Hair curling device with automatic curling function

Abstract

A hair curling device includes a handle, a styling body connected with the handle, and a transmission mechanism disposed between the handle and the styling body. The styling body includes an outer shell for hair to be wound around. The outer shell is provided with an air outlet hole. The styling body further includes a hair clipping gap arranged on an inner side of the outer shell. Two sides of the hair clipping gap are provided with a clipping member, respectively. At least one of the clipping members is connected to the transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes an inclined surface matching structure to realize expansion or reverse contraction of the hair clipping gap.

1 - 50 . (canceled) 
     
     
         51 : A hair curling device, comprising:
 a handle;   a styling body connected with the handle, the styling body comprising an outer shell for hair to be wound around, the outer shell being provided with an air outlet hole; and   a transmission mechanism disposed between the handle and the styling body;   wherein the styling body further comprises a hair clipping gap arranged on an inner side of the outer shell; two sides of the hair clipping gap are provided with a clipping member, respectively; and at least one of the clipping members is connected to the transmission mechanism; and wherein the transmission mechanism comprises an inclined surface matching structure to realize expansion or reverse contraction of the hair clipping gap.   
     
     
         52 : The hair curling device according to  claim 51 , wherein the transmission mechanism comprises an operable moving bracket, a support plate disposed in parallel with the clipping member, a first inclined surface matching structure disposed between the moving bracket and the support plate, and a second inclined surface matching structure disposed between the support plate and the clipping member; the first inclined surface matching structure converts a movement of the moving bracket along a first direction into a lifting movement of the support plate relative to the styling body; and the second inclined surface matching structure converts the lifting movement of the support plate into a telescopic movement of the clipping member along a second direction. 
     
     
         53 : The hair curling device according to  claim 52 , wherein the first direction is a lateral direction, the moving bracket is operable to translate in the lateral direction, and a sliding rail for a relative movement of the moving bracket is fixed in the styling body; or
 the first direction is a circumferential direction around a longitudinal direction, the moving bracket is operatively rotatable in the circumferential direction, and the styling body extends in the longitudinal direction.   
     
     
         54 . (canceled) 
     
     
         55 : The hair curling device according to  claim 52 , wherein the first inclined surface matching structure comprises a first inclined portion provided on one of the moving bracket and the support plate, a first sliding portion provided on a remaining one of the moving bracket and the support plate, and a limiting portion; the first sliding portion is slidably matched with the first inclined portion; a height of the first inclined portion decreases along a moving direction of the moving bracket and the limiting portion is disposed on an upper end of the first inclined portion so as to prevent the first sliding portion from being separated from the first inclined portion. 
     
     
         56 : The hair curling device according to  claim 55 , wherein the first sliding portion is an arc surface, and the first inclined portion is a straight inclined surface or a spiral inclined surface. 
     
     
         57 . (canceled) 
     
     
         58 : The hair curling device according to  claim 52 , wherein the second inclined surface matching structure comprises a second inclined portion provided on one of the support plate and the clipping member, and a second sliding portion provided on a remaining one of the support plate and the clipping member; the second sliding portion is slidingly matched with the second inclined portion and pushes the clipping member to translate. 
     
     
         59 : The hair curling device according to  claim 58 , wherein the second inclined portion extends from the support plate toward the clipping member, the second sliding portion extends toward the support plate from the clipping member, and a free end of the second inclined portion is provided with a barb to prevent the second sliding portion from slipping off. 
     
     
         60 . (canceled) 
     
     
         61 : A hair curling device, comprising:
 a handle;   a styling body connected with the handle, the styling body comprising an outer shell for hair to be wound around, the outer shell being provided with an air outlet hole; and   a transmission mechanism disposed between the handle and the styling body;   wherein the styling body further comprises a hair clipping gap arranged on an inner side of the outer shell; two sides of the hair clipping gap are provided with a clipping member, respectively; and at least one of the clipping members is connected to the transmission mechanism; and wherein the transmission mechanism is configured as a linkage mechanism to realize expansion or reverse contraction of the hair clipping gap.   
     
