WO2012012934A1 - Accessoire pour appareil de traitement des cheveux - Google Patents

Accessoire pour appareil de traitement des cheveux Download PDF

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WO2012012934A1
WO2012012934A1 PCT/CN2010/075488 CN2010075488W WO2012012934A1 WO 2012012934 A1 WO2012012934 A1 WO 2012012934A1 CN 2010075488 W CN2010075488 W CN 2010075488W WO 2012012934 A1 WO2012012934 A1 WO 2012012934A1
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Wah Hing Cheung
King Yuen Lai
Tsz Hang Yuen
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Sun Luen Electrical Manufacturing Company Limited
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D20/00—Hair drying devices; Accessories therefor
    • A45D20/04—Hot-air producers
    • A45D20/08—Hot-air producers heated electrically
    • A45D20/10—Hand-held drying devices, e.g. air douches
    • A45D20/12—Details thereof or accessories therefor, e.g. nozzles, stands
    • A45D20/122—Diffusers, e.g. for variable air flow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D20/00—Hair drying devices; Accessories therefor
    • A45D20/04—Hot-air producers
    • A45D20/08—Hot-air producers heated electrically
    • A45D20/10—Hand-held drying devices, e.g. air douches
    • A45D20/12—Details thereof or accessories therefor, e.g. nozzles, stands
    • A45D20/122—Diffusers, e.g. for variable air flow
    • A45D20/124—Diffusers, e.g. for variable air flow comprising rotating elements

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  • This invention relates to an accessory for a hair treatment apparatus, such as a hair dryer, and a hair treatment apparatus incorporating such an accessory.
  • hair treatment apparatus such as hair dryers and curl diffusers, which are usually electrically operated.
  • Such hair treatment apparatus have an air passage installed with a fan which generates airflow (which may be heated when passing through or around a heating element in the apparatus) to dry or heat up the hair of a user, e.g. for treatment and/or styling purposes.
  • air (whether heated or not) exits the apparatus in one direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the air passage only, which is, usually, along a direction generally parallel to the body of the apparatus.
  • Various accessories have been devised for such hair treatment apparatus.
  • Such accessories are releasably attachable to an outlet end of the hair treatment apparatus for changing the direction of airflow exiting the hair treatment apparatus, e.g. to concentrate or spread out/diffuse the airflow onto the hair being treated.
  • the user has to change for another accessory (which may or may not be readily available) if he/she would like to change from a concentrating mode of airflow to a diffusing mode of airflow, or vice versa.
  • an accessory for a hair treatment apparatus said accessory including a housing member; and an airflow guiding member including a longitudinal axis, a controlling member, and a first end and a second end which are in an air communicable relationship with each other; wherein said controlling member is movable substantially linearly relative to said housing member to move said airflow guiding member relative to said housing member between at least a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein when said airflow guiding member is in said first configuration, air entering said accessory via said first end is directed by said airflow guiding member to leave said accessory via said second end in a first direction relative to said longitudinal axis of said airflow guiding member; wherein when said airflow guiding member is in said second configuration, air entering said accessory via said first end is directed by said airflow guiding member to leave said accessory via said second end in a second direction relative to said longitudinal axis of said airflow guiding member; and wherein said first and second directions are different from each other.
