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EP2745729B1
EP2745729B1 EP13198036.9A EP13198036A EP2745729B1 EP 2745729 B1 EP2745729 B1 EP 2745729B1 EP 13198036 A EP13198036 A EP 13198036A EP 2745729 B1 EP2745729 B1 EP 2745729B1
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Beata Kwiatkowska
Regine Schubert
Hans Schäfer
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    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
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  • the present invention relates to a hair dryer with a blower for blowing air from an outlet opening of a nozzle of the hair dryer, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a hairdryer is used to dry and / or style hair.
  • air or an air flow is used, which is generated by the hair dryer and blown out on the hair.
  • This air usually exits from a nozzle of the hair dryer, which has an outlet opening for this purpose.
  • the effluent from the outlet opening air flows out in one direction, usually a certain area of the hair is detected by the air flow, so that for styling the entire hair a corresponding movement of the hair dryer is necessary.
  • different components such as said fan motor, a housing, different essays and heating elements, which lead to a certain weight of the hair dryer.
  • such hair driers are usually hand-held, so that the movement of the hair dryer or holding it in a certain position manually done.
  • Corresponding hair dryers are for example from the documents FR 2 906 980 A1 and DE 296 09 377 U1 known.
  • the disadvantage here is that keeping the hair dryer in a certain position and / or moving the hair dryer for drying different hair regions lead to a corresponding effort for the user. This is the case in particular when the styling process, ie, in particular, holding the hair dryer in a certain position, is required for a longer time.
  • the present invention addresses the problem of providing a hair dryer of the type mentioned in an improved or at least alternative embodiment, which is characterized in particular by improved handling.
  • the solution according to the invention should be economically feasible as possible.
  • the present invention is based on the general idea of changing or influencing a flow direction of the air emerging from a nozzle of a hair dryer by means of the nozzle, thereby achieving improved handling of the hair dryer.
  • This makes it possible, in particular, to align the air emerging from the nozzle for styling hair at different points or areas of hair, without the need for a corresponding movement or alignment of the entire hair dryer is necessary.
  • this can be certain attitude positions of the hair dryer, for example, require an increased force of the user or lead to a correspondingly rapid fatigue of the user can be avoided because the hair dryer can always be kept in a comfortable position and the flow direction exclusively by means of the nozzle is changed.
  • the hair dryer has a blower for blowing air out of a square outlet opening of the nozzle.
  • the air may in particular be hot air or cold air.
  • the cold air can be used in particular for fixing the hair.
  • the hot air is usually heated within the fan or outside the fan, for example by means of a heating element.
  • the nozzle has four relatively movable adjusting elements, which are each arranged along an associated side of the outlet opening.
  • the nozzle for changing the flow direction is at least partially plastically deformable.
  • the solutions according to the invention are preferably realized in the region of the outlet opening of the nozzle.
  • the adjusting elements movable relative to one another are preferably arranged in the region of the outlet opening and / or that the nozzle for changing the flow direction is plastically deformable in the region of the outlet opening.
  • At least one such adjusting element is designed as a lamella, which is arranged movably on the outlet opening.
  • the movable arrangement of the blade is realized for example by means of a corresponding storage. It is also conceivable to connect the lamella hinged to the nozzle in order to ensure a corresponding movement of the lamella relative to the nozzle.
  • the lamella is arranged and / or connected to the nozzle such that the movement of the lamella leads to a corresponding change in the flow direction.
  • the change of the flow direction by means of the adjusting elements is realized in preferred variants in that at least two such adjusting elements are arranged opposite one another in the region of the outlet opening.
  • the respective adjustment element can in principle be independent or individually movable.
  • at least two such adjustment elements are movable independently of one another in order to achieve an improved and / or simplified change of the flow direction.
  • Such an interdependent movement of the adjustment is in particular given by the fact that the adjustment elements are positively coupled together.
  • the adjacently movable adjustment elements are, in particular, the adjusting elements arranged opposite one another in the region of the outlet opening.
  • the respective adjusting element manually and directly, that is to say by an immediate action of the user on the respective adjusting element.
  • an adjustment of at least one such adjusting element can also take place by means of an adjusting device.
  • at least one such adjusting element is movable by means of an adjusting device.
  • the adjusting device or an actuator for the corresponding actuation can be arranged in a region remote from the outlet opening in order, for example, to avoid an unnecessary heat transfer to the actuator actuating elements or to reduce this carryover.
  • the adjusting device can be configured or designed such that it moves at least two such adjustment depending or independent of each other.
  • the hair dryer in the region of the outlet opening may comprise means for placing further components.
