JP2009106371A - Hair caring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair caring apparatus capable of avoiding excessive heating of a steam generating part. <P>SOLUTION: The hair dryer 1 as the hair caring apparatus includes a heater 7, a fan 5f and the steam generating part 9 for storing a liquid inside and blowing out steam evaporated when heated. The steam generating part 9 is disposed separately from the heater 7, and air is fed to the steam generation part 9 by the fan 5f. The steam generating part 9 is disposed in such a state that hot air heated by the heater 7 can be received. As the steam generating part 9 is indirectly heated with hot air from the heater 7 in this way, the excessive heating of the steam generating part 9 can be avoided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hair care device.

  A hair dryer as a conventional hair care device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is arranged in a wind tunnel case having a suction port and an air outlet, a blower fan arranged in the wind tunnel case, and in the vicinity of the air outlet in the wind tunnel case And a steam generating pipe having a plurality of small holes opening toward the outlet, a heater wound around the outer periphery of the steam generating pipe, and a steam generating pipe disposed in the grip portion of the wind tunnel case and connected to the steam generating pipe via a water conduit. And a water tank.

According to the hair dryer of Patent Document 1, when the switch is turned on to operate the blower fan and the heater, the air sucked from the suction port is heated by the heater and blown out as hot air from the blower outlet. This hot air causes the water in the water tank to rise up the water guide pipe and to be sent to the steam generation pipe in the same manner as the spraying phenomenon. The water sent to the steam generation pipe is heated by a heater wound around the outer circumference of the steam generation pipe to become steam, blown out from the steam generation pipe, and blown out from the blowout outlet together with hot air. Therefore, since hot air containing steam is obtained, hair styling can be facilitated.
Japanese Utility Model Publication 47-16306

  However, in the conventional hair care device, since the heater is directly sheathed on the steam generation tube, the steam generation tube is heated more than necessary.

  The present invention has been made on the basis of such a conventional technique, and an object of the present invention is also to provide a hair care device capable of avoiding excessive heating of the steam generating portion.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a hair care device, comprising a heater, a fan, and a steam generating unit that stores liquid therein and blows off steam that evaporates during heating, and the steam generating unit includes: The heater is arranged apart from the heater, and is arranged so as to be able to receive hot air blown by the fan and heated by the heater.

  Invention of Claim 2 is the hair care apparatus of Claim 1, Comprising: The said hair care apparatus has a wind tunnel case which has a suction inlet and a blower outlet, the fan arrange | positioned in the said wind tunnel case, And a heater provided in the wind tunnel case, wherein the steam generator is arranged in the wind tunnel case.

  Invention of Claim 3 is the hair care apparatus of Claim 1, Comprising: The said hair care apparatus is a wind tunnel case which has a suction inlet and a blower outlet, The said fan arrange | positioned in the said wind tunnel case, And a heater provided in the wind tunnel case, wherein the steam generator is attached to the outside of the wind tunnel case and can receive the hot air through an opening formed in the wind tunnel case It is characterized by being arranged.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the hair care device according to the first aspect, wherein the hair care device is a pair of torso portions that are rotatably mounted to each other and provided to be sandwiched, and the pair of torso portions. A pair of iron plates that sandwich and heat the hair on the holding surface of the part, and at least one of the pair of body parts, the fan, the heater, and the steam generating unit are disposed, A steam blowout hole for blowing out steam from the steam generating portion is provided in the vicinity of the iron plate of the one body portion or the iron plate.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the steam generating portion is heated excessively by the hot air from the heater, so that the steam generating portion is excessively heated unlike the structure in which the steam generating portion is in contact with the heater. There is nothing to do.

  According to invention of Claim 2, in addition to the effect of invention of Claim 1, the hair care apparatus which can blow off steam can be embodied as a hair dryer. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the hot air heater for the hair dryer for generating warm air by warming the air can also be used as the steam heater for heating the steam generating section. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a heater for steam, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  According to invention of Claim 3, in addition to the effect of invention of Claim 1, the hair care apparatus which can blow off steam can be embodied as a hair dryer. According to the third aspect of the invention, the hot air heater of the hair dryer for warming the air to generate the hot air can be used as the steam heater for heating the steam generating portion. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a heater for steam, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. According to the invention described in claim 3, since the steam generating portion is not arranged in the wind tunnel, the turbulence of the wind in the wind tunnel can be reduced and the passage resistance in the wind tunnel can be lowered, so that the air blowing performance of the hair dryer is improved. Can be maintained.

