JPH0748170Y2 - Hair dryer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an improvement of a hair dryer that is handheld and can be placed on a table for use.

(Prior Art) As a hair dryer for both this type of hand-held type and table-top type, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 30207/1985, a folding handle is attached to the dryer main body and a suspension that doubles as a stand is used. There is also one in which the metal fittings are also attached so that the dryer main body is placed on a table in an inclined posture with its outlet port facing upward under the two-point support of the handle and the hanging metal fitting.

Further, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-16329, a foldable handle is attached to the dryer body, and a pair of left and right expandable auxiliary legs are stored in the handle so that it can be pulled out freely. Open the handle slightly to the dryer body from the folded state, then pull out the auxiliary legs horizontally from the handle, and place the dryer body in a low tilt position where the bottom of the handle and the auxiliary legs make the dryer body crawl on the table. There are things that I was allowed to do.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the former hair dryer, the hanging metal fitting that also serves as a stand is attached outside the main body of the dryer and the handle, so if the hanging metal fitting that also serves as a stand is formed in a large shape so that it can be placed stably,
Since the hanging metal fittings are an obstacle when grasping the handle,
There was a restriction on the size of the hanging metal fittings, and as a result, there was a concern that it was not stable as a type to be placed on a table.

In the latter case, the auxiliary leg is stored inside or on the bottom side of the handle when not in use, so there is no problem that the auxiliary leg gets in the way when gripping the handle, and when used on a table Since it is placed, it can be placed stably. However, when the dryer body is placed on the table in such a manner that the blowout port faces upward in such a state of being used on the tabletop, the suction port of the dryer body falls close to the tabletop and falls on the tabletop. It is easy to inhale hair and dust that are trapped around the motor or fan and cause a malfunction.

Therefore, in the present invention, in the hair dryer having the above-described auxiliary body legs in addition to the handle in the dryer body, by devising a way to attach the auxiliary leg to the handle, the dryer body can be placed on the desk in a position as high as possible. The purpose is to keep it in a stable position and not to disturb the auxiliary leg when using it by hand.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a cylindrical dryer main body 1 having a heater and an air blower therein, a blower outlet 7 on the front end side, and a suction inlet 8 on the rear end side, and a dryer main body 1 Assuming a hair dryer having a handle 2 attached so as to extend downward from the lower part of the peripheral surface of the vehicle, and left and right auxiliary legs 3 and 3 provided on the handle 2, and then each of the left and right auxiliary legs 3 is a plate. After being formed into a shape, the joint portion 3a at the upper end is pivotally attached to the handle 2 in the vicinity of the root portion of the dryer body 1 with the pivot shaft 14,
The handle 2 is rotatably provided in the front-rear direction about the pivot 14 in a folding posture in which the handle 2 is overlapped in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the handle 2 and an expanding posture in which the handle 2 is expanded and rotated rearward. Further, the left and right auxiliary legs 3 and 3 are rotated rearward of the handle 2, and the grounding portions 3b at the lower ends of the legs are
The joint portion 3a is formed in a bent shape so as to intersect with the longitudinal direction of the auxiliary leg 3 so as to widen the space between the 3b and the pivot 14 of the handle 2. It is provided so as to have an inclination angle with respect to the left-right horizontal axis direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and to intersect.

[Action]

In case of using it on a desk, if the left and right auxiliary legs 3 are rotated to the rear side of the handle 2, the gap between the lower end of the handle 2 and the grounding portion 3b of the auxiliary leg 3 can be increased. Since the distance between the grounding portions 3b and 3b of the left and right auxiliary legs 3 and 3 is widened, the dryer body 1 is supported by the handle 2 and the left and right auxiliary legs 3 on the tripod, and the suction port 8 is provided.
Can be placed in a stable position at a high position that is sufficiently away from the tabletop.

In the case of handheld use, by folding the left and right auxiliary legs 3 on the handle 2, the auxiliary legs 3 do not get in the way when the handle 2 is gripped.

