JP2001162065A - Hair cutter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair cutter made compact without trouble even when a sliding handle is provided on the upper face of a hair cutter body and a suction case is fitted along the upper face of the hair cutter body. SOLUTION: The sliding handle 6 of a switch operating the action of a cutting blade 5 is provided on the outer periphery of the hair cutter body 1, the suction case 2 is fitted along the face of the hair cutter body 1 having the sliding handle 6, and a switch cover 17 interlockingly coupled with the sliding handle 6 is provided on the suction case 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hair cutter that cuts hair during haircutting and sucks the cut hair.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hair cutter which cuts hair at the time of haircutting and sucks the cut hair into a household vacuum cleaner or the like to suppress scattering of the cut hair is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. No. 109566 and the like. As shown in FIG. 14, a cutting blade 5 for cutting hair is provided over a front portion of a hair cutter body 1 ', and a suction port 1 is provided behind the cutting blade 5.
The suction case 2 'in which the 8' is located is detachably attached along the upper surface of the hair cutter body 1 '. The suction case 2 'is connected to a suction hose that can be connected to a suction machine such as a general household vacuum cleaner at the other end opposite to the suction port 18. Also, the one shown in FIG.
The suction case 2 'and the hair cutter body 1' are integrally molded.

[0003]

However, many hair cutters invented in the past have a slide handle 6 'on the side surface of the hair cutter body 1' as in the above example, and the suction case 2 'has a hair cutter. It was along the upper surface of the main body 1 '. Here, the slide handle 6 'operates a switch for driving the hair cutter. For example, if there is a slide handle on the upper surface of the hair cutter body 1 ', the suction hose 19 and the suction flow channel 9 cover the slide handle from the upper surface, and the suction hose 19 and the suction flow channel 9 are attached. The slide handle cannot be operated as it is, and in order to solve this, the suction case 2 must be arranged so as to avoid the slide handle or to be separated from the hair cutter body 1 '. It must be.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and a hair which is provided in a compact manner without inconvenience even if a slide handle is provided on the upper surface of the hair cutter body and the suction case is attached along the upper surface of the hair cutter body. It is an object to provide a cutter.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hair cutter having a suction case along a hair cutter body having a cutting blade for cutting hair. A suction hose 19 to be attached and provided with a cut hair suction port 18 at a front end corresponding to the cutting blade 5 of the suction case 2 and connected to a suction machine such as a general household vacuum cleaner.
In a hair cutter provided with a hose connecting portion 11 capable of connecting the cutting blade 5 to the suction case 2, a slide handle 6 of a switch for operating the operation of the cutting blade 5 is provided on the outer periphery of the hair cutter main body 1, and the slide of the hair cutter main body 1 is performed. Attaching the suction case 2 along the surface having the handle 6,
A switch cover 17 engaged with the slide handle 6 is provided on the suction case 2. Thus, by attaching the suction case 2 along the surface of the hair cutter body 1 having the slide handle 6, the hair cutter can be made compact, and the hair cutter can be engaged with the slide handle 6. Since the switch cover 17 is provided on the suction case 2, the switch cover 17 is attached to the hair cutter with the suction case 2 covering the slide handle 6 attached thereto.
By moving the, the slide handle 6 can be operated, and the usability can be improved.

A hair cutter according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in the first aspect, there is provided a positioning means for urging the switch cover 17 to a position corresponding to the off position of the slide handle 6. . Thus, the switch cover 17 can be securely fixed to the slide handle 6 in the off position of the slide handle 6, so that the suction case 2 can be easily attached to the hair cutter body 1.

A hair cutter according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the second aspect, the positioning means is constituted by a biasing mechanism integrally provided on the switch cover 17. Thus, the effect of urging can be obtained without using a separate component such as a spring that can be used for the urging means or the like, and an effect equivalent to using a spring can be obtained by reducing the number of components. .

A hair cutter according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the switch cover 17 is formed in a ring shape so as to surround the suction case 2 in the circumferential direction. Thereby, the switch cover 17
By reducing the thickness, the hair cutter can be formed thin, the hair cutter can be compactly housed, and the usability is improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the hair cutter according to the first aspect, the suction passage 9 and the outside are communicated only when the switch cover 17 is at a position corresponding to the off position of the slide handle 6. The opening 23 is provided in the suction case 2. Thus, when the slide handle 6 of the hair cutter is turned off, a part of the amount of air to be sucked can be taken from the opening 23 and the suction force of the suction port 18 can be reduced. By turning off the slide handle 6 of the hair cutter when the mouth 18 has sucked the skin or the like, the skin or the like can be easily separated immediately and the safety performance is improved.

