JPH0716114A - Hair dryer with cord reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the exposure of a power source cord outside when a handle is folded and to maintain good appearance by making it possible to smoothly draw out and take up the power source cord. CONSTITUTION:This hair dryer is provided with a pair of supporting pieces 40a, 40b projecting from the back surface of a dryer body 10, a first shielding wall 46 covering nearly the half of the left and right of the open parts of these pieces with each other and a second shielding wall 47 covering nearly the half of the left and right of the open parts of a pair of mounting pieces 42a, 42b projecting to the top end of the handle 41. Further, the second shielding wall 47 moves along the side edge of the first shielding wall 46 according to the operation to hold the handle 41 to the state along the dryer body 10 by turning the handle around a hinge shaft 43. The first shielding wall 46 and the second shielding wall 47 are paralleled adjacently. This hair dryer with a cord reel device is provided with the power source cord 20 which passes through the supporting pieces 40a, 40b and is covered and concealed by the first shielding wall 46 and second shielding wall 47.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hair dryer with a cord reel device used for styling hair and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A hair dryer has a discharge port at its tip end.
A fan and a heater driven by a motor are housed in a cylindrical dryer main body having an intake port on its rear end face, and air is sucked into the dryer main body from the intake port by the operation of the fan, and this air is supplied to the heater. Is heated to form hot air, and this hot air is discharged from the discharge port.

In recent years, a cord reel device has been incorporated in the dryer body, a power cord is pulled out from the cord reel device when the dryer is used, and after use, the power cord is automatically wound by the cord reel device and compactly stored. The ones that are made available are provided.

A handle is foldably attached to the lower surface of the dryer main body near the rear end, and a power cord led out from a cord reel device is introduced into the handle, and the power cord is pulled out from the lower end of the handle. It can be pulled out from.

12 and 13 show a conventional hair dryer, in which 1 is a dryer main body, a cord reel device 2 is provided in the dryer main body 1, and a dryer main body 1 below the cord reel device 2 is provided. A pair of support pieces 1a and 1b are integrally formed on the lower surface of the pair so as to be opposed to each other.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a handle made of a synthetic resin having a split structure, and a pair of mounting pieces 3a and 3b facing each other are integrally formed on the upper end of the handle 3 so as to project therefrom. Then, the attachment piece 3 is provided outside the support pieces 1a and 1b.
a, 3b are superposed and arranged, and these attachment pieces 3a, 3b
A hinge shaft 4 erected between b penetrates the support pieces 1a and 1b, and a handle 3 is rotatably attached to the dryer main body 1 via the hinge shaft 4 so that the handle can be stored when the hair dryer is stored. The dryer 3 can be rotated to be folded along the lower surface of the dryer body 1.

The power cord 5 derived from the cord reel device 2 is introduced into the handle 3 through the space between the support pieces 1a and 1b, and the power cord is pulled to the lower end of the handle 3 when the hair dryer is used. It can be pulled out from an outlet (not shown).

[0008]

However, in such a conventional hair dryer, as shown in FIG. 13, the space between the support pieces 1a and 1b is passed through the space between the attachment pieces 3a and 3b as the handle 3 is folded. However, there is a problem in that the power cord 5 arranged in the above is exposed to the outside and the appearance is deteriorated.

Therefore, it is conceivable to provide an arc-shaped shield wall for covering the power cord 5 at the open portion of the portion extending from the rear end surface to the lower end surface between the support pieces 1a and 1b. However, in this case, when the handle 3 is erected with respect to the dryer main body 1, the lower end edge of the arcuate shielding wall extends in the horizontal direction substantially orthogonal to the handle 3, and therefore the support pieces 1a, 1b. Power cord 5 to pass between each other
Is caught on the edge of the horizontally extending shielding wall and is greatly bent, so that the power cord 5 cannot be pulled out and wound up smoothly.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object thereof is to prevent the power cord from being exposed to the outside when the handle is folded and maintain a good appearance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a hair dryer with a cord reel device that can always pull out and wind a power cord smoothly.

