JPH0785723B2 - Hair curls - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 【Technical field】

The present invention relates to a hair curl device capable of generating steam and blowing air.

[Background technology]

As a hair curling device, in addition to a so-called hair curler that uses a tubular body, there is a hair dryer type that has a brush or a comb that can dry and straighten the hair. Compared to the above hair curlers, this hair dryer type is easier to handle, and by using hot air, you can make a habit in a short time. There is a problem that the hair may be over-dried and damaged, and that the curling force is weak, that is, the hair immediately returns to its original state. For this reason, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-136704, a hair dryer type is provided with a steam generating function, and while applying steam to the hair, the hair is wrapped around the hair-rolling part and hot air is blown. Alternatively, it is proposed that the steam is blown off by cold air so that a strong habit can be achieved without damaging the hair. However, in the above hair curling device, since the steam generation part for generating steam is housed in the same place as the blower, the steam generation part has become a blow resistance, and a large amount of blown state is obtained. There was a problem that it was difficult. Therefore, in order to blow air, the characteristic of the hair dryer type that the hair can be dried is sacrificed, and another hair dryer was required for drying the hair.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hair curling device capable of performing a habit without damaging the hair and sufficiently exhibiting a drying function of the hair. is there.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

Thus, the present invention, in a hair curl device including a steam generating unit and a blower, the blower is installed in the main body that also serves as a grip while the steam generating unit is arranged in the attachment around which the hair is wound, and the outlet is One of the features is that one end of the opening main body and one end of the attachment are detachably connected to each other by a rib-like connecting member that separates them from each other in the air blowing direction. The storage is divided into the attachment side and the main body side, and the main body and the attachment are detachable so that the main body can be conveniently carried and at the same time the main body can be used alone as a hair dryer. . Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments. FIGS. 1 to 9 show an embodiment, in which a main body A also serving as a grip is provided with a changeover switch S of a blower for sending hot air or cold air and a power cord 90 is pulled out. It consists of two types of attachments B and C, and both attachments B and C are detachable from the main body A. First, the attachment B capable of winding hair around it will be described. This has a steam generator inside, and as shown in Figs. 2 and 4,
A cylindrical container 1 having a large number of small holes 10 for jetting steam, a bristle 12 fitted in a dovetail groove formed on the outer surface of the container 1, and a heater 3 housed in the container 1. And a cylindrical connecting member 13 screwed to one end of the body 1, and the body 1
Is formed at the other end of the water supply member 2. The heater 3 here is formed in a wedge shape,
A holder 31 made of a good conductor having an annular groove 33 formed on the circumferential surface, and a holder 41 that is housed in the holder 31 and holds a plurality of heat generating members 30 made of positive temperature coefficient thermistors, Electrode plates 43, 43 arranged on both surfaces of the holder 41 and contacting each surface of the heat generating member 30, the electrode plates 43 and the holder 31.
It is composed of an insulating plate 42 arranged between the inner surface and
The holder 31, the electrode plate 43, and the holder 41 are all formed in a wedge shape, the electrode plate 43 is formed of a good electrical conductor and a good thermal conductor, and the insulating plate 42 is a good thermal conductor insulator such as alumina. It is formed in. A fixing plate 35 fixed to the opening of the holder 31, which is hollow and has a projection 32 projecting from its closed tip, is fixed by bending a projecting piece 34 projecting from this opening edge. Between the fixing plate 35 and the holding body 41.
A pressing element 37 that presses the holding body 41 inward of the holder 31 via a spring 38 by a screw 36 screwed into the 35 is provided. The wedge shape ensures that the electrical contact between the electrode plate 43 and the heat generating member 30 and the thermal contact between the heat generating member 30 and the holder 31 are maintained. Is. The connecting member attached to one end of the body 1 has a shape in which a large-diameter cylindrical portion 13a and a small-diameter cylindrical portion 13b are connected to each other by a rib 13c with a gap in the axial direction. A small-diameter cylindrical portion 13b is fixed to the body 1, and a lead wire 44 drawn out from the both electrode plates 43, 43 is connected to the center of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 13a to connect the body 1 to the body. There is a plug 48 protruding from one end. The water supply member 2 arranged at the other end of the body 1 is a tank case 21.
And a water absorbing body 20 disposed in the tubular portion 22, and a valve 22 for adjusting the internal pressure. twenty four
Is provided, and a seal 23 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the tubular portion 22 inserted into the body 1, and a protrusion 26 for preventing removal is provided. The water absorbent body 20 whose one end side is located inside the water supply member 2 has the other end located on the inner surface of the V-shaped notch formed on the front end surface of the tubular portion 22. The water supply member 2 which is prevented from coming off from the body 1 by engaging the projection 26 with the cap 16 which is rotatably held by the cylinder 15 screwed to the tip of the body 1.
