CN203353896U - Hair care appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a hair care appliance used for applying steam to the dry hair. The hair care appliance includes a casing, a steam generation system, and a spacer. An inner cavity is arranged in the casing, and the steam generation system is at least partially arranged in the inner cavity. and the spacer includes a cover, a plurality of spacing elements protruding outwards from the cover, and holes penetrating though the cover. A part of working area is defined among the spacing elements and the hair is collected in the working area. The steam generation system exhausts steam to the working area to apply steam to the hair.

Description

Hair care appliance

Related application

The application is the co-pending U.S. the 12/195th of application on August 21st, 2008, the partial continuous case of No. 819 patent applications, this U.S. the 12/195th, the U.S. the 60/935th of application on August 21st, 2007 is advocated in No. 819 patent applications, the priority of No. 611 temporary patent applications, the full content of these two patents is incorporated in this case by reference.

Technical field

The utility model relates to hand-held hair care appliance, particularly relates to the hair care appliance that produces steam.

Background technology

For thering is curly hair or the people of wavy hair, through the volume of hair after a day or the evening, may tail off.And, due to some environmental factors, such as heat, moisture, wind etc., hair may become curling or become withered.Be that straight hair or curly hair also all likely are subject to electrostatic influence, the amount of sending out reduces and/or hair style not good (for example, after being subject to the extruding of headband, hair clip or cap).In order to strengthen or to recover curling or change hair style, people usually get wet hair or wash my hair, then do moulding again, and this may be consuming time and heavy.

Heat is generally used for the forming hair purposes, comprises drying up hair, more straight hair being scalded to volume, the hair of volume is scalded straight or increases to send out and measure.The xeothermic amount that many hair care appliances for the moulding purposes produce, because take off hair moisture, may be damaged in the course of time and send out bar.Therefore, in the situation that do not damage hair, the hair utensil that produces heat can't strengthen curling or wave.

The utility model content

In one embodiment, the utility model provides a kind of hair care appliance, for applying steam to dry hair, thinks that hair provides humidity.Described hair care appliance comprises: housing, and described housing is provided with inner chamber; Steam generating system, be positioned at described inner chamber at least in part; And spacer, described spacer comprises lid, a plurality of spacer elements of outwards giving prominence to from described lid and the hole of passing lid.The part of definition working region between described spacer element, wherein said hair is collected in this working region.Described steam generating system exhaust steam to described working region to apply steam to described hair.

In another embodiment, the utility model provides a kind of and provides the method for humidity for dry hair.The method comprises: hand-held steam generation device is provided, and described hand-held steam generation device has head, and a plurality of spacer elements are outwards outstanding from described head, at least defines the part of a working region between described spacer element; With respect to the described device of user's head location, make hair be collected in described working region; And, from described device discharged steam to described working region, make steam contact with the hair of collecting.

In another embodiment, the utility model provides a kind of hair care appliance, for applying steam to dry hair, thinks that described hair provides humidity.Described hair care appliance comprises: housing, and described housing is provided with inner chamber and has hole; Spacer, described spacer is connected to described housing, described spacer comprises lid and a plurality of spacer elements of outwards giving prominence to from described lid, at least defines the part of a working region between described spacer element, and wherein user's hair is collected in described working region; And steam generating system, be at least partially disposed in described inner chamber.Described hole is provided for the fluid path from described steam generating system discharged steam to described working region.

By considering following detailed description and accompanying drawing, other side of the present utility model will become more apparent.

The accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the end perspective view of the hair care appliance of an embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 2 is the bottom view of the hair care appliance of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the top perspective view of the hair care appliance of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is the analysing and observe and partial exploded view of hair care appliance of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is the use schematic diagram of the hair care appliance of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is another use schematic diagram of the hair care appliance of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of steam generating system of the hair care appliance of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is the top perspective view of the hair care appliance of another embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 9 is the lateral plan of the hair care appliance of Fig. 8.

Figure 10 is the hair care appliance partial exploded view of Fig. 8.

Figure 11 is the schematic diagram of another embodiment of the steam generating system of hair care appliance.

Figure 12 is the side view of the hair care appliance of another embodiment of the utility model.

Figure 13 is the bottom view of the hair care appliance of Figure 12.

Figure 14 is the formal figure of the hair care appliance of Figure 12.

Figure 15 is the stereogram of exploded of the hair care appliance of Figure 12.

