JP2010017278A - Hair dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair dryer which can perform sterilization, antimicrobial action, and deodorization. <P>SOLUTION: This hair dryer 1 includes: a body case 2 of a cylindrical shape which has a suction port 15 on one end and a blow-out port 16 on the other end, and a built-in blower 11; and a blow brush unit 3 which is detachably attached to the blow-out port 16 of the body case 2. The blow brush unit 3 is formed of a cylindrical member having a plurality of blow-out holes 33 on the hair transplantation surface for bristles 30. In the cylindrical blow brush unit 3, a mist generator 34 which generates a mist containing a silver ion is arranged, and the silver ion mist is discharged from the blow-out holes 33. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hair dryer, and more particularly to a hair dryer capable of setting hair with a brush.

  In recent years, hair dryers that can blow a medium that acts gently on the skin and hair have been developed and marketed. For example, a hair dryer disclosed in Patent Document 1 below can discharge hot air containing negative ions.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 7, the hair dryer disclosed by the following patent document 1 is demonstrated. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the hair dryer disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.

  A hair dryer 101 disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 has a substantially cylindrical main body casing portion 102 in which an air flow path is formed, and a substantially cylindrical shape in which an air flow path is formed. It is comprised from the attachment part 103 attached to the ventilation blower outlet 107 of the part 102 so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  A blower fan 104, a motor 105, and a heater 106 are disposed in the air flow path in the main body casing portion 102. In addition, the attachment 103 accommodates therein an ion generator 108 for generating negative ions, and a bristle 109 for drying and setting hair is provided. Is formed with an ion discharge port 110 for discharging negative ions.

In the hair dryer 101, when the power switch is turned on, the blower fan 104 rotates. Due to this rotation, air is sucked from the intake port, and the sucked air is heated by the heater 106, and the blower blower outlet. The hot air is blown from 107. The warm air blown from the blower outlet 107 passes through the air flow path inside the attachment unit 103 and is discharged from between the group of bristles 109. The air passing through the ion generator 108 is mixed with negative ions from the ion generator 108 and discharged from the ion discharge port 110 as warm air containing negative ions, and is supplied to hair or the like. It has become.
JP 2003-61736 A (paragraphs [0019] to [0028], FIG. 1)

  The hair dryer disclosed in Patent Document 1 blows warm air containing negative ions, so that not only hair drying and setting but also fine hair treatment with hot air containing negative ions is performed. Can do.

  In recent years, the standard of living has improved, and along with this, the lifestyles of individuals have also diversified, and various demands have been made by manufacturers for familiar devices that are frequently used every day. The root of the demand is based on the desire to be able to stay healthy every day without illness and to maintain long-lasting skin and hair when young. Manufacturers are required to make products that can realize these desires.

  The hair dryer disclosed in Patent Document 1 is one of the products corresponding to the latter request, and in response to the former request, various disinfectants and disinfectants and health appliances have been developed and many have already been developed. It is commercially available.

  On the other hand, in the daily living environment, there are many invisible bacteria around us. Among these bacteria, lactic acid bacteria and the like are useful for humans, but there are many harmful bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus. These harmful bacteria can be infected through various routes by attaching to ingredients such as meat and fish, tools for cooking these ingredients, and hands or clothes that touch these tools. . Such bacteria are extremely fast-growing and are difficult to identify due to the variety of infection routes, but daily hand washing or washing with water such as cooking utensils are the mainstream as infection prevention measures. Yes. However, it is also true that it is difficult to prevent infection only by washing with water, and as a further infection prevention measure, various disinfectants or disinfectants have been developed and sprayed with these disinfectants. A spray device has also been developed and is already on the market.

  Of the tableware, for example, spoons, forks, plates, etc. have been used for a long time. The reason why this silver tableware has been used for a long time is that it is expensive and expensive, and is used by some wealthy people.In addition, this silver has antibacterial and antibacterial effects. Another reason is that food poisoning can be prevented by the action of silver. In particular, silver ions are said to have an effect of adsorbing strongly to bacteria such as various bacteria and blocking and killing bacterial cell enzymes. The silver ions also have a deodorizing action that eliminates the smell of tobacco on clothes and the like. Furthermore, this silver ion has no corrosion of machinery such as chlorinated chemicals, skin irritation peculiar to chlorinated chemicals, chemical odor problems and environmental pollution problems, and it is extremely safe. In recent years, it has been widely used for confectionery materials, refreshing agents, water purifiers and the like in addition to tableware.

