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[DESCRIPTION]
[Invention Title]
EASY-TO-USE ELECTRIC HEATING APPLIANCE FOR HAIR BEAUTY
[Technical Field]
The present invention relates to an electric heating
appliance for hair styling, and more particularly, to an
electric heating appliance for hair styling that is capable of
preventing a power line from being entangled, while being very
convenient to use.
[Background Art]
Generally, electric heating appliances for hair styling
include curling irons, hair straighteners, hair dryers, and so
on. The curling iron is a cylindrical tool for creating waves
and curls in a hair shop, and the hair straightener has a pair
of tongs, unlike the cylindrical curling iron, to straighten
hair through electric heating plates attached to the insides
of the tongs.
While hair styling is being carried out using such
electric heating appliance, by the way, if the electric
heating appliance is not used for a while, it should be taken
by a user's hand. Otherwise, the electric heating appliance is
placed at a given position, and in this case, however, a
preliminary action should be taken to prevent the heat
generated from the electric heating appliance from being
transmitted to the given position. As a result, the
inconveniences in use and the reduction of workability are
undesirably caused.
[Disclosure]
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[Technical Problem]
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view
of the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art,
and it is an object of the present invention to provide an
electric heating appliance for hair styling that is capable of
preventing a power line from being entangled, while being very
convenient to use.
[Technical Solution]
To accomplish the above-mentioned object, according to a
first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an
electric heating appliance for hair styling, which is
convenient to use, having a plug part of a power line
insertedly mounted into a fastening part on one side of a
heating part and a stopper part fastened to the fastening part,
the electric heating appliance including: a rotation part
mounted rotatably on the fastening part; and a hanger part
mounted on the rotation part to hang the heating part thereon.
According to the present invention, desirably, the
rotation part includes a base ring insertedly mounted on the
fastening part, a rotation member rotatably disposed on the
outer peripheral surface of the base ring, and a snap ring for
fixing the position of the rotation member thereto.
According to the present invention, desirably, the
rotation member includes a body having a through hole for
passing the base ring and the power line therethrough and a
mounting hole for insertedly mounting a fixed member of the
hanger part thereinto.
According to the present invention, desirably, the
fastening part includes a locking protrusion for guiding and
locating the rotation part thereon and a locking groove spaced
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apart from the locking protrusion by a given distance to fit
the snap ring thereto.
According to the present invention, desirably, the hanger
part includes U-shaped elastic wires and the fixed member
disposed on one end portion of the elastic wires in such a
manner as to be fixedly mounted to the mounting hole of the
rotation member.
According to the present invention, desirably, the
electric heating appliance for hair styling includes a
rotation part having the base ring, the rotation member and
the snap ring is located on the front end periphery of the
power line, and the power line includes a fixing groove formed
on the end portion at which the plug part is located to
fixedly mount the snap ring thereto and a fixing protrusion
formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof spaced apart
from the fixing groove by a given distance to fix the position
of the rotation member thereto.
To accomplish the above-mentioned object, according to a
second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an
electric heating appliance for hair styling, which is
convenient to use, having a plug part of a power line
insertedly mounted into a fastening part on one side of a
heating part and a stopper part fastened to the fastening part,
the electric heating appliance including: an extension
rotation part mounted rotatably on the fastening part; and a
hanger part mounted on the extension rotation part to hang the
heating part thereon, wherein the hanger part is connected to
the extension rotation part in such a manner as to be movable
by a given distance and to be further fixed to or deviated
from the power line.
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According to the present invention, desirably, the
extension rotation part includes a base ring insertedly
mounted into the fastening part, an extension rotation member
rotatably located on the outer peripheral surface of the base
ring, and a snap ring for fixing the position of the extension
rotation member thereto.
