EP1289390B1 - Depilatory apparatus comprising plucking members - Google Patents

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EP1289390B1
EP1289390B1 EP01945418A EP01945418A EP1289390B1 EP 1289390 B1 EP1289390 B1 EP 1289390B1 EP 01945418 A EP01945418 A EP 01945418A EP 01945418 A EP01945418 A EP 01945418A EP 1289390 B1 EP1289390 B1 EP 1289390B1
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Franck Mandica
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    • 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 tweezers with pliers of tearing likely to be hand-held and intended to eliminate unwanted hair from human body.
  • This type of depilatory device generally comprises tongs in the form of blades or disks arranged on a rotating roller, the tongs being fed to close and open periodically in order to tighten the hair close of the skin to tear them off by the rotation of the roller and, respectively, to evacuate the torn hairs.
  • the document FR 2 678 822 describes another type of depilatory device comprising a rotating roller formed of a series of outer blades integral with a external pusher and a series of inner blades mounted in opposition integral with an inner pusher.
  • the pushers parallel to the axis of rotation of the roll are spread by a calibrated spring so as to hold the blades tight.
  • the inner pusher and the pusher outside take temporary simultaneous support on mounted cams by the flanges supporting the axis of the roller to compress the spring and cause the opening of the forceps, which allows the introduction of the hairs between the blades with a view to their uprooting.
  • a roller depilatory device rotary device constituted by a stack of parallel disks arranged side by side and carrying pinch blades, arranged in pairs to form tweezers angularly offset relative to each other.
  • Each clamp has its own closure control means.
  • the discs are traversed by push rods movable blades, parallel to the axis of the roller.
  • the blades pivot around a central support when the rod of push comes into contact with the protruding surface of a cam carried by one or the other flask, which allows two clamps on the same generator of the roller. Because of the angular offset, in operation, only two pliers are active when passing in front of the window to be depilated.
  • Such a device has, admittedly, a punctual pulling at the time of passage pliers in front of the hair removal window, but at the price of a construction complex. Moreover, the device also induces axial forces on the flange roll holder, which induces a heavy structure.
  • the hair removal head has six circular clamps, each having a plurality of radial arms, arranged side by side so as to form three pairs of arranged jaws staggered on the circumference of the hair removal head.
  • Each clip has protuberances which come into contact with cams located on the inner walls of the housing. The jaws rotate around their attachment point in the center of the head by closing and opening periodically so that only one clamp is closed when passing in front of the window of the housing.
  • JP-4005908 discloses a hair removal head having disks mounted equidistantly on a rotary axis, two adjacent disks being kept apart by sleeves mounted on the rotary shaft. Slats mobile devices are mounted on said sleeves and are held in position open relative to the fixed discs by springs solidarity of the face internal moving blades. Each movable blade forms a hair removal tweezers with the neighboring disc, each clamp being closed by a parallel push rod to the axis of the roller and which is own, passing through the fixed disk.
  • the stem takes support on the axial protuberance of a cam carried by one of the flanges roller support.
  • the cams also induce clamping forces perpendicular to the flasks that reverberate in the case
  • the blades actuating rods cross all the other discs or pliers, which makes the parts component, their actuation, as well as the assembly of all these components between them.
  • the clips are constituted by rods of cylindrical shape, split radially and supported along the periphery of a cylinder driven in rotation.
  • the rods are parallel to the axis of the cylinder.
  • the clamps pass successively in front of the window of epilation of the housing, their ends coming into contact with cams supported by the side walls of the housing. This produces the axial displacement of their ends and, consequently, the closure of the clamp.
  • the disadvantages of such a device are mainly related to the shape of the clamps which in this case have a large contact surface with the skin during hair removal, they rub on the skin, which can produce irritations and can cause an uncomfortable feeling or pain on the skin of the user. Moreover, these friction on the skin impose a additional stress to the actuating motor of the apparatus.
  • US5254124 discloses an epilator whose pliers are formed by jaws that apply to the inner edge of a hollow cylinder under the action of a spring. The end of the cylinder is applied to the skin at tweezers. Each clamp is equipped with an operating lever of its own. The forces of a cam on the lever allow the cyclic opening of the tongs for the hairs to break in. This force is directed towards the axis of rotation of so that the cylinder is mechanically balanced and transmits no effort to the structure of the device.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages mentioned above and to propose a tweezers with pliers with mobile blades in association with other blades movable, either with fixed blades, operated by mechanical means of control driven by an electric motor, the apparatus having a good efficiency, an improved lifetime, and a construction that allows for larger manufacturing tolerances.
  • a depilatory device comprising a housing, a electric motor moving a pliers hair removal head the moving part of the head having a controlled envelope surface whose straight generatrices are perpendicular to the movement, and being supported by two lateral flanges, each gripper moving along the envelope surface in a plane perpendicular to the hair removal zone and parallel to the flanges, each gripper comprising at least one movable blade operated by mechanical means to obtain closure or opening tongs, said mechanical means comprising in at least one flange first control means acting as cam and on the part moving the epilation head of the second actuating means receiving the movement due to the cam and transmitting it to the moving blades, as said first means act on said second means in accordance with direction substantially parallel to the flanges.
  • adjusted envelope surface is meant a surface wrapping the head depilation and which is generated by a line moving in translation or in rotation or by a combination of both movements.
  • the means acting as a cam can be on the moving part the hair removal head and participate in the transfer to the clips of the movement, while the flange can be provided with a fixed means acting on the cam in a direction essentially parallel to the flanges, the movement relative obtained being the same and in the same direction.
  • the movable part of the epilation head comprises tongs formed by the edges of two blades, moving on the envelope surface, also called lips, at least one being mobile relative to the other.
  • the clamps are aligned in a known manner on the envelope surface of the hair removal head part of which constitutes the active surface applied to the skin to be depilated.
  • This envelope surface is conventionally a regulated surface whose generators are both perpendicular to the movement and lateral flanges.
  • lips the edges of the blades that tighten the hair and are tangent to the envelope surface of the epilation head.
  • the second actuating means comprise a return of movement transforming the initial motion substantially parallel to flanges due to the first means in a movement of the blade lips movable substantially perpendicular to the flanges.
  • This arrangement avoids inducing efforts to move the moving part the hair removal head, to remove the flanges and likely to solicit mechanically the structure of the device.
  • control means are constituted by one or more cams integral with the lateral flanges of the epilation head, the surface of work of these cams being perpendicular to the flanges.
  • the movement return is a lever pivoting about an axis
  • the use of a lever allows the movement to be returned.
  • the lip of a blade mobile moves parallel to the skin, and the end of the lever moves substantially in a plane parallel to the flanges.
  • the longitudinal efforts of tightening of the clamps are balanced by the axis of rotation belonging to the part mobile hair removal head.
  • the use of a lever allows to amplify the movement of the clamp and to reduce the forces on the cam of ordered.
  • the movements, being amplified become big in front of manufacturing tolerances of parts and games, as well as wear. The Reliability of the device is increased.
  • the apparatus comprises as many actuating means as there are mobile blades with which they are respectively associated, these second means being actuated by the same first control means.
  • the movable blades being operated independently of each other, a crowded clamp does not affect the clamping of the other clamps.
  • the effectiveness is increased.
  • the forces on each actuating means are small, the motor is regularly requested and the service life is increased.
  • each movable blade is associated with a lever doing with it last one subassembly monobloc pivoting about an axis.
  • each blade is then movable in oscillation about the axis.
  • the construction is very simple, robust, and requires only a game of operation easily controllable.
  • the end of the lever comprises a roller for limit friction on the control cam.
  • the movable blades whose lips are located on a same generator of the envelope surface of the epilation head are associated with at least one slide subjected to the action of the return motion.
  • the slide moves perpendicularly to the flanges and drives the blades moving in an oscillation around the foot of each blade or in a translation.
  • the movement return is preferably a lever that transforms this movement in a movement parallel to the flanges acting by example on a heel or gear slide.
  • the tongs are normally closed by means of a means such as a spring and the mechanical means act to open the pliers.
  • the clamps being closed under the action of a spring, the clamping pressure of the hair is constant over time and well controlled without any adjustments necessary for assembly or during use. It does not depend on the stroke of the blades and the degree of wear of the mechanical means of opening, reliability is increased.
  • the closing force of the clamps by the spring is determined in such a way as to ensure optimum tightening all types of hair, without cutting them when pulling.
  • the springs can be applied directly against the moving clamp or on a part of the actuating means such as the slide or the lever.
