U.S. patent application number 15/561482 was filed with the patent office on 2018-03-08 for warm-air comb.
The applicant listed for this patent is FAROUK SYSTEMS, INC.. Invention is credited to Yong Xiao, Sanping Zhang.
Application Number | 20180064228 15/561482 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54124560 |
Filed Date | 2018-03-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180064228 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Xiao; Yong ; et al. |
March 8, 2018 |
WARM-AIR COMB
Abstract
A brush includes a housing, an air inlet formed in an end of the
housing, an air discharge portion formed in the housing, the air
discharge portion having a plurality of air outlets, and an air
combing head disposed at the air discharge portion, the air combing
head having a plurality of brush teeth. A thermal insulation
cylinder is arranged inside the housing, where the thermal
insulation cylinder has a cylinder opening facing toward the air
inlet, an outlet formed a distance away from the cylinder opening,
and an inner diameter gradually decreasing from the cylinder
opening to the outlet. A heating element is arranged inside the
thermal insulation cylinder. An air guiding mechanism is also
positioned within the housing to direct air from the air inlet to
the air discharge portion of the housing.
Inventors: |
Xiao; Yong; (Shenzhen,
CN) ; Zhang; Sanping; (Shenzhen, CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
FAROUK SYSTEMS, INC. |
Houston |
TX |
US |
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Family ID: |
54124560 |
Appl. No.: |
15/561482 |
Filed: |
August 24, 2015 |
PCT Filed: |
August 24, 2015 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/CN2015/087926 |
371 Date: |
September 25, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 20/50 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A45D 20/50 20060101
A45D020/50 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 25, 2015 |
CN |
201520172101.7 |
Claims
1. A brush, comprising: a housing; an air inlet formed in an end of
the housing a thermal insulation cylinder arranged inside the
housing, the thermal insulation cylinder comprising: a cylinder
opening facing toward the air inlet; an outlet formed a distance
away from the cylinder opening; and an inner diameter gradually
decreasing from the cylinder opening to the outlet; a heating
element arranged inside the thermal insulation cylinder; an air
discharge portion formed in the housing, the air discharge portion
comprising a plurality of air outlets; an air guiding mechanism
positioned within the housing to direct air from the air inlet to
the air discharge portion; and an air combing head disposed at the
air discharge portion, the air combing head comprising a plurality
of brush teeth.
2. The brush of claim 1, wherein the air guiding mechanism is
located between the air inlet and the cylinder opening.
3. The brush of claim 1, further comprising: a clamping hole formed
in a base of the air combing head; a release mechanism configured
to releasably engage the clamping hole, the release mechanism
comprising: a sliding element slidably installed in the housing,
the sliding element comprising: a shifting part exposed outside the
housing; and a clamping tongue formed at one end of the sliding
element and configured to insert into the clamping hole; and an
elastic resetting element positioned at an opposite end of the
sliding element from the clamping tongue.
4. The brush of claim 1, wherein the heating element is a quartz
tube.
5. The brush of claim 1, wherein the heating element is an electric
heating wire.
6. The brush of claim 1, wherein the air guiding mechanism
comprises a motor and a vane driven by the motor.
7. The brush of claim 1, wherein the air combing head is removably
installed on the air discharge portion, the air combing head
comprising: a base disposed on the air discharge portion of the
housing; and a plurality of air holes formed through the base,
where each air hole is arranged on the base to correspond with each
of the air outlets formed in the air discharge portion; wherein the
plurality of brush teeth are fixedly disposed on the base.
8. The brush of claim 1, wherein an outer edge of the cylinder
opening is attached to an inner wall of the housing.
9. The brush of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a lower
housing and an upper housing assembled together around the thermal
insulation cylinder and a back housing forming the end of the
housing, wherein the air inlet is foamed in the back housing.
10. The brush of claim 9, further comprising a reticular sleeve
element disposed between the back housing and the thermal
insulation cylinder.
