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EP 3878307 A2 20210915 - HAIR DRYER

Title (en)

HAIR DRYER

Title (de)

HAARTROCKNER

Title (fr)

SÈCHE-CHEVEUX

Publication

EP 3878307 A2 20210915 (EN)

Application

EP 21154015 A 20210128

Priority

CN 202010174693 A 20200312

Abstract (en)

The present disclosure provides a hair dryer, including: a housing provided with a main control board; a power line connected to the housing and extending out of the housing; and a conductive metal sheet fixed to an inner wall of the housing, and configured to electrically conduct the main control board with the power line.

IPC 8 full level

A45D 20/12 (2006.01); A45D 20/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP GB)

A45D 20/10 (2013.01 - CN); A45D 20/12 (2013.01 - CN EP GB); A45D 20/30 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3878307 A2 20210915; EP 3878307 A3 20211110; CN 111184333 A 20200522; GB 202101208 D0 20210317; GB 2593041 A 20210915; GB 2593041 B 20220629

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21154015 A 20210128; CN 202010174693 A 20200312; GB 202101208 A 20210128