  • the clamps are shifted so that a clamp of a generator to that of the following the pinch areas complement each other at above the surface to be depilated.
  • the clamps being distributed on different generators of the moving part of the epilation head, two clamps are arranged on each generator concerned.
  • Each clamp then has its opening movement controlled by the cam of the flask nearest.
  • the clamps are distributed evenly over the circumference of the envelope surface of the epilation head, the clamping force is evenly distributed over time, resulting in less stress drive motor and a lower cost of its power supply.
  • At least two pulling tongs are closed simultaneously at the time of their passage in the area to be depilated.
  • the tweezers on the same generator, their actuating means and their elastic means are mounted in a support with which they form a unitary unit.
  • the epilation head is a roller rotated around its axis
  • the hair removal head is in the form of a roller comprising a hub around which are arranged the unitary units, the hub having a axis supported by the flanges.
  • the hair removal head is composed of unitary sets rigidly mounted side by side, the whole being animated by an alternating movement moving the clamps on a set surface.
  • the adjusted surface may be flat or cylindrical.
  • the reciprocating motion is parallel to said surface.
  • the hair removal head is composed of unitary units articulated between them side by side and which form a chain.
  • FIG. In a first embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. comprises a housing 1 comprising a motor 2 driving the hair removal head via a set of gears 3.
  • An internal structure 4 to the housing 1 supports the engine 2, the pinions 3 and two flanges 40,41 between which the movable part of the head hair removal moves.
  • the movable part of the depilatory head consists of a drive shaft 5 on which is mounted a hub 6 and modules such as 7, mounted on the periphery of the hub 6 along generatrices parallel to the axis to form a roll substantially cylindrical axis 5.
  • Each module has a body such as 9 or 9 'carrying a series of blades 10 fixed at the periphery of the roller and associated with a series of blades 11 to form a series of tweezers.
  • the moving blades are carried by a slide 12 which is biased by a spring 13 so that the clamps formed by the blades 10, 11 are normally closed.
  • Every body module 9 supports an axis 14 around which oscillates a lever 15.
  • This lever is linked to the slide 12 by a gear.
  • the free end 151 of the lever 15 is oriented so that its oscillation movement is substantially perpendicular to the movement of the slide 12 and therefore of the movable blades 11.
  • the movable blades are embedded for example by overmolding on the slide 12.
  • the blades are articulated to their foot on the body 9 and the slide drives them in an oscillating motion to spread the lips external clamps
  • the slide 12 has only one movable blade.
  • the first blade 101 of each module such that 7 is positioned at a different distance 17 from the end 16 of the moving part of the depilatory head.
  • the blades of the different series are discarded following the same step 18. This distance 17 is chosen so that the different series of blades sweep pinch areas of width 19 to different and complementary locations on the skin.
  • a flange 40 carries a cylindrical cam 400 provided with a radial protuberance 401.
  • the protrusion is an area where the clamps must be open.
  • the ends of the levers 15 circulate in the immediate vicinity of the periphery of the cam 400, so that they are actuated by the protuberance 401.
  • the two flanges 40, 41 are provided with a cam such that 400 and the modules 7 are mounted alternately so that the levers 15 are concerned on the right then left by one or other of the cams 400.
  • the two flanges 40 and 41 are each provided with a cam 400 and each module has two slides 12 each linked to a lever.
  • the levers of each module are concerned respectively by the cams of the flanges 40 and 41.
  • a module has two sets of one or more clamps. The module presents then a symmetry with respect to a median plane of the hair removal head.
  • the axis 5 When the user turns on the appliance, the axis 5 is rotated, causing the modules 7 along the cam 400.
  • the movable blades 11 are normally in close contact against the fixed blades 10, being biased by the spring 13.
  • the end 151 of the lever 15 is free but closely follows the surface of the cam 400.
  • the protuberance 401 of the cam 400 acts on the lever 15 by pivoting it about the axis 14.
  • the lever 15 then moves the slide 12 against the action of the spring 13 driving the blades 11 in a movement of opening of the racing tongs 19.
  • the pilosities can then get in between the blades 10,11.
  • the end 151 of the lever 15 escapes the action of the protuberance 401, the clamps formed by the blades 10,11 close again by grasping the hairs, under the action of the spring 13.
  • the movement of the hair removal head then pulls the hair.
  • the lever 15 transforms the movement of the blades 11 and of the slide 12 in a perpendicular movement of the end 151 in contact with the cam 400.
  • the axis 14 being fixed in the module 7, no effort in the movement of the blades is transmitted to the cam or to the structure of the the device.
  • the forces perpendicular to the surface of the cam 400 and substantially parallel to the flange 40 are balanced essentially by the axis 5 through the flange 40 which is therefore the only part mainly requested for order the blades.
  • the lever 15 makes it possible to amplify the movement of movement of the blades and to reduce the forces on the cam 400. To ensure a good closing the clamps, there is a clearance between the end 151 of the lever 15 and the cam 400 during this closure. The spring 13 can then fully exercise its effort on the hairs tight between the blades. The friction of the lever 15 on the cam 400 is reduced to a friction on the protrusion 401.
  • FIG. In a second preferred embodiment shown in FIG. comprises as in the previous embodiment a housing 1, a motor 2, a game 3, an internal structure 4 and two flanges 40,41 between which the moving part of the epilation head moves.
  • the movable part of the epilation head also shown in FIG. consists of a drive shaft 5 on which is mounted a hub 6 and modules such as 7, mounted at the periphery of the hub 6 according to generators parallel to the axis to form a substantially cylindrical roll of axis 5.
  • Each module comprises a body such as 9 carrying two fixed blades 10 disposed at the periphery of the roller and respectively associated with two blades 11 to form two tweezers.
  • Each movable blade is carried by a lever 15 biased by a spring 13 so that the clamps formed by the blades 10, 11 are normally closed.
  • Each lever 15 oscillates around a axis 14 supported by the module body such as 9.
  • the free end 151 of the lever 15 is oriented relative to the axis 14 so that its oscillation movement is substantially perpendicular to the movement of the outer lip of the blade mobile 11.
  • Each movable blade is embedded for example by overmoulding on its lever 15 with which it forms a monobloc subassembly.
  • the first blade 10 is positioned at a distance 17 different on each module 7 from the end 16 of the movable part of the head to depilate. This distance 17 is chosen so that the clamps of the different modules 7 areas of width 19 at different locations and complementary on the skin.
  • the levers 15 have different dimensions depending on the distance to which blade is positioned relative to the end 16. advantageous, we can determine an optimal ratio between the dimensions of the levers and the angular phase shift of the modules so as to use a number maximum of identical levers, which reduces manufacturing costs and facilitates assembly.
  • the flanges 40, 41 each carry a cylindrical cam 400 provided with a radial protuberance 401.
  • the protuberance corresponds to an area where the clamps must be open.
  • the ends 151 of the levers 15 circulate in the vicinity Immediate circumference of the cam 400 closest to the movable blade corresponding, so as to be actuated by the protrusion 401.
  • the axis 5 When the user turns on the appliance, the axis 5 is rotated, causing the modules 7 along the cam 400.
  • the movable blades 11 are normally in close contact against the fixed blades 10, being recalled by the springs 13, as shown in the lower part of the epilation head of FIG. 151 ends of the levers 15 are free but closely follow the surface of the 400 cams.
  • the protuberance 401 of the cam 400 acts on the lever 15 by pivoting it about the axis 14 as illustrated in the upper part of the epilation head of FIG. then moves by pivoting against the action of the spring 13 and causes the blades 11 in a movement of opening of the racing tongs 19.
  • the pilosities can then get in between the blades 10,11.
  • the end 151 of the lever 15 escapes the action of the protuberance 401, the clamps formed by the blades 10,11 close again by grasping the hairs, under the action of the spring 13. The movement of the hair removal head then pulls the hair.
  • the lever 15 transforms the movement of the blades 11 into a perpendicular movement of the end 151 in contact with the cam 400.
  • the axis 14 being fixed in the module 7, no effort in the direction of displacement blades are not transmitted to the cam or the structure of the apparatus. We find therefore the same advantages as with the previous realization.
  • each clamp makes it possible to well control the tightening of the hairs.
  • modules 7 similar to those of the previous embodiment are assembled side by side as shown in FIG. 4 so that all the lips of the blades are on the same active surface S.
  • the whole is animated by motorized means not represented by a reciprocating in the direction of the arrows f parallel to the surface active S intended to be applied to the skin.
  • the figure represents a surface active S substantially plane animated with a rectilinear motion. In neighboring version the surface is cylindrical and reciprocated curvilinear in a diametral plane.
  • FIG. 5 shows a partial view of the apparatus in section through a plane of symmetry of a module.
  • the housing 1 contains two flanges 40,41 provided with a groove groove 20 parallel to the movement of the modules 7 and ensuring their guide.
  • the flanges carry a cam 400 substantially parallel to the groove 20 but having one or more protuberances 401 extending parallel to the flanges in the areas where the clamps must be open.
  • the cams 400 act on the levers 15 in the same way as in the previous achievements.
  • the efforts developed by the 400 cams in planes parallel to the flanges are balanced by the efforts exerted by the grooves 20, so that the flanges are the only parts to transmit the major control efforts. Benefits similar to those of previous achievements.
  • the modules are assembled in a chain like can be seen in Figures 6 and 7.
  • the drive movement of the modules is continuous like a caterpillar and the operation is similar to that of the embodiment described above.

