JP2004249122A - Hair treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair treatment device effectively straightening wavy hair or curling straight hair by applying negative ions generated by an ion generator to the hair and preventing a suction port from being directly blocked with the hand of a user in setting the hair. <P>SOLUTION: This hair treatment device is provided with first and second clamp arms 2 and 3 having hair clamp bodies 5 and 6 clamping the hair, the ion generator 11 generating the ions and an ion outlet 13 blowing the generated ions. The oppositely disposed first and second clamp arms 2 and 3 are connected to each other with a swing shaft 4 so that the both clamp arms 2 and 3 are swingingly opened/closed around the swing shaft 4. The first clamp arm 2 comprises a hollow case body 8 storing a fan 9 and a motor 10 for feeding the generated ions. An air suction port 15 for the fan 9 is opened in a surface of the case body 8 opposed to the second clamp arm 3. In a closed state where the first and second hair clamp bodies 5 and 6 are oppositely approached to each other, an air suction clearance E is secured between the case body 8 and the second clamp arm 3 in the side of a grip part 1A and the air suction port 15 is opened facing to the air suction clearance E. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a hair treatment device provided with a pair of pinching arms, which is used when straightening hair with straightness, or when straight hair is shrunk and deformed.

  This type of hair treatment apparatus is known, for example, from Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 6-1041. There, the side ends of the nipping arms are connected so as to be relatively swingable, and a blowing fan and a heater are housed inside one of the nipping arms so that hot air can be supplied to the hair nipped between the pair of nipping arms. It is like that. At this time, if the pair of pinching arms are provided with staggered projections, the straight hairs can be shrunk and deformed. In addition, if the hair is squeezed while being sandwiched between the opposing surfaces of the arms, the straightened hair can be straightened.

  In the hair treatment apparatus of the present invention, an air inlet for a blower fan is provided on one of the opposing surfaces of the pair of sandwiching arms. Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-4801 discloses this point. There, the side ends of the main unit with a built-in blower fan and heater and the mounting table with a built-in switch are connected to each other so as to be able to swing relative to each other. Have. However, this device is a hair dryer and is used only for drying and fixing the hair on a wall or in a stationary state.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-1041 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-4801

  A conventional hair treatment device can effectively perform hair treatment such as straightening and straightening of hair by applying heat or applying steam to hair held and held between a pair of holding arms. ing. However, live hair is exposed to heat and steam, so the hair is easily damaged. For example, too much heat is applied so quickly that the hair is processed, which may change the color and texture of the hair. A hair processing apparatus of the type in which steam is applied to hair can perform hair processing such as straightening while giving moisture to the hair, so that processing and setting of hair can be easily performed. However, a hair treatment apparatus in which heated air is blown on the hair requires preparation such as pre-moistening the hair or rubbing the set solution into the hair, so that a lot of labor is required for a series of operations. Would.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to incorporate an ion generator inside a pinching arm for holding hair, and to apply negative ions generated by the ion generator at the time of hair treatment to the hair so that the hair can be straightened and straightened. An object of the present invention is to provide a hair processing apparatus that can effectively perform hair treatment such as hair frizzing treatment and that can easily and accurately treat dry hair.

  Hair provided with first and second pinching arms 2.3 provided with hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 for pinching hair, ion generator 11 for generating ions, and ion outlet 13 for discharging generated ions. A processing device, wherein first and second sandwiching arms 2.3 opposed to each other are connected to each other by a swinging shaft 4 so that both sandwiching arms 2.3 can swing open and close around the swinging shaft 4. The first pinching arm 2 is composed of a hollow case body 8 accommodating a fan 9 and a motor 10 for feeding generated ions, and the case body 8 facing the second pinching arm 3. An air inlet 15 for the fan 9 is opened on the peripheral surface, and in a closed state in which the first and second hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 are closely opposed to each other, the case body 8 and the second A suction gap E is secured between the pinching arm 3 and the air suction gap E. Cormorant air intake port 15 is opened.