  • the hair dryer can be designed or equipped in the region of the outlet opening in such a way that, for example, a comb attachment, a brush attachment and the like can be attached.
  • the hair dryer can introduce a fluid, for example a liquid, into the air such that a mixture of the air and the fluid reaches the hair to be styled.
  • a fluid for example a liquid
  • the hair dryer has a feed opening upstream of the outlet opening in order to mix said fluid with the air.
  • an air-fluid mixture already exits the outlet opening in the direction of flow.
  • the fluid is introduced downstream of the outlet opening into the air.
  • a container may be provided in which said fluid is stored.
  • the hair dryer can be designed or configured such that said container, in particular removable, can be connected to the hair dryer.
  • said attachments or said containers and / or the hair driers are designed such that all attachments and the container can be placed over the same means in the region of the outlet opening on the hair dryer.
  • a hair dryer 1 has a housing 2 with a handle 3 and a flow channel 4. Within the flow channel 4, a fan 5 is arranged, which sucks air from inlet openings 6 of the housing 2 and blows out of a square outlet opening 7 of a nozzle 8 of the hair dryer 1. As a result, the air emerges in the flow direction 9 from the outlet opening 7.
  • the nozzle 8 of the hair dryer 1 is plastically deformable such that a plastic deformation of the nozzle 8 in the region of the outlet opening 7 makes it possible to change the flow direction 9, for example in the direction indicated by 9 '.
  • Fig. 2 shows an embodiment in which the nozzle 8 additionally comprises four relatively movable adjustment elements 10. It can be seen that the nozzle 8 shown here has a quadrangular outlet opening 7.
  • the adjusting elements 10 are each arranged along an associated side of the outlet opening 7. This shows the Nozzle 8 two longer or larger adjustment elements 10 and two shorter or smaller adjustment elements 10, wherein the larger adjustment elements 10 and the smaller adjustment elements 10 are each opposite.
  • the adjusting elements 10 are connected to the nozzle 8 in such a way that they can be folded relative to the nozzle 8 in order to completely open the outlet opening 7 or to move in the direction of the outlet opening 7.
  • this also the flow direction 9 and the flow rate can be changed.
  • the respective opposing adjusting elements 10 are positively coupled together, so that the opposing adjusting elements 10 are adjustable by means of an actuator 11 of an adjusting 12, while the other opposing adjusting elements 10 by means of another actuator 11 'of the adjusting device 12 are adjustable.
  • the respective adjusting element 10 is designed as a lamella 15.
  • the adjusting element 10 is made of such a material, which is suitable for the conditions at the outlet opening 7, in particular for the temperatures prevailing at the outlet opening 7 temperatures.
  • the nozzle 8 shown has a feed opening 13 which serves the purpose of introducing into the air emerging from the outlet opening 7 a liquid, in particular a hair treatment agent, located in a container, not shown here.
  • a feed opening 13 which serves the purpose of introducing into the air emerging from the outlet opening 7 a liquid, in particular a hair treatment agent, located in a container, not shown here.
  • two attachment openings 14 are provided on opposite sides of the feed opening 13 to put said container on the nozzle 8 and thus on the hair dryer 1.
  • the hair dryer 1 By means of the hair dryer 1 according to the invention it is thus possible, on the one hand, to change the flow direction 9 and, on the other hand, to vary the flow cross section or the size of the outlet opening 7 and thus the flow velocity.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Haartrockner mit einem Gebläse zum Ausblasen von Luft aus einer Austrittsöffnung einer Düse des Haartrockners, gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The present invention relates to a hair dryer with a blower for blowing air from an outlet opening of a nozzle of the hair dryer, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Ein Haartrockner dient dem Zweck, Haare zu trocknen und/oder zu stylen. Hierzu wird Luft bzw. eine Luftströmung verwendet, welche von dem Haartrockner erzeugt und auf die Haare ausgeblasen wird. Diese Luft tritt üblicherweise aus einer Düse des Haartrockners aus, die hierzu eine Austrittsöffnung besitzt. Die aus der Austrittsöffnung ausströmende Luft strömt dabei in einer Richtung aus, wobei gewöhnlich ein bestimmter Bereich der Haare von der Luftströmung erfasst wird, so dass zum Stylen der gesamten Haare eine entsprechende Bewegung des Haartrockners notwendig ist. Zudem weisen solche Haartrockner, unterschiedliche Bestandteile, wie beispielsweise besagtes Gebläse mit Motor, ein Gehäuse, unterschiedliche Aufsätze sowie Heizelemente, auf, welche zu einem gewissen Gewicht des Haartrockners führen. Des Weiteren sind derartige Haartrockner gewöhnlich handgeführt, so dass das Bewegen des Haartrockners bzw. das Halten desselben in einer bestimmten Position manuell erfolgt.A hairdryer is used to dry and / or style hair. For this purpose, air or an air flow is used, which is generated by the hair dryer and blown out on the hair. This air usually exits from a nozzle of the hair dryer, which has an outlet opening for this purpose. The effluent from the outlet opening air flows out in one direction, usually a certain area of the hair is detected by the air flow, so that for styling the entire hair a corresponding movement of the hair dryer is necessary. In addition, such hair dryer, different components, such as said fan motor, a housing, different essays and heating elements, which lead to a certain weight of the hair dryer. Furthermore, such hair driers are usually hand-held, so that the movement of the hair dryer or holding it in a certain position manually done.

