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EP0653915A1 - Hair conditioning and/or styling device with a steam distribution tube - Google Patents

Hair conditioning and/or styling device with a steam distribution tube

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EP0653915A1
EP0653915A1 EP94918411A EP94918411A EP0653915A1 EP 0653915 A1 EP0653915 A1 EP 0653915A1 EP 94918411 A EP94918411 A EP 94918411A EP 94918411 A EP94918411 A EP 94918411A EP 0653915 A1 EP0653915 A1 EP 0653915A1
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winding body
steam
hair
housing
tubular element
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Daniel Bontoux
Jean-Pierre Debourg
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SEB SA
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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
    • 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
    • A45D2/36—Hair curlers or hair winders with incorporated heating or drying means, e.g. electric, using chemical reaction
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to the general technical field of hair treatment and / or shaping devices, such as those making it possible to perform styling, drying, styling or curling functions, for example.
  • the present invention relates to a steam apparatus for treating and / or shaping hair, comprising a housing with a gripping means, a winding body for locks of hair, mounted on the housing and extending from the latter, a steam generating member connected to a steam distribution means opening into the winding body, and means for clamping a lock of hair, such as pliers, on the body d 'winding.
  • the apparatus according to the invention is more particularly intended to provide an immobilization function of a lock of hair in order to ensure or facilitate the curling of said lock.
  • the processing and / or shaping apparatus according to the invention relates more specifically, but not exclusively, to curling machines.
  • the device according to the invention may however obviously comprise in association on the housing constituting it additional devices able to provide other functions of treatment and / or shaping of the hair, such as a brush, or any other means capable of supplying heat, steam, air flow, or even a treatment product.
  • the apparatus according to the invention therefore comprises also devices such as styling or curling irons provided with heating and steam generation means.
  • a housing forming a gripping member, such as a handle, said housing being provided or connected to a means heating and steam generation and air generation means.
  • the housing comprises at one end a tube pierced at its periphery with a series of orifices serving for the passage of steam.
  • the tube is also associated with a clamp, movable away from or closer to the tube in order to ensure the tightening of the end of the lock of hair on said tube. The user can then rotate the entire device to wind the wick around the tube, then vaporize the steam through the wick.
  • the devices produced according to this principle are not entirely satisfactory due to their difficulty of handling making the operation of winding the wick delicate, since it is necessary for the winding to rotate the whole of the device from the gripping means.
  • Such devices are also generally associated with a means generating an air flow intended to mix with the vapor flow, the air flow coming from the housing. It turns out that the air / vapor mixture is produced in a particularly heterogeneous manner both on the periphery of the tube and in its longitudinal direction.
  • heterogeneous mixing zones located randomly on the tube, which leads to an impregnation of the wick also heterogeneous and uncontrolled.
  • the operational safety of these devices is also not perfect, since due to the relatively high vapor pressure compared to that of the flow of air, it is to be feared the creation of vapor streams which may be directed towards the housing and consequently towards the electrical components of the apparatus.
  • the object of the invention therefore aims to produce a new steam appliance for the treatment and / or shaping of hair, capable of remedying the various drawbacks listed above and in which the production of the wick is particularly facilitated while allowing a homogeneous impregnation of the wick by steam and this, in complete safety for the user.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a new steam appliance in which the distribution of steam through the lock of hair is particularly controlled.
  • a complementary object of the invention aims to provide a steam device in which the air / steam mixture is produced in a homogeneous manner.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a steam appliance whose design is simplified and capable of being produced at lower cost.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a new method for treating and / or shaping the hair, making it possible to safely ensure a homogeneous distribution of the vapor in the lock of hair.
  • a steam apparatus for the treatment and / or shaping of the hair comprising, arranged from a main body: a housing with a gripping means a winding body for the locks of hair secured by one end of the housing and limited towards its other end by a partition wall, said body having holes for the passage of steam from a steam producing member connected to a steam distribution means opening into the winding body, - means for clamping a lock of hair on the winding body, characterized in that: the steam distribution means is a tubular element mounted coaxially and extending in the winding body from an inlet located in the housing, said element comprising at least one vapor distribution orifice, situated at its end terminal so as to drive the inlet vapor stream to 1'circulating tubular 1'anniment substantially over its entire length to release the vicinity of the partitioning wall via the orifice.
  • a hair treatment and / or shaping method consisting in: - immobilizing a lock of hair between a winding body and a clamping means of the wick on said body, to wind the wick immobilized on the winding body, - to ensure the passage of steam from the winding body through the immobilized wick, characterized in that it consists in: driving the flow steam inlet without exhaust in the external medium towards the end of the winding body and along its longitudinal axis in a coaxial tubular element extending in the winding body, to release the vapor flow in the vicinity of the end of the body d winding and direct it towards the wick in the opposite direction to the incoming flow.
  • Figure 1 shows a partial perspective view of a hair treatment and / or shaping apparatus according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 shows a partial transverse / longitudinal section of a hair treatment and / or shaping device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the treatment apparatus according to the invention carried out according to line III-III of FIG. 2.
  • the steam apparatus for treating and / or shaping the hair in accordance with the invention comprises a gripping means 1, constituted by a handle intended to be entered by the user's hand.
  • the gripping means 1 forms the housing of the apparatus in which or from which the various elements are arranged. component.
  • the gripping means 1 is for example constituted by a cylindrical body of axis of revolution x -x ', on which is advantageously mounted free to rotate about said axis xx', a winding body 2.
  • the latter is also advantageously cylindrical in shape, aligned along the axis xx 'and connected to control and stop means (not shown in the figures) for the rotation of the winder body 2.
  • control and stop means consist of a control button with two positions ensuring the blocking or the release of the rotation of the winding body 2 around its axis of revolution x- '.
  • the winding body 2 can also be connected to an electric motor assembly capable of ensuring its rotation, or be fixedly mounted on the gripping means.
  • the winding body 2 can be provided at its periphery with a series of ribs 4, delimiting grooves 4a between them, to promote the attachment of a lock of hair, or to prevent its sliding during the winding around the winding body 2.
  • the ribs 4 and grooves 4a are longitudinal, but it is obvious that any type of means capable of ensuring an equivalent function is conceivable.
  • the winding body 2 preferably of circular section, is also provided at its periphery with a series of holes 4b formed in its thickness and distributed longitudinally on its surface along the grooves 4a.