  Therefore, the present inventor pays attention to the action and effect of such silver ions so that the hair dryer used for adjusting the appearance almost everyday can discharge silver ions in addition to the original warm air. This makes it possible to sterilize and disinfect bacteria that exist in the living environment when drying and treating hair, and to deodorize the smell of cigarettes on clothes, etc., very easily and easily. Therefore, as a result of trial and error, we came up with a device that can easily discharge mist containing silver ions, and it is possible to set hair with a brush as well as drying and treating hair It has come to be completed.

  That is, the present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hair dryer that can be sterilized, antibacterial, and deodorized.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a hair dryer capable of caring for hair along with sterilization, antibacterial activity and deodorization.

  In order to achieve the above object, a hair dryer according to claim 1 of the present application is characterized in that a main body case having a suction port at one end and a blower outlet at the other end and incorporating a blower, and a blowout port of the main body case And a brush unit attached to the brush unit, wherein the hair dryer includes a mist generator that ejects mist containing silver ions toward a bristle provided in the brush unit.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the hair dryer according to claim 1, wherein the mist spraying means is provided in a brush unit formed of a cylindrical member having a plurality of blowout holes on the bristle flocking surface. Silver ion mist is discharged from the blowout holes provided.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the hair dryer according to claim 1, wherein the mist generator is disposed in a housing having a discharge port provided on an outer periphery of the main body case. Silver ion mist is discharged from the outlet.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the hair dryer according to the third aspect, a housing for accommodating a control board for controlling the mist generator is provided on the outer periphery of the main body case. Features.

  Further, the invention according to claim 5 is the hair dryer according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the mist generator contains water and silver pellets inside and a water absorbing member at the outlet. An installed tank; an ultrasonic exciter unit that mists and ejects water leaking from the water absorbing member in contact with the water absorbing member; and a discharge unit that nanosizes and ejects the misted water. It is characterized by.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the hair dryer according to the fifth aspect, the tank is detachably attached to the ultrasonic exciter unit.

  The invention described in claim 7 is the hair dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an ion generator is disposed in the main body case. To do.

  The invention described in claim 8 is the hair dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the air blown from the blower is heated to a predetermined temperature in the body case. The heating means for arranging is provided.

  By providing the above configuration, the present invention has the following excellent effects. That is, according to the invention of claim 1, since the mist containing silver ions is discharged toward the bristle provided in the brush unit, the silver ion mist is applied to an object such as skin, hair or clothes. Thus, the hair, skin, clothes, etc. can be efficiently sterilized, antibacterial or deodorized by the action of silver ions. Further, by brushing the hair with a bristle sprayed with this silver ion mist, it can be used as a hair dryer capable of caring for the hair together with sterilization, antibacterial action and deodorization. The sterilization mentioned here is to reduce the bacteria by removing bacteria from the object, the antibacterial means to prevent the growth of bacteria, and the deodorization means to eliminate the smell of tobacco. .

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the mist containing silver ions is discharged from the blowout hole provided in the flocked surface of the bristle, the silver ion mist is applied to an object such as skin, hair or clothes. Thus, hair, skin or clothes can be efficiently sterilized, antibacterial or deodorized by the action of silver ions. Further, by brushing the hair with bristle sprayed with the silver ion mist from the blowout holes, the hair can be used as a hair dryer capable of caring for the hair as well as sterilizing, antibacterial and deodorizing.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since mist containing silver ions is discharged from the discharge port provided in the main body case, the silver ion mist is applied to an object such as skin, hair or clothes. The action of silver ions can efficiently sterilize, antibacterial or deodorize hair, skin or clothes. Further, by brushing the hair with a bristle sprayed with the silver ion mist from the discharge port, it can be used as a hair dryer capable of caring for the hair as well as sterilizing, antibacterial and deodorizing. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide the mist generator in the brush unit by disposing the mist generator on the main body case side, the brush unit can be reduced in weight, so that the hair styling work can be easily performed.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to provide a control board for controlling the mist generator on the main body case side so that the brush unit can be reduced in weight. Therefore, the hair styling work can be easily performed. Further, since the control board can be arranged on the main body case side in a well-balanced manner, the hair styling work can be performed more easily.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 5, the mist generator contains a tank containing water and silver pellets therein and fitted with a water absorbing member at the outlet, and water leaking from the water absorbing member in contact with the water absorbing member. The ultrasonic exciter unit that mists and ejects it, and the discharge unit that mists the water that has been nano-sized and ejected can be easily configured.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the tank is detachably attached to the ultrasonic exciter unit, the tank can be easily replaced when the water in the tank runs out.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 7, by arranging an ion generator in the main body case, negative air can be contained in the supplied air, and hair can be adjusted while supplying negative ions to the hair. Hair styling work can be performed without damaging the hair.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 8, by providing a heating means for heating the air blown from the blower device to a predetermined temperature in the main body case, the supplied blower can be warm air, and the hair Since hair can be set while supplying warm air containing silver ion mist to the hair, the hair setting work can be performed without damaging the hair.

  Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiment shown below exemplifies a hair dryer for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to specify the present invention for this hair dryer. Other embodiments within the scope are equally applicable.

  1 shows a hair dryer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 1A is a plan view of the hair dryer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the blow brush unit, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the blow brush unit, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the blow brush unit portion of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a mist generator inside the hair dryer of FIG. 5A is a side view of the mist generator, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5A.

  The hair dryer 1 according to the present embodiment supplies a power from an external power source connected to the main body case 2 having a built-in air blower 11 and the like, a blow brush unit 3 attached to the main body case 2, and the main body case 2. And a power cord 4. In the present embodiment, a description will be given of a device that obtains a voltage from an external power source through the power cord 4, but a portable power source such as a battery may be provided inside the main body case 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the main body case 2 is formed of a cylindrical member made of synthetic resin having high heat resistance and having a space inside. A blower 11 and a heater 14 that heats the air sent from the blower 11 are housed in the internal space of the main body case 2.

  In addition, an inlet 15 for taking in air into the main body case 2 from the outside is provided at the end of the main body case 2 on the side where the power cord 4 is provided, and the end of the end where the inlet 15 is provided is provided. An air outlet 16 for supplying air to the blow brush unit 3 is provided at the end located on the opposite side.

  The blower device 11 includes a motor 12 and a fan 13. The air is taken in from the suction port 15 by operating the motor 12 and rotating the fan 13, and the taken air is supplied to the blowout port 16. In addition, the heater 14 is provided with, for example, a plurality of heat radiating plates along an air flow path, and a nichrome wire (not shown) is wound as a heat source so as to connect the outer edges of the heat radiating plates. Yes.

  Further, on the side wall surface of the main body case 2, a switch 17 for operating the blower 11 and the heater 14 and a blow brush unit 3 provided near the air outlet 16 and attached to the air outlet 16 are detachably fixed. A locking member 18 is provided. The locking member 18 has a known fixing mechanism, for example, a mechanism having a hook-shaped piece at the tip, and operating the hook-shaped piece by pressing a push button provided on the outer surface of the main body case 2. The

  Furthermore, it is preferable to provide an ion generator 19 between the blower 11 and the heater 14. In addition, since the structure of the ion generator 19 uses a well-known thing, the description is abbreviate | omitted. When the ion generator 19 is provided in this manner, since the negative ions can be contained in the warm air supplied from the air outlet 16, the negative ions can be supplied to the hair, and the hair is adjusted while moisturizing the hair. Will be able to.

  Next, the configuration of the blow brush unit 3 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the blow brush unit 3 includes a support frame 20 having a space formed therein so that warm air supplied from the main body case 2 passes through the blow brush unit 3 and an upper half surface of the support frame 20. A first cover member 21 having a substantially arc-shaped cross section fitted to the support frame 20, and a second cover member 22 having a substantially arc-shaped cross section fitted to the support frame 20 so as to cover the lower half surface of the support frame 20. The blow brush portion 23 is sandwiched between the support frame 20 and the first cover member 21.

  The support frame 20 is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to cover the outer periphery of the end portion where the air outlet 16 of the main body case 2 is provided, and has a locking groove (not shown) that engages with the locking member 18 inside. The formed attachment portion 24 and a support surface 25 having a substantially semicircular cross section and extending in the longitudinal direction so that the blow brush portion 23 can be placed thereon are provided, and air from the outlet 16 is provided on the support surface 25. And a body portion 28 in which a plurality of openings 26 for discharging air and an air passage 27 for allowing air from the blower outlet 16 to pass therethrough are formed. The support frame 20 is formed of an electrically insulating synthetic resin molding.

