3883results about "Hair drying" patented technology

A hair drying device with improved efficiency and improved security is disclosed. The hair drying device has inlet openings draw airflows from outside, outlet openings discharge heated airflows, a wind detector and a power generation block operable to perform protection.

The present disclosure relates to haircare appliances. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a haircare appliance arranged for detecting a hair moisture content. Accordingly, there is provided a haircare appliance, comprising a processing element, at least one light emitting element emitting at least two wavelengths, and a sensor element, wherein the light emitting element is adapted to irradiate a portion of hair to be treated, wherein the sensor element is adapted to receive a sensor reading from an acquisition region of the irradiated hair and generate a sensor signal dependent on the sensor reading, wherein the sensor element is a spectral sensor element, and wherein the processing element is adapted to determine a moisture content of at least the irradiated portion of the hair from the sensor signal.

An attachment is described for a haircare appliance. The attachment comprises an inlet for receiving an airflow, and a body comprising one or more pairs of outlets, each pair of outlets comprising a first outlet and a second outlet. The attachment further comprises a valve moveable relative to the body between a first position in which the valve occludes the first outlet and the airflow is discharged from the second outlet of each pair of outlets, and a second position in which the valve occludes the second outlet and the airflow is discharged from the first outlet of each pair of outlets. The valve comprises a sealing element that contacts the body at a position between the first and second outlets of each pair of outlets.

A hair styling appliance comprising an optical sensor configured to make two or more measurements of light received from a section of hair being styled by the hair styling appliance, and a processor configured to determine a speed of movement of the section of hair relative to the hair styling appliance based on the two or more measurements. The measurements produce successive images of the section of hair (figs. 12a-12b). The times at which the images were generated are obtained and used with determined displacements of the section of hair in the images to determine a relative speed of movement of the hair. The optical sensor may be e.g. a camera or an array of photosensors. The appliance may be a hair straightener, curler or brush.

The present disclosure discloses a handheld accessory with good air inlet performance and a warm-air comb applying same, and relates to the technical field of hair-care devices. The handheld accessory with good air inlet performance includes a handheld accessory body; the handheld accessory body includes a grip portion and a folding portion rotatably connected to one end of the grip portion; the folding portion is of a hollow structure, and a motor fan assembly is arranged in the folding portion; a first air outlet is provided in one end of the folding portion away from the grip portion; a first air inlet is provided in one end of the folding portion that is connected to the grip portion.

The air outlet reversing device comprises a comb head body, an air inlet end and an air outlet end are arranged on the comb head body, an air inlet is formed in the air inlet end, and a left air duct and a right air duct are arranged in the comb head body in a separated mode. The comb head body is internally provided with an air inlet and an air outlet end, the air outlet end is provided with first comb teeth, a left air outlet communicated with the left air duct and a right air outlet communicated with the right air duct, and the comb head body is further internally provided with an air distribution cavity communicated with the air inlet, the left air duct and the right air duct. The movable part is arranged in the air distribution cavity, so that the left air duct or the right air duct can be automatically shielded by means of the gravity action according to the inclination angle of the hair straightening comb, a user does not need to manually adjust the airflow direction when combing hair, and the user experience is improved. And the airflow path can be automatically optimized according to the actual position and action of the comb.

A hair care appliance and methods for drying and / or styling hair are provided. The hair care appliance includes a handle having an inlet and a body coupled to the handle and having a plurality of outlets. The handle can include a fan assembly and a motor assembly and the applicant can include one or more heater assemblies. In one embodiment, the appliance includes at least one heater assembly extending along the body between the proximal and distal ends. In some aspects, the at least one heater assembly can longitudinally separate a first plurality of bristles from a second plurality of bristles. In other embodiments, a baffle for directing airflow is provided. In other embodiments, the appliance is configured to switch between hair drying and hair heating modes.

A hair straightening device comprises: a hand-held part, a first outlet member, a second outlet member. The second outlet member is arranged parallel to the first outlet member, the first outlet member and the second outlet member are respectively connected with the hand-held part, and a working space is defined between the first outlet member and the second outlet member; wherein at least one of the first outlet member and the second outlet member includes an air chamber and an air outlet communicated with the air chamber, the air outlet is extended along the length of the outlet member; wherein wall of the working space close to the air outlet includes a guiding bevel, the guiding bevel is configured for guiding airflow in the air chamber to the working space; wherein the air outlet is provided with a plurality of deflectors spaced along the direction of the outlet member.