Entsprechende Haartrockner sind beispielsweise aus den Druckschriften FR 2 906 980 A1 und DE 296 09 377 U1 bekannt.Corresponding hair dryers are for example from the documents FR 2 906 980 A1 and DE 296 09 377 U1 known.

Nachteilig hierbei ist, dass das Halten des Haartrockners in einer gewissen Position und/oder das Bewegen des Haartrockners zum Trocknen unterschiedlicher Haarregionen zu einer entsprechenden Anstrengung für den Benutzer führen. Dies ist insbesondere dann der Fall, wenn der Stylingvorgang, also insbesondere das Halten des Haartrockners in einer gewissen Position, für eine längere Zeit erforderlich ist.The disadvantage here is that keeping the hair dryer in a certain position and / or moving the hair dryer for drying different hair regions lead to a corresponding effort for the user. This is the case in particular when the styling process, ie, in particular, holding the hair dryer in a certain position, is required for a longer time.

Die vorliegende Erfindung beschäftigt sich mit dem Problem, für einen Haartrockner der eingangs genannten Art eine verbesserte oder zumindest alternative Ausführungsform anzugeben, die sich insbesondere durch eine verbesserte Handhabung auszeichnet. Zudem soll die erfindungsgemäße Lösung wirtschaftlich möglichst günstig realisierbar sein.The present invention addresses the problem of providing a hair dryer of the type mentioned in an improved or at least alternative embodiment, which is characterized in particular by improved handling. In addition, the solution according to the invention should be economically feasible as possible.

Dieses Problem wird erfindungsgemäß durch den Gegenstand des unabhängigen Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausführungsformen sind Gegenstand der abhängigen Ansprüche.This problem is solved according to the invention by the subject matter of independent claim 1. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.

