Patent Application
20250176691
The present disclosure pertains to the field of beauty and hairdressing, and particularly relates to an automatic hair curler.
A hair curler is a handheld electronic device for perming hair. Through the hair curler, women can have their external images changed from straight hair to curly hair. Therefore, the hair curler is highly favored by women who desire to look attractive. In the past, the hair curler was only used by professional hairdressers in various beauty salons. However, with the improvement of people's living standards, the hair curler, as an article for daily use, has entered millions of households. With the hair curler as a hair-cutting tool for creating simple curly hairstyles, users can perm and style hair all by themselves, instead of relying on professional hairdressers, and find it very convenient to use.
Traditional hair curlers have mediocre curling effects, and leave relatively messy and unattractive perms, thereby affecting female images. Therefore, they are very inconvenient.
The present disclosure aims to, at least to a certain extent, solve one of the technical problems in the relevant techniques. As such, it is an objective of the present disclosure to propose an automatic hair curler.
To achieve the above objective, an automatic hair curler according to embodiments of the present disclosure comprises:
The automatic hair curler provided by the present disclosure is simple in structure and convenient to use, and has a better curling effect, a more beautiful appearance, and certain promotional value.
In addition, the automatic hair curler according to the above embodiments of the present disclosure can further have the following additional technical features:
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a second via hole is arranged on the other side of the bar-shaped hole on the outer wall of the housing, extends in the circumferential direction of the housing, is arranged opposite to the first via hole, and has one end that is connected to the tail end of the bar-shaped hole.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the handle comprises a holding end and a connecting end, and the connecting end is provided with two arc-shaped clamping slots, which are arranged in a staggered manner and extend in the circumferential direction of the handle;
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there are two heating passages, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the curling iron, and have opposite inner walls that are both arc-shaped structures.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, one guide member is arranged inside the hair-clipping opening, and is a triangular structure for guiding hair to obliquely run through the hair-clipping opening.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, multiple anti-slip stripes are arranged on the outer wall of the housing, and evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the housing.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, one expansion opening is arranged at the other end of the housing, and used for guiding hair to be threaded into the hair-clipping opening on the curling iron.
Some of additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will be presented in the following description, and some will become apparent in the following description or be learned from practice of the present disclosure.
To make clear the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art, a brief introduction will be given to the figures that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. It is obvious that the figures described below only relate to some embodiments of the present disclosure. Without creative labor, those skilled in the art can obtain other figures according to the structures shown in these figures.
The implementation of the objective, the functional features, and the advantages of the present disclosure will be further explained in combination with the embodiments and with reference to the drawings.
The embodiments of the present disclosure are elaborated below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs from beginning to end represent the same or similar components or components with the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary, with an aim to explain the present disclosure, and should not be construed as limitations upon the present disclosure. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments in the present disclosure without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms such as “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, “axial”, “circumferential”, and “radial” are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, only for the purpose of facilitating and simplifying the description of the present disclosure, rather than indicating or implying that devices or components as referred to must have specific orientations, or be constructed and operated in specific orientations. Therefore, the terms cannot be understood as limitations upon the present disclosure.
In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indication or implication of relative importance or implicit indication of the number of technical features as referred to. Thus, the features defined by “first” and “second” can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, “multiple” means two or more, unless otherwise specified.
In the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms such as “mount”, “connect”, “link”, and “fix” should be understood in a broad manner. For example, they can be fixed connection, detachable connection, or integrated connection; they can be mechanical connection or electrical connection; they can be direct connection, indirect connection via an intermediate medium, or internal communication between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure according to specific situations.
In the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified and limited, the first features being above or below the second features can include direct contact between the first features and the second features, and can also include indirect contact between the first features and the second features through other features between them. Moreover, by the first features being “on”, “above”, and “on top of the second features, it includes the circumstances that the first features are right above and obliquely above the second features, or simply indicates that the first features have a horizontal height larger than the second features. By the first features being “beneath”, “below”, and “on bottom of”, it includes the circumstances that the first features are right below and obliquely below the second features, or simply indicates that the first features have a horizontal height smaller than the second features.
The automatic hair curler in an embodiment of the present disclosure will be elaborated below with reference to the drawings.
With reference to
There is one mounting space inside the handle 10. A drive motor is mounted in the mounting space. The drive motor is a rotary motor, which has an output shaft that exits from the interior of the handle 10. A circuit board is further arranged in the mounting space. Correspondingly, there are control buttons on an outer wall of the handle 10. Through the control buttons, the drive motor can be turned on or off, and the rotational speed of the drive motor can be adjusted.
