JP3061533B2 - Solution supply device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic hair washer in which hot water is sprayed and the hair of a person to be washed is automatically washed with the sprayed hot water. The present invention relates to an automatic hair washer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-22812, the applicant of the present invention has proposed an automatic hair washer in which hot water is sprayed onto a hair or a head to wash the hair without human intervention. In the automatic hair washer according to the earlier application, hot water is stored in a hot water storage tank, and the hot water is pumped out. The pumped hot water is supplied to a nozzle through a supply path and is ejected from the nozzle. The hair of the person to be washed is automatically washed by the jetted warm water. Further, two branch pipes are joined to the supply path. A shampoo container and a treatment container are connected to the upstream side of the branch pipe, respectively.

[0003] During the washing of hair, when warm water passes through the supply path, the inside of the branch pipe becomes negative pressure, and the shampoo liquid or the treatment liquid in the branch pipe is taken into the supply path. Then, the shampoo liquid or the treatment liquid is mixed with the warm water passing through the supply path, so that shampoo washing and treatment can be performed. The automatic hair washer according to the prior application takes in the shampoo solution or the treatment solution into the supply path using the negative pressure as described above. For this reason, as the shampoo solution and the treatment solution, a low-viscosity, dry solution dedicated to an automatic hair washer is used.

[0004]

The automatic hair washer according to the prior application is mainly installed in a hairdressing salon or a barber shop. There are many shops that use shampoos and treatments to wash their hair. For example, in a beauty salon that has contracted or partnered with a particular shampoo or treatment manufacturer, one of the characteristics of the store is hair washing using the particular commercial shampoo or treatment. In such a beauty salon, even if the hair is washed with an automatic hair washer, it is necessary to wash the hair using the above-mentioned specific commercially available shampoo and treatment. Usually, many of such commercially available shampoos and treatments have high viscosity.

On the other hand, as described above, in the automatic hair washer according to the prior application, a special shampoo and a treatment having a low viscosity are used. That is,
It is difficult to use a highly viscous shampoo or treatment, and if the viscosity of the shampoo or treatment is high, there is a problem that the shampoo liquid or the treatment liquid cannot be taken into warm water due to the negative pressure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] In view of such a background, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to use any type of shampoo or treatment that is commercially available in an automatic hair washer. Another object of the present invention is to provide a solution supply device that can be attached to an automatic hair washer and that can supply highly viscous shampoos and treatments.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic hair washer in which a solution supply device capable of supplying a highly viscous shampoo, treatment or the like is incorporated.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solution supply that can be mounted on an automatic hair washer that sprays hot water and automatically cleans the hair of a person to be washed with the sprayed hot water. An apparatus, wherein a housing capable of mounting a container containing a predetermined solution on an upper surface thereof, one end of the housing can be inserted into the container mounted on the upper surface of the housing, and the other end extends into the housing. A tube provided in the housing and engaged with a predetermined position of the tube extending into the housing, and by squeezing the tube, the predetermined solution is pumped out of the container and sent through the tube to the other end of the tube. And a solution feeder.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the solution supply device, the housing is capable of mounting a shampoo bottle containing a shampoo liquid and a treatment bottle containing a treatment liquid.
Two tubes, one end of which is inserted into each bottle, are provided corresponding to each bottle, and a solution feeding means is engaged with each tube. .

According to another aspect of the present invention,
In the solution supply device, the solution feeding means includes two tube ironing rotors engaged with each tube;
A common drive shaft on which the two rotors are fitted externally, a single motor for rotating the drive shaft, and a rotor inserted between each rotor and the drive shaft, when the drive shaft rotates in one direction; A pair of one-way clutches that rotate only one rotor and rotate only the other rotor when the drive shaft rotates in the other direction.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the lower surface of the housing engages with a depression formed in the automatic hair washer when the solution supply device is installed on the automatic hair washer. A solution supply device comprising legs. Another aspect of the present invention is an automatic hair washer for injecting hot water and automatically washing the hair of a person to be washed with the injected hot water, in which a container containing a predetermined solution is mounted. A container mounting portion that can be mounted, one end of which can be inserted into the container mounted on the container mounting portion, and the other end side provided below the mounting portion and a tube extending below the mounting portion. Solution feeding means engaged with a predetermined position of the tube extending below the mounting portion, and drawing out the solution from the container by squeezing the tube to feed the inside of the tube to the other end of the tube. An automatic hair washer characterized by the following.

[0012]

According to the solution supply apparatus of the present invention, a container containing a solution can be placed on the upper surface of the housing. When the container is placed on the upper surface of the housing, the container can be placed on the upper surface of the housing regardless of the height of the container. Therefore, a commercially available shampoo container or treatment container can be used as it is.

The solution in the container is pumped out by a solution feeding means using a tube and sent through the tube. Since the feeding means feeds the solution by squeezing the tube, the solution can be reliably sent even if the viscosity of the solution is low or high. Further, a solution feeding means is built in the housing. The solution feeding means includes a drive source such as a motor, and generates heat when driven. This heat is transmitted to the container placed on the upper surface of the housing, and warms the solution in the container. The warmer solution has a lower viscosity, which makes it easier to pump out the solution.

