JPH07102162B2 - Automotive hair dryer equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a hair dryer device for an automobile that can be easily used in a vehicle.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, as automobiles have been used as a part of living spaces, it has become more common to use makeup tools such as hair dryers and sheavers inside the vehicles.

As a conventional automobile hair dryer used in that case, a battery is built in or a power source is taken from the socket of the vehicle cigarette lighter to heat the built-in heater and rotate the fan by the motor to generate warm air. There are those which are blown out, and those which are equipped with a gas cylinder so that the hair curler portion is heated by the combustion of the gas.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, among such conventional hair dryers for automobiles, those having a structure similar to that of a household hair dryer and using a battery or an on-vehicle battery as a power source are a heat source such as a heater and a fan motor in the hair dryer. Must be stored, and in the case of a battery type, even larger batteries must be stored. Further, in the case of using a gas cylinder, the hair curler portion of the hair dryer only generates heat and cannot blow air.

In any case, the hair dryer is large and heavy and cannot be used easily, and it is difficult to store the hair dryer in the vehicle when not in use.

In addition, since the capacity of the power source and heat source is small, there is a large difference in the amount of heat generation and the amount of air flow from the output of a hair dryer for home use, and it is not practical.

In addition, since the power consumption and gas consumption of the heat source are large,
In the case of battery type or gas cylinder type, the battery or gas may be exhausted early and cannot be used when desired, and when using the battery on the vehicle, the battery voltage will drop and it may cause engine ignition failure etc. I was afraid.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hair dryer device for an automobile, which is small in size, lightweight, and capable of obtaining a large amount of heat and a large amount of air, at low cost.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention introduces a warm air for heating, which is sent through a heater core by a fan of an air conditioner for a vehicle, into a vehicle interior, and at least a portion extending into the vehicle interior has a duct for a hair dryer having flexibility. , A hair dryer main body connected to the tip of the duct, having a blowout port or a blowout hole capable of blowing the warm air guided by the duct in a required direction, and having a size that can be grasped by one hand, and A hair dryer position is provided at the mode selection position in the control section of the air conditioner, and only when that hair dryer position is selected, hot air for heating is allowed to flow into the duct for hair dryer, and hot air from other outlets is prevented from flowing out. The present invention provides a hair dryer device for automobiles which is regulated.

In addition, in the above-described automobile hair dryer device, it is preferable that the portion of the hair dryer duct extending into the vehicle compartment and the hair dryer main body be retractably housed in the floor console of the vehicle.

[Action]

By configuring the hair dryer device for an automobile according to the present invention as described above, the user can grasp the warm air for heating sent through the heater core by the fan of the air conditioner with one hand by the duct for the hair dryer. It can be guided into the hair dryer body and blown out in the desired direction.

Since the portion of the hair dryer dot extending into the vehicle compartment is flexible, the position and orientation of the gripped hair dryer body can be freely changed and used.

Further, since it is not necessary to provide a heat source or a fan motor in the hair dryer body, it is possible to make the size and weight significantly smaller.

Since no battery or on-vehicle battery is used, energy can be saved and high output can be obtained, and the temperature and volume of the blown air can be adjusted.

In addition, a hair dryer position is provided at the mode selection position in the control unit of the vehicle air conditioner, and only when that hair dryer position is selected, hot air for heating is allowed to flow into the duct for hair dryer, and hot air from other outlets is supplied. Since the outflow of air is regulated, even when using a hair dryer, it is possible to more reliably and efficiently adjust the temperature and air volume of the blowing air with this control unit.
It is extremely convenient.

Further, in the above-mentioned device, if the portion of the hair dryer duct extending into the vehicle compartment and the hair dryer body are retractably housed in the floor console of the vehicle, they will not be an obstacle when not in use, and all passengers will be able to use them when in use. It is convenient and convenient to use.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to that, an outline of a heater unit of a vehicle air conditioner to which the present invention is applied will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

The air that has flowed into the intake box 103 from the outside air intake 101 or the inside air intake 102 of the air conditioner passes through the heat duct 105 directly by the rotation of the fan 104a provided integrally with the fan motor 104, or directly or through the heater core 106 or bypass. The rear duct 11 is blown out from the center ventilator 108 or the floor ventilator 109 to the chest and feet of the front seat through the passage 107 and at the same time extends rearward along the floor surface of the vehicle body.
It is blown out to the foot of the rear seat through 0, and is blown from the defroster nozzle 111 to the windshield glass as needed.

