EP2517599B1 - Haarglättvorrichtung mit Fluidspendesystem - Google Patents

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EP2517599B1
EP2517599B1 EP12165408.1A EP12165408A EP2517599B1 EP 2517599 B1 EP2517599 B1 EP 2517599B1 EP 12165408 A EP12165408 A EP 12165408A EP 2517599 B1 EP2517599 B1 EP 2517599B1
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Régis FEREYRE
Franck Mandica
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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
    • A45D2/00—Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances ; Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for
    • A45D2/001—Hair straightening appliances
    • 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
    • A45D1/00—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
    • A45D1/06—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with two or more jaws
    • A45D1/14—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with two or more jaws the jaws being separable from each other
    • 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
    • A45D6/00—Details of, or accessories for, hair-curling or hair-waving devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • A46B11/001—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • A46B11/001—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs
    • A46B11/002—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs pressurised at moment of use manually or by powered means
    • A46B11/0041—Flexible or deformable reservoirs, e.g. resilient bulbs, compressible tubes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B7/00—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body
    • A46B7/06—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body movably during use, i.e. the normal brushing action causing movement
    • A46B7/10—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body movably during use, i.e. the normal brushing action causing movement as a rotating cylinder
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/104—Hair brush

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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of hand-held devices used for hairdressing or shaping hair.
  • the invention relates to the field of electrical hand-held apparatuses used for drying and / or shaping hair by means, in particular, of a hot air flow or by application of heat by means of contact such as hand-held electric hairdryers, blower brushes or even straightening, curling or curling irons without this list being exhaustive or exhaustive.
  • a patent FR 2 136 410 proposed a blower comb whose handle includes an electric fan adapted to blow air towards a hair treatment area defined by the comb.
  • the handle of this blowing comb also comprises a tank of cosmetic liquid under pressure connected by a supply circuit to a spray disposed in the hair treatment area.
  • the handle also comprises a piston pump actuated by a push button allowing the user to trigger, by pressing the finger on the button, a liquid spray through the nozzle at the treatment area.
  • this system does not allow precise dosing the amount of product applied, and requires the user to press the push button to obtain the distribution of products which is not always easy depending on the part of the hair to treat.
  • the cosmetic deposit is neither constant nor homogeneous.
  • the user must, to treat all his hair, press many times the push button which imposes a relatively large effort causing some discomfort.
  • a patent EP 1071352 proposed a hair dryer comprising an accessory provided with teeth for shaping the hair whose teeth comprise means of dispensing cosmetics activated by heat or moisture.
  • the teeth form a cavity inside which is disposed a given amount of cosmetics.
  • JP2005152149 a hair cosmetic application apparatus containing a fluid reservoir, a pump at the outlet of the reservoir, supplying a liquid distribution channel via an element having liquid supply ports, which element is clamped on a comb, the pinch indirectly operating the pump.
  • the invention relates to a hairdressing apparatus according to claim 1.
  • the invention relates to a hand-held hairdressing appliance comprising shaping means or hairstyle comprising at least one hair treatment zone, means for dispensing a cosmetic product.
  • a hand-held hairdressing appliance comprising shaping means or hairstyle comprising at least one hair treatment zone, means for dispensing a cosmetic product.
  • the implementation of the pump which is adapted to be operated automatically by the movement of the shaping means, allows to enslave the amount of product distributed to the extent of the treated hair area and for example to the length of each strand of hair treated so that this quantity is perfectly dosed.
  • the amount of product dispensed is independent of the heat and humidity conditions of the hair or the hand-held device according to the invention.
  • the apparatus according to the invention also makes it possible to distribute or apply amounts of cosmetic product greater than those which can be applied by means of a system as provided for by the patent. EP 1 071352 .
  • cosmetic product is intended to mean a product comprising one or more active principles for capillary use and in particular a product as defined by the European Directive EC 93/35 of 14 June 1993.
  • water in liquid or gaseous form which does not contain any additive for capillary use does not constitute a cosmetic product within the meaning of the invention.
  • the pump can be made in any suitable manner and, for example, in the form of a piston pump whose reciprocating movement of the piston is controlled by the movement of the hair shaping means.