[0011]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention comprises a dryer main body in which a cord reel device is housed, and a handle for operating the dryer main body. A pair of support pieces are provided on the lower surface so as to face each other, and a pair of attachment pieces are provided on the upper end portion of the handle so as to face each other. The pair of attachment pieces are provided outside the pair of support pieces. The support piece and the mounting piece are rotatably pivotally mounted via a hinge shaft, and the power cord led out from the cord reel device is introduced into the handle, and the power cord is handle. Hairdo with cord reel device that can be pulled out from the lower part of the dryer and that can be folded along the lower surface of the dryer body by rotating the handle around the hinge shaft as a fulcrum. In the ear, a first shielding wall is provided between the pair of support pieces projecting from the lower surface of the dryer main body, and covers substantially the left and right halves of the open portion of the portion extending from the rear end surface to the lower end surface between them. The power cord led out from the cord reel device is introduced into the handle through the gap between the one side edge of the first shield wall and the inner surface of the support piece, and the pair of mounting pieces projecting to the upper end of the handle. Between the two, a second shielding wall is provided which covers almost the left and right halves of the open portion of the portion extending from the rear end surface to the upper end surface between them, and the handle is rotated around the hinge shaft as a fulcrum to rotate the dryer main body. The second shielding wall is moved along the side edge of the first shielding wall according to the operation of folding the first shielding wall and the second shielding wall to be juxtaposed adjacent to each other. They are arranged in a state.

[0012]

The power cord derived from the cord reel device is introduced into the handle almost linearly through the gap between the one side edge of the first shield wall and the inner surface of the support piece, and thus this The power cord can be pulled out and wound up smoothly.

When the handle is folded, the supporting pieces of the dryer main body are exposed between the mounting pieces of the handle.
Of the shield wall and the second shield wall are arranged adjacent to each other and in parallel with each other, and the shield walls close each other, so that the power cords inserted between the support pieces are the pair of shield walls. It is covered up and is not exposed to the outside, thus maintaining a good appearance.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 shows a side view of a hair dryer with a cord reel device, and 10 is a cylindrical dryer body made of synthetic resin, and the dryer body 10 includes a front case 10a and a rear case 10b.
It is assembled by fitting and.

The tip of the dryer body 10 has a discharge port 11
The blower cylinder 12 is attached to the discharge port 11, and the rear end surface of the dryer body 10 opens as an intake port 13, and the intake port 13 is provided with a mesh-shaped guard 14.

Inside the rear end of the dryer body 10,
As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a triangular support base 15 is provided so as to face the intake port 13.
5 is formed integrally with the rear case 10b, and a support boss 16 is integrally projected at the center of the support base 15.

A cord reel device 17 is incorporated at the rear end of the dryer body 10.
7 includes a reel 19 having flanges 18, 18 at both ends, the reel 19 is rotatably supported via the support boss 16, a power cord 20 is attached to the reel 19, and the power cord 20 is a reel. It is wrapped around the circumference of 19.

A holder 21 is provided on the front surface side of the reel 19, and the holder 21 has a plurality of leg pieces 22 ... Radially projecting from the peripheral edge thereof, and the tips of the leg pieces 22. It is in contact with the inner circumference. A support hole 23 is formed in the center of the holder 21, the tip of the support boss 16 is fitted in the support hole 23, and a set screw 21a is screwed into the tip surface of the support boss 16. The holder 21 is fixed to the support boss 16 via the set screw 21a.

Reel 1 supported through support boss 16
9 is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the dryer main body 10, and a plurality of relatively large openings 2 for circulating air are provided on the plate surfaces of the flanges 18, 18 facing the intake port 13.
4 are formed. And inside the reel 19,
A biasing member (not shown) such as a mainspring that elastically biases the reel 19 in the winding rotation direction of the power cord 20, a stopper mechanism (not shown) that restricts rotation in the opposite direction, and A release mechanism is provided to release the rotation restriction of the stopper mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 8, a fan unit 30 is provided in the middle of the dryer main body 10, and a metal heat shield plate 31 is provided at the tip end side of the dryer main body 10. The heater 32 is attached along the peripheral surface, and the heater 32 is disposed inside the heat shield plate 31.

The fan unit 30 is formed of a synthetic resin in a cylindrical shape, and is arranged in the center of one end face of the wind tunnel 33, and is integrated with the wind tunnel 33 via a plurality of blades 34. The support 35 is formed, a motor 36 mounted in the support 35, and a fan 37 attached to a rotation shaft 36a of the motor 36 and arranged in the wind tunnel 33. Is fitted and supported on the inner circumference of the.

