The present application relates to a technical field of household appliances, in particular to a fan and an electric hair dryer.
A hair dryer dries by generating wind with a specific temperature. After the hair dryer is powered on, a motor drives fan blades of a fan to rotate, and the air is sucked in from an air inlet. Heated by an electric heating element, the air is blown out from an air outlet after forming hot air. The fan is an important part of the hair dryer.
In view of the deficiencies in the existing technologies, the present application provides a fan and a hair dryer, which can improve the air outlet performance.
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the present application adopts the following technical solution:
a fan including: an air cylinder, an interior of the air cylinder being hollow along an axial direction of the air cylinder to form a hollow cavity which extends through the air cylinder, the air cylinder having an air inlet and an air outlet; an air impeller, disposed inside the air cylinder and is configured for blowing the air cylinder to form a high-speed airflow; and a guide vane assembly, disposed inside the air cylinder and adjacent to the air impeller, the guide vane assembly being configured to rectify an airflow entering the air cylinder; wherein along an air inlet direction from the air inlet to the air outlet, an inner wall of the air cylinder includes an air inlet section, a socket section and an air outlet section which are connected in sequence; and the air impeller and the guide vane assembly are disposed on the socket section; the air inlet section is provided with a constriction area, the constriction area extends to form the air inlet, and the constriction area is configured to depressurize the airflow entering the air impeller; the air outlet section is provided with a flared area, the flared area extends to form the air outlet, and the flared area is configured to diffuse the airflow out of the guide vane assembly.
Preferably, the air inlet section includes: a first flat straight area substantially parallel to the axial direction of the air cylinder; and a first inclined surface area connected with the first flat straight area and the socket section, respectively; and the first inclined surface area and the axial direction of the air cylinder are disposed at a first included angle to form the constriction area; wherein the first inclined surface area is farther from the air inlet than the first flat straight area.
Preferably, the socket section includes a second flat straight area and a third flat straight area which are substantially parallel to the axial direction of the air cylinder; the second flat straight area is connected with the first inclined surface area and the third flat straight area, respectively; wherein the second flat straight area is farther from the air outlet section than the third flat straight area, a diameter of the second flat straight area is smaller than a diameter of the first flat straight area, the air impeller is mounted on the second flat straight area, and the guide vane assembly is mounted on the third flat straight area.
Preferably, the air outlet section includes: a fourth flat straight area substantially parallel to the axial direction of the air cylinder; and a second inclined surface area connected with the third flat straight area and the fourth flat straight area, respectively; the second inclined surface area and the axial direction of the air cylinder are disposed at a second included angle to form the flared area; wherein the second inclined surface area is farther from the air outlet than the fourth flat straight area, and a diameter of the fourth flat straight area is larger than a diameter of the third flat straight area.
Preferably, the constriction area is an arc or an arc chain formed by smooth connection of a plurality of arcs; or the constriction area is a straight line or a polyline formed by a plurality of straight lines.
Preferably, the air impeller is disposed adjacent to the air inlet section, the air impeller includes a wheel hub connected with an output shaft of a motor and a plurality of blades disposed on an outer wall of the wheel hub at equal intervals along a circumferential direction of the wheel hub, the number of the blades is n1; wherein the blades are configured such that a section in the circumferential direction of the wheel hub is arc-shaped, and a chord length B corresponding to the section increases as a diameter D of the blade increases; the number n1 of the blades, the chord length B and the diameter D of the blade satisfy the following relationship: 0.35<(B*n1/D)<0.48.
Preferably, the blade has a blade root connected to the wheel hub and a blade tip disposed away from the blade root; and wherein a gap between the blade tip and the inner wall of the air cylinder gradually decreases along the air inlet direction.
Preferably, the wheel hub is connected with the output shaft of the motor through a knurled nut; wherein an outer diameter of the wheel hub is gradually increasing in the air inlet direction, and a projection of an outer peripheral surface of the wheel hub in the axial direction is an arc or a smooth arc chain composed of a plurality of arcs.
Preferably, the guide vane assembly is disposed adjacent to the air outlet section, the guide vane assembly includes a motor fixing seat supporting the motor and guide vanes disposed on an outer wall of the motor fixing seat, the guide vanes are connected with the inner wall of the air cylinder so as to fix the motor to the air cylinder; wherein the air cylinder, the motor fixing seat and the wheel hub are disposed coaxially.
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, another technical solution adopted in the present application is:
a hair dryer having the aforementioned fan.
Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:
in the fan and the hair dryer provided by the present application, the constriction area is provided at the air inlet of the fan, and the flared area is provided at the air outlet of the fan. The constriction area is configured to depressurize the airflow entering the air impeller, while the flare area is configured to diffuse the airflow flowing out of the guide vane assembly, so that the air volume of the fan can still meet the usage requirements without increasing the rotational speed, and the noise problem can be effectively solved.