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The invention concerns a depilatory apparatus comprising a housing (1), an electric motor (2) powering a depilatory head including plucking members, each plucking member comprising at least a mobile blade (11) actuated by mechanical means to close and open the plucking members. Said mechanical means comprise at least a flange (40) of the first control means (400), acting as a cam on the second means actuating the mobile part of the depilatory head along a direction substantially parallel to the flanges. The surface of the cams is perpendicular to the flanges (40, 41) and the second actuating means include a crank assembly (15) transforming the displacement parallel to the flanges into a movement of the lips of the mobile blades (11) substantially perpendicular to the flanges.

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La présente invention est relative à un appareil à épiler à pinces d'arrachage susceptible d'être tenu à la main et destiné à éliminer les poils superflus du corps humain.The present invention relates to a tweezers with pliers of tearing likely to be hand-held and intended to eliminate unwanted hair from human body.

Ce type d'appareil à épiler comporte généralement des pinces sous forme de lames ou de disques disposés sur un rouleau rotatif, les pinces étant amenées à se fermer et s'ouvrir périodiquement de manière à serrer les poils à proximité de la peau pour les arracher de par la rotation du rouleau et, respectivement, pour évacuer les poils arrachés.This type of depilatory device generally comprises tongs in the form of blades or disks arranged on a rotating roller, the tongs being fed to close and open periodically in order to tighten the hair close of the skin to tear them off by the rotation of the roller and, respectively, to evacuate the torn hairs.

Un tel appareil est décrit dans le document EP 0 403 315 au nom de la demanderesse. Ce document décrit un épileur à pinces d'arrachage portées par un rouleau rotatif entraíné par un moteur électrique. Le tout est contenu dans un boítier formant moyen de préhension manuelle de l'appareil. Chaque pince est formée par une lame appartenant à une série de lames en association avec un disque fixe appartenant à une série de disques. Chaque lame peut pivoter autour de son pied retenu dans une encoche du moyeu du rouleau. Deux barrettes, coulissant parallèlement à l'axe de rotation du rouleau et associées chacune à une série de lames, comportent des rainures engagées chacune sur le bord d'une ouverture centrale de chaque lame de la même série. Pendant la rotation du rouleau, les barrettes actionnées parallèlement à l'axe du rouleau par une came à l'encontre d'un ressort de renvoi font pivoter les lames de manière à ce que ces dernières viennent en contact avec les disques fixes. A chaque tour du rouleau on observe deux pincements correspondant à la fermeture des deux séries de pinces.Such an apparatus is described in EP 0 403 315 in the name of Applicant. This document describes an epilator with raised pliers by a rotating roller driven by an electric motor. Everything is contained in a housing forming manual gripping means of the apparatus. Each clamp is formed by a blade belonging to a series of blades in association with a fixed disk belonging to a series of disks. Each blade can pivot around its foot retained in a notch of the hub of the roller. Two bars, sliding parallel to the axis of rotation of the roller and each associated with a series of blades, have engaged grooves each on the edge of a central opening of each blade of the same series. During rotation of the roll, the bars actuated parallel to the axis of the roller by a cam against a return spring rotate the blades so that the latter come into contact with the fixed discs. Each turn of the roll we observe two pinches corresponding to the closure of the two sets of pliers.

Le document FR 2 678 822 décrit un autre type d'appareil à épiler comportant un rouleau rotatif formé d'une série de lames extérieures solidaires d'un poussoir extérieur et d'une série de lames intérieures montées en opposition solidaires d'un poussoir intérieur. Les poussoirs parallèles à l'axe de rotation du rouleau sont écartés par un ressort taré de manière à maintenir les lames serrées. Lors de la rotation du rouleau, le poussoir intérieur et le poussoir extérieur prennent temporairement un appui simultané sur des cames portées par les flasques supportant l'axe du rouleau pour comprimer le ressort et provoquer l'ouverture des pinces, ce qui permet l'introduction des poils entre les lames en vue de leur arrachage.The document FR 2 678 822 describes another type of depilatory device comprising a rotating roller formed of a series of outer blades integral with a external pusher and a series of inner blades mounted in opposition integral with an inner pusher. The pushers parallel to the axis of rotation of the roll are spread by a calibrated spring so as to hold the blades tight. When rotating the roller, the inner pusher and the pusher outside take temporary simultaneous support on mounted cams by the flanges supporting the axis of the roller to compress the spring and cause the opening of the forceps, which allows the introduction of the hairs between the blades with a view to their uprooting.

Dans ces deux appareils toutes les pinces d'une rangée sont actionnées simultanément lorsqu'elles passent devant une fenêtre du boítier ouverte vers la zone à épiler. Ceci implique une puissance importante du moteur actionnant simultanément les séries de pinces, puissance qui, de surcroít, varie beaucoup dans le temps, entre une valeur maximale correspondant à l'actionnement des pinces et une valeur minimale quand ces dernières ne sont plus actionnées. Par conséquent, de tels appareils présentent l'inconvénient de nécessiter un moteur puissant, coûteux et encombrant, moteur dont la durée de vie est réduite à cause de la variation continue de sa puissance entre ces deux valeurs extrêmes.In these two devices all the clamps of a row are actuated simultaneously when they pass a window of the housing open towards the area to be depilated. This implies a significant power of the motor simultaneous series of pliers, power which, moreover, varies a lot in time, between a maximum value corresponding to the actuation of the clamps and a minimum value when they are no longer actuated. Therefore, such devices have the disadvantage of requiring a powerful, expensive and bulky engine, engine whose life is reduced because of the continuous variation of its power between these two values extremes.

Les efforts mis en jeu correspondent à ceux qui sont nécessaires à la fermeture de toute une série de pinces. Ces efforts ne sont pas équilibrés au sein du rouleau et se transmettent aux flasques et au support de rouleau ou au corps de l'appareil, lequel doit être à la fois résistant et pouvoir supporter élastiquement des variations de course pouvant être dues à l'usure ou à l'encombrement d'une pince.The efforts put into play correspond to those needed for closure of a whole series of pliers. These efforts are not balanced within the roll and are transmitted to the flanges and roll holder or to the body of the device, which must be both resistant and able to withstand elasticity of travel variations that may be due to wear or the size of a clamp.

Un autre inconvénient des appareils de ce type, est dû au fait qu'un tel arrachage engendre une douleur importante pour la personne qui subit l'épilation simultanée de tous les poils présents dans la zone de peau voisine de la fenêtre d'épilation. Ceci est d'autant plus évident pour des personnes ayant une forte sensibilité à l'arrachage des poils et également pour des personnes ayant une forte pilosité.Another disadvantage of appliances of this type is due to the fact that such tearing causes significant pain for the person who is suffering the simultaneous depilation of all the hairs present in the neighboring skin zone from the hair removal window. This is all the more obvious for people having a high sensitivity to the pulling of the hairs and also for people with strong hair.

Afin de pallier ces inconvénients, quelques solutions ont déjà été présentées dans l'état de la technique.To overcome these disadvantages, some solutions have already been presented in the state of the art.

Ainsi, dans le document WO 98/05234 est décrit un appareil à épiler à rouleau rotatif constitué par un empilement de disques parallèles agencés côte à côte et portant des lames de pincement, agencées par paires pour former des pinces décalées angulairement l'une par rapport à l'autre. Chaque pince comporte son propre moyen de commande de fermeture. Les disques sont traversés par des tiges de poussée des lames mobiles, parallèles à l'axe du rouleau. Les lames pivotent autour d'un appui central lorsque la tige de poussée vient en contact avec la surface protubérante d'une came portée par l'un ou l'autre flasque, ce qui autorise deux pinces sur la même génératrice du rouleau. Du fait du décalage angulaire, en fonctionnement, seulement deux pinces sont actives lors du passage devant la fenêtre à épiler.Thus, in WO 98/05234 is described a roller depilatory device rotary device constituted by a stack of parallel disks arranged side by side and carrying pinch blades, arranged in pairs to form tweezers angularly offset relative to each other. Each clamp has its own closure control means. The discs are traversed by push rods movable blades, parallel to the axis of the roller. The blades pivot around a central support when the rod of push comes into contact with the protruding surface of a cam carried by one or the other flask, which allows two clamps on the same generator of the roller. Because of the angular offset, in operation, only two pliers are active when passing in front of the window to be depilated.

Un tel appareil présente, certes, un arrachage ponctuel au moment du passage des pinces devant la fenêtre d'épilation, mais au prix d'une construction complexe. Par ailleurs le dispositif induit aussi des efforts axiaux sur les flasques support de rouleau, ce qui induit une structure lourde.Such a device has, admittedly, a punctual pulling at the time of passage pliers in front of the hair removal window, but at the price of a construction complex. Moreover, the device also induces axial forces on the flange roll holder, which induces a heavy structure.

Un autre appareil du même type est présenté dans le document EP 0 558 438, appareil à épiler dont la tête d'épilation est munie des paires de pinces qui traversent périodiquement une ouverture du boítier lorsque ladite tête est entraínée en rotation par un moteur électrique. La tête d'épilation comporte six pinces circulaires, chacune ayant plusieurs bras radiaux, disposées côte à côte de manière à former trois paires de mâchoires agencées décalées sur la circonférence de la tête d'épilation. Chaque pince comporte des protubérances qui viennent en contact avec des cames situées sur les parois internes du boítier. Les mâchoires pivotent autour de leur point de fixation au centre de la tête en se fermant et s'ouvrant périodiquement de manière à ce qu'une seule pince soit fermée lors du passage devant la fenêtre du boítier.Another device of the same type is presented in document EP 0 558 438, depilatory device whose epilation head is provided with pairs of pliers which periodically pass through an opening of the housing when said head is driven in rotation by an electric motor. The hair removal head has six circular clamps, each having a plurality of radial arms, arranged side by side so as to form three pairs of arranged jaws staggered on the circumference of the hair removal head. Each clip has protuberances which come into contact with cams located on the inner walls of the housing. The jaws rotate around their attachment point in the center of the head by closing and opening periodically so that only one clamp is closed when passing in front of the window of the housing.

