EP0760734B2 - Safety razors - Google Patents

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EP0760734B2
EP0760734B2 EP96910481A EP96910481A EP0760734B2 EP 0760734 B2 EP0760734 B2 EP 0760734B2 EP 96910481 A EP96910481 A EP 96910481A EP 96910481 A EP96910481 A EP 96910481A EP 0760734 B2 EP0760734 B2 EP 0760734B2
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Bernard Gilder
John Charles Terry
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Gillette Co LLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B21/00—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
    • B26B21/08—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor involving changeable blades
    • B26B21/14—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle
    • B26B21/22—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle involving several blades to be used simultaneously
    • B26B21/222—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle involving several blades to be used simultaneously with the blades moulded into, or attached to, a changeable unit
    • B26B21/227—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle involving several blades to be used simultaneously with the blades moulded into, or attached to, a changeable unit with blades being resiliently mounted in the changeable unit

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  • This invention relates to safety razors and is particularly concerned with safety razors having blade units with a plurality of blades defining parallel sharpened edges arranged to pass in succession over a skin surface being shaved.
  • the invention is applicable to safety razors having their blade units permanently attached to the razor handle, and to safety razors having their blade units detachably mounted on the handle for replacement when the blade edges have become dulled, and in either case the invention can be incorporated whether the blade unit is immovably mounted to the handle or mounted to move, e.g., to pivot about an axis parallel to the blade edges, relative to the handle under the influence of forces imparted on the blade unit during shaving.
  • the present invention has specific reference to safety razor blade units incorporating three blades, and the relative positioning of the blade edges.
  • Ourprior patent application No. PCT/US94/10717 teaches that with such blade units an improved overall shaving performance can be achieved when the blade edges are set according to a particular geometrical pattern, namely with the first blade, which has its edge nearest the guard, having an exposure not greater than zero, and the third blade, which defines the edge nearest the cap, having an exposure not less than zero.
  • the first or primary blade has a negative exposure with an absolute value in the range of 0 to 0.2mm, preferably equal to about -0.04mm for a primary blade span of around 0.7mm
  • the third blade has an exposure with a positive value not greater than about +0.3mm (preferably less than +0.2mm), for example around +0.06mm or +0.09mm
  • the second blade has an exposure of about zero, the second and third blade spans each being 1.0 to 2.0mm, preferably about 1.5mm.
  • the target geometry for the blades For further information and details of the blade geometry reference may be made to the earlier application.
  • the blade exposure is defined to be the perpendicular distance or height of the blade edge measured with respect of a plane tangential to the skin contacting surfaces of the blade unit elements next in front of andnextbehindthe blade edge. This can be a positive number if the blade edge is above this plane i.e., closer to the skin surface to be shaved than the tangential plane, or a negative number if the blade edge is below this tangent plane, i.e., further away from the skin than the tangent plane.
  • the span of a blade is the distance from the blade edge to the skin contacting element immediately in front of that edge as measured along & tangent line extending between said element and the blade edge.
  • the three-blade geometry specified above is applicable to a blade unit in which the blades are immovably mounted relative to the guard and cap. It also applies to the initial or at rest geometry in the case of a blade unit in which the blades are spring mounted and capable of being deflected under the forces applied to the blades during shaving.
  • FR-A-2 379 357 discloses a safety razor blade unit wherein the guard, the cap and the blades are movable relative to each other.
  • the present invention recognizes that it may be desirable for some parts of a blade unit to be movable relative to other parts and that this may be accommodated without forfeiting the advantages of the blade geometry discussed above.
  • a safety razor blade unit as defined in claim 1.
  • the at least one element can be lightly biased, such as by means of a spring, to an initial, non-shaving position at which the target geometry of the blades does not apply, but when the blade unit is applied to the skin during shaving the at least one element can be displaced to a position in which the target geometry of the blades is attained.
  • the at least one element can comprise the guard and/or the cap and/or one or more of the blades.
  • the present invention provides a safety razor blade unit as defined in claim 12.
  • Figure 1 illustrates schematically a safety razor blade unit having a frame 1 defining a guard 2 and a cap 3 and mounting a lubricating strip 4. Supported by the frame and carried by respective support members are a primary blade 11, a secondary blade 12 and a tertiary blade 13, the blades having their edges lying in a common plane P.
  • the geometry of the blade unit is as follows:
  • the guard 2 is mounted to the frame for up and down sliding movement between upper and lower end positions defined by stop surfaces provided on the frame.
