EP0716820A1 - Hair-styling device - Google Patents

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EP0716820A1
EP0716820A1 EP95117744A EP95117744A EP0716820A1 EP 0716820 A1 EP0716820 A1 EP 0716820A1 EP 95117744 A EP95117744 A EP 95117744A EP 95117744 A EP95117744 A EP 95117744A EP 0716820 A1 EP0716820 A1 EP 0716820A1
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Wilfried Rolf
Dieter Liebenthal
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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
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    • A45D20/10—Hand-held drying devices, e.g. air douches
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  • the invention relates to a hair styling tool, which can be fixed to an air outlet opening of a hair dryer, with a housing and with a plurality of hair detection elements and an adjusting element which can be moved relative to the housing.
  • a diffuser for a hair dryer which comprises a diffuser body which can be fixed to the air outlet opening of a hair dryer.
  • the diffuser has a plurality of hair detection elements which extend away from the diffuser body, in particular parallel to the direction of flow through the diffuser. At least one of the hair detection elements is arranged on the diffuser body so as to be movable relative to the other hair detection elements.
  • the ends of the hair detection elements of the diffuser attached to a hair dryer are placed on the user's head and - at least partially - rest on the scalp.
  • the hair detection elements are immersed in the hair in such a way that the hair is arranged separately in individual strands between the hair detection elements.
  • the subsequent movement of at least one hair detection element, effected by the user, relative to the others deforms the respective strands of hair lying between the movable hair detection element and the adjacent, immovable hair detection elements and exposes them to the air stream emerging from the diffuser in the form of a curl, wave or other bend .
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a hair styling tool which simplifies handling compared to the known device and ensures safe use of the tool.
  • At least one locking element is provided which can be positioned in at least two positions, the adjusting element being lockable with the housing in a first position of the locking element.
  • the adjusting element can be designed, for example, as a rotating ring which concentrically surrounds the outside of the housing and wherein this rotating ring is connected to at least one hair detection element.
  • the locking element ensures that the adjusting element or the rotating ring for fitting and / or removing the hair styling tool onto or from the air outlet opening of a hair dryer can be locked to the housing of the tool.
  • the adjusting element is advantageously fixed with respect to the housing of the hair styling tool, and the adjusting element is twisted into a stop position - for. B. at the end of the range of rotation of the adjusting element - is therefore not necessary when putting on or taking off the hair styling tool.
  • the user can thus embrace the tool on the adjusting ring and the tool in the air outlet opening of the hair dryer insert to lock the bayonet catch.
  • the hair styling tool can be designed both as a diffuser and as a nozzle.
  • a user can fix and dry the curl or wave of the hair generated by twisting the hair detection elements relative to one another.
  • Another advantage of the invention is that before using the hair styling tool, all of the hair detection elements connected to the adjusting element can be fixed in one position. This enables a further type of use of the tool, in which the hair detection elements are placed on the head of the user and the hair is gripped due to a movement of the hair detection elements on the head, pushed up between the hair detection elements and raised in the direction of the air outlet opening, so that stand or resp Volume in the hair of the user is obtained.
  • Another solution is to further develop the hair styling device of the type mentioned in the introduction such that at least one locking element is provided which can be positioned in at least two positions, the housing of the hair styling tool placed on the hair dryer being lockable with the hair dryer in a second position of the locking element .
  • This ensures the safe use of the hair styling tool in an extremely advantageous manner, since it is firmly connected to the hair dryer and inadvertent detachment of the tool from the hair dryer is prevented during use.
  • the adjusting element is locked with the housing in the first position of the single locking element and the housing is locked with the hairdryer in the second position or these are fixed to one another.
  • the locking element is arranged such that it can be displaced essentially parallel to the direction of flow through the housing. This advantageously enables simple handling for the user, so that the user can actuate the locking element with a finger when gripping the tool. Since the adjusting element or the rotating ring is usually provided on the air outlet side of the hair styling tool, the proposed displacement direction of the locking element further enables an ideal combination of the two locking functions proposed above.
  • the locking element is guided on the outside of the housing of the hair styling tool. This advantageously ensures easy assembly of the locking element on the housing and, on the other hand, good accessibility and easy handling for the user.
  • the locking element on its rear facing the housing and the housing on the outside corresponding locking cams and has depressions, the locking element can advantageously be positioned in different positions relative to the housing.
  • a cavity is provided between the housing of the hair styling tool and the adjusting element, into which the locking element projects.
  • the cavity offers the possibility of partially covering the locking element.
  • the locking element is provided on at least one end with one or more latching means, in particular teeth, cams or the like. This advantageously enables simple and one-piece production of the locking element, for example made of plastic.
  • a plurality of recesses are provided on the inside of the adjusting element facing the housing. This also enables simple manufacture and attachment, in particular at a concealed location which cannot be seen by the user. It is of course within the discretion of the person skilled in the art to arrange the latching means on the adjusting element and the corresponding recesses on the locking element.
  • the adjusting element or the rotating ring is provided so as to be infinitely adjustable relative to the locking element fastened to the housing.
  • the locking element has a nose-shaped projection on its end facing the hairdryer. This can advantageously be produced in one piece with the locking element and enables a second locking function of the locking element as soon as the locking element is moved in the direction of the projection.
  • the nose-shaped projection of the locking element can be snapped into a recess in the air outlet opening of the hair dryer. This advantageously enables the hair styling tool to be locked on the hair dryer by this projection locking the bayonet lock.
  • a hair styling tool is shown as an example, which can be attached to an air outlet opening of a hair dryer. It is of course also possible and advantageous, in another embodiment, to connect a hair styling tool in one piece with a hair dryer, so that an independently manageable hair care device is provided with other possible uses.
  • the hair styling tool 10 can be placed on the air outlet opening 12 of the hair dryer 14.
  • the nose-shaped projections 16 on the air inlet side of the tool 10 are inserted into the recesses 18 of the hair dryer 14.
  • the projections 16 are locked in the recesses 18 in the manner of a bayonet catch.
  • a locking element 20 with a projection 22 is provided on the tool 10. After the tool 10 has been inserted and rotated relative to the dryer 14, the locking element 20 can be displaced counter to the direction of flow 24. As a result, the slot 26 for the insertion of the projection 16 is blocked by the projection 22 of the locking element 20.
  • a hair styling tool 10 (FIG. 2) essentially consists of a bell-shaped housing 28 into which an outer ring 30 and an inner ring 32, each with a group of hair detection elements 31, can be inserted.
  • a locking element 20 is provided on the outside of the housing 28. The housing 28 is then inserted into the essentially annular adjustment element 34.
  • the inner ring 32 is clipped to the housing 28 so that this assembly after placing the tool 10 on a dryer is firmly connected to this.
  • the outer ring 30, on the other hand, is clipped onto the adjusting element 34, so that when the adjusting element 34 is actuated by a user, the hair detection elements 31 attached to the outer ring 30 are rotatably arranged relative to the hair detection elements 31 arranged on the inner ring 32.
  • the outer ring 30 can also be fixed with the housing 28 and the inner ring 32 can be rotatably arranged with the adjusting element 34.
  • the locking element 20 has a plurality of tooth-shaped latching elements 36 at one end. At its other end, pointing in the direction of the hair dryer, a nose-shaped projection 22 is provided on the locking element 20. A recessed grip 38 is arranged on the front side of the locking element 20 pointing towards the user.
  • a plurality of equidistant recesses 40 are provided, into which the latching elements 36 of the locking element 20 can be latched.
  • FIG. 3A A section similar to the section X-X in FIG. 2 is shown in FIG. 3A, only the left half of the picture schematically representing the locking element 20 and the adjusting element 34.
  • the locking element 20 is in the upper stop position, so that the locking elements 36 of the locking element 20 engage in the recesses 40 of the adjusting element 34.
  • the adjusting element 34 designed as a ring is arranged on the air outlet end of the housing 28.
  • a cavity 42 for thermal decoupling of the two aforementioned components is provided between the housing 28 through which hot air flows and the adjustment element 34 which is to be embraced by the user. This avoids that the user of the tool with the hot areas of the tool.
  • a circumferential bead 44 is provided on the upstream end of the adjusting element 34.
  • FIG. 3B shows a representation similar to that of FIG. 3A, but the sectional plane is shifted slightly from the representation in FIG. 3A, so that here the locking element 20 and the flank of the recess 40 can be seen.
  • the locking element 20 is also in the upper stop position, so that the locking cams 48 of the housing 28 are engaged in the corresponding recesses in the locking element 20.
  • the projection 22 of the locking element 20 is also located outside the recess 18 of the wall 46 of the hair dryer.
  • the bayonet lock not shown in this figure, between the housing 28 and the wall 46 of the hair dryer is therefore not yet secured by the projection 22 of the locking element 20.
  • Figs. 4A and 4B each show a position of the locking element 20, in which it is locked in the lowest position in the wall 46 of the hair dryer.
  • the locking elements 36 of the locking element 20 are not in contact with the recesses 40 of the adjusting element 34.
  • the annular adjustment element 34 can be freely rotated relative to the housing 28. In this position, a user can now insert the hair to be treated into the hair detection elements and curl or wave using the adjusting element 34.
  • FIG. 4B shows a representation similar to that in FIG. 4A, but in a different sectional plane, so that the latching cams 50 of the housing 28 can be seen here in the trough-shaped recesses of the locking element 20.
  • the projection 22 of the locking element 20 is in the recess 18 of the Wall 46 of the hair dryer inserted.
  • FIG. 5 shows a section corresponding to section A-A in FIG. 3A.
  • the locking element 20 is equipped, for example, with a plurality of comb-like latching elements 36, which are arranged on a circular arc segment in a radially outward direction. These locking elements 36 engage in the recesses 40 on the adjusting element 34, which have cooperating distances from the locking elements 36. In this locked position, twisting of the adjusting element 34 relative to the locking element 20, and thus also relative to the housing 28, is excluded.
  • FIG. 6 An illustration corresponding to section B-B in FIG. 4A is shown in FIG. 6.
  • the locking elements 36 of the locking element 20 are shown at a radial distance from the recesses 40 of the adjusting element 34.
  • This enables a free and stepless rotational movement of the adjusting element 34 with respect to the locking element 20 and thus also with respect to the housing 28.
  • the adjusting element 34 can thus be rotated around the housing 28 at a structurally predetermined angle of rotation until a new group of recesses 34 has arrived at the locking elements 36 and can be locked with them.
  • FIG. 7 A section along the line C-C in FIG. 4B through the projection 22 of the locking element 20 is shown in FIG. 7.
  • An L-shaped recess 18 is made on the top of the wall 46 of the hair dryer.
  • the housing 28 is placed on the top and snapped into the recess 18 in the manner of a bayonet lock with a hook-shaped projection 16.
  • the nose-shaped projection 22 of the locking element 20 is now inserted into the slot 26 of the recess 18 and thus locks the slot 26 against unintentional loosening of the projection 16 and thus the housing 28 of the hair styling tool with respect to the hairdryer.

