Pet-friendly hair dryer

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pet-friendly hair dryer, comprising a hair dryer body having a visually friendly interface, wherein the visually friendly interface is arranged at an air outlet of the hair dryer body; the visually friendly interface has a mirror reflection area; the visually friendly interface has a main viewing direction; and the main viewing direction is parallel to the air flow direction of the air outlet of the hair dryer. The beneficial effect of the present invention is that designing pet-friendly elements, such as a mirror, on the hair dryer can reduce the pet's feeling of unfamiliarity to the hair dryer. In particular, hair dryers usually generate sound and are susceptible to startle pets. In the present invention, it is of special significance to provide pet-friendly elements on the air outlet of the hair dryer, at least comprising the sound and sense of wind that the pet feels from the hair dryer, so that when the pet senses the presence of the hair dryer by means of the sound or sense of wind, the surface that the pet sees instinctively is most likely the location of the air outlet. The mirror arranged at this position allows the pet to see itself, giving the pet a strong sense of familiarity, and making the hair dryer pet-friendly.

Description

A pet-friendly hair dryer Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of daily electrical appliances, and relates to a pet hair dryer technology, and in particular to a hair dryer with strong pet-friendliness. Background Art

[0002] As a widely used small electrical appliance, hair dryers have become a household necessity. Early hair dryers were primarily used to dry human and animal hair or items, relying on high temperatures to increase the rate of evaporation and accelerated airflow to remove moisture. With widespread use and application exploration, hair dryers have evolved into secondary categories such as high-speed quick-drying, soft-wind, commercial, home, and travel hair dryers, and have been applied to derivative applications such as hair styling. Hair dryers have also expanded from their early single category into specialized functional product categories, which have gained widespread acceptance and invigorated the innovative development of hair dryers.

[0003] With the maturity of hair dryer technology and the homogenization of product competition, discovering deeper problems in the application field, or defining a dedicated hair dryer category and developing sub-category products have become effective means to break away from homogeneous competition and gain differentiated brand value, which is also one of the main market demands.

[0004] Among the numerous hair dryer subcategories, pet hair drying is currently a niche market, with products primarily designed for direct human use. However, human hair dryers designed for drying human hair present at least the following specific issues: 1. The wind-receiving surface is designed to accommodate the human head, making it smaller than the requirements of larger pets like dogs; 2. Most pets are sensitive to the noise of hair dryers, which can cause them to become irritable, and this noise is even a major cause of depression in many canines. The unfamiliarity with the shape and function of hair dryers further reinforces their aversion to the product; 3. Pet hair is relatively dense, making it difficult for human hair dryers to reach the hair's cortex. During the initial drying phase, the hot air typically remains on the surface, leaving the pet's cortex damp for extended periods, making it susceptible to colds and other illnesses. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a pet-friendly hair dryer, and the optional implementation schemes are as follows:

[0006] A pet-friendly hair dryer includes a hair dryer body, characterized by having:

[0007] Visually friendly surface;

[0008] Among them, the visually friendly surface is set at the air outlet of the hair dryer body.

[0009] One of the optional solutions is characterized in that:

[0010] The visually friendly surface has a specular reflection area.

[0011] One of the optional solutions is characterized in that:

[0012] The visually friendly surface has a main viewing direction;

[0013] The main viewing direction is parallel to the airflow direction of the hair dryer outlet.

[0014] One of the optional solutions is characterized in that:

[0015] The visually friendly surface is one or more of a flat surface, a concave curved surface, and a convex curved surface.

[0016] One of the optional solutions is characterized by having:

[0017] Air outlet rectifier assembly;

[0018] Wherein, the air outlet rectifying component is arranged at the air outlet of the hair dryer body;

[0019] The visually friendly surface is provided on the surface of the air outlet rectifying component.

[0020] One of the optional solutions is characterized in that:

[0021] The air outlet rectifying assembly has a first connecting portion;

[0022] The hair dryer body has a second connecting portion;

[0023] The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion have a detachable connection relationship.