Figure 16 is the top perspective schematic diagram of spacer of the hair care appliance of Figure 12.

Figure 17 is the elevated bottom perspective schematic diagram of the spacer of Figure 15.

Figure 18 is the side schematic perspective view of the spacer of Figure 15.

Figure 19 is the side view of spacer.

Figure 20 is the schematic diagram of another exemplary embodiment of the steam generating system of hair care appliance.

Before describing embodiment of the present utility model in detail, it should be understood that the utility model is not limited only in the application hereinafter or the detailed construction described in accompanying drawing or arrangement of elements.The utility model can be the embodiment that alternate manner is realized.Should be appreciated that the wording and the term that hereinafter used only are used as and describe purposes, should not be construed as limiting interpretation.

The specific embodiment

The utility model provides a kind of hand device, in order to apply steam to hair, thinks that hair provides moisture or humidity, to strengthen curling or wave, the increase amount of sending out, reduce the static in hair and/or change hair style.This utensil can be used for dry or dry in fact hair, its moisture-free; Or dry (doing in fact) impaired hair, that is, lack the hair hair of static (for example, with) of nature or normal moisture or water deficient.In the claim of description below, term " is done " and will, for meaning any above-mentioned condition, be comprised any combination of these situations.

The hair care appliance 18 of an embodiment of the utility model has been described in Fig. 1-4.Hair care appliance 18 is specially adapted to by providing moisture to hair to strengthen and recovering curling, perm moulding and the change hair style in curly hair and wavy hair.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-4, hair care appliance 18 is a kind of hand-held devices, comprises steam generating system 20(Fig. 7) and the isolator 22 of one.Should be understood that, in another embodiment, isolator 22 can be also interchangeable accessory, and it removably is connected to this hand-held device.

With reference to figure 1-4, hair care appliance 18 comprises housing 24, and it is provided with head 26 and handle portion 28.In an illustrated embodiment, housing 24 is that longitudinal and profile design become to allow the user easily grip.Yet in a further embodiment, housing 24 can have other shape.Power line 30 extends from the handle portion 28 of housing 24.Power line sheath 32 is enclosed within the position that enters housing 24 on power line 30.Power line sheath 32, as a joint, when using hair care appliance 18, power line can be bent, and can not suffer damage.In another embodiment, utensil 18 is powered battery, does not need power line 30 and power line sheath 32.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 and 2, power switch 34(for example, button, toggle switch etc.) be located on housing 24, for opening or close hair care appliance 18.Power switch 34 is at the head 26 of housing 24 and the bottom side B between handle portion 28.The bottom side of utensil 18 is depicted in Fig. 2.In another embodiment, power switch 34 can have a plurality of shelves to adjust the steam output of hair care appliance 18.In another embodiment, can arrange one on utensil 18 separates from power switch 34 and different gear regulators.Indicator lamp 36 is at the head 26 of housing 24 and the upside T between handle portion 28.The upside T of utensil 18 is depicted in the left part of Fig. 3.In another embodiment, power switch 34 and/or indicator lamp 36 can be positioned at the diverse location (for example, the end of the close power line sheath 32 of handle portion 28) of housing 24.For the actuator 38(from utensil 18 released vapours for example, button, trigger piece etc.) be located at the head 26 of housing 24 and the bottom side B between handle portion 28, the position of its setting will make the finger of user when user's gripping handle section 28 to touch.In another embodiment, actuator 38 can be positioned at the position that any hand that can allow the user grip utensil on housing 24 touches.In another embodiment, but actuator 38 integrating power supply switch 34 and/or gear regulators.

Housing 24 is provided with the inner chamber 40 that holds steam generating system 20.Reservoir 42 is positioned at the inner chamber 40 of hair care appliance 18 and cuts off 44 with other element utilization and separates.As shown in Figures 3 and 4, housing 24 has the opening 46 be communicated with inner chamber 40, is beneficial to reservoir 42 and removes from the inner chamber 40 of utensil 18.Reservoir release member 48 allows the user that reservoir 42 is discharged from the state with housing 24 combinations, makes liquid can be added into reservoir 42.In another embodiment, reservoir 42 can be the element of one on housing 24, and the reservoir lid removably or movably is connected to housing 24 to cover this opening 46.In such an embodiment, reservoir release member 48 allows the user reservoir can be covered from discharging with the close-fitting state of housing 24, so that liquid can be added into reservoir 42.

