EP0813827A1 - Appareil pour mise en forme et/ou séchage des cheveux - Google Patents

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EP0813827A1
EP0813827A1 EP97109614A EP97109614A EP0813827A1 EP 0813827 A1 EP0813827 A1 EP 0813827A1 EP 97109614 A EP97109614 A EP 97109614A EP 97109614 A EP97109614 A EP 97109614A EP 0813827 A1 EP0813827 A1 EP 0813827A1
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Wik Elektro-Hausgerate-Vertriebsgesellschaft Mbh & Co Produktions-Kommanditgesellschaft
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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
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a tool for hair shaping and / or hair drying and in particular to increase the level, the fullness and / or the volume of a user's hair, for an air-flow device for personal use, in particular a hairdryer or a hot-air curling brush, with a base body , a support plate adjoining the base body on the end face and a plurality of finger-like hair detection elements, the hair detection elements being arranged on a first region of the support plate and projecting therefrom.
  • the tool described above is known from DE-U-295 03 297. So that the hair of the user can be combed, shaped and dried well in this known tool, it is provided that the outer surfaces of the hair detection elements pass approximately continuously into the top and the bottom of the base body or the carrier plate. This serves the purpose that the hair detection elements can lie tangentially and partially flat against the user's scalp over their entire length. The captured hair and scalp are quickly dried.
  • the known tool per se achieves good results for increasing the height, volume and volume of a user's hair, it is quite difficult for the user to arrange the tangential arrangement and the flat contact of the hair detection elements when shaping and drying the hair to ensure when the tool is passed through the hair. It very often happens that the tool is moved through the hair with the tips of the hair detection elements resting on the scalp or with the tip standing up while the shaft of the hair detection elements is in contact. This can affect the hair styling and drying effect.
  • the carrier plate - in addition to the area having the first hair detection elements - has a second area adjoining the first area downwards without hair detection elements and that at least some of the hair detection elements and the second
  • the area of the support plate are coordinated with one another such that when the tool is used, the second area of the support plate is at least partially provided on the head of the user, while the hair detection elements for engaging the hair and partly for contacting the scalp of the user in a substantially tangential arrangement the hair detection elements are formed towards the head of the user.
  • a type of stop is ultimately provided for interaction with the head of the user, so that the hair detection elements are always at least in use when using the tool are arranged substantially in the tangential direction to the head of the user.
  • the invention ultimately ensures a defined orientation of the hair detection elements in a substantially tangential arrangement, which results in an excellent hair styling and hair drying effect.
  • the second region of the carrier plate is essentially adapted to the head shape of the user and is curved inwards.
  • the curvature expediently extends from a lateral region of the tool to another lateral region, the radius of curvature preferably being between 10 and 40 cm and in particular around 25 cm.
  • the second region of the carrier plate is angled relative to the first region, the angle between the The longitudinal axis of the hair detection elements arranged on the first region of the carrier plate and the second region is between 100 ° and 140 °, preferably approximately 115 °.
  • the second area of the carrier plate not only serves to ensure or achieve a defined placement or contact of the tool on the head of the user during handling, but can, if not only on the first but also on the second area of the carrier plate A large number of air outlet openings are provided, at least contribute to drying the hair and scalp when using the tool. This, of course, in particular because the second area of the carrier plate lies at least partially against the user's head or scalp.
  • the diameter of the air outlet openings increases from the center of the tool, specifically from the transition region of the first region of the carrier plate to the second region. This means that some of the air passage openings have different sizes. On the one hand, the flow volume and on the other hand the speed of the air flowing through can be influenced via the differently sized air passage openings.
  • the transition area from the first area of the carrier plate to the second area is not in direct contact with the user's head, that is to say there is a certain distance from the scalp, in order to achieve a good drying effect, it is necessary for the air to escape at these points at a higher speed the carrier plate emerges, while the edge region of the second region of the carrier plate is intended to rest on the head of the user and a large amount of air with a low flow rate is required here.
  • the second area should be larger in area than the first area.
  • the carrier plate should be elliptical, the first region of the carrier plate should have a sickle-like configuration.
  • At least one air outlet opening should preferably be provided on each hair detection element.
  • the hair detection elements can serve not only for hair styling but also for hair drying.