Since the solution supply device according to the present invention can be mounted on an automatic hair washer, it can be mounted later on an automatic hair washer already installed in a beauty salon or the like. When the legs are provided on the lower surface of the housing as described in the fourth aspect, the positioning at the time of attachment to the automatic hair washer is easy, and the wobble and falling off of the solution supply device after attachment can be prevented.

Further, the solution supply device can drive two tube ironing rotors with a single motor by using a one-way clutch. With such a configuration, the solution supply device can be downsized. Further, the solution supply device according to the present invention may be incorporated in the automatic hair washer from the beginning, instead of being able to be attached later to the automatic hair washer.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an automatic hair washer to which a solution supply device according to one embodiment of the present invention described in detail later can be mounted. The appearance of this automatic hair washer is formed by a cabinet 1. In the center of the upper surface of the cabinet 1, an entrance 2 for inserting a head is formed. Inside the entrance 2, a water tank in which the head and hair are stored is arranged.

At the entrance 2, a hood 3 for covering the periphery of the face of the person to be washed is attached. The hood 3 can be opened and closed between an open state in which the inlet 2 is largely opened and a closed state shown in which the inlet 2 is narrowed. An operation panel 4 is arranged, for example, on the right side of the upper surface of the cabinet 1, and various operation keys and indicators for inputting operation signals are arranged on the operation panel 4.

On the left side of the upper surface of the cabinet 1, a hand shower 5 used by a hairdresser or the like who operates an automatic hair washer for finishing hair washing or the like is provided so as to be able to be extracted. Further, a recess 10 is formed at the left rear of the cabinet 1, and the shampoo bottle 6 and the treatment bottle 7 are detachably mounted in the recess 10. The shampoo bottle 6 and the treatment bottle 7 contain a low-viscosity shampoo liquid and a treatment liquid dedicated to the automatic hair washer. The bottles 6 and 7 are mounted on the upper surface of the cabinet 1 in reverse. Each bottle 6, 7 is provided with a check valve 8. When the bottle 6 is lifted, as in the illustrated shampoo bottle 6, the shampoo liquid does not flow out due to the action of the check valve 8. On the other hand, when the bottle is mounted, like the treatment bottle 7, the check valve 8 is opened by the action of the inflow port 9, and the solution flows into a predetermined inflow path (not shown).

Further, an adjusting valve 11 for adjusting the inflow amounts of the shampoo liquid and the treatment liquid is provided. In this automatic hair washer, the above-described dedicated shampoo bottle 6 and treatment bottle 7 are detached, and the solution supply device described below can be mounted using the recess 10. This is one of the features of this automatic hair washer.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a solution supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof. A solution supply device according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Solution supply device 12
Has a housing 14, in which two motors 15S, 15T and tubing pumps 16S, 16T connected to the motors 15S, 15T are provided.

The upper surface of the housing 14 is a slightly depressed flat surface except for its periphery. On this concave plane,
A commercially available shampoo bottle 17 and a treatment bottle 18 can be placed. In particular, since commercially available shampoo bottles 17 and treatment bottles 18 have various shapes and sizes, the depressed plane is
It is sized so that any type of shampoo bottle 17 or treatment bottle 18 can be placed.

When the shampoo bottle 17 and the treatment bottle 18 are placed on the depressed plane on the upper surface of the housing 14, even if the inner solution spills from each of the bottles 17, 18, the spilled inner solution drops to the outside of the housing 14. There is no advantage. Also, a commercially available shampoo bottle 17 and a treatment bottle 18 are provided on the housing.
Is adopted, various bottles with different heights 1
There is an advantage that 7, 18 can be used. That is, commercially available shampoo bottles 17 and treatment bottles 18
Vary in size. In particular, the height of the bottle varies greatly among manufacturers. In this example,
In consideration of such a point, regardless of the height of the bottles 17, 18, the bottles 17, 18 are placed on the recessed flat surface on the housing 14, and the suction tubes 24, 25 are inserted into the bottles 17, 18, respectively. By the bottle 17,18
The shampoo solution and the treatment solution inside can be pumped out.

As described above, the drive source such as the motor 15 is built in the housing 14. When the shampoo bottle 17 and the treatment bottle 18 are placed on the housing 14, the shampoo bottle 17 and the treatment bottle 18 are heated by the heat generated by the motor 15 or the like. As a result, there is an advantage that the viscosity of the shampoo liquid and the treatment liquid in the shampoo bottle 17 and the treatment bottle 18 is reduced, and it is easy to pump out.

If the shampoo liquid and the treatment liquid are easily pumped out of the shampoo bottle 17 and the treatment bottle 18, the life of the tube 30 for pressure feeding of the tubing pump 16 which will be described later is extended, and the torque of the motor 15 is reduced. The following effects can also be obtained. A tube guide 19 is provided upright on the rear side of the housing 14. This tube guide 19 has 2
The guide tubes 20, 21 of the book are passed through. The upper portions of the guide tubes 20 and 21 are curved in an inverted U shape, and the suction tubes 24 and 25 are provided via bellows tubes 22 and 23.
Are connected. One suction tube 24 is inserted into the shampoo bottle 17 so as to suck the shampoo solution. The other suction tube 25 is inserted into the treatment bottle 18 so as to suck the treatment liquid.

