EP1704792B1 - Sèche-cheveux - Google Patents

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EP1704792B1
EP1704792B1 EP06006042A EP06006042A EP1704792B1 EP 1704792 B1 EP1704792 B1 EP 1704792B1 EP 06006042 A EP06006042 A EP 06006042A EP 06006042 A EP06006042 A EP 06006042A EP 1704792 B1 EP1704792 B1 EP 1704792B1
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Kenji c/oMatsushita Electric Works Ltd. Kamada
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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

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  • the present invention relates to configurations of a fan and an air tunnel of a hair dryer.
  • a purpose of the present invention is to provide a hair dryer which can generate a constant volume of strong airflow without neither increasing revolution number of a motor nor enlarging an outer diameter of a fan by decreasing pressure loss in an air tunnel.
  • a hair dryer in accordance with an aspect of the present invention comprises a housing having a substantially cylindrical air tunnel, a fan provided in the air tunnel, a motor for revolving the fan and a heater.
  • the fan is a centrifugal fan having a revolution shaft, a circular disc provided substantially perpendicular to a center axis of the revolution shaft, and a plurality of impeller blades each provided substantially perpendicular to the circular disc but curved with respect to a radial line passing the center axis of the revolution shaft.
  • a value of D1/D2 is in a region equal to or larger than 1.0 and equal to or smaller than 1.45 (1.0 ⁇ D1/D2 ⁇ 1.45).
  • a value of D1/D3 is in a range equal to or larger than 0.6 and equal to or smaller than 0.75 (0.6 ⁇ D1/D3 ⁇ 0.75).
  • the value D1/D2 is equal to or larger than 1.0.
  • the outer diameter D1 of the fan and the inner diameter D2 of the outlet of the airflow of the air tunnel of the housing so that the value D1/D2 in the region equal to or larger than 1.0 and equal to or smaller than 1.45, even when the same fan and motor as those of the conventional hair dryer are used, the volume of airflow of the hair dryer can be increased by reducing the pressure loss in the air tunnel.
  • the efficiency of the fan (output of the fan/ output of the motor) can be maximized.
  • FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a hair dryer 1 in accordance with this embodiment.
  • a housing 2 of the hair dryer 1 has an air tunnel 3 having substantially cylindrical shape and a grip 4 which is formed substantially perpendicular to the air tunnel 3.
  • the hair dryer 1 further comprises a heater 5, a fan 6 and a motor 7 for driving revolution of the fan 6 which are provided in an inside of the air tunnel 3, grids 10 and 11 which are attached to an inlet 8 and an outlet 9 of airflow of the air tunnel 3 for preventing foreign matter from getting into the air tunnel 3, an operation switch 12 provided on the grip 4, and a nozzle 13 detachably attached to the outlet 9 of airflow.
  • the fan 6 is provided at a portion in the vicinity of the inlet 8 of airflow.
  • FIG. 2 shows a shape of the fan 6 observed from front.
  • the fan 6 is a centrifugal fan which is generally used in a case that pressure loss is larger.
  • the fan 6 has a revolution shaft 61, a circular disc 62 provided substantially perpendicular to a center axis of the revolution shaft 61 and a plurality of impeller blades 63 each of which is substantially perpendicular to the circular disc 62 and curved in a predetermined direction against a radial line passing the center axis of the revolution shaft 61.
  • the circular disc 62 may be gently slanted toward a downstream side in an airflow path from the revolution axis 61 to outer periphery thereof, as shown in FIG. 1 . When it is attended to neighboring two impeller blades 63, these two impeller blades 63 are formed so that a distance between them becomes gradually wider from inner portion near to the revolution axis 61 to outer periphery of the circular disc 62.
  • FIG. 3 shows a relationship between a ratio D1/D2 of an outer diameter of the fan 6 against an inner diameter D2 of the outlet 9 of airflow of the air tunnel 3 of the housing 2 and pressure loss of the hair dryer.
  • abscissa shows value of the ratio D1/D2 of the outer diameter of the fan 6 against the inner diameter D2 of the outlet 9 of airflow
  • ordinate shows value of the pressure loss of the hair dryer.
  • the inner diameter D2 of the outlet 9 of airflow denotes not an inner diameter of a thing such as heater 5 contained in the housing 2 but an inner diameter of the housing 2 serving as the outlet 9 of airflow in a state that the nozzle 13 is not attached thereto.
  • the outer diameter D1 of the fan denotes not the diameter of the circular disc 61 but a diameter at the most outside portion of the impeller blades 63.
  • the volume of airflow of the hair dryer 1 can be increased by reducing the pressure loss in the air tunnel 3.
  • FIG. 4 shows definition of the pressure loss of the hair dryer.
  • abscissa shows value of a volume of airflow generated by one revolution of the fan
  • ordinate shows value of pressure of the airflow.
  • a characteristic curve designated by a symbol PQ shows a PQ-characteristic of the fan which shows a performance of the fan. As can be seen from PQ-characteristic curve, the larger the volume of airflow becomes, the lower the pressure decreases.
  • a characteristic curve designated by a symbol PL shows a pressure loss characteristic curve showing a relation between the volume of airflow and the pressure loss due to the air tunnel and the built-in objects contained therein. Generally, the larger the volume of airflow becomes, the larger the pressure loss increases.
  • a cross point P of the PQ-characteristic curve and the pressure loss characteristic curve corresponds to the pressure loss of the hair dryer mentioned here. If the pressure loss due to the air tunnel and the built-in objects is decreased, the inclination of the pressure loss characteristic curve becomes gentle, so that the cross point P of the PQ-characteristic curve and the pressure loss characteristic curve shifts rightward in the figure, and thereby, the value of the pressure at the cross point P falls and the volume of airflow increases.
  • FIG. 5 shows a relation between the ratio D1/D3 of the outer diameter D1 of the fan 6 against the inner diameter D3 of the air tunnel 3 surrounding the fan 6 and the maximum efficiency of the fan.
  • the value of the ratio D1/D3 has a maximum value in the vicinity of the value 0.6, and the value of the maximum efficiency of the fan suddenly falls when the value of the ratio D1/D3 becomes smaller than 0.6 or larger than 0.75.
  • the cause of this phenomenon is considered as follows.
  • the outer diameter D1 of the fan 6 and the inner diameter D2 of the outlet 9 of airflow of the air tunnel 3 of the housing 2 are selected so that the value D1/D2 in the region equal to or larger than 1.0 and equal to or smaller than 1.45, it is possible to increase the volume of airflow generated by the hair dryer 1 due to reduction of the pressure loss in the air tunnel 3 although the same performance of the fan using the same fan 6 and motor 7 as those of the conventional hair dryer.
  • the outer diameter D1 of the fan 6 and the inner diameter D3 of the air tunnel 3 of the housing 2 surrounding the fan 6 are selected so that the value D1/D3 in the region equal to or larger than 0.6 and equal to or smaller than 0.75, it is possible to maximize the efficiency of the fan (output of the fan/ output of the motor) although the same performance of the fan using the same fan 6 and motor 7 as those of the conventional hair dryer.
  • the hair dryer which generates strong airflow with a constant volume can be provided without increasing the rotation number of the motor and without enlarging the outer diameter of the fan by reducing the pressure loss due to the air tunnel.

