JP5638407B2 - Hair dryer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hair dryer in which a main body case is composed of a left case and a right case divided into left and right.

  This type of hair dryer is known, for example, from US Pat. There, a main body case is constituted by a pair of left and right outer cases. A pair of left and right outer cases are fixed inseparably by a discharge port ring attached to the outer surface of the air outlet of the main body case. The rear ends of the left and right outer cases are fixed so as not to be separated by an intake case fitted into the inner surfaces of both cases.

  In the present invention, the nozzle body fixed to the main body case and the rotary lid accommodated in the nozzle body constitute a blowing nozzle, and the rotary lid is rotationally displaced to converge or diffuse the air flow. A hair dryer is disclosed in Patent Document 2.

  Regarding the present invention, in order to enhance the visual effect, the main body case is composed of an inner case and an outer case, the inner case is formed of a transparent material, a translucent material, or an opaque material, and the outer case is formed of a transparent material or a translucent material. It is known in Patent Document 3 to form with a material. There, you can visually recognize the coloring and pattern of the inner case through the outer case, so you can diversify the appearance of the hair dryer by preparing multiple types of inner and outer cases with different colors. .

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-127947 (paragraph number 0018, FIG. 3) Utility Model Registration No. 2531800 (paragraph number 0015, FIG. 3) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-216066 (paragraph number 0017, FIG. 2)

  As seen in Patent Document 1, in most cases, the hair dryer that forms the main body case with the left and right cases divided into right and left cannot separate the left and right cases with the discharge port ring attached to the outer surface of the air outlet. The structure fixed to is adopted. When this type of hair dryer is equipped with a blowout nozzle, it is often attached using a fixed ring. For example, the blowout nozzle is detachably attached to a connecting tube provided on the front surface of the fixed ring. To do. Therefore, not only the structure of the fixing ring is complicated, but it is also necessary to prepare an extra blowing nozzle, and it is inevitable that the structure of the air outlet of the main body case including the blowing nozzle and the fixing ring is complicated as a whole. It was.

  According to the hair dryer of Patent Document 2, by rotating and rotating the rotary lid, it is possible to converge the air flow blown from the blow-out nozzle or diffuse a part of the air flow. However, the rotating lid placed inside the nozzle body is rotated to change the air flow blowing pattern, so the mounting posture of the nozzle body with respect to the body case changes depending on the position of the hair to be set or dried Can not. Therefore, when blowing an air flow that is flatly converged from the nozzle body, the flat central axis cannot be rotated around the outlet, and is suitable for drying, for example, when drying the hair on the back of the head. It becomes difficult to hold the hair dryer in a different posture.

  According to the hair dryer of Patent Document 3, since the coloring state and pattern of the inner case are visually recognized through the transparent or translucent outer case, a plurality of types of inner cases and outer cases having different colors are prepared, and the combination is changed. By doing so, the appearance on the hair dryer can be diversified. However, in order to realize diversification of design, it is necessary to provide an extra inner case separately from the outer case, so that the structure of the main body case becomes complicated and the cost increases.

The purpose of the present invention is to simplify the blowout structure of the main body case including the blowout nozzle and reduce the number of parts, and the posture of the blowout nozzle can be freely changed according to the position of the hair to be set or dried. The object is to provide an easy-to-use hair dryer.
An object of the present invention is to provide a hair dryer having a design that is more interesting than other conventional hair dryers, which exhibits a higher level of design effect to improve the appearance impression.

  In the hair dryer according to the present invention, a blower fan 3, a motor 4 that drives the blower fan 3, and a heater unit 5 are provided inside the main body case 1. The main body case 1 is configured to include divided cases 30 and 31 divided into a plurality along the case central axis. A fixing ring 32 that prevents separation of the joined divided cases 30 and 31 is attached to the air outlet 8 of the main body case 1. The fixing ring 32 is integrally formed with a blowing nozzle 9 for converging or diffusing the air flow blown from the blowing outlet 8 (see FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the blowing nozzle 9 includes a first blowing nozzle 41 that is formed integrally with the fixing ring 32, and is detachably attached to the outer surface of the first blowing nozzle 41. The second blower nozzle 42 converges or diffuses the airflow blown from the mouth 45.

  The 1st blowing nozzle 41 and the 2nd blowing nozzle 42 are each formed with a transparent material.

  The split cases 30 and 31 are each formed of a light-transmitting material and fixed with a fixing ring 32 so as not to be separated.

  The outer surface of the heater unit 5 is covered with a heater cover 13. The front wall surfaces of the divided cases 30 and 31 covering the outer surface of the heater cover 13 can be seen through, and a main body shielding portion 59 for blocking the visibility inside the case is formed on the remaining rear wall surface (see FIG. 5).

