Haircare appliance

Abstract

A haircare appliance has an air inlet, an air outlet, and an airflow generator for generating an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet. The haircare appliance has a fixed body defining the air outlet, and a rotatable member rotatable relative to the fixed body. The air outlet has a first aperture located on a first side of the fixed body, and a second aperture located on a second side of the fixed body opposite to the first side of the fixed body. The rotatable member is rotatable from a first configuration in which the rotatable member permits airflow through the first aperture and blocks airflow through the second aperture, to a second configuration in which the rotatable member permits airflow through the second aperture and blocks airflow through the first aperture. The rotatable member is located internally of the fixed member.

1 . An attachment for a haircare appliance, the attachment comprising an air inlet, and an air outlet, wherein the attachment comprises a fixed body defining the air outlet, and a rotatable member rotatable relative to the fixed body, wherein the air outlet comprises a first aperture located on a first side of the fixed body, and a second aperture located on a second side of the fixed body opposite to the first side of the fixed body, the rotatable member is rotatable from a first configuration in which the rotatable member permits airflow through the first aperture and blocks airflow through the second aperture, to a second configuration in which the rotatable member permits airflow through the second aperture and blocks airflow through the first aperture, the rotatable member located internally of the fixed member 
     
     
         2 . The attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the rotatable member comprises a channel, the channel is at least partially aligned with the first aperture in the first configuration, and the channel is at least partially aligned with the second aperture in the second configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the rotatable member comprises a blocking surface, the second aperture is blocked by the blocking surface in the first configuration, and the first aperture is blocked by the blocking surface in the second configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the rotatable member comprises a monolithic structure. 
     
     
         5 . The attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein no airflow can pass through the second side of the fixed body in the first configuration, and no airflow can pass through the first side of the fixed body in the second configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second apertures are shaped such that airflow passes through the first and second apertures in a radial direction. 
     
     
         7 . The attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the attachment comprises a user actuable dial for rotating the rotatable member relative to the fixed body. 
     
     
         8 . The attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the rotatable member is rotatable relative to the fixed body under the action of gravity. 
     
     
         9 . The attachment as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the rotatable member comprises a weight such that airflow is directed through the one of the first and second apertures that face toward a surface upon which a user is standing in use when the attachment is held parallel to the surface. 
     
     
         10 . The attachment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the attachment comprises a signal generator for generating a signal indicative of hair contacting the attachment, and a drive mechanism for driving movement of the rotatable member in response to the signal indicative of hair contacting the attachment. 
     
     
         11 . The attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the air outlet comprises a plurality of apertures spaced about a periphery of the attachment such that a plurality of apertures are located on the first side of the fixed body and a plurality of apertures are located on the second side of the fixed body, and the rotatable member is rotatable such that the rotatable member permits airflow through the plurality of apertures on the first side of the fixed body and blocks airflow through the plurality of apertures on the second side of the fixed body in the first configuration, and such that rotatable member permits airflow through the plurality of apertures on the second side of the fixed body and blocks airflow through the plurality of apertures on the first side of the fixed body in the second configuration. 
     
     
         12 . A haircare appliance comprising an air inlet, an air outlet, an airflow generator for generating an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet, a fixed body defining the air outlet, and a rotatable member rotatable relative to the fixed body, wherein the air outlet comprises a first aperture located on a first side of the fixed body, and a second aperture located on a second side of the fixed body opposite to the first side of the fixed body, the rotatable member is rotatable from a first configuration in which the rotatable member permits airflow through the first aperture and blocks airflow through the second aperture, to a second configuration in which the rotatable member permits airflow through the second aperture and blocks airflow through the first aperture, the rotatable member located internally of the fixed member. 
     
     
         13 . The haircare appliance as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the haircare appliance comprises a handle unit within which the airflow generator is disposed, and an attachment comprising the air outlet, the attachment removably attachable to the handle unit.