JP3210361U - Wax warmer, and set of this and wax cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

A wax warmer suitable for efficiently heating a wax cartridge is provided. A wax warmer (1) includes a housing (11) having an elongated rectangular opening (111) formed at an upper end thereof, and is disposed inside the housing, and extends vertically corresponding to each of a pair of long sides (111a) in the opening. A pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 that are spaced apart from each other in the direction y in which the short side 111b extends, and a heating plate 12 that has a horizontal plate portion 123 that connects the lower ends of the pair of vertical plate portions, and the pair of vertical plate portions In a plan view, at least one of the pair of vertical plate portions can be elastically displaced in the direction y. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a wax warmer for heating a wax cartridge containing wax.

  A hair removal treatment wax (hereinafter simply referred to as “wax”) is used for cosmetic purposes, for example. Generally, the wax is supplied to the user in a solid state, and when the wax is heated to a certain temperature and melted, it is applied to the target site on the user's skin. When the wax is peeled off from the skin in a state where the wax is solidified after a certain period of time, the hair is entangled with the wax and peeled off from the skin at the same time, and the hair is removed.

  The hair removal treatment using wax does not correspond to medical practice and can be used by individuals, so that it is expected to spread to individual users. In recent years, a method of storing wax in a cartridge-type container (hereinafter referred to as “wax cartridge”) with a roller and heating the wax cartridge with a wax warmer is known (for example, Patent Document 1). See).

  The wax warmer (10) described in Patent Document 1 is configured to heat the cartridge by accommodating the wax cartridge (1) in the heating space (16). In Patent Document 1, the wax warmer includes a rotatable lid portion (12), and the heating space can be switched between a closed state and an open state by operating the lid portion. Further, a heating plate (17) is provided on the back side of the heating space, and the heating space (16) is surrounded by the lid (12) being closed, and the back side of the heating space (16). The inside is heated by the heating plate (17) located at the position. The heat energy from the heating source is transmitted to the heating plate (17), and one side surface of the wax cartridge (1) is brought into close contact with the heating plate (17) and the temperature of the entire heating space (16) is also increased. (Internal wax) can be heated. When the wax cartridge is sufficiently heated and the internal wax is in a molten state, the wax cartridge can be taken out from the wax warmer (heating space) and applied to the target site.

  The container body (2) of the wax cartridge is made of, for example, a synthetic resin and does not necessarily have a good heat transfer rate. This can be expected to contribute to improving the heat retaining property after the wax in the wax cartridge is sufficiently heated and melted, and to suppress the temperature drop of the wax. On the other hand, when heating the wax cartridge, heat energy is transferred relatively efficiently on one side that is in direct contact with the heating plate, but most of the heat energy transferred from the heating source through the heating plate is the heating space itself (air). The temperature is increased and the temperature adjacent to the heating space is increased. As a result, a long time is required until the wax in the wax cartridge reaches a desired temperature.

JP 2009-61078 A

  The present invention has been conceived under such circumstances, and its main object is to provide a wax warmer suitable for efficiently heating a wax cartridge.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

  The wax warmer provided by the first aspect of the present invention includes a housing in which a long rectangular opening is formed at the upper end, and is disposed inside the housing, and is vertically arranged corresponding to each of a pair of long sides in the opening. And a heating plate having a pair of vertical plate portions that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction that is a direction in which the short side of the opening extends, and a horizontal plate portion that connects the lower ends of the pair of vertical plate portions, and The pair of vertical plate portions are located inside the opening in a plan view, and at least one of the pair of vertical plate portions can be elastically displaced in the first direction.

  In a preferred embodiment, the heating plate has a guide portion connected to at least one upper end of the pair of vertical plate portions, and the guide portion is displaced outward in the first direction as it goes upward. To tilt.

  The set of wax warmer and wax cartridge provided by the second aspect of the present invention is a set of the wax warmer according to the first aspect of the present invention and a wax cartridge containing wax, wherein the wax cartridge includes: A container body that is filled with wax, and an application unit that is mounted on the top of the container body and includes a roller, and the transverse cross-sectional shape of the container body is a long rectangular shape corresponding to the opening The container main body can be accommodated in an accommodating space surrounded by the pair of vertical plate portions and the horizontal plate portion in the heating plate, and when the container main body is accommodated in the accommodating space, The pair of outer surfaces facing the first direction are in close contact with the vertical plate portion while pressing the pair of vertical plate portions, respectively.

  In a preferred embodiment, the coating unit includes a partition plate provided immediately below the roller, and an opening that is smaller than the transverse area of the inner periphery of the container body is provided at the center of the partition plate. A wax passage hole having an area is formed.

