EP0938270B1 - Epilationsgerät mit drehbahrer rolle ausgerüstet mit einer vorrichtung zur verminderung von schmerzen - Google Patents

Epilationsgerät mit drehbahrer rolle ausgerüstet mit einer vorrichtung zur verminderung von schmerzen Download PDF

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EP0938270B1
EP0938270B1 EP98943982.3A EP98943982A EP0938270B1 EP 0938270 B1 EP0938270 B1 EP 0938270B1 EP 98943982 A EP98943982 A EP 98943982A EP 0938270 B1 EP0938270 B1 EP 0938270B1
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Jean-Pascal Delay
Daniel Bontoux
Yves Rosson
Muriel Cathaud
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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
    • A45D26/0061—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with means for reducing pain during hair removal
    • 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 capable of being held by hand and intended to depilate with the least possible pain sensation the human body hair considered superfluous for aesthetic or other considerations.
  • a family of known epilators is based on a roller movable in rotation about an axis arranged behind a window at one end of the housing, this roller having one or more rows of clamps.
  • Each row of clamps is formed of a first series of parallel blades side-by-side movable, inserted in a second series, or fixed disks, or blades also movable, a clamp being constituted by a blade of the first series associated with the adjacent disk or blade of the second series.
  • control means for successively bringing the movable blades to tighten against each other, or against the adjacent disk, to pinch the hairs to tear, then to deviate to allow the evacuation of torn hairs before the introduction of the following hairs between the blades.
  • the clamps close close to the skin by tightening the bristles which are then driven and torn off by further rotation of the roller.
  • These blades pinch and pull hairs randomly, not necessarily close to the root, making a hair can undergo several pulls before being torn off. These successive pulls and pulling excite the nerve endings close to the hair bulbs and are the cause of pain felt during hair removal.
  • the patent EP 467 733 (SEB ) describes an epilator of the aforementioned type having on its roll brushes with tufts of bristles. The ends of these hairs can protrude slightly beyond a cylinder inscribed on the pinching edges of the disks and blades. These bristles are designed to be stiff enough to produce a straightening effect of the depilatory hairs, without being too stiff not to irritate the skin.
  • the document EP 671 136 discloses another epilator of this type, wherein the blades are adjacent, on one side to a smooth surface in a cylinder portion coaxial with the axis of rotation of the roller, and on the other side to an elongated recessed area extending parallel to the alignment of the blades, this zone being itself adjacent to another smooth surface in a cylindrical portion diametrically opposite the first.
  • These cylinder portions define between them a virtual roll coaxial protection cylinder preventing the skin from entering the clamps.
  • the hollow zone comprises a series of brushes designed to straighten the coated hairs by contact with the smooth surfaces and thus improve the grip of these hairs by the clamps.
  • This hollow zone further comprises, near one of the sides of the blades, a series of pins parallel to the brushes and whose vertices are located on the virtual protective cylinder. These pins prevent the hair removal roller jumping on the skin at the passage of the recessed area and produce on the skin a massage effect complementary to the brushing reducing the pain due to the pulling of the hair. There is nevertheless a real need for an even more effective pain-relieving device in order to make this operation less unpleasant.
  • the document EP 760 219 (MATSUCHITA ) describes a number of epilators with vibrating painkillers, either in the form of a vibrating comb carried by the housing, or in the form of additional vibrating rollers with pins or stiff bristles also carried by the housing next to the hair removal roller. .
  • PHILIPS The document WO 97/19613 (PHILIPS ) discloses an epilator comprising a series of relatively hard elastomeric material percussion pins, assembled in the manner of a comb or a hand, and mounted vibrating on the housing.
  • the flexibility of the protuberances is such that they penetrate the skin to provide an anesthetic effect, but yield and fold when the epilator passes over a bone area.
  • BRAUN The document WO 97/00032 (BRAUN ) describes an epilator whose rotating roller comprises a series of mobile weights pushed radially outwards by the centrifugal force and / or springs to hit the skin and cause pulses to mask the pain of hair removal. This construction is however also complicated, so expensive to achieve, and there is a risk of blocking weights.
  • a pain device comprises elements fixedly mounted on the rotating roller and having one or more protuberances intended to strike the skin, the protuberances being rounded or substantially rounded and obliquely present at the end. skin.