[Effect of device]

According to the hair dryer of the present invention, each of the left and right auxiliary legs 3 is pivotally attached to the handle 2 of the dryer main body 1 about the pivot 14 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. 3 does not get in the way, and when it is used on a table, the dryer body 1 can be stably placed in a high position and the suction port 8 can be set to a high position, so that it is difficult to suck hair and dust on the table, and the air outlet 7 is It is advantageous that the hair can be brought close to it and the hair can be easily dried, which is advantageous.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the hair dryer according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 2, the hair dryer is a dryer body 1
And a handle 2 and left and right auxiliary legs 3. The dryer body 1 includes a heater 5 inside a cylindrical body case 4.
And a blower device 6 composed of a fan and a motor are arranged in the front and rear to be housed, and a blowout port 7 is provided at the front end and a suction port 8 is provided at the rear end.

In FIG. 1, the handle 2 is formed into a thin tubular shape having a rectangular cross section by abutting left and right plastic two-part split cases 2a and 2b, and the upper end of the handle is integrally projected from the lower part of the peripheral surface of the dryer body 1 to hold the handle. Left and right cylindrical horizontal axis 10 in part 9
It is rotatably pivoted in the front-rear direction. The left and right horizontal shafts 10 are integrally projected from the respective upper ends of the left and right split cases 2a and 2b so as to abut each other, and are integrally connected by a screw 11.

Thus, the handle 2 is rotatable about the horizontal axis 10 between a posture in which it is folded in parallel with the lower portion of the peripheral surface of the dryer body 1 and a use posture in which it projects substantially orthogonally below the peripheral surface. Further, the handle 2 has a moderation convex portion 12 formed around the horizontal axis 10 of one of the left and right split cases 2a or 2b so that the handle 2 can be stopped and held at an arbitrary angle position with respect to the dryer body 1, while A moderation concave portion 13 into which the moderation convex portion 12 can be fitted is provided on one side of the handle holding portion 9, and the concave or convex provided on the inner circumference of the moderation concave portion 13 as the handle 2 is rotated. The convex portion or concave portion provided on the outer periphery of the convex portion 12 can be engaged and disengaged.

Each of the left and right auxiliary legs 3 is a plastic molding formed in the shape of a "F" in the shape of a "F" that overlaps the left and right side surfaces of the handle 2, and has a joint portion 3a at its upper end at a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the leg. It is formed in a bent shape and has a ground portion 3b at the lower end. A cap 24, which is made of an elastic material such as rubber or soft plastic and which prevents slipping and is excellent in vibration proofness, is fitted to the ground contact portion 3b.

The joint portion 3a of each of the left and right auxiliary legs 3 is the horizontal axis 10 of the handle 2.
It is overlapped on the inclined surface 19a of the joint portion 19 provided at a higher position, is covered by the joint cover 16, and is rotatably pivoted by the pivot 14 integrally formed in the center of the cover 16. The pivot 14 is integrally connected with a screw 21 to a boss 20 projecting in the center of the joint portion 19 of the handle 2 so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle θ with the horizontal shaft 10. The head of the screw 21 exposed at the center of the joint cover 16 is covered with a cap 22.

At this time, the auxiliary leg 3 extends between the folding posture (see FIG. 2) in which the auxiliary legs 3 are parallel to each other on the side surface of the handle 2 and the expanding posture (see FIG. 4) in which the auxiliary leg 3 is rotated approximately 90 degrees rearward of the handle 2. It is rotatable around the pivot 14 in the front-rear direction.
When the both auxiliary legs 3 are rotated rearward from the handle 2, the joint 3a is formed in a shape bent at a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the leg, and the pivot 14 serving as the pivot point is lateral. Since it is inclined with respect to the shaft 10 at a predetermined angle θ, both auxiliary legs 3 and 3 are expanded and deflected so as to widen the distance between the ground contact portions 3b and 3b. At this time, when the angle θ is set to 40 degrees, for example, the expansion angle A between the ground contact portions 3b and 3b of the auxiliary legs 3 and 3 is 100 degrees.

