Steam hairstyling appliance with tank, having a system for reversible assembly and attachment of said tank

Abstract

- The invention relates to a hairstyling appliance (1) comprising a liquid vaporization device, a tank (10), a main body (2), and a system for reversibly assembling and attaching the tank (10) to the main body comprising: - a tenon (24) projecting from the main body and a housing (25) formed in a face (26) of the tank for receiving the tenon and guiding the tank in translation in a direction (Δ) of translation between a first and a second position, the tenon and the housing having catching portions (27, 28) which cooperate when the tank (10) is in the second position, preventing any movement in a direction secant to the direction of translation, and - a device for automatically locking the tank in the second position. - Hairstyling appliances.

Description

STEAM HAIRDRESSING APPLIANCE WITH RESERVOIR PROVIDED WITH A REVERSIBLE ASSEMBLY AND FIXING SYSTEM FOR SAID RESERVOIR TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to the general technical field of hairdressing appliances, for example for domestic use, and more specifically to the field of hairdressing appliances equipped with a function of vaporizing liquid towards hair, such as steam hairdressing appliances.

[0002] The invention relates more specifically to a hairdressing appliance comprising a vaporization device for generating a flow of vaporized liquid, a removable liquid reservoir for supplying said vaporization device, a main body, and a system for reversibly assembling and fixing the reservoir to said main body. PRIOR TECHNIQUE

[0003] Hairdressing appliances are already known that have a function for spraying liquid towards the hair. Indeed, it is known to spray a liquid towards the hair during a hairdressing operation in order to improve the effectiveness of the hairdressing operation and the result thereof. To ensure such a liquid spraying function, known hairdressing appliances are equipped with a reservoir for storing a certain quantity of liquid to be sprayed. As a general rule, this reservoir is removable, that is to say it is detachable from the rest of the appliance, so as to facilitate the filling of the reservoir by the user, but also to ensure the safety of the user and the appliance, in particular with regard to electrical regulatory constraints.The user is thus frequently required, typically at least once before each hairdressing operation, to detach the reservoir from the device, fill the reservoir with liquid, then replace the reservoir in order to enable the liquid vaporization function of the device to operate.

[0004] These hairdressing appliances are generally satisfactory, particularly in terms of the hairdressing results obtained. However, they do have some drawbacks. disadvantages or risks during their handling, and in particular during assembly or disassembly operations of the removable tank.

[0005] Indeed, it is particularly important that the reservoir is assembled and fixed to the rest of the appliance in a correct and robust manner, in order to avoid a risk of liquid leaks during use of the hairdressing appliance, as well as a risk of accidental detachment of the reservoir. These risks are particularly increased by the fact that the hairdressing appliances in question are generally intended to be handled by hand by the user and to undergo numerous movements related to the performance of hairdressing operations. These leaks or detachments can cause inconvenience for the user, ranging from simple wetting of their clothes for example, to the risk of electrocution, the hairdressing appliances in question being generally electrical appliances. However, it remains the case that the operations of assembling or disassembling the removable reservoir must be able to be carried out simply and quickly by the user.

[0006] In this respect, various solutions for assembling and fixing the removable reservoir have been considered. Some proposed solutions aim to make the fixing of the removable reservoir more reliable and robust. On the other hand, these solutions generally make the design of the hairdressing appliance, and in particular its reservoir, more complex, which has a negative impact both on the simplicity and speed of carrying out the operations of assembling or disassembling the reservoir by the user, and on the manufacturing cost of the hairdressing appliance. Other proposed solutions, on the contrary, seek to make the operations of assembling and disassembling the reservoir by the user simpler and faster, often to the detriment of the reliability and robustness of the reservoir fixing.

[0007] It should also be noted that, due to the removable nature of the tank and its frequent handling by the user, the tank is particularly susceptible to falls and impacts, which can lead to damage to certain parts of the tank ensuring its attachment, which therefore has detrimental consequences for the reliability and robustness of the tank attachment.

[0008] There is therefore a need to further improve existing hairdressing appliances, particularly in terms of assembly and fixing, and conversely disassembly, of the removable reservoir. STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The objects assigned to the invention therefore aim to provide a response to the aforementioned needs and problems, and to propose in particular a new hairdressing appliance whose removable reservoir can be assembled and fixed in a particularly simple, rapid and reliable manner.

[0010] Another object of the invention is to propose a new hairdressing appliance whose removable reservoir can also be detached and separated in a particularly simple, rapid and reliable manner.

[0011] Another object of the invention is to propose a new hairdressing appliance with a removable reservoir which is particularly compact while having a high liquid storage capacity.

[0012] Another object of the invention is to propose a new hairdressing appliance with a removable reservoir which is of particularly simple and robust construction.

[0013] Another object of the invention is to propose a new hairdressing appliance with a removable reservoir, the use of which is particularly intuitive and ergonomic.

[0014] Another object of the invention is to propose a new hairdressing appliance with a removable reservoir which is particularly easy to manufacture.

[0015] Another object of the invention is to propose a new hairdressing appliance with a removable reservoir which is particularly easy to repair and maintain.

[0016] The objects assigned to the invention are achieved using a hairdressing appliance comprising a vaporization device for generating a flow of vaporized liquid, a removable liquid reservoir for supplying said vaporization device, a main body, and a system for reversibly assembling and fixing the reservoir to said body. main body, said apparatus being characterized in that the main body comprises a surface for receiving the reservoir, said reversible assembly and fixing system comprising: at least one first tenon which projects from said receiving surface and a first housing provided in a face of the reservoir to receive said first tenon and guide the reservoir in translation relative to the main body in a translation direction between a first position and a second position and vice versa, said first tenon and first housing having respective complementary hooking portions which cooperate when the reservoir is in said second position to prevent any movement of the reservoir in a direction intersecting said translation direction, and an automatic locking device,comprising at least one first locking member carried by the main body and at least one second locking member carried by the tank which cooperate together when the tank is in said second position to oppose a translation of the tank towards said first position., SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Other features and advantages of the invention will appear and emerge in more detail on reading the description given below, with reference to the appended drawings, given solely as illustrative and non-limiting examples, among which: Figure 1 illustrates, in a perspective view, an embodiment of a hairdressing appliance according to the invention, which in this case forms a hairdressing brush, the reservoir of which is assembled and fixed to the main body; Figure 2 illustrates, in a front view, the hairdressing appliance of Figure 1; Figure 3 illustrates, in a front view, the hairdressing appliance of Figure 1 without its reservoir, the latter having been detached and separated from the main body; Figure 4 illustrates, in a perspective view, the hairdressing appliance of Figure 3; Figure 5 illustrates, in a bottom view, the reservoir of the hairdressing appliance of Figure 1; Figure 6 illustrates, in a side view, the hairdressing appliance of Figure 1, the reservoir of which is detached and separated from the main body; Figure 7 illustrates, in a side view, the hairdressing appliance of Figure 1, the reservoir of which occupies a first position; Figure 8 illustrates, in a side view in longitudinal section ll (see Figure 2), the hairdressing appliance of Figure 7; Figure 9 illustrates, in a side view, the hairdressing appliance of Figure 1, the reservoir of which occupies a second position (attached configuration); Figure 10 illustrates, in a side view in longitudinal section ll, the hairdressing appliance of Figure 9; Figure 11 illustrates, in a bottom view in transverse section ll-ll (see Figure 2), the hairdressing appliance of Figure 9; Figure 12 illustrates, in a bottom view in transverse section ll-ll (parallel to transverse section ll-ll, seefigure 2), the hairdressing appliance of figure 9; figure 13 illustrates, in a truncated side view in longitudinal section IV-IV (parallel to the transverse section 11, see figure 2), a design detail of the system for reversibly assembling and fixing the reservoir to the main body of the hairdressing appliance of figure 9; figure 14 illustrates, in a side view in longitudinal section 11, the hairdressing appliance of figure 1, the reservoir of which occupies a particular position; figure 15 illustrates, in a back view, the hairdressing appliance of figure 1, a second cover element of which has been omitted; figure 16 illustrates, in a perspective view, a design detail of the appliance of figure 1; figure 17 illustrates, in another perspective view, the design detail illustrated in figure 16. BEST WAY TO CARRY OUT THE INVENTION