[0024] One of the optional solutions is characterized in that:

[0025] The air outlet rectifying assembly comprises a first spiral guide body;

[0026] The first spiral guide body has a first rotation direction from the air flow inlet to the air flow outlet;

[0027] The first rotation direction is the same as the rotation direction of the fan blades of the hair dryer.

[0028] One of the optional solutions is characterized in that:

[0029] The first spiral guide body has a first pitch and a second pitch;

[0030] Among them, the air flow inlet is the first pitch a1;

[0031] Among them, the airflow outlet is the second pitch a2;

[0032] Among them, a1<a2.

[0033] One of the optional solutions is characterized in that:

[0034] The first spiral guide body has a first pitch and a second pitch;

[0035] Among them, the air flow inlet is the first pitch a1;

[0036] Among them, the airflow outlet is the second pitch a2;

[0037] Among them, a1<a2.

[0038] One of the optional solutions is characterized in that:

[0039] 2*a4≤a1≤5*a4;

[0040] Among them, a4 is the average airflow rotation pitch formed when the hair dryer is at medium speed.

[0041] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the inclusion of pet-friendly features such as a mirror on a hair dryer can reduce a pet's unfamiliarity with the hairdryer. Hair dryers typically make noise, which can easily startle pets. The present invention's placement of pet-friendly features at the hairdryer's outlet is particularly significant, at least in terms of the sound and wind sensations the hairdryer provides the pet. When a pet detects the hairdryer's presence through the sound or wind, its instinctive visual search will likely reveal the outlet. A mirror placed in this location allows the pet to see itself, creating a stronger sense of familiarity and thus making the hairdryer pet-friendly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0042] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a pet-friendly hair dryer provided by the present invention;

[0043] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a visually friendly surface 2 provided by the present invention;

[0044] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the mirror reflection area 21 provided by the present invention;

[0045] FIG4 is an air outlet rectifying assembly 3 provided by the present invention;

[0046] FIG5 is a front view schematic diagram of the pet-friendly hair dryer provided by the present invention.

[0047] Reference numerals:

[0048] 1. Hair dryer body; 11. Air outlet; 12. Second connection part; 2. Visually friendly surface; 21. Mirror reflection area; 3. Air outlet rectification assembly; 31. First spiral guide body; 32. First connection part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention. Example 1:

[0050] Referring to Figures 1 to 5,

[0051] A pet-friendly hair dryer includes a hair dryer body 1 having:

[0052] Visually friendly side 2;

[0053] The visually friendly surface 2 is provided at the air outlet 11 of the hair dryer body 1 .

[0054] The principle of achieving the pet-friendly technical effect in this embodiment includes: the sensations given by the hair dryer to the pet include sound and wind. When the pet detects the presence of the hair dryer through sound or wind, the surface seen by the instinctive visual search is most likely the location of the air outlet 11. Example 2:

[0055] The vision-friendly surface 2 has a mirror-reflecting area 21 .

[0056] In this embodiment, the visually friendly surface 2 is set as a mirror surface, so that the pet can see its own image when it sees the mirror reflection area 21 through visual search, which gives it a strong sense of familiarity and is therefore pet-friendly. Example 3:

[0057] The visually friendly surface 2 has a main viewing direction;

[0058] The main viewing direction is parallel to the air flow direction of the hair dryer outlet 11.

[0059] This embodiment takes into account that a pet's perception of a hair dryer is typically triggered by sound or wind, making active visual exploration and search unlikely. Therefore, the visually friendly surface 2 is positioned parallel to the wind direction. This allows the pet's instinctive visual search based on wind or sound perception to quickly locate the visually friendly surface 2, avoiding startling the pet (often manifesting as a secondary startle). It should be understood that the primary viewing direction of the visually friendly surface 2 refers to a visually appealing viewing direction that possesses certain visual elements (sufficient area, relative color contrast, element contrast, etc.). The primary viewing direction is not the only possible viewing direction, nor should it be construed as the optimal viewing direction. Example 4:

[0060] The visually friendly surface 2 is one or more of a flat surface, a concave curved surface and a convex curved surface.

