JPH06217820A - Automatic hair washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To sufficiently prevent a water leakage, so that an unpleasant feeling is not given to a person to be shampooed, in an automatic hair washing machine for shampooing hair of the person by injecting washing water. CONSTITUTION:A holding sheet 70 is attached on the opposite face side to the face in which the hood 3 of a face seal 5 is installed, so that when the hood 3 is closed, the end part of the face seal 5 is pressed against the inner wall of a water tank 51 and allowed to go along the inner wall of the water tank 51 by the holding sheet 70. In such a manner, the end part of the face seal 5 is not turned up by the injection force of washing water, even if washing water is injected, and holds a state that it goes along the inner wall of the water tank 51.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic hair washing machine mainly for business use, which is used in barber shops, beauty salons and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an automatic hair washing machine for washing hair by spraying warm water for washing on the head and hair without manpower, but the applicant of the present invention is Japanese Patent Application No. 4-41550. No. 1 proposes prior art relating to this type of automatic hair washing machine. The automatic hair washing machine proposed in the above publications, as shown in FIG. 10, includes a water tank S having an opening at the top and a water tank S so that the head of the person to be washed can be inserted in the back state during washing. A crown nozzle link L1 having a nozzle N1 that is swingably supported and sprays washing water to the head of the person to be washed, and a water tank S
Nozzle link L2 for neckline having a nozzle N2 that is rotatably supported inside and sprays washing water onto the neckline of the person to be washed.
And a hood F that closes the opening of the water tank S.

The hood F is formed with a notch for exposing the face of the person to be washed. A face seal FS is attached along the cutout edge of the hood F. When the hood F is closed during use, the face seal FS elastically contacts the face of the person to be washed. When the hair washing operation is started, the nozzle link L1 for the crown is
Swings along the crown of the person to be washed, and the washing water is sprayed from the nozzle N1 of the nozzle link L1 for the crown toward the head of the person to be washed. In parallel with this, the neckline nozzle link L2 also rotates, and the nozzle N2 of the neckline nozzle link L2 is rotated.
The washing water is sprayed toward the neckline of the person to be washed. In this way, since the wash water is sprayed from above and below, the hair can be washed uniformly.

At this time, the water droplets splashing from the water tank S are
It is blocked by the face seal FS and does not touch the face of the person being washed.

[0005]

However, in the above automatic hair washer, while washing the neck portion by the nozzle N2 of the neckline nozzle link L2, the washing water sprayed from the nozzle N2 is used as the neck of the water tank S. It may leak to the part and wet the neck of the person being washed, causing discomfort. That is, at the initial stage of washing hair, the end portion of the face seal FS is along the inner wall of the water tank S. However, since the end portion of the face seal FS is in a free state, as the hair washing progresses, the nozzle N of the neckline nozzle link L2
The ejection force of 2 causes the end portion of the face seal FS to be curled up as shown by the dotted line in the figure. As a result, a gap is formed between the end portion of the face seal FS and the inner wall of the water tank S, and the wash water leaks from this gap to the neck portion of the water tank S, and wets the neck line of the person to be washed. Therefore, it is demanded that the end portion of the face seal FS be always along the inner wall of the water tank S during the hair washing operation to prevent water leakage to the neck portion of the water tank S.

