EP0028385B1 - Boucleur - Google Patents

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EP0028385B1
EP0028385B1 EP80106600A EP80106600A EP0028385B1 EP 0028385 B1 EP0028385 B1 EP 0028385B1 EP 80106600 A EP80106600 A EP 80106600A EP 80106600 A EP80106600 A EP 80106600A EP 0028385 B1 EP0028385 B1 EP 0028385B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2/00—Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances ; Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for
    • A45D2/12—Hair winders or hair curlers for use parallel to the scalp, i.e. flat-curlers
    • A45D2/24—Hair winders or hair curlers for use parallel to the scalp, i.e. flat-curlers of multi-part type, e.g. with sliding parts other than for fastening
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D1/00—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
    • A45D1/18—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with combs

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  • the invention relates to a hair curler for styling hair with a winding tube designed in a continuation of a handle, with pivoting rods mounted on the outer circumference of this winding tube parallel to the winding axis and rotatable about their longitudinal axes and equipped with a plurality of winding teeth, with one the winding tube and the pivoting rods surrounding sleeve with passage openings for the teeth, which are erected or folded through these passage openings when the sleeve is rotated relative to the winding tube or vice versa, and with a space between the winding tube and sleeve for the folded teeth.
  • the swivel rods mounted on the outer circumference of a winding tube are rotatable about their longitudinal axes and are equipped with a large number of winding prongs.
  • a single comb with a row of teeth is mounted on a longitudinal axis in a sleeve-shaped winding mandrel in such a way that the comb can be pivoted in and out through a mandrel opening. Since this longitudinal axis is fixed in position relative to the mandrel housing and the comb is crescent-shaped, only a single comb with a row of teeth can be accommodated inside the winding mandrel.
  • a known topping bar US-A-3 386 453
  • two pivoting bars with teeth arranged in a comb-like manner are provided.
  • the movement of the combs is carried out by guide links formed on the housing ends and control cams engaging therein such that only one comb is always inside the housing, while the other comb protrudes from a relatively large housing opening, as is required for a topping rod.
  • This hair styling device cannot be used as a curler.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of designing a hair curler of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that a plurality of rows of teeth can be drawn into the interior of the winding mandrel simultaneously and completely and also erected again.
  • the hair curler of the type mentioned at the outset according to the invention is characterized in that the space between the sleeve and the roller tube is designed to completely accommodate the teeth that have been turned over and that sliding surfaces are provided on the stop edges of the passage openings for straightening the teeth to be pushed out which protrude into the free space up to the ends of the folded teeth.
  • the configuration of the winder tube according to the invention also enables a heating rod to be accommodated in its interior.
  • Teeth can be moved particularly easily if they are convexly curved against the uprighting movement. To improve the guidance, a passage opening is formed in the sleeve for each tooth.
  • a thick-walled winder tube can be used if there are annular grooves in it to support the swivel bars that are open to the outside and to accommodate the teeth that have been turned over.
  • Such a winding tube can receive a heating rod and come into direct contact with its outer surface with the sleeve, whereby the heat transfer from the heating rod to the sleeve is promoted.
  • a tubular extension 2 is formed on a handle 1 of a hair curler, into which a winding tube 3 is inserted and held in it in a rotationally secure manner by means of a screw 4.
  • a heating element 6 with a connecting cable 7
  • a bearing cap 8 is attached to the open end of the winder tube and is stuck to the winder tube by means of a screw 9 and a locking spring 10.
  • This bearing cap abuts with its bearing disc 12 on the winder tube and forms a bearing ring 13 into which the ends of pivot rods 15 protrude, which engage with their other ends in a bearing gap 16 between the sleeve 2 and a plug extension 14 of the winder tube 3.
  • the swivel rods 15 thus run parallel to the winder axis and can be rotated or swiveled about their own longitudinal axis.
  • the swivel rods 15 are mounted in the longitudinal troughs 18 (FIGS. 2 and 3) of the winding tube 3.
  • the winding tube still has free spaces in the form of annular grooves 19 into which these teeth can be completely turned over (FIG. 2, dashed tooth 30).
  • the ring grooves are expediently somewhat deeper than the longitudinal troughs.
  • the winding tube equipped with pivoting rods 15 in this way is enclosed by a sleeve 20 which is rotatable in this case and is in contact with it in order to obtain a direct transition for the heat emitted by the heating rod 6.
  • the sleeve also overlaps the bearing disk 12 and is seated with its end 21 on a rotary handle 22.
  • This cap-shaped twist grip is fixed by means of an inner guide ring 23 in a groove 24 of the bearing cap against axial displacement, but is rotatably supported in both directions about its longitudinal axis.
  • the other end 25 of the sleeve ends near the extension 2. It can be covered by a protective sleeve 26.
  • the sleeve 20 has, for each tooth 17 of the rows of teeth, a passage opening 28 which is slightly larger than the tooth dimensions in the direction of rotation of the sleeve. Through these openings, the teeth are high in the working position (Fig. 2). These upstanding teeth are folded over when the sleeve is rotated in the direction of the arrow according to FIG. 2 with respect to the winder tube, because the abutting edges 29 of the passage openings abut the teeth and flip them over until they are on the annular groove 19 in the winder tube 3 rest (Fig. 2, dashed tooth 30). In this position, the teeth are inside the sleeve and the free ends 31 do not protrude from the through openings.
  • a stop pin 36 anchored in the winder tube 3, which engages in a correspondingly long slot 37 in the sleeve and the stops of which determine the end-of-rotation positions.
  • a detent or a pawl can also be attached to this pin 36 or in its place.
  • the hair curler is simple and easy to carry out. Once the teeth of the winder are set up, it can be used like any other winder. If it is to be removed after the end of a treatment, for which purpose it usually has to be pulled out of a screwed-in lock of hair or roller, then the upstanding teeth are first pulled out of the hair by turning the rotary handle 22 counter-clockwise relative to the handle 1 until they are on the Winder tube is folded over and no longer protrude from the sleeve. In this position, the curler, which is essentially smooth on its surface, can then be removed from the lock of hair without hindrance.
  • the invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.
  • the passage openings 28 could also extend over all or part of the length of the sleeve and thus capture several or all teeth in a row.
  • the pivot rods 15 need not be accommodated in the longitudinal troughs of a reinforced winding tube if the winding tube has only a wall thickness which creates a free space between the tube and the sleeve, in which the pivot rods, for example with their ends, are then mounted.
  • the teeth of the individual rows can be aligned with one another or offset from one another.

