Light guide structure of blower

By setting an outer light transmitting ring and an inner light guide plate at the rear structure end of the hair dryer to form a light area with a larger surface area, the problem of small surface area of ​​the existing hair dryer indicator light is solved, and the user experience and lighting effect function are improved.

CN222264637UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-31GUANGDONG KESI INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420225548.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2023-10-24
Filing Date
2024-01-30
Publication Date
2024-12-31
Estimated Expiration
2034-01-30

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Technical Problem

The indicator surface area of ​​existing hair dryers is small, making it difficult to clearly indicate the operating status. In addition, adding lighting function requires a large surface area of ​​lighting areas, which lacks an effective solution.

Method used

Design a light guide structure, including setting an outer light transmitting ring and an inner light guide plate at the rear structure end of the hair dryer. The light of the light emitter passes through the inner light guide plate and reaches the outer light transmitting ring, forming a light area with a larger surface area, providing an operating state Indication, fill light and decorative lighting effects functions.

Benefits of technology

Through the light guide structure, the hair dryer provides a large surface area of ​​light areas, improves the user experience, and realizes the operation status indicator and the implementation of a variety of lighting effects functions.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a light guide structure of a hair drier, which relates to the technical field of life electric appliances and is applied to a hair drier body, and the hair drier body at least comprises an air outlet end and a rear structure end which are opposite to each other. The rear structure end is of an opening structure, a light-emitting body is contained in the inner side of the rear structure end, an outer light-transmitting ring covers the opening of the rear structure end, and the light-emitting face of the light-emitting body faces the outer light-transmitting ring. The utility model mainly solves the problem of how to provide a light area with a larger surface area for the blower. According to the light guide structure of the hair drier, the outer light-transmitting ring covers the opening at the rear structure end of the hair drier body, so that a light area with a larger surface area is provided for the hair drier body, and the light effect functions of operation state indication, a light supplementing lamp, a decorative lamp, a breathing lamp and the like are further provided for the hair drier body; and the use experience of the hair dryer is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of household electrical appliances, in particular to a light guide structure of a hair dryer. Background Art

[0002] A hair dryer can be used to dry hair or other items, and is a commonly used household appliance. A hair dryer in the prior art can usually selectively blow out hot air or cold air, and can usually adjust the wind force of the air.

[0003] At present, the motors of hair dryers are gradually transitioning to brushless DC motors, the electric heaters of hair dryers are gradually transitioning to electronic heaters, and the controllers of hair dryers are gradually transitioning to electronicization, making electronic and precise control of hair dryers possible. Hair dryers controlled by buttons are gradually occupying more of the market. Therefore, more and more hair dryers choose to set indicator lights near, around or in other parts of the buttons, and indicate the operating status of the hair dryer by the color of the indicator light, the number of lights on and the flashing mode.

[0004] However, the surface area of ​​the indicator light is small, and it is difficult to clearly indicate the operating status of the hair dryer. In addition, adding lighting effects such as fill lights, decorative lights, and breathing lights to the hair dryer is also one of the functions that users expect. The addition of these lighting effect functions obviously requires relying on a larger surface area of ​​the light.

[0005] In summary, how to provide a light area with a larger surface area for a hair dryer has become a problem that needs to be solved urgently. Utility Model Content

[0006] The utility model aims to provide a light guide structure for a hair dryer, which can provide a light area with a larger surface area for the hair dryer.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a light-guiding structure of a hair dryer, applied to a hair dryer body, the hair dryer body at least comprising an air outlet end and a rear structure end opposite to each other; the rear structure end is an open structure, a light-emitting body is accommodated on the inner side of the rear structure end, and the opening of the rear structure end is covered with an outer light-transmitting ring, and the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting body faces the outer light-transmitting ring.

[0008] In the above technical solution, a rear cover ring is embedded in the outer light-transmitting ring.

[0009] In the above technical solution, the outer light-transmitting ring includes a beveled light-transmitting outer ring part and an inner mounting ring part which are arranged in sequence from the inside to the outside; the back cover ring is embedded in the inner mounting ring part of the outer light-transmitting ring, and the beveled light-transmitting outer ring part of the outer light-transmitting ring is an exposed structure.