  • the apparatus has a single protuberance on the same circular periphery, the protuberances forming a row which is parallel to the axis of the roll.
  • the patent application EP0795283 A1 ( FR 96.03177 (SEB )) describes a plurality of epilators equipped with pain relief device.
  • the hair removal roller is itself mounted in a vibrating stirrup.
  • the roller comprises radially movable flyweights.
  • the roller comprises lever-shaped weights pivotally mounted on the hair removal roller so that their ends strike the skin radially.
  • the epilator comprises a stirrup surrounding the roller and mounted vibrating on the housing.
  • the purpose of the present invention is an epilator comprising a hair removal roller rotated by a motor around an axis arranged behind a window of the housing, this roller comprising one or more rows of gripping blades, control means for successively bringing the blades to tighten against each other to pinch the hairs to be pulled out and then to move away, the anti-pain device is effective, simple structure, reliable and economical to achieve.
  • the pain-relieving device comprises elements fixedly mounted on the rotating roller, having one or more protrusions protruding beyond the virtual cylinder coaxial with the roller in which are inscribed the pinch edges of blades, each protuberance being inclined and or rounded in the plane transverse to the axis of rotation of the roller passing through the fixed element being arranged so that the portion of the protrusion coming to hit the skin is oblique to the skin and performs a massage by a contact, a penetration into the skin and a gradual release, the rounding of the protuberance being convex, is symmetrical or asymmetrical in its transverse plane, the protuberances being rounded or substantially rounded, the anti-pain elements being rigid or semi-rigid.
  • the pain-relieving elements are in the form of protuberances formed on the circular periphery of intermediate disks inscribed in the virtual cylinder or on the circular periphery of the lateral flanges of the roll.
  • roller coaxial cylinder in which the pinch edges of the blades are inscribed constitutes a kind of virtual protective cylinder because rollers are also inscribed in this cylinder, either in the form of angularly offset angular shells. relative to the blades, either in the form of a series of perforated transverse disks at the blades, these smooth parts resting on the skin avoiding that it is caught by the clamps.
  • the protuberance In the plane transverse to the axis of rotation, the protuberance has a generally convex section formed of a continuous curve, for example an arc of a circle, or is formed of a succession of progressive ray arcs or rectilinear portions.
  • the angle of attack of the protuberance namely at the area intersecting the virtual protective cylinder, is less than 60 ° or less than 45 °.
  • the prominence is low, for example less than 0.2 mm, it is possible to envisage a higher angle of attack and a rounding of the upper edge more pronounced.
  • larger is the protrusion plus it is advantageous to have a low angle of attack and an upper edge to rounded weak.
  • the elements are fixed on the roll, their action is coupled with that of pinching the blades.
  • the frequency of pain-relieving effects is identical to that of depilation.
  • the first harmonic of the frequency of the pain-relieving effect remains identical to the first harmonic of the frequency of hair removal which then corresponds to the speed of rotation of the roller.
  • the base of the lower portion and / or the rounding of a protrusion may be located below the roll coaxial cylinder in which the blade nip edges are inscribed.
  • the rounding of the protrusion is preferably convex, symmetrical in its transverse or asymmetrical plane, that is to say that this rounding may have a larger portion downstream or upstream, as seen with respect to direction of rotation of the roll.
  • this transverse rounding profile it is possible to refine the characteristics of the mechanical pulses applied to the skin, that is to say that the pulse begins abruptly or progressively with a more or less strong starting slope, to obtain such or other type of pain better suited to the configuration of hair removal blades.
  • a series of pain-relieving elements may be arranged on the roller in an elongate zone substantially covering the length of the roller, these elements being distributed, either along a rectilinear or slightly helical line, or in staggered rows, this zone being angular, offset by a row of clamping blades, preferably upstream of the row, as seen with respect to the direction of rotation of the roller .
  • the anti-pain elements may be attached to a part of the roll, or made in one piece with this piece.
  • the first variant makes it possible to envisage removable elements allowing, in addition, a subsequent replacement of a broken element or the exchange for other removable elements whose protuberances produce different massage effects.
  • the "monoblock” variant offers a possibility of realization at low cost, in particular by simply modifying the mold cavity of a part obtained by injection of plastic material.