  The main body shielding part 59 is formed by painting the outer surface of the divided cases 30 and 31.

  The main body shielding part 59 is formed by applying gradation coating to the outer surface of the divided cases 30 and 31. The color tone of the gradation coating is gradually increased gradually from the front part to the rear part of the divided cases 30 and 31.

  The front boundary 60 of the main body shielding part 59 is positioned in front of the rear end of the heater cover 13 (see FIG. 5).

  The first blowing nozzle 41 includes a fixing ring 32 and a nozzle portion 44 that is continuously provided on the front side of the fixing ring 32. A ring shielding portion 62 for blocking the visual recognition of the inside of the ring is formed in a portion adjacent to the nozzle portion 44 of the fixing ring 32 (see FIG. 5).

  An insulating cylinder 12 that covers the heater unit 5 is disposed on the inner surface of the heater cover 13. The front end of the insulating cylinder 12 protrudes forward from the front end of the heater cover 13 and is exposed. The front end exposed portion 63 of the insulating cylinder 12 is covered with a ring shielding portion 62 (see FIG. 1).

  A diffusion recess 47 formed between a plurality of converging pieces 46 projecting from the fixing ring 32 toward the nozzle tip and a converging piece 46 adjacent to the nozzle opening 45 of the nozzle portion 44 of the first blowing nozzle 41. To form a continuous waveform. The nozzle part 52 of the 2nd blowing nozzle 42 is formed in a front concavity toward the nozzle front end.

  An ion guide cylinder 22 that projects and guides ions generated by the discharge unit 15 for generating ions is provided on the front surface of the blow grill 14 disposed at the blow outlet 8 of the main body case 1. The front end of the ion guide tube 22 is protruded forward from the diffusion recess 47 of the first blowing nozzle 41 (see FIG. 1).

  The nozzle portion 44 of the first blowing nozzle 41 and the nozzle portion 52 of the second blowing nozzle 42 are respectively formed in a tapered shape, and the nozzle ports 45 and 53 of the nozzles 41 and 42 are formed in an oval or elliptical shape. Form. The second blowing nozzle 42 is detachably attached to the first blowing nozzle 41 and is rotatably mounted in the mounted state.

  In the hair dryer of the present invention, the blowing nozzle 9 is formed integrally with the ring 32 by using the fixing ring 32 that prevents the separation of the divided cases 30 and 31. Therefore, according to the hair dryer of the present invention, the structure of the air outlet of the main body case 1 can be simplified and the number of parts can be reduced as compared with the conventional hair dryer in which the blowing nozzle is provided separately from the fixing ring, and the manufacturing cost of the hair dryer is reduced. Can be reduced. Further, since the blowing nozzle 9 integral with the fixing ring 32 is fixed to the main body case 1 to prevent separation of the divided cases 30 and 31, the blowing nozzle 9 is not detached from the main body case 1, and the blowing nozzle 9 Can be prevented from being lost or lost.

  When the blowing nozzle 9 is constituted by the first blowing nozzle 41 including the fixing ring 32 and the second blowing nozzle 42 attached to and detached from the first blowing nozzle 41, the air flow blown from the nozzle port 45 of the first blowing nozzle 41 Can be converged or diffused by the second blowing nozzle 42. Further, by changing the mounting posture of the second blowing nozzle 42, the blowing mode of the air flow blown from the nozzle port 53 of the nozzle 42 can be freely changed. For example, in the case of blowing out an air flow converged in a flat shape from an elliptically formed nozzle port 53, the direction of the convergence axis of the flat air flow can be freely changed by rotating the second blowing nozzle 42. it can. Accordingly, the most suitable air flow blowing form (wind pressure, wind speed, blowing direction) of the air flow can be selected according to the use such as hair setting or hair drying, and the hair treatment can be performed effectively.

  If each of the first blowing nozzle 41 and the second blowing nozzle 42 is formed of a light transmissive material, the outer shape and the surface of the first blowing nozzle 41 can be visually recognized through the second blowing nozzle 42, and further, the inside of the first blowing nozzle 41. The structure of can be visually recognized. Further, when the blowing nozzle 9 is viewed from the outer surface, a different visual effect is produced by changing the transparency and color density between the space covered only by the second blowing nozzle 42 and the portion where both the blowing nozzles 41 and 42 overlap inside and outside. It can be used to create a deep crystal impression and refreshing feeling.

