JP2011224196A - Hair dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair dryer in which water in a tank is hardly rotted and maintenance of a tank and moisturizer can be easily carried out.SOLUTION: The hair dryer includes moisturizing means including a water holding unit 17 storing a water holding member 17b detachably formed in a comb shape attachment 16 to hold water. The water holding unit 17 includes an antibacterial agent storage chamber 17c, a water tank 17a, and a storage chamber for the water holding member 17b to be supplied water from the water tank 17a. Water can be communicating between the antibacterial agent chamber 17c and the water tank 17a.

Description

  The present invention relates to a hair dryer having a humidifying function, and more particularly to a hair dryer having a humidifying function in which water in a tank is not easily spoiled and maintenance of the tank and humidifying means can be easily performed.

  Conventionally, hair dryers called hair dryers, hair blossers, hand dryers, and the like (hereinafter collectively referred to as “hair dryers”) are known. Of these, the so-called curl dryer that emphasizes the curl function is equipped with a water retaining member in the air flow path to prevent hair from being dried by the humid air discharged from the wind outlet of the curl dryer body, and comfortable. There are things that can be set.

  For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a wind tunnel having an inlet and an outlet at the upstream end and the downstream end, a fan and a heater disposed in the wind tunnel, and a wind flowing in the wind tunnel are disposed in the wind tunnel. A hair care device having a warm air generating unit comprising a humidifying means for humidifying the water, wherein the humidifying means is provided on the upstream side of the downstream end of the heater, and is constituted by a water retaining member that retains water. The hair care apparatus provided with the water tank which can supply the stored water with respect to the humidification means as is disclosed.

  Further, in Patent Document 2 below, a blower passage extending from the air suction port to the air blowout port is formed, a fan that is installed in the blower passage and blows out air sucked from the air suction port from the air blowout port, A hair care device (hair dryer) comprising a humidifying unit for humidifying the blast of the water, wherein the humidifying unit is at least one of a water tank, a cylindrical portion, and an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. And a plurality of cylindrical humidifiers having a humidifying section provided in the container, and a liquid supply section that supplies a liquid to the humidifying section.

JP 2009-106366 A JP 2009-136548 A

  Since the hair dryer disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a water tank and supplies water to the water retaining member, the frequency of supplying water can be reduced, and compared with a structure without a water tank. And there exists an effect that humidification performance can be demonstrated over a long time. Further, in the hair dryer disclosed in Patent Document 2, the plurality of cylindrical humidifiers are arranged in an annular shape along the inner periphery of the air passage, and the liquid supply unit includes a water tank in the cylindrical humidifier. Since these are connected, a large contact area with the air in the humidifying section can be secured, and the effect of easily improving the humidifying performance is achieved.

  However, even in the hair dryers disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, when the water for humidification is left for a long period of time, the water may rot and generate a strange odor during the next use. That is, in these hair dryers, non-woven fabric such as felt or porous ceramics is used as a water retaining member or cylindrical humidifier, and wind is applied to the non-woven fabric or porous ceramic wetted with water. Since moisture is generated, the woven fabric and porous ceramics also generate odor due to the spoiled water, and this odor blows out from the air dryer, which may cause discomfort to the user.

  Further, in the hair dryer disclosed in Patent Document 1, a water tank is built in the wind tunnel case and is further connected to a water retaining member inside the wind tunnel case by a capillary tube, so that maintenance of the tank and the water retaining member is performed. There is a problem that is difficult. Further, the hair dryer disclosed in Patent Document 2 is provided with a plurality of cylindrical humidifying portions in the air passage and a tank on the upper outer surface of the cylindrical outer shell, and the tank and the cylindrical humidifying portion are connected with a thick wall. Are connected by a water retaining material inserted in the gap of the thick-walled connecting portion, but the connection between the two by the thick-walled connecting portion is fixed, so maintenance of the tank and the water retaining member is difficult There is a problem of being.

  Therefore, in the hair dryer disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, it is difficult to maintain the tank and the water retaining member when the water in the tank has decayed due to long-term nonuse.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and in a hair dryer equipped with a humidifier, the water in the tank is not easily spoiled, and maintenance of the tank and the humidifying means is facilitated. It aims at providing the hair dryer provided with the humidification function which can be performed.