L'efficacité de cet appareil est assez limitée vu le frottement des cames sur le pourtour d'une grande roue portant les pinces et que la largeur de la fenêtre d'épilation est très réduite. Les cames induisent aussi des efforts axiaux de serrage qui se répercutent dans le boítier. De surcroít, un tel appareil fait usage de lames de pincement de forme complexe et donc difficiles à industrialiser pour un coût de fabrication raisonnable.The efficiency of this device is quite limited considering the friction of the cams on the around a ferris wheel carrying tongs and the width of the window hair removal is very reduced. The cams also induce axial forces of tightening that reverberate in the housing. In addition, such a device makes use of pinch blades of complex shape and therefore difficult to industrialize for a reasonable manufacturing cost.

Le document JP - 4005908 décrit une tête d'épilation comportant des disques fixes montés équidistants sur un axe rotatif, deux disques adjacents étant maintenus écartés par des manchons montés sur l'axe rotatif. Des lamelles mobiles sont montées sur lesdits manchons et sont maintenues en position ouverte par rapport aux disques fixes par des ressorts solidaires de la face interne des lames mobiles. Chaque lame mobile forme une pince d'épilation avec le disque voisin, chaque pince étant fermée par une tige poussoir parallèle à l'axe du rouleau et qui lui est propre, traversant le disque fixe. La tige prend appui sur la protubérance axiale d'une came portée par l'un des flasques support du rouleau.JP-4005908 discloses a hair removal head having disks mounted equidistantly on a rotary axis, two adjacent disks being kept apart by sleeves mounted on the rotary shaft. Slats mobile devices are mounted on said sleeves and are held in position open relative to the fixed discs by springs solidarity of the face internal moving blades. Each movable blade forms a hair removal tweezers with the neighboring disc, each clamp being closed by a parallel push rod to the axis of the roller and which is own, passing through the fixed disk. The stem takes support on the axial protuberance of a cam carried by one of the flanges roller support.

Les cames induisent là aussi des efforts de serrage perpendiculaires aux flasques qui se répercutent dans le boítier Dans ce document, comme également dans les deux précédents les tiges d'actionnement des lames traversent tous les autres disques ou pinces, ce qui rend complexes les pièces composant l'appareil, leur actionnement, ainsi que l'assemblage de tous ces composants entre eux.The cams also induce clamping forces perpendicular to the flasks that reverberate in the case In this document, as also in the previous two the blades actuating rods cross all the other discs or pliers, which makes the parts component, their actuation, as well as the assembly of all these components between them.

Une solution simplifiée pour ce type d'appareils est décrite dans le document JP - 7313243. Dans ce document, les pinces sont constituées par des tiges de forme cylindrique, fendues radialement et supportées le long de la périphérie d'un cylindre entraíné en rotation. Les tiges sont parallèles à l'axe du cylindre. Lors de la rotation du cylindre, les pinces passent successivement devant la fenêtre d'épilation du boítier, leurs extrémités venant en contact avec des cames supportées par les parois latérales du boítier. Ceci produit le déplacement axial de leurs extrémités et, par conséquent, la fermeture de la pince.A simplified solution for this type of apparatus is described in the document JP - 7313243. In this document, the clips are constituted by rods of cylindrical shape, split radially and supported along the periphery of a cylinder driven in rotation. The rods are parallel to the axis of the cylinder. During the rotation of the cylinder, the clamps pass successively in front of the window of epilation of the housing, their ends coming into contact with cams supported by the side walls of the housing. This produces the axial displacement of their ends and, consequently, the closure of the clamp.

Les inconvénients d'un tel appareil sont liés principalement à la forme des pinces qui présentent dans ce cas une surface de contact importante avec la peau lors de l'épilation, elles frottent sur la peau, ce qui peut produire des irritations et peuvent engendrer une sensation désagréable ou de douleur sur la peau de l'utilisatrice. De surcroít, ces frottements sur la peau imposent une contrainte supplémentaire au moteur d'actionnement de l'appareil.The disadvantages of such a device are mainly related to the shape of the clamps which in this case have a large contact surface with the skin during hair removal, they rub on the skin, which can produce irritations and can cause an uncomfortable feeling or pain on the skin of the user. Moreover, these friction on the skin impose a additional stress to the actuating motor of the apparatus.

Dans tous ces types d'appareils les cames portées par les flasques impriment aux pinces un mouvement qui est du même ordre de grandeur que le déplacement des lèvres de ces pinces, voire inférieur donc petit devant la taille des pinces. De ce fait d'une part les efforts de serrage ou de desserrage exercés par les cames sont importants et entraínent fréquemment une usure rapide et une perte d'efficacité, d'autre part les efforts produits axialement par un flasque sont équilibrés par l'autre flasque ou par une butée à l'extrémité opposée du rouleau, ce qui nécessite une structure solide pour relier les flasques ou les cames. Il faut aussi maítriser parfaitement la précision axiale des composants de la tête d'épilation et la rigidité de la structure.In all these types of devices the cams carried by the flanges print to the pincers a movement that is of the same order of magnitude as the displacement of the lips of these clamps, or even smaller so small in front of the waist pliers. As a result, on the one hand, the tightening or loosening forces cams are important and frequently lead to wear and tear speed and loss of efficiency, on the other hand the efforts produced axially by a flange are balanced by the other flange or a stop at the end opposite of the roller, which requires a solid structure to connect the flanges or cams. It is also necessary to perfectly control the axial precision components of the hair removal head and the rigidity of the structure.

Par ailleurs le brevet US5254124 décrit un épileur dont les pinces sont formées par des mâchoires qui s'appliquent sur le bord intérieur d'un cylindre creux sous l'action d'un ressort. L'extrémité du cylindre est appliquée sur la peau à épiler. Chaque pince est équipée d'un levier d'actionnement qui lui est propre. Les efforts d'une came sur le levier permettent l'ouverture cyclique des pinces pour que les poils s'introduisent. Cet effort est dirigé vers l'axe de rotation de sorte que le cylindre est mécaniquement équilibré et ne transmet aucun effort à la structure de l'appareil.Furthermore, US5254124 discloses an epilator whose pliers are formed by jaws that apply to the inner edge of a hollow cylinder under the action of a spring. The end of the cylinder is applied to the skin at tweezers. Each clamp is equipped with an operating lever of its own. The forces of a cam on the lever allow the cyclic opening of the tongs for the hairs to break in. This force is directed towards the axis of rotation of so that the cylinder is mechanically balanced and transmits no effort to the structure of the device.

Mais le cylindre creux gêne l'introduction des poils dans les pinces peu nombreuses et les pinces restant en permanence en contact avec la peau, l'évacuation des poils arrachés enfermés dans un cylindre est difficile. Aussi l'efficacité de cet appareil est elle limitée par rapport à ceux où les pinces sont placées sur les génératrices externes de la tête d'épilation.But the hollow cylinder hinders the introduction of the hairs in the little clamps many and the forceps remaining permanently in contact with the skin, the removal of torn hairs enclosed in a cylinder is difficult. As well the effectiveness of this device is limited compared to those where the clamps are placed on the external generators of the hair removal head.

Le but de la présente invention est de remédier aux inconvénients susmentionnés et de proposer un appareil à épiler comportant des pinces d'arrachage formées de lames mobiles en association soit avec d'autres lames mobiles, soit avec des lames fixes, actionnées par des moyens mécaniques de commande entraínés par un moteur électrique, l'appareil ayant une bonne efficacité, une durée de vie améliorée, et une construction permettant des tolérances de fabrication plus grandes.The object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages mentioned above and to propose a tweezers with pliers with mobile blades in association with other blades movable, either with fixed blades, operated by mechanical means of control driven by an electric motor, the apparatus having a good efficiency, an improved lifetime, and a construction that allows for larger manufacturing tolerances.

Ces buts sont atteints avec un appareil à épiler comportant un boítier, un moteur électrique mettant en mouvement une tête d'épilation à pinces d'arrachage, la partie mobile de la tête ayant une surface enveloppe réglée dont les génératrices rectilignes sont perpendiculaires au mouvement, et étant supportée par deux flasques latéraux, chaque pince se déplaçant le long de la surface enveloppe dans un plan perpendiculaire à la zone d'épilation et parallèle aux flasques, chaque pince comprenant au moins une lame mobile actionnée par des moyens mécaniques pour obtenir la fermeture ou l'ouverture des pinces, lesdits moyens mécaniques comprenant dans au moins un flasque des premiers moyens de commande faisant office de came et sur la partie mobile de la tête d'épilation des seconds moyens d'actionnement recevant le mouvement dû à la came et le transmettant aux lames mobiles, du fait que lesdits premiers moyens agissent sur lesdits seconds moyens suivant une direction sensiblement parallèle aux flasques.These goals are achieved with a depilatory device comprising a housing, a electric motor moving a pliers hair removal head the moving part of the head having a controlled envelope surface whose straight generatrices are perpendicular to the movement, and being supported by two lateral flanges, each gripper moving along the envelope surface in a plane perpendicular to the hair removal zone and parallel to the flanges, each gripper comprising at least one movable blade operated by mechanical means to obtain closure or opening tongs, said mechanical means comprising in at least one flange first control means acting as cam and on the part moving the epilation head of the second actuating means receiving the movement due to the cam and transmitting it to the moving blades, as said first means act on said second means in accordance with direction substantially parallel to the flanges.

Par surface enveloppe réglée on entend une surface enveloppant la tête d'épilation et qui est générée par une droite se déplaçant en translation ou en rotation ou par une combinaison des deux mouvements.By adjusted envelope surface is meant a surface wrapping the head depilation and which is generated by a line moving in translation or in rotation or by a combination of both movements.

