JP2011212249A - Automatic hair washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the running cost of an automatic hair washing machine by concentrically jetting a liquid from an upper nozzle link.SOLUTION: The automatic hair washing machine 1 includes a sink 2 in which a head portion of a hair-washing target is put, for washing the hair of the head portion put in the sink 2. The automatic hair washing machine also includes the upper nozzle link 11 for jetting washing water or cleaning agent liquid while moving along the head portion put in the sink 2, and a microcomputer controlling the upper nozzle link 11 to concentrically jet the liquid when the upper nozzle link 11 is located at a position where the liquid is jetted to a high position of the head portion put in the sink 2.

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic hair washer that automatically shampoos a head housed in a sink.

  Conventionally, a nozzle link that injects washing water toward the head is provided inside the sink that houses the head of the person to be washed, and the nozzle link is used to inject washing water onto the head and hair of the person to be washed. There is known an automatic hair washer that can automatically perform hair washing (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this type of automatic hair washer, the head link is washed with a solution such as a shampoo or a conditioner from the nozzle link, and the washing water for washing away the solution adhering to the head is sprayed on the head, Perform head shampooing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-236511

There is a need to suppress running costs by suppressing consumption of chemicals such as shampoos and conditioners and washing water, as in the above-described automatic hair washer.
This invention is made | formed in view of the situation mentioned above, and it aims at providing the automatic hair washing machine which suppressed running cost.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a sink for storing a head of a person to be washed and moves along the head stored in the sink in an automatic hair washing machine for washing the head stored in the sink. However, it concentrates when the nozzle link is located at a position where the liquid can be ejected at a high place in the head stored in the sink and the nozzle link capable of ejecting either the cleaning water or the liquid chemical. And a controller for ejecting liquid from the nozzle link.

  Here, in the automatic hair washer of the above invention, the control unit ejects the liquid to a high place in the head stored in the sink, and then the liquid adhering to the head by the ejection is along the head. Corresponding to falling, the movement of the nozzle link and the ejection of the liquid by the nozzle link may be controlled.

  Further, in the automatic hair washing machine according to the above invention, the control unit sprays the liquid to a high place in the head stored in the sink, and then the liquid attached to the head by the spray falls along the head. Correspondingly, the movement of the nozzle link and the ejection of the liquid by the nozzle link may be controlled so that the washing water is ejected to a location corresponding to the position of the liquid in the head. Good.

  Further, in the automatic hair washing machine according to the above invention, the control unit sprays the liquid to a high place in the head stored in the sink, and then the liquid attached to the head by the spray falls along the head. Correspondingly, the liquid is ejected to a location corresponding to the position of the liquid in the head while controlling the nozzle link so that the washing water is reciprocated within a predetermined range. The movement of the nozzle link and the ejection of the liquid by the nozzle link may be controlled.

  Moreover, in the automatic hair washing machine of the said invention, after the said control part injects a liquid to the high place in the head stored in the said sink, the liquid adhering to the said head falls by this injection along the said head Corresponding to the above, the spray pressure of the liquid sprayed from the nozzle link may be controlled.

  Further, in the automatic hair washer of the above invention, the nozzle link is configured to be able to repeatedly move from a top position corresponding to the top of the head stored in the sink to a back position corresponding to the back of the head, The controller may intensively eject the liquid when the nozzle link is located at the top position.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that the running cost of the automatic hair washer is reduced.

It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of the automatic hair washing machine concerning this embodiment. A is an enlarged view of the sink portion of FIG. 1, and B is a diagram for explaining the movement of the upper nozzle link and the lower nozzle link. It is a waterway figure which shows the flow of the water used for an automatic hair washing machine. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a head support net | network and the nozzle link for necks, A is a front view, B is a top view. It is a figure which shows a head support net | network, A is a top view and B is an end view. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of an automatic hair washing machine. It is a flowchart which shows the fundamental operation | movement at the time of automatic hair washing of an automatic hair washer. A is a figure for demonstrating a relaxation process, B is a figure for demonstrating a 1st rinse process, C is a figure for demonstrating a shampoo process. A is a figure for demonstrating a 2nd rinse process, B is a figure for demonstrating a conditioner process, C is a figure for demonstrating a 3rd rinse process. A is a figure for demonstrating a menthol chemical | medical agent injection process, B is a figure for demonstrating a 4th rinse process.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic hair washer.
This automatic hair washing machine 1 is disposed in front of the sink 2 for accommodating the head of the person to be washed, the sink holding base 3 for holding the sink 2, and the sink holding base 3 for the hair wash person to sit on. A chair 4 and a chair holder 5 for holding the chair 4 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sink 2 is a bowl-shaped member having an opening on the upper surface thereof. On the front side of the sink 2, a head support net 70 that supports the back of the hair-washed person with the neck of the hair-washed person in a supine posture facing the inside of the sink 2 is disposed. Further, on the front wall portion 2 A of the sink 2, there is a neck base 7 on which a person to be washed can lie on his back while sitting on the chair 4 and can place his / her head on the head support net 70 with his / her head on. Has been placed. The opening on the upper surface of the sink 2 can be covered with the cover 8. The cover 8 is connected at its rear end to the rear end of the sink 2 via the connecting portion 9, and can rotate in the vertical plane around the connecting portion 9. When washing the hair, the head 8 is sinked 2 by closing the cover 8 after the neck of the hair wash person sitting on the chair 4 is placed on the neck base 7 with the cover 8 open. Can be housed inside.

In the sink 2, an upper nozzle link 11 and a lower nozzle link 12 for injecting a liquid agent or washing water toward the head and hair of the person to be washed are arranged. In the present embodiment, the agent liquid refers to a liquid in which a shampoo liquid or a conditioner liquid is mixed, and the washing water refers to a liquid in which no chemicals including the shampoo liquid and the conditioner liquid are mixed ( Water) and these agent solutions and washing water are clearly distinguished.
The upper nozzle link 11 is a tubular member that is curved in a generally arcuate shape that is convex upward at the illustrated position so as to follow the head of the person to be washed, and has a nozzle at a predetermined interval, and the left end portion thereof rotates. It is supported in a cantilevered manner and sprays wash water toward the head of the person being washed.
The lower nozzle link 12 is a tubular member that is curved in a substantially arch shape convex to the left at the illustrated position so as to surround the hair of the person to be washed, and has nozzles at predetermined intervals. The cantilever is rotatably supported below the link 11. The lower nozzle link 12 cleans the hair (shown by an imaginary line) of the person to be washed that hangs down on the rear side by spraying washing water backward. In the sink 2, a neck nozzle link 80 for spraying cleaning water toward the neck of the hair-washed person in a supine posture is disposed.

  The upper and lower nozzle links 11 and 12 and the neck nozzle link 80 are each provided with a plurality of nozzles, and are sent into the upper and lower nozzle links 11 and 12 and the neck nozzle link 80 at the time of washing the hair. A chemical solution and washing water are ejected from each nozzle. The upper and lower nozzle links 11 and 12 rotate, and the neck nozzle link 80 is fixed. By spraying the liquid agent and the washing water from each nozzle, the head of the person to be washed and the entire hair can be washed. A hand shower 13 is disposed on the upper rear side in the sink 2. An operator (such as a beauty salon employee) can manually wash the hair by turning the cock 14 arranged to the right of the hand shower 13 to adjust the amount of water discharged from the hand shower 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the water used in the automatic hair washing machine 1 is supplied into the machine via a mixing valve 15 and a water supply pipe 16 from a water supply facility and a hot water supply facility (not shown) outside the device. Water is supplied to the mixing valve 15 from the water supply facility via the water supply unit 17 and hot water is supplied from the hot water supply facility via the hot water supply unit 18. The mixing valve 15 is for mixing the water and hot water supplied from the water supply unit 17 and the hot water supply unit 18 and sending them to the water supply pipe 16 as hot water. A thermistor 19 for detecting the temperature of hot water sent out from the mixing valve 15 is disposed in the middle of the water supply pipe 16. When the motor 20 is driven based on the detection result of the thermistor 19, the mixing valve 15 is opened and closed, the mixing ratio of water and hot water is adjusted, and hot water having a set temperature is generated. The mixing valve 15 is an electric type that is adjusted by the motor 20. The motor 20 is a DC motor or a DC motor, and includes a brush or the like.

