WO2024126945A1 - Appareil de coiffure multimode de soufflage à système d'indicateur lumineux du mode de soufflage sélectionné - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the general technical field of hairdressing appliances, for example for domestic use, and more specifically to the field of portable hairdressing appliances designed to blow a flow of air in order to dry and/or facilitate hair styling. hair shaping.
- additional accessories are generally provided, detachable or not, at the air outlet in order typically to modify the useful air passage section and/or or the direction of air blowing, and thus define a plurality of different blowing modes adapted to the implementation of particular hair drying and/or shaping techniques.
- These known hair dryers although generally satisfactory, nevertheless have certain drawbacks.
- switching the hair dryer from one blowing mode to another requires, on the part of the user, an operation of assembling/disassembling the accessories, or an operation of handling an accessory pre-assembled at the level of the air outlet.
- Such an operation can sometimes prove tedious, which affects the ease of use of the device and its ergonomics.
- the objects assigned to the invention therefore aim to propose a new multifunction portable hairdressing device that is particularly practical and intuitive to use, even for a user lacking particular professional skills in hairdressing.
- Another object of the invention aims to propose a new portable hairdressing device of ergonomic design and particularly practical use.
- Another object of the invention aims to propose a new portable hairdressing device whose use is particularly safe.
- Another object of the invention aims to propose a new portable hairdressing device of particularly simple and compact construction.
- Another object of the invention aims to propose a new portable hairdressing device that is particularly robust and reliable.
- Another object of the invention aims to propose a new portable hairdressing device allowing a user to easily and efficiently carry out a plurality of distinct operations, without requiring the use of a hairdressing device. external complementary hairstyle.
- a portable hairdressing device comprising means for generating an air flow according to at least two different blowing modes, the device having a first face, which carries a first air blowing outlet for blowing said air flow out of the apparatus in a first of said blowing modes, and a second face carrying a second air blowing outlet for blowing said air flow 'air out of the device in a second of said blowing modes, said apparatus comprising a control system for allowing a user to alternately select one or other of said blowing modes, and an indicator system for providing visual information to the user as to which of said blowing modes blowing modes which is thus selected, said indicator system comprising a visual selection indicator light alternately visible from the side of that of said first and second faces which carries the air blowing outlet corresponding to the selected blowing mode.
- FIG. 1 illustrates, in a perspective view, an embodiment of a hairdressing device according to the invention, in which the visual selection indicator light is arranged at a distance from the air blowing outlet corresponding to the blowing mode selected;
- FIG. 2 illustrates, schematically and in side view, a change in the blowing mode of the device of Figure 1.
- the device On the left, the device is in a first blowing mode (“blowing brush” mode) and the visual selection indicator light (the light of which is shown schematically by short arrows) is visible to the user (shown schematically by an eye) on the side of the first face of the device carrying the first air blowing outlet of this last.
- the device is in a second blowing mode (“hair dryer” mode) and the visual selection indicator light is visible to the user on the side of the second face of the device carrying the second blowing outlet of air from the latter.
- the light emitted by a first and a second light source, and the corresponding light of the visual selection indicator light are shown schematically by short arrows;
- FIG. 3 illustrates, schematically and in front view (first face of the device), the passage of the device of Figures 1 and 2 from the first blowing mode to the second blowing mode.
- the visual indicator light is schematized in the form of points, at the level of a first indicator zone arranged at a distance from the first air blowing outlet corresponding to the first blowing mode;
- FIG. 4 illustrates, schematically and in front view (second opposite side of the device), the passage of the device of Figures 1 to 3 from the first blowing mode to the second blowing mode.
- the visual indicator light is schematized in the form of points, at the level of a second indicator zone arranged at a distance from the second air blowing outlet corresponding to the second blowing mode;
- FIG. 5 illustrates, schematically and in a sagittal sectional view l-l (see Figure 3), the apparatus of Figures 1 to 4 in the first blowing mode;
- FIG. 6 illustrates, schematically and in a sagittal sectional view l-l, the apparatus of Figures 1 to 5 in the second blowing mode;
- FIG. 7 illustrates, in a perspective view, another embodiment of a hairdressing device according to the invention, in which the visual selection indicator light is arranged in the air blowing outlet corresponding to the mode blowing selected;
- FIG. 8 illustrates, schematically and in side view, a change in the blowing mode of the device of Figure 7.
- the device On the left, the device is in a first blowing mode (“blowing brush” mode) and the visual selection indicator light (the light of which is shown schematically by short arrows) is visible to the user (shown schematically by an eye) on the side of the first face of the device carrying the first air blowing outlet of this last.
- a first blowing mode (“blowing brush” mode)
- the visual selection indicator light the light of which is shown schematically by short arrows
- the device On the right, the device is in a second blowing mode (“hair dryer” mode) and the visual selection indicator light is visible to the user on the side of the second face of the device carrying the second blowing outlet of air from the latter;
- Figure 9 illustrates, schematically and in front view (first face of the device), the passage of the device of Figures 7 and 8 from the first blowing mode to the second blowing mode.
- the visual indicator light is schematically in the form of points, at a first indicator zone arranged in the first air blowing outlet corresponding to the first blowing mode;
- FIG. 10 illustrates, schematically and in front view (second opposite side of the device), the passage of the device of Figures 7 to 9 from the first blowing mode to the second blowing mode.
- the visual indicator light is schematized in the form of points, at the level of a second indicator zone arranged in the second air blowing outlet corresponding to the second blowing mode;
- FIG. 11 illustrates, schematically and in a sagittal sectional view l-l, a sub-embodiment of the apparatus of Figures 7 to 10, in the first blowing mode.
- the light emitted by a first light source, and the corresponding light of the visual selection indicator light, are represented schematically by short arrows;
- FIG. 12 illustrates, schematically and in a sagittal sectional view l-l, the sub-mode of embodiment of Figure 11, the device this time being in the second blowing mode.
- the light emitted by a second light source, and the corresponding light of the visual selection indicator light, are represented schematically by short arrows;
- FIG. 13 illustrates, schematically and in a sagittal sectional view ll, another sub-mode of embodiment of the apparatus of Figures 7 to 10, in the first blowing mode.
- An internal reflective zone of an air directing member included in the device is illustrated schematically by a lattice.
- Figure 14 illustrates, schematically and in a sagittal sectional view ll, the other sub-embodiment of Figure 13, the device this time being in the second blowing mode
- Figure 15 illustrates, schematically and in a sagittal sectional view ll, a variant of the sub-embodiment of Figures 12 and 13, the device being in the first blowing mode
- FIG. 16 illustrates, schematically and in a sagittal section view l-l, the variant of Figure 15, the device this time being in the second blowing mode;
- FIG. 17 illustrates, in a truncated view in front section ll-ll (see Figures 2 and 8, a design detail of a control system of the device according to the embodiment of Figures 1 to 6 and 1
- the device according to the embodiment of Figures 7 to 16 (identical control systems)
- the control system here constitutes a monostable “push-push” button control mechanism, the button being illustrated in the released position;
- FIG. 18 illustrates, in a truncated view in front section ll-ll, the design detail of the control system of Figure 17, the button being illustrated this time in the depressed position.
- the hairdressing device 1 is a portable hairdressing device, designed to be grasped and manipulated by hand.
- This is a hairdressing device 1 preferably intended for use in a domestic setting by a user (man or woman) lacking particular professional skills in hairdressing, that is to say both in terms of drying as well as styling, or even shaping the hair.