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The invention is directed to a hair styling implement adapted to be attached to an air outlet opening of a hair dryer and equipped with a housing and a plurality of hair pickup elements and an adjusting element that is movable relative to the housing. In this arrangement, at least one locking member is provided which is adapted to be located in at least two positions; in a first position, the adjusting member is lockable with the housing, and in a second position in which the hair styling implement is attached to the dryer, the housing is lockable with the hair dryer.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Haarformungswerkzeug, das an einer Luftauslaßöffnung eines Haartrockners festlegbar ist, mit einem Gehäuse und mit mehreren Haarerfassungselementen und einem Verstellelement, welches relativ zu dem Gehäuse bewegbar ist.The invention relates to a hair styling tool, which can be fixed to an air outlet opening of a hair dryer, with a housing and with a plurality of hair detection elements and an adjusting element which can be moved relative to the housing.

Ein derartiges Werkzeug ist beispielsweise aus der WO 93/09693 bekannt. In dieser Schrift wird ein Diffusor für einen Haartrockner beschrieben, der einen Diffusorkörper umfaßt, der an der Luftauslaßöffnung eines Haartrockners festlegbar ist. Der Diffusor weist mehrere Haarerfassungselemente auf, die sich von dem Diffusorkörper, insbesondere parallel zur Durchströmungsrichtung des Diffusors wegerstrecken. Dabei ist wenigstens eines der Haarerfassungselemente relativ bewegbar zu den anderen Haarerfassungselementen am Diffusorkörper angeordnet.Such a tool is known for example from WO 93/09693. In this document, a diffuser for a hair dryer is described which comprises a diffuser body which can be fixed to the air outlet opening of a hair dryer. The diffuser has a plurality of hair detection elements which extend away from the diffuser body, in particular parallel to the direction of flow through the diffuser. At least one of the hair detection elements is arranged on the diffuser body so as to be movable relative to the other hair detection elements.