  • Such an embodiment allows a manufacture of the pump at lower cost.
  • This low manufacturing cost makes it possible in particular to envisage a regular change of the flexible body which can then be considered as a consumable thus contributing to good hygiene of the apparatus according to the invention.
  • the flexible body is elastically deformable.
  • the constraint of the pressure member is used to expel the product from the pumping chamber while the elasticity of the body is used to suck the product into the pumping chamber when the pressure member n ' exerts more stress on the flexible body.
  • This reversible deformation of the body of the pump makes it possible to realize the latter and its operating mechanism at lower cost.
  • the dispensing means comprise between the pump and the application means, at least one non-return valve adapted to allow a flow of cosmetic product from the pump to the application means.
  • this non-return valve can be placed between the outlet of the pump and the application means.
  • the application means may be a silicone hose or similar material whose nozzles are airtight slots distributed axially uniformly for a distribution of the cosmetic as homogeneous as possible.
  • Such a sealed non-return valve distribution can also be integrated in the output of the pump and in particular the body of the latter.
  • the dispensing means comprise between the cosmetic product tank and the pump at least one non-return valve adapted to allow a flow of cosmetic product from the reservoir to the pump.
  • This suction check valve can be located on the circuit between the pump and the tank.
  • This non-return valve can also be integrated in the tank or integrated in the pump inlet and in particular the body of the latter.
  • the flexible body of each pump may be formed by a reservoir containing a sufficient quantity of product to allow the distribution of several doses of product and in particular contain enough product to ensure a complete sequence of treatment.
  • the flexible body may be a disposable element that can be replaced with each use of this accessory body.
  • the flexible body of the pump can also form a one-piece assembly with the supply circuit and the dispensing nozzle, together also likely to be replaced each time the tank is empty.
  • the dispensing means comprise a cosmetic product reservoir located upstream of each pump. This reservoir separate from the pump makes it possible to increase the autonomy of the apparatus according to the invention.
  • the tank can be removable or on the contrary be fixed.
  • the reservoir may be a flexible bag but not elastic, and preferably without vent.
  • the bag does not have an elastic resistance and makes it possible to transmit the atmospheric pressure to the cosmetic content. Such a tank is cheap.
  • the dispensing means may comprise at least one filling orifice of the reservoir.
  • Such an orifice can be used to fill the tank, especially when the latter is not removable.
  • the hand-held hairdressing apparatus can be of various types and, preferably, the apparatus according to the invention is an electric hand-held hairdressing appliance.
  • the hand-held hairdressing apparatus according to the invention may comprise electric means for heating the treatment zone.
  • the hand-held hairdressing appliance according to the invention may also comprise electrical means for blowing air towards the treatment zone.
  • the hairdressing appliance according to the invention may, for example, be designed to allow shaping or smoothing with heating of the hair by contact and in particular to form a curling iron or a straightener.
  • the hand-held hairdressing apparatus comprises two jaws, first and second, which are articulated together by a hinge, to be movable between an open position and a closed position, which comprise working surfaces. forming the hair shaping means and defining the hair treatment area in the closed position of the jaws. Each pump is then maneuvered by the movements of the jaws or working surfaces relative to each other.
  • a longitudinal pressure member is arranged on the jaw facing the jaw comprising the fluid distribution means.
  • This longitudinal pressure member is arranged facing the cosmetic dispensing means and to come into contact with these means in the closed position of the apparatus.
  • the organ can be a rigid parallelepipedic rod which will come to support the means of distribution.
  • the member may additionally have a thin layer of foam on its outer surface. This layer allows a uniform distribution of the cosmetic on the two application faces intended to press the hair during fluid distribution.
  • the actuation of the pump can be annihilated at the choice of the user: for this purpose, if it is a smoothing version, the pressing member arranged on the jaw opposite the jaw containing the bag can be moved and lifted through the case of the jaw by the user who wishes to use his device without the cosmetic application option.
  • the hairdressing appliance may comprise electric heating means associated with at least one of the working surfaces.
