JPH01198507A - Hair drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the title drier possible to use continuously for long time without cord and to improve the handleability of it, by a method wherein a source of heat is obtained by burning a gas is a bottle, a fan is driven by a dry cell or a storage cell or the like. CONSTITUTION:When a switch 17 is pushed, a flow regulating valve 20 is opened and a gas is, at the same time, ignited by contact with contact plates (21 and 22), and then a fan 11 is rotated by means of a motor 10 being driven by a dry cell 13. Heat of combustion is blown off into a hair drier body 2 through the wire netting 23 of fuel-gas firing unit 4 and, by the fan 11, exhausted from the front outlet (2a) of the hair drier body 2. When the temperature of hot blast exhaust from the outlet (2a) of the hair drier body 2 is adjusted, the opening of the flow regulating valve 20 is controlled by turning a calorific adjusting screw 7 which controls a gas supply.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to improvements in hair dryers, particularly cordless hair dryers that can be used with dry batteries or storage batteries.

[Conventional technology]

Hair dryers are used to dry hair after washing and to set hair into a desired shape.

Most hair dryers use commercial power, but some cordless hair dryers that use dry cells or storage batteries have also been developed. However, the above-mentioned cordless hair dryer has a problem in that the fan power is weak and a heater must be used to heat the hair dryer, so that the length of time it can be used continuously is extremely short.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The present invention was made from the viewpoint of soft soil, and its purpose is to be able to be used cordlessly using dry batteries or storage batteries, and to be able to be used continuously for a long time. Moreover, we aim to provide an easy-to-use hair dryer with a strong fan power and the ability to freely adjust the temperature of the hot air.

Means for Solving Problem C] Therefore, the above problems are as follows: A cylinder filled with a gas serving as a heat source, a nozzle capable of spouting the gas, and an ignition device capable of igniting the gas spouted from the nozzle. and a control device capable of adjusting the combustion amount of the gas, a blower, a power source for driving the blower, and a device for heating the air sent by the blower using the combustion heat generated by the gas combustion. This is achieved by a hair dryer equipped with and.

[For production]

By configuring it like a ridge, dry batteries or storage batteries can be used, and it can be used cordless.
To provide an extremely user-friendly hair dryer that can be used continuously for a long time, has a strong fan, and can freely adjust the temperature.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, details of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of a hair dryer according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the appearance viewed from the front direction.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, l is a hair dryer, 2 is a hair dryer main body, 2a is an opening, 3 is a gas combustion device, 4 is a gas combustion device main body, and 4a, 4a are formed in the gas combustion device main body 4. 5 is a burner nozzle, 6 is an ignition device, 7 is a heat amount adjustment screw that controls the amount of gas burned, 8
．． 8 is a plurality of fins provided on the outer periphery of the gas combustion device main body 4, 9 is a gas cylinder, 10 is a motor, 11 is a fan attached to the shaft 10a of the motor 10, 12 is a partition plate, and 13 is detachable. a first lid body; 14.
15 is a dry battery or a rechargeable battery, 16 is an ignition circuit, 17 is a switch, 18 is an operating lever, 19 is a spring, 20 is a flow rate adjustment valve, 21.22 is a contact plate, 2
3 is a wire mesh, 24 is a removable second lid body, 24a, 24
a is an air intake port 25 formed in the second lid body 24;
is a pipe.

The main body 2 of the hair dryer 1 includes a gas combustion device 3, a gas cylinder 9, a motor 10, an ignition circuit 16, a dry cell battery 14, 15, etc., and the gas cylinder 9 can be replaced by opening the first lid. The body 13 can be removed and replaced with a new gas cylinder with a single touch, and the dry batteries 14 and 15 can be replaced as appropriate by removing the second lid 24.

