JP2002165631A - Hair drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user-friendly hair drier capable of blowing wind on hair with combing and parting the hair even by only one hand in use. SOLUTION: This hair drier has a main body 1 including a blowing means and a heating means, an air blowoff nozzle 11 detachably fitted to a hand palm, and a blowing passage 12 communicating between the main body 1 and the blowoff nozzle 11. The hair drier can blow off the wind on the hair from the blowoff nozzle 11 and can blow the wind on the hair with combing and parting the hair by one hand fitted with the blowoff nozzle 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hair dryer which can be used with a hand comb to squeeze the hair while blowing it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general hair dryer is designed to hold a grip by hand and apply wind to the hair from an outlet, and dry the hair by applying a wind while pushing the hair with a hand comb. In the case of hair styling, one hand is used as a hand comb and the hair is rubbed with one hand while holding the hair dryer with the other hand.

[0003] However, in the case of using as described above, both hands must be used, and it is not easy to use. Particularly, there is a problem that a physically handicapped person who cannot use one hand cannot use it.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above description, and has as its object to provide a hair dryer that can be used with one hand even by using a hand comb to rub the wind while blowing the hair and that is easy to use.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a hair dryer comprising a main body having a blowing means and a heating means, a wind blowing nozzle detachably mounted on a palm, a main body and a blowing nozzle. And a ventilation path for communicating between the With the blowing nozzle attached to the palm, it is possible to blow the wind from the blowing nozzle and hit the wind on the hair,
One hand equipped with a blowing nozzle can be used as a hand comb to blow the hair to the hair while pushing the hair apart. As a result, it can be used with one hand to improve the usability, and it can also be used by a physically handicapped person with one hand.

It is also preferable that the blow-out nozzle is formed of a plurality of divided nozzles so as to be detachably attached to a plurality of fingers, respectively. In this case, by attaching a plurality of split nozzles to a plurality of fingers, the wind can be blown out from positions corresponding to the plurality of fingers of the palm, and the breeze is blown out from the portion of the finger that separates hair to effectively blow the wind You can guess.

[0007] It is also preferable that the blow-out nozzle is formed in a wide shape in the width direction of the palm so that it can be detachably mounted near the base of the finger. By attaching a blow nozzle near the base of the finger, hot air is blown out across the width of the palm and the fingertip can be freely moved as a hand comb to separate the hair, which is effective while easily separating the hair You can hit the wind.

[0008] It is also preferable to have an arm mounting portion for detachably mounting to the arm of the main body. In this case, the main body can be attached to the arm by attaching the arm attachment portion to the arm, and the entire hair dryer can be attached to one hand for convenient use.

It is also preferable that the arm mounting portion has flexibility. In this case, even if the main body is attached to the arm by attaching the arm attachment portion to the arm, the arm attachment portion is flexible and can be used conveniently without restricting the movement of the arm.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, an example of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described. The housing 2 of the main body 1 of the hair dryer is formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and includes therein a fan 3 as a blowing means, a heater 4 as a heating means, a motor 5 for driving the fan 3, and the like. Power can be supplied to the heater 4, the motor 5, and the like from a power supply line (not shown). An air suction port 6 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 2. The air suction port 6 is provided with a filter 7 for removing dust, and a ventilation port 8 is provided on a side surface of the housing 2. By driving the fan 3, the air sucked from the air suction port 6 can be blown as cold air from the blower port 8. At this time, the heater 4 is also energized to heat the air and blow air as warm air from the blower port 8. I can do it.

A cylindrical arm mounting portion 9 is mounted below the housing 2 of the main body 1, and the main body 1 is mounted on the arm A at the arm mounting portion 9 by inserting the arm A through the arm mounting portion. I can do it. The arm mounting portion 9 is desirably formed of a flexible material, and particularly desirably formed of an elastic and flexible material.

