JP4412267B2 - Agent supply device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an agent supply device that supplies a treatment agent to a body hair treatment device that shaves or extracts body hair as a hair removal treatment.

Conventionally, an agent supply device that supplies a treatment agent such as a shaving lotion to a head portion that performs a hair removal treatment of a body hair treatment device such as an electric razor or a hair removal device has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Thereby, in a hair removal process, a processing agent is apply | coated to a skin surface from a head part, and the slipperiness of a skin surface improves.
JP 2003-339425 A

  However, in the conventional agent supply device, the treatment unit is supplied during the treatment agent supply process because the treatment unit is supplied to the head unit by supporting the body hair treatment device so that the head unit is at the upper end of the body hair treatment device. However, there is a problem that the treatment agent adheres to the user's hand holding the hair treatment device after the treatment is finished, causing discomfort to the user. is there. Also, in this case, during the treatment agent supply process, the treatment agent enters the inside of the head portion from the numerous blade holes formed in the outer blade of the head portion and the gaps between the outer blades, and the inner blade and the blade. There is a problem of dripping down through the frame. Thus, the processing agent dripping down into the head portion is not supplied to the skin surface and is wasted.

  An object of the present invention is to prevent the treatment agent supplied to the head portion of the hair processing apparatus from dripping into other portions of the hair processing apparatus other than the head portion or inside the head portion in the agent supply device.

The agent supply device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a support unit that supports the body hair treatment device so that a head portion for performing hair removal provided in the body hair treatment device is a lower end portion of the body hair treatment device, An agent supply unit that supplies a treatment agent used for depilation to the head unit supported by a support unit and positioned at the lower end of the body hair treatment device, and the agent supply unit comprises the treatment agent An agent container for storing the liquid, a pump connected to the agent container via a pipe on the suction side, and an agent discharge port connected to the discharge side of the pump via a pipe. The treatment agent stored in the agent container is discharged from the agent discharge port toward the head portion and supplied to the head portion.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the agent supply device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the agent supply device includes a receiving portion that receives the treatment agent falling from the head portion of the body hair treatment device supported by the support portion.

  According to invention of Claim 1, since a processing agent is supplied to the head part located in the lower end part of the hair processing apparatus supported by the support part, other parts of the hair processing apparatus other than the head part are used as the processing agent. And dripping into the inside of the head portion can be suppressed. Therefore, while being able to suppress that a processing agent adheres to the user's hand holding other parts (grip part) other than the head part of a body hair processing device, and giving a user discomfort, a processing agent It is possible to prevent the head portion from dripping down and being wasted.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the treatment agent supplied to the head portion by the agent supply unit falls without adhering to the head portion, the treatment agent is received by the receiving portion. It can suppress that a processing agent scatters.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing an agent supply device according to the present embodiment together with a hair processing device, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the hair processing device, FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing the hair processing device, and FIG. The support part of a supply apparatus is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the agent supply device 1 supports the body hair treatment device 2 and supplies the treatment agent A to the head portion 3 of the body hair treatment device 2.

  The hair processing apparatus 2 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hair processing apparatus 2 is an electric razor composed of a head portion 3 that removes body hair by cutting and a grip portion 4 that can be gripped by the user. The head portion 3 is composed of a case 5 and a blade portion 6 provided on the case 5. The blade portion 6 has an outer blade 6a that is a fixed blade and an inner blade that is a movable blade disposed inside the outer blade 6a. When the inner blade reciprocates, the outer blade 6a The hair is cut by the inner blade. The grip unit 4 includes a control unit (not shown) and a rechargeable battery. Here, the hair processing apparatus 2 may be, for example, a hair removal device that removes body hair in addition to the electric razor.

  Next, each part of the agent supply apparatus 1 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 1, the agent supply device 1 includes a support 11 for detachably supporting the hair processing device 2 and a powdery processing agent on the head 3 of the hair processing device 2 supported by the support 11. An agent supply unit 12 for supplying A and a drying unit 13 for drying the head unit 3 supplied with the processing agent A are provided. The support unit 11, the agent supply unit 12, and the drying unit 13 are provided in the housing 14. Here, the powdery treatment agent A is used at the time of hair removal by the body hair treatment apparatus 2, and improves, for example, the slipperiness of the skin surface.

