EP2262360A2 - Accessoire pour appareil d'aspiration equipe d'un peigne et d'un organe de degagement de poils et ensemble d'aspiration comportant un tel accessoire - Google Patents
Accessoire pour appareil d'aspiration equipe d'un peigne et d'un organe de degagement de poils et ensemble d'aspiration comportant un tel accessoireInfo
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- EP2262360A2 EP2262360A2 EP09754076A EP09754076A EP2262360A2 EP 2262360 A2 EP2262360 A2 EP 2262360A2 EP 09754076 A EP09754076 A EP 09754076A EP 09754076 A EP09754076 A EP 09754076A EP 2262360 A2 EP2262360 A2 EP 2262360A2
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
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Definitions
- Accessory for suction apparatus equipped with a comb and a hair release member and suction assembly comprising such an accessory
- the present invention generally relates to accessories for suction apparatus.
- the invention more particularly relates to an accessory for suction apparatus, intended in particular for grooming animals, said accessory comprising a hollow body forming a suction head provided with a connecting piece for the connection, direct or indirect, of the accessory to said suction apparatus, said head comprising a mouth opening, said accessory also comprising, on the one hand, a comb housed inside the suction head and provided with at least one row of teeth and, on the other hand, a hair release member cooperating with the comb to unhook the residual hair.
- Document DE102004028609 discloses a cleaning accessory comprising a cylindrical brush provided with teeth which cooperate with a perforated ring.
- the brush turns on itself.
- the brush forms a comb having a plurality of circumferentially distributed rows of teeth housed within the perforations of the ring, the axis of the ring being offset from the axis of rotation of the brush so as to to allow relative rotation of the teeth of the brush and the perforated ring, a radial clearance of the bristles wedged between the teeth of the brush.
- the use of such a cylindrical brush and such a release member generates a very large footprint inside the suction head, which reduces the suction passage as well in front of the suction head at the back.
- teeth protrude from the mouth opening, exposing said teeth to degradations.
- the present invention generally aims to improve the grooming operation of an animal, by limiting the amount of remaining residual hair on the animal's coat after passing the accessory, and by improving the stalling of the hairs stuck in the comb.
- An object of the present invention is to limit the size of the comb and the hair release member within the suction head.
- Another object of the invention is to allow suction in the upstream zone of the mouth opening, in the direction of suction, that is to say between the front part of the suction head and the comb.
- An object of the invention is in particular to leave a free passage between the assembly formed by the comb and the hair release member and the top wall of the suction head, to promote forward suction. of the suction head.
- Another object of the invention is to allow a retraction of the comb teeth inside the head when the accessory is not used.
- the invention relates to an accessory for suction apparatus, intended in particular for grooming animals, said accessory comprising a hollow body forming a suction head provided with a connecting piece for connection, direct or indirect, of the accessory to said suction apparatus, said head comprising an opening mouth, said accessory also comprising, on the one hand, a comb housed inside the suction head and provided with at least one row of teeth and, on the other hand, a hair release member cooperating with the teeth of the comb for detaching the residual bristles, the comb being pivotally mounted between a so-called active end position, in which the comb teeth protrude from the mouth opening, and a so-called inactive end position, in wherein the comb teeth are retracted into the suction head, characterized in that said bristle member is pivotally movable within the suction head and arranged with respect to said comb of so that the pivoting of the comb causes the pivoting of the hair release member, and in that said accessory comprises a mechanism for actuating the comb
- the actuation mechanism is distinct from the hair release member and the hair release member is passive in the sense that it pivots only when the comb moves.
- the term "hair release member” means any device for disengaging the hair hooked to the comb, in particular to the teeth of the comb, to facilitate their aspiration.
- the hair release member may be a counter-comb arranged to slide between the teeth of the comb to clear the bristles remaining trapped between the teeth of the comb.
- the hair release member may also be formed by a scraper adapted to scrape a face of the teeth of the comb.
- the comb may be a conventional grooming comb or a comb called taperer whose teeth are sharp and of reduced length compared to a conventional comb. In the case of a tilting comb, the hair release member used is a scraper.
- the hair release member would be subjected to greater forces and should then be sized to have sufficient strength to recover such efforts, which would cause an increase in the size of the hair release member .
- Such an increase in the size of the hair release member would form an obstacle inside the suction head, in particular in the upper zone of the suction head, which would reduce or even prevent suction from the upstream (or forward) zone of the mouth.