One end of a duct 10 is connected to the air outlet 8 of the housing 2 of the main body 1, and an outlet nozzle 11 is provided at the other end of the duct 10. The outlet 8 and the outlet nozzle 11 are connected to the duct 10. Are communicated with each other through a ventilation path 12. In the case of this example, the duct 10 has
In addition, a wire insertion passage 13 is provided. This duct 10 has a bellows-like first flexible elastic body 10 in order from the air outlet 8 side.
a, a bellows-shaped second flexible elastic body portion 10b and a bellows-shaped third flexible elastic body portion 10c are provided at intervals, and these portions can be freely deformed. The first flexible elastic body portion 10a extends along the outer side surface of the arm mounting portion 9, and the portion of the duct 10 between the first flexible elastic body portion 10a and the second flexible elastic body portion 10b is an arm. It is mounted along the outer lower surface of the mounting portion 9.

The blowing nozzle 11 provided at the end of the duct 10 is wide and flat in the width direction from the index finger to the little finger of the hand. On the upper surface of the blowing nozzle 11, a finger hanging portion 14 is stretched so as to extend in the width direction, and the vicinity of the base of the finger is inserted between the finger hanging portion 14 and the blowing nozzle 11 to attach the blowing nozzle 11 to the finger. I can do it. It is desirable that the finger hook portion 14 is formed of an elastic and flexible material. An operation switch 15 is provided on one side in the width direction of the blow-out nozzle 11, and the inside of the main body 1 and the operation switch 15 are connected by a wiring 16 inserted into a wiring insertion passage 13 of the duct 10. By operating the operation switch 15, it is possible to switch on / off, hot air or cold air.

The hair dryer is constructed as described above. For example, the hair dryer is attached to one hand, which is the left hand, as follows, and is used as follows. The main body 1 is mounted on the arm A by inserting the arm mounting section 9 around the wrist of the arm A and winding the arm mounting section 9 around the arm A. At this time, the body 1 is attached to the arm A such that the body 1 faces the back of the hand. The base of the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger is inserted between the blowing nozzle 11 and the finger holder 14 along the palm B so that the portion of the duct 10 protruding from the arm mounting section 9 is inserted along the palm B, and the base of the palm B finger is inserted. The blowing nozzle 11 is attached to the part. In this state, as shown in FIG.
The hair can be blown out from the blow-out nozzle 11 while the hair D is being swept out with the fingertip of the finger, and the hair D can be dried and the like, and can be used with only one left hand. At this time, by operating the operation switch 15 with the thumb, on / off, hot air, and cold air are switched. By setting the hair as described above, the fingertip of the finger C can be freely moved and the hair can be blown out from the blowing nozzle 11 extending in the width direction of the palm to effectively set the hair.

Next, examples of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 will be described. This example is also basically the same as the above example, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and only different points will be mainly described. In the case of this example, the blowing nozzle 11 is divided into a plurality in the width direction to form a plurality of divided nozzles 11 '. In the case of the present example, four divided nozzles 11 'are provided so as to correspond to the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger.
Thus, the blowing nozzle 11 is divided into four divided nozzles 1.
1 ', the third flexible elastic body 10c
Is also divided into four divisions 10c ', and each division 10c'
c 'and each divided nozzle 11' are communicated. Each of the divided nozzles 11 'is provided with a finger hook 14' so that a finger C can be inserted between the divided nozzle 11 'and the finger hook 14'. It is desirable that the finger hook portion 14 'is formed of an elastic and flexible material. Also in this example, an operation switch 15 is provided on one side in the width direction of the blowing nozzle 11 as in the above example, and the wiring 16 inserted into the wiring insertion passage 13 of the duct 10 is provided.
The operation switch 15 is connected to the inside of the main body 1 by.