  The agent supply unit 12 includes an agent container 15 that stores a mixed liquid C composed of the treatment agent A and a liquid B such as water, a pump 17 that communicates with the agent container 15 via a pipe 16 on the suction side, It comprises an agent discharge port 19 communicated with the discharge side of the pump 17 through a pipe 18 and an agitation unit 20 for agitating the inside of the agent container 15. The agent container 15, the pump 17, and the agent discharge port 19 are arranged from the bottom to the top in this order.

  The agent container 15 has a through hole 15 a formed in the upper wall thereof, and the through hole 15 a is connected to the pipe 16. This agent container 15 is detachably provided to the housing.

  The agent discharge port 19 discharges the mixed liquid C obliquely upward and backward, and is provided at a position facing the head portion 3 of the hair processing apparatus 2 held by the support portion 11.

  Examples of the pump 17 include a gear pump, a diaphragm pump, and a fan 24 pump.

  The stirring unit 20 includes a stirring material 21 that is rotatably provided in the agent container 15 and a motor 22 that rotationally drives the stirring material 21. The agitating unit 20 agitates the mixed liquid C in the agent supply unit 12 by rotating the agitating material 21 by a motor 22. Such a stirring operation is performed before and during the supply of the processing agent A from the agent supply unit 12 to the head unit 3.

  In the agent supply unit 12, when the pump 17 is operated, the powdery agent stored in the agent supply unit 12 is discharged from the agent discharge port 19 toward the head unit 3, and thereby the head unit 3 is discharged. The liquid mixture C is supplied.

  The drying unit 13 is disposed above the agent supply unit 12. The drying unit 13 includes a fan case 23, a fan 24 built in the fan case 23, a fan motor (not shown) that is built in the fan case 23 and drives the fan 24 to rotate, It is comprised from the built-in heat ray (not shown).

  The fan case 23 is provided with a suction port (not shown) for sucking air and a blower port 23a for blowing air. The blower opening 23 a is opened rearward and obliquely downward, and is provided at a position facing the head portion 3 of the hair processing apparatus 2 held by the support portion 11.

  In the drying unit 13, the fan 24 is rotationally driven by the fan motor in a state where the energized hot wire generates heat, so that the air sucked from the suction port is warmed by the heat wire and is transferred from the blower port 23 a to the head unit 3. Blow.

  The support part 11 supports the hair processing apparatus 2, and is formed in a shape along the back and bottom surfaces of the hair processing apparatus 2, and a support surface 11a that supports the back and bottom surfaces is formed. As shown in FIG. 4, the support surface 11a has two fitting recesses 4a (see FIG. 2) formed on the back surface of the hair processing apparatus 2 and one fitting recess 4a (see FIG. 3) formed on the bottom surface. The fitting convex part 11b which fits so that removal is possible is standingly arranged.

  This support part 11 supports the hair processing apparatus 2 so that the head part 3 becomes a lower end part of the hair processing apparatus 2. That is, the outer surface of the head portion 3 is directed downward. In the hair treatment apparatus 2 supported by the support unit 11, the head unit 3 faces the agent discharge port 19 of the drying unit 13 and the air blowing port 23 a of the drying unit 13.

  The fitting recess 4a provided on the bottom surface of the body hair treatment device 2 and the fitting protrusion 11b of the support portion 11 corresponding to the fitting recess 4a are each provided with a connection terminal (not shown). Yes. And by fixing the body hair processing apparatus 2 to the support part 11, those connection terminals are connected, thereby, for example, electricity is supplied to the body hair processing apparatus 2 from the agent supply apparatus 1 connected to the commercial power source. The hair processing apparatus 2 is charged.

  In addition, the housing 14 is provided with a receiving portion 14 a located below the head portion 3 of the hair processing apparatus 2 supported by the support portion 11. The receiving portion 14 a receives the treatment agent A that falls from the head portion 3 of the hair processing apparatus 2 supported by the support portion 11.

  Next, the process which the agent supply apparatus 1 performs is demonstrated. When the main switch 54 is turned on, the treatment agent A is supplied to the head unit 3 of the hair processing apparatus 2. Specifically, the pump 17 is driven to discharge the mixed liquid C stored in the agent container 15 from the agent discharge port 19 toward the head unit 3 and supply it to the head unit 3 (FIG. 7). As a result, the treatment agent A is reliably attached to the head portion 3 by the liquid B.

