Classifications

• • 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
  • A45D44/00—Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms
  • A45D44/02—Furniture or other equipment specially adapted for hairdressers' rooms and not covered elsewhere

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• the present disclosure relates to a head support device configured to support a client's head and detachably attached to a shampoo bowl.
• Barber and beauty shops such as a hair salons, are often equipped with shampoo bowls to be used for shampooing or scalp massaging.
• the PTL 1 below describes an example of a known portable shampoo bowl. This shampoo bowl is equipped with a head support instrument for supporting a client's head.
• the head support instrument includes a pair of right and left pillar members.
• the head support instrument also includes members for supporting the back of the client's head (in other words, "head support bases” according to PTL 1), the members being suspended between the pillar members using rotation shafts.
• the head support instrument also includes a member for supporting the client's neck (in other words, a "neck placement portion” according to PTL 1), the member being suspended between the head support bases using other rotation shafts.
• these members swing about two rotation shafts so as to follow the position of the head. Accordingly, the head support instrument is flexibly fit for the client's position.
• the parts that suspend these members i.e., the head support bases and the neck placement portion
• the parts that suspend these members are exposed.
• a practitioner touches the back of the client's head or the nape of the client's neck this poses interference with the practitioner performing treatment.
• the present disclosure is made under such circumstances, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a head support device that does not pose interference with treatment and is easy to clean.
• a head support device of the present disclosure which is configured to support a client's head and be detachably attached to an edge of a shampoo bowl, includes a base to be attached to the edge of the shampoo bowl and a swing device connected onto the base using a connection structure.
• the swing device includes a first contact member that comes into contact with a back of, or a vicinity of the back of, the client's head; a support projection projecting upward at a position more outward than the first contact member from an inward of the shampoo bowl; and a second contact member to be mounted on an upper end portion of the support projection so as to accommodate the support projection, the second contact member having an outside surface that comes into contact with a client's neck or a vicinity of the client's neck.
• the swing device swings inward into and outward from the shampoo bowl relative to the base.
• the second contact member swings inward into and outward from the shampoo bowl with the upper end portion of the support projection being a fulcrum.
• the second contact member is placed on, and detachably attached to, the upper end portion of the support projection.
• the support projection includes a pair of right and left support projections arranged in a right-left direction that intersects a direction in which the second contact member swings, and the second contact member is recessed between the right and left support projections.
• connection structure includes a pair of right and left rails each of which is elongated in a direction in which the swing device swings, and a pair of right and left shafts that are connected to the right and left rails, respectively.
• each shaft is inserted through a corresponding rail from a position between the right and left rails so as to project outward in a right-left direction.
• the second contact member includes a cover member that covers a neck placement space that is recessed at the edge of the shampoo bowl to receive a client's neck.
• a barber/beauty salon apparatus of the present disclosure includes a treatment bench for a client, a shampoo bowl disposed behind a backrest of the treatment bench, and the head support device according to Claim 1 or 2, the head support device being attached to the shampoo bowl.
• the head support device which is configured to support a client's head and be detachably attached to the edge of the shampoo bowl, includes the base to be attached to the edge of the shampoo bowl and also includes the swing device connected onto the base using the connection structure.
• the swing device includes the first contact member that comes into contact with the back of, or the vicinity of the back of, the client's head; the support projection projecting upward at a position more outward than the first contact member from the central portion of the shampoo bowl; and the second contact member to be mounted on the upper end portion of the support projection so as to accommodate the support projection, the second contact member having the outside surface that comes into contact with the client's neck or the vicinity of the client's neck.
• the swing device swings inward into and outward from the shampoo bowl relative to the base.
• the second contact member swings inward into and outward from the shampoo bowl with the upper end portion of the support projection being the fulcrum.
• the second contact member swings like a pendulum with the upper end portion of the support projection being the fulcrum, and the support projection is accommodated inside the second contact member.
• the bar-like shaft needs to be supported by a structure, which increases the lateral size.
• the upper end portion of the support projection projecting upward serves as the fulcrum of the swing movement, which makes it unnecessary to increase the lateral size and leads to downsizing.
• the swing movement of the second contact member and the swing movement of the swing device enable the head support device to be fit for the position of the client's head.
• a second contact member is placed on, and detachably attached to, upper end portions of respective support projections.
• the head support device has a simple structure in which the second contact member is simply placed on the upper end portions of the support projections. Accordingly, the second contact member can be attached to, and detached from, the support projections easily for cleaning.
