JP2003070528A - Hair treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair treatment device which solves the problems that in the conventional closed space using steam or warm mist, it usually could be an atmosphere with excessive humidity, 100% or more of relative humidity, and could easily make condensation on the hair surface, it makes troubles that the density of the hair treatment agent decreases, the weave of the permed hair becomes weaker and the hair dye is not so effective, and makes the agent adhere on the skin or the like. SOLUTION: In a hair treatment device which covers the hair of a treated person to treat hair, the humidified air made by a humidifier device 4 is blew by an air blowing means 3 and is made to be humidified moisture air by passing through a moisture permeable film of a moisture permeable film humidifying unit 5, and the humidified moisture air is supplied to a hood space 21 with a hood 2 for the hair, then, this hair treatment device promotes the hair treatment with the humidified moisture air of the relative humidity less than 100% in the hood space.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hair treatment promoting apparatus for performing hair treatment such as permanent wave, hair coloring, treatment, etc., which is carried out at a beauty salon.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the effect of a chemical treatment for hair treatment such as permanent wave, hair color and treatment, for example, the effect of forming a wape in permanent wave and the hair dyeing effect of hair color, is enhanced and the time required for the treatment is shortened. As a means for doing so, a method of heating the hair by using steam, warm mist or the like (hereinafter referred to as wet heat), an infrared heater or a lamp (hereinafter referred to as dry heat) is used.

When treating a perm or the like with moist heat, the hair coated with a prescribed drug is covered with a hair cap or a hood, and the hair cap or hood is filled with warm mist generated by steam or an ultrasonic transducer. The method of heating by convection heat transfer of steam and warm mist is mainly used.

On the other hand, when a perm or the like is treated with dry heat, the hair coated with a predetermined drug is covered with a hair cap or wrap, and an infrared heater or lamp is arranged near the head to open it. A method of heating by radiant heat transfer from an infrared heater or a lamp is used, which is irradiation in a different environment.

[0005]

When treating with moist heat, steam or warm mist is sent into a closed closed space covered with a hair cap or hood, and the hair is heated mainly by heat transfer by convection. Therefore, the temperature of the hair can be uniformly controlled relatively easily, and the heat treatment accompanied by water causes less damage to the hair after the treatment than the dry heat treatment, and the texture of the hair is good. It is considered.

[0006] However, in a closed closed space using steam, warm mist or the like, an environment of excessive humidification with a relative humidity of 100% or more is always present, and moisture is likely to be condensed on the hair surface. Therefore, obstacles such as a decrease in the concentration of the agent to be treated occur, the wave forming effect decreases in the case of perm, the hair dyeing effect decreases in the case of hair color, and
There is also a problem that the treatment agent may drip onto the skin or the like.

Further, since the water in the tank is heated and the mist or the like is sprayed to reach a desired temperature, there is a problem that the apparatus starts up slowly and it takes time to start using the apparatus.

On the other hand, in the case of dry heat treatment, an infrared heater, a lamp, etc. are arranged near the head to irradiate the hair surface in an open environment. Since it is difficult to keep the distance between the infrared heater and the lamp constant, it is difficult to uniformly control the temperature of each part of the hair. Therefore, unevenness is likely to occur in the chemical treatment such as perm and hair color. Also, since it is not a treatment with heating such as steam / warm mist accompanied by moisture, there is no obstacle due to excessive humidification like the treatment with the above-mentioned moist heat, but the degree of hair damage is greater than when treated with moist heat. There was also a problem that the texture of the hair after treatment was not good.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to use the device without any obstacle such as a decrease in the concentration of the treatment chemical due to dew condensation or adhesion to the skin due to liquid dripping. In addition to shortening the time required for hair treatment, the degree of damage to hair after chemical treatment is reduced, the effect of chemical treatment is enhanced, and the temperature is uniformly controlled to eliminate unevenness in each part of hair. We will provide the equipment.

[0010]

