EP0510248A2 - Depilating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is directed to an epilating appliance with a casing 2 for accommodating a rotary cylinder 4 mounted on an axle 19 and adapted to be driven by a motor 10, the rotary cylinder having associated to it a plurality of pinching members 42, 43 provided with cutouts 44. The pinching members 42, 43 are capable of pivoting and moving into contact with each other in pairs by means of actuating members 26, 27 located at a distance to the axle 19 of the rotary cylinder 4 and displaceable against the action of at least one spring 39. In order to increase the lever arm for pivotal movement of the pinching members 42, 43, the pivot axis of the pinching members 42, 43 of the rotary cylinder 4 extends at a large relative distance to the axis of the rotary cylinder.

Description

The invention relates to an epilation device with a housing that can be held by a user in the hand for receiving a rotary cylinder that can be driven by a motor and is mounted on a shaft, to which numerous recesses are assigned clamping elements, which are arranged at a distance from the shaft of the rotary cylinder, against which The effect of at least one spring-adjustable actuating elements can be pivoted and brought into contact with one another in pairs.

A device for removing body hair is already known (EP 0 328 426 A2), which consists of a housing with a removable epilation head. The housing also serves to accommodate a rotating cylinder, which is driven by a motor and is mounted on a shaft and on which numerous clamping elements having rectangular recesses are arranged. The clamping elements can be pivoted via actuating elements arranged at a distance from the shaft of the rotary cylinder and can be brought into contact with one another in pairs. The oppositely adjustable actuating elements can always be returned to their neutral position after a work process by means of a spring, the clamping elements also being brought back into their starting position. In this position, the individual clamping elements run parallel to one another. The individual clamping elements are pivotally mounted on a shaft that runs coaxially to the rotary cylinder of the epilation head. Since the individual clamping elements can be pivoted on the central axis of the rotary cylinder, they form a relatively large angle in their clamping position, so that when the clamping elements are in the clamping position, the mutually abutting edges often simply cut off the hair instead of removing it. In addition, the lever arm with which the adjusting elements act on the clamping elements is relatively small.

Accordingly, the object of the invention is to improve the kinematics of the epilation device and to design it in such a way that the hair can be removed in a simple manner without the risk that the mutually abutting edges of the clamping elements cut off the hair.

The object is achieved in that the pivot axis of the clamping elements extends at a distance from the axis of the rotary cylinder. Due to the favorable displacement of the pivot point of the clamping elements according to the invention outside the area of the axis of the rotary cylinder, the actuating forces for adjusting the clamping elements can be significantly reduced. This was achieved in a simple manner in that the lever arm for adjusting the clamping elements was enlarged without having to make a significant change to the epilation head of the device.

By reducing the effort required to adjust the clamping elements, the wear forces of all moving parts can also be greatly reduced, thus increasing the service life of the device in a simple manner. The lower effort also means that the individual components of the epilation device can be dimensioned more easily. As a result, the overall manufacturing costs of the device can be significantly reduced.

It is also advantageous that the pivot axis of the clamping elements on one side and the contact point of two interacting or coming to rest clamping elements on the other side of the axis of the rotary cylinder.

According to a development of the device according to the invention, an additional possibility is that the distance between the pivot axis of the clamping elements and the axis of the rotary cylinder is equal to or smaller than the distance between the axis and the Position of two interacting or coming to rest clamping elements. In this way, an enlargement of the lever arm for pivoting the individual clamping elements is achieved in a simple manner, which is almost as long as the total length of a clamping element, ie approximately twice as large as in the known devices.

In a further embodiment of the invention, it is advantageous that two mutually adjustable actuating elements are provided on both sides of the axis, which lie on the same longitudinal center plane as the axis of the rotary cylinder. This results in a very simple, space-saving construction of the epilation head, since all the essential parts belonging to the epilation head are arranged in one plane.

According to a preferred embodiment of the solution according to the invention, it is finally provided that the recess provided in the clamping elements for receiving the actuating element and the axis is so large that the clamping elements can be pivoted about a corresponding connection point between the clamping element and the actuating element.

A very advantageous connection between the actuating element and the clamping element is obtained in that each actuating element has numerous, equally spaced slots in which the drivers or lugs of the clamping elements engage and around which the clamping elements can be pivoted.

