JP2009050681A - Hair iron - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair iron which can change bending degree of the hair curled by the single hair iron. <P>SOLUTION: The invented hair iron 1 includes a pair of grips 9 which have base ends connected so that they can rotate and freely open/close, and heating parts 11 which face each other at the leading ends of each grips 9. The opposed surfaces of respective heating parts 11 are plane, curling parts 13 which form curvature are attached to the rear faces of the heating parts 11 and at least one of the curling parts 13 is attached with an auxiliary case 15 which has a curving face of the curvature different from the curvature of the curling part 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hair iron that curls hair.

  Patent Document 1 discloses that a cross sack that covers the heat generating part is detachably provided on each heat generating part provided facing each other, and the cross sack is attached to prevent the heat generating part from directly contacting the hair. Yes.

  In addition, when curling hair, it is known that the hair is sandwiched between heat generating portions and curled by curling the hair using the curved surface of the curved back portion.

Utility Model Registration No. 3117886

  However, the hair iron disclosed in Patent Document 1 is configured to cover the opposing surface portions of the pair of heat generating portions to suppress heat. When the hair iron is curled with the hair iron disclosed in Patent Literature 1, There is a problem that the curl is limited to curls with a large degree of bending because the hair is pressed on both sides of the cover in such a manner that the hair is sandwiched and the hair is involved.

  Moreover, in the conventional hair iron of the structure which curved the back part, it will be restricted to the curl of a fixed bending degree.

  On the other hand, when curling hair using a hair iron, there is a demand to increase or decrease the degree of bending (curvature) of the curl of the hair according to various hair styles and preferences.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hair iron that can change the degree of bending when curling hair with one hair iron.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is a pair of grips provided so as to be openable and closable by connecting base ends so as to be freely rotatable, and heat generation provided facing the tip side of each grip. Each heat generating portion has a flat surface facing the heat generating portion, and a curled portion having a curved shape is provided on the back side of the heat generating portion, and at least one curled portion has a curvature different from the curvature of the curled portion. An auxiliary case having a curved surface is detachably provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, an engagement portion is formed on both sides of each curl portion from the distal end side to the proximal end side, and on both sides of the auxiliary case. Is formed with an engaged portion, wherein an auxiliary case is inserted from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the curled portion, and the auxiliary case can be pulled out from the proximal end side toward the distal end side. .

  The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 2, wherein the engaging portion provided on the curl portion is a plurality of protrusions protruding from the distal end side to the proximal end side with a space therebetween. The engaged portion provided in the auxiliary case has a linear shape continuous from the proximal end side to the distal end side, and is a protrusion protruding from the inside of the curve.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a step portion having an outer periphery projecting outward from the outer surface of the curled portion is formed on the distal end side of the grip, and the auxiliary case is disposed at the distal end. When the insertion is performed from the side, the insertion side end of the auxiliary case is in contact with the step portion of the grip to position the auxiliary case.

  The invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, a plurality of protrusions along the circumferential direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the curl portion at intervals.

  A protrusion along the circumferential direction is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the curled portion.

  The invention described in claim 6 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, a plurality of protrusions along the circumferential direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the auxiliary case at intervals. The hair iron according to Item 1.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, when curling the hair, when pulling down along the hair so as to sandwich the hair at the heat generating portion, the grip is rotated to wind up the hair, Press the hair sandwiched between the heat generating parts against the curled part and apply curl due to heat.

  When it is desired to reduce the degree of curl bending (curvature), an auxiliary case is attached to reduce the curvature of the curled surface. As a result, the hair can be curled with a small degree of bending by pressing the hair along the curled surface of the auxiliary case and applying a curl due to heat.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to change the degree of bending when curling hair with one hair iron by attaching or removing the auxiliary case.

  Since the curl bending degree is changed by detaching the auxiliary case, the curl bending degree can be easily changed and the configuration is simple.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 can be obtained, and since the auxiliary case is attached by insertion from the front end side of the grip, the auxiliary case can be easily detached. Good operability.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 2 is obtained, and when the auxiliary case is not attached, the hair is divided between the protrusions in the curled portion. When the auxiliary case is mounted, the entire outer surface of the auxiliary case can be used as the curled surface, so that the engaging portion and the engaged portion do not interfere with the curled portion or the curled surface of the auxiliary case.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 can be obtained, and positioning can be performed when the auxiliary case is mounted with a simple configuration.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, since the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 is achieved, the hair bundle is wound up in a state of entering between adjacent ridges of the curled portion. The hair can be prevented from being unwound and unwound. Therefore, the hair can be wound up smoothly and the hair can be curled uniformly.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, since the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 is achieved, the hair bundle is wound up in a state of entering between adjacent ridges of the auxiliary case. The hair can be prevented from being unwound and unwound. Therefore, the hair can be wound up smoothly and the hair can be curled uniformly.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view of the hair iron according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hair iron shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the other direction, and FIG. 3 is an auxiliary case in the hair iron shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of one arm portion as viewed from the distal end side, and FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating a method of using the hair iron according to the present embodiment. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the hair iron 1 of the present embodiment includes a pair of arm portions 3 and 5 that are provided to face each other, and one arm portion 3 is provided with the other arm portion 5 rotatably. The one arm portion 3 and the other arm portion 5 are biased in the opening direction by a biasing force of a spring (not shown) provided on the rotating shaft 7.