- suction from the upstream zone of the mouth opening that is to say from the front of the head, it is indeed necessary that the passage above the axis of rotation of the comb is free.
- the comb is pivotally driven by the actuating means, does not require to increase the mechanical strength of the comb, since said comb is already designed to be sufficiently resistant in order not to not break when grooming animals.
- it is not necessary to increase the size of the comb and the bulk of the Bristle clearance can be reduced, thereby freeing space in the upper area of the suction head, i.e. above the axis of rotation of the comb.
- the release of the space above the comb allows suction from the front portion of the mouth opening to the connector end, through the upper zone of the head. It is understood that the suction upstream of the mouth opening can not be achieved through the lower zone of the head, because said zone is occupied by the comb in the active position.
- Such a design of the accessory thus makes it possible to generate large suction flows on either side of the comb, that is to say from the upstream and downstream zones of the mouth opening, which improves the effectiveness of the grooming operation. In particular, the amount of residual hair present on the animal's coat after passage of the accessory is reduced.
- the pivot angle of the comb and the disengagement member is chosen between 110 ° and 150 °.
- said pivot angle is of the order of 130 °. So the whole comb and organ of hair release does not close the suction passage in the upper area of the suction head, even in the retracted position of the comb. The suction passage above the pivot axis of the comb is thus released permanently.
- the comb teeth are oriented in the direction of the connection piece.
- connection piece corresponding to the direction of the suction flow
- the comb is, in the inactive position, oriented substantially parallel to the suction flow, which promotes the suction of residual hair present on the comb and the hair release member.
- the hair release member is a counter-comb formed by a member, such as a plate, provided with a row of orifices through which the teeth of the comb, the axis pivoting the counter-comb being oriented parallel and offset from the pivot axis of the comb, to allow the comb against-slide along the teeth of the comb.
- the axis of rotation of the comb is, on the one hand, arranged between the axis of rotation of the comb and the connecting end and, on the other hand, away from the axis of rotation of the comb. such that, in the active position of the comb, the counter-comb is positioned close to the base of the comb teeth and, in the inactive position, the counter-comb is brought close to the ends of the teeth.
- the hair release member is formed by a scraper whose pivot axis is oriented parallel and offset from the axis of pivoting of the comb to allow said scraper to scrape a face teeth of the comb during pivoting of said comb.
- said actuating mechanism is formed of at least one, preferably two, non-extensible and deformable cable connected, on the one hand, to the comb and, on the other hand, to a tensioning member of the or each cable.
- the tensioning of the cable or cables makes it possible to drive the assembly of the comb and the disengagement member in pivoting.
- the use of a cable which is deformable allows said cable to follow a non-linear path during its displacement resulting from its tensioning.
- the cable is forced to move along a portion of curved trajectory, its flexibility allows it to easily follow said portion of curved trajectory. The operator can thus pivot the comb and the release member reliably.
- the use of at least one deformable cable also makes it possible to circulate said or each cable along the walls of the suction head, which makes it possible to prevent this cable from encumbering the suction passage between the mouth opening and the connection piece.
- the accessory according to the invention the space inside the suction head is reduced, which increases the suction capacity of the accessory. The effectiveness of the grooming operation is thus improved.
- the use of two separate cables makes it possible to drive the comb in a more reliable manner.
- connection endpiece of elongated shape, forming a handle allowing the user to grasp the accessory with one hand
- the tensioning member is located at the handle so as to be operable by the fingers of the hand in the seized state of the accessory, said tensioning member being preferably arranged under the handle, the underside of the handle corresponding to the portion of the handle located on the side of the mouth opening relative to the average line of the connection piece.
- the operator who handles the accessory with one hand holding it by the connecting end, can control the same hand the pivoting of the comb. Indeed, by simply pressing the fingers, the user can actuate the tensioning member, for example a trigger, which allows to exert a tensile force on the or each cable and thus to rotate the comb in active position.
- This feature is preferred to an actuating system of the axis of rotation by lever-button that could be considered to position on the suction head, near the axis of rotation of the comb, since the user should use his other hand to operate the lever-lever, which would prove impractical to use.
- the tensioning member of said or each cable is formed by a trigger which comprises a piece movable between an end position close to the handle in which said or each cable is tensioned to exert a traction force on the corresponding cable to rotate the comb, and thus bring the comb teeth into the active position, and an end position spaced from the sleeve, in which each cable is released so as to allow the comb to come to the inactive position.
- said teeth are inclined relative to the normal to the plane of the mouth of the head, said teeth being directed towards the upstream part of the suction head , following the direction of aspiration.