Disclosed is a method for controlling a hair dryer, the method for controlling a hair dryer, which comprises a main body part, a handle part, an operation part, a heating unit and a fan unit, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprising: an auto mode selection step in which a user operates the operation part so as to select, among a plurality of operation modes, an auto mode including a plurality of individual modes; and an auto mode performance step in which the plurality of individual modes are consecutively performed, wherein at least one among the temperature and speed of discharged gas is set to be different for each of the plurality of individual modes, and in the auto mode performance step, the heating unit and the fan unit control the temperature and speed of the discharged gas according to the respective settings of the plurality of individual modes.

The hair straightener comprises a lower handle, an inner cylinder, a heating frame, a motor, a circuit board, a wire protecting sleeve, a filter screen support, a tail ring, an upper handle, a lower aluminum plate, a handle cover, a deadbolt, an upper cover plate, an upper aluminum plate, a fixing plate, a lower cover plate, an air outlet frame and a key circuit board. Compared with the prior art, on the basis of the hair straightener, the hair straightener has the function of the hair drier, hot air can be blown out at a high speed, the hair straightener and air blowing are integrated, and the hair straightener is more convenient to use.

A comb attachment for mounting to a hair-care appliance configured to supply a heated airflow. The comb attachment includes a housing defining an inlet for receiving an airflow from the appliance when mounted thereto and an outlet fluidly connected to the inlet for discharging the airflow. The attachment further includes first and second longitudinally extending rows of outer protrusions mounted to the housing so as to extend across or alongside the outlet. The attachment also includes a longitudinally extending row of inner protrusions mounted to the housing so as to be interposed between the first and second rows of outer protrusions.

A system and method for an intelligent hair drying / styling apparatus with user information transmission and storage capabilities is herein provided. The hair drying / styling apparatus houses a control circuit board and an infrared or temperature sensor (or camera) in order detect an individual's hair condition moisture level to determine a user specific, customizable dryer setting. The information detected by the sensor is stored locally, on a proximal Internet-enabled device, or on a remote or cloud-based server and accessed by the hair drying / styling apparatus through a wireless local area network connectivity function. This innovation will enable any number of hair professionals and / or end consumers to improve styling and dry time. According to the present invention, energy usage is reduced to enable a more efficient design.

A hair dryer head for straightening hair is provided, which includes a blowing shell and a hollow connection tube configured to connect with a blowing host. A hair clip cavity configured to pass through hair bundle is provided between a first blowing part and a second blowing part. A side of the first blowing part is provided with a first external blowing port, a side of the second blowing part is provided with a second external blowing port. Opposite surfaces of the first blowing part and second blowing part are respectively provided with a first internal blowing port and a second internal blowing port. A user only needs to clamp hair in the hair clip cavity and pull it down so as to start operating. Concentrated downward strong airflow provides a downward pulling force required for straightening hair, allowing the hair bundle to pass through the hair clip cavity.

Various exemplary attachments for hair care appliances and methods of using attachments for hair care appliances are provided. In general, a hair care attachment in an exemplary embodiment is in the form of a brush accessory that has a hollow body having first and second region, an attachment collar at a first end of the hollow body and having an inlet for receiving airflow, a plurality of bristles positioned along the first region of the hollow body, a plurality of outlet openings positioned along the first region of the hollow body adjacent the plurality of bristles, and a heater assembly positioned along the second region of the hollow body.

A support frame of a thin electric heating band contains: a body, multiple first blades, multiple second blades, multiple fixing sheets, and multiple defining elements. The body includes a base and multiple supporting arms. Each first blade includes multiple first spaced recesses, and each second blade includes multiple second spaced recesses, such that the thin electric heating band is engaged in each first spaced recess and each second spaced recess, thus positioning the thin electric heating band. Each fixing sheet is stacked on each first blade and includes multiple spaced notches, and each spaced notch communicates with each first spaced recess laterally. Each first blade includes an air facing fringe and an air shadow fringe, and each defining element is fixed on the air shadow fringe of each first blade.

