JPH0234602B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a steam hair setter, and in particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a configuration that can effectively utilize steam on hair.

[Prior art]

A hair setting device that can set hair using a mixture of steam and warm air has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
55-19152).

According to this device, hot air can be used to supply steam to the hair without lowering its temperature, and the steam can be carried on the hot air to penetrate deep into the hair, providing an excellent setting effect.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In order to generate this steam, a dedicated heater for steam generation is provided, but it is not suitable for safety and structural reasons against electric leakage, etc., and the above conventional heater is covered with a cover made of aluminum, copper, etc. , by supplying moisture to the surface of the cover such as this copper material,
It's steamed.

For this reason, it takes time for the temperature of the cover, such as a copper material, to rise to a temperature that allows steaming before steaming starts after the power is turned on. On the other hand, since hot air heaters do not have problems such as electrical leakage, they are directly exposed to the air and reach a predetermined hot air temperature in a short time after the power is turned on.

This hot air tends to be set lower than the temperature at which steaming is possible so as not to damage the hair, and when this hot air hits the above-mentioned cover material, it delays the temperature rise of the cover material, especially preventing abnormal temperatures caused by dry heating. Therefore, the heat generation capacity of the steam generation heater is generally set low, so only hot air is generated until the steam is generated, and then steam is generated only gradually, causing hair loss. The problem is that only the wind that raises the temperature first damages it.

In addition, when the power switch is turned on, only cold air is generated; in other words, in models that are not equipped with a heater for generating hot air, the heat generated by the heater for generating steam is absorbed by the cold air, making it take longer to produce steam. .

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a steam hair setter comprising a motor for driving a fan, a hot air heater, a steam generation heater, and a power supply operating switch for controlling the power supply to these. The operating position for energizing the steam generating heater is set between the power cutoff position of the switch and the operating position for energizing the motor so that the fan is driven after the steam generating heater is energized.

According to the present invention, when the power switch is operated, the steam generating heater is always energized first, and after confirming that steam is blown out, the switch is operated to the next position for energizing the motor. This prevents you from accidentally blowing only hot air onto your hair and damaging your hair.

Furthermore, since steam generation can be operated independently of other driving parts, it is easy to confirm whether steam generation is normal and to check the water content in the water tank or the like in advance.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the respective figures.

First, FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a steam hair setter according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
- An enlarged sectional view taken along line A. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part showing a configuration in which the small holes of the perforated moisture absorbent body and the brush body do not match in the structure shown in FIG. 2.

In the figure, 1 is the main body of the dryer, 1a is the grip, 2 is the fan, 3 is the motor, 4 is the hot air heater, 5 is the suction port, 6 is the power cord, 7 is the outlet, and 8 is the steam outlet. 1 is a heating rod related to a heater for generating steam; 9 is a heater for generating steam; 10 is a perforated moisture absorber; 11 is a brush body related to an attachment;
2 and 13 are small holes 1 and 2.

Further, 14 is a water tank, 15 is a moisture absorber, 16 is a screw, 17 is a mounting base, 18 is a gasket, and 19 is a switch.

That is, the dryer body 1 has a normal fan 2, a motor 3, a hot air heater 4, etc. inside, a dual-purpose grip part 1a, a suction port 5 at the front end (right side), and a blower at the rear end. It forms an outlet 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, the heating rod 8 is cylindrical and has a built-in heater 9 for generating steam made of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor, and has a perforated hole with a plurality of small holes 12, 1 on its outer peripheral surface. A brush body 11 having small holes 13, 2 is provided on the outside of the perforated moisture absorbent 10, and these small holes 12, 1, 1
Steam is ejected from 3 and 2 to the outside of the brush body 11.

The water tank 14 has a capacity of about 15 to 40 c.c., which is about 3 to 8 times larger than the conventional one, and is provided on the side of the brush body 11 as shown in the figure. A moisture absorber 15 is placed inside.
The tip of the water tank 14 is threaded 16 to facilitate attachment and detachment from the mounting base 17, and a gasket 18 prevents water leakage.

The moisture absorbent body 15 is a separate body from the perforated moisture absorbent body 10, but they are connected to each other in contact with each other, and when water is poured into the water tank 14, the moisture absorbent body 15, the moisture is transmitted and fed to the perforated moisture absorbent body 10 in the heating rod 8, and the moisture absorbent body 15 is configured to abut against the end surface of the heating rod 8. There is.