The washing water sprayed from the nozzles N1 and N2 also hits the inner surface of the hood F. for that reason,
Water drops adhere to the inner surface of the hood F. The water droplets travel along the inner surface of the hood F, leak from the gap between the hood F and the face seal FS, and wet the face of the person to be washed. As a result, the person to be washed may feel discomfort. Therefore, hood F
It is desired to prevent water leakage from the gap between the face seal FS and the face seal FS.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic hair washing machine which can sufficiently prevent water leakage and does not cause discomfort to the person to be washed.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The problem solving means according to claim 1 of the present invention is arranged in a water tank having an opening at the top so that the head of a person to be washed can be inserted in a back state at the time of washing. The spraying means for spraying the wash water for washing the hair of the person to be washed and the rear end of the water tank is rotatably provided at the peripheral edge of the opening, and the front end is moved upward to open the water tank. Is opened to close the water tank by moving the tip portion downward, and a hood in which a notch exposing the face of the person to be washed is formed in the front portion, and splashes from the water tank. It is for preventing water droplets from splashing on the face of the person to be washed, is attached from the inside of the hood along the notched edge of the hood, and has an inverted U shape, and both ends thereof are the hood. Face sea protruding downward from the tip of The face seal is attached to the side opposite to the face to be attached to the hood, and when the hood is closed, the end of the face seal is pressed against the inner wall of the aquarium, and the end of the face seal is attached to the inner wall of the aquarium. And a thin plate-shaped pressing body along which the pressing member is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water tank having an opening at an upper part thereof so that the head of a person to be washed can be inserted in a back state at the time of washing, and the hair of the person to be washed is arranged in the water tank. A jetting means for jetting washing water for washing hair and a rear end rotatably provided at the peripheral edge of the opening of the water tank, and by moving the tip end upward, the opening of the water tank is opened and the tip end is moved downward. By moving it, the water tank is closed, and in the front part, a hood having a notch that exposes the face of the person being washed, and water droplets splashing from the water tank on the face of the person being washed. To prevent this, the hood is attached from the inside of the hood along the notched edge of the hood, and has an inverted U shape, and both ends thereof project downward from the tip of the hood. Face seal,
The face seal is attached to the side opposite to the face to be attached to the hood, and after the hood is closed, the washing operation is started and the washing water of a predetermined temperature jetted from the jetting means is applied, so that the face seal The shape-memory alloy thin plate is transformed so that the end portion is transformed along the inner wall of the water tank.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water tank having an opening at an upper part thereof so that the head of a person to be washed can be inserted in a back state during washing, and the hair of the person to be washed is arranged in the water tank. A jetting means for jetting washing water for washing hair and a rear end rotatably provided at the peripheral edge of the opening of the water tank, and by moving the tip end upward, the opening of the water tank is opened and the tip end is moved downward. By moving it, the water tank is closed, and in the front part, a hood having a notch that exposes the face of the person being washed, and water droplets splashing from the water tank on the face of the person being washed. To prevent this, a face seal attached from the inside of the hood along the notched edge of the hood and having an inverted U shape, and a face seal attached to the inner surface of the hood To surround the outer circumference of Formed in which and a ridge.

[0011]

In the means for solving the problem according to the above-mentioned claim 1, when the hood is closed, the end portion of the face seal is pressed against the inner wall of the water tank by the pressing body and is inserted into the water tank along the inner wall of the water tank. It Therefore, even if the cleaning water is sprayed from the cleaning means, the end portion of the face seal is not rolled up by the cleaning water spraying force, and maintains the state along the inner wall of the water tank. As a result, no gap is formed between the end portion of the face seal and the inner wall of the water tank, and the wash water does not leak from the opening of the water tank. Therefore, the neck of the person to be washed is not wet and does not cause discomfort.

In the problem solving means according to the second aspect, when the hair washing operation is started after the hood is closed and the shape-memory alloy thin plate is exposed to the wash water at the predetermined temperature sprayed from the spraying means, the shape-memory alloy thin plate is removed. , It transforms so that the end of the face seal follows the inner wall of the aquarium. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cleaning water from leaking from the opening of the water tank without the end portion of the face seal being curled up by the jetting force of the cleaning water. Therefore, the neck of the person to be washed is not wet and does not cause discomfort.

