EP0687151A1 - Hair dressing accessory for hair dryer - Google Patents

Hair dressing accessory for hair dryer

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EP0687151A1
EP0687151A1 EP95905173A EP95905173A EP0687151A1 EP 0687151 A1 EP0687151 A1 EP 0687151A1 EP 95905173 A EP95905173 A EP 95905173A EP 95905173 A EP95905173 A EP 95905173A EP 0687151 A1 EP0687151 A1 EP 0687151A1
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accessory
wall
hair
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Paul Truchet
Daniel Bontoux
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SEB SA
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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
    • A45D20/00—Hair drying devices; Accessories therefor
    • 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
    • A45D20/00—Hair drying devices; Accessories therefor
    • A45D20/04—Hot-air producers
    • A45D20/08—Hot-air producers heated electrically
    • A45D20/10—Hand-held drying devices, e.g. air douches
    • A45D20/12—Details thereof or accessories therefor, e.g. nozzles, stands
    • A45D20/122—Diffusers, e.g. for variable air flow
    • A45D20/124—Diffusers, e.g. for variable air flow comprising rotating elements
    • 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
    • A45D20/00—Hair drying devices; Accessories therefor
    • A45D20/04—Hot-air producers
    • A45D20/08—Hot-air producers heated electrically
    • A45D20/10—Hand-held drying devices, e.g. air douches
    • A45D20/12—Details thereof or accessories therefor, e.g. nozzles, stands
    • 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
    • A45D20/00—Hair drying devices; Accessories therefor
    • A45D20/48—Hair-drying combs or hair-drying brushes, with internal heating means
    • A45D20/50—Hair-drying combs or hair-drying brushes, with internal heating means and provision for an air stream

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  • the invention relates to hair dryers.
  • the devices known up to now generally consist in drying the hair by sending air that is drawn and heated by means of a heating resistor.
  • the device These accessories allow the hair to be dried while preparing it for the type of hairstyle provided, for example by waving it, giving it volume, etc.
  • Accessories often have styling elements such as rigid bristles or fingers which come into contact with strands of wet hair and facilitate combing and separation of wet hair stuck together.
  • the effectiveness of the drying operation depends to a large extent on the skill of the user in handling the device provided with the accessory, especially when it comes to drying hair quickly on their entire length or to give the hair all the desired volume.
  • the drying and styling operation is more difficult due to the discomfort of the position of the arms.
  • the invention aims to overcome these drawbacks by proposing an apparatus which facilitates and accelerates the drying of the hair and gives it volume without any particular action by the user.
  • the invention therefore relates to an accessory integral with the blowing end of a hair dryer, this accessory being arranged to be traversed by the air sent to the outside of the hair dryer, and comprising elements intended to come into contact with the hair such as rigid hair or fingers.
  • this accessory is characterized in that it includes vibrating means for vibrating said elements during the drying of the hair.
  • vibrating means means imparting cyclic movement to the elements. It may for example be a vibration of very small amplitude on the order of the thickness of the element or of amplitude equal to several times this thickness. In addition, the frequency of this vibration can be very variable and for example visible or invisible to the naked eye.
  • This movement of, rigid hair or fingers vibration facilitates their penetration into the hair and promotes detachment of hair still wet. It increases the exchange surface of the hair with the air, especially near the roots, which facilitates and accelerates drying and makes the hairstyle naturally swell without any particular action by the user.
  • the drying apparatus can be held so as to bring the elements of the accessory into contact with the scalp by choosing for the blown air a suitable temperature.
  • the vibration of the elements is transmitted to the scalp, which causes the massage of the latter.
  • the vibrating means comprise a part mounted in rotation on an axis integral with a wall carrying the elements, this axis passing through points of the part other than its center of gravity, means being provided to rotate the part around the axis.
  • the part is therefore mounted on an axis so as to have unbalance. During the rotation of the part, this imbalance generates a vibration of the wall supporting this axis, vibration which is transmitted to the aforementioned elements.
  • the means for rotating the part may be internal to the accessory or to the device, and of different natures.
  • the part is a free helix in rotation around the axis and being at least partially in the flow path of the blown air so as to be rotated by it .
  • This version makes it possible to avoid providing the device or the accessory with specific means for rotating the part.
  • the vibration of the elements corresponds to the operating phases of the heater.
  • the invention also relates to an apparatus for drying hair, characterized in that it comprises an accessory according to the aforementioned invention.
  • Figure 1 is an axial sectional elevation view of a hair dryer device provided with an accessory according to a first embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a view in axial section in elevation of part of a hair dryer device provided with an accessory according to the invention, the upper and lower halves of the figure respectively illustrating a second and a third mode of realization of the invention.
  • FIGS. 3a and 3b are views in axial section in elevation of a part of a hair dryer device provided with an accessory according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 4 is an axial sectional elevation view of a hair dryer with an accessory according to a fifth embodiment of the invention.
  • Figures 5a and 5b are views in axial section of a sixth embodiment respectively along the planes a-a and b-b of Figures 5b and 5a.
  • Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention.
  • the hair dryer 1 comprises a grip handle 2 secured to the body 3 of the appliance.
  • the apparatus conventionally comprises a grid 4 for entering the outside air, a propeller 5 for propelling the outside air into the body 3, a motor 6 for driving the propeller 5 in rotation and a heating resistor 7 for heating the air propelled by the propeller 5.
  • the heated air is directed towards the blowing end 8 of the appliance.
  • a button 17 controls the starting of the motor 6.
  • the means for regulating the temperature of the supply air have not been shown and are conventional.
  • the end 8 is provided with a removable accessory 9 integral with the latter.
  • the accessory 9 is arranged to be traversed by the air sent to the outside of the apparatus 1 in order to dry the hair.
  • the accessory 9 has a general shape flaring from the blowing end 8 and limited on the opposite side by a wall 10. It has on the wall 10 elements intended to come into contact with the hair such as rigid bristles 11 or fingers 12. This configuration of an accessory is known.