In view of the deficiencies in the above technologies, the present application provides a fan and a hair dryer, which can improve the air outlet speed.
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the present application adopts the following technical solution:
a fan including: an air cylinder, an interior of the air cylinder being hollow along an axial direction of the air cylinder to form a hollow cavity extending through the air cylinder, the air cylinder having an air inlet and an air outlet; and an air outlet hood detachably disposed on the air outlet, the air outlet hood being provided with an annular air outlet for air outlet; wherein an outer ring and/or an inner ring of the annular air outlet is formed with an annular guide rib extending along a circumferential direction of the annular air outlet and extending toward the air inlet; the annular guide rib is configured to make an airflow cross section adjacent to the annular air outlet gradually decrease, so as to make an airflow in the air outlet hood cohesive, thereby increasing an air outlet speed of the annular air outlet.
Preferably, the annular guide rib disposed on the outer ring of the annular air outlet is a first annular guide rib, and the annular guide rib disposed on the inner ring of the annular air outlet is a second annular guide rib; wherein along a direction from the air inlet to the air outlet, an inner diameter of the first annular guide rib is gradually decreasing, and an outer diameter of the second annular guide rib is gradually increasing.
Preferably, an inner wall of the first annular guide rib is provided with at least a first inclined region section which forms an included angle α with an axial direction of the air outlet hood, so as to make the airflow in the air outlet hood cohesive; wherein a value range of the included angle α is: 0°≤α≤60°.
Preferably, an outer wall of the second annular guide rib is provided with at least a second inclined region section which forms an included angle β with an axial direction of the air outlet hood, so as to make the airflow in the air outlet hood cohesive; wherein a value range of the included angle β is: 0°≤α≤12°.
Preferably, the air outlet hood has an inner end surface and an outer end surface disposed opposite to the inner end surface, the annular guide rib is provided on the inner end surface, a center of the outer end surface is provided with a groove which is configured for mounting an indicator light assembly; and wherein the annular air outlet is annularly distributed on an outer circumference of the groove.
Preferably, the indicator light assembly includes a control panel and a light cover, the control panel is provided with an indicator light, the control board is disposed in the light cover and assembled with the light cover as a whole; and wherein the light cover is detachably disposed in the groove.
Preferably, an air nozzle is disposed at the air outlet, the air outlet has a first clamping structure, and the air nozzle has a second clamping structure matched with the first clamping structure; wherein after the air nozzle is clamped to the air outlet through the cooperation of the second clamping structure and the first clamping structure, the air nozzle is rotatable relative to the air cylinder.
Preferably, the first clamping structure includes a flange formed at the air outlet and a rib formed on an outer periphery of an end face of the air outlet hood; wherein the flange grows inwardly along a radial direction of the air outlet, the rib grows along the axial direction of the air outlet and abuts against the flange, and an inner ring hole diameter of the flange is smaller than an inner ring hole diameter of the rib to form a snap space; the second clamping structure includes a clamping edge formed on the air nozzle, and the clamping edge is configured to mate with the snap space.
Preferably, curved surfaces constricted inwardly are symmetrically formed on an wall surface of the air nozzle, so that the air nozzle has an air outlet with a flat mouth and an air inlet with a round mouth; the air nozzle includes an inner shell and an outer shell, the outer shell is sleeved on an outer circumference of the inner shell; wherein a connection structure is provided on a region section of a round opening of the outer shell corresponding to the curved surfaces, and the connection structure is configured for ultrasonic welding the inner shell and the outer shell.
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, another technical solution adopted in the present application is:
a hair dryer having the aforementioned fan.
Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:
in the fan and the hair dryer provided by the present application, the air outlet hood is based on the annular air outlet, and the annular guide rib is formed on the outer ring and/or the inner ring of the annular air outlet. As a result, the air outlet speed of the annular air outlet is effectively accelerated, the airflow is prevented from spreading at the annular air outlet, and the drying efficiency is effectively improved.
The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can implement it with reference to the description. If there are descriptions involving “first”, “second”, etc., in the embodiments of the present application, the description of “first”, “second”, etc., are only used for the purpose of description, and should not be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature delimited with “first”, “second” may expressly or implicitly include at least one of that feature.
In the description of the present application, it should also be noted that, unless there are more explicit definitions and limitations, the terms “disposed” and “connected” should be understood in a broader sense. For example, the term “connected” may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or a communication of two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood in specific situations.
In addition, if the meaning of “and/or” appears in the present application, it includes three concurrent solutions. Taking “A and/or B” as an example, it includes a solution A, or a solution B, or a solution that satisfies both the solution A and the solution B. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but must be based on the realization by those of ordinary skill in the art. When a combination of technical solutions contradicts each other or cannot be realized, it shall be considered that such combination of technical solutions does not exist, and is not within the protection scope claimed in the present application.