  In order to achieve the above object, a hair dryer of the invention according to claim 1 includes a dryer body having an air suction port at the rear end and an air discharge port at the tip, and a fan disposed in the dryer body, In a hair dryer comprising a motor and a heat source for driving the fan, a comb attachment attached to and detached from a tip of the dryer main body, and a humidifying means for humidifying the air from the dryer main body, the humidifying means includes the The comb-type attachment is composed of a water retention unit containing a water retention member that holds water detachably formed therein, and the water retention unit is supplied with water from an antimicrobial agent storage chamber, a water tank, and the water tank. And a water retention member containing chamber, wherein water can be circulated between the antibacterial agent containing chamber and the water tank.

  Moreover, the hair dryer which concerns on invention of Claim 2 is a hair dryer of Claim 1, The said water retention unit is provided with the case formed in the cylinder shape, The said case has the said antimicrobial agent storage chamber and the said A water tank is detachably disposed, and the water tank and the water retaining member storage chamber are detachably disposed.

  The hair dryer according to the invention of claim 3 is the hair dryer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the antibacterial agent is a ball, pellet, particle or powder made of any of metal, ceramic, glass or plastic. It is characterized by being selected from silver or silver alloy particles, or silver or silver alloy particles kneaded with silver or a silver alloy film.

  The hair dryer according to the invention of claim 4 is the hair dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the water retaining member is made of felt, sponge, nonwoven fabric, woven fabric, paper, porous ceramic, and foam metal. It is characterized by being at least one selected.

  A hair dryer according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the hair dryer according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the comb attachment is for single-side brushing, and a room for storing the water retention unit on the back surface. It is formed.

  The hair dryer according to the invention of claim 6 is the hair dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the comb attachment is for curling, and a room for storing the water retention unit is formed therein. It is characterized by.

  According to the hair dryer of the present invention, by providing the above-described configuration, the following excellent effects can be obtained. That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the humidifying means includes a water retaining unit that houses a water retaining member that holds water that is detachably formed. The water retaining unit further includes a storage chamber for an antibacterial agent, water It has a tank and a storage chamber for a water retaining member to which water is supplied from the water tank, and is designed to allow water to flow between the antimicrobial agent storage chamber and the water tank. Since the antibacterial agent can be contacted, the water in the tank constituting the humidifying means and the water in the water retaining member can be prevented from decaying.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the water retention unit includes a case formed in a cylindrical shape, and the case includes an antimicrobial agent storage chamber and a water tank. Are detachably arranged, and the water tank and the storage chamber of the water retaining member are detachably disposed, so that the antibacterial agent can be easily replaced and the water retaining member can be easily maintained.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the antibacterial agent is any one of balls, pellets, particles or powders made of metal, ceramic, glass or plastic. Because it is selected from a crab silver or silver alloy coating or silver or silver alloy kneaded, or silver or silver alloy particles, the antibacterial member can be economically priced and handled. In addition, it can be easily refilled at the time of replacement.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effects of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the water retaining member is made of felt, sponge, nonwoven fabric, woven fabric, paper, porous ceramic, and foam metal. Since it consists of at least one member selected, moisture can be contained in the hair dryer. In addition, when the water retaining member is made of felt, the above-described effect is particularly excellent.

  Since the room which stores a water retention unit is formed in the back of a comb-type attachment, the invention of Claim 5 is the hair dryer for single-side brushing of the invention in any one of Claims 1-4. An effect can be produced and the replacement of the water retention unit is facilitated.

  Since the room for storing the water retention unit is formed inside the comb-shaped attachment, the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4 can be achieved even in a hair dryer for curling. The water retaining unit can be easily exchanged.

It is a front view of the hair dryer of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a left view of the comb-type attachment of the hair dryer of FIG. It is a top view of the comb-shaped attachment of FIG. It is a front view of the comb-shaped attachment of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view in the AA line of the comb-shaped attachment of FIG. It is a right view of the comb-shaped attachment of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the comb-shaped attachment of FIG. It is a front view which shows the hair dryer of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the comb-type attachment used for the hair dryer of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view in the BB line of the comb-shaped attachment of FIG. FIG. 10 is a left side view of the comb attachment of FIG. 9. It is a top view of the comb-shaped attachment of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the comb-shaped attachment of FIG. 14A and 14B are perspective views with different angles of the water retention unit, FIG. 14C is a side view, FIG. 14D is a front view, and FIG. 14E is a plan view. 15A and 15B are perspective views in which the angle of a modified example of the water retention unit is changed, FIG. 15C is a side view, FIG. 15D is a front view, FIG. 15E is a plan view, and FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the CC line.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiment shown below exemplifies a curl dryer as a hair dryer for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to specify the present invention as this curl dryer. The present invention can be equally applied to the modified examples included in the scope of claims.
[First Embodiment]
As a hair dryer according to the first embodiment, an example of a curl dryer will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view of the curl dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a left side view of the comb attachment attached to the main body of the curl dryer of FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view of the comb attachment of FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the comb attachment of FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the comb attachment of FIG. FIG. 6 is a right side view of the comb attachment of FIG.