  • the hair's shaping and drying effect is particularly pronounced if, on the one hand, the hair detection elements have a plurality of air outlet openings distributed over the circumference in the region of their front end and also have a plurality of air outlet openings distributed over the circumference in the central to rear region. These should expediently have a slot-like design.
  • the hair detection elements of each row are arranged in segments of an arc approximately in adaptation to the head shape of the user.
  • the ends of the hair-capturing elements of both rows are preferably each arranged on an imaginary convex line, it being advisable to place the point of the maximum curvature approximately in the middle of the width of the tool.
  • the convex arrangement of the ends of the hair detection elements offers the advantage that the tool can be unrolled during use on the scalp of the user, so that different areas of the scalp and hair can be dried more quickly without the tool itself being displaced on the scalp must become.
  • the hair styling and hair drying effect can be further increased by arranging the hair detection elements in adjacent rows with one another, the distance between adjacent hair detection elements in a row corresponding approximately to the diameter of a hair detection element. Due to the special distribution and arrangement of the air outlet openings described above over the circumference of the hair detection elements and the offset of the hair detection elements, a very good air outlet from the hair detection elements is ensured.
  • the hair detection elements can engage well in the hair, they have an essentially circular cross section and taper to their front end. In the case of adjacent hair detection elements, this results in an insertion slot which is enlarged towards the front and narrows towards the carrier plate or towards the first region of the carrier plate. The hair becomes when using the tool this almost forced you to lay down on the hair capture elements, which favors the hair drying and hair styling effect.
  • a tool 1 for an air-flow device for personal needs such as a hair dryer 20 or a warm air curling brush, is shown.
  • the tool 1 is used for hair styling and hair drying. In particular, it serves to increase the height, fullness and volume of the user's hair.
  • the tool 1 has a base body 2 with a carrier plate 3 adjoining it on the end face.
  • the base body 2 and the carrier plate 3 represent two separate but firmly connected components.
  • On a first area 4 of the carrier plate 3 there is a row of finger-like hair detection elements 5.
  • the hair detection elements 5 protrude approximately at right angles from the first area 4 of the carrier plate 3.
  • the length of the hair detection elements 5 is otherwise between 30 and 80 mm.
  • the carrier plate 3, in addition to the first region 4, has a second region 6, which adjoins the first region 4 downwards and on which no hair-sensing elements 5 are provided. Furthermore, it is provided that the second area 6 of the carrier plate 3 and the hair detection elements 5 or at least part of these are matched to one another in terms of length, shape and design such that when the tool 1 is used, the second region 6 of the carrier plate 3 is at least partially on the head of the user, while the hair detection elements 5 are designed to engage in the hair of the user and to at least partially rest on the user's head when the hair detection elements 5 are arranged essentially tangentially to the user's head.
  • the arrangement and design of the hair detection elements 5 and of the second area 6 of the carrier plate 3 are such that the hair detection elements 5 rest on the scalp of the user at least in some areas. This state can be determined by the predetermined design and configuration of the second region 6 of the carrier plate 3 can also be guaranteed continuously during use, ie when moving or moving the tool 1 over the head of the user.
  • the second region 6 of the carrier plate 3 is essentially adapted to the shape of the user's head. For this purpose, it is curved inwards from one side area 7 to the other side area 8, specifically under a curvature radius of approximately 25 cm in the present case. Furthermore, the second area 6 of the carrier plate 3 is angled relative to the first area 4. The transition 9 from the first area 4 of the carrier plate 3 to the second area 6 can be seen in particular from FIGS. 1 and 7. The angling of the second region 6 of the carrier plate 3 with respect to the first region 4 is such that the angle ⁇ between the longitudinal axis L of the hair detection elements 5 arranged on the first region 4 of the carrier plate 3 and the second region 6 of the carrier plate 3 is approximately 115 ° .
  • a large number of air outlet openings 10 can be located both on the first region 4 of the carrier plate 3 and on the second region 6; However, embodiments without such air outlet openings are also possible.
  • the diameter of the air outlet openings 10 increases from the center of the tool 1, starting from the region of the transition 9 from the first region 4 of the carrier plate 3 to the second region 6.