  An operation panel 60 (FIG. 2) is provided on the side of the sink 2, and the set temperature is determined by the operator (user) operating the operation panel 60. The water supply pipe 16 branches into a hand shower water supply pipe 21 and a hot water storage water supply pipe 22 from an intermediate portion (downstream of the thermistor 19). The hand shower water supply pipe 21 communicates with the hand shower 13 through a hand shower valve 23 that can be opened and closed by a cock 14. On the other hand, the hot water storage water supply pipe 22 can supply hot water into the hot water storage tank 25 via a hot water storage valve 24 as a hot water supply valve.

  Inside the hot water storage tank 25, a first water level sensor 26 and a second water level sensor 27 for detecting the water level of the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 25 are arranged at regular intervals in the vertical direction. . When the hot water in the hot water storage tank 25 is used and the second water level sensor 27 detects that the predetermined minimum water level has been reached, the hot water storage valve 24 is opened and hot water is supplied into the hot water storage tank 25. The Thereafter, when the first water level sensor 26 detects that the hot water in the hot water storage tank 25 has reached a predetermined maximum water level, the hot water storage valve 24 is closed and the supply of hot water is stopped. In this way, hot water is always stored in the hot water storage tank 25 between the lowest water level and the highest water level.

  In the upper part of the hot water storage tank 25 (above the first water level sensor 26), when hot water of a maximum water level or higher is supplied into the hot water storage tank 25 due to a failure of the first water level sensor 26, the excess An overflow port 28 for allowing the hot water to overflow to the outside of the hot water storage tank 25 is formed. The hot water overflowing from the overflow port 28 is received by the overflow tank 29 and discharged outside the machine through the drain pipe 30 communicating with the overflow tank 29. An overflow sensor 31 is disposed in the overflow tank 29. For example, when the overflow sensor 31 detects that the drain pipe 30 is clogged and the water level in the overflow tank 29 has reached the maximum water level, the automatic hair washer 1 Operation is stopped.

  The other end of the suction pipe 33 whose one end is connected to the main pump 32 is connected to the lowermost part of the hot water storage tank 25. The main pump 32 is driven by being supplied with an alternating current from an inverter 64 (FIG. 6), and sucks hot water in the hot water storage tank 25 through the suction pipe 33. In the middle of the suction pipe 33, a shampoo supply pipe 35 leading to a shampoo container 34 containing shampoo liquid and a conditioner supply pipe 37 leading to a conditioner container 36 containing conditioner liquid are connected. The conditioner container 36 may contain a treatment liquid. A shampoo pump 38 and a conditioner pump 39 are provided in the middle of the shampoo supply pipe 35 and the conditioner supply pipe 37, respectively, and pass through the suction pipe 33 by the functions of the shampoo pump 38 and the conditioner pump 39. By appropriately adjusting the mixing amount of the shampoo liquid and the conditioner liquid into the hot water, the main pump 32 is pumped with cleaning water to be used at that time.

  The wash water sucked into the main pump 32 from the suction pipe 33 is sent out to the water supply pipe 40 having a plurality of (for example, four) shunts. A filter 41 is provided in the water supply pipe 40, and four valves, an upper nozzle valve 42, a lower nozzle valve 43, a neck nozzle valve 74, and a drain valve 44, are provided at four downstream branches. Is provided. Branch paths 46, 47, 75, and 48 are extended in four shunts provided with the upper nozzle valve 42, the lower nozzle valve 43, the neck nozzle valve 74, and the drain valve 44, respectively. The end of the branch path 46 extending from the upper nozzle valve 42 is connected to the upper nozzle link 11, and the end of the branch path 47 extending from the lower nozzle valve 43 is connected to the lower nozzle link 12, The terminal end of the branch path 75 extending from the valve 74 is connected to the neck nozzle link 80.

  A discharge port 50 for discharging water into the sink 2 is formed on the bottom surface of the sink 2, and the discharge port 50 communicates with the drain pipe 30 via a drain trap 51 for preventing backflow. is doing. As a result, the water discharged from the discharge port 50 of the sink 2 passes through the drain pipe 30 and is drained outside the machine. A terminal end of a branch path 48 extending from the drain valve 44 is connected to a drain trap 51.

As shown in FIG. 3, the automatic hair washing machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a medicine injection mechanism 90 that injects a menthol-type medicine onto the head of a person to be washed stored in a sink 2.
The drug injection mechanism 90 is connected to a drug container 91 for storing a menthol-type drug, and the drug container 91 is connected to the drug container 91 via a drug transport tube 92. The medicine injection nozzle 93 which injects the part is provided. A medicine supply pump 94 and a medicine nozzle valve 95 are sequentially connected to the medicine transport pipe 92. When the menthol-based drug is sprayed onto the head of the person to be washed, the drug nozzle valve 95 is opened, the drug supply pump 94 is driven, and the menthol-based drug stored in the drug container 91 is It is conveyed to the medicine injection nozzle 93 through the medicine conveyance pipe 92 and is injected from the medicine injection nozzle 93 toward the head of the person to be washed.
When the menthol-based drug is sprayed on the head, it can give the hair-washed person a refreshing feeling and a refreshing feeling, and the comfort of the hair-washed person is improved.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing the relationship between the head support net 70 and the neck nozzle link 80. As shown in FIG. 4A, the neck nozzle link 80 is a tubular member bent into a substantially M shape, and brackets 81 and 81 are fixed to two corners by welding. It is being fixed to the inner wall of the front side of the sink 2 via. The horizontal portion 82 of the neck nozzle link 80 is convexly curved to follow the shape of the neck of the person to be washed, and the three nozzles 83 are spaced at an appropriate interval near the center of the upper portion. , 83, 83 are attached. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, two support rods 84 that are orthogonal to the horizontal portion 82 and extend substantially horizontally toward the inside of the sink 2 are fixed to the horizontal portion 82 by welding. The support rods 84 support the support portions 71 at both ends of the head support net 70.

  The head support net 70 is a resin-molded member, and as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the head support net 70 has support portions 71 to which the support rods 84 are fitted at both ends thereof. The head support net 70 has a large mesh 72A near the central portion 72 corresponding to the back head vertex of the person to be washed, and the smaller the mesh 71A is, the closer to the support portions 71 at both ends. With reference to FIG. 2, the head support net 70 is fixed at a position that does not affect the operation of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12, that is, a position that avoids the trajectory of the links 11 and 12.

The upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 are both configured to be cantilevered and can be repeatedly moved synchronously.
Specifically, referring to FIG. 2B, the upper nozzle link 11 starts rotating in the direction of arrow C around the rotation axis A, rotates from the top position T1 shown in FIG. 2, and reaches the occipital position T2. From there, it is possible to move backward to return to the top position T1. Here, when the upper nozzle link 11 is at the head top position T1, the washing water is sprayed near the head of the person to be washed, so the head position T1 corresponds to the head of the head of the person to be washed. Is the position. Further, when the upper nozzle link 11 is at the occipital position T2, the washing water is jetted near the back of the head of the hair-washed person, so the back-of-head position T2 is a position corresponding to the back of the head of the hair-washed person. is there.