  A curl dryer 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a cylindrical curl dryer main body 11. The curl dryer 1 has a comb-shaped attachment 16 attached to an air discharge port 12 at the tip of a curl dryer main body 11 incorporating a heat source (not shown), a fan, and a motor for driving the fan. On the surface of the curl dryer body 11, a main switch 14 is provided for switching between a hair care mode in which the power is turned on and normal air blowing, a turbo mode in which strong air is blown, and a power off. Further, a switch 13 for switching between hot and cool air blowing is also provided. Further, a comb attachment / detachment button 15 is also provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the case of the curl dryer body 11 is composed of a front portion 11a and a rear cover 11b, and a comb attachment 16 is detachably attached to the tip thereof. The front part 11a of the case and the comb-shaped attachment 16 are formed of a molded product of heat resistant plastics such as polycarbonate or heat resistant ABS resin.

  The curl dryer main body 11 has a substantially cylindrical shape whose outline is slightly tapered toward the front at the front part of the front part 11a. The rear end of the curl dryer body 11, that is, the rear end of the case, is an air inlet, and is attached with a resin rear cover 11b having a circular dome shape having a large number of honeycomb holes for introducing outside air. It has been. The air discharge port 12 of the curl dryer main body 11 is a wind blowing port, and a comb attachment 16 is detachably attached thereto.

  On the other hand, a power feeding electric cord (not shown) is drawn from the center of the rear cover 11b of the curl dryer main body 11 so as not to be entangled even when the curl dryer main body 11 is rotated.

  Although not shown, a hot air generation chamber is disposed inside the curl dryer body 11. In other words, the hot air generating chamber formed in a cylindrical shape has an insulating outer cylinder disposed in the outer wall of the curl dryer main body 11, and a blower grill is attached to a position where hot air is blown outside the tip of the hot air generating chamber. A heat source such as a nichrome wire is disposed inside the outer cylinder, and a blower chamber is disposed behind the heat source. A fan connected to the motor is provided in the blower chamber. The air taken in from the intake port of the rear cover 11b is sent to the hot air generating chamber by the fan in the blower chamber.

  The wind from the fan in the blower chamber connected to the motor is sent toward the front comb-shaped attachment 16 between the heat sinks in the hot air generation chamber. Note that a discharge device for generating ions that protrude from the tip of the curl dryer body 11 into the comb attachment 16 may be provided at the tip of the hot air generation chamber.

  Next, the comb attachment 16 will be described. The comb attachment 16 is for brushing, and includes a base portion 16a, a front substrate 16b forming a curved surface, a large number of comb teeth 16c and 16d protruding in a row from the front substrate, and a front substrate 16b. Are provided with a plurality of parallel groove-like wind outlets 16e. Since the comb teeth 16c are also pin-shaped, they are shown as comb teeth (pins) below.

  The base portion 16a of the comb attachment 16 that is detachably fitted to the tip of the curl dryer main body 11 has a circular attachment corresponding to the tip of the curl dryer main body 11 to which the comb attachment 16 is attached. Department. The comb-shaped attachment 16 is held by an attachment means whose base 16a can be attached to and detached from the air discharge port 12 of the curl dryer body 11. In this embodiment, the attachment means is fitted into the air discharge port and engaged and fixed by a hook. However, the comb attachment 16 can be detachably attached to the curler main body 11 such as screwing. Any known means can be used without any particular limitation, and known means can be used.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, a front substrate 16b having a plurality of protruding comb teeth (pins) 16c and 16d is formed on the base portion 16a with a curved surface. As shown, the comb teeth (pins) of the comb attachment 16 have seven rows of comb teeth (pins) 16c protruding from the center of the front substrate 16b. The comb teeth (pins) 16c are elastic, and the tips of the comb teeth (pins) are rounded and smoothly finished. Therefore, a comfortable comb can be obtained without damaging the skin.

  The comb teeth (pins) 16d are shorter than the comb teeth (pins) 16c, and are provided integrally with the front substrate on the edge of the front substrate 16b on both sides of the comb teeth (pins) 16c. It is for catching the roots and curling them firmly. The front substrate and comb teeth (pins) 16c and 16d are made of rubber.

