufficient, and the following problems remain.

The average particle size of the injected steam is about 30 to 50 μm, which is larger than the several μm particle size that is considered suitable for penetration, so even if steam is injected, moisture still does not penetrate into the hair. It is enough. Therefore, the moisture content in the hair has not been increased to the optimum value.

Furthermore, since the injected steam is at a high temperature, there is a risk of burns due to the steam being sprayed to the face, high-temperature water droplets condensing on the end of the spray nozzle falling, and steam spraying for a long time. In particular, if a steam atomizer is installed in the operating section, there is a risk of hot water leaking out.
In addition, in the case of using a cauldron-shaped hard hood, a steam blowing part is installed in the hard hood in order to avoid the occurrence of burns. However, if the head comes into contact with the hard hood, there is a risk of burns, so it cannot be said that burns are completely avoided.

In addition, if the steam was cooled to lower its temperature, it would turn into water droplets, so it was necessary to use high-temperature steam even when temperatures close to 100 degrees were not originally required. As a result, the elasticity of the hair is unnecessarily impaired.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems,
Its purpose is to provide moisture to the hair to make hair styling easier, as with conventional methods, and also to allow moisture to penetrate into the hair to replenish its moisture content and maintain its level even when drying the hair. To provide a hairdressing atomizer that protects hair by maintaining the temperature at an optimum value and can spray water particles at a desired temperature without worrying about burns.

Structure of the Invention [Means for Solving the Problems] The means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above object, as shown in the basic configuration diagram in FIG. An air blowing means M1 that blows air; and an air ventilation means M that is made of a flexible member and forms a passage for the air blown by the air blowing means M1.
2, installed at the air blowing part of the air ventilation means M2,
It is equipped with an end heating means M3 that appropriately heats the air passing through the passage formed by the air ventilation means M2, and an electro-mechanical transducer that vibrates the stored liquid, and the vibration of the electro-mechanical transducer causes the liquid to be heated. a liquid particle generating means M4 that generates liquid particles of fine particle size from the stored liquid surface; the liquid particle generating means M4 and the air ventilation means M;
2, the liquid particle generating means M4
The gist of the present invention is to include a liquid particle heating introduction means M5 that appropriately heats the liquid particles generated and guides them into the passage formed by the air ventilation means M2.

[Function] Air blowing means M1 of the hairdressing atomization device according to the present invention
Forcibly blows the inhaled air. The air blown by the air blowing means M1 passes through a passage formed by an air ventilation means M2 made of a flexible member, and reaches an end heating means M3 installed at the outlet of the air ventilation means M2. The terminal heating means M3 appropriately heats the air passing through the passage formed by the air ventilation means M2.

On the other hand, the liquid particle generating means M4, which includes an electro-mechanical transducer that vibrates the stored liquid, generates liquid particles having a fine particle size from the surface of the stored liquid by the vibration of the electro-mechanical transducer. The generated liquid particles are appropriately heated by the liquid particle heating introduction means M5 interposed between the liquid particle generation means M4 and the air ventilation means M2 to become liquid particles at a predetermined temperature, and the air ventilation means M2 is formed. It can be introduced at any point within the passage. Therefore, the liquid particles having a fine particle size that have been heated by the liquid particle heating introduction means M5 are further heated together with the air by the terminal heating means M3, and are blown out from the blowing part. As a result, it becomes possible to raise the temperature of fine liquid particles, which are difficult to raise because their specific heat is larger than that of air, to a certain high temperature together with the air, and then blow them out.

[Example] Next, an example according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hairdressing atomization device (hereinafter referred to as mist blow) 1 of this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the mist blow 1 includes a water tank 20, which will be described later.
A base 2 in which a mist generation tank 30 and the like are installed, and a side wall 4 that stands upright from one end of the base 2 and houses a mist heater 70, an outside air blower 80, etc., which will be described later.
and an upper pedestal 6 projecting from the upper end of the side wall portion 4 in parallel with the base portion 2, forming a substantially U-shape.