As shown in Figure 4, reservoir 42 has a plurality of holes 50, and it is as the entrance and exit of liquid turnover reservoir 42.In another embodiment, as a kind of alternative, reservoir 42 also can comprise that at least one exports 50 for the special-purpose entrance 50 of reservoir 42 topping ups and/or at least one for the special use from reservoir 42 moving liquids to steam generating system 20, or reservoir 42 can increase above-mentioned special-purpose entrance and special-purpose outlet.Reservoir 42 can comprise connector, and it can be removed so that reservoir 42 is carried out to topping up, before reservoir 42 reinstalls inner chamber 40, again connector is inserted in to original position.In another embodiment, these holes 50 at least one of them can install a valve control to flow into and to flow out the fluid flow of reservoir 42.The liquid that reservoir 42 holds is for example water, but can be also other vaporizable liquid or the water that contains additive (for example, perfume, Auto-regulator etc.).In another embodiment, during the downstream that additive can become the position of gas at liquid adds system, for example, in manifold 64 or spacer 22.

In an illustrated embodiment, reservoir 42 is to be made by transparent polymer material, make the user can the visual surveillance reservoir amount of liquid in 42, and need in housing 24, not remove reservoir 42.Its cross section of reservoir 42(is shown in Fig. 4) by two macromolecule dish shape pieces, made.A plate 52 is for guiding at least one of them dish shape piece of formation.As a kind of alternative, or in addition, plate 52 is for the edge that makes a dish shape piece and the justified margin of another dish shape piece.These two dish shape pieces then are welded together or glue sticks together to form reservoir 42.After reservoir 42 formation, plate 52 is stayed in transparent reservoir 42, so is provided with breach on this plate 52, in certain embodiments, also be provided with etching painting on it and think that utensil 18 increases decorative element, to allow liquid can be full of reservoir 42 and interior mobile at reservoir 42 fully.

Spacer 22 extends from the head 26 of the housing 24 of hair care appliance 18.Spacer 22 comprises lid 54 and, from the outside outstanding spacer element 56 of lid 54, these spacer elements 56 at least define the part of a working region (being represented by dotted lines its circumference in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3) of utensil 18.This working region is three-dimensional space, and at first steam be expelled to this solid space and at this solid space, user's hair processed from hair care appliance 18.Spacer lid 54 has hole 58, can allow steam to arrive through lid 54 the user's hair that is collected in working region from steam generating system 20.

In described embodiment, spacer 22 removably is connected to the head 26 of housing 24 and can exchanges with the spacer 22 of difformity and size.Particularly, can provide a plurality of spacers 22, each spacer has the spacer element 56 of different length.The spacer element 56 of different length is suitable for the hair of dissimilar or length.For example, shorter spacer element 56 is applicable to being used in shorter hair.The quantity of spacer element 56 can change.More or less spacer element 56 can be applicable to the hair of dissimilar or length.Like this, the user can be provided a plurality of spacers 22, each spacer 22 has the spacer element 56 of different length, or there is the spacer element 56 of varying number, or above both combination, allow the user suitable spacer 22 optionally is installed to housing 24 according to type or the length of the hair that will receive steam.

In an embodiment (not shown), the work with restriction when spacer 22 suitably is not fixed to housing 24 or prevention hair care appliance 18 of sensor (for example, pressure switch), mechanical interlock or other suitable device can be set.For example, such device can be positioned on head 26 and be electric and/or mechanical with steam generating system 20() be connected to stop when not being mounted when spacer 22 or suitably not installed and produce steam.

Selectively, this spacer 22 can be head 26 one or that be fixedly attached to housing 24 with the head 26 of housing.

In another embodiment, the first spacer 22 is fixedly attached to the head 26 of housing 24.This first spacer 22 comprises the spacer element 56 with first length.The second spacer 22a removably is connected to housing 24 and is positioned on the first spacer 22, or removably is connected to this first spacer 22, and comprises have the second length spacer element 56a of (the second length is greater than the first length).Spacer element 56a is hollow, with the spacer element 56 that holds the first spacer 22.The second spacer 22a has the hole 58 that 58a， hole, hole 58a is greater than the first spacer, makes the steam that leaves the first spacer can not contact immediately (if contact immediately will cause harmful condensation) with the second spacer 22a.Can also removably connect how different spacer (not shown), these different spacers comprise the spacer element with different size and shape.