  • a hair treatment apparatus set including a hair treatment apparatus and an accessory for a hair treatment apparatus which are releasably engageable with each other, said accessory including a housing member; and an airflow guiding member including a longitudinal axis, a controlling member, and a first end and a second end which are in an air communicable relationship with each other; wherein said controlling member is movable substantially linearly relative to said housing member to move said airflow guiding member relative to said housing member between at least a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein when said airflow guiding member is in said first configuration, air entering said accessory via said first end is directed by said airflow guiding member to leave said accessory via said second end in a first direction relative to said longitudinal axis of said airflow guiding member; wherein when said airflow guiding member is in said second configuration, air entering said accessory via said first end is directed by said airflow guiding member to leave said accessory via said second end in a second direction relative to said longitudinal axis
  • a hair treatment apparatus including an air inlet; an air outlet; an air passage between said air inlet and said air outlet; and an airflow guiding member including a longitudinal axis, a controlling member, and a first end and a second end which are in an air communicable relationship with each other; wherein said controlling member is movable substantially linearly relative to said air passage to move said airflow guiding member relative to said air passage between at least a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein when said airflow guiding member is in said first configuration, air entering said accessory via said first end is directed by said airflow guiding member to leave said accessory via said second end in a first direction relative to said longitudinal axis of said airflow guiding member; wherein when said airflow guiding member is in said second configuration, air entering said accessory via said first end is directed by said airflow guiding member to leave said accessory via said second end in a second direction relative to said longitudinal axis of said airflow guiding member; and wherein said first and second
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an accessory for a hair treatment apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a stable diffusing configuration
  • Fig. 2 is a side view of the accessory of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a top view of the accessory of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B of Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the accessory of Fig. 1 in a stable concentrating configuration
  • Fig. 7 is a side view of the accessory of Fig. 6;
  • Fig. 8 is a top view of the accessory of Fig. 6;
  • Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line C-C of Fig. 8;
  • Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line D-D of Fig. 8;
  • Fig. 11 is a side view of an electric hair dryer with the accessory of Fig. 1 in a stable diffusing configuration
  • Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the electric hair dryer of Fig. 11;
  • Fig. 13 is a side view of the electric hair dryer of Fig. 11 with the accessory in a stable concentrating configuration
  • Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the electric hair dryer of Fig. 13;
  • Fig. 15 is a perspective view of an airflow guiding member in an off-tool condition, which airflow guiding member being part of an accessory according to a second embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 16 is a front view of an accessory for a hair treatment apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 17 is a top view of the accessory of Fig. 16;
  • Fig. 18 is a sectional view taken along the line M-M of Fig. 17 with the accessory in a stable concentrating configuration;
  • Fig. 19 is a sectional view taken along the line M-M of Fig. 17 with the accessory in a non-concentrating, non-diffusing configuration;
  • Fig. 20 is a sectional view taken along the line M-M of Fig. 17 with the accessory in a diffusing configuration
  • Fig. 21 is a top view of a movement guidance plate of the accessory of Fig. 17;
  • Fig. 22 is a front view of a locking of in the accessory of Fig. 17;
  • Fig. 23 is a sectional view taken along the line I-I of Fig. 22;
  • Fig. 24 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of Fig. 22;
  • Fig. 25 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of Fig. 22;
  • Fig. 26 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of Fig. 22;
  • Fig. 27 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V of Fig. 22.
  • Figs. 1 to 5 show an accessory for a hair treatment apparatus (for example, an electric hair dryer), in which the accessory is generally designated as 10.
  • the accessory 10 has a rigid housing 12 to and within which an airflow guiding member 14 made of an elastic material (e.g. silicone rubber) is engaged, and with a common central longitudinal axis L-L.
  • the housing 12 is hollow and generally cylindrical in shape, with an annular lip 16 at one wider longitudinal end thereof to which the airflow guiding member 14 is engaged.
  • An opposite narrower longitudinal end 18 of the housing 12 is externally threaded to allow the accessory 10 to be releasably engaged with the hair treatment apparatus, e.g. an electric hair dryer (to be discussed below).
  • the airflow guiding member 14 has six radially extending ribs 20.
  • the ribs 20 are integrally formed with a central portion 22 and six peripheral arcs 24 of the airflow guiding member 14.
  • Each rib 20 is engaged with and pivotable relative to the central portion 22 and a respective peripheral arc 24.
  • the peripheral arcs 24 are received within a groove of an inner side of the annular lip 16 of the housing 12. The ribs 20 are therefore also engaged with and pivotable relative to the annular lip 16, and thus the housing 12.
  • the airflow guiding member 14 also has two concentric annular airflow guiding plates 26, which are fixedly engaged and integrally formed with the six ribs 20. It can be seen that, when the airflow guiding member 14 is in the configuration shown in Fig. 4, air enters the housing 12 of the accessory 10 in a direction (indicated by arrows E) parallel to the longitudinal axis L-L and is guided by the annular plates 26 to leave the accessory 10 in a direction (indicated by arrows F) away from the longitudinal axis L-L, because of the orientation of the annular plates 26.
  • the airflow guiding member 14 is here in a first stable configuration, called the "diffusing configuration", in which it can remain, as the air entering the accessory 10 is guided by the annular plates 26 to spread out/diffuse after passing through the airflow guiding member 14.
