Hair care device comprising variable nozzle unit for discharging acidic water

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hair care device comprising a variable nozzle unit for discharging acidic water and, more specifically, to a hair care device comprising a variable nozzle unit for discharging acidic water, which supplies acidic water for a predetermined period of time to the hair cuticle damaged by exposure to an alkaline agent to perform perming, dyeing, or the like, thereby preventing continuous damage from alkaline residues and, at the same time, restores raised cuticle papillae to their original position to promote hair health, and is compatible with the hair positions of various users by varying the position of discharge nozzles according to the user's hair position.

Description

Hair care device including a variable nozzle section that discharges acidic water

[0001] The present invention relates to a hair care device including a variable nozzle unit that discharges acidic water, and more specifically, to a hair care device including a variable nozzle unit that supplies acidic water to the cuticle of hair damaged by exposure to an alkaline agent for a certain period of time to prevent continued damage caused by residual alkaline agent and at the same time restores protrusions of the cuticle to their original positions to promote hair health, and discharges acidic water compatible with various hair positions of various users by varying the position of the discharge nozzle according to the user's hair position.

[0002] In general, a hair washing device is a device that washes hair by bringing it close to a device and spraying washing water onto the hair through a shower head or the like.

[0003] And, this hair washing device is composed of a device for washing hair, a stand equipped with a device for supporting the device and supplying washing water, and a base for supporting the stand.

[0004] Therefore, the user can efficiently wash his / her hair using the hair washing device.

[0005] However, women's hair generally tends to be alkaline. That is, when getting a permanent perm, the hair is shampooed, a perm solution is applied, the hair is wrapped with a rod, and then heated for a certain period of time before the rod is released to perform the perm. The perm solution is typically alkaline.

[0006] Therefore, if you keep your hair permed for a long time, your hair is likely to become alkaline.

[0007] However, conventional hair washing devices only perform the function of simply washing hair and have the problem of not being able to prevent hair from becoming alkaline as described above.

[0008] The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a hair care device including a variable nozzle unit that supplies acidic water for a certain period of time to the cuticle of hair damaged by exposure to an alkaline agent for perming or dyeing, thereby preventing continued damage due to residual alkaline agent, and at the same time, discharges acidic water to restore the protrusions of the cuticle to their original positions, thereby promoting hair health.

[0009] In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a hair care device that is compatible with various hair positions of various users by changing the position of the discharge nozzle according to the user's hair position.

[0010] The present invention has the following features to solve the above problems.

[0011] The present invention relates to a hair care device that improves the condition of hair by discharging acidic water to the user's hair, comprising: an electrolysis unit that electrolyzes water to produce alkaline water and acidic water; and an acidic water discharge unit that supports the user's head and discharges acidic water supplied from the electrolysis unit toward the user's hair; wherein the acid discharge unit variably fixes the position of a discharge nozzle that discharges acidic water toward the user's hair.

[0012] Here, the acidic water discharge unit includes a support housing that supports the user's head and collects the acidic water discharged from the discharge nozzle and discharges it to the outside, and a variable nozzle unit that is coupled to the support housing and discharges the acidic water supplied from the electrolysis unit to the user's head, but allows the position of the discharge nozzle to be varied.

[0013] In addition, the variable nozzle unit includes a flexible pipe that is connected to the electrolysis unit and supplies acidic water while being coupled to the support housing and having a variable position, and a discharge nozzle that is coupled to one end of the flexible pipe to receive acidic water and discharge the received acidic water.

[0014] In addition, the electrolysis unit includes a water storage unit in which water is stored, a decomposition unit that receives water from the water storage unit, performs electrolysis, and produces acidic water and alkaline water, and an acidic water supply unit that supplies the acidic water produced by the decomposition unit to an acidic water discharge unit.

[0015] In addition, the electrolysis unit further includes a concentration sensor that calculates the pH concentration of the acidic water of the decomposition unit, an electrolyte supply unit that supplies electrolyte to the water storage unit, and a control unit that receives pH concentration information from the concentration sensor and controls the electrolyte supply unit to supply electrolyte to the water storage unit when the pH concentration is lower than a preset concentration.

[0016] According to the present invention, by supplying acidic water to the cuticle of hair damaged by exposure to an alkaline agent for a certain period of time for perming or dyeing, etc., continuous damage caused by residual alkaline agent is prevented, and at the same time, protrusions of the cuticle that have been separated are restored to their original positions, thereby inducing hair health.