  • the winding body 2 is hollow, of substantially constant section, and secured by one end 5a of the gripping means 1. It is limited towards its other end by an internal wall 5b of partitioning forming an internal end face 5c facing the means grip 1.
  • the hair treatment and / or shaping apparatus also comprises at least one movable clamp 10 intended for clamping the end of a lock of hair on the peripheral surface of the winding body 2.
  • the movable clamp 10 is advantageously mounted on the winding body 2 so as to be freely displaceable along the latter.
  • the movable clamp 10 is displaceable along the longitudinal axis x - x 'of the winding body 2, by means of a slide 11 mounted movably on said body.
  • the kinematics of the displacement can be reversed, the movable clamp 10 being permanently mounted on the housing, while the winding body 2 is displaceable relative to the clamp 10.
  • the movable clamp 10 is intended to ensure the tightening of
  • the clamp 10 has at its end opposite the compression arm 13 a control head 15 intended to be actuated manually to allow the rotation of the clamp 10 around a transverse axis of rotation (not shown in the figures).
  • the clamp 10 is mounted on the slide 11 in association with an elastic return means (not shown in the figures) such as a blade or a spring ensuring the permanent elastic return of the compression arm 13 resting on the periphery of the winding body 2.
  • the steam appliance according to the invention also includes a steam production member (not shown in the figures), such as a generator, internal or external to the appliance, connected to a steam distribution means constituted by a tubular element 20 mounted coaxial with the winding body 2 and in the latter, substantially over the entire length of the winding body 2, from an inlet 20a located in the housing.
  • a steam production member such as a generator, internal or external to the appliance
  • a steam distribution means constituted by a tubular element 20 mounted coaxial with the winding body 2 and in the latter, substantially over the entire length of the winding body 2, from an inlet 20a located in the housing.
  • the tubular element 20 is advantageously in contact frictional with the winding body 2 and comprises in its preferred version shown in Figures 1 to 3, at least one orifice 21 of steam distribution located at its terminal end, and preferably extending over its entire cross section.
  • the tubular element 20 extends in the winding body 2 from the housing substantially up to the wall 5b and stops at a distance from the latter in order to provide a distribution chamber 25.
  • the vapor coming from a tank internal or external to the device is consequently led into the tubular element 20 from its inlet 20a, according to the arrow FI, and emerges through the orifice 21 in the chamber 25 formed between said orifice 21 and the internal end face 5c of the winding body 2.
  • the orifices 21 are primarily concentrated towards the terminal end of 1 'tubular element 20, opposite the inlet 20a.
  • the tubular element 20 has a cross section of geometric shape and dimensions suitable for delimiting between its outer surface and the inner surface of the winding body 2 a series of longitudinal recesses 26 forming from the terminal end of the tubular element 20, channels for distributing the vapor flow towards the housing.
  • the tubular element 20 is formed by a tube crushed to at least three, and preferably four branches 27 extending radially and being in frictional contact with the internal surface of the body winding 2.
  • the branches 27 support the winding body 2 in at least three and preferably four generatrices, the recesses 26 being delimited between two adjacent branches 27.
  • Other shapes of the cross section of the tubular element are obviously conceivable, and for example a triangular shape, as soon as sufficient space is provided for the passage of the vapor flow from the orifice 21 into the chamber 25, then in the recesses 26.
  • the housing of the apparatus is equipped so as to include a ventilation unit (not shown in the figures) capable of creating a stream of air coming from the housing and progressing through the recesses 26 in opposite direction of the progression of the steam flow from the distribution chamber 25.
  • a ventilation unit (not shown in the figures) capable of creating a stream of air coming from the housing and progressing through the recesses 26 in opposite direction of the progression of the steam flow from the distribution chamber 25.
  • the ventilation air stream therefore flows in the recesses 26 from the housing and towards the terminal end of the tubular element 20 to ensure the homogeneous air / vapor mixture in the recesses
  • the ventilation air stream can comprise an annular peripheral ventilation section surrounding the winding body 2 and passing through a perforated ring 30 ensuring the connection between said body and the interior of the housing.
  • the user grasps the device with one hand by the gripping means and presses on the head 15 so as to ensure the release of the clamp 10. This makes it possible to place between the compression arm 13 and the body winding 2, a lock of hair which is then immobilized by relaxation of the head 15.
  • the user can then rotate the winding body 2 by means of the control means so as to wind the wick on the clamp 10 and on the winding body 2.
  • the user turns on the steam generator in order to generate a steam inlet flow inside the tubular element 20 through the inlet 20a according to the arrow FI.
  • the flow of vapor inlet FI is therefore conducted without exhaust over substantially the entire length of the tubular element 20 towards the outside of the apparatus in the direction of its end towards the distribution chamber 25.
  • the flow of steam inlet is then released in the vicinity of the end of the winding body 2 at the level of the wall 5b by passing through the orifice 21 and is directed towards the lock of hair in the opposite direction to the arrows FI, in the direction F2 in the recesses 26.
  • the flow of ventilation air produced in the housing progresses according to the arrow F3 in the recesses 26 against the released vapor flow.
  • the two flows are therefore brought to form an air / vapor mixture in the recesses 26 just before the penetration of the mixture into the lock of hair, that is to say before the expulsion of the mixture, according to the arrows F4 through the holes 4b.
  • the steam appliance and the related method according to the invention consequently allow an escape of the vapors in a zone remote from the main electrical organs of the appliance, that is to say away from the housing, which improves electrical safety. of the apparatus after having traveled along the entire length of the winding body 2 and of the tubular element 20.
  • This construction also has an improved thermal balance by allowing contact of the vapor with the tubular element 20 on a elongated path since it relates to both the outward path and the return path of the vapor in the recesses 26.
  • the control of the mixture, as well as the flow dynamics allow a good penetration of the mixture into the lock of hair. Furthermore, the production of the tubular element 20 is particularly simple from an industrial point of view, since no drilling of the tubular element 20 is necessary according to the preferred variant.
  • the invention finds its industrial application in the production of steam devices used for the treatment and shaping of hair, and in particular in the production of steam curling irons.

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Abstract

Hair conditioning device. The invention concerns a steam apparatus for the conditioning and/or styling of hair, including: a housing with a gripping means (1); a hair strand rolling body (2) mounted on the housing and extending therefrom; a steam producing unit connected to a steam distribution means (20) opening into the rolling body (2); a means (10) for clamping a hair strand onto the rolling body (2), characterized in that: the steam distribution means is a tubular element (20) coaxially mounted in the rolling body (2) from the housing, said element comprising at least one steam distribution port (21); the rolling body (2) comprises perforations (4b) through which the steam passes. Steam curling iron.