  Further, behind the front substrate 16b of the comb attachment 16, as shown in FIG. 7, a room 16f in which humidifying means is stored is provided. The humidifying means is held by holding claws 16h provided on the back surface of the front substrate 16b. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the comb attachment 16 and shows a state in which the back cover 16g and the water retention unit 17 are removed from the storage chamber 16f of the humidifying means.

  The humidifying means is a water retaining unit 17 that is detachably formed on the comb attachment 16, and contains a tank 17a and a water retaining member 17b that holds water. The water retention unit 17 includes an antibacterial agent storage chamber 17c, and water supplied to the water retention member 17b is supplied through the antibacterial agent storage chamber 17c from a supply port provided on an end surface of the antibacterial agent storage chamber 17c. It is configured to be. The antimicrobial agent storage chamber 17c is detachably attached to the tank 17a, and silver (Ag) pellets are used as the antimicrobial agent. The opening of the storage chamber 16f of the humidifying means of the comb attachment 16 is covered with a back cover 16g, and the back cover 16g is fitted and closed. The specific configuration of the water retention unit 17 will be described later.

  When the fan motor and the heat source are turned on by the switch 13 of the curl dryer body 11, air is sucked into the air blowing chamber from the air inlet by the fan. The sucked air is heated in the hot air generating chamber to become hot air, blown from the air discharge port 12 of the curl dryer main body 11, and blown to the hair through the comb attachment 16. When only the fan is turned on by the switch 13, cold air is blown out.

  The cold air or hot air blown from the air discharge port 12 of the curl dryer body 11 passes through the room 16f in which the humidifying means of the comb attachment 16 held by the air discharge port 12 is housed, and the groove shape of the front substrate 16b. From the opening 16e. The wind is humidified in the process of passing through the room 16f in which the humidifying means is accommodated, and is blown out with moderate humidity. According to such a curl dryer 1, the hair is moisturized by the humidified wind, so that the hair can be maintained smoothly. The increase / decrease in the amount of air supplied from the curl dryer body 11 and the selection of hot air and cold air can be appropriately performed.

In the curl dryer 1 according to the first embodiment, the water retention unit 17 contains a tank 17a and a water retention member 17b that holds water, and the water supplied to the water retention member 17b is an antibacterial made of silver pellets. Since it is configured to be supplied through the agent storage chamber 17c, the water in the tank 17a is unlikely to rot. In addition, in the curl dryer 1 of the first embodiment, since the water retention unit 17 can be taken out from the inside of the curl dryer 1, maintenance of the tank 17a, the water retention member 17b, and the antimicrobial agent storage chamber 17c can be easily performed. it can.
[Second Embodiment]
A curl dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a front view of the curl dryer 20 of the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a front view of the comb attachment attached to the main body of the curl dryer of FIG. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the comb attachment of FIG. FIG. 11 is a left side view of the comb attachment of FIG. FIG. 12 is a top view of the comb attachment of FIG. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the comb attachment of FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8, the curl dryer 20 includes a cylindrical curl dryer body 21. The curl dryer 20 is obtained by attaching a curling comb attachment 26 to an air discharge port 22 at the tip of a curl dryer main body 21 incorporating a heat source (not shown), a fan, and a motor for driving the fan.

  On the surface of the curl dryer body 21, a main switch 24 is provided for switching between a hair care mode in which the power is turned on and normal air blowing, a turbo mode in which strong air is blown, and a power off. Further, a switch 23 for switching between blowing hot and cooling is also provided. Furthermore, a detachable button 25 of the comb attachment 26 is also provided.

  The case of the curl dryer body 21 includes a front portion 21a and a rear cover 21b, and a comb attachment 26 is detachably attached to the tip thereof. The front part 21a of the case and the comb-shaped attachment 26 are made of a molded product of heat resistant plastics such as polycarbonate or heat resistant ABS resin.

  The curl dryer main body 21 has a substantially cylindrical shape whose outline is slightly tapered forward at the front part of the front part 21a. The inside of the curl dryer body 21 is not shown in the figure, but is composed of two parts as will be described later. The rear end of the dryer body 21, that is, the rear end of the case is an air inlet, and a rear cover 21b formed in a resin circular dome shape having a large number of honeycomb holes for introducing outside air is attached. Yes. The air discharge port 22 of the curl dryer body 21 is a wind blowing port, and a comb attachment 26 is detachably attached thereto. On the other hand, an electric cord for power supply (not shown) is drawn from the center of the rear cover 21b of the curl dryer main body 21 so as not to get tangled even if the curl dryer main body 21 is rotated.