Bei Gebrauch werden die Enden der Haarerfassungselemente des an einem Haartrockner festgelegten Diffusors auf den Kopf des Benutzers aufgesetzt und liegen - jedenfalls teilweise - auf der Kopfhaut auf. Während der Benutzung des Diffusors sind die Haarerfassungselemente so in die Haare eingetaucht, daß sich die Haare in einzelnen Strähnen separiert zwischen den Haarerfassungselementen anordnen. Durch die anschließende, vom Benutzer bewirkte Bewegung wenigstens eines Haarerfassungselementes relativ zu den übrigen, werden die jeweiligen, zwischen dem beweglichen Haarerfassungselement und den benachbarten, unbeweglichen Haarerfassungselementen liegenden Haarsträhnen verformt und in Form einer Locke, Welle oder sonstiger Umbiegung dem aus dem Diffusor austretenden Luftstrom ausgesetzt.In use, the ends of the hair detection elements of the diffuser attached to a hair dryer are placed on the user's head and - at least partially - rest on the scalp. When the diffuser is in use, the hair detection elements are immersed in the hair in such a way that the hair is arranged separately in individual strands between the hair detection elements. The subsequent movement of at least one hair detection element, effected by the user, relative to the others, deforms the respective strands of hair lying between the movable hair detection element and the adjacent, immovable hair detection elements and exposes them to the air stream emerging from the diffuser in the form of a curl, wave or other bend .

Somit werden die zwischen den Haarerfassungselementen gefangenen und aufgrund der Verschiebung des wenigstens einen Haarerfassungselementes verformten Haarsträhnen mittels dieses Diffusors getrocknet und in eine lockige oder wellige Form gebracht.Thus, those caught between the hair detection elements and due to the displacement of the at least one hair detection element deformed strands of hair dried using this diffuser and brought into a curly or wavy shape.

Aus dem Stand der Technik ist es bereits bekannt, einen Diffusor oder dgl. mittels eines Bajonettverschlusses an dem Haartrockner festzulegen. Dazu sind an dem lufteinlaßseitigen Bereich des Diffusors mehrere, über den Umfang verteilte Vorsprünge vorgesehen. An der Luftauslaßöffnung des Haartrockners sind zu den Vorsprüngen korrespondierende Ausnehmungen angeordnet, in die diese Vorsprünge des Diffusors einrastbar sind.It is already known from the prior art to fix a diffuser or the like to the hairdryer by means of a bayonet catch. For this purpose, a plurality of projections distributed over the circumference are provided on the area of the diffuser on the air inlet side. At the air outlet opening of the hair dryer there are recesses corresponding to the projections, into which these projections of the diffuser can be snapped.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, ein Haarformungswerkzeug anzugeben, welches die Handhabung gegenüber dem bekannten Gerät vereinfacht und einen sicheren Gebrauch des Werkzeuges gewährleistet.The object of the present invention is to provide a hair styling tool which simplifies handling compared to the known device and ensures safe use of the tool.

Diese Aufgabe wird im wesentlichen bei einem Haarformungswerkzeug der eingangs genannten Art dadurch gelöst, daß wenigstens ein Verriegelungselement vorgesehen ist, das in wenigstens zwei Stellungen positionierbar ist, wobei in einer ersten Stellung des Verriegelungselements das Verstellelement mit dem Gehäuse verriegelbar ist. Das Verstellelement kann dabei beispielsweise als Drehring ausgebildet sein, welcher das Gehäuse außen konzentrisch umgibt und wobei dieser Drehring mit zumindest einem Haarerfassungselement verbunden ist. Durch das Verriegelungselement wird erreicht, daß das Verstellelement, bzw. der Drehring zum Aufsetzen und/oder Abnehmen des Haarformungswerkzeuges auf die oder von der Luftauslaßöffnung eines Haartrockners mit dem Gehäuse des Werkzeuges verriegelbar ist. Dadurch wird mit Vorteil das Verstellelement bzgl. des Gehäuses des Haarformungswerkzeuges fixiert und ein Verdrehen des Verstellelementes in eine Anschlagsposition - z. B. am Ende des Drehbereiches des Verstellelements - ist daher beim Aufsetzen oder Abnehmen des Haarformungswerkzeuges nicht erforderlich. Der Benutzer kann somit das Werkzeug am Verstellring umfassen und das Werkzeug in die Luftauslaßöffnung des Haartrockners einsetzen, um den Bajonettverschluß zu verriegeln. Das Haarformungswerkzeug kann dabei sowohl als Diffusor, als auch als Düse ausgebildet sein.This object is essentially achieved in a hair styling tool of the type mentioned in the introduction in that at least one locking element is provided which can be positioned in at least two positions, the adjusting element being lockable with the housing in a first position of the locking element. The adjusting element can be designed, for example, as a rotating ring which concentrically surrounds the outside of the housing and wherein this rotating ring is connected to at least one hair detection element. The locking element ensures that the adjusting element or the rotating ring for fitting and / or removing the hair styling tool onto or from the air outlet opening of a hair dryer can be locked to the housing of the tool. As a result, the adjusting element is advantageously fixed with respect to the housing of the hair styling tool, and the adjusting element is twisted into a stop position - for. B. at the end of the range of rotation of the adjusting element - is therefore not necessary when putting on or taking off the hair styling tool. The user can thus embrace the tool on the adjusting ring and the tool in the air outlet opening of the hair dryer insert to lock the bayonet catch. The hair styling tool can be designed both as a diffuser and as a nozzle.

Weiterhin kann ein Benuzter die durch Verdrehen der Haarerfassungselemente zueinander erzeugte Locke oder Welle der Haare fixieren und trocknen. Ein weiterer Vorteil der Erfindung besteht darin, daß vor Benutzung des Haarformungswerkzeuges alle mit dem Verstellelement verbundenen Haarerfassungselemente in einer Position fixierbar sind. Dadurch wird eine weitere Benutzungsart des Werkzeuges ermöglicht, bei welcher die Haarerfassungselemente auf den Kopf des Benutzers aufgesetzt werden und aufgrund einer Bewegung der Haarerfassungselemente auf dem Kopf die Haare erfaßt, zwischen den Haarerfassungselementen hochgeschoben und in Richtung der Luftauslaßöffnung angehoben werden, so daß Stand, bzw. Volumen im Haar des Benuzters erhalten wird.Furthermore, a user can fix and dry the curl or wave of the hair generated by twisting the hair detection elements relative to one another. Another advantage of the invention is that before using the hair styling tool, all of the hair detection elements connected to the adjusting element can be fixed in one position. This enables a further type of use of the tool, in which the hair detection elements are placed on the head of the user and the hair is gripped due to a movement of the hair detection elements on the head, pushed up between the hair detection elements and raised in the direction of the air outlet opening, so that stand or resp Volume in the hair of the user is obtained.