As a moderation means for holding the auxiliary leg 3 in the folded position and the expanded position, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, protrusions 15a and 15b are provided on the peripheral edge of the joint 3a, while the outer circumference of the joint 3a is provided. The protrusion 15 is provided on the inner circumference of the peripheral wall of the joint cover 16 surrounding the
A recess 17 that selectively engages with a and 15b may be provided.

In the above configuration, in the case of handheld use, the left and right auxiliary legs 3 and 3 are superposed in parallel on the side surface of the handle 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the handle 2 is rotated together with the auxiliary leg 3. Then, the dryer body 1 is erected at a right angle to the dryer body 1, and the dryer body 1 is used by grasping it by hand. In this case, since the auxiliary leg 3 overlaps the handle 2 in a bulky manner, it does not hinder the holding of the hand. In addition,
When the cap 24 made of rubber or the like is fitted on the grounding portion 3b of the auxiliary leg 3, the cap 24 closely adheres to the side surface of the handle 2 and exhibits a slip preventing or rattling preventing function.

For desktop use, rotate the handle 2 to stand up at a right angle to the dryer body 1 as shown in Fig. 4, and then spread the left and right auxiliary legs 3.3 from the handle 2 approximately 90 degrees rearward. When the dryer body 1 is opened and rotated, the dryer body 1 is stably placed in a posture in which the blower outlet 7 and the suction inlet 8 are raised by the support of the handle 2 and the left and right auxiliary legs 3 and 3 on the desk. At this time, the cap 24 of the grounding portion 3b of the auxiliary leg 3 effectively exerts the anti-slip and anti-vibration function on the desk.

When the table is used, the armor 18 drawn out from the lower end of the handle 2 is drawn out from a hole 23 provided at a position closer to the front side of the lower end of the handle 2 so that the code armor 18 does not contact and interfere with the table. In the illustrated example, the armor 18 is led out to the front of the handle 2 at an angle of about 45 ° with respect to the longitudinal direction of the handle 2.

When carrying or storing and storing, the handle 2 is rotated together with the auxiliary leg 3 and folded in parallel with the dryer body 1 to be compact. Also at this time, since the auxiliary leg 3 closely contacts the cap 24 with the handle 2, the auxiliary leg 3 is prevented from being inadvertently opened, scratched, or rattling in combination with the moderating means in the joint 3a.

[Another embodiment]

5 and 6 show another embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, the auxiliary leg 3 is in close contact with the side surface of the handle 2 and is easy to hold when using it by hand. Therefore, the joint portion 3a of the auxiliary leg 3 is rotatably inserted into the tubular pivot 14 projecting from the joint portion 19 of the handle 2, and the joint cover 16 is integrally attached to the projecting end of the pivot shaft 14 with the screw 21. And the joint cover 3a of the auxiliary leg 3 on the pivot 14 and the joint cover.
By interposing the spring 25 between the auxiliary leg 3 and 16, the auxiliary leg 3 is constantly pressed against the side surface of the handle 2 by the force of the spring 25.

Then, in this way, the spring 25 always holds the auxiliary leg 3 to the handle 2
On the other hand, when the auxiliary leg 3 is pressed, the auxiliary leg 3 is likely to rub against the handle 2. Therefore, when the auxiliary leg 3 is opened, the auxiliary leg 3 is rotated while moving in the outward axial direction indicated by the arrow P against the spring 25 so as not to rub against the side surface of the handle 2. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, a pair of peripheral edge cams 26 are provided on the joint 3a of the auxiliary leg 3 while
The peripheral cam 2 is attached to a part of the inclined surface 19a of the joint portion 19 of the handle 2.
A concave portion 19b corresponding to 6 is provided, and as the auxiliary leg 3 is opened and rotated, the peripheral edge cam 26 rises from the concave portion 19b onto the inclined surface 19a, whereby the auxiliary leg 3 moves in the direction of arrow P and the handle 2 It is designed to smoothly open and rotate without rubbing against the side surface of the.

