EP0440980B1 - Shaver and haircutter - Google Patents

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EP0440980B1
EP0440980B1 EP90125414A EP90125414A EP0440980B1 EP 0440980 B1 EP0440980 B1 EP 0440980B1 EP 90125414 A EP90125414 A EP 90125414A EP 90125414 A EP90125414 A EP 90125414A EP 0440980 B1 EP0440980 B1 EP 0440980B1
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Werner Messinger
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B19/00—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
    • B26B19/20—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers with provision for shearing hair of preselected or variable length
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B19/00—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
    • B26B19/02—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers of the reciprocating-cutter type
    • B26B19/04—Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor; Securing equipment thereof
    • B26B19/10—Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor; Securing equipment thereof involving two or more different types of reciprocating cutting elements, e.g. a pair of toothed shearing elements combined with a pair of perforated cutting elements or a combined toothed and perforated cutting assembly
    • B26B19/102—Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor; Securing equipment thereof involving two or more different types of reciprocating cutting elements, e.g. a pair of toothed shearing elements combined with a pair of perforated cutting elements or a combined toothed and perforated cutting assembly with a secondary cutting unit being translated or slid into an operating position

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  • the invention relates to a shaving and hair cutting device with a motor-driven shaving part consisting of a lower knife and an upper knife for cutting short hair and a spaced-apart shaving comb head consisting of a shaving knife and a shaving comb plate for cutting long hair, which is slidable on the housing of the shaving - And hair clipper is guided and a distance comb for the shaving comb head.
  • a combination of razor and hair clipper is also known (JP 63-158093 A), which is formed from a shaving part consisting of a lower knife and an upper knife for cutting short whiskers and a shaving comb head which is arranged at a distance therefrom and consists of a shaving knife and a shaving comb Hair clipper is arranged on the outside of the housing of the shaver.
  • the spacer comb can be attached to the shaving comb head. When the hair clipper is used, it is moved upwards into a working position on the outside of the shaving apparatus, so that the shaving comb head lies far above the shaving part. This increases the overall height of the shaving and hair clipper considerably.
  • the spacer comb attached to the shaving comb head can be adjusted again for cutting or trimming the hair to different cut lengths, so that the total length of the shaving and hair clipping device is extremely increased in the maximally extended position of the spacer comb.
  • the invention has for its object to design and arrange a combination of razor and hair clipper in such a way that, in addition to a very compact design of this combination, it is ensured that when the hair clipper is started up, the cutting of long hair is first carried out with a minimal cut length setting and then an adjustment is made the cut length can be achieved on shorter hair lengths.
  • the spacer comb can be plugged over the shaving part and the shaving comb head and can be locked in place on the housing of the shaving and hair clipping device, the shaving comb head being adjustable from its lowest operating position to an upper operating position and the shaving comb head in the lowest operating position has maximum distance to the tip of the distance comb.
  • the spacing comb is pushed over the shaving part and the shaving comb head.
  • the shaving comb head In order to adjust the device to different cutting lengths, only the shaving comb head is adjusted, which is moved by the slide switch. In the off switch position, the shaving comb head is at the greatest distance from the tip of the spacing comb, so that when the device is started up, hair cutting always begins with the longest cutting length setting. This prevents an unintentional hair cut. Only by an adjustment from the lower latching position 1 of the slide switch into subsequent latching positions 2, 3 and 4 is the shaving comb head set to shorter cutting lengths when the spacing comb is attached, position 4 corresponding to a position in which the cutting length is shortest. By fixing the spacer comb to the housing of the shaving and hair cutting device, the overall height of the device is not changed when the shaving comb head is adjusted for different cutting lengths, so that the combination device is very easy to handle due to the very compact design.
  • a compact design and the easy handling of the shaving and hair clipping device are obtained in that the shaving comb head is adjustable by means of a slide switch for switching the electric drive of the shaving part and / or the shaving comb head of the hair clipping device on and off.
  • the housing of the hair clipper is displaceably mounted on the housing of the shaving device for switching the common electric drive of the shaving and hair clipper on and off.
  • a compact design is obtained in that the hair clipper and the slide switch form a structural unit.