  Although not shown, a hot air generating chamber is disposed inside the curl dryer main body 21. That is, in the hot air generating chamber formed in a cylindrical shape, an insulating outer cylinder is disposed in the outer wall of the curl dryer main body 21, and a blowout grill is attached to a position where hot air is blown outside the tip of the hot air generating chamber. A heat source such as a nichrome wire is disposed inside the outer cylinder, and a blower chamber is disposed behind the heat source. A fan connected to the motor is provided in the blower chamber.

  The air taken in from the intake port of the rear cover 21b is sent into the hot air generating chamber by the fan in the blower chamber. The wind from the fan in the blower chamber connected to the motor is sent toward the front comb-shaped attachment 26 between the heat sinks in the hot air generation chamber.

  Next, the comb attachment 26 will be described. The comb-shaped attachment 26 of the second embodiment is for curling, and passes through a base 26a and an air blowing portion 26h (see FIG. 9) provided with a plurality of air blowing holes, for a cylindrical curling. A cylindrical base body 26b forming a comb body is provided. The cylindrical base body 26b is provided with a plurality of comb teeth 26c projecting radially by forming a plurality of columns, and a wind outlet 26e having a plurality of parallel grooves provided in the cylindrical base body 26b. Since the comb teeth 26c are also pin-shaped, they are shown as comb teeth (pins) below. Since there is a wind blowing hole 26h provided around the base of the comb attachment 26 and there is little resistance to wind blowing, the load on the fan is relatively small and the loss of air volume is small.

  The base portion 26a of the comb attachment 26 that is detachably fitted to the tip of the curl dryer main body 21 has a bottom surface (not shown) corresponding to the tip of the curl dryer main body 21 to which the comb attachment 26 is attached. It has. The comb-shaped attachment 26 is held by a mounting means in which a base portion 26a can be attached to and detached from the front end opening portion 22 which is an air discharge port 22 of the curl dryer body 21. In this embodiment 2, the attachment means is fitted into the air discharge port 22 and engaged and fixed by a hook. However, the comb attachment 26 can be detachably attached to the curler main body 21 such as screwing. There is no particular limitation as long as it is a means that can be attached, and a known means can be adopted.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the cylindrical base 26 b is formed with a plurality of comb teeth (pins) 26 c protruding radially. As shown in the figure, 16 rows of comb teeth (pins) 16c protrude from the comb attachment 26 on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical base 26b. The comb teeth (pins) 16c are elastic, and the tips of the comb teeth (pins) are rounded and smoothly finished. Therefore, a comfortable comb can be obtained without damaging the skin. Between the comb teeth (pins) 16c, a slightly elongated groove-like through hole 26e is formed so as to blow out air from the roots of the comb teeth (pins) 16c as holes through which the air sent out by the fan blows. ing. Therefore, since the wind can be passed, the hairstyle can be curled so as not to be deformed by rotating the curl dryer 20 to send warm air to the hair tangled on the pin.

  A chamber 26f in which humidifying means is accommodated is provided at the center in the longitudinal direction inside the cylindrical base body 26b of the comb-shaped attachment 26. The humidifying means is a water retention unit 27 that is detachably formed on the comb attachment 26, and stores a tank 27a and a water retention member 27b that holds water, and further includes an antimicrobial agent storage chamber 27c. The tank 27a and the antibacterial agent storage chamber 27c are provided with holes so that water can flow therethrough, and the water supplied to the water retaining member 27b is supplied with water containing the antibacterial agent. Has been. The antimicrobial agent storage chamber 27c is detachably attached to the tank 27a, and silver (Ag) pellets are used as the antimicrobial agent.

  FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the comb attachment 26. As shown in FIG. 13, the water retaining unit 27 is inserted into the holder 28, inserted into the room 26 f in which the humidifying means is stored together with the holder 28, and is held by the comb attachment 26 from the end surface of the cylindrical base body 26 b. And the opening part of the storage chamber 26f of the humidification means in which the water retention unit 27 is stored is covered with a tip cover 26g, and the tip cover 26g is fitted into the cylindrical base body 26b and closed.

  The holder 28 has a cylindrical holding portion 28a that fits within the inner diameter of the chamber 26f and is held by the cylindrical base 26b, four supporting rods 28b extending from the holding portion 28a, and a wind at the center fixed to the end of the supporting rod 28b. A holder bottom 28c having a hole is provided.