Four casters 2a are installed on the bottom surface of the base 2, and the mist blower 1 is movable on the floor surface.
Further, a removable base cover 2b is attached to the base 4. A lid 2c for taking in and out a water supply container 24 for supplying water to the water tank 20 is attached to a corner of the base cover 2b.

The side wall portion 4 is provided with a plurality of intake holes 4a for supplying air to the outside air blower 80, and a flexible outer hose 8 including a mist hose 66, which will be described later, extends from the side. It's out. An end cylindrical body 10 to which various attachments can be attached and detached is attached to the tip of the outer peripheral flexible hose 8. Outer circumferential flexible hose 8 up to this end cylinder 10
The length is suitable for an employee at a hairdressing salon to hold the end cylinder 10 and care for a customer's hair. Further, a pair of rotatable handle fittings 4b are protruded from both upper sides of the side wall portion 4, and a substantially U-shaped handle 1 is attached to the pair of handle fittings 4b.
Both ends of 2 are joined. The handle 12 is normally fixed at the position shown along the circumference of the upper pedestal 6, but it can be rotated around the handle attachment 4b and fixed at a position rotated 90 degrees upward from the position shown. It is also possible to do so. The above-mentioned outer peripheral flexible hose 8 is connected to the handle 1
2 and the upper pedestal 6.

Below the upper pedestal 6 is a tray 14 that is rotatable around a support 6a hanging from the base of the upper pedestal 6.
is provided, and various attachments can be stored therein. Further, a control device 16 is disposed at one corner of the upper pedestal 6, and performs various controls such as driving an outside air blower 80 and adjusting the amount of mist generated, which will be described later.

Next, each component device will be explained in detail. Figure 3A
is a side view of the main part of the mist blow 1 including a sectional view,
Figure 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 3A, Figures 3C and 4 are views taken in the direction of arrow A and arrow B in Figure 3A, and Figure 5 is a partial cross-sectional view. It is a side view of the end part cylinder 10 containing.

On the plate 18 fixed to the base 2, there is a water supply tank 20 which is divided into a container holding chamber 22 and a make-up water storage chamber 23 below it by an intermediate plate 21 having a through hole 21a in the center. A sealed mist generating tank 30 is formed by a partition plate 31 and divided into two chambers, a water storage chamber 32 and a mist storage chamber 33 above and below. Note that a water supply container 24 is inserted into the container holding chamber 22 to appropriately discharge a predetermined amount of water.

Below the plate 18 is a communication pipe 41 that communicates the mist generation tank 30 and the water supply tank 20 below the bottom of each tank, and a communication pipe 41 that communicates with the pipe 41 and has an end extending outside the base 2. A water supply and drainage pipe 40 forming a discharge pipe line 42 is provided. Furthermore, a drain valve 43 that can be opened and closed is attached to the end of the drain line 42 of the water supply and drain pipe 40. This water supply and drainage pipe 4
The water H supplied from the water supply container 24 by 0 is
Makeup water inlet 18 at the center of the bottom of the mist generation tank 30
It flows into the interior from a and is stored in the water storage chamber 32.

A mist blower 50 that blows a small amount of air is installed in the mist generation tank 30 using a fitting (not shown), and one end of the casing 51 is connected to the water storage chamber 30.
2 and communicates the inside of the casing 51 with the water storage chamber 32. A fan 52 rotatably supported within the casing 51 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in the figure by a motor (not shown) to flow air into the water storage chamber 32 from the air outlet 51a of the casing 51. Then, fine water particles (hereinafter referred to as mist) generated from the water surface of the water H in the water storage chamber 32 due to the inflowing air and the vibration of the ultrasonic vibration element 18b installed on the plate 18 pass through the partition plate 31. It passes through the vertically installed mist collecting pipe 34 and reaches the inside of the mist storage chamber 33.