  • the shaving comb head of the hair clipper at least in its lowest operating position, lies outside the shear-active working area or below the shaving part, so that the operator is not hindered by the shaving comb head when shaving. With the spacer comb removed, the shaving comb head can also be used in its lowermost position, which corresponds to position 1, as a long hair trimmer for trimming hair roots.
  • the shaving part and the shaving comb head are driven in an oscillating manner via a single drive part which has a laterally protruding drive finger for driving the shaving comb head, which is received in a longitudinal slot is which is provided in the drivable part of the shear blade of the shaving comb head and is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the slide switch.
  • the slide switch for commissioning the device and the shaving comb head can be easily adjusted to its various working positions or detent positions by means of the switching slide.
  • the slide switch can also be designed so that it switches on the shaving part at the same time from its display in an on position. However, it is also possible to continue to adjust the slide switch, for example from its zero position to a position in which only the shaving part is switched on. It is also possible to switch the shaver and hair clipper on and off using separate switches.
  • the shaving comb head is adjustable within the fixed distance comb.
  • 1 denotes a combined shaving and hair cutting device, which consists of an elongated, narrow housing 3, in which an electric motor (not shown in the drawing) for driving a shaving part 4 and for driving a shaving comb head 5 is arranged.
  • the shaving part 4 is arranged at the upper end of the housing 3, which consists of a lower knife or blade block (not shown in the drawing) and an upper knife or a shaving blade 6 which is fastened in a shaving blade frame 7 is.
  • the shaving blade frame 7 with the shaving blade or upper knife 6 is placed over the lower knife and releasably connected to the upper end of the housing 3 by means of a snap lock.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 can only be used with the parts described for shaving and fitting.
  • a spacer comb 8 can be placed over the shaving part 4 and the shaving comb head 5 as a protective cap for transport, so that the shaving blade 6 is protected from damage.
  • a slide switch 10 is arranged laterally on the housing 3 and can be adjusted over an area A (FIG. 2) between positions 0 and 4 upwards and between positions 4 and 0 downwards.
  • the slide switch 10 is moved upward from 0 to 1
  • the shaving and hair clipping device 1 is switched on and thus the Shaving part 4 put into operation.
  • the switch is moved from a locking position 1 to a locking position 2, the shaving comb head 5 is switched on.
  • the shaving comb head 5 consists of a shaving comb plate 11 and a shaving knife 12 (FIG. 4).
  • a longitudinal slot 13 is provided in the rear of the slide switch 10, in which a drive finger 14 for driving the shear knife 12 is received, which drives the shear knife 12 back and forth when the device is switched on.
  • the drive finger 14 is located on a reciprocating drive part 15 provided at the upper end of the housing 3, which also serves to drive the lower knife of the shaving part 4 and which is driven by an electric motor, not shown in the drawing.
  • the upper, in the direction of the shaving comb head (5), end of the longitudinal slot 13 for receiving the drive finger 14 can be designed such that when the shaver is started up by moving the slide switch 10 into position 1, the drive finger 14 is not effective.
  • the longitudinal slot 13 can have an extension, for example, so that when the slide switch 10 is in a certain position, there is no drive transmission by means of the drive finger 14 to the shaving comb head 5 and only the shaving part 4 is driven.
  • the shaving comb head 5 is connected in one piece to the slide switch 10.
  • a marking scale with the latching positions 0 to 4 is indicated on the housing 3, the position 1 identifying the lowest operating position and position 4 identifying the uppermost operating position.
  • the slide switch 10 is in its off position, which is marked with 0 and in which the shaving comb head 5 has the greatest distance to the tip of the comb 8.
  • the slide switch 10 can be adjusted from the locking position 0 (off position) to the locking position 1 (on position) and in further locking positions 2, 3 and 4, the locking position 4 corresponding to a position, in which the tip of the distance comb 8 has the shortest distance B to the shaving comb head 5.
  • the shaving comb head 5 is thus put into operation during an adjustment from the locking position 0 to a locking position 1, whereby, as already explained, it is at the greatest distance from the tip of the distance comb 8, so that when the shaving and hair clipping device is switched on 1 an unintentional, excessive shortening of the hair is not possible.
  • the shaving comb head 5 when the distance comb 8 is removed, the shaving comb head 5 is arranged so that it lies far below the active working area of the shaving part 4, so that the shaving comb head 5 does not interfere with the shaving process.
  • the shaving comb head 5 can also be used for fitting, for which purpose the slide switch 10 need only be adjusted from the locking position 0 to locking position 1.
  • the shaving comb head 5 in the latching position 4, in which it lies somewhat above the shaving part 4 (see upper position of the shaving comb head 5 in FIG. 2).
  • the slide switch 10 is fixed in the individual locking positions 0 to 4 by locking elements, not shown in the drawing.

