JP2002034639A - Hair dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair dryer which is designed to protect and activate the head skin as well as to protect the hair by using tourmaline ores to generate a sufficient amount of negative ions in an easy way when drying or setting the hair. SOLUTION: This hair dyer has a body 1, incorporating an electric heater 2 and a blower 3, in which the air that has been sucked through an inlet 4 is made to go out of an outlet 5 after being heated. Near the inlet 4, a means for generating negative ions, which is made up of a material containing powdery tourmaline ores is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a hair dryer including a hair brush.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a means of hair styling, a method using hot air has been used for a long time, and as one of the means, a hair dryer combining an electric heater and a blower is particularly popular. Hair brush dryers having a comb (hair brush) function as well as simply generating hot air have become widespread.

[0003] A hair dryer quickly dries wet hair after washing and gives the hair a semi-permanent plastic change (habit) at a predetermined temperature, so that a desired hair style can be obtained in combination with a hairdressing agent and the like. Used to form. That is,
It has two purposes: drying and styling. In particular, during drying, the skin loses subcutaneous fat at the same time as it removes heat of vaporization from the scalp, so that there is a problem that the skin becomes rough and not only dandruff is generated but also the hair is damaged.
Although it is easy to cover the hair by applying a hair styling agent, the skin conditioner such as a so-called hair tonic used for the skin may be unsuitable depending on the constitution and may cause the head to be covered. And sometimes induces hair loss. In addition, when only drying is performed, there is also a problem that various bacteria remain on the root of the hair, which damages the hair, causes dandruff, and induces hair loss.

In recent years, attention has been paid to negative ions for human health, and several facts have been proved medically under various clinical tests. For example, when a positive or negative potential is applied to the whole body under certain conditions, regular and correct fluctuations of bioions and cations (sodium, potassium, calcium, etc.) occur in the blood, and when a negative potential is applied, blood The amount of sodium and calcium increases, the amount of potassium decreases, and the opposite of the case of a positive potential is called the cation effect. As a result, the negative ions increase the ionization amount of sodium and calcium in the blood and make the acidified blood slightly alkaline.

[0005] The present inventor has thought that such characteristics of negative ions can not be used for protection of hair and scalp, and has repeatedly studied, but focused on tourmaline ore which is known to generate negative ions. is there. Tourmaline ore is a type of gem commonly known as tourmaline, but it has been long known that pressure or heat is applied to this ore to generate electricity. The polarity of tourmaline ore crystals appears, and it is charged even at room temperature thermal energy,
When the electron at the negative electrode touches water (including moisture in the air), it discharges and the water molecules are decomposed into H plus and OH minus, and the H plus is attracted to the tourmaline electrode and combines with the electrons emitted therefrom. As a result, hydrogen gas (H ₂ ) is released. On the other hand, OH minus is a water molecule (H ₂
O) bind to, and hydroxyl ions (H ₃ O ₂ - becomes) and negative ions called. The generation of such negative ions changes depending on the conditions surrounding tourmaline ore, but it is assumed that a temperature change of 10 degrees causes a change of about twice. It is also known that emission of far-infrared rays becomes remarkable when the temperature is raised.

[0006]

Therefore, various experiments were conducted on the application of such tourmaline ore to a hair brush. However, laying the tourmaline ore powder as it is to the hot air of the hair brush is problematic in terms of scattering and the like. Therefore, a means for carrying this is necessary. As such means, we prepared a fine mesh net basket or bag, stored it in it, and laid it in the hot air passage of the hair brush, but increased the flow resistance and obtained the required air volume. However, the function as a hair dryer (hair brush) was impaired.

[0007] Further, as the temperature of the tourmaline ore increases, the function of generating negative ions increases accordingly. Therefore, it is desired to lay the tourmaline ore in a passage exposed to the heated hot air. Also, there is a problem that the holding means of the bag or the bag is required to have heat resistance.

According to the present invention, when utilizing the negative ions of the tourmaline ore in the hair dryer for drying and styling the hair described above, it is possible to obtain a sufficient amount of negative ions while using simple means. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to protect and activate the scalp and protect the hair.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a hair dryer according to the present invention has an electric heater 2 and a blower 3 incorporated in a main body 1, and air is supplied from one suction port 4 of the main body 1. After suction and heating
A hair dryer configured to discharge from a source, wherein a negative ion generating means 6 made of a material containing tourmaline ore powder is provided near the suction port 4.
Is provided.

In the present invention, the negative ion generating means 6 knits a nylon fiber containing tourmaline ore powder into a mesh to constitute a filter 6a,
It is preferably provided at the suction port 4. Further, in the present invention, it is preferable that a hair brush 7 is provided in the air outlet 5. Further, in the present invention, an auxiliary suction hole 4 is provided between the negative ion generating means 6 and the blower 3.
a is preferably provided.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A hair dryer according to the present invention has an electric heater 2 and a blower 3 built in a main body 1, sucks air from one suction port 4 of the main body 1, heats the air, and then blows air from a blowing port 5. It has a negative ion generating means 6 made of a material containing tourmaline ore powder at a position near the suction port 4 so as to be released.
When the fan of the blower 3 rotates, it reacts with the moisture in the air sucked from the suction port 4, and further, the negative ion generating means 6 generates sufficient negative ions by the temperature rising atmosphere by the electric heater 2 of the main body 1. . Further, since the negative ion generating means 6 is in a temperature-raising atmosphere, generation of far-infrared rays is remarkably observed.

The hot air containing a large amount of negative ions is released from the air outlet 5 and hits the hair, and further hits the scalp, thereby making the subcutaneous circulating blood weakly alkaline, thereby imparting an activating effect to the scalp (skin). Skin roughness due to scattering of subcutaneous fat due to evaporation of water from the skin can be prevented beforehand, and the scalp and hair can be protected without using a special agent, a hairdressing agent or the like.

