JP2810659B2 - Hair curlers - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hair curler for curling hair, and more particularly to a hair curler having a fiber member having water absorbency.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a hair curler for winding hair around the outer periphery of a cylindrical winding frame and curling the hair, there has conventionally been provided a hair curler which is electrically heated.
This can be achieved by a heater having a heater inside a bobbin and generating heat, by a heat storage agent being heated by an external heater, or by electromagnetic induction heating as disclosed in JP-B-49-13066. There are things that are done,
In each case, heat is applied to the hair from the heated winding frame to curl the hair wound around the winding frame.

[0003]

However, in this type of conventional hair curler, since the hair is curled by directly applying heat to the hair with a heated winding frame, the heat in the hair causes moisture in the hair to fly. In addition, there is a problem that the moisture content of the hair decreases, the hair becomes crisp and the feel becomes poor, and the hair loses its luster. There was a disadvantage that it would.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-153805 discloses a method in which an adhesive layer is formed on a cylindrical molded article of a heated body formed as a hair curler, and a single fiber is implanted on the adhesive layer. It is shown. In this manner, the adhesive layer is formed on the molded article of the tubular body to be heated, and a single fiber implanted on the adhesive layer can absorb moisture with the fiber member and is held by the fiber member. Curling can be performed without damaging the hair due to the steam generated by evaporating the water that has formed.However, in such a case, there is a problem that the fiber member is easily peeled off, and the fiber There is a problem that it is necessary to adhere the members and implant the hair.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has as its object to curl the hair without damaging the hair, to prevent the fiber member from peeling off, It is an object of the present invention to provide a hair curler which does not need to adhere a fiber member.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a hair curler according to the present invention is a hair curler in which a water-absorbing member is distributed on the surface of a cylindrical body to be heated.
A tubular fiber member constituting a water-absorbing member is integrated with the body to be heated, and a part of the tubular fiber member is exposed on a part of the surface of the body to be heated, and the remainder of the fiber member is a body to be heated. Wherein the tubular fiber member is continuous in a tubular shape. With such a configuration, moisture can be absorbed by the fiber member, and curling can be performed by steam generated by evaporating the moisture held by the fiber member. Since the remainder of the fibrous member that is continuous in a cylindrical shape is covered with the resin material that constitutes the body to be heated, peeling of the fibrous member can be prevented, and there is no need to bond the fibrous member in a later step. Was.

[0007] It is preferable that the fibrous member continuous in a cylindrical shape is a cloth material, and the fibrous member continuous in a cylindrical shape is a yarn material.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. 1 to 7 show one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, first, a cloth material (that is, the fibrous member 1) having a fibrous structure such as polyester and capable of absorbing and radiating moisture is cut into a predetermined size, and is formed into a cylindrical shape by thermocompression bonding. Form. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 2 denotes a thermocompression bonding surface. The water-absorbing fiber member 1 formed in a cylindrical shape is placed in a predetermined recess of the mold 3 and clamped as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the mold 3 is made of a polyester elastomer. The molding material 4 is supplied to form the cylindrical heated body 5. In the attached drawings, 3a is a fixed type, 3b is a movable type, and 3c is a side core. The hair curler is formed in this manner. The formed hair curler has openings 6 at which the fiber member 1 is exposed at a plurality of locations around the cylindrical body 5 to be heated as shown in FIGS. Is formed. Then, the fibrous member 1 that is continuous in a cylindrical shape is integrated with the heated main body 5 when the heated main body 5 is formed, and the fibrous member 1 is firmly attached to the cylindrical heated main body 5. In this case, a part of the tubular fiber member 1 is exposed on a part of the surface of the heated main body 5, and the rest of the fiber member 1 is covered with a resin material constituting the heated main body 5. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a hair catching rib 7 may be formed on the cylindrical body 5 to be heated.