It is of particular importance for the present invention that the first and in each case the next but one clamping element with an actuating element via drivers engaging in slots of the actuating elements and the second and in each but one after next clamping element with the second actuating element lying on the same level as the first actuating element also about in Slots of the second actuator engaging driver is pivotable when the actuators lying on the side of the axis are mutually adjustable. In this context, it is advantageous that when the actuating elements lying on one side of the axis are mutually adjusted, the actuating elements lying on the other side of the axis maintain their position. As a result, the enlarged lever arm can be used in a simple manner to adjust the clamping elements. Furthermore, it is ensured that only half of the four actuating elements are pressed together during a half rotation of the rotating cylinder and thereby bring about the adjustment of the clamping elements. In this way, alternating clamping is achieved with simple structural means, which ensures that the entire skin surface that is to be epilated is covered.

It is also advantageous that when the actuating elements lying on one side of the axis are mutually adjusted, the actuating elements lying on the other side of the axis maintain their position. As a result, the angle @ enclosed between two interacting clamping elements can be kept small, so that a larger area is available as a clamping surface and thus it is avoided that the hair to be epilated is cut off by the edges of the clamping elements.

It is also advantageous that when the actuating elements lying on one side of the axis are mutually adjusted, the two parallel, rare, forming the recess are pushed past the outside of the two actuating elements and on the sides of the bearing part of the axis having a rectangular cross section .

According to a further development of the device according to the invention, an additional possibility is that the first and third clamping element on one side of the axis with the actuating element having numerous slots arranged in two rows and on the other side of the axis with the numerous slots arranged in one row Actuating element is operatively connected, while the second and fourth clamping elements are reversed.

In a further embodiment of the invention, it is advantageous that the axis in each case has a slot opening which extends in the axial direction and is open towards the end, in each of which one leg of a U-shaped bracket is detachably received.

In a further embodiment of the invention, it is advantageous that a pressure element is arranged on each leg, which comes to rest against the outer end of an actuating element at a rotation of 180 ° and causes a mutual adjustment of the actuating elements against the action of the spring. An additional possibility according to a development of the device according to the invention is that the pressure element is rotatably mounted as a pressure roller on the leg of the bracket. Furthermore, to reduce the running noise of the epilation cylinder, it is advantageous that a disk that reduces running noise and wear is provided between the pressure roller and the end face of the rotating cylinder.

So that the actuating elements are only adjusted in a certain range, it is advantageous that the clamping elements, which can be moved back and forth in opposite directions, can be moved against at least one stop.

Further details of the invention are described or illustrated in the subclaims, in the description and in the figures, it being noted that all individual features and all combinations of individual features are essential to the invention.

Figur 1

eine Vorderansicht eines schematisch dargestellten, nur die wesentlichen Teile aufweisenden Epilationsgerätes mit einem elektrischen Antriebsmotor zum Antrieb von einem Klemmelemente aufweisenden Drehzylinder, teilweise im Schnitt,

Figur 2

eine Schnittdarstellung des Drehzylinders in Neutralstellung, in der die einzelnen Klemmelemente parallel verlaufen,

Figur 3

eine weitere Schnittdarstellung des Drehzylinders in Klemmstellung, in der die einzelnen Klemmelemente an ihren äußeren Enden gegeneinander anliegen,

Figur 4

eine Schnittdarstellung des Drehzylinders entlang der Linie A-A, gemäß Figur 3,

Figur 5

eine perspektivische Darstellung von zwei Betätigungselementen und den zugehörigen Andrückrollen,

Figur 6

zwei nebeneinander liegende Klemmelemente, die auf die Betätigungselemente gemäß Figur 5 aufgesetzt und durch diese gegeneinander bewegt werden,

Figur 7

zwei bekannte Klemmelemente in Klemmstellung,

Figur 8

die erfindungsgemäßen Klemmelemente in Klemmstellung,

Figur 9

eine schematische Darstellung des bekannten Drehzylinders mit den zugehörigen Klemmelementen in Neutralstellung,

Figur 10

eine schematische Darstellung des bekannten Drehzylinders mit den zugehörigen Klemmelementen in Klemmstellung,

Figur 11

eine schematische Darstellung des erfindungsgemäßen Drehzylinders mit den zugehörigen Klemmelementen in Neutralstellung,

Figur 12

eine schematische Darstellung des erfindungsgemäßen Drehzylinders mit den zugehörigen Klemmelementen in Klemmstellung.

