JP2007117855A - Ultrasonic vibration apparatus for hair styling - Google Patents

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JP2007117855A
JP2007117855A JP2005312027A JP2005312027A JP2007117855A JP 2007117855 A JP2007117855 A JP 2007117855A JP 2005312027 A JP2005312027 A JP 2005312027A JP 2005312027 A JP2005312027 A JP 2005312027A JP 2007117855 A JP2007117855 A JP 2007117855A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively set hair with high energy density to hair. <P>SOLUTION: This ultrasonic vibration apparatus amplifies and radiates vibration from an oscillator fixed to a vibration incident face 21 in a horn 2 from a vibration radiation face 22 in the horn. The horn 2 having the thin and long vibration radiation face 22 has a cross sectional face of the vibration radiation face of a projected face or a triangular cross section. Since a contact face of the vibration radiation face with hair can be kept small, the energy density to hair can be made high. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

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本発明は、超音波振動を発生させる振動子とこの振動子の振動を増幅伝達するホーンとを備えた超音波振動装置、殊に毛髪のストレートセットに用いるヘアスタイリング用超音波振動装置に関するものである。   The present invention relates to an ultrasonic vibration device including a vibrator for generating ultrasonic vibration and a horn for amplifying and transmitting the vibration of the vibrator, and more particularly to an ultrasonic vibration device for hair styling used for hair straight set. is there.

超音波振動を毛髪に付与することでヘアスタイリングを行う非加熱式のヘアスタイリング装置が近年提案されているが、毛髪をストレートにセットするヘアスタイリング用には図４に示すように振動放射面２２が細長いホーン２を用いることになる。   In recent years, a non-heating type hair styling apparatus that performs hair styling by applying ultrasonic vibration to hair has been proposed. For hair styling that sets hair straight, as shown in FIG. Will use the elongated horn 2.

この場合、ホーン２の振動入射面２１の全面に振動子１を配したのでは振動子１が大型化する上に消費電力も多くなることから、ホーン２の振動入射面２１における長手方向中央部に振動子１を連結し、振動入射面２１の長手方向両端部には振動子１に代えて反作用体３，３を夫々連結（もしくは一体に形成）することで、寄生振動（ホーン２の振動入射面２１から振動放射面２２に向かう方向に直交する方向の振動）を抑制するとともに振動放射面２２がその長手方向全長にわたる振幅分布が同等となるようにしている。   In this case, if the vibrator 1 is arranged on the entire surface of the vibration incident surface 21 of the horn 2, the vibrator 1 is increased in size and power consumption is increased. The vibrator 1 is coupled to both ends of the vibration incident surface 21 in the longitudinal direction, and the reaction bodies 3 and 3 are coupled (or integrally formed) in place of the vibrator 1, thereby parasitic vibration (the vibration of the horn 2). (Vibration in a direction perpendicular to the direction from the incident surface 21 toward the vibration radiation surface 22) is suppressed, and the vibration radiation surface 22 has an equal amplitude distribution over the entire length in the longitudinal direction.

ここにおいて、毛髪のヘアセットのために上記細長い振動放射面２２を毛髪に押し付けることで（振動放射面２２と押さえ板との間に毛髪を挟み込んで）毛髪に沿って滑らせる用に動かして振動放射面２２から毛髪に超音波振動を付与する場合、振動放射面２２の全長が５０ｍｍほどであれば、約４０００本の毛髪に超音波を付与することになる。   Here, the hair is moved and slid along the hair by pressing the elongated vibration radiating surface 22 against the hair for hair setting (with the hair sandwiched between the vibration radiating surface 22 and the pressing plate). When ultrasonic vibration is applied from the radiation surface 22 to the hair, if the total length of the vibration radiation surface 22 is about 50 mm, ultrasonic waves are applied to about 4000 hairs.