  • the accessory 9 comprises vibrating means for vibrating the elements 11, 12 during the drying of the hair.
  • the vibrating means here comprise a part 13 rotatably mounted on an axis 14 integral with the wall 10 carrying the elements 11, 12, means being provided to put the part 13 in rotation around the axis 14.
  • the axis 14 passes by points of the part 13 other than its center of gravity so that the part 13 is not balanced on the axis 14. Such an arrangement can be obtained by arranging the axis 14 without passing through the center of the part 13, or alternatively by confusing the axis 14 with this geometrical axis and by fixing a load on one side of the part 13.
  • the part 13 is a free helix rotating around the axis 14 and disposed on the side of the wall 10 facing the body 3.
  • the axis 14 is parallel to the direction of air flow and is located substantially in the center of this flow, in alignment with the axis 19.
  • the propeller 13 is therefore in the flow path of the blown air in order to be rotated by it.
  • the propeller could be located only partially in this flow path so as to be rotated by the blown air.
  • the propeller 13 can be made of plastic or metal for example.
  • the wall 10 carrying the propeller 13 is connected to the body 3 of the device by a wall 15 made of a vibration absorbing material, for example an elastomer.
  • the wall 10 has orifices 16 for the outlet of the blown air.
  • the device which has just been described operates in the following manner.
  • the user actuates the button 17 to start the motor 6.
  • the propelled air is heated by the resistor 7 and arrives at the end 8 carrying the accessory 9 as indicated by the arrows 20.
  • the air propelled parallel to the axis 14 carrying the propeller 13 rotates the latter.
  • the imbalance of the propeller 13 produces a vibration in the axis 14 then the wall 10. This vibration is transmitted to the bristles 11 and to the fingers 12 which imparts to them a cyclic movement substantially orthogonal to the axis 19.
  • the user When drying the hair, the user applies the accessory 9 to the hair.
  • the bristles 11 and the vibrating fingers 12 penetrate the hair and facilitate the separation of the hair and its drying over the entire length.
  • the vibrating elements 11, 12 cause the scalp to massage when the accessory is gently pressed against the head, a suitable temperature being then chosen for the heated air.
  • the wall 15 absorbs the vibrations which pass through the wall 10 so that no vibration is transmitted to the body 3 and to the handle 2.
  • the upper half of Figure 2 shows a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the wall 21 which connects the accessory to the body 3 is a rigid wall, for example made of plastic.
  • the wall 10 carrying the propeller 13 is connected to the wall 21 by a flexible wall 22 which joins the walls 10 and 21.
  • the flexible wall 22, made of rubber or of suitable plastic, constitutes for example a bellows.
  • the wall 22 curls or undulates and thus absorbs the vibrations of the wall 10, preventing their transmission to the body 3.
  • the flexible wall 22 is replaced by elastic damping means constituted for example by helical springs 23 or rods made of a vibration-absorbing material, arranged on the periphery of the wall 10 and connecting the latter to the wall 21.
  • the wall 10 is arranged so as to be sufficiently distant from the wall 21 so as not to strike the latter while vibrating.
  • the damping means 23 absorb the vibrations of the wall 10 and prevent their transmission to the body 3.
  • Figures 3a and 3b show a fourth embodiment of the invention.
  • the wall 30 which carries the elements 11, 12 and the propeller 13, is a continuous flexible wall, for example made of elastomer. It is held by a rigid circular frame 31 which is connected to the rigid wall 21 by several spokes 32 distributed around the periphery of the frame 31. Thus the wall 30 is connected discontinuously by its edge to the wall 21 so that the air can flow on the periphery of this wall 30, between the frame 31 and the wall 21, between the spokes 32.
  • Figure 3b shows the device during operation.
  • the air arriving from the body 3 causes the rotation of the propeller 13.
  • the wall being flexible, the imbalance of the propeller 13 causes the rotation of the axis 14 substantially around the axis 19 of the device and the deformation of the wall 30 which undulates and curls.
  • the inclination of the axis 14 and the deformation of the wall 30 have been deliberately exaggerated in FIG. 3b.
  • the elements 11, 12 have a substantially cone-shaped trajectory.
  • the volume or swelling given to the hair is increased by this embodiment as well as the massage effect.
  • the flexible wall 30 has openings for the passage of air.
  • FIG. 4 shows a fifth embodiment of the invention which constitutes another variant of the previous mode.
  • the axis 14 of the propeller 13 is extended in the direction of the body 3 so that the propeller 13 is distant from the wall 30.
  • the accessory comprises ring-forming means, fixed relative to a rigid part of the accessory, here the wall 21, and spaced from the flexible wall 30 in the direction of flow.
  • the ring thus produced has its center substantially on the axis 14 and has a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of this axis and substantially less than the diameter of the propeller 13.
  • the ring-forming means comprise a slightly curved rigid circular plate 35 extending between the propeller 13 and the wall 30 and fixed by its edge to the frame 31.
  • the plate 35 has in its center a circular opening 36 for the passage of the axis 14. This opening has a diameter substantially larger than that of the axis 14.
  • the accessory also comprises means for preventing significant movement of the propeller 13 in its axial direction in the direction opposite to the ring means.
  • These means here include a ring 37 having axis 1'axe 14, fixed to the wall 30 and extending in the direction of the plate 35 to the vicinity thereof.
  • the internal diameter of the crown 37 is substantially greater than the diameter of the axis 14.
  • the wall 30 is deformed as in the previous mode.
  • the plate 37 limits the lateral movement of the propeller 13 and the axis 14, the latter abutting against the edge of the opening 36.
  • crown 37 maintains a minimum distance between the plate 35 and the wall 30 because, in the absence of crown 37 or similar means, the propeller
  • the configuration of the plate 35 and of the crown 37 make it possible to choose the amplitude of the movement of the elements 11, 12.
  • a sixth embodiment is shown in Figures 5a and 5b.