In the problem solving means according to the third aspect, the cleaning water sprayed from the spraying means vigorously hits the inner surface of the hood, and water drops adhere to the inner surface of the hood. This water drop
It flows along the inner surface of the hood and flows toward the face seal. At this time, since the ridges are formed on the inner surface of the hood so as to surround the outer periphery of the face seal attached to the hood, the flow of the water droplets propagating on the inner surface of the hood after the ridges are attached to the inner surface of the hood. Dammed by. Therefore, water does not leak from the gap between the hood and the face seal. Therefore, the face of the person to be washed will not get wet and will not feel discomfort.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An automatic hair washer according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of an automatic hair washer according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the appearance of the automatic hair washer of this embodiment is formed by a cabinet 1. An entrance 2 for inserting the head is formed in the center of the upper surface of the cabinet 1. Inside the entrance 2, a water tank 51 for accommodating the head and hair is arranged.

A hood 3 is attached to the entrance 2 to cover the periphery of the face of the person to be washed. The hood 3 can be opened and closed between the illustrated open state in which the inlet 2 is wide open and the closed state in which the inlet 2 is narrowed. The hood 3 is formed with a cutout portion 4 for exposing the face during use,
At the periphery of the excision portion 4, the face is elastically contacted, and the water tank 51
A face seal 5 is attached to prevent water droplets splashing from inside from splashing on the face of the person to be washed. The amount by which the face seal 5 projects from the peripheral edge of the cutout portion 4 can be adjusted by three adjustment knobs 6.

On the right side of the upper surface of the cabinet 1, an operation panel 7 is arranged. Various operation buttons and indicators are arranged on the operation panel 7. Operation panel 7
On the inner side of the table, knobs 9 and 10 for outflow / stop of cold water and hot water for the hand shower 8 and flow rate adjustment are provided. A hand shower 8 is provided on the left side of the upper surface of the cabinet. The hand shower 8 is used by a hairdresser or the like who operates the automatic hair washing machine when finishing the washing of hair. A shampoo storage box 11 and a rinse storage box 12 are provided on the back side of the hand shower. The shampoo liquid and / or the rinse liquid in the storage boxes 11 and 12 are automatically mixed in the wash water.

Light emitting elements L and light receiving elements P for detecting the length of the hair of the person to be washed are provided on the left, right, front and rear wall surfaces of the water tank 51 so as to face each other. That is, the light emitting element L and the light receiving element P are arranged at a predetermined depth in the water tank 51, and the hair of the person to be washed is formed by the light emitting element L and the light receiving element P indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in the figure. Whether the person to be washed has short hair or long hair is discriminated depending on whether or not the hair is cut off. The hair length sensor including the light emitting element L and the light receiving element P may be a mirror reflection type in which a reflecting mirror is arranged on one wall surface of the water tank 51 and the light emitting element and the light receiving element are arranged in parallel on the other wall surface. Good.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view schematically showing the internal structure of the automatic hair washer. The internal configuration of the automatic hair washer will be described with reference to FIG. An opening 53 is formed in the upper portion of the water tank 51 so that the head H of the person to be washed can be inserted in the back state when washing the hair, and a drain outlet 51a is formed in the bottom surface. In this aquarium 51, when the head H is inserted, the hair HA that hangs down from the head H is long, and even if it is so-called long hair, the wash of the hair HA does not accumulate at the bottom of the aquarium 51 and hangs down naturally. It is deep enough to allow For example, the depth of the water tank 51 is about 50 cm.

A nozzle link 55 for the crown is provided above the water tank 51. The nozzle link 55 for the crown portion is swingably supported within the angle range of the arrow A1 about the fulcrum 56. Nozzle link 55 for the crown
Is formed in a substantially semi-circular shape along the head H (see FIG. 1), and a plurality of nozzles 57 are arranged in the direction of the head H. Then, at the time of use, the head portion of the head H and the hair HA can be washed with the washing water sprayed from the nozzle 57, and the scalp can be massaged by the jetting force of the washing water from the nozzle 57.

The neckline nozzle link 58 is located below the crown nozzle link 55 in the water tank 51.
Are rotatably provided within the angle range of A2. The neckline nozzle link 58 is rotatably supported within the angle range of the arrow A2, and a plurality of nozzles 59 are fixedly attached thereto. Then, at the time of use, the root of the hair HA and the neck part can be washed within the angle range of A2 by the cleaning water sprayed from the nozzle 59, and the neck part can be massaged by the spraying power of the cleaning water from the nozzle 59. It has become.