In the hair cutter according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the suction passage 9 is provided only when the switch cover 17 is at the off position of the slide handle 6.
A flow path opening / closing valve 25 that closes is provided in the suction flow path 9. Thus, when the slide handle 6 of the hair cutter is turned off, the entire amount of air to be sucked can be taken in from the opening 23, and the suction force of the suction port 18 can be immediately eliminated, and further. Safety performance can be improved.

A hair cutter according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the suction hose 19 is rotatably connected to the hose connecting portion 11. Thereby, the suction hose 19 is prevented from being twisted, and the usability of the hair cutter is improved.

Further, in the hair cutter according to claim 8 of the present invention, in claim 1, the suction case 2 comprises a case upper member 2a and a case lower member 2b, and the case upper member 2a is connected to the case lower member 2b. It is characterized in that it is installed so as to be detachable. Thus, even if a cut or the like is clogged in the suction flow path 9, the clogging can be eliminated by immediately removing the case upper member 2a.

A hair cutter according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the eighth aspect, the case upper member 2a is formed of a transparent member. Accordingly, even if the sucked hair is clogged in the suction channel 9 of the suction case 2, the clogged place can be immediately specified, and the hair can be easily removed. Can be done.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the hair cutter according to the eighth aspect, the upper case member 2a is slid to the lower case member 2b, and a locking piece (a rear locking member) Piece 30), and the case lower member 2b
A hose connecting portion 11 is provided at a rear end of the hose connecting portion 11, and a locking groove 28 corresponding to the locking piece (the rear locking piece 30) of the hose connecting portion 11 is formed, and the locking piece (the rear locking piece 30) is formed. Are engaged with the locking groove 28. Thereby, the locked state of the suction case 2 is accidentally released by setting the portion to be locked at a position separated from the portion that the user holds by hand,
It is difficult for the suction case 2 to be disassembled.

The hair cutter according to claim 11 of the present invention is characterized in that, in claim 10, a plurality of locking pieces are provided on the upper case member 2a and a plurality of locking grooves are provided on the lower case member 2b. It is characterized in that the member 2a is engaged with the case lower member 2b at a plurality of locations. This allows the suction case 2 to be integrated with stability because it is locked and detachably engaged at a plurality of portions, and the suction case 2 is accidentally released from the locked state. Is less likely to be decomposed.

A hair cutter according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the hose connecting portion 11 is provided with an opening 33 communicating with the outside. Thereby, even if the skin or the like is sucked through the suction port 18, the suction is continuously performed from the opening 33, so that the suction force at the suction port 18 is reduced and the sucked skin or the like can be easily removed. Things.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. The hair cutter is roughly divided into a hair cutter body 1 of the hair cutter shown in FIG. 2 and a suction case 2 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. A suction machine such as a general household vacuum cleaner is provided at the rear end of the suction case 2. 1 is detachably engaged with a hose extending from the hose, and a suction case 2 is detachably engaged with the upper surface of the hair cutter body 1 as shown in FIG. here. The surface on which the slide handle 6 of the hair cutter body 1 described later is provided is defined as the upper surface.

As shown in FIG. 1, the hair cutter main body 1 is roughly divided into a cut portion 3 disposed at the front and a handle portion 4 disposed adjacent to the cut portion 3 at the rear, and is integrally formed. It is a thing.

The cut portion 3 is provided so as to protrude forward from the handle portion 4. The cut portion 3 has an upper inclined surface 3a and a lower inclined surface 3a so that the thickness in the vertical direction becomes thinner toward the tip.
b, the inclined surface 3
a and 3b have an outer shape that fits. A cutting blade 5 for cutting hair protrudes forward at the upper and lower central portions of the cut portion 3, and the cutting blade 5 includes a fixed blade 5b and a movable blade 5a. Here, the fixed blade 5b is provided at the front end of the cut portion 3 so as to protrude on an extension of the inclination of the lower inclined surface 3b.
The movable blade 5a is connected on the upper surface of the fixed blade 5b to a cam that converts the rotational drive of the motor shaft into a reciprocating linear motion,
It reciprocates linearly in the left-right direction along the fixed blade 5b.

The handle portion 4 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is used by being gripped by hand. A slide handle 6 of a switch for controlling the movement of the movable blade 5a is protruded from the upper surface of the outer periphery of the handle portion 4 so that the handle is easy to use, and the slide handle 6 is operated only by a hand having a hair cutter. You can do it. The slide handle 6 controls a drive mechanism for moving the movable blade 5a. The slide handle 6 slides in the front-rear direction of the hair cutter body 1. The drive mechanism is composed of a motor, and a motor shaft extending from the motor projects forward, and a movable blade is provided via a cam that converts the rotational drive of the motor shaft into a reciprocating linear motion. To give a reciprocating linear motion in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the suction case 2 is composed of a case upper member 2a and a case lower member 2b and is integrated.

