US20100300477A1

US20100300477A1 - Hair Straightener With Clip Structure

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Publication number: US20100300477A1
Application number: US12/746,711
Authority: US
Inventors: Wai Ho Keong; Chun Yin Lock
Original assignee: Kenford Industrial Co Ltd
Current assignee: Kenford Industrial Co Ltd
Priority date: 2007-12-07
Filing date: 2008-04-01
Publication date: 2010-12-02
Also published as: EP2223626A1; CN201123496Y; WO2009074022A1; EP2223626A4

Abstract

A hair straightener with a clip structure comprises electric heating elements (2), an ion generator (4), a three-dimensional control interface (1) having a button (33), a display screen (5), a linking member (6), an upper arm (7) and a lower arm (8). The upper arm (7) and the lower arm (8) are linked with each other through the linking member (6), so as to form the clip structure. The three-dimensional control interface (1) simultaneously connects with and controls other different functional elements of the hair straightener, and adjusts at least one functional element through the button (33), so as to adjust different functions of the hair straightener, including the temperature adjustment of the electric heating elements (2) and the adjustment of the ion generator (4).

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This present invention relates generally to hair care products, and more specifically, to a hair straightener with a clip structure utilizing electric heating.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are wide varieties of electric perm equipments currently. For example, a China patent no. ZL200520035229.7 discloses a hair straightener, comprising hinged electric clamping plates, wherein an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate are placed at a free end of the electric plates respectively, and an upper and a lower electric heating sheets are installed correspondingly on the inner side of the upper and lower clamping plates. The upper and the lower clamping plates are arranged as two blocks of porous structure. Such a hair straightener, and many other similar hair straighteners usually have a control interface in the manner of a flat button, therefore operation of the hair straighteners when used by users is very inconvenient. In addition, the existing hair straighteners only simply utilize electric heating or ion to straighten hair, and the effect for hair straightening is not very good.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The technical problem to be solved of the preset invention is to provide a hair straightener having a three-dimensional control interface which can provide control to hair straightening via electric heating or ion, in order to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art.
According an aspect of the present invention, a hair straightener with a clip structure is provided, comprising: electric heating elements, an ion generator, a three-dimensional control interface having a button, a linking member, an upper arm and a lower arm, wherein the upper arm and the lower arm are linked with each other through the linking member to form the clip structure; the three-dimensional control interface simultaneously connects with and controls other different functional elements of the hair straightener.
Advantageously, the three-dimensional control interface has a base with a displacement, and the button is embedded into the displacement, and is capable of displacing back and forth along the displacement. The three-dimensional control interface controls at least one functional element or adjusts the functional elements through the button displacing along the displacement, including adjusting temperature of the electric heating elements and adjusting the ion generator.
Advantageously, the three-dimensional control interface controls the hair straightener through the button displacing toward different directions, including the directions between the negative X-axis, the positive X-axis, the negative Y-axis, the positive Y-axis, the negative Z-axis, and the positive Z-axis, and the negative X-axis, the positive X-axis, the negative Y-axis, the positive Y-axis, the negative Z-axis, and the positive Z-axis of the same button.
Advantageously, the three-dimensional control interface is changeable toward different directions, and the button is capable of displacing toward different directions to control the hair straightener, wherein the different directions include directions between the negative X-axis, the positive X-axis, the negative Y-axis, the positive Y-axis, the negative Z-axis, and the positive Z-axis, and the negative X-axis, the positive X-axis, the negative Y-axis, the positive Y-axis, the negative Z-axis, and the positive Z-axis of the same button.
Advantageously, said other different functional elements of the hair straightener which are controlled by the three-dimensional control interface comprise a switch and a display of the hair straightener.
Advantageously, the button of the three-dimensional control interface has arbitrary shape, such as rod-shaped or cross-shaped.
Advantageously, the hair straightener includes two arms, which are linked together through the linking member to form the clip structures.
Advantageously, the two arms have an inner side and an outer side opposite to each other, respectively, and the electric heating elements are attached to the inner sides of the arms, while the ion generator is attached to the inner side of one of the two arms.
Advantageous effect of the present invention lies in as below: 1) the three-dimensional control interface is easy to use; 2) the hair straightener combines the thermal effect of the heating element with the ionic effect to achieve the purpose of straightening hair, thus the hair straightening effect is better; 3) working status of the hair straightener is shown on the display to facilitate the users adjusting the hair straightener.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings illustrate one or more embodiments of the invention and, together with the written description, serve to explain the principles of the invention, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a hair straightener of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram showing inner structure of the hair straightener in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 a, FIG. 3 b, and FIG. 3 c are structural diagrams of a control interface of the hair straightener in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 a, FIG. 4 b, FIG. 4 c, and FIG. 4 d are structural diagrams of the control interface of the hair straightener in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 a, FIG. 5 b and FIG. 5 c are structural diagrams showing the control interface and the inner structure of the hair straightener in accordance with other two embodiments of the present invention, respectively.