  • Each annular plate 26 has an end 26a which is upstream of the flow of air and an opposite end 26b which is downstream of the flow of air.
  • the airflow guiding member 14 has an end which is upstream of the flow of air and an opposite end which is downstream of the flow of air through the airflow guiding member 14 and that these two ends are air communicable with each other in two directions.
  • air may enter the accessory 10 via the first end, pass through the airflow guiding member 14, and leave the accessory 10 via the second end.
  • Air may also pass through the airflow guiding member 14 in an opposite direction, i.e. entering the accessory 10 via the second end, passing through the airflow guiding member 14, and leaving the accessory 10 via the first end.
  • a control knob 28 is fixedly engaged with the central portion 22 of the airflow guiding member 14. The knob 28 may be manually operated (e.g.
  • the distance between the upstream end 26a and the longitudinal axis L-L is larger than the distance between the downstream end 26b and the longitudinal axis L-L.
  • the diameter of the upstream end 26a of the annular plate 26 increases and the diameter of the downstream end 26b of the annular plate 26 decreases; and when the airflow guiding member 14 moves from the stable concentrating configuration to the stable diffusing configuration, the diameter of the upstream end 26a of the annular plate 26 decreases and the diameter of the downstream end 26b of the annular plate 26 increases.
  • the diameter of the upstream end 26a of the annular plate 26 and the diameter of the downstream end 26b of the annular plate 26 change oppositely upon movement of the airflow guiding member 14 between the diffusing configuration and the concentrating configuration.
  • the ribs 20 pivot relative to the central portion 22 and the peripheral arcs 24, and thus relative to the housing 12.
  • the annular plates 26 also pivot relative to central portion 22 and the peripheral arcs 24, and thus relative to the housing 12, upon movement of the airflow guiding member 14 between the two stable configurations.
  • a user may manually operate the control knob 28 by pulling the knob 28 to move linearly in a direction indicated by an arrow J in Fig. 10, which is parallel to the longitudinal axis L-L and opposite to the direction indicated by the arrow G in Fig. 2, to move the airflow guiding member 14 to the diffusing configuration (as shown in Figs. 1 to 5).
  • the control knob 28 is movable to-and-fro linearly parallel to the longitudinal axis L-L to move the airflow guiding member 14 between the stable concentrating configuration and stable diffusing configuration.
  • Figs. 11 and 12 show the accessory 10 attached to an electric hair dryer 32, in which the air guiding member 14 is in the diffusing configuration.
  • the hair dryer 32 has an air outlet 30 and an air inlet 34.
  • air from the outside environment is drawn into the hair dryer 32 by a fan (not shown) in the hair dryer 32 via the air inlet 34.
  • the air then passes through an air passage in a body 36 which is between the air inlet 34 and the air outlet 30.
  • the accessory 10 is releasably attached (e.g. by re leasable threaded engagement) to the air outlet 30 of the hair dryer 32, such that all air exiting the air outlet 30 of the hair dryer 32 passes through the accessory 10.
  • Figs. 13 and 14 show the electric hair dryer 32 installed with the accessory 10 in which the air guiding member 14 is in the concentrating configuration.
  • Fig. 15 shows an alternative air guiding member, generally designated as 114, in an off-tool condition, which may be installed to the housing 12 to form an accessory according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the airflow guiding member 114 has six radially extending ribs 120.
  • the ribs 120 are integrally formed at one longitudinal end with a common central portion 122 and at an opposite longitudinal end with six peripheral arcs 124.
  • Each rib 120 is engaged with and pivotable relative to the central portion 122 and a respective peripheral arc 124.
  • the peripheral arcs 124 are received within a groove of an inner side of the annular lip 16 of the housing 12.
  • the ribs 120 are therefore also engaged with and pivotable relative to the annular lip 16, and thus the housing 12.
  • the airflow guiding member 114 also has two concentric annular plates 126, which are engaged with and integrally formed with the six ribs 120. It can be seen that the shape of the annular plates 126 is different from that of the annular plates 126 discussed above.
