Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D1/00—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
  • A45D1/02—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with means for internal heating, e.g. by liquid fuel
  • A45D1/04—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with means for internal heating, e.g. by liquid fuel by electricity
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D2/00—Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances ; Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for
  • A45D2/001—Hair straightening appliances
  • A45D2/002—Hair straightening appliances with combs
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D1/00—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
  • A45D2001/008—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with vapor generation, e.g. steam

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a hairdressing apparatus which comprises a steam treatment unit for treating the hair by vaporization in order to form them.
• the treatment unit of this hairdressing apparatus can also be configured to heat the hair for shaping.
• Such a hairdressing device allows for example, according to its configuration, to perform the smoothing, curling or embossing hair.
• Hairdressers are known for smoothing, curling or embossing hair.
• These hairdressing appliances comprise a portable treatment unit consisting in particular of two arms, or jaws, which each have a surface that can be flat or curved.
• the two arms are articulated together to form a clamp configured to pinch the hair between the two surfaces disposed vis-a-vis, when bringing the two arms together.
• These two arms also include a gripping zone for opening and closing the clamp and its handling during styling.
• At least one of these two surfaces comprises a heating device for the treatment by heating the hair when they are pinched between the two surfaces.
• Smoothing a lock of hair is done by pinching the wick between the two surfaces and moving the clamp closed along this wick, from the root to the tip.
• Curling a lock of hair is done by pinching the wick between the two surfaces and at least partially winding this wick around the surfaces, the heat to fix the hair loop.
• the hairdressing apparatus comprises a base remote from the portable treatment unit and connected thereto by means of a cord.
• the base includes a water tank and a pump allowing, during its activation, to pump water into the reservoir to feed the clamp.
• One of the arms of the portable treatment unit comprises a vaporization chamber equipped with a heating device.
• these projection means comprise a nozzle ramp which is arranged on the inner face of the arm, just downstream of the heating surface and which projects the vapor towards the inner face of the opposite arm, just downstream of its surface. heating.
• the present invention aims to optimize the hair steam treatment by means of hairdressing appliances having similar technical characteristics to those mentioned above of the hairdressing appliance described in the patent application FR2976017A1. Other advantages will however appear in the following description.
• the invention relates to a hairdressing apparatus comprising a portable treatment unit configured to at least project water vapor on hair.
• this treatment unit is also configured to heat the hair, in addition to the vaporization, which allows treatment by heating and steam.
• the portable treatment unit comprises two arms configured to form a clamp provided with two surfaces disposed vis-à-vis that allow concomitantly the pinching of a lock of hair.
• the hairdressing apparatus comprises a steam spraying device configured to project steam towards the outside of the inner face of at least one of the two arms, between an edge of the surface and an edge of said arm , with an inclination towards said edge of the arm.
• the projection of the steam is effected with an inclination towards the outside of the arm equipped with said projection means and not along a path perpendicular to the internal face of said arm towards the inner face. opposite arm.
• the design of the hairdressing appliance makes it possible to anticipate the projection of the steam on the side of the lock of hair adjoining said arm, before the lock of hair is pinched between the two surfaces of the closed clamp.
• the steam spraying device is positioned on the upstream side of the at least one arm, the vapor projection is then carried out subsequently to the pinching of the lock of hair and outside the upstream edge of said arm.
• the design of the hairdressing device allows to delay the projection of steam on the side of the wick adjacent to said arm, after the lock of hair is pinched between the two surfaces of the closed clamp.
• the hairdressing apparatus makes it possible to anticipate the projection of vapor, which favors the formation of condensate on the lock of hair before it is pinched. This is beneficial for hair treatment.
• the first arm comprises a first vaporization chamber and the vapor projection device comprises first steam projection means configured on the internal face of the first arm. between an edge of the surface of the first arm and an edge of said first arm to be connected to the vaporization chamber.
• said projection means are inclined towards the edge of the first arm.
• the second arm comprises a second vaporization chamber and the vapor projection device comprises second steam projection means configured on the inner face of the second arm to be connected to the second spray chamber.
• the vapor projection device comprises second steam projection means configured on the inner face of the second arm to be connected to the second spray chamber.
• a steam transfer system is arranged between the first vaporization chamber and the second arm.
• the steam spraying device comprises second steam spraying means configured on the inner face of the second arm to be connected to said transfer system.