Description

APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT TREATMENT APPARATUS
ET/OU DE MISE EN FORME DES CHEVEUXAND / OR HAIR SHAPING
COMPORTANT UN TUBE DE DISTRIBUTION DE VAPEURCOMPRISING A STEAM DISTRIBUTION TUBE
DOMAINE TECHNIQUETECHNICAL AREA
La présente invention se rapporte au domaine technique général des appareils de traitement et/ou de mise en forme des cheveux, tels que ceux permettant d'assurer des fonctions de coiffage, séchage, mise en plis, ou frisage par exemple.The present invention relates to the general technical field of hair treatment and / or shaping devices, such as those making it possible to perform styling, drying, styling or curling functions, for example.
La présente invention concerne un appareil à vapeur pour le traitement et/ou la mise en forme des cheveux, comprenant un boîtier avec un moyen de préhension, un corps d'enroulement pour les mèches de cheveux, monté sur le boîtier et, s'étendant à partir de ce dernier, un organe de production de vapeur relié à un moyen de distribution de vapeur débouchant dans le corps d'enroulement, et un moyen de serrage d'une mèche de cheveux, tel qu'une pince, sur le corps d'enroulement.The present invention relates to a steam apparatus for treating and / or shaping hair, comprising a housing with a gripping means, a winding body for locks of hair, mounted on the housing and extending from the latter, a steam generating member connected to a steam distribution means opening into the winding body, and means for clamping a lock of hair, such as pliers, on the body d 'winding.
L'appareil conforme à l'invention est plus particulièrement destiné à assurer une fonction d'immobilisation d'une mèche de cheveux en vue d'assurer ou de faciliter le frisage de ladite mèche. A ce titre, l'appareil de traitement et/ou de mise en forme conforme à l'invention concerne plus spécifiquement, mais non exclusivement, les appareils à friser. L'appareil conforme à 1'invention peut cependant bien évidemment comporter en association sur le boîtier le constituant des dispositifs supplémentaires aptes à fournir d'autres fonctions de traitement et/ou de mise en forme des cheveux, telle qu'une brosse, ou tout autre moyen susceptible de fournir de la chaleur, de la vapeur, un flux d'air, ou même un produit de traitement. L'appareil conforme à l'invention comprend donc également des appareils tels que des fers à coiffer ou à friser pourvus de moyens de chauffe et de génération de vapeur.The apparatus according to the invention is more particularly intended to provide an immobilization function of a lock of hair in order to ensure or facilitate the curling of said lock. As such, the processing and / or shaping apparatus according to the invention relates more specifically, but not exclusively, to curling machines. The device according to the invention may however obviously comprise in association on the housing constituting it additional devices able to provide other functions of treatment and / or shaping of the hair, such as a brush, or any other means capable of supplying heat, steam, air flow, or even a treatment product. The apparatus according to the invention therefore comprises also devices such as styling or curling irons provided with heating and steam generation means.
TECHNIQUE ANTERIEUREPRIOR ART
Il est déjà connu pour assurer l'enroulement et le bouclage d'une mèche de cheveux, d'avoir recours à des appareils comportant un boîtier formant un organe de préhension, tel qu'un manche, ledit boîtier étant pourvu ou relié à un moyen de chauffe et à des moyens de génération de vapeur et de génération d'air. Le boîtier comporte à une extrémité un tube percé à sa périphérie d'une série d'orifices servant au passage de la vapeur. Le tube est également associé à une pince, mobile en éloignement ou en rapprochement du tube afin d'assurer le serrage de l'extrémité de la mèche de cheveux sur ledit tube. L'utilisateur peut alors par rotation de 1'ensemble de l'appareil assurer l'enroulement de la mèche autour du tube, puis vaporiser la vapeur à travers la mèche. Les appareils réalisés selon ce principe ne donnent pas entièrement satisfaction en raison de leur difficulté de manipulation rendant l'opération d'enroulement de la mèche délicate, puisqu'il est nécessaire pour l'enroulement de mettre en rotation 1'ensemble de 1'appareil à partir du moyen de préhension. De tels appareils sont également généralement associés à un moyen générant un flux d'air destiné à se mélanger avec le flux de vapeur, le flux d'air provenant du boîtier. Il s'avère que le mélange air/vapeur se réalise de manière particulièrement hétérogène à la fois sur la périphérie du tube et selon sa direction longitudinale. On observe en effet la création de zones de mélange hétérogène, localisées de manière aléatoire sur le tube, ce qui conduit à une imprégnation de la mèche également hétérogène et incontrôlée. La sécurité de fonctionnement de ces appareils n'est également pas parfaite, puisqu'en raison de la pression de vapeur relativement élevée par rapport à celle du flux d'air, il est à craindre la création de flux de vapeur susceptibles de se diriger vers le boîtier et par conséquent vers les organes électriques de 1'appareil.It is already known to ensure the winding and curling of a lock of hair, to use devices comprising a housing forming a gripping member, such as a handle, said housing being provided or connected to a means heating and steam generation and air generation means. The housing comprises at one end a tube pierced at its periphery with a series of orifices serving for the passage of steam. The tube is also associated with a clamp, movable away from or closer to the tube in order to ensure the tightening of the end of the lock of hair on said tube. The user can then rotate the entire device to wind the wick around the tube, then vaporize the steam through the wick. The devices produced according to this principle are not entirely satisfactory due to their difficulty of handling making the operation of winding the wick delicate, since it is necessary for the winding to rotate the whole of the device from the gripping means. Such devices are also generally associated with a means generating an air flow intended to mix with the vapor flow, the air flow coming from the housing. It turns out that the air / vapor mixture is produced in a particularly heterogeneous manner both on the periphery of the tube and in its longitudinal direction. We observe indeed the creation of heterogeneous mixing zones, located randomly on the tube, which leads to an impregnation of the wick also heterogeneous and uncontrolled. The operational safety of these devices is also not perfect, since due to the relatively high vapor pressure compared to that of the flow of air, it is to be feared the creation of vapor streams which may be directed towards the housing and consequently towards the electrical components of the apparatus.