  When each of the divided cases 30 and 31 is formed of a light transmissive material, the heater cover 13 and the fan case 11 can be visually recognized through the main body case 1. Therefore, by adding the fan case 11 and the heater cover 13 to the design elements and diversifying the appearance design of the main body case 1, it is possible to make the appearance impression rich. For example, by appropriately selecting the color and pattern of the surface of the fan case 11 or the color, pattern, metallic luster and the like of the surface of the heater cover 13, it is possible to provide an interesting hair dryer.

  When the main body shielding portion 59 is formed on the rear wall surface of the divided cases 30 and 31 covering the outer surface of the heater cover 13, for example, the wiring portion of the lead wire for the motor 4 and the heater unit 5 is covered with the main body shielding portion 59, and the main body case 1 It is possible to prevent the appearance impression from becoming complicated. At the same time, the exterior design of the main body case 1 can be performed using the color, pattern, metallic luster, and other textures of the surface of the heater cover 13 in the transparent portion in front of the main body shielding portion 59. Therefore, a higher degree of design effect can be exhibited as compared with the case where the entire divided cases 30 and 31 have a light transmission structure.

  When the main body shielding portion 59 is formed by painting the outer surfaces of the divided cases 30 and 31, the time and effort for forming the main body shielding portion 59 can be minimized, and the main body shielding portion 59 can be formed at a lower cost. Furthermore, since the hue, saturation, brightness, and presence / absence of metallic feel of the paint can be freely selected, the appearance design of the main body case 1 can be diversified.

  When the main body shielding part 59 is formed by gradation painting, the gradually changing color tone and color change in the main body shielding part 59 are taken into the appearance design of the main body case 1 and a visual effect corresponding to the design purpose is exhibited. be able to. In addition, a novel effect is obtained by a combined action of a color change reflected on the surface of the heater cover 13 and visually recognized between the main body shielding portion 59 and the transparent portion and a change in coloration state in the main body shielding portion 59. The impression of the appearance of the main body case 1 can be improved by creating a feeling of material, luxury and metallic feeling.

  When the front boundary 60 of the main body shielding part 59 is positioned in front of the rear end of the heater cover 13, the joint between the fan case 11 and the insulating cylinder 12, the rib structure on the inner surface of the case, etc. are visually recognized. It can be blocked by the portion 59. Further, as explained above, the main body shielding portion 59 can block the visual recognition of the wiring portion of the lead wire connecting the electrical components, and the overall appearance of the main body case 1 becomes complicated. Can be eliminated and the impression of the appearance can be refreshed.

  When the ring shielding part 62 is formed on the fixing ring 32, the ring shielding part 62 blocks the peripheral structure of the air outlet 8 of the main body case 1 and the connection structure part of the fixing ring 32 and the connecting cylinder part 34 from being visually recognized. And the impression of the appearance around the air outlet of the main body case 1 can be made clear. Further, since the peripheral surface of the fixing ring 32 is divided into an exposed peripheral surface of the ring 32 and a portion covered with the ring shielding portion 62, the fixing ring 32 is configured by two parts. An impression on appearance can be given. In particular, when the ring shielding part 62 is formed by hot stamping a metal foil, the surface exhibits a metallic luster, so that the difference in texture from the exposed peripheral surface of the fixing ring 32 can be emphasized, and the ring shielding part The impression that 62 is a metal part can be given and a high-class feeling can be produced.

  The reason why the front end of the insulating cylinder 12 protrudes forward from the front end of the heater cover 13 is to keep the front end of the heater cover 13 away from the air outlet 8 so as to secure an insulation distance between the both 8 and 13 and prevent electric shock. For example, when the insulating tube 12 is damaged and the heater wire 38 and the heater cover 13 are conducted, there is a risk of electric shock by touching the heater cover 13. To avoid such an accident, the front end of the insulating tube 12 is The heater cover 13 protrudes forward from the front end. However, if the front end of the insulating cylinder 12 is exposed, the front end exposed portion 63 is visually recognized through the see-through fixing ring 32, and it is easy to give a complicated impression. In order to wipe out such a complicated impression and make the appearance clear, the outer surface of the front end exposed portion 63 of the insulating cylinder 12 is covered with the ring shielding portion 62, and the front end exposed portion 63 is visually recognized by the ring shielding portion 62. Blocking.

  When the nozzle port 45 of the first blowing nozzle 41 is formed in a continuous waveform by the plurality of converging pieces 46 and the diffusion recesses 47, while converging a part of the air sent from the air outlet 8 by each converging piece 46, The converging air flow can be wrapped by the diffusing air flow leaking from the diffusion recess 47. That is, the 1st blowing nozzle 41 can blow out from the nozzle port 45, converging the air sent out from the blower outlet 8, and diffusing at the same time. Further, the second blowing nozzle 42 in which the nozzle portion 52 is formed in a constricted front shape converges the air flow blown from the nozzle port 45 of the first blowing nozzle 41 and blows it out from the nozzle port 53. Can do. Therefore, by attaching / detaching the second blowing nozzle 42 to / from the first blowing nozzle 41, the configuration is changed into a configuration in which the air flow that is converged and diffused is blown out and a mode in which the converged air flow is blown out and supplied. Thus, the hair can be properly dried and set.