Inversement, de façon analogue et évidente et sans sortir du cadre de l'invention, les moyens faisant office de came peuvent être sur la partie mobile de la tête d'épilation et participer au transfert vers les pinces du mouvement, tandis que le flasque peut être muni d'un moyen fixe agissant sur la came suivant une direction essentiellement parallèle aux flasques, le mouvement relatif obtenu étant le même et dans la même direction.Conversely, in a similar and obvious way and without going outside the scope of the invention, the means acting as a cam can be on the moving part the hair removal head and participate in the transfer to the clips of the movement, while the flange can be provided with a fixed means acting on the cam in a direction essentially parallel to the flanges, the movement relative obtained being the same and in the same direction.

Alors que les dispositifs efficaces connus sont des rouleaux dont les pinces sont actionnées par des poussoirs agissant sur les flasques et tendent à les écarter, les moyens du dispositif proposé n'engendrent pas de composante des efforts normale aux flasques se répercutant sur la partie mobile de la tête d'épilation. La structure de l'appareil s'en trouve allégée, les courses des pinces ne dépendent plus des jeux entre la partie mobile et les flasques. Les efforts perpendiculaires au mouvement général étant nuls l'usure correspondante est supprimée, et la précision de l'assemblage est moins critique pour un bon fonctionnement.While the known effective devices are rollers whose clamps are actuated by pushers acting on the flanges and tend to aside, the means of the proposed scheme do not generate any normal forces to the flanges that affect the moving part of the head hair removal. The structure of the apparatus is lightened, the races of clamps no longer depend on the play between the moving part and the flanges. The perpendicular forces to the general movement being zero wear corresponding is deleted, and the precision of the assembly is less critical for proper operation.

La partie mobile de la tête d'épilation comprend des pinces formées par les bords de deux lames, se déplaçant sur la surface enveloppe, également appelés lèvres, l'une au moins étant mobile par rapport à l'autre. Les pinces sont alignées de façon connue sur la surface enveloppe de la tête d'épilation dont une partie constitue la surface active appliquée sur la peau à épiler. Cette surface enveloppe est classiquement une surface réglée dont les génératrices sont à la fois perpendiculaires au mouvement et aux flasques latéraux. Ci après on appelle lèvres les bords des lames qui serrent les poils et sont tangents à la surface enveloppe de la tête d'épilation.The movable part of the epilation head comprises tongs formed by the edges of two blades, moving on the envelope surface, also called lips, at least one being mobile relative to the other. The clamps are aligned in a known manner on the envelope surface of the hair removal head part of which constitutes the active surface applied to the skin to be depilated. This envelope surface is conventionally a regulated surface whose generators are both perpendicular to the movement and lateral flanges. Here after we call lips the edges of the blades that tighten the hair and are tangent to the envelope surface of the epilation head.

De préférence les seconds moyens d'actionnement comportent un renvoi de mouvement transformant le mouvement initial sensiblement parallèle aux flasques dû aux premiers moyens en un mouvement des lèvres de lames mobiles sensiblement perpendiculaire aux flasques.Preferably the second actuating means comprise a return of movement transforming the initial motion substantially parallel to flanges due to the first means in a movement of the blade lips movable substantially perpendicular to the flanges.

Cette disposition évite d'induire des efforts tendant à déplacer la partie mobile de la tête d'épilation, à écarter les flasques et susceptibles de solliciter mécaniquement la structure de l'appareil.This arrangement avoids inducing efforts to move the moving part the hair removal head, to remove the flanges and likely to solicit mechanically the structure of the device.

De préférence les moyens de commande sont constitués par une ou des cames solidaires des flasques latéraux de la tête d'épilation, la surface de travail de ces cames étant perpendiculaire aux flasques.Preferably the control means are constituted by one or more cams integral with the lateral flanges of the epilation head, the surface of work of these cams being perpendicular to the flanges.

La surface de travail des cames étant perpendiculaire aux flasques, les efforts principaux exercés sur cette surface sont parallèles aux flasques et ne tendent pas à les écarter.The working surface of the cams being perpendicular to the flanges, the efforts The main forces exerted on this surface are parallel to the flanges and do not not to dismiss them.

De préférence le renvoi de mouvement est un levier pivotant autour d'un axePreferably the movement return is a lever pivoting about an axis

L'utilisation d'un levier permet le renvoi du mouvement. La lèvre d'une lame mobile se déplace parallèlement à la peau, et l'extrémité du levier se déplace sensiblement dans un plan parallèle aux flasques. Les efforts longitudinaux de serrage des pinces sont équilibrés par l'axe de rotation appartenant à la partie mobile de la tête d'épilation. Par ailleurs l'utilisation d'un levier permet d'amplifier le mouvement de la pince et de diminuer les efforts sur la came de commande. Les mouvements, étant amplifiés, deviennent grands devant les tolérances de fabrication des pièces et les jeux, ainsi que devant l'usure. La fiabilité de l'appareil est augmentée.The use of a lever allows the movement to be returned. The lip of a blade mobile moves parallel to the skin, and the end of the lever moves substantially in a plane parallel to the flanges. The longitudinal efforts of tightening of the clamps are balanced by the axis of rotation belonging to the part mobile hair removal head. In addition, the use of a lever allows to amplify the movement of the clamp and to reduce the forces on the cam of ordered. The movements, being amplified, become big in front of manufacturing tolerances of parts and games, as well as wear. The Reliability of the device is increased.

De préférence l'appareil comporte autant de moyens d'actionnement qu'il y a de lames mobiles auxquelles ils sont respectivement associés, ces seconds moyens étant actionnés par les mêmes premiers moyens de commande.Preferably the apparatus comprises as many actuating means as there are mobile blades with which they are respectively associated, these second means being actuated by the same first control means.

Les lames mobiles étant actionnées indépendamment les unes des autres, une pince encombrée n'affecte pas le serrage des autres pinces. L'efficacité est augmentée. Les efforts sur chaque moyen d'actionnement sont faibles, le moteur est sollicité régulièrement et la durée de vie est augmentée.The movable blades being operated independently of each other, a crowded clamp does not affect the clamping of the other clamps. The effectiveness is increased. The forces on each actuating means are small, the motor is regularly requested and the service life is increased.

De préférence chaque lame mobile est associée à un levier faisant avec ce dernier un sous ensemble monobloc pivotant autour d'un axe.Preferably each movable blade is associated with a lever doing with it last one subassembly monobloc pivoting about an axis.

Chaque lame est alors mobile en oscillation autour de l'axe. La construction est très simple, robuste, et ne nécessite qu'un jeu de fonctionnement facilement contrôlable. Dans une variante, l'extrémité du levier comporte un galet pour limiter le frottement sur la came de commande.Each blade is then movable in oscillation about the axis. The construction is very simple, robust, and requires only a game of operation easily controllable. In a variant, the end of the lever comprises a roller for limit friction on the control cam.

Dans une autre version, les lames mobiles dont les lèvres sont situées sur une même génératrice de la surface enveloppe de la tête d'épilation, sont associées à au moins une coulisse soumise à l'action du renvoi de mouvement.In another version, the movable blades whose lips are located on a same generator of the envelope surface of the epilation head, are associated with at least one slide subjected to the action of the return motion.

La coulisse se déplace perpendiculairement aux flasques et entraíne les lames mobiles dans une oscillation autour du pied de chaque lame ou dans une translation. Le renvoi de mouvement est de préférence un levier qui transforme ce déplacement en un mouvement parallèle aux flasques en agissant par exemple sur un talon ou un engrenage de la coulisse.The slide moves perpendicularly to the flanges and drives the blades moving in an oscillation around the foot of each blade or in a translation. The movement return is preferably a lever that transforms this movement in a movement parallel to the flanges acting by example on a heel or gear slide.

De préférence les pinces sont normalement fermées sous l'action d'un moyen élastique tel qu'un ressort et les moyens mécaniques agissent pour ouvrir les pinces.Preferably the tongs are normally closed by means of a means such as a spring and the mechanical means act to open the pliers.

Les pinces étant fermées sous l'action d'un ressort, la pression de serrage des poils est constante dans le temps et bien maítrisée sans que des réglages soient nécessaires au montage ou pendant l'utilisation. Elle ne dépend pas de la course des lames ni du degré d'usure des moyens mécaniques d'ouverture, la fiabilité est augmentée. L'effort de fermeture des pinces par le ressort est déterminé de manière à assurer un serrage optimum permettant de bien saisir tous types de poils, sans pour autant les couper lors de l'arrachage.The clamps being closed under the action of a spring, the clamping pressure of the hair is constant over time and well controlled without any adjustments necessary for assembly or during use. It does not depend on the stroke of the blades and the degree of wear of the mechanical means of opening, reliability is increased. The closing force of the clamps by the spring is determined in such a way as to ensure optimum tightening all types of hair, without cutting them when pulling.

A l'ouverture des pinces les moyens mécaniques agissent à l'encontre du ressort de serrage dont l'effort est sensiblement constant. Les efforts d'ouverture mis en jeu sont donc parfaitement contrôlés.At the opening of the clamps the mechanical means act against the clamping spring whose force is substantially constant. The efforts therefore, are perfectly controlled.

Les ressorts peuvent s'appliquer directement contre la pince mobile ou sur une pièce des moyens d'actionnement telle que la coulisse ou le levier. The springs can be applied directly against the moving clamp or on a part of the actuating means such as the slide or the lever.

