JPH02309904A - Steam type hair curler - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To economically use various hair twinning member, and also, to bring the hair twining member to washing by attaching the hair twining member so as to be freely attachable and detachable to and from a attachment base provided with a heating device for steam generation. CONSTITUTION:An attachment base B consists of a base 10 connected so as to be freely attachable and detachable to and from a small diameter cylindrical part 51 of a body A, and a cylindrical pipe 11, and in the pipe 11, a heating device is attached. As for a hair twining member C, a projecting line conforming with a recessed groove 15 formed on thee outside peripheral surface of the pipe 11 of the attachment base B is provided on its inside surface, positioning to the pipe 11 is executed, an engaging projection 17 provided on the attachment base B is engaged to a hole in which an attaching/detaching button 23 is provided, and the hair twining member C is fixed to the attachment base B. In such a way, even in case plural kinds of hair twining members are prepared, it becomes unnecessary to provide a heating device for steam generation on each hair twining member and it becomes economical, and also, the hair twining member can be washed safely.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a steam-type hair curler that is equipped with a steam generator and has a hair wrapping member that is detachable.

[Prior art 1] Some hair curlers are equipped with a steam generator.6 Steam-type hair curlers, which use steam to curl the hair while it is damp, can create a strong curl without damaging the hair. Various types are available due to their advantages. Among these, the one shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-20809 has a main body equipped with an air blower and a heater for generating hot air,
It consists of a hair wrapping member that is detachably connected to the air outlet of the main body, and a steam generator is provided on the hair wrapping member side. This means that the steam generator does not get in the way of the airflow and can fully demonstrate its drying function as a hair dryer. Because it is short, there is little steam condensation, which has the advantage of being highly safe against burns caused by hot water droplets caused by this condensation. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the presence of a steam generator on the hair wrapping member side means that it can accommodate a variety of hairstyles.
When making it possible to selectively use various hair wrapping members such as a roll brush type, flat brush type, or iron type, each hair wrapping member must be equipped with a steam generator, which is a waste of the product. There are a lot of them, making them expensive. In addition, since the hair wrapping member is used to wrap hair, it is easy to get dirty, so it is preferable that the hair wrapping member can be washed with water. Because the electrical terminals of the device are exposed, there is a risk of electric shock or breakdown when washing with water. The present invention has been made in view of these points, and its purpose is to make it possible to economically use various hair wrapping members while maintaining the advantages of the conventional examples described above, and to make it possible to use various hair wrapping members economically. To provide a steam type hair curler which can be washed with water.

[Means to solve the problem]

