CPC A45D 20/12 (2013.01) [A45D 20/10 (2013.01); A45D 2200/202 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A hair dryer comprising:
a housing having a main air inlet, a main air outlet and a main interior volume between the main air inlet and the main air outlet, the housing having an auxiliary air inlet, an auxiliary air outlet, and an auxiliary interior volume between the auxiliary air inlet and the auxiliary air outlet, the auxiliary air inlet, the auxiliary air outlet and the auxiliary interior volume each being outside of the main interior volume so that the auxiliary air inlet and the auxiliary air outlet are not in communication with the main air inlet and the main air outlet and air enters the auxillary air inlet from outside of the housing, the housing having a top portion opposite a bottom portion;
a handle extending from the bottom portion of the housing;
a first pair of ion emitters being located in the main interior volume between the main air inlet and the main air inlet;
a second pair of ion emitters being located in the auxiliary interior volume;
a fan in the main interior volume that selectively generates a main airflow through the housing from the main air inlet to the main air outlet, the fan being upstream of the first pair of ion emitters relative to the main airflow; and
a heater in the main interior downstream of the fan and upstream of the main air outlet relative to the main airflow,
wherein the auxillary air inlet and the auxillary air outlet each are positioned only on the top portion of the housing and the second pair of ion emitters are located on the top portion of the housing in the auxillary interior volume between the auxillary air inlet and the auxillary air outlet.
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