JPS60249907A - Hair dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field 1] The present invention relates to a hair dryer, particularly a hair dryer having a hair brush-like or cylindrical shape so that hair can be easily curled. It concerns hair dryers.

[Background Art 1] This type of hair dryer that has been conventionally provided includes a cylindrical grip knob G and a removable attachment at the tip of the grip G, as shown in FIG. The switch S is provided at the tip of the handle knob G. In addition to being operated with your thumb, this switch-on is said to provide more effective hair styling by switching between hot and cold air during use. However, in this conventional example, in order to be able to easily operate the switch S while holding the grip knob G, the grip part The length of G must be made long, which inevitably results in a large product. Switch Sf: If it is installed on the side of the hair styling section T, the length of the handle and knob section G can be minimized, but in this case, the switch must be located inside the hair styling section T through which hot air passes. There is a problem in that the switch S is heated due to the temperature change.

1 Objective of the Invention 1 The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to provide a hair dryer that is small and easy to use, and whose switch is not affected by heat. be.

[Disclosure of the Invention 1 The present invention has a cylindrical shape, and the rear end side is a grip part, and one side of the tip side is a hair styling part with an air outlet and a hair curling member.] 1. This is a hair dryer that houses a motor, a fan, and a heater therein, and the distal end side of the housing extends from the heater surrounding frame to the distal end of the hair styling section, and is partitioned by a partition piece whose distal end is inclined toward the air outlet side. A switch is provided on the tip side of the housing and located on the tip side of the housing rather than the heater in a space separated from the air flow path by a partition piece, and the operation part of this switch is located on the other side of the tip side of the housing. By placing the switch on the tip side, which is the hair styling part, the length of the grip part can be reduced to the minimum length necessary for holding the hair. In addition, the switch is separated from the air passage by a partition piece extending from the heater surrounding frame.

The present invention will be described below in detail based on the illustrated embodiments. In the figure, 1 is a housing composed of a combination of a front half 11 and a back half 12.
has a rectangular cross-section, and the back side of the tip half of the hair styling section T is tapered with an inclined surface, and the hair styling section T is an attachment holding a member. It is attached to the front of the
It is said that A power supply hood 9 is led out from the rear end, and air inlets 13 and 14 are provided at the rear end, and two strips along the longitudinal direction of the housing 1 are provided on the flat back surface. Glue ribs 15 are provided to protrude in parallel at intervals. A pair of half-housing units 1 that constitute housing 1
1.12 is the locking groove 4 on the other side as shown in FIG.
2, and is assembled by locking the seven hooks 41 provided at the tip, middle, and rear end of the housing 1 in the longitudinal direction into respective locking grooves 42. At the same time, the ring part 51 of the filter frame 50 is placed over the outer periphery of the funector support part 45 which is provided at the rear end of each half body 11, 12 and becomes cylindrical when assembled, so that it is assembled in a state where opening is prevented. It is something that can be done. The filter frame 50 is removably attached to the housing 1 by locking seven hooks 52 provided at both ends thereof into locking grooves 43 formed on the inner surface of the rear end of the housing 1. The front surface of the front end of the housing 1, where the attachment member A is attached, has a large opening, and a large number of bristles are attached to the base 20, which has a slit 22 that serves as an air outlet. 56
An attachment member (A) configured by implanting an attachment member A) can be attached to and detached from this opening. Attachment A is attached using seven hooks 44 protruding from the edge of the front opening of the housing 1. By pulling attachment A, one part of the housing can be removed, making attachment A easy to clean. Note that the hair curling member may be an attachment member (A) in which comb teeth are provided in a row on the base 20, and hair curling members such as bristles or comb teeth may be attached directly to the housing 1. It may be provided.

Inside the housing 1 configured as above, there are a connector 46.7 and an airflow surrounding the fan 4 from the rear end side.
? , a motor 3 for driving the fan 4, a rectifying blade 30 located on the outer periphery of the motor 3, a heater 2, and a switch S are arranged in this order. The connector 46, which is rotatably connected to the power cord 9 around an axis, is held by the aforementioned connector support portion 45. Reference numeral 91 is a cap that covers the rear end of the connector support portion 45. The 77 engine 4 and the motor 3 are attached to the housing 1 by rectifying blades 30 provided on the outer periphery of the motor 3. The cylindrical wind tunnel 7 surrounding the housing 1 was provided because the cross-sectional shape of the housing 1 is rectangular, and the air blowing efficiency would be low if left as is. Suction ring 70 for directing the air axially
The housing 1 is integrally shaped I&, and further has support ribs 71 on its outer periphery for supporting lead wires 90 disposed between the four corners of the inner surface of the housing 1, as is clear from FIG.

The heater 2 is connected to the heater surrounding frame 5 together with the thermo switch 29.
It is fixed to a base plate 54 having a cross-shaped cross section mounted therein, and is incorporated into the housing 1 via the heater surrounding frame 5. The heater surrounding frame 5, which forms a heater block by attaching the heater 2 and thermoswitch 29 inside, has a cylindrical portion 57 surrounding the outer periphery of the heater 2, and the direction of the wind that has passed through the heater 2 portion from the axial direction. A partition plate 55 whose tip end is inclined toward the front side in order to move forward, a front plate 56 extending from the cylindrical portion 57 toward the tip side similarly to the partition plate 55, and the partition plate 55 and the front plate 56. The front plate 56 located at the opening on the front side of the tip of the housing 1 has a slit-shaped discharge port 5.
9 is formed in large numbers. In addition, the front plate 56 here
As shown in FIG. 7, a permanent magnet 60 is attached to the inner surface of the permanent magnet 60, and the permanent magnet 60 prevents metals such as hair pins from entering the interior, which may cause a short circuit accident, during hair styling or storage. It has a structure that prevents it by adsorption.