Therefore, the present invention provides a main body equipped with an air blower and a heater for generating warm air, an attachment base detachably connected to the air outlet of the main body, and a hair wrapping member detachably attached to the attachment base. The attachment base provided with the heating device for steam generation is provided with an engagement protrusion that engages with the hair wrapping member, and the hair wrapping member is provided with an engagement protrusion for disengaging from the engagement protrusion of the attachment base. It is characterized by being equipped with an attachment/detachment operator. [Operations] According to the present invention, the heating device for generating steam is provided on the attachment base, and the hair wrapping member is detachable from the attachment base, so when multiple types of hair wrapping members are prepared. The heating device for steam generation can be used simply by installing it on the attachment base, and since the attachment base is removable from the main body, the main body alone can be used as a hair dryer. It is also possible to do so. [Embodiment] The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiment. This hair curler is equipped with a blower device for sending hot air or cold air, changeover switches S, S2, and a power cord 90 that is pulled out. A main body A that also serves as a grip, an attachment base B that is detachably connected to the tip of the main body A, and a roll brush type hair wrapping member C.
, a flat brush-shaped hair wrapping member D, and an iron-shaped hair wrapping member E.
Each of the hair wrapping members C, D, and E is detachably attached to the outer periphery of the vibrator 11 of the attachment base B. First, the main body A will be explained. As shown in FIG. 2, a blower device consisting of a motor M and a fan F driven by the motor M is housed in the rear part of the cylindrical housing 50 from which the power cord 90 is pulled out, and the front part of the housing 50 is A heater block H for generating hot air is arranged inside the housing 50. A small diameter cylindrical part 51 equipped with a connection jack 54 is provided at the front end of the housing 50.
An air blowing port 52 having a net attached thereto is open at the tip end surface of the air blower 1 . The air blower takes in air from an inlet 53 formed at the rear end of the main body A and discharges it from an air outlet 52. When heater block H is energized, air outlet 5
Hot air is discharged from 2. The attachment base B consists of a base 10 that is detachably connected to the small diameter cylindrical portion 51 of the main body A, and a cylindrical pipe 11 whose one end is supported by the base 10.
A heating device W3 is installed inside the pipe 11. The base 10 has a shape in which a large-diameter cylindrical portion 10a and a small-diameter cylindrical portion 10b are connected by a rib 10c with an interval in the axial direction, and a plug receiver is provided in the large-diameter cylindrical portion 10a. 13, and an engagement protrusion 17 that is urged outwardly by a spring 18 is attached to the small diameter cylindrical portion 10b. The pipe 11 has a cylindrical shape and its rear end is fixed to a small-diameter cylindrical portion 10b with screws, and is made of a good thermal conductor, and is formed with a large number of steam holes 14 for blowing out steam. Concave groove 1 on the outer circumferential surface spanning the entire length in the axial direction
5 is provided. Further, the outer circumferential surface of the pipe 11 is entirely covered with flocks 16. The flocking 16 is performed by electrodeposition flocking using acrylic or nylon resin, so-called floating treatment. Note that the groove 15 is formed in the pipe 1 having a circular cross section.
1, only one or a plurality of them are formed asymmetrically. A heating device 3 that constitutes a steam generator together with a liquid supply means 4, which will be described later, is disposed within the cylindrical pipe 11, and includes a holder 30 made of a good thermal conductor and a holder 30 housed within the holder 30. It is composed of a wedge-shaped heater 33. The holder 30 is hollow with a wedge-shaped tip and a cylindrical rear end, and an O-ring 70 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 32. The heater 33 is housed in the wedge portion 31 of the holder 30, and includes a wedge-shaped holding frame 34 with both sides open, a heat generating member 35 made of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor, and a pair of heat generating members 35 in contact with both sides of the heat generating member 35, respectively. It consists of an electrode plate 36.36 and a pair of wedge-shaped insulating plates 37.37, and a heat generating member 35 housed in a holding frame 34 is sandwiched between both electrode plates 36.36 and both insulating plates 37.37. The heater 33 is housed in the holder 30 in this state, and the heater 33 is pushed into the boulder 30 by three gaskets arranged between the fixing plate 38 fixed in the cylindrical part 32 of the holder 30 and the holding frame 34. ing. Since the wedge-shaped heater 33 is pushed into the wedge portion 31 of the holder 30, good electrical contact between the electrode plate 36 and the heat generating member 35 is maintained, and it is possible to maintain good electrical contact between the electrode plate 36 and the heat generating member 35. A pair of insulating plates 37.3
7 reliably contacts the inner surface of the holder 30, good thermal contact between the heat generating member 35 and the holder 30 is maintained. The heating device 3 configured in this way is housed in the cylindrical pipe 11 as described above, and is connected to both the electrode plates 36 and 36.
A plug 72 supported by the plug receiver 13 is connected via a lead wire 71 to the plug 72 . As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, the engaging protrusion 17 is disposed in a recess 10e provided in a small-diameter double-tube cylindrical portion 10b of the base 10. will be established. This recess 10e is also open on the end face side of the base 10, and the engagement protrusion 17 is incorporated together with the spring 18 from this opening side, and the plug receptacle 13 is fixed to prevent removal. By arranging the engagement protrusion 17 in a position opposite to the plug 72 and surrounding the engagement protrusion 17 and the spring 18 with the inner wall of the recess 10e and the plug receiver 13, the engagement protrusion 17 is biased by the spring 18. 17 is provided as a sliding guide, and the lead wire 71 is prevented from becoming entangled with these. Reference numeral 13a in FIG. 2 is a rib that protrudes from the plug receiver 13 and prevents the spring 18 from falling. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, a notch 19 is provided at the end of the pipe 11 through which the engaging protrusion 17 is passed. The notch 19, which is sized so as not to hinder the sliding movement of the engagement protrusion 17, serves both to position the pipe 11 with respect to the base 10 and to prevent it from rotating. The attachment base B is connected to the main body A by putting the large diameter cylindrical part 10a over the small diameter cylindrical part 51 of the main body A. At this time, the plug 72 is connected to the connection jack 54, and the main body A is connected to the attachment base B. The provided hook 55 engages with the engagement recess 10d on the inner surface of the base 10 and is prevented from being removed. Next, although the hair wrapping members C, D, and E are selectively housed in the attachment base B, the roll brush type hair wrapping member C will be explained here. This consists of a cylindrical brush base 20 in which a large number of steam holes 21 are formed, and a bristle 22 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the brush base 20, with a detachable button on the base side. 23 is slidably attached in a direction perpendicular to the axis. When this hair wrapping member C is placed over the outer periphery of the pipe 11 of the attachment base B, as shown in FIG.
4 on the inner surface, the pipe 11 is prevented from rotating and positioned in the circumferential direction, so that the steam hole 14 formed in the pipe 11 and the steam hole 21 of the hair wrapping member C coincide with each other. The hair wrapping member C is fixed to the attachment base B by engaging the engagement protrusion 17 provided on the attachment base B with the hole in which the attachment/detachment button 23 is disposed. Engagement protrusion 1
7 and the edge of the brush base 20 of the hair winding member C are both sloped surfaces, so that the engagement protrusion 1
The engagement with the hair wrapping member C of 7 is performed by simply placing the hair wrapping member C over the pipe 11. The liquid supply means 4 for supplying liquid to the heating device 3 includes tank cases 40 and 41 welded to each other, a cylindrical tube portion 42 that is detachably attached to an opening in the tank case 41, and a tube portion 42. The tank case 40 is provided with a valve 43 for adjusting the internal pressure, and the hair wrapping member C is inserted into the end opening of the pipe 11 through the end opening 25. A seal 45 that contacts the inner surface of the pipe 11 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 22 . The water absorbing body 44, whose one end side is located inside the tank cases 40, 41, has a wire rod 7 formed on the inner surface of a V-shaped notch formed on the tip surface of the cylindrical portion 42.
5, the other end is fixed. In the figure, 48 is a projection that prevents the liquid supply means 4 from being removed by engaging with the inner circumferential surface of the tip of the brush base 20, 46 is an O-ring for preventing water leakage, and 47 is a projection that prevents the liquid supply means 4 from being removed by engagement with the inner circumferential surface of the tip end of the brush base 20, 47 is an O-ring for preventing water leakage, and 47 is a projection that prevents the liquid supply means 4 from being removed by engagement with the inner peripheral surface of the tip end of the brush base 20.
This is a locking protrusion for attaching to 1. Liquid supply means 4
The liquid supply means 4 can be removed by rotating it around its axis to disengage the retaining protrusion 48 and the brush base 20, and the cylindrical portion 42 can be removed from the water absorbing body 44.
By removing it from the tank cases 40 and 41 together with the
Water can be replenished into the tank cases 40, 41. Now, if the blower is operated with the attachment base B connected to the main body A and the hair winding member C attached to the attachment base B, the air will flow through the large diameter cylindrical portion 10a of the hair winding member C. and the small diameter cylindrical portion 10b. If the heater 33 in the heating device 3 is energized with the liquid supply means 4 filled with water attached, the water absorbent body 44 is in contact with the inclined side surface of the holder 30 in the heating means 3. The moisture held in 44 is heated and becomes steam, and the steam is passed through the steam hole 14.2.
It erupts from 1. At this time, both ends of the pipe 11 are closed by the O-ring 70 attached to the holder 30 and the seal 45 attached to the cylindrical portion 42 contacting the inner peripheral surface of the pipe 11, which is a perfect circle. Since the steam is prevented from leaking, the steam is reliably discharged toward the hair held by the bristles 22. When removing the hair wrapping member C to use another hair wrapping member E or washing the hair wrapping member C with water, the attachment/detachment button 23 can be pushed in. When the attachment/detachment button 23 is pushed in, the engaging protrusion 17 is pushed out of the hole in which the attachment/detachment button 23 is arranged, so that the hair wrapping member C can be pulled out in this state. Since the attachment/detachment button 23 is located between the rows of bristles 22,
It can be operated without being hindered by the bristle 22.

