KR20140023359A - Dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a dryer capable of preventing overdrying of the hair. A casing (2) formed with an inlet (21) for introducing air from the outside and a blower outlet (22) for blowing air to the outside; and provided in the casing (2) to introduce air from the inlet (21) Moreover, the blower 3 which sends the air to the blower outlet 22, the heater 4 which is provided in the casing 2, and heats the air sent to the blower outlet 22, and the exterior of the casing 2 are provided. Installed in the steam generator 9 and the casing 2, which is installed, is connected to the steam generator 9 through the connecting pipe (8), and is sent from the connecting pipe (8) Dryer (1) provided with the steam heating means (6) which heats steam, and the steam conduit (7) which sends the steam heated by the steam heating means (6) to the blower outlet (22).

Description

Dryer {DRYER}

The present invention relates to a dryer used to dry hair.

The dryer used to dry the hair generally has a configuration in which a blower and a heater are accommodated in a casing having a blower opening, and the blower introduces air from the inlet provided in the casing and directs it toward the blower opening. And a warm air is generated by a heater to heat the air sent to this blower outlet, and a user dries the hair by damaging this warm wind for two hours.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-335407

However, when the hair is dried by the dryer as described above, there is a problem that the hair in the portion close to the ejection opening is excessively dried and the hair is damaged.

Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the dryer which can prevent overdrying of hair.

Dryer according to the present invention is made to solve the above problems, the casing is provided with an inlet for introducing air from the outside and a blower for blowing air to the outside, and is provided in the casing, the air from the inlet A blower for introducing air to the outlet, a heater installed in the casing to heat air sent to the outlet, a steam generator provided outside of the casing to generate steam, In addition to being installed in the casing, it is connected to the steam generator through a connecting pipe and sends steam heating means for heating steam sent from the connecting pipe, and steam heated by the steam heating means to the jet port. It is equipped with a steam conduit.

The dryer is configured to blow steam generated by the steam generator together with the warm air generated by the blower and the heater through the steam conduit so that the hair can be dried while moisturizing the hair, thereby overdrying the hair. Can be prevented. Accordingly, damage to the hair can be prevented, and generation of static electricity in the hair can also be suppressed. In addition, since the dryer is provided with a steam heating means for heating the steam sent from the connecting pipe in the casing, even if water droplets are contained in the steam passing through the connecting pipe, the water vapor can be evaporated by the steam heating means. It is possible to prevent the water droplets from blowing out from the jet port.

Moreover, the steam dryer may be further provided with the connection pipe, and may further be provided with the flow volume adjusting part which adjusts the flow volume of the steam which passes through a connection pipe. In addition, the term "installed in the connecting pipe" includes not only being provided in the middle of the connecting pipe but also provided at the end of the connecting pipe, for example, between the steam generator and the connecting pipe.

Further, in the dryer, the steam heating means has a steam passage for transmitting steam from the connecting pipe to the steam conduit therein, and the steam passage may be configured to extend along the direction of the steam to have a closed section with a closed tip. have. According to this configuration, when the water droplets are contained in the steam passing through the connecting pipe, the water droplets can reliably evaporate because the water droplets can enter the closed portion and store the water droplets for a longer time in the steam heating means.

Moreover, in the said drier, a connection pipe may be what wound the heating wire around the connection pipe main body. According to this configuration, since the steam generated by the steam generator can be sent to the steam heating means while heating in the connecting pipe, it is possible to suppress a part of the steam from cooling in the connecting pipe and becoming water droplets.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent overdrying of the hair.

1 is a side sectional view of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side cross-sectional view of the steam heating means according to the embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a plan sectional view of the steam heating means according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a front view of a steam generator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of the dryer which concerns on this invention is described, referring drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the dryer 1 which concerns on this embodiment is equipped with the casing 2, the blower 3 provided in this casing 2, and the 1st heater 4. As shown in FIG. In addition, a steam heating means 6 and a steam conduit 7 are also provided in the casing 2, and the steam heating means 6 is a steam generator provided outside the casing 2 via a connecting pipe 8. It is connected with (9).

As shown in FIG. 1, the casing 2 is provided with an introduction port 21 for introducing air therein and a jet port 22 for blowing air introduced from the introduction port 21 to the outside. A jet opening cover 221 is attached to this jet port 22, and an inlet filter 221 is attached to the inlet port 21 to prevent dust from entering the casing 2. In addition, the casing 2 may be provided with a hood 23 for adjusting the diffusion of air blown out of the jet port 22.