The hair treatment promoting apparatus of the present invention is intended to achieve the above-mentioned object, and the means of claim 1 is a hair treatment promoting apparatus for treating a hair covered by a subject. The air heated by the heating means is made into the heated humid air by the air blowing means through the moisture permeable membrane of the moisture permeable membrane humidifying unit, and this heated humid air is supplied to the hood-type space formed by the hood that the patient is to receive. However, the hair located in the hood-type space can be accelerated by warmed humid air having a relative humidity of less than 100%.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the heating means comprises a heater and a temperature control sensor for controlling the hood type space to a predetermined temperature by the heater. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the air blowing means includes a motor and a fan that is rotated by the motor, and the fourth aspect is that the moisture permeable membrane humidifying unit causes the fan to blow air. It is composed of a moisture permeable membrane arranged on the side and a water supply tank for supplying water to the moisture permeable membrane.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the moisture-permeable membrane is made of PTF.
A honeycomb membrane made of a material having water repellency peculiar to a fluororesin such as E (polytetrachloroethylene) and having innumerable fine pores. The means of claim 6 is characterized in that the hood is heated humid air. The open end is folded back inward to facilitate repeated circulation.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment of a hair treatment promoting apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The hair treatment promoting apparatus according to the present invention is attached to a standing rod (not shown) whose lower end is fixed to a base plate that is movable or placed on a floor surface or the like, and blower means 3 and warming means 4 described later. And a housing 1 provided with a moisture permeable membrane humidifying unit 5, and a hood 2 attached to an open lower portion of the housing 1.

The blower means 3 is composed of a motor 31 located at the center of the housing 1 and a fan 32 rotated by the motor 31. And fan 3
2 blows out air heated by a heater 41 described later toward the inner peripheral surface of the hood 2, and the humidified humid air from the folded portion 22 formed at the open end of the hood 2 is directed to the central portion of the fan 32. The sucked humidified humid air is again blown toward the inner peripheral surface of the hood 2 and circulates. It is preferable that the fan 32 can change the air volume by controlling the voltage of the motor 31.

Further, the heating means 4 is provided with the fan 32.
A heater 41 arranged in a ring shape around the motor 31 and a temperature provided near the housing 1 side of the hood 2 for controlling the hood type space 21 to a predetermined temperature by the heater 41. And the sensor 42.

A thermistor or the like is preferably used as the temperature sensor 42. Further, the blower means 3 and the heating means 4 are arranged on the upper part of the housing 1 in a control unit 6
Will be controlled by.

Further, the moisture permeable film humidifying unit 5 is provided with a moisture permeable film 51 formed in a disk shape or a polygonal shape on the air blowing side of the fan 32, and a pipe 52 for the moisture permeable film 51.
It is constituted by a water supply tank 53 arranged on the upper part of the housing 1 for supplying water via the.

Here, the moisture permeable film 51 is a honeycomb film having innumerable fine holes, and it is preferable to use a film having water repellency peculiar to fluororesin such as PTFE (polytetrachloroethylene). By adopting such a configuration, the air heated by the heating unit 4 is blown by the blowing unit 3 to pass through the fine pores of the moisture permeable membrane 51 filled with water, thereby forming a water droplet. Is not passed through and only water vapor is volatilized in the air to become warm and humid air.
The inside will be a heating and high humidity space.

The water supply tank 53 is provided with a float switch (not shown) so that the presence or absence of water can be detected, and the water level in the water supply tank 53 is below a predetermined value by the control circuit 6. In this case, set the buzzer to sound.

The hood 2 has a substantially cylindrical shape. One end of the substantially cylindrical shape is attached to the open lower portion of the housing 1, and the other end is opened with the end portion folded back, so that the hood 2 Hood type space 2 so that the head can be stored
1 is formed. In this way, the folded portion 22 is formed at the open end of the hood 2 because the water vapor is volatilized into the air through the moisture permeable membrane 51 so that the warm and humid air can be easily circulated repeatedly. Relative humidity 10 in space 21
It is possible to make the heating and high humidity space as close as possible to 0%.

Next, control of the hair treatment promoting apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In FIG. 3, description of the same reference numerals as those described above will be omitted. Reference numeral 71 is a float switch that moves up and down by the guess of the water supply tank and turns on when the water amount becomes a certain value or less, 72 and 73 are operational amplifiers that amplify the signals from the float switch 7 and the temperature sensor 42,
74 and 75 are switch elements for controlling ON / OFF of the heater 41 and the motor 31, 76 is an operating portion for operation installed at a desired location such as the housing 1, and 77 is also installed at a desired location such as the housing 1. Buzzer, 78
Is a display unit for displaying a state where the operation unit 76 is operated.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 4 based on the system diagram of FIG. First,
After turning on the power switch of the operation unit 76, the heater 41
The temperature and time are set (step S1). The set conditions are displayed on the display unit 78.

Next, the amount of water by the float switch 71 is measured (step S2), and when it is determined that the amount of water is less than a predetermined amount as a result of this measurement (step S3), the buzzer 77 is energized to give an alarm. (Step S
4) It is in a standby state until water is supplied.