  • the guard is urged lightly to the upper end position by a spring 20.
  • the cap 3 is simiiariy siidabiy mounted by the frame for up and down movement between end positions defined by stops, and a spring 21 lightly biases the cap to its upper end position.
  • an upwardly.facing shoulder 30 on the guard abuts a stop surface 31 defined by a flange 32 integral with the frame, as seen in Fig. 2.
  • the guard and cap respectively abut stop surfaces 37 and 38 defined by a bottom wall portion of the frame, as shown in Fig 3.
  • the three blades 11, 12, 13, can be stationarily mounted in the frame or can be biased by respective springs against a stop surface 18 defined by inturned flanges on the end walls of the frame.
  • the blade geometry is outside the target geometry for the blades.
  • the negative exposure of the primary blade has an absolute value significantly greater than 0.2mm and the tertiary blade has a negative exposure.
  • the guard and cap can be depressed against the springs 20, 21 which act respectively thereon and occupy their lower end positions, as shown in Figure 3, when a modified geometry substantially corresponding to that of Figure 1 is obtained. From this target geometry the blades may be deflected downwardly against their individual springs 19, but the enhanced shaving performance due to the target geometry need not be lost. Furthermore, it is not essential that the guard and cap remain in their lower end positions when they are in contact with the skin in use of the blade unit and they can be permitted to move under the influence of their respective springs 20, 21.
  • the cap 3 and guard 2 are fixed to the frame as in figure 1, but the blades in this case are movable and influenced by respective springs 24.
  • the springs could press the blades lightly upwardly against a stop surface (as mentioned in relation to Figures 2 and 3) but as shown the springs are unstressed when the blade unit is at rest and not in use so there is no preload on the blades.
  • the target geometry for the blades is not satisfied, e.g., because the primary blade has a positive exposure, and the exposure of the tertiary blade is greater than the preferred maximum of +0.2mm.
  • the blades are depressed against the force of the springs so that a modified geometry is obtained, as shown in Figure 5, and substantially the target geometry of Figure 1 can be obtained.
  • the blades could be provided with stops to predetermine the positions to which they need to be deflected to reach the target geometry.
  • the spring rates can be chosen so that deflection from positions according to the target geometry will not be excessive.
  • FIG. 6 and 7 also has a stationary guard 2 and cap 3.
  • the three blades 11, 12, 13 are mounted on a rocker unit 26 supported in the frame 1, such as by a shell bearing, for pivotal movement of the blades in unison about a pivot axis A located above the blade edges.
  • a leaf spring 28 carried by the frame acts on the rocker urging it lightly to the non-shaving position shown in Figure 6, at which the blades are outside the target geometry for the blades, the primary blade having a positive exposure and the tertiary blade having a negative exposure.
  • a feature of the guard and/or cap being movably and sprung as in the embodiment of Figures 2 and 3 is that when not in use the blade edges are all disposed below a plane tangential to the skin contacting surfaces of the guard and cap. However, the guard and/or cap can be readi ly displaced to the retracted position defined by a stop so that a desired blade geometry is obtained.
  • cartridges with three resiliently mounted blades exhibit, during shaving, a "progressive force” pattern, i.e. the force on the tertiary blade is greater than the force on the primary blade and the force on the seconary blade is intermediate to the forces on the primary and tertiary blades or equal to the force on either the tertiary or the primary blade.
  • the force pattern on the blades can be influenced by the cartridge orientation bias effect, blade geometry, and blade spring arrangement, as is discussed in detail below.
  • the cartridge orientation bias effect relates to how the angular orientation of the cartridge with respect to the skin su rface influences the forces on the individual blades.
  • Figs. 8-10 illustrate three cartridge orientations, a neutral orientation, a cap-heavy orientation, and a guard-heavy orientation
  • cartridge 130 is illustrated schematically to include a guard 132, cap 134 and blades 136, 138, 140 and is shown with a cartridge orientation relative to the skin surface 142 before the skin surface has been deflected.
  • the cartridges would in general be pushed into the skin surface, deflecting it so that the entire top part of the cartridge will contact the skin. If it is assumed that the exposures at best (non-shaving condition), spring preloads and spring rates are equal for each of the blades, then the cartridge orientation will control the force pattern on the blades during shaving.
  • the cartridge 130 is oriented in the neutral condition. In this case, as the cartridge 130 is pressed against the skin surface 142 by the user to bring all of the blades into shaving contact, the forces are applied uniformly to the three blades.
