JP3310423B2 - Steam hair curl device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steam-type hair curling device provided with a steam generator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been known an apparatus in which water is supplied from a water supply tank, which is a liquid supply means, to a heating means via a water absorbing body, and water from the water absorbing body is heated by the heating means to eject steam from a brush. (For example, see JP-A-1-1390).
No. 04).

[0003]

In such a conventional example, when supplying water into the water supply tank, a water absorber for supplying water to the heating means is once removed from the water inlet of the water supply tank.
A method of supplying water from the water inlet into the water supply tank was adopted. For this reason, it takes time to remove the water absorbing body from the water supply tank, and when water is additionally supplied into the water supply tank during use of the heating means, the water absorbing body is a part in contact with the heating means, so that the water absorbing body is in contact with the heating means. Hot, risk of burns. Furthermore, the structure for attaching the water absorber to the water supply tank in order to prevent water leakage is complicated, and there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to understand how to remove the water absorber.

[0004] Therefore, a water hole is separately provided in a portion exposed to the outside of the water tank when the water tank is mounted, and water is supplied from the water hole while the water tank is mounted on the water absorbing body. However, in this case, there is a risk of electric shock because the plug of the water hole is removed during use, or water is supplied while the water supply tank is mounted while electricity is supplied. Further, it is necessary to make the plug thin so that the plug of the water hole does not come off, but on the contrary, there is a problem that the plug is hard to come off.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to supply water into a water supply tank without touching a water absorbing body, and to prevent a plug from coming off during use. In order to provide a steam-type hair curling device that can ensure safety in this way, and for another purpose, the plug can be easily removed at the time of water supply,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a steam-type hair curling device in which the plug is not detached except at the time of water supply, and for another purpose, the hair is caught in the mounting portion of the water supply tank to the hair curling device body during brushing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a steam-type hair curling device which can surely prevent the hair curling device.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a steam generator 4 built in a hair curling device main body A and a heater for supplying a liquid to a heating means 5 in the steam generator 4. A liquid supply means C, wherein the liquid supply means C comprises a water supply tank 40 and a water supply tank 4
A water absorbing body 42, which is held by the water absorption port 41 of the water supply tank 41, one end of which is inserted into the water supply tank 40 from the water absorption port 41, and the other end of which is in contact with the heating means 5 so as to be freely separated from the water supply tank 4.
A water inlet hole 43 provided on the water absorption side surface 40a of the water supply tank 40 at a position shifted from the water absorption port 41; and a plug body 44 that covers the water intake hole 43 on the water absorption side surface 40a of the water supply tank 40 so as to be openable and closable. It is characterized by having.

[0007] A plug 44 is provided on the outer periphery of the plug 44.
It is preferable to provide a detachable handle 48 that is arranged separately from the water-absorbing side surface 40a of the water supply tank 40 in a state of being mounted in the water inlet hole 43. The water-absorbing side surface 40a of the water supply tank 40 is detachably attached to the hair curling device main body A, and the water supply tank 4 in the hair curling device main body A is also provided.
It is preferable to provide a stopper pressing means 50 for pressing the stopper 44 toward the water inlet hole 43 in a state where the water supply tank 40 is mounted on the surface 3 a facing the stopper 44.

Further, a water-absorbing side surface 40a of the water supply tank 40 is detachably mounted on the hair curling device main body A, and an outer peripheral portion of the water-absorbing side surface 40a of the water supply tank 40 is
Overlap portion 5 covering mounting portion D of water supply tank 40 when water supply tank 40 is mounted on hair curling device main body A
1 is preferably provided.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the water supply hole 43 is provided on the water absorption side surface 40a of the water supply tank 40 and at a position shifted from the water absorption port 41, and the water is filled on the water absorption side surface 40a of the water supply tank 40. Since the hole 43 is openably and closably covered with the stopper 44, even when the water absorbing body 42 is inserted into the water absorbing port 41 of the water supply tank 40, the water filling hole 43 is provided.
Can be removed to supply water into the water supply tank 40. Therefore, the labor for removing the water absorbing body 42 from the water supply tank 40 is omitted, and at the time of supplying water into the water supply tank 40, the liquid can be removed simply by removing the plug 44 without touching the water absorbing body 42 heated by the heating means 5. Water tank 4
Water can be supplied within zero. Moreover, the water supply tank 40
The plug 44 is disposed on the water-absorbing side surface 40a of the water supply tank 40, so that the plug 44 is not exposed to the outside when the water supply tank 40 is mounted. Therefore, there is no fear that the plug 44 will come off during use. Since the plug 44 cannot be removed in the state where the tank 40 is mounted, water supply while power is supplied is prevented, and the danger of electric shock is eliminated.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Steam type hair curl device 1 used in this embodiment
As shown in FIG. 3, a hair curling device main body A comprising a grip portion E having a blowing means 2 for feeding hot or cold air and an attachment B having a steam generator 4 for supplying steam to the brush 3. And a liquid supply means C for supplying a liquid to the heating means 5 in the steam generator 4.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the grip portion E has a blower comprising a motor M and a fan F driven by the motor M inside a rear portion of the cylindrical housing 6 on the side from which the power cord 7 is pulled out. The means 2 is housed, and a heater block 9 is housed inside the front part of the housing 6.
An air outlet 11 to which a net body 10 is attached and a jack 12 are disposed on the front end surface of the housing 6, and the air blowing means 2 is taken in from an inlet 13 formed at the rear end of the housing 6. Air is discharged from the air outlet 11 as cool air. At this time, when the heater block 9 is energized, warm air is discharged from the air outlet 11.

