JP2022001305A - Hair styling device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a hair styling device capable of performing hair treatment, while applying radiation light of a light source to the hair.SOLUTION: A hair styling device includes first and second clamping arms 1 and 2 swingingly openably/closably connected to each other, and pressing bodies 5 and 5 for clamping the hair, respectively provided at facing surfaces of clamping arm cases 8 and 9 of both clamping arms 1 and 2. A light source 13 is provided in the at least one clamping arm case 8 of both clamping arms 1 and 2. An application opening 20 is opened in the pressing body 5 in the side where the light source 13 is provided. The radiation light of the light source 13 is applied from the application opening 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a hair styling device for performing a hair treatment such as a straight treatment for pressing hair to straighten curly hair and a curling treatment for curling straight hair, as typified by a hair iron, for example.

The present invention relates to a hairdressing device having a light source such as a halogen lamp, and the device having a light emitter as described above is disclosed in, for example, the eyelash curling device of Patent Document 1. In the eyelash curling device of Patent Document 1, a battery and a socket are housed inside the handle, and an elongated rod-shaped light bulb attached to the socket and a curl rod covering the periphery of the light bulb are projected from one end of the handle. The curl rod is made of a stainless steel pipe with a small diameter, and a through hole is opened at the tip of the curl rod to visually check whether or not the light bulb is lit. When using the eyelash curler, turn on the power switch to turn on the light bulb, heat the curl rod with the heat radiated from the light bulb, and lift the eyelashes from bottom to top several times with the curl rod to curl them upward.

The present applicant has previously proposed the hair treatment apparatus of Patent Document 2 regarding a hair iron. In the hair treatment apparatus of Patent Document 2, of the pair of pinching arms, the case of the first pinching arm is provided with a blower fan and a motor, an ion generator, and a heating block, and the case of the second pinching arm is the above. A heating block of the same shape corresponding to the heating block is provided. The heating block includes a heating element made of a PTC heater and an outer case that covers the periphery of the heating element, and the heat conducted from the heating element to the outer case can heat the hair sandwiched and held between the pair of heating blocks.

Jikkenhei 05-74402 Gazette Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-122313

An object of the present invention is to provide a hair styling device capable of performing hair treatment while irradiating hair with synchrotron radiation from a light source.

The hair styling device of the present invention has first and second pinching arms 1 and 2 that are connected so as to be swingable and openable, and hair is attached to each of the facing surfaces of the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 of both pinching arms 1 and 2. Press bodies 5 and 5 for sandwiching the above are provided. A light source 13 is provided in at least one of the pinching arm cases 8 of both pinching arms 1 and 2. An irradiation opening 20 is opened in the press body 5 on the side where the light source 13 is provided. It is characterized in that the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 is emitted from the irradiation opening 20.

The press body 5 on the side where the light source 13 is provided is supported by the sandwiching arm case 8 so as to be freely visible.

An irradiation opening 20 is opened at the center of the left and right sides of the press body 5 in a direction parallel to the facing surface when viewed from the axial direction of the sandwiching arms 1 and 2 on the side where the light source 13 is provided.

In the hair conditioning device of the present invention, by irradiating the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 from the irradiation opening 20, the hair can be treated while irradiating the hair with the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13.

When the press body 5 on the side where the light source 13 is provided is supported by the pinching arm case 8 so as to be able to appear and disappear, a large pressing force acts on the hair sandwiched and held by the press body 5, and the press body 5 is pressed. By retracting inside the pinching arm case 8, it is possible to eliminate the strong rubbing of the hair.

The irradiation opening 20 is opened in the center of the left and right sides of the press body 5 in a direction parallel to the facing surface when viewed from the axial direction of the sandwiching arms 1 and 2 on the side where the light source 13 is provided, so that the light source is used. Since the synchrotron radiation of 13 is emitted toward the press body 5 facing the irradiation opening 20, it is possible to reliably prevent the synchrotron radiation from being emitted to the outside of the sandwiched arm cases 8 and 9.

It is a front view which a part of the hairdressing apparatus which concerns on Example 1 of this invention is broken. It is a side view of the hairdressing apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a vertical sectional side view of the 1st pinching arm of the hairdressing apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the use example of the hairdressing apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. (A) and (b) are front views showing an example of use of the hairdressing device according to the first embodiment. It is a front view which a part of the hairdressing apparatus which concerns on Example 2 of this invention is broken. It is a front view which a part of the hairdressing apparatus which concerns on Example 3 of this invention is broken. It is a front view which a part of the hairdressing apparatus which concerns on Example 4 of this invention is broken. It is a side view which shows the use example of the hairdressing apparatus which concerns on Example 4. FIG. It is a front view which a part of the hairdressing apparatus which concerns on Example 5 of this invention is broken. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the hair drying method of this invention.