- the comb is equipped with a return member, such as a spring, to return said comb in the inactive position.
- the invention also relates to a suction assembly, intended in particular for grooming animals, comprising an accessory for suction apparatus as described above and a hair collector, said hair collector comprising a connection orifice to said accessory and another connection port to the suction device, to be arranged in series between the accessory and the suction device.
- FIG. 1 is a view of the grooming assembly comprising a suction apparatus, a collector and an accessory according to the invention according to a first embodiment for which the hair release member is a comb-against ;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the accessory of Figure 1 in the active position of the comb;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the accessory of Figure 1 in the semi-folded position of the comb
- - Figure 4 is a perspective view of the accessory of Figure 1 in the inactive position of the comb
- FIG. 4a is a detailed view of part of the accessory of FIG. 4 showing a cable controlling the pivoting of the comb;
- FIG. 5 is a partial exploded view of the accessory
- - Figure 6 is a detailed view of an alternative embodiment of the tensioning member of the cables;
- - Figure 7 is a sectional view of the area referenced VII of Figure 5 showing the cable guide means;
- - Figure 8a is an axial sectional view of the accessory of Figure 1 showing the path of the cables of the comb to the trigger, in the relaxed state of the trigger;
- - Figure 8b is an axial sectional view of the accessory of Figure 1 in the actuated state of the trigger;
- FIG. 8c is a detailed view of a part of the head of the accessory of FIG. 8a;
- FIG. 9a is a perspective view of another embodiment of the accessory according to the invention, said accessory being equipped with a tilting comb and a scraper, the comb being in the active position;
- FIG. 9b is a view of the accessory of FIG. 9a in the semi-folded position of the comb;
- Figure 9c is a view of the accessory of Figure 9a, in the inactive position of the comb.
- a suction assembly particularly for grooming animals, comprising a suction apparatus 2 and an accessory 1 between which is disposed a collector 21 of bristles.
- Said collector 21 of bristles comprises an orifice 22 for connection to said accessory 1 and another orifice 23 for connection to the suction apparatus 2, to be arranged in series between the accessory 1 and the suction apparatus 2.
- Said accessory is connected to the collector 21 by a flexible tube 24 long enough, preferably between 5m and 6m, to be able, on the one hand, the suction device 2 and, optionally, the collector, in a room and on the other hand, the suction accessory 1 in another room with the animal so as not to frighten it during the operation of the suction apparatus.
- the collector 21 can be connected to the suction device 2 by a flexible tube 25 which can be shorter.
- Said accessory 1 comprises a hollow body forming a suction head 10 provided with a connecting piece 11 for connecting, directly or indirectly, the accessory 1 to said suction device 2.
- Said head 10 also has a mouth opening 3 intended to be arranged facing the fur of the animal to be groomed.
- the connection piece is hollow and opens into the suction head to allow suction through the mouth opening.
- Said accessory 1 also comprises, on the one hand, a comb housed inside the suction head 10 and provided with at least one row of teeth and, on the other hand, a hair release member cooperating with the teeth of the comb to unhook the residual hairs.
- the comb is a conventional comb 4 grooming and the release member is a counter-comb 6 cooperating with the teeth of the comb 4 to clear the hair remained stuck between and / or around the teeth 4A of the comb.
- the counter comb comprises parts engaged between the teeth 4A of the comb 4 to disengage the bristles.
- the hair release member is a scraper designed to scrape at least one face of the teeth of a tilting comb.
- the comb is pivotably mounted between a so-called active end position PA, in which the teeth 4A of the comb 4 protrude from the mouth opening 3, and a so-called inactive end position Pl, in which the teeth 4A of the comb 4 are retracted inside the suction head.
- the counter-comb 6 is pivotably mounted inside the suction head and arranged with said comb 4 so that the pivoting of the comb 4 causes the 6.
- Said accessory 1 also comprises, typically, a mechanism for actuating the comb 4 pivotally connected to said comb 4. This actuating mechanism is distinct from the counter-comb 6.
- said against -peigne 6 is drivable in pivoting only by pivoting the comb 4.
- connection piece 11 of the suction head 10 is located at the upper zone of said suction head, that is to say above the axis of rotation of the comb.
- the "part" of the accessory opposite to the mouth opening 3 with respect to the axis A4 of rotation of the comb 4 is called “superior.”
- the lower part of the accessory is thus the one facing the fur of the animal.