Further, at a relatively lower position of the water tank 51, a nozzle 6 for cleaning a tip portion (hereinafter referred to as "long hair portion") of the long hair HA is mainly used when the long hair HA is long.
0 is provided. The nozzle 60 is of a fixed type, and is arranged so as to face the front and rear inner walls of the water tank 51.
By providing the nozzles 60 on the front and rear inner walls in this way, it is possible to comb the long hair portion with a comb when washing the hair. The fixed nozzles 60 may be arranged only on the left and right of the inner wall and not on the front and rear inner walls.

That is, during the hair-washing operation, the nozzle link 55 for the crown oscillates along the head H, and the washing water sprayed from the plurality of nozzles 57 arranged on this nozzle link 55 is washed by the head. While cleaning the HA near H,
Add a massage effect to the scalp. Further, when the neckline nozzle link 58 is rotated, the washing water sprayed from the nozzle 59 is supplied to the nozzle 57 provided on the crown nozzle link 55.
Then wash the neck area that cannot reach, and add a massage effect to the neck area.

On the other hand, the cleaning water sprayed from the fixed nozzle 60 disposed below the water tank 51 intensively cleans the long hair portion which does not require the massage effect. In this way, the portion that needs to be washed at the time of washing hair is divided into a plurality of blocks, a dedicated nozzle 57, 59 or 60 is provided for each block, and washing water is sprayed from each nozzle 57, 59 or 60. By washing, good hair washing without uneven washing can be performed.

The hood 3 is provided on the upper portion of the water tank 51. The hood 3 has a shape in which a portion to which the face seal 5 is attached is inclined downward from the rear portion toward the front portion. And the hood 3 has a fulcrum 13
It can be freely opened and closed in the direction of arrow A3 centering around. Prior to the start of use, the hood 3 is opened, and the head H is inserted into the opening 53 of the water tank 51 in the back state, and then the hood 3 is closed.
As described above, the face seal 5 is attached to the periphery of the cutout portion 4 of the hood 3 from the inside of the hood 3, and when the hood 3 is closed, the face seal 5 contacts the face of the person to be washed. . Further, the end of the face seal 5 closes the opening 53 of the water tank 51 along the inner wall of the water tank 51. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water droplets flying from the water tank 51 from splashing on the face, neck line, etc. of the person to be washed.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the shape of the face seal, which is viewed from the side opposite to the side of the face seal to be attached to the hood. Referring to FIG. 3, face seal 5 is formed in an inverted U shape so that the notched peripheral edge portion abuts on the face of the person to be washed. On the side of the face seal 5 opposite to the side attached to the hood 3,
A thin plate-shaped transparent holding sheet 70 is attached.

The pressing sheet 70 is provided in the area of the face seal 5 excluding the notched peripheral edge portion. As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 4, the pressing sheet 70 has a predetermined length so that when the hood 3 is closed, the end portion 5a of the face seal 5 is pressed against the inner wall of the water tank 51 so as to follow the inner wall of the water tank 51. It is made of a material having rigidity (for example, polypropylene). Note that FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part X in FIG.

Further, a pressing plate 80 is attached on the pressing sheet 70 as shown in FIG. The holding plate 80 is made of a transparent acrylic plate and is provided in a region of the holding sheet 70 excluding the end portion. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the face seal 5 is attached to the hood 3 in a state in which the holding sheet 70 and the holding plate 80 are sequentially attached to the side opposite to the hood mounting surface.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the Y portion of FIG. With reference to FIG. 5, a ridge 90 for water stop is provided on the outer periphery of the portion where the face seal 5 is attached to the inner surface of the hood 3. When the cleaning water is sprayed from the nozzles on the ridges 90, water droplets adhering to the inner surface of the rear portion 3a of the hood 3 travel along the inner surface in the radial direction 3a and leak from the gap between the hood 3 and the face seal 5. This is to prevent this. The ridge 90 is formed along the face seal 5 and at a predetermined height so as to surround the outer periphery of the face seal 5 mounted on the inner surface of the hood 3.