Eine weitere Lösung besteht darin, das Haarformungsgerät der eingangs genannten Art dahingehend weiterzubilden, daß wenigstens ein Verriegelungselement vorgesehen ist, welches in wenigstens zwei Stellungen positionierbar ist, wobei das Gehäuse des auf den Haartrockner aufgesetzten Haarformungswerkzeuges in einer zweiten Stellung des Verriegelungselements mit dem Haartrockner verriegelbar ist. Dadurch wird in äußerst vorteilhafter Weise ein sicherer Gebrauch des Haarformungswerkzeuges gewährleistet, da dieses fest mit dem Haartrockner verbunden ist und ein unbeabsichtigtes Lösen des Werkzeugs von dem Haartrockner während der Benutzung verhindert wird.Another solution is to further develop the hair styling device of the type mentioned in the introduction such that at least one locking element is provided which can be positioned in at least two positions, the housing of the hair styling tool placed on the hair dryer being lockable with the hair dryer in a second position of the locking element . This ensures the safe use of the hair styling tool in an extremely advantageous manner, since it is firmly connected to the hair dryer and inadvertent detachment of the tool from the hair dryer is prevented during use.

So ist es möglich und beabsichtigt, daß ein Benutzer beim Gebrauch des Gerätes das Verstellelement relativ zm Gehäuse des Haarformungswerkzeuges verdreht. Dies ist bis zu einem Anschlag am Gehäuse des Werkzeugs problemlos möglich. Dreht der Benutzer jedoch das Verstellelement über den Anschlag hinaus, so bewegt er mittels des Verstellelements das Gehäuse gegenüber dem Haartrockner, bis der zwischen dem Gehäuse des Haarformungswerkzeuges und dem Haartrockner vorgesehene Bajonettverschluß öffnet. Sobald dieser Bajonettverschluß geöffnet ist, ist ein sicherer Gebrauch des Gerätes nicht mehr möglich, da sich das Werkzeug nun unbeabsichtigt vom Haartrockner lösen und eines der beiden Teile zu Boden fallen kann. Dies wird mit Vorteil vermieden, indem das Gehäuse mit dem Haartrockner mittels des Verriegelungselements fixierbar ist.It is possible and intended that a user rotates the adjusting element relatively to the housing of the hair styling tool when using the device. This is easily possible up to a stop on the tool housing. However, if the user turns the adjustment element beyond the stop, he moves the housing relative to the hair dryer by means of the adjustment element, until the bayonet lock provided between the housing of the hair styling tool and the hairdryer opens. As soon as this bayonet lock is opened, safe use of the device is no longer possible, since the tool can now unintentionally detach from the hairdryer and one of the two parts can fall to the floor. This is advantageously avoided in that the housing can be fixed with the hairdryer using the locking element.

In einer besonders vorteilhaften und äußerst bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird in der ersten Stellung des einzigen Verriegelungselementes das Verstellelement mit dem Gehäuse und in der zweiten Stellung das Gehäuse mit dem Haartrockner verriegelt bzw. diese miteinander fixiert.In a particularly advantageous and extremely preferred embodiment, the adjusting element is locked with the housing in the first position of the single locking element and the housing is locked with the hairdryer in the second position or these are fixed to one another.

In einer vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist das Verriegelungselement so angeordnet, daß es im wesentlichen parallel zur Durchströmungsrichtung des Gehäuses verschiebbar ist. Dies ermöglicht mit Vorteil eine einfache Handhabung für den Benutzer, so daß dieser beim Umfassen des Werkzeuges das Verriegelungselement mit einem Finger betätigen kann. Da das Verstellelement, bzw. der Drehring üblicherweise an der Luftaustrittseite des Haarformungswerkzeugs vorgesehen ist, ermöglicht die hier vorgeschlagene Verschieberichtung des Verriegelungselementes weiterhin eine ideale Kombination der beiden oben vorgeschlagenen Verriegelungsfunktionen.In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the locking element is arranged such that it can be displaced essentially parallel to the direction of flow through the housing. This advantageously enables simple handling for the user, so that the user can actuate the locking element with a finger when gripping the tool. Since the adjusting element or the rotating ring is usually provided on the air outlet side of the hair styling tool, the proposed displacement direction of the locking element further enables an ideal combination of the two locking functions proposed above.

In einer weiteren Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist das Verriegelungselement an der Außenseite des Gehäuses des Haarformungswerkzeuges geführt. Dadurch wird mit Vorteil eine leichte Montage des Verriegelungselementes an dem Gehäuse und zum andern eine gute Erreichbarkeit und einfache Handhabung für den Benutzer gewährleistet.In a further embodiment of the invention, the locking element is guided on the outside of the housing of the hair styling tool. This advantageously ensures easy assembly of the locking element on the housing and, on the other hand, good accessibility and easy handling for the user.

Dadurch, daß das Verriegelungselement an seiner zum Gehäuse hin zeigenden Rückseite und das Gehäuse an seiner Außenseite korrespondierende Rastnocken und Vertiefungen aufweist, kann das Verriegelungselement vorteilhafterweise in verschiedenen Stellungen gegenüber dem Gehäuse positioniert werden.Characterized in that the locking element on its rear facing the housing and the housing on the outside corresponding locking cams and has depressions, the locking element can advantageously be positioned in different positions relative to the housing.

In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist zwischen dem Gehäuse des Haarformungswerkzeuges und dem Verstellelement ein Hohlraum vorgesehen, in den das Verriegelungselement hineinragt. Dadurch wird zum einen ein Temperaturschutz für den Benutzer erreicht, da das von dem Benutzer zu umfassende Verstellelement von dem von heißer Luft durchströmten Gehäuse thermisch entkoppelt ist. Zum anderen bietet der Hohlraum eine Möglichkeit, das Verriegelungselement teilweise zu verdecken.In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, a cavity is provided between the housing of the hair styling tool and the adjusting element, into which the locking element projects. In this way, temperature protection for the user is achieved on the one hand, since the adjustment element that is to be encompassed by the user is thermally decoupled from the housing through which hot air flows. On the other hand, the cavity offers the possibility of partially covering the locking element.