FIG. 6 a, FIG. 6 b, and FIG. 6 c are structural diagrams of the hair straightener in accordance with further three different embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing electrical connection of the hair straightener with a clip structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a first embodiment of the present invention comprises the following components: a three-dimensional control interface 1, electric heating elements 2, a control unit 3, an ion generator 4, a display 5, a hinge 6, an upper arm 7, and a lower arm 8. The upper arm 7 is movably linked with the lower arm 8 through the hinge 6, that is, the hinge 6 is used as a linking member. A electric heating element 2, the three-dimensional control interface 1, and the display 5 are arranged on the upper arm 7, while the ion generator 4 and a electric heating element 2 are arranged on the lower arm 8, wherein the electric heating element 2 is attached to an inner side of the upper arm 7, opposite the other electric heating element 2 attached to an inner side of the lower arm 8. The three-dimensional control interface 1 is attached to an outer side of the upper arm 7, and the display 5 is also attached to the outer side of the upper arm 7. The ion generator 4 is attached to the inner side of the lower arm 8, near the hinge 6. FIG. 2 shows the control unit 3 below the three-dimensional control interface 1. The control unit 3 connects the three-dimensional control interface 1, the electric heating elements 2, the ion generator 4, and the display 5 into a functional related whole one via wires.
FIG. 3 a, FIG. 3 b, and FIG. 3 c are structural diagrams of the control interface 1 of the hair straightener in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention. A button on the three-dimensional control interface 1 may displace back and forth toward four horizontal directions indicated by 11, 12, 13 and 14, and may displace back and forth toward two vertical directions indicated by 15 and 16.
FIG. 4 a, FIG. 4 b, FIG. 4 c, and FIG. 4 d are structural diagrams of the control interface of the hair straightener in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in these figures, in the right hand coordinate system, the four directions 11, 12, 13, 14 are four directions in a plane defined by X-axis and Y-axis, the directions 15, 16 are two directions in Z-axis, wherein, the direction 14 corresponds to the positive X-axis, while the direction 13 corresponds to the negative X-axis; the direction 11 corresponds to the positive Y-axis, while the direction 12 corresponds to the negative Y-axis; the direction 15 corresponds to the positive Z-axis, while the direction 16 corresponds to the negative Z-axis. The button of the three-dimensional control interface 1 may displace back and forth in the above directions.
FIG. 5 a and FIG. 5 b are structural diagrams showing the control interface 1 of the hair straightener in accordance with two embodiments of the present invention. In the embodiment as shown in FIG. 5 a, the button 33 of the three-dimensional control interface 1 may displace along a straight line path 17 to reach different positions. In the embodiment as shown in FIG. 5 b, the button of the three-dimensional control interface 1 may displace along a arc path 18 to reach different positions.
FIG. 5 c is a structural diagram showing the inner structure of the control interface 1 of the hair straightener in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 c, the three-dimensional control interface 1 comprises a base 31 having a cross-shaped displacement 32, and a button 33 embedded into the displacement 32. The button 33 may displace back and forth along the displacement 32 toward the four horizontal directions and the two vertical directions as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 a, FIG. 6 b, and FIG. 6 c are structural diagrams of the hair straightener in accordance with further three different embodiments of the present invention. In the embodiment as shown in FIG. 6 a, the upper arm is linked with the lower arm through a hinge, which is positioned at the end of the upper arm and the lower arm away from the electric heating elements. This hinge is equivalent to a linking member. In the embodiment as shown in FIG. 6 b, the upper arm is linked with the lower arm through a hinge, but this embodiment is different from that in FIG. 6 a that the hinge is positioned in the middle of the upper arm and the lower arm respectively. Both FIG. 6 a and FIG. 6 b show the embodiments that the two opposite heating elements, which are attached to the inner sides of the upper and the lower arms respectively, are close to each other through rotation of the upper arm and the lower arm about the hinge. In such a manner, hair to be straightened is clamped. In the embodiment as shown in FIG. 6 c, the upper arm is connected with the lower arm through a linking member 19. A sildeway 20 is arranged at one side of the linking member 19, and the upper arm and the lower arm are embedded into the displacement 20 of the linking member 19 respectively. The upper arm and the lower arm may displace in the displacement 20 to facilitate the two opposite heating elements attached to the inner sides of the upper and the lower arms closing to each other, such that hair to be straightened is clamped, then the hair are heated to be curled.
FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing electrical connection of the hair straightener with a clip structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As a center, the control unit 3 connects the three-dimensional control interface 1, the electric heating elements 2, the ion generator 4, the display 5, the relevant elements 9, and the power supply 10 into a whole one via wire connections. The display 5 is a LCD display screen. The relevant elements 9 may comprise a power indicator, a working status indicator, a buzzer alarm and so on. The hair straightener of the present invention utilizes AC power supply.