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Claims (4)

  1. Sèche-cheveux (1) comprenant un boîtier (2) comportant un tunnel d'air sensiblement cylindrique (3), un ventilateur (6) prévu dans le tunnel d'air (3), un moteur (7) pour faire tourner le ventilateur (6) et un moyen de chauffage (5), dans lequel le ventilateur (6) est un ventilateur centrifuge qui comporte un arbre tournant (61), un disque circulaire (62) prévu sensiblement perpendiculairement à un axe central de l'arbre tournant (61) et une pluralité de pales de ventilateur (63) dont chacune est prévue sensiblement perpendiculairement au disque circulaire (62) mais est incurvée par rapport à une ligne radiale qui passe par l'axe central de l'arbre tournant (61) ; et lorsqu'un diamètre externe du ventilateur (6) est désigné au moyen d'un symbole D1 et qu'un diamètre interne d'une sortie (9) de circulation d'air du tunnel d'air (3) du boîtier (2) est désigné au moyen d'un symbole D2, une valeur de D1/D2 est dans une région égale ou supérieure à 1,0 et égale ou inférieure à 1,45 (1,0 ≤ D1/D2 ≤ 1,45).
  2. Sèche-cheveux selon la revendication 1, dans lequel, lorsqu'un diamètre interne du tunnel d'air (3) qui entoure le ventilateur (6) est désigné au moyen d'un symbole D3, une valeur de D1/D3 est dans une plage égale ou supérieure à 0,6 et égale ou inférieure à 0,75 (0,6 5 ≤ D1/D3 ≤ 0,75).
  3. Sèche-cheveux selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le disque circulaire (62) du ventilateur (6) est incliné en pente douce en direction d'un côté aval dans une voie de circulation d'air depuis l'axe tournant jusqu'à sa périphérie externe.
  4. Sèche-cheveux selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel:
    deux pales de ventilateur voisines (63) du ventilateur (6) sont formées de telle sorte qu'une distance entre elles devienne progressivement de plus en plus large depuis une partie interne à proximité de l'axe tournant jusqu'à une périphérie externe du disque circulaire (62).
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