- the hairdressing device 1 is designed so that the user uses the hairdressing device 1 on himself, that is to say on his own hair.
- the hairdressing device 1 is designed for use by the user on the hair of a third person.
- Different non-limiting embodiments of the hairdressing appliance 1 are illustrated by example in the aforementioned figures.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 comprises means for generating a flow F of air according to at least two different blowing modes, namely at least a first blowing mode and a second mode blowing which is therefore different from said first blowing mode. It is therefore an advantageously "multi-mode” or “multifunction” device, being designed and configured to blow a flow F of air in the direction of hair according to at least two different blowing modes, which can be alternately selected by the 'user.
- different blowing modes we preferably mean blowing modes according to which the hairdressing appliance 1 blows a flow of air which differs, for example by its shape, its direction and/or its intensity, in order to allow different operations to be carried out on the hair, depending on the blowing mode chosen, such as for example carrying out a hair drying operation or a shaping operation.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 comprises at least a first air blowing outlet 2 for blowing the air flow F out of the hairdressing appliance 1 in a first of said blowing modes and a second blowing outlet of air 3 to blow the air flow F out of the hairdressing appliance 1 in a second of said blowing modes.
- Said first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 are distinct from each other, preferably distant from each other, preferably opposite each other.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 has a first face 4, which carries said first air blowing outlet 2 and a second face 5 which carries said second air blowing outlet 3.
- Said first and second faces 4, 5 constitute different, and preferably opposite, faces of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 exist simultaneously (that is to say they are both permanently present on the hairdressing appliance 1), and not alternately.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 comprises a housing 6, for example made of plastic material, an external face of which defines at least part of said first and second faces 4, 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- Said housing 6 has an external surface (defined by said external face) which defines at least a portion of an external surface of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- said blowing modes correspond to different paths of the air flow F within the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 is therefore preferably designed and configured so that the air flow F takes different (aeraulic) paths inside the hairdressing appliance 1 depending on the blowing mode selected by the user.
- the air flow F therefore advantageously follows at least a first path within the hairdressing device 1 in the first blowing mode, until being blown out of the hairdressing device 1 via the first air blowing outlet 2 ( Figures 5, 11, 13 and 15).
- the air flow F advantageously follows another path within the hairdressing appliance 1, that is to say a path which differs at least in part from the path(s) taken. ) by the flow F of air in the first blowing mode, until being blown out of the hairdressing appliance 1 via the second air blowing outlet 3 ( Figures 6, 12, 14 and 16).
- the first blowing mode can advantageously correspond to an operating mode of the hairdressing appliance 1 in “blowing brush” mode (figures 5, 11, 13 and 15 in particular)
- the second blowing mode can advantageously correspond to an operating mode of the hairdressing appliance 1 in “hair dryer” mode ( Figures 6, 12, 14 and 16 in particular).
- the invention is not limited to such particular blowing modes, and other blowing modes could be considered depending on the uses for which the hairdressing appliance 1 is intended in terms of drying and/or hair shaping.
- the number of different blowing modes is not, in practice, limited to two.
- in the same mode given blowing may possibly correspond to a plurality of different paths of the air flow F inside the hairdressing appliance 1.
- a first blowing mode can thus advantageously correspond to an operating mode of the hairdressing appliance 1 in “blowing brush” mode
- a second blowing mode can advantageously correspond to an operating mode of the hairdressing appliance 1 in “hair dryer” mode.
- the invention is not limited to such particular blowing modes, and other blowing modes could be considered depending on the uses for which the hairdressing appliance 1 is intended in terms of drying and/or hair shaping.
- the number of different blowing modes is not, in practice, limited to two.
- the same given blowing mode may possibly correspond to a plurality of different paths of the air flow F inside the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 preferably comprises a handle 7 (or handle) for manual gripping, which is intended to be grasped manually by the user to manipulate the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the handle 7 typically extends between a first end 8 and an opposite second end 9, preferably longitudinally along an axis A-A' of average extension.
- the handle 7 advantageously has a slender, elongated shape, so that it can be grasped with the whole hand by an adult user.
- the hairstyling appliance 1 further preferably comprises a blowing head 10 for blowing the air flow F out of the hairstyling appliance 1, towards the hair.
- the blowing head 10 thus advantageously carries the first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3, so that the air flow F is therefore advantageously intended to be blown out of the hairdressing appliance 1 towards the hair via the blowing head 10.
- said blowing head 10 has at least one first face which defines, or contributes to at least to be defined, said first face 4 of the hairdressing appliance 1, and a second face which defines, or at least contributes to defining, said second face 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the blowing head 10 could carry one of the first and second blowing outlets air 2, 3, while the other of the first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 would be carried by the handle 7, or yet another part of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the blowing head 10 extends along an axis B-B' of average extension, between a lower end at which the blowing head 10 is connected to the handle 7, and thus preferably extends the handle 7 beyond of the first end 8 of the latter, and an opposite (free) upper end.
- the axis B-B' of average extension of the blowing head 10 is advantageously parallel or collinear (confused) with said axis A-A' of average longitudinal extension of the handle 7.
- the device for hairstyle 1 then advantageously extends, in general, in a direction of average extension, which is parallel or collinear to said axis A-A' of average longitudinal extension of the handle 7 and to said axis B-B' of average extension of the head of blowing 10.
- the blowing head 10 typically comprises an element of mechanical engagement 11 of the hair, capable of interacting mechanically with the user's hair in particular so as to brush it, style it and/or even comb it.
- the mechanical engagement element 11 of the hair can comprise a plurality of rows or barrettes of bristles and/or brush pins.
- the first air blowing outlet 2 may advantageously comprise one or more air blowing outlet portions, for example defined (or each defined) by an elongated continuous opening such as a slot or by a plurality of distinct orifices arranged in a line (straight or curved) as in the examples illustrated in the figures. As visible by example in Figures 3 and 9 in particular, the first air blowing outlet 2 is advantageously arranged between the bristles and/or the brush pins of the mechanical engagement element 11 of the hair.
- the second air blowing outlet 3 may have an opening of generally oblong, elongated shape, as illustrated in example in Figures 4 and 10 in particular, to blow the air flow F in the form of an air blade.
- the second air blowing outlet 3 could have, for example, an opening of generally circular shape to blow the air flow F in a substantially cylindrical or frustoconical shape.
- the second air blowing outlet 3 can be defined by a nozzle 12, for example fixed (immovable) or on the contrary removable (removable), at least a portion of which extends projecting from the surface of the second face 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1, typically projecting from the external surface of the housing 6.
- the second air blowing outlet 3 is advantageously easily identifiable by the user.
- the means for generating the air flow F include a blower module 13 (or “motor-fan unit”) to initiate the air flow F, /. e. to produce the air flow F, from ambient air in the environment of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the blower module 13 is embedded within the hairdressing appliance 1 itself.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 is advantageously provided with an air inlet 14, through which ambient air can be sucked in by the blower module 13 with a view to being blown towards the hair.
- the blower module 13, which typically comprises at least one fan actuated by an electric motor, can advantageously be arranged within the blower head 10 or within the handle 7, or else be assembled to the handle 7 at the level of the second end 9 of the latter.
- the blower module 13 is assembled to the handle 7 at the level of the second end 9 of the latter, so that the blower module 13 advantageously extends the handle 7 beyond said second end 9 of this last.