  • the arrangement and design of the air outlet openings 10 with regard to their diameter results in particular from FIG. 7 in connection with the table listing the diameters of the individual air outlet openings 10 in FIG. 8.
  • the carrier plate 3 itself has an elliptical shape. Due to the transition 9 from the first region 4 of the carrier plate 3 to the second region 6, the first region 4 has a sickle-like configuration and is smaller in area than the second region 6. In the central region of the tool 1, the width of the second region 6 of the carrier plate 3 is approximately twice the width of the first area 4.
  • a first upper row 11 and a second lower row 12 of hair detection elements 5 are now provided on the first area 4 of the carrier plate 3.
  • the first upper row 11 has eight hair detection elements 5, while in the second lower row 12 five hair detection elements 5 are provided.
  • the hair detection elements 5 each Row 11, 12 are each arranged in the form of a circular arc section which is adapted to the shape of the user's head and has a radius of less than 30 cm.
  • the hair detection elements 5 each have a plurality of air outlet openings 13.
  • three air outlet openings 13 are provided in the region of the front end 14 over the circumference of the individual hair detection elements 5, while two air outlet openings 13 are also distributed over the circumference in the central to rear region of the individual hair detection elements 5.
  • the individual air outlet openings 13 are each slit-like and extend in the direction of the longitudinal axis L of the hair detection elements 5.
  • the hair detection elements 5 of the first row 11 and the second row 12 are arranged offset to one another.
  • the distance between adjacent hair detection elements 5 of a row 11, 12 corresponds approximately to the diameter of a hair detection element 5 in its lower region. 2, 4 and 6 that the front ends 14 of the hair detection elements 5 of the upper, first row 11 protrude beyond the front ends 14 of the hair detection elements 5 of the second, lower row 12.
  • the hair detection elements 5 have a substantially circular cross-section, taper to a point towards their front end 14.
  • the tool 1 itself is designed as a component that can be handled separately and has a coupling area 15 at the end for coupling to the device.
  • FIG. 9 shows a hair dryer 20 which is formed in one piece with the tool 1.
  • an air distributor plate 16 is provided in the tool 1, namely behind the carrier plate 3.
  • the air distributor plate 16 is located in the direction of flow in front of the carrier plate 3.
  • the air distributor plate 16 is designed as an impact plate. This means that the incoming air bounces against the air distributor plate 16, is deflected and then through the annular gap between the outer edge of the air distributor plate 16 and the inside of the base body 2 flows to the air outlet openings 10, 13, in the carrier plate 3 and in the hair detection elements 5. It has been found that a particularly good distribution and swirling of the air takes place through the air distributor plate 16 designed as a baffle plate.
  • the air distributor plate 16 is fastened to a central arm 17 which is led out of the hairdryer 20.
  • the air distributor plate 16 can be fastened to the base body 2 on the inside, for example, on at least two webs.
  • FIG. 10 shows a further embodiment of a tool 1 according to the invention.
  • the tool shown in FIG. 10 essentially corresponds to that shown in FIG. 4.
  • the only difference is that the outer ends of the hair detection elements 5 of both the upper row 11 and the lower row 12 are each arranged on an imaginary convex line 21, 22.
  • the maximum curvature of both lines 21, 22 lies in the middle of the width of the tool 1.
  • the two inner hair detection elements 5 of the top row 11 each protrude 10 mm from the outermost hair detection elements 5 of the top row 11, while the two next following hair detection elements 5 each protrude 7.5 mm and the subsequent hair detection elements 5 each 3.4 mm from the respective outer hair detection elements 5.
  • the middle hair detection element 5 protrudes by 5 mm from the respective outermost hair detection elements 5 of the lower row 12, while the two adjacent hair detection elements 5 each protrude 3.8 mm from the respective outermost hair detection elements 5 of the lower row 12 .
  • the first region 4 of the carrier plate 3 and its second region 6 represent a continuous surface.
  • the second region 6 of the carrier plate 3 is therefore not opposite the first Area 4 angled.
  • the carrier plate 3 as a whole or its first region 4 and / or second region 6 can be flat, concave or convex.

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DE19645212A DE19645212C2 (de) 1996-06-20 1996-11-02 Werkzeug zur Haarformung und/oder Haartrocknung sowie Gerät des persönlichen Bedarfs
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