  • the pain control elements are rigid to effectively stimulate the nerve endings of the skin. It can also be envisaged that these elements are semi-rigid, that is to say, bending only from a predetermined constraint to avoid bruising a firmer zone of the body, especially a bone region, covered only by skin, such as the tibia, elbow or knee. Only part, including support, can be flexible to provide this semi-rigidity.
  • the pain-relieving elements may be in the form of a radial plate or of an insert bar parallel to the axis of rotation between the lateral flanges of the roll, the outer edge of the plate or of the bar protruding beyond virtual cylinder being rectilinear, corrugated or toothed, the cross section of this edge being rounded.
  • This embodiment does not form part of the invention but represents elements of the state of the art which are useful for the understanding of the invention.
  • the plates or pain bars can then be made as interchangeable individual parts that are assembled in the roll or at the choice of the user.
  • the pain-relieving elements may be in the form of protuberances formed on the circular periphery of intermediate disks inscribed in the cylinder passing through the blade nip edges or on the circular periphery of the lateral flanges of the roller.
  • advantage is taken of intermediate transverse discs materializing the virtual protective cylinder for arranging adequate areas of the pain-relieving elements.
  • Another advantage lies in the fact that a greater number of pain-relieving elements can be arranged all along the circular periphery than the number of rows of pliers. This makes it possible to optimize the frequency of the pain-relieving effect.
  • the pain-relieving elements can be arranged in a non-regular manner to produce a particular pain-frequency effect profile.
  • the pain-relieving elements may be in the form of protuberances formed on the leading edge or the trailing edge of a pinch blade. The pain-relieving effect is then brought about practically at the very moment of the pulling of the hairs.
  • This embodiment does not form part of the invention but represents elements of the state of the art which are useful for the understanding of the invention.
  • the roll comprises a one-piece body comprising a series of fixed parallel discs and a double series of movable clamping blades, the series being diametrically opposed and arranged between the discs.
  • the one-piece body has, in addition, two diametrically opposed grooves in a plane perpendicular to that passing through the two series of blades. In these grooves can be installed rods, forming in particular support bases brushes.
  • each row of clamps is formed of a first series of side-by-side parallel blades, integral with a movable central walkman, and interposed in a second series of blades secured to a cage surrounding the walkman coaxially.
  • this cage is composed of a plurality of axial rod-bases whose ends are fixed on both sides at regular intervals on the periphery of two lateral flanges bordering the roller, the radially inner face of the bases having grooves of retention of the base of the blades.
  • the outer faces of these bases bear long brushes.
  • roller comprises peripheral bases parallel to the axis of the roll as mentioned above, it has proved particularly advantageous to simply also mount the pain relief elements according to the invention along the face. external of these bases.
  • the pain-relieving elements may be a series of spikes individually reported on the base, spikes whose ends form rounded protuberances exceeding the virtual cylinder.
  • pins may be inserts positioned in the mold before manufacturing a base by plastic injection.
  • the molded bases may have a row of orifices in which are then simply inserted in force pins.
  • These pins can then advantageously be rigidly made of polished metal, especially aluminum or stainless steel chemically inert with the skin.
  • these pins may also be made of a relatively hard elastomeric material, for example a silicone rubber.
  • the anti-pain elements may be one or more series of protuberances attached to, or integral with, a base embedded in the base, either in the middle or at the edge of the base. If necessary, this base can be removable.
  • the above embodiment is further simplified by making the series of pins integral with a base, which is attached and fixed on the base.
  • the pain-relieving elements may be one or more inverted U-shaped links reported on a base, the upper bar of the U being rectilinear and protruding beyond the virtual cylinder, or being able to be corrugated or toothed with only their protruding upper parts. beyond the virtual cylinder.
  • the rod has, in one piece, a series of protuberances from hitting / massaging the skin to cause the anti-pain effect.
  • the pain-relieving elements may be protrusions made in one piece with the external face of a base.
  • the pain-relieving elements may be the protruding, if desired rectilinear, corrugated or toothed, elongated edge of the oblique outer face of a base such as seen with respect to the tangential surface of the roller at the base, this protruding edge may be the upstream or downstream edge as seen with respect to the direction of rotation of the roller.
  • the cross-section, in particular asymmetric, of the protuberances can thus be chosen to modify the characteristics of the pain-relieving pulses.