In the figures, the invention is shown in one embodiment, for example, without being limited to this embodiment. It shows:

Figure 1

2 shows a front view of a schematically illustrated epilation device, which has only the essential parts, with an electric drive motor for driving a rotating cylinder having clamping elements, partly in section,

Figure 2

3 shows a sectional illustration of the rotary cylinder in neutral position, in which the individual clamping elements run parallel,

Figure 3

1 shows a further sectional illustration of the rotary cylinder in the clamping position, in which the individual clamping elements bear against one another at their outer ends,

Figure 4

3 shows a sectional illustration of the rotary cylinder along the line AA, according to FIG. 3,

Figure 5

a perspective view of two actuators and the associated pressure rollers,

Figure 6

two clamping elements lying next to one another, which are placed on the actuating elements according to FIG. 5 and are moved by them against one another,

Figure 7

two known clamping elements in the clamping position,

Figure 8

the clamping elements according to the invention in the clamping position,

Figure 9

1 shows a schematic illustration of the known rotary cylinder with the associated clamping elements in the neutral position,

Figure 10

1 shows a schematic illustration of the known rotary cylinder with the associated clamping elements in the clamping position,

Figure 11

1 shows a schematic representation of the rotary cylinder according to the invention with the associated clamping elements in the neutral position,

Figure 12

is a schematic representation of the rotary cylinder according to the invention with the associated clamping elements in the clamping position.

In the drawing, 1 shows a device for removing human body hair or an epilation device, partially in section, which consists of a housing 2 and a removable epilation head 3 for receiving a drivably mounted rotary cylinder 4.

The rotary cylinder 4 is driven by an electric drive motor 10 which can be connected to a power supply or to a rechargeable battery 5 or replaceable batteries.

The drive motor 10 is in drive connection with a drive wheel 8 of the rotary cylinder 4 via a gear 7 having numerous gear wheels 9.

According to FIG. 2, the epilation head 3, which can be plugged onto the housing 2, has a left bearing shell 11, which is fixedly or integrally connected to a horizontally running support part 13. A right-hand support part 12 is also detachably connected to the support part 13 and secured with a screw 15 which for this purpose extends through a bore 14 provided in the bearing shell 12 and a threaded bore 16 provided in the bearing shell 11.

In the bearing shells 11 and 12 there is a bearing bush 17 and 18 for receiving an axis 19 on which the rotary cylinder 4 is rotatably mounted. At each of the two ends of the axis 19 there is a cylindrical slot opening 20 through which one leg 21 of a bracket 22 shown in a side view in FIG. 3 extends.

As can also be seen from FIG. 2, two half-shell-shaped threading elements 49, 50 are arranged on the right and left or above and below numerous clamping elements 42 and 43 arranged next to one another, which have numerous parallel and parallel slats 51, which have the task of straightening the body hair in such a way that it easily reaches the space 52 between two cooperating clamping elements 42, 43.

The threading elements 49, 50 are arranged on a bearing part 24 surrounding the axis 19 and releasably connected to the latter. For this purpose, the threading elements 49, 50 have projections 53 and 56 on the right and left sides, each with a groove 54 and 57. The gear wheel 8 is inserted into the groove 54 of the diametrically opposite lugs 53 and a disk 55 into the groove 57 of the threading elements 49, 50. When the gear 8 or the disk 55 is pushed on, the two lugs 53 and 56 are deformed to such an extent that the gear 8 and the disk 55 easily move into the corresponding groove 54.57 can be inserted. In this way, a clamping connection between the bearing part 24 of the axis 19 and the threading elements 49.50 is created on both sides of the threading elements 49.50.

Furthermore, the gear 8, the disc 55 and the numerous clamping elements 42, 43 each have a rectangular opening 59, 44, 61, so that the clamping elements 42, 43, the gear 8 and the disc 55 can be pushed onto the bearing part 24. These parts are, among other things, part of a rotary cylinder 4, which is rotatably mounted on the bearing part 24 on the axis 19 of the rotary cylinder 4 and is driven by the gear 8.