According to the present invention, desirably, the
extension rotation member includes a body having a through
hole formed on the top end thereof to pass the base ring and
the power line therethrough and a mounting hole formed on the
bottom end thereof, a moving member inserted into the mounting
hole of the body in such a manner as to allow one side thereof
to be connected to the ends of elastic wires of the hanger
part, a guide bar for passing through an opening formed on one
side of the body, a spring, and a guide hole of the moving
member in such a manner as to be fixed to a second cover, a
first cover for covering the rear surface of the moving member,
and the second cover for covering the rear surface of the body.
According to the present invention, desirably, the hanger
part includes the elastic wires having a shape of U and a
fixed member fittedly fixed to the elastic wires.
According to the present invention, desirably, the power
line includes a contact member disposed protrudingly from a
given position thereof, and the contact member is attached to
or detached from the fixed member disposed on the hanger part
by means of magnetic forces.
According to the present invention, desirably, the
electric heating appliance for hair styling includes an
extension rotation part having the base ring, the extension
rotation member, and the snap ring is located at the front end
portion of the power line, and the power line includes a
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fixing groove formed on the end portion at which the plug part
of the power line is located to fixedly mount the snap ring
thereto and a fixing protrusion formed on the outer peripheral
surface thereof spaced apart from the fixing groove by a given
distance to fix the position of the extension rotation member
thereto.
To accomplish the above-mentioned object, according to a
third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an
electric heating appliance for hair styling, which is
convenient to use, having a plug part of a power line
insertedly mounted into a fastening part on one side of a
heating part and a stopper part fastened to the fastening part,
the electric heating appliance including: a hanger part
disposed integrally with the power line connected to the
fastening part to hang the heating part thereon; and a branch
portion formed on the power line to allow the power line to be
deviated from the hanger part to form another power line.
According to the present invention, desirably, the hanger
part includes U-shaped elastic wires having given elasticity.
[Advantageous Effects]
According to the present invention, the electric heating
appliance for hair styling is capable of preventing the power
line from being entangled, while being easy in making the hair
style.
[Description of Drawings]
FIG.1 is a perspective view showing an electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to a first embodiment of
the present invention.
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FIG.2 is an exploded perspective view showing main parts
of the electric heating appliance for hair styling according
to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.3 is a perspective view showing the use state of the
electric heating appliance for hair styling according to the
first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.4 and FIG.5 are perspective and exploded perspective
views showing an electric heating appliance for hair styling
according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.6 is a perspective view showing an electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to a third embodiment of
the present invention.
FIG.7 is an exploded perspective view showing main parts
of the electric heating appliance for hair styling according
to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.8 is an exploded perspective view showing an extension
rotation member of the electric heating appliance for hair
styling according to the third embodiment of the present
invention.
FIG.9 is sectional view showing the operating state of a
rotation part in the electric heating appliance for hair
styling according to the third embodiment of the present
invention.
FIG.10 is a perspective view showing an electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to a fourth embodiment of
the present invention.
FIG.11 and FIG.12 are perspective and exploded perspective
views showing an electric heating appliance for hair styling
according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
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FIG.13 is a perspective view showing another example of
the electric heating appliance for hair styling according to
the present invention.
[Mode for Invention]
Hereinafter, an explanation on an electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to the present invention
will be in detail given with reference to the attached drawing.
FIG.1 is a perspective view showing an electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to a first embodiment of
the present invention, and FIG.2 is an exploded perspective
view showing main parts of the electric heating appliance for
hair styling according to the first embodiment of the present
invention.
According to the first embodiment of the present invention,
as shown, there is provided an electric heating appliance for
hair styling having a plug part 21 of a power line 20
insertedly mounted into a fastening part 14 on one side of a
heating part 10 and a stopper part 23 fastened to the
fastening part 14, the electric heating appliance including: a
rotation part 30 mounted rotatably on the fastening part 14;
and a hanger part 40 mounted on the rotation part 30 to hang
the heating part 10 thereon.
In this case, a hair straightener is provided as an
example of the electric heating appliance for hair styling
according to the present invention, and the heating part 10
has a shape of tongs having an upper handle 11 and a lower
handle 12 connected by means of hinges 13. The upper handle 11
and the lower handle 12 have electric heating plates disposed
on the insides thereof.