Existing hair dryers are developing in a direction of small diameter and short body. This will inevitably require the diameter of the entire fan to be reduced accordingly, so that when the air volume of the fan needs to be guaranteed, the speed of the fan must be increased, which will lead to increased noise and affect the user's experience.
In view of this, as shown in
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In the above-mentioned manner, the constriction area in the present application is configured to depressurize the airflow entering the air impeller 1400, and the flared area is configured to diffuse the airflow flowing out of the guide vane assembly 1200, so that the fan can still meet the demand for air volume without increasing the rotational speed of the fan, and effectively solve the noise problem.
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Specifically, the constriction area corresponds to the first inclined surface area L2. There are many ways to realize the constriction area. Referring to
Furthermore, the socket section 1120 includes a second flat straight area L3 and a third flat straight area L4 which are substantially parallel to the axial direction of the air cylinder 11100. The second flat straight area L3 is connected with the first inclined surface area L2 and the third flat straight area L4, respectively. The second flat straight area L3 is farther from the air outlet section 1130 than the third flat straight area L4. A diameter of the second flat straight area L3 is smaller than a diameter of the first flat straight area L1. The air impeller 1400 is mounted in the second flat straight area L3. The guide vane assembly 1200 is installed in the third flat straight area L4.
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Furthermore, in order to reduce the dynamic and static interference effect between the air impeller 1400 and the guide vane 1220, the blade shape of the guide vane 1220 is designed. Referring to
Specifically, after the air impeller 1400, the guide vane assembly 1200 and the motor 1300 are all installed to the air cylinder 1100, considering the existence of assembly errors, a distance between the blade trailing edge 1424 of the air impeller 1400 and the blade leading edge in the axial direction of the air cylinder 1100 is defined as a distance a, a length of the fan wheel 1400 in the axial direction of the air cylinder 1100 is defined as a distance b, and the distance a and the distance b satisfy the relationship, 0.15b≤a≤0.45b, wherein the blade leading edge refers to a position where the leading edge profile 1223 is located.
Furthermore, in consideration of the stability of the fan during operation, a reinforcing rib 1160 is provided on the outer wall of the air cylinder 1100. Referring to
It can be understood that the fan in the present application can be applied to different usage scenarios, which will be described below with examples.
The fan in the present embodiments can be applied to a hair dryer. Referring to
It can be understood that the above specific applications are only examples of the fans in the present application. Those skilled in the art can make adaptive adjustments according to the actual situation, which will not be repeated here.
In summary, in the present application, the air inlet section 1110 is divided into the first flat straight area L1 and the first inclined surface area L2, when the airflow enters the fan from the outside, it is rectified through the first flat straight area L1, and accelerated and depressurized in the first inclined surface area L2, so that the airflow pressure along the air inlet direction is gradually reduced, and the airflow enters the air impeller 1400 at a lower pressure. Therefore, it can effectively prevent a pressure P2 at an inlet of the air impeller 1400 being greater than a pressure P1 at the air inlet 1140 due to the forced work and pressurization after the airflow enters the air impeller 1400, thereby preventing the airflow from forming backflow, and avoiding the loss of air volume and efficiency. In the present application, the air outlet section 1130 is divided into the second inclined surface area L5 and the fourth flat straight area L6. Therefore, the airflow can be diffused in the air outlet section 1130, so that the kinetic energy is converted into static pressure, the pressure resistance of the fan is improved, and the exhaust loss is reduced.
A hair dryer dries wet hair by generating wind with a specific temperature. Drying efficiency is a main indicator for measuring the performance of the hair dryer. After the hair dryer is powered on, a motor drives an impeller to rotate, and the air is sucked in from the air inlet. The sucked air is heated by an electric heating element to form hot air and then blown out from the air outlet. At present, an annular air outlet of the air outlet hood on the market does not have a gathering effect on the air outlet, and the air outlet is easy to diffuse, which makes the air outlet speed slower, thereby affecting the drying efficiency.
In view of this, as shown in
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In the above manner, the annular air outlet 2210 of the air outlet hood 2200 in the present application is provided with the annular guide ribs 2220 which can make the airflow cohesive, so as to speed up the air outlet speed of the annular air outlet 2210 and prevent the airflow from spreading at the annular air outlet 2210, thereby effectively improving the drying efficiency.