In the figure, reference numerals 112, 113, 114 and 115 denote an air intake door, an air mix door, and an air mix door for switching air paths, respectively.
These are vent doors and floor doors.

The above is the same as the heater unit of the air conditioner installed in the current general automobile, but in this embodiment, the hair dryer duct 1 is branched from the middle of the rear duct 110, and the hair dryer duct 1 is used as a floor console.
A warm air is introduced into the vehicle interior by opening it on the bottom surface of 30, and a bayonet joint 1a is provided at the opening end to connect a bellows duct 22 extending into the vehicle interior.

A switching door 2 for opening and closing the hair dryer duct 1 is provided in the rear duct 110, and a link 4 is integrally fixed via a shaft 3 of the switching door 2, and the other end of the link 4 is an actuator 5a for a solenoid 5a. Connected to.

Therefore, by energizing the solenoid 5, the actuator 5a protrudes, and the switching door 2 which is normally in the hair dryer duct closed state shown by the broken line in the figure is rotated to the hair dryer duct opened state shown by the solid line. Therefore, the passage to the rear outlet of the rear duct 110 can be substantially blocked.

Next, FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a hair dryer main body constituting a main part of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial sectional side view taken along the line II-II of FIG.

The hair dryer main body 10 is composed of a hollow casing 11 made of a hard and heat-resistant synthetic resin material such as ABS, and has a mesh-shaped outlet 12 opening at the front thereof, and the size can be easily adjusted with one hand. It can be grasped at

As shown in FIG. 3, a fixed slit plate 13 having a large number of slits 13a with equal pitches is fixedly installed across the inside of the casing in the vicinity of the bottom of the casing 11, and the fixed slit plate 13 and the same slits are fixed. A movable slit plate 14 having a slit 14a of the same shape as
A spring 15 urges the slider 13a to the left in the figure, and the slit 13a is slidably overlapped with a half-pitch so that the slit 13a is fully closed.

This movable slit plate 14 is provided with a bent portion 14b, and this bent portion 1
A long hole 17a in which a pin 16 planted in 4b is provided at one end of a lever 17
The push button 18 planted at the other end of the lever 17 is projected to the side of the housing 11, and by pushing this push button 18, the lever 17 turns counterclockwise about the shaft 19 as a fulcrum, and the slit plate 14 Spring 15
It is designed to be able to move to the right in the figure against.

As a result, depending on the degree to which the push button 18 is pressed, the slit
The opening degree of 13a is changed, and the amount of warm air blown out from the outlet 12 can be adjusted.

In addition, a deodorant 20, such as activated carbon, is enclosed inside the housing 11 below the slit plate 14 to eliminate mold and other offensive odors generated in an air duct that guides warm air.

A locking recess 11a is formed on the left side surface of the housing 11 in FIG. 1, and a joint portion 21 is provided on the lower surface.

The joint portion 21 is an outer cylinder portion 21a formed integrally with the housing 11.
And an inner cylindrical portion 21b that is rotatably fitted to the inner periphery of the inner cylindrical portion 21b so that the inner cylindrical portion 21b is prevented from coming off by an annular ridge and groove.
The inner circumference of is a slightly tapered surface.

Further, the outer peripheral surface provided at the tip of the flexible and expandable bellows duct 22 has a tapered surface with a slightly tapered outer peripheral surface.
By inserting a into the inner tube portion 21b, the hair dryer main body 10 is connected to the bellows duct 22 so as to be rotatable and detachable.

This bellows duct 22 is provided with a bayonet joint (not shown) at the other end, and is connected to the bayonet joint 1a provided in the opening of the hair dryer duct 1 shown in FIG. 6 in a sealed state via a seal member. And forms a portion of the hair dryer duct that extends into the passenger compartment.

When the hair dryer main body 10 is not in use, the hair dryer main body 10 is provided with a recess 30 provided in the floor console 30 of the vehicle as shown in FIG.
The bellows duct 22 is stored in its bottom space.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
The lower end of the spring 31 is fixed to the lower part of a, and the lower surface of the hair dryer body 10 inserted into the recess 30a is pressed by the pressing plate 34 mounted on the free end thereof to urge it upward.

On the side of the recess 30a, a locking lever 32 integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having elasticity with a partition wall 30b formed therebetween is pivotally mounted by a shaft 36, and a locking claw 32a is provided in the partition wall 30b. Part 30c
The hair dryer main body 10
So that it can be engaged with the locking recess 11a.