With the bellows tubes 22 and 23 interposed,
When the bottles 17 and 18 are exchanged, there is an advantage that the exchange operation is easy. The other end sides of the guide tubes 20 and 21
As shown in FIG.
S, 16T. A shampoo adjusting volume 26 for adjusting the tubing pump 16 and adjusting the pressure of the shampoo liquid or the treatment liquid by the tubing pump 16 is provided on the front surface of the housing 14.
And a treatment adjustment volume 27. These adjustment volumes 26 and 27 can be freely operated by a hairdresser or the like.

A manual operation switch 29 is provided between the adjustment volumes 26 and 27. For example, four rubber legs 28 protrude from the lower surface of the housing 14. As will be described later, the rubber feet 28 serve to position the solution supply device 12 when the solution supply device 12 is mounted in the recess 10 on the upper surface of the automatic hair washer.

Referring mainly to FIG. 4, each of the tubing pumps 16S and 16T includes a flexible pressure feeding tube 30, a tube receiving portion 31, and a rotor 32 for pressing the pressure feeding tube 30. include.
The rear end of the guide tube 20 is connected to one end of the feed tube 30, and the other end of the feed tube 30 is connected to the joint 3.
It is connected to the shampoo supply tube 34 via 3. Similarly, the rear end of the guide tube 21 is
0, and the other end of the pressure feeding tube 30 is connected to a treatment supply tube 35 via a joint 33.

The tube receiving portion 31 is elastically held on both sides by coil springs 36. Therefore, when the pumping tube 30 is squeezed by the rotor 32, the tube receiving portion 31 can receive the pumping tube 30 and prevent the pumping tube 30 from being subjected to excessive force. Next, referring to FIG. 5, the tubing pump 16 (since the tubing pumps 16S and 16T have the same configuration, hereinafter, when they are not distinguished from each other,
This will be described as “tubing pump 16”. A more specific configuration and operation will be described.

The tubing pump 16 is connected to the housing 1
4, a motor 32 connected to the motor and rotatable by the motor, a rotor 32 partially protruding from the peripheral surface of the rotor 32, and
A plurality of rollers 37 rotatably held with respect to 2;
It has a tube receiving portion 31 held by a coil spring 36 attached to the housing 14, and a flexible pressure feeding tube 30 inserted between the tube receiving portion 31 and the rotor 32. The surface of the tube receiving portion 31 that receives the pressure feeding tube 30 is formed in an arc shape along the peripheral surface of the rotor 32 at a constant interval from the peripheral surface of the rotor 32.

In such a configuration, the rotor 32 is rotated about the rotation shaft 39 in the direction of arrow 38. Then
Although the peripheral surface of the rotor 32 is not in contact with the pumping tube 30, a part of the surface of the roller 37 protruding from the peripheral surface of the rotor 32 contacts the pumping tube 30 so as to crush the pumping tube 30, and the contact point is It moves in the direction of arrow 38. Therefore, the solution existing in the pressure feeding tube 30 is squeezed by the roller 37 and sent out in the direction of the arrow 40.

In this structure, since the solution in the inside of the pressure feeding tube 30 is squeezed by the rollers 37 and is sent out, the solution can be sent out even if the solution has a high viscosity.
Even if there is no solution in the pressure feeding tube 30 in the initial state, if the pressure feeding tube 30 is squeezed by the rotation of the roller 37, the pressure inside the pressure feeding tube 30 is reduced, and the shampoo is performed through a guide tube or the like connected to the pressure feeding tube 30. The liquid or the treatment liquid is sucked up, and the shampoo liquid or the treatment liquid is eventually sent out through the pressure feeding tube 30.

Further, the rotor 32 is rotated and the rollers 37 are rotated.
When the pressure feed tube 30 is squeezed by the
The tube receiving portion 31 swings appropriately in accordance with the movement of the tube.
That is, the tube receiving portion 31 is held by the coil spring 36, and the roller 37 is always in contact with the tube receiving portion 31 with a constant pressure. Therefore,
The alignment between the rotor 32 and the tube receiving portion 31 may be appropriate, and there is no need to make adjustments such as when the pressure feeding tube 30 is replaced.

The roller receiving portion 31 may be fixedly provided instead of being held by the coil spring 36 as in this embodiment. Solution supply device 12 according to this embodiment
Is an optional kit that can be attached later to an automatic hair washer. Therefore, the solution supply device 12 needs to be installed somewhere in connection with the automatic hair washer. In this embodiment, the solution supply device 12 can be placed on the recess 10 where the conventional shampoo bottle 6 and treatment bottle 7 are set. That is, it can be installed on the upper surface of the cabinet 1 of the automatic hair washer.