Further, the perforated moisture absorbent body 10 mentioned above is fixedly formed, and the brush body 11 is
The perforated moisture absorbent body 10 is configured to be able to rotate and slide on its outer periphery and to be detachable.

Next, the manner of use of the steam hair setter according to the embodiment of the above-described configuration will be explained.

Here, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are circuit connection diagrams of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 shows a circuit that immediately energizes the steam generation heater 9 when the outlet is plugged in, and FIG. This circuit has a power cutoff position that is turned off unless the switch 19 is turned on, and is used for steam generation between the power cutoff position and the position where the motor 3 is energized so that the fan 2 is driven after the steam generation heater is energized. 9 and 10 are front views of the switch 19 corresponding to FIGS. 7 and 8, in which the operating position for energizing the heater 9 is set.

Here, the explanation will be made regarding FIGS. 8 and 10.

In other words, when curling your hair with this steam hair setter, first,
When the power cord 6 is plugged into an outlet and the switch 19 in the power cutoff position is operated, the steam generating heater 9 is energized. At this point, the switch 19 is not in the position to energize the motor 3, so
The fan 2 does not rotate, and therefore, the steam generation heater 9 is not cooled by the blast of air, but continues to rise in temperature and reaches a temperature at which steam can be generated. Thus about
After about 1.5 minutes, the steam will blow into the small hole 1 of the brush body 11.
It erupts from 3,2.

After that, steam continues to be generated. When continuously generating steam, it is appropriate to set the steam generating heater capacity to 30 to 40 W and the amount of steam generated to be 0.4 to 0.6 cc/min.

Thereby, from the time when the hair is wound around the brush body 11 until the end of the hair winding, the hair is kept moderately moist.

After the end of winding, the switch 19 is further operated to the position where the motor 3 is energized and the hot air heater 4 is energized, and the hot air heater 4 and the motor 3 are energized. Hot air is blown out from the dryer, blowing off the steam, and drying it to create a shape.

Thereafter, the switch 19 is operated in the opposite direction to stop energizing the hot air heater 4, energizing only the motor 3, blowing off the steam with cold air, and rewinding while solidifying.

In this state, the steam generation heater 9 has sufficiently reached the temperature at which steam can be generated, and when curling the next bundle of hair, switch 19 is switched from the power supply position to the motor 3 to the steam generation heater 9. If it is returned to the energized position, steam can be ejected again and the above-described operation can be repeated.

In the above embodiment, the water tank 14 is further provided at the tip of the removable brush body 11, so that in case of water replenishment, Even if water spills, it will not get on the electrical parts such as the switch 19 and the hot air heater 4 in the gripping part and deteriorate their electrical insulation performance.

That is, when replenishing water, by removing the water tank 14 from the mounting base 17 using the screw 16 of the water tank 14, water can be injected and replenished into the water tank 14. Furthermore, the water tank 14 becomes a single unit, which reduces the weight, and in this case, the perforated moisture absorbent body 10 and the moisture absorbent body 1
The fact that it has a split configuration where 5 and 5 are separated is that
This improves the ease of removal described above.

Furthermore, since the water tank is not stored or shaped in a limited narrow place such as the grip part, the tank capacity can be increased to about 15 to 40 c.c., and even if steam is generated continuously, the time for one use is approximately It lasts for 15 to 90 minutes, which is enough for training, and
The larger the tank capacity, the worse the operability becomes, but if the tank has a capacity of about 15 to 40 c.c. at the tip of the attachment, it will not cause any problems in practice and will not damage the appearance. It is.

In addition to the above, in this embodiment, since the perforated moisture absorbent body 10 is provided with a plurality of small holes 12, 1, the brush body 11 is It sprays out almost evenly from the hair wrap.

Therefore, it is possible to uniformly apply moisture.

According to experiments, the capacity of the heater for steam generation is
At 30 to 40W, the amount of steam generated when the small holes 12 and 1 are provided is 0.4 to 0.6 cc/min, and when the small holes 12 and 1 are not provided, the amount of steam generated is 0.3 to 0.5 cc/min.
It can be seen that the effect of the small holes 12, 1 of the perforated moisture absorbent body 10 is clear.

Further, as the material of the perforated moisture absorbent body 10, a nonwoven sheet-like material mainly made of aromatic polyamide is used.