The upper case member 2a comprises an upper horizontal piece 7 and an inclined piece 8
And is formed integrally with the front end of the upper horizontal piece 7 and the rear end of the inclined piece 8, and is a substantially U-shaped member when viewed from the side. Here, the upper horizontal piece 7 is an arc-shaped plate piece having a convex surface on the upper side and having the same length as the horizontal portion on the upper surface of the hair cutter. The cut piece 3 has a substantially similar inclination to the upper inclined surface 3 a of the cut portion 3. Further, the upper horizontal piece 7 of the suction case 2 is formed of a transparent member. Even if the cut hair sucked by the suction case 2 is clogged in the suction flow path 9 of the suction case 2, the clogged place is immediately determined. And the hair can be easily removed.

The lower case member 2b has a lower horizontal plate 10 as a center, a hose connecting portion 11 at a rear end, an inclined plate 12 at a front end, and a pair of sandwiching pieces 13, 13 at both side ends. . The lower horizontal plate 10 has a rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction and has a substantially planar shape. Hose connection 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes a ring-shaped shape, and two groove-shaped hose connection grooves 14 are vertically formed in the outer peripheral surface thereof. More specifically, the hose connection groove 14 is connected to the hose connection portion 11.
The groove is formed in an L-shape from the rear end of the hose connection groove, and a locking portion 15 is provided at the innermost portion of the hose connection groove 14. Also,
A portion of the hollow portion 11a inside the hose connection portion 11 that is not used as the suction channel 9 is covered, and the suction force from the suction device via the suction hose is lost without loss.
It is aimed at. The sandwiching piece 13 has an arcuate shape, extends downward from both side ends of the lower horizontal plate 10, and is located more inward toward the lower side. The inclined plate 12 has a plate-like shape, and the upper inclined surface 3 a of the cut portion 3.
It is projected forward in accordance with the inclination of. In addition, a single through slit 16 is formed in the front-rear direction near each joint of the sandwiching piece 13 and the lower horizontal plate 10 at both side ends of the lower horizontal plate 10. Here, the lower slit cover 17b described later is inserted into the through slit 16, and the lower switch cover 1
7b is fixed to the slide handle 6,
The length of the through slit 16 in the front-rear direction is such that the slide handle 6 does not hinder the slide of the slide handle 6 in the front-rear direction when the lower switch cover 17 b is inserted into the through slit 16. Here, it is preferable that the switch cover 17 has a shape formed in a ring shape so as to surround the suction case 2 in the circumferential direction, so that the switch cover 17 can be made smaller and the hair cutter can be made thinner. The hair cutter fits compactly, improving usability.

The upper case member 2a formed as described above
The case lower member 2b is joined to the case lower member 2b so as to cover the case lower member 2b, and integrated to form the suction case 2. At this time, a space having a semi-cylindrical cross section is formed between the upper horizontal piece 7 and the lower horizontal plate 10, and a space having a triangular cross section is formed between the inclined piece 8 and the inclined plate 12. It becomes the hair suction channel 9. It is assumed that the cross-sectional area of the cross-sectional shape is larger than the cross-sectional area of the triangular cross-section. An opening having a triangular cross section formed at the front end of the inclined piece 8 and the inclined plate 12 is a suction port 18.

The switch cover 17 comprises an upper switch cover 17a and a lower switch cover 17b. The upper switch cover 17a is formed in an arc plate shape and the lower switch cover 17b is formed in a U-shaped cross section. To form. Then, the upper switch cover 17a
Are arranged with the convex curved surface facing upward, and the lower switch cover 17b is arranged with the U-shaped opening facing upward,
Upper switch cover 17a and lower switch cover 17
The switch cover 17 is formed by abutting and joining b. Here, the upper switch cover 17a and the lower switch cover 17 of the switch cover 17 are used.
Although the joining method of b is not specified, in this example, a tenon is provided on the upper switch cover 17a, and a tenon is provided on the lower switch cover 17b, and are fitted and fixed.

Switch cover 1 formed as described above
Reference numeral 7 is attached to the suction case 2. At this time,
The lower switch cover 17b is inserted into the through slit 16 of the sandwiching piece 13. Furthermore, the lower switch cover 17
A sliding groove 34 is formed in the center of the lower surface of b, and a positioning body 35 is protruded from the lower surface of the case lower member 2b. Here, the sliding groove 34 is a through-hole having a rectangular cross section that is long in the front-rear direction, and the positioning body 35 is a rectangular parallelepiped protrusion that is long in the front-rear direction. The positioning body 35
Is inserted into the sliding groove 34. As described above, the switch cover 17 is slidably attached to the suction case 2 by disposing the lower switch cover 17b and the case lower member 2b via the through slit 16, the sliding groove 34, and the positioning body 35. Things.

