Control box for shared hair dryers and shared hair dryers

Abstract

This application provides a control box and a shared hair dryer. The control box includes a main body, a display screen, and an NFC component. The display screen and the NFC component are disposed on the main body. The NFC component is circular and located in a corner of the main body. The NFC component includes an NFC module, which can be brought close to electronic devices for electronic payments. Compared with scanning QR codes and facial recognition, this improves payment efficiency, enhances the user experience, and increases the fun of payment. The NFC component's location in the corner of the main body makes the control box compact and facilitates miniaturization. The circular shape of the NFC component and its smooth edges prevent scratches and protect the control box.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of shared hair dryers, and more particularly to the control box and the shared hair dryer itself. Background Technology

[0002] Shared hair dryers are public hair dryer devices provided through a sharing economy model, primarily offering users temporary and convenient hair drying services. They are commonly found in high-traffic areas with a need for immediate hair drying. Their core feature is breaking away from the private nature of traditional personal hair dryers. Through methods such as QR code payment and hourly billing, users can use the service as needed, eliminating the need to bring their own equipment. This saves on personal carrying costs and improves equipment utilization efficiency. Existing shared hair dryers only offer QR code payment or coin payment, resulting in low payment efficiency and a poor user experience. Utility Model Content

[0003] This application provides a control box for a shared hair dryer and a shared hair dryer that can improve payment efficiency.

[0004] This application provides a control box for a shared hair dryer, including: a main body, a display screen and an NFC component. The display screen and the NFC component are disposed on the main body. The NFC component is circular and located at a corner of the main body. The NFC component includes an NFC module.

[0005] Furthermore, both the display screen and the NFC component are located in the upper half of the main body.

[0006] Furthermore, an arc-shaped clearance notch is provided at the corner of the main body, and the NFC component is located within the clearance notch.

[0007] Furthermore, a portion of the NFC component protrudes outward from the main body in its radial direction.

[0008] Furthermore, the NFC component includes a cover plate and an indicator light located below the cover plate, with the edge of the cover plate allowing light emitted by the indicator light to pass through.

[0009] Furthermore, the main body includes a housing, the housing includes a fixing part, the cover plate is fixed to the fixing part, and the NFC module is located between the cover plate and the fixing part.

[0010] Furthermore, the housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing, the upper housing and the lower housing forming a first receiving cavity, the control box includes a main board located in the first receiving cavity, the fixing part is disposed in the upper housing, the cover plate and the fixing part form a second receiving cavity, the fixing part is located between the first receiving cavity and the second receiving cavity, the NFC module and the indicator light are located in the second receiving cavity, and the indicator light is electrically connected to the main board.

[0011] Furthermore, the cover plate is provided with a guide mark to provide guidance for near-field communication payment. When the control box is in a top-down view, the light emitted by the indicator light surrounds the guide mark.

[0012] Furthermore, the main body forms a receiving cavity, and the control box includes a main board and a current detection chip located in the receiving cavity. The current detection chip is electrically connected to the main board to detect the operating power of the hair dryer connected to the control box.

[0013] Furthermore, the main body forms a receiving cavity, and the control box includes a main board and a smoke sensor located within the receiving cavity, with the smoke sensor electrically connected to the main board.

[0014] This application also provides a shared hair dryer, including: the control box and multiple hair dryers, wherein the multiple hair dryers are electrically connected to the control box respectively.

[0015] The control box of this application includes an NFC component, which includes an NFC module. It can be brought close to an electronic device to make electronic payments. Compared with scanning QR codes and facial recognition, it improves payment efficiency, enhances the user experience, and increases the fun of payment. The NFC component is circular and located in the corner of the main body. The control box has a compact structure, which is conducive to its miniaturization. The edges of the NFC component are smooth to avoid scratches and protect the control box. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a control box according to an exemplary embodiment of this application is shown;

[0017] Figure 2 It shows Figure 1 An exploded view of the control box shown.