With this arrangement, when the solution supply device 12 according to this embodiment is later mounted on an automatic hair washing machine installed in a beauty salon or the like, the automatic hair washing machine may be installed at a location other than the installation location of the automatic hair washing machine. In addition, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to provide a special place for installing the solution supply device 12. FIG. 6 is an illustrative view when the solution supply device 12 is mounted on an automatic hair washer. As described above, a recess 10 for setting the shampoo bottle 6 and the treatment bottle 7 is formed on the upper surface of the cabinet 1 of the automatic hair washer.
The solution supply device 12 according to this embodiment
0 can be mounted thereon.
That is, the solution supply device 12 is arranged on the upper surface of the cabinet 1. At this time, the rubber legs 28 protruding from the lower surface of the housing 14 of the solution supply device 12 are accommodated in the recess 10, and the solution supply device 12 Positioning is possible.
Therefore, the solution supply device 12 is easily installed on the upper surface of the cavity 1, and the solution supply device 12 is stable after installation.

After the solution supply device 12 is installed as described above, the ends of the shampoo supply tube 34 and the treatment supply tube 35 are connected to the connection ports 41 and 42 provided in the main body of the automatic hair washer. The connection ports 41 and 42 are
These are connection ports branched from a branch pipe for taking in shampoo and a branch pipe for taking in treatment to be described later.

Further, the electric connection cord 42 of the solution supply device 12 is connected to the electric connection portion of the main body of the automatic hair washer. Thus, the solution supply device 12 is placed under the control of a control device (a microcomputer described later) of the automatic hair washer. FIG. 7 is a waterway diagram of the automatic hair washer equipped with the solution supply device 12. The automatic hair washer is provided with a water tank 51 for receiving the head of the person to be washed during hair washing. A plurality of nozzles 52 are arranged in the water tank 51 for spraying warm water to automatically wash hair. More specifically, an upper link 53 and a lower link 54 provided with a plurality of nozzles 52 are provided. One end of the upper link 53 and the lower link 54 is rotatably supported by the side wall of the water tank 51, and is disposed so as to extend in the horizontal direction in the water tank 51, and the tip is a free end. A drive link 55 is connected to an end of the upper link 53 and an end of the lower link 54 extending outward from the side wall of the water tank 51, and a link motor 56 as a drive source is connected to the drive link 55. At the time of shampooing, the drive link 55 is driven by the link motor 56, and the upper link 53 and the lower link 54 are swung accordingly. As a result, upper link 5
The direction in which the hot water is sprayed from the plurality of nozzles 52 arranged in the third and lower links 54 changes, and the hair of the person to be washed is uniformly and well washed.

Further, a plurality of nozzles 52 are fixedly arranged on the lower side wall of the water tank 51. The nozzles 52 fixed to the lower side wall of the water tank 51 are for washing the long end of the long hair of the person to be hung in the water tank 51. As described above, the hood 3 that can be opened and closed to cover the upper space except for the face of the person to be washed is provided above the water tank 51.

Next, the above-described upper link 53 and lower link 54
A description will be given of a water channel and a supply mechanism for supplying hot water to the nozzle 52 fixedly arranged. Water supplied from an external supply pipe (not shown) is supplied to a mixing valve 62 via a water supply unit 61. Hot water supplied from an external hot water supply pipe (not shown) is supplied to a mixing valve 62 via a hot water supply unit 63. Mixing valve 6
In 2, water and hot water are mixed to produce warm water at an appropriate temperature. The temperature of the hot water produced by the mixing valve 62 can be adjusted by operating a knob 64 provided so as to be operated by an operator (a hairdresser or the like) of the automatic hair washer.

The hot water is supplied by a supply pipe 66 when an electromagnetic hot water supply valve 65 controlled by an electric control circuit (not shown) is opened.
Is supplied to the hot water storage tank 67. The supply pipe 66 has a thermistor 68 for detecting the temperature of the supplied hot water.
The output of the thermistor 68 is provided to a control circuit (not shown), and the temperature of the hot water supplied to the hot water storage tank 67 is displayed on a display (not shown).

The hot water produced by the mixing valve 62 is
When the knob 69 is manually operated to open the shower valve 70, the fuel is ejected from the hand shower 5 through the check valve 71 and the supply path 72. As the hot water storage tank 67 for storing hot water, for example, a tank having a capacity of 40 liters is employed. The hot water storage tank 67 is provided with two water level sensors, a lower water level sensor 74 and an upper water level sensor 75. These two water level sensors 74,
The output of 75 is given to a control circuit (not shown), which controls the opening and closing of the hot water supply valve 65, for example, so that the hot water storage tank 17 can always be filled with a fixed amount of hot water. Further, at a lower position in the hot water storage tank 67,
A temperature detection thermistor 76 for detecting the temperature of the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 67 is provided.

Further, an overflow port 77 is formed at a position above the hot water storage tank 67 so that when hot water accumulates beyond the level detected by the upper water level sensor 75, the hot water overflows outside the hot water storage tank 67. Has been. Overflow 77
A drain pan 78 is provided below, and water received by the drain pan 78 is discharged to the outside of the machine through a drain pipe 79.

