JP2975876B2 - Automatic hair washer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic hair washer, and more particularly to an automatic hair washer for business use used in a beauty salon or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-22812, the present applicant has proposed an automatic hair washer in which hot water is sprayed onto hair or a head in accordance with a predetermined control procedure to wash hair without human intervention. I have. In the automatic hair washer according to the earlier application, hot water stored in a hot water storage tank is pumped out by a pump and supplied to a nozzle via a hot water supply path. Then, the hair of the person to be washed is automatically washed by jetting hot water from the nozzle.

[0003] This hair washing is performed according to a hair washing course selected by a hairdresser or the like among a plurality of hair washing courses preset in the automatic hair washing machine. More specifically, the hair washing course includes a shampoo course, a plain rinse (rinse) course, a treatment course, and a full course in which shampoo, plain rinse and treatment are sequentially performed. For example, when the shampoo course is selected, hot water for shampoo is produced in the hot water supply path during the operation of the pump, and the hot water for shampoo is jetted from the nozzle. When the treatment course is selected, hot water for treatment is produced in the hot water supply path during the operation of the pump, and the hot water for treatment is jetted from the nozzle.

[0004] An automatic hair washer is equipped with a shampoo container containing a shampoo solution and a treatment container containing a treatment solution in order to produce hot water for shampoo and hot water for treatment. The shampoo liquid contained in the shampoo container is guided to a hot water supply path via a shampoo branch pipe provided with a shampoo valve.
The shampoo valve is opened when making hot water for shampoo. Further, the treatment liquid contained in the treatment container is guided to the hot water supply path via a treatment branch pipe provided with a treatment valve. The treatment valve is opened when making hot water for treatment.

[0005] As described above, in the above automatic hair washer, the hair was washed using the shampoo container and the treatment container, each of which was provided one by one.

[0006]

Incidentally, there is a demand at hairdressers and the like to use a plurality of shampoos in accordance with the properties of the hair of the customer and the wishes of the customer in order to improve the service to the customer. To address this, for example, in addition to shampoo and treatment containers,
It is also conceivable to attach one or more further shampoo containers to the automatic hair washer. However, in this case, the configuration is complicated, and the size of the automatic hair washer may be increased.

[0007] Further, for example, it is conceivable to replace the shampoo containers with different brands as appropriate according to customers. However, in this case, it is necessary to remove the previous treatment liquid or shampoo liquid remaining in the treatment branch pipe or the shampoo branch pipe. Therefore, the shampoo liquid is wasted much and the operation of replacing the shampoo liquid becomes very complicated.

[0008] On the other hand, for example, in hair washing performed before applying a permanent to hair, usually only shampoo is performed, and no treatment is performed. It may also be preferred that the treatment be performed manually, for example by wrapping Saran wrap around the hair and steaming. For this reason, some beauty salons do not necessarily need to include treatments in the hair washing course of the automatic hair washer.

[0009] However, since some beauty salons require treatment, it is not preferable to completely remove the treatment from the shampoo course of the automatic shampoo machine. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned technical problem and to provide an automatic hair washer capable of selectively using a plurality of shampoo solutions without removing treatment from a hair washing course.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic hair washer having a first mode in which a shampoo treatment course or a treatment treatment course can be selected, and a plurality of shampoos using different shampoo solutions. An automatic hair washer that can selectively set a second mode in which a desired course in a processing course can be selected, and that automatically performs hair washing in accordance with the content of the selected processing course. Indication means for indicating whether the mode is set or the second mode is set; display means for displaying a selectable processing course; and indication when the indication means indicates that the first mode is set. The means displays the shampoo processing course and the treatment processing course included in the first mode, and the indicating means indicates that the second mode is set. Can, characterized in that it comprises a display control means for displaying shampooed course included in the second mode to the display unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the automatic hair washer according to the first aspect, wherein at least two chemical solution containers can be arranged, and each of the two chemical solution containers is used to pump out the chemical solution. A first pumping means and a second pumping means, when the indicating means indicates that the first mode is set,
It is characterized by including a pumping device control unit that causes the first pumping unit to function as a shampoo liquid pumping device and the second pumping unit to function as a treatment liquid pumping device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the automatic hair washer according to the first aspect, wherein at least two chemical solution containers can be arranged, and each of the two chemical solution containers is used to pump out the chemical solution. A first pumping means and a second pumping means, and when the indicating means indicates that the second mode is set,
The present invention is characterized in that it includes a pumping device control unit that causes the first pumping unit to function as a first shampoo liquid pumping device and causes the second pumping unit to function as a second shampoo liquid pumping device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic hair washer according to the second or third aspect, wherein the second pumping means operates in response to replacement of the chemical solution container from which the chemical solution is drawn. And a drive control means for replacing the second pumping means to perform a pumping operation satisfying a predetermined condition in response to an input signal from the operating means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the automatic hair washer according to the fourth aspect, wherein the replacement control unit operates in response to an input signal from the operation unit to indicate the instruction unit. The setting mode is changed.