The housing 20 is a tubular structure, with one end that is connected to the handle 10. One hair-passing hole 21 and one bar-shaped hole 22 are opened on the outer wall of the housing 20. The hair-passing hole 21 and the bar-shaped hole 22 are arranged opposite to each other, and extend in a lengthwise direction of the housing 20. A first via hole 23 is arranged on one side of the bar-shaped hole 22 on the outer wall of the housing 20. The first via hole 23 extends in a circumferential direction of the housing 20, and has one end that is connected to a tail end of the bar-shaped hole 22.
The housing 20 in the tubular structure has one end that is sleeved around an end portion of the handle 10. The hair-passing hole 21 thereon is arranged at one end of the housing 20, which end is distal from the handle 10, and has a length smaller than that of the bar-shaped hole 22. The bar-shaped hole 22 extends from one end of the housing 20, which end is distal from the handle 10, to the other end thereof proximal to the handle 10. Moreover, the first via hole 23 arranged on the housing 20 is in communication with the bar-shaped hole 22. Therefore, after hair runs through the hair-passing hole 21, it can be threaded into the first via hole 23 along the bar-shaped hole 22, and exit through the first via hole 23. In other words, by designing the housing 20 with the above structure, the user's hair can be introduced from one end of the housing 20, which end is distal from the handle 10, and then obliquely threaded into the housing 20, and exit through the first through-hole 23.
The curling iron 30 is arranged inside the housing 20, has one end that is connected to the drive motor and the other end on which one hair-clipping opening 31 is opened, and extends in the lengthwise direction of the curling iron 30.
In other words, the curling iron 30 is in transmission connection with the drive motor, and can rotate under the drive of the drive motor. The hair-clipping opening 31 is arranged at one end of the curling iron 30, which end is distal from the handle 10. Therefore, the hair that runs through the hair-passing hole 21 on the housing 20 can be threaded into the hair-clipping opening 31, and then exit through the first via hole 23 on the housing 20. In this way, when the drive motor drives the curling iron 30 to rotate, the curling iron 30 can play a curling role, so as to curl straight hair.
The heating passage 40 is arranged on the handle 10 and threaded into the housing 20 for heating hair. A heating structure is arranged inside the heating passage 40, and can heat hair. In this way, under the action of the curling iron 30, the hair is curled up to achieve the curling function.
Specifically, during use, the user needs to thread his or her hair strand by strand into the curling iron. In the threading process, the hair is first threaded through the hair-passing hole 21 at one end of the housing 20 into the hair-clipping opening 31 on the curling iron 30, then exits through the hair-clipping opening 31, and exits through the via hole on the other end of the housing 20. Upon the completion of threading, the drive motor and the heating passage 40 are turned on through the control buttons. The drive motor drives the curling iron 30 to rotate, so that the hair that exits through the first via hole 23 is pulled by the curling iron 30 into the housing 20 along the first via hole 23; further, the hair is permed as the rolling of the curling iron 30 is combined with the heating of the heating passage 40. In the perming process, since the hair is gradually rolled into the housing 20 along the first via hole 23, the permed hair has an overall appearance, which is neater, more orderly, and not messy. Therefore, the perming effect will be better.
The automatic hair curler provided according to the present disclosure is simple in structure and convenient to use, and have a better curling effect, a more beautiful appearance, and certain promotional value.
Advantageously, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, one bump 221 is arranged on one of side hole walls at a middle portion of the bar-shaped hole 22; the bump 221 extends toward the other side hole wall gradually and obliquely; one recess 222 is opened on the other side hole wall of the bar-shaped hole 22; the recess 222 is arranged opposite to the bump 221.
The bump 221 can divide the bar-shaped hole 22 into two sections, wherein one section is proximal to the handle 10 and the other section is distal from the handle 10. As such, in the process of perming the hair that exits through the first via hole 23 on the hair curler, if the hair is rolled into the bar-shaped hole 22, due to the presence of the bump 221, the hair can be blocked from moving along the bar-shaped hole 22 to the section distal from the handle 10, but confined to the section of the bar-shaped hole 22, which section is proximal to the handle 10. In this way, the strand of hair can be smoothly permed. In other words, by arranging the bump 221 in the bar-shaped hole 22, the function of blocking the hair can be performed to prevent the hair from directly getting out of the bar-shaped hole 22.
Advantageously, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a second via hole 24 is arranged on the other side of the bar-shaped hole 22 on the outer wall of the housing 20; the second via hole 24 extends in the circumferential direction of the housing 20, and is arranged opposite to the first via hole 23; the second via hole 24 has one end that is in communication with a tail end of the bar-shaped hole 22.