  • the device 40 is here a styling brush with axis 41 and of generally cylindrical or prismatic shape, which in particular makes it possible to dry and style the locks of hair. in isolation from each other.
  • the propeller 42 driven by the motor 43 propels the air towards the resistor 44.
  • the vibrating means comprise a propeller which is here an impeller 45 whose geometric axis is orthogonal to the direction of the 'flow.
  • the propeller 45 is mounted in rotation about an axis 46 in order to be unbalanced on this axis as in the previous modes.
  • the accessory 48 of the apparatus has fingers 49 on either side of an orifice 50 for the outlet of the blown air.
  • the fingers are oriented in a direction orthogonal to the axis 41.
  • the air causes the propeller 45 to rotate, which generates vibrations in the fingers 49 as in the previous modes.
  • a bellows 52 made of a vibration absorbing membrane prevents the transmission of these vibrations to the part 53 of the device which includes the handle.
  • the invention relates to hair dryers but it can also be applied to other fields.
  • the invention can advantageously use
  • the invention finds its industrial application in the production of accessories for hair dryers.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an accessory (9) integral with the blowing extremity (8) of a hair dryer (1). The accessory is traversed by the air blown out of the hair dryer to dry the hair. The accessory comprises elements intended to be in contact with the hair, such as rigid bristles (11) or fingers (12). Said accessory is comprised of vibrating means (13, 14) which cause the elements (11, 12) to vibrate during hair drying.

Description

ACCESSOIRE DE COIFFURE POUR APPAREIL A SECHER LES CHEVEUX HAIRDRESSING ACCESSORY FOR HAIR DRYER
DOMAINE TECHNIQUETECHNICAL AREA
L'invention concerne les appareils à sécher les cheveux.The invention relates to hair dryers.
TECHNIQUE ANTERIEUREPRIOR ART
Les appareils connus jusqu'à présent consistent généralement à sécher les cheveux en envoyant de 1'air puisé et chauffé grâce à une résistance chauffante.The devices known up to now generally consist in drying the hair by sending air that is drawn and heated by means of a heating resistor.
A ces appareils sont souvent associés des accessoires amovibles que l'on fixe sur l'extrémité soufflante deThese devices are often associated with removable accessories which are fixed on the blowing end of
1'appareil. Ces accessoires permettent de sécher les cheveux tout en les préparant au type de coiffure prévu, par exemple en les ondulant, en leur donnant du volume, etc ...The device. These accessories allow the hair to be dried while preparing it for the type of hairstyle provided, for example by waving it, giving it volume, etc.
Les accessoires présentent souvent des éléments coiffants tels que des poils rigides ou des doigts qui viennent en contact avec les mèches de cheveux humides et facilitent le peignage et la séparation des cheveux mouillés collés entre eux.Accessories often have styling elements such as rigid bristles or fingers which come into contact with strands of wet hair and facilitate combing and separation of wet hair stuck together.
Néanmoins, l'efficacité de l'opération de séchage dépend pour une bonne part de 1'adresse de 1'utilisateur dans le maniement de l'appareil pourvu de l'accessoire, notamment lorsqu'il s'agit de sécher les cheveux rapidement sur toute leur longueur ou de donner aux cheveux tout le volume désiré. De plus, lorsque l'utilisateur sèche ses propres cheveux, l'opération de séchage et de coiffage est plus difficile du fait de 1'inconfort de la position des bras.However, the effectiveness of the drying operation depends to a large extent on the skill of the user in handling the device provided with the accessory, especially when it comes to drying hair quickly on their entire length or to give the hair all the desired volume. In addition, when the user dries his own hair, the drying and styling operation is more difficult due to the discomfort of the position of the arms.
C'est pourquoi la présente invention vise à pallier ces inconvénients en proposant un appareil qui facilite et accélère le séchage des cheveux et leur donne du volume sans action particulière de l'utilisateur. L'invention vise donc un accessoire solidaire de l'extrémité soufflante d'un appareil à sécher les cheveux, cet accessoire étant agencé pour être traversé par 1'air envoyé à l'extérieur de l'appareil pour sécher les cheveux, et comportant des éléments destinés à venir en contact avec les cheveux tels que des poils rigides ou des doigts.This is why the present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks by proposing an apparatus which facilitates and accelerates the drying of the hair and gives it volume without any particular action by the user. The invention therefore relates to an accessory integral with the blowing end of a hair dryer, this accessory being arranged to be traversed by the air sent to the outside of the hair dryer, and comprising elements intended to come into contact with the hair such as rigid hair or fingers.
EXPOSE DE L'INVENTIONSTATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
Selon l'invention, cet accessoire est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens vibreurs pour faire vibrer lesdits éléments durant le séchage des cheveux.According to the invention, this accessory is characterized in that it includes vibrating means for vibrating said elements during the drying of the hair.
Par moyens vibreurs, on entend des moyens imprimant aux éléments un mouvement cyclique. Il peut s'agir par exemple d'une vibration de très faible amplitude de 1'ordre de l'épaisseur de l'élément ou d'amplitude égale à plusieurs fois cette épaisseur. De plus, la fréquence de cette vibration peut être très variable et par exemple visible ou invisible à l'oeil nu.By vibrating means is meant means imparting cyclic movement to the elements. It may for example be a vibration of very small amplitude on the order of the thickness of the element or of amplitude equal to several times this thickness. In addition, the frequency of this vibration can be very variable and for example visible or invisible to the naked eye.
Ce mouvement de, vibration des poils rigides ou des doigts facilite leur pénétration dans la chevelure et favorise le décollement des cheveux encore humides. Il augmente la surface d'échange de la chevelure avec l'air, surtout près des racines, ce qui facilite et accélère le séchage et fait gonfler naturellement la coiffure sans action particulière de l'utilisateur.This movement of, rigid hair or fingers vibration facilitates their penetration into the hair and promotes detachment of hair still wet. It increases the exchange surface of the hair with the air, especially near the roots, which facilitates and accelerates drying and makes the hairstyle naturally swell without any particular action by the user.