In described embodiment, the size and dimension of lid 54 is designed to conform to the head 26 of housing.Yet in another embodiment, the size of lid 54 can be less than or greater than head 26 or have other shape.

In an illustrated embodiment, 8 finger-like spacer elements 56 are outwards outstanding and away from housing 24 from lid 54.Spacer element 56 remains on user's head from the safe distance in spacer hole 58, so that fully cooling when from steam generating system 20, steam out arrives user's scalp.Spacer element 56 also lifts and separates hair and is applied to the circulation of the steam on the hair in this working region with improvement.And wherein two spacer element 56a are also as wherein 2 points that form tripod, this tripod provides the stable placement location on horizontal plane (as dressing table or table top) for hair care appliance 18.Thirdly being provided by the end 28a of the handle portion 28 of utensil 18 of this tripod.

Fig. 7 has described the embodiment that steam generating system 20 is positioned at the inner chamber 40 of hair care appliance 18.In an illustrated embodiment, steam generating system 20 comprises reservoir 42, pump 60, heating element heater 62 and manifold 64.These elements utilize pipeline (not shown) serial connection (as shown in Figure 7) to form liquid path (not meaning to fill arrow) and steam path (meaning to fill arrow).Can be expected that, in the following description, can use alternative elements or increase various elements, and steam generating system 20 can be configured to not have some element or have various alternative structure.Therefore, the following description of the embodiment of Fig. 1-7 is only for illustrating.

As mentioned above, the liquid that reservoir 42 stores for evaporation, can carry out topping up via opening 46 and 48 pairs of reservoirs of reservoir release member 42.Liquid is the water for generation of steam.But those skilled in the art it should be understood that other liquid (water that for example, contains additive) for evaporation and also can be used.When the user presses hydraulic actuator 38, pump 60 moves or is transferred to heating element heater 62 by liquid from reservoir 42.Shown pump 60 is centrifugal dry pump, and it is also for example, by exhaust (,, if reservoir 42 has not had liquid, only stay air and take out for pump).In another embodiment, by operating user's input that many gear regulators produce, can increase or reduce the speed of drawing liquid body, thereby allow utensil 18 generations and discharge more or less steam.Shown pump 60 is dry pump, can be the pump of electromagnetic pump, propeller pump (propeller-style pump), centrifugal pump or other suitable type.

The heating element heater 62 of shown embodiment is CalRod heating element heaters, and its liquid transition by pump 60 supplies is steam, for example water vapour.In another embodiment, heating element heater can be the heating element heater of any known suitable type.Steam covers 54 hole 58 via manifold 64 by spacer from heating element heater 62 and leaves utensil 18.Manifold 64 is space or pipelines (as shown in Figure 4) of the isolation of 26 sealings of the head by spacer lid 54 and housing 24, and along the steam (vapor) outlet of heating element heater 62 and the stream setting between spacer hole 58.Manifold 64 provides for steam cooling space before entering working region, to prevent vapours, the user is damaged.Because steam is cooling in manifold 64, some may occur in pipeline and condense.In another embodiment, manifold 64 can be formed in inner chamber 40.

In another embodiment, manifold 64 can arrange spongy material or chemical drier (all not showing) in order to absorb any liquid condensed, thereby prevent hair care appliance 18, in use or after using drips or leakage.In another embodiment, spongy material or drying machine can have antibiotic, mildew-resistant and/or savory characteristic (or contain have one of them material of above-mentioned characteristic).For example, and hair adjusting or treatment additive can be contained in manifold and (, be contained in sponge) to dissolve, transmit and be applied to user's hair by steam.

As shown in Fig. 4 and 7, the inner chamber 40 of hair care appliance 18 also comprises a plurality of electric devices (being surrounded by the dotted line frame in Fig. 7), and it is powered to steam generating system 20 and controls this steam generating system 20.Electric current through or the flow path (that is, schematically circuit) that flow to the element of hair care appliance 18 with solid arrow, mean.Power line 30 provides steam generating system 20 and power supply 66(, and the wall power sockets of alternating current is provided) between electrical connection.In another embodiment, power supply 66 can be the dc source that battery (for example, being located at the rechargeable battery of this inner chamber) provides.In another embodiment, utensil 18 can comprise voltage-selected switch, makes the user can either use 110V can use the 220V power supply again.

