JPH0217008A - Hair processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a hair processor capable of surely reducing wind velocity with simple constitution by providing a means for reducing the wind velocity near a steam generating means below that in only blast and regulating generated steam to the necessary minimum in which aid steam can move by a predetermined distance. CONSTITUTION:A blast section 3 connects one end of the input side of a diode bridge 20 to one end of a power plug 23, and the other end to the other end of said plug 23 through a first switch 12, a voltage dividing resistor 24 for dropping applied voltage to a motor 22 and a main switch 10, so that said section 3 is interlocked with the turning-on operation of the main switch 10 to energize the motor 22, drive rotatably a fan 21 and send blast to a heat generating section 2 and steam generating section 6. A heater section 33 is provided with an insert groove 35 sandwiched between heat conductive bodies 34 such as metal plate and further connects a heater 36 for heating said bodies 34 in parallel to the first switch 12. Thus, voltage applied to the motor 22 can be dropped below that in jetting hot wind to reduce sufficiently the rotational speed of the motor 22.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a hair treatment device that uses air blowing, such as a hair dryer or a hair prosser, and particularly relates to a hair treatment device that is capable of generating steam.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of hair treatment device has been disclosed that includes separate steam generation means and hot air generation means, and that stops the hot air generation operation in conjunction with the steam generation operation (
For example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 122802/1982).

[Problem to be solved by invention C] However, in such a device, although the danger of overheated steam being released by hot air is prevented, the steam remains inside the case and is not efficiently There is a strong possibility that it will not be released.

Furthermore, this type of device is generally used by repeatedly blowing steam onto the hair and drying it with hot air, but the motor and heater provided as the means for generating heat X have poor start-up characteristics, and as a result, However, there was a problem in that quick and efficient UIY processing operations could not be performed.

The present invention was made in view of such disadvantages, and
To provide a hair treatment device which can efficiently spray steam onto hair and can quickly and effectively perform hair treatment operations including steam treatment and drying treatment by blowing air.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a hair treatment device that has a simple configuration and can reliably reduce wind speed.

[T-Stage for Solving Problem 1] The hair treatment device according to the present invention includes a blowing means and a means disposed on the leeward side of the blowing means to appropriately generate steam. Further, in the present invention, in conjunction with the steam generation operation in the steam generation means, the wind speed in the vicinity of the steam generation means is lowered than when only air is blown, so that the generated steam can travel a predetermined distance. It is characterized by the provision of means for regulating to the minimum necessary level.

Note that as a method for reducing the wind speed, it is possible to reduce the rotational speed of the motor that constitutes the air blowing means, and
The heater constituting the steam generating means can be interposed in series in the current supply circuit to the motor when steam is generated.

"Function" With the above configuration, during normal use, the air blowing operation is performed with sufficient JX counterfeit by the air blowing means.

At this time, the steam generating means is activated to start a predetermined steam generating operation, and at the same time, the regulating means is activated, and the wind speed near the steam generating means is automatically reduced to the minimum level necessary for, for example, allowing the steam to reach the center of the hair. This allows steam to be stably supplied to the steamer without causing an excessive drop or rise in steam temperature.

Note that when a heater for steam generation is inserted into the current supply circuit for the motor, a predetermined voltage drop is caused by the heater, the voltage applied to the motor is reduced, the rotational speed of the motor is reduced, and the wind speed near the steam generation means is reduced. decreases.

[Example] Figure 1 and p! Figure S2 shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a hair dryer, in which a heat generating part 2 is provided in a substantially cylindrical main body case 1, and the J! Air blower 3 provided on the i end side
Air is blown toward the heat generating part 2 from the main body case opening 4, and hot air at a sufficiently high velocity can be discharged to the outside from the main body case opening 4. Further, a nozzle 5 is detachably provided in the opening 1-14 of the main body case l, and a steam generating section 6 is configured when the nozzle 5 is attached. Further, a handle 7 is extended downward from the base end side of the main body case 1, and an operating section 8 is provided on the handle 7 to regulate the operation timing of each section described in "2".

The operating section 8 includes a slide-type main switch 10 and a push-button type changeover switch 11, and the main switch IO regulates the timing at which the entire apparatus starts operating. On the other hand, a set of normally closed first and second switches 12 and 13, IJ and let, are operated in conjunction with each other. f1 allows frequent switching to be performed easily.

The blowing section 3 includes a diode bridge 20 for full-wave rectification,
Consists of a DC motor 22 that rotationally drives a fan 21,
Connect one end of the input side of the diode bridge 20 to the power plug 2.
The other side connects to one end of 3.

By connecting the other end to the other end of the FFI source plug 23 via the first switch 12, the voltage dividing resistor 24 for reducing the voltage applied to the motor 22, and the main switch 10, the motor 22 is energized, the fan 21 is driven to rotate, and air is blown toward the heat generating section 2 and the steam generating section 6.

The heat generating unit 2 is a wire-wound heater 25 having a predetermined electric power customer month, and is connected to the power source plug 23 via the second switch 3 of the selector switch 11 and the main switch 10. When used as a dryer,
The heater 25 is energized in conjunction with the ON operation of the main switch 10, heating the steady-speed air sent from the air blower 3 and blowing it out as hot air from the tip of the main body case 1.