Is urged in the direction away from the heater 3 by a spring 25 whose one end is held by a protrusion 32 on the tip surface of the holder 31 of the heater 3. Therefore, the water absorber 20 in the water supply member 2 is
As shown in FIG. 2, although it faces the outer surface of the heater 3, it maintains a non-contact state. However, if the water supply member 2 is pushed against the spring 25, the third
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 4, the outer surface of the heater 3 and the inner surface of the water absorbing body 20 are in contact with each other, and when the heat generating member 30 generates heat, the holder 31 heated by this heat is attached to the water absorbing body 20. The contained water is heated to form steam, which is discharged to the outside of the body 1 through the groove 33 and the small holes 10 provided in the body 1. If the pushing of the water supply member 2 is stopped, the return of the water supply member 2 by the spring 25 brings the heater 3 and the water absorbing body 20 into the non-contact state again, so that the generation of steam can be stopped. The water supply member 2 can be removed from the body 1 by turning the cap 16 so that it does not engage with the protrusion 26, and by removing the tank case 21 from the tubular portion 22, Can be replenished. The other attachment C is, as shown in FIG. 8, a hollow cylindrical body 71 with one end closed, and a bristle 72 arranged on a smooth arc-shaped surface formed on one surface of the body 71.
The opening of the other end of the body 71 has the same diameter as the large diameter portion 13a of the connecting tubular portion 13 of the attachment B, and the step portion between the other end and the arcuate surface is formed. Ventilation openings 73 and 74 are formed on the arcuate surface and the arcuate surface, respectively. Next, the main body A will be described. This is a cylindrical housing formed in two as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
In the rear part of the power cord 90 pull-out side of 50, the motor M
And a fan unit driven by the fan F, and a heater block H is provided in the front part of the housing 50.
A base 51 is attached to the front end of the housing 50 via an accent ring 59. This cylindrical base 51 is provided with radial and annular ribs 52 at the front opening serving as a blowout opening, and has an insertion opening 53 at the center of these ribs 52. A connection jack 54 is provided at the center of the front end opening of the housing 50 so that each tip surface of the cross-shaped rib 55 contacts the inner surface of the housing 50.
Reference numeral 56 in the drawing denotes a screw for fixing the base 51 and the jack 54. When the attachment B is connected to the main body A by covering the mouthpiece 51 with the large-diameter tube portion 13a of the connecting tube portion 13, the plug 48 is connected to the connection jack 54 through the insertion port 53. Then, when the air blower is operated to send the air to the attachment B side, the wind has a large diameter cylindrical portion 13a in the connecting cylindrical portion 13 of the attachment B which is axially separated.
And is discharged to the outside through a space between the small-diameter cylindrical portion 13b. When curling the hair, first, steam is generated to wind the hair around the attachment B, then the steam is stopped, and hot air or cold air is applied to the hair with the changeover switch S of the main body A to remove steam moisture. To do. In order to give steam to the hair, it is possible to prevent overdrying of the hair, and the steam generating part is installed in the attachment B around which the hair is wrapped, and
Since the electrical connection portion between the main body A and the attachment B is arranged in the central portion where the ventilation resistance is relatively small, it does not interfere with the ventilation. In order to mount the attachment C on the main body A instead of the attachment B, one end opening of the attachment C may be covered with the base 51, and the wind at this time is discharged from the ventilation ports 73 and 74 through the inside of the attachment C. FIG. 9 shows a circuit diagram including the attachment B. D is a rectifier circuit, and R'is a voltage dividing resistor. In this hair curling device, the main body A functions as a simple hair dryer if neither of the attachments B and C is attached. FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show another embodiment. This is provided with a pair of connecting pins 48a, 48b in place of the plug 48 on the outer peripheral portion of the connecting tubular portion 13 of the attachment B, and on the main body A side, both connecting pins 48a, 48b are detachable. The jack parts 54a and 54b to be connected are provided.
The electrical connection between the main body A and the attachment B does not serve as a ventilation resistance. 12 and 13 show still another embodiment. Although the steam generating part itself is provided in the attachment B, the heating member 30 for heating is placed in the main body A, and when the attachment B is connected to the main body A, like the heat pipe provided on the attachment B side. One end of the high-efficiency heat transfer member 9 is inserted into the heat plate 95 having the heat generating member 30 attached to the outer surface thereof, and the heat of the heat generating member 30 is transferred through the high efficiency heat transfer member 9.
The heat storage member 91, which is freely contactable with the water absorber 20 in the water supply member 2, is heated. In the figure, 92 is a packing for steam seal.