[0061] The combined design of the concave curved surface, the convex curved surface and the flat surface in this embodiment reduces the sense of unfamiliarity to a certain extent while increasing the fun of exploration, which can be understood as a manifestation of improving friendliness. Example 5:

[0062] The pet-friendly hair dryer has an air outlet rectifying component 3;

[0063] The air outlet rectifying assembly 3 is provided at the air outlet 11 of the hair dryer body 1;

[0064] The visually friendly surface 2 is provided on the surface of the air outlet rectifying component 3 .

[0065] Based on this embodiment, the air outlet of the hair dryer can be changed by setting a rectifying component, and the rectifying component can be adjusted or replaced according to the scene, so that the wind-friendliness can be expressed or improved; at the same time, by setting the rectifying component, the area of ​​the air outlet 11 of the hair dryer can be expanded, and the limited airflow can have a larger radiation area while maintaining a higher wind speed / wind penetration, which can improve the drying efficiency; in addition, the increased area of ​​the air outlet 11 can achieve a larger visually friendly surface 2 through processes such as mirror electroplating, thereby increasing the pet-friendliness of the hair dryer. Example 6:

[0066] Referring to FIG5 ,

[0067] The air outlet rectifying assembly 3 has a first connecting portion 23;

[0068] The hair dryer body 1 has a second connecting portion 12;

[0069] The first connecting portion 23 and the second connecting portion 12 are in a detachable connection relationship.

[0070] The detachable connection mode can be understood as being able to design multiple groups of replaceable / substitutable air outlet rectifier components 3 of different models.

[0071] Furthermore, in daily life, when we can see the inside of the hair dryer through the air outlet 11, the light is often very weak, and we can only see darkness, which often produces a fearful psychological state for pets. Therefore, when the hair dryer is directed towards the pet, the pet will resist.

[0072] In this regard, we further set the first connecting part 32 and / or the second connecting part 12 at the position of the air outlet 11, and the first connecting part 32 and / or the second connecting part 11 are set in multiple colors to interrupt the black area of ​​the air outlet, increase the fun of the air outlet, and further increase the pet-friendliness. Example 7:

[0073] The air outlet rectifying assembly 3 has a first spiral guide body 31;

[0074] The first spiral guide body 31 has a first rotation direction from the air flow inlet to the air flow outlet;

[0075] The first rotation direction is the same as the rotation direction of the fan blades of the hair dryer.

[0076] In the structure of this embodiment, the fan blades accelerate the airflow through rotation and form a high-speed airflow. Simultaneously, the axial high-speed airflow formed by the fan's rotation also has a certain rotational speed. When a design scheme with the same rotational direction as the fan blades is adopted, the collision with the air outlet channel caused by the momentum of the airflow in the rotational direction can be reduced, thereby reducing the wind noise of the hair dryer. When the spiral structure is applied to the air outlet channel of the hair dryer, on the one hand, it reduces the wind noise caused by the collision with the channel caused by the momentum of the high-speed airflow in the rotational direction, and on the other hand, it maintains a certain rotational momentum of the air at the outlet end of the air outlet channel. Regarding the rotational momentum of the air outlet port, when applied to drying pet hair, it provides high-temperature, high-speed drying while also providing a certain amount of airflow to flip the hair in the covered area, so that the hair is flipped and caressed while drying. This will greatly improve the drying efficiency and reduce the drying time. Example 8:

[0077] Referring to Figure 4,

[0078] The first spiral guide body 31 has a first pitch and a second pitch;

[0079] Among them, the air flow inlet is the first pitch a1;

[0080] Among them, the airflow outlet is the second pitch a2;

[0081] Among them, a1<a2. Example 9:

[0082] The first spiral guide body 31 has a first pitch and a second pitch;

[0083] Among them, the air flow inlet is the first pitch a1;

[0084] Among them, the airflow outlet is the second pitch a2;

[0085] Among them, a1>a2.

[0086] When the solutions of Example 8 and Example 9 are preferably adopted, the two sets of effects of hair flipping function and rotating wind direction noise reduction can be independently customized by adjusting the front and rear end pitches of the spiral, and the change of the middle end pitch of the spiral with different pitches with smooth transition has little effect on wind noise. Example 10:

[0087] 2*a4≤a1≤5*a4;

[0088] Among them, a4 is the average airflow rotation pitch formed when the hair dryer is at medium speed.