- the blowing head 10 is then connected to the handle 7 at the first end 8 of the latter.
- the hairdressing device 1 advantageously comprises a channel guide 15 arranged, provided, inside the handle 7 to guide, channel, the flow F of air initiated by the blower module 13 up to the blower head 10.
- the guide channel 15 can be advantageously unique, so that it defines a common portion of the different paths taken by the air flow F within the device. hairstyle 1 according to the different blowing modes.
- the means for generating the air flow F according to at least two different blowing modes thus comprise said guide channel (or channels) 15.
- the blowing head 10 can be designed to be connected, assembled, in a removable manner to the handle 7, so that the user can separate the blowing head 10 from the handle 7, for example to clean or to replace the head blower 10.
- the blower head 10 is designed to remain permanently connected to the handle 7 of the hairdressing appliance 1, and is therefore not intended (in normal use ) to be dissociated from the handle 7 by the user. This simplifies both the design and use of the hairdressing device 1.
- the blowing head 10 is preferably connected in an immovable manner relative to the handle 7.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 also comprises a heating element designed to raise the temperature of the air flow F, which is advantageously initiated by the blower module 13.
- the heating element is advantageously arranged so as to be interposed in the air flow F initiated by the blower module 13.
- the heating element is advantageously positioned at the inside the guide channel 15 arranged at least partly in the handle 7 ( Figure 5, 6, and 11 to 16).
- the heating element is typically an electric heating element, comprising an electric heating resistance formed of an electrical conductive wire (not illustrated) wound around an insulating core 16.
- the heating element could be housed in the blowing head 10, however to the detriment of the compactness of the latter.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 comprises means of manual control and/or adjustment 17, by the user, of the electrical operation of the hairdressing appliance 1, and in particular of the blower module 13 and/or the 'heating element.
- adjustment means for example of the toggle switch type, push button type and/or slide or wheel dimmer type as in the examples illustrated in the figures, on which the user can directly act in order to to electrically activate/deactivate the hairstyling appliance 1 and to modify the rotation speed of the fan of the blower module 13, and therefore the speed/flow rate of the flow F of air blown by the hairstyling appliance 1, and / or the heating temperature of the heating element.
- Such manual control/adjustment means 17 can be positioned, for example, at the level of the handle 7 or at the level of the blower module 13, when the latter is assembled at the second end 9 of the handle 7 as in the examples illustrated in the figures .
- the hairdressing appliance 1 can also optionally comprise a cold air/hot air switch, for example arranged at the level of the handle 7, preferably at its first end 8, to control switching on and/or stopping of the element. heating.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 is preferably designed to be electrically powered from the mains, via a power cord provided at one free end with an electrical connection plug (not shown).
- the means for generating the air flow F include an air direction member 18 (or “air distribution member”, or even “air deflection member”) for directing, distribute, the air flow F initiated by the blower module 13 towards one and/or towards the other (and preferably towards one or the other) of the first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 of the hairdressing device 1, depending on the blowing mode selected.
- an air direction member 18 or “air distribution member”, or even “air deflection member”
- air direction member 18 for directing, distribute, the air flow F initiated by the blower module 13 towards one and/or towards the other (and preferably towards one or the other) of the first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 of the hairdressing device 1, depending on the blowing mode selected.
- the air direction member 18 is advantageously mounted movably, within the hairdressing appliance 1, at least between a first air direction configuration (or “first air distribution configuration” ) in which the air direction member 18 directs the initiated air flow F towards (and preferably only towards) the first air blowing outlet 2 according to the first of said blowing modes, and a second configuration of air direction (or “second air distribution configuration”) in which the air direction member 18 directs the initiated air flow F towards (and preferably only towards) the second blowing outlet of air 3 according to the second of said blowing modes.
- first air direction configuration or “first air distribution configuration”
- second air distribution configuration in which the air direction member 18 directs the initiated air flow F towards (and preferably only towards) the second blowing outlet of air 3 according to the second of said blowing modes.
- the air direction member 18 is therefore advantageously designed and configured to define, or at least to contribute to defining, different paths of the air flow F within the hairdressing appliance 1 according to the air direction configuration it occupies.
- the air direction member 18 is preferably arranged inside the blower head 10, which contributes to a simple and compact design of the latter.
- the air direction member 18 is then advantageously configured to deflect the flow F of air leaving the guide channel 15 arranged in the handle 7, towards one and/or towards the other of the first and second outlets of air blowing 2, 3. Even more advantageously, the air direction member 18 is configured to deflect the flow F of air leaving the guide channel 15 alternately towards one or the other of the first and second blowing outlets 2, 3.
- the air direction member 18 could be arranged inside the handle 7, however to the detriment of the compactness of the latter.
- the air direction member 18 forms an air direction duct (or "air diversion duct", or even “tube") which extends beyond one end of the handle 7, and typically beyond the first end 8 of the handle 7.
- the air direction member 18 comprises at least one air direction outlet 19, via which the air flow F is directed by the air direction member 18 towards one and/or the other (and preferably towards one or the other) of the first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 according to the air direction configuration occupied by the air direction member 18.
- the latter comprises a single and unique air direction outlet 19, through which the air flow F is therefore directed towards the first air blowing outlet 2 when the air direction member 18 is in said first air direction configuration ( Figures 5, 11, 13 and 15 in particular) and towards the second blowing outlet d air 3 when the air direction member 18 is in said second air direction configuration ( Figures 6, 12, 14 and 16 in particular).
- the design of the hairdressing appliance 1 is thus simplified.
- the air direction member 18 may comprise an inlet air flow 20, connected to the guide channel 15 of the handle 7 to collect the air flow F initiated by the blower module 13.
- the air direction member 18 thus advantageously extends the guide channel 15 beyond of the first end 8 of the handle 7.
- the air direction duct formed by the air direction member 18 comprises a hollow tube of generally cylindrical internal shape or preferably frustoconical. Open at one of its ends to define said air inlet 20, the hollow tube then presents preferably a substantially airtight wall through which said air direction outlet 19 is provided, so that the flow F of air entering through the air inlet 20 exits through the air direction outlet 19 according to an average exit direction which is secant to (or at least arranged in an inclined manner relative to) an average entry direction of the air flow F ( Figures 5, 6 and 11 to 16).
- the hairdressing appliance 1 also comprises a control system to allow the user to alternately select one or the other of said blowing modes, that is to say to control the passage of the hairdressing apparatus 1 from one of said blowing modes to another of said blowing modes, and for example from said first blowing mode to said second blowing mode and reciprocally from said second blowing mode to said first blowing mode.
- the control system is advantageously connected to the air steering member 18 to control each passage of said air steering member 18 from one to the next. other of said first and second aforementioned air direction configurations. By acting on the control system, the user can therefore alternately select one or the other of the blowing modes of the hairdressing appliance 1 among said at least two different blowing modes.
- the user can thus advantageously choose via which of the first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 the air flow F will be blown out of the hairdressing appliance 1, and thus choose the operating mode of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the control system is advantageously distinct from the manual control and/or adjustment means 17 of the electrical operation of the hairdressing appliance 1 and of the cold air/hot air switch, as described previously, that the hairdressing device 1 can possibly understand. It is thus advantageously possible for the user to select one of the blowing modes, while another of said blowing modes is selected, prior to switching on the blowing module 13 of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the control system is advantageously carried by the blowing head 10, and is preferably positioned in the axis B-B' of average extension of the latter. Preferably, at least one portion of an element of the control system forms, or at least contributes to forming, said end upper (free) of the blower head 10. This allows easy and intuitive activation of the control system by the user.