11. A method of making a brush, comprising: providing housing
comprising: a lower housing having an air discharge portion formed
therein; and an upper housing; and assembling a thermal insulation
cylinder between the lower housing and the upper housing, the
thermal insulation cylinder having an inner diameter gradually
decreasing from a cylinder opening to an outlet; wherein the outlet
is aligned with the air discharge portion; and wherein the cylinder
opening faces an air inlet formed at an end of the housing;
assembling and an air guiding mechanism between the lower housing
and the upper housing; and providing a power source to the air
guiding mechanism.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising arranging a heating
element inside the thermal insulation cylinder.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the heating element is a quartz
tube and is arranged inside the thermal insulation cylinder such
that light emitted from the quartz tube transmits through the air
discharge portion.
14. The method of claim 11, further comprising: providing an air
combing head comprising: a base; a plurality of air holes formed
through the base; and a plurality of brush teeth fixedly disposed
on the base; removably attaching the base to the lower housing at
the air discharge portion, wherein each air hole is arranged on the
base to correspond with each of the air outlets formed in the air
discharge portion.
15. The method of claim 11, further comprising attaching a release
mechanism to the lower housing, the release mechanism comprising: a
sliding element slidably installed to the lower housing, the
sliding element comprising: a shifting part exposed outside the
lower housing; and a clamping tongue formed at an end of the
sliding element; and an elastic resetting element positioned at an
opposite end of the sliding element from the clamping tongue.
16. The method of claim 11, wherein the housing further comprises a
back housing having the air inlet formed therein, and wherein the
back housing forms the end of the housing.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising assembling a
reticular element between the back housing and the lower and upper
housings.
18. A method of directing air through a brush, comprising:
providing a brush housing having an inlet, an air discharge portion
formed a distance away from the inlet, and a thermal insulation
cylinder disposed within the brush housing; and channeling air
through a decreasing inner diameter of the thermal insulation
cylinder, from the inlet to the air discharge portion.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising heating the air
during channeling.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein an air guiding mechanism
channels the air, the air guiding mechanism disposed between the
inlet and the thermal insulation cylinder.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a national stage entry of
PCT/CN2015/087926, filed Aug. 24, 2015, which claims priority to CN
201520172101.7, filed Mar. 25, 2015, both of which are incorporated
by reference in their entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] A warm-air comb is a comb with an air blowing function,
which can dry and set hair when combing the same. The existing
combs generally comprise a housing, a heating element, comb teeth,
a vane and a motor, wherein a plurality of air outlets are formed
in the circumference of the housing; the comb teeth are uniformly
distributed on the circumference of the housing; the heating
element, the vane and the motor are installed inside the housing;
the motor is used for driving the vane to rotate and bring external
air into the housing; and the air is discharged via the air outlets
after being heated by the heating element.
[0003] In the case of the existing warm-air combs, the outgoing air
is not concentrated, the air volume is relatively small and the air
speed is relatively low. Moreover, the heating effect is poor and
the outgoing air is not uniform in temperature.
SUMMARY
[0004] In view of the shortcomings in the prior art, the object of
the present invention is to provide a warm-air comb, which may
provide concentrated outgoing air, large air volume, high air
speed, good heating effect and relatively uniform outgoing air
temperature.
[0005] To achieve the above object, the following technical
solution may be adopted:
[0006] A warm-air comb may include a housing and an air guiding
mechanism, wherein an air inlet is formed in one end of the
housing; the air guiding mechanism is arranged inside the housing
and is used for bringing external air into the housing via the air
inlet. The warm-air comb may also include a thermal insulation
cylinder, a heating element and an air combing head, where the
thermal insulation cylinder is arranged inside the housing, a
cylinder opening of the thermal insulation cylinder faces toward
the air inlet, and the outer edge of the cylinder opening is
attached to the inner wall of the housing. An opening may be formed
in the lower portion of one end of the thermal insulation cylinder
away from the cylinder opening, and an inner diameter of the
thermal insulation cylinder may gradually decrease from the
cylinder opening to the opening. The heating element may be
arranged inside the thermal insulation cylinder. An air discharge
position may be provided on the housing below the opening, and a
plurality of air outlets may be formed in the air discharge
position. The air combing head may include a base installed on the
housing and comb teeth fixedly arranged on the base, where a
plurality of air holes communicated with the air outlets one by one
are formed in the base.
[0007] The air guiding mechanism may be located between the air
inlet and the cylinder opening, and the air guiding mechanism may
include a motor and a vane driven by the motor.
