Safety razor with multi-pivot blade unit
Invention field
The present invention relates to safety razor; Especially pay close attention to following safety razor: will comprise that wherein at least one safety razor blade units with blade of sharp knife edges is installed on the razor handle, and move pivotly with respect to said handle thereby make under its effect that in the shaving process, is being applied to the power on the blade unit.Blade unit can have a plurality of blades, for example has two of straight parallel blade, and three, four or more a plurality of blade, said blade are configured to contact with the protector and the skin between the top cover surface that are arranged in equally on the blade unit.Protector can comprise the elastomeric material bar, and said material strips has surface configuration, and is for example upright outstanding such as being fin shape, thereby in the process of carrying out the shaving stroke, when blade unit skims over skin, can produce required and interaction skin.The top cover surface can comprise material strips, and said material strips comprises shaving and strengthens product such as lubricant, and said shaving strengthens product and during shaving, can from this web, leach so that be coated on the skin gradually.Can safety razor blade units be installed on the razor handle so that when the blade acutance is reduced to unsafty level, allow blade unit by new blade unit displacement separably.As other a kind of selection, can blade unit permanently be connected on the handle, to be intended to discarded whole razor when the blade rust.The so-called shaving blade holder of separable and replaceable blade unit.
Background of invention
The present invention relates to have the safety razor of blade unit, said blade unit is arranged to and can moves pivotally around the axis of the blade that is substantially perpendicular to blade.This pivoting action allows blade unit contoured skin of more easily fitting, so that handle becomes no longer so important with respect to the accurate angle that skin kept for obtaining good shaving performance and efficient.Razor with pivot blade unit was successfully sold a lot of years.Traditional pivot axis (it is parallel to the blade of blade usually and extends) can be limited pivot structure, and handle is connected on the blade unit by means of said structure.As other a kind of selection, blade unit can comprise coupling member, and frame or the shell of having incorporated blade and other skin engaging member into are pivotably connected on this coupling member.The blade unit that is described in this form among the WO 97/37819 (content of this patent is incorporated this paper into way of reference) has the coupling member that generally is Bracket Type; Said carriage has the wheel hub that is used to mesh the handle upper end and the arm of a pair of relative orientation, and said arm has pivot journals so that be engaged in the pod that the frame end provides at their end.With keeping around the corresponding end that intermediate plate is applied to frame so that pivot journals is remained in the pod.
Proposed to have the razor of blade unit, said blade unit is installed into and can moves pivotally around the single axis that is arranged essentially parallel to blade.Blade unit is biased to resting position by the magnetic return force that magnet produced.Pivoting action around the single axis that is arranged essentially parallel to blade can provide the conformal performance to skin to a certain degree, the contoured skin thereby the permission blade unit is more easily fitted during shaving.Yet blade unit usually can break away from skin during shaving, because it centers on limited in one's ability that single axis pivots.
The present invention has overcome this shortcoming through following mode: utilize around the magnetic return force of the pivot axis that is substantially perpendicular to blade, thereby allow during shaving, to improve the conformal performance of blade unit to user's skin.
Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, a kind of safety razor is provided, this safety razor comprises handle and blade unit, said blade unit has protector, top cover and at least one blade.With blade unit be installed on the handle in case with respect to said handle around the pivot axis motion that is substantially perpendicular to said at least one blade, thereby during shaving, fit contoured skin.Blade unit has resting position.When deviating from the resting position pivot around pivot axis, blade unit is returned power and setovers towards said resting position.Return force comprises the magnetic force that is produced by one group of magnetic element, and said magnetic element relative to each other moves in response to blade unit centers on the pivoting action of the pivot axis that is substantially perpendicular to said at least one blade.Pivot along with blade unit deviates from resting position, the value of return force increases.
A kind of safety razor also is provided, and this safety razor comprises handle and blade unit, and said blade unit has protector, top cover and at least one blade.With blade unit be installed on the handle in case with respect to said handle around first pivot axis and the motion of second pivot axis, thereby during shaving, fit contoured skin.Blade unit has first resting position and second resting position, and blade unit is setovered towards said resting position by first return force and second return force.First return force occurs in when blade unit is deviated from first resting position pivot around first pivot axis.First return force comprises the magnetic force that is produced by first group of magnetic element, and said first group of magnetic element relative to each other moves in response to blade unit centers on the pivoting action of first pivot axis that is arranged essentially parallel to said at least one blade.Along with the pivot that blade unit deviates from first resting position, the value of first return force increases.Second return force is deviated from around second pivot axis at blade unit to be taken place when second resting position pivots.Second return force comprises the magnetic force that is produced by second group of magnetic element, and said second group of magnetic element relative to each other moves in response to blade unit centers on the pivoting action of second pivot axis, and said second pivot axis is different from said first pivot axis.Along with the pivot that blade unit deviates from second resting position, the value of second return force increases.