Par ailleurs, l'appareil de séchage peut être tenu de façon à mettre les éléments de 1'accessoire en contact avec le cuir chevelu en choisissant pour 1'air puisé une température adaptée. Dans ce cas, la vibration des éléments est transmise au cuir chevelu, ce qui provoque le massage de ce dernier.Furthermore, the drying apparatus can be held so as to bring the elements of the accessory into contact with the scalp by choosing for the blown air a suitable temperature. In this case, the vibration of the elements is transmitted to the scalp, which causes the massage of the latter.
L'accessoire peut être amovible ou inamovible. Selon une version avantageuse de l'invention, les moyens vibreurs comprennent une pièce montée en rotation sur un axe solidaire d'une paroi portant les éléments, cet axe passant par des points de la pièce autres que son centre de gravité, des moyens étant prévus pour mettre la pièce en rotation autour de 1'axe.The accessory can be removable or irremovable. According to an advantageous version of the invention, the vibrating means comprise a part mounted in rotation on an axis integral with a wall carrying the elements, this axis passing through points of the part other than its center of gravity, means being provided to rotate the part around the axis.
La pièce est donc montée sur un axe de façon à avoir du balourd. Lors de la rotation de la pièce, ce déséquilibre engendre une vibration de la paroi supportant cet axe, vibration qui est transmise aux éléments précités. Les moyens pour mettre la pièce en rotation peuvent être internes à l'accessoire ou à l'appareil, et de différentes natures.The part is therefore mounted on an axis so as to have unbalance. During the rotation of the part, this imbalance generates a vibration of the wall supporting this axis, vibration which is transmitted to the aforementioned elements. The means for rotating the part may be internal to the accessory or to the device, and of different natures.
Selon une version préférée de l'invention, la pièce est une hélice libre en rotation autour de 1'axe et se trouvant au moins partiellement dans le trajet d'écoulement de l'air soufflé afin d'être mise en rotation par celui-ci.According to a preferred version of the invention, the part is a free helix in rotation around the axis and being at least partially in the flow path of the blown air so as to be rotated by it .
Cette version permet d'éviter de munir l'appareil ou l'accessoire de moyens spécifiques de mise en rotation de la pièce. De plus, la mise en vibration des éléments correspond aux phases de fonctionnement de 1'appareil de chauffage.This version makes it possible to avoid providing the device or the accessory with specific means for rotating the part. In addition, the vibration of the elements corresponds to the operating phases of the heater.
L'invention vise également un appareil à sécher les cheveux caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un accessoire selon 1'invention précitée.The invention also relates to an apparatus for drying hair, characterized in that it comprises an accessory according to the aforementioned invention.
DESCRIPTION SOMMAIRE DES DESSINSSUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de 1'invention apparaîtront encore dans la description qui va suivre de six modes préférés de réalisation. Aux dessins annexés donnés à titre d'exemple non limitatif :Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of six preferred embodiments. In the appended drawings given by way of nonlimiting example:
La figure 1 est une vue en coupe axiale en élévation d'un appareil à sécher les cheveux muni d'un accessoire selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention. La figure 2 est une vue en coupe axiale en élévation d'une partie d'un appareil à sécher les cheveux muni d'un accessoire selon l'invention, les moitiés supérieure et inférieure de la figure illustrant respectivement un deuxième et un troisième mode de réalisation de l'invention.Figure 1 is an axial sectional elevation view of a hair dryer device provided with an accessory according to a first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a view in axial section in elevation of part of a hair dryer device provided with an accessory according to the invention, the upper and lower halves of the figure respectively illustrating a second and a third mode of realization of the invention.
Les figures 3a et 3b sont des vues en coupe axiale en élévation d'une partie d'un appareil à sécher les cheveux muni d'un accessoire selon un quatrième mode de réalisation de l'invention, etFIGS. 3a and 3b are views in axial section in elevation of a part of a hair dryer device provided with an accessory according to a fourth embodiment of the invention, and
La figure 4 est une vue en coupe axiale en élévation d'un appareil à sécher les cheveux muni d'un accessoire selon un cinquième mode de réalisation de l'invention. Les figures 5a et 5b sont des vues en coupe axiale d'un sixième mode de réalisation respectivement suivant les plans a-a et b-b des figures 5b et 5a.Figure 4 is an axial sectional elevation view of a hair dryer with an accessory according to a fifth embodiment of the invention. Figures 5a and 5b are views in axial section of a sixth embodiment respectively along the planes a-a and b-b of Figures 5b and 5a.
MEILLEURES MANIERES DE REALISER L'INVENTIONBEST WAYS TO IMPLEMENT THE INVENTION
Dans les différents modes de réalisation suivants, les éléments identiques portent les mêmes références.In the following different embodiments, identical elements have the same references.
La figure 1 montre un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention.Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention.
L'appareil à sécher les cheveux 1 comprend une poignée de préhension 2 solidaire du corps 3 de 1'appareil.The hair dryer 1 comprises a grip handle 2 secured to the body 3 of the appliance.