  The hair treatment apparatus of the present invention includes a first and a second pinching arms 2.3 provided with hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 for pinching hair, an ion generator 11 for generating ions, and an ion from which generated ions are blown out. A hair processing apparatus provided with an air outlet (13), wherein the first and second sandwiching arms (2, 3) arranged opposite to each other are connected to each other by a swing shaft (4); The first pinching arm 2 is constituted by a hollow case body 8 accommodating a fan 9 and a motor 10 for feeding generated ions, and the second pinching arm. An air inlet 15 for the fan 9 is opened on the peripheral surface of the case body 8 facing the grip 3, and the grip portion 1 </ b> A is closed when the first and second hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 are in close proximity to each other. The air suction gap E is secured between the case body 8 and the second pinching arm 3 on the side Since the air intake port 15 is opened so as to face the air intake gap E, the air intake port 15 is directly closed by the user's hand in a state where the first and second sandwiching arms 2 and 3 are gripped by hand. The negative ions generated by the ion generator 11 are surely blown out from the ion outlet 13 toward the hair together with the pressurized air generated by the fan 9.

  The negative ions blown out from the outlet 13 adhere to the hair held between the two holding arms 2 and 3, neutralize the positively charged hair, prevent the hair from sticking, and apply the negative ions to the hair. Makes hair supple by infiltrating. Therefore, according to the hair processing apparatus of the present invention, hair processing such as straightening and straightening of hair can be effectively performed, and even dry hair can be easily and accurately processed.

  Even when the upper and lower pinching arms 2 and 3 are closed, air can be reliably sucked from the air inlet 15 through the air suction gap E as shown in FIG. Therefore, for example, even in the case where the periphery of the air inlet 15 is covered by the user's hand, the blowing action of the fan 9 is ensured, and the negative ions generated by the ion generator 11 are ionized together with the pressurized air. It is possible to surely blow out from the outlet 13.

  1 to 7 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a strator (hair treatment device). 1 and 2, the strator has a holding body 1 in which a grip section 1A and a processing section 1B are provided adjacent to each other.

  The holding body 1 has side ends of first and second holding arms 2.3 opposed to each other vertically connected by a swing shaft 4, and the holding arms 2.3 swing around the swing shaft 4. Can be opened and closed dynamically. In order to simplify the operation of pinching the hair by the two pinching arms 2 and 3, the second pinching arm 3 is urged to swing freely by a spring (not shown), and is brought into the open position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Position is held. By gripping the grip portion 1A of each of the sandwiching arms 2 and 3 in this open position with one hand, the hair between the upper and lower hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 provided on the opposing surfaces of the sandwiching arms 2 and 3 respectively. Can be sandwiched.

  The first pinching arm 2 includes a case body 8, and a fan 9 for blowing air, a motor 10, and an ion generator 11 are housed inside the case body 8. In FIG. 4, the case body 8 is formed in a hollow case shape by joining an upper case 8a and a lower case 8b, which are divided into upper and lower parts, into a lid-like shape.

  The upper case 8a in the processing section 1B is formed in an upper bulging shape, and the fan 9, the motor 10, and the ion generator 11 are housed in the upper bulging portion as shown in FIG. The ion generating portions 12 are formed to protrude on both front and rear sides of. An ion outlet 13 that opens downward as shown in FIG. 4 is opened at the lower end surface of the ion generator 12. A hair clipping body 5 is buried and fixed to the first pinching arm 2 at the front and rear center of a face wall facing the second pinching arm 3 in the processing section 1B.

  A switch knob 14 is disposed at the front joint of the upper and lower cases 8a and 8b in the grip 1A so as to be slidable in the left and right direction (see FIG. 1). In the lower surface of the lower case 8b facing the second pinching arm 3 in the grip portion 1A, an air intake 15 for the fan 9 is opened on the side close to the swing shaft 4. As shown in FIG. 2, a lattice-shaped protective frame 15a is formed integrally with the air intake port 15. When the switch knob 14 is turned on, the motor 10 and the fan 9, the heater 20 described below, the indicator lamp 17, and the ion generator 11 are simultaneously driven.

  If the air inlet 15 is opened on the lower surface of the lower case 8b facing the second pinching arm 3, the outer surface of the air inlet 15 is closed by the user's hand in a state where the grip portion 1A is gripped by hand. Can be prevented. The air sucked from the air inlet 15 is pressurized by the fan 9 and blows downward from the ion outlet 13. That is, the ion outlet 13 also functions as the outlet 16 for the pressurized air supplied from the fan 9. In FIG. 3, an indicator lamp 17 is provided on the upper surface of the upper case 8a to light up and display that the electric device is in a driving state.

