Hair care apparatus

Abstract

A haircare apparatus includes a blower fan ( 6 ), a heater ( 5 ), an ion generator ( 7 ) that is capable of generating positive ions which are H + (H 2 O) m (m is any natural number) and negative ions which are O 2 − (H 2 O) n (n is any natural number), an actuator ( 21 ) that is for selecting operation of a penetrating mode that promotes penetration of the positive ions and the negative ions generated by the ion generator ( 7 ) into hair, and a control unit ( 22 ) that controls the heater ( 5 ) such that a temperature of air blown out from an air outlet ( 11 ) becomes a predetermined promotion temperature at which penetration of moisture accompanying the positive ions and the negative ions generated by the ion generator ( 7 ) into the hair is promoted while driving the ion generator ( 7 ) and the blower device ( 6 ).

1 . A haircare apparatus comprising a casing ( 1 ) having an air outlet ( 11 ) and an air inlet ( 12 ),
 a blower device ( 6 ) that is provided inside the casing ( 1 ),   a heater ( 5 ) that is provided inside the casing ( 1 ),   an ion generator ( 7 ) that is provided inside the casing ( 1 ) and is capable of generating positive ions and negative ions,   a penetrating mode selection unit ( 21 ) that is for selecting operation of a penetrating mode that promotes penetration of the positive ions and the negative ions generated by the ion generator ( 7 ) into hair, and   a control unit ( 22 ) that, when the penetrating mode is selected using the penetrating mode selection unit ( 21 ), controls the heater ( 5 ) such that a temperature of air blown out from the air outlet ( 11 ) becomes a predetermined promotion temperature at which penetration of the positive ions and the negative ions generated by the ion generator ( 7 ) into the hair is promoted while driving the ion generator ( 7 ) and the blower device ( 6 ).   
     
     
         2 . The haircare apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the positive ions are H + (H 2 O) m  (m being any natural number) and the negative ions are O 2   − (H 2 O) n  (n being any natural number). 
     
     
         3 . The haircare apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein 55° C. is an upper limit of the promotion temperature. 
     
     
         4 . The haircare apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the promotion temperature is from 38° C. to 55° C. 
     
     
         5 . The haircare apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the haircare apparatus is a hairdryer.