As can also be seen from FIG. 3, the bracket 22 is received in the epilation head 3 in a groove 23 which is only partially indicated in the drawing.

The axis 19 of the rotary cylinder 4 of the epilation head 3 according to FIG. 3 serves to rotatably receive the central, rectangular, elongated bearing part 24. The axis 19 protruding on both sides of the bearing part 24 has a bearing journal 25 at the end, each with a slot opening 20.

On the upper and diametrically opposite, lower side of the bearing part 24, two actuating elements or actuating rods 26, 27 and 28, 29 which are displaceable one inside the other are each mounted.

As can also be seen from FIG. 3, the clamping elements 42 and 43 shown in detail in FIGS. 6 to 8 are arranged on the actuating rods 26 to 29 or are connected to them in terms of drive. Numerous clamping elements 42, 43 act together and each form a clamping device for removing body hair from humans. The clamping device is part of the rotary cylinder 4.

The two upper actuating rods 26, 27 are shown in perspective in FIG. One actuating rod 27 is U-shaped and has parallel rods 30, 31 which are connected to one another at the ends via a transverse web 32. On the top of the two parallel rods 30, 31 there are numerous, evenly spaced slots 33, each of which forms a right angle with one longitudinal side of the rods 30, 31. The slots 33 of the rod 27 lie on the same transverse plane as the slots 33 of the adjacent rod 30.

The two parallel rods 30, 31 form a U-shaped recess 34 in which the actuating rod 26 is received in an axially displaceable manner. According to FIG. 5, between the right end of the actuating rod 26 and the transverse web 32 there is a spring 39 which normally holds the actuating rod 26 in its neutral position. In the position shown in FIG. 5, the actuating rod 26 is pressed by means of an abutment or pressure roller 38 provided at the end of the actuating rod against a transverse stop 36 which is provided in the lower region of the two rods 30, 31 of the actuating rod 27 and these with one another connects. In this way it is prevented that the actuating rod 26 is pushed out of the recess 34.

As can be seen from FIG. 5 and from FIG. 3, there is a pressure part on each of the two legs 21 of the U-shaped bracket 22, which can be designed as a pressure roller 38. In the position shown in FIG. 5, during the turning process of the rotary cylinder 4, the left pressure roller 38 presses the actuation rod 26 against the action of the spring 39 when the pressure roller 38 is moved past the T-shaped part 40 of the actuation rod 26.

In this setting process, the slots 41 provided in the operating rod 26 are adjusted to the right with the slots 33 in the operating rod 27 of the two rods 30, 31. If the left pressure roller 38 presses the actuation rod 26 into the recess 34 of the actuation rod 27, the actuation rod 27 is supported against the right pressure roller 38.

In Figure 5, a disc 63 is additionally inserted between the pressure roller 38 and the end face of the actuating rods 26 and 27, so that the pressure roller 38 acts against the actuating rods 26, 27 via the disc 63 and in this way reduces running noise and wear.

FIG. 6 shows two clamping elements 42 and 43, which are normally close to one another. The left and right clamping elements 42, 43 each have a rectangular recess 44. On the upper side 45 of the recess 44 of the left clamping element 42 there is a nose 46 pointing downwards. In addition, on the lower side 45 of the recess 44 of the left clamping element 42 there is an upwardly open recess 47.

The right clamping element 43 shown in Figure 6 is shown rotated by 180 °, i.e. There is a recess 47 in the upper part of the clamping element 43 and the nose 46 in the lower part.

Numerous clamping elements 42, 43 arranged next to one another, together with the remaining parts, form a device for removing body hair from humans.

For this purpose, the clamping elements are applied to the upper actuating rods 26 to 29 shown in FIG. 5 and to the lower actuating rods not shown in this figure. The upper lugs 46 of the clamping elements 42 each engage in the slots 41 of the middle actuating rod 26, while the recesses 48 engaging the recess each engage in the opposite slots 33 of the two parallel rods 30, 31.