  • one or more pain-relieving elements mentioned above are fixedly mounted on a base near brushes for straightening the depilatory hairs.
  • Pain relievers may be aligned or laterally offset from the tuft of bristles composing a brush. It is possible to envisage a simple combination of a brush and a row of pain-relieving elements, the brush being mounted either downstream or upstream of the row of elements as seen with respect to the direction of rotation of the roller, or a more elaborate association, a pair of brushes surrounding a row of elements or a row of elements surrounding a brush, for example.
  • a synergy is thus obtained between the pain-relieving elements also performing a combing function to align the bristles in advance or immediately following a straightening brushing of the bristles, which are then better grasped by the hair removal clips.
  • the effectiveness of this massage-combing action is ensured by the fact that the rounded tops of the pain-relieving elements remain in contact with the skin for a substantially longer time than the brushes.
  • the pain-relieving elements may be tufts of bristles bonded together by gluing or welding. In this way, pain-relieving elements are obtained simply by modifying existing brush bases.
  • these pain-relieving elements can be hard or semi-rigid. When the tip of a tuft is semi-rigid, an angle of attack greater than 60 ° is acceptable, or even a 90 ° angle of attack with rounded hair tips.
  • the pain-relieving elements may be plastic protuberances overmolded on the ends of hair tufts, or semi-cylindrical or spherical protuberances overmolded on each tuft of bristles, or a protrusion in the form of a bar molded on the end of the bristles. a row of tufts of hair.
  • one or more series of protuberances are attached to, or molded with, a base embedded in a base itself bearing one or more brushes.
  • this epilator comprises a rotary roller 1 composed of a central shaft 10 rotatable in a cradle 5 and a cage mounted coaxially on the shaft which it surrounds, this cage being formed by two lateral flanges 50 holding between they four bases 30.
  • the left cage flange 50 has a side gear 52 driven by a reduction gear passing through a hole in the cradle 5 and rotated by a non-illustrated electric motor contained in the housing.
  • This cage drives the shaft 10 by crenellated orifices of the flanges engaged with a longitudinal toothing of the shaft.
  • a first series of cruciform blades 20, each branch of which constitutes a pinch blade 20 ' is connected in parallel, side by side at regular intervals along the shaft 10.
  • the teeth of the shaft 10 have equidistant circular grooves.
  • the junction base of the blades 20 has an orifice of identical diameter to that of the crest of the teeth, but provided with four radial tenons oriented inward and of internal diameter identical to that of the longitudinal tooth root.
  • a second series of cruciform blades 40 interposed in the first is held by the cage, in particular by grooves 32 formed in the inner radial face of the axial bases 30, the ends of which are on the one hand and other held in housing made at 90 degrees on the periphery of the internal faces of the flanges 50.
  • Each cruciform blade branch 40 constitutes a gripping blade 40 'complementary to an adjacent gripping blade 20'.
  • the shaft 10 retaining the first series of cruciform blades 20 and the cage 30,50 retaining the second series of blades 40 are axially movable in opposite directions relative to each other in addition to their common rotational movement within the cradle 5.
  • a nested cross cam device identical, but shifted by a quarter turn 14/54 relative to the other 15/55; and on the other hand, opposite each cross cam device, a pair of rollers 26 diametrically opposed to the shaft 10 and installed in a roller holder disk 28 located at the end of the roller against the arm corresponding cradle 5.
  • each brush 34 comprises a row of tufts, for example of diameter between 1 and 2 mm, composed of soft bristles.
  • the skin of the user can be brought to penetrate slightly into the virtual cylinder 2 between two rows of blades, as schematically illustrated by the rope referenced 2 '.
  • the roller 1 also comprises fixed elements 60 whose outer ends form rounded protuberances 62 protruding radially from the protection cylinder 2. These protuberances 62 of elements 60 are provided to pass over the skin at the rate of rotation of the roller so as to perform a massage generating additional pain masking that of hair removal.
  • the base 63 of the rounding 62 of the end of the pain-relieving element 60 may lie slightly below the virtual cylinder 2 defined above, for example be found rather at the rope 2 '.
  • the protruding protrusion 62 rounded anti-pain element arriving at high speed comes into contact with the skin in an oblique face and performs a powerful massage with anti-pain. This massage is done through contact, penetration into the skin and progressive release.