Un appareil de 1'art antérieur similaire à ceux décrits précédemment est divulgué dans le document US-A-40.29.110. Cet appareil comporte un moyen générateur de vapeur monté sur 1'extrémité du corps d'enroulement à 1'opposé du boîtier. La diffusion de la vapeur à travers la mèche de cheveux enroulée sur le corps d'enroulement n'est ainsi par répartie de manière optimale.An apparatus of the prior art similar to those described above is disclosed in document US-A-40.29.110. This device comprises a steam generator means mounted on the end of the winding body opposite the housing. The diffusion of the vapor through the lock of hair wound on the winding body is thus not optimally distributed.
L'objet de l'invention vise en conséquence à réaliser un nouvel appareil à vapeur pour le traitement et/ou la mise en forme de cheveux, susceptible de porter remède aux divers inconvénients énumérés précédemment et dans lequel la réalisation de la mèche est particulièrement facilitée tout en permettant une imprégnation homogène de la mèche par la vapeur et ce, en toute sécurité pour l'utilisateur.The object of the invention therefore aims to produce a new steam appliance for the treatment and / or shaping of hair, capable of remedying the various drawbacks listed above and in which the production of the wick is particularly facilitated while allowing a homogeneous impregnation of the wick by steam and this, in complete safety for the user.
Un autre objet de l'invention vise à fournir un nouvel appareil à vapeur dans lequel la distribution de vapeur à travers la mèche de cheveux est particulièrement maîtrisée.Another object of the invention is to provide a new steam appliance in which the distribution of steam through the lock of hair is particularly controlled.
Un objet complémentaire de l'invention vise à fournir un appareil à vapeur dans lequel le mélange air/vapeur est réalisé de manière homogène.A complementary object of the invention aims to provide a steam device in which the air / steam mixture is produced in a homogeneous manner.
Un autre objet de l'invention vise à fournir un appareil à vapeur dont la conception est simplifiée et susceptible d'être réalisée à moindre coût.Another object of the invention is to provide a steam appliance whose design is simplified and capable of being produced at lower cost.
Un autre objet de l'invention vise à proposer un nouveau précédé de traitement et/ou de mise en forme des cheveux, permettant d'assurer en toute sécurité une répartition homogène de la vapeur dans la mèche de cheveux. EXPOSE DE L'INVENTIONAnother object of the invention is to propose a new method for treating and / or shaping the hair, making it possible to safely ensure a homogeneous distribution of the vapor in the lock of hair. STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
Les objets assignés à l'invention sont atteints à l'aide d'un appareil à vapeur pour le traitement et/ou de mise en forme des cheveux, de préférence à usage manuel, comportant, agencés à partir d'un corps principal : un boîtier avec un moyen de préhension un corps d'enroulement pour les mèches de cheveux solidaire par une extrémité du boîtier et limité vers son autre extrémité par une paroi de cloisonnement, ledit corps comportant des perçages pour le passage de la vapeur en provenance d'un organe de production de vapeur relié à un moyen de distribution de vapeur débouchant dans le corps d'enroulement, - un moyen de serrage d'une mèche de cheveux sur le corps d'enroulement, caractérisé en ce que : le moyen de distribution de vapeur est un élément tubulaire monté coaxial et s'étendant dans le corps d'enroulement à partir d'une entrée située dans le boîtier, ledit élément comportant au moins un orifice de distribution de vapeur, situé à son extrémité terminale de manière à conduire le flux d'arrivée de vapeur à 1'intérieur de 1'élément tubulaire sensiblement sur toute sa longueur pour le libérer au voisinage de la paroi de cloisonnement par l'orifice.The objects assigned to the invention are achieved using a steam apparatus for the treatment and / or shaping of the hair, preferably for manual use, comprising, arranged from a main body: a housing with a gripping means a winding body for the locks of hair secured by one end of the housing and limited towards its other end by a partition wall, said body having holes for the passage of steam from a steam producing member connected to a steam distribution means opening into the winding body, - means for clamping a lock of hair on the winding body, characterized in that: the steam distribution means is a tubular element mounted coaxially and extending in the winding body from an inlet located in the housing, said element comprising at least one vapor distribution orifice, situated at its end terminal so as to drive the inlet vapor stream to 1'intérieur tubular 1'élément substantially over its entire length to release the vicinity of the partitioning wall via the orifice.
Les objets assignés à l'invention sont également atteints à l'aide d'un procédé de traitement et/ou de mise en forme des cheveux consistant : - à immobiliser une mèche de cheveux entre un corps d'enroulement et un moyen de serrage de la mèche sur ledit corps, à enrouler la mèche immobilisée sur le corps d'enroulement, - à assurer le passage de vapeur à partir du corps d'enroulement à travers la mèche immobilisée, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste : à conduire le flux d'arrivée de vapeur sans échappement dans le milieu extérieur en direction de 1'extrémité du corps d'enroulement et selon son axe longitudinal dans un élément tubulaire coaxial s'étendant dans le corps d'enroulement, à libérer le flux de vapeur au voisinage de l'extrémité du corps d'enroulement et à le diriger vers la mèche en sens inverse du flux d'arrivée.The objects assigned to the invention are also achieved using a hair treatment and / or shaping method consisting in: - immobilizing a lock of hair between a winding body and a clamping means of the wick on said body, to wind the wick immobilized on the winding body, - to ensure the passage of steam from the winding body through the immobilized wick, characterized in that it consists in: driving the flow steam inlet without exhaust in the external medium towards the end of the winding body and along its longitudinal axis in a coaxial tubular element extending in the winding body, to release the vapor flow in the vicinity of the end of the body d winding and direct it towards the wick in the opposite direction to the incoming flow.
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D'autres particularités et avantages de 1'invention apparaîtront et ressortiront plus en détail à la lecture de la description faite ci-après, en référence aux dessins annexés, donnés à titre d'exemples illustratifs et non limitatifs dans lesquels :Other particularities and advantages of the invention will appear and will emerge in more detail on reading the description given below, with reference to the appended drawings, given by way of illustrative and nonlimiting examples in which:
La figure 1 montre selon une vue en perspective partielle un appareil de traitement et/ou de mise en forme des cheveux conforme à l'invention. - La figure 2 montre selon une coupe partielle transversale/longitudinale un appareil de traitement et/ou de mise en forme des cheveux conforme à l'invention. La figure 3 montre une vue en coupe transversale de 1'appareil de traitement conforme à 1'invention effectuée selon la ligne III-III de la figure 2.Figure 1 shows a partial perspective view of a hair treatment and / or shaping apparatus according to the invention. - Figure 2 shows a partial transverse / longitudinal section of a hair treatment and / or shaping device according to the invention. FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the treatment apparatus according to the invention carried out according to line III-III of FIG. 2.