The same applies to the lower parts of the clamping elements 42, 43. Here, the two drivers 48 of the clamping element 42 engage in the slots 33 of the two outer rods 30, 31, so that one clamping part 42 once via the upper nose 46 with the central actuating rod 26 and the other via the two lower carriers 48 the outer rods 30, 31 of the U-shaped actuating rod 27 are drive-connected.

In FIG. 4, the sectional illustration shows how the individual clamping elements 42 and 43 are connected to the drive with the upper actuating rods 26, 27 and the lower actuating rods 28, 29. The upper drivers 48 of the clamping element 43 engage in the two opposite slots 33 of the actuating rod 27, while the nose 46 of the same clamping element 43 engages in the slot 41 of the central actuating rod 28.

The mode of operation of a known epilation device and the mode of operation of the epilation device according to the invention are explained with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. In order to better illustrate the sequence of movements, only the essential parts have been shown in these figures.

In FIGS. 9 to 12, only four clamping elements 42, 43, 42 ', 43' were also reproduced for easier understanding.

In FIG. 9, the epilation device is in a neutral position before the clamping elements 42, 43 are in a clamping position to be brought. In this neutral position, the four clamping elements 42, 43, 42 ', 43' run parallel to one another.

The four clamping elements 42, 43 and 42 ', 43' are articulated to a central support rod 64. Furthermore, the clamping elements 42, 42 'are guided in slots 65, 65' of the actuating rod 67. In between are the clamping elements 43, 43 ', which are guided in slots 65, 65' of the actuating rod 66.

During the first half rotation of the rotary cylinder 6, the upper and lower actuating rods 66, 67 are compressed in the direction of the arrows 68, 69 against the action of one spring 70 each, so that the clamping elements 42, 43, 42 ', 43', according to FIG. 10, are moved with their outer ends against each other. The clamping elements 42, 43, 42, '43 ', according to FIG. 10, enclose a relatively large angle @, so that part of the clamped hair 71 (compare FIG. 7) already through the mutually abutting edges of the clamping elements 42, 43 and 42, '43 'can be separated and not pulled out as desired.

If the rotary cylinder 4 is rotated further by 180 °, the downward-facing ends of the actuating rods 66, 67 are now brought up, and by pushing together the actuating rods 66, 67 lying below, only the two middle clamping elements 43, 42 '(the rest Clamping elements are not shown, but are moved against each other in the same way) brought against each other. At the same time, the actuating rods 66, 67, which are now located below, are pushed one into the other. Alternating clamping is achieved in this way.

The springs 70 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 have the task of moving the clamping elements 42, 43 and 42 ', 43' back into a neutral position. The shown in Figures 9 to 12 Actuating rods 66, 67 are arranged below one another for better understanding, although they are actually at the same distance from axis 64 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

In the known arrangement, it is disadvantageous that the individual clamping elements 42, 43 and 42 ', 43' each pivot about their central articulation point 72 on the axis 64.

Es bedeuten:

r =

Federkonstante

L =

Federlänge im entspannten Zustand

1 =

die Länge der zusammengedrückten Feder

a,b =

Abstände zwischen den Betätigungselementen

p =

der Abstand der Klemmelemente in Neutralstellung

α =

Winkel zwischen den in Arbeitsstellung befindlichen Klemmelementen

S =

Berührungsstelle der außen liegenden Enden der Klemmelemente

F₁ =

Betätigungskraft

f =

Kraft, mit der die Klemmelemente gegeneinander anliegen

Kommen die Klemmelemente 42,43 und 42',43' bei S zur Anlage, so treten zusätzlich Kräfte auf, die sich zur Kraft F₁ addieren.When adjusting the clamping elements 42, 43 and 42 ', 43', a force F 1 acts on the actuating rods 66, 67 in the direction of the arrows 68, 69, respectively. The force F₁ is therefore equal to the sum of the clamping forces f (see FIG. 10) in the ratio of the lever arms a and b. This force is increased by the force of the spring 70. The following formula then results:

${\text{F₁ = df x}}^{\text{b}}{\text{/}}_{\text{a}}\text{+ 2r (L-1)}$

It means:

r =

Spring constant

L =

Spring length in the relaxed state

1 =

the length of the compressed spring

a, b =

Clearances between the actuators

p =

the distance of the clamping elements in neutral position

α =

Angle between the clamping elements in the working position

S =

Point of contact of the outer ends of the clamping elements

F₁ =

Operating force

f =

Force with which the clamping elements lie against each other

If the clamping elements 42, 43 and 42 ', 43' come into contact with S, additional forces occur which add up to the force F 1.

