The application claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 202321425949.7, filed on Jun. 6, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
This application pertains to the field of living goods, and in particular to an electric hair curler.
Currently, most curlers on the market include a single curling iron, which results in a significant amount of time spent curling hair. Most curlers available today cannot split the hair for curling and only curl hair in one direction.
The drawbacks of existing curling irons on the market are as follows: 1. too much time consumed during use; 2. unidirectional operation, not allowing bidirectional operation during use; 3. failure to split the hair for curling.
An objective of this application is to provide an electric hair curler and intended to resolve the problem in the background. To achieve the objective, this application uses the following technical solution:
An electric hair curler is provided, including a main housing assembly, two heating tube curling assemblies arranged in parallel, and two rotatable hair hook assemblies arranged in parallel. The two heating tube curling assemblies are disposed at the main housing assembly, and the heating tube curling assembly includes the heating tube. The two hair hook assemblies are connected to the main housing assembly, and the heating tube curling assemblies are mounted in the hair hook assemblies.
In an embodiment, the two heating tube curling assemblies are disposed at the main housing assembly, the heating tube curling assembly includes the heating tube, and the heating tube is configured to heat so as to heat hair; and the heating tube curling assembly is mounted in the hair hook assembly, and the hair hook assembly is configured to be rotatable relative to the heating tube curling assembly, so as to wind the hair around the heating tube curling assembly, such that the heating tube curling assembly heats the hair for styling.
In an embodiment, the gear reversing assembly is connected to the main housing assembly and the hair hook assembly.
In an embodiment, the gear reversing assembly comprises a transmission assembly, a motor assembly, and a control assembly, the transmission assembly is connected to the hair hook assembly and the motor assembly, and the motor assembly is connected to the control assembly; and the transmission assembly achieves relative rotation or opposite rotation between the two hair hook assemblies through mutual meshing relationship of gears; and the transmission assembly comprises a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, and a fifth gear, the first gear is connected to the second gear, and the third gear meshes with the second gear.
In an embodiment, the fourth gear is configured to be movable along an axial direction of the motor assembly, so as to mesh with the first gear and the fifth gear or with the third gear and the fifth gear; wherein when the fourth gear meshes with the first gear and the fifth gear, the control assembly drives the motor assembly to operate, and the transmission assembly drives the two hair hook assemblies to rotate in a same direction; and when the fourth gear meshes with the third gear and the fifth gear, the control assembly drives the motor assembly to operate, and the transmission assembly drives the two hair hook assemblies to rotate in opposite directions.
In an embodiment, the motor assembly comprises a motor and a motor speed reduction box, the motor speed reduction box is mounted at an upper end of the motor, and the fifth gear is in clearance fitting with a motor shaft of the motor; and one such motor is provided.
In an embodiment, the main housing assembly comprises a handle, an upper cover, a bottom cover, a push button, and a wire terminal of a tail wire box, and the bottom cover is located between the handle and the upper cover and connected to the handle and the upper cover; the push button is disposed outside a joint between the upper cover and the bottom cover; and the wire terminal of the tail wire box is connected to a lower end of the handle; and the push button is moved along an axial direction of the motor assembly, and the push button is connectable to the fourth gear and drives the fourth gear to move, allowing the fourth gear to mesh with the first gear and the fifth gear, or with the third gear and the fifth gear.
In an embodiment, the heating tube curling assembly comprises a heat conducting sheet, an upper heat insulation sheet, and a lower heat insulation fixing seat, the heat conducting sheet is disposed in the heating tube, an upper end of the heat conducting sheet is connected to the upper heat insulation sheet, and a lower end of the heat conducting sheet is connected to the lower heat insulation fixing seat.
