JPH048041B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a steam-type hair curler that ejects steam from a hair bristle.

[Background technology]

Conventionally, some steam-type hair curlers are equipped with a hair-wrapping bristle material around the outer periphery of a pipe with a steam outlet (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1983-1999).
Publication No. 139209).

In this case, steam condensation occurs in the gap between the pipe and the hair wrapping member, and during use, this condensed water falls onto the nape of the user's neck, creating a risk of burns.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention provides a steam-type hair device in which even if steam condensation occurs between the steam jetting portion of the main body and the hair wrapping member on its outer periphery, the condensed water does not fall off, and the steam smoothly flows out to the outside. The purpose is to provide a curling device.

[Disclosure of the invention]

The steam-type hair curler of the present invention includes a main body equipped with a steam generator and having a steam jetting part at an end thereof, a hair wrapping member attached to the outer periphery of the steam jetting part, and a hair wrapping member attached to the steam jetting part and the hair wrapping member. an area S ₁ of a steam ejection hole provided in the steam ejection portion, including a water absorbing body provided between the member and the steam ejection portion;
and the area of the steam ejection hole provided in the water absorbing body.
S _n and the area So of the steam jet hole provided in the hair wrapping member, S ₁ <S _n < _{S o ,} and the steam jet part and each steam jet hole of the water absorbent body are This is characterized in that the formation positions of the steam ejection holes in the wrapping members are shifted from each other.

According to this configuration, since the water absorbent body is provided between the steam jetting part and the hair wrapping member, even if steam condensation occurs between the steam jetting part and the hair wrapping member, the dew condensation is absorbed by the water absorbent body. Therefore, it is safe because high-temperature condensed water does not fall. Moreover, since the area of each steam ejection hole from the inner steam ejection part to the outer water absorbent body and hair wrapping member gradually increases, steam flows smoothly to the outside. Furthermore, since the formation positions of the steam ejection part and the steam ejection hole of the water absorbing body and the steam ejection hole of the hair wrapping member are shifted from each other, steam does not directly eject.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 8. As shown in FIG. 1, this steam-type hair curler consists of a main body A that has a built-in steam generator and a heating pipe 31 that serves as a steam jetting section at the tip, and a main body A that is detachably attached to the heating pipe 31.
Replaceable attachment type hair wrapping body B,
C (Fig. 4). One hair roll body B
is for curling the hair, and the other hair wrapping body C is for curling the hair.
It is used for finishing and straightening.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hair wrapping body B includes a water absorbing body 65 made of foam rubber or the like on the outer periphery of a metal attachment pipe 24, and a bristle stand 45 on which brittle 23 is attached. It is wound around the outer periphery of the attachment pipe 24 and fixed with a presser plate 62. At one end of the attachment pipe 24, there is provided a cylindrical synthetic resin attachment base 63 that fits onto the casing 1. heating pipe 31 and attachment pipe 2
4 and the water absorbent body 65 are provided with steam ejection holes 31a, 24a, and 65a, respectively, and the formation positions of these steam ejection holes 31a, 24a, and 65a are aligned with each other. The steam outlet hole 45a of the bristle table 45 is shifted from the position of the steam outlet hole 65a of the water absorbent body 65. When inserting the hair wrapping body B into the main body A, the protrusion 1a of the main body A shown in FIG. Positioning is obtained. Steam ejection holes 31a and 24 of the heating pipe 31, attachment pipe 24, water absorbing body 65, and bristle table 45
The areas of a, 65a, and 45a are respectively S ₁ , S ₂ ,
Assuming S ₃ and S ₄ , S ₁ ≦S ₂ ≦S ₃ ≦S ₄ . The hair winding cylinder C has a similar structure to the hair winding cylinder B.

The internal structure of main body A will be explained. In FIG. 1, 1 is a casing, and 2 is a water storage tank 13.
This is a lid that slides backwards when attaching and detaching. The casing 1 and lid 2 form the exterior of the main body A. A transparent display window 2a is formed on the lid 2 for checking the amount of water in the water storage tank 13. Inside the casing 1, a first heater block D (Fig. 5) for generating steam, which serves as a heater part, and a tank storage case block E are housed.
A heat shield tube 33 is fitted around the outer peripheries of the heater block D and the tank storage case block E. Further, a tank storage case block E is arranged at one end of the first heater block D, and a second heater block F for the hair winding body B is arranged at the other end, and these are integrated into an integrated block as shown in Fig. 6. This makes it easy to seal each joint, and also improves the ease of assembly into the casing 1.

The first heater block D will be explained. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a hot plate for vaporizing water into steam, and a first heater 9 made of a PTC heater or the like is attached to both sides of this plate through an insulating plate 9a to heat the plate. ing. FIG. 5 shows a configuration diagram in which this hot plate block is covered with a heater case 10. A first heater block D is constructed by fixing a steam nozzle 11a of a hot plate 11 with a bushing nut 12 via a heater case 10. The heater case 10 insulates heat generated from the first heater 9 and prevents the temperature of the casing 1 from rising.