- the hairdressing appliance 1 further comprises an indicator system to provide visual information to the user as to which of the blowing modes is thus selected via the system of order.
- visual information we mean here an indication visually perceptible, to the naked eye, by the user who looks at the hairdressing device 1 which he holds in one of his hands.
- the indicator system comprises a visual selection indicator 21, 21 ', 21 ” which is alternately (that is to say selectively) visible from the side of that of the first and second faces 4, 5 which bears the (first or second) air blowing output 2, 3 corresponding to the (first or second) blowing mode selected.
- the visual selection indicator 21, 21 ' is designed and configured to be arranged on, and visible from, the side of the (first or second) face 4, 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1 carrying the (first or second) air blowing outlet 2, 3 selected, typically when one eye of the user is positioned facing and facing the (first or second) face 4, 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1 carrying the (first or second) air blowing outlet 2, 3 selected.
- the visual selection indicator 21, 21 ' is only visible on the side of that of the (first and second) faces 4, 5 which carries the air blowing outlet 2, 3 corresponding to the selected blowing mode .
- the hairdressing appliance 1 only comprises first and second faces 4, 5 respectively carrying a first and a second air blowing outlets 2, 3, said visual selection indicator 21, 21 'is therefore visible
- the visual selection indicator 21, 21' is only visible from the side of the face (first face 4 or second face 5) which carries the air blowing outlet (first blowing outlet d air 2 or second air blowing outlet 3) which has been previously selected by the user using the control system.
- This allows the user to identify very easily and quickly, and without having to orient the hairdressing appliance 1 in a specific way, which air blowing outlet 2, 3 will be used, and therefore which side 4, 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1, it must be oriented facing his hair.
- said visual selection indicator 21, 21' is a visual selection indicator light, that is to say that the visual selection indicator is in the form of a particular light (light signal). emitted by the indicator system, in the field visible to the human eye, which is thus visually perceptible by the user's eye either on the side of the first face 4 of the hairdressing appliance 1 when the first blowing mode is selected, either on the side of the second face 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1 when the second blowing mode is alternately selected.
- the hairdressing device 1 is thus particularly practical and intuitive to use, even for a user lacking particular professional skills in hairdressing, insofar as the user can thus choose at will, at will.
- a blowing mode among a plurality of different blowing modes offered by the hairdressing appliance 1 and then being informed in a particularly simple and practical manner, with a simple glance at the device hairstyle 1, as to which of the blowing modes is actually selected, and therefore as to that of the air blowing outlets 2, 3 through which the air flow F will be blown out of the device hairdressing 1.
- a light visual selection indicator 21, 21 ' rather than a mechanical visual selection indicator formed by a colored element for example, provides the indicator system with greater efficiency on the plane of visual perceptibility by the user, whether in direct view or in indirect view (for example via a mirror used during the hairdressing operation) of the face 4, 5 concerned of the hairdressing device 1.
- the luminous nature of the visual selection indicator light 21, 21' makes it possible to simply and effectively inform the user of the fact that the hairdressing appliance 1 is under electrical voltage, and therefore ready to operate.
- the user can very easily ensure that the flow F will be well blown out of the hairdressing appliance 1 via those of the air blowing outlets 2, 3 which he plans to orient facing his hair with a view to benefiting from the corresponding blowing mode.
- the safety of use of the hairdressing appliance 1 is also advantageously increased, since the risk that the user may inadvertently burn himself, by being surprised by the face 4, 5 through which the flow of hot air F is blown, is considerably reduced thanks to the presence of the visual selection indicator light 21, 21 'directly visible on face 4, 5 corresponding to the selected blowing mode.
- said first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 are carried by the blowing head 10 of the hairdressing appliance 1, and the visual indicator light selection 21, 21 'is also carried by the blowing head 10.
- the visual selection indicator light 21, 21' is arranged on, and visible from the, side of the first face of the blowing head 10 of the hairdressing appliance 1 carrying the first air blowing outlet 2.
- the visual selection indicator light 21, 21' is arranged of, and visible from the, side of the second face of the blowing head 10 of the hairdressing appliance 1 carrying the second air blowing outlet 3.
- the blowing head 10 therefore comprises
- the first face 4 of the hairdressing appliance 1 has a first plane of longitudinal symmetry S1 (or plane of sagittal symmetry), and the visual selection indicator 21, 21' is advantageously arranged (and visible) aligned along said first plane of longitudinal symmetry S1 when the first blowing mode is selected.
- the second face 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1 has a second plane of longitudinal symmetry S2 (or plane of sagittal symmetry), and the visual selection indicator 21, 21' is advantageously arranged (and visible) aligned along said second longitudinal plane of symmetry S2 when the second blowing mode is selected.
- said first and second planes of symmetry S1, S2 are orthogonal to a plane P1, in which is inscribed a direction of average extension of the hairdressing appliance 1. This contributes advantageously to the overall aesthetics of the hairdressing device, as well as to its good balance in the hand.
- said first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 are preferably arranged opposite each other relative to the 'other, on either side of a plane PI, as mentioned above, in which is inscribed a direction of average extension of the hairdressing device 1 (or where appropriate one of the directions average extension of the hairdressing device 1). Said direction of average extension therefore corresponds here advantageously to a direction of average extension of a portion of the hairdressing appliance 1 which carries said first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3.
- said direction of average extension of the hairdressing appliance 1 preferably corresponds to the axis B-B' of average extension of the blowing head 10.
- Said first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 are therefore preferably arranged opposite each other relative to the 'other, on either side of a plane P1 in which said axis B-B' of average extension is inscribed. In this way, the first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 are thus advantageously not simultaneously visible to the user, when the latter looks from the front at the first air blowing outlet 2, and respectively at the second outlet air blowing 3.
- the user can easily use the hairdressing device 1 alternatively according to the first blowing mode or according to the second blowing mode by a simple 180° rotation of the handle 7 of the hairdressing device 1 to orient that of said first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 corresponding to the hair to be treated.
- the blowing head 10 carries both the first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 and said visual selection indicator light 21, and the latter is arranged at a distance from the (first or second) air blowing outlet 2, 3 corresponding to the selected blowing mode.
- the first and second control zones mentioned above are therefore respectively arranged on the side of the first face of the blowing head 10 and at a distance from the first air blowing outlet 2, on the side of the second face of the blowing head 10 and at a distance from the second air blowing outlet 3.
- said visual selection indicator light 21 can be arranged at a distance from the corresponding air blowing outlet 2, 3 which is between 10 mm and 100 mm, and more advantageously still between 20 mm and 50 mm, from the (first or second) air blowing outlet 2, 3 corresponding to the (first or second) blowing mode selected.
- said visual selection indicator light 21 is for example arranged at a distance of approximately 38 mm from the first air blowing outlet 2 and at a distance of 43 mm approximately from the second air blowing outlet 3.
- the aforementioned distances advantageously correspond to the shortest distance which separates the respective proximal edges of each of the elements from one another.
- the blowing head 10 carries both the first and second air blowing outlets 2, 3 and said visual selection indicator light 21', and the latter is arranged:
- At least part of the interior of the first air blowing outlet 2, respectively of the second air blowing outlet 3, advantageously defines said first control zone, respectively said second zone witness.
- the visual selection indicator light 21 ' is visible via the (first or second) air blowing outlet 2, 3 corresponding to the mode of blowing selected.