  The intermediate portion of the support rod 28b is connected and strengthened by a necessary number of rings 28d. When inserted into the room 26f, the holding portion of the holder 28 is held with its claws engaged with the claws provided on the end face of the room 26f. Since the holder 28 is held by the holder 28, when the cold air or hot air from the curl dryer main body 21 hits the water retaining member 27b of the water retaining unit 27 where the support 28b is exposed, the cold air or warm air is humidified. However, since the tip is closed by the tip cover 26g, the tip is blown out from the groove-like through hole 26e of the cylindrical base body 26b of the comb attachment 26.

  That is, the cool air and the warm air blown out from the front end opening 22 of the curl dryer main body 21 pass through the room 26f in which the humidifying means of the comb attachment 26 held in the front end opening 22 is housed, and the groove shape of the cylindrical base body 26b. From the opening 26e. The wind is humidified in the process of passing through the room 26f in which the humidifying means is accommodated, and is blown out with moderate humidity. According to the curl dryer 20 described above, the hair is moistened by the humidified wind, so that the hair curled around the pin can be waved to easily form a soft curl. Increase / decrease of the air supply amount from the curl dryer main body 21 and selection of hot air and cold air can be performed as appropriate.

In the curl dryer 20 of the second embodiment, the water retention unit 27 contains a tank 27a and a water retention member 27b that holds water, and the water supplied to the water retention member 27b is antibacterial such as silver pellets. Since it is configured to be supplied through the agent storage chamber 27c, the water in the tank 27a is unlikely to rot. In addition, in the curl dryer 2 of the second embodiment, since the water retention unit 27 can be taken out from the interior of the curl dryer 2, maintenance of the tank 27a, the water retention member 27b, and the antibacterial agent storage chamber 27c can be easily performed. it can.
[Water retention unit]
Here, a specific configuration of the water retention unit 30 that can be used in the curl dryers 1 and 20 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 14A and 14B are perspective views in which the angle of the water retention unit 30 is changed, FIG. 14C is a side view, FIG. 14D is a front view, and FIG. 14E is a plan view.

  The water retention unit 30 is formed of a case formed in a cylindrical shape from metal, plastic material, or the like. The holding chamber 34 of the water holding member 32 and the water holding member 32 that is held in the holding chamber 34 and emits water are provided.

  The antimicrobial agent storage chamber 31 includes an openable and closable water supply port 31 a closed at one end with a watertight lid, and the other end serves as a mounting surface to the tank 33. Although not shown in the drawing, the surface to be attached to the tank 33 has a hole through which water can flow with the tank 33. Since the storage chamber 31 for the antibacterial agent is detachable from the tank 33, it is possible to store and replace the antibacterial agent eluted in water. The antimicrobial agent storage chamber 31 can be attached to and detached from the tank 33 only when the water retention unit 30 is detached from the comb attachment. Therefore, it is possible to replace the member that elutes the antibacterial agent into the water only when the water retention unit is detached from the comb attachment.

  In addition, a communication hole with the antibacterial agent storage chamber 31 is provided on one end surface of the tank 33, and a hole for supplying water to the holding chamber 34 is formed on the other end surface.

  The holding chamber 34 of the water retaining member 32 has a hole (not shown) for receiving the supply of water from the tank on one end face connected to the tank 33. The other end surface 34b of the holding chamber 34 and the surrounding surfaces 34c, 34d, 34e, and 34f are each provided with an opening, and the non-woven fabric such as felt and the water retaining member 32 such as porous ceramics held in the holding chamber 34 are exposed. It is made to do. The holding chamber 34 of the water retaining member 32 is formed so as to be detachable from the tank 33. Therefore, maintenance of the water retaining member 32 is facilitated.

  Water injected by a pipette or the like from the water supply port 31 a of the antibacterial agent storage chamber 31 passes through the antibacterial agent storage chamber 31 and is stored in the tank 33, and the water supplied from the tank 33 holds the water retaining member of the holding chamber 34. 32 is wetted and arranged to drain water from its surface.

  As the antibacterial agent, for example, silver-treated pellets that elute silver ions into the liquid are used. It is known that silver has a strong antibacterial action against a wide range of bacteria when in a silver ion state, and can suppress or kill the growth of bacteria at a very small concentration. Its antibacterial and bactericidal effects can prevent the generation of algae, suppress the generation of organic matter and slime, and reduce protozoa and suspension in water, so it can be used as a deodorant or antibacterial agent.

