Automatic hair washing device

Abstract

Provided is an automatic hair washing device that prevents water droplets from hitting the face of a person to be treated when the hood part is opened or closed. The automatic hair washing device 1 has a bowl part 3 formed on the upper part of a free-standing main body part 2 and a hood part 9 covering the upper part of the bowl part 3, and a rotating shaft part 25 connecting the bowl part 3 and the hood part 9 is oriented in the front-rear direction on the upper surface part 6 of the main body part and is inclined downward at an angle α with respect to a horizontal plane line 26 from the main body front part 4 side toward the main body rear part 5 side, and the right part of the hood front part 11 revolves in an arc in a direction gradually moving away from a vertical plane 28 as the hood part 9 rotates.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an automatic hair washing device. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, in hair salons and other beauty salons, there has been an automatic hair washing machine described in Patent Document 1 below (hereinafter referred to as the "Publication 1 Invention") as a device that automatically washes the hair of a person being treated without the intervention of a practitioner. In the Publication 1 Invention, a cover that covers the head of the person being treated opens and closes using the top of the head as a hinge. This type of structure does not cause any problems when the practitioner stands next to the automatic hair washing machine and handles the hair from the side of the person being treated's head after the treatment with the automatic hair washing machine.

[0003] On the other hand, in recent years, there has been an increase in cases where the hairdresser stands behind the automatic hair washing machine and handles the hair from the top of the head after the treatment (hereinafter referred to as "treatment from the back position"). However, if the cover opens and closes with the top of the head as a hinge, it will interfere with the hairdresser. For this reason, there are also automatic hair washing machines whose cover opens and closes in the left and right directions. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6041973 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, when the cover is opened and closed in the left-right direction, the cover crosses in front of the face of the person being treated when opening and closing, which may cause water droplets adhering to the inner surface of the cover to drip and wet the face of the person being treated.

[0006] The present disclosure has been proposed in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and aims to provide an automatic hair washing device that can prevent water droplets from hitting the face of the person being treated when the hood portion is opened or closed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the automatic hair washing device of the present disclosure has a self-supporting main body portion, a bowl portion in which the head of the person to be treated is placed on the upper part of the main body portion, a hood portion covering the upper part of the bowl portion, and a rotating shaft portion connecting the bowl portion and the hood portion, wherein the rotating shaft portion is positioned to the side of the head of the person to be treated placed in the bowl portion, and is directed from the front portion of the main body portion on which the body of the person to be treated is placed to the rear portion of the main body portion which is opposite the front portion of the main body portion, and is inclined downward from the front portion of the main body portion toward the rear portion of the main body portion.

[0008] The automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure is characterized in that the hood portion has a front hood portion having a face opening for exposing the face of the person to be treated, and a rear hood portion connected to the front hood portion and covering the periphery of the head of the person to be treated, and the periphery of the hood portion overlapping the periphery of the bowl portion is inclined downward from the front hood portion toward the rear hood portion.

[0009] The automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure is characterized in that the side of the hood rear portion opposite the rotating shaft portion with respect to the hood rear portion corresponds to the curved surface of a hemisphere whose diameter is the width of the left and right sides of the hood portion.

[0010] The automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure is characterized in that a recessed portion is formed on the outer surface of the main body, on the rear surface of the main body, which is opposite to the front surface of the main body on which the body of the person to be treated is placed, where the legs of the therapist are placed.

[0011] The automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure is characterized in that, in the hood portion, a plate protruding inward is formed on both lower ends of the hood front portion, opposite the rotating shaft portion with respect to the face opening.

[0012] The automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure is characterized in that the plate extends toward the rear portion of the hood.

[0013] The automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure is characterized in that the extended tip of the plate is tapered. Effect of the Invention

