Heated air blower

Abstract

A heated air blower includes an energization control unit that controls on and off states of energization of a heater unit. The energization control unit includes a first energization control mode in which when a hot and cold mode is selected, control is executed in a manner that an energization time for energizing the heater unit in a predetermined period is equal to or less than 3 seconds and a product of power input to the heater unit and the energization time is equal to or larger than 1000 W·s. It is thus possible to provide a heated air blower that can further enhance a hair treatment effect.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heated air blower comprising:
 a housing that includes an air blowing path from a suction port to a discharge port and constitutes a contour;   an air blower unit that is provided in the housing and discharges air sucked from the suction port from the discharge port;   a heater unit that is provided in the housing and heats air blown by the air blower unit;   an air blowing mode selector that selects a hot and cold mode for alternately discharging hot air and cold air from the discharge port in a predetermined period; and   an energization control unit that controls on and off states of energization of the heater unit,   wherein the energization control unit includes a first energization control mode in which when the hot and cold mode is selected by the air blowing mode selector, control is executed in a manner that an energization time for energizing the heater unit in the predetermined period is equal to or less than 3 seconds and a product of power input to the heater unit and the energization time is equal to or larger than 1000 W·s.   
     
     
         2 . The heated air blower according to  claim 1 , further comprising an air volume control unit that controls a volume of air discharged from the discharge port by the air blower unit,
 wherein the air volume control unit includes a first air blowing control mode in which control is executed in a manner that a volume of air discharged from the discharge port is equal to or less than 1 m 3 /min, and   the first energization control mode is operated while the first air blowing control mode is operated.   
     
     
         3 . The heated air blower according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a charged-particle generator that is provided in the housing and generates charged particles; and   a charged-particle generation amount control unit that controls an amount of charged particles generated in the charged-particle generator,   wherein the charged-particle generation amount control unit includes a first charged-particle generation amount control mode and a second charged-particle generation amount control mode for generating an amount of charged particles different from an amount of charged particles generated in the first charged-particle generation amount control mode,   the first charged-particle generation amount control mode and the second charged-particle generation amount control mode are operated in a state where the first energization control mode is operated, and   the second charged-particle generation amount control mode is operated at least somewhere in a time during which heater unit is energized.   
     
     
         4 . The heated air blower according to  claim 3 , wherein the amount of charged particles generated in the second charged-particle generation amount control mode is larger than the amount of charged particles generated in the first charged-particle generation amount control mode.