[0008] A clamping hole may be formed in the base. The warm-air comb
may further include a sliding element and an elastic resetting
element. A clamping tongue may be arranged at one end of the
sliding element close to the base; a shifting part may be arranged
at the lower end of the sliding element; the sliding element may be
slidably installed on the housing, and the shifting part may be
exposed outside the housing. The shifting part may be used for
being shifted to drive the sliding element to move between a
position where the clamping tongue is clamped in the clamping hole
and a position where the clamping tongue is located outside the
clamping hole; and the elastic resetting element may be used for
providing an elastic resetting force for the sliding element to
approach the air combing head.
[0009] The heating element may be a quartz tube.
[0010] Embodiments according to the present disclosure may have the
following beneficial effects:
[0011] When a warm-air comb according to embodiments of the present
disclosure is at work, the air guiding mechanism may bring external
air into the housing via the air inlet. The external air may then
enter the thermal insulation cylinder via the cylinder opening to
be heated by the heating element. Meanwhile the air may be
gradually compressed with the gradual decrease of the inner
diameter of the thermal insulation cylinder and is passed to the
air discharge position via the opening at a relatively high air
speed. Then, a portion of the air may be discharged via the air
outlets and the air holes. In this way, the outgoing air may be
relatively concentrated, and the air speed may be relatively high
and the air volume may be relatively large. Moreover, since the air
holes are small, a portion of the air incapable of passing through
the air holes may be blocked by the inner wall of the housing,
return into the thermal insulation cylinder, and mixed with new
air, which may be heated together with the same. In this way, the
heating effect is better, and the mixed air is more uniform in
temperature when compared with previous combs.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present
invention.
[0013] FIG. 2 is an exploded assembly view of FIG. 1.
[0014] FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a lower housing
of the present invention.
[0015] FIG. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of an air combing
head of the present invention.
[0016] FIG. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of a lower housing,
an air combing head, a sliding element and an elastic resetting
element of the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view of a site A in FIG. 5.
[0018] FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of the present
invention from another perspective.
[0019] Reference numerals: 10--housing, 101--upper housing,
102--lower housing, 103--reticular sleeving element, 104--back
housing, 11--air inlet, 12--air discharge position, 121--air
outlet, 20--air guiding mechanism, 21--motor, 22--vane, 30--thermal
insulation cylinder, 31--cylinder opening, 32--opening, 40--air
combing head, 41--base, 411--air hole, 412--inserting part,
413--clamping hole, 42--combing tooth, 50--sliding element,
51--clamping tongue, 52--shifting part, 60--elastic resetting
element.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] A further description of the present invention will be given
below in combination with the accompanying drawings and specific
embodiments.
[0021] As shown in FIGS. 1-7, a warm-air comb provided by the
present invention comprises a housing 10, an air guiding mechanism
20, a thermal insulation cylinder 30, a heating element (not shown
in the figures) and an air combing head 40. An air inlet 11 is
formed in one end of the housing 10; the air guiding mechanism 20
is arranged inside the housing 10 and is used for bringing external
air into the housing 10 via the air inlet 11; the thermal
insulation cylinder 30 is arranged inside the housing 10; a
cylinder opening 31 of the thermal insulation cylinder 30 faces
toward the air inlet 11, and the outer edge of the cylinder opening
31 is attached to an inner wall of the housing 10; an opening 32 is
formed in a lower portion of one end of the thermal insulation
cylinder 30 away from the cylinder opening 31; an inner diameter of
the thermal insulation cylinder 30 gradually decreases from the
cylinder opening 31 to the opening 32; the heating element is
arranged inside the thermal insulation cylinder 30; an air
discharge position 12 is provided on the housing 10 below the
opening 32; a plurality of air outlets 121 are formed in the air
discharge position 12; the air combing head 40 comprises a base 41
installed on the housing 10 and comb teeth 42 fixedly arranged on
the base 41; and a plurality of air holes 411 communicated with the
air outlets 121 one by one are formed in the base 41.