A mist introduction pipe 61 and a mist bypass pipe 62, which pass through the peripheral wall, are fixed to the peripheral wall of the mist storage chamber 33 (see FIG. 4). Furthermore, a rotary solenoid 35 that rotates the shaft 35a is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the mist storage chamber 33. The shaft 35a is inserted into the mist storage chamber 33, and a conduit blocking plate 35 is installed at the end of the shaft 35a.
b is installed.

Inside the side wall portion 4, there is a substantially Z-shaped mist introduction pipe 61.
A mist heater 70 connected to the above is fixedly erected. The mist introduction pipe 61 is connected to the upper end of the mist heater 70, and the heated mist introduction pipe 63 connected to the lower end of the mist heater 70 is connected to the mist bypass pipe 62 in the middle of its path. The heated mist introduction pipe 63 is approximately L-shaped (see FIG. 3B),
It is held with a slight downward slope toward the mist bypass pipe 62. On the other hand, the mist bypass pipe 6
2 is arranged and held slightly tilted upward;
An upwardly facing L-shaped hose fitting 64 is connected to the other end. Therefore, when the rotary solenoid 35 rotates the conduit closing plate 35b in the mist storage chamber 33, the open ends 61a and 62a of the mist introduction pipe and the mist bypass pipe are alternatively closed (see FIG. 4). The mist stored in the mist storage chamber 33 flows into either the mist introduction pipe 61 or the mist bypass pipe 62. The mist that has flowed into the mist bypass pipe 62 reaches the hose fitting 64 as it is, and the mist that has flowed into the mist introduction pipe 61 is transferred to the mist heater 70 and the heated mist introduction pipe 6
3 to reach the hose fitting 64. Note that between the mist introduction pipe 61 and the mist bypass pipe 62 and the make-up water storage chamber 23, there is a small-diameter water droplet collection pipe that collects water droplets generated when the mist becomes water droplets in the pipes into the make-up water storage chamber 23. 65a and 65b are respectively provided (see FIG. 4).

In addition, on the plate 18 extending into the side wall 4, an outside air blower 80 capable of blowing a large amount of air is fixedly installed via a fixture 80a. The outside air ventilation pipe 83 is connected to the casing 81 of the outside air blower 80 and forms a conduit for air blown by the rotation of the fan 82 in the direction of the arrow in the figure. (see Figure 3C), so that its upper end is aligned with the hose fitting 64 of the mist bypass pipe 62.
Fixed. The other end of the outer peripheral flexible hose 8 having the end cylinder 10 attached to one end covers both upper and front upper ends of the hose fitting 64 and the upper end of the outside air ventilation pipe 83. It is attached like this. Inside this outer peripheral flexible hose 8,
A flexible mist hose 66 connected to the hose fitting 64 and reaching the end cylinder 10 and a flexible air hose 84 connected to the outside air ventilation pipe 83 and reaching the end cylinder 10 are included. There is.

The end of the air hose 84 is fitted and fixed into a small diameter air hose fitting hole 10a formed through the end cylinder 10, as shown in FIG. Further, the mist hose 66 is connected to the air hose 84 before the air hose 84 is inserted into the air hose insertion hole 10a.
The hoses are fixed through the peripheral wall of the hose, and the insides of both hoses are in communication with each other. Furthermore, the end cylinder 10 is formed with a medium-diameter heater fitting hole 10b and a large-diameter attachment fitting hole 10c, and the heater fitting hole 10b is equipped with a well-known constant temperature ceramic heater formed in a honeycomb shape. A so-called PTC heater 11 (see FIG. 5B) is fitted and fixed, and various attachments to be described later are fitted into and removed from the attachment fitting hole 10c. The PTC heater 11 has a lead wire 1 wired from the control device 16 of the upper pedestal 6 into the side wall 4 and the outer flexible hose 8.
1a is connected within a small hole 10d that is bored toward the heater insertion hole 10b. The lead wire 11a is disposed from inside the outer peripheral flexible hose 8 into a groove 10e cut on the outer periphery of the end cylinder 10, and reaches the pore 10d. If the pores 10d and grooves 10e are filled with resin or the like, the lead wires 11a
It is possible to prevent unexpected movements of the wires and to maintain a suitable wiring state.