In an embodiment, the heating tube curling assembly further comprises a U-shaped hair fixing assembly, the U-shaped hair fixing assembly is located on a side of the upper heat insulation sheet away from the heating tube, the U-shaped hair fixing assembly comprises a U-shaped hair fixing member and a hair guide member, a top end of the U-shaped hair fixing member is provided with a U-shaped opening, and the U-shaped opening is used for placing the hair guide member.
In an embodiment, the hair splitter is disposed at the main housing assembly and in the middle between the heating tube curling assemblies.
In an embodiment, the hair splitter, a top is a sharp structure, two sides gradually spread in a pyramid shape, an inner side is provided with a hollow rib to prevent the hair from slipping, and a bottom is provided with a snapping position for connection with the upper cover.
In an embodiment, he control assembly comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), a left rotation button, a right rotation button, a lead box, and a switch button, the PCB is disposed in the handle, the lead box is on the PCB, an upper end of the lead box is connected to the motor assembly, and a lower end of the lead box is connected to the tail wire box; and the left rotation button, the right rotation button, and the switch button are mounted on the handle and all connected to the PCB.
In an embodiment, the hair hook assembly comprises a hair hook claw, a bearing, and a bearing seat, the bearing seat is mounted below the hair hook claw, the bearing is mounted in the hair hook claw, and the bearing is mounted above the bearing seat.
In summary, with the use of the electric hair curler of this application, through cooperation between the two heating tube curling assemblies and the two hair hook assemblies, two parts of hair can be heated for styling at the same time, facilitating improvement of hair curling. In addition, one motor assembly synchronously drives the two hair hook assemblies to rotate, facilitating reduction of the components of the electric hair curler, thus improving the integration of the electric hair curler and reducing costs. In addition, moving a fourth gear to adjust the rotation direction of the two hair hook assemblies is conducive to shaping the hair with different styles, thus improving the functional attribute of the electric hair curler.
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For better understanding of this application, this application is described more comprehensively below with reference to relevant accompanying drawings. Preferred implementations of this application are provided in the accompanying drawings. However, this application can be realized in various manners and is not limited to the implementations described in this specification. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these implementations is to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the disclosed content of this application.
It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being “fastened to” another component, it may be directly fastened to the another component, or there may be a component arranged therebetween. When a component is deemed as being “connected to” another component, it may be directly connected to the another component, or there may be a component arranged therebetween. On the contrary, when a component is referred to as being “directly on” another component, there is no intermediate component. The terms used in this specification, such as “vertical,” “horizontal,” “left,” “right,” and similar expressions, are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation. The terms “upper end,” “lower end,” “left side,” “right side,” “front end,” “rear end,” and similar expressions used in this specification refer to positional relationships in the accompanying drawings.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein shall have the same meanings as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application pertains. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are merely intended to describe specific implementations but not intended to limit this application. The term “and/or” used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
The technical solution in this patent is further described below in detail with specific implementations.
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With the use of the electric hair curler in this application, the two heating tube curling assemblies 5 cooperate with the two hair hook assemblies 3, such that two parts of hair can be heated synchronously for styling, which is conducive to improving the hair curling efficiency.
In an embodiment, different heating tubes 501 have the same outer diameter, which is conducive to improving the consistency of different beams of curled hair after the electric hair curler shapes the hair.
In an embodiment, different heating tubes 501 have different outer diameters, which is conducive to enabling different beams of hair to have different curled levels after the electric hair curler shapes the hair.
In an embodiment, the main housing assembly 1 includes a handle 101, an upper cover 102, a bottom cover 103, a push button 104, and a tail wire box 105. The upper cover 102 and the bottom cover 103 can be assembled, the bottom cover 103 is connected above the handle 101, the tail wire box 105 is connected to the lower end of the handle 101, and the push button 104 is mounted outside the assembly of upper cover 102 and the bottom cover 103. The handle 101 is provided with a power supply button hole, holes of left and right rotation buttons, and a long groove for fixing the PCB. The inside of the bottom cover 103 has concentric circular incisions at the front and rear ends, and a protruding rib is disposed in the center of the bottom cover 103, with multiple small holes on a protruding surface.
