JPH0718440B2 - Fan entanglement prevention device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fan entanglement prevention device for preventing foreign matter from being entangled with a rotary shaft of a rotary blade.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, there are various types of equipment using a fan, and a hair dryer can be given as an example.

As shown in FIG. 7, for example, this hair dryer is constructed by incorporating a fan 101 and a heater 102 in a case 103, and connecting a brush 104 to the case 103. When the fan 101 is operated, air is sucked through the mesh cover 105, the air is warmed through the heater 102, and the brush 10 is heated.
4 is blown out from each small hole formed in the root of many bristles of this brush 104.

FIG. 8 shows the structure of the fan 101. In this fan 101, the rotor blades 111 are connected to the motor 1
The rotary blade 113 is directly connected to the rotary shaft 113 of 12 and the rotary blade 111 is rotated by this motor 112. This rotor 111
Is surrounded by a rotor cover 114a outside the cylindrical support 114, and the motor 112 is
Is fixed to the motor case 114b on the inside.

Here, the rotor 112 is driven by the motor 112.
When 1 is rotated, a flow of air is generated as shown by the arrow, and air is blown.

[0006]

However, in the above-described conventional hair dryer, the hair is often sucked from the mesh cover 105 and the hair is entangled with the rotating shaft 113, which often causes a failure. This is because a negative pressure is generated in the vicinity of the center between the rotary blade 111 and the motor 112 along with the flow of air due to the rotation of the rotary blade 111, and this negative pressure causes the hair to rotate.
Because it is sucked to the side.

That is, in the conventional fan, the foreign matter is often sucked into the center of the rear surface of the rotary blade due to the negative pressure generated in the rear surface of the rotary blade, and the foreign matter is often entangled with the rotary shaft of the rotary blade. It was

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to obtain a fan entanglement prevention device for preventing foreign matter from being entangled with the rotary shaft of a rotary blade.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, one of the rotary blade and the bearing side supporting the rotary shaft of the rotary blade has the rotary blade and the bearing. A blade extending between the two sides is projected, and a column extending between these rotary blades and the bearing side is projected on the other side.

According to another aspect of the invention, each blade extending from the rotary blade to the bearing side supporting the rotary shaft of the rotary blade is provided so as to project from the rotary blade to the bearing side.

[0011]

According to the present invention, for example, the blade is projected on the rotary blade, and the column is projected on the bearing side. Here, when foreign matter is sucked into the center of the back surface of the rotary blade, the foreign matter is caught by both the blade and the column and is cut by the blade before being entangled with the rotary shaft of the rotary blade. Similarly, for example, when a column is projected on the rotor blade and a blade is projected on the bearing side, the foreign matter sucked into the center of the back surface of the rotor is caught by both the blade and the column and cut by this blade. To be done.

Further, according to another invention, each blade is provided so as to protrude from the rotary blade and the bearing side. In this case, the foreign matter sucked into the center of the back surface of the rotary blade is caught by both blades and cut by these blades.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a fan to which an embodiment of the entanglement prevention device according to the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the fan as seen from above. The fan shown here is built in the hair dryer shown in FIG. 7, and therefore has the same external shape as the conventional fan shown in FIG.

In the fan 1 to which the device of this embodiment is applied, the outer rotor blade cover 2a and the inner motor case 2 are used.
It has a cylindrical support body 2 in which b is integrated, the rotor blade 3 is surrounded by the rotor blade cover 2a, and the motor 4 is supported by the motor case 2b. The rotary shaft 5 of the motor 4 is press-fitted into a central hole of the wing support portion 3a of the rotary blade 3, so that the rotary shaft 5 of the motor 4 is directly connected to the rotary blade 3. When the motor 4 is operated, the rotary blades 3 are rotated, and the flow of air is generated by the blades 3b fixed to the blade support portion 3a.