With the above configuration, the air blown by the outside air blower 80 passes through the outside air ventilation pipe 83, the air hose 84, and the PTC heater 11 of the end cylinder 10, and is blown out from the end cylinder 10. On the other hand, the mist flowing into the mist hose 66 from the hose fitting 64 connected to the mist bypass pipe 62 flows into the air hose 84 after passing through the mist hose 66.
The mist is blown out from the end cylinder 10 together with the air passing through the air hose 84 or alone.

Next, the mist generation tank 30 and the mist heater 70 will be explained. Figure 6 is - in Figure 3A.
7 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 4.

The water storage chamber 32 (see FIG. 6) has a bottom surface set as the top surface of the plate 18, and a side wall formed of a cylindrical pipe 32a. On the bottom surface, four ultrasonic vibration elements 18b are installed at 90-degree pitches on the circumference with the center makeup water inlet 18a as the center. Above each ultrasonic vibration element 18b, a mist collecting pipe 34 is installed vertically through the partition plate 31 with their central axes coincident, and a mist storage chamber 33 and a water storage chamber 32
are in communication. The lower end of the mist collecting pipe 34 is located above the highest water level HH in a water level range controlled by the detection result of a water level detector 90 (described later) (see FIG. 7).

Furthermore, two water surface partition pipes 36 passing through the partition plate 31 are positioned at 180 degree pitches on the circumference, below the lowest water level HL in the water level range and in front of the top surface of the plate 18. It is installed vertically. The water storage chamber 32 is controlled by a float 91 that interlocks water level changes in the water surface partition pipe 36.
A water level detector 90 is fixedly attached to the plate 18 for detecting the water level inside.

The water level detector 90 outputs a signal indicating the highest water level HH when the float 91 rises and contacts the upper head 93 of the float support 92, and outputs a signal indicating the lowest water level HL when the float descends and contacts the lower base 94. This signal is sent to the control device 16 via the signal line 95, and the control device 16 performs driving control of the ultrasonic vibration element 18b based on the detection result. Specifically, from the water level detection result of the water level detector 90, three levels of water level status, ``high water level,'' ``normal water level,'' and ``low water level,'' are determined.
The practitioner is made aware of the water level status by blinking an indicator such as an LED or sounding a buzzer. Furthermore, the amount of mist generated is adjusted by driving or stopping the ultrasonic vibration element 18b based on the water level detection result.

Next, the mist heater 70 will be explained (see FIG. 8). This mist heater 70 is constructed by locking first and second cylindrical bodies 71, 72 and a third cylindrical body 73 so that their central axes coincide. That is, one end of each cylindrical body is connected to a disc-shaped end plate 74.
At the same time, the first cylindrical body 71 is inserted into the second cylindrical body 72, and the second cylindrical body 72 is further penetrated into the third cylindrical body 73. , the respective cylindrical bodies are fixed to each other. A rod-shaped heating element 71a having approximately the same length as the first cylindrical body 71 made by Shinchiyu is inserted into the third cylindrical body 71.
A closing bowl 73a that forms a closed cylindrical space between the second cylindrical body 72 and the third cylindrical body 73 is joined to the other end of the cylindrical body 73. Note that this cylindrical space is filled with a heat insulating material 75. Further, at the other end of the second cylindrical body 72, a funnel-shaped heated mist discharge pipe 76 has a narrow opening closed with a bowl 73a.
It is joined by passing through it. One end of the heated mist introduction pipe 63 described above is attached to the narrow opening of the heated mist discharge pipe 76.