- said first and second indicator zones are advantageously arranged along at least part of the contour of the (first or second) air blowing outlet 2, 3 corresponding to the selected blowing mode. Said first and second control zones are therefore advantageously respectively contiguous to the first air blowing outlet 2 and to the second air blowing outlet 3.
- variable B advantageously contributes to making the hairdressing appliance 1 even more practical and more intuitive to use, in the sense that it allows easier visual identification of the air blowing outlet 2, 3 which is actually selected, that is to say which corresponds to the selected blowing mode.
- the visual selection indicator light is arranged in, or along at least part of a contour of, the air blowing outlet corresponding to the selected blowing mode, in an alternative variant according to which the first and second air blowing outlets would not be carried (or at least not both) by a blowing head of the hairdressing appliance.
- the indicator system can advantageously comprise:
- first and second light sources 22, 22', 23, 23' discrete light sources, such as light-emitting diodes for example, which are carried by the blowing head 10, and
- Said first and second light sources 22, 23 can then be respectively arranged on the side of the first face 4 of the hairdressing appliance 1 (and therefore on the first face of the blowing head 10) and on the side of the second face 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1 (and therefore of the second face of the blowing head 10, flush or projecting from an external surface of the blowing head 10.
- said first and second light sources 22, 23 advantageously directly define respectively said first indicator zone and said and second indicator zone, which simplifies the design of the indicator system , while guaranteeing excellent visibility of the visual selection indicator light 21, 21 '.
- the first light source 22 can be arranged in the blowing head 10, inside a first window provided through the housing 6 on the side of the first face of the blowing head 10, so that the first light source 22 is positioned flush with the external surface of the blowing head 10.
- the second light source 23 can be arranged in the blowing head 10, inside a second window provided through the housing 6 on the side of the second face of the blowing head 10, so that the second light source 23 is positioned flush with the external surface of the blowing head 10.
- said first and second light sources 22', 23' can be arranged in the blowing head 10 so that the light emitted by said first and second light sources 22', 23' is visible through the outlet air blowing mode 2, 3 corresponding to the selected blowing mode.
- the first light source 22' is then arranged in the blowing head 10 such that, when said first light source 22' is powered by the electrical power supply device (first blowing mode), the light emitted by the first light source 22' is visible through the first blowing outlet 2.
- the second light source 23' is then arranged in the blowing head 10 such that, when said second light source 23' is powered by the electrical power supply device (second blowing mode), the light emitted by the second light source 23' is visible through the second blowing outlet 3.
- said first and second air outlets 2, 3 advantageously define respectively said first indicator zone and said and second indicator zone, so that when one of said blowing modes is selected, the visual selection indicator light 21' is thus advantageously arranged in the air blowing outlet 2 , 3 corresponding to the selected blowing mode.
- the first light source 22' can be arranged in the blowing head 10, and fixed to an internal channeling device 35 (such as the latter will be described later) facing the first air blowing outlet 2.
- the second light source 23' can be arranged in the blowing head 10, and fixed to the internal pipe device 35 facing the second air blowing outlet 3.
- the electrical power supply device can advantageously comprise a system of electrical contactors 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B, 26A, 26B , arranged inside the hairdressing appliance 1, to selectively power the first and second light sources 22, 22', 23, 23' according to the first or second configuration in which the air direction member is located 18, as illustrated schematically in Figures 4 and 5 and in Figures 11 and 12.
- the electrical power supply device supplies (only ) the first light source 22, 22' at the level of the first indicator zone, thus forming the visual selection indicator light 21, 21' which is visible to the user from the side of the first face 4 of the hairdressing appliance 1 (figures 5 and 11).
- the electrical power supply device supplies (only) the second light source 23, 23' at the level of the second control zone, thus forming the visual selection indicator light 21, 21 'which is visible to the user from the side of the second face 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1 ( Figures 6 and 12).
- the indicator system can advantageously include:
- At least one light source 27, 27' such as a light-emitting diode for example
- a light guiding device for selectively guiding the light emitted by said light source 27, 27' to said first control zone arranged on the side of said first face 4 of the hairdressing appliance 1 or to said second control zone arranged on the side of said second face 5 of the hairdressing appliance 1 according to the blowing mode selected.
- the source(s) light (s) serve both to form the visual selection indicator light 21 'in the first blowing mode and to form the visual selection indicator light 21' in the second blowing mode, the light guide device ensuring distribution of the light emitted either towards the first control zone or towards the second control zone depending on the blowing mode selected.
- said light source 27, 27' can be arranged either in the blowing head 10 or in the handle 7.
- said light source 27, 27' is unique, which simplifies the design of the indicator system and reduces the manufacturing cost of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- a plurality of light sources can be alternatively implemented, for example to increase the visibility of the visual selection indicator light 21 '.
- said light guiding device includes the air direction member 18.
- the air direction member 18 is advantageously designed and configured to ensure, at least in part, guiding the light emitted by said light source 27, 27' selectively to said first witness zone and to said second witness zone. This advantageously avoids the use of an additional part to ensure the selective guidance of the light, which contributes in particular to simplifying the design and making the operation of the hairdressing device 1 more reliable.
- the steering member d The air 18 may comprise, for example, at least one portion which is light-conductive or at least one portion which reflects light.
- said light source 27, 27' can then advantageously be arranged in said guide channel 15 mentioned previously, and the air direction member 18 can advantageously present an internal reflective zone 28 which is designed and configured to reflect the light emitted by the light source 27, 27' towards the first air blowing outlet 2 when the air steering member 18 is in the first air steering configuration and towards the second air blowing outlet 3 when the air steering member 18 is in the second steering configuration of air.
- the light source 27 can be arranged downstream of the heating element or at a downstream end of the latter. This makes it possible to optimize the visibility of the visual selection indicator light, without necessarily needing to use a 27' light source of high light intensity.
- the light source 27 ' can be arranged upstream (taking into consideration the direction of movement of the air flow F) of the heating element, typically between the module blower 13 and the heating element. This avoids placing the light source 27' in the flow F of hot air, which contributes to optimizing the lifespan of the light source 27' and/or makes it possible to use a light source 27' not intended for operate in a high temperature environment, and therefore less expensive.
- said internal reflective zone 28 of the air direction member 18 can be formed by a portion (shown schematically by a lattice in Figures 13 to 16) at least of the internal surface of the air direction duct.
- air, formed by the air direction member 18, which is provided with a light-reflecting coating (for example a metallized coating) or which has at least one surface condition ("mirror polished", for example) giving a light-reflecting character.
- the hairstyling appliance 1 can advantageously comprise a means of controlling a color of the visual selection indicator light 21, 21 'to modify said color as a function of the temperature of the air flow F.
- a control means may include a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the air flow F and modifying the color of the indicator. luminous selection display 21, 21 'consequently.
- the light source(s), mentioned above can be controlled in electrical voltage to obtain the emission of light of different color depending on the supply voltage of the light source(s).
- Said control means can then be for example designed and configured to electrically power the light source(s) as a function of a respective electrical supply voltage (more or less high depending on the desired temperature of the air flow F), of said element. heating.
- the system for controlling the change in blowing mode of the hairdressing appliance 1 comprises a manual control member which is movable, for example a button 29 or a wheel, to allow the user to act on said control system, and thus manually select alternatively one or the other of said blowing modes.