In einer besonderen Ausgestaltung ist das Verriegelungselement an wenigstens einem stirnseitigen Ende mit einem oder mehreren Rastmitteln, insbesondere Zähne, Nocken oder dergleichen versehen. Dadurch wird vorteilhafterweise eine einfache und einstückige Herstellung des Verriegelungselementes, beispielsweise aus Kunststoff, ermöglicht.In a special embodiment, the locking element is provided on at least one end with one or more latching means, in particular teeth, cams or the like. This advantageously enables simple and one-piece production of the locking element, for example made of plastic.

In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung der Erfindung sind an der zum Gehäuse hinzeigenden Innenseite des Verstellelementes mehrere, insbesondere in Umfangsrichtung äquidistante Ausnehmungen vorgesehen. Dadurch wird ebenfalls eine einfache Herstellung und Anbringung, insbesondere an einer für den Benutzer nicht einsehbaren verdeckten Stelle, ermöglicht. Es liegt selbstverständlich im Ermessensspielraum des zuständigen Fachmanns, die Rastmittel auch an dem Verstellelement und die dazu korrespondierenden Ausnehmungen an dem Verriegelungselement anzuordnen.In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, a plurality of recesses, in particular circumferentially equidistant, are provided on the inside of the adjusting element facing the housing. This also enables simple manufacture and attachment, in particular at a concealed location which cannot be seen by the user. It is of course within the discretion of the person skilled in the art to arrange the latching means on the adjusting element and the corresponding recesses on the locking element.

In einer besonders vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, das Verstellelement bzw. den Drehring relativ zu dem an dem Gehäuse befestigten Verriegelungselement stufenlos verstellbar vorzusehen. Durch die Verbindung des Drehringes mit mindestens einem, bzw. einer Gruppe von Haarerfassungselementen wird mit Vorteil ermöglicht, daß der Drehring in einem konstruktiv bedingten Verstellbereich stufenlos einstellbar ist.In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, provision is made for the adjusting element or the rotating ring to be provided so as to be infinitely adjustable relative to the locking element fastened to the housing. By connecting the rotating ring to at least one or a group of hair detection elements is advantageously made possible that the rotating ring is infinitely adjustable in a design-related adjustment range.

In einer weiteren Ausgestaltung der Erfindung wird vorgeschlagen, die Rastmittel im wesentlichen in radialer Richtung bezüglich des Gehäuses in die korrespondierenden Ausnehmungen einzurasten. Dadurch wird bei kleinem Verschiebeweg des Verriegelungselementes in im wesentlichen paralleler Richtung zur Durchströmungsrichtung des Gehäuses eine sichere Einrastung der Rastmittel in die Ausnehmungen ermöglicht.In a further embodiment of the invention it is proposed to snap the locking means into the corresponding recesses substantially in the radial direction with respect to the housing. As a result, with a small displacement path of the locking element in a substantially parallel direction to the flow direction of the housing, the latching means can be securely latched into the recesses.

In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung der Erfindung, weist das Verriegelungselement an seinem zum Haartrockner zeigenden stirnseitigen Ende einen nasenförmigen Vorsprung auf. Dieser ist mit Vorteil einstückig mit dem Verriegelungselement herzustellen und ermöglicht eine zweite Verriegelungsfunktion des Verriegelungselementes, sobald das Verriegelungselement in Richtung des Vorsprungs verschoben wird.In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the locking element has a nose-shaped projection on its end facing the hairdryer. This can advantageously be produced in one piece with the locking element and enables a second locking function of the locking element as soon as the locking element is moved in the direction of the projection.

In einer besonderen Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist der nasenförmige Vorsprung des Verriegelungselementes in eine Ausnehmung an der Luftauslaßöffnung des Haartrockners einrastbar. Dadurch wird mit Vorteil eine Verriegelung des Haarformungswerkzeuges an dem Haartrockner ermöglicht, indem dieser Vorsprung den Bajonettverschluß verriegelt.In a special embodiment of the invention, the nose-shaped projection of the locking element can be snapped into a recess in the air outlet opening of the hair dryer. This advantageously enables the hair styling tool to be locked on the hair dryer by this projection locking the bayonet lock.

Weitere Merkmale, Vorteile und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung der Ausführungsbeispiele, welche in den Zeichnungen näher dargestellt sind. Dabei bilden alle beschriebenen und/oder bildlich dargestellten Merkmale für sich oder in beliebiger Kombination den Gegenstand der Erfindung, unabhängig von ihrer Zusammenfassung in den Ansprüchen oder deren Rückbeziehung.Further features, advantages and possible uses of the invention result from the following description of the exemplary embodiments, which are shown in more detail in the drawings. All of the described and / or illustrated features, alone or in any combination, form the subject matter of the invention, regardless of their summary in the claims or their relationship.

Es zeigen beispielhaft:

Fig. 1
eine Prinzipdarstellung des Haarformungswerkzeugs und des Haartrockners,
Fig. 2
ein Haarformungswerkzeug in perspektivischer Ansicht und als Explosions-Darstellung,
Fig. 3A
ein Haarformungswerkzeug, dessen Verstellelement mit dem Gehäuse verriegelt ist, in schematischer Darstellung und als Halbschnitt, ähnlich der Linie X-X in Fig. 2,
Fig. 3B
ein Haarformungswerkzeug gemäß Fig. 3A, jedoch in einer versetzen Schnittebene,
Fig. 4A
ein Haarformungswerkzeug, dessen Gehäuse mit dem Haartrockner verriegelt ist, in schematischer Schnittdarstellung und als Halbschnitt, ähnlich der Linie X-X in Fig. 2,
Fig. 4B
ein Haarformungswerkzeug, gemäß Fig. 4A, jedoch in einer versetzten Schnittebene,
Fig. 5
ein Verriegelungselement und ein Verstellelement in verriegelter Stellung gemäß Schnitt A-A in Fig. 3A als Teilschnitt,
Fig. 6
ein Verriegelungselement und ein Verstellelement in entriegelter Stellung gemaß Schnitt B-B in Fig. 4A als Teilschnitt und
Fig. 7
ein Verriegelungselement gemäß Schnitt C-C in Fig. 4B als Abwicklung und in vergrößerter Darstellung.
The following are examples:
Fig. 1
a schematic diagram of the hair styling tool and the hair dryer,
Fig. 2
a hair styling tool in a perspective view and as an exploded view,
Figure 3A
a hair styling tool, the adjusting element is locked to the housing, in a schematic representation and as a half-section, similar to the line XX in Fig. 2,
Figure 3B
3A, but in an offset cutting plane,
Figure 4A
a hair styling tool, whose housing is locked with the hair dryer, in a schematic sectional view and as a half-section, similar to the line XX in Fig. 2,
Figure 4B
4A, but in an offset cutting plane,
Fig. 5
a locking element and an adjusting element in the locked position according to section AA in Fig. 3A as a partial section,
Fig. 6
a locking element and an adjusting element in the unlocked position according to section BB in Fig. 4A as a partial section and
Fig. 7
a locking element according to section CC in Fig. 4B as a settlement and in an enlarged view.