De préférence les pinces sont décalées de façon à ce que d'une pince d'une génératrice à celle de la suivante les zones de pincement se complètent au dessus de la surface à épiler.Preferably the clamps are shifted so that a clamp of a generator to that of the following the pinch areas complement each other at above the surface to be depilated.

En décalant la zone de pincement des pinces qui se présentent successivement on obtient un balayage complet de la zone à épiler.By shifting the pinching area of the clamps that present themselves successively we obtain a complete scan of the area to be depilated.

De préférence les pinces étant réparties sur des génératrices différentes de la partie mobile de la tête d'épilation, deux pinces sont disposées sur chaque génératrice concernée.Preferably the clamps being distributed on different generators of the moving part of the epilation head, two clamps are arranged on each generator concerned.

Chaque pince a alors son mouvement d'ouverture commandé par la came du flasque le plus proche. Les pinces sont réparties de manière uniforme sur le pourtour de la surface enveloppe de la tête d'épilation, l'effort de serrage est également uniformément réparti dans le temps, d'où une sollicitation moindre du moteur d'entraínement et un moindre coût de son alimentation électrique.Each clamp then has its opening movement controlled by the cam of the flask nearest. The clamps are distributed evenly over the circumference of the envelope surface of the epilation head, the clamping force is evenly distributed over time, resulting in less stress drive motor and a lower cost of its power supply.

De préférence au moins deux pinces d'arrachage sont fermées simultanément au moment de leur passage dans la zone à épiler.Preferably at least two pulling tongs are closed simultaneously at the time of their passage in the area to be depilated.

De préférence les pinces à épiler situées sur une même génératrice, leurs moyens d'actionnement et leurs moyens élastiques sont montés dans un support commun avec lequel ils forment un ensemble unitaire.Preferably the tweezers on the same generator, their actuating means and their elastic means are mounted in a support with which they form a unitary unit.

Ces ensembles unitaires sont montés à la périphérie de la surface enveloppe de la tête d'épilation. Cette conception modulaire de la tête d'épilation permet la réalisation de nombreuses variantes d'appareils, en changeant le nombre de modules on change le nombre de pinces et on peut faire varier la taille de la tête d'épilation. Un seul outil de fabrication est nécessaire pour obtenir différentes versions.These unitary assemblies are mounted at the periphery of the envelope surface of the hair removal head. This modular design of the epilation head allows the many variants of devices, by changing the number of modules we change the number of clamps and we can vary the size of the head hair removal. Only one manufacturing tool is needed to get different versions.

De préférence la tête d'épilation est un rouleau entraíné en rotation autour de son axePreferably the epilation head is a roller rotated around its axis

La tête d'épilation se présente sous la forme d'un rouleau comportant un moyeu autour duquel sont disposés les ensembles unitaires, le moyeu ayant un axe supporté par les flasques.The hair removal head is in the form of a roller comprising a hub around which are arranged the unitary units, the hub having a axis supported by the flanges.

Dans une autre version la tête d'épilation est composée d'ensembles unitaires montés rigidement côte à côte, le tout étant animé d'un mouvement alternatif déplaçant les pinces sur une surface réglée.In another version the hair removal head is composed of unitary sets rigidly mounted side by side, the whole being animated by an alternating movement moving the clamps on a set surface.

La surface réglée peut être plane ou cylindrique. Le mouvement alternatif est parallèle à ladite surface.The adjusted surface may be flat or cylindrical. The reciprocating motion is parallel to said surface.

Dans une autre version, la tête d'épilation est composée d'ensembles unitaires articulés entre eux côte à côte et qui forment une chaíne.In another version, the hair removal head is composed of unitary units articulated between them side by side and which form a chain.

L'invention sera mieux comprise au vu des exemples ci après et des dessins annexés.

  • La figure 1 est une vue simplifiée en coupe partielle transversale d'un premier appareil selon l'invention.
  • La figure 2 est une vue simplifiée en coupe partielle transversale d'un deuxième appareil selon l'invention.
  • La figure 3 est une vue en bout de la partie mobile de la tête d'épilation de l'appareil représenté en figure 2.
  • La figure 4 est une vue en bout de la partie mobile de la tête d'épilation d'un troisième appareil selon l'invention
  • La figure 5 est une vue en coupe partielle transversale de l'appareil de la figure 4.
  • La figure 6 est une vue en perspective d'une tête d'épilation d'un quatrième appareil selon l'invention.
  • La figure 7 est une autre vue en perspective de la tête d'épilation de la figure 4.
    • The invention will be better understood from the examples below and the accompanying drawings.
  • Figure 1 is a simplified view in partial cross section of a first apparatus according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a simplified view in partial cross section of a second apparatus according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is an end view of the movable portion of the epilation head of the apparatus shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 4 is an end view of the movable portion of the depilating head of a third apparatus according to the invention
  • FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the apparatus of FIG. 4.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of an epilation head of a fourth apparatus according to the invention.
  • Figure 7 is another perspective view of the depilating head of Figure 4.

    • Dans une première réalisation de l'invention représentée en figure 1, l'appareil comporte un boítier 1 comprenant un moteur 2 entraínant la tête d'épilation via un jeu de pignons 3. Une structure interne 4 au boítier 1 supporte le moteur 2, les pignons 3 et deux flasques 40,41 entre lesquels la partie mobile de la tête d'épilation se déplace.In a first embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. comprises a housing 1 comprising a motor 2 driving the hair removal head via a set of gears 3. An internal structure 4 to the housing 1 supports the engine 2, the pinions 3 and two flanges 40,41 between which the movable part of the head hair removal moves.

    La partie mobile de la tête d'épilation se compose d'un axe d'entraínement 5 sur lequel est monté un moyeu 6 et des modules tels que 7, montés en périphérie du moyeu 6 suivant des génératrices parallèles à l'axe pour former un rouleau sensiblement cylindrique d'axe 5.The movable part of the depilatory head consists of a drive shaft 5 on which is mounted a hub 6 and modules such as 7, mounted on the periphery of the hub 6 along generatrices parallel to the axis to form a roll substantially cylindrical axis 5.

    Chaque module comporte un corps tel que 9 ou 9' portant une série de lames fixes 10 disposées à la périphérie du rouleau et associées à une série de lames mobiles 11 pour former une série de pinces à épiler. Les lames mobiles sont portées par une coulisse 12 qui est rappelée par un ressort 13 de sorte que les pinces formées par les lames 10, 11 soient normalement fermées. Chaque corps de module tel que 9 supporte un axe 14 autour duquel oscille un levier 15. Ce levier est lié à la coulisse 12 par un engrenage. L'extrémité libre 151 du levier 15 est orientée pour que son mouvement d'oscillation soit sensiblement perpendiculaire au mouvement de la coulisse 12 et donc des lames mobiles 11.Each module has a body such as 9 or 9 'carrying a series of blades 10 fixed at the periphery of the roller and associated with a series of blades 11 to form a series of tweezers. The moving blades are carried by a slide 12 which is biased by a spring 13 so that the clamps formed by the blades 10, 11 are normally closed. Every body module 9 supports an axis 14 around which oscillates a lever 15. This lever is linked to the slide 12 by a gear. The free end 151 of the lever 15 is oriented so that its oscillation movement is substantially perpendicular to the movement of the slide 12 and therefore of the movable blades 11.

    Les lames mobiles sont encastrées par exemple par surmoulage sur la coulisse 12. Dans une version différente les lames sont articulées à leur pied sur le corps 9 et la coulisse les entraíne dans un mouvement oscillant pour écarter les lèvres externes des pincesThe movable blades are embedded for example by overmolding on the slide 12. In a different version the blades are articulated to their foot on the body 9 and the slide drives them in an oscillating motion to spread the lips external clamps

    Dans une version voisine la coulisse 12 ne comporte qu'une seule lame mobile.In a similar version the slide 12 has only one movable blade.

    Avantageusement la première lame 101 de chaque module tel que 7 est positionnée à une distance 17 différente depuis l'extrémité 16 de la partie mobile de la tête à épiler. De préférence les lames des différentes séries sont écartées suivant le même pas 18. Cette distance 17 est choisie pour que les différentes séries de lames balaient des zones de pincement de largeur 19 à des emplacements différents et complémentaires sur la peau.Advantageously, the first blade 101 of each module such that 7 is positioned at a different distance 17 from the end 16 of the moving part of the depilatory head. Preferably the blades of the different series are discarded following the same step 18. This distance 17 is chosen so that the different series of blades sweep pinch areas of width 19 to different and complementary locations on the skin.

    Un flasque 40 porte une came cylindrique 400 munie d'une protubérance radiale 401. La protubérance correspond à une zone où les pinces doivent être ouvertes. Les extrémités des leviers 15 circulent à proximité immédiate du pourtour de la came 400, de sorte qu'ils soient actionnés par la protubérance 401.A flange 40 carries a cylindrical cam 400 provided with a radial protuberance 401. The protrusion is an area where the clamps must be open. The ends of the levers 15 circulate in the immediate vicinity of the periphery of the cam 400, so that they are actuated by the protuberance 401.

    Dans une version voisine les deux flasques 40, 41 sont munis d'une came telle que 400 et les modules 7 sont montés alternativement de façon à ce que les leviers 15 soient concernés à droite puis à gauche par l'une ou l'autre des cames 400.In a similar version the two flanges 40, 41 are provided with a cam such that 400 and the modules 7 are mounted alternately so that the levers 15 are concerned on the right then left by one or other of the cams 400.