  In addition, in claim 3, the steam outlet and the wind tunnel may be connected by a communication pipe or the like, and the steam may be blown into the wind tunnel case, or the steam outlet is directly exposed to the outside of the wind tunnel to bring the steam outside the wind tunnel. You may blow out. If the steam outlet is exposed directly outside the wind tunnel, dry hot air is blown out of the wind tunnel case without adding a complicated structure, and from a location different from that of the wind tunnel case. Steam can be blown out.

  According to invention of Claim 4, in addition to the effect of invention of Claim 1, the hair care apparatus which can blow off steam can be embodied as a hair iron.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  (First Embodiment) FIGS. 1 and 2 show a hair dryer as a hair care apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a hair dryer as a hair care device according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is an arrow B in FIG. It is a front view of the hair dryer seen from the direction.

(Constitution)
A dryer 1 as a hair care device according to the present embodiment includes a warm air generation unit 2 and a grip portion 4 fixedly or rotatably attached to the warm air generation unit 2.

  The hot air generating unit 2 is configured by disposing a fan unit 5, a heater 7, and a steam generating unit 9 in a substantially cylindrical wind tunnel case 3. The wind tunnel case 3 includes a wind tunnel as an air passage inside, and a suction port 3b is opened at the upstream end and a blower port 3c is opened at the downstream end.

  A fan unit 5 is provided in the vicinity of the air inlet 3 b of the wind tunnel case 3. The fan unit 5 is fixed to the fan case 5c via a substantially cylindrical fan case 5c fitted in the wind tunnel case 3 and a support portion such as a rib projecting from the inner peripheral side of the fan case 5c. A fan motor 5m and a fan 5f attached to the output shaft of the fan motor 5m and driven to rotate by the fan motor 5m are provided.

  On the downstream side of the fan unit 5, a heater 7 is disposed at a substantially radial center portion of the wind tunnel case 3 so that the air blown from the fan unit 5 can be heated. The heater 7 is configured by a heating wire such as a nichrome wire wound spirally around the outer periphery of the columnar heater fixing portion 8, for example.

  A steam generator 9 is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the heater 7. In this example, the steam generating part 9 is supported by the heater fixing part 8 via a support part 10 such as a rib. The steam generating unit 9 is arranged to face the heater 7 at an interval on the outer peripheral side of the heater 7. Therefore, the steam generating unit 9 does not directly contact the heater 7 and is not directly heated by the heater 7 but is indirectly heated by the hot air heated by the heater 7.

  Next, the structure of the steam generating unit 9 will be described in more detail.

  Inside the steam generation unit 9, a liquid storage chamber 11 capable of storing a liquid and a steam chamber 12 are provided. The liquid storage chamber 11 is disposed at a position where it can receive heat from the heater 7, and the liquid in the liquid storage chamber 11 boils due to the heat of the heater 7. A partition wall that divides the liquid storage chamber 11 and the steam chamber 12 is provided with a communication portion 14 that communicates the liquid storage chamber 11 and the steam chamber 12, and the steam evaporated in the liquid storage chamber 11 is the steam chamber. 12 is flowing. The communication portion 14 is provided at a position higher than the liquid level of the liquid stored in the liquid storage chamber 11, and is covered with a filter member that suppresses the passage of the liquid and allows the passage of the steam. Therefore, the liquid in the liquid storage chamber 11 is unlikely to flow out to the steam chamber 12, and the steam outlet 13 of the steam chamber 12 is not easily blocked by the liquid. In addition, if the material of the filter member is a cloth or a net, the inflow of the liquid from the liquid storage chamber 11 to the steam chamber 12 can be suppressed. A waterproof sheet is preferable because it can more reliably prevent fluid from flowing.

  In the steam chamber 12, a steam outlet 13 that opens to the outside of the steam generating portion 9 is opened, and this steam outlet 13 is also covered with a filter member. If the filter member is also a material such as cloth or net, the inflow of liquid from the liquid storage chamber 11 to the steam chamber 12 can be suppressed. In particular, a material that allows the humid air to pass through without passing the liquid (moisture permeable waterproof sheet) ) Is preferable because it is possible to more reliably prevent fluid from flowing.