In addition, since the brush body 11 can rotate and slide on the perforated moisture absorbent body 10, as shown in FIG.
When the small holes 13, 2 of the brush body 11 are aligned with the small holes 13, 2 of the brush body 11, the amount of steam generated increases, and it is possible to sufficiently apply steam to the hair.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, by rotating and sliding the device shown in FIG. 1, the two small holes are shifted,
If they are mismatched, the amount of steam generated will be the first
Although it is less than the amount shown in the figure, by adjusting the amount of steam that matches the amount shown in Figure 1 and the amount of steam that does not match as shown in Figure 3, it is possible to adjust the amount of steam to the desired amount depending on the usage. be.

Furthermore, the perforated hygroscopic body 10 and the hygroscopic body 1
Since it is divided into two parts, 1 and 5, after use, the water tank 1
When replenishing water in Step 4, as mentioned above, the operability is good, but since the performance is almost the same, that is, the capillary action is also integrated, the amount of steam generated does not decrease.

In addition, the moisture absorbent body 15 is in contact with the end surface of the heating rod 8, and the perforated moisture absorbent body 10 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the heating rod, so that steam generation efficiency is very high.

Next, FIGS. 4 to 6 are perspective views showing other shapes of the perforated moisture absorbent body.

That is, the perforated moisture absorbent body 10 in FIG. 1 is in the form of a single sheet as shown, but the embodiment shown in FIG. The perforated moisture absorbent body 10A is made by wrapping the material in the form of a thin nonwoven fabric sheet several times.

In this way, the gap between the outer diameter of the heating rod 8 and the inner diameter of the brush body 11 can be arbitrarily adjusted depending on the degree of overlapping.

Therefore, the dryer body 1 of the brush body 11
This provides good attachment and detachment properties. Furthermore, since the thin sheets are wound in layers, misalignment between the axes of the heating rod 8 and the brush body 11 is reduced.

Next, what is shown in FIG. 5 is a perforated moisture absorbent body 10B formed by spirally forming a sheet-like material, and is formed by applying a welded part 20. The one shown is similarly spiral shaped, but unlike the one in Figure 5, in addition to the small holes 12.1, there are also steam generation grooves 21.
A perforated moisture absorbent body 10C is formed by forming a perforated moisture absorbing body 10C, thereby making the uniformity of steam generation with respect to the steam brush body 11 more effective.

Furthermore, when the perforated moisture absorbers 10B and 10C are installed as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the degree of misalignment between the axes of the heating rod 8 and the brush body 11 is greater than that in FIG. 4 due to the spiral shape. , which is familiar and can be further improved.

〔effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, in a steam hair setter comprising a motor for driving a fan, a hot air heater, a steam generation heater, and a power operation switch for controlling power supply to these, The energizing operation position for the steam generation heater was set between the power supply cutoff position of the above switch and the energization operation position for the motor so that the fan was driven after the heater was energized, so the generation of steam was preceded by the air blown by the fan. Therefore, it is possible to reach a state where sufficient steam is ejected in a short time, and hair can be set without damaging the hair. Moreover, since this operation can be performed by continuous switch operation, the user can easily use the system without being confused.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a steam hair setter according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a hole in the device shown in Fig. 2. 4 to 6 are cross-sectional views of main parts showing a configuration in which the small holes of the perforated moisture absorbing body and the brush body are mismatched.
The figure is a perspective view showing another example of a perforated moisture absorbent body;
7 and 8 are circuit tangent diagrams of the switch according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are front views of the switch shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Dryer main body, 1a... Gripping part, 2... Fan, 3... Motor, 4... Hot air heater, 5... Suction port, 7... Outlet, 8... Heating rod, 9... Steam generation heater, 10, 10A, 10B, 10C...Perforated moisture absorption body, 11...Brush body, 12, 1, 13, 2
...Small hole, 14...Water tank, 15...Moisture absorber, 16...
Screw, 17... Mounting base, 19... Switch, 20... Welded part, 21... Steam generation groove.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a steam hair setting device that is equipped with a motor that drives a fan, a hot air heater, a steam generation heater, and a power supply operation switch that controls power supply to these, the fan is driven after the steam generation heater is energized. A steam hair set device in which a position for energizing a steam generating heater is set between a power cutoff position of the switch and a position for energizing the motor.