GB2308062A - Hair dryer with liquid dispenser - Google Patents

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GB2308062A
GB2308062A GB9525553A GB9525553A GB2308062A GB 2308062 A GB2308062 A GB 2308062A GB 9525553 A GB9525553 A GB 9525553A GB 9525553 A GB9525553 A GB 9525553A GB 2308062 A GB2308062 A GB 2308062A
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Tzung Sheng Lee
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    • 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
    • A45D20/00—Hair drying devices; Accessories therefor
    • A45D20/04—Hot-air producers
    • A45D20/08—Hot-air producers heated electrically
    • A45D20/10—Hand-held drying devices, e.g. air douches
    • A45D20/12—Details thereof or accessories therefor, e.g. nozzles, stands

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TITLE Hair Dryins APparatus This invention relates to hair drying apparatus and more particularly to a hair drier which has a liquid dispensing means which introduces water, for example, drop-wise from a container to the inside of the front part of the barrel of the hair drier to moisten air passing through and out of the front barrel.
A prior art conventional drier generally has an electric heating element controlled to produce heat, and a fan controlled to produce a current òf air blowing over the electric heating wire. Thus, when the hair drier is operated a flow of hot air is produced from an outlet for drying the hair. However, directly applying hot air to the hair can damage the structure of the hair.
Furthermore, it is not practical to hold the hair in shape by applying a rapid flow of hot, dry air to the hair without the application of a cream or gel to the hair in advance.
This invention seeks to provide a hair drier which overcomes the aforesaid problem.
According to this invention there is provided a hair drying apparatus comprising a cylindrical heating element support mounted within an air exhaust duct and having an outlet nozzle, an electric heating element wire located around the cylindrical heating element support, and a fan operable to force air through said duct and out of said nozzle, wherein a fluid container support is mounted on said barrel and connected to said cylindrical heating element support, a fluid container being mounted on said fluid container support, said support having an outlet to allow water to pass drop wise from said container to the inside of said cylindrical heating element support to be vapourised and to issue from an outlet in said support, an air inlet with an air duct having a lower end connected to said air inlet and an upper end located above the fluid level in the water container to permit air to pass to the inside of said container to force fluid out of the outlet.
According to this invention and in a preferred embodiment there is provided a fluid container holder mounted on the front barrel of a hair drier and connected to a cylindrical heating element support which is mounted within the barrel of thw hair drier, and a fluid container carried by the fluid container holder, the fluid container holder having an outlet to permit fluid to pass drop wise from the container to the inside of the heating element support to moisten the air passing therethrough, an air intake with an air duct having a lower end connected to the air intake and an upper end above the fluid level in the fluid container to allow air to pass into the fluid container to force fluid out of the outlet.
This invention is further described and illustrated with reference to an embodiment shown as an example only in the drawings and wherein Figure 1 is an elevation of a hair drier according to this invention; Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the fluid container connected to the cylindrical heating element support, Figure 3 is a section to an enlarged scale of the front part of the hair drier shown in Figure 1, and Figure 4 is A perspective view of the hair drier shown in Figure 1.
Referring to Figure 1, a small container for water 102 (as example) is mounted in the barrel 101 of a hair drier 100 to dispense water drop wise to be vaporised by the heat from the internal electric heating element of the hair drier 100. By this means the output flow of hot air expelled from the hair drier 100 by a fan (not shown) is moistened.
Referring to Figures 2 and 3, the water container 102 is carried on a holder 103, which is mounted in the barrel 101 and connected to a cylindrical heating element support 105. The support 105 holds an electric heating element 104 having a front end terminating in an air nozzle 106. The holder 103 has a drip hole 109 at the bottom to permit water to issue drop wise from the container 102 to the inside of the cylindrical heating element support 105. An air inlet 107 is provided on the holder 103. An air duct 108 is mounted inside the holder 103 and has a lower end connected to the air inlet 107 and an upper end positioned above the water level in the container 102. External air is thus guided to the inside of the container 102 to force water downwards, catlsing it to be dispensed drop wise into the inside of the cylindrical heating element support 105.
Preferring to Figure 4, when the hair drier 100 is operated, a flow of hot air is driven out of the air nozzle 106 of the heating element support 105, and at the same time water drips from the container 102 to the inside of the cylindrical heating element support to moisten the flow of hot air. Therefore, when the moistened hot air is applied to the hair, damage is reduced and the hair is set in shape.