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Electric shaver and haircutter (1) having a first, shaving part (6), consisting of lower cutter and upper cutter, for cutting short hair and a second, shearing-comb head (5), formed from shearing cutter and shearing-comb plate, for shortening long hair, a distance comb (8) being mountable on the first and second cutting system for use of the shearing-comb head (5). On setting into operation, the shearing-comb head (5) is basically displaced, via a switching slide (10) which can be employed for the on and off position, from its lowermost position (off position), in which it exhibits the maximum distance (A) from the comb tip, to the uppermost position at a minimum distance (B) from the comb tip, in which the cutting length is shortest. In this way, it is ensured that, on setting the shearing-comb head (5) into operation, the cutting of the beard hair begins at the greatest cutting length. It is thus possible to prevent a path from being unintentionally cut in a relatively long beard by the operator as soon as the appliance (1) is switched on. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Rasier- und Haarschneidegerät mit einem motorgetriebenen, aus Untermesser und Obermesser bestehenden Rasierteil zum Schneiden von kurzen Haaren und einem mit Abstand dazu angeordneten, aus Schermesser und Scherkammplatte bestehenden Scherkammkopf zum Schneiden von langen Haaren, der verschiebbar am Gehäuse des Rasier- und Haarschneidegeräts geführt ist sowie einem Distanzkamm für den Scherkammkopf.The invention relates to a shaving and hair cutting device with a motor-driven shaving part consisting of a lower knife and an upper knife for cutting short hair and a spaced-apart shaving comb head consisting of a shaving knife and a shaving comb plate for cutting long hair, which is slidable on the housing of the shaving - And hair clipper is guided and a distance comb for the shaving comb head.

Es ist allgemein bekannt, Rasierapparate mit einem Langhaarschneider zum Trimmen von Haaransätzen auszustatten, die jedoch nicht geeignet sind, relativ lange Haare zu schneiden. Das Eindringen einer größeren Anzahl von langen Haaren zwischen den relativ kurzen Kamm und der Klinge führt leicht zu Verstopfungen, so daß der Langhaarschneider blockiert wird.It is generally known to equip shavers with a long hair trimmer for trimming hair roots, which, however, are not suitable for cutting relatively long hair. The penetration of a large number of long hair between the relatively short comb and the blade easily leads to blockages, so that the long hair cutter is blocked.

Es ist ferner eine Kombination von Rasierapparat und Haarschneidegerät bekannt (JP 63-158093 A), die aus einem aus Untermesser und Obermesser bestehendem Rasierteil zum Schneiden von kurzen Barthaaren und einem mit Abstand dazu angeordneten, aus Schermesser und Scherkamplatte bestehenden Scherkammkopf gebildet ist, wobei das Haarschneidegerät an der Außenseite des Gehäuses des Rasierapparates angeordnet ist. Auf den Scherkammkopf ist der Distanzkamm aufsteckbar. Beim Einsatz des Haarschneidegerätes wird dieses an der Außenseite des Rasierapparates in eine Arbeitsstellung nach oben verschoben, so daß dabei der Scherkammkopf weit über dem Rasierteil liegt. Hierdurch verlängert sich die Gesamthöhe des Rasier- und Haarschneidegerätes beträchtlich. Der auf den Scherkammkopf aufgesteckte Distanzkamm läßt sich zum Schneiden bzw. Trimmen der Haare auf unterschiedliche Schnittlängen nochmal zusätzlich nach oben verstellen, so daß in der maximal ausgefahrenen Stellung des Distanzkammes die Gesamtlänge des Rasier- und Haarschneidegerätes extrem vergrößert wird.A combination of razor and hair clipper is also known (JP 63-158093 A), which is formed from a shaving part consisting of a lower knife and an upper knife for cutting short whiskers and a shaving comb head which is arranged at a distance therefrom and consists of a shaving knife and a shaving comb Hair clipper is arranged on the outside of the housing of the shaver. The spacer comb can be attached to the shaving comb head. When the hair clipper is used, it is moved upwards into a working position on the outside of the shaving apparatus, so that the shaving comb head lies far above the shaving part. This increases the overall height of the shaving and hair clipper considerably. The spacer comb attached to the shaving comb head can be adjusted again for cutting or trimming the hair to different cut lengths, so that the total length of the shaving and hair clipping device is extremely increased in the maximally extended position of the spacer comb.

Demgegenüber liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Kombination von Rasierapparat und Haarschneidegerät derart auszubilden und anzuordnen, daß neben einer sehr kompakten Bauweise dieser Kombination sichergestellt wird, daß bei Inbetriebnahme des Haarschneidegerätes das Schneiden von langen Haaren zunächst bei minimaler Schnittlängeneinstellung vorgenommen wird und danach eine Verstellung der Schnittlänge auf kürzere Haarlängen bewerkstelligt werden kann.In contrast, the invention has for its object to design and arrange a combination of razor and hair clipper in such a way that, in addition to a very compact design of this combination, it is ensured that when the hair clipper is started up, the cutting of long hair is first carried out with a minimal cut length setting and then an adjustment is made the cut length can be achieved on shorter hair lengths.