  • the blade geometry and/or the blade spring arrangement can be modified, as discussed in detail below.
  • the cartridge 130 has a cap-heavy orientation.
  • the cap 132 contacts the skin surface initially.
  • the force on the tertiary blade is greater than the force on the secondary blade, which is greater than the force on the primary blade, which is a progressive force pattern.
  • the cartridge 130 has a guard-heavy orientation.
  • the guard 134 contacts the skin surface initially As the remainder of the top part of the cartridge is pushed against the skin, more force is applied to the blades near the guard. Accordingly, the force on the primary blade is greater than the force on the secondary blade, which is greater than the force on the tertiary blade.
  • the guard-heavy condition thus promotes the opposite of "progressive force.”
  • the blade geometry and/or the blade spring arrangement can be modified to counteract the force pattern that would otherwise be caused by the guard heavy condition, as discussed in detail below.
  • the cartridge orientation with respect to the skin is generally determined by the orientation of the cartridge with respect to the handle.
  • the pivot location and return spring force will affect the cartridge orientation bias effect. For example, if the at rest cartridge orientation is as shown in Figure 9, the cap will initially contact the skin; hovever, if the pivot is in the region of the guard, and there is light return spring force, the cartridge will become guard heavy during shaving.
  • the force pattern on the blades can also be influenced by the blade geometry and blade spring arrangement.
  • the blade geometry refers to the exposure at rest.
  • the blade spring arrangement refers to the spring rate and preload.
  • Figure 11 illustrates one way of providing resilient mounting for the blades and how at rest exposure of a blade can be adjusted. (Other spring mounting approaches can also be used.)
  • cantilevered plastic arm 144 extends in from housing side wall 146 and provides resilient support for the bent upper portion 146 at one end of the blade. The cutting edge 150 of the blade is prevented from further upward movement by metal clip 152, which is secured to the housing.
  • a similar arm extends in from the other side of the cartridge and provides resilient support for the other end of the blade under a similar retaining clip.
  • the pair of arms 144 corresponds to springs 19, 24 shown in Figures 2-5.
  • arm 144 is deflected a distance y p by clip 152 in manufacture (i.e., providing arm 144 with a preload force F p of k * y p ), then y in the formula equals y p + y d , where y d equals the movement downward from the at rest position shown in Figure 11.
  • arm 144 can be provided with a different spring constant by changing the length of arm 144 or the movement of inertia (e.g., by providing a thicker cross-section for arm 144).
  • Arm 144 can also be provided with a different preload force F p by keeping the same arm section and length, but moving the location at which the arm 144 is attached to housing side wall 146 upward (to increase preload force) or downward (to decrease preload force).
  • the position or shape of clip 152 could also be adjusted relative to the arms to adjust preload force F p ; e. g., clip 152 could be mounted so that the portion contacting one blade is lower or higher than the portion contacting a different blade.
  • One way to achieve a progressive force pattern during shaving not in accordance with the invention as claimed is to have an initial progressive exposure and the same preload force and spring constant for all blades.
  • Another way to achieve a progressive force pattern during shaving is to have the same initial exposure (e.g., all zero) and to have progressive preload.
  • a progressive preload can be provided by having the spring constant for the tertiary blade be higher than the spring constant for the second blade, and by having the spring constant for the primary blade be less than the spring constant for the second blade.
  • a progressive preload can also be achieved by using the same arms (i.e., same spring constants) for all blades, but having the second arm mounted higher than the primary blade and the third arm mounted higher than the second.
  • the springs, preloads and initial exposures can be used in combination with the cartridge orientation bias effect to produce progressive exposure and/or a progressive force pattern.
  • a guard-heavy orientation e.g., a cap first orientation though with a pivot in the proximity of the guard and a light return spring, as noted above
  • progressive geometry in use can be effected with higher preloads, spring constants, and at-rest exposures on the tertiary and secondary blades than on the primary blade.
  • spring constant, and at rest exposure on the third blade than on the first blade can be combined, these parameters having higher values on the third blade as compared to the first blade.
  • the second blade would have intermediate values or values that are the same as the third blade in order to promote the progressive force pattern.
  • the spring preloads are typically in the range of about 25g or less.
  • the force on the individual blades would be expected to be in the range of about 0-40g, with between zero and 20 gms on the first blade, and between greater than zero and less than 40 gms on the third blade. Typically the forces on the individual blades would be greater than 5gm. At rest exposures and exposures during shaving typically are in the ranges noted earlier.

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