Hair Extender with Spring-Loaded Clamping Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current hair extension methods, such as gluing and stringing, rely heavily on manual operation by hairdressers, resulting in high workload, time consumption, and poor fixing effects, with no specialized tools available for batch operations.
Innovation Solution
A hair extender device comprising a main plate, clamping assembly, transmission pressing plate, and hair fixing assembly, which includes sliding grooves, clamping bosses, and limiting bosses to facilitate efficient and batch hair extension by automating the process of fixing real hair into a hair extension clip.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual gluing or stringing methods are used for hair extension, then the hair extension process can be completed, but the workload is large, time and energy are wasted, and the fixing effect is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The hair extender is designed to be self-operating through spring-loaded clamping bosses that automatically clamp hair extension clips without requiring manual dexterity. The device performs the hair extension function autonomously once positioned, eliminating the need for continuous manual manipulation and significantly improving efficiency while reducing time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the repetitive manual operations from the hair extension process by introducing a specialized tool that performs clamping and securing actions automatically. The hair extender takes out the time-consuming manual gluing or stringing steps and replaces them with a streamlined mechanical clamping mechanism.
2Reliability
If manual operations are used for hair extension, then the process can be performed, but the workload is large and fixing effect is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The reset spring automatically returns the clamping bosses to their initial position after each clamping action, and the C-shaped buckle automatically secures the hair extension clip. This self-resetting mechanism ensures consistent fixing effect without requiring complex manual operations or adjustments by the hairdresser.
Solution Approach 2:
The hair extender divides the hair extension process into discrete, manageable steps: positioning the device, inserting hair, actuating the clamping mechanism, and automatic resetting. This segmentation simplifies the overall operation while ensuring reliable fixing at each stage through dedicated functional components.
3Productivity
If batch hair extension is performed manually, then more hair can be extended, but the time and energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The reset spring provides automatic resetting after each clamping cycle, enabling rapid successive operations without requiring the hairdresser to manually reposition components. This self-resetting capability allows batch processing of multiple hair extensions while minimizing the energy and time投入 required per unit operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping bosses are pre-positioned and spring-loaded to be ready for immediate clamping action. The device is designed so that each hair extension clip can be quickly inserted and secured without requiring preparatory adjustments, enabling efficient batch processing with minimal energy consumption per operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The hair extender reduces repetitive work for hairdressers, improves efficiency, and ensures a better hair extension effect by automating the hair extension process, allowing for convenient assembly and disassembly of hair extension clips and enabling repeated use of hair extension clips.
Implementation Method 1
a proximal end of the reset spring abuts the fixture block, and a distal end of the reset spring abuts against a proximal end of the push rod
Implementation Method 2
the clamping assembly is mounted in the sliding groove of the main plate, and comprises a push rod and a reset spring
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a hair extender. The hair extender comprises a main plate, a clamping assembly, and a transmission pressing plate; the main plate is provided with a sliding groove, a plurality of first clamping bosses extended forwards from a bottom of the sliding groove, first clamping recesses being provided on right sidewalls of the first clamping bosses, and a plurality of mounting grooves being provided on the bottom of the sliding groove; the clamping assembly is mounted in the sliding groove of the main plate, a plurality of second clamping bosses extended forwards from a push rod of the clamping assembly, second clamping recesses being provided on sidewalls of the second clamping bosses, and a reset spring of the clamping assembly abutting between a right portion of the sliding groove and the push rod; the main plate is provided with a moving groove, the transmission pressing plate being mounted in the moving groove, and a plurality of mounting rods being fixed under an extension portion of the transmission pressing plate. A fixing pin of a hair extension clip is disconnected from a C-shaped buckle, the fixing pin is fitted with the mounting rod of the transmission pressing plate, the C-shaped buckle is placed in a clamping cavity, real hair is placed in the C-shaped buckle of the hair extension clip, and the transmission pressing plate is driven to move downwards, until the fixing pin completely enters the C-shaped buckle, thereby fixing the real hair in the hair extension clip.