  In a preferred embodiment, the material of the roller is ABS resin.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the wax warmer which concerns on this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows an example of the set of the wax warmer and wax cartridge which concern on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the set of the wax warmer and wax cartridge which concern on this invention. It is a top view of the wax warmer shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the VV line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the VI-VI line of FIG. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 5 which shows the state which mounted | wore the wax warmer with the wax cartridge. It is a fragmentary sectional view which follows the VIII-VIII line of FIG. (A) is the partial expanded sectional view of a wax warmer, (b) is the partial expanded sectional view of a wax cartridge.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a wax warmer according to the present invention. 2 and 3 show an example of a set of wax warmer and wax cartridge according to the present invention. The set A1 of the present embodiment is composed of a wax warmer 1 and a wax cartridge 2.

  The wax warmer 1 is for mounting the wax cartridge 2 and heating the wax cartridge 2, and includes a housing 11, a heating plate 12, a heating source 13, and a cap 14.

  The housing 11 has a long shape extending in the vertical direction (hereinafter referred to as “direction z” as appropriate) and has a container shape with an opening 111 formed at the upper end. Inside the housing 11, a heating plate 12, a heating source 13, and other components are accommodated. The opening 111 has a long rectangular shape in plan view, and is defined by being surrounded by a pair of long sides 111a and a pair of short sides 111b. The housing 11 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and is formed by joining two resin molded members. A window 112 made of, for example, a transparent resin is provided on the side surface of the housing 11.

  The cap 14 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the upper part of the housing 11 to cover the upper part (including the opening 111). 2 and the subsequent drawings, the cap 14 is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and the like, the heating plate 12 is a member for contacting the wax cartridge 2 and heating the wax cartridge 2, and includes a pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122, a horizontal plate portion 123, A pair of guide portions 124 and 125 and a pair of locking portions 126 and 127 are provided. The pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 extend in the vertical direction corresponding to the pair of long sides 111a and 111a in the opening 111 of the housing 11, respectively, and the direction in which the short side 111b of the opening 111 extends (hereinafter referred to as “direction y” as appropriate). Are separated from each other. Moreover, as understood from FIGS. 4 and 5, the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 are located inside the opening 111 in a plan view (viewed in the direction z). The horizontal plate portion 123 connects the lower ends of the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 and extends substantially horizontally.

  In the present embodiment, the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 are slightly inclined so as to be displaced outward in the direction y as going upward. The guide portions 124 and 125 are connected to the upper ends of the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122, respectively, and are inclined so as to be displaced outward in the direction y toward the upper side. As understood from FIG. 5, the upper ends of the guide portions 124 and 125 are located outside the opening 111 in plan view (viewed in the direction z).

  In the present embodiment, the locking portions 126 and 127 are connected to the upper ends of the guide portions 124 and 125, respectively, and extend substantially horizontally outward in the direction y. The locking portions 126 and 127 are locked to extending portions 113 and 114 that extend downward from the inner surface of the upper wall of the housing.

  The heating plate 12 having the above configuration is formed of a metal plate having good thermal conductivity, such as aluminum, and is formed by appropriately bending or punching the metal plate. The heating plate 12 has a cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 5 in a natural state, and includes a pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122, a horizontal plate portion 123, a pair of guide portions 124 and 125, and a pair of locking portions 126, 127 is connected in a series. With such a configuration, the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 can be elastically displaced in the direction y (for example, an arrow pointing outward in the direction y shown in the upper part of FIG. 5).

  In addition, an area surrounded by the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 and the horizontal plate portion 123 in the heating plate 12 is a space (accommodating space S) for accommodating the container body 21 in the wax cartridge 2 described later. .

  The heating source 13 is for supplying heat energy to the heating plate 12. The heating source 13 is made of, for example, a metal having a predetermined electric resistance value, and rises to a predetermined temperature when energized. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and the like, in the present embodiment, the heating source 13 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped block, and the vertical plate portion is in close contact with the outer surface of one vertical plate portion 121. 121 is attached. In addition, although detailed illustration description is abbreviate | omitted, the control component which controls electricity supply to the heat source 13 may be accommodated in the inside of the housing 11 as needed. In addition, the housing 11 is provided with a socket (not shown) for supplying power to the heating source 13, and is connected from a household power outlet via a power cord (not shown) connected to the socket. It is possible to receive power supply.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 7, 8, etc., the wax cartridge 2 includes a container body 21 filled with wax, and an application unit 22 mounted on the upper part of the container body 21. The container main body 21 has an opening 211 at the upper end, and has a bottomed, generally rectangular tube shape. The container body 21 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin. In addition, although description is abbreviate | omitted in an accompanying drawing, the inside of the container main body 21 is filled with wax (wax for hair removal processing). The material of the wax can be selected variously, but the wax is in a solidified state at room temperature and in a meltable and flowable state at a predetermined temperature or higher.