Further, the sliding groove 34 is used as positioning means.
It is also preferable to devise the shape of the positioning body 35. In this example, the positioning body 35 is used as the positioning means.
A constricted portion 35a is formed at the central portion in the longitudinal direction so as to reduce the thickness in the lateral direction, and is protruded inward from both side end walls of the sliding groove 34 at the longitudinal center of the sliding groove 34. In addition, a pair of click pieces 37, 37 are provided. FIG.
As shown in (1), the constricted portion 35a of the positioning body 35 is arranged at a position between the pair of click pieces 37, 37 and the positioning body 35 is inserted into the sliding groove 34. Here, the only part of the positioning body 35 inserted into the sliding groove 34 that does not contact the click piece 37 is the constricted portion 35a.
If the positioning body 35 is inserted into the sliding groove 34 while being positioned while the 37 is opposed, the positioning body 35 can be inserted without resistance. Thus, the positioning body 35 is positioned accurately while the constricted portion 35a is substantially stationary at a position between the pair of click pieces 37, 37, and the switch cover 17 is attached to the suction case 2. It is arranged at a predetermined position. In this example, the predetermined position is set to a position corresponding to the off position of the slide handle 6, and if the slide handle 6 is set to the off position, the slide handle 6 and the switch cover 17 are securely connected at that position. Can be fitted to the suction case 2
Can be made to have excellent attachment properties when attached to a hair cutter.

Further, it is preferable to add an urging function to the positioning means of the sliding groove 34 and the positioning body 35. In this example, a T-shaped through hole 36 is formed on both sides of the sliding groove 34 on the lower surface of the lower switch cover 17b, and both ends 36a are formed by projecting in the side end direction. The provision of the through holes 36 results in the formation of the elastic ribs 38 having the click pieces 37. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the elastic rib 38 has half the thickness of the lower switch cover 17b in the vertical direction, and is provided on the contact surface side with the case lower member 2b. Things. The elastic rib 38 is provided with a click piece 37.
To give elasticity in the left-right direction. By doing so, the space in which the positioning body 35 can slide when it slides can be made wider by the elasticity of the click pieces 37 in the left-right direction. That is, the sliding range of the switch cover 17 can be made wider. You can do it. In addition, even if the switch cover 17 is slid, the click piece 37 is positioned on the positioning body 3.
5 and hit the portion other than the constricted portion 35a.
The positioning body 35 is pressed by the elastic force of 8 to urge the positioning body 35 to the predetermined position.
Here, by setting the predetermined position to correspond to the off position of the slide handle 6 as described above, a hair cutter having excellent attachment properties between the hair cutter body 1 and the suction case 2 can be obtained. In general, a spring or the like is used as a separate component for biasing, but the elastic rib 38 of the present example has a role similar to that of a spring, so that a spring or the like that can be used for biasing means or the like is used. It is possible to obtain the effect of urging without using another part, and obtain the same effect as using a spring by reducing the number of parts.

As shown in FIG. 5, the above-mentioned switch cover 17 is fitted so as to interlock with the slide handle 6 of the hair cutter body 1. More specifically, a single switch piece 6a is formed on the upper surface of the slide handle 6 and protrudes upward between the side ends. On the lower surface of the lower switch cover 17b, as described above, T-shaped through holes 36, 36 are formed on both sides of the sliding groove 34.
The through hole 36 has both end portions 36a protruding in the side end direction, and a margin is provided in the left and right direction so that the switch piece 6a is provided between the through hole 36 and both end portions 36a.
Are fitted. As described above, the lower surface of the lower switch cover 17b is fitted and fixed to the upper surface of the slide handle 6, that is, the switch cover 17 and the slide handle 6 are interlocked.
The slide handle 6 can be operated by moving the slider in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the hair cutter body 1 and the suction case 2 configured as described above
Of the case lower member 2b along the upper inclined surface 3a of the cut portion 3, and the lower horizontal plate 1 of the case lower member 2b.
0 is located along the upper surface of the handle portion 4, and the lower switch cover 1 is attached to the slide handle 6 on the upper surface of the handle portion 4.
The lower surface of 7b is fitted via the switch piece 6a, and the handle portion 4 is sandwiched between the pair of sandwiching pieces 13, 13 of the suction case 2 to be detachably engaged. At this time, the suction port 18 is located near and above the cutting blade 5. Since the suction case 2 provided with the switch cover 17 is installed along the surface of the hair cutter body 1 having the slide handle 6, the hair cutter body can be mounted even when the suction case 2 is attached to the hair cutter body 1. 1
The slide handle 6 can be operated and the hair cutter can be kept compact, so that it is easy to use.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The suction hose 19 is rotatably connected to the hose connection portion 11 at the rear end of the rear end. The structure of the connection portion is as follows. The connecting portion is connected to the hose connecting portion 11 in a detachable manner, and the connecting portion 21 is rotatably engaged with the connecting ring 21 and has a suction hose 19.
And a hose fixing ring 22 for fixing the above. Here, the suction hose 19 is provided with a joint portion 20 at the rear end thereof so as to communicate with a suction device such as a general household cleaner and to be rotatably connected to the suction device. The hose fixing ring 22 includes a medium-diameter ring 22a having an outer diameter substantially the same as the inner diameter of the suction hose 19, a large-diameter ring 22b provided on the outer peripheral surface of the medium-diameter ring 22a, and the medium-diameter ring 22a. It has a shape in which a small-diameter ring 22c protruding forward from the front end is integrally formed. Here, the small-diameter ring 22c is provided with a rail groove 22d over the outer peripheral surface thereof. The connecting ring 21 has an inner diameter substantially the same as the outer diameter of the hose connecting portion 11, and a small-diameter ring-shaped rail ring 21a is provided at the rear end of the inner peripheral surface thereof.
A connecting projection (not shown) is provided at the front end.