Diese Aufgabe wird dadurch gelöst, daß der Distanzkamm über den Rasierteil und den Scherkammkopf steckbar und ortsfest am Gehäuse des Rasier- und Haarschneidegerätes arretierbar ist, wobei der Scherkammkopf aus seiner untersten Betriebsstellung bis in eine obere Betriebsstellung verstellbar ist und der Scherkammkopf in der untersten Betriebsstellung einen maximalen Abstand zur Spitze des Distanzkammes aufweist. Beim Einsatz des Scherkammkopfes zum Schneiden der langen Haare wird der Distanzkamm über den Rasierteil und den Scherkammkopf geschoben. Hierzu ist es vorteilhaft, daß nach dem Aufsetzen des Distanzkammes auf das Rasier- und Haarschneidegerät dieser ortsfest mit dem Gehäuse des Rasier- und Haarschneidegerätes verbunden ist und sich dieser weder nach oben noch nach unten verstellen läßt. Um das Gerät auf unterschiedliche Schnittlängen einzustellen, wird deshalb nur der Scherkammkopf verstellt, der hierzu über den Schaltschieber verschoben wird. In der Aus-Schaltstellung weist der Scherkammkopf zur Spitze des Distanzkammes den größten Abstand auf, so daß bei Inbetriebnahme des Gerätes das Haarschneiden grundsätzlich bei längster Schnittlängeneinstellung beginnt. Hierdurch wird eine unbeabsichtigte Kürzung der Haare ausgeschaltet. Erst durch eine Verstellung aus der unteren Raststellung 1 des Schaltschiebers in nachfolgende Raststellungen 2, 3 und 4 wird der Scherkammkopf bei aufgesetztem Distanzkamm auf jeweils kürzere Schnittlängen eingestellt, wobei die Stellung 4 einer Stellung entspricht, in der die Schnittlänge am kürzesten ist. Durch die Fixierung des Distanzkammes am Gehäuse des Rasier- und Haarschneidegerätes wird bei einer Verstellung des Scherkammkopfes für unterschiedliche Schnittlängen die Gesamtbauhöhe des Gerätes nicht verändert, so daß aufgrund der sehr kompakten Bauweise das Kombinationsgerät sehr gut zu handhaben ist.This object is achieved in that the spacer comb can be plugged over the shaving part and the shaving comb head and can be locked in place on the housing of the shaving and hair clipping device, the shaving comb head being adjustable from its lowest operating position to an upper operating position and the shaving comb head in the lowest operating position has maximum distance to the tip of the distance comb. When using the shaving comb head to cut the long hair, the spacing comb is pushed over the shaving part and the shaving comb head. For this purpose, it is advantageous that after the spacing comb has been placed on the shaving and hair clipping device, the latter is fixedly connected to the housing of the shaving and hair clipping device, and the latter cannot be adjusted upwards or downwards. In order to adjust the device to different cutting lengths, only the shaving comb head is adjusted, which is moved by the slide switch. In the off switch position, the shaving comb head is at the greatest distance from the tip of the spacing comb, so that when the device is started up, hair cutting always begins with the longest cutting length setting. This prevents an unintentional hair cut. Only by an adjustment from the lower latching position 1 of the slide switch into subsequent latching positions 2, 3 and 4 is the shaving comb head set to shorter cutting lengths when the spacing comb is attached, position 4 corresponding to a position in which the cutting length is shortest. By fixing the spacer comb to the housing of the shaving and hair cutting device, the overall height of the device is not changed when the shaving comb head is adjusted for different cutting lengths, so that the combination device is very easy to handle due to the very compact design.

Eine kompakte Bauweise und die leichte Handhabung des Rasier- und Haarschneidegerätes erhält man dadurch, daß der Scherkammkopf mittels eines Schaltschiebers für den Ein- und Ausschaltvorgang des elektrischen Antriebes des Rasierteiles und/oder des Scherkammkopfes des Haarschneidegerätes verstellbar ist.A compact design and the easy handling of the shaving and hair clipping device are obtained in that the shaving comb head is adjustable by means of a slide switch for switching the electric drive of the shaving part and / or the shaving comb head of the hair clipping device on and off.