Die vorliegende Erfindung beruht auf dem allgemeinen Gedanken, eine Strömungsrichtung der aus einer Düse eines Haartrockners austretenden Luft mittels der Düse zu verändern bzw. zu beeinflussen, um dadurch eine verbesserte Handhabung des Haartrockners zu erreichen. Hierdurch ist es insbesondere möglich, die zum Stylen von Haaren aus der Düse austretende Luft auf unterschiedlichen Stellen bzw. Bereiche von Haaren auszurichten, ohne dass hierfür eine entsprechende Bewegung bzw. Ausrichtung des gesamten Haartrockners notwendig ist. Zudem können hierdurch bestimmte Haltungspositionen des Haartrockners, die beispielsweise eine erhöhten Kraftaufwendung des Benutzers erfordern oder zu einer entsprechend schnellen Ermüdung des Benutzers führen, vermieden werden, da der Haartrockners stets in einer angenehmen bzw. bequemen Position gehalten werden kann und die Strömungsrichtung ausschließlich mittels der Düse verändert wird. Dem Erfindungsgedanken entsprechend weist der Haartrockner ein Gebläse zum Ausblasen von Luft aus einer viereckigen Austrittsöffnung der Düse auf. Hierbei kann es sich bei der Luft insbesondere um Warmluft oder Kaltluft handeln. Dabei kann die Kaltluft insbesondere zum Fixieren der Haare verwendet werden. Die Warmluft wird gewöhnlich innerhalb des Gebläses oder außerhalb des Gebläses, beispielsweise mittels eines Heizelementes, erwärmt. Gemäß einer ersten erfindungsgemäßen Lösung zum Ändern der Strömungsrichtung der aus der Austrittsöffnung austretenden Luft, weist die Düse vier relativ zueinander bewegbare Verstellelemente auf, die jeweils entlang einer zugehörigen Seite der Austrittsöffnung angeordnet sind. Gemäß einer zusätzlichen erfindungsgemäßen Lösung ist die Düse zum Ändern der Strömungsrichtung zumindest bereichsweise plastisch verformbar. Mittels der Bewegung der Verstellelemente und/oder der elastischen Verformung der Düse erfolgt das Umlenken der Luft und somit eine Änderung der Strömungsrichtung. Zudem kann hierdurch auch der Strömungsquerschnitt der Austrittsöffnung und damit die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit geändert werden.The present invention is based on the general idea of changing or influencing a flow direction of the air emerging from a nozzle of a hair dryer by means of the nozzle, thereby achieving improved handling of the hair dryer. This makes it possible, in particular, to align the air emerging from the nozzle for styling hair at different points or areas of hair, without the need for a corresponding movement or alignment of the entire hair dryer is necessary. In addition, this can be certain attitude positions of the hair dryer, for example, require an increased force of the user or lead to a correspondingly rapid fatigue of the user can be avoided because the hair dryer can always be kept in a comfortable position and the flow direction exclusively by means of the nozzle is changed. According to the idea of the invention, the hair dryer has a blower for blowing air out of a square outlet opening of the nozzle. In this case, the air may in particular be hot air or cold air. The cold air can be used in particular for fixing the hair. The hot air is usually heated within the fan or outside the fan, for example by means of a heating element. According to a first inventive solution for changing the flow direction of the air emerging from the outlet opening, the nozzle has four relatively movable adjusting elements, which are each arranged along an associated side of the outlet opening. According to an additional inventive solution, the nozzle for changing the flow direction is at least partially plastically deformable. By means of the movement of the adjusting elements and / or the elastic deformation of the nozzle, the deflection of the air takes place and thus a change in the flow direction. In addition, as a result, the flow cross section of the outlet opening and thus the flow velocity can be changed.

Es versteht sich hierbei, dass auch eine beliebige Kombination der ersten erfindungsgemäßen Lösung und der zusätzlichen erfindungsgemäßen Lösung vorstellbar ist und zum Umfang der vorliegenden Erfindung gehört.It is understood that any combination of the first solution according to the invention and the additional solution according to the invention is conceivable and belongs to the scope of the present invention.

Bevorzugt sind die erfindungsgemäßen Lösungen im Bereich der Austrittsöffnung der Düse realisiert. Das heißt, dass die relativ zueinander bewegbaren Verstellelemente bevorzugt im Bereich der Austrittsöffnung angeordnet sind und/oder dass die Düse zum Ändern der Strömungsrichtung im Bereich der Austrittsöffnung plastisch verformbar ist.The solutions according to the invention are preferably realized in the region of the outlet opening of the nozzle. This means that the adjusting elements movable relative to one another are preferably arranged in the region of the outlet opening and / or that the nozzle for changing the flow direction is plastically deformable in the region of the outlet opening.