  The blow brush portion 23 includes a synthetic resin support surface 29 having a surface curved in a substantially semicircular arc shape, and a plurality of bristle 30 integrally molded with the support surface. A plurality of rows of convex portions and concave portions (in this embodiment, seven rows of convex portions and six rows of concave portions between the convex portions) are formed in the support surface 29 in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of bristles 30 (22 bristles in the present embodiment) are projected. Each recess is provided with a plurality of air ejection holes (not shown) penetrating the inside and outside of the support surface 29.

  The first cover member 21 is formed of a lid body 31 having a surface whose section is curved in a substantially semicircular arc shape, and is fixed to the inner surface of the lid body 31 detachably when the blow brush portion 23 is attached. A locking member (not shown) is provided. Further, the cover body 31 is provided with a plurality of through holes 32 penetrating the inside and outside of the cover body 31 at positions where the bristle 30 protrudes when the blow brush portion 23 is attached. The first cover member 21 is made of a synthetic resin having high heat resistance.

  Further, the lid body 31 is provided with a plurality of blowing holes 33 penetrating the inside and outside of the lid body 31 at positions where the blow brush section 23 is attached to communicate with the air ejection holes of the blow brush section 23. . The blowout hole 33 is formed to have a relatively large diameter, specifically, a diameter larger than the plurality of through holes 32. Therefore, the outer surface of the lid 31 has a structure that becomes a flocked surface of the bristle 30 when the blow brush portion 23 is attached from the inner surface.

  The second cover member 22 is formed of a substantially semi-cylindrical body having a space inside where one end is open and the other end is closed, and silver ion mist is generated and ejected inside the second cover member 22. A mist generator 34 to be generated, and an ultrasonic wave generation substrate and a constant voltage generation substrate (both substrates not shown) for controlling the ultrasonic wave and constant voltage generated in the mist generator 34 are disposed. The second cover member 22 is made of an electrically insulating synthetic resin.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the mist generator 34 includes a tank 35 in which water and silver pellets are accommodated, and an ultrasonic exciter 36 attached to the outlet of the tank 35.

  The tank 35 is molded from a transparent or translucent resin, and a predetermined amount (for example, 5 cc) of water and silver pellets are accommodated in a cavity 37 therein. The silver pellet is formed, for example, by covering a silver material with a non-woven fabric, and this silver material has properties of sterilizing, antibacterial, and odorless effects. Therefore, the silver pellet is placed in the tank 35 in which water is stored. If it puts in, the water in the tank 35 will not rot or generate bad odor. Therefore, the water flowing out from the tank 35 is silver ion water containing silver ions generated from the silver pellets.

  The tank 35 has a water outlet 38 formed at one end. The outlet 38 is attached so that one end protrudes from the outlet 38 and the other end contacts the silver ion water in the cavity 37 and absorbs the silver ion water therein to seal the outlet 38. Has been. When a felt 39 having water absorption is attached to the outlet of the tank 35, the silver ion water in the tank 35 is transmitted to the outside through the felt 39. In order to facilitate this leakage, a negative pressure valve (not shown) may be provided in a part of the tank 35.

  In addition, an opening 40 for supplying water when the water in the tank runs out is formed at the upper part of the tank 35, and a water injection rubber lid 41 having a high sealing property for closing the opening 40 is provided. . Further, an O-ring type packing 42 is provided at the outlet of the tank 35 in order to prevent the silver ion water leaking through the felt 39 from leaking out from the portion where the ultrasonic exciter 36 is attached. .

  The ultrasonic exciter 36 is detachably mounted at the outlet of the tank 35, and includes an exciter unit 43 that mists silver ion water and a discharge unit 44 that nano-silveres the ion mist.

  The exciter unit 43 has a porous water-absorbing member 45 attached to the outlet of the tank 35 so as to be in contact with the felt 39, and water that leaks from the water-absorbing member in contact with the water-absorbing member 45 to mist. A first unit 48 in which a diaphragm 47 to be ejected from the first housing 48 is accommodated, and a coil spring 50 that is disposed along the flow path 49 of the silver ion mist ejected by the diaphragm 47 is accommodated. 2 units 51.