- a manual control member which is movable, for example a button 29 or a wheel, to allow the user to act on said control system, and thus manually select alternatively one or the other of said blowing modes.
- mobile we here advantageously mean that the manual control member is able to move between at least two advantageously predefined positions and/or spatial orientations (relative to the rest of the hairdressing appliance 1), typically by translation, rotation and/or by tilting under the effect of a manual mechanical action exerted against it by the user.
- said manual control member is arranged at the level of the blowing head 10, that is to say that it is carried by (or belongs to) the head blowing 10, and not at the level of the handle 7.
- the blowing member manual control is arranged at such a distance from the handle 7 that it cannot be reached by a finger of the user's hand which holds the handle 7. Inaccessible by a finger of the user's hand which holds the handle 7, the manual control member, on the other hand, remains advantageously accessible with a finger from the user's other hand.
- the control system of the hairdressing appliance 1 is a push-push button 29 control mechanism (or “push-push kinematic control mechanism”, or push-button control mechanism). “push-push” button control), to thus control each passage of the hairdressing appliance 1 from one of the blowing modes to another of the blowing modes.
- the control system is therefore designed and configured to transform each push exerted by the user (typically using a finger of the user) on the button 29 of the control system in a passage of the hairdressing appliance 1 from one of the blowing modes to another of the blowing modes or, at the very least, from one of the blowing modes to another of the blowing modes blowing.
- the button 29 of the control system then advantageously forms said manual control member mentioned previously.
- the push-push button control mechanism 29 is thus advantageously connected to the air steering member 18 to control each passage of the air steering member 18 of the 'to each other of the first and second air direction configurations.
- the use of the hairdressing appliance 1 is thus particularly simple and intuitive, since the reproduction of a simple pushing action carried out by the user at against the button 29 of the control mechanism, each time in the same pushing direction, controls each change in blowing mode of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- Each push exerted by the user on the button 29 of the control mechanism control thus controls a cyclical passage of the hairdressing appliance 1 from a given initial blowing mode to a following blowing mode, and so on, until returning to said initial blowing mode after the control mechanism has been activated successively as many times as the hairdressing appliance 1 has different blowing modes.
- each push exerted by the user on the button 29 thus controls the alternative passage from a first mode of operation of the hairdressing appliance 1 (first blowing mode) to a second mode of operation of the hairdressing appliance 1 (second blowing mode), then from the first operating mode to the second operating mode of the hairdressing appliance 1, and so on.
- the push-push button control mechanism 29 is designed and configured to control in a purely mechanical manner each passage of the hairdressing appliance 1 from one of the blowing modes to another of the blowing modes. blowing.
- the control mechanism is therefore designed and configured to mechanically transform each push exerted by the user (for example using a finger of the user) on the button 29 of the control mechanism into a passage of the device hairstyle 1 from one of the blowing modes to another of the blowing modes or, at the very least, from one of the blowing modes to another of the blowing modes.
- the push-push button control mechanism 29 is therefore advantageously devoid of any electrical or electromechanical component, so that its design is particularly simple, economical and reliable.
- the button 29 of the push-button control mechanism is thus advantageously connected mechanically to the air steering member 18 to mechanically transform each movement of the button 29 of the control mechanism to push-push button under the effect of a push exerted on the button 29 (by the user) in a movement of the air direction member 18 from one towards the other of said first and second configurations air direction. It is therefore advantageously not an electromechanical push-push button control mechanism, which would establish an electromechanical connection between the button of the control mechanism and the air direction member, that is to say which would be designed to transform a mechanical push exerted on the button by the user into an electrical command of an electric actuator which would be connected to the air steering member 18.
- the implementation of such a control mechanism purely mechanical advantageously allows the user to modify the blowing mode of the hairdressing device 1 even when the latter is not powered on (that is to say when the hairdressing device 1 is at the off, or even unplugged).
- the safety of use of the hairdressing appliance 1 is improved, to the extent that the risk of immediate air blowing in a direction not expected by the user, and for example towards his face, is thus limited.
- the hairdressing device 1 nevertheless remains simple to use, since the user still has the possibility of changing the blowing mode of the hairdressing device 1 while the latter is in operation.
- the implementation of a purely mechanical control of the change in blowing mode rather than an electromechanical control, tends to improve the operational reliability of the hairdressing device 1, and to reduce its manufacturing cost. and use.
- the button of the push-button control mechanism is a bistable button.
- the control mechanism is then designed and configured so that the button is suitable
- control mechanism is then designed and configured in such a way that the button is able to move from the third stable pressed position to the second unstable pressed position under the effect of a second push exerted by the user, which is consecutive to the first push and which thus allows the button to be unlocked, and then to return to the first stable released position, under the effect of an elastic return member, when the second push exerted by the user ceases.
- a bistable push-button control mechanism can implement a so-called “cardioid” mechanism, kinematics.
- the button 29 of the button control mechanism 29 push-push is a monostable button.
- the control mechanism is therefore preferably designed and configured so that the button 29 is suitable
- This “monostable” variant proves more advantageous than the aforementioned “bistable” variant insofar as, since the button 29 systematically returns to the released position, it remains accessible to the user whatever the blowing mode. selected.
- a “mono-stable” variant is simpler to design and more robust in use.
- the push-push button control mechanism 29 therefore advantageously comprises at least one elastic return member 30 to automatically return the button 29 from said pressed position towards said relaxed position.
- said elastic return member 30 is a spring, and in particular a tension, compression or flexion spring (leaf spring).
- the button 29 of the push-push button control mechanism 29 typically has a contact portion 31, or interaction portion, intended to come into direct contact with the user (for example with a finger of the latter). when the latter exerts a push against button 29 to control the change in blowing mode.
- Said contact portion 31 therefore defines an external surface portion of the button 29, oriented towards the outside of the hairdressing appliance 1, and accessible to and visible to the user from outside the hairdressing appliance 1.
- said contact portion 31 defines a free upper end of the button 29, which is opposite a lower end of the button 29 which is arranged (permanently) inside the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the control mechanism is therefore designed and configured so that the contact portion 31 of the button 29 is preferentially (entirely) arranged outside the housing 6 of the hairdressing appliance 1 , when button 29 is in the released position.
- the latter advantageously extends projecting from the external surface of the hairdressing device 1, typically projecting from the external surface of the housing 6 of the last. This facilitates visual and/or tactile identification of button 29, access to said button 29 and manipulation of the latter by the user.
- This can advantageously also contribute to limiting the risk of contact between the user and the external surface of the hairdressing appliance 1, which could possibly be hot, and therefore limit the risk of burns.
- control mechanism is preferably designed and configured so that the contact portion 31 of the button 29 is arranged below the external surface (or at the very least, of the geometric envelope external) of the housing 6 of the hairdressing device 1 (that is to say so that the button 29 retracts, retracts, entirely inside the hairdressing device 1) when the button 29 evolves towards its depressed position under the effect of a push exerted by the user to switch the hair styling appliance 1 from one blowing mode to another ( Figures 2 to 4, 8 to 10, 17 and 18).
- the risk of an involuntary change in the blowing mode by interaction of the button 29 with the user or with a surrounding element is thus advantageously limited.
- said contact portion 31 of the button 29 is preferably provided with a concave zone, that is to say with a zone having a concavity oriented towards the outside of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- a concave zone preferably positioned at the center of said contact portion 31, advantageously makes it possible to guide the placement of one end of a tip of a finger, and in particular a portion of finger pulp, on the contact portion 31 of the button 29, to help maintain the finger thus positioned for the effective application of a pushing force against the button 29 to control the change of blowing mode, and this even in particular without contact visual with the button 29, and for example when the user is busy observing the appearance of the visual selection indicator light 21, 21 '.