A rib 38 extending along the circumferential direction is integrally formed on the outer peripheral edge of the wind tunnel 33 on one end side, and the rib 38 is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the wind tunnel 33 and the inner peripheral surface of the dryer body 10. Dryer body 10 so as to seal the gap
It adheres to the inner surface of the.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of support pieces 40a, 40b facing each other are integrally formed on the lower surface of the dryer body 10 near the rear end thereof so as to project therefrom.
Reference numeral 41 denotes a handle for operating the dryer main body 10, and a pair of mounting pieces 42a and 42b facing each other are integrally formed at the upper end of the handle 41 so as to project.

The mounting pieces 42a, 42b are arranged so as to overlap each other outside the supporting pieces 40a, 40b, and a hinge shaft 43 installed between the mounting pieces 42a, 42b penetrates the supporting pieces 40a, 40b. A handle 41 is pivotally attached to the dryer main body 10 via the hinge shaft 43 so that the handle 41 can be stored when the hair dryer is stored.
Can be rotated to be folded along the lower surface of the dryer main body 10.

The power cord 20 provided on the cord reel device 17 is introduced into the handle 41 through the space between the support pieces 40a and 40b, and the power cord 20 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 3, a plug 44 is attached to the tip of the plug.

An outlet 45 is formed in the lower portion of the handle 41 at a portion extending from the rear surface to the lower end surface, and the power cord 20 can be pulled out to the lower side of the handle 41 through the outlet 45. ing.

Between the pair of support pieces 40a, 40b projecting from the lower surface of the dryer body 10, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the open portion of the portion extending from the rear end surface to the lower end surface between them. The first shield wall 46 that covers the left and right halves of the support (the right half in FIGS. 1 and 2) is one support piece 40.
It is formed integrally with a.

The first shielding wall 46 is curved in an arc shape centered on the hinge shaft 43, and when the handle 41 stands up at a right angle to the dryer main body 10, it is placed inside the handle 41 and the cord The power cord 20 derived from the reel device 17 is introduced into the handle 41 through a gap between one side edge of the first shield wall 46 and the inner surface of the support piece 40b.

Between the pair of mounting pieces 42a, 42b projecting from the upper end of the handle 41, the left and right halves of the open part of the portion extending from the rear end face to the upper end face (in FIGS. 1 and 2). A second shielding wall 47 that covers the left half) is provided.

The second shield wall 47 is curved in an arc shape centered on the hinge shaft 43, and an engagement groove 48 formed at the lower end portion thereof and an engagement projection 49 formed on the handle 41. It is attached to the handle 41 in combination.

The second shield wall 47 is the handle 4
1 is placed inside the dryer main body 10 when standing up at a right angle to the dryer main body 10, and the handle 41 is rotated around the hinge shaft 43 as a fulcrum to fold along the dryer main body 10. The second shield wall 47 moves along the side edge of the first shield wall 46 according to the operation, and the second shield wall 47 is arranged in parallel with the first shield wall 46 adjacent to the first shield wall 46. It is supposed to do. Reference numeral 50 shown in FIG. 3 is a slide type operation switch provided on the front surface of the handle 41.

When using the hair dryer, the handle 4
1, the power cord 20 is pulled out from the outlet 45, the plug 44 is inserted into an indoor outlet, and the operation switch 50 is operated.

In response to this operation, the fan 37 causes the motor 36 to move.
The fan is driven to rotate by the rotation of the fan 37
Air is sucked into the dryer body 10 from 3 in sequence.
At this time, the power cord 20 is fed from the cord reel device 17.
Is drawn out and the outer periphery of the reel 19 is open, so that the air sucked from the intake port 13 has openings 24 formed in the flanges 18, 18 of the reel 19.
Through which the fan unit 30 is disposed smoothly.
While this air flows around the heater 32, it is heated by the heater 32 to become warm air, and this warm air is sequentially discharged from the discharge port 11.

After using the hair dryer, the plug 44 of the power cord 20 is pulled out from the indoor outlet, and the power cord 20 is wound around the reel 19 of the cord reel device 17. Then, the handle 41 is folded and the hair dryer is stored in an appropriate storage place or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the power cord 20 led out from the cord reel device 17 hardly bends through a gap between one side edge of the first shield wall 46 and the inner surface of the support piece 40b. Is almost linearly introduced into the handle 41, so that the power cord 20 can be pulled out and wound up smoothly.