• the transfer system makes it possible to dispense with a second spray chamber on the second arm, which considerably simplifies the design of the apparatus and reduces its weight and manufacturing cost, or even the consumption of fuel. 'electric energy.
• the second steam spraying means are configured between an edge of the surface of the second arm and an edge of said second arm and have an inclination towards said edge of the second arm. This makes it possible to project the steam apart not only on the first side of the lock of hair, but also on the second side of the lock of hair. It is understood that, according to these two embodiments, it is not excluded to implement second conventional projection means, that is to say second projection means configured to project steam towards the face internal of the first arm, between the edge of the surface of the first arm and the edge of said arm, without deporting outside the second arm the vaporization on the second side of the lock of hair.
• the first arm comprises a first vaporization chamber and the vapor projection device comprises first steam projection means configured on the internal face of the first arm to be connected to the spray chamber.
• a vapor transfer system is arranged between the first vaporization chamber and the second arm, the vapor jet apparatus comprising second steam projecting means configured on the inner face of the second arm between an edge of the vapor chamber. second arm surface and an edge of said second arm and inclined towards said second arm edge.
• the second projection means deport the vapor projection outside the second arm on the second side of the lock of hair, the first projection means ensuring any steam projection, for example a conventional projection towards the inner face of the second arm, between the edge the surface of the second arm and the edge of said second arm.
• said transfer system comprises a first portion of conduit configured on the first arm to be connected to the vaporization chamber and a second portion of conduit configured on the second arm to be connected to the second projection means, said first and second conduit portions being configured to communicate with each other when closing the clamp and constitute a conduit.
• the first duct portion comprises a male end and the second duct portion comprises a female end, said male and female ends being configured to fit one into the other when closing the clamp.
• the connection between the ends is preferably sealed.
• the first arm comprises a vaporization chamber and the steam projection device comprises first steam projection means configured on the internal face of the first arm between an edge of the surface and an edge of said first arm for projecting steam towards the inner face of the second arm, in an area between an edge of the surface of the second arm and the edge of said second arm.
• the steam projection device comprises a deflector configured in said zone of the second arm for returning the vapor coming from the first projection means, towards the outside of the inner face of the second arm with an inclination towards the edge of said second arm.
• the first projection means ensures a vaporization of the first side of the lock of hair close to the pinching surfaces, while the deflector returns the steam passed through the lock of hair towards the edge of the second arm to deport the vaporization outside the second arm.
• the latter comprises means configured to facilitate the projection of steam through the lock of hair, from the first arm to the deflector.
• the steam projected by the first projection means more easily reaches the deflector without significant loss of flow, which optimizes the return of steam by said deflector.
• the first arm comprises teeth which are each provided with at least one steam projection orifice towards the deflector, said teeth being connected to the vaporization chamber.
• This design allows the teeth to pass through the lock of hair and then directly project steam on the baffle, which has the advantage of ensuring the return of this steam by the baffle, regardless of the density of the wick. hair that conditions the passage of steam through it.
• this design ensures a balanced spray on both sides of the lock of hair, regardless of the type of hair styled.
• the longitudinal outer edge of the deflector has the shape of a comb configured to come into contact with the lock of hair and comb it. This makes it possible to prepare the lock of hair and to aerate said hair before the projection of steam by the first projection means on the first arm and, thus, to facilitate the passage of the vapor through said lock of hair and the projection steam to the baffle without significant loss of flow.
• the baffle is in the form of a bowl which has a water drop cross section. This shape makes it possible to return the steam along an inclined trajectory toward the edge of the second arm. Thus, the steam is projected out of the arm on the second side of the lock of hair.
• the bowl fulfilling the same function.
• the projection means consist of a nozzle or a slot ramp.
• a nozzle manifold is configured to project uniformly distributed vapor streams while such a projection slot is configured to project the vapor uniformly and continuously over the lock of hair.
• the hairdressing apparatus according to the invention having the aforementioned characteristics, can have different configurations.
• the surfaces can be configured to allow the smoothing, wrapping and / or embossing of the hair.