The components of the connecting portion are assembled as follows. The hose fixing ring 22 includes a suction hose 19 having a large-diameter ring 22b and a medium-diameter ring 22b.
a and the medium-diameter ring 22a is inserted into the inner surface of the suction hose 19 and fixed. Further, by inserting the rail ring 21a of the connecting ring 21 into the rail groove 22d of the hose fixing ring 22, the hose fixing ring 22 and the connecting ring 21 are rotatably connected. Also, the connecting projection of the connecting ring 21 is connected to the hose connecting portion 1.
The connecting projection is removably locked to the locking portion 15 by being inserted into the first hose connecting groove 14 and rotating the connecting ring 21. As described above, the suction hose 19 is rotatably fixed to the suction case 2 and a suction machine such as a vacuum cleaner, so that the hair cutter is moved with respect to the human head during use. This prevents the suction hose 19 from being twisted, and improves the usability of the hair cutter.

Hereinafter, another example of the embodiment will be described. Since other examples of the following embodiments are obtained by partially changing the examples of the above-described embodiments, the description of the overlapping parts will be omitted, and differences will be mainly described.

As another example of the embodiment, it is preferable to provide an opening 23 in the upper horizontal piece 7 of the suction case 2.
The opening 23 is, as shown in FIG.
When the slide handle 6 of the hair cutter body 1 is in the on position, it is covered and closed by the switch cover 17, and when the slide handle 6 of the hair cutter body 1 is in the off position as shown in FIG. 17 is shifted to a position where the opening 23 is not closed. By providing such an opening 23, a part of the amount of air sucked when the slide handle 6 of the hair cutter body 1 is turned off can be taken from the opening 23, and the suction port 1
The suction force can be reduced, that is, the suction force can be weakened. For example, when the suction port 18 sucks the skin or the like, the slide handle 6 of the hair cutter body 1 can be reduced. By turning off the skin, the skin and the like can be easily separated immediately, thereby improving safety performance.

Further, an opening 24 is provided in the lower horizontal plate 10 of the suction case 2, and an opening 23 provided in the upper horizontal piece 7 and a flow opening / closing valve 25 in the suction flow passage 9 in front of the opening 24 are provided. Opening the opening 24 from the upper surface of the side switch cover 17b.
It is also preferable to provide a valve control piece 26 connected to the flow path opening / closing valve 25 via a. The flow passage opening / closing valve 25 has a plate-like shape that closes the flow passage cross section, rotatably locks a portion in contact with the lower horizontal plate 10, and slidably engages with the valve control piece 26, By sliding the slide handle 6, the valve control piece 26 slides back and forth, and the passage opening / closing valve 25 is laid or raised to open and close the suction passage 9. That is, as shown in FIG.
When the slide handle 6 is turned to the ON position, the flow path on-off valve 2
5 is lying down, and the suction channel 9 is connected to the hose connection portion 1.
When the slide handle 6 of the hair cutter body 1 is turned to the off position as shown in FIG. 9, the flow path opening / closing valve 25 rises, and the suction flow path 9 is completely closed. The suction is performed from the opening 23, and the suction of the air from the suction port 18 can be immediately eliminated. Thereby, the safety performance can be further improved.