  • the hand-held hairdressing apparatus may include means for operating each pump which are adapted to maneuver each pump after a predetermined number of consecutive movements of opening and closing of the jaws. The implementation of such operating means prevents the pump is actuated at each opening closing cycle so as to allow a better dosage of the cosmetic product.
  • Such an embodiment is particularly suitable for application means comprising a felt or a porous material through which the cosmetic product is dispensed.
  • the working surfaces can be flat or curved by being substantially complementary forms of one another.
  • the forming means or hairstyle comprise at least one rotating roller.
  • a roll will preferably be rotatable on itself along its longitudinal axis.
  • the shaping means or hairstyle may comprise a smooth roller, a roller with a grooved or textured outer surface, or a roller with bristles forming a rotating brush.
  • a brush can then be associated with a system of electric fan to form a blower brush.
  • the rotation of the roll forming means can be used to drive or actuate the pump.
  • a hand-held hairdressing appliance according to the invention can be made in different ways depending on its purpose and the type of treatment that it is likely to apply to the hair.
  • the hairstyling apparatus A comprises a first elongate jaw 1 of generally parallelepipedal shape and extending along a longitudinal axis L.
  • the hairstyling apparatus A also comprises a second jaw 2 which is also elongated and extends along a longitudinal axis L '.
  • the jaws 1 and 2 are connected near one of their ends by a hinge or pivot link 4 axis ⁇ .
  • the jaws 1 and 2 are hinged together and movable between an open position 0 as illustrated in FIG. figure 1 , and a closed position not shown.
  • the hairstyling apparatus A comprises means M for shaping the hair which, according to the illustrated example, comprise, for each jaw 1 and 2, a working surface, respectively S 1 , S 2 , close to an end of jaw corresponding to the connection 4.
  • the working surfaces S 1 , S 2 are located opposite one another and extend over only a portion of the length of the jaws 1 and 2, so as to define in position closed a Z zone of hair treatment.
  • the working surfaces S 1 , S 2 constitute, in combination with the jaws 1 and 2 which carry them, mobile shaping means M, within the meaning of the invention.
  • the two jaws 1 and 2 further contribute to define by their regions their backs P 1 , P 2 located between the working surfaces S 1 and S 2 and the hinged joint 4 or pivot link gripping means P of the hairstyling apparatus A.
  • the second working surface S 2 is movable relative to the portion P 1 of the gripping means formed by the first jaw 1 while the first working surface S 1 is movable relative to the portion P 2 of the gripping means formed by the second jaw 2 so that the forming means M are partially movable relative to a part of the gripping means P.
  • Each working surface S 1 and S 2 has, according to the example shown, a generally rectangular shape and is made of a thermally conductive material having a surface state adapted to be placed in contact with hair without the risk of damaging them.
  • each working surface S 1 , S 2 could for example be smooth by being polished or possibly covered with an enamel, a ceramic material, a polymer material or an enamel (for example with a low friction) or a layer of glass.
  • the working surfaces S 1 and S 2 are for example formed by smoothing plates respectively first and second 6.
  • the smoothing plates 5 and 6 are each associated with electric heating means 7 in contact with the rear surface of the corresponding plate, located opposite the working surface S 1 , S 2 , as shown in FIG. figure 2 .
  • the electric heating means can be made in any suitable manner such as for example in the form of a resistive heating element CTP or infrared emission.
  • the electric heating means 7 are therefore located inside the first 1 and second 2 jaws.
  • the heating means are connected by a cord 10 to a power supply such as an electricity distribution network.
  • the cord 10 supplies control means 11 enabling a user to select a set temperature.
  • the power supply of the hairdressing apparatus A could also be provided by batteries or batteries arranged inside one and / or the other jaws 1 and 2.
  • the means The heating means could also be designed to maintain a predetermined target temperature automatically.
  • the embodiments of the heating means and the possible control unit are well known to those skilled in the art and therefore do not require further description in the scope of the present invention.
  • the hairstyling apparatus A further comprises means 20 for dispensing a fluid cosmetic product, in liquid or pasty form, for automatic application to the hair during the l use of the apparatus A.