(Example 1) FIGS. 1 to 5 show a hair iron (hair conditioning device) according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The front / rear, left / right, and up / down in the present invention follow the crossing arrows shown in FIG. 2 and the front / back, left / right, and up / down indications written in the vicinity of each arrow. As shown in FIG. 2, the hair iron is configured by connecting the base ends of the first pinching arm 1 and the second pinching arm 2 which are vertically opposed to each other by a swing shaft 3, and both pinching arms 1 and 2. The press portion A1 is provided on the tip end side half of the above, and the grip portion A2 is provided on the remaining half. Both pinching arms 1 and 2 can swing open and close around the swing shaft 3, and are freely swinging and urged by the torsion coil spring 4 attached to the swing shaft 3, and the hair iron in the free state is shown in the figure. It is held in the open posture shown by the solid line in 2. When the grip parts A2 of both pinching arms 1 and 2 in the open posture are grasped with one hand, the hair iron switches to the closed posture, and the hair is pressed by the press bodies 5 and 5 provided on the facing surfaces of the pair of press parts A1. Can be sandwiched.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the first pinching arm 1 and the second pinching arm 2 each include an elongated battledore-shaped pinching arm cases 8 and 9, and each of the hollow cases 8 and 9 is formed. A blower fan 10, a motor 11 for rotationally driving the fan 10, an ion generator 12, and a light source 13 are arranged inside in the order described. Further, the press body 5 is attached to the flat end walls 8a and 9a of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9 on the facing surfaces of the pair of press portions A1, and the press surface 14 bulges from the previous flat end walls 8a and 9a. Has been done. The press body 5 is made of an aluminum plate material and is made of a press-molded product formed in a rectangular dish shape long in the front-rear direction, and the side of the press surface 14 is coated with a fluororesin that promotes hair slippage.

As shown in FIG. 3, the blower fan 10 and the motor 11 are supported by the motor holder 15 provided inside the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9, and the ion generator 12 is supported by the bracket 16 extending from the motor holder 15. It is supported. The second pinching arm 2 of the grip portion A2 is provided with a slide knob 17 and a main switch 18 for activating or stopping each of the above devices.

A commercially available halogen lamp, carbon lamp, LED lamp, or the like can be applied to the light source 13, and in this embodiment, the light source 13 is composed of a rod-shaped halogen lamp having a double-ended mold. In order to irradiate the hair sandwiched between the press bodies 5 with the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 (see FIG. 5) and at the same time to heat the press body 5 facing the light source 13 with the synchrotron radiation, the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 are used. A reflector 19 is provided inside, and irradiation openings 20 are opened on both the left and right sides of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9. The reflector 19 includes an outer mirror body 19a that covers the front-rear surface and the upper surface of the light source 13, and a pair of internal mirror bodies 19b that cover the left and right sides of the upper opening surface of the press body 5. The lateral heating optical path 21 that guides the emitted light diagonally downward toward the left and right irradiation openings 20 and the vertical heating optical path 22 that guides the emitted light toward the press body 5 are partitioned in a mushroom cross section. When the press body 5 is heated by the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13, temperature adjusting means can be provided in both the heating optical paths 21 and 22 in order to prevent the temperature of the press body 5 from becoming too high. As the temperature adjusting means, for example, a plate-like material having a group of small holes is arranged in the vertical heating optical path 22 to shield a part of synchrotron radiation, or the opening area of the entrance of the vertical heating optical path 22 is reduced. A structure that limits the amount of synchrotron radiation can be considered.

The inner surfaces of the mirror bodies 19a and 19b are each mirror-finished so that light and heat can be efficiently reflected and guided toward the irradiation opening 20 and the press body 5. Incidentally, the light source 13 made of a halogen lamp can heat the hair with the synchrotron radiation emitted at the same time as the light source 13 is turned on to perform the hair treatment. Compared to a conventional hair treatment device using a PTC heater as a heat source, the light source 13 has a sharper rise in temperature and can irradiate synchrotron radiation at a high temperature at the same time as emitting light, so that a hair conditioning device that can be used immediately when necessary can be obtained. .. Further, by irradiating a part of the synchrotron radiation toward the press body 5, the press body 5 can be heated in a short time while heating the hair.

Since the irradiation light of the light source 13 has high brightness, if it is directly irradiated from the irradiation opening 20, it becomes too dazzling, it becomes difficult to directly see the irradiation light, and it becomes difficult to smoothly perform the hair shaping work. In order to prevent such a problem, the antiglare filter 23 is fitted in the irradiation opening 20. The antiglare filter 23 is made of glass as a base material and blocks the passage of dazzling light, but does not block the passage of light components (visible light and infrared light excluding blue light) that contribute to heating the hair. It has a filter function. The dazzling light means light in a short wavelength band of 500 nm or less, such as blue light and ultraviolet light. The synchrotron radiation emitted from the light source 13 is radiated to the outside of the sandwiched arm cases 8 and 9 through the antiglare filter 23, and after passing through the hair before passing through the press body 5 and the pair of press bodies 5. You can heat your hair. The antiglare filter 23 in this embodiment includes a long-pass filter that absorbs electromagnetic waves having a short wavelength, and mainly absorbs visible light and infrared rays emitted from the light source 13. In the case of the light source 13 made of a halogen lamp, electromagnetic waves (visible light and infrared rays) of 400 to 3000 nm are radiated. Of these electromagnetic waves, visible light of 700 nm or less is absorbed by the antiglare filter 23, and the antiglare filter 23 is used. The glare of the synchrotron radiation that has passed through is reduced.

As described above, according to the hair conditioning device in which the antiglare filter 23 is arranged in the irradiation opening 20, the antiglare filter 23 prevents the dazzling light in the short wavelength band from being emitted from the irradiation opening 20 when the hair is treated. Can be stopped with. Therefore, even if a part of the synchrotron radiation radiated from the irradiation opening 20 reaches the user's eyes at the time of hair styling, the hair styling work can be smoothly performed without making the user feel glare. Further, since the outer surface of the antiglare filter 23 is continuously formed to be flush with the surface of the pinching arm cases 8 and 9, when the hair is pinched and wrapped around the arm cases 8 and 9, the antiglare is prevented. The hair can be smoothly rolled up by eliminating the entanglement of the hair on the surface of the filter 23.

