Hair Iron Brush
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(19) TZZ __T (11) EP 2 721 945 A1 (12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (43) Date of publication: (51) Int Cl.: 23.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/17 A45D 1/04 (2006.01) A45D 1/18 (2006.01) (21) Application number: 13167361.8 (22) Date of filing: 10.05.2013 (84) Designated Contracting States: (72) Inventor: Kaizuka, Kazutoshi AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB Fukuoka (JP) GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (74) Representative: Hewett, Jonathan Michael Designated Extension States: Richard et al BA ME Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate (30) Priority: 16.10.2012 JP 2012006293 U London EC1A 4HD (GB) (71) Applicant: Create Co., Ltd Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka (JP) (54) Hair iron brush (57) A hair iron brush is provided that can form or straighten curls and waves in hair by functioning as an iron using a heating plate while brushing hair by a brush- ing function using synthetic resin brush bristles, and that can style hair while providing care by weak energy radi- ated from a multi-element mineral powder and/or far-in- frared radiation radiated from far- infrared radiating pow- der, and that can effectively provide care by promoting blood circulation to the scalp. Alternatingly provided in the brush width direction on an arc shaped bristle im- planting surface (20) that is formed on the surface of a brush base (2) are brush bristle rows (3) where synthetic resin brush bristles (31) are aligned in the brush longitu- dinal direction, and long stripe shaped heating surfaces (42) in the brush longitudinal direction of the heating plate (4). The brush bristle rows and/or heating plate contain multi-element mineral powder formed by crushing a mul- ti-element mineral. EP 2 721 945 A1 Printed by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR) 1 EP 2 721 945 A1 2 Description long stripe shaped heating surfaces (42) in the brush longitudinal direction of the heating plate (4) are alternat- [0001] The present invention relates to improved tech- ingly arranged in the brush width direction on the arc nology for a hair iron brush that combines a brushing shaped bristle implanting surface (20). function using brush bristles and an ironing function using 5 [0009] Furthermore, the brush bristle rows (3) may be a heating plate. formed from synthetic resin brush bristles (31) integrally [0002] Conventionally, a hair iron brush is known arranged on long stripe shaped bases (32) in the brush where long brush bristle rows in the brush longitudinal longitudinal direction that is made of synthetic resins; direction and long heating plates in the brush longitudinal long stripe shaped grooves (41) in the brush longitudinal direction are arranged alternatingly in the brush width 10 direction may be formed in a plurality of rows in the brush direction on the surface of the brush base connected to width on the surface of the heating plate (4); and the thetip end part ofthe handle (refer to Patent Document 1). brush bristle rows (3) and the stripe shaped heating sur- [0003] Furthermore, a hair brush is conventionally faces (42) of the heating plate (4) may be alternatingly known in which the brush bristles contain the multi-ele- arranged in the brush width direction by fitting a stripe ment mineral powder that is made by powderizing multi- 15 shaped base (32) of each of the brush bristle rows (3) to element minerals (refer to Patent Document 2). each of the stripe shaped grooves (41) and exposing the [0004] However, with a conventional hair iron brush, a stripe shaped heating surface (42) of the heating plate flat bristle implanting surface is formed on the surface of (4) between the brush bristle rows (3). the brush base that is connected to the tip end part of [0010] Furthermore, the brush bristle rows (3) and/or the handle. In this manner, when the brush bristle rows 20 heating plate (4) may contain multi-element mineral pow- and the stripe shaped heating surfaces are alternatingly der formed by crushing a multi-element mineral. arranged on the flat bristle implanting surface, although [0011] Furthermore, the brush bristle rows (3) and/or the brush has a brushing function, the stripe shaped heat- heating plate (4) contain far-infrared radiating powder ing surface cannot sufficiently and positively come into formed by crushing a far-infrared radiating material in contact with the hair for the ironing function, because the 25 addition to the multi-element mineral powder. bristle implanting surface is flat, and in particular the iron- [0012] The hair iron brush of the present invention is ing function that applies curls and waves to the hair is a hair