  Further, a hood portion 19 having a U-shaped cross section is provided in front of the steam outlet 13 in the blowing direction, and a water retaining member 21 such as felt is laid on at least the bottom wall portion of the hood portion 19. Yes. For this reason, the water retaining member 21 can absorb water formed by condensation of steam.

  Note that a water injection pipe 15 as a water injection part capable of injecting liquid is connected to the steam generation part 9, and this water injection pipe 15 penetrates the outer wall of the wind tunnel case 3 and is exposed to the outside of the wind tunnel case 3. . The exposed end of the water injection pipe 15 can be opened and closed by a plug 17, and liquid can be replenished through the water injection pipe 15.

(Function)
Next, the effect | action of the hair dryer 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated.

  When the fan unit 5 and the heater 7 are operated by operating a switch (not shown) provided in the grip portion 4 of the dryer 1, the fan unit 5 sucks the air through the suction port 3 b into the wind tunnel case 3. The sucked air is heated by the heater 7, blown out as hot air from the outlet 3c, and blown to the hair. At this time, the steam generating unit 9 is heated by hot air from the heater 7. When the steam generating unit 9 is heated, the liquid in the liquid storage chamber 11 evaporates and becomes steam, and this steam flows into the steam chamber 12 through the communication unit 14, and finally from the steam outlet 13 to the wind tunnel case 3. It sprays toward the blower outlet 3c. Thereby, it mixes with the hot air which blows off from the blower outlet 3c, and the steam from the steam generation part 9 blows off, and will be sprayed on hair.

(effect)
According to the hair dryer 1 of this embodiment, the following effects are obtained.

  (1) According to the hair dryer 1 of the present embodiment, the fan 5f, the heater 7, and the steam generating unit 9 are arranged in the wind tunnel case 3, and the steam generating unit 9 is disposed from the heater 7 in the wind tunnel case 3. Since the hot air blown out from the wind tunnel case 3 is mixed with the steam from the steam generator 9, the hot air humidified from the wind tunnel case 3 can be blown out. . Thereby, hairdressing can be made easy.

  (2) According to the hair dryer 1 of the present embodiment, since the steam generating unit 9 is indirectly heated by hot air from the heater 7 (in this example, about 100 ° C. to 120 ° C.), the steam generating unit 9 is hot. Unlike the structure in direct contact with the heating wire heater (about 700 ° C. to 1000 ° C. in this example), excessive heating is prevented. Therefore, it is prevented that the said steam generation part 9 will be heated too much, and the durable years of the steam generation part 9 can be lengthened.

  (3) Moreover, according to the hair dryer 1 of this embodiment, the heater 7 arrange | positioned in a wind tunnel, the heater for warm air for heating air and generating warm air, and heating the steam generation part 9 Can also be used as a heater for steam. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a steam heater, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  (4) Moreover, according to this embodiment, the warm air humidified from the blower outlet 3c of the wind tunnel case 3 can be blown out, without adding a complicated structure.

  (5) Moreover, according to the hair dryer 1 of this embodiment, the steam generation part 9 is divided into the liquid storage chamber 11 and the steam chamber 12 which store a liquid, and these liquid storage chambers 11 and the steam chamber 12 are liquid. Since the communication portion 14 formed at a position higher than the liquid level of the storage chamber 11 communicates, the liquid does not easily flow out from the liquid storage chamber 11 to the steam chamber 12, and the steam outlet 13 of the steam chamber 12. Will not be blocked by liquid. As a result, it is possible to prevent the steam outlet 13 from being blocked by the liquid and not being able to spray the steam from the steam outlet 13.

  (6) Moreover, according to the hair dryer 1 of this embodiment, the communication part 14 which connects the liquid storage chamber 11 and the steam chamber 12 is covered with the filter member which permits passage of steam while suppressing passage of liquid. Therefore, it is possible to further reliably prevent the liquid from flowing out from the liquid storage chamber 11 to the steam chamber 12, and to further reliably prevent the steam outlet 13 of the steam chamber 11 from being blocked by the liquid. .

  In addition, it is more preferable in a filter member being the raw material (moisture-permeable waterproof sheet) which lets humid air pass, without letting a liquid pass.