- the upstream portion AM of the mouth opening is also understood to mean that part of the mouth located in front of the axis of rotation of the comb in reference to the position of the connection endpiece.
- the upstream portion AM of the mouth opening also corresponds to the portion of the mouth opening located upstream according to the projected direction of the suction flow in the plane of the mouth opening.
- the downstream portion AV of the mouth opening is defined as being the portion of the mouth located behind the axis of rotation of the comb in reference to the position of the connecting piece.
- the downstream portion AV of the mouth opening also corresponds to the portion of the mouth opening located downstream according to the projected direction of the suction flow in the plane of the mouth opening.
- the comb 4 is formed of a shaft 4B carrying a row of teeth 4A, distributed along said shaft 4B, which extend transversely to the axis A4 of said shaft 4B.
- Said shaft 4B is pivotally mounted at its ends with respect to the suction head.
- the axis of rotation A4 of the comb 4 is oriented, on the one hand, transversely to the axis A11 of the connecting piece 11, that is to say transversely to the suction flow and, on the other hand , substantially parallel to the plane of the opening mouth 3.
- the ends of the shaft 4B of the comb 4 are thus pivotally connected to the side walls PL of the suction head.
- the side walls PL of the suction head are defined as being the walls of the suction head situated on either side of a plane of symmetry of the accessory passing through the axis A11 of the nozzle. 11 connection and orthogonal to the plane of the mouth opening 3.
- the counter-comb 6 is formed by a member, such as a plate, a portion 6A is provided with a row of orifices through which the teeth 4A of the comb 4.
- the axis A6 of pivoting of the counter-comb 6 is oriented parallel to and offset from the axis A4 of pivoting of the comb 4, to allow the counter-comb 6 to slide along the teeth 4A of the comb 4.
- the pivot axes A4, A6 are arranged so that in the active position PA of the teeth 4A of the comb 4, the counter-comb 6 is situated close to the base of the teeth of the comb, and, in the inactive position P1, of the comb, the counter-comb 6 is located close to the free end of said teeth 4A.
- the axis A6 of rotation of the counter-comb 6 is arranged between the comb 4 and the connecting piece 11, that is to say in the downstream (or rear) part of the head of the suction, in the suction direction, which does not clutter the upstream part (or front) of the suction head.
- the perforated portion 6A of the counter-comb 6 extends substantially perpendicular to the plane of the teeth 4A of the comb when said comb and the comb against cooperate.
- the axis of rotation A4 of the comb 4 is disposed inside the suction head at a sufficient distance from the upper wall PS (or top wall) of the suction head 10 to allow a passage of aspiration between the axis A4 of rotation of the comb 4 and the upper wall PS of the suction head 10.
- the design of the accessory according to the invention makes it possible to improve the efficiency of the suction from the upstream (or before) zone of the mouth opening, by limiting the bulk, especially the space generated by the counter-comb, in the upper space of the suction head defined as the space available between the axis A4 of rotation of the comb and the upper wall PS of the suction head.
- the application of the actuating mechanism to the comb 4, and not to the counter-comb 6, makes it possible to reduce the dimensioning of the counter-comb 6, in particular at its pivotal connection, which reduces the space of the counter-comb 6 in the upper space of the suction head.
- Such a design of the accessory thus avoids the counter-comb 6, which is located between the comb 4 and the connection tip 11, to form an obstacle for the suction flow from the upstream zone AM of the opening. 3 and passing between the axis A4 of rotation of the comb and the upper wall PS of the head, to go towards the connection endpiece 11.
- the accessory according to the invention thus allows to generate flows of large suction on both sides of the entire comb and against-comb, that is to say from the upstream areas AM and downstream AV of the mouth opening.
- the portion of the plate which extends between the axis A6 of rotation of the counter-comb 6 and the portion 6A is recessed.
- the cons of the counter-comb 6 is made so as to leave two lateral portions 6B forming two branches, the ends of which are pivotally mounted inside the suction head so as to allow the counter-comb to pivot. 6 by the action of the pivoting of the comb 4.
- Such a recess of the plate 6 allows to release a suction passage at the axis A6 rotation counter-comb, which promotes, as explained above, a suction from the upstream portion AM of the mouth opening 3 to the connection end 11 through the upper space of the suction head.
- the comb shaft 4B is of rectangular or square cross section, which makes it possible, in comparison with a conventional circular section shaft whose diameter corresponds to the diagonal of the section of the comb shaft according to the invention. , to use less material for the realization of said shaft while maintaining sufficient mechanical strength efforts.