Can guarantee pivoting action very level and smooth and that can consistently regenerate through using the return force that produces with magnetic means.Magnetic force can be easily produced by magnetic element, and said magnetic element, and interacts blade unit is pushed into corresponding resting position with the repulsion mode with respect to the pivoting action of said handle and relative to each other motion in response to blade unit.
Preferably, first group of magnetic element is arranged to produce the repellency magnetic return force that is used for blade unit is pushed into first resting position.Similarly, second group of magnetic element is arranged to produce the repellency magnetic return force that is used for blade unit is pushed into second resting position.
First group of magnetic element can comprise first magnetic element and second magnetic element, and the contiguous top cover of first magnetic element is installed on the blade unit.Yet first group of magnetic element can comprise plural magnetic element, and for example two groups of relative elements are right.
Easily, blade unit is carried by a pair of relative arm that stretches out from wheel hub pivotly, and second magnetic element is positioned at wheel hub.
First pivot axis preferably is positioned at the front of said at least one blade.First pivot axis can be positioned at the below on the plane that is tangential to protector and top cover.
Advantageously arrange the magnetic element that produces first and second return forces as follows: along with the pivoting angle around first and second pivot axis from first and second resting positions increases, the spring rate characteristic of magnetic return force increases smoothly.Another advantage of the present invention is to return intensity of force and can easily improve through the magnetic element that uses different magnetic field intensity.
First pivot axis preferably is arranged to be substantially perpendicular to second pivot axis.
Though magnetic element can be a permanent magnet easily, at least one the comprised electromagnetic component in the magnetic element.In the case, can provide control device to be used to regulate the exciting current of sending to electromagnetic component.For example, can provide sensor with the pivotal displacement of sensing blade unit, and control device can respond to the output of sensor from resting position.
Second group of magnetic element preferably includes the 3rd magnetic element, the 4th magnetic element and the 5th magnetic element.Second group of magnetic element can comprise the 6th magnetic element.
The 3rd magnetic element can be installed on the handle, and the 4th and the 5th magnet can be installed on the blade unit.As other a kind of selection, the 3rd magnetic element can be installed on the blade unit, and the 4th and the 5th magnet can be installed on the handle.
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Though after specification, provide to particularly point out and clearly require protection claims of the present invention, it is believed that through following description and combine accompanying drawing can understand the present invention better.
Fig. 1 has shown according to safety razor of the present invention with the side front view.
Fig. 2 is the back perspective view of safety razor shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 is the top plan view of the handle of safety razor shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 4 is local excision's bottom plan view of the blade unit of safety razor shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 5 is the top plan view of the handle of another safety razor of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is local excision's bottom plan view of blade unit of correspondence of the safety razor of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is the top plan view of the handle of another safety razor of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is local excision's bottom plan view of blade unit of correspondence of the safety razor of Fig. 7.
Detailed Description Of The Invention
Safety razor 10 shown in Fig. 1 to 4 has the blade unit 11 that is installed on the handle 12.As known in the art, blade unit 11 comprises frame 13 and a plurality of blades 20 between protector 14 and top cover 15 with protector 14 and top cover 15, and the blade of said blade is parallel.
Blade 20 can be independent of each other and move, and is upwards pushed away with respect to being tangential to the plane of protector 14 with top cover 15 surfaces by spring 19, and said spring determines that during shaving blade leans the power of skin.Protector 14 preferably includes has outstanding elastomeric material bar such as fin, and top cover 15 can comprise that the foregoing skin that is used to applies the bar that shaving strengthens product.
Blade unit 11 has the coupling member 16 that comprises wheel hub 17.The coupling member 16 of blade unit 11 is pivotably connected on the handle 12 through bearing pin 21.Wheel hub 17 is clamped on the coupling member 16 separably.Wheel hub 17 comprises a pair of relative bracket arm 18, and said arm has pivot journals at their end, and said pivot journals is inserted in the pod that the end of frame 13 provides.Axle journal is retained in the pod by the metal intermediate plate, and said intermediate plate is applied to around the end of frame 13.Axle journal and pod limit the first pivot axis A, and blade unit 11 can pivot with respect to said handle 12 around said axis.The first pivot axis A preferably the front of blade and be tangential to protector 14 and the plane on top cover 15 surfaces below, though other pivot position also is possible.The first pivot axis A is arranged essentially parallel to said a plurality of blade 20.Pod comprises the stop surface.When frame 13 is in terminal pivot position (as shown in the figure, corresponding to first resting position of blade unit), arm 18 leans said stop surface and adjacency.The pivoting action that blade unit 11 deviates from this first resting position is returned the power opposing, and said power is produced by first group that is first and second little permanent magnet 22,24 forms relative magnetic element.First magnet, 22 contiguous top covers 15 are fixed on the downside of frame 13, and second magnet 24 is fixed on the wheel hub 17.Be arranged to make like pole to face with each other first magnet 22 and second magnet 24; They pivot (as shown in arrow 26) when moving towards one another because of blade unit 11 deviates from first resting position with box lunch; Between these magnets, can produce the cumulative repulsive force of intensity, said power is used for blade unit 11 is back to first resting position.This cumulative repulsive force is that nonlinear response is to be used for that blade unit 11 is back to resting position.Along with blade unit pivots from its resting position around the first pivot axis A through complete range of pivot, torque range is about 0 to about 15Nmm.Can use other bigger and littler torque range as required.Moment of torsion can change through the spacing that changes spacing, magnet and pivot between the magnet, the intensity and the number of used magnet.