  On the other hand, the lower nozzle link 12 starts to rotate in the direction of the arrow D around the rotation axis B, rotates from the hair position T3 shown in FIG. 2, reaches the lower occipital position T4, and reversely rotates from there to the hair position. The movement of returning to T3 is possible. Here, when the lower nozzle link 12 is at the hair position T3, the washing water is sprayed on the hair that hangs down under the person to be washed, so the hair position T3 is from the head housed in the sink 2. This is the position corresponding to the hair that hangs down. In addition, when the lower nozzle link 12 is at the lower occipital position T4, since the washing water is jetted near the back of the head of the hair-washed person, the lower occipital position T4 corresponds to the back of the head of the hair-washed person. Position.

In the present embodiment, the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 move in the same direction synchronously as follows by a drive mechanism (not shown).
That is, referring to FIG. 2B, assuming that the upper nozzle link 11 is at the top position T1 and the lower nozzle link 12 is at the hair position T3, when the upper nozzle link 11 starts to rotate in the direction of arrow C, the lower nozzle link 12 also Synchronously, the rotation starts in the direction of arrow D. When the upper nozzle link 11 reaches the occipital position T2, the lower nozzle link 12 reaches the lower occipital position T4 at the same time. On the other hand, assuming that the upper nozzle link 11 is at the occipital position T2 and the lower nozzle link 12 is at the lower occipital position T4, when the upper nozzle link 11 starts rotating in the direction opposite to the arrow C, the lower nozzle link 12 is also synchronized with the arrow. The rotation starts in the direction opposite to D, and when the upper nozzle link 11 reaches the top position T1, the lower nozzle link 12 reaches the hair position T3 at the same time.

Here, for example, the upper nozzle link 11 moves in the same direction as the hair grows while spraying the cleaning water, while the lower nozzle link 12 moves in the opposite direction to the hair grows while spraying the cleaning water, etc. When the movement directions of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 with respect to the direction in which the hair grows are different, the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 each have their hair washed from different directions with respect to the direction in which the hair grows. The cleaning water will be sprayed on the person's head and hair, which may cause the hair to become tangled.
However, as described above, since the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 are configured to move in the same direction synchronously, each of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 with respect to the hair growth direction. It is possible to prevent a situation in which the moving directions always coincide and the hair gets tangled.
Furthermore, during the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12, it is possible to ensure that these nozzle links do not contact.
Although details will be described later, in this embodiment, the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 move at different speeds or move within a certain range under the control of the microcomputer 89 described later. Then, complicated movements such as pausing and repetitive movement within a predetermined range are possible.

  In the present embodiment, with the above configuration, when the head of the person to be washed is positioned on the head support net 70 in the sink 2, the neck faces the inside of the sink 2. And since wash water is jetted from the neck nozzle link 80 toward the neck of this hair-washed person, coupled with the operation of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12, it is almost complete including the neck. Automatic hair washing becomes possible. Further, since the head support net 70 is arranged so as to avoid the movement trajectory of each nozzle link 11, 12, the head support net 70 does not hinder the operation of the nozzle link 11, 12, and interference can be avoided. In addition, since the support portion of the head is formed by the net 70, the washing water from each nozzle link 11 and 12 easily spreads to the back of the head of the person to be washed. In addition, since the support portions 71 at both ends of the head support net 70 are connected to the support rods 84 of the neck nozzle link 80, the sink 2 is bothered with additional processing to attach the head support net 70. There is no need to do this, and simple mounting can be realized.

Further, since both ends of the neck nozzle link 80 are supported by the sink 2, a space can be secured around the neck nozzle link 80, and when washing with the hand shower 13, the neck nozzle link 80 is provided. Does not get in the way and hand movements during shampooing are not hindered. In addition, since the head support net 70 and the neck nozzle link 80 are connected to each other below the neck of the person to be washed, it is possible to secure right and left hair washing spaces.
In addition, since the head support net 70 has a large mesh at the central portion 72 corresponding to the apex of the back of the head, the wash water from each nozzle link 11, 12 tends to reach the vicinity of the apex of the back of the head, and the mesh becomes closer to the support portions 71 at both ends. Therefore, the strength near the support portion 71 is increased, and the strength of the support is improved.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the automatic hair washing machine 1.
The operation of the automatic hair washer 1 is controlled by the microcomputer 89. In addition to the first water level sensor 26, the second water level sensor 27, the overflow sensor 31, the first thermistor 19, the microcomputer 89 has a signal from the operation panel 60 for setting and operating the operation content of the automatic hair washer 1. Is entered.
The microcomputer 89 includes a motor 20, a hot water storage valve 24, a shampoo pump 38, a conditioner pump 39, an upper nozzle valve 42, a lower nozzle valve 43, a neck nozzle valve 74, a drain valve 44, and a medicine supply pump. 94 and a chemical nozzle valve 95 are connected as control targets. The mixing valve 15 is connected to the motor 20, and the microcomputer 89 can adjust the temperature of the hot water sent to the water supply pipe 16 by driving and controlling the motor 20 to open and close the mixing valve 15. .

As shown in FIG. 6, an inverter 64 that controls the discharge pressure of the cleaning water discharged from the main pump 32 by supplying an alternating current to the main pump 32 is connected to the microcomputer 89. As shown in FIG. 3, the wash water discharged from the main pump 32 is ejected from the nozzles of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 through the upper nozzle valve 42 and the lower nozzle valve 43. Therefore, the microcomputer 89 can control the spraying pressure of the cleaning water sprayed from the nozzles of the nozzle links by controlling the inverter 64.
The microcomputer 89 is connected to a drive motor 98 that controls the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12. The drive motor 98 is configured by a stepping motor, and controls the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 via a drive mechanism (not shown) based on a drive signal input from the microcomputer 89. The microcomputer 89 controls the driving motor 98 to change the moving speed of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 or temporarily stops the upper and lower nozzle links 11 and 12. 11 and 12 can be complicatedly moved. Specific operations of the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 during automatic hair washing by the automatic hair washer 1 will be described later.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the basic operation of the automatic hair washer 1 during automatic hair washing.
As shown in FIG. 7, when performing automatic hair washing, the automatic hair washing machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a relaxation process, a first rinsing process, a shampoo process, a second rinsing process, a conditioner process, a third rinsing process, and a menthol medicine. Each process of an injection process and a 4th rinse process is performed sequentially. Hereinafter, operation | movement of the automatic hair washing machine 1 in each process is demonstrated using FIGS. 8-10.
In the following description, for convenience, the direction from the top of the head toward the neck direction along the head is referred to as a downward direction, and the direction toward the opposite is referred to as an upward direction. In other words, with respect to the upper nozzle link 11, the direction from the top position T1 to the occipital position T2 is the downward direction, and the opposite direction is the upward direction. Further, the direction from the hair position T3 to the lower occipital position T4 of the lower nozzle link 12 is the downward direction, and the opposite direction is the upward direction. In the head of the person to be washed, hair grows downward.
Further, as described above, the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 are configured to move synchronously. However, in the following description, only the movement of one nozzle link is described for convenience of explanation. There is.
In the following description, the microcomputer 89 functions as a control unit.
In the present embodiment, the spray pressure of the cleaning water sprayed from the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 can be changed in 12 stages from the lowest level 1 to the highest level 12.