  The first unit 48 and the second unit 51 are connected by fixing screws 52-a and 52-b so that the diaphragm 47 is pressed in the direction of the water absorbing member 45 by the coil spring 50. The diaphragm 47 is connected to a power source (not shown) provided in the main body case 2.

  When a predetermined high frequency voltage is applied from a power source (not shown), the vibration plate 47 vibrates and generates an ultrasonic wave. Due to this ultrasonic vibration, the vibration plate 47 repeats contact and separation with the water absorbing member 45 leaking silver ion water.

  Since a plurality of minute holes are formed in the water absorbing member 45, mist having a predetermined particle diameter is generated from the minute holes of the water absorbing member 45 in contact with the diaphragm 47 due to repeated contact and separation of the diaphragm 47. It is ejected from the opening 46.

  Since the micro holes formed in the water absorbing member 45 are provided substantially uniformly with a predetermined interval, micro mist having a substantially uniform particle diameter is generated from these micro holes and ejected from the opening 46. The

  The discharge unit 44 accommodates discharge electrodes 54-a and 54-b that nano-size silver ion mist ejected from the opening 46 and eject it from the opening 53. The discharge electrodes 54-a and 54-b each have a needle shape at the tip, and are disposed in a flow path 55 of silver ion mist ejected from the opening 46.

  Each of 54-a and 54-b is connected to a power source (not shown) provided in the main body case 2 via a lead wire attached to the discharge electrode terminals 56-a and 56-b.

  By applying a high voltage (for example, 5V) from a power source (not shown) to the discharge electrodes 54-a and 54-b to discharge the nano-size mist, the silver ion mist passing through the flow path 55 is further nanosized to the nanometer size. Is generated. The generated nanosize silver mist is ejected from the opening 53 and is attracted to the blow brush portion 23 together with the hot air or the cold air supplied from the blowout port 16.

  The second cover member 22 is provided with a locking member 57 for fixing the exciter unit 43 portion of the mist generator 34. The first unit 48 is provided with a locking member 58 that is detachably fixed to the tank 35. The locking member 58 includes, for example, a hook member that can be locked with a lock member provided in the tank 35, and the lock member and the hook member constitute a lock mechanism.

  If the tank 35 is detachable from the exciter unit 43 in this way, it can be easily replaced when the water in the tank 35 runs out. The tank 35 is attached and detached by removing the second cover member 22 from the support frame 20.

  Next, the usage method of the hair dryer 1 which consists of the above-mentioned structure is demonstrated. The hair dryer 1 is used under the control of the switch 17. Specifically, the user first operates the switch 17 to activate the air blower 11 and the heater 14, and supplies hot air or cold air indicated by broken line arrows in FIG. 4 to the blow brush unit 3.

  Then, by operating the switch 17 and turning on the silver mist blower switch, the vibration plate 47 of the exciter unit 43 vibrates to generate silver ion mist, and the discharge electrodes 54-a and 54-b of the discharge unit 44 are turned on. When applied, a nano-sized silver ion mist is generated and ejected as shown by the one-dot chain arrow in FIG.

  Further, by operating the switch 17 to turn on the negative ion blower switch, negative ions from the ion generator 19 are mixed with hot air or cold air and ejected as indicated by a two-dot chain line arrow in FIG. .

  According to the hair dryer of this configuration, since the mist containing silver ions finely divided to nano size is discharged toward the bristle 30 from the blowout hole 33, the bristle 30 is applied to an object such as skin, hair or clothes. By applying, the silver ion mist hits these objects, and the action of the silver ion mist can efficiently disinfect, antibacterial, or deodorize hair, skin, clothes, or the like.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the hair dryer according to the second embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, but the position where the mist generator and the accompanying ultrasonic generation substrate or constant voltage generation substrate are disposed is the first embodiment. And different.

  6 shows a hair dryer according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, FIG. 6A is a plan view of the hair dryer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 6B is a side view of the switch side of FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6D is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6E is a rear view of FIG. 6A. In FIG. 6, the same components as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The hair dryer 61 according to the second embodiment is connected to the main body case 62 including the blower 11 and the like, the blow brush unit 63 attached to the main body case 62, and the main body case 62, and supplies power from an external power source. And a power cord 64. In the present embodiment, description will be given of obtaining voltage from an external power source via the power cord 64, but a portable power source such as a battery may be provided inside the main body case 62.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6E, the main body case 62 is formed of a cylindrical member made of a highly heat-resistant synthetic resin or the like with a space provided therein. Three arcuate large and small housings 65, 66, and 67 are formed.