- the control mechanism can be designed and configured to transform each push exerted by the user on the button of the control mechanism into a passage of the hairdressing appliance 1 of one from blowing modes to another blowing mode.
- the single push exerted by the user on the button of the control mechanism makes it possible to switch the hairdressing appliance 1 from one of the blowing modes to another of the blowing modes. Once the hairdressing device 1 affects this other blowing mode, the user can then stop pushing the button.
- the push-push button control mechanism 29 is designed and configured to transform each push, exerted by the user, on the button 29 of the mechanism control in one pass, a transition, of the hair styling appliance 1 from one of the blowing modes to another of the blowing modes, then to automatically finalize the transition from the hair styling appliance 1 to the other of the blowing modes blowing modes under the effect of the automatic return of the button 29 to said stable released position (unpressed position), when the pushing exerted by the user ceases.
- the change in blowing mode is then initiated only by pressure exerted by the user on button 29, then terminated automatically by the control mechanism. In particular, this makes changing blowing modes easier, more intuitive and faster for the user.
- the air direction member 18 is however preferentially mounted movable to rotate, to pivot, along an axis D-D' of rotation, between at least the first and second air direction configurations, as in the embodiments illustrated in the figures.
- the control system and for example the push-button control mechanism 29 mentioned above, then controls the passage of the air steering member 18 from one to the other of the first and second configurations of air direction by rotation of the air direction member 18 according to a predetermined angle of rotation along said axis D-D' of rotation.
- the air direction member 18 is mounted movable to rotate relative to the handle 7 of the hairdressing appliance 1, the axis D-D' of rotation of the air direction member 18 being preferentially parallel to, or preferably even coincident with, the axis A-A' of longitudinal extension of the handle 7.
- the air direction duct advantageously formed by the air direction member air 18 may comprise a hollow tube of general frustoconical internal shape (as envisaged above), an axis of revolution of which is advantageously formed by an axis of longitudinal extension of the air direction member 18.
- the axis of longitudinal extension of the air direction member 18 advantageously coincides with the axis B-B' of average extension of the blowing head 10.
- Said respective extension axes of the blowing head 10 and the air direction member 18 are advantageously collinear with the axis A-A' of average longitudinal extension of the handle 7.
- the air direction duct extends the guide channel 15 arranged inside the handle 7, by via a large base of the hollow tube of generally frustoconical internal shape, at the level of which the air inlet 20 of the air direction duct is arranged.
- the useful passage section of the air flow F inside the tube thus decreases along the axis of longitudinal extension of the air direction member 18, moving away from the handle 7.
- the air direction member 18 preferably comprises a single air direction outlet 19.
- Said air direction outlet 19 is formed in said wall of the hollow tube and is advantageously extends along the axis of longitudinal extension of the air direction member 18.
- the air direction outlet 19 therefore thus forms a light which extends longitudinally in a direction coplanar to the axis of extension longitudinal of the air direction member 18.
- said air direction outlet 19 has an outlet section which narrows towards the second end of the side wall of the direction member d air 18.
- the generally frustoconical internal shape of the tube of the air direction duct advantageously makes it possible to homogenize the profile of the air flow F which circulates inside the tube.
- the air direction outlet 19 is advantageously provided with a plurality of air deflectors 32 (straightening fins), called “primary deflectors”, to straighten the flow F of air leaving through the air direction outlet 19 coming from the air inlet 20 of the air direction member 18, and to optimally guide the air flow F towards the first air blowing outlet 2 or the second air blowing outlet 3, depending on the blowing mode selected.
- air deflectors 32 straightening fins
- the blowing head 10 advantageously comprises, in the embodiments illustrated in the figures, a first portion of pipe 33 provided to ensure aeraulic communication of the air direction outlet 19 of the steering member d air 18 with the first air blowing outlet 2 when the air direction member 18 occupies the first air direction configuration ( Figures 5, 11, 13 and 15), and a second portion of pipe 34 designed to ensure aeraulic communication of said air direction outlet 19 with the second air blowing outlet 3 when the air direction member 18 occupies the second air direction configuration ( Figures 6, 12, 14 and 16).
- said first and second pipeline portions 33, 34 can advantageously be defined, at least in part, by an internal pipeline device 35, which therefore constitutes a “two-way” (or “two-way”) internal pipeline device.
- the internal channeling device 35 is advantageously connected immovably to the handle 7 of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the air steering member 18 occupies the first air steering configuration ( Figures 5, 11, 13 and 15 in particular)
- the air steering outlet 19 of the air steering member 18 is in aeraulic communication with the first portion of pipe 33, and therefore with the first air blowing outlet 2.
- the wall of the tube of the air direction member 18 then closes the second portion of pipe 34 of the internal channeling device 35.
- the blowing head 10 can then comprise, as illustrated in the figures:
- first secondary air deflectors to straighten the flow F of air directed towards the first air blowing outlet 2 coming from the air direction outlet 19 of the air direction member 18 when the latter is in said first air direction configuration
- second secondary air deflectors to straighten the initiated air flow F directed towards the second air blowing outlet 3 coming from the air direction outlet 19 of the air steering member 18 when the latter is in said second air steering configuration
- a plurality of said air deflectors 32 of the air steering outlet 19 of the air steering member air 18 being arranged aligned with a plurality of said first outlet air deflectors 36 when the air direction member 18 is in said first air direction configuration ( Figures 5, 11, 13 and 15 in particular)
- a plurality of said air deflectors 32 of the air direction outlet 19 of the air direction member 18 being respectively arranged aligned with a plurality of said second outlet air deflectors 37 when the direction member d
- the air 18 is in said second air direction configuration ( Figures 6, 12, 14 and 16 in particular).
- the control mechanism preferably comprises a rotary coupling part 38, forming a cam and mechanically connected to the air steering member 18 on the one hand, and preferably on the other hand to the button 29.
- Said button 29 is advantageously secured to at least one pin 39 (or roller) forming a follower which cooperates with the cam so that each push exerted on the button 29 causes the part to rotate.
- rotary coupling 38 along an axis of rotation and a corresponding rotation of the air direction member 18 along its axis D-D' of rotation.
- the button 29 of the push-push button control mechanism 29 is mounted for rectilinear translation, and more preferably for pure rectilinear translation, in a direction C-C' of translation, by relative to the rest of the hairdressing appliance 1, and in particular relative to the handle 7 of the latter, between a non-pressed position (or released position) and a depressed position as mentioned previously.
- the movement of the button 29 under the effect of a push exerted by the user is a pure rectilinear translation movement, that is to say along a rectilinear slide connection, of the same average direction as the effort of thrust exerted by the user.
- the button 29 is thus particularly easy and intuitive for the user, regardless of the position and orientation of the button 29 relative to the user in use of the hairdressing appliance 1.
- the button could for example be mounted to rotate or pivot, to rock, and be shaped and configured so that the portion of contact of the button describes a curvilinear trajectory in an arc under the thrust effect exerted by the user.
- the button 29 is arranged relative to the rotary coupling part 38 so that the direction C-C' of rectilinear translation of the button 29 coincides with the axis of rotation of the rotary coupling part 38.