In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist es vorteilhaft, daß das Gehäuse des Haarschneidegerätes zum Ein- und Ausschalten des gemeinsamen elektrischen Antriebes von Rasier- und Haarschneidegerät am Gehäuse des Rasiergerätes verschiebbar gelagert ist. Eine kompakte Bauweise erhält man dadurch, daß das Haarschneidegerät und der Schaltschieber eine bauliche Einheit bilden. Um den Rasiervorgang zu erleichtern, ist es vorteilhaft, daß der Scherkammkopf des Haarschneidegerätes zumindest in seiner untersten Betriebsstellung außerhalb des scheraktiven Arbeitsbereiches bzw. unterhalb des Rasierteiles liegt, so daß die Bedienungsperson beim Rasieren nicht durch den Scherkammkopf behindert wird. Bei abgenommenem Distanzkamm läßt sich auch der Scherkammkopf ohne weiteres in seiner untersten Stellung, die der Stellung 1 entspricht, als Langhaarschneider zum Trimmen von Haaransätzen einsetzen.In a further embodiment of the invention, it is advantageous that the housing of the hair clipper is displaceably mounted on the housing of the shaving device for switching the common electric drive of the shaving and hair clipper on and off. A compact design is obtained in that the hair clipper and the slide switch form a structural unit. In order to facilitate the shaving process, it is advantageous that the shaving comb head of the hair clipper, at least in its lowest operating position, lies outside the shear-active working area or below the shaving part, so that the operator is not hindered by the shaving comb head when shaving. With the spacer comb removed, the shaving comb head can also be used in its lowermost position, which corresponds to position 1, as a long hair trimmer for trimming hair roots.

In vorteilhafter Weise wird der Rasierteil und der Scherkammkopf über einen einzigen Antriebsteil oszillierend angetrieben, das zum Antrieb des Scherkammkopfes einen seitlich herausstehenden Antriebsfinger aufweist, der in einem Längsschlitz aufgenommen ist, der in dem antreibbaren Teil des Schermessers des Scherkammkopfes vorgesehen ist und am oberen Ende des Schaltschiebers fest angeordnet ist. Somit läßt sich auf einfache Weise einmal der Schaltschieber für die Inbetriebsnahme des Gerätes und zum anderen der Scherkammkopf mittels des Schaltschiebers in seine verschiedenen Arbeitsstellungen bzw. Raststellungen verstellen. Der Schaltschieber kann auch so ausgebildet sein, daß er von seiner Ausstellung in eine Ein-Stellung gleichzeitig den Rasierteil miteinschaltet. Es ist jedoch auch möglich, den Schaltschieber beispielsweise aus seiner Nullstellung in eine Stellung weiterhin nach unten zu verstellen, in der nur der Rasierteil eingeschaltet wird. Ferner ist es möglich, Rasiergerät und Haarschneidegerät über getrennte Schalter ein- und auszuschalten.Advantageously, the shaving part and the shaving comb head are driven in an oscillating manner via a single drive part which has a laterally protruding drive finger for driving the shaving comb head, which is received in a longitudinal slot is which is provided in the drivable part of the shear blade of the shaving comb head and is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the slide switch. Thus, the slide switch for commissioning the device and the shaving comb head can be easily adjusted to its various working positions or detent positions by means of the switching slide. The slide switch can also be designed so that it switches on the shaving part at the same time from its display in an on position. However, it is also possible to continue to adjust the slide switch, for example from its zero position to a position in which only the shaving part is switched on. It is also possible to switch the shaver and hair clipper on and off using separate switches.

Vorteilhaft ist es ferner, daß der Scherkammkopf innerhalb des ortsfesten Distanzkammes verstellbar ist.It is also advantageous that the shaving comb head is adjustable within the fixed distance comb.

Weitere Vorteile und Einzelheiten ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung und den Zeichnungen, in denen ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel dargestellt ist, und zwar zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine Vorderansicht eines kombinierten Rasier- und Haarschneidegerätes zum Rasieren , Trimmen und Fassionieren, wobei in dieser Darstellung ein Distanzkamm auf den Rasierteil aufgesteckt und das Gerät zur Bartpflege einsetzbar ist,
Fig. 2
eine Seitenansicht gemäß Fig. 1, wobei der Scherkammkopf in seiner untersten und obersten Stellung dargestellt ist,
Fig. 3
das kombinierte Rasier- und Haarschneidegerät ohne Distanzkamm in Vorderansicht, wobei in dieser Darstellung das Gerät zum Rasieren und Fassionieren einsetzbar ist,
Fig. 4
die Seitenansicht des in Fig. 3 dargestellten Rasier- und Haarschneidegerätes, wobei der zugehörige Schaltschieber zur Verstellung des Scherkammkopfes und zur Inbetriebnahme des Gerätes sich in seiner Aus-Stellung befindet.
Further advantages and details emerge from the following description and the drawings, in which a preferred exemplary embodiment is shown, namely:
Fig. 1
2 shows a front view of a combined shaving and hair clipping device for shaving, trimming and fitting, in which case a distance comb is attached to the shaving part and the device can be used for beard care,
Fig. 2
2 a side view according to FIG. 1, the shaving comb head being shown in its lowest and uppermost positions
Fig. 3
the combined razor and hair clipper without a distance comb in front view, in which case the device can be used for shaving and shaping,
Fig. 4
the side view of the shaving and hair cutting device shown in Fig. 3, the associated slide switch for adjusting the shaving comb head and for starting up the device is in its off position.