  The front end of the ion guide tube 22 is projected forward from the diffusion recess 47 of the first blow-out nozzle 41 by emphasizing the presence of the ion guide tube 22 and being a hair dryer having an ion feed function. This is to appeal to the user. As described above, when the front end of the ion guide tube 22 protrudes forward from the diffusion recess 47, the chance of the ion guide tube 22 coming into contact with another object increases, but the periphery is surrounded by the converging piece 46. The ion guide tube 22 can be well prevented from coming into contact with other objects and being damaged or deformed.

  When the nozzle ports 45 and 53 of the first and second nozzles 41 and 42 are formed in an oval shape or an ellipse shape, and the second blowing nozzle 42 is rotatably attached to the first blowing nozzle 41, the second blowing The convergence shape of the air flow blown from the nozzle port 53 of the nozzle 42 can be changed. For example, when the long axes of the nozzle ports 45 and 53 of both nozzles 41 and 42 are made to coincide with each other to form a double ellipse (the state indicated by the solid line in FIG. 7), the air flow that is wide and flat and converges is used as the nozzle. It can be blown out from the mouth 53. In addition, when the long axes of the nozzle openings 45 and 53 of both nozzles 41 and 42 are orthogonal to each other to form an intersecting ellipse (state indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 7), a high-speed air flow that is narrowed down is used for the nozzle. It can be blown out from the mouth 53. Further, in the state where the major axis of the nozzle port 53 of the second blow-off nozzle 42 is inclined obliquely, the air flow in an intermediate state between the wide and flatly converged air flow and the high-speed air flow narrowed narrowly Can be blown out from the nozzle port 53. In addition, by rotating the second blowing nozzle 42, the direction of the convergence axis of the flat air flow constricted at the nozzle port 53 can be freely changed.

It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG. It is a side view of the hair dryer which concerns on this invention. It is a vertical side view of the main body case according to the present invention. It is an exploded sectional view of a main part. It is a side view of the main body case which gave gradation painting. It is a front view of the hair dryer which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows another Example of a blowing grill.

(Example) FIG. 1 thru | or 6 shows the Example of the hair dryer which concerns on this invention. In the present invention, “front / rear”, “left / right”, and “upper / lower” refer to the cross arrows shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the hair dryer includes a horizontally long main body case 1 and a grip 2 connected to the lower surface of the main body case 1 near the rear. Inside the main body case 1, there are arranged an axial flow type blower fan 3, a fan driving motor 4, a heater unit 5 for heating an air flow supplied from the blower fan 3, and the like.

  A switch knob 6 is provided on the front surface of the grip 2, and the operation mode of the hair dryer can be switched by sliding the switch knob 6 upward from the OFF position. There are a mode for supplying cold air at normal temperature, a mode for supplying low-temperature hot air at a relatively low temperature, and a mode for supplying high-speed hot air at a high temperature. If necessary, by operating a switch (not shown), the discharge unit 15 for generating ions can be operated to simultaneously supply ions.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a main body case 1 includes a fan case 11 surrounding the blower fan 3, an insulating cylinder 12 made of mica surrounding the periphery of the heater unit 5, and a metal heater cover 13. It is arranged. The front end of the insulating cylinder 12 protrudes forward from the front end of the heater cover 13 and is exposed, and a blowout grill 14 formed by punching a metal plate material is disposed at the front end. The heater cover 13 is a metal tapered cylinder formed by rolling a thin plated steel plate, and its outer surface is a dull light reflecting surface. By providing the heater cover 13, the heat of the heater wire 38 is dispersed by the heat conduction action of the heater cover 13, and the wall portion of the main body case 1 surrounding the heater unit 5 can be prevented from being locally heated. . Furthermore, the radiant heat of the heater wire 38 can be reflected to prevent the main body case 1 from becoming high temperature.

  A discharge unit 15 for generating ions is arranged in the center of the front portion of the heater unit 5 facing the blow-out grill 14. The discharge unit 15 includes a needle-like discharge electrode 16, a ring-shaped counter electrode 17, and an insulating holder 18 that supports both of them, and a pair of the discharge electrode 16 and the counter electrode 17 is connected to the front portion of the insulating holder 18. They are arranged on the left and right. Reference numeral 19 denotes a resin mold in which a rectifier circuit and a circuit for generating a high-voltage pulse current are enclosed.