Le long du corps 3 d'axe 19, l'appareil comprend classiquement une grille 4 d'entrée d'air extérieur, une hélice 5 pour propulser 1'air extérieur dans le corps 3, un moteur 6 pour entraîner 1'hélice 5 en rotation et une résistance chauffante 7 pour chauffer 1'air propulsé par 1'hélice 5. L'air chauffé est dirigé vers 1'extrémité soufflante 8 de l'appareil. Un bouton 17 commande la mise en marche du moteur 6. Les moyens de régulation de la température de 1'air soufflé n'ont pas été représentés et sont classiques. L'extrémité 8 est munie d'un accessoire 9 amovible solidaire de celle-ci. L'accessoire 9 est agencé pour être traversé par 1'air envoyé à 1'extérieur de 1'appareil 1 en vue de sécher les cheveu . L'accessoire 9 a une forme générale s'évasant depuis 1'extrémité soufflante 8 et limitée à l'opposé par une paroi 10. Il comporte sur la paroi 10 des éléments destinés à venir en contact avec les cheveux tels que des poils rigides 11 ou des doigts 12. Cette configuration d'un accessoire est connue.Along the body 3 of axis 19, the apparatus conventionally comprises a grid 4 for entering the outside air, a propeller 5 for propelling the outside air into the body 3, a motor 6 for driving the propeller 5 in rotation and a heating resistor 7 for heating the air propelled by the propeller 5. The heated air is directed towards the blowing end 8 of the appliance. A button 17 controls the starting of the motor 6. The means for regulating the temperature of the supply air have not been shown and are conventional. The end 8 is provided with a removable accessory 9 integral with the latter. The accessory 9 is arranged to be traversed by the air sent to the outside of the apparatus 1 in order to dry the hair. The accessory 9 has a general shape flaring from the blowing end 8 and limited on the opposite side by a wall 10. It has on the wall 10 elements intended to come into contact with the hair such as rigid bristles 11 or fingers 12. This configuration of an accessory is known.
Selon l'invention, l'accessoire 9 comprend des moyens vibreurs pour faire vibrer les éléments 11, 12 durant le séchage des cheveux.According to the invention, the accessory 9 comprises vibrating means for vibrating the elements 11, 12 during the drying of the hair.
Les moyens vibreurs comprennent ici une pièce 13 montée en rotation sur un axe 14 solidaire de la paroi 10 portant les éléments 11, 12, des moyens étant prévus pour mettre la pièce 13 en rotation autour de l'axe 14. L'axe 14 passe par des points de la pièce 13 autres que son centre de gravité de sorte que la pièce 13 n'est pas équilibrée sur l'axe 14. Un tel agencement peut être obtenu en disposant 1'axe 14 sans qu'il passe par le centre géométrique de la pièce 13, ou encore en confondant 1'axe 14 avec cet axe géométrique et en fixant une charge sur un côté de la pièce 13.The vibrating means here comprise a part 13 rotatably mounted on an axis 14 integral with the wall 10 carrying the elements 11, 12, means being provided to put the part 13 in rotation around the axis 14. The axis 14 passes by points of the part 13 other than its center of gravity so that the part 13 is not balanced on the axis 14. Such an arrangement can be obtained by arranging the axis 14 without passing through the center of the part 13, or alternatively by confusing the axis 14 with this geometrical axis and by fixing a load on one side of the part 13.
Dans le présent exemple, la pièce 13 est une hélice libre en rotation autour de 1'axe 14 et disposée du côté de la paroi 10 faisant face au corps 3. L'axe 14 est parallèle à la direction d'écoulement de 1'air et se trouve sensiblement au centre de cet écoulement, dans l'alignement de l'axe 19. L'hélice 13 se trouve donc dans le trajet d'écoulement de 1'air soufflé afin d'être mise en rotation par celui-ci. Néanmoins, l'hélice pourrait se trouver en partie seulement dans ce trajet d'écoulement de façon à être mise en rotation par l'air soufflé.In the present example, the part 13 is a free helix rotating around the axis 14 and disposed on the side of the wall 10 facing the body 3. The axis 14 is parallel to the direction of air flow and is located substantially in the center of this flow, in alignment with the axis 19. The propeller 13 is therefore in the flow path of the blown air in order to be rotated by it. However, the propeller could be located only partially in this flow path so as to be rotated by the blown air.
L'hélice 13 peut être en matière plastique ou en métal par exemple. La paroi 10 portant l'hélice 13 est reliée au corps 3 de l'appareil par une paroi 15 constituée d'un matériau absorbeur de vibrations, par exemple un élastomère.The propeller 13 can be made of plastic or metal for example. The wall 10 carrying the propeller 13 is connected to the body 3 of the device by a wall 15 made of a vibration absorbing material, for example an elastomer.
La paroi 10 présente des orifices 16 pour la sortie de l'air soufflé.The wall 10 has orifices 16 for the outlet of the blown air.
Le dispositif qui vient d'être décrit fonctionne de la façon suivante.The device which has just been described operates in the following manner.
L'utilisateur actionne le bouton 17 pour mettre en marche le moteur 6. L'air propulsé est chauffé par la résistance 7 et arrive à l'extrémité 8 portant l'accessoire 9 comme 1'indiquent les flèches 20.The user actuates the button 17 to start the motor 6. The propelled air is heated by the resistor 7 and arrives at the end 8 carrying the accessory 9 as indicated by the arrows 20.
L'air propulsé parallèlement à 1'axe 14 portant 1'hélice 13 met celle-ci en rotation. Le déséquilibre de l'hélice 13 produit une vibration dans l'axe 14 puis la paroi 10. Cette vibration est transmise aux poils 11 et aux doigts 12 ce qui leur imprime un mouvement cyclique sensiblement orthogonal à l'axe 19.The air propelled parallel to the axis 14 carrying the propeller 13 rotates the latter. The imbalance of the propeller 13 produces a vibration in the axis 14 then the wall 10. This vibration is transmitted to the bristles 11 and to the fingers 12 which imparts to them a cyclic movement substantially orthogonal to the axis 19.
Lors du séchage des cheveux, l'utilisateur applique l'accessoire 9 sur la chevelure. Au contact des cheveux, les poils 11 et les doigts 12 vibrants pénètrent dans la chevelure et facilitent la séparation des cheveux et leur séchage sur toute la longueur. Les éléments vibrants 11, 12 provoquent le massage du cuir chevelu lorsque 1'accessoire est appuyé doucement contre la tête, une température adaptée étant alors choisie pour 1'air chauffé.When drying the hair, the user applies the accessory 9 to the hair. In contact with the hair, the bristles 11 and the vibrating fingers 12 penetrate the hair and facilitate the separation of the hair and its drying over the entire length. The vibrating elements 11, 12 cause the scalp to massage when the accessory is gently pressed against the head, a suitable temperature being then chosen for the heated air.