  • the accessory 10 is discussed above in the context in which the airflow guiding member 14, 114 is movable between a stable concentrating configuration and a stable diffusing configuration. It is envisaged that the airflow guiding member 14, 114 may be constructed to be movable between a first stable configuration in which the air enters and leaves the accessory 10 in a same direction (e.g. parallel to or at an angle inclined relative to the longitudinal axis L-L of the accessory 10) and a second stable configuration in which the air enters the accessory 10 in a direction which is different from the direction in which air leaves the accessory 10. For example, in the second stable configuration:
  • the air may enter the accessory 10 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis L-L and leaves the accessory 10 in a direction towards the longitudinal axis L-L;
  • the air may enter the accessory 10 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis L-L and leaves the accessory 10 in a direction away from the longitudinal axis L-L.
  • FIG. 16 and 17 An accessory for a hair treatment apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figs. 16 and 17, and generally designated as 200.
  • the basic structure, function and operation of the accessory 200 are similar to those of the accessory 10 discussed above.
  • the accessory 200 has a rigid housing 202 to and within which an airflow guiding member 204 made of an elastic material (e.g. silicone rubber) is engaged, and with a common central longitudinal axis L'-L'.
  • an elastic material e.g. silicone rubber
  • the housing 202 is hollow and generally cylindrical in shape, with an annular lip 206 at one wider longitudinal end 207 thereof to which the airflow guiding member 204 is engaged.
  • An opposite narrower longitudinal end 208 of the housing 202 is externally formed with a annular recess 209 to allow the accessory 200 to be releasably engaged with the electric hair dryer 32, e.g. by releasable snap-fitting.
  • Fig. 18 is a sectional view of the accessory 200 in a stable concentrating configuration
  • Fig. 19 is a sectional view of the accessory 200 in a non-concentrating, non-diffusing configuration
  • Fig. 20 is a sectional view of the accessory 200 in a stable diffusing configuration.
  • the airflow guiding member 204 has six radially extending ribs 210.
  • the ribs 210 are integrally formed with a central portion 212 and six peripheral arcs 214 of the airflow guiding member 204.
  • Each rib 210 is engaged with and pivotable relative to the central portion 212 and a respective peripheral arc 214.
  • the peripheral arcs 214 are received within a groove of an inner side of the annular lip 206 of the housing 202.
  • the ribs 210 are therefore also engaged with and pivotable relative to the annular lip 206, and thus the housing 202.
  • the airflow guiding member 204 has two concentric annular airflow guiding plates 216, which are fixedly engaged and integrally formed with the six ribs 210.
  • the annular plates 216 serve the purpose of guiding the direction of air passing through the airflow guiding member 204, as in the case of the annular airflow guiding plates 26, 126 of the airflow guiding members 14, 114 discussed above.
  • the housing 202 is integrally formed with an inner circular positioning plate 240 adjacent its narrower longitudinal end 208. As shown in Fig. 21, a central oblong hole 242 with a length / and a width w is formed through the circular plate 240.
  • the hole 242 has a major axis S-S and a minor axis N-N which are perpendicular to each other.
  • a positioning pin 244 is received within the hole 242 of the plate 240 for relative sliding and rotational movement.
  • the central longitudinal axis L"-L" of the pin 244 coincides with the common longitudinal axis L'-L' of the housing 202 and airflow guiding member 204.
  • one longitudinal end 246 of the pin 244 is fixedly received within a control knob 218 for simultaneous movement.
  • a head 248 is formed at an opposite longitudinal end of the pin 244.
  • the control knob 218 is manually operable to linearly and sliding move relative to the circular plate 240 (and thus the housing 202) along the longitudinal axis L'-L'.
  • the control knob 218 is also self-rotatable relative to circular plate 240 and the housing 202 about the longitudinal axis L'-L', to cause the pin 244 to self-rotate in the same manner about its own longitudinal axis L"-L".
  • the circular plate 240 and the positioning pin 244 (whose movement is controllable by operation of the control knob 218) co-operate to selectively move the airflow guiding member 204 relative to the housing 202 to and to remain at the configurations shown in Fig. 18, Fig. 19 and Fig. 20 respectively.
  • the airflow guiding member 204 is here in a stable, concentrating configuration, in which it can remain, as the air entering the accessory 200 is guided by the annular plates 216 to concentrate after passing through the airflow guiding member 204.
