JPH01136605A - Apparatus for promoting hair treatment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make a device compact by rotating a heat around the rotational center of a rotating body as its center to enable the uniform irradiation with infrared rays and to avoid damaging hair due to overheating by measuring the temperature of a surface which is irradiated with infrared rays with a non-contact thermometer. CONSTITUTION: The rotation of a motor 3 is decelerated and transferred to a hollow shaft 6, and therefore, a heater 14 and reflector 15 eccentrically rotate around the hollow shaft 6 as their center. Therefore, the area B to E of the hair are heated all the time, but the areas D to B and E to C are low in a temperature rise. Coping therewith, the coarseness and tightness of the winding of a heating line 16 are adjusted for a uniform temperature rise over the whole of hair. Further, as the temperature of hair is measured with a non-contact type thermometer 17, it is possible to avoid damaging hair due to overheating. In addition, since a sudden temperature rise or fall in response to a movement such as the descent of the head of a person being treated is informed by a buzzer, etc., it is also possible to bring back the heat to an original position.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is used in hairdressing and cosmetology to dry hair during hair washing, accelerate hair dyeing, make hair permanent, wave hair, etc. The present invention relates to a hair treatment accelerator that heats hair.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in this type of hair treatment accelerating device using infrared rays, a heating wire such as a nichrome wire that generates heat when energized is housed in a tube made of quartz glass, ceramic, etc., and the heat generated causes the tube to irradiate infrared rays. By applying this infrared rays to the hair, hair treatment is promoted.

The linear, elongated tube body (hereinafter referred to as the heater) that irradiates this infrared ray is formed in a straight line, and a reflector with an arcuate cross section is attached to the back of the heater in order to improve the irradiation efficiency of the infrared ray.

In addition, multiple infrared tubes are installed on the side of the head, on the top of the head, on the bottom back of the head, etc. so that infrared rays are evenly irradiated over the entire surface of the hair, including the sides, the back of the head, and the top of the head. .

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In such a hair treatment promoting device, a large number of infrared tubes are installed so as to surround the hair, so the installation volume is large, and there may not be enough space to install it in a small hair salon.

Furthermore, since the heater is formed in a straight line even though the entire surface of the hair has a curved surface, there are parts of the infrared tube that are close to the hair and parts that are far from the hair, resulting in variations in the strength of the infrared rays irradiated to the hair. Temperature distribution becomes uneven.

Therefore, in areas where the temperature rises significantly, the subject becomes unable to withstand the heat, and there is a drawback that the hair cannot be uniformly treated in a short period of time.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional hair treatment promoting device using infrared irradiation, the present invention rotates a heater around the center of rotation of a rotating body, and irradiates infrared rays all over an area wider than the length of the heater. In addition, the temperature of the surface being irradiated with infrared rays is measured with a non-contact thermometer to prevent damage to the hair due to overheating, and the position of the patient's head can be adjusted. The purpose is to also monitor temperature changes in hair due to movement.

The means includes a heater that emits infrared rays, a reflector that supports the heater and reflects the infrared rays emitted from the heater, and a rotating body to which the reflector is attached and rotatably supported. This is accomplished by a hair treatment promoting device comprising: a driving means for driving the rotating body; and a non-contact thermometer for measuring the temperature of the surface irradiated with the infrared rays.

[For production]

The hair treatment promoting device of the present invention has a drive means drive a rotating body, and while causing a heater attached to the rotating body to perform a rotational operation such as an eccentric rotational movement or a reciprocating rotational movement, infrared rays emitted from the heater, The infrared rays reflected by the reflector are irradiated onto the hair to accelerate hair drying and other hair treatments.

A non-contact thermometer then receives the infrared rays emitted from the hair, whose temperature has risen due to the irradiation with infrared rays, and determines the temperature of the hair based on the amount of infrared rays.

〔Example〕

□Next, an example of implementation of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an elevating rod that is raised and lowered according to the height of the practitioner's head, and a main body case 2 is fixed to the upper end of the elevating rod.

The main body case 2 includes a motor 3, a reduction gear 4 driven by the motor 3, a transmission gear 5 that meshes with the reduction gear 4, and a hollow space that meshes with the transmission gear 5 and is supported by the main body case 2. A gear 7 and the like loosely fitted onto the shaft 6 are housed therein.

A magnet 8 is fixed to this gear 7, and a magnet 9 is also fixed to the hollow shaft 6 opposite to this magnet 8.