• FIG. 1 illustrates an overall view of a hair styling appliance of the straightener type
• Figure 2 illustrates a first embodiment of the active elements of the treatment unit of the hairdressing apparatus, arranged in the end portions of the arms forming the clamp;
• Figures 3 and 4 illustrate a design variant of Figure 2
• FIG. 5 illustrates a second embodiment of the active elements of the treatment unit of the hairdressing apparatus
• FIG. 6 schematizes a first design variant of FIG. 5 which shows the active elements on a first arm of the processing unit highlighting teeth for vapor projection;
• FIG. 7 and 8 illustrate a cross section of the processing unit having a design respectively according to Figures 5 and 6;
• Figure 9 illustrates a second design variant of Figure 5 showing a comb arranged on the second arm;
• the same references are used to designate the identical or similar characteristics according to the different design variants of the hairdressing apparatus according to the invention which are described in support of FIGS. 1 to 9.
• the hairdressing apparatus 1 object of the invention is a hair straightener. It comprises a portable processing unit 2 and a remote base 3, connected to each other by means of a cord 4 which makes it possible to supply electricity and water to the portable treatment unit 2 from the base 3.
• This base 3 comprises a water tank and a water circulation pump and is electrically powered by means of an electrical connection socket.
• the portable treatment unit 2 comprises two arms 5, 6 - also called jaws - articulated to each other by means of a pivot connection 7, which makes it possible to form a clamp.
• the two arms 5, 6 each comprise on their inner face and at their distal portion 5a, 6a, a heating surface 8, 9.
• the heating surfaces 8, 9 are flat, under the shape of two plates.
• curved heating surfaces such as in particular on hairdressing appliances of the hair-looper type, or even corrugated heating surfaces, such as in particular on hairdressing appliances of the hair-embossing type.
• the two surfaces 8, 9 would only allow the pinch of the lock of hair without heating it.
• the two surfaces 8, 9 are heating.
• the two arms 5, 6 each comprise a proximal portion 5b, 6b. These two proximal portions 5b, 6b can concomitantly be grasped with one hand, which allows the manipulation of the portable treatment unit 2 and the closure of the clamp when the two proximal portions 5b, 6b are clamped.
• the heating surfaces 8, 9 disposed vis-a-vis come into contact with each other, which allows the pinch of a lock of hair disposed between these two heating surfaces 8, 9.
• a spring 10 arranged between the two arms 5, 6 in the vicinity of the pivot connection 7, allows the opening of the clamp when ceases to serrate with the hand.
• the first arm 5 comprises at its distal portion 5a, a vaporization chamber 11 which allows the creation of vapor which will be projected onto the lock of hair before being clamped between the two heating surfaces 8, 9 of the clamp in the closed position.
• the portable treatment unit 2 of the hairdressing apparatus 1 according to the invention may have similar technical characteristics to those described in the patent application FR2967017A1 filed by the applicant, as to the implementation of the surfaces 8.9 heating and the spraying chamber 11, with all the advantages that provides such a design. Variants are of course conceivable for these elements, without departing from the scope of the invention.
• the heating surfaces 8, 9 and the vaporization chamber 11 each comprise a heating device consisting of a thermistor with a positive temperature coefficient, called PTC, and a device for measuring the temperature of the heating device consisting of a thermistor with a negative temperature coefficient, called CTN.
• said processing unit comprises only two thermistors with positive temperature coefficient and two thermistors with a negative temperature coefficient, or even on certain known variants, a single thermistor with a negative temperature coefficient measuring the temperature of the two thermistors with a positive temperature coefficient.
• Figures 2 to 4 are illustrated various variants of a first design mode of the processing unit 2 on the hairdressing apparatus 1 object of the invention.
• the portable processing unit 2 comprises a first arm 5 which includes first projection means 12 provided with a slot 13 directed towards the outside of the inner face 14 of the arm 5.
• This slot 13 extends longitudinally between the edge 9a of the heating surface 9, near this heating surface 9, and the longitudinal edge 14a of the inner face of the arm 5, as shown in FIG. 2.
• This slot 13 extends inside the distal portion 5a of the first arm 5 and communicates with the vaporization chamber 11 illustrated in FIG. 1.
• the steam passes through the means 12 and is projected outwardly of the first arm 5 through the slot 13, which allows to create a "curtain" of steam directed outwardly of the first arm 5 near the heating surface 9
• FIG. 1 As illustrated in FIG.
• the first arm 5 comprises a first portion 15a of a transfer system 15, a transfer system which may be a duct, which has a slightly conical shape and constitutes a male part of the duct 15.
• the dry ond arm 6 comprises a second portion 15b of the duct 15 which constitutes a female part of said duct 15.
• the first portion 15a male engages in the second portion 15b female, which allows to form said duct 15.