[0015]

According to the configuration of the first aspect, when the first mode and the second mode can be set, when the set mode is switched, the course display is also switched in response to this, so that the course display is switched. The selection can be made without error. Further, according to the configuration of claim 2 or 3,
The second pumping means functions as a treatment liquid pumping device or a shampoo liquid pumping device according to the set mode, and thus places the treatment container in one space according to the set mode. Or place a shampoo container.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the second pumping means performs a pumping operation satisfying a predetermined condition when the chemical liquid container is replaced, so that the previous chemical liquid remains in the middle of the pumping path of the second pumping means. There is no. Further, according to the configuration of the fifth aspect, the setting mode indicated by the instruction means is automatically changed after the replacement process, so that there is no mistake in changing the mode.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an automatic hair washer according to one embodiment of the present invention. This automatic hair washer
The external shape is formed by the cabinet 1. In the center of the upper surface of the cabinet 1, an entrance 2 for inserting the head of the person to be washed is formed. Inside the entrance 2, a water tank for accommodating the head and hair is arranged.

At the entrance 2, a hood 3 for covering around the face of the person to be washed is attached. The hood 3 can be opened and closed between an open state in which the inlet 2 is largely opened and a closed state shown in which the inlet 2 is narrowed. The hood 3 has a cutout 4 for exposing the face of the person to be washed during use. A face seal 5 is disposed on the periphery of the cutout 4 so as to elastically contact the face of the person to be washed and to prevent water droplets splashing from inside the water tank from being applied to the face of the person to be washed. The amount by which the face seal 5 projects from the periphery of the cutout 4 is adjustable by three adjustment knobs 6.

An operation panel 7 is arranged, for example, on the right side of the upper surface of the cabinet 1. As will be described later, various operation devices and indicators for inputting operation signals are arranged on the operation panel 7. On the left side of the upper surface of the cabinet 1, a hand shower 8 used by a hairdresser or the like who operates an automatic hair washer at the time of finishing hair washing or the like is provided so as to be able to be extracted.

Further, a recess 9 is formed at the left back of the cabinet 1. Two chemical solution containers 10 and 11 are detachably mounted in the recess 9. Chemical liquid container 1
Basically, shampoo containers and treatment containers are adopted as 0 and 11. On the other hand, for example, two types of shampoo containers having different brands
It is also possible to adopt 0,11. This is one of the features of this automatic hair washer.

In addition, a knob 12 for flowing / stopping cold water and hot water for the hand shower 8 and adjusting the flow rate is provided at the right rear side of the upper surface of the cabinet 1. On the right side of the front surface of the cabinet 1, a power switch 13, an earth leakage breaker 14, and a manual switch SW used in a residual treatment liquid discharging process described later are provided.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operation panel 7. The operation panel 7 includes a hot water supply related block section 20, an operation course related block section 30, and an auxiliary key block section 4.
0. The hot water supply related block unit 20 includes a hot water supply key 21 for instructing hot water supply, a hot water supply key lamp 22 for turning on / off the hot water supply key 21, and a plurality of lamps, and a standby display 23 for indicating a state of hot water supply. , And a seven-segment display, and a tank temperature display 24 for displaying the temperature of the hot water in the tank is provided.

The driving course related block section 30 includes a short hair washing course selection / start key 31, a key lamp 32 indicating that the short hair washing course is selected and the start is instructed, and a medium long hair washing course selection / start. A start key 33 and a key lamp 34 indicating that a medium long hair washing course has been selected and a start has been instructed are provided.

The driving course related block section 30 also includes
In addition to displaying the remaining time display 35 for displaying the required time until the end of the hair washing in "minutes", the elapsed state indicator 36, the hair washing course select key 37, and the course contents according to the set hair washing course select mode, A course type indicator 38 for displaying the type of the hair washing course selected by the hair washing course select key 37 is arranged. The course type display 38 in FIG.
The course contents when the normal select mode is set are shown.