  (7) According to the hair dryer 1 of the present embodiment, the outer wall of the liquid storage chamber 11 (in this example, the bottom wall of the liquid storage chamber 11) is not only disposed facing the heater 7, but also the steam chamber 12. The outer wall (in this example, the bottom wall of the steam chamber 12) is also arranged facing the heater 7. Therefore, the temperature of the steam chamber 12 can be easily maintained high, and the pressure in the steam chamber 12 can be maintained high, so that high-pressure steam can be sprayed.

(Modification)
In addition, the steam blower outlet 13 is not a structure covered with a filter member, and may be freely opened and closed by a pressure valve. When the steam outlet 13 can be freely opened and closed by the pressure valve in this way, there is an advantage that steam having a high pressure equal to or higher than a predetermined value can be always sprayed.

  Next, another embodiment will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the structure already demonstrated in the following description, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Second Embodiment)
3 and 4 show a hair dryer as a hair care device of the second embodiment. The hair dryer 1 of the second embodiment is the hair dryer of the first embodiment in that the steam generating part 9 is attached to the outside of the wind tunnel case 3 and the outer periphery of the steam generating part 9 is covered with a cover member 45. 1 and different. Further, the steam generating unit 9 of the second embodiment is not provided with the steam chamber 12 in the steam generating unit 9, but the steam outlet 13 is provided directly in the liquid storage chamber 11, and the spray nozzle 43 is provided in the steam outlet 13. Is also different from the first embodiment in that they are connected.

  The steam generating unit 9 is disposed substantially opposite to the heater 7 outside the wind tunnel case 3 and is disposed so as to be able to receive hot air from the heater 7 through an opening 41 formed in the wind tunnel case 3.

  When the fan 5f and the heater 7 are operated, the steam generator 9 is indirectly warmed by the hot air heated by the heater 7, and the steam generated in the steam generator 9 is blown out from the steam outlet 13. .

  According to such a hair dryer 1 of the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the steam generator 9 is indirectly heated by the hot air from the heater 7, so that the steam generator 9 is hot. Unlike the structure in direct contact with the heating wire heater 7, it will not be overheated. Therefore, the steam generating unit 9 is prevented from being excessively heated, and the durability of the steam generating unit 9 can be extended.

  Moreover, according to the hair dryer 1 of 2nd Embodiment, since the steam generation | occurrence | production part 9 is not arrange | positioned in the wind tunnel case 3, the disturbance of the wind in a wind tunnel can be reduced, the channel | path resistance in a wind tunnel can be made low, High performance can be maintained.

  Moreover, according to the hair dryer 1 of 2nd Embodiment, since the steam generation | occurrence | production part 9 is arrange | positioned out of the wind tunnel case 3, it is warm air which dried from the blower outlet 3c of the wind tunnel case 3 without adding a complicated structure. And steam can be sprayed from a position different from the outlet 3c of the wind tunnel case 3.

  As a modification, it is also possible to blow out warm air from the air outlet 3c of the wind tunnel case 3 by providing the outlet of the spray nozzle 43 of the steam generating unit 9 in the wind tunnel case 3.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a view showing a hair iron as a hair care device of the third embodiment.

  The hair care device of the present embodiment is a hair iron 100, and is different from the hair dryer 1 of the first and second embodiments. As shown in FIG. 5, the hair iron 100 according to the present embodiment includes a pair of body parts 101 and 103 that are rotatably attached to each other via a pivot part 109 and are sandwiched between the pair of body parts 101 and 103. 101, 103, and a pair of iron plates 101b, 103b that sandwich and heat the hair on the sandwiching surfaces of 101, 103, and within one body 101, a heater 105, a fan 107, a steam generator 9, Is arranged.

  The heater 105 is attached to the back surface of the iron plate 101b and heats the iron plate 101b. The steam generator 9 is attached to the back surface of the iron plate 101b so as to be separated from the heater 105. The steam generating unit 9 is disposed on the leeward side of the heater 105 in relation to the fan 107, and thus receives the hot air heated by the heater 105 and is heated by the hot air. When the steam generating part 9 is heated, the liquid in the steam generating part 9 evaporates to become steam, and this steam is blown out from the steam outlet 13. The steam outlet 13 communicates with a plurality of steam outlets 113 formed through the iron plate 101b through the steam passage 115. Therefore, the steam blown from the steam outlet 13 is formed on the surface of the iron plate 101b. Erupted.