The cross-sectional outer shape of the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 in the press portion A1 is formed in an outer protrusion curved shape having the flat walls 8a and 9a and the semicircular arc portion, and is half in the state where the hair is pinched. The circular pinching arm cases 8 and 9 are continuous in a substantially circular shape with the pair of press bodies 5 in between. In this way, if the cross-sectional outer shape of the press portion A1 of the pair of pinching arm cases 8 and 9 is formed in an outward protrusion curved shape, the hair is irradiated while being wrapped around the pinching arm cases 8 and 9. The hair facing the opening 20 can be heated by the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13. In addition, by sandwiching the hair and slowly combing it around the arm cases 8 and 9, the hair passing through the outer surface of the irradiation opening 20 is irradiated with synchrotron radiation and heated while curling the hair. It can be straightened.

As described above, the blower fan 10 is housed inside the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9, and the peripheral structure of the light source 13 is cooled by the cooling air supplied from the blower fan 10. Specifically, the external mirror body 19a facing the cooling air passage 26 by supplying cooling air along the cooling air passage 26 partitioned between the external mirror body 19a and the peripheral walls of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9. The socket of the light source 13 supported by the outer mirror body 19a is cooled from the outer surface. The cooling air that has taken the heat of the external mirror body 19a is blown out of the sandwiched arm cases 8 and 9 from the exhaust air outlet 27 that is opened in a multi-stage shape adjacent to the irradiation opening 20. Suction ports 30 are opened on the facing surfaces of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9 facing the blower fan 10 (see FIG. 3).

The cooling air discharged from the exhaust air outlet 27 is heated by contact with the external mirror body 19a, and further contains negative ions supplied from the ion generator 12. Therefore, the cooling air containing negative ions is simultaneously blown onto the hair before passing through the press body 5 and the hair after passing through the pair of press bodies 5, and the negative ions permeate the inside of the hair through the gaps of the cuticle. It can be made to moisturize. In addition, the static electricity of the positively charged hair can be neutralized to maintain the moisture content.

Two types of bristle (hair combing body) 28 and 29 are projected in a straight line on the left and right flat end walls 8a and 9a of each pressing body 5 with the pressing body 5 sandwiched between them. Specifically, on the left and right sides of the flat end walls 8a and 9a of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9 sandwiching the press body 5 in between, bristle 28 for combing the hair sandwiched and held by the press body 5 is projected so as to face each other and flat ends. A bristle 29 for combing the hair caught around both cases 8 and 9 is projected outward on the peripheral wall of the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 adjacent to the walls 8a and 9a.

As described above, when the bristles 28 and 29 are projected on the left and right sides of the press body 5, the hair is sandwiched and held by the pair of press bodies 5, and one of the hair combing bodies 28 and 29 is further bitten into the hair bundle. By rotating the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 by 45 degrees or more and letting each bristle 28 and 29 bite into the hair, the hair is firmly held and the hair pinched and held by the press body 5 is larger. You can apply tension. Therefore, compared to the case where the hair is simply sandwiched and held by a pair of press bodies 5 to apply the tension, the tension can be applied to the hair more accurately to properly dry and straighten the hair. can. Further, when the hair is pinched and wrapped around the arm cases 8 and 9, the hair can be easily wrapped around the arm cases 8 and 9 while pinching the hair. Further, since the bristle 29 projecting laterally is projected along the irradiation direction of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 passing through the irradiation opening 20, the hair captured by the bristle 29 is reliably irradiated with the synchrotron radiation. can do. Therefore, the hair sandwiched and held by the press body 5 can be effectively dried and habituated. In addition, since the space can be formed while combing the tangled hair at each of the bristle 28 and 29, the synchrotron radiation that has passed through the irradiation opening 20 can reach the inner part of the hair and effectively dry the hair. ..

When using a hair iron, hold the hair by sandwiching it with a pair of press bodies 5 in a band shape near the root of the hair, and with tension applied to the hair as shown in FIG. Move toward the tip to straighten the curly hair. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5A, the hair before being sandwiched and held by the press body 5 and passing through the press body 5 and the hair after passing through the press body 5 are protected from the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13. It is heated by being radiated diagonally downward as shown by a broken line through the glare filter 23, and at the same time, a cooling air having a temperature higher than that of normal temperature air and containing negative ions can be blown as shown by a solid line. Therefore, the straight treatment by the press body 5 can be effectively performed as compared with the conventional hair iron which heats the outer case with the heat of the heating element made of the PTC heater to perform the hair treatment. Further, the light source 13 contains visible light and infrared light, and in particular, near-infrared light is easily absorbed by the moisture adhering to the hair, so that the hair can be dried efficiently in a short time. Can be done.

When curling the hair, as shown in FIG. 5B, the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 are directed toward the root of the hair while the tips of the hair are sandwiched and held in a band shape by a pair of press bodies 5. Rotate the hair around it and hold it for 5 to 10 seconds. In this way, when the hair is wrapped around the pinching arm cases 8 and 9, the heat of the press body 5, the heat of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13, and the heat of the cooling air discharged from the exhaust outlet 27 cause the hair to be generated. The hair is heated and curled. After a predetermined time has elapsed, the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 are rotated toward the ends of the hair, and both pinching arm cases 8 and 9 are returned to the open posture to separate the hair from the hair iron. As described above, when the hair is heated by the heat of the press body 5, the heat of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13, and the heat of the cooling air, the hair wrapped around the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 is surely secured without excess or deficiency. It is possible to effectively perform curling treatment with a hair iron by heating to.