  • These elements 60 also constitute a kind of comb whose massage and combing action is complementary to the action of lifting the bristles by the brushes 34. Indeed, with only one row of brushes, a number of bristles can escape given their spacing. In addition, some hairs pressed against the skin during brushing may remain momentarily plated on it and escape pulling.
  • the anti-pain elements according to the invention arranged in the manner of a comb, make it possible to pick up the hairs and better orient them before or after their brushing.
  • the figure 4a illustrates an arrangement of pain-relieving elements in the form of a plate 70 replacing a base 30, its end tenons 71 engaging in the inner flange housing housings.
  • This plate 70 may have a width of the order of 5 mm corresponding to that of a base, and a radial height of the order 5 to 6 mm so that its rounded outer edge 72 of the plate 70 protrudes beyond the virtual cylinder 2, for example with a height of between 0.1 and 1 mm.
  • the outer edge 73 may be corrugated, only the upper peaks of the corrugations protruding beyond the virtual cylinder.
  • This plate can be rigid, especially when made of metal or nylon, or may have some flexibility.
  • the figure 4b illustrates an alternative in the form of a bar 75 arranged above the bases 30 and whose ends are engaged on both sides in additional housings formed in the internal faces of flanges, slightly above those of the bases 30.
  • the protruding upper edge of this rounded cross-section bar may be rectilinear, arcuate or also corrugated.
  • This bar is preferably relatively rigid.
  • the figure 5 illustrates a roll 1 comprising an arrangement of pain-relieving elements on the circular peripheral edge of intermediate discs 80 transverse to the axis of rotation of the roll and separating groups of 20/40 nipping blades and / or on the circular peripheral edge Lateral flanges 50.
  • These pain-relieving elements may be ribs 82 of substantially semicircular cross section as illustrated on the flanges 50. These ribs 82 are then preferably molded integrally with the intermediate or flange discs.
  • these pain relief elements may be balls 84, for example plastic, carried by rods 85 which are then preferably inserted into force in orifices previously arranged in the slices.
  • the ribs 82 or balls 84 protrude peripheral slices defining the protective cylinder with a radial height of between 0.1 and 1 mm.
  • a roller rotating at a speed of the order of 1500 rpm four to six ribs regularly distributed over the circular periphery generate a pain-relieving massage with a frequency of 100 to 150 Hz. Frequency can be changed by increasing or reducing the number of ribs or balls along this periphery.
  • FIGS. 6a and 6b illustrate an arrangement of pain relief elements directly on the nip edges 21,41 of the blades 20 ', 40'.
  • the clamping blades 20 ', 40' of metal have semi-circular protuberances 86, 87 in their leading edge downstream, as seen with respect to the direction of rotation (s) of the roller, these protuberances 86, 87 being made directly when cutting the blade in a strip.
  • these pain-relieving elements may be in the form of two semi-spheres 88, 89 of polished metal stamped or reported in facing relation by welding on the blades 20 ', 40'. The anti-pain effect is thus caused very shortly before the pain of hair removal.
  • the Figures 7a and 7b illustrate an arrangement of pain-relieving elements directly on a base 30, as in the example of hair removal roller illustrated on the Figures 1 to 3 .
  • the figure 7a illustrates a plurality of individual metal pins 60 obtained by cutting a wire of diameter between 1 and 2 mm.
  • the rounded upper end 62 for example semi-spherical, a pin can be obtained by striking operation of the end of the wire before cutting a new pin.
  • the lower end 64 has a reduced diameter so as to establish at a predetermined value the apparent height of the pin 60 above the base 30.
  • the left part of the figure 7b illustrates an anti-pain element in the form of a comb comprising fingers 66 with rounded ends 67 joined by a lower bar 65 embedded in a groove in the upper outer face of the base 30.
  • the right part of this same figure illustrates a similar pain reliever whose rounded end 68 of the fingers is thinned to provide relative flexibility.
  • These combs are for example made by pressure molding of plastic material in a mold.
  • FIGS 8a to 8f illustrate the association on rigid pain relief bases 30 with elongated brushes 78 formed by a row or alignment of tufts 79 composed of flexible bristles.
  • the executions of Figures 7a and 7b can be made by molding the base and anti-pain devices in one piece.
  • the pain-relieving elements are in the form of individual metal pins 60 facing each tuft 79.