  These housings 65, 66, and 67 are made of synthetic resin having high heat resistance like the cylindrical member, and the housing 65 is detachably attached to the main body case 62 as described later.

  Housed in the internal space of the main body case 62 are the blower 11 and the heater 14 that heats the air sent from the blower 11.

  Further, an inlet 15 for taking in air into the main body case 62 from the outside is provided at the end of the main body case 62 on the side where the power cord 64 is provided, and the end of the end where the inlet 15 is provided is provided. A blower outlet 16 for supplying air to the blow brush unit 63 is provided at the end located on the opposite side.

  The blower device 11 includes a motor 12 and a fan 13. The air is taken in from the suction port 15 by operating the motor 12 and rotating the fan 13, and the taken air is supplied to the blowout port 16. In addition, the heater 14 is provided with, for example, a plurality of heat radiating plates along an air flow path, and a nichrome wire (not shown) is wound as a heat source so as to connect the outer edges of the heat radiating plates. Yes.

  Further, on the side wall surface of the main body case 62, a switch 17 for operating the driving of the blower 11 and the heater 14 and a blow brush unit 63 provided near the air outlet 16 and attached to the air outlet 16 are detachably fixed. A locking member 18 is provided. The locking member 18 has a known fixing mechanism, for example, a mechanism that has a hook-like piece at the tip, and operates the hook-like piece by pressing a push button provided on the outer surface of the main body case 62. The

  Furthermore, it is preferable to provide an ion generator 19 between the blower 11 and the heater 14. In addition, since the structure of the ion generator 19 uses a well-known thing, the description is abbreviate | omitted. When the ion generator 19 is provided in this manner, since the negative ions can be contained in the warm air supplied from the air outlet 16, the negative ions can be supplied to the hair, and the hair is adjusted while moisturizing the hair. Will be able to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6A, a tank 69 constituting the mist generator 68, an exciter unit 70, and a discharge unit 71 are accommodated in the internal space of the housing 65 formed at the upper part of the main body case 62. Has been. Further, at one end portion of the housing 65, a discharge port 72 for nano-sized silver ion mist ejected from the mist generator 68 in the same direction as the blowout port 16 is formed.

  The tank 69 is formed of a transparent or translucent resin, and a predetermined amount (for example, 5 cc) of water and silver pellets are accommodated in a cavity 73 therein. The silver pellet is formed, for example, by covering a silver material with a non-woven fabric, and this silver material has properties of sterilization, antibacterial effect, and odorless effect. Therefore, the silver pellet is placed in a tank 69 storing water. If it puts in, the water in the tank 69 will not rot or generate bad odor. Therefore, the water flowing out from the tank 69 becomes silver ion water containing silver ions generated from the silver pellets.

  The tank 69 has a water outlet 74 formed at one end. The outlet 74 is attached so that one end protrudes from the outlet 74 and the other end contacts the silver ion water in the cavity 73 to absorb the silver ion water therein and seal the outlet 74. Has been. When felt 75 having water absorption is attached to the outlet of the tank 69, silver ion water in the tank 69 is transmitted to the outside through the felt 75. In order to facilitate this leakage, a negative pressure valve (not shown) may be provided in a part of the tank 69.

  In addition, an opening for supplying water when the water in the tank runs out is formed at the upper portion of the tank 69, and a water injection rubber lid 76 having a high sealing property for closing the opening 614 is provided. Further, an O-ring type packing 77 is provided at the outlet of the tank 69 in order to prevent the silver ion water leaking through the felt 75 from leaking outside from the portion where the exciter unit 70 is attached.

  The exciter unit 70 is detachably attached to the outlet of the tank 69, a porous water absorbing member 78 that is attached to the outlet of the tank 69 so as to contact the felt 75, and the water absorbing member 78 in contact with the water absorbing member 78. A first unit (not shown) that houses a diaphragm 80 that mists water leaked from the member 78 and ejects the water from the opening 79, and a flow path of silver ion mist ejected by the diaphragm 80. And a second unit (not shown) in which a coil spring 81 is provided.