Next, another embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 to 12 will be described. In this embodiment, a thread member 11 which is a fiber member 1 having a fibrous structure and capable of absorbing and diffusing moisture is wound around a cylindrical molded member 10 as shown in FIG. Form. Next, a cylindrical molding member 10 in which the fiber member 1 is wound around the outer periphery is installed at a predetermined position of the mold 3 having a recess, and the mold is clamped as shown in FIGS. A molding material 4 such as a polyester-based elastomer is supplied to a mold 3 to form a cylindrical heated body 5. The hair curler is formed in this manner, and the formed hair curler has openings 6 at which the fiber member 1 is exposed at a plurality of locations around the cylindrical body to be heated 5 as shown in FIG. Things. The fibrous member 1 continuous in a cylindrical shape is heated when the heated main body 5 is formed.
And the fibrous member 1 is firmly cylindrical and the body 5 to be heated.
Attached to. In this case, a part of the tubular fiber member 1 is exposed on a part of the surface of the heated main body 5, and the rest of the fiber member 1 is covered with a resin material constituting the heated main body 5. As shown in FIG. 12, a hair catching rib 7 may be formed on the cylindrical body 5 to be heated.

Next, another embodiment shown in FIGS. 13 to 17 will be described. In this embodiment, a cloth material having a fibrous structure such as polyester and capable of absorbing and radiating moisture (i.e., the fibrous member 1) is formed into a long hole 20 as shown in FIG. It is cut and formed into a cylindrical shape by thermocompression bonding. In FIG. 14, reference numeral 2 denotes a thermocompression bonding surface. This cylindrical fiber member 1 having water absorbency
Is set so that the long hole 20 matches a predetermined position of the mold 3, and the mold is clamped as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, and a molding material 4 such as a polyester-based elastomer is supplied to the mold 3. Thus, a cylindrical heated body 5 is formed. Hair curlers are formed in this manner. In the formed hair curlers, as shown in FIG. 13, openings where the fiber members 1 are exposed at a plurality of positions are formed around the cylindrical body 5 to be heated. Things. Then, the fibrous member 1 that is continuous in a cylindrical shape is integrated with the heated main body 5 when the heated main body 5 is formed, and the fibrous member 1 is firmly attached to the cylindrical heated main body 5. In this case, a part of the tubular fiber member 1 is exposed on a part of the surface of the body 5 to be heated, and the rest of the fiber member 1 is exposed to the body 5.
Is covered with the resin material constituting the above. As shown in FIG. 17, a hair catching rib 7 may be formed on the cylindrical body 5 to be heated.

Next, another embodiment shown in FIGS. 18 to 22 will be described. In this embodiment, a cloth material (i.e., the fibrous member 1) having a fibrous structure such as polyester and capable of absorbing and radiating moisture is cut into a predetermined size. As shown in FIG. 19 (b), it is set at a predetermined position in a mold 31 having an uneven portion 30, a molding material is supplied to the mold 31, and molding is performed.
A composite member 32 of fiber and resin having irregularities as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 20, the composite member 32 having irregularities is formed into a cylindrical shape by thermocompression bonding or the like. In FIG. 20, 2
Is a thermocompression bonding surface. Next, the cylindrical composite member 32 is
The molding material 4 is supplied to the concave portion 32a of the composite member 32 in the mold 3 by being set at a predetermined position in
To form The hair curler is formed in this manner, and the formed hair curler has openings in which the fiber member 1 is exposed at a plurality of locations around the cylindrical body 5 to be heated (this embodiment). In the example, the convex portion 32b of the composite member 32 of the fiber and the resin having the unevenness is provided with the fiber member 1 outside.
Will be exposed). Then, the fibrous member 1 that is continuous in a cylindrical shape is integrated with the heated main body 5 when the heated main body 5 is formed, and the fibrous member 1 is firmly attached to the cylindrical heated main body 5. In this case, a part of the tubular fiber member 1 is exposed on a part of the surface of the heated main body 5, and the rest of the fiber member 1 is covered with a resin material constituting the heated main body 5.
A hair catching rib 7 may be formed on the cylindrical body 5 to be heated as shown in FIG.