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1. Boudeur servant à friser les cheveux, muni d'un tube d'enroulement (3) formé dans le prolongement d'un manche (1), de tiges de pivotement (15) montées à la circonférence extérieure de ce tube d'enroulement, parallèlement à l'axe du boucleur, pouvant tourner autour de leurs axes longitudinaux et garnies de multiples dents (17), d'un manchon (20) entourant le tube d'enroulement et les tiges de pivotement avec ouvertures de passage (28) pour les dents qui, lorsqu'on fait tourner le manchon relativement au tube d'enroulement, ou inversement, sont redressées ou rabattues par ces ouvertures de passage, et d'un espace libre (19) entre tube d'enroulement et manchon pour les dents rabattues, caractérisé par le fait que l'espace libre (19) existant entre le manchon (20) et le tube d'enroulement (3) est conçu pour loger complètement les dents rabattues (17) et qu'aux arêtes de butée (32) des ouvertures de passage (28) sont prévues, pour redresser les dents à déployer, des surfaces de glissement (33) qui pénètrent dans l'espace libre jusqu'aux extrémités des dents rabattues.
2. Boucleur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par la fait que le tube d'enroulement (3) forme l'appui des dents rabattues (17).
3. Boucleur selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé par le fait que pour chaque dent (17) est formée une ouverture de passage (28).
4. Boucleur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que les dents ont une courbure convexe à l'envers du mouvement de redressement.
5. Boucleur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que dans un tube d'enroulement (3) à paroi épaisse sont formés, pour le montage des tiges de pivotement (15), des creux longitudinaux (18), ouverts vers l'extérieur et, pour le logement des dents rabattues (17), des gorges annulaires (19).
6. Boucleur selon la revendication 5, caractérisé par le fait que le tube d'enroulement (3) est constitué pour loger un barreau chauffant (6) et que, par sa surface extérieure, il est en contact avec le manchon (20).
7. Boucleur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que le tube d'enroulement (3)- est relié au manche (1) d'une façon qui exclut la rotation et que le manchon (20) est relié à une poignée tournante (22) qui est montée de manière à pouvoir tourner sur un chapeau de palier (8) ancré dans le tube d'enroulement (3).
8. Boucleur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé par le fait que le mouvement de rotation du manchon (20) et/ou du tube d'enroulement (3) l'un par rapport à l'autre est limité par une goupille de butée (36) et/ou fixé par arrêt ou par cliquet dans les positions extrêmes de rotation.
EP80106600A 1979-10-31 1980-10-28 Boucleur Expired EP0028385B1 (fr)

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AU534610B2 (en) 1984-02-09
US4327753B1 (fr) 1985-10-01
DE2944050B1 (de) 1981-04-30
US4327753A (en) 1982-05-04
AU6388180A (en) 1981-10-01
ES262525U (es) 1982-08-01
SG65983G (en) 1985-02-15
HK61283A (en) 1983-12-09

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