  The cross-sectional shape of the container body 21 is a long rectangular shape corresponding to the opening 111 in the housing 11. In the present embodiment, the pair of side walls (212, 213) facing the direction y in the container main body 21 are slightly inclined so as to be displaced outward in the direction y as going upward. And as shown in FIG. 7, the container main body 21 can be accommodated in the accommodation space S in the heating plate 12. FIG.

  Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, in the natural state, the distance L <b> 1 between the upper ends of the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 of the heating plate 12 is the same in the pair of side walls 212 and 213 in the container body 21. It is made slightly smaller than the length L2 between the outer side surfaces 212a and 213a of the corresponding part. Thereby, when the container main body 21 is accommodated in the accommodation space S, the pair of outer side surfaces 212a and 213a facing the direction y in the container main body 21 press the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122, respectively. The parts 121 and 122 are in close contact with each other.

  The application unit 22 includes a case body 221 and a roller 222 supported by the case body 221. The case body 221 is attached to the container body 21 by, for example, press-fitting the upper part of the container body 21 into a groove formed in the lower part thereof. An opening 221 a is formed in the case body 221, and the opening 221 a communicates with the opening 211 of the container body 21.

  The roller 222 is rotatably supported by the case body 221. More specifically, as understood from FIG. 7 and the like, when the wax cartridge 2 is mounted on the wax warmer 1, the roller 222 has a direction in which the long side 111 a in the opening 111 of the housing 11 extends (hereinafter, “ It is elongated along the direction x ”) and is rotatable about an axis Ox along the direction x.

  The roller 222 closes most of the opening 221a in the case body 221, but there is a slight gap (for example, about 0.2 to 0.5 mm) between the outer surface of the roller 222 and the inner surface of the case body 221. The wax in the container body 21 is taken out of the container body 21 through the gap by rotating the roller 222 when in the molten state.

  In the present embodiment, in the case body 221 (coating unit 22), a partition plate 223 is provided in the vicinity of the roller. A wax passage hole 223 a is formed at the center of the partition plate 223. As can be understood from FIGS. 7 and 8, the wax passage hole 223a is elongated in the direction in which the axial center Ox of the roller extends, and the opening area thereof is smaller than the transverse area of the inner periphery of the container body. is there.

  The roller 222 and the case body 221 are made of, for example, a hard synthetic resin material. Examples of the material of the roller 222 and the case body 221 include ABS resin.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  In the wax warmer 1 of the present embodiment, the heating plate 12 disposed inside the housing 11 includes a pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 and a horizontal plate portion 123 that connects lower ends of the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122. And have. A long rectangular opening 111 is formed at the upper end of the housing 11, and the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 extend vertically corresponding to the pair of long sides 111 a in the opening 111 and the short side of the opening 111. They are separated from each other in the direction y in which 111b extends. Further, the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 are located inside the opening 111 in a plan view (viewed in the direction z) and can be elastically displaced in the direction y.

  According to such a configuration, when the wax cartridge 2 is attached to the wax warmer 1, the container body 21 of the wax cartridge 2 is surrounded by the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 and the horizontal plate portion 123 in the heating plate 12. It can be accommodated in the accommodation space S. By making the cross-sectional shape of the container main body 21 into a long rectangular shape corresponding to the opening 111, when the container main body 21 is accommodated in the accommodating space S, the pair of outer side surfaces 212a and 213a facing the direction y in the container main body A wide range can be brought into surface contact with the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the heat energy from the heating source 13 during energization is efficiently transmitted to the container main body 21 via the heating plate 12 (the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122), and the inside of the container main body 21 The wax can be brought into a molten state at a predetermined temperature or higher in a relatively short time. As a result, the wax application operation on the target site can be started in a short time.

  Further, as described with reference to FIG. 9, the container body 21 is accommodated in the housing space by having a predetermined dimensional relationship between the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 and the pair of outer side surfaces 212 a and 213 a of the container body 21. When accommodated in S, the pair of outer side surfaces 212a and 213a are in close contact with the vertical plate portions 121 and 122 while pressing the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122, respectively. Thereby, the heat energy from the heating source 13 is more efficiently transmitted to the container main body 21 via the heating plate 12 (the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122).