The hair washing operation of the automatic hair washing machine will be described. Before the hair washing operation is started, the hood 3 is opened, and the head H of the person to be washed is placed in the back of the water tank 5 as shown in FIG.
1 into the opening 53. After that, when the hood 3 is closed, the face seal 5 elastically contacts the face of the person to be washed. Further, since the end portion of the face seal 5 is inserted into the water tank 51 along the inner wall of the water tank 51, the opening 53 of the water tank 51 is closed.

When the hair washing operation is started, the nozzle link 55 for the head of the head swings along the head of the person to be washed,
Cleaning water is sprayed from the nozzle 57 of the nozzle link 55 for the head of the head toward the head of the person to be washed. In parallel with this,
Nozzle link for neckline also rotates, nozzle link for neckline 58
Nozzle 59 sprays washing water toward the neckline of the person to be washed.

At this time, the nozzle H of the neckline nozzle link
The washing water sprayed from the water also vigorously hits the inner wall of the water tank 51 near the opening 53. Therefore, the jetting force of the cleaning water acts as a force to roll up the end 5a of the face seal 5. However, the end 5a of the face seal 5 is
As shown in FIG. 4, since it is pressed against the inner wall of the water tank 51 by the pressing sheet 70, it is not rolled up by the jetting force of the wash water and maintains the state along the inner wall of the water tank 51. Therefore, a gap is not formed between the end portion 5a of the face seal 5 and the inner wall of the water tank 51, and the cleaning water is kept in the water tank 51.
Does not leak from the opening 53. Therefore, the neck of the person to be washed is not wet and does not cause discomfort.

The wash water sprayed from the nozzle 57 of the crown nozzle link 55 and the nozzle 59 of the neckline nozzle link 58 also vigorously hits the inner surface of the rear portion of the hood 3. Therefore, water drops adhere to the inner surface of the rear portion of the hood 3. The water droplets travel along the inner surface of the rear portion of the hood 3 and tend to leak from the gap between the hood 3 and the face seal 5.
However, the face seal 5 attached to the inner surface of the hood 3
As shown in FIG. 5, a ridge 90 is formed on the outer periphery of the hood 3 so as to surround the face seal 5. The flow of water droplets traveling along the inner surface of 3a is blocked by the ridge 90. Therefore, water droplets attached to the rear portion 3a of the hood 3 do not leak from the gap between the hood 3 and the face seal 5. Therefore, the face of the person to be washed will not get wet and will not feel discomfort.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view of an automatic hair washer according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which nozzle links and nozzles are omitted. In addition, FIG.
6 is an enlarged view of the X portion of FIG. 6, and FIG. 7B is an enlarged view of the Y portion of FIG. With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the automatic hair washer of this embodiment has a strip-shaped thin pressing plate made of a shape memory alloy on the inner surface of the end portion of the face seal 5 (hereinafter referred to as “shape memory alloy thin plate”). 100 is attached, and other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment.

The shape memory alloy thin plate 100 has an arc shape having a radius R at room temperature (see FIG. 7 (a)). At the martensite transformation temperature, it undergoes martensite transformation and the end of the face seal 5 is placed in a water tank. The radius R is increased so as to be pressed against the inner wall of 51 (see FIG. 7B). In the above configuration, in the opened state of the hood 3, as shown in FIG. 7A, the shape memory alloy thin plate 100 has an arc shape, and the end portion of the face seal 5 has the shape memory alloy thin plate 100. Curls along. Therefore, when the hood 3 is closed, the end portion of the face seal 5 does not catch on the inner wall of the water tank 5. Therefore, the water tank 51 at the end of the face seal 3 when the hood 3 is closed
Insertion becomes easy.