  The first unit and the second unit are connected by a fixing screw (not shown) so that the diaphragm 80 is pressed in the direction of the water absorbing member 78 by the coil spring 81. The diaphragm 80 is connected to a power source (not shown) provided in the main body case 62.

  The diaphragm 80 vibrates and generates ultrasonic waves when a predetermined high-frequency voltage is applied from a power source (not shown). Due to this ultrasonic vibration, the vibration plate 80 repeats contact and separation with the water absorbing member 78 leaking silver ion water.

  Since a plurality of minute holes are formed in the water absorbing member 78, mist having a predetermined particle diameter is generated from the minute holes of the water absorbing member 78 in contact with the diaphragm 80 due to repeated contact and separation of the diaphragm 80. It is ejected from the opening 79.

  Since the minute holes formed in the water absorbing member 78 are provided substantially evenly at predetermined intervals, minute mists having a substantially uniform particle diameter are generated from these minute holes and ejected from the opening 79. The

  The discharge unit 71 houses a discharge electrode (not shown) that nano-sizes silver ion mist ejected from the opening 79 and ejects it from the opening 82. Each discharge electrode has a needle-like tip, and is disposed in a flow path of silver ion mist ejected from the opening 79.

  Each discharge electrode is connected to a power source (not shown) provided in the main body case 62 via a lead wire attached to a discharge electrode terminal (not shown).

  By applying a high voltage (for example, 5V) from a power source (not shown) to the discharge electrode and discharging it, a nanosize mist obtained by further nano-grading the silver ion mist passing through the flow path to a nanometer size is generated. The generated nanosize silver mist is ejected from the opening 82 and discharged from the discharge port 72 toward the bristle 30 provided in the blow brush unit 63.

  The main body case 62 is provided with a locking member (not shown) for fixing the exciter unit 70 portion of the mist generator 68. The first unit is provided with a locking member (not shown) that is detachably fixed to the tank 69. The locking member is formed of, for example, a hook member that can be locked with a lock member provided in the tank 69, and the lock member and the hook member constitute a lock mechanism.

  If the tank 69 is detachable from the exciter unit 70 in this way, it can be easily replaced when the water in the tank 69 runs out. The tank 69 is attached / detached by removing the cover of the housing 65. FIG. 6B shows a state where the cover of the housing 65 is removed.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6C, an ultrasonic wave for controlling the ultrasonic wave generated by the mist generator 68 is formed in the internal space of the housing 66 formed at the rear lower end portion of the main body case 62 on the locking member 18 side. A generation substrate 83 is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, a constant voltage generation for controlling a constant voltage generated in the mist generator 68 is provided in the internal space of the housing 67 formed at the rear lower end of the main body case 62 on the switch side 17 side. A substrate 84 is provided.

  The housing 66 and the housing 67 are formed at symmetrical positions in consideration of balance according to the size (capacity) of the substrate disposed in each internal space, for example, when both spaces have the same capacity. It is preferable.

  As in FIG. 3, the blow brush unit 63 includes a support frame 20 in which a space is formed so that warm air supplied from the main body case 62 passes, and the support frame 20 so as to cover the upper half surface of the support frame 20. 20, a first cover member 21 having a substantially arc-shaped cross-section that is fitted on 20, a second cover member 22 having a substantially arc-shaped cross-section that is fitted on the support frame 20 so as to cover the lower half surface of the support frame 20, and a support And a blow brush portion 23 sandwiched between the frame 20 and the first cover member 21.

  Here, the blow brush unit 63 is different from the blow brush unit 3 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 in that the ultrasonic wave and constant voltage generated in the ion generator 34 and the mist generator 34 inside the second cover member 22. An ultrasonic wave generation board and a constant voltage generation board (both boards are not shown) for controlling the mist generator 34 are not provided on the second cover member 22. The difference is that the locking member 57 for fixing the 43 portion is not provided, and the other components are the same. Therefore, the description of the same components as those in the first embodiment is omitted.

  Next, the usage method of the hair dryer 61 which consists of the above-mentioned structure is demonstrated. The hair dryer 61 is used under the control of the switch 17. Specifically, the user first operates the switch 17 to operate the blower 11 and the heater 14, and supplies hot air or cold air to the blow brush unit 63.

  Then, by operating the switch 17 and turning on the silver mist air blow switch, the diaphragm 80 of the exciter unit 70 vibrates, silver ion mist is generated, the discharge electrode of the discharge unit 71 is applied, and nano-sized silver Ion mist is generated and ejected.