Gemäß einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform ist zumindest ein solches Verstellelement als Lamelle ausgebildet, die an der Austrittsöffnung bewegbar angeordnet ist. Die bewegbare Anordnung der Lamelle ist beispielsweise mittels einer entsprechenden Lagerung realisiert. Auch ist es vorstellbar, die Lamelle scharnierartig mit der Düse zu verbinden, um eine entsprechende Bewegung der Lamelle relativ zur Düse zu gewährleisten. Dabei ist die Lamelle derart angeordnet und/oder mit der Düse verbunden, dass die Bewegung der Lamelle zu einer entsprechenden Änderung der Strömungsrichtung führt.According to an advantageous embodiment, at least one such adjusting element is designed as a lamella, which is arranged movably on the outlet opening. The movable arrangement of the blade is realized for example by means of a corresponding storage. It is also conceivable to connect the lamella hinged to the nozzle in order to ensure a corresponding movement of the lamella relative to the nozzle. In this case, the lamella is arranged and / or connected to the nozzle such that the movement of the lamella leads to a corresponding change in the flow direction.

Die Änderung der Strömungsrichtung mittels der Verstellelemente ist bei bevorzugten Varianten dadurch realisiert, dass zumindest zwei solcher Verstellelemente im Bereich der Austrittsöffnung gegenüberliegend angeordnet sind. Somit ist es insbesondere möglich, die aus der Düse austretende Luft zusätzlich zur Umlenkung und damit zur Änderung der Strömungsrichtung zu fokussieren bzw. den Strömungsquerschnitt der Austrittsöffnung zu variieren.The change of the flow direction by means of the adjusting elements is realized in preferred variants in that at least two such adjusting elements are arranged opposite one another in the region of the outlet opening. Thus, it is in particular possible to focus the air emerging from the nozzle in addition to the deflection and thus to change the flow direction or to vary the flow cross section of the outlet opening.

Hierbei kann das jeweilige Verstellelement prinzipiell unabhängig bzw. individuell bewegbar sein. Bei anderen bevorzugten Ausführungsformen sind zumindest zwei solche Verstellelemente abhängig voneinander bewegbar, um eine verbesserte und/oder vereinfachte Änderung der Strömungsrichtung zu erreichen. Eine derartige voneinander abhängige Bewegung der Verstellelemente ist insbesondere dadurch gegeben, dass die Verstellelemente miteinander zwangsgekoppelt sind. Bei den voneinander abhängig bewegbaren Verstellelementen handelt es sich hierbei insbesondere um die einander im Bereich der Austrittsöffnung gegenüberliegend angeordneten Verstellelemente.In this case, the respective adjustment element can in principle be independent or individually movable. In other preferred embodiments, at least two such adjustment elements are movable independently of one another in order to achieve an improved and / or simplified change of the flow direction. Such an interdependent movement of the adjustment is in particular given by the fact that the adjustment elements are positively coupled together. The adjacently movable adjustment elements are, in particular, the adjusting elements arranged opposite one another in the region of the outlet opening.

Prinzipiell ist es vorstellbar, das jeweilige Verstellelement manuell und direkt, das heißt durch eine unmittelbare Einwirkung des Benutzers auf das jeweilige Verstellelement, zu verstellen. Alternativ kann ein Verstellen zumindest eines solchen Verstellelements auch mittels einer Verstelleinrichtung erfolgen. Das heißt, dass zumindest ein solches Verstellelement mittels einer Verstelleinrichtung bewegbar ist. Dabei kann die Verstelleinrichtung bzw. ein Aktuator für die entsprechende Betätigung in einem von der Austrittsöffnung entfernten Bereich angeordnet sein, um beispielsweise einen unnötigen Wärmeübertrag auf den die Verstelleinrichtung Betätigenden zu vermeiden bzw. diesen Übertrag zu reduzieren. Auch kann die Verstelleinrichtung derart ausgestaltet bzw. ausgebildet sein, dass sie zumindest zwei solche Verstellelemente abhängig oder unabhängig voneinander bewegt.In principle, it is conceivable to adjust the respective adjusting element manually and directly, that is to say by an immediate action of the user on the respective adjusting element. Alternatively, an adjustment of at least one such adjusting element can also take place by means of an adjusting device. This means that at least one such adjusting element is movable by means of an adjusting device. In this case, the adjusting device or an actuator for the corresponding actuation can be arranged in a region remote from the outlet opening in order, for example, to avoid an unnecessary heat transfer to the actuator actuating elements or to reduce this carryover. Also, the adjusting device can be configured or designed such that it moves at least two such adjustment depending or independent of each other.