• a pair of right and left support projections are arranged in a right-left direction that intersects a direction in which the second contact member swings, and the second contact member is recessed between the right and left support projections.
• the client's head is supported by the recessed second contact member positioned between the support projections, which stabilizes the position of the head.
• the client's head comes to a position lower than the upper end portions of the support projections, which serves the fulcrum of swing movement, to the extent of the height of the recess of the second contact member, which stabilizes the position of the head.
• the connection structure includes a pair of right and left rails each of which is elongated in a direction in which the swing device swings and also includes a pair of right and left shafts that are connected to the right and left rails, respectively.
• the swing device swings linearly using the rails while the second contact member swings about the upper end portion of each support projection that serves as the fulcrum.
• the swing movement of the rails of the swing device causes the first contact members to swing like a pendulum in the front-back direction while changing the inclination and being displaced in the up-down direction.
• the second contact member also swings. Accordingly, the head support device can be fit for the position of the client's head.
• the connection structure is simple, which is simply made of the rails and the shafts.
• each shaft is inserted through a corresponding rail from a position between the right and left rails so as to project outward in a right-left direction. Accordingly, compared with the case in which the shaft is inserted through the rail from outside, the connection structure eliminates the necessity of increasing the lateral size and leads to downsizing.
• the head support device has the structure that does not pose interference with treatment.
• the second contact member includes a cover member configured to cover a neck placement space that is a space recessed at the edge of the shampoo bowl so as to receive a client's neck.
• the head support device is sized small, the head support device includes a cover member that can shield a gap generated in the neck placement space. In spite of the size of the head support device, the cover member can shield the gap even if the neck placement space is large. Accordingly, hot water is prevented from splashing through the gap of the neck placement space.
• a barber/beauty salon apparatus of the present disclosure includes a treatment bench for a client, a shampoo bowl disposed behind a backrest of the treatment bench, and the above-described head support device that is attached to the shampoo bowl.
• the barber/beauty salon apparatus can provide advantageous effects similar to those of the head support device.
• Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate a barber/beauty salon apparatus 1 equipped with a head support device 8 of the present embodiment.
• Fig. 1 illustrates the barber/beauty salon apparatus 1 before performing treatment using a shampoo bowl 9
• Fig. 2 illustrates the barber/beauty salon apparatus 1 which is ready for performing treatment using the shampoo bowl 9.
• the barber/beauty salon apparatus 1 includes a treatment bench 2 on which a client (not illustrated) rests and also includes the shampoo bowl 9 that is placed behind the treatment bench 2 and on which the client's head rests.
• the treatment bench 2 includes a seat unit 3 on which the client lies and a lift unit 4 that supports the seat unit 3 from below.
• the seat unit 3 includes a seat 5, a leg rest 6, and a backrest 7.
• the client is seated on the seat 5.
• the leg rest 6 for receiving the client's legs is joined to a front part of the seat 5, and the backrest 7 for receiving the client's upper body is joined to a back part of the seat 5.
• the seat unit 3 may include armrests (not illustrated) provided at the right and left sides of the seat 5 for receiving the client's arms.
• the lift unit 4 expands and contracts to lift and lower the seat unit 3, and the backrest 7 rises and falls to incline the seat unit 3.
• the seat unit 3 is positioned horizontally or substantially horizontally.
• a practitioner (not illustrated) can change the position of the treatment bench 2 at will.
• the treatment bench 2 can be changed automatically to assume predetermined positions.
• the shampoo bowl 9 is designed such that the client lies on the seat unit 3 with the client's head being placed in the shampoo bowl 9 when receiving treatment.
• the practitioner stands (or is seated on a stool) behind the shampoo bowl 9, or at the right or left side thereof, and provides treatment to the client's head and hair.
• the types of treatment include shampooing, scalp massaging, hair coloring, and eye making up.
• the shampoo bowl 9 is disposed on a pedestal 10.
• the shampoo bowl 9, which is shaped like a hemisphere, is formed of a bottom 14 and a peripheral wall 15.
• a drainage hole 11 is formed at the bottom 14, a stopcock 12 for hot-water supply, and a shower head 13 for discharging hot water and others are disposed at the inner surface of the peripheral wall 15.
• a front part of the edge of the peripheral wall 15 that opposes the seat unit 3 is recessed to form a neck placement space 16.
• the head support device 8 is disposed at the neck placement space 16.
• the head support device 8 can be attached or detached at will.
• the head and neck of the client is placed on the head support device 8.
• the head support device 8 can swing so as to follow the position of the client's head.