[0018] The invention relates to a hairdressing appliance 1, i.e. an appliance designed and configured to allow a user to carry out one or more hairdressing operations, for example to ensure hair shaping, and / or hair beautification and / or improvement of hair health, i.e. a care operation on the hair (or possibly hairs, in the case of a use on an animal for example). Preferably, the hairdressing appliance 1 is designed so that the user uses the hairdressing appliance 1 on himself, that is to say on his own hair. However, it is perfectly conceivable that the hairdressing appliance 1 is designed for use by the user on the hair of a third person (or other user). The hairdressing appliance 1 is preferably designed for use in a domestic setting, more preferably by a user without particular professional hairdressing skills. The hairdressing appliance 1 is preferably portable, that is to say that at least part, and preferably all, of the appliance 1 is designed to be grasped and manipulated by hand. The hairdressing appliance 1 is preferably a portable electric appliance intended to be connected to the electricity distribution network to be powered electrically.However, it is alternatively conceivable, without departing from the scope of the invention, that the hairdressing appliance 1 incorporates electrical power batteries, possibly rechargeable. In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the hairdressing appliance 1 constitutes a hairdressing brush, and more specifically a steam hairdressing brush. The invention is however not limited to a hairdressing appliance 1 forming a hairdressing brush, and the hairdressing appliance 1 may for example constitute a straightening brush, a detangling brush, a straightener or even a curler, without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0019] As illustrated in the figures, the hairdressing appliance 1 comprises a main body 2, a portion of which advantageously forms at least in part a handle 3 for manual gripping, which is intended to be grasped by hand, and advantageously gripped, by the user, to manipulate the hairdressing appliance 1. The handle 3 extends for example longitudinally, along a central longitudinal axis A-A', between a first end from which emerges for example an electrical power cable, and a second opposite end. The hairdressing appliance 1 advantageously comprises a head 4 for engaging the hair, for interacting with the hair, that is to say for preferably coming into contact with the hair in order to subject it to a mechanical, thermal and / or fluidic action.The head 4 is advantageously formed at least partially by a portion of the main body 2, and extends for example in a mean longitudinal extension direction, between a rear end secured to the second end of the handle 3, and a free front end. Preferably, as illustrated in the figures, the handle 3 has a substantially elongated shape which is extended by the head 4. which is advantageously wider than the handle 3 and has, for example, a generally oblong shape.

[0020] Preferably, the head 4 extends between said rear end and said free front end along a central longitudinal axis which is substantially coincident with the central longitudinal axis AA' of the handle 3. Thus, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the main body 2 therefore extends in a mean longitudinal extension direction B-B', which is coincident with (or at least parallel to) the central longitudinal axis of the handle 3 and the mean longitudinal extension direction of the head 4. Alternatively, however, it could be envisaged that the central longitudinal axis AA' of the handle 3 and the mean longitudinal extension direction of the head 4 are intersecting, so that the main body 2 would then have a bent shape. Preferably and as illustrated, the main body 2 forms a housing, for example made of plastic.The head 4 advantageously has a front face 4A which, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, is preferably provided with brushing pins 5 between and against which the hair is intended to be located and to move, when using the hairdressing appliance 1.

[0021] It will be noted here that it is conceivable that, according to a variant not illustrated and depending on the type of hairdressing appliance 1 targeted, the appliance 1 comprises, in addition to said main body 2, a secondary body which could be mechanically connected to said main body 1. For example, the main body 1 and the secondary body could respectively form a first arm and a second arm, which could be connected to each other by a hinge so as to form a clamp movable between an open position and a closed position.

[0022] The hairdressing appliance 1 according to the invention comprises a vaporization device for generating a flow of vaporized liquid, which flow of vaporized liquid is advantageously intended to be directed towards and onto the hair to be treated in the context of carrying out a hairdressing operation. Preferably, the vaporization device is carried by the main body 2 of the hairdressing appliance 1.

[0023] Preferably, the liquid concerned is water, for example distilled water or running tap water. However, the invention is not limited to such a liquid. particular, and the liquid in question may therefore be any other liquid that may be sprayed onto the hair as part of a hairdressing operation to contribute to a particular treatment of the hair. For example, said liquid may be an aqueous, oily, or even alcohol-based cosmetic product.

[0024] The term "vaporization" is here to be considered in its broadest sense. Thus, according to one variant, the vaporization device can be designed and configured to disperse and project the liquid, typically at room temperature, in the form of a flow of fine liquid droplets, for example in the manner of a mist sprayer, and therefore without changing the state of the liquid. According to another variant, implemented in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the vaporization device is preferably designed to bring the liquid to a temperature above its vaporization temperature (boiling temperature) and thus generate a flow of vapor from said liquid, by a change in the state of said liquid.In this preferred case, the term "vapor" must then also be taken in a broad sense and can thus designate a substance (preferably water) in the gaseous state, or said substance (preferably water) in the liquid state in the form of a mist of droplets and / or microdroplets, or a mixture of said substance (preferably water) in the gaseous state and said substance (preferably water) in the liquid state in the form of a mist of droplets and / or microdroplets.

[0025] Thus, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the vaporization device can advantageously comprise a vaporization chamber 6 provided with a liquid supply inlet, and at least one vapor outlet 7. Preferably and as illustrated, the vaporization device also comprises a heating device 8 (for example one or more heating elements, or thermistor(s), with a “Positive Temperature Coefficient” (PTC)) for heating the vaporization chamber 6 and bringing the latter to a temperature above a vaporization temperature (boiling temperature) of the liquid, so as to thus transform, within the vaporization chamber 6, the liquid into vapor.The steam outlet 7 is advantageously in fluid communication, preferably permanent, with the surrounding external air, preferably via at least one steam ejection orifice 9, advantageously arranged on the side of the front face 4A of the head 4 of the hairdressing appliance 1. Preferably, said steam ejection orifice 9 is carried by at least one. at least one of the brushing spikes 5, which then advantageously forms at least one steam spike 5A.

[0026] Advantageously, the hairdressing appliance 1 further comprises at least one heating element intended to come into contact with the hair, to transmit heat thereto. As in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the hairdressing appliance 1 may then preferably be designed so that the user's hair can be simultaneously in contact at least locally with the heating element, and subjected at least locally to a flow of vaporized liquid, during the styling operation, during which the head 4 engages the hair, for example to brush it, preferably by means of the aforementioned brushing pins 5. Advantageously, the heating element is carried by the head 4 of the hairdressing appliance 1, and preferably by the front face 4A of said head 4. For example, the heating element may include at least one of the brushing pins 5, which then forms at least one heating pin 5B.

[0027] The hairdressing appliance 1 comprises a liquid reservoir 10, for storing a certain quantity of the liquid intended to be vaporized, and supplying the vaporization device with liquid. According to the invention, the reservoir 10 is removable, that is to say it is designed and configured to be assembled and attached to, and conversely to be detached and separated from, the rest of the appliance 1 (and in particular from the main body 2 of the latter) at will by the user, and this without damaging either the reservoir 10 or the main body 2, and advantageously without requiring special tools or complex manipulations. In particular, the reservoir 10 can thus be in a so-called "attached" configuration, in which the reservoir 10 is assembled and fixed to the main body 2, so that it is therefore integral with the latter.In this attached configuration, illustrated as an example in Figures 1, 2, 9 and 10 in particular, the reservoir 10 is advantageously arranged in sealed fluid communication with the vaporization device, so that the liquid contained in the reservoir 10 can thus be delivered to the vaporization device in order to be vaporized by the latter and diffused out of the hairdressing appliance 1, preferably towards and onto the user's hair. Alternatively, the reservoir 10 can be in a so-called "detached" configuration, in which the reservoir 10 is disassembled and is no longer fixed to the main body 2, so that it is therefore not integral with the latter, as illustrated for example in Figure 6. Preferably, the reservoir 10 is then completely separate and independent of the main body 2 (no mechanical connection. residual therefore not remaining between the tank 10 and the main body 2), so that the tank 10 can then be freely and easily manipulated by the user, for example to fill the tank 10, to clean it or even to replace it.

[0028] For example, the reservoir 10 may comprise two half-shells 11 A, 11 B, which are assembled to each other, in a sealed and advantageously non-dismountable manner (for example by gluing or welding), so as to define between them an internal cavity 12 intended to receive and contain liquid. Preferably, the capacity of the reservoir 10 is between 0.005 liters and 0.5 liters, and more advantageously between 0.015 liters and 0.1 liters. Preferably, the reservoir 10 is (essentially) made of plastic material. For example, each of said half-shells 11 A, 11 B is made of plastic material, preferably rigid. Advantageously, as illustrated in the figures, the reservoir 10 extends longitudinally along an axis C-C' of average extension, between a first end 13A and an opposite second end 13B.The reservoir 10 thus advantageously has a generally elongated shape, which is particularly suitable, in terms of size in particular, for an advantageously elongated shape respectively of the main body 2, and also makes it possible to maximize the capacity of the reservoir 10.

