JPH0411602Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a hair iron that curls hair into a wavy or straight hair shape by sandwiching the hair between a pair of templates and heating the hair.

[Conventional technology]

As this type of hair iron, for example, the one shown in Fig.
61789 Public Relations). In this method, hair is sandwiched between a pair of aluminum die-cast templates 2, 2 and heated to form waves on the hair. A heater 5 for heating is provided on the back surface of the templates 2, 2. This hair iron has a pair of handles 2A, 2 corresponding to each template 2, 2.
By grasping the handles 2A, 2A like scissors and swinging them toward each other, the templates 2, 2 engage with each other to sandwich and fix the hair. 30 is a fulcrum pin.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

In the conventional hair iron as described above, each template 2, 2 swings around the fulcrum pin 30 and pinches the hair, so the swinging base end side and the swinging tip side of the templates 2, 2 The opposed spacing between the templates 2 and 2 is different. Therefore,
With the hair in between, the template 2 is on the swinging tip side,
2. It may be difficult for the hair to adhere to the hair, and it may not be possible to curl the hair properly. Also, attach the hair to templates 2 and 2 on the swinging tip side.
If you try to force the hair to follow the swinging base end side, the hair caught on the swinging base end side may be pinched too much and may be damaged.

[Purpose of invention]

This invention improves the clamping mechanism 11 for bringing the templates 2, 2 into contact with and separating them from each other, thereby making it possible to curl the hair reliably and uniformly over the front surfaces of the hair clamping surfaces 16, 17. With the goal.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a main body case 4 and a hair clipping surface 1 on the opposite surface as shown in the figure.
A pair of templates 2, 2 on which numbers 6 and 17 are formed, respectively.
One template 2 is attached to the main body case 4 side, and the other template 2 is attached to the hair clip plate 10.
It is required that the hair clipping plate 10 is supported via a clamping mechanism 11 that brings the two templates 2, 2 toward and away from each other in parallel positions.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, the clamping mechanism 11 for moving the templates 2, 2 toward and away from each other is configured with a parallel link mechanism, and as shown in FIG.
2 to be able to bite in a parallel posture. The clamping mechanism 11 has two links 21 and 22 of equal length as mechanical elements, one end of which is pivotally connected to the main body case 4 that supports one template 2, and the other end that supports the other template 2. The hair clipping plate 10 is pivotally connected to the hair clipping plate 10. Preferably, a spring 26 interposed between the main body case 4 and one of the links 21 urges the clamping mechanism 11 in a direction in which the templates 2 are separated from each other.

The clamping mechanism 11 can also be configured by a mechanism other than the above-mentioned parallel link mechanism. For example, by assembling two links of equal length in an X-shape and slidably pivoting the ends of each link to the main body case 4 and the hair clip plate 10, or as shown in FIG. The clamping mechanism 11 can also be configured by a sliding shaft 28 protruding from the plate 10 and a sliding guide frame 29 provided in the main body case 4 to guide the shaft 28 up and down.

[Effect]

The pair of templates 2, 2 that sandwich and hold the hair move toward and away from each other while maintaining parallel postures, so that the entire hair scooped between the templates 2, 2 can be simultaneously and evenly gripped. Can be held. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate uneven curling caused by the position of the hair.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, in the present invention, the clamping mechanism 11 for moving the templates 2, 2 toward each other and away from each other is configured, for example, by a parallel link mechanism, so that the templates 2, 2 can approach and separate from each other in parallel postures. , the opposing distance in the longitudinal direction of the templates 2, 2 during hair clipping can be made uniform. Thereby, all of the hair scooped between the templates 2, 2 can be held and styled with even and even clamping pressure, especially in the longitudinal direction of the templates 2, 2. Therefore, template 2,
All of the hair held between the two can be reliably and uniformly curled, and damage to the hair caused by uneven pinching pressure can also be eliminated.

〔Example〕

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of this invention, in which a hair iron 1 is shown in FIG.
The hair is held between a pair of facing templates 2, 2, and hot air generated in the iron body 3 is blown onto the hair to heat it for a certain period of time. Attachment will be made.

The iron main body 3 has functional members such as a heater 5, a motor 6, an axial fan 7, and the like disposed in order from the front inside a main body case 4 that is elongated in the front-rear direction and has a cylindrical shape. Then, a hot air outlet 8 is provided on the front lower surface of the main body case 4, and a suction port 9 is provided on the rear of the case, and by rotating a fan 7 with a motor 6, the air sucked in from the suction port 9 is heated by the heater 5. After that, it is blown out from the suction port 8 downward.

One of the pair of templates 2, 2 is fixed to the main body case 4 in a state that blocks the air outlet 8. Also,
The other template 2 is a battledore-shaped hair clipping board 1 when viewed from above.
0, and by supporting this hair clipping plate 10 to the main body case 4 via a clamping mechanism 11 so that it can move toward and away from the pair of templates 2, 2, the pair of templates 2, 2 can move toward and away from each other to sandwich and hold hair. We believe that it is possible.