In den Figuren wird beispielhaft ein Haarformungswerkzeug gezeigt, das an einer Luftauslaßöffnung eines Haartrockners festlegbar ist. Es ist selbstverständlich auch möglich und vorteilhaft, in einer anderen Ausführungsform ein Haarformungswerkzeug einstückig mit einem Haartrockner zu verbinden, so daß ein eigenständig handhabbares Haarpflegegerät mit anderen Benutzungsmöglichkeiten zur Verfügung gestellt wird.In the figures, a hair styling tool is shown as an example, which can be attached to an air outlet opening of a hair dryer. It is of course also possible and advantageous, in another embodiment, to connect a hair styling tool in one piece with a hair dryer, so that an independently manageable hair care device is provided with other possible uses.

Das Haarformungswerkzeug 10 ist auf die Luftauslaßöffnung 12 des Haartrockners 14 aufsetzbar. Dabei werden die nasenförmigen Vorsprünge 16 an der Lufteinlaßseite des Werkzeuges 10 in die Ausnehmungen 18 des Haartrockners 14 eingeschoben. Durch Verdrehen des Haarformungswerkzeuges 10 gegenüber dem Haartrockner 14, werden die Vorsprünge 16 in den Ausnehmungen 18 nach Art eines Bajonettverschlusses verriegelt.The hair styling tool 10 can be placed on the air outlet opening 12 of the hair dryer 14. The nose-shaped projections 16 on the air inlet side of the tool 10 are inserted into the recesses 18 of the hair dryer 14. By turning the hair styling tool 10 relative to the hair dryer 14, the projections 16 are locked in the recesses 18 in the manner of a bayonet catch.

Um ein unbeabsichtigtes Lösen des Werkzeuges 10 von dem Trockner 14 zu vermeiden, ist an dem Werkzeug 10 ein Verriegelungselement 20 mit einem Vorsprung 22 vorgesehen. Nach dem Einsetzen und Verdrehen des Werkzeuges 10 gegenüber dem Trockner 14, kann das Verriegelungselement 20 entgegen der Strömungsrichtung 24 verschoben werden. Dadurch wird der Schlitz 26 zur Einführung des Vorsprungs 16 durch den Vorsprung 22 des Verriegelungselements 20 blockiert.In order to avoid unintentional detachment of the tool 10 from the dryer 14, a locking element 20 with a projection 22 is provided on the tool 10. After the tool 10 has been inserted and rotated relative to the dryer 14, the locking element 20 can be displaced counter to the direction of flow 24. As a result, the slot 26 for the insertion of the projection 16 is blocked by the projection 22 of the locking element 20.

Ein Haarformungswerkzeug 10 (Fig. 2) besteht im wesentlichen aus einem glockenförmigen Gehäuse 28, in das ein Außenring 30 und ein Innenring 32 mit je einer Gruppe von Haarerfassungselementen 31 einsetzbar ist. Auf der Außenseite des Gehäuses 28 ist ein Verriegelungselement 20 vorgesehen. Das Gehäuse 28 wird anschließend in das im wesentlichen ringförmige Verstellelement 34 eingesetzt.A hair styling tool 10 (FIG. 2) essentially consists of a bell-shaped housing 28 into which an outer ring 30 and an inner ring 32, each with a group of hair detection elements 31, can be inserted. A locking element 20 is provided on the outside of the housing 28. The housing 28 is then inserted into the essentially annular adjustment element 34.

Der Innenring 32 wird mit dem Gehäuse 28 so verklipst, daß diese Baugruppe nach dem Aufsetzen des Werkzeuges 10 auf einen Trockner fest mit diesem verbindbar ist. Der Außenring 30 dagegen wird mit dem Verstellelement 34 verklipst, so daß bei Betätigung des Verstellelements 34 durch einen Benutzer, die auf dem Außenring 30 angebrachten Haarerfassungselemente 31 gegenüber den auf dem Innenring 32 angeordneten Haarerfassungselementen 31 verdrehbar angeordnet sind. Selbstverständlich kann auch der Außenring 30 mit dem Gehäuse 28 fixiert werden und der Innenring 32 mit dem Verstellelement 34 drehbar angeordnet sein.The inner ring 32 is clipped to the housing 28 so that this assembly after placing the tool 10 on a dryer is firmly connected to this. The outer ring 30, on the other hand, is clipped onto the adjusting element 34, so that when the adjusting element 34 is actuated by a user, the hair detection elements 31 attached to the outer ring 30 are rotatably arranged relative to the hair detection elements 31 arranged on the inner ring 32. Of course, the outer ring 30 can also be fixed with the housing 28 and the inner ring 32 can be rotatably arranged with the adjusting element 34.

Das Verriegelungselement 20 weist an einem stirnseitigen Ende eine Mehrzahl von zahnförmigen Rastelementen 36 auf. An seinem anderen, in Richtung zum Haartrockner zeigenden Ende ist an dem Verriegelungselement 20 ein nasenförmiger Vorsprung 22 vorgesehen. Auf der zum Benutzer zeigenden Vorderseite des Verriegelungselements 20 ist eine Griffmulde 38 angeordnet.The locking element 20 has a plurality of tooth-shaped latching elements 36 at one end. At its other end, pointing in the direction of the hair dryer, a nose-shaped projection 22 is provided on the locking element 20. A recessed grip 38 is arranged on the front side of the locking element 20 pointing towards the user.

Auf der Innenseite des Verstellelements 34 sind mehrere äquidistante Ausnehmungen 40 vorgesehen, in welche die Rastelemente 36 des Verriegelungselements 20 einrastbar sind.On the inside of the adjusting element 34, a plurality of equidistant recesses 40 are provided, into which the latching elements 36 of the locking element 20 can be latched.