FIG. 8A is a diagram for explaining the relaxation process.
This relaxation process is the process in which wash water is sprayed for the first time on the head of the hair-washed person, and the hair-washed person gets used to the fact that wash water is sprayed on the head to relax the hair-washed person. Is the main purpose. In order to achieve this object, in the relaxation process, the injection pressure is controlled so that the average value of the injection pressure level is lower than the average value of the injection pressure in the shampoo process and the conditioner process described later. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the average value of the injection pressure level in the shampoo process is level 9, and the average value of the injection pressure level in the conditioner process is level 8, whereas the injection pressure level in the relaxation process The average value is about level 6.
First, referring to FIG. A1, the microcomputer 89 controls the drive motor 98 and the like, moves the lower nozzle link 12 to the position where the washing water is sprayed to the point PD1, and then controls the inverter 64 and the like. For example, cleaning water is sprayed from the lower nozzle link 12 to the point PD1 for 3 seconds.
Next, referring to FIG. A2, the microcomputer 89 moves the lower nozzle link 12 until it reaches the lower occipital position T4 while jetting the cleaning water. At that time, the microcomputer 89 moves the lower nozzle link 12 at a very gentle speed. This is to give the hair-washed person a sense of being slowly stroked by hand and to give the hair-washed person a sense of security. Furthermore, in the relaxation process, which is a process immediately after the start of automatic hair washing, the washing water is sprayed while moving the lower nozzle link 12 at such a slow speed, so that the hair is washed by the machine without surprise to the person being washed. This is to remove the feeling of being and give a sense of quality.

Here, in FIG. A2, the microcomputer 89 causes the lower nozzle link 12 to inject cleaning water near the back of the head of the person to be washed (in the case of injecting cleaning water in the directions indicated by the arrows E and F). Increase the injection pressure compared to the case.
This is a state in which the washing water is launched when the washing water is sprayed near the back of the head of the person to be washed, in order to prevent the water pressure of the washing water reaching the back of the person to be washed from weakening due to this. It is. In addition, when the washing water is sprayed near the back of the head of the person to be washed, the hair hanging from the back of the head prevents the washing water sprayed from the lower nozzle link 12 from reaching the back of the head. This is to prevent the water pressure of the washing water reaching the back of the head of the user from being weakened. Also, in human heads, the back of the head tends to be less sensitive than other parts, but by increasing the spray pressure of the wash water sprayed in the vicinity of the back of the head, it is possible to massage the person to be washed with the spray of wash water. This is to ensure the effect.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the microcomputer 89 generates the spray pressure of the cleaning water sprayed to the head where the head support net 70 is located (the spraying pressure of the cleaning water sprayed in the direction indicated by the arrow F), The spray pressure is set higher than the spray pressure of the cleaning water sprayed to the head where there is no head support net 70. In the present embodiment, the microcomputer 89 sets the spray pressure of the cleaning water sprayed to the head at the position where the head support net 70 is at level 9 and the spray pressure of the cleaning water sprayed to other portions to the level. 7 to control each.
This is to prevent a situation in which cleaning water is weakly jetted to the head at a position where the net is located due to the presence of the net. Further, in the present embodiment, the hair is difficult to move by being sandwiched between the head support net 70 and the back of the head, and the washing water sprayed from the lower nozzle link 12 by the hair sandwiched between these is inhibited from reaching the back of the head. However, this is for preventing the water pressure of the washing water reaching the back of the head of the person to be washed from weakening due to this.
In the present embodiment, the same control as the control for the lower nozzle link 12 described above is performed for the upper nozzle link 11, and this control is performed while automatic hair washing is being performed by the automatic hair washer 1.
Note that whether or not the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 are spraying cleaning water near the back of the head may be detected based on, for example, a drive signal output from the microcomputer 89 to the drive motor 98. Alternatively, a position detection sensor that detects the positions of the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 may be connected to the microcomputer 89 and detected based on the output value of the position detection sensor.

  Next, referring to FIG. A3, the microcomputer 89 controls the neck nozzle valve 74 and the like, and sprays washing water from the neck nozzle link 80 to the point PK1 corresponding to the neck of the person to be washed. Here, the washing water to be sprayed is warm water. Thus, by spraying warm water on the neck of the person to be washed, the blood flow at the neck is improved, the tension of the entire head is released, and the massage effect can be improved. Thereafter, the injection of warm water from the neck nozzle link 80 is performed until the relaxation process is completed. Thereby, warm water will be sprayed to a to-be-washed person's neck over a long time, and there can exist the effect mentioned above effectively. In FIG. A3, as indicated by the wavy arrow, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 to the top position T1 and the lower nozzle link 12 to the hair position T3.

Next, referring to FIG. A4, the microcomputer 89 drives the upper nozzle link 11 so as to repeatedly move from the top position T1 to the occipital position T2 while jetting cleaning water. At that time, the microcomputer 89 makes the injection pressure when the upper nozzle link 11 is moving downward higher than the injection pressure when it is moving upward. In this embodiment, the microcomputer 89 performs injection when the level of the injection pressure when the upper nozzle link 11 is moving downward is level 8, and when the upper nozzle link 11 is moving upward. The injection pressure is controlled so that the pressure level becomes level 5.
Here, when massaging the head with a human hand, in order to achieve a smooth massage according to the direction in which the hair grows, usually the same direction as the direction in which the hair grows rather than in the direction opposite to the direction in which the hair grows The power to crawl is stronger.
In the above-described control, when the upper nozzle link 11 is moved downward, that is, when the washing water is sequentially jetted in the same direction as the hair grows, the injection pressure moves the upper nozzle link 11 in the opposite direction. In other words, it is higher than the spray pressure when the wash water is sprayed sequentially in the direction opposite to the direction in which the hair grows. For this reason, during the automatic hair washing, it is possible to give the hair-washed person the feeling of being massaged manually.
Furthermore, according to the control described above, since the spray pressure when the washing water is sequentially sprayed in the direction opposite to the direction in which the hair grows is weak, the reverse hair state is unlikely to occur and the hair can be prevented from being tangled and the hair to be washed Comfort of the person can be improved.
In FIG. A4, the upper nozzle link 11 is caused to repeat the above movement twice.
Next, referring to FIG. A5, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 so as to repeatedly move between the top position T1 and the occipital position T2, and repeatedly moves between the hair position T3 and the lower occipital position T4. The lower nozzle link 12 is moved. During the movement, the microcomputer 89 ejects cleaning water from both nozzle links.

Next, referring to FIG. A6, the microcomputer 89 controls the upper nozzle link 11 as follows.
That is, first, the upper nozzle link 11 is moved to the top position T1, and the upper nozzle link 11 is temporarily stopped. During the temporary stop, the microcomputer 89 controls the inverter 64 and the like to inject cleaning water from the upper nozzle link 11 to the point PU1 while switching the level of the injection pressure at intervals of 0.5 seconds. Switching between high and low is performed so that the injection pressure is high and low twice. In the present embodiment, the microcomputer 89 is configured so that the level of the injection pressure when the injection pressure is high is level 8, and the level of the injection pressure when the injection pressure is low is level 5. Control the injection pressure. Thereafter, the microcomputer 89 ejects the washing water from the upper nozzle link 11 while switching the level of the ejection pressure at intervals of 1 second. The switching between high and low is performed so that the high state and the low state each come once.
In this way, when the wash water is sprayed while the spray pressure level is switched at a predetermined interval with respect to a part having the head of the person to be washed, the feeling that the part is rubbed with strength by hand. Can be given to the user.
In particular, in the present embodiment, the level of the injection pressure is switched during the temporary stop of the upper nozzle link 11, and therefore, during this temporary stop, the washing water flows while switching the level of the spray pressure with respect to the same portion of the head. Will be injected. For this reason, it is possible to give the hair-washed person a stronger sense that the portion is rubbed with strength by hand.
Here, in the case of massaging massage manually, an operation of massaging massage is usually performed with intervals gradually applied. And in this embodiment, the time which switches the level of injection pressure becomes long, so that the time which injects washing water passes. Thus, it is possible to give the hair-washed person a feeling that the portion where the washing water is sprayed is manually squeezed.