• This engagement of the first portion 15a in the second portion 15b and the conical shape of said first portion 15a provides a seal of the conduit.
• the first portion 15a of the duct 15 communicates with the vaporization chamber 11, for example by opening directly into this vaporization chamber 11.
• the second portion 15b of the duct 15 communicates with second projection means 16 arranged on the inner face 17 of the distal portion 6a of the second arm 6 between the longitudinal edge 8a of the second heating surface 8 and the longitudinal edge 17a of the inner face 17 of the second arm 6, as illustrated in FIG. 2.
• projection 16 consist of a nozzle manifold 18, the nozzles 18 being connected to the second portion 15b of the conduit 15, for example by means of conduits or additional flow pipes (not shown in the figures).
• the first portion 15a and the second portion 15b of the conduit 15 communicate with each other; the creation of steam in the vaporization chamber 11 makes it possible, on the one hand, to directly project steam through the slot 13, towards the outside of the first arm 5 and, on the other hand, to transfer steam through the led and then projecting this transferred vapor through the nozzles, to the outside of the second arm 6.
• the portion of this lock of hair located at proximity of said heating surfaces 8, 9 receives steam on its two opposite sides.
• the second projection means 16 comprise a nozzle ramp 18, as in FIG. 2. It can be seen in FIG. 4 that the nozzles 18 are inclined at an angle ⁇ with respect to the internal face 17 on the second arm 6, with an inclination towards the edge 17a of the inner face 17 of said arm 6.
• This angle ⁇ 1 is greater than 90 °, for example between 100 ° and 140 °, in particular around 120 °, which allows a projection of steam towards the outside and towards said edge 17a on the second arm 6 which, during styling, moves in the direction illustrated by the arrow 19 in FIG. 4.
• the first projection means 12 also consist of a nozzle ramp 20, replacing the slot 13 of FIG. 2. These nozzles 20 are inclined at an angle a2 with respect to the face internal 14 on the first arm 5. This angle a2 is equal to 90 °, which allows a vapor projection to the outside of the first arm 5, between the edge 9a of the heating surface 9 and the edge 14a of the inner face 14 on the first arm 5. The vapor projection is therefore in the direction of the inner face 17 of the second arm 6.
• first projection means 12 or second projection means 16 provide a projection of the steam with an inclination of an angle greater than 90 °, for example the angle al of Figure 4, to the edge 14a on the first arm 5 and / or towards the edge 17a on the second arm 6. It could also provide a slot similar to the slot 13 of Figure 2 but configured to project steam at an angle greater than 90 ° similarly to the angle a1 in FIG.
• comb is meant a comb as such comprising rigid or semi-rigid teeth or even a row of bristles of natural or synthetic material.
• This comb can be fixed permanently or removably to the inner face 14 of the first arm 5.
• the comb can be molded directly into the material of the inner face 14 or provide the arrangement of a sliding connection between the inner face 14 of the first arm 5 and the comb.
• FIGS. 5 to 9 are illustrated various variants of a second mode of design of the processing unit 2 on the hairdressing appliance 1 which is the subject of the invention.
• the treatment unit 2 of the hairdressing appliance 1 comprises a first arm 5 which has a heating surface 9 and a vaporization chamber 11 and a second arm 6 which has a heating surface 8.
• the first arm 5 comprises first projection means 12 'which consist of a nozzle ramp 21 of identical design to the nozzle ramp 20 illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 for the first embodiment.
• the nozzle manifold 21 could be replaced by a similar slot at the slot 13 illustrated in Figure 2 for the first embodiment.
• This second arm 6 comprises a deflector 22 which is arranged on the inner face 17 of the second arm 6, between said edge 8a of the second heating surface 8 and the edge 17a of the inner face 17.
• This deflector 22 is arranged above the first projection means 12 'on the first arm 5 and includes a curved shape.
• the deflector 22 has, in a cross-sectional view, a curved shape drop of water.
• the steam illustrated by the arrow 23 is projected towards the outside of the nozzles 21 on the first arm 5, towards a first side of the hair 24. Part of this projected vapor passes through hair 24 and comes against the deflector 22.
• the curved shape of the deflector 22 allows the steam to be deflected and return this steam towards the second side of the hair 24, opposite the first side of said hair, as shown by the arrow 23.
• the curved water drop shape of the deflector 22 makes it possible to return the steam towards the outside and the edge 17a of the internal face 17 of the second arm 6, as illustrated by the arrow 23 in FIG.
