EP2198736B1 - Hairdressing device with jaws for setting the hair - Google Patents

Hairdressing device with jaws for setting the hair Download PDF

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EP2198736B1
EP2198736B1 EP09356063.9A EP09356063A EP2198736B1 EP 2198736 B1 EP2198736 B1 EP 2198736B1 EP 09356063 A EP09356063 A EP 09356063A EP 2198736 B1 EP2198736 B1 EP 2198736B1
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Sylvie Lacombe
Marc Legrain
Bénédicte SIMOND
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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
    • A45D1/00—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
    • A45D1/28—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with means for controlling or indicating the temperature
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D1/00—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
    • A45D1/02—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with means for internal heating, e.g. by liquid fuel
    • A45D1/04—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with means for internal heating, e.g. by liquid fuel by electricity
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2/00—Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances ; Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for
    • A45D2/001—Hair straightening appliances

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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of hairdressing appliances such as curling irons or straighteners.
  • Such devices generally comprise two jaws at least one of which is heated and which are hinged together so as to be able to pinch a lock of hair to be shaped.
  • One of the jaws or both jaws are then heated directly or indirectly by an electric heating member whose temperature is regulated by a thermostatic system to reach a target temperature determined according to a temperature value possibly selected by a user of the device.
  • Such a type of hairdressing device gives full satisfaction with regard to its primary function of smoothing or shaping hair.
  • it requires the user to know the processing temperature he needs to achieve the expected result.
  • the user does not always have the opportunity to know the temperature value he must select to achieve the optimal result he seeks.
  • the use of this documentation can be difficult in the context of professional use or personal use on the move given the clutter of this documentation.
  • the adjustment parameters may for example be chosen from the following parameters: the nature of the hair, the user's ethnic origin, the type of hair, the state of the hair, the nature of the desired result, or the speed or speed of treatment desired, without this list has an exhaustive or limiting character.
  • the invention guarantees the user optimal operation of the device according to his needs without the user having to remember the setting that he must implement or that he has to refer to a user manual.
  • the selection means are adapted to allow a choice between at least three distinct values for each adjustment parameter.
  • the types of adjustment parameters taken into account are any type of parameter except the temperature parameter of the hairstyle elements in contact with the hair (the plates for a straightener, the roller for a curling iron ).
  • Separate values for the setting parameters may for example be for the "Nature of hair” setting: dry, normal or bold.
  • the distinct values offered to the user's choice may be for example: African, Indo-European, Eurasian or Asian.
  • the "hair type” parameter it could, for example, be offered a choice among curly, curly, delicate, thin or thick values.
  • the parameter "condition of the hair” it could be given to choose among the values following: damaged, colored or wet.
  • the desired result it could be considered to choose from the following parameter values: silky, stiff, shiny.
  • the speed of treatment the user could have to choose among the following values: short, normal and express.
  • the speed can be represented by the duration that the user wants to grant to the use of the hairdressing device, or the number of passage of the device on a wick, or the speed of passage of the user on a wick or any other parameter relating to the duration of treatment.
  • the values listed above for each adjustment parameter are neither exhaustive nor limiting lists and it could be envisaged to implement other values. Similarly, the values listed are not necessarily all used and it may be chosen to implement only some of them.
  • the hair styling apparatus will have adjustment parameters: the type of hair having one or more of at least two values: curly, curly, wavy; and the state of the hair having one of at least two values: healthy, fragile, damaged.
  • the choice of values for the adjustment parameters can be achieved in different ways.
  • this selection can be performed by means of a keyboard or two buttons.
  • a first button is used to determine the parameter to be set, whose name, for example, is displayed on a screen or an LCD display device granted to the electronic control unit.
  • a second button then makes it possible to determine by successive pressures the value selected for the previously selected parameter.
  • the selection means comprise separate selection members for each of the adjustment parameters.
  • the implementation of separate selection means for each of the parameters simplifies the implementation of the hairdressing apparatus according to the invention insofar as it allows the user a direct visual apprehension of the adjustment parameters at his disposal.
  • the electronic control unit comprises at least three registered programs of operation.
  • the control unit is then adapted to implement each of the operating programs according to the selected values of the adjustment parameters.
  • each registered program of operation can correspond to a static mode of operation, namely of application of the same temperature for the duration of implementation of the program or, conversely, a dynamic mode of operation with variation of temperature during the course of the program.
  • a dynamic program may for example include a progressive temperature increase sequence such as for example for smoothing long hair.
  • the sequence would then be triggered by the closure of the jaws actuating an ad hoc detector connected to the electronic control unit while the end of the sequence corresponds to the opening of the jaws determined by the same ad hoc detector.
  • Such an ad hoc detector can be of any suitable type, such as for example a mechanical or magnetic contactor as is well known to those skilled in the art and therefore does not require further description.
  • each operating program corresponds to a temperature range extending from a low temperature to a high temperature and comprises an intermediate temperature that corresponds to an initial target temperature, which will be used at the beginning of the implementation of the operating program by the electronic control unit.
  • the control unit is then adapted to carry and maintain the heating means at the target temperature.
  • control means comprise means for manual adjustment of the target temperature connected to the electronic control unit which is adapted to increase or reduce the target temperature value as a function of commands received from the control units.
  • means of adjustment means can then be adapted either to allow a continuous adjustment of the temperature or, conversely, a discretely adjusting the temperature by increasing or decreasing the temperature by a predetermined value step.
  • control means comprise means for manually raising the target temperature connected to the electronic control unit which is adapted for, during a first activation of the manual lifting means , increasing the target temperature by a preset value and, upon a second activation or deactivation of the temperature raising means, reducing the target temperature of the preset value.
  • the manual augmentation means thus offer the user the possibility of substantially increasing the target temperature in a single action.
  • the predefined value will then preferably be greater than the value of the adjustment step offered by the manual adjustment means possibly used.
  • the hairdressing apparatus comprises display means connected to the electronic control unit and adapted to display at least the value of the target temperature.
  • the display means are adapted to also display the low and high temperatures between which the temperature range of the implemented program extends.
  • the selection member or bodies of one of the parameters may be associated with luminous indication means connected to the electronic control unit. These means of light indication will preferably be but not necessarily adapted to be illuminated with a different color depending on the selected value of the parameter.
  • the display means can then be adapted to be illuminated in different colors similar to the colors of the light indication means.
  • the electronic control unit is then adapted to control the illumination of the display means so that their color corresponds to that associated with the selected value of the parameter.
  • the control means comprise means for temporarily locking the modifications of the parameters and / or the manual adjustments.
  • the implementation of such locking means makes it possible to avoid inadvertent modification of the value of the adjustment parameters during use in the event of an inadvertent or inadvertent action of the manual selection means or the manual adjustment means.
  • the locking means may be made in any suitable manner and, for example, comprise a control member, such as a slider switch having two positrons respectively locked and unlocked.
  • the locking means may also result from the operation of the electronic control unit which may be adapted to be in locked mode after a pressure exceeding a predetermined time on an adjustment or adjustment member and to go into unlocked mode after a period of time. new pressure of the same duration on an adjusting member or adjustment.
  • the hairdressing appliance can be adapted to control a different action than heating the hair.
  • the hairdressing apparatus can be adapted to control the pressure exerted by the jaws on the hair.
  • the hairdressing apparatus according to the invention may comprise electrical means for modifying the pressure exerted by the working surfaces in the closed position.
  • the electronic control unit is then adapted to control the means for modifying the pressure as a function of the selected values of the adjustment parameters.
  • the means for adjusting the pressure can be of any suitable nature and such that electromechanical by making for example a cam system exerting a modular force approximating the jaws when the latter are in the closed position.
  • the means for adjusting the pressure can also be magnetic type as described in the application FR 2 913 316 .
  • the control electronics can then be adapted to provide static control of the pressure value as a function of the selected adjustment parameters or, on the contrary, dynamic control of the pressure by varying the pressure value according to a predetermined program according to the parameters. selected settings.
  • the hairdressing appliance according to the invention can be designed to act on a hair treatment parameter other than heat or pressure.
  • the hairdressing apparatus according to the invention can be adapted to control for example the speed of passage of the hair between the jaws when the latter are in the closed position.
  • the hairdressing appliance according to the invention may comprise electrical means for controlling the speed of passage of the hair between the working surfaces.
  • the electronic control unit is then adapted to control the servo-control means as a function of the selected values of the adjustment parameters.