[0018] Figure 3 It shows Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the lower housing of the control box shown;

[0019] Figure 4 It shows Figure 1 Another exploded view of the control box shown;

[0020] Figure 5 shows Figure 4 a schematic diagram of the upper housing of the control box shown;

[0021] Figure 6 shows Figure 1 an exploded view of the NFC component of the control box shown. Specific Embodiments

[0022] Here, the technical solutions in the embodiments (or "embodiment modes") of the present application will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. When the following description involves the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements.

[0023] If there are terms related to directional indications or positional relationships in the embodiments of the present application (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, inside, outside, top, bottom, center, vertical, horizontal, longitudinal, transverse, length, width, counterclockwise, clockwise, axial, radial, circumferential, etc.), such terms are only used to explain the relative positional relationships and motion conditions between components in a specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings); if the specific posture changes, then the directional indication or positional relationship also changes accordingly. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. involved in the embodiments of the present application are only for the purpose of convenient description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0024] The embodiment mode of the present application provides a shared hair dryer, including a control box and a plurality of hair dryers electrically connected to the control box. After the user pays, the hair dryer can be used. The control box supplies power to the hair dryer. In one embodiment mode, the control box is provided with an independent fuse for each hair dryer to prevent the control box from being abnormal due to the short circuit or overloading of the hair dryer, so as to ensure safety.

[0025] Refer Figures 1 to 6 , the control box includes a main body part 1, a display screen 2 and an NFC component 3. The display screen 2 and the NFC component 3 are arranged on the main body part 1.

[0026] Refer Figures 1 to 2 , in one embodiment mode, the main body part 1 includes a housing 10, a main board 13, a current detection chip 14 and a smoke sensor 15. The housing 10 encloses a first accommodation cavity 110. The main board 13, the current detection chip 14 and the smoke sensor 15 are located in the first accommodation cavity 110. The current detection chip 14 and the smoke sensor 15 are electrically connected to the main board 13.

[0027] The current detection chip 14 detects the power consumption of the hair dryer in different modes, and monitors the working state of the hair dryer in real time to ensure the safety during the use of the hair dryer.

[0028] The smoke sensor 15 detects whether there is smoke and / or the concentration of smoke in the first accommodation cavity 110 to ensure the safety during the use of the blower.

[0029] After the user pays, the control box supplies power to the hair dryer of the corresponding channel, and the hair dryer can be used normally; meanwhile, the current detection chip 14 detects the power consumption of the hair dryer in different modes, and the smoke sensor 15 detects whether there is smoke and / or the concentration of smoke in the first accommodation cavity 110 to ensure the safety during use until the use ends.

[0030] In one embodiment, the control box includes an alarm device, and the alarm device is electrically connected to the main board 13. When the current detection chip 14 or the smoke sensor 15 detects an abnormality, the alarm device issues an alarm to facilitate timely response and avoid the occurrence of a fire.

[0031] The alarm device can issue a sound alarm, a light alarm, or both a light alarm and a sound alarm simultaneously.

[0032] In one embodiment, the control box includes a control device, and the control device is electrically connected to the main board 13. When the current detection chip 14 and / or the smoke sensor 15 detects an abnormality, the control device controls the control box or the hair dryer to cut off the power to prevent a fire.

[0033] In one embodiment, the control box is network-connected to a server. When the smoke sensor 15 detects an abnormality, the control box reports the abnormality.

[0034] In one embodiment, the control device is fixed to the main board 13.

[0035] In one embodiment, the housing 10 includes an upper housing 11 and a lower housing 12 fixed to the upper housing 11, and the upper housing 11 and the lower housing 12 enclose the first accommodation cavity 110.

[0036] Refer Figures 2 to 4 , in one embodiment, the upper housing 11 includes a top wall 111 and side walls 112 extending from the top wall 111. The lower housing 12 includes a bottom plate portion 121. The top wall 111, the side walls 112, and the bottom plate portion 121 enclose the first accommodation cavity 110.

[0037] In one embodiment, the bottom plate portion 121 and the top wall 111 are fixed by screws to facilitate the assembly and disassembly of the lower housing 12.