Therefore, when the motor 3 rotates, its rotation is decelerated and transmitted from the reduction gear 4 to the gear 7 via the transmission gear 5.
The hollow shaft 6 is driven and rotated by the attraction force of the magnets I-8 and 9.

However, when a force is applied to the hollow shaft 6 to prevent its rotation, the magnet 9 slips against the magnet 8 against the attraction force of the magnets 8 and 9, and the rotation is not transmitted to the hollow shaft 6. It disappears.

A fixed side power feeder 10 and a rotating side power feeder 11 are attached to the hollow shaft 6, and wiring from a power source is connected to the fixed side power feeder 10, so that even if the hollow shaft 6 rotates, the fixed side power feeder 10 is connected to the fixed side power feeder 10. does not rotate.

The rotating side power supply 11 rotates together with the hollow shaft 6, and can receive power from a power source connected to the fixed side power supply 10.

Further, the hollow shaft 6 is provided with a fixed side power feeder 10 and a rotating side power feeder 1.
A rotating bracket 12 is fixed so as to cover the rotary bracket 1, and a reflector 15 supporting a ring-shaped heater 14 is attached to the arm 13 of the rotating bracket 12 so as to be able to change its attachment angle.

This heater 14 has a heating wire 16 such as a nichrome wire housed in an elongated tube made of quartz glass, ceramic, etc., and is connected to the rotation-side power supply 11.

By applying electricity to this heating wire 16 and heating it, the elongated tube made of quartz glass or ceramic becomes red hot, emitting infrared rays and far infrared rays, and further reflecting this infrared rays by the reflector 15,
The light is irradiated intensively toward the surface opposite to the reflector 15.

Therefore, the reflective surface 15a of the reflector 15 is an arcuate surface as shown in FIG. The reflector 15 is supported so that the loosely wound portion is close to the rotating bracket 12 and the densely wound portion is located away from the rotating bracket 12.

Further, a non-contact type thermometer 17 is attached to the surface of the main body case 2 on the side of the heater 14, which measures the temperature of the heated object based on the amount of infrared rays reflected from the surface of the heated object.

Next, the method of use and operation of this hair treatment accelerator will be explained.

First, the lifting rod 1 is set up and down so that the heater 14 is at the height shown in FIG. 1 relative to the hair A of the hair A of the person to be treated, and then the motor 3 and the heater 14 are energized.

Then, the rotation of the motor 3 is transmitted to the hollow shaft 6 at a reduced speed as described above, and therefore the heater 14 and the reflector 15 perform eccentric rotational movement around the hollow shaft 6, so that the rotation is shifted from the position of the solid line in FIG. Rotate so as to pass through the position of the imaginary line and return to the position of the solid line.

During this time, the heater 14 is energized to emit infrared rays toward the hair, and when it is at the position of the solid line in FIG. ~E
This will heat the area.

Therefore, the range B-E is constantly heated, but the range D-B
, E to C are heated or not heated by the rotation of the heater 14, and the temperature rise is lower than that in B to E.

Therefore, in order to make the temperature rise in the whole area -like, B to E
It is necessary to irradiate weak infrared rays to the part D and E, so the heating wire 1 as shown in Fig. 3 must be irradiated.
The coarseness and density of the windings in Step 6 are adjusted so that the temperature of the entire hair rises in a similar manner.

In addition, since the heater 14 irradiates infrared rays while rotating in this way, even parts of the hair that are in the shadow at the position of the heater 14 and are not irradiated with infrared rays are now irradiated by the movement of the heater 14. , it is possible to irradiate infrared rays evenly.

Since the temperature of the hair is measured with the non-contact thermometer 17, the recipient does not suffer pain due to fixation of the head, and damage to the hair due to excessive heating can be prevented.

It is also possible to detect a movement in the position of the patient's head due to a sudden rise or fall in temperature, etc. In this case, the patient is notified of this by flashing lights, a buzzer, etc., and the position of the patient's head is detected. It is also possible to instruct it to return.

Furthermore, when the rotational load increases, such as when the heater 14 and reflector 15 come into contact with a wall during rotation, a slip phenomenon occurs between the magnets 8 and 9, and the hollow shaft 6 stops rotating.
Accidents such as malfunctions and damage to walls can be prevented.