  • the electrical means for controlling the speed of passage of the hair can be made in any appropriate manner such as, for example, by the implementation at the jaws of at least one roller whose speed of rotation is controlled either by implementing an electric motor which drives the roller at a given speed determined by the electronic control unit, or by associating the roller with a braking system whose braking intensity is controlled by the electronic control unit.
  • An example of electrical means for controlling the speed of hair passage is described by the application FR 2 913 571 .
  • the hairdressing appliance according to the invention may also comprise steam production means controlled by the electronic control unit as a function of the selected adjustment parameters.
  • steam production means controlled by the electronic control unit as a function of the selected adjustment parameters.
  • Such means for producing vapors are for example described in the application EP 1 967 088 .
  • a hairdressing apparatus as illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 and generally designated by reference 1, comprises two elongated jaws 2 and 3 of generally parallelepipedal general shape.
  • the jaws 2 and 3 are connected near one of their ends by a hinge or pivot link 4 of axis ⁇ .
  • the jaws 2 and 3 are hinged together and movable between an open position O as illustrated in FIG. figure 1 and a closed position F more particularly represented in the figure 2 .
  • Each jaw 2, 3 comprises near an end opposite to the link 4, a working surface, respectively, S 2 , S 3 .
  • These working surfaces S 2 , S 3 are located facing each other and extend over only a portion of the length of the jaws 2 and 3 so as to define in the closed position F a treatment zone T of hair.
  • Each working surface S 2 , S 3 has, according to the illustrated example, a generally rectangular shape and is made of a thermally conductive material having a surface condition adapted to be placed in contact with hair without the risk of damaging them.
  • each working surface S 2 , S 3 may for example be smooth by being polished or possibly covered with an enamel, a ceramic material or a glass layer. The smooth or polished nature of the work surfaces S 2 , S 3 does not exclude the presence on these of an embossing pattern.
  • At least one of the working surfaces and, according to the illustrated example, the two working surfaces are associated with electric heating means 6, 7 can be made of any suitable manner such as, for example, in the form of a resistive heating element CTP or infrared emission.
  • the electric heating means 6 and 7 are arranged in relation to working surfaces S 2 , S 3 being located inside the jaws 2 and 3.
  • the heating means 6, 7 are further connected to an electronic unit 10 of the control unit 10 is supplied with electrical energy by a cord which extends from one end of the second jaw opposed to the working surfaces S 2 and S 3 and which is intended to be granted to the electrical network.
  • the power supply of the hairdressing apparatus 1 could also be provided by batteries or batteries arranged inside one or the other, or both jaws 2 and 3.
  • the hairdressing apparatus 1 also comprises means M for manually selecting the values of at least two adjustment parameters of the hairdressing apparatus.
  • the manual selection means M comprise a main switch 11 comprising a slider 12 movable between four positions, so a first, noted off to the figure 3 , corresponds to the stop of the hairdressing apparatus 1 while the other three positrons respectively denoted A, Fz and W & C to this same figure 3 correspond to three distinct values of the same adjustment parameter such as, for example, the nature of the hair.
  • the position denoted A then corresponds to curly - frizzy hair, the position noted Fz with curly hair and finally the position denoted W & C corresponds to wavy hair.
  • the manual selection means M also comprise a set E of three microswitches 13, 14 and 15 each corresponding to a value distinct from a second adjustment parameter such as, for example, the state of the hair.
  • the first micro-switch 13 also marked h corresponds to healthy hair
  • the second micro-switch 14 also marked by the letter d corresponds to weakened hair
  • the third micro-switch 15 marked by the letter f corresponds to hair damaged.
  • the microswitches 13 to 15 and the main switch 11 are connected to the electronic control unit 10.
  • the hairdressing apparatus 1 also comprises display means 16 which are connected to the electronic control unit 10 and whose function will appear subsequently.
  • the display means 16 may be made in any suitable manner such as, for example, in the form of a liquid crystal display screen.
  • the hairdressing apparatus thus constituted operates in the following manner.
  • the user moves the slider 12, of the main switch 11, from its "off" position to one or other of its other three positions according to its choice of the value of the corresponding setting parameter.
  • the user selects the value he wants for the second setting parameter by pressing the one of his choice of the three microswitches 13 to 15.
  • each microswitch 13 to 15 is associated, according to the illustrated example, means L light indication comprising according to the example three light emitting diodes (LED or English LED) 17, 18, 19, each disposed opposite a micro- switch 13, 14 or 15.
  • Each of the LEDS can then have a color distinct from the other two thus allowing the user to better visualize his choice.
  • Display means 16 may then be adapted to illuminate with the same color as that of the diode corresponding to the value chosen by means of microswitches 13 to 15.
  • the electronic control unit 10 controls the ignition of the corresponding LED and the illumination of the display means 16 according to the corresponding color.
  • the unit 10 also controls the operation of the heating means 6, 7 according to this selection by choosing a program, which corresponds to the selection, from among various programs recorded in the unit 10.
  • unit 10 contains five separate pre-recorded programs.
  • Each operating program here corresponds to a temperature range extending from a low temperature to a high temperature and comprises an intermediate temperature which corresponds to an initial target temperature used at the beginning of the implementation of the operating program by the control unit.
  • the first program P 1 corresponds to a temperature range for the heating means whose low temperature is of the order of 130 ° C while the high temperature is of the order of 150 ° C.
  • the intermediate temperature or initial target of the program P 1 is then chosen at 140 ° C.
  • the temperature range of the second program P 2 ranges from 150 ° C to 170 ° C with an intermediate temperature selected at 160 ° C.
  • the third program P 3 has a temperature range from 170 ° C to 190 ° C with an intermediate temperature of 180 ° C.
  • the fourth program P 4 has a temperature range extending from 190 ° C to 210 ° C with an intermediate temperature of 200 ° C while the intermediate range of the fifth program P 5 extends from 210 ° C to 230 ° C with an intermediate temperature of 220 ° C.
  • the electronic control unit 10 When the user selects the adjustment parameters by means of the main switch 11 and the micro-switch assembly E, the electronic control unit 10 implements the program corresponding to the parameters selected in accordance with the table of the figure 4 .
  • the control unit 6 controls the ignition of the led 18, for example blue color and illumination in the same blue color of the display 16.
  • the electronic control unit 10 implements the operating program P 2 and controls the supply of the heating means 6 and 7 so as to achieve and maintain a target temperature corresponding to the initial intermediate temperature of the P 2 program, namely 160 ° C.
  • the control unit receives the signals relating to the choice of the user, processes them and sends as a result a signal for controlling the temperature, the processing speed or the calculated pressure corresponding to the programs stored in a memory.
  • the memory and the control unit are common electronic components and it is within the abilities of those skilled in the art to select, arrange and program these elements to develop this command.
  • the hairdressing apparatus comprises means A for manual adjustment of the target temperature.
  • these manual adjustment means A comprise two microswitches 25 and 26 connected to the electronic control unit 10.
  • a pressure on the microswitch 25 then makes it possible to increase the target temperature of a not a predetermined value, for example, 5 ° C or 10 ° C while a pressure on the microswitch 26 reduces the target temperature, as shown in the center of the display 16, a step of the same value.
  • the control unit modifies the value of the displayed target temperature and controls the operation of the heating means to reach and maintain this target temperature.
  • the hairdressing appliance 1 also comprises means 27 for manually raising the target temperature.
  • the means 27 comprise a microswitch connected to the electronic control unit 10.
  • the unit 10 increases the target temperature by one value. predefined, for example of the order of 25 ° C or 30 ° C.
  • the control unit 10 also controls the display to include the new target temperature increased by the preset value.
  • the control unit 10 can be adapted to enter the lock mode when the pressure on one or other of the microswitches 13 at 15 or 26 to 27 exceeds a predetermined duration of the order of a few seconds, for example three.
  • a pressure of a duration equivalent to that required to enter the lock mode is again exerted on one or the other of the micro-switches, the control unit returns to the unlocked mode again allowing a modification of the setting parameters.
  • control unit 10 only controls the heating means 6 and 7.
  • the hairdressing apparatus 1 could also comprise means for adjusting the pressure exerted by the the working surfaces S 2 , S 3 controlled by the control unit 10 according to programs corresponding to the selected parameter values.
  • the operation of the hairdressing appliance 1 is determined according to the chosen values of two adjustment parameters.
  • the control means M integrating the main switch 11 as well as the manual adjustment means A and the display 16, furthermore comprise a second slider switch 31 making it possible to select the values of a third adjustment parameter such as, for example, the desired type of smoothing (wand smoothing, light smoothing, etc.).
  • the hairdressing apparatus comprises pressure modification means 30 shown schematically. figure 2 .
  • the electronic control unit 10 is then adapted to control the means 30 while the display 16 is adapted to indicate an implementation of the modulation of the pressure by displaying, for example, qualitative indications of pressure such as pressure 1, pressure 2, pressure 3 if the device allows three ranges or ranges of pressure.
  • the hairdressing apparatus 10 then comprises a microswitch 32 connected to the control unit and allowing the user to select cyclically a pressure range from the range of pressure at his disposal.
  • control means formed by the electronic control unit 10 and the various switches allowing selection of the setting parameter values and any adjustments, are integrated in the jaws 2, 3.
  • these control means could be arranged in another place such as, for example, in a gripping handle extending in the extension of a jaw and on which would be articulated the other jaw.
  • the means of control could also be arranged in a remote box, attached to a power cord and placed at a distance from the jaws.

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La présente invention concerne le domaine technique des appareils de coiffure tels que les fers à boucler ou encore les lisseurs.The present invention relates to the technical field of hairdressing appliances such as curling irons or straighteners.

Un tel appareil est divulgué dans le document WO 03/056971 A1 .Such an apparatus is disclosed in the document WO 03/056971 A1 .