Preferably, blade unit 11 has around the most about 45 ° range of pivot of the first pivot axis A.Can use other bigger and littler range of pivot as required.
Bearing pin 21 limits the second pivot axis B, and blade unit 11 can pivot with respect to said handle 12 around said axis.The second pivot axis B is preferably in the back of frame 13 and in coupling member 16.
The second pivot axis B is substantially perpendicular to the said a plurality of blade 20 and the first pivot axis A.Blade unit 11 is shown in Fig. 2 and is in second resting position.Blade unit 11 is returned the power opposing around the pivoting action that the second pivot axis B deviates from this second resting position, and said power is produced by second group of relative magnetic element.
Second group of relative magnetic element is the form of the the 3rd, the 4th and the 5th little permanent magnet 32,34 and 36 respectively.The 3rd magnet 32 is fixed to the top side of handle 12.The 4th magnet 34 and the 5th magnet 36 are fixed to the downside of coupling member 16.Be arranged to make like pole to face with each other the 3rd magnet 32 and the 4th magnet 34; They pivot ((Fig. 1) as shown in arrow 40) when moving towards one another because of blade unit 11 deviates from second resting position with box lunch; Between these magnets, can produce the cumulative repulsive force of intensity, said repulsive force is used for blade unit 11 is back to second resting position.In second resting position, the 3rd magnet 32 and the 4th magnet 34 are not to be placed on over each other but displacement each other.
Be arranged to make like pole to face with each other the 3rd magnet 32 and the 5th magnet 36; They pivot ((Fig. 1) as shown in arrow 42) when moving towards one another because of blade unit 11 deviates from second resting position with box lunch; Between these magnets, can produce the cumulative repulsive force of intensity, said repulsive force is used for making blade unit 11 to be back to second resting position.In second resting position, the 3rd magnet 32 and the 5th magnet 36 are not to be placed on over each other but displacement each other.This cumulative repulsive force is that nonlinear response is to be used for that blade unit 11 is back to resting position.Arbitrary direction both direction pivots through complete range of pivot from its resting position around the second pivot axis B along with blade unit, and torque range is about 0 to about 15Nmm.Can use other bigger and littler torque range as required.Moment of torsion can change through the spacing that changes spacing, magnet and pivot between the magnet, the intensity and the number of used magnet.
Preferably, blade unit 11 has around the most about 30 ° range of pivot of the second pivot axis B.This scope of 30 ° is included in 15 ° range of pivot and 15 ° the range of pivot on the direction shown in the arrow 42 on the direction shown in the arrow 40.Can use other bigger and littler range of pivot as required.
Referring now to Fig. 5 to 6,, it has shown another embodiment of safety razor of the present invention.Second group of relative magnetic element is the form of the the 3rd, the 4th and the 5th little permanent magnet 32,34 and 36 respectively.The 3rd magnet 32 is fixed to the downside of coupling member 16.The 4th magnet 34 and the 5th magnet 36 are fixed to the top side of handle 12.Be arranged to make like pole to face with each other the 3rd magnet 32 and the 4th magnet 34; They pivot ((Fig. 1) as shown in arrow 40) when moving towards one another because of blade unit 11 deviates from second resting position with box lunch; Between these magnets, can produce the cumulative repulsive force of intensity, said power is used for blade unit 11 is back to second resting position.In second resting position, the 3rd magnet 32 and the 4th magnet 34 are not to be placed on over each other but displacement each other.
Be arranged to make like pole to face with each other the 3rd magnet 32 and the 5th magnet 36; They pivot ((Fig. 1) as shown in arrow 42) when moving towards one another because of blade unit 11 deviates from second resting position with box lunch; Between these magnets, can produce the cumulative repulsive force of intensity, said power is used for blade unit 11 is back to second resting position.In second resting position, the 3rd magnet 32 and the 5th magnet 36 are not to be placed on over each other but displacement each other.This cumulative repulsive force is that nonlinear response is to be used for that blade unit 11 is back to resting position.Arbitrary direction both direction pivots through complete range of pivot from its resting position around the second pivot axis B along with blade unit, and torque range is about 0 to about 15Nmm.Can use other bigger and littler torque range as required.Moment of torsion can change through the spacing that changes spacing, magnet and pivot between the magnet, the intensity and the number of used magnet.