The hair washing course selectable by the hair washing course select key 37 differs depending on the hair washing course select mode set in the automatic hair washing machine. That is,
The automatic hair washer can selectively set two types of hair washing course select modes, a first mode, a normal select mode, and a second mode, a special select mode. Of these, the normal select mode includes any one of a hair washing course including a shampoo course, a plain rinse (P-link) course, a treatment (treat M) course, and a full course in which shampoo, plain rinse and treatment are sequentially performed. This is the mode for selecting. The special select mode is a mode for selecting any one of the hair washing courses including the shampoo 1 course, the shampoo 2 course, and the plain rinse (P-rinse) course.

Which hair-washing course select mode is selected can be determined by operating a key arranged in the auxiliary key block section 40, the details of which will be described later. When the normal select mode is set, "shampoo", "P-rinse" and "treat M" are displayed on the course type display 38 as course contents, as shown in FIG. . In this state, when the hair washing course select key 37 is pressed, a shampoo course, a plain rinse course, a treatment course and a full course are sequentially selected. At this time, "Shampoo", "P ・ Rinse", "Treat
The course type display 38 indicating "M" is sequentially turned on to notify that each course has been selected. When the full course is selected, all course type indicators 3
8 lights up.

When the special select course is set, the course type display 38 shows "Shampoo 1,""P.Rinse" and "Shampoo 2" as shown in FIG. Displayed as content. In this state, when the hair washing course select key 37 is pressed, the shampoo 1 course, the plain rinse course and the shampoo 2 course are selected. At this time, "Shampoo / Shampoo 1", "P.
The course type indicators 38 indicating "treat M" are sequentially lit to indicate that each course has been selected.

As described above, the display contents of the course type display 38 are changed depending on the set mode, so that a hairdresser or the like does not make a mistake in selecting a course. The auxiliary key block unit 40 includes a music selection key 41 for selecting a music or a buzzer sound based on the electronic melody sound notified at the end of the driving course, and a volume adjustment key 42 for adjusting the volume of the electronic melody sound or the member sound. , A water pressure selection key 43, a display lamp 44 for displaying the water pressure selected by the water pressure selection key 43, a link rocking key 45 for manually rocking a nozzle link described later, and a link rocking key 45.
A key lamp 46 for displaying the on / off state of the water, a drain key 47 for instructing drainage of hot water in the tank, and a key lamp 48 for displaying the on / off state of the drain key 47 are provided. I have.

The auxiliary key block section 40 also includes a drain key 49 for operating when performing initial drainage before the start of hair washing, as shown by a dashed line in the figure, and a system constant, which will be described later, of the operation mode of the automatic hair washing machine. A program select key 50 for operating when shifting to the change mode, a stroke call key 51, a "+" key 52, and a write key 53 for operating when setting a later-described course switching constant; and an automatic hair washer. Error call key 5 for operating when displaying the error result on the tank temperature display 24
4 are arranged.

Each key and lamp are arranged in the operation panel 7, and the surface thereof is covered with, for example, a resin sheet. Each key display is printed on the surface of the resin sheet, and a light transmitting portion for the lamp is provided. I have. Of these, each key 4
Reference numerals 9, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 54 are so-called hidden keys whose presence is not printed on the surface. FIG. 4 is a waterway diagram of the automatic hair washer. An upper nozzle link 61 is provided inside a water tank 60 provided in the automatic hair washer. The upper nozzle link 61 is formed in a substantially semicircular shape along the head. The upper nozzle link 61 has a plurality of upper nozzles 62 for injecting hot water.
Are arranged toward the head.

A lower nozzle link 63 is also provided inside the water tank 60. The lower nozzle link 63 is formed in a rod shape extending substantially linearly. Lower nozzle link 6
3, a plurality of lower nozzles 64 for injecting hot water are arranged. One end of each of the upper nozzle link 61 and the lower nozzle link 63 is rotatably supported on the side wall of the water tank 60. The other end is a free end. The upper nozzle link 61 and the lower nozzle link 63 are connected to a drive mechanism 65 including a link motor RM.

In this configuration, at the time of hair washing, the upper nozzle link 61 and the lower nozzle link 63 are rocked and rotated by the driving mechanism 65, respectively. as a result,
The jet direction of the hot water jetted from the upper nozzle 62 and the lower nozzle 64 arranged on the upper nozzle link 61 and the lower nozzle link 63 respectively changes. Thereby, the hair of the person to be washed can be washed evenly and satisfactorily.