[0089] In a hair dryer with a fan that accelerates the airflow, about 10%-30% of the airflow rotates and follows after the airflow is accelerated. Setting the first pitch a1 with a pitch of 2-5 times the airflow rotation pitch can basically completely suppress the wind noise caused by the airflow rotation factor and maintain the smoothness of the axial flow of the airflow.

[0090] For the pet hair dryer used in this embodiment, wind noise reduction technology also has special significance. For human hair dryers, it is sufficient to control the mechanical noise of the motor to a certain extent, and the acceptance of wind noise is relatively high. However, pets (such as dogs) are highly sensitive to the noise of hair dryers. Surveys have shown that hair dryers are the main cause of depression in pet dogs. In American cities, the average depression rate of canine pets reaches nearly 70%. Therefore, reducing the noise of pet hair dryers and increasing the friendliness of hair dryer products to pets is very likely to become an effective measure to cure pet depression. The multiple noise reduction effects in this application will also have an additive effect on the market acceptance of pet hair dryers.

[0091] It should be understood that the "working state" in this embodiment does not limit the scope of protection of this application, but only expresses a state of this embodiment, that is, even if the second air inlet port and the second air outlet port are not connected (such as semi-finished products in the factory processing process, or products of upstream suppliers when multiple suppliers collaborate to complete, or assembled split structures suspected of being deliberately made to avoid infringement, which may manifest as such a disconnected state), it obviously cannot be used as a basis for non-infringement.

[0092] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the terms "first," "second," "third," and "fourth" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature specified as "first," "second," "third," or "fourth" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0093] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "installed," "connected," "connected," and "assembled" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they may refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; they may refer to direct connections, indirect connections through an intermediate medium, or internal connections between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention in specific circumstances.

[0094] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, specific features, structures, materials or characteristics may be combined in an appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0095] In describing the embodiments of the present invention, the term "and / or" is used herein to describe a relationship between associated objects, indicating that three possible relationships exist. For example, "A and / or B" can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. Furthermore, the character " / " is generally used herein to indicate that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0096] While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, and that the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A pet-friendly hair dryer, comprising a hair dryer body, characterized in that: have: Visually friendly surface; Among them, the visually friendly surface is arranged at the air outlet of the hair dryer body.

2. The pet-friendly hair dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The visually friendly surface has a specular reflection area.

3. The pet-friendly hair dryer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The visually friendly surface has a main viewing direction; The main viewing direction is parallel to the air flow direction of the hair dryer outlet.

4. The pet-friendly hair dryer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The visually friendly surface is one or more of a plane, a concave curved surface and a convex curved surface.

5. The pet-friendly hair dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: have: Air outlet rectifier assembly; Wherein, the air outlet rectifying component is arranged at the air outlet of the hair dryer body; The visually friendly surface is arranged on the surface of the air outlet rectifying component.

6. The pet-friendly hair dryer according to claim 5, characterized in that: The air outlet rectifying assembly has a first connecting portion; The hair dryer body has a second connecting portion; The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion have a detachable connection relationship.

7. The pet-friendly hair dryer according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The air outlet rectifying assembly has a first spiral guide body; Wherein, the first spiral guide body has a first rotation direction from the air flow inlet to the air flow outlet; Wherein, the first rotation direction is the same as the rotation direction of the fan blades of the hair dryer.

8. The pet-friendly hair dryer according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first spiral guide body has a first pitch and a second pitch; Among them, the air flow inlet is the first pitch a1; Wherein, the airflow outlet is the second pitch a2; Among them, a1<a2.

9. The pet-friendly hair dryer according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first spiral guide body has a first pitch and a second pitch; Among them, the air flow inlet is the first pitch a1; Wherein, the airflow outlet is the second pitch a2; Among them, a1<a2.

10. The pet-friendly hair dryer according to claim 7, characterized in that: 2*a4≤a1≤5*a4; Wherein, a4 is the average airflow rotation pitch formed when the hair dryer is at medium speed.

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