Claims (6)

1. A hair drying apparatus comprising a cylindrical heating element support mounted within an air exhaust duct and having an outlet nozzle, an electric heating element wire located around the cylindrical heating element support, and a fan operable to force air through said duct and out of said nozzle, wherein a fluid container support is mounted on said barrel and connected to said cylindrical heating element support, a fluid container being mounted on said fluid container support, said support having an outlet to allow water to pass drop wise from said container to the inside of said cylindrical heating element support to be vapourised and to issue from an outlet in said support, an air inlet with an air duct having a lower end connected to said air inlet and an upper end located above the fluid level in the water container to permit air to pass to the inside of said container to force fluid out of the outlet.
2. A hair drying apparatus in accordance with Claim 1, wherein the upstream end of the cylindrical heating element support has an air inlet aperture and the downstream end has the air outlet no7zle through which vapourised fluid from the f;ilid container may exit.
3. A hair drying apparatus in accordance with Claim 1, wherein the cylindrical heating element support is located within the air exhaust duct and adjacent the outlet end thereof.
4. A hair drying apparatus in accordance with any pr-eceding claim, wherein the heating element support is carried by the fluid container support which is mounted within an aperture through the side wall of the air exhaust duct of the dryer with the fluid container mounted externally of the air exhaust duct.
5. A hair drying apparatus in accordance with any preceding claim, wherein a fan is located upstream of the heating element support, which fan directs a substantial part of the air flow over- and around the heating element support with a minor portion of said air flow being directed through the heating element support to carry vapourised fluid through the outlet therein.
6. A hair drying apparatus substantially bs hereinbefore described and with particular reference to the drawings.
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GB9525553A GB2308062A (en) 1995-12-14 1995-12-14 Hair dryer with liquid dispenser
FR9600701A FR2743703A3 (en) 1995-12-14 1996-01-19 IMPROVED HAIR DRYER STRUCTURE

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FR9600701A FR2743703A3 (en) 1995-12-14 1996-01-19 IMPROVED HAIR DRYER STRUCTURE

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Cited By (3)

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GB2316610A (en) * 1996-08-29 1998-03-04 Tzung Sheng Lee Hair drier with independent liquid supply
WO1999045814A1 (en) * 1998-03-12 1999-09-16 Braun Gmbh Tool for treating hair, applicator/hair-holding element, and corresponding method and use
US11547193B2 (en) 2019-06-11 2023-01-10 Elchim S.P.A. Diffuser device for cosmetic liquids for hair dryers

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GB270491A (en) * 1926-05-07 1927-05-12 Charles Archelaus Cooper Improvements in or relating to hair-drying apparatus
GB698469A (en) * 1950-06-15 1953-10-14 Jean Leclabart Improvements in devices to avoid withering of hairs during air drying operations
US3258578A (en) * 1963-06-14 1966-06-28 Edwin W Ferris Portable steaming device
GB1362758A (en) * 1971-05-12 1974-08-07 Sperry Rand Corp Hair drying apparatus
EP0011294A1 (en) * 1978-11-16 1980-05-28 Eugen Rietsche Electrically heated manual appliance serving as a hot air shower for treating the hair
US4523080A (en) * 1983-03-14 1985-06-11 Bolton John D Apparatus for treatment of hair and scalp
US4605019A (en) * 1984-09-05 1986-08-12 Sorenco, Inc. Sprayer attachment for a hair dryer
US5241974A (en) * 1992-11-25 1993-09-07 Ta-Wei Chen Hair appliance for directing warm air to hair
US5339540A (en) * 1992-07-21 1994-08-23 Syd Edwards Hair dryer accessory device
EP0622032A1 (en) * 1993-04-29 1994-11-02 China Pacific Trade Ltd. Spray attachment for hair dryers

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB270491A (en) * 1926-05-07 1927-05-12 Charles Archelaus Cooper Improvements in or relating to hair-drying apparatus
GB698469A (en) * 1950-06-15 1953-10-14 Jean Leclabart Improvements in devices to avoid withering of hairs during air drying operations
US3258578A (en) * 1963-06-14 1966-06-28 Edwin W Ferris Portable steaming device
GB1362758A (en) * 1971-05-12 1974-08-07 Sperry Rand Corp Hair drying apparatus
EP0011294A1 (en) * 1978-11-16 1980-05-28 Eugen Rietsche Electrically heated manual appliance serving as a hot air shower for treating the hair
US4523080A (en) * 1983-03-14 1985-06-11 Bolton John D Apparatus for treatment of hair and scalp
US4605019A (en) * 1984-09-05 1986-08-12 Sorenco, Inc. Sprayer attachment for a hair dryer
US5339540A (en) * 1992-07-21 1994-08-23 Syd Edwards Hair dryer accessory device
US5241974A (en) * 1992-11-25 1993-09-07 Ta-Wei Chen Hair appliance for directing warm air to hair
EP0622032A1 (en) * 1993-04-29 1994-11-02 China Pacific Trade Ltd. Spray attachment for hair dryers

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2316610A (en) * 1996-08-29 1998-03-04 Tzung Sheng Lee Hair drier with independent liquid supply
WO1999045814A1 (en) * 1998-03-12 1999-09-16 Braun Gmbh Tool for treating hair, applicator/hair-holding element, and corresponding method and use
US11547193B2 (en) 2019-06-11 2023-01-10 Elchim S.P.A. Diffuser device for cosmetic liquids for hair dryers

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