Preferably, blade unit 11 has around the most about 30 ° range of pivot of the second pivot axis B.This scope of 30 ° is included in 15 ° range of pivot and 15 ° the range of pivot on the direction shown in the arrow 42 on the direction shown in the arrow 40.Can use other bigger and littler range of pivot as required.
Referring now to Fig. 7 to 8,, it has shown another embodiment of safety razor of the present invention.Second group of relative magnetic element is the form of the the the 3rd, the 4th, the 5th and the 6th little permanent magnet 32,34,36 and 38 respectively.The 3rd magnet 32 and the 6th magnet 38 are fixed to the downside of coupling member 16.The 4th magnet 34 and the 5th magnet 36 are fixed to the top side of handle 12.Be arranged to make like pole to face with each other the 3rd magnet 32 and the 4th magnet 34; They pivot ((Fig. 1) as shown in arrow 40) when moving towards one another because of blade unit 11 deviates from second resting position with box lunch; Between these magnets, can produce the cumulative repulsive force of intensity, said power is used for blade unit 11 is back to second resting position.In second resting position, the 3rd magnet 32 and the 4th magnet 34 are not to be placed on over each other but displacement each other.
Be arranged to make like pole to face with each other the 5th magnet 36 and the 6th magnet 38; They pivot ((Fig. 1) as shown in arrow 42) when moving towards one another because of blade unit 11 deviates from second resting position with box lunch; Between these magnets, can produce the cumulative repulsive force of intensity, said power is used for blade unit 11 is back to second resting position.In second resting position, the 5th magnet 36 and the 6th magnet 38 are not to be placed on over each other but displacement each other.This cumulative repulsive force is that nonlinear response is to be used for that blade unit 11 is back to resting position.Arbitrary direction both direction pivots through complete range of pivot from its resting position around the second pivot axis B along with blade unit, and torque range is about 0 to about 15Nmm.Can use other bigger and littler torque range as required.Moment of torsion can change through the spacing that changes spacing, magnet and pivot between the magnet, the intensity and the number of used magnet.
Preferably, blade unit 11 has around the most about 30 ° range of pivot of the second pivot axis B.This scope of 30 ° is included in 15 ° range of pivot and 15 ° the range of pivot on the direction shown in the arrow 42 on the direction shown in the arrow 40.Can use other bigger and littler range of pivot as required.
Another advantage of the present invention is to return intensity of force and can easily improve through the magnetic element that uses different magnetic field intensity.
For the razor of embodiment of the present invention, along with pivoting angle increases from corresponding resting position, the return force characteristic increases to maximum smoothly, and effective spring rate of return force characteristic also increases gradually simultaneously.In addition; During the recovery pivoting action of first and second resting positions; The return force characteristic curve closely meet with rightabout on the relevant return force characteristic curve of pivoting action; Make for given pivotal displacement return force always consistently, thereby can obtain level and smooth pivoting action, if the for example reversing of blade unit experience pivotal orientation in the process of carrying out the shaving stroke.
Certainly, under the situation that does not break away from the principle of the invention, it is possible that described embodiment is modified form.Therefore, should understand, concrete described embodiment only provides through limiting examples, and the present invention is intended to only to receive the restriction of accompanying claims.Although what in above-mentioned embodiment, utilize is permanent magnet; But also can use electromagnetic component to produce the magnetic return force; And this alternative can be easily under following situation: if razor comprises power supply such as battery, said power supply is used for such as the motor that drives vibration generation mechanism electric current being provided to electric device.In addition; Control device also scalable is sent the electric current to electromagnetic component; For example regulate in response to signal of sensor; Said sensor is used for the pivoting action of sensing blade unit from resting position, thereby along with the increase of the pivotal displacement of blade unit and obtain the increase of required magnetic return force.
Dimension disclosed herein is not intended to be understood that strictly to be limited to described exact value with value.On the contrary, except as otherwise noted, each such dimension all be meant the numerical value of quoting and the scope that is equal on the function of that numerical value.For example, the dimension that is disclosed as " 40mm " is intended to expression " about 40mm ".
The All Files of in detailed Description Of The Invention, quoting all is incorporated herein with way of reference in relevant portion.Should not be interpreted as for quoting of any file and to admit that it is relevant prior art of the present invention.When any implication of term in any implication of term among the present invention or definition and the file of incorporating into way of reference or when defining contradiction, should obey the implication or the definition of giving this term in the present invention.
Though illustrated and described particular of the present invention, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that and under the situation that does not break away from essence of the present invention and scope, can make various other changes and modification.Therefore, claims are intended to comprise within the scope of the present invention all such changes and modification.