As shown in FIG. 1, the casing 2 is provided with a blower 3 and a first heater 4 therein, and the gripping portion 24 gripped by the user controls switching of the air volume of the blower 3. The heater switch 26 for performing on-off control of the blower switch 25 and the 1st heater 4 for this is provided. In addition, the holding part 24 of the casing 2 is provided with a steam switch 27 for generating steam, and by switching the steam switch 27 on and off, opening and closing of the steam solenoid valve 11 to be described later. Is carried out. The blower 3 is driven by the motor 31 and introduces air from the inlet 21 into the casing 2, and sends this air to the blower outlet 22, and the blower switch 25 is strong / weak. The air volume is adjusted by switching to / off. The 1st heater 4 is arrange | positioned between the blower 3 and the blower outlet 22, and heats the air sent by the blower 3, The heat quantity is comprised so that it may become large according to the air volume of the blower 3 It is.

The steam heating means 6 is to heat steam passing through the inside, and as shown in FIG. 1, the steam heating means 6 is installed in the casing 2 and connected to the steam conduit 7 extending toward the jet port 22. have. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the steam heating means 6 has second heaters 61a and 61b, and a steam passage 62 is formed between the second heaters 61a and 61b. . As shown in FIG. 3, this steam passage 62 has an inlet 621 for introducing steam sent from the connecting pipe 8 and an outlet 622 for sending steam to the steam conduit 7. In addition, the steam passage 62 has a plurality of branching portions 623, and a closed portion 624 is formed extending from the branching portion 623 along the traveling direction D of the steam and having a closed tip. In addition, the steam heating means 6 in the dryer 1 continues to operate when the power source of the steam generator 91 is in an ON state by being connected to a steam generator 91 which is described later. It is configured to. Although it does not specifically limit as a material of the steam heating means 6, For example, the thing with good thermal conductivity, such as aluminum and copper alloy, and having good heat resistance and corrosion resistance can be used.

As shown in FIG. 1, the steam generator 9 is connected to the above-described steam heating means 6 and the connecting pipe 8, and the steam generator 9 and the connecting pipe 8 are connected to the steam generator 9. The flow rate adjustment part 10 for adjusting the flow volume of the steam sent to the solenoid valve 11 and the connection pipe 8 is provided. The flow rate adjustment part 10 has the needle valve 101 which has a conical valve body and which can fine-adjust the opening degree, The opening degree of this needle valve 101 can be adjusted with the flow adjustment knob 102. As shown in FIG. The connecting pipe 8 is a heating hose configured to operate when the heating wire is wound around the connecting pipe main body and the power of the steam generator 91 described later is turned on, and heats the steam sent from the steam generator 9.

As shown in FIG. 4, the steam generator 9 includes a steam generator 91 and a water tank 93 connected to the steam generator 91 via a supply pipe 92. The water tank 93 is configured such that the cartridge water tank 94 is detachably attached thereto and water is supplied from the cartridge water tank 94. The supply pipe 92 is provided with an electronic pump 921, a water softener 922 filled with an ion exchange resin, and a check valve 923, and water in the water tank 93 is pumped up by the electronic pump 921. It is supplied to the steam generator 91.

The steam generator 91 may store the water supplied from the water tank 93 therein, and as shown in FIG. 4, the water level detector 911 for detecting the internal water level and the pressure for detecting the internal pressure thereof may be used. A pressure detector 912 is provided. The steam generator 91 further includes a third heater 913 for heating and evaporating the water therein, and the third heater 913 reaches a predetermined value in the steam generator 91. The water level detector 911 detects that the water level detector 911 detects an abnormality. The pressure detector 912 detects that the pressure in the steam generator 91 exceeds a predetermined value. In addition, when an abnormal pressure is caused due to any problem, the safety valve 914 provided on the upper portion of the steam generator 91 is opened, and steam in the steam generator 91 is discharged. The steam generator 91 is also provided with a drain pipe 916 having an electric drain valve 915 and a thermostat 917 for detecting the internal temperature. When the thermostat 917 detects that the temperature in the steam generator 91 is sufficiently lowered when the power is turned off and the power is turned on again, the electric drain valve 915 is opened, and the water in the steam generator 91 is drained. 916.

Next, the use method and operation | movement of the dryer 1 comprised as mentioned above are demonstrated.

In the case of using the dryer 1, the cartridge water tank 94 containing water in advance is attached to the water tank 93 of the steam generator 9 to supply water to the water tank 93 and to adjust the flow rate. The opening degree of the needle valve 101 is adjusted by the handle 102, and the flow volume of the steam sent from the steam generator 9 to the connecting pipe 8 is set. Next, the power supply of the steam generating part 91 is turned ON, and the steam generator 9, the steam heating means 6, and the connection pipe 8 are operated. In this state, the blower switch 25 of the casing 2 is set to "strong" or "weak", and the heater switch 26 is turned on, and at the same time, the steam switch 27 is turned on (Fig. 1). . In addition, the flow rate of the steam sent from the steam generator 9 to the connecting pipe 8 can be appropriately adjusted by the flow rate adjusting knob 102.