    Dans une autre version dérivée de la précédente, les deux flasques 40 et 41 sont munis chacun d'une came 400 et chaque module comporte deux coulisses 12 liées chacune à un levier. Les leviers de chaque module sont concernés respectivement par les cames des flasques 40 et 41. Dans cette version un module comporte deux séries de une ou plusieurs pinces. Le module présente alors une symétrie par rapport à un plan médian de la tête d'épilation.In another version derived from the previous one, the two flanges 40 and 41 are each provided with a cam 400 and each module has two slides 12 each linked to a lever. The levers of each module are concerned respectively by the cams of the flanges 40 and 41. In this version a module has two sets of one or more clamps. The module presents then a symmetry with respect to a median plane of the hair removal head.

    Lorsque l'utilisatrice met l'appareil en marche, l'axe 5 est en rotation, entraínant les modules 7 le long de la came 400. Les lames mobiles 11 sont normalement en contact serré contre les lames fixes 10, étant rappelées par le ressort 13. L'extrémité 151 du levier 15 est libre mais suit de près la surface de la came 400.When the user turns on the appliance, the axis 5 is rotated, causing the modules 7 along the cam 400. The movable blades 11 are normally in close contact against the fixed blades 10, being biased by the spring 13. The end 151 of the lever 15 is free but closely follows the surface of the cam 400.

    Lorsqu'un module arrive dans la fenêtre d'épilation, la protubérance 401 de la came 400 agit sur le levier 15 en le faisant pivoter autour de l'axe 14. Le levier 15 déplace alors la coulisse 12 contre l'action du ressort 13 entraínant les lames 11 dans un mouvement d'ouverture des pinces de course 19. Les pilosités peuvent alors s'introduire entre les lames 10,11. Lorsque l'extrémité 151 du levier 15 échappe à l'action de la protubérance 401, les pinces formées par les lames 10,11 se referment en enserrant les poils, sous l'action du ressort 13. Le mouvement d'entraínement de la tête d'épilation arrache alors les poils.When a module arrives in the epilation window, the protuberance 401 of the cam 400 acts on the lever 15 by pivoting it about the axis 14. The lever 15 then moves the slide 12 against the action of the spring 13 driving the blades 11 in a movement of opening of the racing tongs 19. The pilosities can then get in between the blades 10,11. When the end 151 of the lever 15 escapes the action of the protuberance 401, the clamps formed by the blades 10,11 close again by grasping the hairs, under the action of the spring 13. The movement of the hair removal head then pulls the hair.

    Dans ces déplacements, le levier 15 transforme le mouvement des lames 11 et de la coulisse 12 en un mouvement perpendiculaire de l'extrémité 151 en contact avec la came 400. L'axe 14 étant fixé dans le module 7, aucun effort dans le sens du déplacement des lames n'est transmis à la came ni à la structure de l'appareil. Les efforts perpendiculaires à la surface de la came 400 et sensiblement parallèles au flasque 40 sont équilibrés essentiellement par l'axe 5 au travers du flasque 40 qui est donc la seule pièce principalement sollicitée pour commander les lames.In these displacements, the lever 15 transforms the movement of the blades 11 and of the slide 12 in a perpendicular movement of the end 151 in contact with the cam 400. The axis 14 being fixed in the module 7, no effort in the movement of the blades is transmitted to the cam or to the structure of the the device. The forces perpendicular to the surface of the cam 400 and substantially parallel to the flange 40 are balanced essentially by the axis 5 through the flange 40 which is therefore the only part mainly requested for order the blades.

    Par ailleurs le levier 15 permet d'amplifier le mouvement de déplacement des lames et d'en diminuer les efforts sur la came 400. Afin d'assurer une bonne fermeture des pinces, il existe un jeu entre l'extrémité 151 du levier 15 et la came 400 pendant cette fermeture. Le ressort 13 peut alors pleinement exercer son effort sur les poils serrés entre les lames. Le frottement du levier 15 sur la came 400 se réduit à un frottement sur la protubérance 401.Moreover, the lever 15 makes it possible to amplify the movement of movement of the blades and to reduce the forces on the cam 400. To ensure a good closing the clamps, there is a clearance between the end 151 of the lever 15 and the cam 400 during this closure. The spring 13 can then fully exercise its effort on the hairs tight between the blades. The friction of the lever 15 on the cam 400 is reduced to a friction on the protrusion 401.

    La réduction du frottement, des efforts, la maítrise de leur direction et le peu de sollicitation de la structure de l'appareil font de ce dernier un outil fiable et efficace.The reduction of the friction, the efforts, the control of their direction and the little of solicitation of the structure of the device make the latter a reliable tool and effective.

    Dans une deuxième réalisation préférentielle représentée en figure 2, l'appareil comporte comme dans la réalisation précédente un boítier 1, un moteur 2, un jeu de pignons 3, une structure interne 4 et deux flasques 40,41 entre lesquels la partie mobile de la tête d'épilation se déplace.In a second preferred embodiment shown in FIG. comprises as in the previous embodiment a housing 1, a motor 2, a game 3, an internal structure 4 and two flanges 40,41 between which the moving part of the epilation head moves.

    La partie mobile de la tête d'épilation également représentée en figure 3 se compose d'un axe d'entraínement 5 sur lequel est monté un moyeu 6 et des modules tels que 7, montés en périphérie du moyeu 6 suivant des génératrices parallèles à l'axe pour former un rouleau sensiblement cylindrique d'axe 5.The movable part of the epilation head, also shown in FIG. consists of a drive shaft 5 on which is mounted a hub 6 and modules such as 7, mounted at the periphery of the hub 6 according to generators parallel to the axis to form a substantially cylindrical roll of axis 5.

    Chaque module comporte un corps tel que 9 portant deux lames fixes 10 disposées à la périphérie du rouleau et associées respectivement à deux lames mobiles 11 pour former deux pinces à épiler. Chaque lame mobile est portée par un levier 15 rappelé par un ressort 13 de sorte que les pinces formées par les lames 10, 11 soient normalement fermées. Chaque levier 15 oscille autour d'un axe 14 supporté par le corps de module tel que 9. L'extrémité libre 151 du levier 15 est orientée par rapport à l'axe 14 pour que son mouvement d'oscillation soit sensiblement perpendiculaire au mouvement de la lèvre externe de la lame mobile 11.Each module comprises a body such as 9 carrying two fixed blades 10 disposed at the periphery of the roller and respectively associated with two blades 11 to form two tweezers. Each movable blade is carried by a lever 15 biased by a spring 13 so that the clamps formed by the blades 10, 11 are normally closed. Each lever 15 oscillates around a axis 14 supported by the module body such as 9. The free end 151 of the lever 15 is oriented relative to the axis 14 so that its oscillation movement is substantially perpendicular to the movement of the outer lip of the blade mobile 11.

    Chaque lame mobile est encastrée par exemple par surmoulage sur son levier 15 avec lequel elle forme un sous ensemble monobloc.Each movable blade is embedded for example by overmoulding on its lever 15 with which it forms a monobloc subassembly.

    Avantageusement la première lame 10 est positionnée à une distance 17 différente sur chaque module 7 depuis l'extrémité 16 de la partie mobile de la tête à épiler. Cette distance 17 est choisie pour que les pinces des différents modules 7 balaient des zones de largeurs 19 à des emplacements différents et complémentaires sur la peau.Advantageously, the first blade 10 is positioned at a distance 17 different on each module 7 from the end 16 of the movable part of the head to depilate. This distance 17 is chosen so that the clamps of the different modules 7 areas of width 19 at different locations and complementary on the skin.

    Ainsi, les leviers 15 ont des dimensions différentes en fonction de la distance à laquelle une lame est positionnée par rapport à l'extrémité 16. De manière avantageuse, on peut déterminer un rapport optimal entre les dimensions des leviers et le déphasage angulaire des modules de manière à utiliser un nombre maximum de leviers identiques, ce qui réduit les coûts de fabrication et facilite l'assemblage.Thus, the levers 15 have different dimensions depending on the distance to which blade is positioned relative to the end 16. advantageous, we can determine an optimal ratio between the dimensions of the levers and the angular phase shift of the modules so as to use a number maximum of identical levers, which reduces manufacturing costs and facilitates assembly.

    Les flasques 40,41 portent chacun une came cylindrique 400 munie d'une protubérance radiale 401. La protubérance correspond à une zone où les pinces doivent être ouvertes. Les extrémités 151 des leviers 15 circulent à proximité immédiate du pourtour de la came 400 la plus proche de la lame mobile correspondante, de façon à être actionnées par la protubérance 401.The flanges 40, 41 each carry a cylindrical cam 400 provided with a radial protuberance 401. The protuberance corresponds to an area where the clamps must be open. The ends 151 of the levers 15 circulate in the vicinity Immediate circumference of the cam 400 closest to the movable blade corresponding, so as to be actuated by the protrusion 401.

    Lorsque l'utilisatrice met l'appareil en marche, l'axe 5 est en rotation, entraínant les modules 7 le long de la came 400. Les lames mobiles 11 sont normalement en contact serré contre les lames fixes 10, étant rappelées par les ressorts 13, comme illustré en partie inférieure de la tête d'épilation de la figure 2. Les extrémités 151 des leviers 15 sont libres mais suivent de près la surface des cames 400.When the user turns on the appliance, the axis 5 is rotated, causing the modules 7 along the cam 400. The movable blades 11 are normally in close contact against the fixed blades 10, being recalled by the springs 13, as shown in the lower part of the epilation head of FIG. 151 ends of the levers 15 are free but closely follow the surface of the 400 cams.