A plurality of fixed nozzles 66 are fixedly disposed on the lower side wall inside the water tank 60. The fixed nozzle 66 is for injecting hot water to the tip of the long hair of the person to be washed that hangs down in the water tank 60.
Next, the above-mentioned upper nozzle link 61 and lower nozzle link 6
A water channel and a supply mechanism for supplying warm water to the nozzle 3 and the fixed nozzle 66 will be described.

Water supplied from a water supply pipe (not shown) is supplied to a mixing valve 71 via a water supply section 70. Also,
Hot water supplied from a hot water supply pipe (not shown) is supplied to a mixing valve 71 via a hot water supply unit 72. In the mixing valve 71, the supplied water and hot water are mixed, and hot water of an appropriate temperature is produced. The temperature of the hot water produced by the mixing valve 71 can be adjusted by operating a knob 73 provided so as to be operated by an operator of the automatic hair washer.

The hot water produced by the mixing valve 71 is
When the hot water supply valve 74 is opened, the hot water is supplied to the hot water storage tank 76 via the supply pipe 75. The supply pipe 75 is provided with a thermistor 77 for detecting the temperature of the hot water supplied from the mixing valve 71. The hot water produced by the mixing valve 71 also passes through the check valve 80 and the supply passage 81 when the shower valve 79 is opened by manually operating a knob 78 provided so as to be operated by the operator of the automatic hair washer. To the hand shower 8. As a result, hot water is sprayed from the hand shower 8. The hand shower 8 is provided so as to be operable in the water tank 60, and is used when the hair of the person to be washed is manually washed or the inside of the water tank is washed.

In the present embodiment, for example, a tank having a capacity of 40 liters is employed as the hot water storage tank 76 to which the hot water produced by the mixing valve 71 is supplied. Inside the hot water tank 76, a lower water amount sensor 82 and an upper water amount sensor 83 for detecting the amount of hot water stored in the hot water tank 76 are provided, respectively. Outputs of the lower water amount sensor 82 and the upper water amount sensor 83 are used for opening and closing control of a hot water supply valve 74 in a microcomputer (not shown). Thereby, the hot water storage tank 76 can always be filled with constant hot water.

A thermistor 84 for detecting the temperature of the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 76 is provided below the hot water storage tank 76. In the position above the hot water storage tank 76, an overflow port 85 for overflowing the extra hot water to the outside of the hot water storage tank 76 when the hot water has accumulated in the hot water storage tank 76 beyond the water amount detected by the upper water quantity sensor 83. Are formed. A drain pan 86 is provided below the overflow port 85. The warm water overflowing from the overflow port 85 is received by the drain pan 86, and the drain pan 86
The water is drained out of the machine through a drain pipe 87 extending out of the machine.

The hot water once drained to the drain pipe 87 flows back into the drain pan 86, so that the drain pan 8
6 is provided with a water level sensor 88 for detecting an abnormal state in which hot water is full. An outlet pipe 89 is connected below the hot water storage tank 76. The other end of the outflow pipe 89 is connected to a pump 91 driven by the inverter 90. When the pump 91 is driven by the inverter 90, the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 76 is drawn out to the outflow pipe 89 and is sucked into the pump 91.

A shampoo liquid supply pipe 92 and a treatment liquid supply pipe 93 are branched at an intermediate part of the outflow pipe 89. The other end of the shampoo liquid supply pipe 92 has
Is connected via a shampoo pump 94 to a pumping tube 95 made of a transparent member. The other end of the treatment liquid supply pipe 93 is connected to a pressure feeding tube 97 formed of a transparent member extending from the chemical liquid container 11 via a treatment pump 96.

The shampoo pump 94 and the treatment pump 96 are for sucking up the drug solution stored in the drug solution containers 10 and 11 by squeezing the pumping tubes 95 and 97 and sending out the drug solution through the pumping tubes 95 and 97. The shampoo liquid supply pipe 92 and the treatment liquid supply pipe 93 to which the sent chemical liquid is guided include:
A shampoo valve 98 and a treatment valve 99 are provided respectively.

In this configuration, when the pump 91 is driven by the inverter 90, when the shampoo valve 98 is opened, the chemical stored in the chemical solution container 10 is supplied via the pressure feeding tube 95 and the shampoo solution supply tube 92. It is supplied to an outflow pipe 89. As a result, the chemical is mixed into the warm water. Similarly, when the pump 91 is driven and the treatment valve 99 is opened, the chemical stored in the chemical liquid container 11 is supplied to the outflow pipe 89 via the pressure feeding tube 97 and the treatment liquid supply pipe 93. . As a result, the chemical is mixed into the warm water.