Furthermore, the annular air outlet 2210 in the present application is provided with a number of air distribution ribs distributed along a radial direction of the annular air outlet 2210. The air distribution ribs are distributed on the annular air outlet 2210 in a circular array. Understandably, the annular guide ribs 2220 formed on the outer ring and/or the inner ring of the annular air outlet 1210, includes three parallel situations: first, the annular guide ribs 2220 are only provided on the outer ring of the annular air outlet 2210; second, the annular guide ribs 2220 are only provided on the inner ring of the annular air outlet 2210; and third, the annular guide ribs 2220 are provided on the outer ring and the inner ring of the annular air outlet 2210 at the same time. Preferably, the annular guide ribs 2220 are arranged on the outer ring and the inner ring of the annular air outlet 2210 at the same time. Referring to
Specifically, the annular guide ribs 2220 are divided into a first annular guide rib 2221 and a second annular guide rib 2222 according to different installation positions. Referring to
Furthermore, an inner wall of the first annular guide rib 2221 is provided with at least a first inclined region section 22211 which forms an angle α with an axial direction of the air outlet hood 2200, so that the airflow in the air outlet hood 2200 is cohesive. An outer wall of the second annular guide rib 2222 is provided with at least a second inclined region section 22221 which forms an angle β with the axial direction of the air outlet hood 2200, so that the airflow in the air outlet hood 2200 is cohesive. Wherein a value range of the included angle α is: 0°≤α≤60°. A value range of the included angle β is: 0°≤α≤12°. Specifically, a projection of the first inclined region section 22211 and the second inclined region section 22221 on a vertical plane passing through the central axis X of the air outlet hood 2200 may be a straight line segment or an arc segment. The included angle between the arc segment and the axial direction of the air outlet hood 2200 is defined as the included angle between a line connecting a starting point and an ending point of the arc segment and the central axis X.
Furthermore, an indicator light assembly 2300 is also provided on the fan. The indicator light assembly 2300 is used to display whether a negative ion generator is in a working state or not. Referring to
Specifically, in order to make the light display position of the indicator light assembly 2300 more obvious and the installation more convenient, the indicator light assembly 2300 is installed on the air outlet hood 2200. Referring to
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Furthermore, considering the anti-scalding and wind-gathering effects, the air nozzle 2400 is designed as a double-layer structure. The air nozzle 2400 includes an inner shell 2410 and an outer shell 2420. The outer shell 2420 is sleeved on an outer circumference of the inner shell 2410. Shapes of the inner shell 2410 and the outer shell 2420 are similar, and both have a flat air outlet and a round air inlet. The clamping edge 2440 can be located at the air inlet of the outer shell 2420 or at the air inlet of the inner shell 2410. In the present application, the clamping edge 2440 is a pair of arc-shaped convex edges which are symmetrically disposed at the air inlet of the inner shell 2410.
Furthermore, in order to make the inner shell 2410 and the outer shell 2420 have better connection reliability and stability, the inner shell 2410 and the outer shell 2420 need to be fixedly connected by arranging a connection structure 2450. Considering the appearance effect after the inner shell 2410 and the outer shell 2420 are connected and matched, ultrasonic welding is adopted between the inner shell 2410 and the outer shell 2420. Accordingly, the above-described connection structure 2450 is configured for ultrasonic welding of the inner shell 2410 and the outer shell 2420.
Specifically, the connection structure 2450 is located on an area segment of the round opening of the outer shell 2420 corresponding to the curved surface 2430. Referring to
It can be understood that the fan in the present application can be applied to different usage scenarios, which will be described below with examples.
The fan in the present application can be applied to a hair dryer. The hair dryer includes the fan and a handle connected with the fan. The handle is located below the fan for supporting the fan. The handle has a built-in negative ion generator. An inside of the fan is provided with an emitting needle electrically connected with the negative ion generator. The emitting needle is connected with the negative ion generator through a wire. When the negative ion generator is activated, the indicator light of the indicator light assembly 2300 emits bright light, which can display the lighting effect in the shape of the light cover 2320.
It can be understood that the above specific applications are only examples of the fan in the present application. Those skilled in the art can make adaptive adjustments according to the actual situation, which will not be repeated here.
In summary, the air outlet hood in the present application is based on the annular air outlet, and annular guide ribs are formed on the outer ring and/or the inner ring of the annular air outlet, thereby effectively speeding up the air outlet speed of the annular air outlet. It avoids the airflow from spreading at the annular air outlet, and effectively improves the drying efficiency. The control board of the indicator light assembly is assembled with the light cover as a whole, and is arranged on the air outlet hood through the light cover. The indicator light can be displayed on the front face of the air cylinder adjacent to the user, the installation is convenient, the position is obvious, and the lighting effect is better. The air nozzle and the air cylinder are connected by the snap connection, which has the advantage of convenient installation. The air nozzle is designed with the double-layer structure, which can effectively improve the anti-scalding and wind-gathering effects.
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202010411305.5 | May 2020 | CN | national |
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PCT/CN2021/093479 | 5/13/2021 | WO |