As another example of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, it is preferable that an opening 33 penetrating outside is provided in a part of the hollow portion 11a of the hose connecting portion 11. As a result, even if the skin or the like is sucked through the suction port 18, since the suction is continuously performed through the opening 33, the suction force at the suction port 18 is reduced and the sucked skin or the like can be easily removed. It is.

As another example of the embodiment, a case upper member 2a and a case lower member 2b constituting the suction case 2
It is also preferable to be able to detachably adhere by sliding. The structure of the suction case 2 for achieving this is as shown in FIGS. The case lower member 2 b has a rail receiving piece 27 on each side of the upper surface of the lower horizontal plate 10, a groove-shaped locking groove 28 on the upper inner surface of the front end of the hose connecting portion 11, and a front groove of the inclined plate 12. The cutouts 29 are provided at both side end portions with cutouts in the horizontal direction. Here, the rail receiving piece 27 has a U-shaped cross section, and is installed such that its opening faces sideways. A deep groove (not shown) is formed at the rear end of the locking groove 28. The case upper member 2a has a rear locking piece 30 protruding rearward at the rear end of the upper horizontal piece 7 and a front locking piece 31 protruding rearward in the horizontal direction at both front end portions of the inclined piece 8; Rail pieces 32 projecting horizontally inward are provided on the inner surfaces of both side ends of the horizontal piece 7. Here, the rear locking piece 30 has a protrusion 30a protruding upward at a rear end portion. The case upper member 2a and the case lower member 2b formed as described above are
The case upper member 2a is slid horizontally behind the case lower member 2b while the rail piece 32 is inserted horizontally into the rail receiving piece 27, and the rear locking piece 30 is fitted into the locking groove 28 and the deep groove is inserted. The projection 30a is locked to the
a is engaged with the case lower member 2b. At this time, the front locking piece 31 is also inserted into the notch 29.
The case upper member 2a and the case lower member 2b are locked at a plurality of portions and detachably engaged as described above, so that the suction case 2 can be integrated with stability, and the case upper member 2a Can be easily attached to and detached from the case lower member 2b.
While maintaining the attachment of b to the hair cutter, the clogging can be eliminated by immediately removing the upper case member 2a. Further, since the portion to be locked is located at the rear end of the handle portion 4 or the front end of the hair cutter, the suction case 2 is accidentally set because it is set at a position separated from the portion that the user holds by hand. Of the suction case 2 is unlikely to be disassembled.

As another example of the embodiment, another example of the positioning means will be described. The lower switch cover 17b includes a rectangular flat plate 40 having a long side in the left-right direction and the flat plate 40.
And a pair of plate-shaped sliding ribs 42, 42 horizontally extending rearward near the center of the rear end of the flat plate 40. It is formed integrally. At the center of the lower surface of the flat plate 40, a switch piece 6 of a slide handle 6 described later is provided.
A switch groove 43 in which a is fitted is provided, and a cover connecting portion 47 having a notch at the center is provided on both side ends of the flat plate 40. The sliding rib 42 has elasticity in the left-right direction due to a plate-like structure.
At the rear end, a circular click piece 44 is provided with a pair of sliding ribs 4.
2, 42 projecting in the opposite direction. Also,
On the lower surface of the case lower member 2b, a pair of guide pieces 39, 39 positioned to sandwich the guided piece 41 and guide pieces 45, 45 positioned to sandwich the flat plate 40 project downward. Further, a cylindrical positioning projection 46 is provided so as to project downward so as to be located between the pair of sliding ribs 42, 42.

The position where the positioning projection 46 is installed is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 12, when the switch cover 17 is positioned at the rear end of the through slit 16, as shown in FIG.
And a pair of click pieces 44, 44
Is set at a position where it comes into contact in front of the camera. In this example, as described above, the position where the switch cover 17 is located at the rear end of the through slit 16 corresponds to the off position of the slide handle 6. Further, as shown in FIG. 13B, when the switch cover 17 is located at the front end of the through slit 16, the positioning projection 46 is not located between the pair of sliding ribs 42, 42. It is located at a position where it makes contact behind the click pieces 44, 44. In this example, the position where the switch cover 17 is at the front end of the through slit 16 corresponds to the ON position of the slide handle 6 as described above.

To move the switch cover 17 from the off position to the on position, the switch cover 17 is
Is slid from the rear end to the front end, and the switch cover 17 is slid forward. At this time, between the lower switch cover 17b and the case lower member 2b, the positioning protrusion 46 is inserted between the click pieces 44 by sliding the pair of sliding ribs 42 forward. , 44, the sliding ribs 42, 42 are elastically deformed in the side end direction, increasing the distance between the click pieces 44, 44, and
Is passed while receiving resistance. After the positioning projection 46 passes between the pair of click pieces 44, 44, the sliding ribs 42, 42 return to the original shape by the reaction of the elastic deformation. To move from the ON position to the OFF position, the sliding direction of the switch cover is reversed, but the movements of the positioning protrusion 46, the click piece 44, and the sliding rib 42 are performed in the same manner.