[0014] The automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure has a self-supporting main body, a bowl on which the head of the person to be treated is placed, a hood covering the top of the bowl, and a rotating shaft connecting the bowl and hood. The rotating shaft is placed on the side of the head of the person to be treated placed in the bowl, and is directed from the front part of the main body where the body of the person to be treated is placed to the rear part of the main body, which is the opposite side of the front part of the main body, and is inclined downward from the front part of the main body to the rear part of the main body. Since the rotating shaft is inclined, the rotation trajectory of the hood is also inclined. Therefore, when the hood is opened or closed, the front part of the hood crosses a position shifted backward from the front of the face of the person to be treated, so that even if water droplets attached to the inner surface of the hood drip, they are less likely to hit the face of the person to be treated. In addition, since the hood is inclined, when the water droplets run along the inner surface or edge of the hood, they flow toward the rear part of the hood, making it less likely to hit the face of the person to be treated. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic hair washing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a front view of the automatic hair washing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a right side view of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4]FIG. 4 is a rear view of the automatic hair washing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a left side view of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a top view of the automatic hair washing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a first perspective view of a hood portion of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a second perspective view of the hood portion of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a front view of the hood portion of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a right side view of the hood portion of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a left side view of the hood portion of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a top view of the hood portion of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a view of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure in a first front open state, showing the state in which the hood part is opened, as viewed from the front. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a front second open state view of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in which the hood part is opened as viewed from the front. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a front third open state view showing the hood part of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure being opened as viewed from the front. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a left side first open state view showing the hood part of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure being opened, as viewed from the left side. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a left side view of the second open state, showing the hood part of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure being opened, as viewed from the left side. [Figure 18] FIG. 18 is a left side view of the hood part of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure in a third open state, as viewed from the left side. [Figure 19] FIG. 19 is a right side first open state view showing the hood part of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure being opened, as viewed from the right side. [Figure 20] FIG. 20 is a right side view of the second open state, showing the hood part of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure being opened, as viewed from the right side. [Figure 21] FIG. 21 is a right side view of the hood part of the automatic hair washing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure in a third open state, as viewed from the right side. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] In the automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure, the hood section has a front hood section in which a face opening for exposing the face of the person to be treated is formed, and a rear hood section connected to the front hood section and covering the periphery of the head of the person to be treated, and the periphery of the hood section overlapping the periphery of the bowl section is inclined downward from the front hood section to the rear hood section. When water droplets adhere to the inner surface of the hood section run down the edge of the hood section, they flow toward the rear hood section, making it difficult for the water droplets to hit the face of the person to be treated.

[0017] However, if the rotation trajectory of the hood section is inclined due to the inclination of the rotating shaft section, the hood section will protrude rearward when opening, causing interference with the practitioner who is performing the treatment in the back position and the wall at the rear of the automatic hair washing device. As described below, if a recess is formed in the rear surface of the main body section, the practitioner will approach the automatic hair washing device even more, causing interference between the hood section and the practitioner. Therefore, in the automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure, the side of the hood rear section opposite the rotating shaft section with respect to the hood rear section corresponds to the curved surface of a hemisphere with the width of the hood section on the left and right sides as its diameter. Therefore, when the hood section opens, the side of the hood rear section opposite the rotating shaft section does not protrude outward by the amount of the curved surface. Therefore, the hood section does not interfere with the practitioner when the hood section opens.

[0018] In the automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure, a recess in which the legs of the practitioner are placed is formed on the rear surface of the main body, which is opposite to the front surface of the main body on which the body of the person to be treated is placed. When the practitioner is in the back position, he or she can get close to the person to be treated by placing the legs in the recess.

[0019] In the automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure, a plate is formed at the periphery of the hood section, which protrudes inward on the opposite side of the rotating shaft section from the face opening, at both lower ends of the hood front section. Water droplets adhering to the inner surface of the hood section flow along the plate, so that the water droplets can be directed away from the face of the person to be treated. In addition, when the hood section is closed and the automatic hair washing device is operating, water droplets in the bowl section can be prevented from scattering through gaps in the hood front section.

[0020] In the automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure, the plate extends toward the rear surface of the hood, so that water droplets flowing along the plate can be directed toward the rear surface of the hood.

[0021] In the automatic hair washing device according to the present disclosure, the extended tip of the plate is tapered. Water droplets flowing along the plate can be directed toward the rear part of the hood and can be properly guided toward the tip. If the plate is too large, the water splashing in the bowl part when the hood part is closed and the automatic hair washing device is operating may be excessively hindered, hindering hair washing. However, since the plate is tapered, hair can be properly washed while preventing splashing of hair through the gap in the front part of the hood.

[0022] An automatic hair washing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figures 1 to 6 show the automatic hair washing device 1 according to this embodiment. In the following, the direction in which a person to be treated (not shown) lies is the front side, the opposite side is the back side, the width directions when the front-to-rear direction is the depth are the right side and the left side, and the height directions of the automatic hair washing device 1 are the upper side and the lower side (Up, Down) (see Figure 1).