With the arrangement according to the invention of the clamping elements 42, 43 and 42 ', 43' according to FIGS. 11 and 12, a significant improvement in the clamping effect in the region of the outer ends or tips S of the clamping elements 42, 43 and 42 ', 43' is achieved , so that when the individual hairs 71 are grasped (according to FIG. 8), a smaller angle α is achieved than with the known arrangement according to FIG. 7. This ensures that the edges 71 pointing inwards or coming into contact do not have the hairs 71 as before disconnect, but only clamp.

Such a small angle α, formed between the clamping elements 42, 43 according to the invention, is obtained by the fact that the articulation point of the clamping elements 42, 43, 42 ', 43' does not run on the axis of the support rod 64 as before (compare FIG. 9, 10; articulation point 72), but at the level of the actuating rods 26, 27, ie the articulation point of the clamping elements is at the same distance from the axis of rotation of the rotary cylinder as the actuating rods 26 to 29.

If the two upper actuating rods 26, 27 are pushed together by the pressure rollers 38 from the position shown in FIG. 11 to the position shown in FIG. 12 against the action of the spring 39 by means of a force F 2 in the direction of the arrow, then the clamping elements 42, 43 pivot into the slots 33, 41 of the two lower actuating rods 26, 27 now lying at the bottom.

According to FIGS. 11 and 12, the spring 39 bears with its left end against a left abutment 73 and with its right end against a right abutment 74. As from the position of the clamping elements 42, 42 ', 43, 43', this position is defined by a stop 75 which is fixedly arranged on the actuating element 27, so that the clamping elements 42, 42 ', 43, 43' extend beyond this position cannot be adjusted.

During the pivoting process, only the upper spring 39 is compressed to length 1, while the spring 39 below maintains its length L. The lower spring 39 is supported on the one hand against the left abutment 73 and via the right abutment 74 against the stop 75 and thereby maintains the position shown in FIG. In contrast to the known arrangement according to FIG. 10, the spring 70 is compressed.

It also follows that the effort required to adjust the clamping elements 42, 34 according to the invention is less than the effort required to adjust the known clamping elements 42, 43.

Vergleicht man diese Formel $\text{F₂ = df x b+a/2a + r (L-1)}$

   für die Kraft F₂ mit der Formel

${\text{F₁ = df x}}^{\text{b}}{\text{/}}_{\text{a}}\text{+ 2r (L-1)}$

für die bekannte Verstellart der Klemmelemente 42,43, so ergibt sich:

$\text{F₂ < F₁}$

Hieraus ergeben sich für die erfindungsgemäße Anordnung folgende Vorteile:
Durch die günstige Verlagerung der Schwenkstelle der erfindungsgemäßen Klemmelemente 42,43 in den Bereich der Bewegungsbahn der Betätigungsstangen 26,27 können die Stellkräfte F₂ zur Verstellung der Klemmelemente 42,43 wesentlich reduziert werden. Hierdurch lassen sich die Verschleißkräfte aller beweglichen Teile stark reduzieren und somit die Lebensdauer des Gerätes auf einfache Weise erhöhen. Da die Stellkräfte mit der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung herabgesetzt werden können, ist es auch möglich, die einzelnen Bauteile des Epilationsgerätes leichter zu dimensionieren, so daß die Herstellungskosten des Gerätes insgesamt gesenkt werden können.The force F₂ for adjusting the clamping elements 42, 43 results from the following formula:

$\text{F₂ = df x b + a / 2a + r (L-1)}$

If you compare this formula $\text{F₂ = df x b + a / 2a + r (L-1)}$

for the force F₂ with the formula

${\text{F₁ = df x}}^{\text{b}}{\text{/}}_{\text{a}}\text{+ 2r (L-1)}$

for the known type of adjustment of the clamping elements 42, 43, the following results:

$\text{F₂ <F₁}$

This results in the following advantages for the arrangement according to the invention:
The favorable displacement of the pivot point of the clamping elements 42, 43 according to the invention into the region of the movement path of the Actuating rods 26, 27, the actuating forces F 2 for adjusting the clamping elements 42, 43 can be significantly reduced. As a result, the wear forces of all moving parts can be greatly reduced and the service life of the device can be easily increased. Since the actuating forces can be reduced with the arrangement according to the invention, it is also possible to dimension the individual components of the epilation device more easily, so that the manufacturing costs of the device can be reduced overall.

