Abstract:
A hair styler capable of producing steam not only can produce steam to assistant the user doing hair style, but also that the hair styler is provided with leak proof members between the respective parts of the hair styler, which can provide better sealing effect and prevent water leakage problems.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a hair styler, and more particularly to a hair styler capable of producing steam. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     Conventional handheld hair stylers are generally provided with an electric heating device and held by hand to do hairstyle. Some of the hair stylers are provided at one end thereof with a steam producing device which comprises at water container and a heat receiver abutted against each other. The heat receiver is connected to and heated by the heating device inside the hair styler. Pressing the water container would make the water container disengage from the heat receiver, and then the water flows from the water container to the heat receiver and heated into steam by the heat receiver. However, the sealing of the respective parts of the steam producing device of the conventional hair stylers is too bad, and always causes water leakage. 
     The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The primary object of the present invention is to provide a hair styler capable of producing steam which is free of leakage problem. 
     To achieve the above object, a hair styler capable of producing steam in accordance with the present invention comprises: a housing, an elastic assembly, a hot core assembly, a pressing seat, a third leak proof member, and a water continuer. 
     The housing has an open end, inside the housing is disposed a heater, and in an outer surface of the housing are provided a plurality of apertures. 
     The elastic assembly is disposed adjacent to the heater, and the heater extends into a central hole of the pressing member. 
     The hot core assembly is pressed against the elastic assembly and comprises a water absorbing cover covering a water absorbing member, the water absorbing member is formed at one end thereof with at least one outward protruding water absorbing portion which will extend out of at least one gap formed at an periphery of a first shoulder of the water absorbing cover, and a first leak proof member is abutted against the first shoulder of the water absorbing cover, a second elastic member and a second leak proof member are sleeved on the water absorbing cover, and then the water absorbing cover is inserted in a hot core cover in such a manner that the second leak proof member of the hot core assembly is pressed against the inner periphery of the hot core cover, the second elastic member has one end pressed against the water absorbing cover and another end pressed against the second leak proof member, a sealing cover being fixed to one end of the water absorbing cover by the fastener to press against the first leak proof member and the hot core cover, under sealed conditions, the second elastic member pushes the hot core cover against the sealing cover to make the hot core cover sealed by the sealing cover. 
     The pressing seat includes a central hole and inserted in the open end of the housing and pressed against an outer periphery of the hot core cover, and the third leak proof member is located between the pressing seat and the hot core cover. 
     The water container is connected to the pressing seat to seal the central hole of the pressing seat. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a hair styler capable of producing steam in accordance with the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a partially cross sectional view showing the hair styler capable of producing steam in accordance with the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is an exploded view of a part of the hair styler capable of producing steam in accordance with the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is an amplified cross sectional view of a part of the hair styler capable of producing steam in accordance with the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a first operational view in accordance with the present invention showing that the water container is being pressed; and 
         FIG. 6  is a second operational view in accordance with the present invention showing that the water container is being pressed. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1-6 , a hair styler capable of producing steam in accordance with the present invention is shown and comprises: a housing  10 , an elastic assembly  20 , a hot core assembly  30 , a hot core cover  40 , a pressing seat  50 , a third leak proof member  60  and a water container  70 . 
     The housing  10  has an open end  12  and is provided at another end thereof with a power supplier  11 . Inside the housing  10  is disposed a heater  13  which has a heating end  131  protruding towards the open end  12  and is electrically connected to and controlled by a power-supply switch  14  disposed on the outer surface of the housing  10 . The power supplier  11  is electrically connected to the heater  13 . The housing  10  is provided with a plurality of apertures  15  in the outer surface there of adjacent to the open end  12 . 
     The elastic assembly  20  is adjacent to the heater  13  and comprises a pressing member  21 , a first elastic pressing member  22 , a first elastic member  23  and a second elastic pressing member  24 . The pressing member  21  is pressed against the heater  13  in such a manner that the heating end  131  of the heater  13  extends into a central hole  211  of the pressing member  21 . The first elastic pressing member  22  is sleeved on the pressing member  21  and has a central hole  221  in communication with the central hole  211  of the pressing member  21 . The first elastic member  23  has one end sleeved on the first elastic pressing member  22 , and the second elastic pressing member  24  has one end inserted in and pressed against another end of the first elastic member  23  and has a central hole  241  in communication with the central holes  221 ,  211  of the first elastic pressing member  22  and the pressing member  21 . 
     The hot core assembly  30  comprises a water absorbing cover  31 , a first leak proof member  32 , a sealing cover  33 , a fastener  34 , a water absorbing member  35 , a second elastic member  36  and a second leak proof member  37 . 