La paroi 15 absorbe les vibrations qui parcourent la paroi 10 de sorte qu'aucune vibration n'est transmise au corps 3 et à la poignée 2.The wall 15 absorbs the vibrations which pass through the wall 10 so that no vibration is transmitted to the body 3 and to the handle 2.
La moitié supérieure de la figure 2 présente un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention. Cette fois, la paroi 21 qui relie l'accessoire au corps 3 est une paroi rigide, par exemple en matière plastique. La paroi 10 portant l'hélice 13 est reliée à la paroi 21 par une paroi souple 22 qui joint les parois 10 et 21. La paroi souple 22, en caoutchouc ou en matière plastique adaptée, constitue par exemple un soufflet.The upper half of Figure 2 shows a second embodiment of the invention. This time, the wall 21 which connects the accessory to the body 3 is a rigid wall, for example made of plastic. The wall 10 carrying the propeller 13 is connected to the wall 21 by a flexible wall 22 which joins the walls 10 and 21. The flexible wall 22, made of rubber or of suitable plastic, constitutes for example a bellows.
Ce dispositif est utilisé comme le précédent. La paroi 22 se gondole ou ondule et absorbe ainsi les vibrations de la paroi 10, empêchant leur transmission au corps 3.This device is used like the previous one. The wall 22 curls or undulates and thus absorbs the vibrations of the wall 10, preventing their transmission to the body 3.
La moitié inférieure de la figure 2 présente un troisième mode de réalisation de l'invention.The lower half of Figure 2 shows a third embodiment of the invention.
Ici, la paroi souple 22 est remplacée par des moyens 'amortissement élastiques constitués par exemple par des ressorts hélicoïdaux 23 ou des tiges constituées d'un matériau absorbeur de vibration, disposés sur le pourtour de la paroi 10 et reliant celle-ci à la paroi 21. En fonction de la course maximale des moyens d'amortissement portant la paroi 10, la paroi 10 est disposée de façon à être suffisamment éloignée de la paroi 21 pour ne pas heurter celle-ci en vibrant.Here, the flexible wall 22 is replaced by elastic damping means constituted for example by helical springs 23 or rods made of a vibration-absorbing material, arranged on the periphery of the wall 10 and connecting the latter to the wall 21. Depending on the maximum stroke of the damping means carrying the wall 10, the wall 10 is arranged so as to be sufficiently distant from the wall 21 so as not to strike the latter while vibrating.
Lors du fonctionnement de l'appareil 1, les moyens d'amortissement 23 absorbent les vibrations de la paroi 10 et empêchent leur transmission au corps 3.During the operation of the device 1, the damping means 23 absorb the vibrations of the wall 10 and prevent their transmission to the body 3.
Les figures 3a et 3b présentent un quatrième mode de réalisation de l'invention.Figures 3a and 3b show a fourth embodiment of the invention.
Dans ce dispositif, la paroi 30 qui porte les éléments 11, 12 et l'hélice 13, est une paroi continue souple par exemple en élastomère. Elle est maintenue par un cadre circulaire rigide 31 qui est relié à la paroi rigide 21 par plusieurs rayons 32 répartis sur le pourtour du cadre 31. Ainsi la paroi 30 est reliée de façon discontinue par son bord à la paroi 21 de sorte que l'air peut s'écouler sur le pourtour de cette paroi 30, entre le cadre 31 et la paroi 21, entre les rayons 32.In this device, the wall 30 which carries the elements 11, 12 and the propeller 13, is a continuous flexible wall, for example made of elastomer. It is held by a rigid circular frame 31 which is connected to the rigid wall 21 by several spokes 32 distributed around the periphery of the frame 31. Thus the wall 30 is connected discontinuously by its edge to the wall 21 so that the air can flow on the periphery of this wall 30, between the frame 31 and the wall 21, between the spokes 32.
La figure 3b montre le dispositif en cours de fonctionnement. Comme dans les précédents modes, l'air arrivant du corps 3 provoque la rotation de 1'hélice 13. La paroi étant souple, le déséquilibre de l'hélice 13 entraîne la rotation de l'axe 14 sensiblement autour de l'axe 19 de l'appareil et la déformation de la paroi 30 qui ondule et se gondole. L'inclinaison de l'axe 14 et la déformation de la paroi 30 ont été exagérées volontairement sur la figure 3b.Figure 3b shows the device during operation. As in the previous modes, the air arriving from the body 3 causes the rotation of the propeller 13. The wall being flexible, the imbalance of the propeller 13 causes the rotation of the axis 14 substantially around the axis 19 of the device and the deformation of the wall 30 which undulates and curls. The inclination of the axis 14 and the deformation of the wall 30 have been deliberately exaggerated in FIG. 3b.
Cette fois, les éléments 11, 12 ont une trajectoire sensiblement en forme de cône. Le volume ou gonflant donné aux cheveux est augmenté par ce mode de réalisation ainsi que l'effet de massage.This time, the elements 11, 12 have a substantially cone-shaped trajectory. The volume or swelling given to the hair is increased by this embodiment as well as the massage effect.
Dans une variante non représentée de ce mode de réalisation, la paroi souple 30 présente des ouvertures pour le passage de l'air.In a variant not shown of this embodiment, the flexible wall 30 has openings for the passage of air.
La figure 4 présente un cinquième mode de réalisation de 1'invention qui constitue une autre variante du précédent mode.FIG. 4 shows a fifth embodiment of the invention which constitutes another variant of the previous mode.
L'axe 14 de l'hélice 13 est prolongé en direction du corps 3 de sorte que l'hélice 13 est éloignée de la paroi 30.The axis 14 of the propeller 13 is extended in the direction of the body 3 so that the propeller 13 is distant from the wall 30.