The steam generating section 6 includes a substantially cylindrical nozzle 5 that can be detachably attached to the opening 4 of the main body case 1, and a water tank 30 that covers a part or the entire circumference of the nozzle 5. Further, a water absorbing member 31 such as felt is formed into a rod shape with a tapered surface 32 at the tip, and the base end is connected to the water tank 30.
iiT is fixed inside and the water in the water tank 30 is drawn out to the outside.
Noh. Also, when the nozzle 5 is attached to the main body case 1,
The distal end side of the water absorbing member 31 is fitted into a heating part 33 provided near the opening of the main body case 1, so that water drawn out from the water tank 30 through the water absorbing part 431 can be heated to generate water vapor.

The heating section 33 includes an insertion groove 35 sandwiched between a good thermal conductor 34 such as a metal plate, and a heater 36 that heats the good thermal conductor 34.
is connected in parallel with the first switch J2. Therefore, in conjunction with the pressing operation of the changeover switch 11, the second switch 13
The first contact is opened to forcibly stop the heat generating part 2, while the first
By opening the contacts of the switch 12, a heater 36 is inserted in addition to the voltage dividing resistor 24 in the energizing circuit of the motor 22, and the motor 22
The rotational speed of the motor 22 is sufficiently lowered by lowering the voltage applied to the motor 22 than when blowing hot air, so that the steam reaches the inside of the hair sufficiently, but the steam is ejected at the slowest possible speed.

Note that the wind speed (J) near the steam generating part 6 when steam is generated needs to be set to a value sufficiently smaller than that when only air is blown, but the value may be changed depending on the applied all or application. Of course, it can be implemented with appropriate changes.

Also, only when nozzle 5 is installed, selector switch 1
By configuring the device so that one switching operation can be performed, erroneous operations can be prevented.

[Another Embodiment J] FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, and in this embodiment, the steam generating section 6 is constructed integrally with the main body case 1. In addition, even when steam is generated, the rotational speed of the motor 22 is maintained at the same speed as when hot air is generated, while a separate air bypass path is provided to reduce the wind speed in the vicinity of the steam generating section 6. . That is,
An opening 4 is provided between the heat generating part 2 and the steam generating part 6 of the main body case 1.
0, and an opening/closing plate 4 that swings toward the inside of the main body case 1 in conjunction with the operation of the steam/hot air selector switch 11.
1, the opening 40 is normally closed, but the steam generating part 6
40 is opened as shown by the two-dot chain line, and a part of the air 42 sent from the ventilation section 3 is forcibly bypassed as shown by the two-dot chain line, and as a result, the steam is Generating part 6
This reduces the speed of the wind 43 passing through.

Figure 4 is yet another fruit! In this embodiment, the entire stino generator 6 is configured to be detachable from the main body case 1. That is, a water tank 30 is provided at the tip of a comb-shaped attachment 45 for the hair dryer, a heating section 33 is provided inside, and a heater 36 can be electrically connected to the main body case via a connector 46. By doing this, the steam generated in the steam generating section 6 is transferred to the attachment mechanism using sufficiently decelerated wind.
・Slowly send it out from the inside of the tube 45.

[Effect of the invention] As described above, the present invention works in conjunction with the steam generation operation,
Since the wind speed near the steam generating means is reduced to the minimum necessary for the steam to be sent out from inside the main body case 1 and reach the inside of the hair,
To reliably and efficiently supply steam to hair while the temperature of the generated steam is stable without being excessively cooled or heated. Further, since the blower section 3 does not stop even when steam is being generated, even if the steam processing and normal blowing are frequently switched back and forth, there is no delay in starting up, and the mode can be quickly shifted to each mode.

Furthermore, by interposing the heater 3G of the steam generator 6 in the motor circuit and lowering the rotation speed of the motor 22, the circuit configuration becomes rffiJt+, and the motor 2
It has many advantages, such as the reliable deceleration operation of 2.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an example of the present invention applied to a hair dryer, and FIG. S2 is a fr1 air circuit diagram. FIGS. 3 and 4 are partially cutaway front views showing other embodiments. 1...Body case, 2...Heating part, 3...
-Blower section, 5...nozzle, 6...steam generation section. 8... ・Operation unit, 11... Selector switch, 21... Fan, 22... Motor, 30...
...Water tank, 31...Water absorption member, 33...Heating section, 3G...Heater. Invention Tai Ninomiya Compatibility diagram main body case

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A hair treatment device comprising a blowing means and a means disposed on the leeward side of the blowing means to be able to generate steam, the hair processing device being interlocked with the steam generation operation of the steam generating means. A hair processing device characterized by comprising means for regulating the wind speed in the vicinity of the steam generating means to a necessary minimum value that allows the generated steam to be transported a predetermined distance. 2. The above-mentioned air blowing means includes a motor (22) and the motor (
The steam generating means includes a water absorbing member (31) to which water is supplied from a water tank (30) and a heater (36) that heats the water absorbing member (31). Claim 1, wherein the heater (36) is interposed in series in a circuit for energizing the motor (22) when the heater (36) is energized.
The hair treatment device described.