De tels appareils comprennent généralement deux mâchoires dont l'une au moins est chauffante et qui sont articulées entre elles de manière à pourvoir pincer une mèche de cheveux devant être mise en forme. L'une des mâchoires ou les deux mâchoires sont alors chauffées directement ou indirectement par un organe de chauffage électrique dont la température est régulée par un système thermostatique pour atteindre une température cible déterminée en fonction d'une valeur de température éventuellement sélectionnée par un utilisateur de l'appareil.Such devices generally comprise two jaws at least one of which is heated and which are hinged together so as to be able to pinch a lock of hair to be shaped. One of the jaws or both jaws are then heated directly or indirectly by an electric heating member whose temperature is regulated by a thermostatic system to reach a target temperature determined according to a temperature value possibly selected by a user of the device.

Un tel type d'appareil de coiffure donne pleinement satisfaction en ce qui concerne sa fonction première de lissage ou de mise en forme des cheveux. Toutefois, il impose à l'utilisateur de connaître la température de traitement dont il a besoin pour atteindre le résultat escompté. Or, sauf à avoir à sa disposition la documentation de l'appareil, l'utilisateur n'a pas toujours la possibilité de connaître la valeur de température qu'il doit sélectionner pour atteindre de façon optimale le résultat qu'il recherche. L'usage de cette documentation peut être difficile dans le cadre d'une utilisation professionnelle ou encore d'une utilisation personnelle en déplacement compte tenu de l'encombrement de cette documentation.Such a type of hairdressing device gives full satisfaction with regard to its primary function of smoothing or shaping hair. However, it requires the user to know the processing temperature he needs to achieve the expected result. However, except having at his disposal the documentation of the device, the user does not always have the opportunity to know the temperature value he must select to achieve the optimal result he seeks. The use of this documentation can be difficult in the context of professional use or personal use on the move given the clutter of this documentation.

Il apparaît donc le besoin d'un appareil de coiffure qui soit en mesure d'aider l'utilisateur à mettre l'appareil en oeuvre dans des conditions optimales de fonctionnement sans qu'il lui soit absolument nécessaire de connaître exactement la température d'utilisation correspondant à l'effet recherché.It therefore appears the need for a hairdressing apparatus that is able to help the user to put the device into operation under optimal operating conditions without it being absolutely necessary for him to know exactly the temperature of use. corresponding to the desired effect.

Afin d'atteindre cet objectif, l'invention a pour objet un appareil de coiffure selon la revendication indépendante 1, comprenant au moins :

  • deux mâchoires allongées et articulées entre elles pour être mobiles entre une position ouverte et une position fermée dans laquelle elles définissent, par des surfaces de travail en regard, une zone de traitement de cheveux,
  • des moyens électriques de chauffage associés à l'une au moins des surfaces de travail,
  • des moyens de commandes des moyens électriques de chauffage.
In order to achieve this object, the subject of the invention is a hairdressing appliance according to independent claim 1, comprising at least:
  • two elongated jaws articulated together to be movable between an open position and a closed position in which they define, by facing work surfaces, a hair treatment area,
  • electric heating means associated with at least one of the working surfaces,
  • control means of the electric heating means.

Selon l'invention, les moyens de commande comprennent au moins :

  • des moyens de sélection manuelle de valeurs d'au moins deux paramètres de réglage,
  • et une unité électronique de commande qui est raccordée aux moyens de sélection ainsi qu'aux moyens de chauffage et qui est adaptée pour piloter au moins le fonctionnement des moyens de chauffage en fonction des valeurs sélectionnées des paramètres de réglage.
According to the invention, the control means comprise at least:
  • means for manually selecting values of at least two adjustment parameters,
  • and an electronic control unit which is connected to the selection means as well as to the heating means and which is adapted to control at least the operation of the heating means according to the selected values of the adjustment parameters.

Les paramètres de réglage peuvent par exemple être choisis parmi les paramètres suivants : nature des cheveux, origine ethnique de l'utilisateur, type de cheveux, état des cheveux, nature du résultat souhaité, ou encore rapidité ou vitesse de traitement souhaitée, sans que cette liste possède un caractère exhaustif ou limitatif.The adjustment parameters may for example be chosen from the following parameters: the nature of the hair, the user's ethnic origin, the type of hair, the state of the hair, the nature of the desired result, or the speed or speed of treatment desired, without this list has an exhaustive or limiting character.

En donnant à l'utilisateur de l'appareil la possibilité de choisir une valeur pour au moins deux critères tels que, par exemple, choisis parmi ceux énumérés ci-dessus puis en déterminant de façon automatique un programme de fonctionnement des moyens de chauffage au moins, l'invention garantit à l'utilisateur un fonctionnement optimal de l'appareil en fonction de ses besoins sans que l'utilisateur n'ait à se souvenir du réglage qu'il doit mettre en oeuvre ou qu'il n'ait à se reporter à une notice d'utilisation.By giving the user of the apparatus the possibility of choosing a value for at least two criteria such as, for example, chosen from those enumerated above and then automatically determining an operating program of the heating means at least , the invention guarantees the user optimal operation of the device according to his needs without the user having to remember the setting that he must implement or that he has to refer to a user manual.

Selon une caractéristique de l'invention, les moyens de sélection sont adaptés pour permettre un choix entre au moins trois valeurs distinctes pour chaque paramètre de réglage.According to one characteristic of the invention, the selection means are adapted to allow a choice between at least three distinct values for each adjustment parameter.

Les natures de paramètres de réglage pris en compte sont tout type de paramètre sauf le paramètre de température des éléments de coiffure en contact avec les cheveux (les plaques pour un lisseur, le rouleau pour un fer à boucler...).The types of adjustment parameters taken into account are any type of parameter except the temperature parameter of the hairstyle elements in contact with the hair (the plates for a straightener, the roller for a curling iron ...).

Les valeurs distinctes pour les paramètres de réglage pourront par exemple être pour le paramètre de « Nature de cheveux » : sec, normaux ou gras. Pour le paramètre « origine ethnique », les valeurs distinctes offertes au choix de l'utilisateur pourront être par exemple : africain, indo-européen, eurasien ou asiatique. Pour le paramètre « type de cheveux », il pourrait, par exemple, être offert un choix parmi les valeurs bouclés, frisés, délicats, fins ou épais. Pour le paramètre « état du cheveu », il pourrait être donné à choisir parmi les valeurs suivantes : abimés, colorés ou humides. En ce qui concerne le résultat souhaité, il pourrait être envisagé de choisir parmi des valeurs de paramètres suivantes : soyeux, raides, brillants. De la même manière, pour ce qui concerne la vitesse de traitement, l'utilisateur pourrait avoir à choisir parmi les valeurs suivantes : court, normal et express. La rapidité peut être représentée par la durée que l'utilisateur veut bien octroyer à l'usage de l'appareil de coiffure, ou bien le nombre de passage de l'appareil sur une mèche, ou la vitesse de passage de l'utilisateur sur une mèche ou tout autre paramètre relatif à la durée de traitement. Bien entendu, les valeurs listées ci-dessus pour chaque paramètre de réglage ne constituent des listes ni exhaustives ni limitatives et il pourrait être envisagé de mettre en oeuvre d'autres valeurs. De même, les valeurs listées ne sont pas nécessairement toutes utilisées et il peut être choisi de ne mettre en oeuvre que certaines seulement d'entre elles.
Selon un mode de l'invention, l'appareil de coiffure aura pour paramètres de réglage : le type de cheveux ayant pour valeur une parmi au moins deux valeurs suivantes : bouclé, frisé, ondulé; et l'état du cheveu ayant pour valeur une parmi au moins deux valeurs suivantes : sain, fragile, abîmé.Separate values for the setting parameters may for example be for the "Nature of hair" setting: dry, normal or bold. For the "ethnic origin" parameter, the distinct values offered to the user's choice may be for example: African, Indo-European, Eurasian or Asian. For the "hair type" parameter, it could, for example, be offered a choice among curly, curly, delicate, thin or thick values. For the parameter "condition of the hair", it could be given to choose among the values following: damaged, colored or wet. Regarding the desired result, it could be considered to choose from the following parameter values: silky, stiff, shiny. In the same way, regarding the speed of treatment, the user could have to choose among the following values: short, normal and express. The speed can be represented by the duration that the user wants to grant to the use of the hairdressing device, or the number of passage of the device on a wick, or the speed of passage of the user on a wick or any other parameter relating to the duration of treatment. Of course, the values listed above for each adjustment parameter are neither exhaustive nor limiting lists and it could be envisaged to implement other values. Similarly, the values listed are not necessarily all used and it may be chosen to implement only some of them.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the hair styling apparatus will have adjustment parameters: the type of hair having one or more of at least two values: curly, curly, wavy; and the state of the hair having one of at least two values: healthy, fragile, damaged.