The attachment B is, as shown in FIG.
A base 13 detachably connected to a distal end portion of the housing 6 constituting the grip portion E, a cylindrical pipe 14 having one end supported by the base 13, and a steam generator 4 built in the pipe 14; And the brush 3 and the like that are detachably mounted on the outer periphery of the pipe 14. The base 13 is detachably mounted on the distal end portion of the grip portion E, and the inside of the base 13 is a passage for the wind discharged from the air outlet 11 of the housing 6. 3
And a plug 20 which is inserted and connected to the jack 12 provided at the tip of the housing 6.
And

The steam generator 4 in the attachment B
Has a heating means 5 for heating the liquid (water) supplied from the water supply tank 11 to be steamed.
Is composed of a heater pipe 21 made of a good conductor and a heater 22 arranged in the heater pipe 21.
The heater pipe 21 has a hollow shape having a wedge-shaped front end and a cylindrical rear end. The heater 22 is housed inside the wedge-shaped front end of the heater pipe 21. The heater 22 includes a heat generating member 24 made of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor, a pair of electrode plates 25 in contact with both surfaces of the heat generating member 24, a pair of wedge-shaped insulators 26 made of a good heat conductor such as aluminum. The heating member 24 housed in the holding frame 23 is pushed into the heater pipe 21 while being sandwiched between the two electrode plates 25 and the two insulating plates 26. I have. The plurality of (three in this embodiment) annular projections 27 formed on the heater pipe 21 are pressed into the inner surface of the pipe 14 so that the heater pipe 21 is held in the pipe 14. Furthermore, the pipe 14 and the base 13
As shown in FIG. 7, after assembling the heater 22 into the heater pipe 21, the notch 28 formed in the pipe 14 is connected to the projection 29 provided on the base 13, and the both are fixed by screws 30. , Mounted on the base 13.

The brush 3 of the attachment B is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of steam holes 31 for ejecting steam are covered on the outer periphery of the pipe 14 in which the steam holes 31 are formed. The brush 3 has a tubular portion 33 that covers the outer periphery of the pipe 14, a large number of bristles 90, and is arranged on one surface of the tubular portion 33, and both side edges protrude from the tubular portion 33. The bristle plate 35 includes a bristle plate 35 that is locked by the locking pieces 34 and a cover 36 that covers the other surface of the cylindrical portion 33. The bristle plate 35 has a hot air hole 32 that discharges only hot air besides steam. Is formed. In addition, the said cylindrical part 3
3 is connected and fixed to the cover 36 by the hook 16.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the liquid supply means C includes a water supply tank 40, a holding member 29 which is detachably attached to a water inlet 41 of the water supply tank 40, and a water absorption member held by the holding member 29. And a body 42. The water supply tank 40 supplies liquid to the heater pipe 21 which is the heating means 5 in the attachment B, and is detachably attached to a distal end portion of the cylindrical pipe 14 of the attachment B. A water suction port 41 is provided on a water absorption side surface 40 a of the water supply tank 40, and one end of a water absorption body 42 held by the holding member 29 is inserted into the water supply tank 40 from the water absorption port 41. The other end side of the water absorbing body 42 comes into contact with the wedge-shaped outer peripheral surface of the heater pipe 21 as the heating means 5 in a state where the holding member 29 is inserted into the front end opening of the pipe 14. , Water tank 40
The liquid inside is guided to the outer surface of the heater pipe 21 along the water absorbing body 42. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 52 denotes a valve for adjusting the internal pressure. When the pressure in the water supply tank 40 increases, the action of the valve 50 for adjusting the internal pressure makes it easier for the liquid to be absorbed by the water absorbing body 42, and the heating means 5. When the heater pipe 21 is started, steam is easily generated.