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The rotation part 30 includes a base ring 31 insertedly
mounted on the fastening part 14, a rotation member 32
rotatably disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the base
ring 31, and a snap ring 32 for fixing the position of the
rotation member 32 thereto.
The fastening part 14 includes a locking protrusion 14a
for guiding and locating the rotation part 30 thereon and a
locking groove 14b spaced apart from the locking protrusion
14a by a given distance to fit the snap ring 33 thereto.
The rotation member 32 includes a body 32a having a
through hole 32c for passing the base ring 31 and the power
line 20 therethrough and a mounting hole 32b for insertedly
mounting a fixed member 42 of the hanger part 40 thereinto.
The hanger part 40 includes U-shaped elastic wires 41 and
the fixed member 42 disposed on one end portion of the elastic
wires 41 in such a manner as to be fixedly mounted to the
mounting hole 32b of the rotation member 32.
Under the above-mentioned configuration, the assembling
process of the electric heating appliance for hair styling
according to the first embodiment of the present invention
will be explained.
First, the fixed member 42 of the hanger part 40 is
fixedly mounted to the mounting hole 32b of the rotation
member 32.
Next, the power line 20 is passed sequentially through the
stopper part 23, the snap ring 33, the rotation member 32 and
the base ring 33, and the plug part 21 of the power line 20 is
fixedly inserted into the fastening part 14 separated as one
part of the two parts of the electric heating appliance.
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After that, the base ring 31 and the through hole 32 of
the rotation member 32 fitted to the outer peripheral surface
of the base ring 31 are inserted into the fastening part 14.
At this time, one side of the base ring 31 and one side of
the rotation member 32 are locked onto the locking protrusion
14a, and the snap ring 33 is insertedly fixed to the locking
groove 14b on the other side of the base ring 31 and the other
side of the rotation member 32, so that the rotation member 32
is fixedly located on the fastening part 14.
Next, the stopper part 23 is fastened to the fastening
part 14, thereby completing the assembling process of the
electric heating appliance for hair styling according to the
first embodiment of the present invention.
Under the above-mentioned configuration, the rotation
member 32 of the rotation part 30 is rotatable around the
power line 20, and the hanger part 40 can be rotated through
cooperative operation with the rotation part 30.
Accordingly, as shown in FIG.3, the electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to the first embodiment
of the present invention is convenient to use because the
hanger part 40 is hung on a user's arm.
FIGS.4 and FIG.5 are perspective and exploded perspective
views showing an electric heating appliance for hair styling
according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown, an electric heating appliance for hair styling
according to the second embodiment of the present invention is
configured wherein a rotation part 30A having a base ring 31,
a rotation member 32 and a snap ring 33 is located on the
front end periphery of a power line 20, unlike the first
embodiment of the present invention.
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That is, the power line 20 has a fixing groove 24 formed
on the end portion at which a plug part 21 is located to
fixedly mount the snap ring 33 thereto and a fixing protrusion
28 formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof spaced apart
from the fixing groove 24 by a given distance to fix the
position of the rotation member 32 thereto.
The assembling and configuration of the electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to the second embodiment
of the present invention are now explained, and first, the
power line 20 is passed sequentially through the rotation part
30A and a stopper part 23. After that, the plug part 21 is
fixedly inserted into the fastening part 14 separated as one
part of the two parts of the electric heating appliance.
Next, the stopper part 23 is fastened to the fastening
part 14, and the snap ring 33 is fixedly mounted to the fixing
groove 24 of the power line 20.
After that, one side of the rotation member 32 is fixed to
the snap ring 33, and the other side thereof is fixed in
position to the fixing protrusion 28 of the power line 20.
The operations after the fixation according to the second
embodiment of the present invention are the same as according
to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.6 is a perspective view showing an electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to a third embodiment of
the present invention, and FIG.7 is an exploded perspective
view showing main parts of the electric heating appliance for
hair styling according to the third embodiment of the present
invention.