A hair brushing device with a hair drying capability, the hair brushing device includes a brush head, wherein the head includes at least a sensor device configured to detect hair data pertaining to a user, a barrel with a plurality of bristles, and at least a moisture-wicking component disposed within the barrel, wherein the at least a moisture-wicking component is configured to absorb at least a fluid from the user's hair, at least a sensor interface configured to wet at least a surface of the at least a sensor device with the at least a fluid, and a brush handle attached to one end of the brush head, wherein the brush handle is configured to be held by the user.

Provided is a heater assembly for a hand-held appliance. The assembly includes a ceramic heater substrate having a heated region that includes heater elements for converting electrical energy to heat, and an unheated region adjacent to the heated region. The assembly includes a heat sink for dissipating heat from the heater elements, where the heat sink extends from the heated region of the ceramic heater substrate. The assembly includes electronic control devices for controlling electrical energy supply to the heater elements, and which are mounted at the unheated region of the ceramic heater device. The assembly includes heat dissipation means to dissipate heat from the heater elements to maintain the unheated region at a lower temperature than the heated region.

The present disclosure discloses a hair straightener air duct and a styling method thereof, the hair straightener air duct includes a hair straightening unit, two opposite straightening plates are provided on styling surfaces of two arms that are hinged with each other; an air duct unit including an air supply duct located on any one arm and an airflow channel provided on the styling surface and communication with the air supply duct, and the airflow channel is located between two straightening plates; a control unit provided on any one arm, the control unit controls the hair straightening unit and the air duct unit to work alone or together, and thereby entering a straightening hair mode, blowing mode, or straightening hair and blowing mode. The control unit can independently or jointly control operations of the hair straightener unit and the air duct unit.

Provided is an air duct system applied to a hair straightening device, relating to the technical field of hair straightening devices. The air duct system includes a main body. There is a main flow channel and two branch flow channels connected to the main flow channel inside the main body. The main body has two hair straightening walls that cooperate with each other at intervals. A hair straightening space that is used to straighten or dry hair is formed between the two hair straightening walls. A main flow channel and two branch flow channels that are connected to the main flow channel are disposed inside the main body. The two branch flow channels are disposed along length directions of the two hair straightening walls. A plurality of oblique air outlets are disposed on the hair straightening wall along a length direction of the hair straightening wall.

Apparatuses and methods for drying an object are provided. An apparatus for drying an object may include a first airflow channel that has an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The apparatus may also include one or more radiation energy sources configured to provide thermal radiation toward the object. The apparatus may also include an airflow generating element configured to provide an airflow by effecting the airflow into the first airflow channel through the airflow inlet and direct a first portion of the airflow in the first airflow channel toward the airflow outlet. The apparatus may further include an airflow guide assembly configured to provide a second airflow channel through which a second portion of the airflow in the first airflow channel is guided to a target region. The target region abuts at least one of the one or more radiation energy sources.

The utility model discloses a hair dryer which comprises a handle, a main machine shell and an air outlet device, the handle is connected to the main machine shell, and the air outlet device is installed in the main machine shell. The main case is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet cylinder, the air inlet is located at the rear end of the main case, and the air outlet cylinder is located at the front end of the main case; the air outlet device comprises a centrifugal fan and a backflow pipeline, the centrifugal fan is provided with an air inlet end and an air outlet end, the air inlet end is communicated with the rear end of the backflow pipeline and the air inlet, and the air outlet end is communicated with the front end of the backflow pipeline and the air outlet barrel. According to the embodiment of the utility model, the centrifugal fan is used for supplying air, a part of hot air blown out from the air outlet end of the centrifugal fan is re-drained to the air inlet end and is compressed and heated again by utilizing the principle that the centrifugal fan can compress air to generate heat in the high-speed operation process and matching with the arranged backflow pipeline, and the circulation is repeated, so that the heat energy utilization rate is improved. The temperature of hot air blown out by the centrifugal fan is gradually increased, the effect of replacing heating wires for heating is achieved, and the air blower is more energy-saving.