As shown in FIG. 4, a water hole 43 is provided separately from the water inlet 41 on the surface 40 a on the water absorption side of the water supply tank 40 and at a position shifted from the water inlet 41. The water inlet hole 43 is openably and closably covered by the plug body 44 on the surface 40a on the water-absorbing side. In this embodiment, the plug 44 is made of a rubber product integrally formed with the fixing plug 46 via the connecting piece 45, and is further provided on the water-absorbing side surface 40 a of the water supply tank 40 at a position away from the water hole 43. A fixing hole 47 is separately provided, and the fixing plug 46 is fixed to the fixing hole 47 so that the plug body 44 connected to the fixing plug 46 is not easily detached from the water supply tank 40. A detachable handle 48 is provided integrally with the outer periphery of the plug 44, and the detachable handle 48 is separated from the water absorbing side surface 40 a of the water supply tank 40 when the stopper 44 is attached to the water hole 43. By arranging G (see FIG. 1) apart, it is easy to detach the finger when removing the plug 44 and hook it on the handle 48. Further, on the surface 3a of the brush 3 facing the plug 44 of the water supply tank 40, a plug body pressing means 50 as a plug body pressing means 50 for pressing the plug 44 toward the water filling hole 43 when the water tank 40 is mounted. The protruding portion 50a (FIG. 6) is protruded, and even when the plug 44 is closed in an incomplete state, the plug holding protruding portion 50a is provided.
The stopper 44 is pressed to close the stopper 44 completely. The plug body pressing means 50 may be formed of an elastic body such as a spring in addition to the convex part.

Further, a surface 40 on the water absorption side of the water supply tank 40 is provided.
In the outer peripheral portion a, a rib-shaped overlap portion 51 that covers a mounting portion D between the water supply tank 40 and the brush 3 in a mounted state of the water supply tank 40 is provided, and the water supply tank 40 and the brush 3 are brushed during brushing. The hair is hard to be caught in the mounting portion D of (1). In the above configuration, the water inlet 43 opened at a position shifted from the water inlet 41 on the surface 40a on the water absorption side of the water supply tank 40 is opened and closed by the stopper 44, as shown in FIG. Even if the water absorbing body 42 is inserted into the water inlet 41 of the water supply tank 40 when the water supply tank 40 is not mounted, the plug 44 of the water hole 43 is removed to supply water into the water supply tank 40. Can be. Therefore, the labor for removing the water absorbing body 42 from the water supply tank 40 is omitted, and the water can be supplied without touching the water absorbing body 42 heated by the heating means 5 when the water is supplied into the water supply tank 40, thereby preventing a burn. it can. Also, when removing the plug 44, the detaching handle 4 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the plug 44 is used.
By hooking a finger on 8, the plug body 44 can be easily removed from the water hole 43 with a small force.

Further, after the water is supplied, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the water inlet hole 43 is closed with a plug 44, and the water supply tank 40 is mounted on the brush 3 in this state, so that the water supply tank 40 of the brush 3 Even if the stopper 44 is in an incompletely closed state by the stopper pressing projection 50a (FIG. 6) provided on the surface 3a facing the stopper 44 pressing the stopper 44,
Just attach the water supply tank 40 to the brushing and plug 4
4 is completely closed and water leakage can be eliminated. In addition, since the plug 44 is disposed on the surface 40a on the water absorption side of the water supply tank 40, the plug 44 is not exposed to the outside when the water supply tank 40 is mounted, and there is no fear that the plug 44 will come off during use. In addition, since the plug 44 cannot be removed when the water supply tank 40 is mounted, water supply while power is supplied is prevented, and there is no danger of electric shock, and safety can be secured. In addition, when the water supply tank 40 is mounted, the mounting portion D between the water supply tank 40 and the brush 3 is covered by the rib-shaped overlap portion 51, so that the hair is removed during the brushing by the mounting portion D of the water supply tank 40. The problem of being sandwiched between the gaps does not occur.

Next, a circuit diagram relating to the heating means 5 is shown in FIG.
0 is shown. In the figure, SW1 and SW2 are switches provided on the grip portion E, and R is a lamp for indicating a state of current supply to the heating means 5. The switch operates in four stages, and in the first operation, all of a, b, and c are opened, and the power is turned off.
In the second stage operation, a and b are closed and the hair is dried by the heater block 9, and in the third stage operation, a is closed and the hair is decurled. a and c
Is closed, the hair can be curled (steam and breeze) by the heating means 5 and the heater block 9. Here, a diode 70 and a resistor 71 are arranged in series with the motor M and the heater block 9 in order to generate a breeze when the switch is turned on to the switch c. A PTC resistor 72 is arranged in parallel with the diode 70 and the resistor 71 in order to allow the PTC resistor 72 to be used. By connecting in this way, the switch c
Immediately after charging, the resistance of the PTC resistor 72 is low because the temperature is low, and a sufficient current for the motor M to start is obtained. After a few seconds, the PTC resistor 7
In No. 2, the resistance increases due to self-heating, the current to the motor M is limited, and a breeze can be obtained.