  The second pinching arm 3 is formed in a long scalloped shape on the left and right, and a hair clipping body 6 is buried and fixed at the front and rear center of a face wall facing the first pinching arm 2 in the processing section 1B. The hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 are formed of rectangular press fittings that are long to the left and right, and are configured such that their opposing surfaces are flat surfaces, and as shown in FIG. The PTC heaters 20 are arranged in close contact with each other. The heaters 20 are not limited to electric heaters, and may be gas heaters or heat generating heaters utilizing an oxidation reaction of iron. In the case of the latter heat generation method, it is not always necessary to receive power supply from a commercial power supply, and the ion generator 11 can be driven using the power of a dry battery or a rechargeable battery.

  A group of hair-dressing combs 21 is formed in the front and rear walls of each of the hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 in a long straight line in the left and right direction, and a shallow groove 22 is formed in the face wall facing the hair-dressing comb 21. The straight rows of the hair-dressing combs 21 on the first pinching arm 2 side are formed in two rows at the front and rear, respectively, and the straight rows of the hair-dressing combs 21 on the second pinching arm 3 side are inserted between the previous rows. Only one row is provided. In a state where the upper and lower hair combs 21 enter the grooves 22 on the other side, the hair clippers 5 and 6 are opposed to each other with a small gap as shown in FIG. Here, the term “proximity opposition” includes that the hair clippers 5 and 6 are in opposition to each other.

  As described above, the air inlet 15 is open on the lower surface of the lower case 8b on the grip portion 1A side, but when the upper and lower first and second sandwiching arms 2.3 are closed, the air inlet 15 is opened. Is prevented from being blocked by the second pinching arm 3 and the air blowing action by the fan 9 is ensured between the lower case 8b and the second pinching arm 3 as shown in FIGS. The air intake gap E is secured. Specifically, in a state where the upper and lower hair shaping combs 21 are in contact with the grooves 22 on the other side, the lower case 8b and the second sandwiching arm 3 are separated from each other up and down by the air suction gap E so as to be separated from each other. 3, the air intake port 15 faces the air intake gap E.

  When the grip portion 1A is squeezed by hand, the front and rear surfaces of the air suction gap E are closed by hand, and especially when the grip portion 1A is squeezed with both hands, the flow of the wind may be obstructed. Even in such a usage form, in order to ensure the air blowing action by the fan 9, the air suction gap E is formed over substantially the entire left and right area of the grip portion 1A, and the front and rear surfaces of the air suction gap E are closed by hand. Has been eliminated. In this embodiment, all of the left and right spaces between the hairdressing comb 21 and the connecting portion of the sandwiching arms 2 and 3 are used as the air-intake gap E.

  When the air suction gap E is adjacent to the hair shaping comb 21 as described above, when the hair is sandwiched and held between the pair of hair sandwiches 5.6, the hair protruding from both hair sandwiches 5.6 is absorbed. There is a possibility that the air enters the air gap E side and a part of the air enters the air inlet 15. In order to prevent such a lateral movement of the hair and to prevent the hair from being sucked into the air inlet 15, the air suction gap E between the hair clipping bodies 5, 6 and the air inlet 15, specifically FIG. As shown in the figure, a hair receiving projection 23 is formed in the vicinity of the left end of the air inlet 15 so as to protrude downward from the lower case 8b.

  In the state where the first and second pinching arms 2 and 3 are closed, the lower end of the hair receiving projection 23 contacts the upper surface of the second pinching arm 3 as shown in FIG. It can be prevented from entering. Since the two hair receiving projections 23 are formed at an interval in front of and behind the lower surface of the lower case 8b, they do not hinder the lateral movement of the air passing through the air intake gap E.