- the size of the comb shaft according to the invention is thus also limited, which makes it possible to release a little more the suction passage in the upper space of the suction head, that is to say say between the axis A4 of rotation of the comb 4 and the upper wall PS of the suction head, and thus to promote the suction at the upstream portion AM of the mouth opening 3.
- the comb 4 pivots with an angle ALPHA approximately between 110 ° and 150 °, preferably close to 130 °.
- the teeth 4A of the comb 4 are oriented in the direction of the connecting piece 11, that is to say according to the suction flow.
- the connecting tip 11 forms a handle for the user to handle the accessory 1 with one hand.
- the actuating mechanism comprises two cables 8, deformable and non-extensible, separate, each connected, on the one hand, by one of their ends, to the comb 4 and, secondly, by their other end, to a member 9 for tensioning each cable.
- each cable 8 is formed by a nylon thread.
- each cable may be formed by a flexible metal rod, that is to say, not extensible but deformable in flexion.
- the tensioning member 9 is located at the handle so as to be operable by the fingers of the hand in the seized state of the accessory. Said tensioning member 9 is preferably arranged under the handle, the underside of the handle corresponding to the portion of the handle located on the mouth opening side relative to the mean line of the nozzle of connection.
- the tensioning member of said or each cable 8 is formed by a trigger 9 in the form of a shell, mounted movably under the handle.
- the trigger is movable between a close end position PR in which each cable 8 is stretched so as to pivot the comb 4 in the active position PA (FIG. 8a), and a remote end position PE with respect to the handle 11, in which each cable 8 is released so as to allow the passage of the comb 4 in the inactive position P1 (FIG. 8b).
- the trigger 9 is pivotally mounted between its two end positions Pl, PA about a pivot axis A9 transverse to the axis A11 of the nozzle.
- a return spring 27 brings the trigger in the position away from the handle ( Figure 5).
- each cable 8 is pulled and guided by a return wheel 29, fixed or free to pivot, so as to exert a traction force on the corresponding cable 8 to rotate the 4B shaft of the comb and thus bring into the active position the teeth 4A of the comb.
- a return spring 14 recalls the comb in the inactive position P1 inside the suction head.
- the bristles exert frictional forces on the teeth of the comb participating in maintaining the teeth of the comb. protruding from the mouth opening. It is therefore not necessary to exert significant pressure on the trigger to keep the comb in the active position.
- the trigger is formed by a pivoting part 19 which, when pressed, exerts a bearing force on a ramp 13A of a movement transmission member 13 to which is one end of each cable 8.
- Said member 13 of motion transmission is slidably mounted between two positions, an end position in which the cable is tensioned and an end position in which the cable is released, a spring 12 reminding said member in this relaxed position of the cable.
- the pressure on the trigger causes, by pressing said trigger on the ramp 13A, a displacement of the member 13 in cable tension position and the compression of the spring 12.
- the spring 12 brings the member 13 in the relaxed position of the cable and the movement of the ramp 13A of the member 13 rotates the trigger in the position away from the handle.
- the head 10 of the accessory comprises guide means of each of the cables 8 along the side walls PL of the head, the inner side of said head.
- the guide means are formed by two parallel ribs 28 which run along the side walls PL of the suction head, extending from an area located near the trigger 9 to a zone located near comb 4.
- each cable, applied or in the vicinity of a side wall PL substantially follows the profile of said side wall, which makes it possible not to clutter the suction space defined by the body of the head and thus to favor the aspiration of hairs.
- the ribs 28 for guiding the cables also form for said cables a protective barrier against the hairs sucked. The channel delimited by the two ribs is possibly covered with a cover for the protection of the cables.
- the cables 8 leave the head 10 to enter the trigger 9, that is to say, in the example illustrated in the figures, between the hull delimiting the trigger and the bottom wall of the nozzle of connection.
- Such an arrangement of cables between the hull of the trigger and the connection piece prevents the cables from passing inside the connection piece.
- the cables pass under the connection piece and therefore do not obstruct the suction flow. Said cables are thus also protected vis-à-vis the residual hair sucked into this area of the accessory.
- the cables 8 are provided at their ends with a crimped tip 8 ', of cylindrical shape, which is attached to a portion 5 of the shaft 4B of the comb 4.
- said portion 5 is formed in one piece with the rest of the tree.
- the 5 of cable attachment 8 is formed by a disc of a certain thickness whose periphery is provided with a groove 5A into which is introduced an end portion of the cable provided with said tip 8 '.
