Global Patent Index - EP 4188153 A1

EP 4188153 A1 20230607 - HAIR DRYER EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRIC MOTOR

Title (en)

HAIR DRYER EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRIC MOTOR

Title (de)

HAARTROCKNER MIT EINEM ELEKTROMOTOR

Title (fr)

SÈCHE-CHEVEUX ÉQUIPÉ D'UN MOTEUR ÉLECTRIQUE

Publication

EP 4188153 A1 20230607 (EN)

Application

EP 21755564 A 20210726

Priority

  • IT 202000018784 A 20200731
  • IB 2021056732 W 20210726

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022023933A1] A hair dryer (1) is described, comprising a body provided with at least one upper element and a grip portion adapted to be grasped by a user and operatively connected to said at least one upper element (2); said upper element (2) extending along an axis (X-X) and having, at an end thereof, an air inlet opening (4) and, at the opposite end, a front air outlet opening (5); said upper element (2) comprising, in its inside: - an electric motor (6); configured for being set at different speeds comprising a maximum speed setting; - a fan, operated by said electric motor (6) to produce an air flow which passes through the upper element (2) and comes out of the front opening (5); - electric heating means for heating the air flow produced by the fan; said electric heating means being arranged at a pre-set distance from said electric motor (6) and the fan; - an electronic control board (7) configured to drive the electric motor (6); characterized by comprising - at least one emitter (8) of visual and/or acoustic signal and/or a vibration, which is connected to said electronic control board (7); said electronic control board (7) comprising at least one microprocessor configured to detect the power emitted by said electric motor (6) and to control the emitter (8) of visual and/or acoustic signal and/or a vibration to emit a visual and/or acoustic signal and/or a vibration whenever a decrease in electric power with respect to the rated electric power corresponding to the speed set is detected.

IPC 8 full level

A45D 20/10 (2006.01); A45D 20/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A45D 20/10 (2013.01 - EP); A45D 20/12 (2013.01 - EP US); A45D 2200/207 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022023933A1

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022023933 A1 20220203; CN 116194012 A 20230530; EP 4188153 A1 20230607; IT 202000018784 A1 20220131; US 2023301415 A1 20230928

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2021056732 W 20210726; CN 202180061282 A 20210726; EP 21755564 A 20210726; IT 202000018784 A 20200731; US 202118017407 A 20210726