[0010] In the above technical solution, the inclined light-transmitting outer ring portion of the outer light-transmitting ring is a ring-shaped structure or a link-shaped structure.

[0011] In the above technical solution, an inner light guide plate is also accommodated on the inner side of the rear structure end of the hair dryer body; the light emitting surface of the light emitting body faces the inner light guide plate, and the light of the light emitting body can reach the outer light-transmitting ring after passing through the inner light guide plate.

[0012] In the above technical solution, the hair dryer body includes a main shell, an air duct dividing component, a fan and a heating element; the main shell includes a main body part and a handle part which are interconnected, an air inlet part is provided at the bottom of the handle part, and the air outlet end and the rear structure end are respectively arranged at two ends of the main body part of the main shell; the fan is fixed in the handle part of the main shell; the air duct dividing component includes an outer frame bracket and an auxiliary air duct sleeve supported in the outer frame bracket, an air inlet notch is provided at the side wall of the outer frame bracket, a gap between the outer frame bracket and the auxiliary air duct sleeve is the main air duct, and a space in the auxiliary air duct sleeve is the auxiliary air duct; the heating element is fixed in the air duct dividing component The air duct is connected with the air conditioner through the air inlet of the air duct, and the air inlet of the air duct is connected with the air conditioner through the air inlet of the air duct.

[0013] In the above technical solution, the air duct dividing component also includes an air guiding arc surface connecting the outer frame bracket and the auxiliary air duct sleeve, and a plurality of auxiliary air inlets are formed on the air guiding arc surface; the air duct dividing component is formed with an air inlet baffle on the inner side of the air inlet notch; after the air flow enters the outer frame bracket through the air inlet notch of the air duct dividing component, a part of the air flow directly enters the main air duct, and the other part of the air flow is guided by the air inlet baffle and the air guiding arc surface, and then passes through the auxiliary air inlet to enter the main air duct.

[0014] In the above technical solution, the hair dryer body also includes an annular air outlet cover, the outlet end of which is narrowed to form an annular air outlet gap; the inlet end of the air outlet cover is fixed on the air duct dividing component to cover the air outlet of the main air duct.

[0015] In the above technical solution, the utility model also includes an essential oil tank; the essential oil tank is suitable for being installed in the auxiliary air duct. When the fan of the hair dryer body is started, the auxiliary air duct has a negative pressure. When the airflow passes through the essential oil tank, the essential oil stored in the essential oil tank can be carried into the auxiliary air duct.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the utility model is that the light-guiding structure of the hair dryer of the utility model is covered with an external light-transmitting ring at the opening of the structural end behind the hair dryer body. In this way, a lighting area with a larger surface area is provided for the hair dryer body, thereby providing the hair dryer body with lighting effects such as operating status indication, fill light, decorative light and breathing light, thereby improving the user experience of the hair dryer. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is one of the three-dimensional views of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2 This is the second stereoscopic view of the present utility model.

[0019] Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 4 It is a cross-sectional view of the utility model.

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the coordination of the air duct partition component, the heating element and the essential oil tank in the utility model.

[0022] The figures are marked as follows: 1. Hair dryer body; 11. Main shell; 111. Main body; 112. Handle; 113. Air inlet; 114. Air outlet; 115. Rear structure; 12. Fan; 13. Heater; 14. Inner air guide shell; 141. Outer frame bracket; 142. Air inlet gap; 143. Auxiliary air duct sleeve; 144. Main air duct; 145. Auxiliary air duct; 146. Air inlet baffle; 147. Air guide arc surface; 148. Auxiliary air inlet; 15. Inner light guide plate; 16. External light-transmitting ring; 161. Bevel light-transmitting outer ring part; 162. Inner mounting ring part; 17. Rear cover ring; 18. Air outlet cover; 181. Annular air outlet gap. 2. Essential oil tank. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0024] The present embodiment provides a light guide structure of a hair dryer, which is applied to a hair dryer body 1 and is used to provide a light region with a larger surface area for the hair dryer body 1 .