Selon l'invention, le choix des valeurs pour les paramètres de réglage peut être réalisé de différentes manières. Ainsi, cette sélection peut être effectuée au moyen d'un clavier ou de deux boutons. Un premier bouton permet de déterminer le paramètre à régler, dont le nom par exemple s'affiche sur un écran ou un dispositif d'affichage LCD accordé à l'unité électronique de commande. Un deuxième bouton permet alors de déterminer par des pressions successives la valeur retenue pour le paramètre préalablement sélectionné. Bien entendu, il pourrait être envisagé de mettre à la disposition de l'utilisateur d'autres moyens de sélection des valeurs des paramètres de réglage.According to the invention, the choice of values for the adjustment parameters can be achieved in different ways. Thus, this selection can be performed by means of a keyboard or two buttons. A first button is used to determine the parameter to be set, whose name, for example, is displayed on a screen or an LCD display device granted to the electronic control unit. A second button then makes it possible to determine by successive pressures the value selected for the previously selected parameter. Of course, it could be envisaged to make available to the user other means for selecting the values of the adjustment parameters.

Selon une caractéristique de l'invention, les moyens de sélection comprennent des organes de sélection distincts pour chacun des paramètres de réglage. La mise en oeuvre de moyens de sélection distincts pour chacun des paramètres simplifie la mise en oeuvre de l'appareil de coiffure selon l'invention dans la mesure où elle permet à l'utilisateur une appréhension visuelle directe des paramètres de réglage à sa disposition.According to one characteristic of the invention, the selection means comprise separate selection members for each of the adjustment parameters. The implementation of separate selection means for each of the parameters simplifies the implementation of the hairdressing apparatus according to the invention insofar as it allows the user a direct visual apprehension of the adjustment parameters at his disposal.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, l'unité électronique de commande comprend au moins trois programmes enregistrés de fonctionnement. L'unité de commande est alors adaptée pour mettre oeuvre chacun des programmes de fonctionnement en fonction des valeurs sélectionnées des paramètres de réglage. Selon l'invention, chaque programme enregistré de fonctionnement peut correspondre à un mode de fonctionnement statique, à savoir d'application d'une même température pour toute la durée de mise en oeuvre du programme ou, au contraire, un mode de fonctionnement dynamique avec variation de la température au cours du déroulement du programme. Un tel programme dynamique peut par exemple comprendre une séquence d'augmentation progressive de la température comme par exemple pour le lissage de cheveux longs. La séquence serait alors déclenchée par la fermeture des mâchoires actionnant un détecteur ad hoc relié à l'unité électronique de commande tandis que la fin de la séquence correspondrait à l'ouverture des mâchoires déterminée par ce même détecteur ad hoc. Un tel détecteur ad hoc peut être de tout type approprié, tel que par exemple un contacteur mécanique ou magnétique comme cela est bien connu de l'homme du métier et ne nécessite donc pas de plus ample description.According to another characteristic of the invention, the electronic control unit comprises at least three registered programs of operation. The control unit is then adapted to implement each of the operating programs according to the selected values of the adjustment parameters. According to the invention, each registered program of operation can correspond to a static mode of operation, namely of application of the same temperature for the duration of implementation of the program or, conversely, a dynamic mode of operation with variation of temperature during the course of the program. Such a dynamic program may for example include a progressive temperature increase sequence such as for example for smoothing long hair. The sequence would then be triggered by the closure of the jaws actuating an ad hoc detector connected to the electronic control unit while the end of the sequence corresponds to the opening of the jaws determined by the same ad hoc detector. Such an ad hoc detector can be of any suitable type, such as for example a mechanical or magnetic contactor as is well known to those skilled in the art and therefore does not require further description.

Bien entendu, un tel programme dynamique de fonctionnement n'est pas nécessaire à la réalisation de l'invention. Ainsi, selon une forme de réalisation, chaque programme de fonctionnement correspond à une plage de température s'étendant d'une température basse à une température haute et comprend une température intermédiaire qui correspond à une température cible initiale, qui sera utilisée au début de la mise en oeuvre du programme de fonctionnement par l'unité électronique de contrôle. L'unité de commande est alors adaptée pour porter et maintenir les moyens de chauffage à la température cible.Of course, such a dynamic program of operation is not necessary for carrying out the invention. Thus, according to one embodiment, each operating program corresponds to a temperature range extending from a low temperature to a high temperature and comprises an intermediate temperature that corresponds to an initial target temperature, which will be used at the beginning of the implementation of the operating program by the electronic control unit. The control unit is then adapted to carry and maintain the heating means at the target temperature.

Selon une variante de cette forme de réalisation, les moyens de commande comprennent des moyens d'ajustement manuel de la température cible raccordés à l'unité électronique de commande qui est adaptée pour augmenter ou réduire la valeur de température cible en fonction de commandes reçues des moyens d'ajustement. Des moyens d'ajustement manuels peuvent alors être adaptés soit pour permettre un ajustement continu de la température ou, au contraire, un ajustement discret de la température par augmentation ou diminution de la température d'un pas de valeur prédéterminée.According to a variant of this embodiment, the control means comprise means for manual adjustment of the target temperature connected to the electronic control unit which is adapted to increase or reduce the target temperature value as a function of commands received from the control units. means of adjustment. Manual adjustment means can then be adapted either to allow a continuous adjustment of the temperature or, conversely, a discretely adjusting the temperature by increasing or decreasing the temperature by a predetermined value step.

Selon une autre variante de cette forme de réalisation, les moyens de commande comprennent des moyens d'élévation manuelle de la température cible raccordés à l'unité électronique de commande qui est adaptée pour, lors d'une première activation des moyens d'élévation manuelle, augmenter la température cible d'une valeur prédéfinie et, lors d'une deuxième activation ou d'une désactivation des moyens d'élévation de la température, réduire la température cible de la valeur prédéfinie. Les moyens d'augmentation manuels offrent ainsi à l'utilisateur la possibilité d'augmenter sensiblement la température cible en une seule action. La valeur prédéfinie sera alors de préférence supérieure à la valeur du pas d'ajustement offert par les moyens d'ajustement manuels éventuellement mis en oeuvre.According to another variant of this embodiment, the control means comprise means for manually raising the target temperature connected to the electronic control unit which is adapted for, during a first activation of the manual lifting means , increasing the target temperature by a preset value and, upon a second activation or deactivation of the temperature raising means, reducing the target temperature of the preset value. The manual augmentation means thus offer the user the possibility of substantially increasing the target temperature in a single action. The predefined value will then preferably be greater than the value of the adjustment step offered by the manual adjustment means possibly used.

Selon une autre variante de la forme de réalisation ci-dessus, l'appareil de coiffure comprend des moyens d'affichage raccordés à l'unité électronique de commande et adaptés pour afficher au moins la valeur de la température cible.According to another variant of the embodiment above, the hairdressing apparatus comprises display means connected to the electronic control unit and adapted to display at least the value of the target temperature.

Selon une caractéristique de cette variante, les moyens d'affichage sont adaptés pour afficher également les températures basse et haute entre lesquelles s'étend la plage de température du programme mis en oeuvre.According to a characteristic of this variant, the display means are adapted to also display the low and high temperatures between which the temperature range of the implemented program extends.

Lorsque l'appareil de coiffure comprend des organes de sélection distincts pour chacun des paramètres de réglage, le ou les organes de sélection de l'un des paramètres peuvent être associés à des moyens d'indication lumineuse raccordés à l'unité électronique de commande. Ces moyens d'indication lumineux seront de préférence mais non nécessairement adaptés pour être éclairés d'une couleur différente selon la valeur sélectionnée du paramètre.When the hairdressing apparatus comprises separate selection members for each of the adjustment parameters, the selection member or bodies of one of the parameters may be associated with luminous indication means connected to the electronic control unit. These means of light indication will preferably be but not necessarily adapted to be illuminated with a different color depending on the selected value of the parameter.

Selon une caractéristique de l'invention, les moyens d'affichage peuvent être alors adaptés pour être éclairés selon des couleurs différentes analogues aux couleurs des moyens d'indication lumineuse. L'unité électronique de commande est alors adaptée pour piloter l'éclairage des moyens d'affichage de manière que leur couleur corresponde à celle associée à la valeur sélectionnée du paramètre. La mise en oeuvre de couleur différente selon la valeur sélectionnée d'un paramètre permet à l'utilisateur d'avoir une perception instantanée du réglage qu'il a choisi.According to a characteristic of the invention, the display means can then be adapted to be illuminated in different colors similar to the colors of the light indication means. The electronic control unit is then adapted to control the illumination of the display means so that their color corresponds to that associated with the selected value of the parameter. The implementation of different color according to the selected value of a parameter allows the user to have an instant perception of the setting he has chosen.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, les moyens de commandes comprennent des moyens pour verrouiller temporairement les modifications des paramètres et/ou les ajustements manuels. La mise en oeuvre de tels moyens de verrouillage permet d'éviter une modification intempestive de la valeur des paramètres de réglage en cours d'utilisation en cas d'action malencontreuse ou non volontaire des moyens de sélection manuelle ou des moyens d'ajustement manuel. Les moyens de verrouillage peuvent être réalisés de toute façon appropriée et, par exemple, comprendre un organe de commande, tel qu'un interrupteur à curseur ayant deux positons respectivement verrouillée et déverrouillée. Les moyens de verrouillage peuvent également résulter du fonctionnement de l'unité électronique de commande qui peut être adaptée pour se placer en mode verrouillée après une pression excédant une durée prédéterminée sur un organe de réglage ou d'ajustement et pour passer en mode déverrouillé après une nouvelle pression de même durée sur un organe de réglage ou d'ajustement.According to another characteristic of the invention, the control means comprise means for temporarily locking the modifications of the parameters and / or the manual adjustments. The implementation of such locking means makes it possible to avoid inadvertent modification of the value of the adjustment parameters during use in the event of an inadvertent or inadvertent action of the manual selection means or the manual adjustment means. The locking means may be made in any suitable manner and, for example, comprise a control member, such as a slider switch having two positrons respectively locked and unlocked. The locking means may also result from the operation of the electronic control unit which may be adapted to be in locked mode after a pressure exceeding a predetermined time on an adjustment or adjustment member and to go into unlocked mode after a period of time. new pressure of the same duration on an adjusting member or adjustment.