  • the airflow guiding member 204 is here in a non-concentrating, non-diffusing configuration, in which it can remain. When the airflow guiding member 204 remains at this non-concentrating, non-diffusing configuration, the direction of airflow is not changed by the airflow guiding member 204 of the airflow guiding member 204.
  • control knob 218 It is possible to further operate the control knob 218 to move linearly along the path parallel to the longitudinal axis L'-L' to move the pin 244 to move the airflow guiding member 204 from the non-concentrating, non-diffusing configuration shown in Fig. 19 to and to remain at the configuration shown in Fig. 20.
  • the airflow guiding member 204 is at the configuration shown in Fig.
  • the airflow guiding member 204 is here in a stable, diffusing configuration, in which it can remain, as the air entering the accessory 200 is guided by the annular plates 216 to spread out/diffuse after passing through the airflow guiding member 204.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the pin 244 changes along its length.
  • a portion 250 with a circular cross-section whose diameter is the same as or slightly less than the width w of the hole 242 of the circular plate 240.
  • the height of the portion 250 is the same as or slightly larger than the thickness of the circular plate 240.
  • the head 248 of the pin 244 bears against a lower major surface 240a of the circular plate 240 to prevent the airflow guiding member 204 from moving further away from the circular plate 240.
  • This arrangement assists in maintaining the airflow guiding member 204 in the diffusing configuration.
  • portion 250 is a length of portion 252 shaped and configured to correspond to the hole 242, with a cross-sectional length l a and a cross-sectional width w a .
  • the cross-sectional length l a of the portion 252 is the same as or slightly shorter than the length / of the hole 242;
  • the cross-sectional width w a of the portion 252 is the same as or slightly shorter than the width w of the hole 242;
  • the length l a of the portion 252 is longer than the width w of the hole 242. It can be seen that the cross-section of the portion 252 is also oblong, with a major axis T-T and a minor axis K-K which are perpendicular to each other.
  • the axes of the cross-section of the portion 252 are shown in Fig. 24.
  • the portion 252 can be received within the hole 242 for relative sliding movement only when the major axis T-T of the pin 244 is parallel to the major axis S-S of the hole 242 and the minor axis K-K of the pin 244 is parallel to the minor axis N-N of the hole 242. In other orientations of the pin 244 relative to the hole 242, the portion 252 cannot be received within the hole 242.
  • portion 252 Above the portion 252 is a portion 254 with a circular cross-section and with a diameter and a thickness the same as those of the portion 250. Above the portion 254 is an elongate portion 256 shaped, configured and sized the same as the portion 252. Above the portion 256 is a portion 258 with a circular cross-section and with a diameter the same as that of the portion 250.
  • the pin 244 when the portion 254 of the pin 244 is received within the hole 242 of the circular plate 240, the pin 244 is rotatable about its longitudinal axis L"-L" between a position (called an "unlocked position") in which the major axis T-T of the pin 244 is parallel to the major axis S-S of the hole 242 and the minor axis K-K of the pin 244 is parallel to the minor axis N-N of the hole 242, so that lengthwise movement of the pin 244 relative to the circular plate 240 to have the portion 252 or 256 received within the hole 242 is allowed and a position (called a “locking position") in which the major axis T-T of the pin 244 is not parallel to the major axis S-S of the hole 242 and the minor axis K-K of the pin 244 is not parallel to the minor axis N-N of the hole 242, so that lengthwise movement of the pin 244 relative to the circular plate 240 to have the portion
  • the pin 244 is rotatable about its longitudinal axis L"-L" between an unlocked position in which the major axis T-T of the pin 244 is parallel with the major axis S-S of the hole 242 and the minor axis K-K of the pin 244 is parallel with the minor axis N-N of the hole 242, so that lengthwise movement of the pin 244 relative to the circular plate 240 to have the portion 256 received within the hole 242 is allowed and a locking position in which the major axis T-T of the pin 244 is not parallel with the major axis S-S of the hole 242 and the minor axis K-K of the pin 244 is not parallel with the minor axis N-N of the hole 242, so that lengthwise movement of the pin 244 relative to the circular plate 240 to have the portion 256 received within the hole 242 is prevented.