  One and the other arm portions 3 and 5 are each provided with a grip 9 on the base end side (rotating shaft side), and a heat generating portion 11 is provided on the tip end of the grip 9.

  Each heat generating portion 11 has a flat opposing surface, and a semi-cylindrical curled portion 13 is provided on the back side of the heat generating portion 11. The curled portion 13 is made of a heat resistant resin material. The outer periphery of the curled portion 13 forms an arc having a substantially semicircular cross section. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an auxiliary case 15 described later is detachably attached to the curled portion 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, engaging portions 17 are formed along the extending direction on both sides in the extending direction of each curled portion 13 (the direction from the proximal end to the distal end of the arm portion). The engaging portion 17 provided on the curled portion 13 is a protruding portion 17a protruding in a row at intervals, and when curling hair, the hair can be divided between the protruding portions 17a. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the auxiliary case 15 has a substantially semicircular cross section, and a curved outer peripheral surface 15 a is a curled surface. The auxiliary case 15 is formed with an engaged portion 19 projecting toward the inner periphery at each end of the semicircle, and the engaged portion 19 is continuous in the longitudinal direction (from the proximal side to the distal side). It forms a straight line, and engages with the engaging portion 17 from the tip of the curled portion 13 to be inserted.

  Further, the auxiliary case 15 is provided with an abutting portion 21 that comes into contact with the approximate center of the semicircle of the curled portion 13 so as to support the approximate center of the semicircle of the auxiliary case 15 when mounted on the curled portion 13. It has become.

  The tip of the grip 9 is formed with a step portion 22 whose outer periphery protrudes outward from the outer surface of the curled portion 13, and when the auxiliary case 15 is inserted from the distal end side of the curled portion 13, the insertion side of the auxiliary case 15 The end contacts the step portion 21 of the grip 9 to position the auxiliary case 15. A power cord insertion portion 23 is provided on the proximal end side of the grip 9.

  Next, the usage method of the hair iron 1 which concerns on this Embodiment, and an effect are demonstrated.

  When the hair is made straight, the hair iron is sandwiched between the heat generating portions 11 and the hair iron 1 is used to extend the hair so that the hair iron 1 is pulled down linearly with respect to the hair. . In this case, since only the heat generating portion 11 is used, the auxiliary case 15 may not be attached or may remain attached.

  When curling hair, when the degree of curl bending is reduced (decreasing the curvature), the auxiliary case 15 is attached to the curled portion 13 in the state shown in FIG. The auxiliary case 15 is attached by inserting the auxiliary case 15 from the end of the curled portion 13 and engaging the engaged portion 19 of the auxiliary case 15 with the engaging portions 17 provided on both sides of the curled portion 13. Insert it as if pushing it in. The auxiliary case 15 moves while the engaged portion 19 is guided along the engaging portion 17 arranged in a straight line, and is pushed in until the insertion side end of the auxiliary case 15 hits the step portion 22 of the grip 9. When the insertion side end of the case 15 hits the stepped portion 21 of the grip 9, the auxiliary case 15 is positioned.

  Therefore, the auxiliary case 15 can be easily mounted and positioned simply by pushing the auxiliary case 15 from the front end side of the curled portion 13.

  When curling the hair, as shown in FIG. 5, the grips 9, 9 are moved to the direction of the arrow T while the heat generation parts 11, 11 are pulled down in the direction of the arrow S while the hair is sandwiched between the heat generation parts 11, 11. The hair W is wound up so as to rotate in the direction, and the hair W sandwiched between the heat generating portions 11 and 11 is pressed against the outer surface 15a of the auxiliary case 15 so that the heat generated by the heat generating portions 11 and 11 is curled.

  On the other hand, when it is desired to increase the degree of bending (curvature) of the hair curl, the auxiliary case 15 is removed. The auxiliary case 15 can be easily removed by pulling it out from the distal end side of the arm portion. After removing the auxiliary case 15, that is, in the state shown in FIG. 3, as in the case shown in FIG. 5, the hair is sandwiched between the heat generating portions 11 and 11 and the hair is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the curled portion 13. With a curled surface with a large curvature, add curl.

  In this case, since the engaging portion 17 is formed by a plurality of protrusions 17a spaced along the longitudinal direction of the curled portion 13, hair can be divided between the protrusions 17a and 17a. The joint 17 does not interfere with the curl.

  According to the present embodiment, by attaching or removing the auxiliary case 15, the bending degree when curling hair with one hair iron 1 is changed between a large bend and a small bend. Can do.