According to the above-mentioned hair conditioning device, the hair is treated by heating the hair with the synchrotron radiation emitted at the same time as the light source 13 is turned on. The temperature rises sharply, and it is possible to irradiate high-temperature synchrotron radiation at the same time as light emission. Therefore, it is possible to provide a hair styling device that can be used immediately when necessary. In the state of hair styling, the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 is irradiated diagonally downward from the irradiation opening 20 while applying tension to the hair sandwiched between the pair of press bodies 5.5, and the hair is pulled by the press bodies 5.5. The hair can be quickly heated by the heat of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13. Therefore, the hair can be effectively dried. Further, since the dry state of the hair can be confirmed while visually observing the state in which the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 is applied to the hair, the hair can be dried evenly.

Irradiation openings 20 and 20 are formed on both side surfaces of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9, and the synchrotron radiation of one light source 13 is irradiated diagonally downward from the pair of irradiation openings 20 to form a pair of press bodies 5 and 5. The hair before passing through and the hair after passing through the pair of press bodies 5.5 can be heated at the same time. Therefore, as compared with the case where two light sources 13 are provided corresponding to each irradiation opening 20, the structure of the hair trimming device can be simplified and the weight can be reduced, so that the usability of the hair trimming device can be improved and the overall cost can be reduced. .. Further, since one light source 13 and the press body 5 face each other, the press body 5 is simultaneously heated by the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 while irradiating the hair from the irradiation opening 20 with the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13. can. According to such a hair styling device, the press body 5 can be heated by using a part of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13, so that the structure of the hair styling device is simplified as compared with the case where the press body 5 is heated by a separately provided heater. It can be made lighter and the overall cost can be reduced. Further, since the hair pulled by the press bodies 5 and 5 can be quickly heated by the heat of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 and the heat of the press body 5, the hair can be dried more effectively.

The exhaust air outlet 27 is opened adjacent to the irradiation opening 20, and the cooling air after cooling the reflector 19 is sandwiched from the exhaust air outlet 27 and discharged to the outside of the arm cases 8 and 9. Therefore, after cooling the reflector 19. Cooling air with a high temperature can be discharged toward the hair from the exhaust air outlet 27. Therefore, the heat of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13, the heat of the press body 5, and the heat of the cooling air having a high temperature can be simultaneously acted on the hair to more effectively dry and curl the hair. ..

The hair iron according to the first embodiment can be carried out in the following forms.
The vertical heating optical path 22 is omitted so that the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 can be irradiated only from the irradiation opening 20, and a Pelche element (thermoelectric conversion element) is arranged on the inner surface of the press body 5, so that the press body 5 at the time of hair shaping is Pelche. Allows the element to cool. According to such a curling iron, the heated hair can be set by the cooled press body 5 while the hair is dried by the heat of the synchrotron radiation emitted from the irradiation opening 20.
Further, an ultrasonic element is arranged on the inner surface of the press body 5 so that hair can be straightened by ultrasonic vibration. According to such a curling iron, the hair heated by the synchrotron radiation emitted from the irradiation opening 20 can be subjected to ultrasonic vibration via the press body 5 to more accurately correct the hair.

(Example 2) FIG. 6 shows Example 2 of the hair iron according to the present invention. There, the irradiation openings 20 and 20 are opened in each of the facing surfaces of the pair of press bodies 5 and 5 in a state of facing each other, and the light source 13 is arranged in the inner center of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9, and the light source 13 is irradiated. The back surface was covered with the reflector 19. The reflector 19 is made of a metal molded product such as aluminum having a U-shaped cross section, and a flange wall 19c projecting from the peripheral edge of the opening is fastened and fixed to the inner surface of the press body 5 with screws, and is attached to the irradiation opening 20. The peripheral edge of the antiglare filter 23 is sandwiched and fixed by the press body 5 and the reflector 19. The inner surface of the reflector 19 is finished in a mirror shape, and the radiated light emitted from the light source 13 toward the back surface of the irradiation is reflected toward the irradiation opening 20, so that most of the radiated light emitted from the light source 13 is reflected in the irradiation opening. By irradiating from 20, the hair passing through the irradiation opening 20 can be efficiently heated from both the upper and lower sides at the same time, and the straight treatment and the curl treatment can be performed in a shorter time.

Further, since the antiglare filter 23 is sandwiched and fixed to the press body 5 by using the reflector 19, it is not necessary to separately provide a structure for fixing the antiglare filter 23, and the inside of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9 is correspondingly increased. The structure can be simplified, which can contribute to the cost reduction of curling irons. Further, in a state where the reflector 19 receives the heat of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 and is heated to a high temperature, the heat of the reflector 19 is conducted to the press body 5 from the contact surface, and the press body 5 is heated by the reflector 19. Can be done. Therefore, the hair sandwiched between the pair of press bodies 5 is effectively heated by the heat of the radiant light of the light source 13 and the heat of the press body 5, and the hair treatment such as drying and curling of the hair is effectively performed. be able to. As described above, when the heat of the reflector 19 is conducted from the contact surface to the press body 5 to heat the press body 5, the temperature of the press body 5 may become too high depending on the light emission output of the light source 13. .. In such a case, a temperature buffer such as mica can be provided between the reflector 19 and the press body 5, and the temperature of the heat conducted from the reflector 19 to the press body 5 can be lowered. In this way, even when the reflector 19 and the press body 5 are in close contact with each other via the temperature buffer, it is considered that the end portion of the reflector 19 on the irradiation opening 20 side is in close contact with the inner surface of the press body 5. And. When the light emission output of the light source 13 is reduced, the heat generation temperature of the reflector 19 is lowered, so that the temperature buffer can be omitted.