一方、上記従来例のホーン２における振動放射面２２は平面として形成されているために、出力エネルギーに対してエネルギー密度が低く、上記の本数の毛髪に対して超音波によるヘアセット（ストレートヘアセット）を十分に行い難い。また平面となっている振動放射面のエッジが毛髪を痛めてしまうことも生じている。
特開平７−２２３１号公報 On the other hand, since the vibration radiating surface 22 in the conventional horn 2 is formed as a flat surface, the energy density is low with respect to the output energy, and an ultrasonic hair set (straight hair set) is applied to the above number of hairs. ) Is difficult. Further, the edge of the vibration radiating surface which is a flat surface may hurt the hair.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-2231

本発明は上記の従来の問題点に鑑みて発明したものであって、毛髪に対するエネルギー密度が高くて効果的にヘアセットを行うことができるヘアスタイリング用超音波振動装置を提供することを課題とするものである。   The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described conventional problems, and it is an object to provide an ultrasonic vibration device for hair styling that has a high energy density for hair and that can effectively perform hair setting. To do.

上記課題を解決するために本発明に係るヘアスタイリング用超音波振動装置は、超音波振動を発生する振動子と、振動子の振動の増幅用のホーンとからなり、ホーンにおける振動入射面に固定された振動子からの振動をホーンにおける振動放射面から増幅放射する超音波振動装置において、細長い振動放射面を備えるホーンはその振動放射面の断面形状が凸曲面もしくは三角形状断面を有するものとして形成されていることに特徴を有している。振動放射面と毛髪との接触面を小さく保つことができるために、毛髪に対するエネルギー密度を高くすることができる。   In order to solve the above-described problems, an ultrasonic vibration device for hair styling according to the present invention includes a vibrator that generates ultrasonic vibration and a horn for amplifying the vibration of the vibrator, and is fixed to a vibration incident surface of the horn. In an ultrasonic vibration device for amplifying and radiating vibration from a vibrator from a vibration radiation surface of the horn, the horn having an elongated vibration radiation surface is formed such that the cross-sectional shape of the vibration radiation surface has a convex curved surface or a triangular cross section It is characterized by being. Since the contact surface between the vibration radiation surface and the hair can be kept small, the energy density for the hair can be increased.

本発明は、ホーンにおける細長い振動放射面の断面形状が凸曲面もしくは三角形状断面であるために、振動放射面と毛髪との接触面を小さく保つことができ、これ故に出力エネルギーに比して毛髪に対するエネルギー密度が高くなるために、ヘアセットを効果的に行うことができる。   In the present invention, since the cross-sectional shape of the elongated vibration radiation surface in the horn is a convex curved surface or a triangular cross section, the contact surface between the vibration radiation surface and the hair can be kept small, and therefore the hair is compared with the output energy. Since the energy density with respect to becomes high, hair set can be performed effectively.

以下、本発明を添付図面に示す実施形態に基いて説明すると、超音波振動装置は、図１に示すように、振動子１とホーン２とからなるもので、振動子１は伝導性金属シート（ニッケルまたはベリリウム銅からなるものが好ましい）を間に挟み込んだ圧電素子または磁歪素子からなるもので、円柱状に形成されている。   Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. An ultrasonic vibration device includes a vibrator 1 and a horn 2 as shown in FIG. 1, and the vibrator 1 is a conductive metal sheet. It is made of a piezoelectric element or a magnetostrictive element sandwiched between (preferably made of nickel or beryllium copper) and formed in a cylindrical shape.

矩形体状のホーン２はその振動入射面２１における長手方向中央部に上記振動子１が連結固定され、振動入射面２１の反対側となる振動放射面２２が振動入射面２１よりも厚みの薄いものとなるように形成されたものであり、振動入射面２１における長手方向両端部には反作用体３，３が夫々連結されている。なお、振動放射面２２側の厚みを薄くしているのは振幅を大きくするためである。   In the rectangular horn 2, the vibrator 1 is connected and fixed to the center in the longitudinal direction of the vibration incident surface 21, and the vibration radiation surface 22 opposite to the vibration incident surface 21 is thinner than the vibration incident surface 21. The reaction bodies 3 and 3 are respectively connected to both ends of the vibration incident surface 21 in the longitudinal direction. The reason why the thickness on the vibration radiation surface 22 side is reduced is to increase the amplitude.