  In FIG. 7, the ion generator 11 includes a circuit board 25 on which electric components (an ion generating circuit) constituting a rectifier circuit and a pulse generator are mounted, a transformer 26 for generating a high voltage, and a pair of discharge electrodes 27. .28. In FIG. 6, the circuit board 25 and the transformer 26 are collectively arranged at the inner side end of the upper bulge portion of the upper case 8a. The discharge electrode 27 is formed of a rod-like body that is long on the left and right, and has a plurality of discharge protrusions 27a protruding from the lower surface thereof at regular intervals. As shown in FIG. 4, the discharge electrode 27 is disposed inside the ion generator 12 and both ends thereof are supported and fixed by brackets 29 provided on the inner surface of the upper case 8a. The other discharge electrode 28 is fixed to the inner wall of the ion generator 12 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 schematically shows an electric circuit for generating negative ions. There, half-wave rectification is performed by a rectifier circuit from a commercial power supply (100 V), and then converted into a pulse voltage / current by a pulse generator. Next, the pulse voltage / current is stepped up by the transformer 26 and a high voltage stepped up to, for example, 4 KV is applied to the discharge electrodes 27 and 28 so that electrons are emitted from the discharge projections 27a toward the discharge electrode 28. As a result, oxygen and minute water droplets in the air around the electrode are negatively charged and ionized, and are blown out from the ion outlet 13 together with the pressurized air, so that the hair held between the hair holding bodies 5 and 6 is held. Adheres to This makes it possible to neutralize the positively charged hair by the negative ions to prevent the hair from sticking, and to make the hair supple by permeating the negatively ionized moisture into the hair. It should be noted that negative ions are emitted from the ion outlet 13 due to ion wind generated at the time of electron emission without the fan 9 or the motor 10 for blowing air. A motor 10 is provided. Even with a structure in which the fan 9 and the motor 10 for blowing air are omitted, the air inlet 15 can be used for sucking ion wind.

  In order to effectively perform the hair adjusting action by such negative ions, the left and right length dimensions of the ion outlet 13 are set as large as possible. As shown in FIG. 2, it is preferable that the left and right dimensions of the ion outlet 13 be at least substantially equal to or longer than the left and right lengths of the hair clippers 5 and 6. When the ion outlets 13 are opened on both front and rear sides of the case body 8 in a state where the hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 are sandwiched back and forth, the hair portions above and below the hair portion sandwiched between the hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 are opened. Since negative ions can act, the effect of hair adjustment by negative ions is improved.Even if you hold the hair processing device with your right hand or use it with your left hand, it will be equally applied to your hair It is easy to use in that the negative ions can act and there is no restriction on the direction in which the hair treatment device is used. When the hair shaping comb 21 is provided on at least one (both in the present embodiment) of the joining surfaces of the both hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 so as to reach between the ion outlet 13 and the hair clipping bodies 5 and 6, The hair before passing through the sandwiches 5 and 6 can be combed with the hair trimming comb 21 and the entangled hair can be combed in order, so that the hair straightened by the hair sandwiches 5 and 6 is particularly straightened. The hair treatment can be performed reliably and effectively. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, if the comb 21 is formed on both sides while sandwiching the hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 back and forth, the combed hair can be hampered, so that the hairs are not entangled with each other. The hair can be effectively hampered, and the hair can be further separated by the comb 21 after the hamming, whereby the ion can be effectively supplied to the hair by the ion outlet 13 located thereafter.

  While the hair is sandwiched between the upper and lower hair clipping bodies 5 and 6, most of the negative ions and ionized water blown out together with the pressurized air from the ion outlet 13 adhere to the hair. They pass through the space and dissipate in the air. In order to suppress the dissipation of the negative ions passing between the hairs in this manner and to improve the hair adjusting action by the negative ions, as shown in FIG. Have been.

  If the ion receiving portion 31 is provided so as to be vertically opposed to the ion outlet 13, the pressurized air blown out from the ion outlet 13 and passing between the hairs will collide with the ion receiving portion 31 and reverse. However, it is deflected by the pressurized wind that blows continuously, and as a result, the reversal wind is diverted diagonally sideways and flows along the hair, during which negative ions and ionized moisture are applied to the hair. Contact and adhere.

  In FIG. 4, the ion outlet 13 and the ion receiving portion 31 are respectively provided in a stepped manner from the hair clippers 5 and 6, and the opposing distance between the two 13 and 31 is the same as that of the hair clippers 5 and 6. It is set sufficiently larger than the facing distance. By the way, when the hair is stretched by sandwiching the hair between the hair clipping bodies 5 and 6, when the hair is combed while slowly rotating outward (or inward) around the longitudinal center axis of the entire clamping body 1, While performing the hair straightening process, the whole hair can be finished in a state of being largely rolled inward or outward.