[0029] Preferably, the reservoir 10 comprises a fluid connection device 14, visible as an example in FIG. 5 in particular, intended to cooperate in a removable manner with a complementary fluid connection device 15, visible as an example in FIG. 4 in particular, with which the main body 2 of the hairdressing appliance 1 is respectively provided to ensure fluid communication, advantageously sealed, of the reservoir 10 with the vaporization device and to allow the latter to be supplied with liquid, when the reservoir 10 is in the attached configuration. Advantageously, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the fluid connection device 14 carried by the reservoir 15 is a male connection device, comprising for example a portion of tube which extends projecting from an external surface of the reservoir 10.Conversely, the complementary fluid connection device 15 carried by the main body 2 is a female fluid connection device, typically comprising an orifice intended to receive the tube portion. Alternatively, the fluid connection device 14 could be a female connection device, and the connection device. complementary fluidic connection device 15 could be a male fluidic connection device. When the reservoir 10 is in the attached configuration, the fluidic connection device 14 and the complementary fluidic connection device 15 cooperate, in an advantageously sealed manner, in order to allow the liquid contained in the reservoir 10 to supply the vaporization device. Advantageously, the female fluidic connection device comprises a part made of elastically deformable material, through which said orifice is formed, the internal diameter of which is (slightly) less than an external diameter of said tube portion. Thus, the cooperation of the tube portion with said orifice advantageously causes elastic deformation of the wall of the orifice, so as to thus ensure the sealing of the fluidic connection.Preferably, the male fluid connection device 14 is arranged at one of the ends 13A (longitudinal) of the reservoir 10, as can be seen in FIG. 5, and extends longitudinally parallel to the axis CC of average extension of the reservoir 10.

[0030] Advantageously, the reservoir 10 comprises a filling orifice 16 through which the user can fill the reservoir 10, for example using a funnel or a filling pipette, and a cap 17 intended to seal the filling orifice 16, once the reservoir 10 is filled with liquid. Optionally, the reservoir 10 may comprise a venting orifice for the reservoir 10, having a diameter typically smaller than the diameter of the filling orifice, to ensure venting of the reservoir 10 during its filling and thus facilitate the filling operation. The reservoir 10 may then comprise a cap intended to seal said venting orifice, once the reservoir 10 is filled with liquid.Preferably, the reservoir 10 further comprises a venting device 18 designed and configured on the one hand to prevent the liquid from flowing out of the reservoir 10, and on the other hand to maintain the reservoir 10 at atmospheric pressure by automatically compensating with ambient air a volume of liquid taken from the reservoir 10 during use of the appliance 1. This avoids the creation of a depression within the reservoir 10, which could hinder the distribution of liquid by the reservoir 10 during operation of the appliance 1. For example, the venting device 10 comprises a valve provided with an umbrella-shaped or mushroom-shaped head, arranged inside the reservoir 10, and a foot which extends said head. This shape allows, thanks to the weight of the liquid pressing on the cap or the head of the valve. keep the valve pressed against an internal surface of the reservoir 10 and therefore prevent the liquid from flowing out of the reservoir 10. On the other hand, when the pressure decreases inside the reservoir 10, the external atmospheric pressure exerts a thrust on the foot of the valve against the weight of the liquid, which allows air to enter inside the reservoir 10. Once the pressure inside the reservoir 10 is balanced with the external (atmospheric) pressure, the valve returns to its initial position thanks to the weight of the liquid in accordance with the above.

[0031] As can be seen as an example in Figures 8, 10 and 14, the reservoir 10 advantageously comprises a suction pipe 19, which is arranged inside the reservoir 10, and which is connected to the fluid connection device 14 in a sealed manner. Advantageously flexible, the suction pipe 19 preferably extends inside the reservoir 10 between an end connected to the connection device 15 and an opposite free suction end, which is preferably provided with a ballast 20. This allows the suction pipe 19 to be driven by gravity where the liquid is itself driven by gravity during the movements of the hairdressing appliance 1. This promotes good suction of the liquid inside the reservoir 10 regardless of the filling level and the position in space of the latter.

[0032] Preferably, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the hairdressing appliance 1 comprises, more generally included in a liquid supply device of the vaporization device, a pump 21 and an electric motor 22 for actuating the latter, to take liquid from the reservoir 10 and deliver it to the vaporization device, in order therefore to supply the latter with liquid. Preferably, the pump 21 is a peristaltic pump. The pump 21 and the electric motor 22 are preferably arranged in the main body 2, and for example in the portion of the main body 2 forming the handle 3. Advantageously, the pump 21 is connected on the one hand to the complementary connection device 15 mentioned above, and on the other hand to the vaporization device, and in particular to the liquid supply inlet of the vaporization chamber 6 of the latter.

[0033] The main body 2 of the hairdressing appliance 1 comprises a receiving surface 23 for the reservoir 10, that is to say a surface portion intended to receive said reservoir 10. The receiving surface 23 defined by the main body 2 is advantageously oriented towards the outside of the main body 2. Preferably, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the receiving surface 23 is defined by the portion of the main body 2 forming (at least partially) the handle 3, rather than by the portion of the main body 2 forming the head 4 of the device 1. When it is in the attached configuration, the reservoir 10 is therefore preferentially carried by the portion of the main body 2 forming (at least partially) the handle 3. This makes it possible in particular to reduce the size and mass of the head 4 of the device 1. Advantageously, the reservoir 10 is then designed and configured so as to form a part of the handle 3, when the reservoir 10 is in the attached configuration, the other part of the handle 3 therefore being formed by the main body 2.As illustrated by way of example in Figures 1, 2 and 9, the reservoir 10 is therefore advantageously shaped and dimensioned so that, in the attached configuration, the reservoir 10 defines with the corresponding main body portion 2 a part of the device 1 which can be grasped by the user in the full hand. This makes it possible in particular to reduce the overall size of the device 1. This also makes it possible to reduce the risk of using the device 1 without a reservoir 10, potentially likely to cause damage to the latter, for example through inattention on the part of the user. Indeed, the absence of a reservoir 10 assembled and fixed to the main body 2 then tends to hinder the proper manual gripping of the device 1, or at the very least to make the gripping of the device 1 by the user less pleasant, less natural, so that the latter's attention is drawn to the absence of the reservoir 10.

[0034] The hairdressing appliance 1 according to the invention comprises a reversible assembly and fixing system for the reservoir 10 to the main body 2 to therefore allow the reservoir 10 to be assembled and fixed to, and conversely to be detached and separated from, the main body 2 of the appliance 1 by the user, and therefore to evolve from one to the other of said “attached” and “detached” configurations and vice versa.According to the invention, the reversible assembly and fixing system comprises at least on the one hand a first tenon 24 which projects from the main body 2, and more specifically from said receiving surface 23 defined by the latter, and on the other hand a first housing 25 which is arranged in a face 26 of the reservoir 10 to receive said first tenon 24 and guide the reservoir 10 in translation relative to the main body 2 (and in particular relative to the receiving surface 23) along a translation direction A between a first position and a second position and vice versa. In other words, the main body 2. therefore carries a first guide element formed by the first tenon 24, which is carried by the main body 2, and which is designed and configured to be received, that is to say to be housed, in a first complementary guide element which the reservoir 10 carries respectively and which is formed by said first housing 25. The first tenon 24 and the first housing 25 are shaped and configured so that, when the first tenon 24 is received in the first housing 25, the cooperation of the latter with each other thus makes it possible to guide a movement of the reservoir 10 relative to the main body 2 in translation along said translation direction A, and in this from one to the other of said first and second positions, and vice versa.Said translation direction A therefore constitutes a direction of translational movement of the reservoir 10 relative to the main body 2 (and in particular relative to the receiving surface 23 defined by the latter) of the hairdressing appliance 1 when the reservoir 10 moves from one to the other of said “attached” and “detached” configurations, and vice versa, and more precisely when the reservoir 10 moves from one to the other of said first and second positions, and vice versa.

[0035] Said first tenon 24 and first housing 25 have respective complementary hooking portions 27, 28 which cooperate, typically by complementarity of shape, when the reservoir 10 is in said second position to prevent any movement of the reservoir 10 in a direction secant to said translation direction A, and in particular in a direction normal to the receiving surface 23 defined by the main body 2.In other words, the main body 2 therefore carries a first attachment element formed by the attachment portion 27 of the first tenon 24, which is designed and configured to cooperate with a first complementary attachment element carried by the reservoir 10 and which is formed by the respective attachment portion 28 of the first housing 25, so as to mechanically prevent any possibility of movement of the reservoir 10 in a direction secant to the translation direction A, when the reservoir 10 is in said second position. Thus, once in the second position, the reservoir 10 can only be moved relative to the main body 2 by translation in the translation direction A.Said face 26 of the tank 10 is therefore a fixing face of the tank 10, by means of which the tank 10 is therefore intended to be connected in translation along the translation direction A between said first and second positions, and to be attached to the main body 2. Thus, as illustrated in the figures, the fixing face 26 is. therefore arranged opposite the receiving surface 23 when the reservoir 10 is in the second position. Advantageously, in the second position, the fixing face 26 of the reservoir 10 covers substantially the entire receiving surface 23.