  • the rounded upper end 62 of a taper protrudes beyond the end.
  • the pain-relieving elements are in the form of a series of plastic pins 61 molded with a base tongue 63 embedded in the upper face of the base 30.
  • the pins When mounting these pins, one can either arrange with tufts of hair 79, or in staggered rows.
  • an anti-pain element 45 in the form of an inverted U-shaped bar comprising a rigid upper massage bar 47 rectilinear and rounded cross section, this bar being held on both sides by two legs 46 embedded in the This base 45 may be made by cutting and then folding a section of wire.
  • the diameter of this wire is chosen according to the length of the base 30, so that the bar 47 is rigid.
  • the upper rounding of the bar 47 exceeds the ends of the tufts of the brush 78 by a height of between 0.1 mm and 1 mm, preferably about 0.5 mm.
  • an anti-pain element 45 similar to the previous, except that the bar 48 has corrugations which only the upper peaks protrude beyond the virtual protective cylinder. The section of wire is then stamped.
  • the Figures 8e and 8f illustrate molded rigid pain relief elements 56 and 58 in one piece with the base 30.
  • the element 56 is in the manner of a comb with a series of teeth with rounded ends forming distinct protuberances, while the element 58 has a rectilinear upper edge of cross section tapered ending with a rounding.
  • the rounded ends of the rigid members 56 and 58 protrude from the brushes 78 by a height of between 0.1 mm and 1 mm.
  • the figure 9a illustrates a base 30 'whose downstream edge 35, as seen with respect to the direction of rotation (s) of the roller, is raised to form a rigid massage member generating a pain-relieving effect.
  • the peak 36 of this downstream edge is softened by several longitudinal planes giving a substantially rounded cross section.
  • the upstream rear face 37 carries a brush 78 'which, as illustrated, may be oblique towards the rear. In this case, the anti-pain effect precedes the brushing effect.
  • This pain-relieving element is obtained by simple modification of the manufacturing mold of the base 30 '.
  • the figure 9b illustrates a base 30 "whose upstream edge 38 is raised and crenellated to compose a rigid pain element whose action immediately follows that of brushing by a series of brushes 78" arranged along the downstream edge.
  • the figure 10a illustrates another embodiment of pain-relieving elements of sticking the bristles of each tuft of a second brush arranged parallel to a brush 78 for straightening bristles.
  • the bristles of the tuft 76 are glued with an elastomer type glue leaving a semi-rigidity to this new element.
  • the bristles of the tuft 77 are twisted and glued with an epoxy or acrylic type glue to ensure high rigidity to this new element.
  • the figure 10b illustrates an anti-pain element in the form of a rigid or semi-rigid tongue 58 whose upper edge is rounded, and whose lower edge is embedded in a base 30 between two straightening brushes 78.
  • the Figures 10c, 10d and 10th illustrate semi-rigid pain relief elements based on a molding of a plastic head at the end of tufts of hair.
  • the figure 10c illustrates plastic spheres 23 overmolded on the top of the support tufts 74.
  • the figure 10d illustrates cylinder sections 24 overmolded on the top of support tufts 74 so as to be oriented in planes transverse to the axis of rotation of the roller.
  • the figure 10e illustrates a cylinder longitudinal section bar carried by a plurality of support tufts 74, the rounded convex face being oriented radially outwardly.
  • the figures 11 a and 11b illustrate two embodiments of bases in two separate pieces molded or machined separately and then assembled.
  • the figure 11a shows a first base portion 31.1 carrying brushes 78, for example cut in a first plastic, assembled to a second portion 31.2 bearing pain relief elements 60 molded in one piece.
  • the figure 11 b illustrates a portion 31.3 extruded according to a profile giving at its upper edge a semi-flexible massage tongue function, this part then being cut to the necessary length.
  • the pins 60 have a conical overall truncated shape.
  • the invention finds its application in the technical field of depilatory devices and more particularly in that of consumer devices.