When the hood 3 is closed, the hair washing operation is started, and when wash water of a predetermined temperature (for example, 36 ° C. or more) is applied to the shape memory alloy thin plate 100 from the nozzle, the shape memory alloy thin plate 1
00 is transformed into martensite. Then, Fig. 7
As shown in (b), the end portion of the face seal 5 is pressed against the inner wall of the water tank 51 by the transformation force of the shape memory alloy thin plate 100 and follows the inner wall of the water tank 51. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the washing water from leaking from the opening 53 of the water tank 51 without the end portion of the face seal 5 being raised by the jetting force of the washing water.

By the way, in the automatic hair washing machine described in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, in order to check whether the inside of the water tank is washed or whether the hair washing operation is normally performed,
Driving without inserting the head of the person being washed into the water tank,
So-called idle driving is performed. Therefore, in the above automatic hair washer, a lid 200 for idle operation mounted on the hood 3 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is separately provided.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the outer shape of the lid for idle operation, and FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the state in which the lid for idle operation is attached to the hood. The lid 200 for idle operation is made of a transparent plate so that it is possible to confirm whether or not the cleaning water is normally jetted from the inside of the water tank 51 and each nozzle,
As shown in FIG. 8, it has a shape corresponding to the notch of the face seal 5. Also, the lid 200 is used for the hood 3.
It is bent and formed so as to close the opening 53 of the water tank 51 when it is mounted on.

A knob 201 is provided at a substantially central portion of the flat portion of the lid 200, and an insert having a predetermined width is inserted between the hood 3 and the face seal 5 at the tip of the flat portion. A collar 202 is provided. The lid 200 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the adjustment knob 6 is loosened to provide a gap between the hood 3 and the face seal 5, and the outer peripheral edges of the collar 202 and the lid 200 are inserted into the gap and the adjustment knob 6 is tightened to be mounted. . A step is provided at the connecting portion between the flat portion of the lid 200 and the collar 202.

As described above, by providing the step at the connecting portion of the lid 200, the flat portion 200 and the collar 202, it is possible to prevent the wash water from leaking from between the hood 3 and the next 202.
That is, the cleaning water sprayed from the nozzle is mainly used for the lid 200.
Hit the flat part of the bottom from below. Therefore, the lid 20
When the flat portion of 0 and the collar 202 are flush with each other, the lid 200
The washing water that hits the flat part of the plate propagates through the flange 202 from the flat part by the injection force and leaks from between the hood 3 and the flange 202. On the other hand, if there is a step in the connecting portion between the flat portion of the lid 200 and the collar 202, the cleaning water that is trying to reach the collar 202 from the flat portion of the lid 200 cannot rise to the step and the water tank 51.
Fall inside. Therefore, the wash water does not leak from between the hood 3 and the collar 202 during the idle operation.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it goes without saying that many modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the present invention.

[0041]

As is apparent from the above description, according to claim 1 of the present invention, when the hood is closed, the end portion of the face seal is pressed against the inner wall of the water tank by the pressing body, and the inner wall of the water tank is pressed. It is inserted in the aquarium along with it. for that reason,
Even if the cleaning water is sprayed, the end portion of the face seal is not rolled up by the spraying power of the cleaning water and maintains the state along the inner wall of the water tank. Therefore, the wash water can be prevented from leaking from the water tank, the neck of the person to be washed does not get wet, and no discomfort is given.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, after the hair washing operation is started after the hood is closed and the shape-memory alloy thin plate is exposed to the washing water at a predetermined temperature sprayed from the spraying means, the shape-memory alloy thin plate becomes a face seal. Since the end portion is transformed so as to follow the inner wall of the water tank, the end portion of the face seal does not curl up due to the jetting force of the wash water, and the wash water can be prevented from leaking from the opening of the water tank. Therefore, it is not necessary to wet the neck of the person to be washed, and no discomfort is given.