• the head support device 8 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
• the external appearances and the cross sections of the head support device 8 are illustrated in Figs. 3 to 9 .
• “Front” is the direction in which the head support device 8 swings toward the inside of the shampoo bowl 9
• “Back” is the direction in which the head support device 8 swings toward the outside of the shampoo bowl 9.
• "Right Side” and “Left Side” are the directions intersecting the front-back direction
• "Up” and “Down” are heightwise directions.
• the head support device 8 includes a base 17 attached to the edge of the shampoo bowl 9 and a swing device 24 connected onto the base 17 using a connection structure 32.
• the swing device 24 includes rails 26, first contact members 27, support projections 28, and a second contact member 29.
• the rails 26 form the connection structure 32.
• the first contact members 27 are contact members with which the client's head is brought into contact.
• the support projections 28 are bar-like or plate-like members that project upward.
• the second contact member 29 is mounted onto the support projections 28.
• the second contact member 29 includes a second contact body 33 and a contact cover 36 that covers the second contact body 33. As illustrated in Figs.
• the first contact members 27 swing in the front-back direction together with the swing device 24 about a first swing fulcrum 45.
• the second contact member 29 also swings in the front-back direction about second swing fulcrums 46.
• the second swing fulcrums 46 are positioned at respective upper end portions of the support projections 28.
• the base 17 includes a pair of right and left seatings 18 and a bar-like base link 19 that extends in the right-left direction between both seatings 18 and is connected to the seatings 18.
• Each seating 18 includes a flat plate 20 shaped substantially like a circle, a leg portion 21R (or a leg portion 21L) that rises upward from the upper surface of the flat plate 20, shafts 22R (or shafts 22L) that are attached to the leg portion 21R (or to the leg portion 21L), and cushions 23F and 23B. Accordingly, the flat plates 20, the leg portions 21R and 21L, the shafts 22R and 22L, the cushions 23F, and the cushions 23B are provided in right-left pairs.
• the leg portion 21R includes two shafts 22R and two cushions 23F and 23B, and the leg portion 21L includes two shafts 22L and two cushions 23F and 23B.
• the shafts 22L attached to the left leg portion 21L protrude leftward from the left-side surface of the leg portion 21L.
• the shafts 22L are disposed side by side in the front-back direction, and the front shaft 22L is positioned slightly above the level of the back shaft 22L (see Fig. 6 ).
• the cushion 23F attached to the left leg portion 21L protrudes frontward from the front surface of the leg portion 21L, whereas the cushion 23B attached to the left leg portion 21L protrudes backward from the back surface of the leg portion 21L.
• the shafts 22R attached to the right leg portion 21R protrude rightward from the right-side surface of the leg portion 21R.
• the shafts 22R are disposed side by side in the front-back direction, and the front shaft 22R is positioned slightly above the level of the back shaft 22R.
• the cushion 23F attached to the right leg portion 21R protrudes frontward from the front surface of the leg portion 21R, whereas the cushion 23B attached to the left leg portion 21R protrudes backward from the back surface of the leg portion 21R.
• the rails 26, the first contact members 27, and the support projections 28 are provided in right-left pairs.
• the rails 26 are formed at opposite ends of a main body 25 that is elongated in the right-left direction.
• Each rail 26 is a through-hole passing through in the right-left direction.
• the rail 26 or the through-hole has a curved shape that is elongated in the front-back direction, which is the direction in which the swing device 24 swings, and is curved so as to follow the circumference of the circle of which the center positioned at a first swing fulcrum 45 (see Fig. 7 ).
• Front regulation portions 30 are formed in a front portion of the main body 25 at positions between the opposite rails 26, and back regulation portions 31 are formed in a back portion of the main body 25 at positions between the opposite rails 26.
• the first contact members 27 are disposed in the front portion of the main body 25 between the opposite rails 26 at positions adjacent to respective rails 26.
• the support projections 28 are disposed behind the first contact members 27 and attached to the main body 25 at positions directly behind the respective rails 26.
• the connection structure 32 is formed of a pair of the rails 26 included in the swing device 24 and a pair of the right and left shafts 22R and 22L included in the base 17.
• the leg portions 21R and 21L are disposed between the opposite rails 26 in the right-left direction at positions adjoining corresponding rails 26.
• the shafts 22R and 22L are inserted through respective rails 26 from the inside to the outside. In the state of the connection structure 32 connecting the swing device 24 to the base 17, the swing device 24 swings in the front-back direction relative to the base 17 while the shafts 22R and 22L slide inside the rails 26.