Bei weiteren Ausführungsformen kann der Haartrockner im Bereich der Austrittsöffnung Mittel zum Aufsetzen weiterer Bestandteile aufweisen. So kann der Haartrockner im Bereich der Austrittsöffnung derart ausgebildet bzw. ausgestattet sein, dass hier beispielsweise einen Kammaufsatz, einen Bürstenaufsatz und dergleichen aufgesteckt werden kann. Des Weiteren kann der Haartrockner ein Fluid, beispielsweise eine Flüssigkeit, derart in die Luft einbringen, dass eine Mischung aus der Luft und dem Fluid auf die zu stylenden Haare gelangt. Dies kann beispielsweise dadurch realisiert sein, dass der Haartrockner stromauf der Austrittsöffnung eine Zuführöffnung aufweist, um besagtes Fluid der Luft beizumischen. Hierdurch tritt bereits eine Luft-Fluid-Mischung in der Strömungsrichtung aus der Austrittsöffnung aus. Vorstellbar ist es auch, dass das Fluid stromab der Austrittsöffnung in die Luft eingebracht wird. Dabei kann ein Behälter vorgesehen sein, in dem besagtes Fluid aufbewahrt ist. Ferner kann der Haartrockner derart ausgebildet bzw. ausgestaltet sein, dass besagter Behälter, insbesondere abnehmbar, mit dem Haartrockner verbunden werden kann.In further embodiments, the hair dryer in the region of the outlet opening may comprise means for placing further components. Thus, the hair dryer can be designed or equipped in the region of the outlet opening in such a way that, for example, a comb attachment, a brush attachment and the like can be attached. Furthermore, the hair dryer can introduce a fluid, for example a liquid, into the air such that a mixture of the air and the fluid reaches the hair to be styled. This can be realized, for example, in that the hair dryer has a feed opening upstream of the outlet opening in order to mix said fluid with the air. As a result, an air-fluid mixture already exits the outlet opening in the direction of flow. It is also conceivable that the fluid is introduced downstream of the outlet opening into the air. In this case, a container may be provided in which said fluid is stored. Furthermore, the hair dryer can be designed or configured such that said container, in particular removable, can be connected to the hair dryer.

Bei bevorzugten Ausführungsformen sind besagte Aufsätze bzw. besagter Behälter und/oder die Haartrockner derart ausgebildet bzw. ausgestaltet, dass sämtliche Aufsätze und der Behälter über die gleichen Mittel im Bereich der Austrittsöffnung auf den Haartrockner aufsetzbar sind.In preferred embodiments said attachments or said containers and / or the hair driers are designed such that all attachments and the container can be placed over the same means in the region of the outlet opening on the hair dryer.

Weitere wichtige Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen, aus den Zeichnungen und aus der zugehörigen Figurenbeschreibung anhand der Zeichnungen.Other important features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims, from the drawings and from the associated figure description with reference to the drawings.

Es versteht sich, dass die vorstehend genannten und die nachstehend noch zu erläuternden Merkmale nicht nur in der jeweils angegebenen Kombination, sondern auch in anderen Kombinationen oder in Alleinstellung verwendbar sind ohne den Rahmen der vorliegenden Erfindung zu verlassen.It is understood that the features mentioned above and those yet to be explained below can be used not only in the respectively specified combination but also in other combinations or in isolation without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Bevorzugte Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung sind in den Zeichnungen dargestellt und werden in der nachfolgenden Beschreibung näher erläutert, wobei sich gleiche Bezugszeichen auf gleiche oder ähnliche oder funktional gleiche Bauteile beziehen.Preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in more detail in the following description, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar or functionally identical components.