    Lorsqu'un module arrive dans la fenêtre d'épilation, la protubérance 401 de la came 400 agit sur le levier 15 en le faisant pivoter autour de l'axe 14 comme illustré en partie supérieure de la tête d'épilation de la figure 2. Le levier 15 se déplace alors en pivotant contre l'action du ressort 13 et entraíne les lames 11 dans un mouvement d'ouverture des pinces de course 19. Les pilosités peuvent alors s'introduire entre les lames 10,11. Lorsque l'extrémité 151 du levier 15 échappe à l'action de la protubérance 401, les pinces formées par les lames 10,11 se referment en enserrant les poils, sous l'action du ressort 13. Le mouvement d'entraínement de la tête d'épilation arrache alors les poils.When a module arrives in the epilation window, the protuberance 401 of the cam 400 acts on the lever 15 by pivoting it about the axis 14 as illustrated in the upper part of the epilation head of FIG. then moves by pivoting against the action of the spring 13 and causes the blades 11 in a movement of opening of the racing tongs 19. The pilosities can then get in between the blades 10,11. When the end 151 of the lever 15 escapes the action of the protuberance 401, the clamps formed by the blades 10,11 close again by grasping the hairs, under the action of the spring 13. The movement of the hair removal head then pulls the hair.

    Dans ces déplacements, le levier 15 transforme le mouvement des lames 11 en un mouvement perpendiculaire de l'extrémité 151 en contact avec la came 400. L'axe 14 étant fixé dans le module 7, aucun effort dans le sens du déplacement des lames n'est transmis à la came ni à la structure de l'appareil. On retrouve donc les mêmes avantages qu'avec la réalisation précédente.In these displacements, the lever 15 transforms the movement of the blades 11 into a perpendicular movement of the end 151 in contact with the cam 400. The axis 14 being fixed in the module 7, no effort in the direction of displacement blades are not transmitted to the cam or the structure of the apparatus. We find therefore the same advantages as with the previous realization.

    Le rappel en position de fermeture par un ressort de chaque pince permet de bien maítriser le serrage des poils. L'utilisation d'un moyen d'actionnement pour ouvrir chaque pince simplifie les pièces et permet des tolérances de fabrication plus aisées à satisfaire, la course d'ouverture des lames n'étant pas critique pour obtenir un bon serrage des pinces. The return to the closed position by a spring of each clamp makes it possible to well control the tightening of the hairs. The use of an actuating means for open each clamp simplifies parts and allows manufacturing tolerances easier to satisfy, the opening stroke of the blades being not critical for get a good clamping of the clamps.

    Dans une troisième réalisation de l'invention, des modules 7 semblables à ceux de la réalisation précédente sont assemblés côte à côte comme indiqué en figure 4 pour que l'ensemble des lèvres des lames soient sur une même surface active S. L'ensemble est animé par des moyens motorisés non représentés d'un mouvement alternatif suivant la direction des flèches f parallèle à la surface active S destinée à s'appliquer sur la peau. La figure représente une surface active S sensiblement plane animée d'un mouvement rectiligne. Dans une version voisine la surface est cylindrique et animée d'un mouvement alternatif curviligne dans un plan diamétral.In a third embodiment of the invention, modules 7 similar to those of the previous embodiment are assembled side by side as shown in FIG. 4 so that all the lips of the blades are on the same active surface S. The whole is animated by motorized means not represented by a reciprocating in the direction of the arrows f parallel to the surface active S intended to be applied to the skin. The figure represents a surface active S substantially plane animated with a rectilinear motion. In neighboring version the surface is cylindrical and reciprocated curvilinear in a diametral plane.

    La figure 5 montre une vue partielle de l'appareil en coupe par un plan de symétrie d'un module. Le boítier 1 contient deux flasques 40,41 munis d'une rainure longiligne 20 parallèle au déplacement des modules 7 et assurant leur guidage. Les flasques portent une came 400 sensiblement parallèle à la rainure 20 mais comportant une ou plusieurs protubérances 401 s'étendant parallèlement aux flasques dans les zones où les pinces doivent être ouvertes.FIG. 5 shows a partial view of the apparatus in section through a plane of symmetry of a module. The housing 1 contains two flanges 40,41 provided with a groove groove 20 parallel to the movement of the modules 7 and ensuring their guide. The flanges carry a cam 400 substantially parallel to the groove 20 but having one or more protuberances 401 extending parallel to the flanges in the areas where the clamps must be open.

    Les cames 400 agissent sur les leviers 15 de la même manière que dans les réalisations précédentes. Les efforts développés par les cames 400 dans des plans parallèles aux flasques sont équilibrés par les efforts exercés par les rainures 20, de sorte que les flasques soient les seules pièces à transmettre les principaux efforts de commande. On obtient des avantages similaires à ceux des réalisations précédentes.The cams 400 act on the levers 15 in the same way as in the previous achievements. The efforts developed by the 400 cams in planes parallel to the flanges are balanced by the efforts exerted by the grooves 20, so that the flanges are the only parts to transmit the major control efforts. Benefits similar to those of previous achievements.

    Dans une quatrième réalisation, les modules sont assemblés en chaíne comme on peut le voir sur les figures 6 et 7. Le mouvement d'entraínement des modules est continu à la façon d'une chenille et le fonctionnement est semblable à celui de la réalisation décrite précédemment.In a fourth embodiment, the modules are assembled in a chain like can be seen in Figures 6 and 7. The drive movement of the modules is continuous like a caterpillar and the operation is similar to that of the embodiment described above.

    Ces descriptions montrent de façon non exhaustive la diversité des réalisations possibles tout en restant dans le cadre de l'invention tel que défini par les revendications. Cette diversité est permise essentiellement par l'allègement des contraintes de commande des lames mobiles.These descriptions show in a non-exhaustive way the diversity of achievements possible while remaining within the scope of the invention as defined by the claims. This diversity is allowed essentially by lightening the control constraints of the blades mobile.

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    1. A depilatory appliance comprising a case (1) and an electric motor (2) that sets in motion a depilatory head having plucking tweezers (10, 11), the movable portion of the head having an envelope in the form of a ruled surface with rectilinear generator lines that are perpendicular to the motion, said head being supported by two side plates (40, 41), each tweezer moving along the envelope surface in a plane that is perpendicular to the depilation zone and parallel to the side plates (40, 41), each tweezer including at least one movable blade (11) actuated by mechanical means to close or open said tweezers, said mechanical means comprising cam-forming first control means (400) in at least one side plate (40) and second actuator means (15) on the movable portion of the depilatory head, said second actuator means receiving the motion, due to the cam, and transmitting it to the movable blades,
         said depilatory appliance being characterized in that said first control means (400) act on said second actuator means (15) in a direction that is substantially parallel to the side plates.
    2. A depilatory appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the second actuator means include a motion transmitter (15) that transforms the initial motion that is substantially parallel to the side plates (40, 41), and due to the first means (400), into a motion of the lips of the movable blade (11) that is substantially perpendicular to the side plates.
    3. A depilatory appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that said control means are constituted by one or more cams (400) secured to the side plates of the depilatory head, the surfaces of said cams being perpendicular to the side plates (40, 41).
    4. A depilatory appliance according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the motion transmitter is a lever (15) that pivots about an axis (14).
    5. A depilatory appliance according to claim 3 or claim 4, characterized in that it has as many actuator means as there are movable blades (11) with which said actuator means are associated respectively, said second means being actuated by the same first control means (400).
    6. A depilatory appliance according to the preceding claim, characterized in that each movable blade (11) is associated with a lever (15) so that together they make up a unit sub-assembly that pivots about an axis (14).
    7. A depilatory appliance according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the movable blades (11) having lips situated on a common generator line of the envelope surface of the depilatory head, are associated with at least one slider (12) that is subjected to the motion transmitter (15).
    8. A depilatory appliance according to any one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the tweezers are normally closed through the action of resilient means, such as a spring (13), and the mechanical means act in order to open the tweezers.
    9. A depilatory appliance according to any one of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that the tweezers are offset so that the plucking zones (19) complement one another over the surface to be depilated from a tweezer on one generator line to the tweezer of the next generator line.
    10. A depilatory appliance according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the tweezers are distributed over various generator lines of the movable portion of the depilation head, and two tweezers are disposed on each generator line concerned.
    11. A depilatory appliance according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the two plucking tweezers close simultaneously at the moment when they move into the zone to be depilated.
    12. A depilatory appliance according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the depilation tweezers are closed simultaneously at the moment when they move into the zone to be depilated, and their actuator means and their resilient means are mounted on a common support (9) so that together they make up a single assembly (7).
    13. A depilatory appliance according to claim 12, characterized in that the depilatory head is a drum driven to rotate about its axis.
    14. A depilatory appliance according to claim 12, characterized in that the depilatory head is made up of unit assemblies mounted rigidly side by side, the entire assembly being subjected to reciprocating motion moving the tweezers over the ruled surface.
    15. A depilatory appliance according to any one of claims 3 to 12, characterized in that the depilatory head is made up of unit assemblies that are hinged one to another to form a chain.
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