Further, in this embodiment, the auxiliary leg 3 is rotated around the pivot 14 by 360.
By making it possible to rotate, even if an unexpected pressing load is applied to the dryer body 1 or the dryer body 1 is dropped from the table when the table is used on a table, etc., the auxiliary leg 3 can freely rotate under those loads. It does not rotate and get damaged. However, the joint 3a is designed so that it can be stopped and held at an arbitrary angular position within a range of approximately 90 ° with respect to the handle 2.
The protrusions 15a and 15b and the recess 17 are
The provision of the moderation means by is similar to that of the above-mentioned embodiment. In addition, in FIG. 5 and FIG.
Is a decorative piece, which is fitted and fixed in a recess at the center of the outer surface of the joint cover 16.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the length of the auxiliary leg 3 is set to be substantially the same as the length of the handle 2, but instead of this, as shown in FIG. 7, the length of the auxiliary leg 3 is set shorter than that of the handle 2. You can also do it. According to this, the auxiliary leg 3 of the handle 2
By gripping the lower part, it becomes easier to grip even when using it by hand.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the left and right auxiliary legs 3 are arranged so that they can be folded on the left and right side surfaces of the handle 2, but instead of this, as shown in FIGS. 3 can also be provided so as to be rotatable around the pivot 14 so that a folded state in which the handle 2 is overlapped with the rear surface side can be obtained.

Further, although the handle 2 is foldable with respect to the dryer main body 1 in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the handle 2 cannot be folded so that it always projects downward from the lower peripheral surface of the dryer main body 1. It may be provided. Further, the auxiliary leg 3 may be entirely or largely formed of an elastic body such as rubber or soft plastic. This allows the dryer body 1 to be used on a desktop.
This is effective in preventing noise on the table due to the vibration of., And also preventing the handle from being damaged by a drop impact, and it is advantageous because it prevents the handle 2 from slipping when it is used by hand.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of a hair dryer according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a cutaway part, FIG. 2 is a side view, and FIG. 3 is a first view. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in the figure, and FIG. 5 and 6 show another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a modified example of the joint structure portion of the auxiliary leg to the handle, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view thereof. FIG. 7 is a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention in a state of being used on a desk. 8 to 10 show still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a side view of the whole, FIG. 9 is a partial rear view, and FIG. 10 is an X-axis in FIG. It is an X-ray sectional view. 1 ... Dryer body, 2 ... Handle, 3 ... Auxiliary leg,
3a …… Joint part, 3b …… Grounding part, 10 …… Horizontal axis of the handle,
14 ... Axis of auxiliary leg.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-1-141299 (JP, A) Actual Open Sho-56-69304 (JP, U) Actual Open Sho-59-162806 (JP, U) Actual Open Sho-56- 56801 (JP, U) Special public Sho 60-30207 (JP, B2) Actual public 44-29307 (JP, Y1) Actual public 63-16329 (JP, Y2)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cylindrical dryer body (1) having a heater and an air blower, having a blowout port (7) on the front end side and a suction port (8) on the rear end side, and a dryer body (1). A hair dryer having a handle (2) attached so as to extend downward from the lower part of the peripheral surface thereof, and left and right auxiliary legs (3, 3) provided on the handle (2). The auxiliary leg (3) is formed in a plate shape, and has a joint portion (3a) at its upper end and a grounding portion (3b) at its lower end, and the joint portion (3a) is a dryer for the handle (2). The handle (2) and the main body (1) are pivotally attached by a pivot (14) at a position near the base of the handle (2) and are folded along the outer surface of the handle (2) in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the handle (2). The pivot shaft (14) is turned around in the expansion posture in which it expands and rotates rearward. The left and right auxiliary legs (3, 3) expand the distance between the grounding parts (3b, 3b) as they rotate rearward of the handle (2). As described above, the joint portion (3a) is formed in a shape bent so as to cross the longitudinal direction of the auxiliary leg (3), and
A hair dryer, characterized in that the pivot (14) is provided so as to intersect with a horizontal axis direction that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the handle (2) at an inclination angle.