  In order to send out and guide the ions generated by the discharge unit 15 for generating ions, an ion guide cylinder 22 is attached to the center of the front surface of the blow grill 14. As shown in FIG. 6, the ion guide cylinder 22 is formed of a plastic molded product integrally provided with a circular first cylinder 23 and a horizontal cylinder 8-shaped second cylinder 24 provided on the front surface of the first cylinder 23. It is welded and fixed to the blow-out grill 14.

  The fan case 11 is formed in a cylindrical shape. The fan case 11 has a rectifying blade 25 at the front portion of the inner surface thereof, and the motor 4 is assembled to a holder portion surrounded by the rectifying blade 25. A fastening seat 26 is formed at the lower part of the peripheral surface of the fan case 11 (see FIG. 3). By fastening the fastening seat 26 to a right case 31 to be described later with screws 27, the fan case 11 is attached to the main body case 1. And integrated. A suction grill 7 is attached to the suction port 28 on the rear side of the fan case 11 to prevent a part of hair and clothes from being sucked into the blower fan 3. The suction grill 7 is made of a press-molded product made of punching metal.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main body case 1 includes a left case (divided case) 30 and a right case (divided case) 31 that are divided into left and right parts along the center axis of the case, and front portions of both cases 30 and 31. It comprises a fixing ring 32 and a rear cylinder 33 that fix the rear parts inseparably. The left and right cases 30 and 31 are divided into right and left along a vertical plane passing through the wind tunnel center of the wind tunnel constituted by the fan case 11 and the insulating cylinder 12, and the cross section is formed in a semicircular shape. The connecting cylinder part 34 for attaching the previous fixing ring 32 is integrally formed. A front end opening of the connecting cylinder portion 34 in a state where the left and right cases 30 and 31 are joined becomes the air outlet 8, and a fixing ring 32 is fixed around the air outlet 8.

  Partial arc-shaped receiving ribs 35 are formed at three locations on the inner surfaces of the left and right cases 30, 31. When the left and right cases 30, 31 are joined, these receiving ribs 35 and the inner surfaces of the connecting cylinder portion 34 are formed. And holds the peripheral surfaces of the fan case 11 and the heater cover 13. The suction grill 7 is fixed to the rear cylinder 33. The rear cylinder 33 is engaged with a receiving rib 35 provided at the rearmost side and fixed with a screw (not shown) screwed from the outer surface of the right case 31. It is.

  The heater unit 5 is composed of an insulating plate 37 assembled in a cross shape and a heater wire 38 wound around the insulating plate 37. The entire unit is fitted into the inner surface of the insulating cylinder 12, and a fan case 11 is held and fixed in a non-movable manner. The insulating plate 37 also serves as a support for the discharge unit 15 and the resin mold 19 described above. The heater wire 38 is formed of a nichrome wire. As described above, in the hair dryer according to this embodiment, the blower fan 3 and the motor for driving the blower fan 3 are disposed inside the cylindrical main body case 1 having the air outlet 8 at the front end and the suction port 28 at the rear end. 4 and the heater unit 5 are provided from the suction port 28 to the blowout port 8 in the order of description.

  The blowing nozzle 9 includes a first blowing nozzle 41 that is formed integrally with the fixing ring 32 and a second blowing nozzle 42 that is attached to and detached from the outer surface of the first blowing nozzle 41 as necessary. As shown in FIG. 1, the first blowing nozzle 41 has a cylindrical tube base portion 43 formed continuously at the front portion of the cylindrical fixing ring 32, and a front constricted shape continuously at the tube base portion 43. It consists of a plastic molded product integrally provided with a nozzle portion 44 projecting from the nozzle. The peripheral surface diameter of the fixing ring 32 is set to be larger than the peripheral surface diameter of the cylinder base portion 43, and the fixing ring 32 is integrated with the main body case 1 by press-fitting the fixing ring 32 into the outer surface of the connecting cylinder portion 34.

  The nozzle opening 45 of the nozzle portion 44 is continuous with four petal-like converging pieces 46 protruding from the tube base portion 43 toward the nozzle tip and a diffusion recess 47 formed between adjacent converging pieces 46. It is formed in a waveform. The converging pieces 46 and 46 that are opposed to each other in the radial direction are each inclined in a tapered shape. Therefore, a part of the air that has passed through the outlet 8 is converged by each converging piece 46 and leaks from the diffusion recess 47. Enveloped by the air flow that diffuses out.