[0038] In one embodiment, the lower housing 12 includes a lug 122 extending from the base plate portion 121, the lug 122 being fixed to the side wall 112 by screws to facilitate assembly and disassembly of the lower housing 12.

[0039] The sidewall 112 is provided with a first hole 1121, and the lug 122 is provided with a second hole 1221. The screw passes through the first hole 1121 and is assembled in the second hole 1221 and threadedly connected to the lug 122.

[0040] In one embodiment, the lug 122 is located inside the first receiving cavity 110, that is, inside the side wall 112, and the side wall 112 covers the lug 122, making the control box look neat.

[0041] In one embodiment, the lugs 122 are provided on both opposite sides of the base plate 121 to increase the stability of the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12 after they are fixed.

[0042] In one embodiment, a plurality of lugs 122 are provided on both opposite sides of the base plate portion 121 to increase the stability of the upper housing 11 and the lower housing 12 after they are fixed.

[0043] In one embodiment, the side wall 112 is provided with a plurality of cable outlet holes 1122 for the connecting cable connected to the hair dryer and the power cable connected to the control box to pass through respectively.

[0044] In one embodiment, the first hole 1121 is located between two adjacent outlet holes 1122, that is, the screw used to fix the lug 122 to the side wall 112 is located between two adjacent outlet holes 1122.

[0045] In one embodiment, the motherboard 13 is fixed to the top wall 111. After the motherboard 13 is fixed to the top wall 111, the lower housing 12 is then assembled to the upper housing 11. In another embodiment, the motherboard 13 may also be fixed to the lower housing 12.

[0046] In one embodiment, the smoke sensor 15 is fixed to the top wall 111, and the smoke sensor 15 is electrically connected to the main board 13 via a connecting wire. In another embodiment, the smoke sensor 15 may also be fixed to the main board 13.

[0047] In one embodiment, the current detection chip 14 is fixed to the motherboard 13.

[0048] In one embodiment, the top wall 111 is provided with a window 1110 corresponding to the display screen 2.

[0049] In one embodiment, the control box includes a protective case 4 fixed to the top wall 111. The protective case 4 covers part or all of the top wall 111.

[0050] In one embodiment, the protective case 4 is made of a transparent material, or the position covering the display screen 2 is made of a transparent material.

[0051] In one embodiment, the housing 10 is made of plastic.

[0052] The NFC component 3 includes an NFC module 31, which can be close to an electronic device for electronic payment. Compared with scanning codes and faces, it improves the payment efficiency, enhances the user experience, and can increase the fun of payment.

[0053] Combined Figure 1 , in one embodiment, both the display screen 2 and the NFC component 3 are located in the upper half of the main body 1, which is convenient for the user to view the display screen 2 and for the electronic product to be close to the NFC component 3 for electronic payment. When the electronic product touches the NFC component 3, the corresponding APP can also be directly opened without the user manually searching for and opening the APP, so as to save time.

[0054] The electronic device includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone or a tablet, etc.

[0055] In one embodiment, the NFC component 3 is located at a corner of the main body 1. The control box has a compact structure, which is beneficial to its miniaturization. In one embodiment, the NFC component 3 is circular and its edge is smooth to avoid scratching and protect the control box.

[0056] In one embodiment, an arc-shaped avoidance notch 113 is provided at a corner of the main body 1. The NFC component 3 is located within the avoidance notch 113, and the control box has a compact structure.

[0057] In one embodiment, a part of the NFC component 3 protrudes outward from the main body 1 in its radial direction to save the space occupied by the main body 1 and make the control box have a compact structure.

[0058] [[ID=3OB]]Refer Figures 4 to 6 ]>In one embodiment, the housing 10 includes a fixing part 114. The NFC component 3 includes a cover plate 32, and the cover plate 32 is fixed to the fixing part 114. The NFC module 31 is located between the cover plate 32 and the fixing part 114.