Selon l'invention, l'appareil de coiffure peut être adapté pour maîtriser une autre action que le chauffage des cheveux. Ainsi, l'appareil de coiffure peut être adapté pour maîtriser la pression exercée par les mâchoires sur les cheveux. A cet effet, l'appareil de coiffure selon l'invention peut comprendre des moyens électriques de modification de la pression exercée par les surfaces de travail en position fermée. L'unité électronique de commande est alors adaptée pour piloter les moyens de modification de la pression en fonction des valeurs sélectionnées des paramètres de réglage. Les moyens de réglage de la pression peuvent être de toute nature appropriée et telle qu'électromécanique en faisant par exemple intervenir un système de cames exerçant une force modulable de rapprochement des mâchoires lorsque ces dernières sont en position fermée. Les moyens de réglage de la pression peuvent être également de type magnétique comme cela est décrit dans la demande FR 2 913 316 . L'électronique de commande peut alors être adaptée pour assurer un pilotage statique de la valeur de pression en fonction des paramètres de réglage sélectionnés ou au contraire un pilotage dynamique de la pression en faisant varier la valeur de pression selon un programme prédéterminé en fonction des paramètres de réglage sélectionnés.According to the invention, the hairdressing appliance can be adapted to control a different action than heating the hair. Thus, the hairdressing apparatus can be adapted to control the pressure exerted by the jaws on the hair. For this purpose, the hairdressing apparatus according to the invention may comprise electrical means for modifying the pressure exerted by the working surfaces in the closed position. The electronic control unit is then adapted to control the means for modifying the pressure as a function of the selected values of the adjustment parameters. The means for adjusting the pressure can be of any suitable nature and such that electromechanical by making for example a cam system exerting a modular force approximating the jaws when the latter are in the closed position. The means for adjusting the pressure can also be magnetic type as described in the application FR 2 913 316 . The control electronics can then be adapted to provide static control of the pressure value as a function of the selected adjustment parameters or, on the contrary, dynamic control of the pressure by varying the pressure value according to a predetermined program according to the parameters. selected settings.

De la même manière, l'appareil de coiffure selon l'invention peut être conçu pour agir sur un paramètre de traitement des cheveux autre que la chaleur ou la pression. Ainsi, l'appareil de coiffure selon l'invention peut être adapté pour contrôler par exemple la vitesse de passage des cheveux entre les mâchoires lorsque ces dernières sont en position fermée. A cet effet, l'appareil de coiffure selon l'invention peut comprendre des moyens électriques d'asservissement de la vitesse de passage des cheveux entre les surfaces de travail. L'unité électronique de commande est alors adaptée pour piloter les moyens d'asservissement en fonction des valeurs sélectionnées des paramètres de réglage. Les moyens électriques d'asservissement de la vitesse de passage des cheveux peuvent être réalisés de toute manière appropriée telle que, par exemple, par la mise en oeuvre au niveau des mâchoires d'au moins un rouleau dont la vitesse de rotation est maîtrisée soit en mettant en oeuvre un moteur électrique qui entraîne le rouleau à une vitesse donnée déterminée par l'unité électronique de commande, soit en associant le rouleau à un système de freinage dont l'intensité de freinage est pilotée par l'unité électronique de commande. Un exemple de moyens électriques pour la maîtrise de la vitesse de passage des cheveux est décrit par la demande FR 2 913 571 .In the same way, the hairdressing appliance according to the invention can be designed to act on a hair treatment parameter other than heat or pressure. Thus, the hairdressing apparatus according to the invention can be adapted to control for example the speed of passage of the hair between the jaws when the latter are in the closed position. For this purpose, the hairdressing appliance according to the invention may comprise electrical means for controlling the speed of passage of the hair between the working surfaces. The electronic control unit is then adapted to control the servo-control means as a function of the selected values of the adjustment parameters. The electrical means for controlling the speed of passage of the hair can be made in any appropriate manner such as, for example, by the implementation at the jaws of at least one roller whose speed of rotation is controlled either by implementing an electric motor which drives the roller at a given speed determined by the electronic control unit, or by associating the roller with a braking system whose braking intensity is controlled by the electronic control unit. An example of electrical means for controlling the speed of hair passage is described by the application FR 2 913 571 .

L'appareil de coiffure selon l'invention peut également comprendre des moyens de production de vapeur pilotés par l'unité électronique de commande en fonction des paramètres de réglage sélectionnés. De tels moyens de production de vapeurs sont par exemple décrits dans la demande EP 1 967 088 .The hairdressing appliance according to the invention may also comprise steam production means controlled by the electronic control unit as a function of the selected adjustment parameters. Such means for producing vapors are for example described in the application EP 1 967 088 .

Bien entendu, des différentes caractéristiques, formes et variantes de réalisation de l'invention peuvent être associées les unes avec les autres selon diverses combinaisons dans la mesure où elles ne sont pas incompatibles ou exclusives les unes des autres.Of course, different features, shapes and embodiments of the invention may be associated with each other in various combinations to the extent that they are not incompatible or exclusive of each other.

Par ailleurs, diverses autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortent de la description ci-dessous effectuée en référence aux dessins annexés qui illustrent des formes non limitatives de réalisation d'un appareil de coiffure selon l'invention.

  • La figure 1 est une vue de côté d'un appareil de coiffure selon l'invention des mâchoires en position ouverte.
  • La figure 2 est une coupe longitudinale schématique de l'appareil de coiffure, illustré à la figure 1, en position fermée des mâchoires.
  • La figure 3 est une vue de dessus, selon la ligne III-III de la figure 2, de l'appareil de coiffure illustré figures 1 et 2.
  • La figure 4 est un tableau montrant une sélection de programme en fonction des valeurs choisies des paramètres de réglage.
  • La figure 5 est une vue analogue à la figure 3 d'une autre forme de réalisation d'un appareil de coiffure selon l'invention, permettant la sélection de valeurs pour trois paramètres de réglage.
Moreover, various other features and advantages of the invention emerge from the description below made with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate non-limiting embodiments of a hairdressing appliance according to the invention.
  • The figure 1 is a side view of a hairdressing apparatus according to the invention jaws in the open position.
  • The figure 2 is a schematic longitudinal section of the hair styling apparatus, illustrated in figure 1 , in the closed position of the jaws.
  • The figure 3 is a view from above, according to line III-III of the figure 2 , illustrated hairdressing apparatus Figures 1 and 2 .
  • The figure 4 is a table showing a program selection based on the chosen values of the setting parameters.
  • The figure 5 is a view similar to the figure 3 another embodiment of a hairdressing apparatus according to the invention, allowing the selection of values for three adjustment parameters.

Sur ces figures, les références communes désignent des éléments communs aux différentes formes de réalisation.In these figures, the common references designate elements common to the different embodiments.

Un appareil de coiffure conforme à l'invention, tel qu'illustré aux figures 1 à 3 et désigné dans son ensemble par la référence 1, comprend deux mâchoires allongées 2 et 3 de forme générale sensiblement parallélépipédique. Les mâchoires 2 et 3 sont liées à proximité de l'une de leurs extrémités par une charnière ou liaison pivot 4 d'axe Δ. Ainsi, les mâchoires 2 et 3 sont articulées entre elles et mobiles entre une position ouverte O telle qu'illustrée à la figure 1 et une position fermée F plus particulièrement représentée à la figure 2. Chaque mâchoire 2, 3 comprend à proximité une extrémité opposée à la liaison 4, une surface de travail, respectivement, S2, S3. Ces surfaces de travail S2, S3 sont situées en regard l'une de l'autre et s'étendent sur une partie seulement de la longueur des mâchoires 2 et 3 de manière à définir en position fermée F une zone T de traitement des cheveux. Chaque surface de travail S2, S3 présente, selon l'exemple illustré, une forme générale rectangulaire et se trouve réalisée en un matériau thermiquement conducteur ayant un état de surface adapté pour être placé au contact de cheveux sans risque de les détériorer. Ainsi, chaque surface de travail S2, S3 pourra être par exemple lisse en étant polie ou éventuellement recouverte d'un émail, d'un matériau céramique ou d'une couche de verre. Le caractère lisse ou poli des surfaces de travail S2, S3 n'exclut pas la présence sur ces dernières d'un motif de gaufrage.A hairdressing apparatus according to the invention, as illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 and generally designated by reference 1, comprises two elongated jaws 2 and 3 of generally parallelepipedal general shape. The jaws 2 and 3 are connected near one of their ends by a hinge or pivot link 4 of axis Δ. Thus, the jaws 2 and 3 are hinged together and movable between an open position O as illustrated in FIG. figure 1 and a closed position F more particularly represented in the figure 2 . Each jaw 2, 3 comprises near an end opposite to the link 4, a working surface, respectively, S 2 , S 3 . These working surfaces S 2 , S 3 are located facing each other and extend over only a portion of the length of the jaws 2 and 3 so as to define in the closed position F a treatment zone T of hair. Each working surface S 2 , S 3 has, according to the illustrated example, a generally rectangular shape and is made of a thermally conductive material having a surface condition adapted to be placed in contact with hair without the risk of damaging them. Thus, each working surface S 2 , S 3 may for example be smooth by being polished or possibly covered with an enamel, a ceramic material or a glass layer. The smooth or polished nature of the work surfaces S 2 , S 3 does not exclude the presence on these of an embossing pattern.