Ein Schnitt, ähnlich dem Schnitt X-X in Fig. 2 ist in Fig. 3A gezeigt, wobei nur die linke Bildhälfte schematisch das Verriegelungselement 20 und das Verstellelement 34 darstellt. Das Verriegelungselement 20 befindet sich in der oberen Anschlagposition, so daß die Rastelemente 36 des Verriegelungselements 20 in die Ausnehmungen 40 des Verstellelements 34 eingreifen.A section similar to the section X-X in FIG. 2 is shown in FIG. 3A, only the left half of the picture schematically representing the locking element 20 and the adjusting element 34. The locking element 20 is in the upper stop position, so that the locking elements 36 of the locking element 20 engage in the recesses 40 of the adjusting element 34.

Das als Ring ausgebildete Verstellelement 34 ist an dem luftaustrittsseitigen Ende des Gehäuses 28 angeordnet. Zwischen dem von Heißluft durchströmten Gehäuse 28 und dem vom Benutzer zu umfassenden Verstellelement 34 ist ein Hohlraum 42 zur thermischen Entkopplung der beiden vorgenannten Bauteile vorgesehen. Dadurch wird vermieden, daß der Benutzer des Werkzeuges mit den heißen Bereichen des Werkzeuges in Berührung kommt. Um ein eventuelles Abrutschen des Benutzers von dem Verstellelement 34 in Richtung zu dem Haartrockner hin zu vermeiden, ist an dem stromaufwärtigen Ende des Verstellelements 34 ein umlaufender Wulst 44 vorgesehen.The adjusting element 34 designed as a ring is arranged on the air outlet end of the housing 28. A cavity 42 for thermal decoupling of the two aforementioned components is provided between the housing 28 through which hot air flows and the adjustment element 34 which is to be embraced by the user. This avoids that the user of the tool with the hot areas of the tool. In order to prevent the user from possibly slipping off the adjusting element 34 in the direction of the hairdryer, a circumferential bead 44 is provided on the upstream end of the adjusting element 34.

Fig. 3B zeigt eine im wesentlichen ähnliche Darstellung wie Fig. 3A, jedoch ist die Schnittebene geringfügig gegenüber der Darstellung in Fig. 3A verschoben, so daß hier das Verriegelungselement 20 und die Flanke der Ausnehmung 40 erkennbar sind. Das Verriegelungselement 20 befindet sich ebenfalls in der oberen Anschlagposition, so daß die Rastnocken 48 des Gehäuses 28 in die entsprechenden Vertiefungen des Verriegelungselements 20 eingerastet sind. Der Vorsprung 22 des Verriegelungselements 20 befindet sich auch außerhalb der Ausnehmung 18 der Wand 46 des Haartrockners. Der in dieser Figur nicht gezeigte Bajonettverschluß zwischen dem Gehäuse 28 und der Wand 46 des Haartrockners ist somit noch nicht durch den Vorsprung 22 des Verriegelungselements 20 gesichert.FIG. 3B shows a representation similar to that of FIG. 3A, but the sectional plane is shifted slightly from the representation in FIG. 3A, so that here the locking element 20 and the flank of the recess 40 can be seen. The locking element 20 is also in the upper stop position, so that the locking cams 48 of the housing 28 are engaged in the corresponding recesses in the locking element 20. The projection 22 of the locking element 20 is also located outside the recess 18 of the wall 46 of the hair dryer. The bayonet lock, not shown in this figure, between the housing 28 and the wall 46 of the hair dryer is therefore not yet secured by the projection 22 of the locking element 20.

In den Fign. 4A und 4B ist jeweils eine Stellung des Verriegelungselements 20 gezeigt, in welche dieses in der untersten Position in die Wand 46 des Haartrockners eingerastet ist. Die Rastelemente 36 des Verriegelungselements 20 sind mit den Ausnehmungen 40 des Verstellelements 34 nicht in Kontakt. Dadurch ist das ringförmige Verstellelement 34 gegenüber dem Gehäuse 28 frei verdrehbar. In dieser Stellung kann nun ein Benutzer die zu behandelnden Haare in die Haarerfassungselemente einlegen und mittels des Verstellelements 34 locken oder wellen.In Figs. 4A and 4B each show a position of the locking element 20, in which it is locked in the lowest position in the wall 46 of the hair dryer. The locking elements 36 of the locking element 20 are not in contact with the recesses 40 of the adjusting element 34. As a result, the annular adjustment element 34 can be freely rotated relative to the housing 28. In this position, a user can now insert the hair to be treated into the hair detection elements and curl or wave using the adjusting element 34.

Fig. 4B zeigt eine Darstellung ähnlich der in Fig. 4A, jedoch in einer anderen Schnittebene, so daß die Rastnocken 50 des Gehäuses 28 hier in den muldenförmigen Ausnehmungen des Verriegelungselements 20 eingerastet erkennbar sind. Der Vorsprung 22 des Verriegelungselements 20 ist in die Ausnehmung 18 der Wand 46 des Haartrockners eingeschoben.FIG. 4B shows a representation similar to that in FIG. 4A, but in a different sectional plane, so that the latching cams 50 of the housing 28 can be seen here in the trough-shaped recesses of the locking element 20. The projection 22 of the locking element 20 is in the recess 18 of the Wall 46 of the hair dryer inserted.

Fig. 5 stellt einen Ausschnitt entsprechend Schnitt A-A in Fig. 3A dar. Das Verriegelungselement 20 ist beispielsweise mit mehreren kammartigen Rastelementen 36 ausgerüstet, die auf einem Kreisbogensegment in radial nach außen zeigender Richtung angeordnet sind. Diese Rastelemente 36 greifen in die Ausnehmungen 40 am Verstellelement 34 ein, welche zu den Rastelementen 36 kooperierende Abstände aufweisen. In dieser verrasteten Position ist ein Verdrehen des Verstellelements 34 gegenüber dem Verriegelungselement 20, und damit auch gegenüber dem Gehäuse 28 ausgeschlossen.FIG. 5 shows a section corresponding to section A-A in FIG. 3A. The locking element 20 is equipped, for example, with a plurality of comb-like latching elements 36, which are arranged on a circular arc segment in a radially outward direction. These locking elements 36 engage in the recesses 40 on the adjusting element 34, which have cooperating distances from the locking elements 36. In this locked position, twisting of the adjusting element 34 relative to the locking element 20, and thus also relative to the housing 28, is excluded.