  Because of these characteristics, silver-based antibacterial agents have recently been used in household water purifiers and washing machines. Furthermore, the silver antibacterial agent is characterized by its extremely high safety as it has been used for ancient tableware and decorative items. Moreover, there is no problem of mechanical corrosion by silver ions, skin irritation, chemical odor, and environmental pollution. Furthermore, recently, it is also known that aluminum or an aluminum alloy in which an anodized film is formed in an electrolyte containing silver releases silver ions over a long period of time and exhibits a deodorizing function and an antibacterial function. The antibacterial agent used in the present invention has a deodorizing antibacterial effect utilizing such characteristics of silver ions.

  Silver or silver alloy itself may be used as the source of silver ions, but the member that elutes silver ions into water can be any of balls, pellets, particles or powders made of metal, ceramic, glass or plastic. A silver or silver alloy film may be applied or silver or a silver alloy may be kneaded. With such a configuration, the antibacterial member can be made at an economical price, can be handled easily, and can be easily refilled at the time of replacement.

  By holding the silver-based antibacterial agent inside the storage chamber 31 and bringing the water stored in the tank 33 into contact, silver ions can be stably supplied to the water in the tank 33. The water in the tank 33 decreases as the curling dryer is used, but when the curling dryer is used, the inclination of the curling dryer changes in various directions. Can contact. Therefore, according to the curl dryers of the first and second embodiments, water can be deodorized and antibacterial using the antibacterial action of silver ions, and water containing the silver ions is continuously supplied to the water retaining member 32. Will be able to.

The water retaining member can be formed of, for example, felt, sponge, non-woven fabric, woven fabric, paper, porous ceramic, foam metal, etc., from the viewpoint that the balance between water retention and moisture release is excellent. Nonwoven fabrics such as felt are preferred. One end of the water retaining member 32 is brought into contact with one end of the tank of the unit, and the other part is exposed from the case. Since water containing silver ions can be stably supplied from the tank 33 to the water retention member 33, the water retention member 33 can be deodorized and antibacterial by utilizing the antibacterial action of silver ions.
[Modification of water retention unit]
Next, the structure of the modification of the water retention unit 30 shown in FIG. 14 is demonstrated using FIG. 15A and 15B are perspective views in which the angle of the modified water retention unit 40 is changed, FIG. 15C is a side view, FIG. 15D is a front view, FIG. 15E is a plan view, and FIG. FIG. 15C is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 15E.

  The water-retaining unit 40 of this modification is a case made of metal or plastic material and formed in a cylindrical shape, and stores water stored in an antimicrobial agent storage chamber 41 and a water-retaining member 42 as a humidifying means. A tank 43 that can be supplied, a holding chamber 44 for the water holding member 42, and a water holding member 42 that is held in the holding chamber 44 and emits water are provided. As the antibacterial agent, a silver-based antibacterial agent can be used as in the case of the water retention unit 30 shown in FIG.

  In the water retention unit 40 of the modified example, the antimicrobial agent storage chamber 41 has an end surface closed at one end, and the other end is an attachment surface to the tank 43. A hole 41 a through which water can flow is formed on the mounting surface of the tank 43. Since the antibacterial storage chamber 41 is detachably formed with the tank 43, it is possible to store and replace the antibacterial agent eluted in water. The antibacterial storage chamber 41 can be attached to and detached from the tank 43 only when the water retention unit 40 is detached from the comb attachment. Therefore, it is possible to replace the member that elutes the antibacterial agent into the water only when the water retention unit is detached from the comb attachment.

  Further, one end surface of the tank 43 is provided with a communication hole 43a with the hole 41a of the antibacterial agent storage chamber 41, and the other end surface is provided with a hole 43b for supplying water to the holding chamber 44. . As shown in FIG. 15F, one surface of the body of the tank 43 is provided with a water supply port 43c, and a watertight lid 43d that can be opened and closed is attached. Water can be easily supplied to the tank 43 by using a pipette, a dropper or the like.

  The water retaining member holding chamber 44 is detachably attached to the tank 43. One end surface of the holding chamber 44 of the water holding member 42 is connected to the tank 43, and the water holding member 42 is in contact with a hole (not shown) for receiving the supply of water from the tank on the connection side. The other end surface 44b of the holding chamber 44 and the surrounding surfaces 44c, 44d, 44e, and 44f are each provided with an opening so that the non-woven fabric such as felt and the water retaining member 42 such as porous ceramics held in the holding chamber 44 are exposed. It is made to do.