     The water absorbing cover  31  is a hollow pipe and has three different diameter shoulders, namely, a first shoulder  311 , a second shoulder  312  and a third shoulder  313 , wherein the second shoulder  312  has an outer diameter larger than the first shoulder  311  but less than the third shoulder  313 . In a periphery of the first shoulder  311  of the water absorbing cover  31  are formed two opposite gaps  314 , and the first leak proof member  32  is abutted against the first shoulder  311 . 
     The water absorbing member  35  is made of water absorbing material and formed corresponding to the inner shape of the water absorbing cover  31 . At one end of the water absorbing member  35  are formed two opposite outward protruding water absorbing portions  351  which will extend out of the gaps  314  of the water absorbing cover  31  when the water absorbing member  35  is inserted in the water absorbing cover  31 . 
     The second elastic member  36  is sleeved on the water absorbing cover  31  and has one end pressed against the third shoulder  31 . 3  of the water absorbing cover  31  and another end pressed against the second leak proof member  37  which is movably disposed between the first and second shoulders  311 ,  312  of the water absorbing cover  31 . 
     The hot core cover  40  is mounted on the hot core assembly  30  and abutted against the second elastic pressing member  24  in such a manner that the second leak proof member  37  of the hot core assembly  30  is pressed against the inner periphery of the hot core cover  40 , and the water absorbing cover  31  and the water absorbing member  35  extend through the central hole  241  of the second elastic pressing member  24  and the first elastic member  23  toward the heater  13 , so that the hot core cover  40  can drive the hot core assembly  30  and the elastic assembly  20  to move toward the heater  13 . The hot core cover  40  is formed around its outer surface with an annular groove  41 . After the hot core cover  40  is mounted on the hot core assembly  30 , the sealing cover  33  is fixed to the end of the water absorbing cover  31  adjacent to the first leak proof member  32  by the fastener  34  to press against and position the first leak proof member  32 . Under sealed conditions, the second elastic member  36  pushes the hot core cover  40  against the sealing cover  33 , in other words, the hot core cover  40  is sealed by the sealing cover  33 , as shown in  FIG. 4 . 
     The pressing seat  50  includes a central hole  51  and an annular groove  52  at an end surface thereof. The pressing seat  50  is inserted in the open end  12  of the housing  10  and mounted on the hot core cover  40  and pressed against the outer periphery of the hot core cover  40  in such a manner that the hot core cover  40  is inserted in the central hole  51  of the pressing seat  50  and the sealing cover  33  of the hot core assembly  30  extends out of the central hole  51 . 
     The third leak proof member  60  is received in the annular groove  41  of the hot core cover  40  and located between the pressing seat  50  and the hot core cover  40 . 
     The water container  70  is connected to the pressing seat  50  to seal the central hole  51  of the pressing seat  50  in such a manner that the periphery edge of the water container  70  is inserted in the annular groove  52  of the pressing seat  50 . 
     The structural relationships of the respective parts of the hair styler capable of producing steam in accordance with the present invention are as mentioned above. In use of the hair styler, the power-supply switch  14  of the housing  10  turns on the heater  13 , and then the user presses the water container  70 . The pressing force is transmitted to the hot core cover  40  through the pressing seat  50 , so that the hot core cover  40  presses the second leak proof member  37  and then the second elastic pressing member  24  via the second elastic member  36 . Consequently, the second elastic pressing member  24  presses the first elastic member  23  by moving toward the heater  13 , as shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , and in this way, the hot core cover  40  pushes the hot core assembly  30  toward the heater  13 . Meanwhile, the movement of the hot core cover  40  toward the heater  13  make the hot core cover  40  disengage from the sealing cover  33  of the hot core assembly  30 , so that water will flow out of the water container  70  into the water absorbing cover  31  and will be absorbed by the water absorbing portion  351  of the water absorbing member  35  via the clearance between the hot core cover  40  and the sealing cover  33  and the gaps  314  of the water absorbing cover  31 . When the user continue pressing the water container  70  to make the water absorbing member  35  contact the heating end  131  of the heater  13 , the water absorbed in the water absorbing member  35  will be heated into steam, and the steam will come out of the apertures  15  of the housing  10 , so that the user can use it to do hairstyle. 
     When finished using the hairstyler, the user only needs to stop pressing the water container  70 , the first and second elastic members  23 ,  36  will push respective parts back to their positions, the hot core cover  40  move back to the sealing cover  33 , so that the first leak proof member  32  therebetween, the second leak proof member  37  between the water absorbing cover  31  and the hot core cover  40 , and the third leak proof member  60  between the hot core cover  40  and the pressing seat  50  will provide better sealing performance when the hairstyler is not being used. 
     While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.