  A stepped portion 48 for mounting the blowout grill 14 is formed on the inner surface of the rear end of the tube base portion 43. In a state in which the fixing ring 32 is fitted and fixed to the peripheral surface of the connecting cylinder portion 34, the front and rear surfaces of the blowing grill 14 fitted into the stepped portion 48 are sandwiched and fixed between the cylinder base portion 43 and the front end surface of the connecting cylinder portion 34. The A rib 49 for preventing the second blow-off nozzle 42 attached to the cylinder base 43 from being formed in a circular shape is formed on the rear portion of the circumferential surface of the cylinder base 43. The front end of the ion guide tube 22 described above protrudes forward from the diffusion recess 47 of the first blowing nozzle 41 by the size a (see FIG. 1).

  2 and 3, the second blow-off nozzle 42 is formed in a tapered shape continuously with the cylindrical mounting cylinder portion 51 mounted on the peripheral surface of the cylinder base portion 43 and the mounting cylinder portion 51. It consists of a plastic molded product integrally provided with a nozzle part 52, and a nozzle port 53 at the front end is formed in an elliptical shape. An air introduction port 54 for introducing external air is opened in the peripheral wall of the nozzle portion 52 facing the long axis center of the nozzle port 53, and a shallow guide groove 55 is recessed from the rear portion of the nozzle peripheral surface toward the introduction port 54. It is formed. By providing the air introduction port 54, it is possible to introduce the outside air into the nozzle by the venturi action by the air flow passing through the second blowing nozzle 42. As a result, external air containing moisture is introduced from the air introduction port 54 to the air flow heated by the heater unit 5 and dried, and the hair is excessively dried when the wet hair is dried. Can be prevented.

  Protrusions 56 are formed at a plurality of locations on the inner surface of the mounting cylinder 51, and the second blowing nozzle 42 can be attached to and detached from the first blowing nozzle 41 by these protrusions 56 getting over the rib 49 described above. . Further, in the mounted state where the protrusion 56 engages with the rib 49, the convergence direction of the converged air flow blown from the nozzle port 53 can be freely changed by rotationally displacing the second blowing nozzle 42. .

  The main structure of the hair dryer is as described above, but each member of the main body case 1 and the blowout nozzle 9 is configured as follows in order to enhance the design effect and make the appearance impression rich. First, each of the left case 30 and the right case 31 is formed of a light transmissive material, and each of the first blowing nozzle 41 and the second blowing nozzle 42 is formed of a light transmissive material. The inside of the blowout nozzle 9 can be seen through. Specifically, a transparent resin such as polycarbonate, acrylic, or transparent ABS resin is suitable as the light-transmitting material. For example, a colorant is mixed in transparent polycarbonate, and the left and right cases 30 and 31 and both blow nozzles. 41 and 42 were injection-molded in a state where the colored state became a light chromatic color.

  In addition, gradation coating was applied to the outer surfaces of the left case 30 and the right case 31 covering the outer surface of the heater cover 13 to form the main body shielding part 59. As shown in FIG. 5, the color tone of the gradation coating was gradually increased gradually from the middle part to the rear part of the left case 30 and the right case 31. Thereby, the main body shielding part 59 can prevent the inside of the case from being visually recognized behind the rear half part of the heater cover 13. Specifically, by positioning the front boundary 60 of the main body shield 59 in front of the rear end of the heater cover 13, the joint between the fan case 11 and the insulating cylinder 12 and the receiving rib 35 provided on the inner surface of the case are visible. Can be prevented. In addition, in FIG. 5, the heater cover 13 seen through inside, the outline of the 1st blower outlet 41, etc. are displayed with the thin line. The outer surface of the grip 2 is also painted in the same color as the main body shielding part 59.

  In the 1st blowing nozzle 41, the ring shielding part 62 is formed in the part adjacent to the nozzle part 44 of the surrounding surface of the fixed ring 32, and it avoids visually recognizing the peripheral structure of the blower outlet 8 provided in a ring inside. I did it. At the same time, the ring shield 62 blocks the front end exposed portion 63 of the insulating cylinder 12 that projects forward from the front end of the heater cover 13 (see FIG. 1). The ring shielding portion 62 is formed by fixing a metal foil in a circular shape by a hot stamp method on the front half circumferential surface of the fixed ring 32, and the surface thereof exhibits a metallic luster and is surrounded by the ring shielding portion 62. Can give the impression that it is composed of metal parts.

  As described above, according to the hair dryer in which the first blowing nozzle 41 is formed integrally with the fixing ring 32, the blower outlet structure of the main body case 1 is simplified and the number of parts is reduced as compared with the case where the blowing nozzle 9 is provided separately. Can be reduced. Further, by rotating the second blowing nozzle 42, the convergence axis direction of the converged air flow blown from the nozzle port 53 can be freely changed, so that hair can be set and dried effectively. Can do.