Further, in the conventional curling method, 0.01 to
0.02 m ³ / min of the cold air, or the breeze and steam hot air is controlled so as to separately generated, whereby, in the conventional set giving steam to the hair, then the moisture with warm air or cold air Was taken from the hair and curled. In other words, the user had to switch steam and airflow with the switch each time to curl the hair, but as in this embodiment, it is possible to mix steam and breeze and apply it to the hair at the same time Thus, the user can obtain the same setability as before without switching the switch during the curling of the hair.

[0021]

As described above, the present invention comprises a steam generator built in the hair curling device main body, and a liquid supply means for supplying a liquid to a heating means in the steam generator, wherein the liquid supply means is provided. A water supply tank, a water-absorbing body that is held by the water-intake port of the water-supply tank, one end of which is inserted into the water-supply tank from the water-intake port, and the other end of which is in contact with the heating means so as to be able to freely come and go; The water inlet hole provided on the surface of the water supply tank at a position shifted from the water intake port, and the plug body that can open and close the water inlet hole on the water absorption side surface of the water supply tank eliminates the need for removing the water absorber from the water supply tank. At the same time, when water is supplied to the water supply tank, the liquid can be supplied into the water supply tank simply by removing the plug without touching the water absorbent heated by the heating means, thereby preventing burns. In addition, since the plug is placed on the water absorption side of the water tank, there is no fear that the plug will come off during use with the water tank installed, and it will not be possible to supply water while power is being supplied, preventing the risk of electric shock. Thus, a steam-type hair curling device with high safety can be provided.

In the case where a detachable handle is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the plug body, which is disposed separately from the water-absorbing surface of the water supply tank when the plug body is attached to the water hole, The stopper can be easily removed by hooking a finger on the removal handle at the time of removal. Further, the water absorption side surface of the water supply tank is detachably attached to the hair curling device main body, and a plug is provided on a surface of the hair curling device body facing the water supply tank plug with a water supply tank mounted therein. In the case where the plug holding means for pressing the water supply tank is provided, even if the water supply tank is mounted while the plug is incompletely closed, the plug can be plugged only by mounting the water supply tank on the brush. It becomes a structure which is completely closed by being pressed by the body pressing convex part.

Further, the water absorption side surface of the water supply tank is detachably mounted on the hair curling device main body, and water is supplied to the outer periphery of the water absorption side surface of the water supply tank in a state where the water supply tank is mounted on the hair curling device main body. In the case where an overlap portion covering the mounting portion of the tank is provided, the hair can be prevented from being pinched by the mounting portion of the water supply tank during brushing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a liquid supply unit and an attachment side of a steam-type hair curl device used in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main body of the hair curl device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the entire steam-type hair curl device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the water supply tank and the plug body according to the first embodiment.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are perspective views showing the open / closed state of the plug according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a water supply tank and a brush in the vicinity of a tip end thereof;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the attachment pipe and the base of the attachment.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the attachment.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are a front view and a side view of a pipe of the attachment.

FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 2 blower means 3 brush 4 steam generator 5 heating means 40 water supply tank 40a water-absorbing side surface 41 water inlet 42 water absorber 43 water hole 44 plug 48 removal handle 50 plug body pressing means 51 overlap part A hair curling device body C Liquid supply means D Mounting part

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A steam generating device built in a hair curling device main body, and a liquid supplying device for supplying a liquid to a heating device in the steam generating device, wherein the liquid supplying device includes a water supply tank and a water supply tank. A water-absorbing body held at the water-absorbing port, one end of which is inserted into the water supply tank from the water-absorbing port, and the other end of which is freely contactable with the heating means;
The water supply tank is provided with a water hole provided at a position on the water suction side of the water supply tank and at a position offset from the water suction port, and a plug body that covers the water hole at the water suction side of the water supply tank so as to be openable and closable. Steam hair curl device. 2. A detaching handle is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the plug body, the handle being detached from a water-absorbing surface of the water supply tank when the plug body is attached to a water hole. The steam-type hair curl device described. 3. The water absorption side surface of the water supply tank is detachably mounted on the hair curling device main body, and the plug is mounted on the surface of the hair curling device main body facing the water supply plug with the water supply tank mounted. 2. The steam-type hair curling device according to claim 1, further comprising a stopper pressing means for pressing the plug toward the insertion hole. 4. A water supply tank having a water suction side surface detachably attached to a hair curl device main body and a water supply tank attached to an outer peripheral portion of the water absorption side surface of the water supply tank with the water supply tank attached to the hair curl device body. 2. The steam-type hair curling device according to claim 1, further comprising an overlap portion covering the mounting portion.