Carousel Wig Dryer Cabinet With Diagonal Airflow for Unattended Drying

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing hair dryers require manual attendance and are inefficient for drying weaves, wigs, and hair extensions, consuming time and increasing the workload of stylists.

Innovation Solution

A self-contained dryer cabinet with a carousel drying rack and diagonal blowers that spin and dry hair automatically, featuring a controller for timed operation and heat protection, allowing unattended drying.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a hand dryer is used to dry weaves, wigs, and hair extensions, then the drying process can be performed, but it requires manual attendance and takes significant time, increasing the stylist's workload

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedrying efficiencyVSAvoiddrying time

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The drying cabinet enables unattended automated drying through a carousel rack system with multiple blowers that automatically circulate air through the hair pieces. The controller manages the drying process without requiring stylist intervention, allowing the system to serve itself and eliminating the need for manual attendance during the drying cycle.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The drying cabinet divides the drying process into multiple zones with separate blowers positioned at different locations (front, rear, and diagonal positions) to target different sections of the hair pieces. The carousel rack segments the hair pieces into individual positions, allowing simultaneous drying of multiple items with optimized air flow to each section.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If manual drying is performed, then the stylist can monitor the process, but it takes time away from working with customers and adds to the stylist's workload

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperation simplicityVSAvoidstylist productivity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The drying cabinet enables unattended automated drying through a carousel rack system with multiple blowers that automatically circulate air through the hair pieces. The controller manages the drying process without requiring stylist intervention, allowing the system to serve itself and eliminating the need for manual attendance during the drying cycle.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The carousel rack rotates to dynamically position different hair pieces in front of the blowers, optimizing air flow exposure. The system transitions from static manual drying to dynamic automated operation, where the rotating mechanism continuously adjusts the position of each hair piece to ensure uniform drying across all items.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If multiple hair pieces are dried simultaneously, then efficiency improves, but the complexity of managing multiple items increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedrying throughputVSAvoiddrying system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The drying cabinet divides the drying process into multiple zones with separate blowers positioned at different locations (front, rear, and diagonal positions) to target different sections of the hair pieces. The carousel rack segments the hair pieces into individual positions, allowing simultaneous drying of multiple items with optimized air flow to each section.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The drying cabinet is designed to handle multiple types of hair pieces (weaves, wigs, extensions) simultaneously on the carousel rack. The system performs multiple functions - drying different items with different drying requirements - using a unified automated platform that manages various hair piece types through the same carousel and blower system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The dryer significantly reduces drying time and alleviates the workload of stylists by efficiently drying weaves, wigs, and hair extensions without manual attendance.

Implementation Method 1

a heating element mounted to the inner chamber

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Implementation Method 2

a blower mounted to the inner chamber in a diagonal configuration, said blower adapted to output air at a predetermined angle

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectForced Convection: Forced Convection

Implementation Method 3

a heating element mounted to the inner chamber

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectEvaporation: Evaporation

Data Source

PatentUS12504228B2Weave, wig, and hair extension dryer

Publication Date: 2025.12.23 LEAK MAYSA

AI summary

A drying cabinet has a housing; a door; a carousel drying rack rotatably mounted within the housing; a heat protecting cap; a heating element; a blower mounted in a diagonal configuration; and a controller. The housing includes a top surface with a hole, a base, a front wall with a loading opening, a rear wall, and two sidewalls, forming an inner chamber. The door is hingedly mounted to the front wall, to close the loading opening. The drying rack is a ring having an upper surface, a lower surface, a perimeter, and suspension appendages extending from the lower surface. The cap has a handle and is removably mounted within the top hole. The controller is mounted within one of the sidewalls and has a user interface to selectively operate the heating element and/or the blower. The blower outputs air at a predetermined angle to spin the hair while drying it.