In order to prevent the cuticle that opens outward from being damaged by heat when combing the hair with a hair iron, the guide boss 33 provided on the flat end walls 8a and 9a of the arm cases 8 and 9 sandwiching the press body 5 It supports the press body freely, and further pushes the press body 5 with a compression coil type press spring 34. The press spring 34 is mounted between the flange wall 5a overhanging the opening peripheral edge of the press body 5 and the spring receiving seat 35 provided inside the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9, and is mounted at 4 to 8 locations around the flange wall 5a. Is located in.

In this way, when the press body 5 is freely supported by the guide boss 33 and advanced and urged by the press spring 34, the press body 5 is pressed when a large pressing force acts on the hair sandwiched and held by the pair of press bodies 5. By retracting inside the pinching arm cases 8 and 9, it is possible to eliminate the strong rubbing of the hair. Therefore, when the hair is combed with a curling iron, for example, even if the force for gripping the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 is excessively large, the pressing force acting on the hair is absorbed by the press spring 34 to receive heat. It can eliminate the damage to the cuticle that opens outward. Further, even when the drop impact of the press body 5 acts, the impact can be absorbed by the press spring 34 being compressed and deformed, so that the light source 13 can be well prevented from being damaged.

When the irradiation openings 20 and 20 are formed so as to face each of the facing surfaces of the press bodies 5 and 5, the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 is irradiated with the hair sandwiched between the pair of press bodies 5. Since the hair passing through the irradiation opening 20 can be simultaneously heated from both sides of the holding portion by irradiating the hair from the opening 20 in a facing manner, the hair can be heated more effectively. Further, the heated hair is immediately pressed by the pair of press bodies 5, and the hair treatment such as drying and curling of the hair can be performed without delay while preventing the heat of the heated hair from being dissipated to the outside. Further, since the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 is radiated toward the press body 5 facing the irradiation opening 20, it is possible to reliably prevent the synchrotron radiation from being radiated to the outside of the sandwiched arm cases 8 and 9. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the synchrotron radiation from reaching the user's eyes and smoothly perform the hair conditioning work without making the user feel dazzling. It is also possible to eliminate the fact that the facial skin becomes hot due to the heat of radiant light. Since the heat of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13, the heat of the press body 5, and the heat of the cooling air having a high temperature act on the hair at the same time, the hair can be dried and curled more effectively.

In the hair iron according to the second embodiment, the space between the reflector 19 and the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9 is used as a cooling air passage 26, and the exhaust air is opened to the left and right of the flat end walls 8a and 9a with the press body 5 sandwiched between them. The cooling air is discharged from the outlet 27 in a facing manner. In this way, when the cooling air after removing the heat of the reflector 19 is discharged in a facing manner from the left and right exhaust outlets 27 of the press body 5, the hair before passing through the press body 5 and the hair passing through the press body 5 are passed. The hair can be effectively dried by simultaneously blowing a high-temperature cooling air after cooling the reflector 19 onto the hair. Flat bristle 28s in the shape of comb blades are projected from the left and right ends of the flat end walls 8a and 9a so as to face each other.

As described above, when the bristle 28 is arranged on the facing surfaces of the pair of sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9, and the bristle 28 is projected along the irradiation direction of the synchrotron radiation passing through the irradiation opening 20, the pair of pressed bodies 5 The hair can be held firmly by sandwiching and holding the hair with the hair and further causing the bristle 28 to bite into the hair bundle. Therefore, compared to the case where the hair is simply sandwiched and held by a pair of press bodies 5 to apply the tension, the tension can be applied to the hair more accurately to properly dry and straighten the hair. can. Further, when the hair is pinched and wrapped around the arm cases 8 and 9, the hair can be easily wrapped around the arm cases 8 and 9 while pinching the hair. Others are the same as the hair iron of the first embodiment, so the same members are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The same shall apply in the following examples.

(Example 3) FIG. 7 shows Example 3 of the hair iron according to the present invention. There, the irradiation openings 20 are opened in each of the facing surfaces of the pair of press bodies 5, as in the hair iron of the second embodiment, but one irradiation opening 20 and the other irradiation opening 20 are provided in each press body 5. It differs from Example 2 in that openings are formed in a staggered manner. Specifically, in the press body 5 on the sandwiching arm case 8 side, an irradiation opening 20 is opened at the left end of the press surface 14 toward FIG. 7, and the antiglare filter 23 attached to the opening 20 has a U-shaped cross section. It was covered with a reflector 19 and a light source 13 was arranged inside the reflector 19. Further, in the press body 5 on the sandwiching arm case 9 side, an irradiation opening 20 is opened at the right end of the press surface 14 toward FIG. 7, and the antiglare filter 23 attached to the opening 20 is a reflector having a U-shaped cross section. It was covered with 19 and the light source 13 was arranged inside the cover. Similar to the press body 5 described in the second embodiment, the press body 5 is supported by a guide boss 33 so as to be able to appear and disappear, and is advanced and urged by a compression coil type press spring 34. Further, the cooling air after removing the heat of the reflector 19 is discharged in a facing manner from the exhaust air outlets 27 opened to the left and right of the flat end walls 8a and 9a with the press body 5 sandwiched between them, and is discharged to the exhaust air outlet 27. The facing hair can be heated. In a state where the reflector 19 receives the heat of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 and is heated to a high temperature, the heat of the reflector 19 can be conducted to the press body 5 from the contact surface, and the press body 5 can be heated by the reflector 19. can.