  As described above, when the hair is tightened while rotating the whole of the holding body 1 in and out, the hair bundle hits the ion outlet 13 and the ion receiving portion 31 located on the front and rear sides of the hair holding bodies 5 and 6, and the hair is held. Obstructs the rotation of the body 1. However, as described above, if the opposing distance between the ion outlet 13 and the ion receiving portion 31 is set to be large, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Does not come into contact with the ion outlet 13 or the ion receiving portion 31, so that the straightening process can be effectively performed.

  8 and 9 show another embodiment of the present invention relating to the air intake gap E. FIG. In this case, in the grip portion 1A, a ventilation gap E is formed in each of the front and rear corners of the lower case 8b facing the second sandwiching arm 3, and a ventilation port 15 is communicated with the ventilation gap E at the side end. It opened in the state. The other parts are the same as those of the previous embodiment, and therefore, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 9, in a state where the grip portions 1 </ b> A of both the holding arms 2 and 3 are squeezed by hand, the lower surface of the lower case 8 b hits the upper surface of the second holding arm 3, so the hair receiving projection 23 is omitted in this embodiment. be able to.

  FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the hair treatment apparatus. There, the second pinching arm 3 is connected to the first pinching arm 2 so as to be swingably openable and closable by the pivot shaft 4, and then the lever 35 provided at the right end of the second pinching arm 3 is connected to the case body 8. A spring 36 is disposed between the arms, and the second pinching arm 3 is closed toward the first pinching arm 2 and is urged to swing freely. When the lever 35 is squeezed together with the case body 8 against the urging force of the spring 36, the second pinching arm 3 swings away from the first pinching arm 2, so that the hair is pinched between the pinching arms 2.3. be able to. A suction gap E is secured between the hair clipping body 5 and the swing shaft 4 so that the suction opening 15 opened on the lower surface of the case body 8 near the swing shaft 4 faces the suction gap E. . Other components are the same as those of the previous embodiment, and therefore, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

  In the above-described embodiment, the description has been given of the strator for extending the hair. However, the hair processing apparatus of the present invention may be configured as a waffle for performing a straightening process on a straight hair. In that case, corrugations are formed on the opposing surfaces of the hair clippers 5 and 6 respectively.

  The present invention also includes a hair treatment device in which the hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 are omitted and only the hair trimming comb 21 is provided. In that case, the outlet 16 can be opened separately from the ion outlet 13 between the front and rear hair setting combs 21. The hair receiving projection 23 can be formed by a rib-shaped projection that is long in the left-right direction, and a plurality of the hair receiving projections 23 may be arranged in front and rear parallel. The ion outlet 13 does not need to be formed by one long slot on the left and right, but can be formed by intermittent short slots or rows of holes.

It is a front view of a hair processing device. It is a bottom view of a 1st pinching arm. It is a top view of a 1st pinching arm. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1. It is a vertical front view which shows the internal structure of a processing part. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the electric circuit of a hair processing apparatus. It is a front view which shows another Example of a ventilation gap. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 8. It is a front view showing another example of a hair treatment device.

Explanation of reference numerals

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 holding body 1A grip section 1B processing section 2 first holding arm 3 second holding arm 4 swing axis 5.6 hair clipping body 8 case body 9 fan 10 motor 11 ion generator 13 ion outlet 15 air inlet 16 outlet Reference Signs List 20 heater 23 hair receiving projection 31 ion receiving section E air intake gap

Claims (1)

Hair provided with first and second pinching arms 2.3 provided with hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 for pinching hair, ion generator 11 for generating ions, and ion outlet 13 for discharging generated ions. A processing device,
The first and second sandwiching arms 2.3 opposed to each other are connected by a swing shaft 4 so that the two sandwiching arms 2.3 can swing open and close around the swing shaft 4.
The first pinching arm 2 is composed of a hollow case body 8 accommodating a fan 9 and a motor 10 for feeding generated ions,
On the surface of the case body 8 facing the second pinching arm 3, an air intake 15 for the fan 9 is opened,
In a closed state in which the first and second hair clipping bodies 5 and 6 are opposed to each other, an air intake gap E is secured between the case body 8 and the second pinching arm 3 on the grip portion 1A side. A hair processing apparatus characterized in that an air intake port (15) is opened so as to reach the air intake gap (E).

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