[0025] See also Figure 1-Figure 5 The hair dryer body 1 includes at least an air outlet end 114 and a rear structure end 115 which are opposite to each other; the rear structure end 115 is an open structure, and a light-emitting body (not shown in the figure) is accommodated on the inner side of the rear structure end 115, and the opening of the rear structure end 115 is covered with an outer light-transmitting ring 16, and the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting body faces the outer light-transmitting ring 16.

[0026] It should be noted that the light-emitting body is a ring-shaped circuit board equipped with LED lamp beads. The LED lamp beads can be set to colored light, thereby providing an operating mode indication function or a decorative lighting function for the hair dryer body 1; the LED lamp beads can also be set to white light or natural color light, thereby providing a fill light function for the hair dryer body 1.

[0027] It should be noted that the outer light-transmitting ring 16 is an annular component made of transparent, translucent or frosted engineering plastic material.

[0028] Furthermore, a rear cover ring 17 is embedded in the outer light-transmitting ring 16 to cover a portion of the outer light-transmitting ring 16 and serve as an air duct structural component of the hair dryer body 1. In fact, the rear cover ring 17 is an opaque annular component made of engineering plastic or metal.

[0029] Further specifically, the outer light-transmitting ring 16 includes a beveled light-transmitting outer ring part 161 and an inner mounting ring part 162 which are arranged in sequence from the inside to the outside, the beveled light-transmitting outer ring part 161 and the inner mounting ring part 162 are integrally formed, and the inner mounting ring part 162 is concave relative to the beveled light-transmitting outer ring part 161; the rear cover ring 17 is embedded in the inner mounting ring part 162 of the outer light-transmitting ring 16, and the beveled light-transmitting outer ring part 161 of the outer light-transmitting ring 16 is an exposed structure, specifically, the rear cover ring 17 is buckled in the inner mounting ring part 162 of the outer light-transmitting ring 16 by its own snap.

[0030] More specifically, the inclined light-transmitting outer ring portion 161 of the outer light-transmitting ring 16 is a ring-shaped structure or a link-shaped structure.

[0031] Furthermore, an inner light guide plate 15 is accommodated on the inner side of the rear structure end 115 of the hair dryer body 1. The inner light guide plate 15 is a circular plate-shaped component made of transparent or translucent engineering plastic material. The light-emitting surface of the light-emitting body faces the inner light guide plate 15, and the light of the light-emitting body can reach the outer light-transmitting ring 16 after passing through the inner light guide plate 15.

[0032] Specifically, the hair dryer body 1 includes a main housing 11 , an air duct partitioning member 14 , a fan 12 and a heating element 13 .

[0033] The air duct dividing member 14 is an integrally formed engineering plastic member, the fan 12 is a fan driven by a high-speed DC motor, and the heating element 13 is ring-shaped, specifically a honeycomb heating element or a heating element surrounded by electric heating wires.

[0034] The main shell 11 includes a main body portion 111 and a handle portion 112 which are interconnected, and an air inlet portion 113 is arranged at the bottom of the handle portion 112. In fact, the main body portion 111 of the main shell 11 and the rear side of the handle portion 112 are integrally formed engineering plastic components, and the front side of the handle portion 112 is an independent half shell, which is interlocked with the rear side of the handle portion 112 to form a complete handle portion 112. In addition, a decorative shell is also provided on the surface of the handle portion 112 to make the surface of the handle portion 112 smooth, and the air inlet portion 113 is an independent air inlet net fixedly arranged at the bottom of the handle portion 112, and the air outlet end 114 and the rear structure end 115 are arranged at both ends of the main body portion 111 of the main shell 11; the fan 12 is fixed in the handle portion 112 of the main shell 11, and can be fixed by screws or brackets.