The invention relates to the technical field of blowers, in particular to a low-noise blower and a low-noise drying machine. The low-noise blower comprises a shell provided with a first air inlet; the inner shell is arranged in the outer shell, the outer shell is in closed connection with the rear end of the inner shell, an air outlet is formed in the rear end of the inner shell, and a flow collecting air inlet is formed in the front end of the inner shell; an air outlet channel is formed between the flow collecting air inlet and the air outlet through the inner wall of the inner shell, and a driving component is arranged in the air outlet channel. A first air inlet channel is formed between the first air inlet and the flow collecting air inlet through an interlayer space between the inner wall of the outer shell and the outer wall of the inner shell, and the first air inlet channel surrounds the driving component. The front end face of the flow collecting air inlet is of a wave-shaped structure. The first air inlet channel wraps the driving component through the double-layer shell structure, noise of turbulent flow gas in the driving component is isolated through laminar flow gas, the end face of the flow collecting air inlet is arranged to be of a wave structure, airflow entering the driving component is combed, and turbulent flow noise generated by airflow steering is reduced.

A straightening and curling dual-purpose hairdressing device is provided, relating to the technical field of hairdressing devices. The straightening and curling dual-purpose hairdressing device includes a main body. The main body is of a hollow structure. A control circuit is integrated inside the main body. One end of the main body is provided with an air inlet and another end of the main body is connected to an air nozzle, whereby forming inside the main body a fluid channel extended from the air inlet to the air nozzle. The fluid channel has provided therein a motor and a heating unit electrically connected to the control circuit respectively.

A comb for a hair-care appliance that is configured to supply a heated airflow. The comb includes a housing defining an inlet for receiving an airflow from the hair care appliance, and first and second longitudinally extending and transversely spaced-apart outlets that are in fluid communication with the inlet. The comb further includes a tooth structure mounted to the housing, the tooth structure comprising a row of comb teeth spaced along a longitudinal axis, the row of comb teeth interposed between the first and second longitudinally extending outlets. The comb further includes a flow director movably mounted to the housing so as to be moveable between a first position in which the flow director directs airflow from the inlet to the first outlet, and a second position in which the flow director directs airflow from the inlet to the second outlet.

The invention provides a motor drive control method and system for a high-speed hair dryer. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a real-time sampling value of bus voltage; when the real-time sampling value reaches a preset voltage threshold value, performing vector operation on a torque current integral value of the motor current, and determining an initial position angle of a rotor; performing Clark transformation on the three-phase winding endpoint voltage according to the initial position angle of the rotor to generate a voltage component; determining a wind power interference coefficient of the torque current according to the voltage component, and determining a corresponding wind power state identifier in combination with a preset threshold value; configuring a sliding-mode observer according to a starting parameter group of a motor starting control mode corresponding to the wind power state identifier, and determining a rotor motion state parameter by performing phase tracking on output of the sliding-mode observer; and generating a three-phase pulse width modulation driving signal through the rotor motion state parameters to perform driving control on the motor. According to the scheme, the starting reliability and control precision of the motor can be remarkably improved, and the service life of the blowing cylinder is effectively prolonged.

In one aspect, a hair care accessory is provided and in one embodiment can include an elongate body. The elongate body can include an appliance mating portion configured to removably couple the elongate body to a hair care appliance. The appliance mating portion can have an air inlet configured to receive airflow from the hair care appliance. The elongate body can also include a clamping portion having a first heater assembly, and a plurality of air outlets extending longitudinally there along. The hair care accessory can also include an arm coupled to the elongate body. The arm can have a second heater assembly. The arm can be movable between an open position in which the second heater assembly is spaced from the first heater assembly, and a closed position in which the first and second heater assemblies are configured to clamp hair therebetween.

Apparatuses and methods for drying objects are provided. The apparatus can comprise a housing configured to provide an airflow channel having an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, an airflow generating element configured to generate an airflow through the airflow channel, and one or more radiation energy sources configured to generate infrared radiation and direct the infrared radiation toward an exterior of the housing. A device controller can control the operation of the airflow generating element and the one or more radiation energy sources, and a power element controller in connection with the device controller can control the operation of the power element that can provide power at least to the radiation energy source and the airflow generating element.

An apparatus is used for drying and / or styling hair. The apparatus provides improved mixing of air from a heater using an impeller. A hinge is ergonomically positioned relative to the center of mass of the device. Sealing of the housing prevents the ingress of water into the housing.