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US 11,191,696 B2Granted
Vaporizing and vapor heating assembly and personal care appliances including the same
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorJoel Timothy Aragon
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Abstract
A vaporizing and vapor heating assembly includes at least one vaporizing element fluidically coupled to at least one reservoir and configured to discharge vapor and a heater assembly operably coupled to the at least one vaporizing element. The heater assembly including at least one heating element configured to heat the discharged vapor.
Claims19
A vaporizing and vapor heating assembly, comprising:
- at least one reservoir includes a first portion and a second portion that together form a substantially ring-shaped chamber having a front side, a back side, and an opening within a center of the ring-shaped chamber, wherein the opening extends from the front side to the back side of the ring-shaped chamber, and a radially inward leading passage extends from the ring-shaped chamber toward the center, wherein the first portion holds more volume than the second portion, and wherein a drive assembly is connected to a head assembly through the opening in the ring-shape chamber:
- at least one vaporizing element, configured to discharge a vapor, is fluidically coupled to the radially inward leading passage, wherein the at least one vaporizing element is positioned toward the center of the ring-shaped chamber;
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- a heater assembly configured to heat the discharged vapor, the heater assembly including at least one tapered coil positioned in front of the at least one vaporizing element such that the discharged vapor passes through the at least one tapered heating element in a direction from a first opening in the tapered coil to a second smaller opening in the tapered coil;
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- a controller configured to supply heated vapor on-demand by contacting the vapor on the tapered coil.
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A personal care appliance, comprising:
- an appliance body having a personal care portion and a circuitry configured to impart a driving motion to the personal care portion;
- at least one reservoir includes a first portion and a second portion that together form a substantially ring-shaped chamber having a front side, a back side, and an opening within a center of the ring-shaped chamber, wherein the opening extends from the front side to the back side of the ring-shaped chamber, and a radially inward leading passage extends from the ring-shaped chamber toward the center, wherein the first portion holds more volume than the second portion, and wherein a drive assembly is connected to a head assembly through the opening in the ring-shape chamber;
- at least one vaporizing element, configured to discharge a vapor, is fluidically coupled to the radially inward leading passage, wherein the at least one vaporizing element is positioned toward the center of the ring-shaped chamber;
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- a heater assembly configured to heat the discharged vapor, the heater assembly including at least one tapered heating element electrically connected to the circuitry of the personal care appliance and positioned in front of the at least one vaporizing element such that the vapor passes through the at least one tapered heating element when discharged;
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- a controller configured to supply heated vapor on-demand by contacting the vapor on the heating element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.