EP0467733A1 - Enthaarungsgerät mit Bürste - Google Patents

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EP0467733A1
EP0467733A1 EP91401722A EP91401722A EP0467733A1 EP 0467733 A1 EP0467733 A1 EP 0467733A1 EP 91401722 A EP91401722 A EP 91401722A EP 91401722 A EP91401722 A EP 91401722A EP 0467733 A1 EP0467733 A1 EP 0467733A1
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Patrice Oliveau
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
    • A45D26/0023—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with rotating clamping elements
    • A45D26/0028—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with rotating clamping elements with rotating discs or blades

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  • the present invention relates to a depilatory device intended to be held in the hand.
  • a depilatory device intended to be held in the hand comprising a series of parallel discs fixed on a hub driven in rotation by an electric motor, blades arranged between the discs, means to bring said blades into contact with the periphery of the discs and to separate them alternately during the rotation of the discs, said means comprising rods cooperating with the blades and being able to slide parallel to the axis of the hub.
  • the blades are integral with the rod which carries them, so that when this rod slides, the blades move together parallel to themselves and therefore in principle simultaneously come into contact with the discs to produce a pinching effect. likely to remove hair from the skin.
  • a hair removal device comprising discs carried by a hub and pinching blades, in which the hub comprises between the discs a series of notches each retaining one end of a blade, each rod comprising a series of notches, each of these notches retaining a part of a blade located between its aforementioned end and its other end capable of coming to bear against the periphery of a disc.
  • These notches are shaped so as to allow a pivoting movement of the blades between a position separated from the discs and a position in contact with the periphery of the latter.
  • the blades are thus taken between two series of notches formed respectively on the hub and on the rod, so that the sliding of this rod rotates the blades in the notches of the hub, these as well as those formed on the rod constituting points of articulation.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy the drawbacks of known depilatory devices.
  • the invention thus relates to a depilatory device intended to be held in the hand, comprising a series of parallel discs fixed on a hub driven in rotation by an electric motor, pinching blades arranged between the discs, means for bringing said blades in contact with the periphery of the discs and separate them alternately when the discs rotate.
  • this epilating device is characterized in that it comprises means for brushing the hairs to be epilated, these means being driven in rotation at the same time as the discs.
  • said means for brushing the hairs to be depilated comprise tufts of bristles extending between the discs, the base of these bristles being made integral with the hub which carries the discs.
  • the tufts of bristles extend substantially radially relative to the axis of the hub.
  • This radial arrangement of the tufts is also favorable for straightening the hairs to be depilated and therefore for their engagement between the discs.
  • the free end of the tufts of hair protrudes slightly beyond the peripheral edge of the discs.
  • This feature improves the effectiveness of brushing provided by tufts of hair.
  • the width of the tufts of bristles corresponds substantially to the distance which separates each pair of discs.
  • the tufts cover the entire area between the discs and are thus able to straighten any hairs that may be in this area.
  • the bristles of the brushing tufts must be stiff enough to produce a straightening effect with respect to the bristles, without being too stiff, however, so as not to irritate the skin.
  • the tufts of tufts should be close enough to each other to produce the desired effect of straightening the hairs to be plucked.
  • the hair-removing appliance according to the invention has a structure identical to that described in French patent application n ° 89,08038 in the name of the applicant.
  • This epilating appliance comprises a series of parallel discs 2 fixed on a hub 3 driven in rotation by an electric motor, pinching blades not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 arranged between the discs and rods to bring said blades into contact with the periphery of the discs 2.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 the pinching blades and their control rod have not been shown.
  • the epilating device comprises means for brushing the hairs to be epilated, these means being driven in rotation at the same time as the discs 2.
  • the means for brushing the bristles to be depilated comprise tufts of bristles 20 extending between the discs 2, the base of these bristles being made integral with the hub 3 which carries the discs 2.
  • the tufts of bristles 20 extend substantially radially with respect to the axis X-X ′ of the hub 3.
  • the width of the tufts of bristles 20 corresponds substantially to the distance d which separates each pair of discs 2.
  • the tufts of bristles 20 are fixed to a common base 21 which extends along the hub 3 of the discs 2.
  • the device comprises two rows of bristle tufts 20 each fixed to a base 21, these two bases 21 being arranged diametrically opposite with respect to the axis X-X ′ of the hub 3.
  • FIG. 3 also shows that the tufts of bristles 20 are situated in a plane P perpendicular to the plane of symmetry Q of the series of blades 22.
  • the bases 21 have a substantially trapezoidal section, the large base of which bears against a flat part 24 of the hub 3.
  • the sides adjacent to the large and small bases of the trapezium are fitted into the notches of complementary shapes 23 formed in the discs 2.
  • FIG. 3 also shows in section the rods 25 which pass through the discs 2 and the nip blades 22 and which serve to control the pivoting of the latter between a position spaced from the discs and a position of support on the latter.
  • the discs 2 are not entirely circular, but have cutouts 26 in which the notches 23 are formed which retain the bases 21 of the tufts 20
  • cutouts 26 are angularly offset with respect to the axis XX ′, so that the bases 21 are retained by pairs of notches 23 formed not in the same disc 2, but by two neighboring discs, as shown by the figure 2.
  • the tufts of bristles 20 can be fixed in openings made in the bases 21 or be directly fixed thereto during the molding of the plastic of the latter.
  • the hub 3 driven by it rotates around the axis XX ′, the whole of the rotary roller, namely the discs 2, the nip blades 22 and the tufts of bristles 20 linked to the hub 3 by the bases 21.
  • the tufts of bristles 20 come into contact with the skin 27 (see FIG. 4) in the area where the discs 2 themselves bear on this skin. These tufts of bristles 20 thus brush the bristles 28 lying or pressed against the skin 27, which has the effect of straightening these bristles 28. With this straightening of the bristles 28, they can engage between the discs 2 and particularly between these and the pinch blades 22 which can thus tear them from the skin.
  • tufts of bristles 20 at a location angularly spaced from the nip blades 20, does not cause any discomfort in the operation of the device, nor any complexity in the manufacture thereof.
  • arrangement of tufts 20 at 90 ° to the blades 22 and their control rods 25 allows a better balance of the masses, capable of limiting vibrations.
  • the tufts of hair 20 favor the elimination of the hairs pulled from the skin and limit the clogging of the device by the hairs pulled out.
  • the tufts of bristles 20 instead of being aligned in rows, could be offset from each other.
  • the tufts section instead of being circular, could be square or rectangular.
  • the bristles of brushes instead of being arranged in tufts, could extend in a homogeneous fashion in one or more continuous rows.
  • Tufts or rows of bristles could also be located directly in the hub.