Then, when it is determined that there is a predetermined amount of water or that water has been supplied (step S3), the switch element 7
4, 75 are turned on and the heater 41 and the motor 3
1 is started to be energized (step S5), and at the same time, the temperature sensor 42 starts to measure the temperature inside the hood 2 (step S6), and the heater 41 is controlled so that the temperature becomes constant (step S6). S7).

As a result, the air heated by the heater 41 is blown to the moisture permeable film 51 by the fan 32.
The heated air passes through the moisture permeable membrane 51 and vaporizes steam in the air to become heated humid air, which is sent to the hood space 21.
The heated moist air supplied to the hood space 21 is repeatedly circulated, and the hood space 21 has a relative humidity of 100%.
The heating and humidity space is as close as possible.

It is necessary to increase the air volume depending on the content of the treatment or the kind of the medicine applied to the hair. In such a case, the voltage applied to the motor 31 is controlled to rotate the fan 32. This can be handled by controlling the number and controlling the air volume.

Next, another embodiment of the hair treatment promoting apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The hair treatment promoting apparatus according to the second embodiment also includes the housing 1 having the air blowing unit 3, the heating unit 4, and the moisture permeable membrane humidifying unit 5 and the hood 2 forming the hood type space 21 as in the above-described embodiment. However, the difference is that the housing 1 and the hood 2 are not integrally formed.
The details will be described below. The same parts as those in the above embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals.

In the housing 1, a fan 32 rotated by a motor 31, a ring-shaped heater 41 provided at a blower opening of the fan 32, and a moisture permeable film 51 provided at a position where the air heated by the heater 41 passes. , This moisture permeable membrane 5
1 and a water supply tank 53 for supplying water.

On the other hand, a semi-spherical hood 2 having a hood-type space 21 into which the head of the subject is placed is connected to the housing 1 via a double tube 8. More specifically, the heated humid air from the housing 1 is supplied to the outer pipe 81 of the double pipe 8.
Through the passages provided inside the hood 2 to the hood type space 21 through the innumerable pores 23, 23, ... Formed on the inner surface of the hood 2. In addition, the warm and humid air supplied to the hood-type space 21 receives the fan 32.
Is aspirated by, passes through the inner tube 82 of the double tube 8, and again,
The fan 32 will blow the air again. As a result, the inside of the hood-type space 21 can be a heated and high-humidity space that is as close to 100% relative humidity as possible.

The control of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

[0031]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION With the above-described constitution of the present invention, in the chemical treatment of hair such as permanent wave, hair color, and treatment, the accelerating effect of the chemical treatment is enhanced, and the temperature is uniformly controlled so that each part of the hair is treated. The unevenness can be eliminated.

Further, the degree of damage is small, the texture after treatment is good, and furthermore, the hair can be promoted without any trouble such as a decrease in concentration due to dew condensation due to excessive humidification and adhesion to the skin due to dripping. . Further, it has an effect that the time required until the device is used can be shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hair treatment promoting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the above.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram for controlling the hair treatment promoting device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above system diagram.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 housing 2 hood 21 Hood type space 22 Folding part 3 Blower means 31 motor 32 fans 4 Heating means 41 heater 42 Temperature control sensor 5 moisture permeable membrane humidifying unit 51 moisture permeable membrane 52 plumbing 53 Water tank 6 control unit

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Asami Yamamoto             2-1-1 Higashishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             No. within Takara Belmont Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3B040 AD06 AD09

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. In a hair treatment promoting apparatus for treating a covered hair by a person to be treated, the air heated by a heating means is heated by a blowing means into a humidified air through a moisture permeable membrane of a moisture permeable membrane humidifying unit. Heating moist air is supplied to a hood-type space formed by a hood covered by a subject, and hair positioned in the hood-type space is accelerated by warm moist air having a relative humidity of less than 100%. Hair treatment promotion device. 2. The hair treatment promoting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heating means includes a heater and a temperature control sensor that controls the hood type space to have a predetermined temperature by the heater. 3. The blower means includes a motor and a fan rotated by the motor.
Alternatively, the hair treatment promoting device according to claim 2. 4. The moisture permeable membrane humidifying unit is constituted by a moisture permeable membrane arranged on the blower side of the fan, and a water supply tank for supplying water to the moisture permeable membrane. The hair treatment promoting device according to any one of 1. 5. The honeycomb membrane, which is made of a material having water repellency peculiar to a fluororesin such as PTFE (polytetrachloroethylene) and has a number of fine pores, which is a honeycomb membrane. The hair treatment promoting device according to any one of claims. 6. The hair treatment promoting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hood has an open end folded back inward so that heated humid air can be easily circulated repeatedly.