When the handle 41 is folded, the support pieces 40a, 40b of the dryer body 10 are exposed between the attachment pieces 42a, 42b of the handle 41, but the support pieces 40a, 40b are folded between them. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the first shielding wall 46
And the second shield wall 47 are arranged adjacent to each other, and the shield walls 46 and 47 close each other, so that the support pieces 40a and 40b are inserted between the power cord 20.
Is not covered with the pair of shielding walls 46 and 47 and is not exposed to the outside, so that a good appearance can be maintained.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Between the pair of support pieces projecting on the lower surface of the dryer main body, a first shield wall is provided which covers substantially the left and right halves of the open portion of the portion extending from the rear end surface to the lower end surface between them. The derived power cord is introduced into the handle through the gap between the one side edge of the first shield wall and the inner surface of the support piece, and the pair of attachment pieces protruding from the upper end portion of the handle is provided between the pair of attachment pieces. Providing a second shielding wall that covers almost the left and right halves of the open portion of the portion extending from the rear end surface to the upper end surface,
According to the operation of rotating the handle about the hinge shaft as a fulcrum and folding the handle along the dryer body, the second shield wall is moved along the side edge of the first shield wall to move the first shield wall. Since the second shielding wall and the second shielding wall are arranged in parallel with each other, when the handle is erected, the power cord led out from the cord reel device connects the one side edge of the first shielding wall and the inner surface of the support piece. Through the gap between them, it is introduced into the handle in a substantially straight line with almost no bending, so that the power cord can be pulled out and wound up smoothly, and when the handle is folded, the first shield wall and the There is an advantage that the power cords can be covered by blocking the support pieces from each other with the two shielding walls, and therefore the power cords can be prevented from being exposed to the outside and a good appearance can be maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a hair dryer with a cord reel device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part thereof in an exploded state.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the entire hair dryer with the cord reel device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a transverse cross-sectional view of an incorporated portion of the cord reel device in the hair dryer with the cord reel device.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an incorporated portion of the cord reel device in the hair dryer with the cord reel device.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a portion where a fan unit and a heater are incorporated in the hair dryer with the cord reel device.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the hair dryer with a cord reel device when the handle is standing upright with respect to the dryer body, as viewed from the rear side of the dryer body.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the hair dryer with a cord reel device when the handle is folded.

FIG. 11 is a front view seen from the rear side of the dryer main body showing a state when the handle of the hair dryer with the cord reel device is folded.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional hair dryer with a cord reel device.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a state in which a handle is folded in the hair dryer with the cord reel device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Dryer main body 17 ... Cord reel device 20 ... Power cord 40a ... Support piece 40b ... Support piece 41 ... Handle 42a ... Attachment piece 42b ... Attachment piece 43 ... Hinge shaft 46 ... First shielding wall 47 ... Second shielding wall

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued Front Page (72) Inventor Keiichi Narita 2570, Gosuda, Kamo City, Niigata Prefecture 1 Toshiba Home Techno Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A dryer main body accommodating a cord reel device and a handle for operating the dryer main body, and a pair of support pieces projecting from the lower surface of the dryer main body facing each other, A pair of mounting pieces are provided on the upper end of the handle so as to face each other, and the pair of mounting pieces are superposed on each other outside the pair of supporting pieces. The supporting pieces and the mounting pieces form a hinge shaft. A power cord rotatably pivoted through the cord reel device is introduced into the handle, the power cord can be pulled out from a lower portion of the handle, and the handle can be attached to the hinge shaft. In a hair dryer with a cord reel device that can be rotated around a fulcrum and folded along the lower surface of the dryer main body, A first shield wall is provided between the support pieces to cover substantially the left and right halves of the open part of the portion extending from the rear end surface to the lower end surface of the support pieces, and the power cord led out from the cord reel device is provided as described above. The pair of mounting pieces, which are introduced into the handle through the gap between the one side edge of the first shield wall and the inner surface of the support piece and project to the upper end of the handle, are provided from the rear end surface between them. A second cover that covers almost the left and right halves of the open part that extends to the upper end surface
The shielding wall is provided, and the second shielding wall moves along the side edge of the first shielding wall in response to the operation of rotating the handle about the hinge shaft as a fulcrum and folding the handle along the dryer body. Then, the first shielding wall and the second shielding wall are adjacently juxtaposed to each other, and the power cords that pass through the support pieces are covered by the first shielding wall and the second shielding wall. A hair dryer with a cord reel device.