In der Zeichnung ist mit 1 ein kombiniertes Rasier- und Haarschneidegerät bezeichnet, das aus einem länglichen, schmalen Gehäuse 3 besteht, in dem ein in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellter Elektromotor zum Antrieb eines Rasierteiles 4 und zum Antrieb eines Scherkammkopfes 5 angeordnet ist.In the drawing, 1 denotes a combined shaving and hair cutting device, which consists of an elongated, narrow housing 3, in which an electric motor (not shown in the drawing) for driving a shaving part 4 and for driving a shaving comb head 5 is arranged.

Der Rasierteil 4 ist, wie aus den Figuren 1-4 hervorgeht, am oberen Ende des Gehäuses 3 angeordnet, das aus einem in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellten Untermesser bzw. Klingenblock und einem Obermesser bzw. einem Scherblatt 6 besteht, das in einem Scherblattrahmen 7 befestigt ist. Der Scherblattrahmen 7 mit dem Scherblatt bzw. Obermesser 6 ist über das Untermesser gestülpt und mittels eines Schnappverschlusses mit dem oberen Ende des Gehäuses 3 lösbar verbunden.As shown in FIGS. 1-4, the shaving part 4 is arranged at the upper end of the housing 3, which consists of a lower knife or blade block (not shown in the drawing) and an upper knife or a shaving blade 6 which is fastened in a shaving blade frame 7 is. The shaving blade frame 7 with the shaving blade or upper knife 6 is placed over the lower knife and releasably connected to the upper end of the housing 3 by means of a snap lock.

Das in den Figuren 3 und 4 dargestellte Gerät läßt sich mit den beschriebenen Teilen lediglich zum Rasieren und zum Fassionieren einsetzen. Für den Transport kann als Schutzkappe über den Rasierteil 4 und den Scherkammkopf 5 ein Distanzkamm 8 gestülpt werden, so daß das Scherblatt 6 vor Beschädigungen geschützt ist.The device shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 can only be used with the parts described for shaving and fitting. A spacer comb 8 can be placed over the shaving part 4 and the shaving comb head 5 as a protective cap for transport, so that the shaving blade 6 is protected from damage.

Wie aus den Figuren 2 und 4 hervorgeht, ist seitlich am Gehäuse 3 ein Schaltschieber 10 verschiebbar angeordnet und über einen Bereich A (Fig. 2) zwischen den Stellungen 0 und 4 nach oben und zwischen einer Stellung 4 und 0 nach unten verstellbar. Bei einer Verstellung des Schaltschiebers 10 nach oben von 0 nach 1 wird das Rasier- und Haarschneidegerät 1 eingeschaltet und somit der Rasierteil 4 in Betrieb gesetzt. Bei einer Verstellung des Schalters von einer Raststellung 1 in eine Raststellung 2 wird der Scherkammkopf 5 zugeschaltet. Es ist jedoch auch möglich, den Rasierteil über einen zweiten Schaltschieber extra zu betätigen, so daß vermieden wird, daß bei Inbetriebnahme des Gerätes durch Verstellung des Schaltschiebers 10 in eine der Raststellungen das Untermesser des Rasierteiles 4 mitangetrieben wird.As can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 4, a slide switch 10 is arranged laterally on the housing 3 and can be adjusted over an area A (FIG. 2) between positions 0 and 4 upwards and between positions 4 and 0 downwards. When the slide switch 10 is moved upward from 0 to 1, the shaving and hair clipping device 1 is switched on and thus the Shaving part 4 put into operation. When the switch is moved from a locking position 1 to a locking position 2, the shaving comb head 5 is switched on. However, it is also possible to operate the shaving part separately via a second slide switch, so that it is avoided that when the device is started up by moving the slide switch 10 into one of the latching positions, the lower knife of the shaving part 4 is also driven.