A switch S for switching between off, cold air, and hot air is attached to the inner surface of the front end side of the half body 12 on the back side of the housing 1, and its operation plate 16 is located on the back side of the housing 1. The space provided is a space that is separated from the air passage by the partition plate 55 of the heater enclosing frame 5, that is, the partition plate 55 which is a ventilation guide, and is insulated by the partition plate 55. Therefore, the switch S is not affected by the hot air, and the operation plate 16 is disposed on the back of the housing 1, at the tip of which is inclined toward the front, as shown in FIG. Operation panel 1 when placed on a desk with the back facing down
Since the switch 6 does not touch the desk surface and is in a floating state, the switch S is prevented from being turned on inadvertently. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, when using the grip part G, which is one half of the rear end of the housing 1, the operation plate 16 is located at the tip of the grip part G, so that the operation plate 16 is operated by the thumb. Repeated switching is easy.

When this hair dryer is placed on a desk, the pair of ribs 15, 15 provided along the longitudinal direction of the housing 1 on the back side of the grip part G of the housing 1 come into contact with the desk surface, and this hair dryer functions as a stand. Ribs 15.15 ensure a stable condition. In addition, each of the ribs 15, 15 has a groove 35 formed in the outer surface extending over the entire length in the longitudinal direction, and can be removed by winding the power cord 9 around this groove 35. The rib 15 also has a groove 3 on its inner surface that spans the entire length in the direction of the technique.
6, and as shown in FIG. 6, a comb 37 and a mirror 38 can be placed between the ribs 15, 15.

However, in a hair dryer with a lever, the grip part G
While gripping the grip part G and in front of the hair styling part T.
The switch S is used by switching the switch S by operating the operating panel 16 located at the back of the housing 1. 2, or without being heated and guided by the partition plate 55 of the heater surrounding frame 5, from the outlet 59 of the front plate 56 arranged on the front surface of the housing 1 and the slit 22 of the 7-tantiment A. There is something that blows out forward through the air outlet. Here, the air suction ports 13 and 14 provided at the rear end of the housing 1 are the air suction ports 14 provided on the front and back surfaces of the housing 1, as is clear from FIG. Since the suction port 14 is easily covered by the palm holding the G, the suction port 14 is formed as an auxiliary part with an F-shaped opening and a small opening area. The suction port 13 has a much larger opening area than the suction port 14, and the filters 53 provided on both sides of the filter frame 50 described above are placed in the suction port 13 to prevent dirt and hair from entering. is prevented.

The main filter 53 is located one step recessed from the outer surface of the housing 1 to prevent it from being blocked by hands.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the present invention, the operation part of the switch is located in the hairdressing part at the tip of the grip part, so it is easy to operate, and the overall length can be shortened without sacrificing operability. Although the switch is located in the hair styling section, it is separated from the air flow path by a partition plate installed in the heater surrounding frame that functions as a blow guide to increase air blow efficiency. Since the switch is placed in a space with
There is no problem in terms of safety.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) are a vertical sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, a broken rear view with the housing disassembled, and FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b).
b) (c) are the right side view, front view, and back view of the same as the above, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same as the above, Fig. 4 is the left side view of the same as the above, and Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views of the same as the above. , FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the same heater surrounding frame, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the same as above, and FIG.
The figure is an exploded perspective view of a conventional example, in which 1 is a housing, 2 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional example;
is a heater, 3 is a motor, 4 is a fan, 5 is a heater surrounding frame, 10 is an air outlet, 15 is a rib, 20 is a base, 55 is a partition plate, A is an attachment with a hair curling member, G indicates a grip section, S indicates a switch, and T indicates a hair styling section. Agent Patent Attorney Ishi 1) Choshichi

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) The motor, fan, and heater are installed in the air passage inside the housing, which is cylindrical and has a grip section on the rear end side, and an air outlet and a hair styling section on one side of the tip end. The hair dryer is housed in a hair dryer, and the distal end side inside the housing extends from the heater surrounding frame to the distal end of the hair styling section, and is partitioned by a partition piece whose distal end is inclined toward the air outlet side. A switch located closer to the tip of the housing than the heater is provided in a space separated from the air flow path by a partition piece, and an operating part of this switch is arranged on the other side of the tip of the housing. hair dryer. (2) The housing has a rectangular cross-sectional shape, and the side surface on which the switch operation section is provided is characterized by an inclined surface toward the hairdressing section at the tip. A hair dryer according to claim 1. (3) The housing is made up of a hair styling section on the front end side and a grip section on the rear end side, and the hair styling section is designed to curl the hair through an opening formed on one side of the housing. The hair dryer according to claim 1, wherein the hair dryer is provided on a detachable base. (4) The housing has a rectangular cross section, and a pair of ribs are provided along the longitudinal direction of the housing on both side surfaces where the switch operation section is provided. The hair dryer according to item 1.