The hair clipping board 10 consists of a grip part 13 facing the trunk of the main body case 4 and a holder 14 having a dish-shaped cross section facing the air outlet 8, which are integrally formed. It is installed in a state where it is blocked. The bottom wall of the holder 14, that is, the wall facing the back surface of the template 2, is provided with a large number of discharge holes 15 through which hot air passing between the templates 2 and 2 escapes to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 2, the templates 2, 2 are formed by bending punched metal into a corrugated cross-section, and forming hair-pinching surfaces 16, 17 that engage with each other on opposing surfaces. The large number of holes in the punched metal are used as ventilation holes 18 in the template 2 on the main body case 4 side, and as ventilation holes 19 in the template 2 on the hair clipping plate 10 side. That is, the hot air supplied from the iron main body 3 is blown out from the air hole 18 of the template 2 that covers the air outlet 8 to heat the hair, and the heated exhaust air is released from the exhaust hole 19 of the template 2 to the discharge hole 15. By discharging the hair to the outside through the hot air, the hot air for heating the hair can pass through both templates 2, 2. As a result, the hair is constantly exposed to new hot air, and the heating can be performed efficiently.

The most distinctive feature of this invention in the hair iron described above is that the holding mechanism 11 is configured as follows.

In FIG. 1, the holding mechanism 11 is composed of a parallel link mechanism, which includes a pair of links 21 and 22 of equal length as mechanical elements, and a bracket 23 with one end of both links 21 and 22 protruding from the rear lower surface of the main body case 4. The other end is pivotally connected to the grip portion 13 of the hair clipping plate 10 with a pin 25, respectively. The pinch between pins 24 and the pinch between pins 25 are set equal. In order to keep the hair clipping plate 10 in a standby position separated from the main body case 4, a torsion coil spring 26 is interposed between one link 21 and the bracket 23, and the link 21 is swung clockwise. Keep it energized. Between the standby state and the occlusal state, a shift occurs in the front and rear positions of the templates 2, 2. For this reason, the lengths or pivot positions of the links 21 and 22 are set so that the templates 2 and 2 can be engaged without shifting back and forth as shown in FIG. 3 in the occlusal state.

The hair iron configured as described above holds the main body case 4 and the grip part 13 of the hair clipping plate 10, and holds and fixes the hair between both templates 2, 2 to curl the hair. At this time, the templates 2, 2 are moved toward and away from each other until they are in parallel positions. Therefore, the hair pinching surfaces 16, 17
The hair inserted between the templates 2, 2 can be held in the longitudinal direction (back and forth direction) at the same time with uniform pinching pressure, and the hair can be curled evenly.

[Another example]

The above parallel link mechanism consists of two equal length links 2
1 and 22 are assembled in an X-shape, and the intersections are pivotally connected with pins, and one of the left and right ends of both links 21 and 22 is pivotally connected to the main body case 4 and the hair clipping plate 10, and the other end is It can also be modified so that it is supported by the main body case 4 and the hair clipping plate 10 so as to be slidable back and forth. With this, it is possible to move both templates 2, 2 only in the approaching and separating directions without moving them back and forth.

FIG. 4 shows yet another embodiment of the clamping mechanism 11. In this case, a plurality of sliding shafts 28 are provided to protrude upward from the hair clipping plate 10, and a sliding guide frame 29 is provided in the main body case 4 in accordance with the sliding shafts 28 to constitute the clipping mechanism 11. Although not shown,
Between the main body case 4 and the hair clipping plate 10, the plate 1
A spring is inserted to bias 0 away. in this way,
The holding mechanism 11 does not necessarily need to be a link mechanism.

In addition to the above, the present invention is also intended to be applied to a device in which the templates 2, 2 are directly heated by the heater 5, as explained in the conventional example in Fig. 5, and there are no limitations on the hair heating method. do not. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied even if the hair iron is configured as an attachment for a hair dryer.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the hair iron according to the present invention, and Figure 1 is a side view;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the device in use. FIG. 4 is a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a side view of a conventional hair iron. 2... Template, 4... Main body case, 5... Heater, 7... Fan, 11... Clamping mechanism, 16, 1
7... Hair clipping surface, 21, 22... Link.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] Main body case 4 and hair clipping surfaces 16 and 17 on the opposing surfaces
It consists of a pair of templates 2, 2 each having a shape formed thereon, one template 2 is attached to the main body case 4 side, the other template 2 is attached to the hair clipping plate 10, and the main body case 4 has a hair clipping plate 10, and both templates 2, 2
Clamping mechanism 1 for moving objects toward and away from each other in parallel positions
A hair iron characterized in that the hair iron is supported through a hair iron.