JPS6036161Y2 - hair dryer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention provides a hair dryer in which a handle is rotatably attached to the main body of the hair dryer, and in particular allows the user to recognize that the main body and the handle are rotating. The present invention relates to a hair dryer in which the rotation angle between the main body and the handle is reliably maintained at a predetermined rotation angle.

An embodiment of the hair dryer of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The hair dryer of the present invention is composed of a main body 2 of the hair dryer having a discharge tube 1 and a handle 3 rotatably attached to the main body 2 so as to face the discharge tube 1 of the main body 2. The main body 2 is formed of a left main body 2a and a right main body 2b which are divided into left and right parts made of synthetic resin, for example, and the left main body 2a is connected to a discharge cylinder 1a having a discharge passage 5a on its inner surface and the discharge passage 5a. A storage space 9a that stores the fan 6, motor 7, etc.
The rotating part 10a is provided with an air supply hole 12a in the side wall 11a of the rotating part 10a.
A cover 15 having an air supply hole 13a and an annular retaining portion 14a is attached to the outer surface of the right body 2 with screws 16.
b is formed by a rotating part 10b having a discharge tube 1b having a discharge passage 5b on its inner surface and a storage space 9b communicating with the discharge passage 5b and accommodating the fan 6, motor 7, etc.; The side wall 11b of the portion 10b is provided with an air supply hole 12b, and an annular sliding surface 17 is provided on the inner surface of the side wall 11b, and a knurl 18 (particularly enlarged in FIG. ), and a contact surface 20 having an arcuate cross section on which the lead wire 19 covered with a protective tube contacts is provided below, and the handle 3 has a left handle 3a made of, for example, synthetic resin and divided into left and right parts. and a right handle 3b, and the left handle 3a is provided with an arc-shaped sliding groove 21 in the upper part thereof, which engages and slides the retaining part 14a of the cover 15 of the rotating part 10a of the left main body 2a. When the discharge tube 1 is rotated to the center, a switch 23 is attached to the opposing side wall 22a.
A rectangular notch 25a forming a rectangular sliding hole 25 for sliding the protrusion 24a of the switch 24 is provided, and a circular cutout of the power cord 27 connected to the switch 23 is provided on the bottom wall 26a of the left handle 3a. A semicircular notch 28a forming the insertion hole 28 is provided, and a sliding hole 32 for a display 31 is provided in one wall 30 to indicate the moving position of the switch heir 24. Low/off switch 2
The right handle 3b has a mounting part 36 having the same shape as the cover 15 having an air supply hole 35 above, and a mounting part 36 having the switch 2 in the center.
A semicircular cutout 28b is provided with a rectangular cutout 25b forming the sliding hole 25 of No. 4, a switch mounting portion 37 of the switch 23, and an insertion hole 28 for the power cord 27 in the bottom wall 26b. A rectifier 38 to which the lead wire 19 connected to the switch 23 is connected is attached to the inner surface of the mounting portion 36 with an insulating paper 39 interposed between the lead wire 19 and a screw 40. A boss 41 is provided for screwing the knurl 1 of the right main body 2b.
8 is attached with a spring 42 that comes into contact with it.

In addition, in the drawing, 43a and 43b are the left handle 3a and the right handle 3.
This is a leg rubber provided in b, and is used when the hair dryer is mounted on a desk or the like.

In particular, 44 shown in FIG. 7 is a rib provided on the attachment part 36 of the right handle 3b, and when the right main body 2b is attached to the right handle 3b, it guides the side wall 11b of the layer main body 2b for rotational operation. This prevents the right handle 3b and the right main body 2b from shaking when the right handle 3b and the right main body 2b are pressed.

Next, to explain the assembled state of the hair dryer configured as described above, the discharge passage 5b of the discharge tube 1b of the right main body 2b.
A heat-generating component 47 consisting of a heater 46, a thermostat (not shown), etc. is disposed in the heat-generating component 47, and one end of the lead wire 19 is connected to the switch 23, and the other end of the lead wire 19 is connected to the heat-generating component 47, and the fan 6 is connected to the motor shaft by a spring 48. 49 is attached to the motor mounting plate 50 with screws 51, and the motor mounting plate 50 is attached to the screw 40 via an elastic body 53 such as a spring or rubber and a washer 54 to the right handle 3b.
The motor attachment plate 50 is attached to the attachment part 36 of the right handle 3b by screwing it into the boss 41 of the attachment part 36 (same way screwing the other two places as well).

Mounting piece 5 formed on the outer peripheral surface of this hour motor mounting plate 50
0a is brought into contact with the sliding surface 17 of the side wall 11b of the rotating portion 10b of the right main body 2b, and is clamped to the side wall 11b by the mounting piece 50a of the motor mounting plate 50 and the mounting portion 36 of the right handle 3b. The right main body 2b is rotatably attached to the attachment portion 36 of the right handle 3b.