In an embodiment, the gear reversing assembly 4 includes a transmission assembly 401, a motor assembly 402, and a control assembly 403. The motor assembly 402 is connected below the transmission assembly 401 and the control assembly 403 is connected to the motor assembly 402. The transmission assembly 401 includes a first gear 4011, a second gear 4012, a third gear 4013, a fourth gear 4014, and a fifth gear 4015. The first gear 4011 and the second gear 4012 are symmetrically disposed at an incision hollow rib at the front end of the bottom cover. The first gear 4011 and the second gear 4012 are the same. The fifth gear 4015 is mounted at the incision hollow rib at the rear end of the bottom cover, the third gear 4013 meshes with the second gear 4012, the fourth gear 4014 may mesh with the fifth gear 4015 and the first gear 4011, and the push button 104 is connected to the fourth gear 4014. The motor assembly 402 includes a motor 4021 and a motor speed reduction box 4022. The motor speed reduction box 4022 is mounted at an upper end of the motor 4021, and the fifth gear 4015 is in clearance fitting with a motor shaft of the motor 4021. The control assembly 403 includes a printed circuit board (PCB) 4031, a left rotation button 4035, a right rotation button 4034, a lead box 4032, and a switch button 4033, the PCB 4031 is disposed in the handle 101, the lead box 4032 is on the PCB 4031, an upper end of the lead box 4032 is connected to the motor assembly 402, and a lower end of the lead box 4032 is connected to the tail wire box 105. The switch button 4033 is mounted on the handle 101, the right rotation button 4034 is at an upper end of the left rotation button 4035, and the left rotation button 4035 is at an upper end of the switch button 4033.
In an embodiment, the control assembly 403 controls the motor assembly 402 to operate, enabling synchronous rotation of the two hair hook assemblies 3, such that the two hair hook assemblies 3 cooperate with the two heating tube curling assemblies 5 to synchronously heat two parts of the hair for styling, which facilitates improvement of hair curling efficiency.
In an embodiment, the transmission assembly 401 includes at least three gears, and these gears are connected to the motor assembly 402 and two hair hook assemblies 3 and mesh with each other for transmission, which is conducive to improving the transmission efficiency and transmission stability of the transmission assembly 401.
In an embodiment, the fourth gear 4014 may further mesh with the fifth gear 4015 and the third gear 4013. The push button 104 is pushed to drive the fourth gear 4014 to move, enabling the fourth gear 4014 to move to a position for meshing with the first gear 4011 and the fifth gear 4015, or enabling the fourth gear 4014 to move to a position for meshing with the third gear 4013 and the fifth gear 4015.
In an embodiment, the motor assembly 402 is connected to the fourth gear 4014, and can drive the fourth gear 4014 to rotate.
In an embodiment, the push button 104 is pushed to drive the fourth gear 4014 to move. When the fourth gear 4014 moves to a position for meshing with the fourth gear 4011 and the fifth gear 4015, the fourth gear 4014 rotates to drive the first gear 4011 and the fifth gear 4015 to rotate in opposite directions, thus driving the two hair hook assemblies 3 to rotate in opposite directions.
In an embodiment, the push button 104 is pushed to drive the fourth gear 4014 to move. When the fourth gear 4014 moves to a position for meshing with the third gear 4013 and the fifth gear 4015, the fourth gear 4014 rotates to drive the first gear 4011 and the fifth gear 4015 to rotate in the same direction, thus driving the two hair hook assemblies 3 to rotate in the same direction.
In an embodiment, the arrangement of the motor speed reduction box 4022 is conducive to adjusting and reducing the output rotation speed of the motor assembly 402, controlling the rotation rate of the hair hook assembly 3, and facilitating use of the electric hair curler by the user.