In this way, by rotating the heater 14 and the reflector 15, it is possible to irradiate infrared rays over a wider area than the area of the heater 14 and the reflector 15, which makes it possible to reduce the size of these parts and make it more compact than in the past.

4 and 5, in this embodiment, the heater 14 and reflector 15 of the previous embodiment have a semicircular shape instead of the ring shape. There is no difference from the previous embodiment, and the same effects as the previous embodiment are produced.

The hollow shaft 6 is capable of ejecting ultrasonic spray from the hollow portion and exerting an effect as a steamer by heating the heater 14.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention, like a ridge, drives a heater and a reflector by a driving means, and continues to irradiate infrared rays toward the hair while causing rotational movement such as eccentric rotational movement or reciprocating rotational movement around a rotating body, It accelerates hair treatments such as drying hair washing, accelerating hair dyeing, and hair permanents and waving.

Therefore, it is possible to irradiate infrared rays to hair over a wider range than the length of the heater, making it possible to reduce the number of heaters and make the hair salon more compact. You can also.

Moreover, the temperature of the hair that is irradiated with infrared rays can be detected by a non-contact thermometer installed at a distance from the hair by measuring the amount of infrared rays emitted from the hair.
There is no need to fix the head of the person receiving the treatment, and the person no longer has to worry about having his head fixed.

Then, the patient moves his or her head closer to the heater,
If the hair is removed, the temperature of the hair will rise and fall rapidly, so by detecting this and taking measures such as not sounding the buzzer, the person being treated can be alerted.

In this way, it is possible to prevent the hair from being overheated and being damaged.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is its rear view, Figure 3 is a developed view of the heating wire, Figure 4 is a sectional view of another embodiment, and Figure 5 is its rear view. It is a diagram. 3...Motor, 4...Reduction gear, 5...Transmission gear, 6...Hollow shaft, 7...Gear, 12...Rotating bracket, 14...Heater, 15... Reflector, 17.
...Non-contact thermometer. Procedural amendment (voluntary) March 17, 1988 Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office 71 November I y ■ Husband 1, Patent Application No. 293913 of 1988 2, Name of invention Hair treatment accelerator 3, Amendment Relationship with the case filed by the applicant Patent applicant Address: 2-13-22 Shimanouchi, Minami-ku, Osaka Name: Takara Belmont Co., Ltd. 4 Contents of amendment by agent (Patent Application No. 1939, 1983) Details regarding the present application A part of the book is supplemented as follows. Insert the following sentence between lines 15 and 16 on page 5 of Note 1. 7, and the deceleration is transmitted to the hollow shaft 6. However, this deceleration means is not limited to gear coupling; worm gear deceleration or belt deceleration can also be applied, and the rotation is also unidirectional. It is not limited to this, and reciprocating rotation may be used. In addition, the transmission between the gear 7 and the hollow shaft 6 can be carried out using two magnets 8.
, 9 has been shown, but the slip clutch may be one that utilizes the spring force of a spring or one that utilizes a slip belt. ” 2. Insert the following sentence between lines 2 and 3 on page 7. "In the above-mentioned embodiment, the heater 14 is formed densely and densely to create a temperature difference, but it is possible to divide a uniform heater into a plurality of parts and control the on/off of each heater. You may also perform hair processing (drying, perm progress, etc.).'' 3. Insert the following sentence between lines 14 and 15 on page 9. "In the hair treatment, when the irradiation is completed or a command to stop the rotation of the heater 14 is issued,
The heater is automatically moved to the solid line position in Figure 1 (rear of the patient).
It may also be stopped at . j 4, page 9, line 19, should be amended as follows: ``It is something that occurs.'' Although not shown in the drawings, in yet another embodiment, the heater 14, the reflector, and the vessel 15 are divided into a plurality of parts, and the divided parts are connected to form a ring shape. 5. On page 11, line 3, amend the phrase ``because, by doing...'' as follows. ``The rise and fall of this temperature is therefore measured by a non-contact thermometer, and the signal from the non-contact thermometer can therefore light a lamp or sound a buzzer, thereby.''

Claims (1)

[Claims] A heater that emits infrared rays, a reflector that supports the heater and reflects the infrared rays emitted from the heater, a rotating body to which the reflector is attached and rotatably supported, and a rotating body that supports the rotating body. A hair treatment promoting device comprising: a drive means for driving; and a non-contact thermometer for measuring the temperature of the surface irradiated with the infrared rays.