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a side view of a hairdryer,
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a spatial view of a nozzle of the hair dryer.

Entsprechend Fig. 1 weist ein Haartrockner 1 ein Gehäuse 2 mit einem Griff 3 und einem Strömungskanal 4 auf. Innerhalb des Strömungskanales 4 ist ein Gebläse 5 angeordnet, das Luft aus Eintrittsöffnungen 6 des Gehäuses 2 einsaugt und aus einer viereckigen Austrittsöffnung 7 einer Düse 8 des Haartrockners 1 ausbläst. Hierdurch tritt die Luft in Strömungsrichtung 9 aus der Austrittsöffnung 7 aus.Corresponding Fig. 1 For example, a hair dryer 1 has a housing 2 with a handle 3 and a flow channel 4. Within the flow channel 4, a fan 5 is arranged, which sucks air from inlet openings 6 of the housing 2 and blows out of a square outlet opening 7 of a nozzle 8 of the hair dryer 1. As a result, the air emerges in the flow direction 9 from the outlet opening 7.

Bei der in Fig. 1 gezeigten Ausführungsform ist die Düse 8 des Haartrockners 1 plastisch verformbar ausgebildet derart, dass durch eine plastische Verformung der Düse 8 im Bereich der Austrittsöffnung 7 eine Änderung der Strömungsrichtung 9, beispielsweise in die mit 9' bezeichnete Richtung möglich ist.At the in Fig. 1 In the embodiment shown, the nozzle 8 of the hair dryer 1 is plastically deformable such that a plastic deformation of the nozzle 8 in the region of the outlet opening 7 makes it possible to change the flow direction 9, for example in the direction indicated by 9 '.

Fig. 2 zeigt eine Ausführungsform, bei der die Düse 8 zusätzlich vier relativ zueinander bewegbare Verstellelemente 10 aufweist. Dabei ist erkennbar, dass die hier gezeigte Düse 8 eine viereckige Austrittsöffnung 7 aufweist. Die Verstellelemente 10 sind jeweils entlang einer zugehörigen Seite der Austrittsöffnung 7 angeordnet. Dadurch weist die Düse 8 zwei längere bzw. größere Verstellelemente 10 und zwei kürzere bzw. kleinere Verstellelemente 10 auf, wobei sich die größeren Verstellelemente 10 und die kleineren Verstellelemente 10 jeweils gegenüberliegen. Ferner sind die Verstellelemente 10 derart mit der Düse 8 verbunden, dass sie bezüglich der Düse 8 klappbar sind, um die Austrittsöffnung 7 gänzlich freizugeben oder sich in Richtung der Austrittsöffnung 7 zu bewegen. Dies führt einerseits dazu, dass die Austrittsöffnung 7 und damit der Strömungsquerschnitt verkleinert und vergrößert werden kann. Andererseits kann hierdurch auch die Strömungsrichtung 9 und die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit verändert werden. Fig. 2 shows an embodiment in which the nozzle 8 additionally comprises four relatively movable adjustment elements 10. It can be seen that the nozzle 8 shown here has a quadrangular outlet opening 7. The adjusting elements 10 are each arranged along an associated side of the outlet opening 7. This shows the Nozzle 8 two longer or larger adjustment elements 10 and two shorter or smaller adjustment elements 10, wherein the larger adjustment elements 10 and the smaller adjustment elements 10 are each opposite. Furthermore, the adjusting elements 10 are connected to the nozzle 8 in such a way that they can be folded relative to the nozzle 8 in order to completely open the outlet opening 7 or to move in the direction of the outlet opening 7. On the one hand, this leads to the fact that the outlet opening 7 and thus the flow cross-section can be reduced and enlarged. On the other hand, this also the flow direction 9 and the flow rate can be changed.