In this embodiment, the blade 6 is provided on the lower side of the blade supporting portion 3a of the rotary blade 3 and the column 7 is provided on the upper side of the motor case 2b. The blade 6 extends from the wing support portion 3a to the motor case 2b, and its blade edge is inserted into the annular groove 8 formed in the motor case 2b. The annular groove 8 surrounds the rotary shaft 5 of the motor 4 and is formed along the track of the blade edge of the blade 6 as the rotary blade 3 rotates. The pillar 7 is located inside the track of the blade 6, extends from the motor case 2b to the wing support portion 3a, and enters the hollow portion inside the wing support portion 3a.

When the rotor 4 is rotated by the motor 4, the blade support portion 3a of the rotor 3 and the motor case 2b are rotated.
Negative pressure is generated between them, during which, for example, hair is sucked. In this case, as shown in FIG.
Entangling with both the rotating shaft 5 and the blade 6. In this state, the blade 6
As the hair rotates, the hair 9 gets caught on the pillar 7,
The blade 6 pulls and cuts the hair 9. The hair thus shortened is flown together with the air without being entangled with the rotary shaft 5 of the motor 4.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the entanglement prevention device according to the present invention. It should be noted that, in these figures, parts having the same functions as those of the fan shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals for convenience of description.

In this embodiment, the blade support portion 3a of the rotary blade 3 is
A pillar 11 is provided on the lower side of the motor case 2b
The blade 12 is provided on the upper side of the. Therefore, contrary to the fan shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the column 11 rotates and the blade 12 does not move as the rotary blade 3 rotates.

The pillar 11 extends from the wing support portion 3a to the motor case 2b, and the tip of the pillar 11 is inserted into the annular groove 13 of the motor case 2b. The blade 12 is located inside the track of the pillar 11, extends from the motor case 2b to the wing support portion 3a, and enters the hollow portion inside the wing support portion 3a.

When hair is sucked between the wing support portion 3a of the rotary blade 3 and the motor case 2b, the hair 14 is entangled with both the rotating shaft 5 of the motor 4 and the column 11, as shown in FIG. . Then, as the pillar 11 rotates, the hair 14 is caught by the blade 12 and cut off. Therefore, like the fan shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, hair does not get entangled with the rotary shaft 5 of the motor 4.

By the way, as two embodiments according to the present invention, the blade is projected on one of the rotary blade 3 and the motor case 2b, and the pillar is projected on the other.
In another invention, the rotor 3 and the motor case 2b are included.
Both blades are provided so as to protrude from each other. In this case, one blade protruding from the rotary blade 3 rotates, the other blade protruding from the motor case 2b is fixed, and the blade cuts the hair.

These inventions can be applied not only to the fan of the hair dryer, but also to other various fans, propellers, screws and the like.

[0024]

[Effect] As described above, a blade is projected on one of the rotary blade and the bearing side and a pillar is projected on the other side, or each blade is provided on both the rotary blade and the bearing side. Since the protrusion is provided, it is possible to cut off the foreign matter sucked into the center of the back surface of the rotary blade, and prevent the foreign matter from being entangled with the rotary shaft of the rotary blade.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a fan to which an embodiment of a entanglement prevention device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the fan shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from above.

3 is a diagram used to explain the operation of the fan shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a fan to which another embodiment of the entanglement prevention device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the fan shown in FIG. 4 when viewed from above.

6 is a diagram used to explain the operation of the fan shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a hair dryer.

8 is a sectional view showing a conventional fan incorporated in the hair dryer shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fan 2 Cylindrical support 2a Rotor blade cover 2b Motor case 3 Rotor blade 4 Motor 5 Rotating shaft 6,12 Blade 7,11 Column 8,13 Annular groove 9 Hair

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A blade extending between the rotary blade and the bearing side is projectingly provided on one of the rotary blade and the bearing side supporting the rotary shaft of the rotary blade, and the other is provided on the other side. Fan entanglement prevention device in which a pillar extending between the rotor blades and the bearing side of the fan is installed. 2. A fan entanglement prevention device in which blades extending between the rotary blade and the bearing side supporting the rotary shaft of the rotary blade are provided so as to project between the rotary blade and the bearing side.