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L'appareil à vapeur de traitement et/ou de mise en forme des cheveux conforme à l'invention, tel que l'appareil à friser montré aux figures 1 à 3, comporte un moyen de préhension 1, constitué par une poignée destinée à être saisie par la main de l'utilisateur. Dans l'exemple particulier de réalisation montré aux figures 1 à 3, le moyen de préhension 1 forme le boîtier de 1'appareil dans lequel ou à partir duquel sont agencés les différents éléments le constituant. Le moyen de préhension 1 est par exemple constitué d'un corps cylindrique d'axe de révolution x -x' , sur lequel est avantageusement monté libre à rotation selon ledit axe x-x' , un corps d'enroulement 2. Ce dernier est également avantageusement de forme cylindrique, aligné selon l'axe x-x' et relié à des moyens de commande et d'arrêt (non montrés aux figures) de la rotation du corps enrouleur 2. Dans l'exemple montré, les moyens de commande et d'arrêt sont constitués d'un bouton de commande à deux positions assurant le blocage ou la libération de la rotation du corps enrouleur 2 autour de son axe de révolution x- ' . Le corps enrouleur 2 peut également être relié à un ensemble de motorisation électrique capable d'assurer sa rotation, ou être monté de manière fixe sur le moyen de préhension.The steam apparatus for treating and / or shaping the hair in accordance with the invention, such as the curling apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, comprises a gripping means 1, constituted by a handle intended to be entered by the user's hand. In the particular embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 3, the gripping means 1 forms the housing of the apparatus in which or from which the various elements are arranged. component. The gripping means 1 is for example constituted by a cylindrical body of axis of revolution x -x ', on which is advantageously mounted free to rotate about said axis xx', a winding body 2. The latter is also advantageously cylindrical in shape, aligned along the axis xx 'and connected to control and stop means (not shown in the figures) for the rotation of the winder body 2. In the example shown, the control and stop means consist of a control button with two positions ensuring the blocking or the release of the rotation of the winding body 2 around its axis of revolution x- '. The winding body 2 can also be connected to an electric motor assembly capable of ensuring its rotation, or be fixedly mounted on the gripping means.
Le corps d'enroulement 2 peut être pourvu à sa périphérie d'une série de nervures 4, délimitant entre elles des rainures 4a, pour favoriser l'accrochage d'une mèche de cheveux, ou s'opposer à son glissement lors de l'enroulement autour du corps d'enroulement 2. Dans l'exemple montré, les nervures 4 et rainures 4a sont longitudinales, mais il est bien évident que tout type de moyen susceptible d'assurer une fonction équivalente est envisageable.The winding body 2 can be provided at its periphery with a series of ribs 4, delimiting grooves 4a between them, to promote the attachment of a lock of hair, or to prevent its sliding during the winding around the winding body 2. In the example shown, the ribs 4 and grooves 4a are longitudinal, but it is obvious that any type of means capable of ensuring an equivalent function is conceivable.
Le corps d'enroulement 2, de préférence de section circulaire, est également pourvu à sa périphérie d'une série de perçages 4b ménagés dans son épaisseur et répartis longitudinalement à sa surface le long des rainures 4a.The winding body 2, preferably of circular section, is also provided at its periphery with a series of holes 4b formed in its thickness and distributed longitudinally on its surface along the grooves 4a.
Le corps d'enroulement 2 est creux, de section sensiblement constante, et solidaire par une extrémité 5a du moyen de préhension 1. Il est limité vers son autre extrémité par une paroi interne 5b de cloisonnement formant une face interne terminale 5c faisant face au moyen de préhension 1.The winding body 2 is hollow, of substantially constant section, and secured by one end 5a of the gripping means 1. It is limited towards its other end by an internal wall 5b of partitioning forming an internal end face 5c facing the means grip 1.
L'appareil de traitement et/ou de mise en forme des cheveux conforme à 1'invention comporte également au moins une pince mobile 10 destinée au serrage de 1'extrémité d'une mèche de cheveux sur la surface périphérique du corps d'enroulement 2. La pince mobile 10 est montée de manière avantageuse sur le corps enrouleur 2 de manière à être librement deplaçable le long de ce dernier. Avantageusement, la pince mobile 10 est deplaçable selon 1'axe longitudinal x- x' du corps d'enroulement 2, par 1'intermédiaire d'un coulisseau 11 monté mobile sur ledit corps. La cinématique du déplacement peut être inversée, la pince mobile 10 étant montée à demeure sur le boîtier, alors que le corps d'enroulement 2 est deplaçable relativement à la pince 10.The hair treatment and / or shaping apparatus according to the invention also comprises at least one movable clamp 10 intended for clamping the end of a lock of hair on the peripheral surface of the winding body 2. The movable clamp 10 is advantageously mounted on the winding body 2 so as to be freely displaceable along the latter. Advantageously, the movable clamp 10 is displaceable along the longitudinal axis x - x 'of the winding body 2, by means of a slide 11 mounted movably on said body. The kinematics of the displacement can be reversed, the movable clamp 10 being permanently mounted on the housing, while the winding body 2 is displaceable relative to the clamp 10.
La pince mobile 10 est destinée à assurer le serrage deThe movable clamp 10 is intended to ensure the tightening of
1'extrémité d'une mèche de cheveux sur le corps d'enroulementThe end of a lock of hair on the coiling body
2 par 1'intermédiaire d'un bras de compression 13 s'étendant selon l'axe x-x' et destiné à s'appliquer longitudinalement sur la périphérie dudit corps.2 by means of a compression arm 13 extending along the axis x-x 'and intended to be applied longitudinally to the periphery of said body.
La pince 10 comporte à son extrémité opposée au bras de compression 13 une tête de commande 15 destinée à être actionnée manuellement pour permettre la rotation de la pince 10 autour d'un axe de rotation transversal (non montré aux figures). De manière connue en soit, la pince 10 est montée sur le coulisseau 11 en association avec un moyen de rappel élastique (non montré aux figures) tel qu'une lame ou un ressort assurant le rappel élastique permanent du bras de compression 13 en appui sur la périphérie du corps d'enroulement 2.The clamp 10 has at its end opposite the compression arm 13 a control head 15 intended to be actuated manually to allow the rotation of the clamp 10 around a transverse axis of rotation (not shown in the figures). In known manner, the clamp 10 is mounted on the slide 11 in association with an elastic return means (not shown in the figures) such as a blade or a spring ensuring the permanent elastic return of the compression arm 13 resting on the periphery of the winding body 2.