[0017] Additionally, the position of the discharge nozzle can be changed depending on the user's hair position, making it compatible with various users' hair positions.

[0018] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a hair care device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 2 is a drawing showing an acid water discharge unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. 3 is a drawing showing a variable position of a flexible pipe of an acid water discharge unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 4 is a diagram showing the state of use of a hair care device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a hair care device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Fig. 6 is a drawing showing an acid water discharge unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 7 is a usage state diagram of a hair care device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention. The present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted to clearly explain the present invention, and the same reference numerals are used throughout the specification for identical or similar components. In addition, detailed descriptions of widely known and publicly known technologies are omitted.

[0026] Throughout the specification, whenever a part is said to "include" a component, this does not mean that it excludes other components, but rather that it may include other components, unless otherwise stated.

[0027] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a hair care device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a drawing showing an acid water discharge unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a drawing showing a variable position of a flexible pipe of an acid water discharge unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a use state diagram of a hair care device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Referring to the drawings, a hair care device (1000) according to one embodiment of the present invention is largely composed of an electrolysis unit (100) that electrolyzes water to produce alkaline water and acidic water, and an acidic water discharge unit (200) that supports a user's head and discharges acidic water supplied from the electrolysis unit (100) toward the user's hair.

[0029] Here, the electrolysis unit (100) is provided to electrolyze stored water to separate and produce acidic water and alkaline water. This electrolysis unit (100) is composed of a water storage unit (110) in which water is stored, a decomposition unit (120) that receives water from the water storage unit (110) and performs electrolysis to produce acidic water and alkaline water, and an acidic water supply unit (130) that supplies the acidic water produced by the decomposition unit (120) to an acidic water discharge unit (200).

[0030] The electrolysis unit (100) described above generates acidic water to supply acidic water to the acidic water discharge unit (200) described later, and the decomposition unit (120) is equipped with a positive electrode and a negative electrode.

[0031] Additionally, an ion exchange membrane may be provided between the positive and negative electrodes, and the ion exchange membrane may be an anion exchange membrane that can only exchange anions. Accordingly, cations at the positive electrode cannot pass through the ion exchange membrane to move to the negative electrode, but anions at the negative electrode can pass through the ion exchange membrane to move to the positive electrode.

[0032] When power is applied to the positive and negative electrodes in this configuration, acidic ions such as chloride ions and sulfur ions gather at the positive electrode to become acidic water, and alkaline ions such as calcium ions, magnesium ions, potassium ions, and sodium ions gather at the negative electrode to become alkaline water.

[0033] However, the configuration for producing acidic water in the water storage unit (110) of the electrolysis unit (100) of the present invention is not limited to the configuration described above, and any known configuration that can produce acidic water is of course possible.

[0034] In addition, the electrolysis unit (100) may include a concentration sensor (140) that calculates the pH concentration of the acidic water of the decomposition unit (120), an electrolyte supply unit (150) that supplies electrolyte to the water storage unit (110), and a control unit (160) that receives pH concentration information from the concentration sensor (140) and controls the electrolyte supply unit (150) to supply electrolyte to the water storage unit (110) when the pH concentration is lower than a preset concentration.

[0035] The concentration sensor (140), electrolyte supply unit (150), and control unit (160) are provided to control the pH concentration of acidic water within a preset range and supply acidic water having a desired pH concentration to the acidic water discharge unit (200) to provide the user with healthy hair.

[0036] That is, in the present invention, when the user's hair is permed or dyed, the hair cuticle is damaged, causing the cuticle to fall off or split open in the form of protrusions. However, the damaged hair cuticle can be restored through acidic water.

[0037] Accordingly, in the present invention, acidic water generated by electrolyzing water is continuously sprayed in a predetermined amount onto the user's hair fixedly supported by the support housing (210) of the acidic water discharge unit (200), thereby preventing or recovering hair damage.

[0038] Accordingly, if such acidic water does not have the desired pH concentration, smooth hair damage prevention cannot be achieved, so concentration information is generated through a concentration sensor (140) that senses the pH concentration, and based on the generated concentration information, the control unit (160) supplies electrolyte to the water storage unit (110) through the electrolyte supply unit (150) to increase the pH concentration if necessary according to a preset standard.

