Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Mitsuo Yasuda

Katsuji Minami

Yasuyuki Hatakeyama

Takehiro Kobayashi

Yoshiyuki Aoto

Susumu Tsujimoto

Masayoshi Ozaki

Shinya Sakaida

Zirou Itogawa

Hayao Yamazaki

Toru Fujino

Jiro Itokawa

In one aspect of the present invention, an optical image synthesizer is adapted such that there is provided a partial mirror at the junction of two projecting axes with an angle of 45.degree. with respect to these optical axes for the purpose of projecting a composite image onto a screen. By selectively moving the partial mirror about its rotation axis into the above-mentioned angular position and out of one of the projection ranges, composed images and pre-composed are respectively projected onto the screen. Preferably, the distance between the principal points of respective lenses and the screen are equal to each other within an optical system including the lenses, the mirror and the screen. A source of illuminating light for photographs is focused by means of a cylindrical lens. Means are provided for moving the level of the partial mirror along its height. A microswitch is disposed to sense a photograph holder inserted and energize the illumination lamp only when the holder is sensed. Moreover, it is preferable that a shutter be disposed at an optical path between the mirror and the illumination light source to hide an undesirable image from view. The photographs are made slidable in a vertical direction by use of an adjusting device. When composing a combination of a new coiffure and the face of a customer is desirable, the optical axis of a zoom lens is fixed at the eye-to-eye center of the customer to eliminate any definite boundary therebetween. Preferably, markings indicative of the level of eyes and the center of faces are formed at a facelike aperture in the photograph holder.

Optical image synthesis method and apparatus

A heating type hair waving appliance includes a bonnet in which the hairline area of the head of a patron is inserted and a plurality of infrared radiation lamps serving as a source of heat for heating the hairline area. A controller is implemented with a microcomputer semiconductor integrated circuit for receiving inputs applied via an input keyboard and placing the plurality of the infrared lamps into predetermined conditions. A solid state display provides a display of the operative state of the infrared lamps and an ultrasonic type atomizer is provided for generating moisture-laden mist which in turn is guided into the interior of the bonnet.

Hair waving appliance controlled by a microcomputer

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Tenri, Japan

Mitsuo Yasuda