Hair Styling Appliance

Abstract

The invention relates to a hair styling appliance ( 1 ) comprising a shaft ( 12 ) having a comb-like styling tool ( 3 ), which extends only over part of the circumference of the shaft ( 12 ) and has teeth ( 5 ), which are each spaced apart from each other by a hair receptacle ( 10 ), are arranged in a tow in the longitudinal direction of the shaft ( 12 ), project from the shaft ( 12 ) and each form or have a styling part ( 7, 7.1 ), which is produced from a material that conducts heat well. In the part or the circumference of the shaft, which circumference is not occupied by the styling tool ( 3 ), the shaft ( 12 ) heats at least one hair collecting device ( 13 ), which follows the longitudinal direction of the row of teeth and is arranged opposite the latter such that, after hair has been caught by the hair collection device ( 13 ) and the shaft ( 12 ) has been rotated about the longitudinal axis thereof, the hair can be introduced into hair styling gaps situated between the pairs of styling parts ( 7, 7.1 ).

1 . Hair styling appliance comprising a shaft ( 12 ,  12 . 1 ,  12 . 2 ) having a comb-like styling tool ( 3 ,  3 . 1 ,  3 . 2 ), which extends over only part of the circumference of the shaft ( 12 ,  12 . 1 ,  12 . 2 ) and has teeth ( 5 ,  5 . 1 ,  5 . 2 ), which are spaced apart from one another by a hair receptacle ( 10 ), are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction of the shaft ( 12 ,  12 . 1 ,  12 . 2 ), project from the shaft ( 12 ,  12 . 1 ,  12 . 2 ) and each form or have a styling part ( 7 ,  7 . 1 ,  7 . 2 ) produced from a material that conducts heat well, two styling parts ( 7 ,  7 . 1 ,  7 . 2 ) separated by a hair styling gap ( 11 ,  16 ) each forming a styling pair, characterized in that the shaft ( 12 ,  12 . 1 ,  12 . 2 ), in the part of its circumference not occupied by the styling tool ( 3 ,  3 . 1 ,  3 . 2 ), bears at least one hair collection device ( 13 ,  18 ) following the longitudinal direction of the row of teeth and arranged opposite the latter such that, after the hair has been caught with the hair collection device ( 13 ) and the shaft ( 12 ,  12 . 1 ,  12 . 2 ) has been rotated about the longitudinal axis thereof, the hair can be introduced into the hair styling gap ( 11 ,  16 ) situated between the pairs of styling parts. 
     
     
         2 . The hair styling appliance according to  claim 1 , characterized in that one or more bristle rows ( 13 ) projecting from the shaft ( 12 ,  12 . 1 ,  12 . 2 ) in radial direction are provided as a hair collection device. 
     
     
         3 . The hair styling appliance according to  claim 2 , characterized in that at least one bristle row ( 13 ) is arranged parallel or nearly parallel to the hair styling tool ( 3 ,  3 . 1 ,  3 . 2 ). 
     
     
         4 . The hair styling appliance according to  claim 2  or  3 , characterized in that the bristles of the bristle rows ( 13 ) are realized as bristle bunches. 
     
     
         5 . The hair styling appliance according to  claim 2  or  3 , characterized in that the bristles are realized as hard bristles (B). 
     
     
         6 . The hair styling appliance according to  claim 5 , characterized in that the bristles (B) are held in an elastomer bed ( 22 ), the elastomer bed ( 22 ) being attached to a carrier ( 23 ). 
     
     
         7 . The hair styling appliance according to one of the  claims 1  through  6 , characterized in that at least one of the two styling parts ( 7 ,  7 . 1 ) of a styling part pair framing a hair receptacle ( 1 ) for forming a hair styling gap ( 11 ) can be moved relative to the other styling part ( 7 ,  7 . 1 ) for opening and closing the hair styling gap ( 11 ). 
     
     
         8 . The hair styling appliance according to  claim 7 , characterized in that at least one of the styling parts ( 7 ,  7 . 1 ) of a styling part pair is spring-loaded and is thereby held in the closed position of the hair styling gap ( 11 ) opposite the complementing styling part ( 7 ,  7 . 1 ). 
     
     
         9 . The hair styling appliance according to  claim 7  or  8 , characterized in that the styling parts ( 7 ,  7 . 1 ) bordering the hair styling gap ( 11 ) on the same side are each part of a common component, one of which being stationary and the other being displaceable in relation to the former in the longitudinal direction of the shaft ( 12 ). 
     
     
         10 . The hair styling appliance according to one of the  claims 7  through  9 , characterized in that the shaft has two styling tools arranged at an angular distance to one another relative to the circumference of the shaft and a hair collection device is arranged between each of these. 
     
     
         11 . The hair styling appliance according to one of the  claims 1  through  10 , characterized in that at least one of the two styling parts ( 7 ,  7 . 1 ) forming a hair styling gap ( 11 ) is heated. 
     
     
         12 . The hair styling appliance according to one of the  claims 1  through  11 , characterized in that the hair collection device is designed as a brush attachment ( 18 ).