As shown in FIG. 1, the tank storage case block E has a bottom cover 4b welded and fixed to the bottom of the tank storage case 4, and a pressure spring cap 6 attached via a pressure spring 7.
is installed. This tank storage case 4 is integrated with a heater case 10 via a tank water seal packing 15. Further, the pressing spring cap 6 is fitted via the pressing spring 7 so as to be movable in the axial direction, and presses the water storage tank 13 to bring the tip 14a of the water absorbing body 14 into contact with the rear portion 11b of the hot plate 11. This generates steam. The lid 2 opens toward the rear of the casing 1 and is movable, and the water storage tank 13 can be taken out with the lid 2 opened toward the rear.

The water storage tank 13 is composed of a tank body 13a and a tank lid 13b. A water absorbing body 14 for bringing water into contact with the hot plate 11 is provided on the tank lid 13b. Tank body 13a and tank lid 13b
A seal ring 13d prevents water leakage.
The tip of the water storage tank 13 is connected to the cylindrical portion 10 provided at one end of the heater case 10 via a seal ring 38.
The water absorbing body 14 is fitted into the inner periphery of the heat plate 11 so as to be slidable in the axial direction, and steam is generated when the water absorbing body 14 comes into contact with the hot plate 11. The hot plate 11 is provided with a cavity 11c through which the generated steam passes, and the cavity 11c communicates with the second heater block F (FIG. 5).

In the second heater block F, steam passes through the cavity 31b (FIG. 2) of the heating pipe 31, and the steam discharged from the steam outlet hole 31a of the heating pipe 31 is passed through the hair winding cylinders B and C to the outside. is discharged. A second heater 25 made of a PTC heater or the like and a heater pipe 26 containing a heat transfer plate 17 are press-fitted into the heating pipe 31 . The second heater 25 has a packing 20 for preventing steam intrusion.
(FIG. 1) to heat the heating pipe 31.
The second heater 25 is for preventing dew condensation within the heating pipe 31.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 3 denotes a switch operation panel, which is connected to a power switch 5 to enable ON/OFF control. 8 is a rotary connector connected to the power cord.

Next, the steam stop mechanism will be explained. 1st
Figure A shows a steam generation state, and Figure 1B shows a steam stopped state. An operator 29 is provided to protrude from the tip of the heating pipe 31 and to be slidable in the axial direction, and a lever 19 and a lever 18 that transmit the push of the operator 29 are attached to the outer surface of the heating pipe 31 and inside the casing 1. It is provided so as to be freely movable in the axial direction. The lever 19 is fitted into a guide rod 70 (FIG. 2) provided on the heating pipe 31.
The tip of the lever 18 pushes the protrusion 13c of the water storage tank 13 through the spring 22, thereby separating the hot plate 11 and the water absorbing body 14. 30 is a cam pipe rotatably attached around a shaft 29a provided at one end of the operator 29, and the end of this shaft 29a is connected to the lever 1.
It is connected to 9. The lever 19 is always subjected to a force in the direction of pushing back the operator 29 due to the biasing force of a coil spring 32 provided between the lever 19 and the heater pipe 26 . A groove 30a is formed on the surface of the cam pipe 30.
is formed, and one end of a pin 39 fixed to the tip cap 40 enters into the concave groove 30a to hold the operator 29.

In addition, in FIG. 1, 21 is a hair winding body B,
This is a steam leakage prevention packing that prevents backflow of steam from C, and has a function as a backflow prevention valve, and is attached to the casing 1. The steam leakage prevention packing 21 is made of an elastic body and has a first seal portion 21a and a second seal portion 21b. First seal part 21a
Attachment pipe 24 for hair winding barrels B and C
press against the flange on the end face of the The outer periphery of the packing 20 for preventing steam leakage is conical, and the tip thereof is a second seal portion 21b. Second
The seal portion 21b is pressed against the bottom surface of the attachment base 63. In addition, the packing 21 for preventing steam leakage includes a hole 21 through which the lever 19 passes.
c, which also prevents steam leakage from around the lever 19.

Further, the tip cap 40 is fixed to the tip of the heating pipe 31 of the main body A as described above, and a circular seal ring 42 is attached to a part of the tip cap 40 as shown in FIG. This seal ring 42 is
The gap between the inner periphery of the attachment pipe 24 of the hair winding cylinders B and C and the heating pipe 31 is closed.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 7, a packing 50 is provided between the operator 29 and the lever 19, and a gap α
is closed.

Operation Explain how to use it. To perform curling, first pull out the operator 29 to generate steam. Then, while emitting steam (continuous generation),
Wrap the hair wrapper B around your hair. When the winding is finished, press the operator 29 to stop the steam generation and wait for about 10 seconds. This allows it to dry naturally. After this, the hair winding cylinder B is rewound to complete the curling.

