Essential oil tank and hair dryer using the same

Abstract

An essential oil tank and a hair dryer using the same, wherein the hair dryer comprises an essential oil tank shell member and an essential oil carrier, wherein an air outlet of the essential oil tank shell member and an air outlet of the hair dryer face a same direction, when a fan of the hair dryer is started, the essential oil tank is placed under a negative pressure so that airflow enters the essential oil tank shell member through the air inlets of the essential oil tank shell member, carries essential oils carried by the essential oil carrier, and is discharged through air outlets of the essential oil tank shell member. The present invention mainly addresses the issue of providing a hair dryer with an essential oil tank that has reasonable consumption rate, is not easily affected by high temperatures, and is easy to replace.

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         10 . An essential oil tank, comprising an essential oil tank shell member and an essential oil carrier, wherein
 at least one portion of the essential oil tank shell member is provided with air inlets, at least another portion of the essential oil tank shell member is provided with air outlets, and the essential oil carrier is accommodated in the essential oil tank shell member;   when the essential oil tank is arranged in a hair dryer,   the air outlets of the essential oil tank shell member and an air outlet of the hair dryer face a same direction, when a fan of the hair dryer is started, the essential oil tank is placed under a negative pressure so that airflow enters the essential oil tank shell member through the air inlets of the essential oil tank shell member, carries essential oils carried by the essential oil carrier, and is discharged through air outlets of the essential oil tank shell member.   
     
     
         11 . The essential oil tank according to  claim 10 , wherein the essential oil tank shell member comprises an essential oil tank main shell and an essential oil tank cover detachably closed at an opening of the essential oil tank main shell; and
 the air inlets are opened in a form of gaps at the opening of the essential oil tank main shell, and the air outlets are opened in a form of holes at a bottom plate of the essential oil tank main shell.   
     
     
         12 . The essential oil tank according to  claim 11 , wherein clamping ribs are formed at the opening of the essential oil tank main shell, and the essential oil tank cover is formed with hooks matching the clamping ribs; and
 when the essential oil tank cover is closed on the essential oil tank main shell, the hooks engage the clamping ribs.   
     
     
         13 . The essential oil tank according to  claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the essential oil tank shell member is embedded with a first magnetic piece. 
     
     
         14 . A hair dryer, comprising the essential oil tank according to  claim 10  and a hair dryer body, wherein
 the hair dryer body is divided into a main air duct and an auxiliary air duct, a heating element of the hair dryer is arranged in the main air duct, and a fan of the hair dryer body drives airflow into the main air duct; and 
 the essential oil tank is suitable to be installed in the auxiliary air duct, when the fan of the hair dryer body is started, the auxiliary air duct has a negative pressure, and the airflow enters the air inlets of the essential oil tank shell member, carries essential oils carried by the essential oil carrier and is discharged through the air outlets of the essential oil tank shell member. 
 
     
     
         15 . The hair dryer according to  claim 14 , wherein an air outlet of the auxiliary air duct and an air outlet of the main air duct are located on a same side of the hair dryer body;
 an air inlet of the auxiliary air duct is located on another side of the hair dryer body;   the essential oil tank is installed into the auxiliary air duct from the air inlet of the auxiliary air duct, such that the air inlets of the essential oil tank shell member are located outside the air inlet of the auxiliary air duct, and the air outlets of the essential oil tank shell member are located in the auxiliary air duct; and   a gap forms between an outer wall of the essential oil tank shell member and an inner wall of the auxiliary air duct.   
     
     
         16 . The hair dryer according to  claim 15 , wherein a plurality of axial ribs form on the outer wall of the essential oil tank shell member. 
     
     
         17 . The hair dryer according to  claim 14 , wherein the hair dryer body comprises a main housing, an air duct dividing member, the fan and the heating element;
 the main housing comprises a main body portion and a handle portion which are connected together, an air inlet portion is provided at a bottom portion of the handle portion;   the fan is fixed in the handle portion of the main housing;   the air duct dividing member comprises an outer frame holder and an auxiliary air duct sleeve supported in the outer frame holder, on a side wall of the outer frame holder is provided an air inlet notch, a gap between the outer frame holder and the auxiliary air duct sleeve forms the main air duct, and space inside the auxiliary air duct sleeve forms the auxiliary air duct;   the heating element is fixed between the outer frame holder of the air duct dividing member and the auxiliary air duct sleeve;   the air duct dividing member is fixed within the main body portion of the main shell, and positions the air inlet notch facing the handle portion of the main housing; and   when the fan is started, airflow enters the handle portion of the main housing through the air inlet portion of the main housing, passes through the air inlet notch of the air duct dividing member into the main air duct, then passes through the heating element, and finally exits outside the main air duct, and at this point, the auxiliary air duct maintains a negative pressure.   
     
     
         18 . The hair dryer according to  claim 17 , wherein the air duct dividing member further comprises an air guide arc surface connecting the outer frame holder and the auxiliary air duct sleeve, and on the air guide arc surface are provided a plurality of auxiliary air inlets;
 the air duct dividing member is formed with an air inlet baffle inside the air inlet notch; and   after airflow enters the outer frame holder through the air inlet notch of the air duct dividing member, a part of the airflow directly enters the main air duct, and another part of the airflow is guided through the air inlet baffle and the air guide arc surface, then passes through the auxiliary air inlet and enters the main air duct.   
     
     
         19 . The hair dryer according to  claim 17 , wherein the hair dryer body further comprises an air outlet cover of an annular shape, and an outlet end of the air outlet cover is narrowed to form an annular air outlet gap; and
 an inlet end of the air outlet cover is closed and fixed on the air duct dividing member to cover the air outlet of the main air duct.