An elastic arm 32b and a push button 35 are integrally formed on the locking lever 32, and the elastic arm 32b is engaged with the inner wall surface of the side wall 30d of the floor console 30 to urge the locking lever 32 in the clockwise direction. The push button 35 is inserted through a through hole 30e provided in the side wall 30d to be projected outside.

Further, a normally closed switch 33 is provided below the recess 30a of the floor console 30 and is inserted into the power supply circuit of the solenoid 5 shown in FIG. 6, and its movable contact piece is normally recessed as shown in FIG. The switch 33 in the rear duct 110 is kept closed by the switch door 2 in the rear duct 110 by being pressed by the main body 10 of the hair dryer housed in 30a.

In parallel with this, a hair dryer position is provided at the mode selection position in the air conditioning control section of the instrument panel (not shown), and the mode selection lever is moved to this hair dryer position to open the air passage to the rear duct 110 and to Restrict the air outlet so that it is fully closed or half open.

With this configuration, the temperature and volume of the air blown from the hair dryer body 10 can be efficiently adjusted by the air-conditioning control unit.

Considering the use in the summer, a door for switching the ventilation to the floor ventilator 109 and the rear duct 110 is added to the heater unit shown in FIG. 6, and only the air passage to the rear duct 110 is switched by switching to the hair dryer position. It is desirable to let open.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above structure will be described.

After the hair dryer body 10 is stored in the floor console 30, after switching the mode selection lever of the air conditioning control unit to the hair dryer position, the floor console 30
When the push button 35 protruding to the side of the
(FIG. 5) counterclockwise against its own urging force, is pressed by the spring 31, and the hair dryer main body 10 projects slightly upward.

As the hair dryer main body 10 rises, the switch 33 is turned on and the solenoid 5 is energized, the actuator 5a projects and the switching door 2 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 6, and the hair dryer duct 1 is opened. Juan of Figure 6
The warm air sent out through the heater core 106 by the 4a flows into the hair dryer duct 1 from the rear duct 110.

At this time, since the passage to the rear air outlet of the rear duct 110 is substantially blocked by the switching door 2, the outflow of warm air from the rear air outlet is restricted.

Here, when the hair dryer main body 10 having the upper portion protruding from the floor console 30 is grasped and pulled out from the recess 30a, the bellows duct 22 is also pulled out accordingly. When you grip the body of the hair dryer with your palm, your thumb will
In the case of the left hand, the index finger naturally comes on the push button 18.

When the push button 18 is pressed in this state, the movable slit plate 14 moves to the right in FIG. 3 against the spring 15 via the lever 17,
Since the slit 14a opens the slit 13a of the fixed slit plate 13, hot air is blown out, but the amount of blown air can be freely adjusted by pressing the push button 18.

The temperature of the hot air blown out can be freely adjusted by the temperature control lever of the air conditioning controller, and cold air can be blown out if necessary. Also, the air volume can be adjusted by switching the rotation speed of the fan motor 104 using the air volume switching knob of the control unit.

In use, the bellows duct 22 is highly flexible,
Since the hair dryer main body 10 is rotatably connected to the bellows duct 22 via the joint portion 21, it can be freely moved to a desired position and angle, and the operability is extremely good in combination with the reduction in size and weight. is there.

Since the blowout air volume can be adjusted by the air conditioning control unit in this manner, either the hair dryer duct opening / closing mechanism for the switching door 2 or the like or the air volume adjusting mechanism in the hair dryer body 10 may be omitted.

The above-described embodiment is suitable for drying the hair, which has been wet by, for example, sea bathing, skiing, or rain, by blowing warm air from the hair dryer body to dry the hair.
The figure shows another embodiment in which a hair curler is integrated.

In the embodiment of FIG. 7, the hair dryer main body 40 is provided with a cylindrical grip portion 41 having a size capable of being gripped with one hand, and the grip portion.
41 is composed of a large number of brushes 43 that are detachably attached to the hair in a radial fashion, and a curler portion 42 having a blowout hole 44 that opens in the vicinity thereof, and the joint portion 21 is provided at the base of the grip portion 41 as in the above-described embodiment.
The bellows duct (22) is pivotally and detachably connected via the.

In this embodiment, the structure for attaching and detaching the grip portion 41 and the curler portion 42 is the same as that of a commercially available household hair dryer, and therefore its illustration and description are omitted.