The drain pan 78 is provided with an overflow sensor 80 for detecting an abnormal state in which the drain water from the drain pipe 79 flows backward and the drain pan 78 is filled with water. An outlet pipe 81 for taking out hot water is connected below the hot water storage tank 67, and the outlet pipe 81 is connected to an inlet 83 of a pump 82. The pump 82 is controlled by an inverter 84 to be driven at an arbitrary rotation speed from a low speed to a high speed.

When the pump 82 is driven, the hot water storage tank 6
The warm water stored in 7 is sucked into the pump 82 from the inlet 83 of the pump 82 through the outlet pipe 81, and is discharged from the outlet 85 of the pump 82. A branch pipe 86 that guides the discharged hot water to four pipes is connected to an outlet 85 of the pump 82. The first supply pipe 91, the first supply pipe 91, and the fourth supply pipe 87 are provided at the end of each branch of the branch pipe 86 via four electromagnetic valves, namely, a link up valve 87, a link down valve 88, a long valve 89, and a tank drain valve 90. 2 supply pipe 92,
The third supply pipe 93 and the fourth supply pipe 94 are connected.

The distal end of the first supply pipe 91 is connected to the above-mentioned upper link 53. The tip of the second supply pipe 92 is connected to the lower link 54 described above. Third supply pipe 93
Is disposed outside the lower side wall of the water tank 51. A water tank 5 is provided at a predetermined interval in the forward end of the third supply pipe 93.
The plurality of nozzles 52 described above that protrude into the inside 1 are attached. The distal end of the fourth supply pipe 94 is connected to a drain trap 95 provided continuously below the bottom of the water tank 51 so as to guide water to the drain trap 95 for drainage.

A drainage pipe 96 is connected to the drainage trap 95, and this drainage pipe 96 is connected to the above-mentioned drainage pipe 79. With the above configuration, the pump 84 is driven by controlling the inverter 84 by a control circuit (not shown), and the link upper valve 87, the link lower valve 88, and the long valve 89 are selectively opened. By doing so, warm water can be jetted from a desired nozzle 52 in the water tank 51, and the hair of the person to be washed can be automatically washed.
When washing hair, the upper link 53 and the lower link 54 are oscillated by the above-described link motor 56 so that the nozzle 5
What is necessary is just to change the injection direction of the warm water from No. 2.

The outlet pipe 81 is a supply path connecting the hot water storage tank 67 and the inlet 83 of the pump 82 as described above. The predetermined portion of the outflow pipe 81 is a venturi portion 9 whose inner diameter is relatively narrower than other portions.
7 is set. A branch 98 for shampoo and a branch 99 for treatment are joined to the venturi section 97. The connection ports 41, 42 formed in the shampoo branch pipe 98 and the treatment branch pipe 99.
Further, a shampoo supply tube 34 and a treatment supply tube 35 extending from the solution supply device 12 according to one embodiment of the present invention are connected to each other.

The shampoo branch tube 98 and the treatment branch tube 99 have, at their roots,
A shampoo valve 100 and a treatment valve 101 for switching between a state in which the shampoo liquid and the treatment liquid can be supplied to the venturi section 97 and a state in which the shampoo liquid and the treatment liquid cannot be supplied are inserted. FIG.
Here, the supply paths of the shampoo liquid and the treatment liquid supplied from the conventional shampoo bottle 17 and the treatment bottle 18 are omitted for convenience of explanation.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the automatic hair washer to which the solution supply device 12 is mounted. A microcomputer 11 as a control center for the automatic hair washer
0 and the microcomputer 110
Are supplied with signals from various switches and sensors, and the microcomputer 110 outputs control signals to various elements and devices based on the signals.

More specifically, various setting values and the like are given to the microcomputer 110 in response to pressing of various buttons provided on the operation panel 4. A thermistor 68 for detecting the temperature of the hot water supplied to the hot water storage tank 67; a thermistor 76 for detecting the temperature of the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 67; a lower water level sensor 74; an upper water level sensor 75; Each output of 80 is also provided to microcomputer 110.

The microcomputer 110 controls the inverter 84 to drive the pump 82 based on each of the input signals described above, and draws out hot water from the hot water storage tank 67 to perform an automatic hair washing process. Also, the microcomputer 110 gives control signals to each of the electromagnetic valves such as the hot water storage valve 65, the link up valve 87, the link down valve 88, the long valve 89, the tank drain valve 90, the shampoo valve 100 and the treatment valve 111, The opening and closing of these electromagnetic valves is controlled. Further, the link motor 56 is controlled to control the upper link 53 and the lower link 5.
4 is performed.

Further, the microcomputer 110 includes:
Shampoo controller 111 and treatment controller 11 of solution supply device 12 electrically connected
2 is controlled. The shampoo controller 111 is connected to the adjustment volume 26 for adjusting the shampoo pumping amount, and is also connected to the motor 15S of the shampoo tubing pump 16S.

Similarly, the treatment controller 11
2, an adjustment volume 27 for adjusting the amount of pressure of the treatment is connected, and a motor 15T of the tubing pump 16T for the treatment is connected. The shampoo controller 111 and the treatment controller 112 can be operated by the manual operation switch 29.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure for initially setting the supply amounts of the shampoo solution and the treatment solution by the solution supply device 12 when the solution supply device 12 is mounted on the automatic hair washer. Is shown. FIG. 9 shows the initial setting of the shampoo liquid, but the initial setting of the treatment liquid can be performed in exactly the same procedure.