Afin de permettre une mise en forme efficace des cheveux, une au moins des surfaces de travail et, selon l'exemple illustré, les deux surfaces de travail sont associées à des moyens électriques de chauffage 6, 7 pouvant être réalisés de toute façon appropriée telle que, par exemple, sous la forme d'un élément chauffant résistif à CTP ou à émission infrarouge. Les moyens électriques de chauffage 6 et 7 sont disposés en relation avec des surfaces de travail S2, S3 en étant situés à l'intérieur des mâchoires 2 et 3. Les moyens de chauffage 6, 7 sont en outre raccordés à une unité électronique de commande 10 qui selon l'exemple illustré est disposée à l'intérieur de la première mâchoire 2. L'unité électronique de commande 10 est alimentée en énergie électrique par un cordon qui s'étend à partir d'une extrémité de la deuxième mâchoire opposée aux surfaces de travail S2 et S3 et qui est destiné à être accordé au réseau électrique. Bien entendu l'alimentation électrique de l'appareil de coiffure 1 pourrait également être assurée par des batteries ou des piles disposées à l'intérieur de l'une ou l'autre, ou encore des deux mâchoires 2 et 3.In order to allow effective shaping of the hair, at least one of the working surfaces and, according to the illustrated example, the two working surfaces are associated with electric heating means 6, 7 can be made of any suitable manner such as, for example, in the form of a resistive heating element CTP or infrared emission. The electric heating means 6 and 7 are arranged in relation to working surfaces S 2 , S 3 being located inside the jaws 2 and 3. The heating means 6, 7 are further connected to an electronic unit 10 of the control unit 10 is supplied with electrical energy by a cord which extends from one end of the second jaw opposed to the working surfaces S 2 and S 3 and which is intended to be granted to the electrical network. Of course the power supply of the hairdressing apparatus 1 could also be provided by batteries or batteries arranged inside one or the other, or both jaws 2 and 3.

L'appareil de coiffure 1 comprend également des moyens M de sélection manuelle des valeurs d'au moins deux paramètres de réglage de l'appareil de coiffure. Selon l'exemple illustré, les moyens de sélection manuelle M comprennent un interrupteur principal 11 comprenant un curseur 12 mobile entre quatre positions donc une première, notée off à la figure 3, correspond à l'arrêt de l'appareil de coiffure 1 tandis que les trois autres positons notées respectivement A, Fz et W&C à cette même figure 3 correspondent à trois valeurs distinctes d'un même paramètre de réglage tel que par exemple la nature des cheveux. La position notée A correspond alors à des cheveux frisés - crépus, la position notée Fz à des cheveux bouclés et enfin la position notée W&C correspond à des cheveux ondulés.The hairdressing apparatus 1 also comprises means M for manually selecting the values of at least two adjustment parameters of the hairdressing apparatus. According to the illustrated example, the manual selection means M comprise a main switch 11 comprising a slider 12 movable between four positions, so a first, noted off to the figure 3 , corresponds to the stop of the hairdressing apparatus 1 while the other three positrons respectively denoted A, Fz and W & C to this same figure 3 correspond to three distinct values of the same adjustment parameter such as, for example, the nature of the hair. The position denoted A then corresponds to curly - frizzy hair, the position noted Fz with curly hair and finally the position denoted W & C corresponds to wavy hair.

Les moyens de sélection manuelle M comprennent également un ensemble E de trois micro-interrupteurs 13, 14 et 15 qui correspondent chacun à une valeur distincte d'un deuxième paramètre de réglage tel que par exemple l'état des cheveux. Le premier micro-interrupteur 13 repéré également h correspond à des cheveux sains, le deuxième micro-interrupteur 14, également repéré par la lettre d correspond à des cheveux fragilisés tandis que le troisième micro-interrupteur 15 repéré par la lettre f correspond à des cheveux abimés. Bien entendu, les micro-interrupteurs 13 à 15 et l'interrupteur principal 11 sont raccordés à l'unité électronique de commande 10.The manual selection means M also comprise a set E of three microswitches 13, 14 and 15 each corresponding to a value distinct from a second adjustment parameter such as, for example, the state of the hair. The first micro-switch 13 also marked h corresponds to healthy hair, the second micro-switch 14, also marked by the letter d corresponds to weakened hair while the third micro-switch 15 marked by the letter f corresponds to hair damaged. Of course, the microswitches 13 to 15 and the main switch 11 are connected to the electronic control unit 10.

L'appareil de coiffure 1 comprend également des moyens d'affichage 16 qui sont raccordés à l'unité électronique de commande 10 et dont la fonction apparaîtra par la suite. Les moyens d'affichage 16 peuvent être réalisés de toute manière appropriée telle que, par exemple, sous la forme d'un écran d'affichage à cristaux liquide.The hairdressing apparatus 1 also comprises display means 16 which are connected to the electronic control unit 10 and whose function will appear subsequently. The display means 16 may be made in any suitable manner such as, for example, in the form of a liquid crystal display screen.

L'appareil de coiffure ainsi constitué fonctionne de la manière suivante. Pour mettre en marche l'appareil 1, l'utilisateur déplace le curseur 12, de l'interrupteur principal 11, de sa position « off » vers l'une ou l'autre de ses trois autres positions en fonction de son choix de la valeur du paramètre de réglage correspondant. L'utilisateur sélectionne ensuite la valeur qu'il souhaite pour le deuxième paramètre de réglage en appuyant sur celui de son choix des trois micro-interrupteurs 13 à 15. Afin de confirmer de manière visuelle le choix de l'utilisateur, chaque micro-interrupteur 13 à 15 est associé, selon l'exemple illustré, à des moyens L d'indication lumineuse comprenant selon l'exemple trois diodes électroluminescentes (DEL ou en anglais LED) 17, 18, 19, chacune disposée en regard d'un micro-interrupteur 13, 14 ou 15. Chacune des LEDS pourra alors avoir une couleur distincte des deux autres permettant ainsi à l'utilisateur de mieux visualiser son choix. Des moyens d'affichage 16 pourront alors être adaptés pour s'éclairer de la même couleur que celle de la diode correspondant à la valeur choisie au moyen des micro-interrupteurs 13 à 15. En fonction de la position du curseur 12 de l'interrupteur principal 11 et de celui des micro-interrupteurs 13 à 15 qui aura été sélectionné, l'unité électronique de commande 10 pilote l'allumage de la LED correspondante et l'éclairage des moyens d'affichage 16 selon la couleur également correspondante. L'unité 10 pilote également le fonctionnement des moyens de chauffage 6, 7 en fonction de cette sélection en choisissant un programme, qui correspond à la sélection, parmi différents programmes enregistrés dans l'unité 10.The hairdressing apparatus thus constituted operates in the following manner. To turn on the device 1, the user moves the slider 12, of the main switch 11, from its "off" position to one or other of its other three positions according to its choice of the value of the corresponding setting parameter. The user then selects the value he wants for the second setting parameter by pressing the one of his choice of the three microswitches 13 to 15. In order to visually confirm the choice of the user, each microswitch 13 to 15 is associated, according to the illustrated example, means L light indication comprising according to the example three light emitting diodes (LED or English LED) 17, 18, 19, each disposed opposite a micro- switch 13, 14 or 15. Each of the LEDS can then have a color distinct from the other two thus allowing the user to better visualize his choice. Display means 16 may then be adapted to illuminate with the same color as that of the diode corresponding to the value chosen by means of microswitches 13 to 15. Depending on the position of the slider 12 of the switch 11 and that of the microswitches 13 to 15 which has been selected, the electronic control unit 10 controls the ignition of the corresponding LED and the illumination of the display means 16 according to the corresponding color. The unit 10 also controls the operation of the heating means 6, 7 according to this selection by choosing a program, which corresponds to the selection, from among various programs recorded in the unit 10.