  Since a plurality of curl bending degrees can be set by attaching and detaching the auxiliary case 15, the curl bending degree can be easily changed and the configuration is simple.

  Since the engaged portion 19 of the auxiliary case 15 protrudes on the inner peripheral side, the entire outer surface can be used as a curled surface when the auxiliary case is attached, and the engaged portion 19 does not get in the way.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the hair can be used both in the case of straightening the hair and in the case of curling.

  Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the following description, parts having the same operational effects as those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the parts thereof are described. Detailed description will be omitted, and the following description will mainly focus on differences from the first embodiment described above. A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the hair iron according to the present embodiment, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the auxiliary case is removed in the hair iron shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is according to the present embodiment. It is a top view which extracts and shows the curled part 13 of a hair iron.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a plurality of protrusions 20 along the circumferential direction are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the curled portion 13 at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the curled portion 13. They are formed in parallel. As shown in FIG. 8, each protrusion 20 is formed in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the curled portion 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, similar protrusions 24 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the auxiliary case 15.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the curled portion 13 is not provided with a protrusion (engaging portion) 17a, and the engaged portion 19 of the auxiliary case 15 and the edge portion 26 of the curled portion 13 are The auxiliary case 15 is slidable with respect to the curled portion 13 by being engaged.

  According to the present embodiment, since the hair bundle is wound up in a state of entering between the adjacent ridges 20 adjacent to the curled portion 13, it is possible to prevent the hair from being unwound. Therefore, the hair can be wound up smoothly and the hair can be curled uniformly.

  Since the hair bundle is wound up in a state of entering between the adjacent ridges 24 adjacent to the auxiliary case 15, it is possible to prevent the hair from being unwound and unwound. Therefore, the hair can be wound up smoothly and the hair can be curled uniformly.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

  For example, a plurality of auxiliary cases 15 having different curvatures and shapes on the outer peripheral surface may be prepared, and the hair may be adapted to various curl bending degrees and shapes.

  The auxiliary case 15 is not limited to being provided on the one and the other arm portions 3 and 5 facing each other, but may be provided only on the one arm portion 3 (5).

  The protrusions 20 formed along the outer peripheral surface of the curled portion 13 may be formed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal method of the curled portion 13 as shown in FIG. Even if the grip 9 is held at an angle and the hair is wound up, the hair bundle can be smoothly divided between the adjacent ridges 20. Similarly, the protrusion 24 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the auxiliary case 15 may be formed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the auxiliary case 15.

  Prepare a plurality of auxiliary cases 15 with different numbers and shapes of ridges 24 formed on the outer peripheral surface, and adjust the amount of hair bundles divided between adjacent ridges 24 in accordance with the amount of hair wound up. You may make it do.

It is a perspective view of the hair iron which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the hair iron shown in FIG. 1 from the other direction. In the hair iron shown in FIG. 2, it is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the auxiliary case. It is the front view which looked at one arm part from the front end side. It is the front view explaining the usage method of the hair iron which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the hair iron which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. In the hair iron shown in FIG. 6, it is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the auxiliary | assistant case. It is a top view which extracts and shows the curl part of the hair iron which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view which extracts and shows the curl part of the hair iron which concerns on the modification of 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hair iron 9 Grip 11 Heat generating part 13 Curled part 15 Auxiliary case 17 Engaging part 19 Engaged part 20 Curled part protrusion 22 Step part 24 Auxiliary member protrusion

Claims (6)

  A pair of grips that are pivotably connected to the base end and provided to be openable and closable, and a heat generating portion that is provided to face the distal end side of each grip, each of the heat generating portions has a planar surface, A curled portion having a curved shape is provided on the back side of the heat generating portion, and an auxiliary case having a curved surface having a curvature different from the curvature of the curled portion is detachably provided on at least one of the curled portions. Hair iron.   Engaging portions are formed on both sides of each curled portion from the distal end side to the proximal end side, and engaged portions are formed on both sides of the auxiliary case, from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the curled portion. The hair iron according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary case is inserted toward the distal end, and the auxiliary case can be pulled out from the proximal end side toward the distal end side.   The engaging portion provided on the curl portion is a plurality of protruding portions protruding from the distal end side to the proximal end side with an interval, and the engaged portion provided on the auxiliary case is continuous from the proximal end side to the distal end side. The hair iron according to claim 2, wherein the hair iron is a protrusion that is linear and protrudes inside the curve.   A step with an outer periphery protruding outward from the outer surface of the curl is formed on the tip of the grip, and when the auxiliary case is inserted from the tip, the insertion side end of the auxiliary case contacts the step of the grip. The hair iron according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary case is positioned in contact with the hair iron.   The hair iron according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of protrusions along the circumferential direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the curled portion at intervals.   The hair iron according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of protrusions along the circumferential direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the auxiliary case at intervals.

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