Furthermore, in the second cylindrical body 72 on the end plate 74 side,
A mist inflow pipe 77 which is an attachment member for the above-mentioned mist introduction pipe 61 and passes through the second and third cylindrical bodies in the radial direction, and the outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical body 71 and the second cylindrical body. A temperature sensor 79 is fixedly installed to detect the temperature of the space between the mist passage 72 and the inner circumferential surface of the mist passage 72, that is, the cylindrical mist passage 78 through which the mist passes. Note that the mist inflow pipe 77 is formed so that its inner diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the second cylindrical body 72. Further, a signal line 79a connected to the temperature sensor 79 and a lead wire 71b for supplying current to the rod-shaped heating element 71a are wired to the control device 16. The control device 16 not only controls the amount of mist generated and the amount of heat generated by the rod-shaped heating element 71a, but also controls the amount of air blown by the mist blower 50, preheats the rod-shaped heating element 71a, and the like.

As explained above, the mist blower 1 of the present embodiment includes an outside air blower 80 that sucks in outside air and blows a large amount of air, and a flexible air blower that blows the blown air to the end cylinder 10 at its tip. air hose 84 and
End cylinder 1 with PTC heater 11 fitted into the through hole
0, the hair can be easily dried by blowing hot air or cold air from the end cylinder 10. Furthermore, by controlling the driving of the ultrasonic vibration element 18b, the mist generation tank 30 and the mist blower are provided, in which the particle size of the generated mist can be easily controlled to an extremely small particle size (approximately 3 μm) compared to steam. 50
The flexible mist hose 66 introduces the warm mist heated by the mist heater 70 or the unheated cold mist to the end cylinder 10. The hair can be moistened by spraying the hot/cold mist alone or together with the hot or cold air. Therefore, even beginners can easily perform hair styling and drying operations using hot air containing humidity, that is, mist, and hair can be dried while maintaining the humidity around the hair. This prevents excessive drying of the hair, and since the mist has a fine particle size even during drying operations, the mist can penetrate into the hair and maintain a suitable moisture content in the hair. In other words, hair damage such as split ends and cut hair can be prevented. In addition, the efficiency of hair styling work such as hair styling on dry hair, for example, hair styling, is improved, and the finish is improved.

In addition, the mist heater 70 includes a rod-shaped heating element 71a.
Since the heat generation state of the mist is controlled by the temperature sensor 79, etc., the mist can be heated and maintained at the desired temperature, and it is extremely safe without the risk of burns, unlike spraying steam, and can be adjusted depending on the purpose of use. You can spray a mist at a certain temperature onto your hair. Therefore, the elasticity of the hair is not unnecessarily impaired.
For example, as shown in FIG. 9, if a steam cap 100 made of a thin film of nylon or the like is used in combination with the mist blow 1 of this embodiment, curling during perm treatment can be easily achieved without impairing vapor elasticity. can be done.

That is, the installation port 100 of the steam cap 100
a to the attachment fitting opening 10c of the end cylinder 10
When the steam cap 100 is inserted into the steam cap 100 and a mist at a predetermined temperature is passed through the steam cap 100, the steam cap 100 expands and the inside becomes an atmosphere with a temperature and humidity suitable for the hair, and curling is completed without impairing the elasticity of the hair. Also,
The steam cap 100 is thin and extremely lightweight, so unlike the case of using a conventional hard hood,
It is possible to move the head freely without having to consciously fix the head, and it is possible to reduce neck fatigue. In addition, since the mist has a fine particle size, the penetration of the treatment liquid and perm liquid into the hair is promoted, resulting in a beautiful finish.

In addition to the above-described effects, the mist blow 1 of this embodiment has the following excellent effects.

Since the end cylinder 10 is lightweight, the wrist of the practitioner holding the end cylinder 10 while performing hair styling work, etc.
Reduces the burden on your arms, etc.

Since the mist is also sprinkled on the hands of the practitioner, it is possible to prevent hands from getting rough due to hot air drying.