  Further, by operating the switch 17 and turning on the negative ion blower switch, negative ions from the ion generator 19 are mixed into the hot air or the cold air and ejected.

  According to the hair dryer of this configuration, since the mist containing silver ions finely divided into nano size from the discharge port 72 is discharged toward the bristle 30, the bristle 30 is applied to an object such as skin, hair or clothes. By applying, the silver ion mist hits these objects, and the action of the silver ion mist can efficiently disinfect, antibacterial, or deodorize hair, skin, clothes, or the like.

  Here, the sterilization is to remove the bacteria from the object and reduce it, and the antibacterial is to prevent the growth of bacteria. Moreover, the hair dryer of the said Example can be utilized also as a handy type dryer which can carry out sterilization, an antibacterial, and deodorizing easily and can carry easily.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the dryer provided with the blow brush unit as the dryer having the bristles has been described. However, the present invention is similarly applied to the curl dryer provided with the roll type brush unit. be able to.

  Furthermore, in the said Example, although demonstrated using the synthetic resin bristle, this bristle may be a natural or artificial (nylon type) brush hair, for example.

1 shows a hair dryer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 1A is a plan view of the hair dryer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1A. . FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the blow brush unit. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the blow brush unit. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the blow brush unit portion of FIG. 5 shows a mist generator inside the hair dryer of FIG. 1, FIG. 5A is a side view of the mist generator, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5A. 6 shows a hair dryer according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, FIG. 6A is a plan view of the hair dryer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 6B is a side view of the switch side of FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6D is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6E is a rear view of FIG. 6A. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional hair dryer.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,61: Hair dryer 2,62: Main body case 3,63: Blow brush unit 4,64: Power cord 11: Air blower 12: Motor 13: Fan 14: Heater 15: Inlet 16: Air outlet 17: Switch 18 57, 58: Locking member 19: Ion generator 20: Support frame 21: First cover member 22: Second cover member 23: Blow brush part 24: Mounting part 25, 29: Support surface 26, 40, 46, 53, 79, 82: Opening 27: Ventilation path 28: Body 30: Bristle 31: Cover body 32: Through hole 33: Outlet hole 34, 68: Mist generator 35, 69: Tank 36: Ultrasonic exciter 37 73: Cavity 38, 74: Outlet 39, 75: Felt 41, 76: Water injection rubber lid 42, 77: Packing 43, 70: Vibrator unit 44, 71: Discharge unit 45, 78: Water absorption member 47, 80: Diaphragm 48: First unit 49, 55: Flow path 50, 81: Coil spring 51: Second unit 52-a, 52-b : Fixing screws 54-a, 54-b: Discharge electrodes 56-a, 56-b: Discharge electrode terminals 65, 66, 67: Housing 72: Emission port 83: Ultrasound generating substrate 84: Constant voltage generating substrate

Claims (8)

A main body case having a suction port at one end and a blower outlet at the other end and incorporating a blower;
A brush unit attached to the outlet of the main body case;
A hair dryer having
A hair dryer comprising: a mist generator that ejects mist containing silver ions toward a bristle provided in the brush unit.   The said mist ejection means discharges silver ion mist from the said blowing hole arrange | positioned in the brush unit formed with the cylindrical member which has a several blowing hole in the flocking surface of the said bristle. The hair dryer according to 1.   2. The hair dryer according to claim 1, wherein the mist jetting unit discharges silver ion mist from the discharge port provided in a housing having a discharge port provided on an outer periphery of the main body case. .   The hair dryer according to claim 3, wherein a housing for accommodating a control board for controlling the mist generator is provided on an outer periphery of the main body case.   The mist generator includes a tank in which water and silver pellets are housed and a water absorbing member is mounted at an outlet, and an ultrasonic exciter unit that mists and ejects water that comes into contact with the water absorbing member and leaks from the water absorbing member The hair dryer according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising: a discharge unit that nanosizes and discharges the mist of water.   The hair dryer according to claim 5, wherein the tank is detachably attached to the ultrasonic exciter unit.   The hair dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an ion generator is disposed in the main body case.   The hair according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein heating means for heating air blown from the blower to a predetermined temperature is disposed in the main body case. Hairdryer.

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