The hot water sucked into the pump 91 is discharged from the outlet of the pump 91. A branch pipe 100 that guides hot water to four pipes is connected to the outlet side of the pump 91. At the end of each branch of the branch pipe 100, an upper nozzle valve 1
01, lower nozzle valve 102, fixed nozzle valve 103
And a first supply pipe 105,
The second supply pipe 106, the third supply pipe 107, and the fourth supply pipe 108 are connected to each other.

The tip of the first supply pipe 105 is connected to the upper nozzle link 61. The distal end of the second supply pipe 106 is connected to the lower nozzle link 63. The forward portion of the third supply pipe 107 is disposed outside the lower side wall of the water tank 60. The plurality of fixed nozzles 66 are arranged at a predetermined interval in a forward portion of the third supply pipe 107. The distal end of the fourth supply pipe 108 is connected to a drain trap 109 provided continuously below the bottom of the water tank 60. A drain pipe 110 is connected to the drain trap 109. The drain pipe 110 is connected to the drain pipe 87.

According to this configuration, the pump 91 is driven by the inverter 90, and the upper nozzle valve 101, the lower nozzle valve 102 or the fixed nozzle valve 103 is selectively opened as required, so that the water tank 60 Hot water can be sprayed from a desired nozzle to automatically wash the hair of the person to be washed. When draining the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 76, the pump 91
, And only the drain valve 104 is opened, so that the hot water is supplied to the fourth supply pipe 108 and the drain trap 1.
09, the water can be drained outside the machine via the drain pipe 110 and the drain pipe 87.

As a method of using the automatic hair washer of this embodiment, for example, as usual, the chemical solution containers 10 and 1 are used.
As one, there is a method of employing a shampoo container and a treatment container, and performing hair washing by combining the shampoo and the treatment. In the case of such usage, there is a case where a plurality of shampoo liquids are selectively used according to the hair quality and desire of the customer, and the treatment is performed manually. In cases that can be assumed as such cases, for example, we want to hear the opinions of customers while testing how to perform hair washing with a combination of shampoo and treatment at the beginning, and use multiple shampoo solutions as desired by customers Is possible.

As described above, when a plurality of shampoos are properly used during the course of use, the first treatment to be performed is to remove the remaining treatment liquid. That is, since the treatment container is adopted as the chemical solution container 11 halfway, the treatment liquid used up to that time remains in the pressure feeding tube 97 connected to the treatment container. If a plurality of shampoo liquids are selectively used while leaving the residual treatment liquid, the treatment liquid will be mixed with the shampoo liquid. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the residual treatment liquid.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the residual treatment liquid discharging process. The beautician or the like,
After removing the treatment container that was attached as
The hot water supply key 21 is pressed to store hot water in the hot water storage tank 76. Then, after confirming that all of the stabilization indicators 23 have been displayed and the hot water supply to the hot water storage tank 76 has been completed, the plain rinse course is selected in the normal select mode or the drain key 47 is pressed to drain the waste water. Select (step N1). Then, select short hair and start key 31 or medium
Press the long selection and start key 33 (step N
2). As a result, the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 76 is jetted from each of the nozzles 62, 64, 66 via the outflow pipe 89, or the fourth supply pipe 108, the drain trap 109, the drain pipe 110, and the drain pipe. Drained through 87.

Subsequently, the hairdresser turns on the manual switch SW provided in the automatic hair washer (step N).
3). In response, treatment pump 96 is driven and treatment valve 99 is opened. As a result, the treatment liquid remaining in the pressure feeding tube 97 and the like is guided to the outflow pipe 89, and is mixed with the warm water flowing through the outflow pipe 89. The warm water mixed with the residual treatment liquid is supplied to each of the nozzles 62, 64, 6 in the same manner as described above.
6 or drained through a fourth supply pipe 108 or the like. Thereby, the remaining treatment liquid is discharged.

The beautician or the like can visually confirm whether or not the residual treatment liquid has been completely discharged (step N4). More specifically, the pressure feeding tube 9
Since 7 is formed of a transparent member, it is possible to confirm whether or not the residual treatment liquid has been discharged by removing the front surface of the cabinet 1 of the automatic hair washer.
When the plain rinse course is selected, it is also possible to confirm by checking the state of bubbling of warm water injected from each of the nozzles 62, 64, 66.