Since the make-up water storage chamber 23 and the water storage chamber 32 of the water supply tank 20 are communicated with each other, the water level in both the water storage chambers is the same, and when the mist blow 1 is moved, etc., the water level in both the water storage chambers is A similar fluctuation, ie, waving, will occur. However, at the upper end of the make-up water storage chamber 23, the maximum water level HH as mentioned above is
Since the intermediate plates 21 are installed at smaller intervals, the intermediate plates 21 suppress water level fluctuations in the make-up water storage chamber 23, and as a result, water level fluctuations in the water storage chamber 32 are also suppressed. can be restricted.

A water supply and drainage pipe 40 that communicates the water supply tank 20 and the mist generation tank 30 connects the two tanks to the plate 18.
Because it communicates below, that is, below the bottom,
Hair, dirt, etc. are removed from the water supply tank 20 to the mist generation tank 30.
prevent it from flowing into the Therefore, the mist generation tank 30 can generate mist stably.
Further, hair, dirt, etc. can be easily taken out from the drain valve 43, and maintenance work such as water replacement is facilitated.

The mist generation tank 30 includes a mist storage chamber 33 , and the generated mist passes through a mist collecting pipe 34 and flows into the mist storage chamber 33 . The inflowing mist is then blown from the side of the mist storage chamber 33 via the mist bypass pipe 62 and the like. Therefore, among the mist generated, large particles collide with the upper plate of the mist storage chamber 33 and turn into water droplets, so the mist generation tank 30 collects only the fine particles among the generated mist. The mist blower 5
The air is blown into the mist introduction pipe 61 or the mist bypass pipe 62 along with the blown air. Also,
Even within the flexible mist hose 66, mist with a large diameter that hits the inner peripheral surface turns into water droplets, so
By passing the mist through the mist hose 66, only fine particles with uniform particle sizes are sorted out.

In addition, the water surface dividing pipe 36, which has one end submerged in the water in the water storage chamber 32, separates the water surface therein from the water surface elsewhere, and stabilizes the displacement of the water surface inside. The water level detector 90 detects the water level in the water surface partitioning pipe 36 as the water level in the mist generation tank 30, so it detects the water level change caused by, for example, the temporary movement of the mist blower 1, that is, the actual water level in the water storage chamber 32. The amount of water stored in the water storage chamber 32 can be detected with high accuracy by excluding changes in the water level that do not reflect the amount of water stored in the water storage chamber 32. Based on this detection result, the control device 16 can perform drive control of the ultrasonic vibration element 18b in accordance with the amount of water stored in the water storage chamber 32 with high precision. Therefore, the particle size of the mist can be made uniform when the mist is generated, and damage to the ultrasonic vibration element 18b can be prevented.

The mist heater 70 has a configuration in which a first cylindrical body 71 is arranged along the direction of passage of mist, and a rod-shaped heating element 71a is inserted into the first cylindrical body 71. Therefore, the atmosphere maintained at a predetermined temperature by the rod-shaped heating element 71a, that is, the passage period of the mist passing through the cylindrical mist passage 78 becomes long, and the mist can be efficiently heated. Also, a cylindrical mist passage 78 through which the mist passes.
is a cylindrical space formed by the first cylindrical body 71 and the second cylindrical body 72, and the mist inflow pipe 77 is the second cylindrical space.
It is installed at an angle (90 degrees in this embodiment) with respect to the peripheral wall of the cylindrical body 72. Therefore, the mist that has flowed into the cylindrical mist passage 78 from the mist inflow pipe 77 moves spirally within the cylindrical mist passage 78 in the direction of the heated mist discharge pipe 76 . Therefore, the passage period of the mist passing through the cylindrical mist passage 78 becomes long, and the mist can be heated efficiently. It is more preferable to install the mist inflow pipe 77 at a position offset from the central axis of the second cylindrical body 72, as this will promote the spiral movement of the mist. Also, the inner diameter of the mist inflow pipe 77 is set to the cylindrical mist passage 7.
8, that is, the inner diameter of the second cylindrical body 72, the moving speed of the inflowing mist is reduced. Therefore, the passage time of the mist passing through the cylindrical mist passage 78 becomes long, and the mist can be heated efficiently. Furthermore, a cylindrical mist passage 78
In addition, since the funnel-shaped heated mist discharge pipe 70 is provided, the passage period of the mist passing through the cylindrical mist passage 78 can be extended. Therefore, the mist can be heated efficiently. In addition, the heated mist discharge pipe 76
If a constriction that changes the cross-sectional area of the pipe is provided at the narrow opening of the tube, it is possible to adjust the passage period. Therefore, even if the heat generation period of the rod-shaped heating element 71a, that is, the energization period is shortened, the mist cannot be heated. can be carried out. In other words, it becomes possible to save energy.