L'appareil à vapeur conforme à 1'invention comporte également un organe de production de vapeur (non montré aux figures), tel qu'un générateur, interne ou externe à l'appareil, relié à un moyen de distribution de vapeur constitué par un élément tubulaire 20 monté coaxial au corps d'enroulement 2 et dans ce dernier, sensiblement sur toute la longueur du corps d'enroulement 2, à partir d'une entrée 20a située dans le boîtier.The steam appliance according to the invention also includes a steam production member (not shown in the figures), such as a generator, internal or external to the appliance, connected to a steam distribution means constituted by a tubular element 20 mounted coaxial with the winding body 2 and in the latter, substantially over the entire length of the winding body 2, from an inlet 20a located in the housing.
L'élément tubulaire 20 est avantageusement en contact frictionnel avec le corps d'enroulement 2 et comporte dans sa version préférentielle montrée aux figures 1 à 3, au moins un orifice 21 de distribution de vapeur situé à son extrémité terminale, et s'étendant de préférence sur la totalité de sa section transversale.The tubular element 20 is advantageously in contact frictional with the winding body 2 and comprises in its preferred version shown in Figures 1 to 3, at least one orifice 21 of steam distribution located at its terminal end, and preferably extending over its entire cross section.
L'élément tubulaire 20 s'étend dans le corps d'enroulement 2 à partir du boîtier sensiblement jusqu'à la paroi 5b et s'arrête à distance de cette dernière pour ménager une chambre de distribution 25.The tubular element 20 extends in the winding body 2 from the housing substantially up to the wall 5b and stops at a distance from the latter in order to provide a distribution chamber 25.
La vapeur provenant d'un réservoir interne ou externe à l'appareil est en conséquence conduite dans l'élément tubulaire 20 à partir de son entrée 20a, selon la flèche FI, et débouche par l'orifice 21 dans la chambre 25 ménagée entre ledit orifice 21 et la face interne terminale 5c du corps d'enroulement 2.The vapor coming from a tank internal or external to the device is consequently led into the tubular element 20 from its inlet 20a, according to the arrow FI, and emerges through the orifice 21 in the chamber 25 formed between said orifice 21 and the internal end face 5c of the winding body 2.
A titre de variante, il est possible de réaliser une pluralité d'orifices 21 le long et à travers de l'enveloppe longitudinale de 1'élément tubulaire 20. Selon cette variante, les orifices 21 sont prioritairement concentrés vers 1'extrémité terminale de 1'élément tubulaire 20, opposée à l'entrée 20a.As a variant, it is possible to produce a plurality of orifices 21 along and through the longitudinal envelope of the tubular element 20. According to this variant, the orifices 21 are primarily concentrated towards the terminal end of 1 'tubular element 20, opposite the inlet 20a.
L'élément tubulaire 20 présente une section transversale de forme géométrique et de dimensions appropriées pour délimiter entre sa surface extérieure et la surface interne du corps d'enroulement 2 une série d'évidements longitudinaux 26 formant à partir de l'extrémité terminale de l'élément tubulaire 20, des canaux de répartition du flux de vapeur en direction du boîtier.The tubular element 20 has a cross section of geometric shape and dimensions suitable for delimiting between its outer surface and the inner surface of the winding body 2 a series of longitudinal recesses 26 forming from the terminal end of the tubular element 20, channels for distributing the vapor flow towards the housing.
Selon la variante préférentielle montrée aux figures 1 à 3 l'élément tubulaire 20 est formé par un tube écrasé à au moins trois, et de préférence quatre branches 27 s'étendant radialement et se trouvant en contact frictionnel avec la surface interne du corps d'enroulement 2. Dans ce cas les branches 27 supportent le corps d'enroulement 2 en au moins trois et de préférences quatre génératrices, les evidements 26 étant délimités entre deux branches 27 adjacentes. D'autres formes de la section transversale de 1'élément tubulaire sont bien évidemment envisageables, et par exemple une forme triangulaire, dès lors qu'un espace suffisant est ménagé pour assurer le passage du flux de vapeur de l'orifice 21 dans la chambre de distribution 25, puis dans les evidements 26.According to the preferred variant shown in Figures 1 to 3 the tubular element 20 is formed by a tube crushed to at least three, and preferably four branches 27 extending radially and being in frictional contact with the internal surface of the body winding 2. In this case the branches 27 support the winding body 2 in at least three and preferably four generatrices, the recesses 26 being delimited between two adjacent branches 27. Other shapes of the cross section of the tubular element are obviously conceivable, and for example a triangular shape, as soon as sufficient space is provided for the passage of the vapor flow from the orifice 21 into the chamber 25, then in the recesses 26.
Selon une autre variante préférentielle de l'invention, le boîtier de 1'appareil est équipé de manière à comporter une unité de ventilation (non montrée aux figures) apte à créer une veine d'air provenant du boîtier et progressant dans les evidements 26 en sens inverse de la progression du flux de vapeur provenant de la chambre de distribution 25.According to another preferred variant of the invention, the housing of the apparatus is equipped so as to include a ventilation unit (not shown in the figures) capable of creating a stream of air coming from the housing and progressing through the recesses 26 in opposite direction of the progression of the steam flow from the distribution chamber 25.
La veine d'air de ventilation circule en conséquence dans les evidements 26 à partir du boîtier et vers l'extrémité terminale de l'élément tubulaire 20 pour assurer le mélange air/vapeur de manière homogène dans les evidementsThe ventilation air stream therefore flows in the recesses 26 from the housing and towards the terminal end of the tubular element 20 to ensure the homogeneous air / vapor mixture in the recesses
26.26.
Selon une variante complémentaire de 1'invention la veine d'air de ventilation peut comporter une section périphérique annulaire de ventilation entourant le corps d'enroulement 2 et passant à travers une bague perforée 30 assurant la liaison entre ledit corps et 1'intérieur du boîtier.According to a complementary variant of the invention, the ventilation air stream can comprise an annular peripheral ventilation section surrounding the winding body 2 and passing through a perforated ring 30 ensuring the connection between said body and the interior of the housing. .