The steam generation and stopping operations will be explained.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the water absorbing body 14 contacts the hot plate 11 and steam is generated. The steam generated is
Passing through the cavity 11c in the hot plate 11, through the steam nozzle 11a, from the heating pipe 31, through the steam dispersion felt 65, and then through the discharge hole 45 of the hair winding cylinder B.
It is discharged from a and added to the hair. The second heater 25 in the heating pipe 31 is always connected to the heating pipe 3.
1 to prevent the steam passing through the heating pipe 31 from condensing. Further, since the hair winding cylinder B is fitted to the outer periphery of the heating pipe 31, the hair winding cylinder B is also heated, and therefore dew condensation inside the hair winding cylinder B is also prevented.

To stop the generation of steam, the water absorber 14 and the hot plate 1
1 and 1 as shown in FIG. 1B.
That is, when the operator 29 is pushed in, the lever 19,
The force is sequentially transmitted to the lever 18, and finally the tip of the lever 18 pushes one end of the tank lid 13b, thereby separating the hot plate 11 and the water absorbing body 14.
Steam generation stops.

Although it operates in this way, according to this structure, the water absorbing body 65 is provided between the bristle table 45 of the hair winding cylinder B and the heating pipe 31 which becomes the steam jetting part, so even if dew condensation occurs between them, , is absorbed by the water absorbing body 65. Therefore, high-temperature condensed water does not fall, making it safe. heating pipe 31
A heater 25 is provided inside to prevent condensation, which reduces condensation and further reduces the amount of condensed water falling. In addition, the position of the steam jetting hole 45a of the brittle table 45 of the hair winding body B is shifted from the position of the steam jetting hole 65a of the water absorbing body 65, which allows the steam to be evenly distributed in the inner circumferential direction to create curls. is easy to do. Furthermore, since the steam does not blow out directly, the feeling of heat caused by the steam is reduced. Heating pipe 31, attachment pipe 24, water absorbing body 65, and steam outlet holes 31a, 24a, 65 of bristle table 45
The areas S ₁ to _{S 4} of a and 45a are set to satisfy S ₁ ≦S ₂ ≦S ₃ ≦S ₄ , so that steam flows smoothly to the outside.

Preventing condensed water from falling at the end of the heating pipe 31 is performed as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, a seal ring 42 is provided on a part of the end cap 40 of the heating pipe 31, which allows the attachment pipe 24 and the heating pipe 31 to be connected.
This prevents condensed water that forms in the gap between the cap and the cap from falling at the tip. Further, a packing 50 is provided between the operator 29 and the lever 19, thereby preventing leakage of steam from the gap α and prevention of falling of condensed water. As shown in FIG. 7, when steam is generated, the packing 50 is pressed by the spring 32 and can be sealed. In addition, when the steam is stopped,
Although it is not sealed as shown in FIG. 8, there is no problem because no steam is generated at this time. At the base end of the heating pipe 31, a steam leak prevention packing 21 prevents condensed water from falling.

FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment. In this example, the bristle table 45 itself is used as a water absorbent, and for example, the bristle table 45 is made of foamed rubber, a foamed molded product, an acrylic acid polymer, or the like.
With this configuration, the water absorption capacity can be further improved, and dew condensation water can be reliably absorbed. The rest is the same as the first embodiment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The steam-type hair curler of the present invention is safe because even if steam condensation occurs between the steam jetting part of the main body and the hair wrapping member on its outer periphery, the high-temperature condensed water will not fall off. Moreover, the steam flows out smoothly to the outside, and the steam does not blow out directly, which reduces the feeling of heat caused by the steam.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention in a steam generation state, FIG. 1B is a sectional view of the steam stopped state, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same hair winding cylinder, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the entire body, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the main body with the casing removed.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the main body with the casing removed, Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the tip of the heating pipe when steam is generated, and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the tip of the heating pipe when steam is stopped. The enlarged sectional view, FIG. 9, is a sectional view of the hair wrapping body in the fitted state of the heating pipe in the second embodiment. A... Main body, B, C... Hair winding body, 1... Casing, 4... Tank storage case, 9... First heater, 10... Heater case, 11... Hot plate,
13...Water storage tank, 14...Water absorber, 15...
Tank water seal packing, 21...Steam leak prevention packing, 24...Attachment pipe, 25...Second heater, 26...Heater pipe, 30...Cam pipe, 31...Heating pipe (steam ejection) part), 45... Blitzle stand, 63
... Attachment stand, 65 ... Water absorber, 24
a, 31a, 45a, 65a...Steam outlet hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A main body equipped with a steam generator and having a steam jetting part at an end, a hair wrapping member attached to the outer periphery of the steam jetting part, and the steam jetting part and the hair wrapping member. an area _S1 of a steam ejection hole provided in the steam ejection part, an area S _n of a steam ejection hole provided in the water absorption body, and a steam ejection hole provided in the hair wrapping member. For the area S _o of the spout hole, let S ₁ < S _n < S _o ,
The steam-type hair curling device is characterized in that the formation positions of the steam jetting portion and the steam jetting holes of the water absorbing body and the steam jetting holes of the hair wrapping member are shifted from each other. 2. The steam-type hair curling device according to claim 1, wherein the hair wrapping member has a bristle stand on which brittle is fixed, and the bristle stand is the water absorbing body.