As described above, when the irradiation openings 20 are alternately formed on the facing surfaces of the pair of press bodies 5, each irradiation opening 20 is heated simultaneously from both the upper and lower sides while heating the hair passing through the irradiation opening 20 at the same time. A part of the radiated light of the light source 13 radiated toward the hair is reflected on the surface of each press body 5 facing each irradiation opening 20, and the hair sandwiched between the pair of press bodies 5 is heated. Can be done. Therefore, even if a part of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 may pass between the hairs of the hair bundle, it can be reflected on the surface of each press body 5 to heat the hair, and the hair can be heated by the synchrotron radiation. Can be done effectively. Further, since the irradiation openings 20 are arranged in a staggered manner, the heat of the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 can be dispersed and acted on the hair, so that the temperature of the hair sandwiched and held by the pair of press bodies 5 can be adjusted. It also has the advantage of preventing the cuticle from rising sharply and often preventing the cuticle from being damaged.

(Example 4) FIGS. 8 and 9 show Example 4 of the hair iron according to the present invention. There, the irradiation openings 20 are opened in the flat end walls 8a and 9a of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9, as in the hair iron of the first embodiment, but the pair of irradiation openings 20 are opened in the flat end walls 8a and 9a toward FIG. It is formed near the left end of. Further, a light source 13, a reflector 19, and an antiglare filter 23 are provided corresponding to the irradiation opening 20, and an exhaust air outlet 27 is opened between the irradiation opening 20 and the left end of the flat end walls 8a and 9a. Further, a thermoelectric conversion element (Pelche element) 37 and a heat sink (heat dissipation portion) 38 are arranged on the inner surface of the press body 5, and the heated hair is pressed by the press body 5 while passing through the pair of irradiation openings 20. While cooling it. In addition, a partition wall 39 is arranged between the reflector 19 and the heat sink 38 to cool the first branch passage 40 for cooling the reflector 19 and the heat sink 38 of the thermoelectric conversion element 37 on the downstream side of the cooling air passage 26. It is divided into the second branch passage 41 for the purpose of cooling. The partition wall 39 is made of heat-resistant resin or mica. A partition wall 44 that shields the synchrotron radiation emitted from the irradiation opening 20 is provided so as to face each other at the adjacent portion between the irradiation opening 20 of the flat end walls 8a and 9a and the press body 5.

The partition wall 39 is provided from the rear end of the reflector 19 to the front end of the sandwiching arm cases 8.9. Therefore, most of the cooling air flowing through the first branch passage 40 is discharged from the exhaust air outlet 27, but a part of the cooling air is an end opening 42 opened in the end wall on the tip side of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9. Is released from. Further, all of the cooling air flowing through the second branch passage 41 is discharged from the end opening 43 opened in the end wall on the tip side of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9. Therefore, even if the exhaust air outlet 27 is blocked by a hair lump, the cooling air flowing through the first branch passage 40 is surely discharged from the end opening 42, and the reflector 19 overheats. Can be prevented. Further, all of the cooling air flowing through the second branch passage 41 can be smoothly discharged from the end opening 43 to prevent the thermoelectric conversion element 37 from overheating and reducing the conversion efficiency. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, when the hair treatment is performed while the grip portion 1B of the hair iron is grasped with one hand and the other hand is sandwiched and applied to the tips of the arm cases 8 and 9, the end opening 42. Since the cooling air blown from 43 strongly hits the hand applied to the tip of the case, it can be clearly confirmed that the electrical equipment inside the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 is operating normally. Similarly, when the tips of the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 are pinched from above and below to assist in pinching the hair, the cooling air blown from the end openings 42 and 43 strongly hits the hand applied to the tip of the case. It can be clearly confirmed that the electrical equipment inside the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 is operating normally.

As described above, according to the hair iron in which the thermoelectric conversion element 37 is arranged inside the press body 5, the hair heated while passing through the pair of irradiation openings 20 is cooled while being curled by the press body 5. Therefore, the curled hair can be immediately fixed to prevent the hair from trying to return to the state before the curled hair. Therefore, it is possible to accurately perform straightening and curling of hair with a curling iron in a short time. Further, by cooling the hair heated by the radiant light of the light source 13 while squeezing it with the press body 5, the cuticle opened by receiving the heat can be brought into close contact with the hair along the surface of the hair, so that the hair is straightened. After the treatment or curling treatment, the surface of the hair can be glossed to give a glossy finish. After performing straightening or curling treatment, it is possible to save the trouble of applying cold air to the hair to bring the open cuticle into close contact along the surface of the hair.