Further, the microcomputer 89 temporarily stops the upper nozzle link 11 at a position corresponding to the point PU1, then cancels the temporary stop, and lowers the upper nozzle link 11 until reaching a position where the washing water is sprayed to the point PU2. After moving in the direction, the upper nozzle link 11 is temporarily stopped at the position corresponding to the point PU2, and the washing water is sprayed while switching the level of the spraying pressure as in the position corresponding to the point PU1. In this way, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 from the position corresponding to PU1 to the position corresponding to PU5, and temporarily stops the upper nozzle link 11 at each of the positions corresponding to PU1 to PU5. The washing water is jetted while switching the jet pressure level during the temporary stop.
According to this, it is possible to give the hair-washed person a feeling that the plurality of parts of the head of the hair-washed person are scolded with strength by hand.
In FIG. A7, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. A3 is performed.

FIG. 8B is a diagram for explaining the first rinsing step.
This first rinsing step is a step for flowing dirt attached to the hair with washing water (not including a shampoo solution or a conditioner solution) before the next shampooing step.
In the first rinsing process, the injection pressure is controlled so that the average value of the injection pressure level is lower than the average value in the shampoo process and the average value in the conditioner process, as in the relaxation process. Thus, the person to be washed is made more accustomed to the fact that the washing water is sprayed on the head.

In FIG. B1, the same operation as that described in FIG. A1 is performed.
Next, referring to FIG. B2, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 so as to repeatedly move between the top position T1 and the occipital position T2 while jetting washing water, and also moves from the hair position T3 to the lower occipital position. The lower nozzle link 12 is moved so as to repeatedly move between T4. During the operation, the microcomputer 89 makes the spray pressure of the cleaning water when the upper nozzle link 11 is moving downward higher than the spray pressure of the cleaning water when moving upward. Similarly, the microcomputer 89 makes the spray pressure of the cleaning water when the lower nozzle link 12 is designated to move downward higher than the spray pressure of the cleaning water when moving downward.

Next, referring to FIG. B3, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 to the head top position T1, and then sprays the cleaning water, and the cleaning water is injected to the portion corresponding to the range H1. The reciprocating range (hereinafter simply referred to as “range H1”; the same applies to the ranges H2 to H9) is reciprocated four times. Thereafter, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 downward, and then makes four reciprocations within the range H2 while spraying the cleaning water. Thus, the microcomputer 89 reciprocates the upper nozzle link 11 four times while injecting the cleaning water in each of the ranges H1 to H4. Thereby, in each of the ranges H1 to H4, the wash water is intensively jetted, and dirt attached to the hair can be flowed more reliably in each of these ranges.
In FIG. B4, the same operation as that described in FIG. A4 is performed.

FIG. 8C is a diagram for explaining a shampoo process.
This shampooing step is a step of washing the hair of a person to be washed with an agent solution containing a shampoo solution. The microcomputer 89 controls the shampoo pump 38 and mixes the shampoo liquid with water to generate the agent liquid.
In this shampoo process, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 and the lower nozzle link 12 at a higher speed than in the above-described relaxation process. Thereby, an appropriate stimulus can be given to the person to be washed to make it feel comfortable, and the hair can be washed efficiently.
Further, in the shampoo process, the injection pressure is controlled so that the average value of the injection pressure level is higher than in the relaxation process, the conditioner process, the rinsing process, and the like. In this way, compared to other processes, by giving a strong stimulus to the hair-washed person, the interval at which the massage is performed is made to stand out and the massage peak is recognized, and the hair-washed person Improve comfort. In the present embodiment, the microcomputer 89 controls the injection pressure so that the average value of the injection pressure level in the shampoo process becomes level 9.

  In FIG. C1, the same operation as that described in FIG. A6 is performed. The operation shown in FIG. C1 is an operation referred to as “finger pressure washing”. By performing the operation shown in FIG. C1, the same effects as described in the description of FIG. A6 can be obtained. Furthermore, the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is intensively sprayed to the point PU1 to the point PU5, and the shampoo liquid can be spread over the entire head, and further to the root of the hair. Can penetrate.

In FIG. C2, the following operations are performed. The operation shown in FIG. C2 is an operation called “reciprocal washing”.
That is, the microcomputer 89 stops the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 at the top position T1 for a predetermined time after moving the upper nozzle link 11 to the top position T1, and includes the shampoo liquid from the upper nozzle link 11. The solution is sprayed toward the point PO1. This point PO1 corresponds to “a high place in the head stored in the sink 2”.
Next, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 downward while ejecting cleaning water containing neither shampoo liquid nor conditioner liquid from the upper nozzle link 11. At that time, the microcomputer 89 is arranged so that the washing water is sprayed to the position of the flowing-down agent liquid (shampoo liquid) as the agent liquid (shampoo liquid) adhering to the point PO1 flows down along the head. The upper nozzle link 11 is moved downward while controlling the movement of the nozzle link 11. Here, the speed at which the agent liquid adhering to the point PO1 flows down along the head, the elapsed time after jetting, and the position of the cleaning liquid on the head when the elapsed time has passed through prior experiments and simulations, etc. And the upper nozzle link 11 should be moved when the upper nozzle link 11 is moved so that the cleaning liquid is jetted in accordance with the flowing liquid. A program for realizing the movement is programmed in advance and stored in the storage unit of the microcomputer 89.

When the upper nozzle link 11 moves to the occipital position T2, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 in the upward direction to the top position T1 while spraying the cleaning water.
Next, the microcomputer 89 again sprays the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid toward the point PO1 at the top position T1, and the agent liquid (shampoo liquid) attached to the point PO1 flows down along the head. At the same time, the upper nozzle link 11 is moved downward while controlling the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 so that the washing water containing neither the shampoo liquid nor the conditioner liquid is jetted to the position of the flowing-down agent liquid (shampoo liquid). Move to.
The microcomputer 89 repeats the reciprocating movement of the upper nozzle link 11 as described above a predetermined number of times.

As described above, in this embodiment, the microcomputer 89 ejects the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid when the upper nozzle link 11 is located at the top of the head, and further, the agent liquid (shampoo) adhered to the point PO1. As the liquid) flows down along the head, the upper nozzle link 11 is moved downward while controlling the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 so that the cleaning liquid is sprayed to the position of the flowing-down agent liquid (shampoo liquid). Move. Thereby, the following effects can be produced.
That is, the point PO1, in other words, the agent liquid (shampoo liquid) adhered to the point PO1 after the medicine containing the shampoo liquid is jetted at the highest position in the range in which the agent liquid is jetted from the upper nozzle link 11. ) Flows down along the head, and the cleaning liquid is sprayed to the position of the flowing-down agent liquid (shampoo liquid), so the penetration of the flowing-down liquid agent into the hair and foaming are promoted throughout the head. In other words, it becomes possible to spread the agent liquid including the shampoo liquid suitably over the entire area of the head by utilizing the property of flowing down according to gravity. Furthermore, since the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is ejected while the upper nozzle link 11 is located at the top position T1, it is compared with the case of injecting the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid during other periods. Thus, the consumption of the shampoo liquid can be reduced and the running cost can be suppressed. That is, according to the present embodiment, the running cost can be suppressed while maintaining the state in which the agent solution containing the shampoo solution spreads over the entire area of the head.
In the above example, the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is jetted only when the upper nozzle link 11 is located at the top position T1, but for example, the top position T1 and the back position T2 The liquid agent may be ejected when the upper nozzle link 11 reaches the intermediate position. That is, the above-described effects can be obtained as long as the agent liquid is intensively ejected at a high position in the head, such as the point PO1.