Le fonctionnement d'un appareil conforme à 1'invention est le suivant :The operation of an apparatus according to the invention is as follows:
L'utilisateur saisit d'une main 1'appareil par le moyen de préhension et appuie sur la tête 15 de manière à assurer le dégagement de la pince 10. Ceci permet de mettre en place entre le bras de compression 13 et le corps d'enroulement 2, une mèche de cheveux qui est ensuite immobilisée par relâchement de la tête 15. L'utilisateur peut ensuite mettre en rotation le corps d'enroulement 2 par 1'intermédiaire du moyen de commande de façon à enrouler la mèche sur la pince 10 et sur le corps d'enroulement 2. L'utilisateur met en marche 1'organe de production de vapeur afin de générer un flux d'arrivée de vapeur à 1'intérieur de 1'élément tubulaire 20 par 1'entrée 20a selon la flèche FI. Le flux d'arrivée de vapeur FI est donc conduit sans échappement sensiblement sur la totalité de la longueur de 1'élément tubulaire 20 vers 1'extérieur de 1'appareil en direction de son extrémité vers la chambre de distribution 25. Le flux d'arrivée de vapeur est ensuite libéré au voisinage de l'extrémité du corps d'enroulement 2 au niveau de la paroi 5b par passage à travers l'orifice 21 et est dirigé vers la mèche de cheveux en sens inverse des flèches FI, selon la direction F2 dans les evidements 26. Simultanément,le flux d'air de ventilation produit dans le boîtier progresse selon la flèche F3 dans les evidements 26 à l'encontre du flux de vapeur libéré. Les deux flux sont donc amenés à former un mélange air/vapeur dans les evidements 26 juste avant la pénétration du mélange dans le mèche de cheveux, c'est-à-dire avant l'expulsion du mélange, selon les flèches F4 à travers les perçages 4b.The user grasps the device with one hand by the gripping means and presses on the head 15 so as to ensure the release of the clamp 10. This makes it possible to place between the compression arm 13 and the body winding 2, a lock of hair which is then immobilized by relaxation of the head 15. The user can then rotate the winding body 2 by means of the control means so as to wind the wick on the clamp 10 and on the winding body 2. The user turns on the steam generator in order to generate a steam inlet flow inside the tubular element 20 through the inlet 20a according to the arrow FI. The flow of vapor inlet FI is therefore conducted without exhaust over substantially the entire length of the tubular element 20 towards the outside of the apparatus in the direction of its end towards the distribution chamber 25. The flow of steam inlet is then released in the vicinity of the end of the winding body 2 at the level of the wall 5b by passing through the orifice 21 and is directed towards the lock of hair in the opposite direction to the arrows FI, in the direction F2 in the recesses 26. Simultaneously, the flow of ventilation air produced in the housing progresses according to the arrow F3 in the recesses 26 against the released vapor flow. The two flows are therefore brought to form an air / vapor mixture in the recesses 26 just before the penetration of the mixture into the lock of hair, that is to say before the expulsion of the mixture, according to the arrows F4 through the holes 4b.
L'appareil à vapeur et le procédé afférent conforme à 1'invention permettent en conséquence un échappement des vapeurs dans une zone éloignée des principaux organes électriques de l'appareil c'est à dire à l'opposé du boîtier ce qui améliore la sécurité électrique de 1'appareil après avoir cheminé le long de toute la longueur du corps d'enroulement 2 et de l'élément tubulaire 20. Cette construction présente également un bilan thermique amélioré en permettant un contact de la vapeur avec 1'élément tubulaire 20 sur un trajet allongé puisqu'il concerne à la fois le trajet aller et le trajet retour de la vapeur dans les evidements 26. Par ailleurs, la création d'un flux de vapeur et d'un flux d'air de ventilation de direction opposée, ainsi que le mélange respectif de ces deux flux opposés au sein de canaux de répartition assurent un mélange et une répartition homogène des deux flux dans une enceinte partiellement fermée juste avant la pénétration dans la mèche de cheveux.The steam appliance and the related method according to the invention consequently allow an escape of the vapors in a zone remote from the main electrical organs of the appliance, that is to say away from the housing, which improves electrical safety. of the apparatus after having traveled along the entire length of the winding body 2 and of the tubular element 20. This construction also has an improved thermal balance by allowing contact of the vapor with the tubular element 20 on a elongated path since it relates to both the outward path and the return path of the vapor in the recesses 26. Furthermore, the creation of a vapor flow and of a ventilation air flow of opposite direction, thus that the respective mixing of these two opposite flows within distribution channels ensures a mixing and a homogeneous distribution of the two flows in a partially closed enclosure just before penetration into the lock of hair.
La maîtrise du mélange, ainsi que la dynamique des flux permettent une bonne pénétration du mélange dans la mèche de cheveux. Par ailleurs la réalisation de l'élément tubulaire 20 est particulièrement simple sur le plan industriel, puisque aucun perçage de l'élément tubulaire 20 n'est nécessaire selon la variante préférentielle.The control of the mixture, as well as the flow dynamics allow a good penetration of the mixture into the lock of hair. Furthermore, the production of the tubular element 20 is particularly simple from an industrial point of view, since no drilling of the tubular element 20 is necessary according to the preferred variant.
POSSIBILITES D'APPLICATION INDUSTRIELLEPOSSIBILITIES OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION
L'invention trouve son application industrielle dans la réalisation d'appareils à vapeur servant au traitement et à la mise en forme des cheveux, et notamment dans la réalisation de fers à friser à vapeur. The invention finds its industrial application in the production of steam devices used for the treatment and shaping of hair, and in particular in the production of steam curling irons.

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1. Appareil à vapeur pour le traitement et/ou la mise en forme des cheveux comprenant :1. Steam apparatus for the treatment and / or shaping of hair comprising:
- un boîtier avec un moyen de préhension (1)- a housing with a gripping means (1)
- un corps d'enroulement (2) pour les mèches de cheveux solidaire par une extrémité (5a) du boîtier et limité vers son autre extrémité par une paroi de cloisonnement (5b), ledit corps comportant des perçages pour le passage de la vapeur en provenance d'un organe de production de vapeur relié à un moyen de distribution (20) de vapeur débouchant dans le corps d'enroulement (2),- a winding body (2) for the locks of hair secured by one end (5a) of the housing and limited towards its other end by a partition wall (5b), said body comprising holes for the passage of steam in coming from a steam generator connected to a steam distribution means (20) opening into the winding body (2),
- un moyen de serrage (10) d'une mèche de cheveux sur le corps d'enroulement (2), caractérisé en ce que :a means for clamping (10) a lock of hair on the winding body (2), characterized in that:
- le moyen de distribution de vapeur est un élément tubulaire (20) monté coaxial et s'étendant dans le corps d'enroulement (2) à partir d'une entrée (20a) située dans le boîtier, ledit élément (20) comportant au moins un orifice (21) de distribution de vapeur, situé à son extrémité terminale de manière à conduire le flux d'arrivée de vapeur à 1'intérieur de l'élément tubulaire (20) sensiblement sur toute sa longueur pour le libérer au voisinage de la paroi de cloisonnement (5b) par l'orifice (21).- The vapor distribution means is a tubular element (20) mounted coaxially and extending in the winding body (2) from an inlet (20a) located in the housing, said element (20) comprising at at least one orifice (21) for distributing steam, situated at its terminal end so as to conduct the steam inlet flow inside the tubular element (20) substantially over its entire length in order to release it in the vicinity of the partition wall (5b) through the orifice (21).