[0059] In some embodiments, the cover plate 32 and the fixing part 114 enclose a second receiving cavity 321. The fixing part 114 is located between the first receiving cavity 110 and the second receiving cavity 321 to separate the first receiving cavity 110 from the second receiving cavity 321. The NFC module 31 is located in the second receiving cavity 321. The fixing part 114 is arranged to facilitate the assembly and fixation of the cover plate 32.

[0060] In some embodiments, the cover plate 32 and the fixing part 114 are fixed by screws to facilitate the assembly and disassembly of the cover plate 32.

[0061] In some embodiments, the NFC module 31 is fixed to the cover plate 32. For example, it can be fixed by means such as pasting or buckling.

[0062] In some embodiments, the fixing part 114 extends from the top wall 111. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

[0068] In some embodiments, the lamp panel 33 is provided with a through hole 332 through which the fixing post 323 passes.

[0069] In some embodiments, the cover plate 32 is provided with a guide mark (not shown) to provide guidance for near-field communication (NFC) payments. When the control box is viewed from above, the light emitted by the indicator light 331 surrounds the guide mark. The guide mark may be an NFC icon, etc.

[0070] In some embodiments, the guide sign is light-transmitting, allowing light emitted by the indicator light 331 to pass through, and the indicator light 331 illuminates the guide sign when guiding payment.

[0071] In some embodiments, multiple indicator lights 331 may be provided, and the guide mark and the edge 324 of the cover plate 32 may be illuminated by light emitted from the same indicator light 331 or by light emitted from different indicator lights 331.

[0072] In some implementations, the control box is equipped with a payment QR code to provide more payment options and a more user-friendly experience.

[0073] In some embodiments, the display screen 2 displays the payment QR code. In other embodiments, the payment QR code may also be placed on the surface of the control box.

[0074] In some embodiments, the display screen 2 may also display the hair dryer's idle status, usage time, network status, control box status, etc.

[0075] In some implementations, the control box can also be used for card payments, providing more payment options and a more user-friendly experience.

[0076] It should be noted that the technical solutions or features described in the above embodiments can be combined or supplemented with each other without conflict. The scope of protection of this application is not limited to the precise structures described in the above embodiments and shown in the accompanying drawings; all modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A control box for a shared hair dryer, characterized in that, The control box includes: Main body; The display screen is disposed on the main body. An NFC component is disposed on the main body. The NFC component is circular and located at a corner of the main body. The NFC component includes an NFC module.

2. The control box of claim 1, wherein, Both the display screen and the NFC component are located in the upper half of the main body.

3. The control box of claim 1, wherein, The main body has an arc-shaped clearance notch at one corner, and the NFC component is located within the clearance notch.

4. The control box of claim 3, wherein, A portion of the NFC component protrudes outward from the body portion in its radial direction.

5. The control box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The NFC component includes a cover plate and an indicator light located below the cover plate, with the edge of the cover plate allowing light emitted by the indicator light to pass through.

6. The control box of claim 5, wherein, The main body includes a housing, the housing includes a fixing part, the cover plate is fixed to the fixing part, and the NFC module is located between the cover plate and the fixing part.

7. The control box of claim 6, wherein, The housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing, which together form a first receiving cavity. The control box includes a main board located within the first receiving cavity. The fixing part is disposed on the upper housing. The cover plate and the fixing part together form a second receiving cavity, which is located between the first receiving cavity and the second receiving cavity. The NFC module and the indicator light are located in the second receiving cavity, and the indicator light is electrically connected to the main board.

8. The control box of claim 5, wherein, The cover plate is provided with a guide sign to guide near-field communication payment. When the control box is viewed from above, the light emitted by the indicator light surrounds the guide sign.

9. The control box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The main body forms a first receiving cavity, and the control box includes a main board and a current detection chip located in the first receiving cavity. The current detection chip is electrically connected to the main board to detect the operating power of the hair dryer connected to the control box.

10. The control box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The main body forms a first receiving cavity, and the control box includes a main board and a smoke sensor located in the first receiving cavity, with the smoke sensor electrically connected to the main board.

11. A shared hair dryer, characterized by, include: A plurality of hair dryers and a control box as described in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the plurality of hair dryers are electrically connected to the control box.

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