A partition wall 39 is provided between the reflector 19 and the heat sink 38, and the partition wall 39 blocks the heat sink 38 from being heated by receiving the radiant heat of the reflector 19, so that the heat sink 38 efficiently cools the thermoelectric conversion element 37. Therefore, the thermoelectric conversion efficiency of the thermoelectric conversion element 37 can be improved, and the press body 5 can be effectively cooled. Further, since the cooling air supplied from one blower fan 10 can be orderly supplied to the reflector 19 and the heat radiation unit 38 of the thermoelectric conversion element 37 along the respective branch passages 40 and 41, the reflector 19 and the heat radiation unit 38 can be reliably cooled. Further, a partition wall 44 is provided adjacent to the irradiation opening 20 and the press body 5, and the partition wall 44 blocks the synchrotron radiation emitted from the irradiation opening 20 from entering the press body 5, so that the press body can be pressed. 5 can be prevented from being heated by synchrotron radiation. Since the reflector 19 and the heat radiation unit 38 of the thermoelectric conversion element 37 are cooled at the same time by the cooling air supplied from one blower fan 10, the blower structure for cooling the peripheral structure of the light source 13 and the thermoelectric conversion element 37 are used. The structure of the hairdressing device can be simplified and reduced in weight as compared with the case where the cooling blower structure is individually provided. Therefore, the usability of the hairdressing device can be improved and the overall cost can be reduced.

(Example 5) FIG. 10 shows Example 5 of the hair iron according to the present invention. There, as in the fourth embodiment, the irradiation opening 20 and the press body 5 are arranged adjacent to the flat walls 8a and 9a of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9, and the thermoelectric conversion element 37 and the heat sink 38 are placed on the inner surface of the press body 5. It is arranged. Further, the light source 13 is arranged in the center of the left and right inside the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9, and the reflector 19 curved toward the irradiation opening 20 so that the radiated light of the light source 13 can be reflected and guided to the irradiation opening 20. .. A light source 13, a reflector 19, and an antiglare filter 23 are provided corresponding to the irradiation opening 20, and an exhaust air outlet 27 is opened between the press body 5 and the right ends of the flat end walls 8a and 9a. Further, a partition wall 39 bent in a chevron shape is arranged between the reflector 19 and the heat sink 38, and the cooling air passage 26 in the vicinity of the partition wall 39 is provided, the first branch passage 40 for cooling the reflector 19, and the thermoelectric conversion element. The heat sink 38 of 37 is divided into a second branch passage 41 for cooling. Although not shown, end openings 42 and 43 corresponding to the respective branch passages 40 and 41 are opened on the end wall on the tip end side of the sandwiching arm cases 8 and 9, as in the fourth embodiment. The partition wall 44 can support each of the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 so as to be able to appear and advance, and in that case, damage to the hair in a state where the hair is sandwiched between the pair of partition walls 44. Can be suppressed.

According to the hair iron of Example 5 configured as described above, the hair heated while passing through the pair of irradiation openings 20 is cooled while being curled by the press body 5, so that the curled hair is cooled. Immediate immobilization can ensure that the hair does not try to return to its pre-curly state. Therefore, it is possible to accurately perform straightening and curling of hair with a curling iron in a short time. Further, since the partition wall 39 is provided between the reflector 19 and the heat sink 38 and the partition wall 39 blocks the heat sink 38 from being heated by receiving the radiant heat of the reflector 19, the heat sink 38 efficiently cools the thermoelectric conversion element 37. By doing well, the thermoelectric conversion efficiency of the thermoelectric conversion element 37 can be improved, and the press body 5 can be effectively cooled. Further, a partition wall 44 is provided adjacent to the irradiation opening 20 and the press body 5, and the partition wall 44 blocks the synchrotron radiation emitted from the irradiation opening 20 from entering the press body 5, so that the press body can be pressed. 5 can be prevented from being heated by synchrotron radiation. Since the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 is reflected and guided to the irradiation opening 20 by the curved reflector 19, the arrangement position of the light source 13 can be selected according to the difference in the cross sections of the pinching arm cases 8 and 9. Only the degree of design freedom can be increased.

In the method for drying hair according to the present invention, the hair is dried quickly by using a hand-held hair styling device such as a hair iron described in each embodiment or a hair dryer equipped with a light source 13. Can be done. As shown in FIG. 11, the hair dryer provided with the light source 13 has a blower fan 10, a motor 11, a light source 13, and a bowl-shaped reflector 19 covering the irradiation back surface of the light source 13 inside a tubular dryer main body 47. I have. Reference numeral 48 is a grip. On the curved wall of the reflector 19, a group of ventilation holes allowing the passage of dry air are formed radially. The outlet 49 of the dryer body 47 also serves as a radiation opening 20 for irradiating the radiant light of the light source 13, and the dry air supplied from the blower fan 10 and the radiant light emitted from the light source 13 are directed toward the hair. It can be fed at the same time to heat and dry the hair. The periphery of the light source 13 is covered with a cap-shaped antiglare filter 23.

When the hair is dried using a hair dryer equipped with a light source 13, as shown in FIG. 11, the hair tip side is captured by the roll brush 50 to apply tension to the hair, and in that state, the hair dryer is used. The radiated light emitted from the light source 13 is directly applied to the hair, and the dry air supplied from the outlet 49 is further supplied to heat and dry the hair. The halogen lamp constituting the light source 13 contains visible light and infrared light, and in particular, the near-infrared light is easily absorbed by the moisture adhering to the hair, so that the drying of the hair can be remarkably promoted. Therefore, the hair can be dried quickly with light energy as compared with the conventional hair dryer that dries the hair with the heat of the heater and the dry air sent from the blower fan. In addition, the hair can be straightened by applying tension to the hair and drying the hair while maintaining the state. When applying tension to the hair, it is effective to use the roll brush 50, but it is also possible to apply tension to the hair by using a comb or a flat hair brush. Further, even if the tip of the hair is held with one hand to apply tension to the hair and the synchrotron radiation emitted from the light source 13 of the hair dryer is directly applied to the hair in that state, the hair is heated and dried. good.