2. Appareil selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que 1'extrémité terminale de 1'élément tubulaire (20) est pourvue d'un orifice (21) de distribution de vapeur qui débouche dans une chambre de distribution (25) ménagée entre ladite extrémité et la face interne terminale (5c) de la paroi interne (5b).2. Apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that the terminal end of the tubular element (20) is provided with a vapor distribution orifice (21) which opens into a distribution chamber (25) formed between said end and the internal terminal face (5c) of the internal wall (5b).
Appareil selon la revendication 1 ou 2 caractérisé en ce que 1'élément tubulaire (20) délimite avec sa surface extérieure et la surface interne du corps d'enroulement (2) une série d'evidements (26) longitudinaux formant à partir de l'orifice (21) des canaux de répartition du flux de vapeur.Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the tubular element (20) delimits with its outer surface and the inner surface of the winding body (2) a series of longitudinal recesses (26) forming from the orifice (21) distribution channels for the vapor flow.
4. Appareil selon la revendication 3 caractérisé en ce que les evidements (26) s'étendent à partir de l'extrémité terminale de 1'élément tubulaire (20).4. Apparatus according to claim 3 characterized in that the recesses (26) extend from the terminal end of the tubular member (20).
5. Appareil selon les revendications 3 et 4 caractérisé en ce que la section interne du corps d'enroulement (2) est circulaire.5. Apparatus according to claims 3 and 4 characterized in that the internal section of the winding body (2) is circular.
6. Appareil selon la revendication 5 caractérisé en ce que 1'élément tubulaire (20) est formé par un tube écrasé à au moins trois branches (27), supportant le corps d'enroulement (2) en au moins trois génératrices, les evidements (26) étant délimités entre deux branches adjacentes (27).6. Apparatus according to claim 5 characterized in that the tubular element (20) is formed by a crushed tube with at least three branches (27), supporting the winding body (2) in at least three generatrices, the recesses (26) being delimited between two adjacent branches (27).
7. Appareil selon 1'une des revendications 1 à 6 caractérisé en ce que le corps d'enroulement (2) est pourvu extérieurement de nervures (4) longitudinales délimitant entre elles des rainures (4a) le long desquelles sont ménagées les perçages (4b).7. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 6 characterized in that the winding body (2) is provided externally with ribs (4) longitudinal delimiting between them grooves (4a) along which the holes are formed (4b ).
8. Appareil selon 1'une des revendications 1 à 7 caractérisé en ce que le corps d'enroulement (2) est monté libre à rotation sur le boîtier autour de son axe longitudinal et autour de 1'élément tubulaire (20).8. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 7 characterized in that the winding body (2) is mounted to rotate freely on the housing around its longitudinal axis and around the tubular element (20).
9. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8 caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une unité de ventilation apte à créer une veine d'air dirigée en sens inverse de la progression du flux de vapeur dans les evidements (26).9. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 8 characterized in that it comprises a ventilation unit capable of creating an air stream directed in the opposite direction of the progression of the steam flow in the recesses (26).
10. Appareil selon la revendication 9 caractérisé en ce que la veine d'air circule dans les evidements (26), à partir du boîtier et vers 1'extrémité terminale de 1'élément tubulaire (20) pour assurer le mélange air/vapeur dans lesdits evidements.10. Apparatus according to claim 9 characterized in that the air stream flows in the recesses (26), from the housing and towards the terminal end of the element tubular (20) for ensuring the air / vapor mixture in said recesses.
11. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 9 à 10 caractérisé en ce que la veine d'air comporte une section périphérique annulaire de ventilation entourant le corps d'enroulement (2) et passant à travers une bague perforée (30) assurant la liaison entre le corps d'enroulement (2) et l'intérieur du boîtier.11. Apparatus according to one of claims 9 to 10 characterized in that the air stream has an annular peripheral ventilation section surrounding the winding body (2) and passing through a perforated ring (30) ensuring the connection between the winding body (2) and the interior of the housing.
12. Procédé de traitement et/ou de mise en forme des cheveux consistant :12. Hair treatment and / or shaping method consisting of:
- à immobiliser une mèche de cheveux entre un corps d'enroulement et un moyen de serrage de la mèche sur ledit corps,to immobilize a lock of hair between a winding body and a means for clamping the lock on said body,
- à enrouler la mèche immobilisée sur le corps d'enroulement,- to wind the lock immobilized on the winding body,
- à assurer le passage de vapeur à partir du corps d'enroulement à travers la mèche immobilisée, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste :- ensuring the passage of steam from the winding body through the immobilized wick, characterized in that it consists:
- à conduire le flux d'arrivée de vapeur sans échappement dans le milieu extérieur en direction de 1'extrémité du corps d'enroulement et selon son axe longitudinal dans un élément tubulaire coaxial s'étendant dans le corps d'enroulement,- to direct the flow of steam arrival without exhaust in the external medium in the direction of the end of the winding body and along its longitudinal axis in a coaxial tubular element extending in the winding body,
- à libérer le flux de vapeur au voisinage de 1'extrémité du corps d'enroulement et à le diriger vers la mèche en sens inverse du flux d'arrivée.- releasing the steam flow in the vicinity of the end of the winding body and directing it towards the wick in the opposite direction to the arrival flow.
13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à produire un flux d'air à 1'encontre du flux de vapeur libéré pour assurer le mélange air/vapeur des deux flux juste avant la pénétration du mélange dans la mèche. 13. Method according to claim 12, characterized in that it consists in producing a flow of air against the flow of vapor released to ensure the air / vapor mixture of the two flows just before the penetration of the mixture into the wick .
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