  Next, the fan motor of the drying unit 13 is driven to blow warm air from the blower opening 23 a onto the head unit 3 to evaporate excess moisture (liquid B) from the head unit 3, thereby drying the head unit 3. As a result, only the powdery treatment agent A remains firmly attached to the head portion 3.

  Moreover, during this process, electricity is supplied from the connection terminal of the agent supply device 1 to the connection terminal of the body hair treatment device 2, and the body hair treatment device 2 is charged.

  When the shaving operation is performed by the hair treatment apparatus 2 supplied with the treatment agent A in this way, the user removes the hair treatment apparatus 2 from the support portion 11 and applies the head portion 3 to the skin surface. A shaving operation is performed. By this shaving operation, the treatment agent A adhering to the head portion 3 is supplied to the skin surface, so that shaving can be performed while applying the powdery treatment agent A to the skin surface. Thereby, the skin slip effect and the rough skin prevention effect are exhibited, and a comfortable shaving feeling can be obtained.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the treatment agent A is supplied to the head unit 3 positioned at the lower end of the body hair treatment device 2 supported by the support unit 11, the treatment agent A is a body hair other than the head unit 3. It is possible to suppress the other part of the processing device 2 (grip part 4) or the head part 3 from dripping. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the treatment agent A from adhering to the user's hand holding the other part (grip part 4) other than the head part 3 of the body hair treatment device 2 and causing discomfort to the user. The treatment agent A can be prevented from dripping into the head portion 3 and being wasted.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the processing agent A supplied to the head unit 3 by the agent supply unit 12 falls without adhering to the head unit 3, the receiving unit 14a receives the processing agent A. It is possible to suppress the treatment agent A from being scattered around the supply device 1. Moreover, since the receiving part 14a receives the processing agent A that has fallen in this way, the processing agent A can be reused.

  Further, since the treatment agent A is supplied from the agent supply device 1 to the hair processing device 2, the hair processing device 2 is provided with a structure for storing the treatment agent A and a structure for supplying the treatment agent A to the head unit 3. Since it is not necessary, the hair processing apparatus 2 can be reduced in size.

  Moreover, in the state which fixed the body hair processing apparatus 2 to the support part 11, the connection terminal provided in the bottom face of the body hair processing apparatus 2 and the connection terminal provided in the support part 11 are connected, and those connection terminals are interposed. Electricity is supplied from the agent supply device 1 to the hair processing device 2 and the hair processing device 2 is charged, so that it is possible to suppress the battery from running out during shaving, and it is easy to use.

  Further, since the powdery processing agent A is supplied from the agent supplying unit 12 to the head unit 3 together with the liquid B, the processing agent A that has come into contact with the head unit 3 reliably adheres to the head unit 3 and the processing agent A is in the head. It is possible to suppress spilling from the portion 3 or splashing on the head portion 3.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the mixed liquid C in the agent supply unit 12 is stirred by the stirring unit 20, the mixed state of the mixed liquid C can be made uniform, and the processing agent A is put in the head unit 3. It can be uniformly attached without unevenness. Further, even the treatment agent A having a large diameter that improves skin slipping can be evenly stirred by the rotation of the stirring material 21.

  The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various other embodiments can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the processing agent A and the liquid B may be stored in separate storage units, and the liquid B may be atomized and discharged to the head unit 3.

It is a perspective view which shows the agent supply apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention with a body hair processing apparatus. It is a front view which shows a body hair processing apparatus. It is a bottom view which shows a body hair processing apparatus. The support part of an agent supply apparatus is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Agent supply apparatus 2 Hair treatment apparatus 3 Head part 11 Support part 12 Agent supply part 14a Receiving part A Treatment agent

Claims (2)

A support part for supporting the hair processing apparatus so that a head part for hair removal provided in the hair processing apparatus is a lower end part of the hair processing apparatus;
An agent supply unit that supplies a treatment agent used for depilation to the head unit supported by the support unit and positioned at the lower end of the hair processing apparatus;
With
The agent supply unit has an agent container for storing the treatment agent, a pump connected to the agent container via a pipe on the suction side, and an agent discharge port connected to the discharge side of the pump via a pipe,
An agent supply device , wherein the treatment agent stored in the agent container is discharged from the agent discharge port toward the head unit and supplied to the head unit by operating the pump .   The agent supply device according to claim 1, further comprising a receiving portion that receives the treatment agent falling from a head portion of the hair processing device supported by the support portion.

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