In an illustrated embodiment, power switch 34 is set in " opening " or in off-position by the user.When power switch 34 is set at open position, allow electricity to flow through fuse 70 from power supply 66, then flow to abreast indicator lamp 36, actuator 38 and constant temperature regulator 72.Actuator 38 provides the user interface of control pump 60, makes when actuator 38 is pressed (or being pulled), and electric current, to pump 60, makes pump 60 move fluid and makes it by steam generating system 20.The electricity that flows to constant temperature regulator 72 continues to flow to heating element heater 62, makes heating element heater 62 produce heat.Similarly, the electricity that flows to indicator lamp 36 makes indicator lamp 36 luminous.Therefore, when flowing through power line 30, power switch 34(of electricity opened), when fuse 70, constant temperature regulator 72 and heating element heater 62, indicator lamp 36 will be bright.

Power switch 34 is controlled by timer 68, makes in the time quantum that power switch 34 has continued to set at open position, and timer 68 disconnects the circuit at power switch 34 places, the circuit thereby the prevention electric current is flowed through.Therefore, close hair care appliance 18 or be placed on side no matter, after a period of time, (the electricity of supplying with electric consumption/dissipative element will be cut off if the user has forgotten after use, heating element heater 62 will be cooling etc.), thus safety and characteristics of energy saving provided for the utility model.This feedback path of automatic shutdown circuit feature and other features (being described below) that provides means with dotted arrow in Fig. 7.

Selectively, this hair care appliance can not arrange on/off-type power switch 34.In such structure, hair care appliance 18 is started shooting by power line 30 is inserted to supply socket, and this will start heating element heater 62.Be preheated in the desired temperature process that enough allows hair care appliance 18 produce steam indicator lamp 36 flickers at heating element heater; When heating element heater 62 reaches above-mentioned setting value, the indicator lamp perseverance is bright.The user is by making hair care appliance 18 spraying steams by hydraulic actuator 38.Closing of hair care appliance 18 is by extracting power line 30 or utilizing the automatic closing timing device.When actuator 38 is released, the timeing closing device brings into operation.For example, when the timeing closing device reaches setting value (, five minutes), hair care appliance 18 is closed.If actuator 38 is pressed when the timeing closing device is moving, the timeing closing device is reset.

Constant temperature regulator 72 provides another security feature for hair care appliance 18.The heat that constant temperature regulator 72 inductive heating elements 62 produce, and the also dissipation received by adjusting heating element heater 62 is adjusted heat to design temperature for the electric weight of heat.Therefore, the temperature of the steam of heating element heater 62 output be maintained at one to moulding/reparation hair useful but scope that can not cause the user to injure.And constant temperature regulator 72 prevents all the other elements of heating element heater 62 infringement hair care appliances 18.

Selectively, can not use constant temperature regulator 72, and can use suitable temperature sensor 73, for example thermistor.Generally speaking, the electrical resistance variations in temperature of thermistor and changing, utilize thermistor replace radiator valve can reduce temperature sensor senses to variations in temperature and temperature sensor start signal to control the lag time between heating element heater 62.

The use that fuse 70 is hair care appliance 18 provides standby safety measure.Fuse 70 is temperature electric fuses, and it responds excessive electric current or hot-fluid and at fuse 70 position disconnecting circuits, thereby stops electric current to pass through circuit.Therefore, if constant temperature regulator 72 breaks down or power supply 66 raises suddenly, the electricity that is supplied to power consumption/dissipative element will be cut off (that is, heating element heater 62 is by cooling etc.), thereby prevent from damaging all the other elements of hair care appliance 18.

With reference to figure 5 and 6, hair care appliance 18 is for strengthening rapidly and easily, recover or doing curly hair or wavy hair, especially when hair keeps dry in fact.Utensil 18 is also for changing hair style and increasing the amount of sending out or increase moisture (that is, humidity) dry or the hair that dry doubling is impaired.Before using, reservoir 42 is full of liquid.The power line 30 of utensil 18 is connected to power supply 66.Once heating element heater 62 reaches the operating temperature of setting, the user can start operation utensil 18.In another embodiment, when heating element heater 62 has reached the operating temperature set, indicator lamp 36(or another lamp) can change state (for example, flicker, color change etc.) and send indication.