[0039] Here, the electrolyte supply unit (150) is provided with a solution storage tank (151) containing electrolyte, and can be configured to supply the electrolyte stored in the solution storage tank (151) to the water storage unit (110) through an opening / closing valve (152).

[0040] Accordingly, if the pH concentration of the acid water currently produced in the decomposition unit (120) is higher than the preset pH concentration, the control unit (160) opens the opening / closing valve (152) of the electrolyte supply unit (150) so that a predetermined amount of electrolyte is supplied to the water storage unit (110), and after a certain period of time, the pH concentration information is checked from the concentration sensor (140), and if it is within the preset pH concentration range, the electrolyte is no longer supplied, and if it is still higher than the preset pH concentration, the electrolyte is resupplied.

[0041] By configuring the electrolysis unit (100) as described above, acidic water satisfying the desired pH concentration can be generated and smoothly supplied to the acidic water discharge unit (200) that supplies acidic water to the hair.

[0042] Meanwhile, the acidic water discharge unit (200) is provided to support the user's head and discharge the acidic water supplied from the electrolysis unit (100) toward the user's hair side. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the acidic water discharge unit (200) is configured to discharge the acidic water by selecting a location according to the user's hair position by allowing the discharge nozzle (222) that discharges the acidic water toward the user's hair side to be variably fixed in position.

[0043] To this end, the acidic water discharge unit (200) is composed of a support housing (210) that supports the user's head and collects the acidic water discharged from the discharge nozzle (222) and discharges it to the outside, and a variable nozzle unit (220) that is coupled to the support housing (210) and discharges the acidic water supplied from the electrolysis unit (100) to the user's head, while allowing the position of the discharge nozzle (222) to be variable.

[0044] Here, the support housing (210) is composed of a sunken upper housing (211) that supports the user's head and is located on the lower side of a discharge nozzle that discharges acidic water and collects falling acidic water, and a lower housing (212) that supports the upper housing (211) and includes a discharge pipe (not shown in the drawing) that discharges acidic water to the outside.

[0045] Here, the upper housing (211) may have a support groove (211a) formed on one side of the upper portion to support the neck portion so that the user's head is positioned toward the center of the upper housing (211), and a drain port (not shown in the drawing) may be formed on the sunken center portion to communicate with the lower discharge pipe so that the collected acidic water is discharged to the outside.

[0046] The aforementioned electrolysis unit (100) can be accommodated within the lower housing (212) and can be separately provided on the outside of the support housing (210).

[0047] Meanwhile, the variable nozzle unit (220) is connected to the support housing (210) so that its position can be changed, and is composed of a flexible pipe (221) that is connected to the electrolysis unit (100) to receive acidic water, and a discharge nozzle (222) that is connected to one end of the flexible pipe (221) to receive acidic water and discharge the received acidic water.

[0048] Here, the flexible pipe (221) is made of a flexible material that can be variably positioned while being coupled to both sides of the upper portion of the upper housing (211) as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 to fix and support the discharge nozzle (222).

[0049] Of course, the material of the flexible pipe (221) according to the present invention must be composed of a material that can simultaneously satisfy a certain degree of deformability and fixation.

[0050] It goes without saying that the above flexible pipe (221) is configured to communicate with the acid water supply unit (130) of the electrolysis unit (100) and supply acid water to the discharge nozzle (222).

[0051] In addition, the discharge nozzle (222) is preferably formed so that the horizontal length (L) matches the average face width of a typical user to a certain extent so that it discharges evenly to the user's hair side, and the width (W) is preferably formed to be 1 / 10 to 1 / 5 of the horizontal length (L) so that the acidic water is discharged efficiently.

[0052] That is, if the width (W) of the discharge nozzle (222) is too large, a large amount of acidic water is not discharged to the user's hair side, but is discharged directly to the drain side of the upper housing (211), resulting in waste of acidic water.

[0053] Also, if the width (W) is too small, the acidic water may not be discharged to the front of the user's hair, but may be discharged only to a part of it, so it should be formed to be 1 / 10 to 1 / 5 of the horizontal length (L) as described above.

[0054] By supplying acidic water to the user's hair damaged by perm or dyeing, etc., through a hair care device (1000) according to one embodiment of the present invention, additional damage can be prevented, and the separated protrusions of the hair cuticle can be restored toward the center, thereby maintaining a healthy hair condition.