When the beautician or the like confirms that the remaining treatment liquid has been completely drained, he turns off the manual switch SW (step N5). Thus, the residual treatment liquid discharging process ends. The above-described residual treatment liquid discharge processing is executed by a manual operation of a hairdresser or the like. For example, the residual treatment liquid discharge processing may be automatically executed as shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a process for automatically discharging the remaining treatment liquid.
In the case where two types of shampoo containers are used as the chemical solution containers 10 and 11 during the use of the automatic hair washer, the residual treatment liquid discharging process is usually performed by selecting the hair washing course select mode as described later. The focus is on switching from the mode to the special select mode.

In the automatic hair washer, the auxiliary key block 40
After the setting of the hair-washing course select mode using the hidden key arranged in the menu is determined, it is determined whether or not the course switching constant c7 has been switched to "1" (step M).
1). As described later, the course switching constant c7 can be alternately switched to "0" when the normal select mode is set and "1" when the special select mode is set.

When it is determined that the course switching constant c7 has been switched to "1" as a result of the determination in step M1, in order to secure warm water for mixing the remaining treatment liquid,
Hot water is automatically stored in hot water storage tank 76 (step M2). When the supply of hot water to the hot water storage tank 76 is completed (step M3), the pump 91 is driven,
Only the drain valve 104 is opened. As a result, the stored hot water is drained outside the machine (step M4). At the same time, the treatment pump 96 is driven and the treatment valve 99 is opened.
5). As a result, the remaining treatment liquid in the pressure feeding tube 97 and the like is mixed with the warm water flowing through the outflow pipe 89 and drained. When a predetermined time t (for example, t = 3 (minutes)) has elapsed from the start of drainage (step M6), the treatment pump 96 and the pump 91 are stopped, and the treatment valve 99 is closed (step M6). M7).

As described above, according to this configuration, since the manual switch SW becomes unnecessary, the configuration can be simplified. When the discharge of the treatment liquid remaining in the pressure feeding tube 97 and the like is completed as described above, the beautician or the like attaches a shampoo container as the chemical liquid container 11.
At this time, a normal select mode corresponding to a mode in which shampoo and treatment are used in combination is set as the hair wash course select mode of the automatic hair washer. Therefore, it is necessary to switch the normal select mode to a special select mode corresponding to a mode in which two types of shampoo liquids are properly used.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a hair-washing course select mode setting process for setting the normal select mode and the special select mode. In this process, first, a course switching constant c7 representing the set mode is set.
Is set to either "0" or "1" (step T1). Specifically, first, the program select key 5
By pressing the 0 and the water pressure key 43 simultaneously for 5 seconds or more, the operation mode of the automatic hair washer is shifted to the system constant change mode. Next, a stroke call key 51 arranged on the panel operation section 7 is pressed, and “c1” is displayed on the tank temperature display section 24. The display of the tank temperature display section 24 changes cyclically from "c1" to "c8" each time the stroke call key 51 is pressed. By operating the "+" key 52 or the write key 53 while "c7" is displayed on the tank temperature display section 24, "0" or "1" is displayed on the time display section 35.

At this time, if "0" is set as the course switching constant c7, the hair washing course select mode is
A normal select mode is set in which any one of a hair washing course including a full course, a shampoo course, a plain rinse course, and a treatment course can be selected (step T2). On the other hand, when “1” is set as the course switching constant c7, the hair washing course select mode is a special mode in which any one of the hair washing courses including the shampoo course 1, the shampoo course 2 and the plain rinse course can be selected. The mode is set to the select mode (step T3).

Therefore, when two types of shampoo liquids are properly used, the course switching constant c7 is set to "1". Instead of switching the hair washing course select mode to be set manually as described above, for example, a manual switch S to be performed when switching the hair washing course select mode is set.
In response to the operation of W, the course switching constant c7 may be automatically changed to “0” or “1”. According to this configuration, the switching of the hair-washing course select mode can be automatically performed, so that the setting of the hair-washing course select mode can be performed without error.

FIGS. 8 and 9 are flow charts for explaining the hair washing process when the special select mode is set as the hair washing course select mode. At this time, two types of shampoo containers are mounted in the depression 9 in advance as chemical solution containers 10 and 11, respectively. 8, after turning on the power, the hairdresser or the like presses hot water supply key 21 to supply hot water to hot water storage tank 76. When the supply of hot water into hot water storage tank 76 is completed, shampoo 1
One of the course, the shampoo 2 course and the plain rinse course is set, and then the short hair selection / start key 31 or the medium / long hair selection / start key 33 is pressed to start the hair washing process.