The negative ion generating means 6
However, when nylon fibers containing tourmaline ore powder are knitted into a mesh and configured in the filter 6a and provided in the suction port 4, a large contact area between air and tourmaline ore is ensured. And at the same time, can also function as a filter for dust contained in the air to be sucked. Further, in the case where the air outlet 5 is provided with the hair brush 7, since the hair function can be performed simultaneously with the drying of the hair, the hair can be adjusted at the same time. Furthermore,
Between the negative ion generating means 6 and the blower 3,
When the auxiliary suction hole 4a is provided, the amount of air that decreases due to the suction resistance due to the presence of the negative ion generating means 6 is replenished from the auxiliary suction hole 4a, the load on the blower 3 is reduced, and the air as a hair dryer is reduced. The required amount of air can be secured.

[0014]

EXAMPLES Preferred embodiments of the hair dryer of the present invention are described below.
The details will be described below with reference to the drawings. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the entire hair dryer, and FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view of a hair dryer having a hair brush provided at an air outlet of the hair dryer.

The hair dryer of this embodiment has a main body 1
The electric heater 2 and the blower 3 are built in the main body 1
The air is sucked from one of the suction ports 4, heated, and then discharged from the blower port 5, and its basic configuration is the same as that of the conventionally known one. In the vicinity of the suction port 4, there is provided negative ion generating means 6 made of a material containing tourmaline ore powder. In this embodiment, nylon fiber contains 2-3% (weight ratio) of tourmaline ore powder, and the filter fiber 6a is knitted around the powder to form a filter 6a. Thus, a large contact area between the air and the tourmaline ore can be secured. With respect to the amount of the tourmaline ore, a desired amount of negative ions can be obtained at 2-3%, but it is not necessary to particularly specify the mixing ratio, and an appropriate ratio may be used.

The mesh filter 6a is multi-layered in the direction of air flow, in this case, the mesh phase is shifted inside the mesh frame 6b, which is located outside and serves as a shape-retaining member, to increase the degree of mesh. And three layers so that the contact area between air and tourmaline ore can be increased. With regard to the arrangement structure also serving as the filter 6a, an appropriate number of layers and mesh organization may be selected. Further, as a material constituting the negative ion generating means 6, in addition to nylon fibers, appropriate materials, for example,
Heat-resistant Teflon (registered trademark) or other materials may be selected. Instead of using a fiber type, a suitable synthetic resin is used as a panel to punch the required small holes, and a layer or a plurality of layers are stacked. Is also good.

A plurality of auxiliary suction holes 4a are provided between the negative ion generating means 6 and the blower 3. The auxiliary suction hole 4a is designed to prevent the suction resistance of the blower 3 from increasing due to the presence of the negative ion generating means 6 comprising the mesh filter 6a described above, and to increase the load on the blower 3 to obtain a required air volume. This is for avoiding, and it is not expected to generate negative ions for the air taken in from here, but it is suitable for obtaining a required amount of hot air as a hair dryer by using a small blower 3. .

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 7 denotes a slide-type power switch provided on a foldable grip portion 1A of the main body 1, which can switch the operation of only the blower 3 and the heating of the electric heater 2 as in the conventional case. It is configured as follows. Reference numeral 8 denotes a rectifying plate arranged near the air outlet 5.
Here, the electric heater 2 is disposed in a coil shape inside the tubular main body 1, but may be of an appropriate arrangement configuration.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment.
2 shows a hair dryer having a structure including a hair brush 7 and, similarly to the previous embodiment, an air suction port 4 thereof.
Is provided with a negative ion generating means 6 made of a material containing tourmaline ore powder.
Therefore, here, the common member numbers will be cited, but redundant description of each common configuration will be omitted.

[0020]

According to the present invention, by providing a negative ion generating means composed of a material containing tourmaline ore powder near the suction port of a hair dryer for drying and styling the hair, By carrying enough negative ions and spraying it on the head, the function of the negative ions originally improves the circulation of the subcutaneous blood, activates the scalp while making the blood slightly alkaline, the conventional hot air The scattering of subcutaneous fat caused by the evaporation of water due to spraying and the roughening of the skin due to this can be avoided beforehand, leading to a remarkable effect of protecting and activating the scalp and protecting the hair. Was.

In the case where tourmaline ore is contained in nylon fiber as a material of the negative ion generating means and this is configured as a filter, dust can be removed together with the generation of negative ions as described above. It is possible to improve the hygiene of the skin by minimizing the adhesion of various bacteria to the skin of the head. Other specific effects of the present invention are as described in detail in the above-described embodiments and examples of the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional side view of a hair dryer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away schematic front view of the hair dryer of the present invention provided with a hair brush.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Electric heater 3 Blower 4 Suction port 4a Auxiliary suction hole 5 Ventilation port 6 Negative ion generating means 6a Filter 7 Hair brush

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A hair dryer having a built-in electric heater (2) and a blower (3) in a main body (1), configured to suck air from one inlet (4) of the main body (1), heat the air, and discharge the air from a blower opening (5). A hair dryer comprising a negative ion generating means 6 made of a material containing tourmaline ore powder at a position near the inlet 4. 2. The hair of claim 1, wherein said negative ion generating means comprises a filter formed by knitting nylon fibers containing tourmaline ore powder into a mesh, and provided at said suction port. Hairdryer. 3. The hair dryer according to claim 1, wherein a hair brush (7) is provided at the air outlet (5). 4. The hair dryer according to claim 1, wherein an auxiliary suction hole is provided between said negative ion generating means and said blower.