Apparatus for hot and cold processing
AssigneeHot-Stixx Limited
InventorsRoger Sydney Benest, Richard Gilmore
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for hot and cold processing (1), the apparatus comprising: a heat pump (74) configured to pump heat from a first part of the heat pump to a second part of the heat pump, thereby cooling the first part of the heat pump for cold processing (73); a first heat sink (72) arranged to be in thermal contact with the second part of the heat pump such that heat may be transferred from the second part of the heat pump to the first heat sink and thereby cool the second part of the heat pump.
Claims18
An hair tongs for hot and cold processing, for cooling hair during styling, the hair tongs comprising:
- a heat pump configured to transfer heat from a first part of the
- heat pump to a second part of the heat pump, thereby cooling the first part of the heat pump for cold processing;
- a first heat sink arranged to be in thermal contact with the second part of the heat pump such that heat may be transferred from the second part of the heat pump to the first heat sink and thereby cool the second part of the heat pump;
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- at least one heat pipe for one of either transferring heat from the second part or transferring heat to the first part of the heat pump;
- wherein the hair tongs perform cold processing at a temperature from approximately 8° C. to approximately 20° C. wherein the at least one heat pipe is disposed in at least one arm of the hair tongs.
Hair tongs, comprising:
- an element with a surface for contacting hair;
- a heat sink;
- a thermoelectric cooler, in thermal contact with the element and the heat sink;
- configured to transfer heat from the element to the heat sink, thereby cooling the element;
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- a fan arranged to cause gas to flow over the heat sink, thereby removing heat from the heat sink,
- further comprising at least one heat pipe, arranged such that heat is transferred from the element to the thermoelectric cooler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.