Eine Darstellung entsprechend Schnitt B-B in Fig. 4A ist in der Fig. 6 gezeigt. Hier sind die Rastelemente 36 des Verriegelungselements 20 in einem radialen Abstand zu den Ausnehmungen 40 des Verstellelements 34 gezeigt. Dadurch ist eine freie und stufenlose Drehbewegung des Verstellelements 34 gegenüber dem Verriegelungselement 20 und damit auch gegenüber dem Gehäuse 28 ermöglicht. Das Verstellelement 34 kann somit in einem konstruktiv vorgegebenen Drehwinkel um das Gehäuse 28 herum gedreht werden, bis eine neue Gruppe von Ausnehmungen 34 an den Rastelementen 36 angekommen und mit diesen verrastbar ist.An illustration corresponding to section B-B in FIG. 4A is shown in FIG. 6. Here the locking elements 36 of the locking element 20 are shown at a radial distance from the recesses 40 of the adjusting element 34. This enables a free and stepless rotational movement of the adjusting element 34 with respect to the locking element 20 and thus also with respect to the housing 28. The adjusting element 34 can thus be rotated around the housing 28 at a structurally predetermined angle of rotation until a new group of recesses 34 has arrived at the locking elements 36 and can be locked with them.

Einen Schnitt entlang der Linie C-C in Fig. 4B durch den Vorsprung 22 des Verriegelungselements 20 zeigt Fig. 7. An der Oberseite der Wand 46 des Haartrockners ist eine L-förmige Ausnehmung 18 eingebracht. Auf der Oberseite ist das Gehäuse 28 aufgesetzt und mit einem hakenförmigen Vorsprung 16 in die Ausnehmung 18 nach Art eines Bajonettverschlusses eingerastet. In den Schlitz 26 der Ausnehmung 18 wird nun der nasenförmige Vorsprung 22 des Verriegelungselements 20 eingeschoben, und verriegelt somit den Schlitz 26 gegen unbeabsichtigtes Lösen des Vorsprungs 16 und damit des Gehäuses 28 des Haarformungswerkzeuges gegenüber dem Haartrockner.A section along the line C-C in FIG. 4B through the projection 22 of the locking element 20 is shown in FIG. 7. An L-shaped recess 18 is made on the top of the wall 46 of the hair dryer. The housing 28 is placed on the top and snapped into the recess 18 in the manner of a bayonet lock with a hook-shaped projection 16. The nose-shaped projection 22 of the locking element 20 is now inserted into the slot 26 of the recess 18 and thus locks the slot 26 against unintentional loosening of the projection 16 and thus the housing 28 of the hair styling tool with respect to the hairdryer.

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Haarformungswerkzeug, das an einer Luftauslaßöffnung (12) eines Haartrockners (14) festlegbar ist, mit einem Gehäuse (28) und mit mehreren Haarerfassungselementen (31) und einem Verstellelement (34), welches relativ zu dem Gehäuse (28) bewegbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß wenigstens ein Verriegelungselement (20) vorgesehen ist, welches in wenigstens zwei Stellungen positionierbar ist, wobei in einer ersten Stellung des Verriegelungselements (20) das Verstellelement (34) mit dem Gehäuse (28) verriegelbar ist.Hair styling tool, which can be fixed to an air outlet opening (12) of a hair dryer (14), with a housing (28) and with a plurality of hair detection elements (31) and an adjusting element (34) which is movable relative to the housing (28), characterized that at least one locking element (20) is provided which can be positioned in at least two positions, the adjusting element (34) being lockable with the housing (28) in a first position of the locking element (20). Haarformungswerkzeug nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß wenigstens ein Verriegelungselement (20) vorgesehen ist, welches in wenigstens zwei Stellungen positionierbar ist, wobei das Gehäuse (28) des auf den Haartrockner (14) aufgesetzten Haarformungswerkzeuges (10), in einer zweiten Stellung des Verriegelungselements (20) mit dem Haartrockner (14) verriegelbar ist.Hair styling tool according to the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that at least one locking element (20) is provided which can be positioned in at least two positions, the housing (28) of the hair styling tool (10) placed on the hair dryer (14) in one second position of the locking element (20) with the hair dryer (14) can be locked. Haarformungswerkzeug nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verriegelungselement (20) im wesentlichen parallel zur Durchströmungsrichtung (24) des Gehäuses (28) verschiebbar ist.Hair styling tool according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the locking element (20) can be displaced essentially parallel to the direction of flow (24) of the housing (28). Haarformungswerkzeug nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verriegelungselement (20) an der Außenseite des Gehäuses (28) geführt ist.Hair styling tool according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the locking element (20) is guided on the outside of the housing (28). Haarformungswerkzeug nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an der Rückseite des Verriegelungselements (20) und an der Außenseite des Gehäuses (28) korrespondierende Rastnocken (48, 50) und Vertiefungen vorgesehen sind.Hair styling tool according to claim 4, characterized in that corresponding latching cams (48, 50) and recesses are provided on the rear side of the locking element (20) and on the outside of the housing (28). Haarformungswerkzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verriegelungselement (20) in einen Hohlraum (42) zwischen dem Gehäuse (28) und dem Verstellelement (34) hineinragt.Hair styling tool according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking element (20) projects into a cavity (42) between the housing (28) and the adjusting element (34). Haarformungswerkzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verriegelungselement (20) an wenigstens einem stirnseitigen Ende ein oder mehrere Rastmittel (36), insbesondere Zähne, Nocken oder dergleichen, aufweist.Hair styling tool according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking element (20) has at least one end means at one end or more locking means (36), in particular teeth, cams or the like. Haarformungswerkzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an der Innenseite des Verstellelements (34) mehrere, insbesondere in Umfangsrichtung äquidistante Ausnehmungen (40) vorgesehen sind.Hair styling tool according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plurality of recesses (40), in particular circumferentially equidistant, are provided on the inside of the adjusting element (34). Haarformungswerkzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verstellelement (34) relativ zu dem Verriegelungselement (20) stufenlos verstellbar ist.Hair styling tool according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adjusting element (34) is infinitely adjustable relative to the locking element (20). Haarformungswerkzeug nach Anspruch 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Rastmittel (36) im wesentlichen in radialer Richtung bezüglich des Gehäuses (28) in die Ausnehmungen (40) einrastbar sind.Hair styling tool according to Claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the latching means (36) can be latched into the recesses (40) substantially in the radial direction with respect to the housing (28). Haarformungswerkzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verriegelungselement (20) an dem zum Haartrockner (14) zeigenden stirnseitigen Ende einen nasenförmigen Vorsprung (22) aufweist.Hair-shaping tool according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking element (20) has a nose-shaped projection (22) at the end facing the hair dryer (14). Haarformungswerkzeug nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Vorsprung (22) in eine Ausnehmung (18) an dem Haartrockner (14) einrastbar ist.Hair styling tool according to claim 11, characterized in that the projection (22) can be snapped into a recess (18) in the hair dryer (14).
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