In the processing procedure shown in FIG. 9, before the ends of the shampoo supply tube and the treatment supply tube 35 extending from the solution supply device 12 are connected to the shampoo connection port 41 and the treatment connection port 42 of the automatic hair washer. Done in The initial setting procedure will be described with reference to FIG. First, the solution supply device 1 shown in FIG.
The shampoo adjustment knob 26 is set to the maximum (step S1), the manual operation switch 29 is turned to the right side (step S2), and the shampoo side tubing pump 16 is driven (step S3).

Then, the shampoo liquid sent to the shampoo supply tube 34 is visually checked. When the shampoo liquid reaches the tip of the shampoo supply tube 34 (step S4), the manual operation switch 29 is turned off (step S5). . Thus, first, the shampoo adjustment volume 26 is set to the maximum and the tubing pump 1
When the shampoo liquid is pumped out in step 6, the shampoo liquid reaches the tip of the shampoo supply tube 34 in a relatively short time.

Next, the shampoo adjustment volume 26 is set to a position considered appropriate (step S6). Then, the manual operation switch 29 is tilted to the right again (step S
7), the shampoo-side tubing pump 16 is turned on (step S8). When the shampoo side tubing pump 16 is driven, the shampoo liquid flows out at a constant flow rate from the tip of the shampoo supply tube 34. The shampoo liquid that flows out is taken into a measuring cup, and for example, how much shampoo liquid flows out in one minute is measured (step S9).

Then, the amount of the shampoo liquid flowing out in one minute is confirmed (step S10). If it is determined that the amount is not appropriate, the shampoo adjustment volume 26 is reset (step S11), and the processing from step S7 is repeated. If it is determined that the amount is appropriate, the manual operation switch 29 is turned off (step S12). This completes the initial setting of the shampoo liquid supply.

Thereafter, the tip of the shampoo supply tube 34 is connected to the shampoo connection port 41 of the automatic hair washer. The determination as to whether or not the amount is appropriate in step S9 varies depending on the type of shampoo to be used and the like, but generally, the supply amount per minute is about 5 to 10 ml. FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the hair-washing process operation | movement of the automatic hair-washing machine with which the solution supply apparatus 12 concerning this example was mounted.

The hair-washing operation will be described with reference to FIG. 7 in accordance with the flow of FIG. When the shampooing process starts, first, an initial drainage process is executed (step S).
21) Then, a pre-washing step is performed (step S2).
2). The initial drainage process means that the hot water storage tank 67
This is a process of draining the cold water in the supply path up to 2 so as not to hit the head of the person to be washed.

The pre-washing process is a process performed before shampoo washing in which the hair of the person to be washed is wetted with warm water. Then proceed to the shampoo process. In the shampoo process, the shampoo liquid is mixed into the hot water pumped out of the hot water storage tank 67 and jetted from the nozzle 52. For this reason, the pump 82 is turned on, the hot water in the hot water storage tank 67 is drawn out, the link-up valve 87, the link-down valve 88, and the long valve 89 are opened, and hot water is injected from each nozzle 52. .

At the same time, the shampoo valve 100 is opened, a control signal is given to the shampoo controller 111 (see FIG. 8), and the shampoo-side tubing pump 16S in the solution supply device 12 is turned on.
Venturi section 9 via shampoo supply tube 34
7, the shampoo solution is supplied in a fixed amount. At this time, the treatment valve 101 is off (step S23).

When the operation of the pump 82 is continued in the state of step S23, the washing liquid mixed with the shampoo liquid is jetted from each nozzle 52, and the hair of the person to be washed is washed with warm water mixed with the shampoo liquid. . When the microcomputer 110 determines that the predetermined shampoo time has elapsed (step S24), the shampoo valve 1
00 and the shampoo side tubing pump 16S are turned off, and a rinsing process is performed (step S25).

Next, a treatment step is performed. In the treatment step, the pump 82 is driven, the link-up valve 87, the link-down valve 88 and the long valve 89 are opened, and the treatment valve 10
One is also opened. Then, the treatment-side tubing pump 16T in the solution supply device 12 is turned on. In the treatment step, the shampoo valve 100 is closed (Step S26).

Since each valve is in the above-described state, the treatment liquid pumped from the hot water storage tank 67 and passed through the venturi section 97 is mixed with the treatment liquid sent through the treatment supply tube 35. Therefore, each nozzle 5
From 2, hot water mixed with a treatment liquid is jetted. Thus, the treatment of the hair of the person to be washed is performed.

When the microcomputer 110 determines that the predetermined treatment time has elapsed (step S27), the treatment valve 101
Is closed, the treatment-side tubing pump device 16T is turned off, and the final rinsing step is executed (step S28). Then, when the final rinsing step is completed, the automatic hair washing step ends.