[0036] Advantageously, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, said first and second positions are positions in which the reservoir 10 is arranged in contact, at least locally, with the receiving surface 23 defined by the main body 2, by means of said face 26 of the reservoir 10 in which the first housing 25 is arranged. Thus, the movement of the reservoir 10, by the user, in translation along the translation direction A advantageously corresponds to a sliding of the reservoir 10 against the main body 2, and in particular on and against the receiving surface 23.

[0037] The reversible assembly and fixing system further comprises an automatic locking device, for automatically locking the tank 10 in said second position. More specifically, the automatic locking device comprises at least one first locking member 29 carried by the main body 2 and at least one second locking member 30 respectively carried by the tank 10, which cooperate together (i.e. which are designed and configured to cooperate together) when the tank 10 is in said second position to oppose a translation of the tank 10, along said translation direction A, in particular towards said first position.Thus, after the user has assembled the tank 10 to the main body 2 so as to position the tank 10 in the first position (Figures 7 and 8), then has manually moved the tank 10 in translation along the translation direction A from the first position to the second position (Figures 9 and 10), the first and second locking members 29, 30 cooperate with each other automatically, that is to say without any particular manual action by the user against them, so as to immobilize the tank 10 relative to the main body 2 in the second position. Thus arranged and locked in position in the second position, the tank 10 is thus advantageously in the attached configuration.As in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the first locking member 29 carried by the main body 2 is advantageously distinct from the first tenon 24 (and therefore in particular from the attachment portion 27 which the latter comprises), and the second locking member 30 carried by the reservoir 10 is respectively advantageously distinct from the. first housing 25 (and therefore in particular of the attachment portion 28 which the latter comprises).

[0038] Thanks to the above-mentioned characteristics, it therefore advantageously becomes possible to obtain a hairdressing appliance whose removable reservoir 10 can be assembled and fixed in a particularly simple, rapid and reliable manner by the user. It also advantageously becomes possible to ensure, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, that the reservoir 10 is devoid of any element specifically designed to ensure fixing to the main body 2 which would protrude from the surface of the reservoir 10, and which would therefore be likely to be easily damaged in the event of the reservoir 10 being dropped or impacted during its handling by the user. This thus results in greater robustness both of the reservoir 10 and of the system for assembly and reversible fixing of the latter to the main body 2 of the hairdressing appliance 1. This ultimately contributes to giving the hairdressing appliance 1 more generally greater robustness.

[0039] In the case where, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the receiving surface 23 is defined by a portion of the main body 2 forming (at least partially) the handle 3 of the hairdressing appliance 1, and the latter extends longitudinally along a central longitudinal axis AA' as previously envisaged, the translation direction A of the reservoir 10 is advantageously defined parallel to said central longitudinal axis A-A', that is to say that the central longitudinal axis A-A' extends along the translation direction A. In the case, not illustrated, where the receiving surface 23 is defined by a portion of the main body 2 forming (at least partially) the head 4 of the hairdressing appliance 1, and the latter extends along a mean longitudinal extension direction as previously envisaged, the translation direction A of the reservoir 10 is advantageously defined parallel to the mean longitudinal extension direction.More generally, in the case where the main body 2 extends in a mean longitudinal extension direction B-B', said translation direction A of the reservoir 10 is advantageously defined parallel to said longitudinal extension direction B-B'. Such an orientation of the translation direction A contributes in particular to the intuitive and ergonomic nature of the assembly and fixing, and reciprocally of the disassembly and separation, of the reservoir 10.

[0040] Preferably, the reservoir 10 extends longitudinally along an axis CC of average extension of the reservoir 10, as mentioned previously, and the direction A of translation of the reservoir 10 is advantageously defined parallel to the axis CC of average extension of the reservoir 10. In other words, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the reservoir 10 is intended to be received by the receiving surface 23 with its axis CC of average extension oriented along the direction A of translation.

[0041] Typically, the receiving surface 23 extends, along the translation direction A, between two lateral edges 23A, 23B. Advantageously, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the lateral edges 23A, 23B are free lateral edges. The main body 2 is therefore in particular devoid of wall(s) which would laterally delimit the receiving surface 23, and opposite and against which the reservoir 10 would slide when it moves in translation between the first and second positions. The design of the hairdressing appliance 1 is thus advantageously simplified and lightened. The implementation of free lateral edges 23A, 23B also advantageously contributes to making the operations of assembling and disassembling the reservoir 10 by the user even easier, by facilitating access to the receiving surface 23 and to the reservoir 10.This also makes it possible to maximize the dimensions of the reservoir 10 and therefore the capacity of the latter with respect to the respective dimensions of the main body 2. This also advantageously allows a more compact, more ergonomic and more harmonious integration of the reservoir 10 with the main body 2. For example, as illustrated in the figures, the reservoir 10 can thus be shaped so as to have a transverse section in the shape of an arc of a circle, which completes a transverse section in the shape of an arc of a circle that is respectively presented by the part of the main body 2 which receives the reservoir 10, so as to locally give the device 1 equipped with the reservoir 10 a transverse section that is advantageously circular or ovoid.Advantageously, the receiving surface 23 has a free (first) end edge 23C which connects the two lateral edges 23A, 23B to each other, which are therefore preferably free, which advantageously provides the same advantages as those mentioned above with regard to the free nature of the lateral edges 23A, 23B. In addition, the free nature of the free (first) end edge 23C advantageously makes it possible to match the dimensions of the receiving surface 23 with the respective dimensions of the tank 10 fixing face 26, so that the surface of. reception 23 is completely covered by the face 26 for fixing the tank 10 when the latter is in the second position. The aforementioned characteristics thus advantageously contribute to enabling a particularly compact, ergonomic and aesthetic design of the device 1.

[0042] Advantageously, the first tenon 24 and the corresponding first housing 25 are designed and configured so that, in said first position, the hooking portion 27 of the first tenon 24 does not cooperate with the respective hooking portion 28 of the first housing 25 to prevent any movement of the tank 10 in a direction intersecting said translation direction A. Thus, the first position advantageously constitutes a position (or “docking position”) in which the tank 10 is attached to the main body 2, advantageously in contact against the latter, and in which it nevertheless remains advantageously possible for the user to move the tank 10 relative to the main body 2 in a direction intersecting the translation direction A, and advantageously in particular in a direction normal to the receiving surface 23 defined by the main body 2.This advantageously contributes to further facilitating the assembly of the tank 10 to the main body 1, as well as conversely the disassembly of the tank 10 from the main body 2.

[0043] In this respect, the first housing 25 advantageously comprises a guide portion 31, advantageously delimited by two side walls 31A, 31B, and which is designed and configured to receive the first tenon 24 when the reservoir 10 is in said first position (FIGS. 7 and 8), and to guide the first tenon 24 towards the attachment portion 28 of the first housing 25 when the reservoir 10 moves in translation, in the translation direction A, towards said second position. When the first tenon 24 is received in the guide portion 31 of the first housing 25, the reservoir 10 thus retains a degree of freedom in translation relative to the main body 2 in a direction secant to the translation direction A, and advantageously in a direction normal to the receiving surface 23.On the other hand, when the reservoir 10 reaches the second position, the hooking portion 27 of the first tenon 24 is then received by the respective complementary hooking portion 28 of the first housing 25, and the cooperation of the hooking portions 27, 28 then opposes any movement of the. tank 10 in a direction secant to the translation direction A (figures 9, 10 and 11 in particular).

[0044] Advantageously, as can be seen in the example in FIG. 5, the side walls 31A, 31B of the guide portion 31 are not arranged parallel to each other, but move closer to each other in the direction of the attachment portion 28 of the first housing 25. The first housing 25 therefore has a flared shape, the first housing 25 having a (transverse) passage section that narrows in the direction of the attachment portion 28 of the first housing 25. This contributes in particular to further facilitating the assembly and fixing of the tank 2 to the main body 1 by providing a certain angular tolerance to the relative arrangement of the tank 10 and the main body 2 when the tank 10 is in the first position, while ensuring increasingly precise guidance as the tank 10 moves towards the second position.

[0045] As can also be seen as an example in Figure 5, said first housing 25 advantageously has a bottom 32, and the guide portion 31 has an end wall 31C which connects the side walls 31A, 31B of the guide portion 31 together and which forms a ramp inclined towards the bottom 32 and the attachment portion 28 of the first housing 25. The assembly and fixing of the reservoir 10 to the main body 1 are thus facilitated, said inclined ramp thus being able to advantageously come into contact with the first tenon 24 during the assembly of the reservoir 10 to the main body 2, so as to guide the reception of the first tenon 24 in the guide portion 31 of the first housing 25.The presence of such an inclined ramp also advantageously makes it easier to disassemble the tank 10, insofar as a movement of the tank 2 along the translation direction A, in the direction from the first position to the second position, advantageously causes the tank 10 to be lifted or moved apart relative to the main body 2, by bringing the first tenon 24 into contact with the inclined ramp as illustrated in FIG. 14, which thus makes it easier for the user to grip the tank 10 with a view to removing it.