[0035] The air duct partitioning member 14 includes an outer frame support 141 and an auxiliary air duct sleeve 143 supported in the outer frame support 141. In fact, the outer contours of the outer frame support 141 and the auxiliary air duct sleeve 143 are both sleeve-shaped, and the two are coaxially arranged from the outside to the inside. An air inlet notch 142 is opened at the side wall of the outer frame support 141. The gap between the outer frame support 141 and the auxiliary air duct sleeve 143 is the main air duct 144, and the space in the auxiliary air duct sleeve 143 is the auxiliary air duct 145. The heating element 13 is fixed to the outer frame support 141 and the auxiliary air duct sleeve 143 of the air duct partitioning member 14. The auxiliary air duct sleeve 143 can be fixed by a clip or a bracket; the air duct dividing member 14 is fixed in the main part 111 of the main shell 11, specifically by screws, clips or brackets, and the air inlet notch 142 faces the handle part 112 of the main shell 11; the air outlets of the main air duct 144 and the auxiliary air duct 145 both face the same direction as the air outlet end 114 of the hair dryer body 1, and the air inlet of the auxiliary air duct 145 faces the same direction as the rear structure end 115 of the hair dryer body 1, and is connected to the rear cover ring 17.

[0036] When the fan 12 is started, the airflow can enter the handle part 112 of the main shell 11 through the air inlet part 113 of the main shell 11, and enter the main air duct 144 through the air inlet notch 142 of the air duct dividing component 14, and then pass through the heating element 13 and be discharged outside the main air duct 144. At this time, the auxiliary air duct 145 has negative pressure.

[0037] Furthermore, the air duct partitioning member 14 further comprises an air guiding arc surface 147 connecting the outer frame bracket 141 and the auxiliary air duct sleeve 143, and a plurality of auxiliary air inlets 148 are provided on the air guiding arc surface 147. In fact, the air guiding arc surface 147 is integrally formed with the entire air duct partitioning member 14, and is in an arc-shaped wing shape, one end of which is connected to the outer frame bracket 141, and the other end is connected to the auxiliary air duct sleeve 143, and a plurality of auxiliary air inlets 148 are provided on the air guiding arc surface 147, and the auxiliary air inlets 148 are connected to the air guiding arc surface 147. On both sides; the air duct dividing component 14 is formed with an air inlet baffle 146 on the inner side of the air inlet notch 142. In the present embodiment, the air inlet baffle 146 is a "V"-shaped straight plate; after the airflow enters the outer frame bracket 141 through the air inlet notch 142 of the air duct dividing component 14, a part of the airflow directly enters the main air duct 144, and the other part of the airflow is guided by the air inlet baffle 146 and the air guide arc surface 147, and then passes through the auxiliary air inlet 148 to enter the main air duct 144. In this way, the airflow can evenly fill the entire main air duct 144.

[0038] Furthermore, the hair dryer body 1 also includes an annular air outlet cover, which is an integrally molded engineering plastic component, and the outlet end of the air outlet cover is narrowed to form an annular air outlet gap; the inlet end of the air outlet cover is covered and fixed on the air duct dividing component 14 (the two are fixedly connected by a snap buckle) to cover the air outlet of the main air duct 144 to gather the airflow of the main air duct 144 and make the air outlet of the main air duct 144 have greater wind force.

[0039] It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the air duct dividing component 14 extends a screw seat toward the rear structure end 115, and the outer light-transmitting ring 16 extends a screw hole toward the air outlet end 114. The screws pass through the screw holes of the outer light-transmitting ring 16 and the inner light guide plate 15 in turn, and are locked into the screw seats of the air duct dividing component 14, thereby fixing the inner light guide plate 15 and the outer light-transmitting ring 16; the light-emitting body is fixed to the inner side of the inner light guide plate 15 by means of screws or buckles.

[0040] Furthermore, the hair dryer of the present embodiment also includes an essential oil tank 2. Specifically, the shell of the essential oil tank 2 has a plurality of air inlet holes and air outlet holes, and an essential oil carrier (such as solid essential oil or a water-absorbing material that absorbs essential oil) is placed in the shell; the essential oil tank 2 is suitable for being installed in the auxiliary air duct 145 (specifically, it can be achieved by snapping or magnetic attraction). When the fan 12 of the hair dryer body 1 is started, the auxiliary air duct 145 has a negative pressure. When the airflow passes through the essential oil tank 2, the essential oil stored in the essential oil tank 2 can be carried to the auxiliary air duct 145. In this way, the hair dryer body 1 can be provided with an essential oil function.