Next, another embodiment shown in FIGS. 23 to 26 will be described. In this embodiment, a cloth material having a fibrous structure such as polyester and capable of absorbing and radiating moisture (that is, the fibrous member 1) is placed in a mold 51 having an uneven portion 50 as shown in FIG. Set and mold 51
The flat fiber member 1 is brought into close contact with the irregularities 50 of the mold 51 by a vacuum device (not shown) provided in the mold 51, and then the molding material is placed in the mold 51 as shown in FIG. 4
24a to form a composite member 52 of the fibrous member 1 and the resin having irregularities on the outer surface as shown in FIG.
Here, the surplus portion 1b protruding outside the fiber member 1 is cut at the portion indicated by a in FIG. The composite member 52 having irregularities on its outer surface is set at a predetermined position in the mold 3 as shown in FIG. 25, and a molding material is supplied into the mold 3 to form the cylindrical heated body 5. . The hair curler is formed as described above, and the formed hair curler has openings 6 at which the fiber member 1 is exposed at a plurality of locations around the cylindrical body 5 to be heated. Then, the fibrous member 1 that is continuous in a cylindrical shape is integrated with the heated main body 5 when the heated main body 5 is formed, and the fibrous member 1 is firmly attached to the cylindrical heated main body 5. In this case, a part of the tubular fiber member 1 is exposed on a part of the surface of the heated main body 5, and the rest of the fiber member 1 is covered with a resin material constituting the heated main body 5. A hair catching rib 7 may be formed on the cylindrical body 5 to be heated as shown in FIG.

The hair curler manufactured by each of the above-described manufacturing methods integrates the tubular fiber member 1 having a water-absorbing shape into a body 5 to be heated, and a part of the tubular fiber member 1. The remaining portion of the tubular fiber member 1 exposed to a part of the surface of the heated main body 5 and continuous in a cylindrical shape is covered with a resin material constituting the heated main body 5. Then, the fiber member 1 exposed on the outer surface of the hair curler absorbs water and heats the hair curler (for example, absorbs water and heats by electromagnetic induction heating, or heats the hair curler together with water absorption by placing the hair curler in a kettle containing hot water. The hair curler is wound around the hair and curled. However, the moisture retained in the fiber member 1 exposed from the hair curler to the outer surface evaporates and permeates the hair, and then permeates the hair. The moisture evaporates due to the heat from the hair curler (heat conduction from the hair curler and heating by steam due to evaporation of the heated moisture), and the curl is fixed. Then, by heating with steam, the water content of the hair does not decrease, and as a result, the hair is not damaged. It is efficient.
Further, a part of the tubular fiber member 1 that is continuous in a cylindrical shape is exposed on a part of the surface of the body 5 to be heated, and the remaining part of the tubular fiber member 1 that is continuous in a cylindrical shape constitutes the body 5 to be heated. Even if the exposed portion of the fibrous member 1 is to be peeled, the fibrous member 1 is peeled off by the portion covered with the remaining resin material of the tubular fibrous member 1 that is continuous in a cylindrical shape. Is surely prevented.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, as described above, a hair curler in which water-absorbing members are distributed on the surface of a cylindrical body to be heated has water-absorbing properties. A resin in which a tubular fiber member constituting a member is integrated with a body to be heated and a part of the tubular fiber member is exposed on a part of a surface of the body to be heated, and a remainder of the fiber member constitutes a body to be heated. Because the tubular fiber member is continuous in a tubular shape, even if the exposed portion of the fiber member is going to peel off, it is covered with the remaining resin material of the tubular fiber member that is continuous in a tubular shape. The fibrous member is surely prevented from being peeled off by the set portion, and if the curl of the hair is curled in a state where the fibrous member absorbs water, the moisture held in the fibrous member is evaporated. The resulting steam can heat the hair, It can be curled without lowering the moisture content of the hair and does not damage the hair.It also has a good curl, and it is curled so as not to damage the hair. In providing the fiber member on the surface of the body to be heated so as to have good holding, the tubular fiber member is integrated with the body to be heated and the cylindrical fiber member is exposed on a part of the surface of the body to be heated. Therefore, the fiber member does not peel off and is durable.
In addition, since it is not necessary to bond the fiber members in a later step, a low-cost hair curler can be provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the present invention, since the tubular fibrous member is a cloth material, the fibrous member is simply continuous in a cylindrical shape. A tubular fiber member can be configured. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, since the fibrous member which is continuous in a cylindrical shape is a thread material, the cylindrical member which is easily continuous in a cylindrical shape is formed. A fiber member can be configured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hair curler according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a drawing showing the same hair curler, in which (a) is a plan sectional view and (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA of (a).