  • the dispensing means 20 comprise application means 21 which, as shown in FIG. figure 2 are adjacent to the second smoothing plate 6 so as to be in the zone Z of hair treatment.
  • the tank V can be located under the smoothing plate 6 which reduces the size of the handle and slightly heat the cosmetic fluid for greater efficiency in the application.
  • the application means 21 are connected to a product reservoir 22 by a supply circuit 23, as is more particularly apparent from the figure 3 .
  • the distribution means 20 comprise, upstream of the application means 21, a pump 24 located on the supply circuit 23 between the reservoir 22 and the application means 21.
  • the pump 24 is manipulated by the movement of the shaping means M, and in this case by the alternating movement of the working surfaces S 1 , S 2 and more particularly the jaws 1 and 2, during the closing / opening cycles of the hairdressing apparatus A.
  • the supply of product of the application means 21 is automatic and controlled by the movements of the jaws 1 and 2.
  • the pump 24 comprises a rigid body 26 which defines with a piston 27 a pumping chamber 28 connected, on the one hand, to the reservoir 22 and, on the other hand, to the application means 21 by corresponding segments of the circuit 23.
  • the piston 27 is subjected to the return action of at least one and, according to the illustrated example, two springs 29.
  • the piston 27 carries a rod 30 which extends outside the second jaw 2 so that its free end 31 provides a bearing surface for the first jaw 1.
  • the first jaw presses the rod 30 so that the translation to the bottom of the piston 27 decreases the volume of the pumping chamber 28.
  • the distribution means comprise on the distribution circuit upstream of the pump 24, between the reservoir 22 and the latter, a nonreturn valve 35 adapted to allow a flow of the product from the tank 22 to the pump 24 but not in the opposite direction.
  • the distribution means 20 comprise, between the external medium and the pump 24 at least one and according to the illustrated example, several non-return valves 36 adapted to allow a circulation of products from the pump 24 to the pump means. application 21 and the outside but not in the opposite direction.
  • the non-return valves 36 thus avoid an air intake.
  • the non-return valves 36 are each formed by the two elastic lips of a nozzle for applying the cosmetic product so that there are as many check valves 36 as there are nozzles.
  • the product contained in the reservoir 22 is automatically brought to the application means 21 without the user having to worry about this distribution or the quantity dispensed.
  • the reservoir 22 is removably fitted in a housing 45 of the hairdressing apparatus.
  • the user can easily recharge the device by simply replacing the reservoir 22 which engages on a discharge cannula 46 projecting inside the housing 45.
  • the body 26 of the pump 24 is rigid.
  • the figure 4 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the hairdressing apparatus according to which the body 26 of the pump 24 is made of an elastically deformable flexible material.
  • the pump 24 used may be a pump called a flap valve, as illustrated in FIG. figure 10 .
  • Such a pump is compact, enduring and inexpensive.
  • the first jaw 1 then comprises a pressing member 47 which presses on the body 26 during closure of the jaws 1 and 2. The pressure exerted by the pressing member 47 on the flexible body 26 induces the expulsion of the product it contains the means of application 21.
  • the pressing member 47 may be spring-mounted 47 'whose force is chosen to ensure a controlled rate of distribution of the fluid through the application means 21, which are for example one or longitudinal longitudinal application 21.
  • the member exerts a force on the bulge of the valve pump as shown in FIG. figure 10 .
  • the resilient flexible body 26 then naturally resumes its shape which helps to suck the product from the reservoir 22 into the pumping chamber 28. the check valve 35.
  • the pressing member 47 can be raised to annihilate the cosmetic dispensing function, at the option of the user, this possibility being illustrated in FIG. figure 4 but being contemplated in all embodiments of the straightener or curling iron.
  • a first mode is a flat flap pump illustrated in figures 10 and 4 .
  • a second mode is a peristaltic pump with multiple rollers, illustrated in figure 8 . Still for a peristaltic pump, it may be a manual peristaltic pump as illustrated in FIG. figure 11 .