• the second contact body 33 which is elongated in the right-left direction, has a flat front surface and a flat back surface.
• the second contact body 33 includes a pair of right and left insertion grooves 34 and a contact-body recessed portion 35 formed therebetween so as to adjoin these insertion grooves 34.
• the insertion grooves 34 are formed at respective right-left ends of the second contact body 33.
• the support projections 28 of the first contact members 27 are inserted in respective insertion grooves 34.
• the contact-body recessed portion 35 serves as the upper end portion of the second contact body 33 between both insertion grooves 34, and the contact-body recessed portion 35 is recessed downward.
• the contact cover 36 has a flat cover front portion 37, a flat cover back portion 38, and a cover recessed portion 39.
• the cover recessed portion 39 connects the upper end portion of the cover front portion 37 and the upper end portion of the cover back portion 38.
• the cover front portion 37 and the cover back portion 38 oppose each other with a space interposed therebetween.
• the cover recessed portion 39 is the upper end portion of the contact cover 36 and is recessed downward.
• the contact cover 36 may include a wide cover member 44.
• the wide cover member 44 is detachably attached to the back side of the cover back portion 38.
• the wide cover member 44 is a tabular plate and has a width greater than that of the contact cover 36 in the right-left direction.
• the inner shape of the contact cover 36 is substantially identical to the outer shape of the second contact body 33. Accordingly, the thickness of the second contact body 33 in the front-back direction is such that the second contact body 33 can enter the space between the cover front portion 37 and the cover back portion 38 of the contact cover 36. Moreover, the shape of the contact-body recessed portion 35 of the second contact body 33 is substantially identical to the shape of the cover recessed portion 39 of the contact cover 36.
• the base 17, the swing device 24, the second contact body 33, and the contact cover 36 are assembled as follows. As illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 , the swing device 24 and the base 17 are connected using the connection structure 32.
• the contact cover 36 is subsequently attached to the second contact body 33.
• the contact cover 36 thereby covers the second contact body 33.
• the support projections 28 are inserted into the insertion grooves 34 of the second contact body 33.
• the second contact member 29 is mounted on the upper end portions of respective support projections 28 from above. Accordingly, the second contact member 29 can be attached to and detached from the support projections 28 in the up-down direction.
• the second contact body 33 can be attached first to the support projections 28, and then the contact cover 36 can be attached to the second contact body 33.
• the shafts 22R and 22L of the base 17 are inserted through respective rails 26 of the swing device 24 from the inside and are projected outward laterally in the right-left direction.
• the support projections 28 of the swing device 24 are accommodated in the second contact member 29 in such a manner that the second contact member 29 covers and shields the entire support projections 28. Accordingly, none of the connection structure 32 and the support projections 28 and the like is exposed at right and left ends of the head support device 8.
• the head support device 8 assembled is disposed in the neck placement space 16 of the shampoo bowl 9 and attached to the peripheral wall 15 (see Figs. 1 and 2 ). More specifically, the flat plates 20 of the base 17 are placed on the upper edge of the peripheral wall 15 and fixed thereto using bolts or the like. Note that even if there is a gap between the head support device 8 and the peripheral wall 15 in the neck placement space 16, the second contact member 29 can have the wide cover member 44 that can close the gap (see Fig. 9 ).
• each insertion groove 34 of the second contact body 33 has an inner front-side portion 40, an inner back-side portion 41, and an inner support portion 42.
• the inner front-side portion 40 faces the front surface of the corresponding support projection 28 of the swing device 24, and the inner back-side portion 41 faces the back surface of the support projection 28.
• the inner support portion 42 connects the upper end portion of the inner front-side portion 40 and the upper end portion of the inner back-side portion 41.
• the upper end portion of the support projection 28 comes into contact with the inner support portion 42.
• a swing space 43 is defined by the inner front-side portion 40, the inner back-side portion 41, and the inner support portion 42 inside the insertion groove 34. The swing space 43 is wider than the support projection 28.
• the distance between the inner front-side portion 40 and the inner back-side portion 41 is greater than the width of the support projection 28.
• the distance between the inner front-side portion 40 and the inner back-side portion 41 gradually increases as they go down from the inner support portion 42.
• the second contact member 29 swings in the front-back direction about each second swing fulcrum 46 that is positioned at the upper end portion of the support projection 28.
• the angle of the inner back-side portion 41 relative to the inner front-side portion 40 about the inner support portion 42 (in other words, the angle of the inner front-side portion 40 relative to the inner back-side portion 41 about the inner support portion 42) can be set arbitrarily.