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of forming a fiber member used for the hair curler in the same manner as a cylindrical shape.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view showing a molding state of the above-mentioned mold.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the above hair curler.

FIG. 7 is a plan sectional view of the same hair curler.

8 is a drawing showing a hair curler of still another embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan sectional view and (b) is a sectional view taken along line CC of (a).

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where the fiber member is wound.

FIG. 10 is a plan sectional view showing a molding state of the above-mentioned mold.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 10;

FIGS. 12A and 12B are views showing another embodiment of the same hair curler, wherein FIG. 12A is a perspective view and FIG. 12B is a sectional view.

FIG. 13 is a drawing showing another embodiment of the hair curler of the above, wherein (a) is a plan sectional view and (b) is a longitudinal sectional view.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for forming a fiber member used for the hair curler in the same manner as a cylindrical shape.

FIG. 15 is a plan sectional view showing a molding state of the above-mentioned mold.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. 15 of the above.

FIG. 17 is a drawing showing another embodiment of the hair curler of the above, wherein (a) is a perspective view and (b) is a sectional view.

18A and 18B are drawings showing another embodiment of the above hair curler, wherein FIG. 18A is a plan sectional view and FIG. 18B is a longitudinal sectional view.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing an example in which a composite member is formed from the fiber member used for the hair curler, in which (a) is a perspective view of the formed composite member, and (b) is a cross section in a state set in a mold. FIG.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where the composite member is formed in a cylindrical shape.

FIG. 21 is a view showing a molding state of the above-mentioned mold,
(A) is a plan sectional view, (b) is a longitudinal sectional view.

FIG. 22 is a view showing another embodiment of the hair curler of the above, wherein (a) is a perspective view and (b) is a sectional view.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory view showing an example in which a composite member is formed from the fiber member used for the hair curler in the above, and FIG. 23 (a) is a cross-sectional view before the fiber member is drawn along the inner surface of the mold by suction;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a mold is being used.

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of the composite member.

FIG. 25 is a view showing a molding state of the above-mentioned mold,
(A) is a plan sectional view, (b) is a longitudinal sectional view.

FIG. 26 is a view showing another embodiment of the hair curler according to the above, wherein (a) is a perspective view and (b) is a sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Textile member 5 Body to be heated

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Keiji Higashi 1048 Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Inventor Katsuhiko Matsuyama 1048 Kadoma, Kazuma, Kadoma, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (56) References JP-A-60-153805 (JP, A) JP-A-63-22803 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A45D 2/36 A45D 2/10 A45D 2 /twenty two

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hair curler in which a water-absorbing member is distributed on the surface of a cylindrical body to be heated. In a hair curler, a tubular fiber member constituting a water-absorbing member is integrated with the body to be heated, and A part of the fiber member is exposed to a part of the surface of the body to be heated and the rest of the fiber member is covered with a resin material constituting the body to be heated, and the tubular fiber member is continuous in a tubular shape. A hair curler characterized by that. 2. The hair curler according to claim 1, wherein the fibrous member continuous in a cylindrical shape is a cloth material. 3. The hair curler according to claim 1, wherein the fibrous member continuous in a cylindrical shape is a thread material.