Further, the attachment inserted into the grip portion 41 may be a large number of brushes 51 arranged in a comb shape as shown in FIG. 8 and a curler portion 52 having blow-out holes (not shown). Various items can be replaced and used at any time.

In the above-described embodiment, the hair dryer duct that guides the warm air to the hair dryer main body is drawn out into the passenger compartment through the floor console, but it may be drawn out through a part of the instrument panel.

Alternatively, the tip of the fixed-side hair dryer duct may be opened to a part of the floor console or the instrument panel, and a flexible vehicle interior-side hair dryer duct that is connected to the hair dryer body may be inserted therein. Good.

In that case, in the tip of the fixed-side hair dryer duct,
It is advisable to provide a valve that opens the passage only when the hair dryer duct inside the passenger compartment is inserted.

Alternatively, the switching door that opens and closes the hair dryer duct may be rotated in the hair dryer duct opening direction in conjunction with the switching of the mode selection lever of the air conditioner to the hair dryer position.

Further, the branching position of the hair dryer duct is not limited to the inside of the rear duct, and it may be branched from another duct, but it is desirable to branch it as close to the heater core as possible.

The deodorant enclosed in the hair dryer body may be replaced with an aromatic or the like, or both of them may be enclosed.

Since the hair dryer body can be manufactured at low cost by using synthetic resin, etc., we have abundantly prepared hair dryer body for exchange of shapes and colors suitable for various applications and user's sex, age, etc.
It is possible to freely convert and use it.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, since the warm air for heating the air conditioner of the vehicle is used as the heat source and the air source of the hair dryer for automobiles, the hair dryer main body has a heating element, a fan motor, or the like. Since it is not necessary to provide the device, the size and weight can be greatly reduced, the operability is excellent, the energy saving and the high output can be obtained, and the device can be stored in a small space in the vehicle when not in use.

Then, only when the hair dryer position provided at the mode selection position in the control unit of the air conditioner is selected,
Since the hot air is allowed to flow into the duct for the hair dryer to regulate the outflow of the hot air from the other outlets, the temperature and the amount of the hot air blown from the main body of the hair dryer can be efficiently adjusted by the control unit.

Also, if the hair dryer duct and the hair dryer main body that supplies warm air for heating to the hair dryer main body and the hair dryer main body can be stored in the floor console so that they can be pulled out, there is no obstruction when not in use. It is convenient that the passengers in the front seats as well as the passengers in the rear seats can freely use it during use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the outer appearance of a hair dryer main body according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial sectional side view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing essential parts, FIG. 4 is a plan view of a floor console section accommodating a hair dryer main body, FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an example of its inserting / removing structure, and FIG. 6 is a heater unit to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 7 is a front view showing another embodiment of the hair dryer body, and FIG. 8 is a front view showing another example of the curler member. 1 …… Hair dryer duct 2 …… Switching door, 5 …… Solenoid 10,40 …… Hair dryer body 11 …… Housing, 12 …… Blowout port 13 …… Fixed slit plate, 14 …… Movable slit plate 18 …… Push button, 20 …… Deodorant, 21 …… Joint part 22 …… Bellows duct (the part of the hair dryer duct that extends into the passenger compartment) 30 …… Floor console, 32 …… Lock lever 33 …… Switch, 41 …… Gripping part 42, 52 …… Curler part, 44 …… Outlet hole 101 …… Outside air intake, 102 …… Inside air intake 104 …… Fan motor, 106 …… Heater core 110 …… Rear duct

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A duct for a hair dryer, wherein a fan for an air conditioner for a vehicle sends hot air for heating sent through a heater core into a passenger compartment and at least a portion extending into the passenger compartment has flexibility, and a duct for tip of the duct. A hair dryer main body that is connected and has a blowout port or a blowout hole for blowing hot air guided by the duct in a required direction, and has a size that can be grasped by one hand, and the control unit of the air conditioner The hair dryer position is provided at the mode selection position in, and only when the hair dryer position is selected, the hot air for heating is introduced into the duct for the hair dryer, and the outflow of the hot air from the other outlets is regulated. A hair dryer device for automobiles, which is characterized in that 2. The hair dryer apparatus for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the portion of the hair dryer duct extending into the vehicle compartment and the hair dryer body are retractably housed in a floor console of the vehicle. Hair dryer equipment for automobiles.