[0046] Preferably, the second position of the reservoir 10 is a stop position, beyond which the reservoir 10 cannot move in translation in the translation direction A. In this respect, as in the embodiment, the main body 2 has advantageously a stop face 33, against which the reservoir 10 comes into contact, advantageously by its first longitudinal end 13A, when it reaches the second position. As in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the stop face 33 is advantageously arranged along another end edge 23D (second end edge) of the receiving surface 23, which connects the lateral edges 23A, 23B of the latter, and which is arranged opposite the (first) end edge 23C advantageously free of the receiving surface 23 as the latter was introduced previously. Advantageously, the stop face 33 carries the complementary connection device 15 mentioned previously.Alternatively, or preferably in a complementary manner, the hooking portion 28 of the first housing 25 comprises a stop 28A against which the hooking portion 27 of the first tenon 24 comes into contact when the reservoir 10 reaches the second position (as visible in the example in FIG. 10) to prevent translation of the reservoir 10 beyond the second position.

[0047] In particular, in order to optimize the robustness and reliability of the attachment of the reservoir 10 to the main body 2 when the reservoir 10 occupies the second position, the first tenon 24 preferably has a portion of “T” section (as illustrated in particular in FIG. 4) or of isosceles trapezoidal section, at least a portion of which forms said attachment portion 27 of the first tenon 24. In return, the attachment portion 28 of the first housing 25 carried by the reservoir 10 therefore has a section whose shape is advantageously complementary to the portion of “T” section (as illustrated in particular in FIG. 11) or of isosceles trapezoidal section of the first tenon 24. In the case of an isosceles trapezoidal section of the first tenon 24, the cooperation of the attachment portion 27 of the first tenon 24 with the attachment portion 28 of the first housing 25 therefore advantageously corresponds to a “tail” assembly. dovetail joint” of the tank 10 to the main body 2.

[0048] Preferably, the reversible assembly and fixing system comprises a second tenon 34 which projects from said receiving surface 23, the first and second tenons 24, 34 then being distinct and distant from each other and being aligned along said translation direction A. In other words, the first and second tenons 24, 34 are aligned along an axis which is parallel to, or coincident with, the translation direction A. The reversible assembly and fixing system comprises furthermore preferably a second housing 35, which is arranged in said face 26 of the reservoir 10 (that is to say in the same face 26 as that in which the first housing 25 is arranged) to receive the second tenon 34 and guide the translation of the reservoir 10 along said translation direction A. Advantageously, the second housing 35 is distinct and distant from the first housing 25. As illustrated as an example in the figure, the first and second housings 25, 35 are therefore respectively aligned along an axis which is parallel to, or coincident with, said translation direction A when the reservoir 10 is arranged in the first position and when the reservoir 10 is arranged in the second position.The implementation of such additional corresponding second tenon 34 and second housing 35 advantageously contributes to facilitating and making the assembly, and conversely the disassembly, of the reservoir 10 with respect to the main body 2 of the hairdressing appliance 1, even more reliable.

[0049] According to a preferred variant, implemented in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the second tenon 34 is devoid of a hooking portion to prevent any movement of the reservoir 10 in a direction intersecting said translation direction A when the reservoir 10 is in the second position. According to this variant, the second tenon 34 and the corresponding second housing 35 therefore only ensure, by cooperation with each other, guidance of the translational movement of the reservoir 10 in the translation direction A. As illustrated in the figures, the second tenon 34 is then further advantageously devoid of a hooking portion to prevent any movement of the reservoir 10 in a direction intersecting the translation direction A when the reservoir 10 is in the first position. This makes it possible in particular to simplify the design of the reversible assembly and fixing system and to further facilitate the assembly of the reservoir 10.In this case, the second housing 35 can then advantageously take the form of a groove formed in said face 26 of the reservoir 10 and opening, over its entire length, from said face 26 (figure 5).

[0050] Still in order to further facilitate the assembly by the user of the reservoir 10 to the main body 2, the second tenon 34 is preferably arranged downstream of the first tenon 24 in the translation direction A and in the translation direction from the first position to the second position of the reservoir 10. For example, the second tenon 34 extends from at least the second end edge 23D of the receiving surface 23 towards the first tenon 24 and the first end edge 34C (advantageously free) of the receiving surface 23. In this case, the second housing 35 preferably opens out of a corresponding end face 36 of the reservoir 10, so that when the reservoir 10 moves in translation from the first position to the second position, the second tenon 34 engages in the second housing 35 via said end face 36. In order to facilitate such engagement of the second tenon 34 by said end face 36 and to make the translational guidance of the reservoir 10 more reliable, the second tenon 34 advantageously has, along the translation direction A and opposite the first tenon 24, a tapered leading end 34A, i.e. of convergent shape, for example a point formed by two inclined sides which meet along a sharp or rounded edge.

[0051] According to an alternative variant not illustrated, the second tenon 34 is provided on the contrary with a hooking portion to prevent any movement of the reservoir 10 in a direction secant to the translation direction A when the reservoir 10 is in the second position. The second housing 35, carried by the reservoir 10, advantageously has a complementary hooking portion, designed and configured to cooperate with said hooking portion of the second tenon 34 when the reservoir 10 is in the second position to prevent any movement of the reservoir 10 in a direction secant to the translation direction A.Advantageously, the second tenon 34 and the corresponding second housing 25 are designed and configured so that, in said first position, the attachment portion of the second tenon 34 does not cooperate with the respective attachment portion of the second housing 35 to prevent any movement of the reservoir 10 in a direction secant to said translation direction A.

[0052] Advantageously, as visible in Figures 3 and 4 in particular, the second tenon 34 rises from the receiving surface 23 to an upper end portion 34B, which has, along the translation direction A, a cross-section of convergent shape (towards the outside of the main body 2), for example defined by at least two inclined sides which meet along a sharp or rounded edge aligned along the translation direction A, as visible as an example in Figures 3 and 4 in particular. Such a particular conformation of the upper end portion 34B of the second tenon 34 advantageously contributes in particular to facilitating the placement of the reservoir 10 in its first position by the user.

[0053] Advantageously, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the surface of the reservoir 10 is devoid of any element or portion which projects from said surface in a direction secant to the translation direction A, and which is specifically designed to ensure guidance and / or attachment of the reservoir 10 to the main body 2. In particular, the face 26 (fixing face) of the reservoir 10 in which the first housing 25 (and the second housing 35 where appropriate) is arranged, is advantageously devoid of any element or portion for guiding and / or attaching the reservoir 10 to the main body 2 which projects from said face 26. Advantageously, the surface of the fixing face 26 of the reservoir 10 is substantially planar, as illustrated as an example in figures 5 and 6 in particular.Alternatively or preferably in a complementary manner, the main body 2 is preferably devoid of any element or portion for guiding and / or attaching the reservoir 10 to the main body 2, except for the first tenon 24 and the second tenon 34 where applicable, which protrude from the receiving surface 24 defined by the main body 2. Advantageously, the receiving surface 23 is substantially flat, as illustrated as an example in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6 in particular.

[0054] Advantageously, when the second tenon 34 is devoid of a hooking portion, the reversible assembly and fixing system may comprise first and second additional locking means, which cooperate together when the reservoir 10 is in the second position to prevent any movement of the reservoir 10 in a direction secant to the translation direction A, and in particular in a direction normal to the receiving surface 23. For example, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, said additional locking means may be formed by the fluid connection device 14 and the complementary fluid connection device 15.

[0055] Preferably, as illustrated as an example in the figures, the axis along which the first and second tenons 24, 34 are aligned, and which is parallel to, or coincides with, the direction A of translation of the reservoir 10, is centered relative to the receiving surface 23. In other words, said axis divides the receiving surface 23 into two portions of the same surface area which are arranged on either side of said axis. This helps to ensure excellent stability of the translational guidance of the tank attachment 10.

[0056] Advantageously, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the automatic locking device is an automatic locking and unlocking device. This contributes to simplifying the design of the apparatus and in particular of the reversible assembly and fixing system of the tank 10, but also to making the operation of disassembling the tank 10 by the user even easier and more ergonomic. Indeed, the reversible assembly and fixing system is then advantageously devoid of a manual control member, separate from the tank 10, on which the user would have to act manually to control unlocking of the automatic locking device.