According to the third aspect, the flow of water droplets adhering to the inner surface of the hood when the cleaning water is sprayed from the spraying means is blocked by the ridge, so that the water leaks from the gap between the hood and the face seal. Absent. Therefore, the face of the person to be washed will not get wet and will not feel discomfort.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of an automatic hair washer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view showing an internal mechanism of the automatic hair washer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a shape of a face seal.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part X in FIG.

5 is an enlarged view of a Y portion in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view of an automatic hair washer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7A is an enlarged view of an X portion in FIG. 6, and FIG. 7B is an enlarged view of a Y portion.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an external shape of a lid for idle operation.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which a lid for idle operation is attached to a hood.

FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional side view schematically showing the internal structure of an automatic hair washer according to the prior art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Hood 4 Notch 5 Face Seal 5a End 51 Water Tank 53 Opening 55 Top Nozzle Link 57 Nozzle 58 Neckline Nozzle Link 59 Nozzle 60 Fixed Nozzle 70 Presser Sheet 80 Presser Plate 90 Convex Strip 100 Shape Memory Alloy Thin Plate

Front page continued (72) Inventor Hideaki Matsunaga 2-18 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takenari 2-18 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Mitsuru Naganawa 2-18, Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masaru Noro, 2-18, Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A water tank having an opening at the top so that the head of the person to be washed can be inserted in the back state when washing, and washing water for rinsing the hair of the person to be washed is arranged in the water tank. A jetting means for jetting, and a rear end rotatably provided at a peripheral edge portion of the opening of the water tank, and an opening of the water tank is opened by moving a front end portion upward,
The water tank is closed by moving the tip part downward, and the front part is provided with a hood having a notch exposing the face part of the person to be washed, and water droplets splashing from the water tank are covered. It is intended to prevent it from being applied to the face of a hair washer, and is attached from the inside of the hood along the notched edge of the hood, and has an inverted U shape, and its both ends are more than the tip of the hood. Is also attached to the face seal protruding downward and the face seal surface of the face seal opposite to the face attached to the hood, and when the hood is closed, the end of the face seal is pressed against the inner wall of the water tank, An automatic hair washing machine comprising: a thin plate-shaped pressing body having an end portion along an inner wall of a water tank. 2. A water tank having an opening at the top so that the head of the person to be washed can be inserted in the back state when washing, and washing water for rinsing the hair of the person to be washed is arranged in the water tank. A jetting means for jetting, and a rear end rotatably provided at a peripheral edge portion of the opening of the water tank, and an opening of the water tank is opened by moving a front end portion upward,
The water tank is closed by moving the tip part downward, and the front part is provided with a hood having a notch exposing the face part of the person to be washed, and water droplets splashing from the water tank are covered. It is intended to prevent it from being applied to the face of a hair washer, and is attached from the inside of the hood along the notched edge of the hood, and has an inverted U shape, and its both ends are more than the tip of the hood. Is also attached to the face seal projecting downward and the face seal face opposite to the face attached to the hood, and after the hood is closed, the washing operation is started and the washing is performed at the predetermined temperature jetted from the jetting means. An automatic hair washing machine comprising: a shape memory alloy thin plate that transforms so that an end portion of a face seal follows an inner wall of an aquarium when splashed with water. 3. A water tank having an opening at the top so that the head of the person being washed can be inserted in the back state during washing, and wash water for rinsing the hair of the person being washed is arranged in the water tank. A jetting means for jetting, and a rear end rotatably provided at a peripheral edge portion of the opening of the water tank, and an opening of the water tank is opened by moving a front end portion upward,
The water tank is closed by moving the tip part downward, and the front part is provided with a hood having a notch exposing the face part of the person to be washed, and water droplets splashing from the water tank are covered. A face seal for preventing the hair from being applied to the face of a hair washer, which is attached from the inside of the hood along the notched edge of the hood and has an inverted U shape, and an inner surface of the hood. An automatic hair washing machine, comprising: a ridge formed so as to surround the outer circumference of a face seal attached.