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Appareil de coiffure

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Publication number
EP1030571A1
EP1030571A1 EP98952707A EP98952707A EP1030571A1 EP 1030571 A1 EP1030571 A1 EP 1030571A1 EP 98952707 A EP98952707 A EP 98952707A EP 98952707 A EP98952707 A EP 98952707A EP 1030571 A1 EP1030571 A1 EP 1030571A1
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Prior art keywords
hair
holding part
pressure
heating
styling device
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EP1030571B1 (fr
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Peter Janouch
Robert Jung
Dieter Liebenthal
Jürgen SENG
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Braun GmbH
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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

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  • the invention relates to a hair styling device with a handle part, a heating part for heating the hair and a holding part which can be converted into an open and a closed state, the hair being insertable between the heating part and the holding part.
  • Such a hair styling device is known for example from US 4,426,567.
  • a handle on which an electrically operated heating element is held.
  • the heating rod is elongated and is used to heat a user's hair.
  • a scissor-shaped holding part is pivotably attached in the transition region of the handle to the heating element.
  • the holding part is also elongated and adapted in shape to the heating element. With the help of an actuating lever, the holding part can be pivoted by a user into a closed state and an open state. In the open state, the hair can be inserted between the heating element and the holding part. The hair can then be wrapped around the heating rod and shaped in this way.
  • the hair If the hair is inserted between the heating element and the holding part, it is pressed against the heating element by the holding part in the closed state.
  • the resulting pressure force on the hair depends on the distance of the hair from the swivel axis. In the vicinity of the swivel axis, a greater pressure force acts on the hair than further away. In the known hair molding, it is therefore not possible to press the hair evenly against the heating element over the entire length of the holding part.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a hair molding with which a uniform pressing of the hair against the heating element is possible.
  • a pressure part for generating a pressing force on the hair is provided, which is arranged between the heating part and the holding part.
  • a separate pressure part is therefore provided for pressing the hair.
  • This is independent of the holding part.
  • This has the advantage that the pressure force is also independent of the holding part. It is thereby achieved that with a swiveling holding part it does not matter what distance the hair to be pressed from the swivel have kachsen. Instead, the hair is pressed evenly along the entire length of the holding part by the pressure part.
  • the aforementioned uniform pressing of the hair is, as mentioned, generated by the pressure part arranged between the heating part and the holding part. This can be done in different ways.
  • the pressure force depends on the deformability or elasticity of the pressure part. It is also possible to mount the pressure part in a spring-elastic manner, so that the spring, e.g. Compression or coil spring, leaf spring, gu mi or spring elastic element or the like. pressed together and thus the pressure part is moved. In this case, the pressure force depends on the spring constant of the spring.
  • the pressure force exerted by the pressure part can be set as desired.
  • the pressure force can be influenced by a corresponding deformability or elasticity of the pressure part itself or by a corresponding spring constant of the spring supporting the pressure part.
  • the setting of the pressure force is independent of the holding part in all cases.
  • a hair styling device With the pressure part arranged between the heating part and the holding part and intended to generate a pressing force on the hair, a hair styling device is thus available with which a uniform pressing of the hair with a predeterminable pressing force is possible.
  • the pressure part is held on the holding part in a resilient manner, the hair being insertable between the heating part and the pressure part.
  • the pressure part is thus coupled to the holding part and forms a unit with this.
  • the hair is placed between the heating part and the pressure part and can then be wrapped either around the heating part or around the pressure part and the holding part.
  • the advantage of this embodiment is its simple construction. Furthermore, this embodiment of the hair styling device is particularly easy to handle by a user.
  • the pressure part is held on the heating part in a resilient manner, the hair being insertable between the holding part and the pressure part.
  • the pressure part is therefore assigned to the heating part. This can be achieved, for example, by integrating the pressure part into the heating part and possibly even heating it. In this case, the hair is placed between the pressure part and the holding part.
  • the advantage of this embodiment of the hair styling device is that the user perceives almost no difference in appearance and handling compared to the known devices.
  • the heating part has an axis
  • guide means are provided for the radial guidance of the pressure part.