In the using method shown in Fig. 5, the user catches the handle portion 28 of housing 24 and locates hair care appliance 18, make the part hair be collected in that Nei，Gai working region, working region is partly formed by spacer 22 and extend and extend to outside spacer 22 around spacer 22 and (mean with the dotted line circumference).The user presses actuator 38 to start pump 60.Steam is expelled on the hair of collection by spacer hole 58.Press hydraulic actuator 38 always, until the hair of collecting is fully wetting by steam, then discharge actuator 38.The hot water vapor that diffuses to working region contacts with user's hair, recovers curling and/or moisturizes and the amount of sending out.In the embodiment of Fig. 5, when the part hair of collecting is used steam treatment, spacer elements 56 also supports the part hair of collecting, and is beneficial to recover curling and does curly hair.The hair that then hair care appliance 18 reorientates to collect other parts is in working region, and actuator 38 is activated with released vapour again.This process repeats on demand to increase steam to hair and recovers curling and wave.As shown in the figure, when processed hair is longer, the basic points upwards of spacer element 56 (contrary with gravity direction).

With reference to figure 6, hair care appliance 18 can for example, be combined with moulding annex (, reel, hook, hair clasp, clip etc.), and when hair is processed, these annexes remain on desired locations and shape by each part hair.In certain embodiments, that the moulding annex can be conducive to is curling, fold or wave fixing because after should being finished steam (be processed part cooling after), the moulding annex remains on this position/shape by each part hair.Although Fig. 6 is a kind of method that is combined with the moulding annex exemplified with hair care appliance 18, also can use in conjunction with more other annexes.Therefore, the term in following description and claim " is fixed " and is meant hair and located, finalize the design or keep by any moulding annex, and term " curling " comprises the situation of wave or fold.

As shown in Figure 6, a part of hair is entangled on reel 74.In another embodiment, the hair of several parts can be wound around, locate with hair clasp or hair clip, can reach same effect like this.Then the user catches the handle portion 28 of housing 24 and locates hair care appliance 18, make the fixing hair of a part be positioned at that Nei，Gai working region, working region is formed by spacer 22 partly and extend and extend to outside spacer 22 on every side at spacer 22 and (mean with the dotted line circumference).In some cases, spacer element 56 can directly contact the hair be fixed.As shown in the figure, when processed hair is fixed when the head, spacer element 56 roughly points to user's head, and (for shorter hair, hair care appliance 18 can locate similarly to strengthen or recover curling or wave, and does not need the moulding annex.) in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, spacer element 56 prevents that the user is too near to scalp by hair care appliance 18 with placing, therefore prevents that the vapours that utensil 18 is discharged from damaging the user.

After hair care appliance 18 is suitably located in the mode of above-mentioned discussion, the user presses hydraulic actuator 38 to start pump 60, and steam is disposed to the hair be fixed by spacer hole 58.The hot water vapor that is diffused in working region contacts with user's hair, makes curly headed and/or moisturizes and the amount of sending out.Then hair care appliance 18 reorientates to collect the hair be fixed of other parts in working region, and actuator 38 is pulled with released vapour again.This process repeats to moisturize to hair on demand, and depends on hair how to be fixed (that is, the size of reel 74 has much), forms or strengthen curling in more straight hair, or in more curling or wavy hair, makes curling faint.For example, if the hair reel 74 that to be the diameter naturally more curling than user's hair with diameter large fixedly the time, uses effect after hair care appliance 18, be that fainter (that is, larger diameter, more fluffy) rolled up or wave.In addition, if the hair reel 74 that to be the diameter naturally more curling than user's hair with diameter little fixedly the time, effect is compacter volume.In another embodiment, hair care appliance 18 can be used as animal reason hair instrument.

Fig. 8-11st, hair care appliance 118 is according to the schematic diagram of another embodiment.Hair care appliance 118 shown in Fig. 8-11 is with similar with hair care appliance 18 described above shown in Fig. 1-7.Therefore, except both different features and element, the following embodiment with reference to Fig. 1-7 to the complete description of the feature of the embodiment of Fig. 8-11 and element (and substituting and/or further feature).In Fig. 8-11 embodiment, with the feature of Fig. 1-7 embodiment and element characteristic of correspondence and element, with 100 serial labels, indicated.

As Fig. 8-10, the housing 124 of hair care appliance 118 comprises suspension ring 76, from the end that approaches power line 130 of handle portion 128, extends.Power switch 134 is located at the bottom side of housing 124, between the end of actuator 128 and handle portion 128.Spacer 122 comprises four spacer elements 156 that are positioned at above spacer hole 158.The local hollow of each spacer element 156 and around a spacer hole 158, be distributed on user's hair to assist hair care appliance 118 steam out.In embodiment as shown in the figure, spacer elements 156 comprises hole 78, and therefore, from steam generating system 20, some steam out arrive user's hair by spacer element 156.In another embodiment, more or less spacer element 156 can be formed in spacer 122, or spacer element 156 is not hollow or does not comprise the hole 78 for dispersion steam.