そしてホーン２における細長い振動放射面２１は、従来のような平面ではなく凸曲面として形成されている。ちなみに、振動放射面２１の全長を５０ｍｍ〜７０ｍｍ、振動子１の出力エネルギーを２０Ｗ程度とする場合、凸曲面となっている振動放射面２１は厚みを２〜４ｍｍ程度とするのが好ましいが、図２に示すように、複数の凸曲面が並ぶ断面形状としたり、複数の三角形状断面が並ぶようにしたものであってもよく、上記値に限定されるものではない。   And the elongate vibration radiation surface 21 in the horn 2 is formed as a convex curved surface instead of a conventional flat surface. Incidentally, when the vibration radiation surface 21 has a total length of 50 mm to 70 mm and the output energy of the vibrator 1 is about 20 W, the vibration radiation surface 21 that is a convex curved surface preferably has a thickness of about 2 to 4 mm. As shown in FIG. 2, a cross-sectional shape in which a plurality of convex curved surfaces are arranged or a plurality of triangular cross-sections may be arranged, and is not limited to the above values.

いずれにしても、凸曲面形状の断面や三角形状断面となっている振動放射面２２をホーン２に設けた超音波振動装置では、その出力エネルギーに比して振動放射面２２でのエネルギー密度が高く、このために多数の毛髪を振動放射面２２に所要の圧力で押し付けた時も各毛髪に対して十分な超音波振動エネルギーを付与することができる。   In any case, in the ultrasonic vibration device in which the horn 2 is provided with the vibration radiation surface 22 having a convex curved cross section or a triangular cross section, the energy density at the vibration radiation surface 22 is higher than the output energy. For this reason, sufficient ultrasonic vibration energy can be applied to each hair even when a large number of hairs are pressed against the vibration radiation surface 22 with a required pressure.

図３は上記超音波振動装置を備えた毛髪のストレートセット用のヘアスタイラーを示しており、超音波振動面２２と押さえ板７との間に毛髪を挟み込んで毛髪に沿って滑らせるように動かすことで、毛髪に超音波振動を付与してヘアセットを行う。図中５は超音波振動装置をその振動の節平面となる部分で固定している本体、６は押さえ板７を有して上記本体５に対して回動自在に連結されたレバー、８は振動子１の駆動用の駆動回路で本体５内に配されている。   FIG. 3 shows a hair styler for hair straight set equipped with the above-described ultrasonic vibration device, and the hair is sandwiched between the ultrasonic vibration surface 22 and the pressing plate 7 and moved so as to slide along the hair. Thus, the hair is set by applying ultrasonic vibration to the hair. In the figure, reference numeral 5 denotes a main body which fixes the ultrasonic vibration device at a portion serving as a nodal plane of the vibration, reference numeral 6 denotes a lever which has a pressing plate 7 and is rotatably connected to the main body 5, and reference numeral 8 denotes A drive circuit for driving the vibrator 1 is arranged in the main body 5.

(a)(b)は本発明の実施の形態の一例の正面図と側面図である。(a) and (b) are the front view and side view of an example of embodiment of this invention. (a)(b)(c)(d)は夫々振動放射面の他例の断面図である。(a) (b) (c) (d) is sectional drawing of the other example of a vibration radiation surface, respectively. ヘアスタイラーの一例の概略図である。It is the schematic of an example of a hair styler. 従来例の斜視図である。It is a perspective view of a prior art example.

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１ 振動子
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２１ 振動入射面
２２ 振動放射面 1 vibrator 2 horn 21 vibration incident surface 22 vibration radiation surface

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超音波振動を発生する振動子と、振動子の振動の増幅用のホーンとからなり、ホーンにおける振動入射面に固定された振動子からの振動をホーンにおける振動放射面から増幅放射する超音波振動装置において、細長い振動放射面を備えるホーンはその振動放射面の断面形状が凸曲面もしくは三角形状断面を有するものとして形成されていることを特徴とするヘアスタイリング用超音波振動装置。   Ultrasonic vibration consisting of a vibrator that generates ultrasonic vibration and a horn for amplifying the vibration of the vibrator, and amplifying and radiating vibration from the vibrator fixed to the vibration incident surface of the horn from the vibration radiation surface The ultrasonic oscillating device for hair styling characterized in that the horn having an elongated vibration radiating surface is formed such that the cross-sectional shape of the vibration radiating surface has a convex curved surface or a triangular cross section.
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