Claims (15)

Epilation device with a housing (2) that can be held in the hand of a user for receiving a rotary cylinder (4), which can be driven by a motor (10) and is mounted on an axis (19) and to which numerous clamping elements (42, 43) have recesses (44) are pivotable and can be brought into contact with one another in pairs via actuating elements (26, 27) arranged at a distance from the axis (19) of the rotary cylinder (4) and adjustable against the action of at least one spring (39), characterized in that the pivot axis of the Clamping elements (42, 43) run at a distance from the axis (19) of the rotary cylinder (4). Epilation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the pivot axis of the clamping elements (42, 43) on one side and the contact point (S) of two interacting or coming into contact clamping elements (42, 43) on the other side of the axis (19 ) of the rotary cylinder (4). Epilator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the distance (a) between the pivot axis of the clamping elements (42, 43) and the axis (19) of the rotary cylinder (4) is equal to or less than the distance (b) between the axis (19) and the contact point (S) of two interacting or coming into contact clamping elements (42, 43). Epilation device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that two mutually adjustable actuating elements (26, 27) are provided on both sides of the axis (19), which lie on the same longitudinal center plane as the axis (19) of the rotary cylinder. Epilation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the recess (44) provided in the clamping elements (42, 43) for receiving the actuating elements (26, 27) and the axis (19) is of such a size that the clamping elements (42, 43 ) can be pivoted about a corresponding connection point between clamping elements (42, 43) and actuating elements (26, 27 or 28, 29). Epilation device according to claim 5, characterized in that each actuating element (26, 27) has numerous, equally spaced slots (33, 41) into which the drivers or lugs of the clamping elements (42, 43) engage and around which the clamping elements (42,43) are pivotable. Epilation device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first and the next but one clamping element (42, 42 ') each have an actuating element (27) via drivers which engage in slots (33) of the actuating element (27) and the second and each The next but one clamping element (43, 43 ') with the second actuating element (26), which is on the same plane as the first actuating element (27), can also be pivoted via drivers engaging in slots (41) of the second actuating element (26) when the one on the Side of the axis (19) lying actuators (26,27) are mutually adjustable. Epilation device according to claim 7, characterized in that when the actuating elements (26, 27) lying on one side of the axis (19) are mutually adjusted, the actuating elements (28, 29) lying on the other side of the axis (19) maintain their position . Epilation device according to claim 7, characterized in that when the actuating elements (26, 27) lying on one side of the axis (19) are mutually adjusted, the two parallel sides on the outer sides of the two actuating elements (forming the recess (44)) 26, 27) and on the sides of the bearing part (24) of the axis (19) having a rectangular cross section. Epilation device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first and respectively third clamping element (42, 42 ') on one side of the axis (19) with the actuating element (27) having numerous slots (33) arranged in two rows. and on the other side of the axis (19) is operatively connected to the actuating element (26) having numerous slots (41) arranged in a row, while the second and fourth clamping elements (43, 43 ') are reversed. Epilation device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the axis (19) in each case has a slot opening (20) which extends in the axial direction and is open towards the end, in each of which one leg (21) of a U-shaped bracket (22 ) is detachably received. Epilation device according to claim 11, characterized in that a pressing element is arranged on each leg (21), which comes into contact with the rotation of 180 ° against the outer end of an actuating element (26, 27) and a mutual adjustment of the actuating elements against the Effect of the spring (39) causes. Epilation device according to claim 12, characterized in that the pressure element is rotatably mounted as a pressure roller (38) on the leg (21) of the bracket (22). Epilation device according to claim 13, characterized in that between the pressure roller (38) and the end face of the rotary cylinder (4) there is provided a disk (63) which reduces the running noise. Epilation device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clamping elements (42, 43) which can be adjusted back and counter by the spring (39) can be moved against at least one stop (36).

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