The lower switch cover 17b is connected to the upper switch cover 17a inserted downward into the through slit 16 of the case lower member 2b via a cover connecting portion 47 to form the switch cover 17. As described above, the switch cover 17 is attached to the suction case 2 (the case lower member 2b) through the through slit 16. At this time, the lower switch cover 17b is moved to the case so that the sliding rib 42 is positioned so as to sandwich the positioning projection 46, the guided piece 41 is positioned so as to be sandwiched between the guide piece 39, and the flat plate 40 is sandwiched between the guide pieces 45. It is installed on the lower member 2b. Thereby, the switch cover 17 is slidably attached to the suction case 2.

The suction case 2 is attached to the hair cutter body 1. At this time, the switch cover 17 is set to the off position and the slide handle 6 is also set to the off position, so that the switch piece can be easily set. 6a and the switch groove 43 can be fitted, and the switch cover 17 and the slide handle 6 are interlocked.

[0044]

As described above, in the hair cutter according to the first aspect of the present invention, a suction case is mounted along a hair cutter body having a cutting blade for cutting hair at a front end thereof. A hair cutter provided with a suction port for cutting hair at a front end corresponding to the cutting blade and a hose connecting portion capable of connecting a suction hose connected to a suction machine such as a general household vacuum cleaner in a suction case; By providing a slide handle of a switch for operating the operation on the outer periphery of the hair cutter body and mounting a suction case along a surface of the hair cutter body having the slide handle, the hair cutter can be made compact. The switch case, which is engaged with the handle, is provided on the suction case. The result shall be able to operate the slide handle by moving the switch cover in a state attached to a hair cutter, in which can be made good usability.

Further, the hair cutter according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, has positioning means for urging the switch cover to a position corresponding to the off position of the slide handle. When the handle is in the off position, the switch cover can be securely fixed to the slide handle, so that the suction case can be easily mounted on the hair cutter body.

Further, in the hair cutter according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect, since the positioning means is constituted by an urging mechanism provided integrally with the switch cover, the hair cutter can be used for the urging means and the like. The effect of urging can be obtained without using another component such as a spring that can be used, and the same effect as using a spring can be obtained by reducing the number of components.

In the hair cutter according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the switch cover is formed in a ring shape so as to surround the suction case in the circumferential direction. By making the hair cutter smaller, the hair cutter can be formed thinner, the hair cutter can be compactly housed, and the usability is improved.

According to the hair cutter of the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the suction passage is communicated with the outside only when the switch cover is at a position corresponding to the off position of the slide handle. Since the opening to be provided is provided in the suction case, when the slide handle of the hair cutter is turned off, a part of the amount of air to be sucked can be taken from the opening, and the suction force of the suction port can be reduced. For example, when the suction port sucks skin or the like, the slide switch of the hair cutter is turned off so that the skin or the like can be immediately separated easily, thereby improving safety performance.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, a flow path opening / closing valve that closes the suction flow path only when the switch cover is at the off position of the slide handle. Is provided in the suction flow path, so that when the slide handle of the hair cutter is turned off, the entire amount of air to be sucked can be performed from the opening, and the suction force of the suction port can be immediately eliminated. In addition, the safety performance can be further improved.

Further, in the hair cutter according to claim 7 of the present invention, in addition to the effect of claim 1, since the suction hose is rotatably connected to the hose connecting portion, the suction hose is prevented from being twisted. Yes, it improves the usability of the hair cutter.

Further, in the hair cutter according to claim 8 of the present invention, in addition to the effect of claim 1, the suction case is constituted by an upper case member and a lower case member, and the upper case member is provided with respect to the lower case member. As it is installed detachably, it can be easily attached and detached.For example, even if the cut hair etc. gets clogged in the suction flow path, the upper case member is immediately removed and the above clogging is removed. It can be eliminated.

Further, in the hair cutter according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the eighth aspect, since the upper member of the case is made of a transparent member, the cut hair sucked is supplied to the suction case of the suction case. Even if it is jammed in the road, the jammed location can be immediately identified, and the cut hair can be easily removed.

In the hair cutter according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the eighth aspect, the upper case member is slid to the lower case member, and a locking piece is projected from the rear end of the upper case member. Then, a hose connecting portion was provided at the rear end of the lower case member, a locking groove corresponding to the locking piece of the hose connecting portion was formed, and the locking piece was engaged with the locking groove. By setting the part to be locked away from the part that the user grasps by hand, the suction case is accidentally unlocked and the suction case is unlikely to be disassembled. .