[0057] Preferably, one of said first and second locking members 29, 30 forms a male locking member, while the other of said first and second locking members 29, 30 forms a female locking member designed and configured to receive said male locking member when the reservoir 10 is in said second position, to oppose a translation of the reservoir 10 towards the first position along the translation direction A, by cooperation between them of the male and female locking members. For example, the male locking member is formed by a bolt. For example, the female locking member is formed by a cavity carried by, or arranged in, a face of the reservoir 10. Thus the automatic locking device is advantageously a device for mechanically locking the reservoir 10 in the second position, by a complementarity of mechanical shape, of the male / female type.Alternatively, but less preferably, the automatic locking device could for example be a magnetic automatic locking device, the first and second locking members then being able to be formed for example from permanent magnets of opposite polarities. More preferably, the first locking member 29, carried by the main body 2, forms a male locking member, while the second locking member 30, respectively carried by the reservoir 10, forms a female locking member designed and configured to receive said male locking member, when the. tank 10 is in the second position, and thus opposes a translation of the tank 10 towards the first position along the translation direction A.

[0058] Advantageously, at least one of the first or second locking members 29, 30 is mounted to move relative to a respective surface of the main body 2 and / or of the reservoir 10. Thus, the cooperation of the first or second locking members 29, 30 with each other when the reservoir 10 is in the second position advantageously results from a movement of the first locking member 29 relative to a surface of the main body 2 and / or a movement of the second locking member 30 relative to a surface of the reservoir 10.

[0059] Even more advantageously, the first locking member 29, carried by the main body 2, forms a male locking member which is mounted to move relative to a surface of the main body 2, while the second locking member 30 respectively carried by the reservoir 10 forms a female locking member which is designed and configured to receive the male locking member and which is advantageously immobile relative to a surface of the reservoir 10 carrying the second locking member 30. Such a choice makes it possible in particular to simplify, lighten and make the design of the reservoir 10 more robust and more compact.

[0060] In this respect, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the female locking member is advantageously formed by a cavity 37 formed in said face 26 (fixing face) of the reservoir 10. In return, said male locking member is advantageously formed by a bolt 38, which is mounted to move relative to a surface of the main body 2, and more precisely and more advantageously relative to the receiving surface 23 defined by the main body 2, between at least one locking position, in which the bolt 38 projects from the receiving surface 23 so that the bolt 38 is received in said cavity 37 when the reservoir 10 is in the second position, and an unlocking position.Thus, when the reservoir 10 is in the second position and the bolt 38 is in said locking position, the cooperation of the bolt 38 with the cavity 37 thus opposes a translation of the reservoir 10 from the second position to the first position. Conversely, in said unlocking position, the bolt 38 authorizes a translation of the reservoir 10, along the translation direction A from the second position to the first position. The position. unlocking position therefore corresponds to a position of the bolt 38 in which the latter projects less from the receiving surface 23 than in the locking position, and in which in particular the bolt 38 does not project sufficiently from the receiving surface 23 to allow cooperation of the bolt 38 with the cavity 37. When it is in the unlocking position, the bolt 38 is therefore not able to be received in (and to cooperate with), the cavity 37, even if the reservoir 10 is actually in said second position. Advantageously, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the bolt 38 is movable, between at least said locking position and unlocking position, in a direction which is orthogonal to the direction A of translation of the reservoir 10 and which is normal to the receiving surface 23.

[0061] The automatic locking device further comprises an elastic return member 39 exerting an automatic return force of the bolt 38 towards said locking position. For example, the elastic return member 39 may be a helical compression spring as illustrated as an example in the figures, a leaf spring(s), or any other known and suitable elastic return member. Preferably, the surface of said face 26 of the reservoir 10 presses the bolt 37, thus countering the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39, to maintain it in said unlocking position when the reservoir 10 is in said first position and then moves in translation towards said second position.In other words, the hairdressing appliance 1 is therefore advantageously designed and configured so that, when the reservoir 10 is in the first position and then when it moves in translation towards the second position, the bolt 38 is then arranged in contact with the surface of said face 26 of the reservoir 10 and is thus held in the unlocking position. Thus, the placement of the reservoir 10 by the user in the first position (while the reservoir 10 is previously separated from the main body 2) therefore advantageously leads to the bolt 38 being brought into contact with the surface of the face 26 (fixing face) of the reservoir 10, which causes a forced movement of the bolt 38 to its unlocking position.Then, while the user then manually moves the reservoir 10, in said translation direction A, from the first position to the second position, the contact of the bolt 38 with the surface of the face 26 of the reservoir 10 maintains the bolt 38 in said unlocking position, the surface of the face 26 of the reservoir 10 sliding against the bolt 38. Finally, when the reservoir 10 reaches said second position, the bolt 10 is then automatically returned to the unlocking position. locking by the elastic return member 39 and engages in the cavity 37 formed in the face 26 of the reservoir 10. When the reservoir 10 reaches the second position, the automatic engagement of the bolt 38 in the cavity 37 can advantageously generate a characteristic noise (typically under the effect of the bolt 38 coming into contact with a portion of the internal wall of the cavity 37, and for example with a bottom of the latter), which informs the user that the reservoir 10 is correctly locked. The assembly and manufacture of the reservoir 10 are therefore particularly simple and intuitive for the user.

[0062] The locking force of the automatic locking device, i.e. the intensity of the force that the latter exerts against the reservoir 10 to oppose a translation of the reservoir 10, in particular towards the first position, can thus be advantageously defined in particular by an adequate choice of the intensity of the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39 (and for example by an adequate choice of stiffness constant in the preferred case where the latter is a spring as envisaged previously).

[0063] Preferably, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the bolt 38 is rigid, that is to say substantially non-elastically deformable (in normal use of the device 1). For example, the bolt 38 is made of rigid plastic material (for example polyoxymethylene (POM)). Such a rigid nature of the bolt 38 contributes to reinforcing the robustness and reliability of the locking of the reservoir 10 in position relative to the main body 2. On the other hand, this rigid nature also advantageously allows the generation of a characteristic noise particularly well perceptible by the user when the reservoir 10 reaches the second position and the bolt 38 then engages in the cavity 37, being pushed back into said locking position under the effect of the force exerted by the elastic return member 39.

[0064] In order to allow advantageously automatic unlocking of the automatic locking device, as envisaged previously, the bolt 38 preferably has at least one face 38B which is designed and configured to cooperate with a portion of an internal wall and / or an edge of the cavity 37 to cause a movement of the bolt 38 from the locking position to the unlocking position, against the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39, under the effect of a force exerted by the user tending to move the reservoir 10 in translation from the second position to the first position. Advantageously, said face 38B of the bolt 38 is inclined obliquely relative to the translation direction A. Thus, the user can unlock the reservoir 10, easily and intuitively, by manually forcing the reservoir 10 to move from the second position to the first position, by applying a manual force sufficient to counter the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39 and therefore allow the bolt 38 to be released from the cavity 37. Alternatively, the bolt 37 could have for the same purposes an end portion of generally rounded shape, for example hemispherical.

[0065] As in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, and as visible in particular in figures 5 and 13, said face 26 (fixing face) of the reservoir 10 is further advantageously provided with a protuberance 40, which is arranged along an edge of the cavity 37. Said protuberance 40 is designed and configured to come into contact with the bolt 38 and cause a movement of the latter against the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39 when the reservoir 10 moves in translation from the first position to the second position.Thus, when the user manually moves the reservoir 10 in translation along said translation direction A, from the first position to the second position, and the reservoir 10 is about to reach said second position, the contacting of the bolt 38 with the protuberance 40 advantageously causes an additional movement, a depression, of the bolt 38 to a position which is below said locking position, and advantageously to a position in which the bolt 38 is arranged flush with the receiving surface 23. Thus, when the reservoir 10 actually reaches the second position, the distance that the bolt 38 then travels, when it is automatically returned to its locking position by the automatic return member, is thus greater, so that the return effect is more abrupt, more rapid, than in the absence of the protuberance 40.This advantageously makes it possible in particular to facilitate and make more reliable the engagement of the bolt 38 in the cavity 37, and also advantageously contributes to increasing the noise generated by this engagement, in particular when the bolt 38 is rigid. What is more, the protuberance 40 contributes to making the attachment of the reservoir 10 to the main body 2 even more reliable by limiting the risk of involuntary disengagement of the bolt 38 from the cavity 37, for example under the effect. of a jolt given by the user to the hairdressing appliance 1. In this respect, the bolt 38 preferably has at least one face 38A which is designed and configured to cooperate with the protuberance 40 to cause said movement of the bolt 38 against the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39 when the reservoir 10 moves in translation from the first position to the second position. To this end, said face 38A of the bolt 38 is advantageously inclined obliquely relative to the translation direction A.

[0066] According to a particularly advantageous variant, which is implemented in the embodiment illustrated in the figures and which combines the aforementioned advantages, the bolt 38 advantageously has: a first face 38A, designed and configured to cooperate with the protuberance 40 to cause said movement of the bolt 38 against the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39 when the reservoir 10 moves in translation from the first position to the second position, and a second face 38B, designed and configured to cooperate with a portion of an internal wall and / or an edge of said cavity 37 to cause a movement of the bolt 38 from the locking position to the unlocking position, therefore against the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39, under the effect of a force, exerted by the user, tending to move the reservoir 10 in translation from the second position to the first position.