- This peripheral groove 5A guides the corresponding cable 8 during the pivoting of the shaft 4B of the comb.
- the flanks of the peripheral groove 5A have orifices 5B, 5C for accommodating the attachment end 8 'for attaching the cable 8.
- Said orifices serving to accommodate the attachment end are formed by a hole 5B made in a sidewall of the groove and another through hole 5C formed in the opposite side of the groove, said orifice 5C opening further radially relative to the axis of the disc to allow the introduction of the nozzle 8 'in said orifices.
- each cable 8 is attached to an area of the shaft spaced from the axis A4 of rotation so that a tensioning of the cables 8 causes a pivoting of the teeth 4A of the comb 4 in the active position. As illustrated more particularly in FIG.
- the teeth 4A of the comb 4 in the active position of the teeth 4A of the comb 4, said teeth are inclined relative to the normal N to the plane of the mouth 3 of the head 10, said teeth being directed towards the upstream part ( or before) AM of the suction head.
- Such a configuration of the teeth of the comb makes the accessory more ergonomic and thus easier to handle by the operator who most often holds the tip with a certain angle of inclination with respect to the animal's coat.
- the comb teeth are substantially vertical with respect to the area of the coat to be groomed, which improves the efficiency and comfort of the grooming operation.
- the top wall of the head is transparent, at least in the area facing the comb, to allow the user to see the peeling area being groomed.
- the comb is a comb 4 'taper and the release member is a scraper 6'.
- the comb 4 'taper comprises a rotation shaft 4B' pivotally mounted inside the suction head, which carries teeth 4A '.
- the teeth 4A 'of the taper comb differ from those of the comb 4 in that they comprise cutting parts and are close to each other.
- the length of said teeth 4A 'of the taper comb is also reduced.
- the teeth 4A of the comb 4 ( Figures 1 to 8c) have a length preferably between 20 mm and 30 mm, and are spaced apart by a distance preferably between 1 mm and 4 mm.
- the teeth 4A 'of the tapered comb 4' are spaced a distance preferably between 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm, and have a length preferably between 0.4 mm and 10 mm.
- the scraper 6 ' comprises a so-called active portion 6A' carried by arms 6B 'pivotally mounted inside the suction head 10 similarly to the counter-comb 6 of the first embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 8c.
- the active part 6A 'of the scraper is formed by a parallelepiped shaped body in which is formed a through central slot 31.
- the comb 4 'taper is housed in the slot 31 of the scraper.
- the shape of the slot 31 corresponds substantially to the shape of the cross section of the comb 4 '.
- the cross section of the comb corresponding to a section in a plane orthogonal to the plane of the comb 4 'and parallel to the pivot axis of said comb 4'.
- An inner face of the scraper formed by a side of the slot 31 is thus in bearing contact with a face of the teeth 4A 'of the taper comb 4', which, when the comb 4 'is pivoted, allows the position to be moved through. active at the inactive position of said comb, scrape the teeth of the comb, their base towards their end, so as to clear the hair remaining trapped between and / or around them.
- the scraper 6 is pivotally mounted, similarly to the counter-comb 6, between an end position, corresponding to the active position of the comb, in which the active part the scraper cooperates with the base of the comb teeth, and another end position, corresponding to the inactive position of the comb, wherein the active portion of the scraper is located near the ends of said teeth.
- the face of the teeth of the comb scraped by the scraper corresponds to the face of the teeth located on the downstream side of the mouth opening 3 of the accessory head 10, in the active position of the comb.
- the cross section of the comb is reduced from the base of the comb to the end of the teeth of said comb.
- guide means of the scraper 6' compared to the comb 4 '.
- These guide means are formed by grooves 30 formed along the lateral edges of the comb 4 'taper cooperating with the inner side edges of the scraper body, said inner side edges of the scraper body being of complementary shape of said grooves 30. L use of such guide means limits the relative movement of the comb 4 'and the scraper 6' in a direction orthogonal to the plane of said comb 4 'taper.
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FR0802058A FR2929826B1 (fr) | 2008-04-15 | 2008-04-15 | Accessoire pour appareil d'aspiration equipe d'un peigne et d'un organe de degagement de poils et ensemble d'aspiration comportant un tel accessoire |
PCT/FR2009/050540 WO2009144426A2 (fr) | 2008-04-15 | 2009-03-31 | Accessoire pour appareil d'aspiration équipé d'un peigne et d'un organe de dégagement de poils et ensemble d'aspiration comportant un tel accessoire |
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