L'accessoire comprend des moyens formant anneau, fixes par rapport à une partie rigide de l'accessoire, ici la paroi 21, et espacés de la paroi souple 30 suivant la direction de 1'écoulement.The accessory comprises ring-forming means, fixed relative to a rigid part of the accessory, here the wall 21, and spaced from the flexible wall 30 in the direction of flow.
L'anneau ainsi réalisé a son centre sensiblement sur l'axe 14 et a un diamètre sensiblement supérieur au diamètre de cet axe et sensiblement inférieur au diamètre de 1'hélice 13. Dans le présent exemple, les moyens formant anneau comprennent une plaque circulaire rigide légèrement incurvée 35 s'étendant entre l'hélice 13 et la paroi 30 et fixée par son bord au cadre 31. La plaque 35 présente en son centre une ouverture circulaire 36 pour le passage de l'axe 14. Cette ouverture a un diamètre sensiblement plus large que celui de l'axe 14.The ring thus produced has its center substantially on the axis 14 and has a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of this axis and substantially less than the diameter of the propeller 13. In the present example, the ring-forming means comprise a slightly curved rigid circular plate 35 extending between the propeller 13 and the wall 30 and fixed by its edge to the frame 31. The plate 35 has in its center a circular opening 36 for the passage of the axis 14. This opening has a diameter substantially larger than that of the axis 14.
L'accessoire comprend en outre des moyens pour interdire un déplacement sensible de l'hélice 13 suivant sa direction axiale dans le sens opposé aux moyens formant anneau. Ces moyens comprennent ici une couronne 37 ayant pour axe 1'axe 14, fixée à la paroi 30 et s'étendant en direction de la plaque 35 jusqu'au voisinage de celle-ci. Le diamètre intérieur de la couronne 37 est sensiblement supérieur au diamètre de l'axe 14.The accessory also comprises means for preventing significant movement of the propeller 13 in its axial direction in the direction opposite to the ring means. These means here include a ring 37 having axis 1'axe 14, fixed to the wall 30 and extending in the direction of the plate 35 to the vicinity thereof. The internal diameter of the crown 37 is substantially greater than the diameter of the axis 14.
Durant le fonctionnement de 1'appareil, la paroi 30 se déforme comme dans le précédent mode. Toutefois, la plaque 37 limite le débattement latéral de l'hélice 13 et de l'axe 14, celui-ci butant contre le bord de l'ouverture 36.During the operation of the apparatus, the wall 30 is deformed as in the previous mode. However, the plate 37 limits the lateral movement of the propeller 13 and the axis 14, the latter abutting against the edge of the opening 36.
Du fait de son encombrement, la couronne 37 maintient une distance minimum entre la plaque 35 et la paroi 30 car, en l'absence de couronne 37 ou de moyens analogues, l'héliceDue to its size, the crown 37 maintains a minimum distance between the plate 35 and the wall 30 because, in the absence of crown 37 or similar means, the propeller
13 aurait tendance à mettre la paroi 30 en contact avec la plaque 35.13 would tend to bring the wall 30 into contact with the plate 35.
Dans ce mode de réalisation, la configuration de la plaque 35 et de la couronne 37 permettent de choisir l'amplitude du mouvement des éléments 11, 12.In this embodiment, the configuration of the plate 35 and of the crown 37 make it possible to choose the amplitude of the movement of the elements 11, 12.
Un sixième mode de réalisation est représenté aux figures 5a et 5b.A sixth embodiment is shown in Figures 5a and 5b.
L'appareil 40 est ici une brosse coiffante d'axe 41 et de forme générale cylindrique ou prismatique, qui permet notamment de sécher et de coiffer les mèches de cheveux isolément les unes des autres.The device 40 is here a styling brush with axis 41 and of generally cylindrical or prismatic shape, which in particular makes it possible to dry and style the locks of hair. in isolation from each other.
Comme dans les modes précédents, l'hélice 42 entraînée par le moteur 43 propulse l'air vers la résistance 44. Les moyens vibreurs comprennent une hélice qui est ici une roue à aubes 45 dont l'axe géométrique est orthogonal à la direction de l'écoulement. L'hélice 45 est montée en rotation autour d'un axe 46 afin d'être déséquilibrée sur cet axe comme dans les précédents modes.As in the previous modes, the propeller 42 driven by the motor 43 propels the air towards the resistor 44. The vibrating means comprise a propeller which is here an impeller 45 whose geometric axis is orthogonal to the direction of the 'flow. The propeller 45 is mounted in rotation about an axis 46 in order to be unbalanced on this axis as in the previous modes.
Un déflecteur 47 conformé en arc de cercle, fixé à la paroi de l'appareil, dirige l'écoulement d'air chauffé par la résistance 44 vers la moitié de l'hélice 45 située au-dessus de 1'axe 46 sur la figure 5a afin de faire tourner 1'hélice 45.A deflector 47 shaped in an arc of a circle, fixed to the wall of the apparatus, directs the flow of air heated by the resistor 44 towards the half of the propeller 45 situated above the axis 46 in the figure 5a in order to rotate the propeller 45.
L'accessoire 48 de 1'appareil présente des doigts 49 de part et d'autre d'un orifice 50 de sortie de l'air soufflé. Les doigts sont orientés suivant une direction orthogonale à l'axe 41.The accessory 48 of the apparatus has fingers 49 on either side of an orifice 50 for the outlet of the blown air. The fingers are oriented in a direction orthogonal to the axis 41.
L'air provoque la rotation de l'hélice 45, ce qui génère des vibrations dans les doigts 49 comme dans les précédents modes.The air causes the propeller 45 to rotate, which generates vibrations in the fingers 49 as in the previous modes.
Un soufflet 52 constitué d'une membrane absorbeuse de vibrations empêche la transmission de ces vibrations jusqu'à la partie 53 de l'appareil qui comprend la poignée.A bellows 52 made of a vibration absorbing membrane prevents the transmission of these vibrations to the part 53 of the device which includes the handle.
