Induction Heated Hair Styling Appliances And The Heating Unit Therefor

Abstract

A heated hair-styling appliance for styling hair through heat is provided. The heated hair-styling appliance comprises a heating head having an outer shell covering at least part of the surface thereof, and an inner heat source core disposed within the inner part of the heating head, and a handle attached to a distal end of the heating head. The heated hair-styling appliance works in conjunction with an independent heating unit to heat up the inner heat source core, and the heat source core operationally supplies heat to heat up the outer shell for styling hair after it is being heated. A induction heating unit therefor is also provided.

1 . A heated hair-styling appliance for styling hair through heat, the heated hair-styling appliance comprising:
 a heating head having an outer shell covering at least part of the surface thereof, and an inner heat source core disposed within the inner part of the heating head, a handle attached to a distal end of the heating head;   wherein the hair-styling appliance works in conjunction with an independent heating unit to heat up the inner heat source core, wherein the heat source core operationally supplies heat to heat up the outer shell for styling hair after it is being heated.   
     
     
         2 . The hair-styling appliance in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the handle is detachable from the heating head. 
     
     
         3 . The hair-styling appliance in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the outer shall is made up of metal. 
     
     
         4 . The hair-styling appliance in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the outer shell is cover by a thermal insulation layer. 
     
     
         5 . The hair-styling appliance in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the outer shell is coated with a ceramic coating. 
     
     
         6 . The hair-styling appliance in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the inner heat source core is made up of a thermal conducting material. 
     
     
         7 . The hair-styling applicant in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the inner heat source core is made up of ferrous metal. 
     
     
         8 . The hair-styling appliance in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the hair-styling appliance is a thermal brush. 
     
     
         9 . The hair-styling appliance in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the thermal brush has the outer shell covered with a thermal insulation layer, and bristles are formed on the thermal insulation layer. 
     
     
         10 . The hair-styling appliance in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the hair-styling appliance is a curling tong. 
     
     
         11 . The hair-styling appliance in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the hair-styling appliance is a hair-straightening iron. 
     
     
         12 . The hair styling appliance in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the heating unit is an induction-heating unit. 
     
     
         13 . A hair styling appliance comprising:
 an induction heating unit having a container, the container defines a well that is surrounded by a induction coil winding, the induction coil winding is connected to a circuitry operationally generates electromagnetic induction within the well through the coil winding;   a heated hair-styling appliance in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the hair-styling appliance is heated up within the well through the electromagnetic induction for usage.   
     
     
         14 . The hair styling appliance in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the induction heating unit comprising a guiding pole extending upwardly from a bottom surface of the well and a thermal sensor disposed along the length of the guiding pole; and the heated hair-styling appliance comprises a hollow inner heat source core and an aperture leading up to the hollow space of the inner heat source core, wherein the hollow space is adapted to receive the guiding pole such that the thermal sensor is able to measure the temperature of at least the inner heat source core.