  • the heating part is thus realized, for example, by an elongated heating element.
  • the radial guidance of the pressure part for this purpose ensures that the hair is pressed particularly evenly by the pressure part.
  • the pressure part is linked to the holding part, the hair is pressed uniformly against the heating part over the entire length of the holding part.
  • the pressure part is provided with two springs, rubber elements or the like, in particular arranged at opposite ends of the pressure part. elastic means kept. This ensures that the pressure part generates a substantially uniform pressure force on the hair even with one-sided loads. In this respect, the even pressure is further improved.
  • the springs are arranged in such a way that they generate a spring force in the radial direction. This makes it possible in particular to determine the effect of the spring force on the hair relatively precisely in advance. This facilitates an exact and reproducible setting of the spring force and thus the pressure force acting on the hair.
  • a stop is provided against which the holding part rests in the closed state.
  • the stop can be provided in the region of the free end of the hair styling device, that is to say, for example, in the case of a pivotable holding part at its end remote from the pivot axis.
  • the stop it is also possible for the stop to be provided in the region of the handle part of the hair styling device, for example in the case of a pivotable holding part in the region of the actuating lever connected to the holding part.
  • the stop can also be designed as a barb or the like, in particular in the latter possibility.
  • the pressure part can be displaced when the holding part bears against the stop between a position in contact with the heating part or on the holding part and a position forming a gap.
  • the pressure part lies against the holding part or the heating part in the closed state. If the holding part is now opened, the hair can be inserted. If the pressure part is attached to the holding part, the pressure part is pushed back by the hair towards the person being held when the holding part is closed and thus opens the mentioned gap. The hair is then pressed between the pressure part and the heating part. If, on the other hand, the pressure part is a component of the heating part, the pressure part is pushed back towards the heating part when the holding part is closed and opens the gap mentioned. The hair is then pressed between the pressure part and the holding part.
  • the pressure force of the holding part on the stop is greater than the pressure force of the pressure part on the hair. In this way it is achieved that the pressure part is always pushed back by the inserted hair, and only then, when too much hair is inserted, the holding part is lifted off and thus opened.
  • the different pressure forces can be adjusted by using appropriate spring constants when using springs.
  • the user being able to adjust the pressure force of the spring individually.
  • the spring preload of the corresponding adjustment means such as screws or the like. be individually changeable.
  • the pressure part is detachably held. This makes it possible to remove or replace the printed part, for example for cleaning purposes. This also makes it possible to use different structural configurations, in particular different geometries of the pressure part.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic longitudinal section of an embodiment of a
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross section through the part of the hair styling device of FIG
  • a hair styling device usually has a handle part and a heating part.
  • the heating part is attached to the handle part and can be heated electrically or by gas.
  • the heating element is designed as an elongated heating element with an essentially circular cross section.
  • a longitudinal axis of the hair styling device is defined by the heating part.
  • 1 and 2 show a holding part 1 to which a pressure part 2 is assigned.
  • the holding part 1 and the pressure part 2 are elongated and have approximately the same length as the heating part.
  • the holding part 1 and the pressure part 2 are connected to one another and so far form a unit.
  • the holding part 1 is pivotally mounted via a bearing 3 approximately in the region of the transition from the heating part to the grip part. Furthermore, the holding part 1 is provided with an actuating lever 4 which is arranged in the region of the handle part and is assigned to it. With the help of the actuating lever 4, a user can transfer the holding part 1 with the pressure part 2 from a closed state into an open state and back. In the closed state, the holding part 1 with the pressure part 2 lies against the heating part. In the open state, the holding part 1 with the pressure part 2 is pivoted away from the heating part and is no longer in contact with it.
  • a spring is provided which is supported on the handle part and the actuating lever 4 such that the holding part 1 is always pressed into the closed state by the spring.
  • a stop 5 is provided on the heating element, against which the holding part 1 rests in the closed state.
  • the stop 5 can be seen in particular from FIG. 1.
  • a barb or the like coupled to the holding part 1 can also be provided in the region of the handle part and the actuating lever 4.
  • the pressure part 2 is elongated and advantageously has an arcuate cross section. This can be seen in particular in FIG. 2. Of course, other geometries in adaptation to the geometry of the heating part are also conceivable.