In addition, since the mist hose 66 that introduces mist into the end cylinder 10 is connected to the air hose 84, when air flows inside the air hose 84, negative pressure is generated at the upper joint, and this negative pressure causes The mist in the mist hose 66 can be blown out from the end cylinder 10 together with the air from the outside air blower 80.
Therefore, it is possible to save energy by shortening the operating time of the mist blower 50 installed in the mist generating tank 30.

As explained above, the mist blower 1 of this embodiment can discharge air containing mist at a predetermined temperature, so it can be used not only for hair care such as hair styling, but also for moisturizing facial skin. It can also be used as a facial steamer, a so-called facial steamer. FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a facial nozzle 110 that is attached to the end cylinder 10 and used when the mist blow 1 is used as a facial steamer, and a view of the facial nozzle 110 in the direction of arrow A.

The cap 111 of the facial nozzle 110 is a substantially cylindrical body with a hemispherical tip and a deep hole 111a formed in the center, and a mist blowing hole 111b is bored in the peripheral wall of the cap 111 near the bottom of the deep hole 111a. . A mist blowing pipe 112 is provided in the deep hole 111a.
is fitted and fixed, and a sealed cylindrical space 113 is formed between the inner circumferential wall of the cap 111 and the outer circumferential wall of the mist blow-off pipe 112. Mist blow-off pipe 112
A substantially L-shaped through hole 112a is formed in the cap 1, and an outlet 112b of the through hole 112a is connected to the cap 1.
It faces the no. 11 mist blowing holes 111b. A bearing member 112d is fitted to the end 112c of the mist blowing pipe 112, and this bearing member 112d
The facial nozzle 110 is attached to the end cylinder 10 of the mist blower 1 via. One end of the water droplet discharge pipe 114 arranged in the through hole 112a of the mist blow-off pipe 112 penetrates the peripheral wall of the mist blow-off pipe 112 and reaches into the cylindrical space 113, communicating the space with the outside air. Further, the length of the water droplet discharge pipe 114 is such that the length of the water droplet discharge pipe 114 is such that the length of the water droplet discharge pipe 114 is such that the facial nozzle 110 is
When attached to the mist hose 66, the other end 114a is inserted into the end cylinder 10 and extends into the mist hose 66. In addition, the outlet 112b and the mist outlet 1
A cushion material 115 having open cells is sandwiched between the cushion member 11b and the cushion member 11b.

Facial nozzle 110 configured as described above
With this, unheated cold mist or warm mist at a predetermined temperature can be sprayed onto the face from the mist outlet 111b to moisturize the facial skin.

Further, since the facial nozzle 110 is rotatable by the bearing member 112d, twisting is not transmitted to the end cylinder 10. Therefore, the air hose 84 etc. will not be twisted. In addition, through hole 1
Even if the mist becomes water droplets near the outlet 112b of the mist 12a, the cushion material 115 holds the water droplets in open cells, so that the water droplets do not drip from the mist outlet 111b. Further, the water droplets held in the open cells are discharged through the water droplet discharge pipe 1 leading to the cylindrical space 113.
14, it is possible to reliably prevent water droplets from falling from the mist outlet 111b.