A burner nozzle 5 housed in the gas combustion device body 4 is connected to a gas cylinder 9 via a pipe 25, and gas from the gas cylinder 9 is ejected through the burner nozzle 5. Further, the amount of gas ejected from the burner nozzle 5 is configured to be freely controlled by a heat amount adjustment screw 7. That is, by turning the heat amount adjusting screw 7, the position of the operating lever 18 is moved, thereby controlling the opening/closing amount of the flow rate adjusting valve 20, and the amount of gas ejected from the burner nozzle 5.

- The ignition device 6 is connected to the ignition circuit 16, and the pipe 25 connected to the burner nozzle 5 is grounded.

Further, a plurality of fins 8.8 are attached to the outer peripheral wall surface of the gas combustion apparatus main body 4, a motor 10 is provided behind the fins 8.8, and a shaft loa of the motor 10 is provided.
A fan 11 is attached to the.

Therefore, the hair dryer 1 according to the present invention has a switch 1.
The switch 17 is set to ON by pressing switch 7, and when the switch 17 is further pressed from the ON state, the switch returns to the OFF state. Then, press the switch 17 and turn O.
When set to N, the flow ffi adjustment valve 20 is opened, and the contact plates 21 and 22 are brought into contact at the same time, whereby gas is ejected from the burner nozzle 5 and the burner nozzle 5 and the ignition device 6
An electric discharge occurs between the burner nozzle 5 and the gas ejected from the burner nozzle 5, which in turn ignites the motor 10 and rotates the fan 11.

When the gas ejected from the burner nozzle 5 is ignited by the ignition device 6, combustion heat is sent into the hair dryer main body 2 via the wire mesh 23 of the gas combustion device main body 4, but this heat is transferred to the hair dryer main body 2. The hair is sent out from the front opening 2a of the hair dryer main body 2.

In addition, when adjusting the temperature of the hot air sent out from the opening 2a of the hair dryer main body 2, by turning the heat adjustment screw 7 that controls the gas supply amount and controlling the opening/closing amount of the flow rate adjustment valve 20, the temperature will be approximately 100%. The desired temperature of hot air can be set within the range of 400 degrees to 400 degrees.

Therefore, in the hair dryer according to the present invention, the dry batteries 14 and 15 are connected to the motor 10 and the ignition circuit 1.
In particular, the power consumed by the ignition circuit 16 is extremely small, and most of it is used as driving power for the motor 10, so compared to conventionally known cordless hair dryers. There are some devices that can significantly increase air volume and allow long-term use.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is structured like soft soil, the hair dryer according to the present invention can be used with dry batteries or storage batteries, and can be used continuously for a long time.Moreover, the fan power is strong and the temperature can be adjusted freely. It is extremely easy to use and can be used for many purposes.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the examples of soft soil. That is, for example, in this embodiment, combustion gas is directly mixed with air, but a heat exchanger may also be used, or a thermoelectric converter may be used to mix the combustion gas with air. The batteries 14 and 15 are provided within the combustion device 3 or in the area in front of the burner nozzle 5 on the outer periphery, and the batteries 14 and 15 are rechargeable batteries,
The current taken out from the thermoelectric converter may be applied to the motor 10 to drive the motor 10, and furthermore, the battery 14, 15 may be charged, or a storage battery may be used to drive the motor. Recommended.

Furthermore, the air volume may be controlled by controlling the rotation of the motor, a flame sensor or a hot air temperature control device may be provided, and furthermore, cold air may also be used.

In addition, the location and method of mounting the motor, the method of ignition, the shape of the hair dryer body, the method of controlling the amount of gas burned, the method of controlling each part, etc. may be changed as appropriate within the scope of the purpose of the present invention. However, the present invention encompasses all modifications that can be readily conceivable by those skilled in the art from the embodiments described above.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of a hair dryer according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the appearance viewed from the front direction.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A cylinder filled with a gas serving as a heat source, a nozzle capable of spouting the gas, an ignition device capable of igniting the gas jetted from the nozzle, and a control device capable of adjusting the combustion amount of the gas. A hair dryer comprising: a gas combustion device comprising: a blower; a power source for driving the blower; and a device for heating air sent by the blower using combustion heat generated by combustion of the gas.