iron brush where brush bristle rows and stripe insufficient. shaped heating surfaces are alternatingly provided in the [0005] Furthermore, conventionally, with the hair iron brush width direction, in which the bristle implanting sur- brush where the brush bristle rows and the stripe shaped 30 face of the brush base is formed in an arc shape. In this heating surfaces are alternatingly arranged, the brush manner, the brush bristle rows and the stripe shaped bristles and/or stripe shaped heating surfaces do not con- heating surfaces are alternatingly arranged in the brush tain multi-element mineral powder. width direction, and therefore can form or straighten curls and waves in hair by an ironing function using the stripe Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent 35 shaped heating surfaces while brushing the hair by a Application 2006-255349 brushing function using the brush bristles. In particular, Patent Document 2 Japanese Registered Utility the bristle implanting surface of the brush base is formed Model 3094498 in the shape of an arc, so curls and waves can easily and efficiently be formed in hair by placing the stripe shaped [0006] The present invention provides a hair iron brush 40 heating surfaces into sufficiently close contact with the that can form or straighten (straight hair) curls and waves hair. in hair by functioning as an iron using the heating plate [0013] Furthermore, the hair iron brush of the present while brushing hair by a brushing function using the syn- invention may have a configuration in which the stripe thetic resin brush bristles. shaped base of each of the brush bristle rows is fitted to [0007] Furthermore, the present invention aims to pro- 45 the stripe shaped groove formed in the surface of the vide a hair iron brush that can style hair while providing heating plate. Thereby a hair iron brush can easily be care by weak energy radiated from a multi-element min- manufactured with a configuration where brush bristle eral powder and/or the far-infrared radiation radiated rows and stripe shaped heating surfaces of the heating from far-infrared radiating powder, and also that can ef- plate are alternatingly arranged. fectively provide care by promoting blood circulation to 50 [0014] Furthermore, the iron function can be demon- the scalp. strated by directly touching the stripe shaped heating sur- [0008] In order to resolve the aforementioned prob- face of the heating plate to the hair, and the ironing func- lems, the hair iron brush of the present invention has a tion can be improved because the synthetic resin brush configuration in which: an arc shaped bristle implanting bristles can be heated via the stripe shaped base that is surface (20) is formed on a surface of a brush base (2) 55 fitted to the stripe shaped groove. that is connected to a tip end part of a handle (1), and [0015] Furthermore, the user may support or grab the brush bristle rows (3) where synthetic resin brush bristles brush portion with their hand, but the brush bristles are (31) are aligned in the brush longitudinal direction and made of synthetic resin, so heat transfer from the heating 2 3 EP 2 721 945 A1 4 plate is gradual, and because the heating plate is covered maline, and includes a good balance of multiple ele- by the synthetic resin brush bristles, the hand and fingers ments, and these multi-element minerals are known to are blocked from directly touching the heating plate, and emit minus ions. thus burning and feeling heat can be prevented. [0021] Multi-element mineral powder is formed into [0016] Furthermore, the hair iron brush of the present 5 powder by crushing the multi-element mineral with a ball- invention may include multi-element mineral powder in mill or the like, and the crushing value in this case is either one of the brush bristle rows or the heating plate, preferably 1 to 3 micrometers, but this value can change. or both the brush bristle rows and the heating plate. Here- [0022] The multi-element mineral powder can be used in, hair can be styled while being cared for by the weak independently or in combination, but appropriately com- energy radiated from the multi-element mineral powder, 10 bining 2 or more types is preferable. The multi-element and furthermore, hair growth can be promoted and ef- mineral powder can also be used as is, or the powder fective scalp care is possible while promoting blood cir- can be mixed with water, heated or compressed, and culation of the scalp. then the supernatant is powderized by vacuum freeze [0017] Furthermore, static electricity cannot be gener- drying or spray drying. ated while brushing because of the effect of the multi- 15 [0023] Note that perlite contains components shown element mineral powder, and thus the hair can be easily below in Table 1.