Figure 11 has described the embodiment that steam generating system 120 is positioned at the inner chamber 140 of hair care appliance 118.In an illustrated embodiment, steam generating system 120 comprises controller 80, reservoir 142, pump 160, heating element heater 162 and steam discharging system 82.

The controller 80 that the actuator 138 that is positioned at housing 124 is housing 124 provides a user interface.Have in the embodiment of power switch 134 at another, activate power switch 134 to " holding " position and can allow electricity to be supplied to controller 80 and heating element heater 162.According to a signal 84 of controller 80, pump 160 from reservoir 142 pump or transfer liquid to heating element heater 162.In another embodiment, user's input that the user produces by the operation multi-gear switch can improve or reduce the speed that liquid is pumped, thereby produces more or less steam.Steam 158,78 leaves housing 124 via steam-dump system 82 from the spacer hole.As the simplest a kind of form, steam-dump system 82 is to be positioned at housing 124 from heating element heater 162() to the pipeline of working region.The steam-dump system 82 of shown embodiment comprises spacer hole 158, hollow spacer element 156 and hole 78.In another embodiment, steam-dump system 82 can arrange fan or similar device to assist discharged steam to working region.

Figure 12-19 are exemplified with another embodiment of hair care appliance 218.In Figure 12-19, illustrative hair care appliance 218 is similar with the hair care appliance 18 of Fig. 1-7 illustration and foregoing description.Therefore, except different between the two feature and element, all the other features of the embodiment of Figure 12-19 and element (and the equivalent of these features and element and/or additives) please refer to the embodiment of Fig. 1-7.The feature of Figure 12-19 embodiment and the label of element are to add 200 on the label basis of the feature of Fig. 1-7 embodiment and element.

With reference to figure 16-19, the lid 254 of spacer 222 comprises recess 286, and this recess 286 provides a space, allows the steam can be cooling in this space before entering working region, thus restriction or prevent from being exposed in vapours.This recess 286 provides the similar function of manifold 64 with the hair care appliance 18 of Fig. 1-7, and this hair care appliance 218 does not arrange this manifold 64.This recess 286 is interior to a lower surface 290 from the recessed lid 254 of the upper surface 288 of lid 254.This recess 286 is stepped, has an intermediate surface 292, and this intermediate surface 292 is between upper surface 288 and lower surface 290.Lower surface 290 is passed to allow steam pass lid 254 from steam generating system 220 in hole 258.As shown in Figure 17 and 19, the projection 292 of extending from lid 254 bottoms is around each hole 258.There are a plurality of projections to extend from the bottom of lid 254.Spacer 222 utilizes a plurality of screws to be fixedly attached to housing 224.Each screw, through the part of housing 224, then is threaded in one of them projection 294, thereby spacer 222 is fixed to housing 224.Selectively, this spacer 222 can not comprise any spacer element 256.

As shown in figure 20, temperature sensor 73(for example, thermistor) with controller 80 communication connection.The signal of controller 80 response temperature sensors 73 and control heating element heater 62.

In some constructions, controller 80 can accumulate in heating element heater 62/162 to prevent too much water by control pump 60/160, to guarantee that lasting generation steam and reduction are hot but also enough the lasting reception water of heating element heater 62/162 splash of heat (hot-but-not-hot-enough) do not go out the possibility that hot water drips (rather than the steam drifted).Like this, can improve quality and the uniformity of hot mist (steam) emission.

In an example, if the temperature of controller 80 judgement (by with temperature sensor 73 mutual) heating element heater 62/162 has been reduced to a threshold values (in this threshold temperature, heating element heater can't be converted to steam by water) below, controller 80 pump 60/160 of can stopping using.When pump 60/160 is deactivated, water will be prevented from accumulating in the following heating element heater 62/162 of the minimum temperature that is cooled to continue to produce steam.Pump 60/160(is under the indication of controller 80) be deactivated more than the temperature that will make heating element heater 62/162 rises to minimum temperature gradually, and gradually any water accumulated in heating element heater 62/162 is changed into to the steam (rather than pressurized heat water droplet of the dispersion that may contact with the user) drifted.