In FIG. C3, the following operation is performed. Note that the operation shown in FIG. C3 is an operation called “boiled washing”. 8D shows an enlarged view of FIG. C3.
That is, the microcomputer 89 stops the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 at the top position T1 for a predetermined time after moving the upper nozzle link 11 to the top position T1, and includes the shampoo liquid from the upper nozzle link 11. The solution is sprayed toward the point PO1 (see FIG. C2).
Next, as shown by an arrow G1, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 downward by a predetermined distance while injecting cleaning water that does not contain the shampoo liquid and the conditioner liquid. Next, as shown by the arrow Y1, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 upward by a distance shorter than the predetermined distance while spraying cleaning water not containing the shampoo liquid and the conditioner liquid. Here, the microcomputer 89 increases the spray pressure of the cleaning water when moving in the arrow G1 direction, compared to the spray pressure of the cleaning water when moving in the arrow Y1 direction. Thereby, as described above, there are effects such as prevention of hair tangling. Thereafter, as indicated by arrows G2, Y2, G3, Y3, and G4, the microcomputer 89 alternately moves the upper nozzle link 11 to the occipital position T2 while repeating the downward movement and the upward movement alternately. Move it all the way. Similarly, after moving the lower nozzle link 12 to the hair position T3, the microcomputer 89 causes the lower nozzle link 12 to perform the same operation as the upper nozzle link 11 described above until reaching the lower occipital position T4.

In the above operation, the microcomputer 89 causes the cleaning water to flow at the position of the flowing-down agent solution (shampoo solution) as the agent solution (shampoo solution) adhering to the point PO1 (see FIG. C2) flows down along the head. The movement of the upper nozzle link 11 in the downward direction and the movement in the upward direction are alternately repeated while controlling the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 so as to be jetted. Specifically, referring to FIG. 8D, a series of operations indicated by arrows G1 and Y1 are performed while the agent liquid flowing down along the head is in range H10, and along the head. While the agent liquid flowing down is in the range H11, a series of operations indicated by the arrows G2 and Y2 are performed, and the agent liquid flowing down along the head is in the range H12. A series of operations indicated by the arrow G3 and the arrow Y3 are performed, and the operation indicated by the arrow G4 is performed while the agent liquid flowing down along the head is in the range H13. A program for controlling the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 so as to achieve the above-described movement is developed by a prior experiment, simulation, etc., and the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 is controlled by the microcomputer 89 based on this program. .
By performing the operation as described above, the same effect as described in the description of FIG. C2 can be obtained. That is, the point PO1, in other words, the agent liquid (shampoo liquid) adhered to the point PO1 after the medicine containing the shampoo liquid is jetted at the highest position in the range in which the agent liquid is jetted from the upper nozzle link 11. ) Flows down along the head, and the cleaning liquid is sprayed to the position of the flowing-down agent liquid (shampoo liquid), so the penetration of the flowing-down liquid agent into the hair and foaming are promoted throughout the head. In other words, it becomes possible to spread the agent liquid including the shampoo liquid suitably over the entire area of the head by utilizing the property of flowing down according to gravity. In particular, in the movements indicated by the arrows Y1, Y2, and Y3, the cleaning water is jetted against the flow of the chemical solution along the head, and the chemical solution containing the shampoo liquid can penetrate more into the head. And the agent solution can be more foamed.
Furthermore, since the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is ejected while the upper nozzle link 11 is located at the top position T1, it is compared with the case of injecting the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid during other periods. Thus, the consumption of the shampoo liquid can be reduced and the running cost can be suppressed.
In the above example, the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is jetted only when the upper nozzle link 11 is located at the top position T1, but for example, during the movement indicated by the arrow G3, The liquid agent may be ejected from the upper nozzle link 11. In other words, the above-described effects can be obtained if the liquid chemical is intensively ejected at a high position on the head, such as the point PO1.

In FIG. C4, the following operation is performed. The operation shown in FIG. C4 is an operation called “scouring”.
The microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 to the top position T1, stops the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 at the top position T1 for a predetermined time, and contains the shampoo liquid from the upper nozzle link 11. The liquid is sprayed toward the point PO1 (see FIG. C2). Next, the microcomputer 89 reciprocates a plurality of times within a range H5 corresponding to a narrow range in the head of the person being washed while spraying washing water that does not contain shampoo liquid and conditioner liquid. Here, the narrow range in the head of the person to be washed is defined as a range of 0.5 cm to 3 cm in the vertical direction (in this embodiment, about 2 cm), and the washing water reciprocates in this range. It will be injected. In this embodiment, the microcomputer 89 reciprocates 8 times in the upper nozzle link 11 in 2 seconds so that the washing water is reciprocated and jetted in a range of about 2 cm in the head. At that time, the microcomputer 89 relatively increases the jetting pressure of the washing water and relatively increases the moving speed of the upper nozzle link 11. In the present embodiment, the microcomputer 89 controls the level of the injection pressure to level 8.

In this way, the washing water with high spray pressure is ejected from the upper nozzle link 11 that reciprocates at a high speed with respect to a narrow range in the head, so that appropriate stimulation can be given to the part, and the hair to be washed It is possible to give a feeling to the person that the head is being massaged by the hand. Furthermore, it is possible to realize a feeling that the itchy part of the head is scratched manually, and to improve the comfort of the person being washed.
Furthermore, compared with the relaxation process and the first rinsing process, the washing water is sprayed with a strong spray pressure, and the hair to be washed has become accustomed to spraying the washing water on the head through the relaxation process and the first rinsing process. Appropriate stimulation can be given to the person. And a to-be-washed person can acquire a strong massage feeling by feeling moderate irritation | stimulation.
Thereafter, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 downward by a predetermined distance, and performs the same operation in the range H6 as in the range H5. In this way, the microcomputer 89 reciprocates the upper nozzle link 11 a plurality of times while injecting cleaning water in each of the ranges H5 to H9. Thereby, the effect mentioned above about a plurality of different parts in a head can be produced.

  Further, in the above operation, the microcomputer 89 cleans the agent liquid (shampoo liquid) attached to the point PO1 (see FIG. C2) at the position of the agent liquid (shampoo liquid) flowing down as the agent liquid (shampoo liquid) adhering to the point PO1 flows down along the head. The upper nozzle link 11 is reciprocated while controlling the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 so that water is jetted. Specifically, the upper nozzle link 11 is reciprocated in the range H5 while the agent liquid flowing down along the head is located at a location corresponding to the range H5. While the upper nozzle link 11 is reciprocated in the range H6 while being located at the location corresponding to the range H6, the range of the agent liquid flowing down along the head is located at the location corresponding to the range H7. The reciprocating movement of the upper nozzle link 11 in H7 is performed, and the reciprocating movement of the upper nozzle link 11 in the range H8 is performed while the agent liquid flowing down along the head is located at a location corresponding to the range H8. The upper nozzle link 11 is reciprocated in the range H9 while the liquid agent flowing down along the portion is located at a location corresponding to the range H9. A program for controlling the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 so as to achieve the above-described movement is developed by a prior experiment, simulation, etc., and the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 is controlled by the microcomputer 89 based on this program. .