In this way, the blower 3 is driven by the motor 31 by turning the heater switch 26 of the casing 2 on, with the blower switch 25 being "strong" or "weak". Air is introduced into the casing 2 from the inlet 21 by the blower 3, and the air is sent toward the jet port 22. The air sent to the blower outlet 22 is heated by the 1st heater 4, turns into a warm air, and blows out from the blower outlet 22. As shown in FIG.

In addition, the steam solenoid valve 11 is opened by turning on the steam switch 27, and the steam heating means (from the steam generator 9) is connected from the steam generator 9 through the connection pipe 8 heated inside at 120 to 150 degreeC. 6) steam is sent. The steam reaching the steam heating means 6 enters the steam passage 62 from the inlet 621 and moves toward the outlet 622 while being heated by the second heaters 61a and 61b heated to 150 to 180 ° C. do. In addition, a part of the steam generated by the steam generator 9 is condensed while reaching the steam heating means 6, and the steam sent from the connecting pipe 8 may contain water droplets W. After reaching the branch portion 623 of the vapor passage 62, the water droplet W contained in the steam proceeds to the closed portion 624, and is heated and evaporated in the closed portion 624 (FIG. 3). . In this way, even when water droplets are contained in the steam sent from the connecting pipe 8, since the water droplets become steam while passing through the steam passage 62, from the outlet 622 of the steam heating means 6 Only steam is sent. This steam passes through the steam conduit 7 and blows out with the warm air from the jet port 22.

In this way, the hair is dried while giving appropriate moisture to the hair by applying warm air and steam blown from the jet port 22. When the hair is sufficiently dried, the blower switch 25 and the heater switch 26 are turned off to stop the operation of the blower 3 and the first heater 4 (FIG. 1). In addition, the steam switch 27 is turned off to close the steam solenoid valve 11 to stop the steam ejection.

As described above, when the heater switch 26 is used in the on state, the hot air is blown out from the blower outlet 22, but the heater switch 26 is turned off, and the blower switch 25 is turned off. If the ratio is "strong" or "weak", the air sent from the blower 3 to the jet port 22 is not heated, and cold air is blown from the jet port 22.

As described above, the dryer 1 according to the present embodiment, together with the warm air generated by the blower 3 and the first heater 4, emits steam generated by the steam generator 9 from the jet port 22. I can blow it up. As a result, overdrying of the hair can be prevented, so that the hair can be prevented from being damaged, and the generation of static electricity in the hair can also be suppressed. In addition, even if the dryer 1 contains water droplets in the steam sent from the connecting pipe 8, the water droplets can be reliably evaporated by the steam heating means 6 to prevent the droplets from touching the hair. can do.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, A various change is possible as long as it does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the steam heating means 6 is provided with a steam passage 62 having a closed part 624, but vaporizes the water droplets contained in the steam in the steam heating means 6. If possible, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the closed portion 624 may not be formed in the vapor passage 62.

In addition, in the said embodiment, although the connection pipe 8 was the heating hose which the heating wire wound around the connection pipe main body, what is necessary is just to be able to send the steam generate | occur | produced in the steam generator 9 to the steam heating means 6, for example, For example, a Teflon (registered trademark) hose which does not contain a heating wire, a silicone, or one that is free of bending, has heat resistance and steam resistance, and can withstand internal pressure, may be used as the connection pipe 8.

Moreover, in the dryer 1 of the said embodiment, although the 1st heater 4 was comprised so that ON-OFF control was possible by the heater switch 26 so that cold air could be generated, For example, the 1st heater ( 4) may be configured to operate in conjunction with the blower 3, and may generate only warm air.

1: dryer
2: Casing
21: Introduction
22: spout
3: blower
4: burner
6: steam heating means
62: vapor passage
624: obsolete
7: steam conduit
8: connector
9: steam generator
10: flow adjustment part

Claims (4)

A casing having an inlet for introducing air from the outside and a blower for blowing air to the outside;
A blower installed in the casing and introducing air from the inlet, and sending the air to the outlet;
A heater installed in the casing to heat air sent to the jet port;
A steam generator installed outside the casing to generate steam;
Steam heating means connected to the steam generator through a connecting pipe and installed in the casing, and for heating steam sent from the connecting pipe;
A steam conduit for sending steam heated by the steam heating means to the jet port
Dryer.
The method of claim 1,
It is provided in the connecting pipe, further comprising a flow rate adjusting unit for adjusting the flow rate of the steam passing through the connecting pipe
Dryer.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The steam heating means has a steam passage therein for sending steam from the connecting pipe to the steam conduit,
The vapor passage extends along the direction of travel of the steam and has a closed section with a closed tip.
Dryer.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The connector is a heating wire wound around the connector body
Dryer.

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