After the automatic hair washing process is completed, for example, the hairdresser checks the hair of the person to be washed whose automatic hair washing is completed, and adjusts the shampoo adjustment volume 26 or the treatment adjustment volume 27 provided in the solution supply device 12. The operation may be followed to adjust the subsequent supply of shampoo or treatment. By the way, FIGS.
In the solution supply device 12 according to the embodiment of the present invention described in detail with reference to FIG. 5, the shampoo-side motor 15S is provided for the shampoo-side tubing pump 16S, and the treatment-side tubing pump 16T is provided.
Is provided with a treatment-side motor 15T for driving the motor. That is, the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 is a two-motor solution supply device provided with dedicated motors for shampoo and treatment respectively.

The solution supply device 12 can be configured to perform the shampoo pumping and the treatment pumping by one motor instead of the two-motor type. Hereinafter, such a configuration will be described. In an automatic hair washer, the shampoo process and the treatment process are not performed simultaneously, and the treatment process is usually performed after the shampoo process is completed. therefore,
The shampoo liquid and the treatment liquid are supplied alternatively, but not both at the same time.

Focusing on this point, the solution supply device can be constituted by one motor and a tubing pump using a one-way clutch. FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a shampoo using one motor as a drive source and a tubing pump for treatment. Referring to FIG. 11, tubing pump 120 includes one drive shaft 121 and a pair of rotors 121 and 123 externally fitted to drive shaft 121. The pair of rotors 122 and 123 are adjacent to each other in the axial direction of the drive shaft 121. Each rotor 122, 123 is provided with a plurality of rollers 127, 128, respectively. The roller 127 is rotatably held with respect to the rotor 122 and, like the roller 37 described above (see FIG. 5), presses the pressure feeding tube 131.

The plurality of rollers 1 provided on the rotor 123
28 is also held rotatably with respect to the rotor 123 and squeezes the pressure feeding tube 132. In correspondence with the rotor 122,
The tube receiving portion 129 is arranged so as to face the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 122 at a constant interval. Further, a similar tube receiving portion 130 is arranged to face the rotor 123. Further, the shampoo pumping tube 13
1 is set so as to pass between the rotor 122 and the tube receiving portion 129. Further, the treatment pumping tube 132 includes the rotor 123 and the tube receiving portion 13.
It is set to pass between 0.

This embodiment is characterized in that the rotor 122 is externally fitted to the drive shaft 121 via, for example, a clockwise one-way clutch 133, and the rotor 123 is mounted to the drive shaft 121, for example, a counterclockwise one-way clutch. 1
34. The motor shaft 137 of the motor 136 is connected to one end of the drive shaft 121 via a coupling 135.

With such a configuration, when the motor 136 rotates clockwise, the rotational force is applied to the drive shaft 121 via the coupling joint 135, and the drive shaft 121 rotates clockwise. At this time, the rotor 122 externally fitted to the drive shaft 121 via the clockwise one-way clutch 133 rotates clockwise with the drive shaft 121 clockwise. On the other hand, the rotor 123 is externally fitted to the drive shaft 121 via a counterclockwise one-way clutch 134. Therefore, the drive shaft 121 idles by the operation of the counterclockwise one-way clutch 134, and the rotor 123 does not move.

Conversely, when the motor 136 rotates left,
The drive shaft 121 rotates counterclockwise, and accordingly, the rotor 123 rotates counterclockwise, but the rotor 122 does not rotate. therefore,
When the shampoo solution is supplied by the solution supply device, the motor 136 is rotated clockwise to rotate the rotor 122, and the shampoo pressure feeding tube 131 is pressed. Conversely, when supplying the treatment liquid, the treatment pumping tube 132 may be pressed by rotating the motor 136 counterclockwise and the rotor 123 counterclockwise.

One-way clutch 1 used in this configuration
33 and 134 are commercially available and already known,
FIG. 12 shows an example of the specific configuration. Referring to FIG. 12, in the case of A, when the drive shaft 121 tries to rotate leftward, the roller 142 advances to the meshing position of the cam surface of the outer ring 143 due to the action of the spring 141, and the outer ring cam surface and the drive shaft 121 The outer ring 143 is driven by the wedge action.

Conversely, as shown in B, when the drive shaft 121 rotates clockwise, the roller 142 separates from the cam surface of the outer ring 143 against the force of the spring 141. Therefore, the drive shaft 12
Even if 1 rotates clockwise, the outer ring 143 does not rotate. That is, the drive shaft 121 idles with respect to the outer ring 143. In the above description of the embodiment, the case where the solution supply device is an optional kit that can be attached later to the automatic hair washer has been described. The solution supply device may be incorporated in the automatic hair washer from the beginning instead of such an optional kit.

FIG. 13 shows a schematic partial side view of an automatic hair washer incorporating a solution supply device. The automatic hair washer of FIG. 13 has a solution supply device 12 built in the left back portion of the upper surface of the cabinet 1. And this solution supply device 1
A bottle mounting recess 57 is formed in the cabinet 1 corresponding to the upper surface of the bottle 2. In the case of an automatic hair washer incorporating a solution supply device equipped with a tubing pump shown in FIG. 13, a commercially available desired type of shampoo bottle or treatment bottle can be placed in the recess 57. of course,
It is also possible to set a bottle containing a shampoo solution and a treatment solution dedicated to this automatic hair washer. The shampoo liquid and the treatment liquid contained in the shampoo bottle and the treatment bottle are supplied to the solution supply device 1.
A predetermined amount is supplied by the tubing pump provided in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment.