According to the third embodiment of the present invention,
as shown, there is provided an electric heating appliance for
hair styling having a plug part 21 of a power line 20
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insertedly mounted into a fastening part 14 on one side of a
heating part 10 and a stopper part 23 fastened to the
fastening part 14, the electric heating appliance including:
an extension rotation part 60 mounted rotatably on the
fastening part 14; and a hanger part 40 mounted on the
extension rotation part 60 to hang the heating part 10 thereon.
In this case, the hanger pat 40 is connected to the
extension rotation part 60 in such a manner as to be movable
by a given distance and to be further fixed to or deviated
from the power line 20.
The extension rotation part 60 includes a base ring 31
insertedly mounted into the fastening part 14, an extension
rotation member 50 rotatably located on the outer peripheral
surface of the base ring 31, and a snap ring 33 for fixing the
position of the extension rotation member 50 thereto.
As shown in FIG.8, the extension rotation member 50
includes a body 51 having a through hole 53 formed on the top
end thereof to pass the base ring 31 and the power line 20
therethrough and a mounting hole 52 formed on the bottom end
thereof, a moving member 54 inserted into the mounting hole 52
of the body 51 in such a manner as to allow one side thereof
to be connected to the ends of elastic wires 41 of the hanger
part 40, a guide bar 55 for passing through an opening 51a
formed on one side of the body 51, a spring 56, and a guide
hole 54b of the moving member 54 in such a manner as to be
fixed to a second cover 58, a first cover 57 for covering the
rear surface of the moving member 54, and the second cover 58
for covering the rear surface of the body 51.
In this case, the moving part 54 has wire holes 54a, and
after the elastic wires 41 and steel cores 43 are inserted
into the wire holes 54a and fixed to the wire holes 54a
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through knots, the first cover 57 is attached to the rear
surface of the moving part 54.
Further, the moving part 54 is movable forward and
backward by a given distance by means of the guide bar 55
disposed on one side of the body 51 and the elastic force of
the spring 56.
The end of the guide bar 55 is passed through a rivet hole
58a formed on the second cover 58 and then riveted.
The hanger part 40 has the U-shaped elastic wires 41 and a
fixed member 45 fittedly fixed to the elastic wires 41.
The fixed member 45 includes insertion holes 44 for
inserting the elastic wires 41, and after the elastic wires 41
are inserted into the insertion holes 44, the fixed member 45
is fixedly disposed at a portion wherein a contact member 25
is mounted on the power line 20.
The power line 20 has the contact member 25 disposed
protrudingly from a given position thereof, and the contact
member 25 is attached to or detached from the fixed member 45
disposed on the hanger part 40.
The contact member 25 of the power line 20 and the fixed
member 45 of the hanger part 40 have magnetic materials having
different polarities from each other, and otherwise, only one
of them has a magnetic material, while the other side thereof
having a metal material attached to the magnetic material.
As a result, the contact member 25 of the power line 20
and the fixed member 45 of the hanger part 40 are attached to
each other by means of magnetic forces.
Under the above-mentioned configuration of the extension
rotation member 50 and the hanger part 40, as shown in FIG.5,
the fixed member 45 of the hanger part 40 is kept attached to
the contact member 25 of the power line 20 if the electric
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heating appliance for hair styling according to the present
invention is not seated on the user's arm or is not used.
At this time, as shown in (a) of FIG.9, the moving member
54 is kept at its original state by means of the elastic force
of the spring 56 fitted to the guide bar 55 at the interior of
the body 51.
In this state, if the hanger part 40 of the electric
heating appliance for hair styling according to the present
invention is seated on the user's arm, as shown in (b) of
FIG.9, the moving member 54 is moved forward by a given
distance by means of the self weight of the electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to the present invention,
so that the fixed member 45 of the hanger part 40 is deviated
from the contact member 25 of the power line 20.
