Abstract: A hair drying device includes a blower unit incorporating a fan and a heater for generating a hot air blow and provided at its one end with an air outlet for discharging the hot air blow. The blower unit is pivotally supported to a frame which is adapted to be mounted in or on a generally vertical wall of a room for pivotally supporting the blower unit at the other end about a horizontal axis so that the blower unit is capable of moving about the horizontal axis within a predetermined angular range between a retracted position of directing the air outlet generally vertically downwardly and an extended position of directing the air outlet outwardly and downwardly. A start position is provided offset adjacent to the retracted position so as to define within the angular range a swing range extending from the start position to the extended position. The blower unit is driven to swing within the swing range about the horizontal axis in a reciprocating manner.

Abstract: A portable hand-held hair dryer having a housing formed with an elongate front edge portion along the edgewise direction of which is extended an air outlet for discharge of heated air. A hand grip is slidably connected to the front edge portion of the housing for movement therealong in a straight path between a retracted position in which the hand grip overlies the front edge portion to block the air outlet and a projected position in which the hand grip extends outwardly of the housing to be ready for being grasped by the hand of the user after opening the air outlet. A recess is formed in the housing at a portion adjacent to the function of the hand grip in its projected position so as to receive a portion of the user's hand grasping the hand grip. This recess is advantageous for providing a comfortable support of the hair dryer with a minimum projected length of the hand grip. A voltage selection switch is positioned so as to be accessible only when the hand grip is in its retracted position.