Selon l'exemple illustré et comme le montre la figure 4, l'unité 10 contient cinq programmes préenregistrés distincts. Chaque programme de fonctionnement correspond ici à une plage de température s'étendant d'une température basse à une température haute et comprend une température intermédiaire qui correspond à une température cible initiale utilisée au début de la mise en oeuvre du programme de fonctionnement par l'unité de contrôle. Aussi, selon l'exemple illustré et comme cela ressort plus particulièrement de la figure 4, le premier programme P1 correspond à une plage de température pour les moyens de chauffage dont la température basse est de l'ordre de 130°C tandis que la température haute est de l'ordre de 150°C. La température intermédiaire ou cible initiale du programme P1 est alors choisie à 140°C. La plage de température du second programme P2 s'étend de 150°C à 170°C avec une température intermédiaire choisie à 160°C. Le troisième programme P3 possède une plage de température qui s'étend de 170°C à 190°C avec pour température intermédiaire 180°C. Le quatrième programme P4 possède une plage de température s'étendant de 190°C à 210°C avec une température intermédiaire de 200°C tandis que la plage intermédiaire du cinquième programme P5 s'étend de 210°C à 230°C avec une température intermédiaire de 220°C.According to the illustrated example and as shown in figure 4 , unit 10 contains five separate pre-recorded programs. Each operating program here corresponds to a temperature range extending from a low temperature to a high temperature and comprises an intermediate temperature which corresponds to an initial target temperature used at the beginning of the implementation of the operating program by the control unit. Also, according to the example illustrated and as is more particularly apparent from the figure 4 , the first program P 1 corresponds to a temperature range for the heating means whose low temperature is of the order of 130 ° C while the high temperature is of the order of 150 ° C. The intermediate temperature or initial target of the program P 1 is then chosen at 140 ° C. The temperature range of the second program P 2 ranges from 150 ° C to 170 ° C with an intermediate temperature selected at 160 ° C. The third program P 3 has a temperature range from 170 ° C to 190 ° C with an intermediate temperature of 180 ° C. The fourth program P 4 has a temperature range extending from 190 ° C to 210 ° C with an intermediate temperature of 200 ° C while the intermediate range of the fifth program P 5 extends from 210 ° C to 230 ° C with an intermediate temperature of 220 ° C.

Lorsque l'utilisateur sélectionne les paramètres de réglage au moyen de l'interrupteur principal 11 et de l'ensemble E de micro-interrupteur, l'unité électronique de commande 10 met en oeuvre le programme correspondant aux paramètres sélectionnés conformément au tableau de la figure 4. Ainsi, lorsque l'utilisateur a, par exemple, placé le curseur 12 en regard du repère W&C et pressé le micro-interrupteur 14 portant la lettre d, l'unité de commande 6 pilote l'allumage de la led 18, par exemple de couleur bleue et l'éclairage dans cette même couleur bleue de l'affichage 16. Conjointement, l'unité électronique de commande 10 met en oeuvre le programme de fonctionnement P2 et pilote l'alimentation des moyens de chauffage 6 et 7 de manière à atteindre et à maintenir une température cible correspondant à la température intermédiaire initiale du programme P2, à savoir 160°C.When the user selects the adjustment parameters by means of the main switch 11 and the micro-switch assembly E, the electronic control unit 10 implements the program corresponding to the parameters selected in accordance with the table of the figure 4 . Thus, when the user has, for example, placed the cursor 12 opposite the W & C mark and pressed the microswitch 14 carrying the letter d, the control unit 6 controls the ignition of the led 18, for example blue color and illumination in the same blue color of the display 16. At the same time, the electronic control unit 10 implements the operating program P 2 and controls the supply of the heating means 6 and 7 so as to achieve and maintain a target temperature corresponding to the initial intermediate temperature of the P 2 program, namely 160 ° C.

L'unité de contrôle reçoit les signaux relatifs au choix de l'utilisateur, les traite et émet en résultat un signal pour commander la température, la rapidité de traitement ou la pression calculée correspondante aux programmes enregistrés dans une mémoire. La mémoire et l'unité de contrôle sont des composants électroniques usuels et il est à la portée de l'homme du métier de sélectionner, agencer et programmer ces éléments pour mettre au point cette commande.The control unit receives the signals relating to the choice of the user, processes them and sends as a result a signal for controlling the temperature, the processing speed or the calculated pressure corresponding to the programs stored in a memory. The memory and the control unit are common electronic components and it is within the abilities of those skilled in the art to select, arrange and program these elements to develop this command.

L'utilisateur pourra alors directement utiliser l'appareil de coiffure en le prenant en main au niveau de la partie des mâchoires 2 et 3 située entre, d'une part, les surfaces de travail S2 et S3 et, d'autre part la liaison 4, cette région des mâchoires formant une poignée. L'utilisateur peut également souhaiter ajuster la température de traitement et, à cet effet, l'appareil de coiffure comprend des moyens A d'ajustement manuel de la température cible. Selon l'exemple illustré, ces moyens d'ajustement manuel A comprennent deux micro-interrupteurs 25 et 26 raccordés à l'unité électronique de commande 10. Une pression sur le micro-interrupteur 25 permet alors d'augmenter la température cible d'un pas d'une valeur prédéterminée, par exemple, 5°C ou 10°C tandis qu'une pression sur le micro-interrupteur 26 permet de diminuer la température cible, telle que figurant au centre de l'affichage 16, d'un pas de même valeur. Ainsi, en fonction des pressions exercées sur les microcontacts 25 et 26, l'unité de commande modifie la valeur de la température cible affichée et pilote le fonctionnement des moyens de chauffage pour atteindre et maintenir cette température cible.The user can then directly use the hairdressing device by taking it in hand at the part of the jaws 2 and 3 between, on the one hand, the working surfaces S 2 and S 3 and on the other hand link 4, this region of jaws forming a handle. The user may also wish to adjust the treatment temperature and, for this purpose, the hairdressing apparatus comprises means A for manual adjustment of the target temperature. According to the illustrated example, these manual adjustment means A comprise two microswitches 25 and 26 connected to the electronic control unit 10. A pressure on the microswitch 25 then makes it possible to increase the target temperature of a not a predetermined value, for example, 5 ° C or 10 ° C while a pressure on the microswitch 26 reduces the target temperature, as shown in the center of the display 16, a step of the same value. Thus, as a function of the pressures exerted on the microswitches 25 and 26, the control unit modifies the value of the displayed target temperature and controls the operation of the heating means to reach and maintain this target temperature.

Toujours dans le but d'offrir à l'utilisateur une grande souplesse de choix de la température de travail, l'appareil de coiffure 1 comprend également des moyens 27 d'élévation manuelle de la température cible. Selon l'exemple illustré, les moyens 27 comprennent un micro-interrupteur raccordé à l'unité électronique de commande 10. Lors d'une première activation des moyens d'élévation manuelle 27, l'unité 10 augmente la température cible d'une valeur prédéfinie, par exemple de l'ordre de 25°C ou de 30°C. Suite à une telle activation, l'unité de commande 10 pilote également l'affichage pour y faire figurer la nouvelle température cible augmentée de la valeur prédéfinie.Still with the aim of offering the user a great flexibility in choosing the working temperature, the hairdressing appliance 1 also comprises means 27 for manually raising the target temperature. According to the illustrated example, the means 27 comprise a microswitch connected to the electronic control unit 10. During a first activation of the manual elevation means 27, the unit 10 increases the target temperature by one value. predefined, for example of the order of 25 ° C or 30 ° C. Following such activation, the control unit 10 also controls the display to include the new target temperature increased by the preset value.

Afin d'éviter tout déréglage intempestif de l'appareil de coiffure en cours d'utilisation, l'unité de commande 10 peut être adaptée pour passer en mode de verrouillage lorsque la pression sur l'un ou l'autre des micro-interrupteurs 13 à 15 ou 26 à 27 excède une durée prédéterminée de l'ordre de quelques secondes, par exemple trois. Lorsque l'unité de commande 10 est dans ce mode de fonctionnement verrouillé, de brèves pressions sur les micro-interrupteurs ne sont plus en mesure d'affecter les réglages de l'appareil de coiffure. En revanche, lorsqu'une pression d'une durée équivalente à celle nécessaire pour passer en mode verrouillage est de nouveau exercée sur l'un ou l'autre des micro-interrupteurs, l'unité de commande repasse à nouveau en mode déverrouillé permettant ainsi une modification des paramètres de réglage.In order to avoid any inadvertent adjustment of the hairdressing apparatus in use, the control unit 10 can be adapted to enter the lock mode when the pressure on one or other of the microswitches 13 at 15 or 26 to 27 exceeds a predetermined duration of the order of a few seconds, for example three. When the control unit 10 is in this locked operating mode, brief presses on the microswitches are no longer able to affect the settings of the hairdressing apparatus. However, when a pressure of a duration equivalent to that required to enter the lock mode is again exerted on one or the other of the micro-switches, the control unit returns to the unlocked mode again allowing a modification of the setting parameters.