By performing the operation as described above, the same effect as described in the description of FIG. C2 can be obtained. That is, the point PO1, in other words, the agent liquid (shampoo liquid) adhered to the point PO1 after the medicine containing the shampoo liquid is jetted at the highest position in the range in which the agent liquid is jetted from the upper nozzle link 11. ) Flows down along the head, and the cleaning liquid is sprayed to the position of the flowing-down agent liquid (shampoo liquid), so the penetration of the flowing-down liquid agent into the hair and foaming are promoted throughout the head. In other words, it becomes possible to spread the agent liquid including the shampoo liquid suitably over the entire area of the head by utilizing the property of flowing down according to gravity. In particular, in the series of operations shown in FIG. C4, cleaning water may be jetted against the flow of the chemical solution along the head, and the chemical solution containing the shampoo liquid can be further permeated into the head. And the said agent liquid can be made to foam more.
Furthermore, since the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is ejected while the upper nozzle link 11 is located at the top position T1, it is compared with the case of injecting the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid during other periods. Thus, the consumption of the shampoo liquid can be reduced and the running cost can be suppressed.
In the present embodiment, there are five ranges H5 to H9, but the number of ranges is not limited to five, and more ranges may exist.
Further, in the above example, the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is jetted only when the upper nozzle link 11 is located at the top position T1, but for example, the upper nozzle is located at a position corresponding to the range H7. You may make it inject a chemical | medical solution also when the link 11 is located. In other words, the above-described effects can be obtained if the liquid chemical is intensively ejected at a high position on the head, such as the point PO1.

  In FIG. C5, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. C2 is performed.

FIG. 9A is a diagram for explaining the second rinsing step.
This second rinsing step is a step for rinsing off the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid sprayed on the head and remaining on the head and hair in the shampooing step.
In the second rinsing step, the injection pressure is controlled so that the average value of the injection pressure level is lower than the average value in the shampoo step. In the present embodiment, the average value of the injection pressure level in the second rinsing process is controlled to be level 8.

In FIG. D1, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. A3 is performed, in FIG. D2, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. B2 is performed, and in FIG. D3, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. Is done.
Next, referring to FIG. D4, the microcomputer 89 moves the lower nozzle link 12 to the lower occipital position T4, and then upwards by a predetermined distance while spraying the washing water as indicated by an arrow I. Move. Thereafter, as indicated by an arrow J, the microcomputer 89 moves the lower nozzle link 12 downward by a distance shorter than the predetermined distance while jetting cleaning water. At that time, the microcomputer 89 makes the spray pressure of the cleaning water when moving the lower nozzle link 12 downward higher than the spray pressure of the cleaning water when moving upward. The microcomputer 89 repeatedly performs the above-described operation until the lower nozzle link 12 reaches the hair position T3.
In FIG. D5, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. C3 is performed. In FIG. D6, the lower nozzle link 12 operates in the same manner as that described in FIG. A5, and the upper nozzle link 11 does not inject cleaning water. In FIG. D7, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. A5 is performed. In FIG. D8, the upper nozzle link 11 operates in the same manner as that described in FIG. A6, and the lower nozzle link 12 operates in substantially the same manner as the upper nozzle link 11 in FIG. A6.

FIG. 9B is a diagram for explaining a conditioner process.
The conditioner process is a process for performing so-called conditioning by injecting wash water containing a conditioner liquid onto the head and hair of a person to be washed. The microcomputer 89 controls the conditioner pump 39 to mix the conditioner liquid into the cleaning water. The average value of the injection pressure level in the conditioner process is controlled to be lower than the average value of the injection pressure level in the shampoo process and higher than the average value of the injection pressure level in the relaxation process. In the present embodiment, the microcomputer 89 controls the average value of the injection pressure level in the conditioner process to be level 8.
In FIG. E1, the same operation as that described in FIG. A3 is performed.

In FIG. E2, the same operation as in FIG. C2 is performed. The operation of FIG. C2 will be briefly described. After moving the upper nozzle link 11 to the top position T1, the microcomputer 89 stops the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 at the top position T1 for a predetermined time. The agent liquid containing the condition liquid is sprayed from the nozzle link 11 toward the point PO1. This point PO1 corresponds to “a high place in the head stored in the sink 2”.
Next, the microcomputer 89 moves the upper nozzle link 11 downward while ejecting cleaning water containing neither shampoo liquid nor conditioner liquid from the upper nozzle link 11. At that time, the microcomputer 89 is arranged so that the washing water is sprayed to the position of the flowing down agent liquid (conditioner liquid) as the agent liquid (conditioner liquid) adhering to the point PO1 flows down along the head. The upper nozzle link 11 is moved downward while controlling the movement of the nozzle link 11. As a result, similar to the effect described in FIG. C2, the running cost can be suppressed while maintaining the state where the agent solution containing the conditioner solution spreads over the entire area of the head.

  In FIG. E3, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. C3 is performed, and in FIG. E4, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. C2 is performed. By the operations shown in FIGS. E3 and E4, it is possible to realize a reduction in running cost while maintaining a state in which the agent liquid containing the conditioner liquid spreads over the entire head as described in FIGS. C3 and C2. Further, it is possible to promote the penetration of the condition liquid through the head.

FIG. 9C is a diagram for explaining the third rinsing step.
This third rinsing step is a step for rinsing washing water containing the conditioner liquid sprayed on the head in the conditioner step and remaining on the head and hair.
In the third rinsing process, the injection pressure is controlled so that the average value of the injection pressure level is lower than the average value in the shampoo process. In the present embodiment, the average value of the injection pressure level in the second rinsing process is controlled to be level 8.
In FIG. F1, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. A3 is performed, in FIG. F2, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. D8 is performed, and in FIG. F3, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. In FIG. F4, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. C3 is performed, and in FIG. F5, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. B2 is performed.

FIG. 10A is a diagram for explaining a menthol medicine injection step.
This menthol medicine injection process is a process for injecting a menthol-type medicine to a person to be washed. In the menthol drug spraying process, the spray pressure is controlled so that the spray pressure when the drug is sprayed is lowered in order to give the hair-washed person the feeling that the menthol-based drug is sprayed gently. The For example, the injection pressure corresponding to level 6 is controlled.
Referring to FIG. G1, in FIG. G1, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. A7 is performed. At that time, the microcomputer 89 makes the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 gentle and lowers the spray pressure of the cleaning water sprayed from the upper nozzle link 11.
Next, referring to FIG. G2, as shown by the arrows in the figure, the microcomputer 89 controls the drug supply pump 94, the drug nozzle valve 95, and the like, so that the menthol-type drug is applied to the head of the person to be washed. Let spray.
When the menthol-based drug is sprayed on the head, it can give the hair-washed person a refreshing feeling and a refreshing feeling, and the comfort of the hair-washed person is improved.

FIG. 10B is a diagram for explaining a fourth rinsing step.
The fourth rinsing step is a step for rinsing off the menthol-type drug sprayed on the hair-washed person and remaining on the hair and head of the hair-washed person in the menthol drug spraying process.
Referring to FIG. H1, in FIG. H1, an operation similar to the operation described in FIG. A4 is performed. At that time, the microcomputer 89 gradually lowers the spray water pressure of the cleaning water. As a result, the person to be washed is made to recognize that a series of operations related to automatic hair washing ends.