  • the pressure part 2 With its surface 6, the pressure part 2 lies against the heating part in the closed state.
  • the geometry of the surface 6 is adapted to the heating part.
  • the pressure part 2 is connected to the holding part 1 via in particular two or more springs 7, 8.
  • the springs 7, 8 are arranged in the region of the ends of the pressure part 2 and thus also in the region of the ends of the holding part 1. Furthermore, the springs 7, 8 are aligned approximately radially to the longitudinal axis of the heating part and thus also approximately radially to the pressure part 2.
  • the springs 7, 8 are, for example, attached to pins protruding from the holding part 1 and the pressure part 2. The pressure part 2 is thereby detachable from the holding part 1 and can be removed from it and replaced if necessary.
  • the holding part 1 and the pressure part 2 are each provided at their two ends with guide means 9 with which the pressure part 2 is guided in the radial direction.
  • the pressure part 2 can thus be moved in the radial direction. This can be seen in particular from FIG. 1.
  • a corresponding design of the guide means 9 can also achieve a certain pivotability of the pressure part 2 about its longitudinal axis.
  • the pressure part 2 In the opened state of the holding part 1, the pressure part 2 is pressed away from the holding part 1 by the springs 7, 8. There is a distance z between the pressure part 2 and a limit 10 attached to the holding part 1. This is shown in particular in FIG. The pressure part 2 can be pressed into the holding part 1 by this distance z until it abuts the limit 10.
  • the holding part 1 If the holding part 1 is closed without hair being inserted, the holding part 1 lies against the stop 5 and the pressure part 2 with its surface 6 lies against the heating part. This state is maintained by the spring acting on the actuating lever 4. This is the state in which the hair styling device is usually stored or transported.
  • the holding part 1 is opened and the user places the hair to be shaped between the heating part and the opened holding part 1. Then the holding part 1 is closed and, as explained, is pressed against the stop 5 with the spring force of the spring assigned to the actuating lever 4.
  • closing the pressure part 2 is pushed back by the inserted hair in the direction of the holding part 1 and thus shifted in the radial direction.
  • the distance z between the pressure part 2 and the boundary 10 thus becomes smaller. This is synonymous with the formation of a gap between the pressure part 2 and the heating part, in which the inserted hair is pinched.
  • the user can shape the inserted hair.
  • the hair is heated by the heating part and pressed against the heating part by the pressure part.
  • the pressing force acting on the hair is only dependent on the spring constants of the two springs 7, 8. Because of the stop 5, this pressing force is not dependent on the holding part 1 or the spring acting on the actuating lever 4.
  • a uniform pressure force on the hair is achieved along the entire length of the pressure part 2.
  • the user can now wrap the inserted hair around the heating element or around the holding part and thus shape it.
  • the spring force of the spring acting on the actuating lever 4 plays practically no role.
  • the pressure force acting on the hair is also essentially independent of the looping of the hair around the holding part 1.
  • the holding part 1 Due to the excessively inserted hair, the holding part 1 is then lifted off the stop 5 against the spring force of the spring acting on the actuating lever 4. This indicates to the user that he has placed too much hair in the hair styling device so that he can now repeat the process.
  • the spring constants of the springs 7, 8 are of the same size and are selected in such a way as is desired for pressing the hair against the heating part.
  • the spring constant of the spring acting on the actuating lever 4 is larger, in particular much larger than the spring constants of the springs 7, 8, so that the pressure part 2 is first completely inserted into the holding part 1 by the inserted hair before the holding part 1 by the stop 5 lifts off.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil de coiffure comportant une élément poignée, un élément servant à chauffer les cheveux et un élément de retenue (1), ce dernier pouvant passer d'une position ouverte à une position fermée. Pour coiffer les cheveux, on peut introduire ces derniers entre l'élément chauffant et l'élément de retenue (1). Un élément (2) placé entre l'élément chauffante et l'élément de retenue (1) sert à exercer une pression sur les cheveux.
EP98952707A 1997-11-13 1998-10-15 Appareil de coiffure Expired - Lifetime EP1030571B1 (fr)

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DE19750119A DE19750119A1 (de) 1997-11-13 1997-11-13 Haarformgerät
DE19750119 1997-11-13
PCT/EP1998/006542 WO1999025216A1 (fr) 1997-11-13 1998-10-15 Appareil de coiffure

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EP1030571A1 true EP1030571A1 (fr) 2000-08-30
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US (1) US6278086B1 (fr)
EP (1) EP1030571B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP4187927B2 (fr)
AU (1) AU1030199A (fr)
CA (1) CA2306843C (fr)
DE (2) DE19750119A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO1999025216A1 (fr)

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AU1030199A (en) 1999-06-07
CA2306843C (fr) 2004-06-15
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US6278086B1 (en) 2001-08-21
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