  • the force F is exerted by the pressing member so that at first the roller 26 'is pressed against the pipe to make it tight, and, in a second step, the intermediate bent pressing member 26 "is pressed against the channeling to advance the volume of cosmetics in the direction indicated towards the application means 21.
  • Such a pump is compact and inexpensive.
  • the embodiment variant illustrated in figure 4 also differs from the variant described in relation to the Figures 1 to 3 , in that the application means 21 are formed by a chamber 48 which opens outwards through a series of application nozzles 49.
  • a dispensing nozzle may be formed by any orifice of any shape adapted to allow the passage of the treatment product to the outside and more particularly to the hair of the user of the hairdressing apparatus A. These nozzles may be particularly tight slots, resulting from a so-called manufacturing "slit slits" after extrusion of the pipe.
  • the chamber 48 may be a pipe or several pipes parallel to each other, made of silicone or similar material and whose nozzles 49 are airtight slots distributed axially uniformly for a distribution of the cosmetic as homogeneous as possible.
  • the dispensing or application nozzles 49 could also be replaced or supplemented by a porous material such as an open-cell cellular synthetic material or a textile felt. This material may be an open cell foam, the direction of the openings being directed from the nozzles to the outer surface which is intended to be in contact with the hair.
  • the pressing member 47 can be raised by the user to annihilate the cosmetic dispensing function, at the user's choice, this possibility being illustrated in FIG. figure 4 but being contemplated in all embodiments of the straightener or curling iron.
  • the reservoir 22 is removable.
  • the reservoir 22 could be integral with the hairdressing apparatus A, without being removable, as illustrated in FIG. figure 4 .
  • the reservoir 22 then comprises a filling orifice 50 intended to receive a cannula 51 for filling a cosmetic product conditioning tube 52.
  • the filling orifice 50 is associated with a non-return valve 53 preventing any leakage of product after filling the reservoir 22.
  • the pump 24 is actuated at each closure of the hairdressing apparatus A.
  • a periodicity of the action of the pump 24 is not necessary for the realization of the dispensing means 20 according to the invention.
  • the invention proposes in a embodiment, to implement operating means 60 which are adapted to operate each pump of the hairdressing appliance after a predetermined number of consecutive opening / closing movements.
  • the operating means 60 comprise an intermediate finger 61 movable in translation between a rest position R as illustrated in FIG.
  • FIG 7 in full lines and a working position T shown in phantom.
  • the intermediate finger 61 is placed between the pressing member 47 and the flexible body 26 of the pump so that pressure can be exerted on said body 26 when the jaws 1 and 2 are closed.
  • the intermediate finger 61 is disengaged relative to the pressing member 47 and the flexible body 26 so that in the closed position of the jaws no pressure is exerted on the flexible body 26 of the pump .
  • the intermediate finger 61 is furthermore actuated by a cam 62 driven in rotation by a ratchet wheel system 63 which transforms the opening / closing movements of the jaws into a rotation of the cam 62 in the direction of the arrow F1.
  • the cam 62 then comprises protuberances 64 adapted to regularly push the intermediate finger 61 into the working position while it is returned to the rest position by a spring 65.
  • the protuberances 64 are, according to the illustrated example, arranged at the periphery of the cam 62 so as to move the intermediate finger 61 in the working position every two closures of the hairdressing apparatus A so that the pump 24 is actuated every other time.
  • the pump of the application means 21 is not necessarily a reciprocating pump as has been previously described.
  • the pump of the application means 21 may be a peristaltic pump 24 (pump 2) as illustrated in FIGS. figures 8 or 11 .
  • the body 26 is in the form of a resilient flexible tube disposed in an arc and on which pressure members 70 are regularly spaced at the periphery of a wheel 71.
  • the actuating means 60 then comprise a wheel system ratchet 72 comprising a wheel 73 associated with a non-return pawl 74. The wheel is rotated by a finger 75 integral with the first jaw 1.
  • the finger 75 is adapted to act on the wheel 73 so as to drive it in the direction of the arrow F3 when closing the first jaw and to allow free opening of the first jaw 1 while the rotation of the wheel in the opposite direction to that of the arrow F3 is prohibited by the non-return ratchet 74.
