Patent ID: 6367162
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A hair drier comprising:a longitudinally extending cylindrical hair dryer housing having an inlet and an outlet so that air flows from the inlet to the outlet; a heater section disposed in said housing near the outlet; and a wind-supplying unit having a holder and a cup-shaped base rotatable relative to the holder; wherein the holder has a stator with a plurality of winding units disposed on the holder, and the cup-shaped base has a rotor with a plurality of rotor elements disposed on an inner surface of the cup-shaped base and a plurality of wind-creating vanes that extend radially from an outer circumferential surface of the cup-shaped base; and wherein the cup-shaped base rotatably fits over the holder so that the plurality of winding units oppose the rotor elements to form a brushless DC motor.