Accessory, drying apparatus, drying assembly, and control method

Abstract

An accessory ( 11 ), a drying apparatus ( 12 ), a drying assembly ( 10 ), and a method of controlling the same, wherein the accessory ( 11 ) comprises a main body and a first storage module ( 114 ), a first communication module ( 115 ) configured on the main body, the main body being capable of being detachably attached to the drying apparatus ( 12 ) and the main body allowing an airflow to pass through; the first communication module ( 115 ) communicating with the drying apparatus ( 12 ) and transmits data stored in the first storage module ( 114 ) to select, add, delete, or modify at least one of one or more operation modes of the drying assembly ( 10 ).

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . An accessory, the accessory comprising:
 a main body configured to be detachably attached to a drying apparatus and allowing an airflow to pass through;   a first storage module and a first communication module configured on the main body, wherein the first communication module communicates with the drying apparatus and transmits data stored in the first storage module to select, add, delete, modify at least one of one or more operation modes of the drying apparatus, wherein each operation mode comprises target value of airflow speed and/or airflow temperature.   
     
     
         2 . The accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the first storage module stores one or more sets of control data, wherein the control data comprises target value of at least one of airflow speed, airflow temperature, and radiation intensity; the drying apparatus, upon receiving the one or more sets of control data, increases one or more of the operation modes. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the first storage module stores identification information; wherein the drying apparatus, upon receiving the identification information, selects, from the one or more operation modes, an operation mode corresponding to the identification information; or
 the first storage module stores display information; wherein the drying apparatus, upon receiving the display information, displays the display information.   
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the accessory further comprises a first writing module configured to perform at least one of adding, deleting, and modifying one or more of the operation modes of the drying apparatus. 
     
     
         7 . The accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the first communication module communicates with the drying apparatus through at least one of touch points, plugs, and data cables. 
     
     
         8 . The accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the first communication module communicates wirelessly with the drying apparatus. 
     
     
         9 . The accessory of  claim 8 , wherein the first communication module comprises a first coil electrically connected to the first storage module, wherein the first coil comprises a wireless communication antenna. 
     
     
         10 . The accessory of  claim 9 , wherein an axis of the first coil is parallel to or coincident with an axis of the airflow from the drying apparatus. 
     
     
         11 . The accessory of  claim 9 , wherein, along the direction of the airflow from the drying apparatus, the main body has a first end and a second end; wherein the first coil is configured at the first end or a location which distance from the first end is less than the distance between the first coil and the second end. 
     
     
         12 . The accessory of  claim 11 , wherein the first end is configured with an air inlet, and an axis of the first coil is parallel to or coincident with an axis of the air inlet. 
     
     
         13 . The accessory of  claim 12 , wherein the first coil is configured at at least one of the following: an inner wall of the air inlet, an outer wall of the air inlet, and between the inner wall and the outer wall of the air inlet. 
     
     
         14 . The accessory of  claim 12 , wherein at least one support structure is configured at the first end or a location of the main body in proximity to the first end; wherein the first coil is configured on the support structure. 
     
     
         15 . The accessory of  claim 14 , wherein the support structure is configured within the air inlet and is configured to alter airflow speed and/or airflow direction. 
     
     
         16 . The accessory of  claim 14 , wherein the support structure comprises a diffusion structure configured within the air inlet, wherein the diffusion structure is configured with a conduction inlet, and sidewalls of the diffusion structure is configured with one or more diffusion holes; at least a portion of the airflow from the drying apparatus flows from the conduction inlet into the diffusion structure, and then flows out of the diffusion structure through the one or more diffusion holes and enters the main body;
 wherein the first coil is configured at at least one of the following: an inner wall of the diffusion structure, an outer wall of the diffusion structure, and between the inner and outer walls of the diffusion structure.   
     
     
         17 . The accessory of  claim 14 , wherein the support structure is detachably mounted to the drying apparatus. 
     
     
         18 . The accessory of  claim 17 , wherein the support structure is configured outside the air inlet, and comprises a mount into which the drying apparatus can be inserted or fixed;
 wherein the first coil is configured at at least one of the following: an inner wall of the mount, an outer wall of the mount, and between the inner and outer walls of the mount.   
     
     
         19 . The accessory of  claim 17 , wherein the support structure comprises a connecting structure configured to be inserted into the end of the drying apparatus and forms a mutual connection; wherein the first coil is configured at the connecting structure. 
     
     
         20 . The accessory of  claim 17 , wherein the support structure comprises a magnetic assembly configured to be magnetically attached to the drying apparatus; wherein the first coil is configured at the magnetic assembly. 
     
     
         21 . The accessory of  claim 9 , wherein the main body is rotatably attached to the drying apparatus, wherein a rotation axis of the main body is parallel to or coincident with an axis of the first coil. 
     
     
         22 . The accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the main body alters at least one parameter of the airflow from the drying apparatus. 
     
     
         23 - 58 . (canceled)