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EP19910401722 1990-07-20 1991-06-26 Enthaarungsgerät mit Bürste Expired - Lifetime EP0467733B2 (de)

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FR9009296 1990-07-20
FR9009296A FR2664798B1 (fr) 1990-07-20 1990-07-20 Appareil a epiler a brosse.

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EP0467733A1 true EP0467733A1 (de) 1992-01-22
EP0467733B1 EP0467733B1 (de) 1994-11-30
EP0467733B2 EP0467733B2 (de) 1999-04-28

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ES (1) ES2067176T5 (de)
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US5449364A (en) * 1991-09-10 1995-09-12 U.S. Philips Corporation Disc-type depilation apparatus with play-free shaft coupling
EP0671136A1 (de) * 1994-03-10 1995-09-13 Seb S.A. Epilationsgerät für Körperhaare
WO1998005234A1 (de) * 1996-08-06 1998-02-12 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Drehzylinder für ein epilationsgerät
US5810843A (en) * 1995-08-28 1998-09-22 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd Hand-held depilating device
FR2768313A1 (fr) * 1997-09-16 1999-03-19 Seb Sa Appareil a epiler a rouleau rotatif equipe de dispositif anti-douleur
US5893854A (en) * 1996-03-13 1999-04-13 Seb S. A. Painless mechanical hair-removing device and its related method
WO1999044463A1 (fr) 1998-03-05 1999-09-10 Seb S.A. Dispositif de stimulation vibratoire transcutanee et utilisation de ce dispositif
FR2800584A1 (fr) 1999-11-05 2001-05-11 Seb Sa Accessoire d'exfoliation pour un appareil a epiler
US6293953B1 (en) 1995-06-14 2001-09-25 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Appliance for plucking hairs out of human skin
WO2003070048A1 (de) 2002-02-25 2003-08-28 Braun Gmbh Epilationsgerät

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DE4244811C2 (de) * 1992-06-30 1997-12-18 Borkowski Henryk Luftionisator sowie Verfahren zur Luftionisierung für Heilzwecke
FR2697416B1 (fr) * 1992-11-03 1995-01-20 Braun Ag Appareil d'épilation pour éliminer les poils corporels.