According to the hair cutter of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the tenth aspect, a plurality of locking pieces are provided on the upper case member and a plurality of locking grooves are provided on the lower case member. Since the upper case member is engaged with the lower case member at a plurality of places, the suction case can be integrally integrated with stability because the plurality of parts are locked and detachably engaged with each other. The locked state is released to prevent the suction case from being disassembled.

Further, in the hair cutter according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, an opening communicating with the outside is provided in the hose connecting portion, so that the skin or the like is sucked through the suction port. Even so, it is continuously sucked from the above opening,
The suction force at the suction port is reduced, and the sucked skin and the like can be easily removed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a hair cutter body according to the first embodiment;
(A) is a top view and (b) is a side view.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show the suction case, wherein FIG. 3A is a side view, FIG. 3B is a bottom view, and FIG. 3C is a rear view.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the suction case and the switch cover.

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing a fitting portion of the above switch cover, a suction case, and a slide handle.

FIG. 6 illustrates another example of the embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates a case where the slide handle is in an ON position.
(A) is a top view and (b) is a side sectional view.

7A and 7B show a case where the slide handle is in an off position, in which FIG. 7A is a top view and FIG. 7B is a side sectional view.

8A and 8B show still another example of the embodiment of the present invention, in which the slide handle is in an ON position, wherein FIG. 8A is a top view and FIG. 8B is a side sectional view. It is.

9A and 9B show a case where the slide handle is in an off position, in which FIG. 9A is a top view and FIG. 9B is a side sectional view.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing still another example of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 shows still another example of the embodiment of the present invention, and is an exploded perspective view of a suction case and a switch cover.

12 (a) is a side view, FIG. 12 (b) is a top view, FIG. 12 (c) is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 12 (b), and FIG. Is a rear view.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the suction case, in which the switch cover is in an off position,
(B) is a bottom view when the switch cover is in the ON position.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hair cutter body 2 Suction case 5 Cutting blade 6 Slide handle 9 Suction flow path 11 Hose connection part 17 Switch cover 18 Suction port 19 Suction hose

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shoji Fujikawa 1048, Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Pref.Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshio Ikuta 1048, Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka, Japan F term (reference) 3C056 LL05 LL09 LL29 LL37

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A suction case is mounted along a hair cutter body having a cutting blade for cutting hair at a front end thereof, and a suction port for cutting hair is provided at a front end corresponding to the cutting blade of the suction case, and general household cleaning is performed. A hair cutter provided with a hose connection part capable of connecting a suction hose connected to a suction machine such as a suction machine in a suction case, a slide handle of a switch for operating the operation of the cutting blade is provided on an outer periphery of the hair cutter body, A hair cutter, wherein a suction case is mounted along a surface of the main body having the slide handle, and a switch cover engaged with the slide handle is provided on the suction case. 2. The hair cutter according to claim 1, further comprising positioning means for urging the switch cover to a position corresponding to the off position of the slide handle. 3. The hair cutter according to claim 2, wherein the positioning means comprises a biasing mechanism integrally provided on the switch cover. 4. The hair cutter according to claim 1, wherein the switch cover has a ring shape formed to surround the suction case in a circumferential direction. 5. The hair cutter according to claim 1, wherein an opening for communicating the suction passage with the outside is provided in the suction case only when the switch cover is at a position corresponding to the off position of the slide handle. . 6. A hair cutter according to claim 1, wherein a flow passage opening / closing valve is provided in the suction flow passage so as to close the suction flow passage only when the switch cover is at the off position of the slide handle. . 7. The hair cutter according to claim 1, wherein the suction hose is rotatably connected to the hose connecting portion. 8. The case according to claim 1, wherein the suction case comprises an upper case member and a lower case member, and the upper case member is detachably mounted on the lower case member. Hair cutter. 9. The hair cutter according to claim 8, wherein the case upper member is formed of a transparent member. 10. The case upper member is slid to the case lower member, a locking piece is protruded from the rear end of the case upper member, and a hose connecting portion is provided at the rear end of the case lower member. 9. The hair cutter according to claim 8, wherein a locking groove corresponding to the stop piece is formed, and the locking piece is engaged with the locking groove. 11. The case upper member is provided with a plurality of locking pieces, the case lower member is provided with a plurality of locking grooves, and the case upper member is engaged with the case lower member at a plurality of positions. Item 11. A hair cutter according to item 10. 12. The hair cutter according to claim 1, wherein an opening communicating with the outside is provided in the hose connecting portion.