Selon l'exemple décrit précédemment, l'unité de commande 10 ne pilote que les moyens de chauffage 6 et 7. Toutefois, selon l'invention, l'appareil de coiffure 1 pourrait comprendre aussi des moyens d'ajustement de la pression exercée par les surfaces de travail S2, S3 pilotés par l'unité de commande 10 selon des programmes correspondant aux valeurs de paramètres sélectionnés.According to the example described above, the control unit 10 only controls the heating means 6 and 7. However, according to the invention, the hairdressing apparatus 1 could also comprise means for adjusting the pressure exerted by the the working surfaces S 2 , S 3 controlled by the control unit 10 according to programs corresponding to the selected parameter values.

De même, selon l'exemple décrit précédemment et illustré en relation avec les figures 1 à 3, le fonctionnement de l'appareil de coiffure 1 est déterminé en fonction des valeurs choisies de deux paramètres de réglage. Toutefois, selon l'invention, il pourrait être choisi de mettre en oeuvre plus de deux paramètres de réglage. Ainsi, la figure 5 montre un appareil de coiffure selon l'invention dont les moyens de commande M, intégrant l'interrupteur principal 11 ainsi que les moyens d'ajustement manuel A et l'affichage 16, comprennent en outre un deuxième interrupteur à curseur 31 permettant de sélectionner les valeurs d'un troisième paramètre de réglage tel que par exemple le type de lissage souhaité (lissage baguette, lissage léger...). Il est à noter que selon ce mode de réalisation, l'appareil de coiffure comprend des moyens 30 de modification de la pression représentés schématiquement figure 2. Ces moyens 30 de modification de la pression sont alors par exemple réalisés comme cela est décrit par la demande FR 2 913 316 . L'unité électronique de commande 10 est alors adaptée pour piloter les moyens 30 tandis que l'affichage 16 est adapté pour indiquer une mise en oeuvre de la modulation de la pression en affichant par exemple des indications qualitatives de pression telles que pression 1, pression 2, pression 3 si l'appareil permet trois plages ou gammes de pression. Il est à noter que l'appareil de coiffure 10 comprend alors un micro-interrupteur 32 raccordé à l'unité de commande et permettant à l'utilisateur de sélectionner de façon cyclique une gamme de pression parmi les gammes de pression à sa disposition.Similarly, according to the example described above and illustrated in relation to the Figures 1 to 3 , the operation of the hairdressing appliance 1 is determined according to the chosen values of two adjustment parameters. However, according to the invention, it could be chosen to implement more than two adjustment parameters. So, the figure 5 shows a hairdressing apparatus according to the invention, the control means M, integrating the main switch 11 as well as the manual adjustment means A and the display 16, furthermore comprise a second slider switch 31 making it possible to select the values of a third adjustment parameter such as, for example, the desired type of smoothing (wand smoothing, light smoothing, etc.). It should be noted that according to this embodiment, the hairdressing apparatus comprises pressure modification means 30 shown schematically. figure 2 . These means 30 for modifying the pressure are then for example made as described by the application FR 2 913 316 . The electronic control unit 10 is then adapted to control the means 30 while the display 16 is adapted to indicate an implementation of the modulation of the pressure by displaying, for example, qualitative indications of pressure such as pressure 1, pressure 2, pressure 3 if the device allows three ranges or ranges of pressure. It should be noted that the hairdressing apparatus 10 then comprises a microswitch 32 connected to the control unit and allowing the user to select cyclically a pressure range from the range of pressure at his disposal.

Selon l'exemple illustré, les moyens de commande, formés par l'unité électronique de commande 10 et les différents interrupteurs permettant une sélection des valeurs de paramètres de réglage ainsi que d'éventuels ajustements, sont intégrés aux mâchoires 2, 3. Toutefois, selon l'invention, ces moyens de commande pourraient être disposés en un autre endroit tel que, par exemple, dans une poignée de préhension s'étendant dans le prolongement d'une mâchoire et sur laquelle serait articulée l'autre mâchoire. Les moyens de commande pourraient également être disposés dans un boitier déporté, fixé sur un cordon de raccordement au réseau électrique et placé à distance des mâchoires.According to the illustrated example, the control means, formed by the electronic control unit 10 and the various switches allowing selection of the setting parameter values and any adjustments, are integrated in the jaws 2, 3. However, according to the invention, these control means could be arranged in another place such as, for example, in a gripping handle extending in the extension of a jaw and on which would be articulated the other jaw. The means of control could also be arranged in a remote box, attached to a power cord and placed at a distance from the jaws.

Bien entendu, diverses autres modifications peuvent être apportées à l'appareil de coiffure selon l'invention dans le cadre des revendications.Of course, various other modifications can be made to the hairdressing apparatus according to the invention within the scope of the claims.

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  1. Hairstyling device comprising at least:
    - two jaws (23) elongated and hinged to each other to be mobile between an open position (O) and a closed position (F) wherein they define by work surfaces (S2, S3) facing a hair treatment zone (T),
    - electrical heating means (6, 7) associated with at least one of the work surfaces,
    - means for controlling the electrical heating means (6, 7),
    characterised in that the control means comprise at least:
    - means (M) for manually selecting the values of at least two adjustment parameters selected from among the following parameters: the nature of the hair, the hair type, the condition of the hair, the ethnic origin and the nature of the result desired, treatment speed desired,
    - and an electronic control unit which is connected to the selection means, as well as to the heating means and which is adapted to control at least the functioning of the heating means (6, 7) according to the selected values of the adjustment parameters.
  2. Hairstyling device according to claim 1, characterised in that:
    - the nature of the hair has, as a value, one from among at least two of the following values:
    dry, normal, greasy; and/or
    - the hair type has, as a value, one from among at least two of the following values:
    curly, frizzy, soft, fine, thick; and/or
    - the ethnic origin has, as a value, one from among at least two of the following values:
    African, Indo-European, Eurasian or Asian; and/or
    - the condition of the hair has, as a value, one from among at least two of the following values:
    - damaged, coloured, wet; and/or
    - the result desired has, as a value, one from among at least two of the following values:
    silky, straight, shiny; and/or
    - the treatment speed desired has, as a value, at least one from among two of the following values:
    express, short, normal.
  3. Hairstyling device according to claim 1, characterised in that the manual selection means (M) are means for selecting values of two adjustment parameters: the hair type has, as a value, one from among at least two of the following values: curly, frizzy, wavy; and the condition of the hair has, as a value, one from among at least of the following values: clean, fragile, damaged.
  4. Hairstyling device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the selection means (M) are adapted to make it possible for a choice between at least three separate values for each adjustment parameter.
  5. Hairstyling device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the selection means (M) comprise separate selection members (11, E) for each of the adjustment parameters.
  6. Hairstyling device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the electronic control unit (10) comprises at least three recorded functioning programmes (P1, P2, P3) and is adapted to implement each of the functioning programmes according to the selected values of the adjustment parameters.
  7. Hairstyling device according to the preceding claim, characterised in that each functioning programme (P1) corresponds to a temperature range extending from a low temperature to a high temperature and comprises an intermediate temperature which corresponds to an initial target temperature during the start of the implementation of the functioning programme through the electronic control unit (10) and in that the control unit is adapted to carry and maintain the heating means at the target temperature.
  8. Hairstyling device according to the preceding claim, characterised in that the control means comprise means (A) for manually adjusting the target temperature connected to the electronic control unit (10) which is adapted to increase or reduce the target temperature value according to commands received from the adjustment means.
  9. Hairstyling device according to claim 7 or 8, characterised in that the control means comprise means (27) for manually increasing the target temperature connected to the electronic control unit (10) which is adapted to, during a first activation of the manual increasing means (27), increase the target temperature of a predefined value and, during a deactivation of the means for increasing the temperature, reduce the target temperature of the predefined value.
  10. Hairstyling device according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterised in that it comprises display means (16) connected to the electronic control unit (10) and adapted to display at least the value of the target temperature.
  11. Hairstyling device according to the preceding claim, characterised in that the display means (16) are adapted to also display the low and high temperature between which the temperature range extends.
  12. Hairstyling device according to claim 5 and one of claims 6 to 11, characterised in that the means for selecting (E) one of the parameters are associated with light indication means (17, 18, 19) connected to the electronic control unit (10) and adapted to be illuminated with a different colour according to the selected value of the parameter.
  13. Hairstyling device according to the preceding claim and claim 10 or 11, characterised in that the display means (16) are adapted to be illuminated according to different colours, similar to the colours of the light indication means (17, 18, 19) and in that the electronic control unit (10) is adapted to control the illumination of the display means such that the colour thereof corresponds to that associated with the selected value of the parameter.
  14. Hairstyling device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the control means comprise means for temporarily locking the modifications of the parameters and/or the manual adjustments.
  15. Hairstyling device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises electrical means for modifying the pressure exerted by the work surfaces (S2, S3) in the closed position (F) and in that the electronic control unit (10) is adapted to control the means for modifying the pressure according to the selected values of the adjustment parameters.
  16. Hairstyling device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises means for electrically enslaving the passing speed of the hair between the work surfaces (S2, S3) and in that the electronic control unit (10) is adapted to control the enslavement means according to the selected values of the adjustment parameters.
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