A second via hole 24 is also arranged on the other side of the bar-shaped hole 22. Moreover, the second via hole 24 is arrange opposite to the first via hole 23. In other words, two via holes are arranged on the housing 20. As such, in the curling process, the user can make the selection that the hair exits through the first via hole 23 or the second via hole 24 according to the operating habit. In addition, as the first via hole 23 and the second via hole 24, which are arranged opposite to each other and in communication with the bar-shaped hole 22, have a relatively long overall length, it is convenient for the hair to run through the interior of the housing 20 and then exit from the interior of the via hole formed by the first via hole 23 and the second via hole 24, so as to facilitate perming the hair.
Advantageously, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the handle 10 comprises a holding end and a connecting end; the connecting end is provided with two arc-shaped clamping slots 11, which are arranged in a staggered manner and both extend in the circumferential direction of the handle 10.
Two clamping blocks 25 are arranged on an inner wall of the housing 20, which are respectively suitable for being clamped into the two arc-shaped clamping slots 11 to mount the housing 20 on the handle 10.
The two clamping blocks 25 have an arc-shaped structure. The arc-shaped clamping blocks 25 fit in with the arc-shaped clamping slots 11, and can rotate along the arc-shaped clamping slots 11. In this way, in the process of assembling the handle 10 with the housing 20, the two arc-shaped clamping blocks 25 on the housing 20 are clamped into the two arc-shaped clamping slots 11 on the handle 10, and then the housing 20 or the handle 10 is rotated, which can rotate the clamping blocks 25 along the arc-shaped clamping slots 11 to locking positions for locking. As such, the housing 20 can be assembled on the handle 10.
Advantageously, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, there are two heating passages 40; the two heating passages 40 are respectively arranged on both sides of the curling iron 30, and have opposite inner walls that are both arc-shaped structures.
By arranging the two heating passages 40, more heat can be generated, so that the hair can be heat faster in the curling process to improve the curling effect.
Advantageously, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, one guide member 311 is arranged inside the hair-clipping opening 31; the guide member 311 is a triangular structure for guiding hair to exit obliquely through the hair-clipping opening 31.
The guide member 311 in the triangular structure has a slope. When the user threads his or her hair into the interior of the hair-clipping opening 31, due to the guiding function of the guide member 311 as arranged, the hair can enter the housing 20 along the slope on the guide member 311, and exit through the first via hole 23. In this way, since the hair is threaded obliquely into the hair-clipping opening 31 under the guiding function of the guide member 311, when the curling iron 30 rotates, it is not easy to wind the hair around the curling iron 30 and further jam the curling iron. As such, it will neither affect curling nor discomfort the user.
Advantageously, in other embodiments of the present disclosure, multiple anti-slip stripes 26 are arranged on the outer wall of the housing 20; said multiple anti-slip stripes 26 are evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the housing 20.
Multiple anti-slip stripes 26 can perform the anti-slip function. In this way, in the assembling process, they facilitate a worker picking up the housing 20 and further rotating the housing 20, thereby assembling the housing 20 with the handle 10, without slipping easily.
Advantageously, in other embodiments of the present disclosure, one expansion opening is formed at the other end of the housing 20; the expansion opening is used for guiding hair to be threaded into the hair-clipping opening 31 on the curling iron 30.
As such, by arranging the structure of the expansion opening at the other end of the housing 20, the hair can more easily enter the housing 20 and be threaded into the hair-clipping opening 31 on the curling iron 30. As such, the arrangement facilitates the user quickly making his or her hair pass through the expansion opening and clipping it into the hair curler, and further curling through the hair curler. To a certain extent, the arrangement can improve the efficiency of curling, shorten the time of curling, and facilitate the user using the hair curler.
Among the elaborations in this description, those with reference to the terms such as “one embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “example”, “specific example”, and “some examples” mean that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in combination with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In this description, the illustrative expressions of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics as described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in an appropriate manner. In addition, in the absence of mutual contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate different embodiments or examples described in this description with each other.
The above content only relates to preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not limit the patent scope of the present disclosure. Any equivalent structural transformation that is made by using the content of the description of the present disclosure and the drawings under the disclosure concept of the present disclosure or direct/indirect application in other relevant technical fields falls within the scope of patent protection of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 202320933653.X | Apr 2023 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2024/086767, filed on Apr. 9, 2024, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202320933653.X, filed on Apr. 13, 2023. All of the aforementioned applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | PCT/CN2024/086767 | Apr 2024 | WO |
| Child | 19031456 | US |