[0041] The light-guiding structure of the hair dryer in this embodiment has an opening at the rear structural end 115 of the hair dryer body 1 covered with an outer light-transmitting ring 16, thereby providing the hair dryer body 1 with a lighting area with a larger surface area, thereby providing the hair dryer body 1 with lighting effects such as operating status indication, fill light, decorative light and breathing light, thereby improving the user experience of the hair dryer.

[0042] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A light guide structure of a hair dryer, applied to a hair dryer body, wherein the hair dryer body at least comprises an air outlet end and a rear structure end opposite to each other; characterized in that: The rear structure end is an open structure, a light-emitting body is accommodated inside the rear structure end, and an outer light-transmitting ring covers the opening of the rear structure end, and the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting body faces the outer light-transmitting ring.

2. The light guide structure of the hair dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rear cover ring is embedded in the outer light-transmitting ring.

3. The light guide structure of the hair dryer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer light-transmitting ring comprises an inclined light-transmitting outer ring portion and an inner mounting ring portion which are arranged in sequence from the inside to the outside; The rear cover ring is embedded in the inner mounting ring portion of the outer light-transmitting ring, and the inclined light-transmitting outer ring portion of the outer light-transmitting ring is an exposed structure.

4. The light guide structure of a hair dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The inclined light-transmitting outer ring portion of the outer light-transmitting ring is a ring-shaped structure or a link-shaped structure.

5. The light guide structure of a hair dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: An inner light guide plate is also accommodated inside the rear structural end of the hair dryer body; The light emitting surface of the light emitting body faces the inner light guide plate, and the light of the light emitting body can reach the outer light-transmitting ring after passing through the inner light guide plate.

6. The light guide structure of the hair dryer according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The hair dryer body comprises a main shell, an air duct partitioning member, a fan and a heating element; The main housing comprises a main body portion and a handle portion which are interconnected, an air inlet portion is arranged at the bottom of the handle portion, and the air outlet end and the rear structure end are arranged at two ends of the main body portion of the main housing; The fan is fixed in the handle portion of the main housing; The air duct partitioning member includes an outer frame bracket and an auxiliary air duct sleeve supported in the outer frame bracket, an air inlet notch is opened at the side wall of the outer frame bracket, the gap between the outer frame bracket and the auxiliary air duct sleeve is the main air duct, and the space in the auxiliary air duct sleeve is the auxiliary air duct; The heating element is fixed between the outer frame bracket of the air duct partitioning member and the auxiliary air duct sleeve; The air duct partitioning member is fixed in the main body of the main housing, and the air inlet notch faces the handle portion of the main housing; The air outlets of the main air duct and the auxiliary air duct face the same direction as the air outlet end of the hair dryer body, and the air inlet of the auxiliary air duct faces the same direction as the rear structure end of the hair dryer body and is connected to the rear cover ring; When the fan is started, the airflow can enter the handle part of the main shell through the air inlet part of the main shell, and enter the main air duct through the air inlet notch of the air duct dividing component, and then pass through the heating element and be discharged outside the main air duct. At this time, the auxiliary air duct has negative pressure.

7. The light guide structure of the hair dryer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The air duct partitioning component further comprises an air guiding arc surface connecting the outer frame bracket and the auxiliary air duct sleeve, and a plurality of auxiliary air inlets are formed on the air guiding arc surface; The air duct dividing member is formed with an air inlet baffle on the inner side of the air inlet notch; After the airflow enters the outer frame bracket through the air inlet notch of the air duct dividing component, part of the airflow directly enters the main air duct, and the other part of the airflow is guided by the air inlet baffle and the air guide arc surface, and then passes through the auxiliary air inlet to enter the main air duct.

8. The light guide structure of the hair dryer according to claim 7, characterized in that: The hair dryer body also includes an annular air outlet cover, and the outlet end of the air outlet cover is narrowed to form an annular air outlet gap; The inlet end of the air outlet cover is fixed on the air duct partitioning component to cover the air outlet of the main air duct.

9. The light guide structure of a hair dryer according to claim 6, characterized in that: Also includes essential oil tank; The essential oil tank is suitable for being installed in the secondary air duct. When the fan of the hair dryer body is started, the secondary air duct has negative pressure. When the air flow passes through the essential oil tank, the essential oil stored in the essential oil tank can be carried into the secondary air duct.