Der Scherkammkopf 5 besteht aus einer Scherkammplatte 11 und einem Schermesser 12 (Fig. 4). Wie aus Fig. 2 hervorgeht, ist in der Rückseite des Schaltschiebers 10 ein Längsschlitz 13 vorgesehen, in dem ein Antriebsfinger 14 zum Antrieb des Schermessers 12 aufgenommen ist, der bei eingeschaltetem Gerät das Schermesser 12 hin- und hergehend antreibt. Der Antriebsfinger 14 befindet sich hierzu an einem, am oberen Ende des Gehäuses 3 vorgesehenen, hin- und hergehenden Antriebsteil 15, der ebenfalls zum Antrieb des Untermessers des Rasierteiles 4 dient und der über einen in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellten Elektromotor angetrieben wird. Das obere, in Richtung des Scherkammkopfes (5), Ende des Längsschlitzes 13 zur Aufnahme des Antriebsfingers 14 kann so ausgebildet sein, daß bei Inbetriebnahme des Rasiergerätes durch Verstellung des Schaltschiebers 10 in die Position 1 der Antriebsfinger 14 nicht wirksam wird. Hierzu kann beispielsweise der Längsschlitz 13 eine Erweiterung aufweisen, so daß bei einer bestimmten Stellung des Schaltschiebers 10 keine Antriebsübertragung mittels des Antriebsfingers 14 auf den Scherkammkopf 5 erfolgt und nur der Rasierteil 4 angetrieben wird.The shaving comb head 5 consists of a shaving comb plate 11 and a shaving knife 12 (FIG. 4). As can be seen from FIG. 2, a longitudinal slot 13 is provided in the rear of the slide switch 10, in which a drive finger 14 for driving the shear knife 12 is received, which drives the shear knife 12 back and forth when the device is switched on. For this purpose, the drive finger 14 is located on a reciprocating drive part 15 provided at the upper end of the housing 3, which also serves to drive the lower knife of the shaving part 4 and which is driven by an electric motor, not shown in the drawing. The upper, in the direction of the shaving comb head (5), end of the longitudinal slot 13 for receiving the drive finger 14 can be designed such that when the shaver is started up by moving the slide switch 10 into position 1, the drive finger 14 is not effective. For this purpose, the longitudinal slot 13 can have an extension, for example, so that when the slide switch 10 is in a certain position, there is no drive transmission by means of the drive finger 14 to the shaving comb head 5 and only the shaving part 4 is driven.

In vorteilhafter Weise ist der Scherkammkopf 5 einteilig mit dem Schaltschieber 10 verbunden. In Figur 2 ist auf dem Gehäuse 3 eine Markierungsskala mit den Rastpositionen 0 bis 4 angegeben, wobei die Position 1 die unterste Betriebsstellung und die Position 4 die oberste Betriebsstellung identifiziert. Der Schaltschieber 10 befindet sich in seiner Aus-Stellung, die mit 0 gekennzeichnet ist und in der der Scherkammkopf 5 den größten Abstand zur Kammspitze des Distanzkammes 8 aufweist. Der Schaltschieber 10 läßt sich, wie aus Fig. 2 hervorgeht, aus der Rastposition 0 (Aus-Stellung) in die Rastposition 1 (Ein-Stellung) und in weiteren Rastpositionen 2, 3 und 4 verstellen, wobei die Rastposition 4 einer Stellung entspricht, in der die Spitze des Distanzkammes 8 den kürzesten Abstand B zum Scherkammkopf 5 aufweist. In der Rastposition 4 werden die Barthaare am stärksten gekürzt, während in der Rastposition 1 die Barthaare am wenigsten gekürzt werden. Durch den Schaltschieber 10 wird also bei einer Verstellung von der Rastposition 0 in eine Rastposition 1 der Scherkammkopf 5 in Betrieb genommen, wobei er, wie bereits erläutert, den größten Abstand zur Spitze des Distanzkammes 8 aufweist, so daß beim Einschalten des Rasier- und Haarschneidegerätes 1 eine unbeabsichtigte, zu starke Kürzung der Haare nicht möglich ist.Advantageously, the shaving comb head 5 is connected in one piece to the slide switch 10. In FIG. 2, a marking scale with the latching positions 0 to 4 is indicated on the housing 3, the position 1 identifying the lowest operating position and position 4 identifying the uppermost operating position. The slide switch 10 is in its off position, which is marked with 0 and in which the shaving comb head 5 has the greatest distance to the tip of the comb 8. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the slide switch 10 can be adjusted from the locking position 0 (off position) to the locking position 1 (on position) and in further locking positions 2, 3 and 4, the locking position 4 corresponding to a position, in which the tip of the distance comb 8 has the shortest distance B to the shaving comb head 5. In the resting position 4 the whiskers are shortened the most, while in the resting position 1 the whiskers are shortened the least. Through the slide valve 10, the shaving comb head 5 is thus put into operation during an adjustment from the locking position 0 to a locking position 1, whereby, as already explained, it is at the greatest distance from the tip of the distance comb 8, so that when the shaving and hair clipping device is switched on 1 an unintentional, excessive shortening of the hair is not possible.