【Effect of the invention】

As described above, in the present invention, the heating device for generating steam is provided on the attachment base, and the hair wrapping member is detachably attached to the attachment base, so that it is possible to correspond to a variety of hairstyles. Even when multiple types of hair wrapping members are prepared, the heating device for generating steam only needs to be provided on the attachment base, and there is no need to provide a heating device for generating steam for each hair wrapping member. It is economical, can ensure the same safety against steam condensation as in the conventional example, and can be used hygienically without causing problems in making the hair wrapping member washable with water. It is something that can be done. Since the attachment base is detachable from the main body, the main body alone can be used as a hair dryer.Furthermore, when the hair wrapping member is detachable from the attachment base, it is possible to attach and detach the hair wrapping member to the attachment base. Since the engaging protrusion is provided with the attachment/detachment operator on the side of the hair wrapping member, the engagement of the engaging protrusion with the hair wrapping member prevents unnecessary movement of the hair wrapping member relative to the attachment base. The work of winding hair around the winding member can be reliably performed, and since the space for disposing members for engagement and disengagement is small, the effective length of the hair winding member can be increased.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cutaway side view of the same, and Figs. 3 and 4 are an attachment 1 of the same.
~An exploded perspective view of the base, Figures 5 and 6 are indicated by x in Figure 2.
-X-line cross-sectional view and Y-Y line cross-sectional view, Figure 7 is Z in Figure 2.
23 is a view in the direction of arrows; A is the main body; B is an attachment base; C is a hair wrapping member; F is a fan; H is a heater block; 3 is a heating device; 4 is a liquid supply means; 17 is an engaging protrusion; 23 indicates a release button. Agent Patent Attorney Ishi 1) Chief 7A Body Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A main body equipped with an air blower and a heater for generating hot air;
It consists of an attachment base that is detachably connected to the air outlet of the main body, and a hair wrapping member that is detachably attached to the attachment base, and the attachment base is equipped with a heating device for generating steam. 1. A steam-type hair curler characterized in that the hair wrapping member is provided with an engaging protrusion that engages with the member, and that the hair wrapping member is provided with an attachment/detachment operator for disengaging from the engaging protrusion of the attachment base.