Die jeweils gegenüberliegenden Verstellelemente 10 sind miteinander zwangsgekoppelt, so dass die sich gegenüberliegenden Verstellelemente 10 mittels eines Aktuators 11 einer Verstelleinrichtung 12 verstellbar sind, während die anderen sich gegenüberliegenden Verstellelemente 10 mittels eines anderen Aktuators 11' der Verstelleinrichtung 12 verstellbar sind. Das jeweilige Verstellelement 10 ist als eine Lamelle 15 ausgebildet. Zudem ist das Verstellelement 10 aus einem solchen Material hergestellt, das für die Gegebenheiten an der Auslassöffnung 7, insbesondere für die an der Auslassöffnung 7 herrschenden Temperaturen, geeignet ist.The respective opposing adjusting elements 10 are positively coupled together, so that the opposing adjusting elements 10 are adjustable by means of an actuator 11 of an adjusting 12, while the other opposing adjusting elements 10 by means of another actuator 11 'of the adjusting device 12 are adjustable. The respective adjusting element 10 is designed as a lamella 15. In addition, the adjusting element 10 is made of such a material, which is suitable for the conditions at the outlet opening 7, in particular for the temperatures prevailing at the outlet opening 7 temperatures.

Die in der Fig. 2 gezeigte Düse 8 weist zudem in einem von der Austrittsöffnung 7 entfernten Bereich eine Zuführöffnung 13 auf, die dem Zweck dient, eine sich in einem hier nicht gezeigten Behälter befindliche Flüssigkeit, insbesondere ein Haarbehandlungsmittel, in die aus der Auslassöffnung 7 austretende Luft einzubringen. Hierbei sind an gegenüberliegenden Seiten der Zuführöffnung 13 zwei Aufsatzöffnungen 14 vorgesehen, um besagten Behälter auf die Düse 8 und somit auf den Haartrockner 1 aufzusetzen.The in the Fig. 2 In addition, in a region remote from the outlet opening 7, the nozzle 8 shown has a feed opening 13 which serves the purpose of introducing into the air emerging from the outlet opening 7 a liquid, in particular a hair treatment agent, located in a container, not shown here. Here, two attachment openings 14 are provided on opposite sides of the feed opening 13 to put said container on the nozzle 8 and thus on the hair dryer 1.

Durch den erfindungsgemäßen Haartrockner 1 ist es also einerseits möglich, die Strömungsrichtung 9 zu verändern und andererseits den Strömungsquerschnitt bzw. die Größe der Auslassöffnung 7 und damit die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit zu variieren.By means of the hair dryer 1 according to the invention it is thus possible, on the one hand, to change the flow direction 9 and, on the other hand, to vary the flow cross section or the size of the outlet opening 7 and thus the flow velocity.

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Haartrocknerhairdryer
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Gehäusecasing
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GriffHandle
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Strömungskanalflow channel
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Eintrittsöffnunginlet opening
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Gebläsefan
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Austrittsöffnungoutlet opening
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Düsejet
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Strömungsrichtungflow direction
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Verstellelementadjustment
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Aktuatoractuator
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Zuführöffnungfeed
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Aufsatzöffnungtower opening
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Lamellelamella

Claims (7)

  1. Hair dryer (1) having a blower (5) for blowing air out of a rectangular outlet opening (7) of a tip (8) of the hair dryer (1), wherein the air exits the outlet opening (7) in a direction of flow (9), wherein
    - the tip (8) has four displacement elements (10) which can be moved relative to each other to change the direction of flow (9), and wherein
    - the displacement elements (10) are disposed in each case along an associated side of the outlet opening (7).
  2. Hair dryer according to claim 1, characterised in that at least one displacement element (10) of this type is a fin (15) disposed on the outlet opening (10) in a moveable manner.
  3. Hair dryer according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that at least two displacement elements (10) of this type are disposed in an opposing manner in the region of the outlet opening (7).
  4. Hair dryer according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that at least one displacement element (10) of this type can be moved individually.
  5. Hair dryer according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that at least two displacement elements (10) of this type can be moved relative to each other, in particular are permanently coupled to each other.
  6. Hair dryer according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that at least one displacement element (10) can be moved by means of a displacement device (12).
  7. Hair dryer according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the hair dryer (1) has means (14) for attaching an attachment in the region of the outlet opening (7).
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