[0055] FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a hair care device according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a drawing showing an acid water discharge unit according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a use state diagram of a hair care device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0056] Referring to the drawing, the acid water discharge unit (200) according to the present embodiment is installed so that the hair support unit (230) is positioned at a certain distance from the lower side of the user's head while the user's head is supported by the support groove (211a) in the recessed portion (211b) of the upper housing (211).

[0057] This hair support tank (230) accommodates the lower part of the hair when the user is a woman and the user's hair is long, and also temporarily stores the acidic water discharged from the discharge nozzle (222) that falls downward through one side of the user's hair.

[0058] Accordingly, for users with long hair, the lower part of the hair may not be directly supplied with acidic water from the discharge nozzle (222), but the acidic water can be smoothly supplied through the hair support tank (230).

[0059] In addition, the hair support (230) is not only fixed in position to accommodate the lower part of the hair, but is also configured to rotate by being connected to a rotating part (240) as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, thereby shaking the accommodated hair and acidic water to ensure that the acidic water is evenly supplied to the hair.

[0060] To this end, the above-mentioned rotating part (240) is supported in a recessed part (211b) of the upper housing (211) through connecting bars (241) protruding from both upper sides of the upper housing (211), and the connecting bars (241) are configured to be able to rotate repeatedly at a certain angle by a driving part (242).

[0061] In addition, the hair support tank (230) is formed in a hexahedral shape with a certain receiving space and an open upper portion, and a plurality of through holes are formed on the bottom surface so that the received acidic water is discharged to the lower side.

[0062] Here, it is preferable that the diameter and number of the above-mentioned penetration holes be formed appropriately so that the amount of acidic water discharged can be discharged in the amount collected in the hair support tank (230).

[0063] In addition, the rotation angle of the driving unit (242) is preferably 5° to 20° in one or both directions of the front and rear with respect to the vertical direction when the hair support unit (230) is positioned on a horizontal plane, and more preferably 5° to 10°.

[0064] In addition, the drawing does not show the specific rotational configuration of the driving unit (242) and the connecting bar (241), but the configuration in which the driving unit (242) such as a motor or pneumatic cylinder) and the connecting bar (241) are connected to rotate the connecting bar (241) is a general known technology, so it is omitted.

[0065] While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. That is, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make numerous changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and all such appropriate changes and modifications should be considered equivalents and fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A hair care device that improves hair condition by discharging acidic water into the user's hair. An electrolysis unit (100) that electrolyzes water to produce alkaline water and acidic water; and It includes an acid water discharge unit (200) that supports the user's head and discharges acid water supplied from the electrolysis unit (100) toward the user's hair side; The above acidic water discharge unit (200) is To variably fix the position of the discharge nozzle (222) that discharges acidic water toward the user's hair side, Hair care device.

2. In paragraph 1, The above acidic water discharge unit (200) is A support housing (210) that supports the user's head and collects the acidic water discharged from the discharge nozzle (222) and discharges it to the outside; and A variable nozzle unit (220) coupled to the support housing (210) and configured to discharge acidic water supplied from the electrolysis unit (100) to the user's head, while allowing the position of the discharge nozzle (222) to be variable. Hair care device.

3. In paragraph 2, In the second paragraph, The above variable nozzle part (220) is A flexible pipe (221) that is connected to the above support housing (210) but has a variable position and is connected to the electrolysis unit (100) to receive acid water, A discharge nozzle (222) is connected to one end of the flexible pipe (221) to receive acidic water and discharge the received acidic water. Hair care device.

4. In paragraph 1, The above electrolysis unit (100) is A water storage unit (110) where water is stored, A decomposition unit (120) that receives water from the water storage unit (110) and performs electrolysis to produce acidic water and alkaline water, Including an acid water supply unit (130) that supplies acid water generated by the above decomposition unit (120) to an acid water discharge unit (200). Hair care device.

5. In paragraph 4, The above electrolysis unit (100) is A concentration sensor (140) that calculates the pH concentration of the acidic water of the above decomposition unit (120), and An electrolyte supply unit (150) that supplies electrolyte to the water storage unit (110) and It further includes a control unit (160) that receives pH concentration information from the concentration sensor (140) and controls the electrolyte supply unit (150) to supply electrolyte to the water storage unit (110) when the pH concentration is lower than the preset concentration. Hair care device.

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