When the hair washing sled starts, first, the outflow pipe 8
An initial drainage process for draining the cold water stored in 9 or the like is performed (step P1). Next, a pre-washing step of injecting hot water from the upper nozzle 62 and the lower nozzle 64 with a relatively strong jetting force is performed (Step P2). Thereafter, a shampoo process is performed (Step P3). In the shampoo process, first, it is determined whether the shampoo 1 course or the shampoo 2 course is set in the special select mode (step P4). The special select mode includes a plain rinse course in addition to the shampoo 1 course and the shampoo 2 course, but since the plain rinse course is completely the same as the conventional one, the description thereof is omitted.

If it is determined in step P4 that one course of shampoo is set, the pump 91 is driven to pump hot water from the hot water storage tank 76, and the upper nozzle valve 101 and the lower nozzle Valve 1
02 and the fixed nozzle valve 103 are opened. Further, the shampoo valve 94 is opened and the shampoo pump 94 is driven. At this time, the treatment valve 99 is closed. As a result, the drug solution container 1
The shampoo liquid stored at 0 is mixed with the hot water pumped from the hot water storage tank 76 to produce hot water for shampoo. And this hot water for shampoo is used for the upper nozzle 62,
Shampoo is performed by jetting from the lower nozzle 64 and the fixed nozzle 66 (step P5).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the shampoo 2 course has been set, the same as the shampoo 1 course,
When the pump 91 is turned on, hot water is drawn from the hot water storage tank 76 and the nozzle valves 101, 102, 1
03 is opened. Contrary to the above-described shampoo 1 course, the treatment valve 99 is opened, the treatment pump 96 is driven, and the shampoo valve 98 is closed. As a result, the shampoo solution stored in the chemical solution container 11 is mixed with the warm water to produce warm water for shampoo. Then, the hot water for shampoo is sprayed from the upper nozzle 62, the lower nozzle 64, and the fixed nozzle 66 to perform shampoo (step P).
6).

While each shampoo is being performed, it is determined whether or not a predetermined shampoo time has elapsed since the start of the shampoo process (step P7). As a result, when it is determined that the predetermined shampoo time has elapsed, a rinsing step for washing out the shampoo liquid remaining on the hair by the shampoo is performed (step P).
8).

In FIG. 9, when the rinsing process is completed,
Further, the same processing as the above steps P4 to P8 is repeatedly performed (steps P9 to P13). That is, shampoo is performed twice. When the second shampoo is completed, a final rinsing process is performed (Step P14),
One course of shampoo or two courses of shampoo ends.

It should be noted that the shampoo may be performed only once, in which case the steps P9 to P13 are performed.
Is not performed. As described above, according to the automatic hair washer of this embodiment, when the set hair washing course selection mode is switched, the course type display 38 is responded to the switching.
Is also changed, so that a hairdresser or the like does not make a mistake in selecting a course. Therefore, for example, when the special select mode is set, shampoo using two types of shampoo liquids properly can be performed. Therefore, shampoo can be performed with a shampoo solution that meets the customer's hair quality and wishes. Therefore, the service for the customer can be improved.

In the above description, the case where two types of shampoos are used separately from each other while the shampoo and the treatment are used in combination is described. possible. In other words, if the treatment is performed by hand while using the two types of shampoo at the beginning, the treatment by hand puts a burden on the hairdresser etc. more than expected, so as to reduce this burden, as usual, It is conceivable that the hair is washed using a combination of shampoo and treatment.

The processing to be performed in such a case is as follows.
First, the shampoo container attached as the chemical liquid container 11 is removed, and the same processing as the residual treatment liquid discharging processing is executed. As a result, the shampoo liquid remaining in the pressure feeding tube 97 and the like is discharged. Next, a treatment container is mounted as the drug solution container 11, and the course switching constant c7 is set to "1" as described with reference to FIG.
To "0". As a result, the hair washing course select mode can be switched from the special select mode to the normal select mode. Thereafter, by selecting a hair washing course and starting the hair washing process, the normal hair washing process is executed.

As described above, according to the automatic hair washer of this embodiment, the hair can be washed by combining the shampoo and the treatment as usual. Although the description of the embodiments of the present invention is as described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various design changes can be made within the scope described in the claims. It is.