[0023] 1 to 6, the automatic hair washing device 1 has a main body section 2 that stands on its own on an installation surface, a bowl section 3 on top of the main body section 2 where the head of the person to be treated is placed, a hood section 9 that covers the top of the bowl section 3, and a rotating shaft section 25 that connects the bowl section 3 and the hood section 9. The hood section 9 can be freely opened and closed, and in the closed state, a periphery 10 of the hood section 9 overlaps with the periphery of the bowl section 3. A treatment space is formed inside the area surrounded by the hood section 9 and the bowl section 3.

[0024] A treatment table (not shown) is installed in front of the front side of the main body 2, the front side of the main body front surface 4, and the person to be treated lies on the treatment table. A concave portion 7 is formed at the upper end of the main body front surface 4. The neck of the person to be treated is passed through the concave portion 7. A recessed portion 8 is formed in the rear side of the main body rear surface 5, which is the opposite side of the front side of the main body 4. The recessed portion 8 is recessed from the rear side of the main body 5 toward the inside of the main body 2. The legs of the therapist (not shown) are placed in the recessed portion 8 when standing (or sitting on a stool) and performing treatment in the back position. The upper surface of the main body 2, the upper surface of the main body upper surface 6, is inclined downward toward the rear side.

[0025] When the neck of the person to be treated is placed in the recessed portion 7 of the front portion 4 of the main body, the head of the person to be treated is placed in the bowl portion 3. On the inside of the bowl portion 3, multiple nozzles for spraying hot and cold water are attached, and a drain hole is formed (neither is shown).

[0026] The rotating shaft 25 is disposed on the main body upper surface 6 on the left side (the right side as seen from the lying down subject) of the head of the subject placed in the bowl portion 3. The rotating shaft 25 is oriented in the front-rear direction, which is the length direction of the subject's face, and is inclined downward at an angle α with respect to the horizontal plane 26 from the main body front surface 4 side toward the main body rear surface 5 side.

[0027] Here, the hood portion 9 will be described with reference to the drawings. The hood portion 9 is shown in Figures 7 to 12.

[0028] As shown in Figures 7 to 12, the hood portion 9 is transparent or semi-transparent, and has a hood front portion 11, which is the front side, and a hood rear portion 12, which is the rear side. The hood front portion 11 is in the shape of a semicircular plate, and is formed with a face opening 13 for exposing the face of the person to be treated. The face opening 13 is semicircular in shape. The hood rear portion 12 is connected to a circumferential edge 14 of the hood front portion 11, and is dome-shaped to cover the periphery of the head of the person to be treated. The hood rear portion 12 has a hood right portion 15, which is the right side, a hood left portion 16, which is the left side, and a hood rear curved portion 17, which is the rear side.

[0029] Viewed from above, the hood rear curved surface portion 17 is asymmetrical (see FIG. 12). Specifically, the hood rear curved surface portion 17 has a hood left rear curved surface portion 30 on the left side, which is closer to the rotation shaft portion 25, and a hood right rear curved surface portion 29 on the right side, which is opposite the rotation shaft portion 25 with respect to the hood rear surface portion 12. The curvature of the hood right rear curved surface portion 29 is smaller than that of the hood left rear curved surface portion 30. Therefore, the hood right rear curved surface portion 29 has a gentler degree of curvature than the hood left rear curved surface portion 30, and protrudes less toward the outside of the hood portion 9 than the hood left rear curved surface portion 30. For example, when the width of the hood portion 9 in the left-right direction is "A", the hood right rear curved surface portion 29 corresponds to the curved surface of a hemisphere with "A" as the diameter. Furthermore, if half of "A" is defined as "a", then hood right rear curved surface portion 29 corresponds to a curved surface that is approximately 1 / 4 of a hemisphere with a radius of "a".

[0030] A hinge portion 18 is formed on the outer surface of the hood left side portion 16. The hinge portion 18 is a pair of plate-like pieces 19 that protrude outward, and the plate-like pieces 19 face each other. A shaft hole 20 through which a shaft member is passed is formed in the plate-like pieces 19. When the hood portion 9 is attached to the main body portion 2, an axis 27 passing through both shaft holes 20 is inclined downward at an angle α with respect to the horizontal plane 26, similar to the rotating shaft portion 25 (see FIG. 5).