The solution supply device 12 is connected to the cabinet 1
When it is built in, it is preferable that a volume for adjusting the supply amount is provided on the upper surface of the cabinet 1 or the like. The present invention can be variously modified in addition to the embodiments described above.

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According to the solution supply apparatus of the present invention, a commercially available shampoo bottle or treatment bottle can be used as it is. Moreover, the shampoo liquid and the treatment liquid can be pumped well regardless of the viscosity of the shampoo liquid or the treatment liquid in the bottle.

Further, the solution supply device of the present invention is provided with legs on the lower surface of the housing, so that it can be easily positioned when it is mounted on the automatic hair washer, and the solution supply device after mounting is loose or dislodged. Can be prevented. According to the solution supply device of the present invention, the drive source of the solution feeding means is built in the housing in which the container is placed. Therefore, the heat generated by the driving source warms the container on the upper surface of the housing and lowers the viscosity of the solution in the container. Therefore, there is also an effect that the solution in the container is easily pumped out by the solution feeding means.

Further, the solution supply apparatus according to the present invention
Using a one-way clutch, a single motor can selectively drive two tube ironing rotors. Therefore, a solution supply device having a simple configuration can be provided. Further, the automatic hair washer incorporating the solution supply device according to the present invention can use any shampoo bottle or treatment bottle, and is suitable for use in a beauty salon or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an automatic hair washer to which a solution supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention can be attached.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a solution supply device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the solution supply device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the solution supply device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a specific configuration diagram of a tubing pump.

FIG. 6 is an illustrative view showing a case where the solution supply device is mounted on an automatic hair washer.

FIG. 7 is a waterway diagram of the automatic hair washer equipped with the solution supply device.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the automatic hair washer equipped with the solution supply device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure for initial setting the supply amounts of the shampoo liquid and the treatment liquid by the solution supply device when the solution supply device is mounted on the automatic hair washer.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a hair washing process operation of the automatic hair washer equipped with the solution supply device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a shampoo using one motor as a drive source and a tubing pump for treatment.

FIG. 12 is an illustrative view for explaining a principle of a one-way clutch;

FIG. 13 is an illustrative side view of an automatic hair washer according to an embodiment of the present invention in which a solution supply device is incorporated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cabinet 10 Depressed part 12 Solution supply device 14 Housing 15, 15S, 15T Motor 16, 16S, 16T Tubing pump 17 Shampoo bottle 18 Treatment bottle 28 Rubber leg 30 Pressure tube 32 Rotor 37 Roller

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takenari Yuki 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture Inside Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masaru Noro 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture No. 5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Mitsuru Nagana 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Prefecture Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Akio Nishiyama 2-1-1 Higashi Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi 1 Takara Labelmont Co., Ltd. (56) References Patent 2974567 (JP, B2) Patent 2974585 (JP, B2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A45D 19/08 A45D 19/14

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A solution supply device attachable to an automatic hair washer for injecting hot water and automatically washing hair of a person to be washed with the injected hot water, wherein a container containing a predetermined solution is placed on an upper surface. A housing that can be placed on the housing, a tube that can be inserted at one end into a container placed on the top surface of the housing, and a tube that extends into the housing at the other end, and that is provided within the housing and extends into the housing. A solution feeder engaged with a predetermined position of the tube, and pumping the predetermined solution from a container by squeezing the tube to feed the inside of the tube to the other end of the tube. . 2. The solution supply device according to claim 1, wherein the housing is capable of mounting a shampoo bottle containing a shampoo solution and a treatment bottle containing a treatment solution. , A solution supply device, comprising two tubes, one end of which is inserted into each bottle, and a solution feed means engaged with each tube. 3. The solution supply device according to claim 2, wherein said solution feeding means includes two tube ironing rotors engaged with each tube, and a common drive shaft on which said two rotors are fitted. A single motor for rotating the drive shaft; inserted between each rotor and the drive shaft; when the drive shaft rotates in one direction, only one rotor is rotated; A solution supply device, comprising: a pair of one-way clutches that rotate only the other rotor when rotating. 4. The solution supply device according to claim 1, wherein the lower surface of the housing is formed on the automatic hair washer when the solution supply device is installed on the automatic hair washer. A solution supply device, comprising a leg that engages with the depression. 5. An automatic hair washer for injecting hot water and automatically washing the hair of a person to be washed with the injected hot water, wherein a container mounting portion capable of mounting a container containing a predetermined solution. And a tube that is inserted at one end into the container placed on the container placement part, and the other end side is provided below the placement part, and is provided below the placement part and below the placement part. And a solution feeding means engaged with a predetermined position of the tube extending into the tube, and drawing out the solution from the container by squeezing the tube to feed the inside of the tube to the other end of the tube. Machine.