【The invention's effect】

As described above, in the present invention, since the steam generating unit is provided, the hair can be stiffened without causing an overdry state, and furthermore, the steam generating unit and the blower can be stored. Since it is divided into the attachment side and the main body side, the steam generating part does not interfere with the ventilation, especially the one end where the blowout port of the main body opens and the one end of the attachment inside which the steam generating part is arranged. Since the two are connected by a rib-shaped connecting member that is separated from each other in the air blowing direction, the effective opening area of the air outlet can be increased without increasing the diameter of the main body that also has an air outlet and also serves as a grip. It is large and the air discharged from the outlet is effectively discharged to the outer circumference of the attachment around which the hair is wrapped. Even though the generator is provided on the attachment side, it does not interfere with the air flow, and therefore, it is possible to obtain a sufficient drying function as a hair dryer. Furthermore, the main body and the attachment are detachable. Therefore, in addition to being convenient to carry, the main body can be used alone as a hair dryer.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are vertical cross-sectional views of the same attachment, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the same attachment, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view around the connecting portion, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view around the connecting portion with the attachment of the main body, FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view showing a connected state, FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of another attachment, 9 is a circuit diagram of the same as above, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of another embodiment, FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a connection state of the same, and FIG. 12 is a vertical cross-sectional view of still another embodiment. The figure is an exploded perspective view of the same as above. A is a main body, B is an attachment, F is a fan, H is a heater block, M is a motor, 2 is a water supply member,
3 is a heater, 9 is a heat transfer member, 20 is a water supply body, 48 is a plug,
54 indicates a connection jack.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yukio Yamamura 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. (72) Yoshikazu Kuroda, 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (56) References JP-A-57-185806 (JP, A) JP-A-58-12923 (JP, A)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A hair curling device comprising a steam generating part and a blower, wherein the steam generating part is arranged in an attachment around which hair is wound and the blower is installed in a main body which also serves as a grip, and an outlet is opened. A hair curling device characterized in that one end of the main body and one end of the attachment are detachably connected to each other by a rib-like connecting member that separates them from each other in the blowing direction. 2. The steam generating portion arranged in the attachment is provided with an electric heat generating portion and a terminal for electrical connection between the main body and the steam generating portion. Hair curl device. 3. The hair curl device according to claim 2, wherein an electrical connection portion between the main body and the attachment is arranged at a central portion of both connection portions. 4. The hair curl device according to claim 2, wherein the electrical connection portion between the main body and the attachment is arranged outside the air blowing path on the outer periphery of both connection portions. 5. The hair curl device according to claim 1, wherein the steam generating portion arranged in the attachment is connected to a heat source housed in the main body by a heat transfer member. . 6. The hair curl device according to claim 5, wherein the heat transfer member is a heat pipe.