When the hair is dried using a hair iron, as shown in FIG. 4, the irradiation opening 20 is opened from the light source 13 in a state where the hair is sandwiched and held by a pair of press bodies 5 and tension is applied to the hair. The hair is heated and dried by directly irradiating the hair with radiation through the hair. In that case, the drying of the hair can be remarkably promoted by absorbing the near-infrared light into the moisture adhering to the hair, as in the case of drying the hair using a hair dryer. Therefore, the hair can be dried quickly with light energy as compared with the conventional curling iron that dries the hair with the heat conducted from the PTC heater to the outer case and the dry air sent from the blower fan. In addition, by applying tension to the hair and drying the hair while maintaining that state, the hair can be straightened.

As described above, when the hair is dried while directly irradiating the hair with the radiant light emitted from the light source 13 of the hair conditioning device with the tension applied to the hair, the heat of the heater and the blower fan supply the hair. Compared to conventional hair styling equipment that dries hair with dry air, hair can be dried quickly with light energy. The light source 13 is composed of, for example, a halogen lamp, and the light source 13 contains visible light and infrared light, and the near infrared light is particularly easily absorbed by the moisture adhering to the hair. Hair can be dried efficiently in a short time. In addition, by applying tension to the hair and drying the hair while maintaining that state, the hair can be effectively straightened.

As described above, the press body 5 is provided on the facing surfaces of the pair of pinching arm cases 8 and 9, and the irradiation opening 20 is opened in the case wall of the pinching arm cases 8 and 9 excluding the place where the press body 5 is installed. When using the device, heat and dry the hair as follows. While applying tension to the hair sandwiched between the pair of press bodies 5.5, the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13 is irradiated from the irradiation opening 20, and the hair pulled by the press bodies 5.5 is heated by the synchrotron radiation of the light source 13. Heat and dry in. According to such a drying method, the hair can be quickly dried with light energy, and the hair is dried by directly irradiating the hair with the radiant light of the light source 13, so that the cost is lower than, for example, when a heater is used as a heat source. You can dry your hair with. Further, since the hair is sandwiched and held by the pair of press bodies 5 to exert tension on the hair, the hair can be dried and straightened at the same time, and the hair straightening work accompanied by the straightening treatment can be effectively performed in a shorter time. can.

As described above, tension is applied to the hair using a brush or a comb, and in that state, when a handheld hair styling device is used to radiate light from the light source 13 toward the hair, the hair is exposed to light energy. In addition to being able to dry quickly, the hair can be dried by directly irradiating the hair with the radiated light of the light source 13. Further, since the hair is dried by the heat energy contained in the synchrotron radiation emitted from the light source 13 provided in the handheld hair shaping device, the light source 13 is compared with the conventional hair shaping device in which the hair is dried by the heated dry air. At the same time as it is turned on, it can be irradiated with high temperature synchrotron radiation to immediately start drying the hair.

In the hair iron in the above embodiment, the cross-sectional outer shape of each pinching arm case 8 and 9 is formed into a semicircle of the same shape and size, but it is not necessary, and the curved peripheral surface of each pinching arm case 8 and 9 is formed. If the cross-sectional outer shape is curved, such as when the curvature is different in size or when the cross-sectional outer shape is formed in a semi-elliptical shape, the cross-sectional outer shape of each sandwiching arm case 8 or 9 is different. You may. Further, in each of the above embodiments, functional parts such as the light source 13, the ion generator 12, and the blower fan 10 are arranged in the pair of pinching arm cases 8 and 9, but it is not necessary, and one of the pinching arm cases is not necessary. Functional parts may be arranged only in.

1 1st pinch arm 2 2nd pinch arm 5 Press body 8 1 pinch arm case 9 2 pinch arm case 10 Blower fan 11 Motor 12 Ion generator 13 Light source 14 Press surface 19 Reflector 20 Irradiation opening 23 Anti-glare filter 26 Cooling Wind passage 27 Exhaust air outlet 28/29 Carded body (bristle)
37 Thermoelectric conversion element 38 Heat sink (heat sink)
39 Partition wall 40 1st branch passage 41 2nd branch passage A1 Press part A2 Grip part

Claims (3)

It has first and second pinching arms (1 and 2) that can be swung open and closed, and hair is placed on each of the facing surfaces of the pinching arm cases (8 and 9) of both pinching arms (1 and 2). A pressing body (5.5) for sandwiching is provided,
A light source (13) is provided in at least one of the pinching arm cases (8) of both pinching arms (1 and 2).
An irradiation opening (20) is opened in the press body (5) on the side where the light source (13) is provided.
A hair conditioning device characterized in that synchrotron radiation from a light source (13) is emitted from an irradiation opening (20). The hairdressing device according to claim 1, wherein the press body (5) on the side provided with the light source (13) is supported by the sandwiching arm case (8) so as to be able to appear and disappear. An irradiation opening (20) is provided at the center of the left and right sides of the press body (5) in a direction parallel to the facing surface when viewed from the axial direction of the pinching arm (1 and 2) on the side where the light source (13) is provided. The hair conditioning device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hair trimming device is opened.

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