  • the ratchet wheel system 72 therefore transforms the opening / closing movements of the jaws into a rotation of the wheel 73 which is connected to the wheel 71 so as to ensure the operation of the pump 24.
  • This pump can be a manual peristaltic pump as illustrated in figure 10 with an actuator that moves in two stages: to seal, then to move the fluid.
  • FIG. 5 schematically illustrates the fluid displacement operation.
  • the fluid is contained in the tank 22, interchangeable or rechargeable. This reservoir is in fluid communication with the pump 24.
  • hose is so flexible that it is able to inflate to contain a volume of intermediate cosmetic.
  • the flexibility of this intermediate pipe is obtained by its thin thickness, around 1mm (2mm usually). It has been found that this makes it possible to have an elastic swelling to generate more cosmetic volume (balloon effect) and to ensure a cosmetic distribution that is much longer in time (up to twice as much). long), so constant even for the longest lengths of locks.
  • the intermediate pipe is followed by a non-return valve 36 with the silicone pipe representing the application means 21.
  • the working surfaces S 1 and S 2 are substantially planar.
  • the working surfaces S 1 and S 2 could have other forms being complementary to each other.
  • the work surfaces may, for example, each have a curved shape.
  • the hairdressing appliance according to the invention can form a curling or curling iron as illustrated in FIG. figure 12 .
  • the first jaw 1 defines, in its part located on the side of the electrical cord 10, gripping means P.
  • the working surface S 1 located opposite the gripping means P, has a shape substantially cylindrical of revolution and is associated with heating means not shown.
  • the first working surface S 1 is further provided with nozzles 49 for dispensing or applying a cosmetic product.
  • the second jaw 2 is articulated on the first jaw 1, at a distance from the ends thereof, between the gripping means P and the first working surface S 1 .
  • the second work surface S 2 has the shape of a tile adapted to match the shape of the first work surface S 1 . According to this example, the second working surface S 2 is not associated with heating means.
  • the second jaw 2 comprises opposite the second working surface S 2 relative to the pivot hinge or pivot connection 4, a branch or actuating member 70 which opens the hairstyling apparatus A.
  • the branch operating maneuver 70 then presses during the opening of the second jaw on the rod 30 of the pump 24, not visible at the figure 8 , to ensure the distribution of products through the nozzles 49.
  • the pump can be carried out as described in connection with the figure 3 while the means of application can be realized as described in connection with the figure 4 .
  • a hand-held hairdressing apparatus is not necessarily a straightener or a curling iron as described above but may also form a rotary brush as illustrated in FIG. figure 13 .
  • the hairstyling apparatus A then comprises, as gripping means P, a handle 80 which carries as a means M for shaping a roller 81 which is rotatable, on itself, with respect to the handle 80.
  • the roller 81 comprises means 21 for applying a cosmetic product which are powered by a peristaltic pump 24 as illustrated in FIG. figure 8 whose wheel 71 is driven by the rotation of the roller 81.
  • the roller 81 also comprises bristles to form a rotating brush.
  • the roller is hollow with through orifices for the air blown by a motor-fan assembly 82.
  • Such a hairdressing appliance may then comprise a motor for rotating said brush 81 as well as electric air blowing means. 82.
  • a flat flap pump illustrated in figure 10 is envisaged opposite a finger for pressing the flat valve pump with each complete rotation of the brush body 81.
  • a manual peristaltic pump illustrated in FIG. figure 11 is envisaged opposite a finger intended to support the pump with each complete rotation of the brush body 81.
  • the figure 14 illustrates yet another embodiment of a hand-held hairdressing device constituting, according to this example, a looper whose forming means M comprise, on the one hand, a roller 85 mobile in rotation on itself and on the other hand, a jaw 86 adapted to pinch the hair of a wick to be treated against the roller 85.
  • the handle 80 of the apparatus comprises means for blowing hot air not visible in the figure.
  • the handle 80 of the apparatus also comprises a portion of the cosmetic product dispensing means including the reservoir and the pump not visible in the figure for supplying the application means 21 arranged in the portion of the jaw 86 located opposite the roller 85. The rotation of the roller 85 is then used to drive the pump and supply the supply means 21.