Wie aus Fig. 4 hervorgeht, ist bei abgenommenem Distanzkamm 8 der Scherkammkopf 5 so angeordnet, daß er weit unterhalb des aktiven Arbeitsbereiches des Rasierteiles 4 liegt, so daß beim Rasiervorgang der Scherkammkopf 5 nicht stört. Bei abgenommenem Distanzkamm 8 läßt sich der Scherkammkopf 5 zum Fassionieren ebenfalls verwenden, wozu der Schaltschieber 10 lediglich aus der Rastposition 0 in Rastposition 1 verstellt zu werden braucht. Um die Handhabung des Scherkammkopfes 5 beim Fassionieren weiterhin zu erleichtern, ist es auch möglich, den Scherkammkopf 5 in der Rastposition 4 einzusetzen, in der er etwas oberhalb des Rasierteiles 4 liegt (siehe obere Stellung des Scherkammkopfes 5 in Fig. 2).As can be seen from FIG. 4, when the distance comb 8 is removed, the shaving comb head 5 is arranged so that it lies far below the active working area of the shaving part 4, so that the shaving comb head 5 does not interfere with the shaving process. When the distance comb 8 is removed, the shaving comb head 5 can also be used for fitting, for which purpose the slide switch 10 need only be adjusted from the locking position 0 to locking position 1. In order to further facilitate the handling of the shaving comb head 5 when fitting, it is also possible to use the shaving comb head 5 in the latching position 4, in which it lies somewhat above the shaving part 4 (see upper position of the shaving comb head 5 in FIG. 2).

Der Schaltschieber 10 wird durch in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellte Rastelemente in den einzelnen Rastpositionen 0 bis 4 jeweils festgesetzt.The slide switch 10 is fixed in the individual locking positions 0 to 4 by locking elements, not shown in the drawing.

Es ist auch möglich, den Schaltschieber 10 aus seiner Rastposition 0 in eine weitere Raststellung 1 - nicht dargestellt - nach unten zu verstellen, in der dann nur der Rasierteil 4 eingeschaltet ist.It is also possible to move the slide switch 10 downward from its locking position 0 into a further locking position 1 - not shown - in which only the shaving part 4 is then switched on.

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  1. A a shaving and hair trimming apparatus (1), with a motor-powered shaver assembly (4) which is comprised of a lower cutter and an upper cutter (6) for cutting short hair, with a relatively spaced trimmer head (5) which is comprised of a trimmer blade (12) and a trimmer plate (11) for cutting long hair and is slidably guided on the housing (3) of the shaving and hair trimming apparatus (1), as well as with a spacer comb (8) for the trimmer head (5), characterized in that the spacer comb (8) is adapted to be slipped over the shaver assembly (4) and the trimmer head (5) and is lockable in a fixed position on the housing (3), that the trimmer head (5) is adjustable within the spacer comb (8) from a lowermost operating position up to an uppermost operating position, when viewed in the direction of the trimmer head (5), and that the relative distance of the trimmer head (5) to the tip of the spacer comb (8) is at a maximum when the trimmer head is in its lowermost operating position.
  2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the trimmer head (5) is adjustable by an ON-OFF slide control means (10) for the electric drive of the shaver assembly (4) and/or the trimmer head (5) of the hair trimmer.
  3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the hair trimmer and the slide control means (10) form an integral unit.
  4. The apparatus as claimed in claims 1 and 3, characterized in that the trimmer head (5) of the hair trimmer, at least in its lowermost operating position, is outside the effective shaving range or below the shaver assembly (4).
  5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 and/or claim 2, characterized in that the shaver assembly (4) and the trimmer head (5) are driven to oscillate by means of a single drive member (15) which, for driving the trimmer head (5), includes a laterally protruding drive finger (14) received in a longitudinal slot (13) provided in the drivable part of the trimmer blade (12) of the trimmer head (5), which is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the slide control means (10).
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