The hair dryer of this embodiment is also used, for example, by attaching it to one hand as the left hand as follows. The main body 1 is mounted on the arm A by inserting the arm mounting section 9 around the wrist of the arm A by inserting the arm mounting section 9 around the wrist of the arm A. At this time, the body 1 is attached to the arm A such that the body 1 faces the back of the hand. The part of the duct 10 protruding from the arm mounting part 9 is palm B
The index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger C are inserted between the split nozzle 11 'and the finger hook 14' along the
A split nozzle 11 'is attached to each finger C. In this state, as shown in FIG. 8, the hair D can be blown out from each of the divided nozzles 11 'while sweeping the hair D with the fingertip of the finger C to perform hair styling such as drying of the hair D, and the left hand can be used with only one hand. Also at this time, by operating the operation switch 15 with the thumb, on / off, hot air, and cold air are switched. By setting the hair as described above, the fingertip of the finger C can be freely moved, and the hair can be effectively set by blowing the wind from the divided nozzles 11 ′ corresponding to each finger C.

In the above example, the hair dryer which is used by being attached to the left hand of the left and right hands is described. However, if the operation switch 15 is provided in the opposite direction to the width direction, the hair dryer which can be used by being attached to the right hand. When the operation switches 15 are provided on both sides in the width direction of the blowing nozzle 11, the left hand and the right hand can be used for both left and right. In the above example, the arm mounting portion 9 is provided on the
Has been described that can be attached to the arm A,
The main body 1 may not be attached to the arm A.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a main body having a blowing means and a heating means, a blow-off nozzle which is detachably mounted on a palm, and a blower for communicating between the main body and the blow-off nozzle. Since it has a path, in a state where the blowing nozzle is attached to the palm, it is possible to blow the wind from the blowing nozzle and hit the wind on the hair,
One hand equipped with a blowing nozzle can be used as a hand comb and the wind can be applied to the hair while squeezing the hair, which makes it possible to use it with one hand and it is easy to use, and it can be used even by physically handicapped people with one hand .

Further, the invention of claim 2 of the present invention relates to claim 1
In, since the blowing nozzle is formed by a plurality of divided nozzles divided into a plurality so that each can be detachably attached to a plurality of fingers, by mounting a plurality of divided nozzles to a plurality of fingers, a plurality of palms. The wind can be blown out from the position corresponding to the finger, and the wind can be blown out from the part of the finger that separates the hair to effectively blow the wind.

[0020] The invention of claim 3 of the present invention is directed to claim 1.
In the above, since the blowing nozzle is formed in a wide shape in the width direction of the palm so that it can be detachably mounted near the base of the finger, the width of the palm is obtained by mounting the blowing nozzle near the base of the finger. The hair can be blown out by blowing warm air in the direction and freely moving the fingertip as a hand comb, so that the hair can be blown easily and the wind can be effectively applied.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a first aspect is provided.
In claim 3 or claim 3, the device has an arm mounting portion for detachably mounting on the arm of the main body, so that the main body can be mounted on the arm by mounting the arm mounting portion on the arm, and the entire hair dryer can be mounted on one hand. It can be used conveniently.

Also, the invention of claim 5 of the present invention is directed to claim 4
In the above, the arm mounting part has flexibility, so even if the main body is mounted on the arm by mounting the arm mounting part on the arm, the movement of the arm is restricted because the arm mounting part is flexible. It can be used conveniently without performing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the same use state.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another example of the same as viewed from the front.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway plan view of the same.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the same use state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Housing 3 Fan 4 Heater 5 Motor 9 Arm mounting part 10 Duct 11 Blow-off nozzle 12 Blowing path

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shingo Omura 1048 Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Pref. Matsushita Electric Works F-term (reference) 3B040 CA00 CH04

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main body having a blowing means and a heating means, a wind blowing nozzle detachably mounted on a palm, and a blowing path for communicating between the main body and the blowing nozzle. Hair dryer. 2. The hair dryer according to claim 1, wherein the blow-out nozzle is formed by a plurality of divided nozzles that are divided into a plurality of pieces so as to be detachably attached to a plurality of fingers, respectively. 3. The hair dryer according to claim 1, wherein the blow-out nozzle is formed in a wide shape in the width direction of the palm so that the blow-out nozzle can be detachably mounted near the base of the finger. 4. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an arm mounting portion for detachably mounting on an arm of the main body.
The hair dryer according to any one of the above. 5. The hair dryer according to claim 4, wherein the arm mounting portion has flexibility.