In addition, if you mix a deodorizer or aromatic agent into the makeup water, you can deodorize the odor of the perm solution during a perm treatment.
It can also impart fragrance to hair.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be implemented within the scope of the invention. For example, water droplet collection pipes 65a and 6
It is also possible to install a filter made of an adsorbent material that adsorbs chemical components such as perm solution, treatment solution, hair dye solution, fine dust, etc. on the bottom of the make-up water storage chamber 23 into which water droplets flow through 5b. be.
If such a filter is installed, the water storage chamber 32
Purified water can always flow into the tank.

The correspondence between each component described in the claims and the configuration of the embodiment is summarized below. The outside air blower 80 of the embodiment corresponds to the blowing means in the claims. An air hose 84 corresponds to the air ventilation means. A PTC heater 11 corresponds to the terminal heating means. The liquid particle generating means corresponds to a configuration consisting of an ultrasonic vibrator 18b, a mist generating tank 30, and the like. The liquid particle heating introduction means corresponds to a configuration consisting of a mist introduction pipe 61, a mist heater 70, a heated mist introduction pipe 63, a mist bypass pipe 62, a mist hose 66, and the like.

Effects of the Invention As described above in detail including the embodiments, according to the mist blowing of the present invention, liquid particles with a particle size of several μm generated by ultrasonic vibration are heated to a certain high temperature together with air and then blown out. Because you can
It has the excellent effect of being able to raise the temperature of the fine liquid particles that are blown out to an optimal temperature depending on the type of treatment such as a blow set or perm.

Therefore, it is possible to easily carry out the above operations while keeping the hair in a moist state during hair styling work, hair drying work, etc., and the humidity around the hair can always be maintained at a suitable level even during drying work. . Therefore, excessive drying of the hair can be prevented, and moisture can always be allowed to penetrate into the hair to maintain the moisture content in the hair at a suitable value. In other words, cut the hair,
It protects from damage such as split ends and improves the efficiency of hair styling work. In addition, there is no risk of burns, and it is safe. Furthermore, since liquid particles can be sprayed onto the hair at a temperature appropriate for the purpose of use, such as perming, loss of elasticity of the hair can also be prevented.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mist blower that is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. Figures B, C and Figure 4 are a sectional view taken along the line - in Figure 3A, a view taken in the direction A, and a view taken in the direction B including a partial sectional view, and Figure 5 is a main part of the constituent members of the mist blower. A sectional view and a perspective view thereof, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 3, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 3A, and FIG. and 10th
The figure is an explanatory diagram for explaining the usage method. 1...Mist blow, 8...Outer circumferential flexible hose, 10...End cylinder, 11...PTC heater,
16...Control device, 18b...Ultrasonic vibration element, 20...Water tank, 30...Mist generation tank, 32...Water storage chamber, 33...Mist storage chamber, 3
4... Mist collecting pipe, 40... Water supply and drainage pipe, 50...
...Mist blower, 70...Mist heater, 71a
... Rod-shaped heating element, 76 ... Heated mist discharge pipe, 7
7... Mist inflow pipe, 78... Cylindrical mist passage,
80...Outside air blower, 90...Water level detector, 91
...Float, 100 ...Steam cap, 1
10... Facial nozzle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A blowing means that sucks in air and forcibly blows the air; An air ventilation means that is made of a flexible member and forms a passage for the air blown by the blowing means; A terminal heating means installed at the air blowing part of the air ventilation means and appropriately heating the air passing through the passage formed by the air ventilation means, and an electro-mechanical conversion element that vibrates the stored liquid. a liquid particle generating means that generates liquid particles having a fine particle size from the surface of the stored liquid by vibration of a mechanical transducer; and a liquid particle generating means interposed between the liquid particle generating means and the air ventilation means; and a liquid particle heating/introducing means for suitably heating the liquid particles generated and guiding them into the passage formed by the air ventilation means.