[0067] According to this variant, said first and second faces 38A, 38B are advantageously inclined obliquely relative to the translation direction A. Even more advantageously, and as can be seen in the example in FIG. 13, the first face 38A is more inclined (obliquely relative to the translation direction A) than the second face 38B. This thus advantageously makes it easier to move from the first position to the second position by overcoming the protuberance 40 and the automatic locking of the reservoir 10 in the second position, compared to the automatic unlocking and the movement of the reservoir 10 from the second position to the first position.

[0068] According to this variant, and in application of the above, the second face 38B is furthermore advantageously designed and configured to further cooperate with the protuberance 40 to cause an additional movement of the bolt 38 below the unlocking position, against the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39 when the reservoir 10 moves in translation from the second position to the first position under the effect of the force exerted by the user tending to move the reservoir 10 in translation from the second position to the first position. This thus advantageously results, thanks to the protuberance 40, in the generation of a characteristic noise perceptible by the user not only during the automatic locking of the reservoir in the second position, but also during the automatic locking of the reservoir 10.Indeed, the crossing of the protuberance 40 by the bolt 38 advantageously causes the bolt 38 to come into contact with the surface of the fixing face 26 of the reservoir 10, under the effect of the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39, which thus generates a noise (which is all the more perceptible by the user as the bolt 38 is rigid, as explained previously).

[0069] As visible as an example in Figure 13, the bolt 38 is preferably provided with a stop 38C, which is designed and configured to come into contact with a corresponding stop surface portion 41 of the main body 2, in order to define a maximum travel of the movement of the bolt 38 in the direction from the unlocking position to the locking position, under the effect of the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member 39. For example, the bolt 38 comprises a peripheral collar, which extends radially relative to the direction of movement of the bolt 38, and which forms said stop 38C, as visible as an example in Figures 16 and 17. Said corresponding stop surface portion 41 of the main body 2 is advantageously positioned inside the main body 2, opposite the receiving surface 23 defined by the latter, as visible in Figure 13.

[0070] In a particularly advantageous manner, as illustrated as an example in Figure 13, the bolt 38 is dimensioned and the stop 38C is arranged so that, when the reservoir 10 is in the second position and the bolt 38 is therefore received in the corresponding cavity 37, said stop 38C is positioned at a distance from said portion of stop surface 41 (as visible in Figures 12 and 13). Such an advantageous configuration contributes in particular to making the operation of the reservoir 10 even more reliable. reversible assembly and fixing system, and the automatic locking device of the latter, by allowing automatic compensation for any dimensional tolerances in the manufacture of the hairdressing appliance 1, but also automatic compensation for any wear of the bolt 38 during the lifetime of the hairdressing appliance 1. Such a configuration also advantageously has the consequence that, when the reservoir 10 leaves the second position, the elastic return member 39 tends to return the bolt 38 to a position in which the bolt 38 projects even more from the receiving surface 23 than when it is in the locking position.Thus, when the user manually moves the tank 10 from the second position to the first position during the operation of disassembling and separating the tank 10, the automatic return of the bolt 38 advantageously causes the tank 10 to be lifted, moved apart, relative to the main body 2, which thus makes it easier for the user to grip the tank 10 with a view to removing it.

[0071] Preferably, the automatic locking device comprises a plurality of first locking members 29 and a plurality of corresponding second locking members 30. It is thus possible to further make the attachment of the reservoir 10 to the main body 2 more reliable, or for example to design the automatic locking device so as to facilitate the integration into the main body 2 of certain internal components of the hairdressing appliance 1. This further advantageously makes it possible to increase the noise, mentioned above, generated during the assembly and attachment, and / or during the disassembly and separation, of the reservoir 10 relative to the main body 2.

[0072] For example, the automatic locking device advantageously comprises, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, a pair of first locking members 29 and a pair of corresponding second locking members 30. Said first locking members 29 then preferably form a pair of said bolts 38, as male locking members mounted movably relative to a surface of the main body 2. Respectively, said second locking members 30 then preferably form a pair of said cavities 37, as female locking members. The first locking members 29 are then advantageously arranged at a distance from each other, and preferably in a direction intersecting, more preferably orthogonal, to the direction A of translation of the reservoir 10. Conversely, the second locking members 30 are also advantageously arranged at a distance from each other, and preferably in a direction intersecting, more preferably orthogonal, to the direction A of translation of the reservoir 10.

[0073] The automatic locking device may then comprise a single elastic return member 39, which is therefore common to both bolts 38. Alternatively, as in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the automatic locking device may instead comprise two elastic return members 39 to each automatically return one of said bolts 38 to said locking position. To simplify the design of the automatic locking device, the bolts 38 are advantageously identical to each other, and said elastic return members 39 are identical to each other where appropriate (for example, two helical compression springs of the same dimensions and the same stiffness).

[0074] According to an alternative variant (not illustrated), less preferential in terms of robustness of the locking, the first male locking member(s) could be formed by an elastically deformable stud (for example made of elastomer material, and for example rubber) arranged projecting from the receiving surface 23. The female locking member(s) could then be formed by a cavity provided in said face 26 (fixing face) of the reservoir 10.

[0075] Preferably, the main body 2 of the apparatus 1 comprises a first cover element 42 which defines said receiving surface 23 for the reservoir 10, that is to say a surface portion of which forms said receiving surface 23, and a second cover element 43 which is secured to said first cover element 42. The respective external faces of the first and second cover elements 42, 43 thus advantageously define at least a part of a visible external envelope of the main body 2. For example, the first and second cover elements 42, 43 are made of plastic. Secured to each other, the first and second cover elements 42, 43 together define a housing within which is arranged the elastic return member 39 of the automatic locking device of the reversible assembly and fixing system of the reservoir 10 to the main body 2.

[0076] The hairdressing appliance 1 advantageously comprises a support piece 44 against which the elastic return member 39 is arranged in abutment to exert said automatic return force of the bolt 38 towards said locking position. Said support piece 44 is distinct from said first cover element 42, and is secured to the latter, definitively or preferably detachably (for example, by screwing), to keep the elastic return member 39 secured to the first cover element 42. Furthermore, the support piece 44 is distinct and independent of the second cover element 43. The support piece 44 is therefore neither formed by the second cover element 43, nor mechanically connected directly to the latter.The manufacture of the hairdressing appliance 1 is thus advantageously facilitated, insofar as it is thus possible to install the elastic return member 39 in position relative to the first cover element 42 which defines said receiving surface 23, then to maintain the elastic return member 39 secured to the first cover element 42 by fixing the support piece 44 to the first cover element 42, before subsequently securing the second cover element 43 to the first cover element 42. This avoids a risk of involuntary movement of the elastic return member 39 during the assembly and securing of the second cover element 43 to the first cover element 42.

[0077] Preferably, the first and second cover elements 42, 43 are secured to each other in a detachable manner, for example by screwing and / or by reversible elastic fitting. In this case, the repair and / or maintenance of the hairdressing appliance 1 is facilitated insofar as the second cover element 43 can then be separated from the first cover element 42 to access the interior of the housing, in which may be arranged, in addition to the elastic return member 39, a certain number of mechanical, electrical or even hydraulic components necessary for the operation of the hairdressing appliance 1 (as visible as an example in FIGS. 8, 10, 14 and 15), and this without risking an involuntary displacement, a fall, or even a loss, of the elastic return member 39.

[0078] In the previously mentioned case where the automatic locking device comprises a pair of said elastic return members 39 (i.e. two elastic return members 39 for each automatically returning a respective bolt 38 to said locking position), the hairdressing appliance 1 then preferably comprises a single and unique support piece 44, against which said members elastic return 39 are therefore both arranged in abutment to each exert an automatic return force on the bolts 38 towards their respective locking position. This makes it possible to simplify the design and manufacture of the hairdressing appliance 1 by limiting the number of parts of the latter.

[0079] For example, when the elastic return member is a helical compression spring, as in the embodiment in the figures and as illustrated in particular in figures 12, 13, 16 and 17, the first cover element 42 can advantageously comprise a well 45, which projects from an internal face portion of the first cover element 42, which is opposite an external face portion of the first cover element 42 defining said receiving surface 23. The helical compression spring is housed longitudinally in the well 45. The well 45 has a bottom, arranged opposite an opening of the well 45, and which is provided with a through hole by means of which the bolt 38 is slidably mounted to project from the receiving surface 23 in the manner mentioned above.The bolt 38 may have a coupling portion by means of which the bolt 38 is connected in contact with the helical compression spring, at a first end of the latter, said coupling portion being housed in the axial recess of the helical compression spring. As already mentioned previously, the bolt 38 is preferably provided with a stop 38C, which is designed and configured to come into contact with a corresponding stop surface portion 41 of the main body 2, in order to define a maximum travel of the movement of the bolt 38 in the direction from the unlocking position to the locking position. For example, the bolt 38 comprises a peripheral collar, which extends radially relative to the direction of movement of the bolt 38, and which forms said stop 38C.Advantageously, the stop 38C of the bolt 38 is positioned in the well 45, and the corresponding portion of the stop surface 41 is formed by a portion of the surface of the bottom of the well 45. The support piece 44 then advantageously forms a cover for closing the opening of the well 45, a second end of the helical compression spring then being arranged in contact against a face of the support piece 44 oriented towards the inside of the well 45. A seal (not shown in the figures) may advantageously be arranged between the support piece 44 and the well 45, to prevent liquid which would infiltrate into the well 45 via the hole passing through the bottom of the well 45 from penetrating inside the housing via the opening of the well 45. The support piece 44 may be provided with one or more fixing ears 44A, for example. by means of which the support piece 44 is detachably secured to the first cover element 42, for example using screws. For example, the support piece 44 is made of plastic.