[0031] A pair of left and right plates 21 are formed on the lower end of the hood front portion 11 of the periphery 10 of the hood portion 9, projecting toward the treatment space inside. The plates 21 have a rotating shaft side plate 22 formed on the hood left side 16 side, which is the hinge portion 18 side, of the lower end of the hood front portion 11, and a non-rotating shaft side plate 23 formed on the hood right side 15 side, which is the opposite side of the hinge portion 18 with respect to the face opening 13. The non-rotating shaft side plate 23 extends from the outside of the hood front portion 11 to the inside toward the hood rear portion 12. The tip portion 24 at the end of the extension of the non-rotating shaft side plate 23 is tapered into a triangular shape.

[0032] The peripheral edge 10 of the hood portion 9 slopes downward from the hood front portion 11 toward the hood rear portion 12. The peripheral edge 10, the axis 27 passing through both shaft holes 20 of the hinge portion 18, and both plates 22, 23 are generally parallel to each other and all slope downward (see FIG. 11).

[0033] The automatic hair washing device 1 is configured as described above. Next, the operation and effect of the automatic hair washing device 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. Figures 13 to 21 show the state in which the hood part 9 in the automatic hair washing device 1 opens.

[0034] After the treatment with the automatic hair washing device 1, as shown in Figs. 13 to 15, the hood section 9 opens toward the left side with the left side as the rotation axis (counterclockwise in the figures). As shown in Figs. 16 to 18, since the rotation axis section 25 is inclined, the rotation trajectory of the hood section 9 is also inclined. Specifically, in a side view, the right side portion of the hood front section 11 of the hood section 9 (the portion on which the non-rotating axis side plate 23 is formed) rotates in an arc in a direction gradually moving away from the vertical plane 28 passing through the position where the portion was overlapped with the periphery of the bowl section 3 when the hood section 9 was closed, as the hood section 9 rotates. Therefore, when the hood section 9 is opened or closed, the hood front section 11 crosses a position shifted backward from the front of the face of the person to be treated, so that water droplets attached to the inner surface of the hood section 9 are less likely to hit the face of the person to be treated, even if they drip. Furthermore, as hood portion 9 is tilted, water droplets flow toward hood rear portion 12 as they run along the inner surface and edges of hood portion 9, making it less likely for them to hit the face of the person being treated. Similarly, peripheral edge 10 of hood portion 9 is also tilted downward from hood front portion 11 toward hood rear portion 12, making it less likely for water droplets to hit the face of the person being treated.

[0035] Furthermore, since the upper surface 6 of the main body is inclined downward toward the rear, and the peripheral edge 10 of the hood 9 is also inclined downward, a practitioner performing treatment in the back position can take a posture that is easy to perform treatment. That is, since the upper surface 6 of the main body is lowered toward the practitioner at the rear side of the automatic hair washing device 1, the practitioner can perform treatment with his / her arms placed on the peripheral edge of the bowl 3.

[0036] 19 to 21, when hood portion 9 is opened, water droplets adhering to the inner surface of hood portion 9 flow along non-rotating-shaft side plate 23, so that the water droplets can be directed away from the face of the person to be treated. On the other hand, when hood portion 9 is closed and automatic hair washing device 1 is in operation, both plates 22, 23 are disposed between bowl portion 3 and hood portion 9 (see FIG. 6), so that water droplets inside bowl portion 3 can be prevented from scattering through the gap in hood front portion 11.

[0037] In particular, the non-rotating-shaft side plate 23 is formed on the right side of the lower end of the hood front portion 11, opposite the rotating shaft portion 25 with respect to the face opening 13, and extends toward the hood rear portion 12, and the tip portion 24 at the end of the extension of the non-rotating-shaft side plate 23 is tapered into a triangular shape, so that water droplets flowing along the non-rotating-shaft side plate 23 can be directed toward the hood rear portion 12 and can also be appropriately guided toward the tip portion 24. In addition, because the non-rotating-shaft side plate 23 is tapered, hair can be appropriately washed while preventing splashing from gaps in the hood front portion 11.