  • the major axis T-T of the portions 252, 256 of the pin 244 may be parallel to the minor axis N-N of the hole 242 of the circular plate 240.
  • the portion 258 is received within the hole 242 of the circular plate 240, and the central portion 212 of the airflow guiding member 204 sits on an upper major surface 240b of the circular plat 240. It is possible to self-rotate the control knob 218 (and thus the pin 244) relative to the housing 202 to the locking position, so that the pin 244 can only be rotatable but not moved lengthwise relative to the circular plate 240.
  • the user may self-rotate the control knob 218 and the pin 244 relative to the housing 202 to an unlocked position, so that the portion 252 may be received within and slid through the hole 242 (by moving the control knob 218 linearly along a path parallel to the longitudinal axis L'-L') until the portion 250 is received with the hole 242.
  • the user may then self-rotate the control knob 218 and the pin 244 relative to the housing 202 to a locking position, so that the pin 244 cannot be moved lengthwise relative to the circular plate 240.
  • the pin 244 can only self-rotate (but not otherwise movable) relative to the circular plate 240. This prevents relative movement between the airflow guiding member 204 and the housing 202, and thus keeps the airflow guiding member 204 in the diffusing configuration, as shown in Fig. 20.
  • the accessories 10, 200 are discussed above in the context in which the accessories 10, 200 are releasably engageable with the air outlet 30 of the electric hair dryer 32. It is envisaged that the accessories 10, 200 may be instead or also engaged (releasably or otherwise) with the air inlet 34 of the electric hair dryer 32.
  • the air inlet 34 of the electric hair dryer 32 may be internally threaded to allow releasable engagement with the accessory 10, or is provided with a ridge for releasable engagement with the annular recess 209 of the accessory 200, so that a user can manually operate the accessories 10, 200 to adjust the rate of entry of air into the body 36 of the electric hair dryer 32, without changing the speed of rotation of the fan (not shown) in the hair dryer 32.
  • the accessories 10, 200 are discussed above in the context in which the accessories 10, 200 are releasably engageable with the electric hair dryer 32. It is envisaged that the accessories 10, 200 may form an integral part of the electric hair dryer 32, in which case the housing 12, 202 may be merged with the body 36 of the electric hair dryer 32, and the accessories 10, 200 may be positioned at or adjacent to the air outlet 30 and/or the air inlet 34 of the electric hair dryer 32. It should be understood that the above only illustrates examples whereby the present invention may be carried out, and that various modifications and/or alterations may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention.

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L'invention concerne un accessoire (10, 200) pour un appareil de traitement des cheveux (32). L'accessoire (10, 200) comporte un logement (12, 202), un élément de guidage pour l'écoulement d'air (14, 114, 204) ayant un axe longitudinal (L-L, L'-L'), un bouton de commande (28, 218), une première extrémité (18, 208) et une seconde extrémité (207), les deux extrémités étant en relation de communication d'air l'une par rapport à l'autre. Le bouton de commande (28, 218) est en mesure d'être déplacé dans le sens linéaire par rapport au logement (12, 202) à des fins de déplacement de l'élément de guidage pour l'écoulement d'air (14, 114, 204) relativement au logement (12, 202) entre une configuration de concentration et une configuration de diffusion, et quand l'élément de guidage pour l'écoulement d'air (14, 114, 204) est dans la configuration de concentration, l'air entrant dans l'accessoire (10, 200) par le biais de la première extrémité (18, 208) est dirigé par l'élément de guidage pour l'écoulement d'air (14, 114, 204) pour quitter l'accessoire (10, 200) par le biais de la seconde extrémité (207) dans une direction orientée vers l'axe longitudinal (L-L, L'-L') de l'élément de guidage pour l'écoulement d'air (14, 114, 204), et quand l'élément de guidage pour l'écoulement d'air (14, 114, 204) est dans la configuration de diffusion, l'air entrant dans l'accessoire (10, 200) par le biais de la première extrémité (18, 208) est dirigé par l'élément de guidage pour l'écoulement de l'air (14, 114, 204) pour quitter l'accessoire (10, 200) par le biais de la seconde extrémité (207) dans une direction à l'écart de l'axe longitudinal (L-L, L'-L') de l'élément de guidage pour l'écoulement d'air (14, 114, 204).
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