Bien entendu, on pourra apporter de nombreuses modifications et améliorations à l'invention sans sortir du cadre de celle-ci.Of course, many modifications and improvements to the invention can be made without departing from the scope thereof.
De plus, l'invention concerne les appareils à sécher les cheveux mais elle peut également s'appliquer à d'autres domaines. Ainsi, on pourra avantageusement utiliserIn addition, the invention relates to hair dryers but it can also be applied to other fields. Thus, one can advantageously use
1'invention pour le toilettage et le séchage du poil des animaux. Le terme "cheveux" doit donc s'entendre dans le sens le plus large.1'invention for grooming and drying animal hair. The term "hair" must therefore be understood in the sense the largest.
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L'invention trouve son application industrielle dans la réalisation d'accessoire pour appareils à sécher les cheveux. The invention finds its industrial application in the production of accessories for hair dryers.

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1. Accessoire (9,48) solidaire de l'extrémité soufflante (8) d'un appareil (1) à sécher les cheveux, cet accessoire étant agencé pour être traversé par 1'air envoyé à 1'extérieur de 1'appareil pour sécher les cheveux, et comportant des éléments destinés à venir en contact avec les cheveux tels que des poils rigides (11) ou des doigts (12,49), cet accessoire étant caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens vibreurs (13,14,45,46) pour faire vibrer lesdits éléments (11,12) durant le séchage des cheveux.1. Accessory (9,48) integral with the blowing end (8) of an apparatus (1) for drying the hair, this accessory being arranged to be traversed by the air sent to the exterior of the apparatus for drying the hair, and comprising elements intended to come into contact with the hair such as rigid bristles (11) or fingers (12,49), this accessory being characterized in that it comprises vibrating means (13,14 , 45,46) for vibrating said elements (11,12) during the drying of the hair.
2. Accessoire selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens vibreurs comprennent une pièce (13,45) montée en rotation sur un axe (14,46) solidaire d'une paroi (10,30) portant lesdits éléments (11,12,49), cet axe (14,46) passant par des points de la pièce (13,45) autres que son centre de gravité, des moyens étant prévus pour mettre la pièce (13,45) en rotation autour de l'axe ,(14,46).2. Accessory according to claim 1 characterized in that said vibrating means comprise a part (13,45) rotatably mounted on an axis (14,46) integral with a wall (10,30) carrying said elements (11,12 , 49), this axis (14,46) passing through points of the part (13,45) other than its center of gravity, means being provided to put the part (13,45) in rotation around the axis , (14.46).
3. Accessoire selon la revendication 2 caractérisé en ce que ladite pièce est une hélice (13,45) libre en rotation autour de l'axe (14,46) et se trouvant au moins partiellement dans le trajet d'écoulement de l'air soufflé afin d'être mise en rotation par celui-ci.3. Accessory according to claim 2 characterized in that said part is a helix (13,45) free to rotate about the axis (14,46) and being at least partially in the air flow path blown to be rotated by it.
4. Accessoire selon l'une des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que la paroi (10) portant la pièce (13) est reliée au corps (3) de l'appareil par une paroi (15) constituée d'un matériau absorbeur de vibrations.4. Accessory according to one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the wall (10) carrying the part (13) is connected to the body (3) of the device by a wall (15) made of a material vibration absorber.
5. Accessoire selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4 caractérisé en ce que la paroi (10) portant la pièce est reliée au reste de 1'accessoire par une paroi souple (22) ou par des moyens d'amortissement élastiques (23). 5. Accessory according to one of claims 2 to 4 characterized in that the wall (10) carrying the part is connected to the rest of the accessory by a flexible wall (22) or by elastic damping means (23) .
6. Accessoire selon 1'une des revendications 2 à 5 caractérisé en ce que la paroi (10) portant la pièce présente des orifices (16) pour la sortie de l'air soufflé.6. Accessory according to one of claims 2 to 5 characterized in that the wall (10) carrying the part has orifices (16) for the outlet of the blown air.
7. Accessoire selon l'une des revendications 2 à 6 caractérisé en ce que la paroi (30) portant la pièce est une paroi souple.7. Accessory according to one of claims 2 to 6 characterized in that the wall (30) carrying the part is a flexible wall.
8. Accessoire selon la revendication 7 caractérisé en ce que la paroi (30) portant la pièce est reliée de façon discontinue par son bord à une partie rigide (21) de 1'accessoire de sorte que 1'air peut s'écouler sur le pourtour de cette paroi (30) .8. Accessory according to claim 7 characterized in that the wall (30) carrying the part is connected discontinuously by its edge to a rigid part (21) of the accessory so that the air can flow on the periphery of this wall (30).
9. Accessoire selon 1'une des revendications 7 ou 8 caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre des moyens formant anneau (35), fixes par rapport à une partie rigide (21) de l'accessoire et espacés de la paroi souple (30) suivant la direction de l'écoulement, cet anneau ayant son centre sensiblement sur ledit axe de rotation (14) et ayant un diamètre sensiblement supérieur au diamètre de cet axe et sensiblement inférieur au diamètre de la pièce, l'accessoire comprenant en outre des moyens (37) pour interdire un déplacement sensible de la pièce (13) suivant sa direction axiale dans le sens opposé aux moyens formant anneau.9. Accessory according to one of claims 7 or 8 characterized in that it further comprises ring-forming means (35), fixed relative to a rigid part (21) of the accessory and spaced from the flexible wall ( 30) in the direction of flow, this ring having its center substantially on said axis of rotation (14) and having a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of this axis and substantially less than the diameter of the part, the accessory further comprising means (37) for preventing significant movement of the part (13) in its axial direction in the direction opposite to the ring means.
10. Appareil à sécher les cheveux (1) caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un accessoire (9) selon 1'une des revendications précédentes. 10. Hair dryer (1) characterized in that it comprises an accessory (9) according to one of the preceding claims.
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