  In addition, each member is formed of a light-transmitting material, gradation coating is applied to the left and right cases 30 and 31, and the ring shielding portion 62 exhibiting a metallic luster is formed on the peripheral surface of the fixing ring 32. A hair dryer that can exhibit a high design effect is obtained. Specifically, in the first half of the main body case 1, the metal surface and outline of the heater cover 13 can be visually recognized through a light-colored case wall, so that a deep crystal impression and a refreshing feeling can be created. it can. Further, the difference in texture is emphasized by the dull reflected light of the metal surface reflected by the surface of the heater cover 13, the reflected light reflected by the surface of the main body case 1, and the sharp reflected light reflected by the ring shield 62. The depth of the surface of the heater cover 13 can be enhanced at the same time.

  In the blowout nozzle 9, the ion guide tube 22 can be clearly visually recognized through the first blowout nozzle 41. Therefore, the presence of the ion guide tube 22 is emphasized, and the hair dryer has an ion feeding function. Can appeal to users. Furthermore, in the state where the second blowing nozzle 42 is mounted, the surface of the first blowing nozzle 41 and the internal ion guide cylinder 22 can be visually recognized through the nozzle 42. Therefore, the impression of a deep crystal and a refreshing feeling can be brought about, and it can be set as the hair dryer full of interest as a whole.

  FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the blowing nozzle 9. There, the nozzle part 44 of the 1st blowing nozzle 41 was formed in the tapered shape like the nozzle part 52 of the 2nd blowing nozzle 42, and the nozzle port 45 was formed in the ellipse shape. By rotating the second blowing nozzle 42 attached to the first blowing nozzle 41, the major axes of the nozzle openings 45 and 53 of both nozzles 41 and 42 can be made coincident and can be made into a double ellipse as shown by the solid line, In this state, a wide and flat air flow can be blown out from the nozzle port 53. Further, the long axes of the nozzle ports 45 and 53 of both the nozzles 41 and 42 can be orthogonalized to form an intersecting ellipse indicated by an imaginary line. In this state, a high-speed air flow that is narrowed down is blown out from the nozzle port 53. be able to. Since others are the same as the previous embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same members, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

The hair dryer configured as described above can be implemented in the following embodiments.
A blower fan 3, a motor 4 for driving the blower fan 3, and a heater unit 5 are blown from the suction port 28 inside a cylindrical main body case 1 having a blowout port 8 at the front end and a suction port 28 at the rear end. A hair dryer provided in the order of description toward the outlet 8,
The body case 1 is made of a light transmissive material,
The outer surface of the heater unit 5 is covered with a metal heater cover 13,
A hair dryer (embodiment 1) in which a front wall surface of the main body case 1 covering the outer surface of the heater cover 13 can be seen through, and a main body shielding portion 59 that blocks visual recognition inside the case is formed on the remaining rear wall surface.

  A hair dryer in which a body shield 59 is formed by coating the outer surface of the body case 1 (Embodiment 2).

The main body shielding part 59 is formed by applying gradation coating to the outer surface of the main body case 1.
A hair dryer in which the color tone of gradation coating is gradually darkened continuously from the front part to the rear part of the main body case 1 (Embodiment 3).

  A hair dryer in which a front boundary 60 of the main body shielding part 59 is positioned in front of the rear end of the heater cover 13 (Embodiment 4).

  In the hair dryer according to the first embodiment, the front wall surface of the main body case 1 formed of a light-transmitting material can be seen through, and the main body shielding portion 59 is provided on the remaining rear wall surface, so that, for example, lead wires for the motor 4 and the heater unit 5 It is possible to prevent the appearance of the main body case 1 from becoming complicated by covering the wiring portion with the main body shielding portion 59. At the same time, the exterior design of the main body case 1 can be performed using the color, pattern, metallic luster, and other textures of the surface of the heater cover 13 in the transparent portion in front of the main body shielding portion 59. Therefore, compared with the case where the whole main body case 1 is made into a light transmission structure, a more advanced design effect can be exhibited and the appearance on the appearance of the hair dryer can be made interesting.

  In the hair dryer according to the second embodiment, since the main body shielding portion 59 is formed by painting the outer surface of the main body case 1, the labor and time for forming the main body shielding portion 59 are minimized, and the main body is reduced in cost. The shielding part 59 can be formed. Furthermore, since the hue, saturation, brightness, and presence / absence of metallic feel of the paint can be freely selected, the appearance design of the main body case 1 can be diversified.