[0080] For example, when the automatic locking device comprises two bolts 38 and two elastic return members 39 which are helical compression springs, as in the embodiment in the figures and as visible in particular in figures 12, 15, 16 and 17, the first cover element 42 can advantageously comprise two separate wells 45, each in accordance with the above and receiving one of the helical compression springs. As previously envisaged, the support piece 44 can advantageously constitute a single piece, which forms covers for closing the opening of each of the wells 45.

[0081] This being stated, it should be noted that a hairdressing appliance comprising a vaporization device for generating a flow of vaporized liquid, a removable liquid reservoir for supplying said vaporization device, a main body, and a system for reversibly assembling and fixing the reservoir to said main body, said reversible assembly and fixing system comprising an automatic locking device for immobilizing the reservoir relative to the main body, said automatic locking device comprising: at least one male locking member carried by the main body and at least one female locking member carried by the reservoir, the male locking member being mounted to move at least between a locking position in which the male locking member is arranged in the female locking member,and an unlocking position in which the male locking member is arranged outside the female locking member, and an elastic return member for automatically returning the male locking member to said locking position, said main body comprising a first cover element intended to receive the tank, and a second cover element which is secured, preferably detachably, to said first cover element, said first and second cover elements together defining a housing within which said elastic return member is arranged, the apparatus comprising a support piece against which the elastic return member is arranged in abutment to exert an automatic return force of the male locking member towards said locking position, said support piece being distinct from said first cover element and being secured to the latter, preferably in a detachable manner, to keep the elastic return member secured to the first cover element, said support piece being distinct and independent of the second cover element.

[0082] It is understood from the above description that such a hairdressing appliance has the advantage of being particularly easy to manufacture, and also advantageously allowing it to be particularly easy to repair and maintain.

[0083] Such a hairdressing appliance could of course also include all or part of the characteristics of the appliance previously described in detail in connection with the attached figures. POSSIBILITY OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

[0084] The invention finds its industrial application in the design and manufacture of hairdressing appliances, for example for domestic use, and more precisely hairdressing appliances equipped with a function of vaporizing liquid towards the hair, such as steam hairdressing appliances.

Claims

CLAIMS Hairdressing appliance (1) comprising a vaporization device for generating a flow of vaporized liquid, a removable liquid reservoir (10) for supplying said vaporization device, a main body (2), and a reversible assembly and fixing system for the reservoir (10) to said main body (2), said appliance (1) being characterized in that the main body (2) comprises a receiving surface (23) for the reservoir (10), said reversible assembly and fixing system comprising: - at least one first tenon (24) which projects from said receiving surface (23) and a first housing (25) arranged in a face (26) of the reservoir (10) to receive said first tenon (24) and guide the reservoir (10) in translation relative to the main body (2) in a translation direction (A) between a first position and a second position and vice versa, said first tenon (24) and first housing (25) having respective complementary hooking portions (27, 28) which cooperate when the reservoir (10) is in said second position to prevent any movement of the reservoir (10) in a direction secant to said translation direction (A), and - an automatic locking device, comprising at least one first locking member (29) carried by the main body (2) and at least one second locking member (30) carried by the reservoir (10) which cooperate together when the reservoir (10) is in said second position to oppose a translation of the reservoir (10) towards said first position. Apparatus (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said reversible assembly and fixing system comprises: - a second tenon (34) which projects from said receiving surface (23), said first and second tenons (24, 34) being distinct and distant from each other and being aligned in said translation direction (A), and - a second housing (35) provided in said face (26) of the reservoir (10) to receive said second tenon (34) and guide the translation of the reservoir (10) in said translation direction (A). Apparatus (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said second tenon (34) is devoid of a hooking portion to prevent any movement of the reservoir (10) in a direction secant to said translation direction (A) when the reservoir (10) is in said second position. Apparatus (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first tenon (24) has a portion of T-shaped section or of isosceles trapezoidal section, at least a portion of which forms said hooking portion (27) of the first tenon (24). Apparatus (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first locking member (29) forms a male locking member, while the second locking member (30) forms a female locking member designed and configured to receive said male locking member. Apparatus (1) according to any one of the preceding claims,characterized in that at least one of said first or second locking members (29, 30) is mounted to move relative to a respective surface of the main body (2) and / or the reservoir (10). Apparatus (1) according to claims 5 to 6, characterized in that said female locking member is formed by a cavity (37) formed in said face (26) of the reservoir (10), said male locking member being formed by a bolt (38), preferably rigid, which is mounted to move relative to said receiving surface (23) between at least one locking position in which the bolt (38) projects from said receiving surface (23) so that said bolt (38) is received in said cavity (37) when the reservoir (10) is in the second position, and an unlocking position, the automatic locking device comprising an elastic return member (39) exerting an automatic return force of the bolt (38) towards said locking position,preferably the surface of said face (26) of the reservoir pressing the bolt (38) to maintain it in said unlocking position when the reservoir (10) is in said first position then moves in translation towards said second position., Apparatus (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said face (26) of the reservoir (10) is provided with a protuberance (40) arranged along an edge of said cavity (37), and being designed and configured to come into contact with the bolt (38) and cause the latter to move against the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member (39) when the reservoir moves in translation from the first position to the second position. Apparatus (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the bolt (38) has: - a first face (38A), designed and configured to cooperate with said protuberance (40) to cause said movement of the bolt (38) against the automatic return force exerted by the elastic return member (39) when the reservoir (40) moves in translation from the first position to the second position, and - a second face (38B), designed and configured to cooperate with a portion of an internal wall and / or an edge of said cavity (37) to cause a movement of the bolt (38) from the locking position to the unlocking position under the effect of a force exerted by the user tending to move the reservoir (10) in translation from the second position to the first position, said first and second faces (38A, 38B) being inclined obliquely relative to the direction (A) of translation, the first face (38A) being more inclined than the second face (38B).Apparatus (1) according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that said main body (2) comprises a first cover element (42) which defines said receiving surface (23), and a second cover element (43) which is secured to the first cover element (42), the first and second cover elements (42, 43) together defining a housing within which said elastic return member (39) is arranged, the apparatus (1) comprising a support piece (44) against which the elastic return member (39) is arranged in abutment to exert said automatic return force of the bolt (38) towards said locking position, the support piece (44) being separate from the first cover element (42) and being secured to the latter to keep the elastic return member (39) secured to the. first cover element (42), said support piece (44) being distinct and independent of the second cover element (43). Apparatus (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the automatic locking device comprises a pair of first locking members (29) and a pair of corresponding second locking members (30), said first locking members (29) being arranged at a distance from each other, and preferably in a direction secant to the direction (A) of translation of the tank (10). Apparatus (1) according to claims 10 and 11, characterized in that the automatic locking device comprises a pair of said elastic return members (39), the apparatus (1) comprising a single and unique support piece (44).Apparatus (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first housing (25) comprises a guide portion (31) delimited by two side walls (31 A, 31 B), and designed and configured to receive the first tenon (24) when the reservoir (10) is in said first position and to guide the first tenon (24) towards the hooking portion (28) of the first housing (25) when the reservoir (10) moves in translation towards said second position. Apparatus (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said side walls (31 A, 31 B) move towards each other in the direction of said hooking portion (28) of the first housing (25).Apparatus (1) according to any one of claims 13 and 14, characterized in that said first housing (25) has a bottom (32), said guide portion (31) having an end wall (31 C) which connects said side walls (31 A, 31 B) together and which forms a ramp inclined towards said bottom (32) and said hooking portion (28) of the first housing (25). Apparatus (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the main body (2) extends in an extension direction (B-B'). longitudinal, the direction (A) of translation of the reservoir (10) being defined parallel to said longitudinal direction of extension (B-B'). Apparatus (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said receiving surface (23) extends, in said direction (A) of translation, between two free lateral edges (23A, 23B), said receiving surface (23) preferably further having a free end edge (23C) which connects said free lateral edges (23A, 23B) together.

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