• a comb 25 is arranged on the face internal 14 of the first arm 5, along the edge 9a of the heating surface 9, between said heating surface 9 and the first projection means 12 '.
• teeth 26 are arranged on the inner face 14 of the first arm 5, along the edge 9a of the heating surface 9, between said heating surface 9 and the first projection means 12 '. These teeth 26 each comprise at their end, a projection orifice 27 which is connected by a conduit 28 to the vaporization chamber 11.
• the length of these teeth 26 is dimensioned so that the ends of the teeth 26 and, therefore, the orifices projection 27 are positioned above the plane of the heating surface 9 on the first arm 5.
• the teeth 26 pass through the lock of hair and the through holes are above the second side of the hair.
• the creation of steam thus makes it possible to project steam towards the outside of the first arm by passing through the nozzles 21 and through the projection orifices 27.
• the steam projected through the nozzles 21 makes it possible to vaporize the first side of the hair 24.
• the vapor projected through the projection orifices 27 is discharged by the deflector 22 and sent back towards the second side of the hair 24.
• the shape of the deflector 22 drop of water returns the steam to the edge 17a of the inner face 17, on the second side of the hair 24, which promotes the formation of condensate on the second side of the hair 24 before their passage between the heating surfaces 8,9 of the arms 5,6 when the processing unit 2 moves in the direction of the arrow 19.
• the outer longitudinal edge 22a of the deflector 22 - corresponding to the edge 17a of the inner face 17 - is disposed at least in the same plane as the heating surface 8 of the second arm 6, or even below this surface. heating.
• the outer longitudinal edge 22a of the deflector 22 is in contact with the lock of hair 24, which ensures a preheating of the lock of hair before its vaporization.
• the hairdressing apparatus 1 comprises characteristics identical to those described for the hairdressing appliance 1 of FIGS. 5 and 7, except that the external longitudinal edge 22a of the deflector 22 comprises a comb 30 formed directly in said baffle 22.
• This comb 30 makes it possible to separate the hair and to ventilate it before the steam is projected towards the outside of the first arm 5 by the nozzles 21, towards the hair and the deflector 22.
• the steam projected by these nozzles 21 allows to spray the first side of the hair.
• the separation of the hair by means of the comb 30 facilitates the passage of vapor through the hair, said vapor passing through the hair being then deflected and returned by the deflector 22 to the edge 17a of the inner face 17 of the second arm 6 because of its droplet shape described above, which also promotes the formation of condensate on the hair before they pass between the heating surfaces 8,9.
• the outer longitudinal edge 22a of the deflector 22 is disposed at least in the same plane as the heating surface 8 of the second arm 6, and preferably slightly below this heating surface.
• the comb 30 arranged on the outer longitudinal edge 22a of the deflector 22 penetrates properly into the lock of hair.
• the deflector 22 comprises two adjacent bowls 32a, 32b.
• the first bowl 32a on the second arm 6 is disposed above the first projection means 12 'of the first arm 5.
• the second bowl 32b is disposed above the comb 25.
• the second bowl 32b helping to properly draw the teardrop shape of the first bowl 32a and prevent the return of steam in the opposite direction, to the comb 25. It may optionally combine some of characteristics described for the modes of Figures 5 to 9. For example, it can implement a comb 30 on the outer longitudinal edge (which is for example the downstream longitudinal edge if we consider the direction of passage of the device on the hair 22a of the deflector 22 illustrated in FIG 8. With regard to the implementation of the first projection means 12 ', the nozzles 21 can be replaced by a longitudinal slot of similar design to the slot 13 described in FIG. 2 and projecting a vapor curtain towards the deflector 22.
• hairdressing apparatus 1 which have different means for creating steam.
• the steam spraying device is arranged on the downstream side of the treatment unit, given the direction of displacement of said processing unit 2 defined by the arrow 19.
• the steam spraying device makes it possible to deport the vapor projection downstream of the first arm 5 and / or the second arm 6 , which makes it possible to anticipate the formation of the condensate on at least one side of the lock of hair before the passage of the lock of hair between the two surfaces 8, 9.
• the processing unit 2 could be moved in the opposite direction of the arrow 19, in which case the vapor projection would be offset upstream of the first arm 5 and / or the second arm 6, which would delay the vaporization of at least one side of the wick. hair after the passage of this lock of hair between the two surfaces 8, 9.

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