  In the hair dryer according to the third embodiment, since the main body shielding part 59 is formed by gradation painting, the change in the color tone and the coloration state in the main body shielding part 59 is taken into the appearance design of the main body case 1, and the visual according to the design purpose The effect can be demonstrated. In addition, a novel effect is obtained by a combined action of a color change reflected on the surface of the heater cover 13 and visually recognized between the main body shielding portion 59 and the transparent portion and a change in coloration state in the main body shielding portion 59. The impression of the appearance of the main body case 1 can be improved by creating a feeling of material, luxury and metallic feeling.

  In the hair dryer according to the fourth embodiment, the front boundary 60 of the main body shielding part 59 is positioned in front of the rear end of the heater cover 13, so that the joint between the fan case 11 and the insulating cylinder 12, the rib structure on the inner surface of the case, and the like are visible. This can be blocked by the main body shielding portion 59. Further, as explained above, the main body shielding portion 59 can block the visual recognition of the wiring portion of the lead wire connecting the electrical components, and the overall appearance of the main body case 1 becomes complicated. Can be eliminated and the impression of the appearance can be refreshed.

  The blowout nozzle 9 can be composed of only the first blowout nozzle 41, and the structure of the nozzle opening 45 in that case does not have to be a continuous waveform, and may be the elliptical shape or the elliptical shape described in FIG. Good. The blowout nozzle 9 only needs to have at least one of the function of converging the air flow and the function of diffusing the air flow, and is not limited to the nozzle structure described in the embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, the main body shielding part 59 is formed by gradation painting, but it is not necessary. The main body case 1 is formed by applying normal coating to the inner surface or the outer surface of the main body case 1 or pasting a film that cannot be seen through. can do. Further, if necessary, the main body shielding part 59 can be formed by mixing a colorant that cannot be seen through into the molding material of the main body case 1. The ring shielding part 62 can be formed by a metal vapor deposition method. If necessary, the ring shielding part 62 can be formed by a plated metal ring and attached with the fixing ring 32 being fitted.

  The 1st blowing nozzle 41 and the 2nd blowing nozzle 42 can be colored in a respectively different color. The nozzle port 45 of the first blowing nozzle 41 and the nozzle port 53 of the second blowing nozzle 42 can be formed in an oval shape, a rhombus shape, a flat hexagonal shape, etc. in addition to being formed in an elliptical shape. The main body case 1 can be configured by joining an upper case (divided case) and a lower case (divided case), which are divided into two vertically along a horizontal plane passing through the center of the wind tunnel. If necessary, the main body case 1 can be configured by three or more divided cases by dividing at least one of the upper case and the lower case into left and right.

  The present invention can also be applied to a hair dryer that does not include the grip 2. In that case, the main body case 1 also serves as a grip. The heat source of the heater unit 5 does not have to be an electric resistance heating wire such as a nichrome wire, and may be a gas heater.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 3 Blower fan 4 Motor 5 Heater unit 8 Outlet 9 Outlet nozzle 13 Heater cover 14 Outlet grill 22 Ion guide cylinder 28 Inlet 30 Left case (divided case)
31 Right case (split case)
32 fixing ring 41 1st blowing nozzle 42 2nd blowing nozzle 45 Nozzle port 53 of 1st blowing nozzle 53 Nozzle port 59 of 2nd blowing nozzle Main body shielding part 62 Ring shielding part

Claims (1)

A blower fan (3) and a motor (4) for driving the blower fan (3) in a cylindrical main body case (1) having a blower outlet (8) at the front end and a suction port (28) at the rear end A hair dryer provided with a heater unit (5),
The main body case (1) includes a divided case (30/31) divided into a plurality along the center axis of the case,
A fixing ring (32) that prevents separation of the joined divided case (30/31) is attached to the air outlet (8) of the main body case (1),
The fixing ring (32) is integrally formed with a blowing nozzle (9) for converging or diffusing the air flow blown from the blowing outlet (8),
The nozzle opening (45) of the nozzle part (44) of the blowing nozzle (9) has a plurality of converging pieces (46) projecting from the fixing ring (32) toward the nozzle tip, and adjacent converging pieces (46). ) Formed in a continuous waveform with a diffusion recess (47) formed between
An ion guide cylinder (22) for projecting and guiding ions generated by the discharge unit (15) for generating ions is provided on the front surface of the blow grill (14) disposed at the blow outlet (8) of the main body case (1). And
The projecting dimension of the ion guide cylinder (22) from the blowing grill (14) is set to be larger than the dimension of the nozzle part (44) from the blowing grill (14) to the diffusion recess (47),
The front end of the ion guide tube (22) is forward of the diffusion recess (47) of the blowing nozzle (9) by a dimension (a) that is less than half of the longitudinal dimension between the converging piece (46) and the diffusion recess (47) . A hair dryer characterized by being protruded.