However, at this time, the repulsive elastic force of the
spring 56 is applied to the moving member 54, and at the
moment when the electric heating appliance for hair styling
according to the present invention is deviated from the user's
arm and changed to the use state, the self weight of the
electric heating appliance for hair styling according to the
present invention disappears, so that as the moving member 54
becomes returned to its original position by means of the
elastic restoring force of the spring 56, the contact member
25 of the power line 20 and the fixed member 45 of the hanger
part 40 are attached to each other by means of the magnetic
forces.
Under the configurations of the fixed member 45 of the
hanger part 40 and the contact member 25 of the power line 20,
like this, while the electric heating appliance for hair
styling according to the present invention is being taken to
use, the hanger part 40 is attached to the power line 20,
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thereby preventing the hanger part 40 from being freely moved
to interrupt the hair styling. Further, while the electric
heating appliance for hair styling according to the present
invention is being seated on the user's arm, the hanger part
40 is deviated from the power line 20 and is freely movable,
thereby reducing the load applied to the user's arm, making it
possible to conveniently move his or her arm, and preventing
the power line 20 from being entangled or pressurized.
FIG.10 is a perspective view showing an electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to a fourth embodiment of
the present invention.
According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention,
as shown, an electric heating appliance for hair styling
includes an extension rotation part 60A having a base ring 31,
an extension rotation member 50, and a snap ring 33 in such a
manner as to be located at the front end portion of a power
line 20, unlike the third embodiment of the present invention.
That is, the power line 20 has a fixing groove formed on
the end portion at which a plug part 21 of the power line 20
is located to fixedly mount the snap ring 33 thereto and a
fixing protrusion 28 formed on the outer peripheral surface
thereof spaced apart from the fixing groove 24 by a given
distance to fix the position of the extension rotation member
50 thereto.
The assembling and configuration of the electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to the fourth embodiment
of the present invention are now explained, and first, the
power line 20 is passed sequentially through the extension
rotation part 60A and a stopper part 23. After that, the plug
part 21 is fixedly inserted into the fastening part 14
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separated as one part of the two parts of the electric heating
appliance.
Next, the stopper part 23 is fastened to the fastening
part 14, and the snap ring 33 is fixedly mounted to the fixing
groove of the power line 20.
After that, one side of the extension rotation member 50
is fixed to the snap ring 33, and the other side thereof is
fixed in position to the fixing protrusion 28 of the power
line 20.
The operations after the fixation according to the fourth
embodiment of the present invention are the same as according
to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.11 and FIG.12 are perspective and exploded perspective
views showing an electric heating appliance for hair styling
according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
According to the fifth embodiment of the present invention,
as shown, there is provided an electric heating appliance for
hair styling having a plug part 21 of a power line 20
insertedly mounted into a fastening part 14 on one side of a
heating part 10 and a stopper part 23 fastened to the
fastening part 14, the electric heating appliance including: a
hanger part 40 disposed integrally with the power line 20
connected to the fastening part 14 to hang the heating part 10
thereon; and a branch portion 26 formed on the power line 20
to allow the power line 20 to be deviated from the hanger part
40 to form a power line 27.
The hanger part 40 has elastic wires 41 having given
elasticity, but is not limited necessarily thereto.
Under the above-mentioned configuration, the electric
heating appliance for hair styling according to the present
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invention is seated on the user's arm by means of the hanger
part 40, thereby making it convenient to use.
In addition to the hair straightener, of course, it is
obvious to those skilled in the art that the electric heating
appliance for hair styling according to the present invention
can be applied to a hair dryer as shown in FIG.13.
[Explanations on Reference Numerals]
10: heating part 20: power line
21: plug part 28: fixing protrusion
24: fixing groove 25: contact member
30.30A: rotation part 31: base ring
32: rotation member 33: snap ring
40: hanger part 41: elastic wire
42: fixing member 43: steel core
44: insertion hole 45: fixed member
50: extension rotation member
60: extension rotation part
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