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As described above, according to the automatic hair washer of the present invention, the first mode in which the shampoo treatment course or the treatment treatment course can be selected, and the desired one of a plurality of shampoo treatment courses using different shampoo solutions. In the case where the second mode in which a course can be selected can be set, when the set mode is switched, the course display is also switched in response to this, so that the course can be selected without error. Therefore, for example, when the second mode is set, it is possible to reliably perform hair washing using a different shampoo solution. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform shampooing according to the hair quality and wishes of the customer. Therefore, the service can be improved.

According to the automatic hair washer of the second or third aspect, the function of the second pumping means is switched according to the set mode, so that the treatment is performed in one space according to the set mode. You can put containers or shampoo containers. Therefore, even if the hair is washed using different shampoo solutions, at least two
It suffices if there is a space in which individual chemical solution containers can be arranged. Therefore, the size of the device is not increased.

According to the automatic hair washer of the fourth aspect, the second pumping means performs a pumping operation satisfying a predetermined condition when the liquid medicine container is replaced. Will not remain. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily wash the hair after the next time. Further, according to the automatic hair washer according to the fifth aspect, the setting mode indicated by the instruction means is automatically changed after the replacement process, so that the mode change is not mistaken. Therefore, no matter which mode is set, it is possible to satisfactorily perform hair washing according to the mode.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of an automatic hair washer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an operation panel of the automatic hair washer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining that course contents displayed on a course type indicator provided on the operation panel are changed according to a set hair washing course selection mode.

FIG. 4 is a waterway diagram of the automatic hair washer.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a manual residual treatment liquid discharging process in the automatic hair washer.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an automatic residual treatment liquid discharging process in the automatic hair washer.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a hair washing course select mode setting process for setting a normal select mode and a special select mode.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the automatic hair washer when a special select mode is set in the hair wash course select mode setting process.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the automatic hair washer when the special select mode is set in the hair wash course select mode setting process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Operation Panel 10, 11 Chemical Liquid Container 43 Water Pressure Key 49 Program Select Key 50 Stroke Recall Key 51 “+” Key 52 Write Key 61, 63 Link 62, 64, 66 Nozzle 76 Hot Water Storage Tank 90 Pump 94 Shampoo Pump 96 Treatment Pump 95, 97 Pumping tube

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Masaru Noro 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Mitsuru Nagana 2-5-2-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo (56) References JP-A-5-192215 (JP, A) Patent 2520356 (JP, B2) JP-B-7-75566 (JP, B2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶⁾ , DB name) A45D 19/06-19/14

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A first mode in which a shampoo processing course or a treatment processing course can be selected and a second mode in which a desired course among a plurality of shampoo processing courses using different shampoo solutions can be selected. An automatic hair washer capable of automatically performing hair washing in accordance with the content of the selected processing course, and indicating whether a first mode is set or a second mode is set; Display means for displaying a selectable processing course; and when the instruction means indicates that the first mode is set, the display means displays the shampoo processing course and the treatment processing course included in the first mode,
An automatic hair washer comprising: display control means for causing the display means to display a shampoo processing course included in the second mode when the instruction means indicates that the second mode is set. 2. The automatic hair washer according to claim 1, wherein at least two chemical liquid containers can be arranged, and there are first pumping means and second pumping means for respectively pumping the chemical liquid from the two arranged chemical liquid containers. When the indicating means indicates that the first mode is set, the control means of the pumping device controls the first pumping device to function as a shampoo liquid pumping device and causes the second pumping device to function as a treatment liquid pumping device. An automatic hair washer comprising: 3. The automatic hair washer according to claim 1, wherein at least two chemical liquid containers can be arranged, and there are first pumping means and second pumping means for respectively pumping the chemical liquid from the two arranged chemical liquid containers. When the indicating means indicates that the second mode is set, the first pumping means functions as a first shampoo liquid pumping apparatus, and the second pumping means functions as a second shampoo liquid pumping apparatus. An automatic hair washer comprising control means for a pumping device. 4. The automatic hair washer according to claim 2, wherein the second pumping means has operating means for operating in response to replacement of the chemical solution container from which the chemical solution is drawn, and the operating means. An automatic hair washer comprising replacement drive control means for causing the second pumping means to perform a pumping operation satisfying a predetermined condition in response to an input signal from the user. 5. The automatic hair washer according to claim 4, wherein the setting mode indicated by the instruction means is changed by operating the drive control means at the time of replacement in response to an input signal from the operation means. Automatic hair washer.