• the distance between the inner front-side portion 40 and the inner back-side portion 41 (in other words, the width of the swing space 43) also can be set arbitrarily.
• Each rail 26 of the swing device 24 is supported by the shafts 22L (or the shafts 22R) of the base 17 and can slide relative to the shafts 22L (or to the shafts 22R) within the through-hole of the rail 26.
• the shafts 22L (and the shafts 22R) are disposed at positions shifted in the up-down direction, and each rail 26 has the curved shape that follows the circumference of the circle of which the center is positioned at the first swing fulcrum 45.
• the swing device 24 thereby moves along an arcuate path. Accordingly, the swing device 24 swings in the front-back direction arcuately about the first swing fulcrum 45.
• the first contact members 27 also swing in the front-back direction together with the swing device 24 about the first swing fulcrum 45.
• each back regulation portion 31 comes into contact with the corresponding cushion 23B of the base 17, which regulates the swing movement of the swing device 24.
• each front regulation portion 30 comes into contact with the corresponding cushion 23F of the base 17, which regulates the swing movement of the swing device 24.
• the first contact members 27 come into contact with the back of, or the vicinity of the back of, the client's head.
• Clients have different physical builds, and the head positions of the clients vary. Client may tuck their chin and lower their head or may raise their head as if looking up.
• the second contact member 29 swings like a pendulum about the upper end portion of each support projection 28 serving as the fulcrum, and the swing device 24 swings linearly using the rails 26 (see Figs. 7 and 8 ).
• the swing movement of the rails 26 of the swing device 24 causes the first contact members 27 to swing like a pendulum in the front-back direction while changing the inclination and being displaced in the up-down direction.
• the second contact member 29 also swings. Accordingly, the head support device 8 can be fit for the position of the client's head.
• the connection structure 32 is simple, which is simply made of the rails 26 and the shafts 22R and 22L.
• the support projections 28 of the swing device 24 are positioned inside the second contact member 29, and the second contact member 29 covers and shields the entire support projections 28 (see Fig. 5 ).
• the second contact member 29 shields the entire support projections 28 including the upper end portions that serve as the second swing fulcrums 46 of the swing movement.
• the shafts 22R and 22L of the base 17 are inserted through respective rails 26 of the swing device 24 from the inside and are projected outward laterally in the right-left direction (see Fig. 5 ). Accordingly, none of the connection structure 32 and the support projections 28 and the like is exposed at the right and left ends of the head support device 8. Accordingly, the head support device 8 has the structure that does not pose interference with treatment and can be made small.
• the support projections 28 are inserted into the insertion grooves 34 of the second contact body 33, and the second contact member 29 is placed from above on the upper end portions of the support projections 28 of the swing device 24 (see Figs. 7 and 8 ).
• the head support device 8 has a simple structure in which the second contact member 29 is simply placed on the upper end portions of the support projections 28. Accordingly, the second contact member 29 can be attached to, and detached from, the support projections 28 easily for cleaning.
• the second contact body 33 has the contact-body recessed portion 35, and the contact cover 36 has the cover recessed portion 39 (see Fig. 1 ).
• the client's head is also supported by the second contact member 29 that is recessed between both support projections 28. This can stabilize the position of the head.
• the cover recessed portion 39 is disposed at a position lower than the upper end portions of the support projections 28 that serve as the second swing fulcrums 46 for the swing movement. Accordingly, the client's head comes to the position lower than the upper end portions of the support projections 28, which further stabilize the position of the client's head.
• the second contact member 29 has the wide cover member 44 (see Fig. 9 ). Even if there is a gap between the head support device 8 and the peripheral wall 15 in the neck placement space 16 of the shampoo bowl 9, the wide cover member 44 can close the gap and provides shielding. This can prevent hot water from splashing through the gap of the neck placement space 16.
• the support projection is a single plate elongated in the right-left direction.
• the contact cover does not have the cover recessed portion.
• connection structure is made of a rotation shaft, and the swing device swings about the rotation shaft.
• the rail is formed at each leg portion of the base, and the shafts are formed in the swing device.
• the second contact member is connected to the upper end portions of the support projections. In other words, the second contact member is not merely placed on the upper end portions of the support projections.
• the second contact member is not recessed.
• the second contact body is flat and does not have the contact-body recessed portion
• the contact cover is also flat and does not have the cover recessed portion, either.
• the shafts are inserted through each rail from the outside and project toward the inside between both rails.

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