[0022] When the warm-air comb is at work, the air guiding mechanism
20 brings external air into the housing 10 via the air inlet 11,
the external air enters the thermal insulation cylinder 30 via the
cylinder opening 31 to be heated by the heating element, meanwhile
the air is gradually compressed with the gradual decrease of the
inner diameter of the thermal insulation cylinder 30 and is passed
to the air discharge position 12 via the opening 32 at a relatively
high air speed, a portion of the air is discharged via the air
outlets 121 and the air holes 411, in this way, the outgoing air is
relatively concentrated, and the air speed is relatively high and
the air volume is relatively large; moreover, since the air holes
411 are small, a portion of the air incapable of passing through
the air holes 411 is blocked by the inner wall of the housing 10,
returns into the thermal insulation cylinder 30, and is mixed with
new air and is heated together with the same, in this way, the
heating effect is better, and the mixed air is more uniform in
temperature.
[0023] Further, the air guiding mechanism 20 is located between the
air inlet 11 and the cylinder opening 31, and the air guiding
mechanism 20 comprises a motor 21 and a vane 22 driven by the motor
21. The air guiding mechanism 20 can also be other mechanisms, as
long as the external air can be introduced into the housing 10 at a
certain speed.
[0024] Further, a clamping hole 413 is formed in the base 41; the
warm-air comb further comprises a sliding element 50 and an elastic
resetting element 60; a clamping tongue 51 is arranged at one end
of the sliding element 50 close to the base 41; a shifting part 52
is arranged at the lower end of the sliding element 50; the sliding
element 50 is slidably installed on the housing 10, and the
shifting part 52 is exposed outside the housing 10; the shifting
part 52 is used for being shifted to drive the sliding element 50
to move between a position where the clamping tongue 51 is clamped
in the clamping hole 413 and a position where the clamping tongue
51 is located outside the clamping hole 413; and the elastic
resetting element 60 is used for providing an elastic resetting
force for the sliding element 50 to approach the air combing head
40, so that when the shifting part 52 is not shifted, the clamping
tongue 51 can be clamped in the clamping hole 413. In this way,
after the air comb is installed, the clamping tongue 51 can be
clamped in the clamping hole 413 to fix the air combing head 40,
and for disassembly, it only needs to shift the shifting part 52 so
that the clamping tongue 51 is removed from the clamping hole 413,
so as to detach the air combing head 40 for cleaning (as shown in
FIGS. 6 and 7).
[0025] Further, an inserting part 412 is arranged on the base 41;
the inserting part 412 can be inserted on the housing 10; and a
portion of the inserting part 412 located inside the housing 10 is
provided with the clamping hole 413.
[0026] Further, the elastic resetting element 60 is a spring; one
end of the spring abuts against the sliding element 50, and the
other end thereof abuts against the inner wall of the housing 10 or
abuts against a component which is fixedly connected with the
housing 10. Alternatively, the elastic resetting element 60 can
also be other components, such as an elastic plastic element or the
like, as long as an elastic resetting force can be provided for the
sliding element 50 to approach the air combing head 40.
[0027] Further, the housing 10 comprises an upper housing 101 and a
lower housing 102; the upper housing 101 and the lower housing 102
are combined to form the housing 10; and the air discharge position
12 is provided on the lower housing 102.
[0028] Further, reticular structures are arranged at the ends of
both the upper housing 101 and the lower housing 102; the housing
10 further comprises a reticular sleeving element 103 and a back
housing 104; the reticular sleeving element 103 is sleeved on the
ends of the upper housing 101 and the lower housing 102 with the
reticular structures; the back housing 104 is sleeved on the outer
side of the reticular sleeving element 103; and the air inlet 11 is
formed in the back housing 104. In this way, air enters via the air
inlet 11 and enters the housing 10 after passing through the
through hole of the reticular sleeving element 103 and the through
holes of the reticular structures of the upper housing 101 and the
lower housing 102 in sequence, and thus ensuring that the air can
be uniformly blown into the housing 10.
[0029] Further, the heating element is a quartz tube, so that the
heating effect is better, and the quartz tube can be changed into
different colors, light emitted by the quartz tube can transmit to
the outside through the air outlets 121 and the air holes 411 and
irradiated on the comb teeth 42, thereby being beautiful. It should
be noted that the heating element can be also an electric heating
wire.
[0030] Those skilled in the art can make a variety of other
corresponding modifications and variations according to the
technical solutions and concepts described above, and all these
modifications and variations should fall into the protection scope
of the claims of the present invention.
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