[0038] A recess 8 is formed on the rear surface 5 of the main body of the automatic hair washing device 1, and when the practitioner is in the back position, his / her legs are placed in the recess 8. This allows the practitioner to get closer to the person being treated. The practitioner can also stand on the right side of the main body 2 and treat the head of the person being treated.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 21, when the hood part 9 is fully opened, the peripheral edge 10 of the hood rear part 12 protrudes only slightly rearward from the main body part rear part 5 of the main body part 2. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the opening and closing hood part 9 from interfering with the practitioner who is treating the hair in the back position, and the automatic hair washing device 1 can be installed as close to the wall as possible. In other words, since the hood right rear curved part 29 of the hood rear part 12 is a predetermined curved surface, the degree to which the hood part 9 protrudes outward is such that the hood part 9 does not hit the practitioner who is treating the hair in the back position or the wall behind the automatic hair washing device. In addition, the angle α at which the rotating shaft part 25 is inclined is such that the hood part 9 does not hit the practitioner or the wall when the automatic hair washing device 1 is installed near the wall and the hood part 9 is fully opened. Furthermore, the greater the accuracy α, the greater the degree to which the hood front portion 11 shifts backward from the front of the patient's face when the hood portion 9 is opened or closed, which will result in interference between the hood portion 9 and the practitioner or a wall on the rotation trajectory of the hood portion 9.

[0040] In addition, in other embodiments of the present disclosure, the rotating shaft portion is inclined, but the periphery of the hood portion is horizontal. In another alternative embodiment, the hood portion is symmetrical in shape. In another alternative embodiment, the body portion does not have a recess formed therein. In other embodiments, the plates may have any shape. In other embodiments, the tips of the plates are not tapered. In another alternative embodiment, the hood portion does not have a plate. In another embodiment, the hood portion has only a non-rotating-shaft side plate and does not have a rotating-shaft side plate. In another embodiment, the leading edge of the rotary shaft side plate of the hood portion is tapered. In another embodiment, the rotation shaft portion is formed on the right side.

[0041] Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Various design modifications can be made to the present disclosure without departing from the scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] 1 Automatic hair washing device 2 Main unit 3 Bowl section 4. Front of main unit 5 Rear part of main unit 6 Top part of main body 7 Concave part 8. Recess 9. Hood section 10 Periphery 11 Hood front part 12 Rear of hood 13 Face opening 14 Circumference 15 Right side of hood 16 Left side of hood 17 Rear curved surface of hood 18 Hinge part 19 Plate-like piece 20 Shaft hole 21 Plate 22 Rotating shaft side plate 23 Non-rotating shaft side plate 24 Tip 25 Rotating shaft 26 horizontal plane 27 axis 28 Vertical plane 29 Right rear curved part of hood 30 Left rear curved part of hood α angle

Claims

1. A self-standing main body and A bowl portion on which the head of the person to be treated is placed at the top of the main body portion; a hood portion that covers the upper part of the bowl portion; a rotating shaft portion connecting the bowl portion and the hood portion, The rotating shaft is disposed on the side of the head of the person to be treated who is disposed in the bowl portion, and is directed from the front portion of the outer surface of the main body where the body of the person to be treated is disposed to the rear portion of the main body which is opposite to the front portion of the main body, and is inclined downward from the front portion of the main body to the rear portion of the main body, and is embedded in the upper portion of the main body which is the upper surface of the main body. An automatic hair washing device.

2. The hood portion has a hood front portion formed with a face opening for exposing the face of the treatment recipient, and a hood rear portion connected to the hood front portion and covering the periphery of the head of the treatment recipient, The upper surface of the main body and the peripheral edge of the hood portion overlapping the peripheral edge of the bowl portion are inclined downward from the hood front surface toward the hood rear surface.

2. The automatic hair washing device according to claim 1.

3. the hood rear surface portion on the opposite side of the rotation shaft portion from the hood rear surface portion corresponds to a curved surface of a hemisphere having a diameter equal to the width of the left and right sides of the hood portion, and has a smaller curvature than the rotation shaft portion side; 3. The automatic hair washing device according to claim 2.

4. A recessed portion in which the legs of the therapist are placed is formed on the rear surface of the main body, which is opposite to the front surface of the main body on which the body of the patient is placed.

3. The automatic hair washing device according to claim 1 or 2.

5. A recessed portion in which the legs of the therapist are placed is formed on the rear surface of the main body, which is opposite to the front surface of the main body on which the body of the patient is placed.

4. The automatic hair washing device according to claim 3.

6. At the periphery of the hood portion, a plate projecting inward is formed on the opposite side of the rotation shaft portion with respect to the face opening at both lower ends of the hood front portion.

4. The automatic hair washing device according to claim 2 or 3.

7. The plate extends toward the hood rear portion.

7. The automatic hair washing device according to claim 6.

8. The extended tip of the plate is tapered.

8. The automatic hair washing device according to claim 7.

Images