  Reference numeral 101c denotes an air supply hole that opens to the body portion 101, reference numeral 101d denotes an exhaust hole that opens to the body portion 101, and reference numeral 117 denotes a water absorbing member such as a felt that absorbs water formed by condensation of steam.

  Next, the effect | action of the hair iron of 3rd Embodiment is demonstrated.

  When the fan 107 and the heater 105 are operated by a switch (not shown) provided on the side surface of the body portion 101, the heater 105 heats the iron plate 101b and the fan 107 starts blowing. Then, the air blown by the fan 107 is heated by the leeward heater 105 to become hot air (for example, about 100 ° C. to 120 ° C.), and this hot air heats the steam generating unit 9 disposed on the lee of the heater 105. When the steam generating unit 9 is heated by the hot air from the heater 105, the liquid inside the steam generating unit 9 becomes steam and blows out from the steam outlet 13, and finally the surface of the iron plate 101 b through the steam outlet 113. Erupted from.

  Therefore, according to such a hair iron 100, steam can be blown out to the hair wound around the pair of body parts 101, 103, and the hair is waved or the eyelashes are corrected while the hair is humidified. This makes hair styling easy.

  At this time, also in the present embodiment, as in the first and second embodiments, the steam generator 9 is indirectly heated by the hot air from the heater 7, so that the steam generator 9 becomes a high-temperature heating wire heater. Unlike the direct contact structure, it is not heated more than necessary. Therefore, it is prevented that the said steam generation part 9 will be heated too much, and the durable years of the steam generation part 9 can be lengthened.

  In addition, although the hair care apparatus of this invention was demonstrated taking the example to the above-mentioned embodiment, it should not be limitedly interpreted by these embodiment, and other embodiment can be employ | adopted in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. it can. For example, this invention can be utilized not only for a hair dryer and a hair iron but for a hairbrush and other hair care apparatuses.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a hair dryer as a hair care device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Fig.2 (a) is AA sectional drawing in FIG. 1, FIG.2 (b) is a front view of the hair door ear seen from the arrow B direction in Fig.2 (a). FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a hair dryer as the hair care device of the second embodiment. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the steam generating portion of the hair dryer. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a hair iron as a hair care device of a third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Hair dryer (hair care device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Wind tunnel case 3b ... Suction inlet 3c ... Outlet 5f ... Fan 7 ... Heater 9 ... Steam generating part 13 ... Steam outlet 41 ... Opening 100 ... Hair iron (hair care apparatus)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... Body part 101b ... Iron plate 103 ... Body part 103b ... Iron plate 105 ... Heater 107 ... Fan 113 ... Steam blow-out hole

Claims (4)

A heater, a fan, and a steam generator that stores liquid therein and blows off steam that evaporates during heating,
The hair generating apparatus, wherein the steam generating unit is disposed apart from the heater, and is disposed so as to be able to receive hot air that is blown by the fan and heated by the heater. The hair care device according to claim 1,
The hair care device is a hair dryer comprising a wind tunnel case having a suction port and an air outlet, a fan disposed in the wind tunnel case, and the heater disposed in the wind tunnel case,
The hair generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the steam generating unit is disposed in the wind tunnel case. The hair care device according to claim 1,
The hair care device is a hair dryer comprising a wind tunnel case having a suction port and an air outlet, the fan disposed in the wind tunnel case, and the heater disposed in the wind tunnel case,
The hair care device, wherein the steam generator is attached to the outside of the wind tunnel case, and is arranged so as to receive the hot air through an opening formed in the wind tunnel case. The hair care device of claim 1,
The hair care device includes a pair of torso parts that are rotatably attached to each other and provided to be sandwiched, and a pair of iron plates that sandwich and heat the hair between the sandwiching surfaces of the pair of torso parts. Hair iron
The fan, the heater, and the steam generating unit are disposed in at least one of the pair of body parts, and the steam blowout hole that blows out steam from the steam generating part in the vicinity of the iron plate of the one body part or the iron plate. A hair care device characterized by comprising a hair care device.

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