Claims

1. A hair straightener with a clip structure, comprising electric heating elements (2), an ion generator (4), a three-dimensional control interface (1) having a button (33), a linking member (6), an upper arm (7) and a lower arm (8), the upper arm (7) and the lower arm (8) being linked with each other through the linking member (6) to form the clip structure, characterized in that, the three-dimensional control interface (1) simultaneously connects with and controls other different functional elements of the hair straightener; the three-dimensional control interface (1) controls at least one functional element or adjusts the functional elements through displacing of the button (33), including adjusting temperature of the electric heating elements (2) and adjusting the ion generator (4).

2. The hair straightener with a clip structure according to claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional control interface (1) has a base (31) with a displacement (32), and the button (33) is embedded into the displacement (32) and is capable of displacing back and forth along the displacement (32).

3. (canceled)

4. The hair straightener with a clip structure according to claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional control interface (1) controls the hair straightener through the button (33) displacing toward different directions, including the directions between the negative X-axis, the positive X-axis, the negative Y-axis, the positive Y-axis, the negative Z-axis, and the positive Z-axis, and the negative X-axis, the positive X-axis, the negative Y-axis, the positive Y-axis, the negative Z-axis, and the positive Z-axis of the same button.

5. The hair straightener with a clip structure according to claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional control interface (1) is changeable toward different directions, and the button (33) is capable of displacing toward different directions to control the hair straightener, wherein the different directions include directions between the negative X-axis, the positive X-axis, the negative Y-axis, the positive Y-axis, the negative Z-axis, and the positive Z-axis, and the negative X-axis, the positive X-axis, the negative Y-axis, the positive Y-axis, the negative Z-axis, and the positive Z-axis of the same button (33).

6. The hair straightener with a clip structure according to claim 1, wherein said other different functional elements of the hair straightener which are controlled by the three-dimensional control interface (1) comprise a switch and a display (5) of the hair straightener.

7. The hair straightener with a clip structure according to claim 1, wherein the button (33) of the three-dimensional control interface (1) has arbitrary shape

8. The hair straightener with a clip structure according to claim 7, wherein the two arms (7, 8) have an inner side and an outer side opposite to each other, respectively, and the electric heating elements (2) are attached to the inner sides of the arms (7, 8), while the ion generator (4) is attached to the inner side of one of the two arms.

9. The hair straightener with a clip structure according to claim 8, wherein the two arms (7, 8) are linked through the linking member (6) to form the clip structure, and the three-dimensional control interface (1) is attached to the outer side of one of the two arms.

10. The hair straightener with a clip structure according to claim 9, wherein the two arms (7, 8) are connected through the linking member (6) at their ends or through the linking member (6) at respective ends of the two arms to form the clip structure.