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  1. Epilierer, der Folgendes umfasst: eine Epilierwalze (1), die von einem Motor um eine hinter einem Fenster des Gehäuses angeordnete Achse (10) in Drehung versetzt wird, wobei diese Walze eine oder mehrere Reihen mit Pinzetten (20, 40) aufweist, Steuerungsmittel, die nacheinander dafür sorgen, dass die Pinzettenlamellen gegeneinander gedrückt werden, um die auszuzupfenden Haare zu ergreifen, und sich anschließend voneinander entfernen, und eine Vorrichtung zur Minderung der Schmerzen, die Elemente (60) umfasst, die fest auf der sich drehenden Walze montiert sind, und einen oder mehrere Vorsprünge (62) aufweist, die aus einem koaxial zur Walze verlaufenden virtuellen Zylinder (2), in dem die Klemmränder (21, 41) der Pinzetten liegen, herausragen, wobei jeder Vorsprung (62) quer zur Drehachse der Walze, die durch das fest montierte Element verläuft, geneigt und abgerundet und dabei so angeordnet ist, dass der Teil des Vorsprungs, der auf die Haut trifft, schräg zur Haut liegt und durch einen Kontakt, ein Eindringen in die Haut und ein schrittweises Freigeben eine Massage ausführt, wobei die Rundung des Vorsprungs (62) entweder symmetrisch oder asymmetrisch in ihrer Querebene konvex ist, wobei die Vorsprünge abgerundet oder im Wesentlichen abgerundet sind, wobei die Elemente (60) zur Minderung der Schmerzen starr oder halbstarr sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Elemente zur Minderung der Schmerzen in Form von Vorsprüngen (82, 84) vorliegen, die am Kreisumfang von zwischenliegenden Scheiben (80), die in dem virtuellen Zylinder (2) liegen, oder am Kreisumfang der Seitenflansche (50) der Walze ausgebildet sind.
  2. Epilierer nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Basis (63) der Rundung eines Vorsprungs (62) außerhalb des virtuellen Zylinders (2) liegt.
  3. Epilierer nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mehrere Elemente (60) zur Minderung der Schmerzen auf der Walze in einem langgezogenen Bereich angeordnet sind, der sich im Wesentlichen über die Länge der Walze erstreckt, wobei diese Elemente entweder längs einer geraden oder spiralförmigen Linie oder versetzt angeordnet sind.
  4. Epilierer nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Elemente (60) zur Minderung der Schmerzen entweder auf einem Teil (30) der Walze aufgesetzt oder einteilig mit diesem Teil (30) ausgeführt sind.
  5. Epilierer, dessen Walze umlaufende, parallel zur Achse der Pinselträgerwalze (78) angeordnete Sockel (30) umfasst, nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Elemente (60) zur Minderung der Schmerzen auf der Außenseite dieser Sockel befestigt sind.
  6. Epilierer nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Elemente zur Minderung der Schmerzen eine Reihe von Noppen (60) sind, die einzeln auf den Sockel (30) aufgesetzt sind.
  7. Epilierer nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Elemente zur Minderung der Schmerzen eine oder mehrere Reihen von Vorsprüngen (61) sind, die auf eine in den Sockel (30) eingebettete Basis (63) aufgesetzt oder einteilig mit dieser sind.
  8. Epilierer nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Elemente zur Minderung der Schmerzen eine oder mehrere Stangen (45, 45') in umgekehrter U-Form sind, die auf einen Sockel (30) aufgesetzt sind, wobei der obere Balken der U-Form gerade (47) und über den virtuellen Zylinder (2) hervorstehend oder gewellt (48) oder gezahnt sein kann, wobei nur ihre oberen Teile über den virtuellen Zylinder (2) hervorstehen.
  9. Epilierer nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Elemente zur Minderung der Schmerzen aus dem langgezogenen Rand (35, 38) bestehen, der, falls gewünscht geradlinig, gewellt oder gezahnt aus der schrägen Außenseite (37) eines Sockels (30', 30") hervorsteht, wobei dieser hervorstehende Rand in Drehrichtung der Walze gesehen den vorgeordneten (38) oder nachgeordneten (35) Rand darstellt.
  10. Epilierer nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Elemente zur Minderung der Schmerzen Borstenbüschel (76, 77) sind, die durch Verkleben oder Verschweißen miteinander verbunden sind.
  11. Epilierer nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Elemente zur Minderung der Schmerzen Vorsprünge sind, die sich auf den Enden der Borstenbüschel (74) befinden, entweder ein Vorsprung auf jedem Borstenbüschel oder ein Vorsprung auf einer Reihe von Borstenbüscheln.
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