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US4310968A (en) * 1980-02-13 1982-01-19 U.S. Philips Corporation Shaving apparatus
FR2586538A1 (fr) * 1985-08-29 1987-03-06 Alazet Jean Appareil a epiler.
US4950274A (en) * 1989-01-13 1990-08-21 Remington Products, Inc. Depilatory device
EP0147285B1 (de) * 1983-12-22 1991-09-25 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Haarentfernungsgerät

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US4310968A (en) * 1980-02-13 1982-01-19 U.S. Philips Corporation Shaving apparatus
EP0147285B1 (de) * 1983-12-22 1991-09-25 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Haarentfernungsgerät
FR2586538A1 (fr) * 1985-08-29 1987-03-06 Alazet Jean Appareil a epiler.
US4950274A (en) * 1989-01-13 1990-08-21 Remington Products, Inc. Depilatory device

Cited By (19)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5449364A (en) * 1991-09-10 1995-09-12 U.S. Philips Corporation Disc-type depilation apparatus with play-free shaft coupling
EP0671136A1 (de) * 1994-03-10 1995-09-13 Seb S.A. Epilationsgerät für Körperhaare
FR2717054A1 (fr) * 1994-03-10 1995-09-15 Seb Sa Appareil pour épiler la peau humaine.
US6293953B1 (en) 1995-06-14 2001-09-25 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Appliance for plucking hairs out of human skin
US7211090B2 (en) 1995-06-14 2007-05-01 The Gillette Company Appliance for plucking hairs out of human skin
US7147645B2 (en) 1995-06-14 2006-12-12 The Gillette Company Appliance for the epilation of the human skin
US6730099B1 (en) 1995-06-14 2004-05-04 Braun Gmbh Appliance for plucking hairs out of human skin
US5810843A (en) * 1995-08-28 1998-09-22 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd Hand-held depilating device
US5893854A (en) * 1996-03-13 1999-04-13 Seb S. A. Painless mechanical hair-removing device and its related method
US5857903A (en) * 1996-08-06 1999-01-12 Braun Aktiengellschaft Rotary cylinder for an epilating appliance
WO1998005234A1 (de) * 1996-08-06 1998-02-12 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Drehzylinder für ein epilationsgerät
US6176862B1 (en) * 1997-09-16 2001-01-23 Seb Hair-removing device with rotary roller equipped with pain-soothing device
WO1999013750A1 (fr) 1997-09-16 1999-03-25 Seb S.A. Appareil a epiler a rouleau rotatif equipe de dispositif anti-douleur
FR2768313A1 (fr) * 1997-09-16 1999-03-19 Seb Sa Appareil a epiler a rouleau rotatif equipe de dispositif anti-douleur
WO1999044463A1 (fr) 1998-03-05 1999-09-10 Seb S.A. Dispositif de stimulation vibratoire transcutanee et utilisation de ce dispositif
FR2800584A1 (fr) 1999-11-05 2001-05-11 Seb Sa Accessoire d'exfoliation pour un appareil a epiler
WO2003070048A1 (de) 2002-02-25 2003-08-28 Braun Gmbh Epilationsgerät
DE10207816A1 (de) * 2002-02-25 2003-09-11 Braun Gmbh Epilationsgerät
DE10207816B4 (de) * 2002-02-25 2004-11-04 Braun Gmbh Epilationsgerät

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EP0467733B2 (de) 1999-04-28
ES2067176T5 (es) 1999-08-16
HK107895A (en) 1995-07-14
DE69105384T2 (de) 1995-06-22
FR2664798B1 (fr) 1992-10-30
DE69105384D1 (de) 1995-01-12
EP0467733B1 (de) 1994-11-30
FR2664798A1 (fr) 1992-01-24
DE69105384T3 (de) 1999-11-04
ES2067176T3 (es) 1995-03-16

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