As described above, the automatic hair washing machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes the sink 2 that stores the head of the person to be washed, and cleans the head stored in the sink 2. Then, the automatic hair washer 1 moves along the head housed in the sink 2, while the upper nozzle link 11 capable of ejecting either washing water or chemical liquid and the head housed in the sink 2. And a microcomputer 89 that ejects the agent liquid more intensively when the upper nozzle link 11 is located at a position where the liquid can be ejected at a higher place than when the upper nozzle link 11 is located at another position. Yes.
According to this, since the agent liquid sprayed to a high part of the head flows down, the agent liquid spreads over the entire head part, and therefore, it is preferable to make the best use of the property of flowing down according to gravity over the entire head part. It becomes possible to spread the agent solution containing the shampoo solution.

In the present embodiment, the microcomputer 89 ejects the drug solution to a high place in the head housed in the sink 2, and then the drug solution attached to the head is dropped along the head by this spraying. Corresponding to the above, the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 and the ejection of the liquid by the upper nozzle link 11 are controlled.
According to this, the agent liquid that flows down along the head can be used, and the agent liquid can be suitably distributed over the entire area of the head. Further, as compared with the case where the shampoo is injected over the entire area of the head. , Running costs can be reduced.

In the present embodiment, the microcomputer 89 ejects the drug solution to a high place in the head housed in the sink 2, and then the drug solution attached to the head is dropped along the head by this spraying. Corresponding to the above, the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 and the ejection of the liquid by the upper nozzle link 11 are controlled so that the washing water is ejected to a location corresponding to the position of the drug solution in the head.
According to this, the penetration and foaming of the flowing agent liquid into the hair is promoted in the entire area of the head, and the shampoo liquid (or conditioner) is preferably applied over the entire area of the head by utilizing the property of flowing down according to gravity. It is possible to spread the solution containing the liquid. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is ejected while the upper nozzle link 11 is located at the top position T1, the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is also ejected during other periods. Compared with the case where it does, the consumption of a shampoo liquid can be reduced and a running cost can be suppressed. That is, according to the present embodiment, the running cost can be suppressed while maintaining the state in which the agent solution containing the shampoo solution spreads over the entire area of the head.

In the present embodiment, the microcomputer 89 ejects the drug solution to a high place in the head housed in the sink 2, and then the drug solution attached to the head is dropped along the head by this spraying. Corresponding to the above, while controlling the nozzle link so that the cleaning water is reciprocated within a predetermined range, the cleaning water is sprayed to a location corresponding to the position of the drug solution on the head. In addition, the movement of the upper nozzle link 11 and the ejection of the liquid by the upper nozzle link 11 are controlled.
According to this, since the cleaning liquid is jetted to the position of the flowing-down agent liquid (shampoo liquid or) in correspondence with the flow of the agent liquid (shampoo liquid or conditioner liquid) along the head, the flowing-down agent liquid Penetration of hair into the hair and foaming are promoted throughout the head, and it is possible to spread the solution containing the shampoo liquid over the entire area of the head by making the best use of the property of flowing down according to gravity. It becomes. In particular, when the cleaning water is reciprocated and jetted, the cleaning water is jetted against the flow of the chemical liquid along the head, and the chemical liquid containing the shampoo liquid can penetrate more into the head. In the case of an agent solution containing a shampoo solution, the shampoo solution can be made more foamy.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is ejected while the upper nozzle link 11 is located at the top position T1, the agent liquid containing the shampoo liquid is also ejected during other periods. Compared with the case where it does, the consumption of a shampoo liquid can be reduced and a running cost can be suppressed.

In the present embodiment, the microcomputer 89 ejects the drug solution to a high place in the head housed in the sink 2, and then the drug solution attached to the head is dropped along the head by this spraying. The injection pressure of the liquid ejected from the nozzle link is controlled correspondingly.
That is, in the present embodiment, in the “boiled washing” described with reference to FIG. C3, the washing water when moving in the arrow G1 direction rather than the jet pressure of the washing water when moving in the arrow Y1 direction. Increase the injection pressure. As a result, as described above, when the cleaning water is sequentially sprayed in the same direction as the hair grows, the spraying pressure moves the upper nozzle link 11 in the opposite direction, that is, in the direction opposite to the hair grows. It becomes higher than the injection pressure when the cleaning water is sequentially injected. For this reason, during the automatic hair washing, it is possible to give the hair-washed person the feeling of being massaged manually. Furthermore, since the spray pressure is low when the washing water is sprayed sequentially in the direction opposite to the direction in which the hair grows, the reverse hair state is unlikely to occur, the hair can be prevented from getting tangled, and the comfort of the person being washed is improved. be able to.

In the present embodiment, the upper nozzle link 11 is configured to be repetitively movable from the top position T1 corresponding to the top of the head stored in the sink 2 to the back position T2 corresponding to the back of the head. When the upper nozzle link 11 is located at the top position T1, the computer 89 intensively ejects the drug solution.
According to this, in the top position T1 which is the highest position in the range in which the liquid medicine is ejected from the upper nozzle link 11, the liquid medicine can be suitably ejected to the top of the head which is a high position in the head. .

The above-described embodiment is merely an aspect of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily modified and applied within the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example of the operation related to automatic hair washing by the automatic hair washing machine 1 has been described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, but the operation related to automatic hair washing is not limited to that described. For example, the order of each operation may be changed, or each operation may be repeated.
Moreover, the structure of the medicine injection mechanism 90 is not limited to the structure described in the above-described embodiment, and may be a structure in which, for example, a menthol-based medicine is injected from the upper nozzle link 11 or the lower nozzle link 12.
Further, in the rinsing step, the cleaning water may be jetted intensively at a high position on the head. Even in this case, for the same reason as described above, it is possible to reduce the consumption of the washing water while maintaining the state where the washing water is spread over the entire area of the head, thereby suppressing the running cost. it can.

1 automatic hair washer 2 sink 2A wall T1 top position T2 occipital position 11 upper nozzle link (nozzle link)
12 Lower nozzle link (nozzle link)
89 Microcomputer (control unit)

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In an automatic hair washer having a sink for storing the head of the person to be washed, and for washing the head stored in the sink,
A nozzle link capable of jetting either cleaning water or liquid agent while moving along the head stored in the sink;
A controller that intensively ejects liquid from the nozzle link when the nozzle link is located at a position where the liquid can be ejected at a high position in the head stored in the sink. Automatic hair washing machine. The controller is
After the liquid is ejected to a high place in the head stored in the sink, the liquid adhering to the head by this ejection falls along the head, the movement of the nozzle link, and The automatic hair washer according to claim 1, wherein jetting of liquid by the nozzle link is controlled. The controller is
After ejecting the liquid to a high place in the head stored in the sink, the liquid adhering to the head by this ejection falls along the head, and the liquid is positioned at the head. The automatic hair washer according to claim 2, wherein the movement of the nozzle link and the ejection of the liquid by the nozzle link are controlled so that the liquid is ejected to a corresponding place. The controller is
After the liquid is ejected to a high place in the head stored in the sink, the liquid adhering to the head by this ejection falls along the head, and the washing water is within a predetermined range. While controlling the nozzle link to be reciprocated, the movement of the nozzle link and the liquid by the nozzle link so that the liquid is ejected to a location corresponding to the position of the liquid in the head. The automatic hair washer according to claim 2, wherein jetting is controlled. The control unit ejects the liquid to a high place in the head stored in the sink, and then causes the liquid attached to the head to drop along the head by the ejection, from the nozzle link. The automatic hair washer according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein a jetting pressure of the jetted liquid is controlled. The nozzle link is configured to be able to repeatedly move from a top position corresponding to the top of the head stored in the sink to a back position corresponding to the back of the head,
The controller is
The automatic hair washer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when the nozzle link is located at the top position, the liquid is intensively ejected.

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