Attach the switch 23 to the switch mounting portion 37 of the right handle 3b, attach the switch 24 to the switch 23, and position the display body 31 of the switch 24 in the sliding hole 32 of the left handle 3a. Attach the left handle 3a to the right handle 3b with a screw (
(not shown).

At this time, the operating portion 24a of the switch 24 is made to protrude from the sliding hole 25 formed when the left handle 3a is attached to the right handle 3b, and the power cord 27 is inserted into the insertion hole 28.

The rotating part 10 of the left main body 2a is placed in the sliding groove 21 of the left handle 3a.
The left main body 2a is brought into contact with the right main body 2b, and the discharge cylinder 1a of the main body 2a and the discharge cylinder 1b of the right main body 2b are slidably engaged with the engaging part 14a of the cover 15 attached to the left main body 2b.
The left main body 2a is attached to the right main body 2b by fitting an air outlet 56 into the tip thereof.

Assembled as described above, the heat generating component 47 is arranged in the discharge passage 5 of the discharge cylinder 1 of the main body 2, and one side of the rotating part 10 of the main body 2 is attached to the mounting part 36 on one side of the handle 3. The mounting portion 3 of the handle 3 is rotatably attached to the motor mounting plate 50 to which the handle 3 is mounted, and the mounting portion 3 of the handle 3 is attached to the knurling 18 on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating portion 10 of the main body 2.
A switch 23 for switching the air blowing state is disposed on the handle 3, and a display section 33 for displaying the switching operation of the switch 23 is provided.

Next, to explain how to use the hair dryer of the present invention constructed as described above, first, when holding the handle 3 and using it as a normal band type, rotate the handle 3 from the main body 2.
The main body 2 and handle 3 are opened to a predetermined angle, and a switch 23 provided on the handle 3 is operated by a switch holder 24 to blow a predetermined amount of air through the main body 2 from the discharge tube 1 to dry the hair.

In this case, when the handle 3 is rotated from the main body 2, a part of the spring 42 of the handle 3 is in contact with the knurling 18 of the main body 2, so a continuous sound is generated due to the contact between the knurling 18 and the spring 42, and the rotation occurs. The movement can be aurally recognized, and the rotation angle of the main body 2 and handle 3 can be reliably maintained at a predetermined rotation angle by the knurling 18 and the spring 42.

Furthermore, when the switch 23 provided on the handle 3 is operated by the switch 24, the operating position of the switch 23 is displayed on the display section 33 of the handle 3 by the display 31 of the switch 24, ensuring the operating state of the switch 23. can be recognized.

Next, when using the handle 3 by placing it on a stand such as a desk,
The handle 3 is rotated from the main body 2 to open the main body 2 and the handle 3 at a predetermined angle, and the switch 23 provided on the handle 3 is operated by the switch 24 to blow a predetermined amount of air from the discharge tube 1 of the main body 2. leg rubber 43a of the handle 3,
43b is placed on a mounting table and the handle 3 is placed thereon for use.

In the above description, the cover 15 is attached to the left main body 2a of the main body 2 with screws 16, but the cover 15 may be integrally formed on the left main body 2a of the main body 2, or the handle 3 Although a case has been described in which the left handle 3a and the right handle 3b are formed, they may be formed integrally, and the knurling 1B of the main body 2 and the spring 42 of the handle 3
The continuous sound caused by the contact can be changed by changing the pitch of the knurling 18 or the diameter of the spring 42, and the ratchet effect can be further improved by increasing the pressure force of the spring 42.

Since the hair dryer of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, the overall structure can be made compact, and the rotation operation can be performed extremely easily.Moreover, the main body and the handle can be rotated. It is possible to easily recognize the rotation angle of the main body and the handle, and also to ensure that the rotation angle between the main body and the handle is maintained at a predetermined rotation angle. This can be easily changed by changing the pitch or the strength of the spring, and the ratchet effect can be improved by increasing the pressure of the spring against the knurl. It is extremely easy to implement.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front sectional view of the main parts of the hair dryer of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view of the main parts of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a side view of the main parts of the hair dryer of the present invention.
The figure is a front view of the main part from the direction of arrow A in Fig. 3, FIG. 5 is a front view of the main part from the direction of arrow B in Fig. 3, and FIG. Partial sectional view, FIG. 7 is a main part sectional view taken along line D-D in FIG. 1. In the drawings, 1 is a discharge cylinder, 2 is a main body, 3 is a handle, 18 is a knurling, and 42 is a spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A hair dryer in which a handle is rotatably attached to a main body of the hair dryer having a discharge tube, the handle being rotatable by a rotating part of the main body and a rotating part of the handle, the rotating part of the main body and the rotating part of the handle being rotatable. A device consisting of a knurling and a spring having a part in pressure contact with the knurl is provided between the knurling and the knurling, and rotation is performed by the continuous sound generated when the knurl is in pressure contact with a part of the spring of the device. A hair dryer characterized in that the rotation angle between the main body and the handle is maintained at a predetermined rotation angle.