As another example, controller 80 can be independent of the temperature of heating element heater 62/162, and utilizes the pulse operation mode of pump 60/160 to carry out the control pump flow, thereby controls the current of self-pumping 60/160.In such structure, pump 60/160 can be arranged to move a period of time (for example, two seconds) by controller 80, then closes a period of time (for example, one second), and aforesaid operations then circulates in hair care appliance 18/118/218 course of work.In some constructions, the pulse operation mode of pump 60/160 can with the temperature correlation of heating element heater 62/162, (for example,, if the temperature of heating element heater 62/162 is high, the ratio of " running time " of pump and " shut-in time " will improve; If the temperature of heating element heater 62/162 is lower, this reduces than regular meeting.）

Various characteristics of the present utility model and advantage applies are in aforementioned claim.

Claims (17)

1. a hair care appliance, think that for applying steam to dry hair hair provides humidity, it is characterized in that, described hair care appliance comprises:

Housing, described housing is provided with inner chamber;

Steam generating system, be positioned at described inner chamber at least in part; And

Spacer, described spacer comprises lid, a plurality of spacer elements of outwards giving prominence to from described lid and the hole of passing lid, the part of definition working region between described spacer element, wherein said hair is collected in this working region, described steam generating system exhaust steam to described working region to apply steam to described hair.

2. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 1, wherein said spacer is fixedly attached to described housing.

3. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 2, wherein said lid comprises upper surface, lower surface and extends to the recess of described lower surface from described upper surface, described hole is through described lower surface, and it is cooling that the female section allows described steam be disposed to before described working region to be able to.

4. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 3, wherein said recess is partly formed by the intermediate surface between described upper surface and described lower surface.

5. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lid comprises upper surface, lower surface and extends to the recess of described lower surface from described upper surface, described hole is through described lower surface, and it is cooling that the female section allows described steam be disposed to before described working region to be able to.

6. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 5, wherein said recess is partly formed by the intermediate surface between described upper surface and described lower surface.

7. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 2, the described spacer element of that spacer of wherein mentioning first has the first spacer length, described hair care appliance also comprises the second spacer, described the second spacer comprises the second lid, a plurality of the second spacer elements of outwards giving prominence to from described the second lid, described the second spacer element has the second spacer length that is different from described the first spacer length, the part in definition territory, secondary service area between described the second spacer element, wherein said hair is collected in territory, described secondary service area, described the second spacer removably is connected to described housing and is positioned on the described spacer of mentioning first.

8. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 1, the described spacer element of that spacer of wherein mentioning first has the first spacer length, described hair care appliance also comprises the second spacer, described the second spacer comprises the second lid, a plurality of the second spacer elements and second hole of from described the second lid, outwards giving prominence to, described the second spacer element has the second spacer length that is different from described the first spacer length, the part in definition territory, secondary service area between described the second spacer element, wherein said hair is collected in territory, described secondary service area, one of them optionally is connected to described housing the described spacer of mentioning first and described the second spacer.

9. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 1, wherein said spacer removably is connected to described housing.

10. a hair care appliance, think that for applying steam to dry hair described hair provides humidity, it is characterized in that, described hair care appliance comprises:

Housing, described housing is provided with inner chamber and has hole;

Spacer, described spacer is connected to described housing, described spacer comprises lid and a plurality of spacer elements of outwards giving prominence to from described lid, at least defines the part of a working region between described spacer element, and wherein user's hair is collected in described working region; And

Steam generating system, be at least partially disposed in described inner chamber, and wherein said hole is provided for the fluid path from described steam generating system discharged steam to described working region.

11. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 10, wherein said lid comprises upper surface, lower surface, from described upper surface, extends to the recess of described lower surface and the hole of passing described lower surface, the described hole through described lower surface is communicated with described fluid path, and the female section allows described steam be disposed to described working region to be able to cooling before.

12. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 11, wherein said recess is partly formed by the intermediate surface between described upper surface and described lower surface.

13. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 10, wherein said steam generating system comprises reservoir, the stream from described reservoir to described hole and the pump that moves described liquid along described stream for storing liquid.

14. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 13, wherein said pump is to be started by the actuator operated on described housing by described user.

15. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 13, wherein said pump is dry pump.

16. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 13, also comprise that timer is to provide automatic shut-off function.

17. hair care appliance as claimed in claim 13, on wherein said spacer 2 and described housing be a bit that described utensil defines a stable stop position.

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