     
         62 : The hair curling device according to  claim 61 , wherein the linkage mechanism comprises a sliding member and a swinging member, one end of the swinging member is pivotally connected to the sliding member, another end of the swinging member is pivotally connected to the clipping member, and the swinging member converts a translational movement of the sliding member in a first direction into a telescopic movement of the clipping member. 
     
     
         63 : The hair curling device according to  claim 62 , wherein two linkage mechanisms are provided, each clipping member is connected with one linkage mechanism, the two linkage mechanisms share the sliding member, and the swinging members of the two linkage mechanisms are arranged on two sides of the sliding member, respectively. 
     
     
         64 : The hair curling device according to  claim 63 , wherein the first direction is parallel to a longitudinal axis direction of the styling body, two swinging members are respectively connected on two sides of the sliding member, and the two swinging members on a same side are arranged parallel to each other. 
     
     
         65 : The hair curling device according to  claim 64 , wherein the linkage mechanism comprises two sliding members, one end of the swinging member is located between the two sliding members, and the swinging piece and the sliding piece are connected by a pin. 
     
     
         66 : The hair curling device according to  claim 63 , wherein the first direction is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis direction of the styling body, the linkage mechanism further comprises an intermediate member connecting the clipping member and the swinging member, the intermediate member is configured in an L shape having a first end portion extending generally laterally and a second end portion extending generally longitudinally, the first end portion is provided with a hole through which a pivot shaft of the swinging member passes, and the second end portion is fixedly connected with the clipping member. 
     
     
         67 : The hair curling device according to  claim 63 , wherein the sliding member is configured as a slider, a sliding rail is fixedly arranged in the styling body, the slider reciprocates in the sliding rail;
 a free end of the slider protrudes beyond the styling body so as to be configured as an operation portion.   
     
     
         68 . (canceled) 
     
     
         69 : The hair curling device according to  claim 61 , wherein the clipping member comprises a support plate connected to the linkage mechanism;
 wherein the clipping member further comprises a floating clipping plate disposed on one side of the support plate adjacent to the hair clipping gap, a restoring member is disposed between the floating clipping plate and the support plate, and an elastic restoring force of the restoring member biases the floating clipping plate in a direction adjacent to the hair clipping gap.   
     
     
         70 . (canceled) 
     
     
         71 : A hair curling device, comprising:
 a handle;   a styling body movably connected with the handle, the styling body comprising two half-shell assemblies, and the half-shell assemblies being provided with air outlet holes; and   a transmission mechanism connected with at least one of the half-shell assemblies, the transmission mechanism being operable to drive at least one of the half-shell assemblies to translate relative to a remaining one of the half-shell assemblies so as to form an openable and closable hair clipping gap.   
     
     
         72 : The hair curling device according to  claim 71 , wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a gear structure, and the gear structure translates the half-shell assemblies relative to the handle by rotating. 
     
     
         73 : The hair curling device according to  claim 72 , wherein the gear structure comprises a motor, a gear sleeved on the motor, a rack intermeshing with the gear, and a gear carrier between the motor and the gear; the gear comprises a driving wheel and a driven wheel intermeshing with the driving wheel, the motor comprises an output shaft, the driving wheel is sleeved on the output shaft the rack is disposed at a bottom of at least one of the half-shell assemblies; and the gear carrier is provided with a protruding post for mechanical connection with the gear. 
     
     
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         76 : The hair curling device according to  claim 71 , wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a swinging rod structure, and the swinging rod structure translates the half-shell assemblies relative to the handle by rotating;
 wherein the swinging rod structure comprises a swinging rod, a sliding rail cooperating with the swinging rod, a pivot shaft, and an operating rod; the swinging rod is rotatable around the pivot shaft;   wherein a protruding slider is provided at a free end of the swinging rod, the sliding rail is disposed at a bottom end of at least one of the half-shell assemblies, and the slider moves within the sliding rail; and   wherein one end of the operating rod is connected with the swinging rod through the pivot shaft, and another end of the operating rod extends out of a receiving groove of the handle.   
     
     
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         80 : The hair curling device as claimed in  claim 71 , wherein an upper end of the handle is provided with a sliding slot, a bottom end of the half-shell assemblies is provided with a protrusion, and the protrusion is received in the sliding slot and movable along the sliding slot.