Hair styling device comprising a hair wetness control mechanism

Abstract

A hair styling device (1) comprises a hinge jaw assembly (10) including a first jaw (11) having a first plate (12) and a second jaw (13) having a second plate (14). In an opened position of the jaw assembly (10), hair can be received between the plates (12, 14), and in a closed position of the jaw assembly (10), hair can be hair styled between the plates (12, 14). The hair styling device (1) further comprises a heater arrangement (20) configured to heat at least one of the plates (12, 14), and a hair wetness control mechanism (30) configured to supply a mist of liquid between the plates (12, 14) in the closed position of the jaw assembly (10), wherein the hair wetness control mechanism (30) includes a two-fluid nozzle (31), and an air pump (33) and a liquid tank (35) connected to respective inlets of the two-fluid nozzle (31). Preferably, the hair wetness control mechanism (30) is arranged to suck liquid from the tank (35) as a result from a flow of air that is generated by the air pump (33), without a need for a separate pump to obtain a flow of the liquid in the two-fluid nozzle (31).

1 . A hair styling device, comprising:
 a jaw assembly including a first jaw having a first plate and a second jaw having a second plate, wherein the first jaw and the second jaw are hingably connected to each other to thereby be capable of realizing an opened position of the jaw assembly for receiving hair between the first plate and the second plate and a closed position for styling hair between the first plate and the second plate,   a heater arrangement configured to heat at least one of the first plate and the second plate, and   a hair wetness control mechanism configured to supply a mist of liquid between the first plate and the second plate in the closed position of the jaw assembly, the hair wetness control mechanism comprising a tank configured to contain a liquid, characterized in that the hair wetness control mechanism includes a two-fluid nozzle having at least one outlet configured to emit the mist of liquid, and an air pump, wherein both the air pump and the tank are in fluid communication with the two-fluid nozzle.   
     
     
         2 . The hair styling device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the hair wetness control mechanism is arranged to suck liquid from the tank as a result from a flow of air that is generated by the air pump.   
     
     
         3 . The hair styling device according to any of  claim 1 , wherein the hair wetness control mechanism comprises a controller configured to control operation of the hair styling device according to one of at least two different wet operation modes involving actuation of the hair wetness control mechanism, wherein each of the respective wet operation modes involves a different pulse rate of operation of the air pump. 
     
     
         4 . The hair styling device according to  claim 3 , wherein the hair wetness control mechanism comprises a user interface configured to enable a user to set one of the respective wet operation modes. 
     
     
         5 . The hair styling device according to  claim 4 , wherein the user interface comprises a button configured to be positioned in one of at least two predefined positions. 
     
     
         6 . The hair styling device according to  claim 1 , wherein the hair wetness control mechanism includes a liquid transport system configured to transport the liquid from the tank to the two-fluid nozzle, the liquid transport system comprising a valve. 
     
     
         7 . The hair styling device according to any of  claim 1 , wherein the hair wetness control mechanism includes an air transport system configured to transport air from the air pump to the two-fluid nozzle, the air transport system comprising a heater.