- each push exerted by the user on the button 29 causes a rectilinear translational movement of the button 29 and, preferably directly, a rotation of the rotary coupling part 39 according to the direction C-C' of translation of the button 29, according to a design which is particularly simple and compact due to the preferential absence of an intermediate part between the button 29 and the rotary coupling part 38.
- the direction C-C' of rectilinear translation of the button could be provided parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotary coupling part 38 and offset relative to the latter, or alternatively provided oblique or orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the rotary coupling part 38, however to the detriment the simplicity of design and the compactness of the control mechanism.
- the rotary coupling part 38 is immobilized in rotation relative to the air direction member 18, the axis of rotation of the rotary coupling part 38 being coincident with the respective axis of rotation D-D' of the air direction member 18.
- each movement of the button 29 under the effect of a push exerted by the user results in joint rotation of the rotary coupling part 38 and the direction member d air 18, of said predetermined angle of rotation, along a common axis of rotation.
- the rotary coupling part 38 and the air direction member 18 can be assembled together by complementarity in shape and secured to each other by screwing or again by clipping/snap or gluing.
- the rotating coupling part 38 and the air direction member 18 could possibly together form a monolithic part.
- the rotary coupling part 38 more specifically forms a grooved drum cam.
- the rotary coupling part 38 thus comprises at least one cylindrical portion of revolution, which is provided with a groove 40 forming a cam path delimited by two opposite side walls of the groove 40 and intended to be traversed by the pin 39 forming a follower secured to the button 29.
- the pin 39 is thus captive within the groove 40, which contributes to ensuring a reliable mechanical connection between the button 29 and the rotary coupling part 38.
- the groove 40 is peripheral, s extending along the entire circumference of the cylindrical portion of revolution, and closed on itself. The rotation of the rotary coupling part 38 along its axis rotation can thus be done in the same direction of rotation at each blowing mode change command.
- the button 29 is mounted in rectilinear (pure) translation in its direction C-C' of translation (slide connection), which coincides with the axis of rotation of the part of rotary coupling 38.
- the direction C-C' of rectilinear translation is parallel to, or coincides with, the axis B-B' of average extension of the blowing head 10, said axis B-B' of average extension being itself advantageously parallel to, or coincident with, the axis D-D' of rotation of the air direction member 18, said axis D-D' of rotation itself being advantageously parallel to, or coincident with, the axis A-A' of average longitudinal extension of the handle 7.
- the button 29 advantageously comprises a portion of side skirt 41 of circular section, of revolution in the direction C-C' of rectilinear translation, which is arranged parallel to the cylindrical portion of revolution of the rotary coupling part 38, with at least partial overlap of said cylindrical portion.
- the button 29 is connected not to a single pin 39, but to two pins 39 forming followers, arranged on either side of the direction C-C' of rectilinear translation, in order to further improve the reliability of the mechanical connection between the button 29 and the rotary coupling part 38.
- each of the pins 39 is housed in the groove 40 of the grooved drum cam formed here by the rotary coupling part 38.
- a portion of each of the pins 39 is housed within a respective oblong guide light 42 provided in a part which is immobile relative to the handle 7 (for example a part integral with the aforementioned internal channeling device 35).
- the pins 39 can each be defined by a cylindrical pin force-fitted in an orifice made through the wall of the side skirt portion 41 of the button 29, once the button 29 assembled to cover the cylindrical portion of revolution of the rotary coupling part 38, so that a portion of the pins defining such a pin 39 forming a follower extends radially inside the button 29, while an opposite portion of the pins extends radially to the 'exterior of the button 29 and is captured in one of the oblong guide lights 42.
- the push-push button control mechanism 29 comprises an elastic return member 30, as already mentioned previously, such as for example a compression spring.
- the elastic return member 30 is configured and arranged to automatically return the button 29 to its stable released position (non-pressed position) when the pushing exerted by the user on the button 29 ceases.
- the compression spring can be arranged between an interior surface of the button 29 and a surface of the rotary coupling part 38.
- the cam formed by the rotary coupling part 38 is preferably shaped and configured so that the rotation of the steering member d air 18 according to said predetermined angle of rotation, which allows the passage of the hairdressing appliance 1 from one blowing mode to another by a corresponding passage of the air direction member 18 of a direction configuration of air to another, is carried out:
- the change of blowing mode is only initiated by a push exerted by the user on the button 29, as mentioned previously as a preferred variant, the change of blowing mode being finalized automatically by the control mechanism , after the user has stopped pushing button 29 of the latter.
- the user therefore advantageously only needs to provide only part of the effort necessary to rotate the air direction member 18 according to the predetermined angle of rotation to pass the latter from one to another of its air direction configurations. As indicated above, this allows in particular a change of blowing mode that is easier, more intuitive and faster for the user.
- the cam is shaped and configured so that the rotation of the air direction member 18 according to said predetermined angle of rotation is achieved for 50% or less (that is to say for at most 50%, and for example for 30%, 40% or 50% only) of said predetermined angle of rotation, by a movement of the button 29 of the control mechanism under the effect of a push exerted on the button 29, then , for the remainder (i.e. 50% or more, for example for 50%, 60% or 70%) of said predetermined angle of rotation, by a movement in the opposite direction of the button 29 under the joint effect of the elastic return member 30 and the cam, when the thrust exerted ceases.
- Such a characteristic can be achieved for example by modulating the profile of the cam path defined by the groove 40 of the grooved drum cam mentioned above, to define at least two consecutive cam path portions, forming ramps of opposite slopes, and the path of which by the pin 39 forming a follower causes a rotation of the air direction member 18 according to the predetermined angle of rotation in the following manner.
- the pin 39 travels a first portion of the cam path by sliding while resting against one of the walls lateral sides of the groove 40 which forms a first ramp, thus causing the rotation of the rotary coupling part 38 according to a first angle of rotation.
- the elastic return member 30 automatically returns the button 29 to its released position (non-pressed position)
- the pin 39 then traveling a second portion of the cam path by sliding this time resting against the other of the side walls of the groove 40 which forms a second ramp, with a slope opposite to that of the first ramp, the pin 39 being pressed against the second ramp under the effect of the return member elastic 30, thus forcing rotation in the same direction of the rotary coupling part 38 according to a second angle of rotation.
- the slope of the first ramp is chosen equal to or greater, more pronounced, than the slope of the second ramp, so that the first angle of rotation is thus less than the second angle of rotation, the sum of the first and second angles of rotation corresponding to the predetermined angle of rotation.
- the first angle of rotation corresponds to the movement initiated by pushing by the user
- the second angle of rotation corresponds to the automatic complementary movement described previously.
- the passage of the air direction member 18 from one to the other of the first and second air direction configurations is carried out by rotation of the air direction member 18 along its axis of rotation D-D' at a predetermined angle of rotation of 180°.
- the air steering member 18 can advantageously change its angular configuration twice, alternating between said first and second air direction configurations.
- the grooved drum cam can then be advantageously shaped and configured so that the rotation of the air direction member 18 according to said predetermined angle of rotation is achieved:
- buttons 29 for 90° (first angle of rotation) only (i.e. 50%) by a pure rectilinear translation movement of button 29, from its released (stable) position to its pressed (unstable) position, under the effect of a push exercised by the user on button 29,
- the invention finds its application in the design and manufacture of hairdressing appliances, for example for domestic use, and more precisely portable hairdressing appliances designed to blow a flow of air in order to dry and/or to facilitate shaping of hair.
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