  • the pump can then be a peristaltic pump as described in the figure 8 .
  • the manual rotation of the roller 85 is ensured by means of a knob 87 fitted to the free end of the roller 85.
  • the rotation of the roller 85 could also be ensured by means of an electric motor arranged in the handle 80.

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  1. Haarglättvorrichtung, umfassend:
    - Formgebungs- oder Frisiermittel (M), die wenigstens eine Haarbehandlungszone (Z) umfassen und wenigstens teilweise beweglich sind,
    - Spendemittel (20) für ein kosmetisches Fluid, umfassend:
    - Auftragmittel (21) für das Fluid, die nahe oder in der Haarbehandlungszone (Z) angeordnet sind,
    - einen Versorgungskreis (23) für die Auftragmittel (21) ausgehend von einem Vorratsbehälter (22) des kosmetischen Fluids, umfassend wenigstens eine Pumpe (24),
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    - sie zwei Backen umfasst, eine erste (1) und eine zweite (2), die mittels Scharnier gelenkig miteinander verbunden sind, um zwischen einer offenen Position (O) und einer geschlossenen Position beweglich zu sein, und die Arbeitsflächen (S1, S2) umfassen, welche die Formgebungsmittel (M) der Haare bilden und die Haarbehandlungszone (Z) in der geschlossenen Position der Backen definieren,
    - sie elektrische Heizmittel (7) für die Behandlungszone (Z) umfasst,
    - und dadurch, dass die Pumpe (24) durch die Bewegungen der Backen (1, 2) oder der Arbeitsflächen (S1, S2), eine in Bezug auf die andere, betätigt wird.
  2. Haarglättvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Pumpe (24) Folgendes umfasst:
    - einen weichen Körper (26), der eine Pumpkammer (28) definiert,
    - und wenigstens ein Drückelement (47), das durch die Bewegung der Formgebungsoder Frisiermittel (M) betätigt wird und angepasst ist, um den weichen Körper (26) zeitweise oder durchgehend zu drücken.
  3. Haarglättvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der weiche Körper (26) elastisch verformbar ist.
  4. Haarglättvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Spendemittel (20) einen Vorratsbehälter für das kosmetische Fluid (22) umfassen, der jeder Pumpe (24) vorgelagert angeordnet ist.
  5. Haarglättvorrichtung nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Spendemittel (20) zwischen dem Vorratsbehälter für das kosmetische Fluid und der Pumpe (24) wenigstens eine Rückschlagklappe (35) umfassen, die angepasst ist, um das Zirkulieren des kosmetischen Fluids vom Vorratsbehälter (22) zur Pumpe (24) zuzulassen.
  6. Haarglättvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Spendemittel (20) zwischen der Pumpe (24) und den Auftragmitteln (21) wenigstens eine Rückschlagklappe (36) umfassen, die angepasst ist, um das Zirkulieren des kosmetischen Fluids von der Pumpe (24) zu den Auftragmitteln (21) zuzulassen.
  7. Haarglättvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Vorratsbehälter (22) abnehmbar ist.
  8. Haarglättvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Spendemittel (20) wenigstens eine Öffnung (50) zum Füllen des Vorratsbehälters umfassen.
  9. Haarglättvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie elektrische Mittel zum Blasen von Luft (82) in Richtung Behandlungszone (Z) umfasst.
  10. Haarglättvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie elektrische Heizmittel (7) umfasst, die mit wenigstens einer der Arbeitsflächen (S1, S2) verbunden sind.
  11. Haarglättvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie Betätigungsmittel (60) für jede Pumpe (24) umfasst, die angepasst sind, um jede Pumpe (24) nach einer vorausbestimmten Anzahl von aufeinander folgenden Öffnungs- und Schließbewegungen der Backen (1, 2) zu betätigen.
  12. Haarglättvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 10 oder 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Arbeitsflächen (S1, S2) eben oder gekrümmt sind, wobei sie im Wesentlichen zueinander komplementäre Formen aufweisen.
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