  In the present embodiment, the operation of applying the wax to the target site after the wax is melted is performed by grasping the housing 11 while the wax cartridge 1 is mounted on the wax warmer 1, for example. At this time, the roller 222 is rubbed against the target portion while the roller 222 is directed downward. Here, in the state where the container main body 21 is accommodated in the accommodation space S as described above, the outer side surfaces 212a and 213a of the container main body 21 press the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122, respectively, while the vertical plate portion 121 is pressed. , 122. Further, the vertical plate portions 121 and 122 can be elastically displaced in the direction y. For this reason, the pair of vertical plate portions 121 and 122 pushed outward in the direction y by the outer surfaces 212a and 213a of the container body 21 sandwich the outer surfaces 212a and 213a of the container body 21 by their own elastic restoring force. . Therefore, during the wax application operation, a force that appropriately holds the container body 21 by the heating plate 12 acts, and the wax cartridge 2 is prevented from being accidentally dropped from the wax warmer 1.

  Inclined guide portions 124 and 125 are connected to the upper ends of the vertical plate portions 121 and 122. According to such a configuration, the container body 21 can be smoothly inserted into the accommodation space S when the wax cartridge 2 is attached to the wax warmer 1.

  In the case body 221 (coating unit 22) of the wax cartridge 2, a partition plate 223 is provided near the roller 222, and a wax passage hole 223a is formed at the center of the partition plate 223. According to such a configuration, the wax melted in the container main body 21 during the wax application operation passes through the wax passage hole 223 a provided in the partition plate 223 on the way to the roller 222, so that the roller 222 The wax is prevented from being discharged excessively. The wax cartridge 2 is originally stored in a vertical position with the roller 222 positioned at the top. For example, when the wax cartridge 2 is horizontally placed at a high temperature in summer, the wax in the container main body 21 has some fluidity. Wax moves toward the roller 222 due to the influence of gravity. Even in such a case, according to the configuration including the partition plate 223 having the wax passage hole 223a, the partition plate 223 prevents the wax from flowing toward the roller 222. As a result, inadvertent leakage of wax is suppressed.

  Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The specific configuration of each part of the wax warmer according to the present invention and the wax cartridge attached to the wax warmer can be varied in design in various ways.

  In the wax warmer 1 of the above embodiment, the heat generated by the heating source 13 is transmitted to the heating plate 12 to which the heating source 13 is attached. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, without providing a heating plate and a separate heating source, by energizing the heating plate itself, the heating plate may generate heat and function as a heating source.

A1 set (set of wax warmer and wax cartridge)
L1 Interval L2 Length Ox Axle S Storage space x direction y direction (first direction)
Z direction 1 Wax warmer 11 Housing 111 Opening 111a Long side 111b Short side 112 Window part 113 Extension part 114 Extension part 12 Heating plate 121 Vertical plate part 122 Vertical plate part 123 Horizontal plate part 124 Guide part 125 Guide part 126 Locking Part 127 Locking part 13 Heat source 14 Cap 2 Wax cartridge 21 Container body 211 Opening 212 Side wall 212a Outer side 213 Side wall 213a Outer side 22 Application unit 221 Case body 221a Opening 222 Roller 223 Partition plate 223a Wax passage hole

Claims (4)

A housing having an elongated rectangular opening formed at the upper end;
A pair of vertical plate portions disposed inside the housing and extending vertically corresponding to each of the pair of long sides in the opening and spaced apart from each other in a first direction in which the short side of the opening extends, and the pair A heating plate having a horizontal plate portion connecting the lower ends of the vertical plate portions of
The pair of vertical plate portions are located inside the opening in a plan view,
At least one of the pair of vertical plate portions is a wax warmer that can be elastically displaced in the first direction. The heating plate has a guide portion connected to the upper end of at least one of the pair of vertical plate portions,
The wax warmer according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is inclined so as to be displaced outward in the first direction as it goes upward. A set of the wax warmer according to claim 1 or 2 and a wax cartridge for containing wax,
The wax cartridge includes a container body that is filled with wax, and an application unit that is mounted on the top of the container body and includes a roller.
The container body has a long rectangular shape corresponding to the opening, and the container body can be accommodated in an accommodation space surrounded by the pair of vertical plate portions and the horizontal plate portion in the heating plate. ,
When the container main body is accommodated in the accommodating space, the pair of outer side surfaces facing the first direction of the container main body are in close contact with the vertical plate portion while pressing the pair of vertical plate portions, respectively. A set of warmer and wax cartridge. The coating unit has a partition plate provided immediately below the roller,
The wax warmer and wax cartridge set according to claim 3, wherein a wax passage hole having an opening area smaller than a transverse area of the inner periphery of the container body is formed in the center of the partition plate.

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