In an embodiment, through arrangement of the left rotation button 4035 and the right rotation button 4034, the rotation directions of the hair hook assemblies 3 can be controlled separately via the PCB 4031, so as to curl and shape the hair in different directions, obtaining different styles. This is conducive to improving the experience of the user.
In an embodiment, the first gear 4011 is connected to one hair hook assembly 3, and the fifth gear 4015 is connected to the other hair hook assembly 3, such that the transmission assembly 401 can drive the two hair hook assemblies 3 to rotate synchronously.
In an embodiment, of the hair splitter 2, a top is sharp, helping to split the hair, two sides gradually spread in a pyramid shape, an inner side is provided with a hollow rib 7 to prevent the hair from slipping, and a bottom is provided with a snapping position for connection with the upper cover 102.
In an embodiment, the transmission assembly 401 achieves relative rotation or opposite rotation between the hair hook claws 301 through mutual meshing relationship of gears.
In an embodiment, the hair hook assembly includes a hair hook claw 301, a bearing 302, and a bearing seat 303, the bearing seat 303 is mounted below the hair hook claw 301, the bearing 302 is mounted in the hair hook claw 301, and the bearing 302 is mounted above the bearing seat 303. The arrangement of the bearing 302 is conducive to improving the rotation stability of the hair hook claw 301, reducing friction generated during rotation of the hair hook claw 301 and friction noise, and prolonging the service life of the electric hair curler.
In an embodiment, the hair hook assembly 3 includes multiple hair hook claws 301, and the multiple hair hook claws 301 are arranged along a peripheral direction of the heating tube 501. The arrangement of the multiple hair hook claws 301 is conducive for the electric hair curler to wind more hair at once, improving hair styling efficiency.
In an embodiment, the heating tube curling assembly 5 further includes a U-shaped hair fixing assembly, the U-shaped hair fixing assembly 506 is located at top of the heating tube 501, the U-shaped hair fixing assembly 506 includes a U-shaped hair fixing member 5061 and a hair guide member 5062, an inner side of the U-shaped hair fixing member 5061 is provided with an opening 6, and the opening 6 is used for placing the hair guide member 5062.
When the electric hair curler is inserted into the hair, a top of the hair splitter 2 can split the hair, enabling the hair to enter the opening 6 of the U-shaped hair fixing assembly 506. In addition, the hair hook claw 301 rotates to cooperate with the heating tube 501 and wind the hair around the heating tube 501, thus styling the hair.
In an embodiment, the hair hook assemblies 3 are driven by only one such motor 4021, the motor 4021 and the motor speed reduction box are integrally designed, and the motor speed reduction box 4022 in the motor assembly 402 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the bottom cover 103 in the main assembly via a bolt. One motor 4021 synchronously drives the two hair hook assemblies 3 to rotate, which is conducive to reducing the components of the hair hook assembly, improving the integration of the electric hair curler, and reducing the costs.
During use, when the push button is pushed, a U-shaped fork arm of the push button drives the fourth gear 4014 to move along the axial direction of the motor assembly. The fourth gear 4014 can freely slide on a shaft of the motor assembly along the axis. When the fourth gear 4014 slides to mesh with the fifth gear 4015 and the first gear 4011, the hair hook claws 301 can rotate in the same direction. When the fourth gear 4014 slides to mesh with the fifth gear 4015 and the third gear 4013, the hair hook claws 301 can rotate in opposite directions.
When the hair is located exactly in the middle above the hair splitter 2 and moves downward, the hair splitter 2 can split one beam of hair into two and guide the hair into the U-shaped groove on the upper portion of the U-shaped hair fixing member 5061 along the hair guide member 5062.
The foregoing implementation is merely illustrative of this application and not intended to limit the application. Persons of ordinary skill in the technical field can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this application. Therefore, all equivalent technical solutions should also fall into the protection scope of this application and the protection scope of this application should be defined by the claims.
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202321425949.7 | Jun 2023 | CN | national |