  The water supplied into the tank 43 from the watertight lid 43d that can be opened and closed of the tank 43 is in a state containing silver ions to contact the antibacterial agent because the tank 43 and the antibacterial agent storage chamber 41 communicate with each other. And stored in the tank 43. The water in the tank 43 decreases as the curling dryer is used, but when the curling dryer is used, the inclination of the curling dryer changes in various directions. Can contact. Therefore, even if the water retention unit 40 of the modified example is used, according to the curl dryer of the first and second embodiments, water can be deodorized and antibacterial using the antibacterial action of silver ions, and this silver ion is included. Water can be continuously supplied to the water retaining member 42.

  Also in the water retention unit 40 of such a modified example, water containing silver ions can be stably supplied from the tank 43 to the water retention member 42. Therefore, the antibacterial action of silver ions is used to Deodorization and antibacterial become possible.

  As described above, according to the hair dryer of the present invention, the humidifying means is detachably housed inside the comb attachment of the hair dryer, and the water retaining member, tank, and antibacterial agent that retain water are provided. It is possible to provide a hair dryer composed of a water retention unit that is detachably coupled.

  Furthermore, according to the hair dryer of the present invention, since the water retaining member that holds water, the tank, and the antimicrobial agent storage chamber are configured to be detachably coupled to each other, the tank or water retaining member that constitutes the humidifying means. The hair dryer which can prevent that the water of a member decays can be provided.

  In the first and second embodiments, the case of the curl dryer as the hair dryer has been described as an example. However, the present invention should not be construed as being limited to these curl dryers, and may be appropriately selected without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is possible to deform. For example, the present invention can be applied to a hair brush, a hair iron, and other hair dryers without being limited to a curl dryer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Curl dryer 11 Curl dryer main body 11a Front part 11b Rear cover 12 Air discharge port 13 Switch 14 Main switch 15 Detachable button 16 Comb attachment 16a Base part 16b Front substrate 16c, 16d Comb tooth (pin)
16e Air outlet 16f Room 16g in which humidifying means is housed Back cover 17 Water retaining unit 17a Tank 17b Water retaining member 17c Antimicrobial agent storage chamber 20 Curler dryer 22 Front end opening 26 Comb attachment 26a Base 26b Cylindrical base 26c Comb teeth (pin)
26e Air outlet 26h Air outlet 26f Chamber 26g in which humidifying means is accommodated Tip cover 27 Water retention unit 27a Tank 27b Water retention member 27c holding water Antimicrobial agent storage chamber 28 Holder 28a Holding portion 28b Support rod 28c Holder bottom 28d Ring 30, 40 Water retention units 31, 41 Antibacterial agent storage chambers 31a, 41a Water supply ports 32, 42 Water retention members 33, 43 Tanks 34, 44 Retention chambers 34b, 44b Other end surfaces 34c, 34d, 34e, 34f Surrounding surfaces 44c, 44d, 44e, 44f Surrounding surfaces

Claims (6)

A dryer main body having an air suction opening at the rear end and an air discharge opening at the front end, a fan arranged in the dryer main body, a motor and a heat source for driving the fan, and a front end of the dryer main body. In a hair dryer comprising a comb-shaped attachment and a humidifying means for humidifying the wind from the inside of the dryer body,
The humidifying means comprises a water retention unit that houses a water retention member that holds water detachably formed on the comb attachment,
The water retention unit includes an antibacterial agent storage chamber, a water tank, and a water retention member storage chamber to which water is supplied from the water tank, and water is supplied between the antibacterial agent storage chamber and the water tank. A hair dryer characterized by being made available for distribution.   The water retention unit includes a case formed in a cylindrical shape, and the case is configured such that the antibacterial agent storage chamber and the water tank are detachably disposed, and the water tank and the water retention member storage chamber. The hair dryer according to claim 1, wherein the hair dryer is detachably disposed.   The antibacterial agent is a ball, pellet, particle or powder made of any one of metal, ceramic, glass or plastic, and a silver or silver alloy film or silver or silver alloy kneaded, silver or silver The hair dryer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hair dryer is selected from alloy particles.   The hair according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the water retaining member is at least one selected from felt, sponge, nonwoven fabric, woven fabric, paper, porous ceramic, and foam metal. Dryer.   The hair dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the comb attachment is for single-side brushing, and a room for storing the water retention unit is formed on the back surface.   The hair dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the comb attachment is for curling, and a room for storing the water retention unit is formed therein.

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