EP3006171A1 - Rasoir électrique - Google Patents

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EP3006171A1
EP3006171A1 EP14804522.2A EP14804522A EP3006171A1 EP 3006171 A1 EP3006171 A1 EP 3006171A1 EP 14804522 A EP14804522 A EP 14804522A EP 3006171 A1 EP3006171 A1 EP 3006171A1
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inner blade
support plate
electric shaver
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hair softening
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Shintaro Matsuo
Kenji Narita
Shigeru Tatsuta
Shigetoshi Sakon
Satoshi Nakayama
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Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B19/00—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
    • B26B19/02—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers of the reciprocating-cutter type
    • B26B19/04—Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor; Securing equipment thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B19/00—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
    • B26B19/38—Details of, or accessories for, hair clippers, or dry shavers, e.g. housings, casings, grips, guards
    • B26B19/40—Lubricating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B19/00—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
    • B26B19/38—Details of, or accessories for, hair clippers, or dry shavers, e.g. housings, casings, grips, guards
    • B26B19/48—Accessory implements for carrying out a function other than cutting hair, e.g. attachable appliances for manicuring

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  • the present invention relates to an electric shaver.
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2009-261627 discloses one example of a conventional electric shaver.
  • an electric shaver 200 of Patent Document 1 includes a shaver body 300 and a steam generator 400.
  • the shaver body 300 includes a head 310, outer blades 320, inner blades (not shown), and a grip 330.
  • the head 310 supports the outer blades 320.
  • the head 310 accommodates the inner blades.
  • the inner blades oscillate relative to the outer blades 320 in the head 310.
  • the grip 330 supports the head 310.
  • the electric shaver 200 includes the steam generator 400 that is separated from the head 310.
  • the steam generator 400 includes a device body 410 and ejection holes 420.
  • the device body 410 which is coupled to the grip 330, generates steam by heating water.
  • the ejection holes 420 are formed at one end of the device body 410.
  • the steam generated by the device body 410 is ejected from the ejection holes 420 toward the user's skin 500. This softens the user's whiskers.
  • the ejection holes 420 oppose a second skin position, which is separated from the first skin position.
  • the ejection holes 420 of the steam generator 400 do not eject steam toward the whiskers at the first skin position.
  • An electric shaver includes a head, an outer blade, an inner blade, and a hair softening unit.
  • the outer blade is supported by the head.
  • the outer blade includes an outer blade hole that draws hair into the head.
  • the inner blade is accommodated in the head.
  • the inner blade cuts the hair drawn in from the outer blade hole in cooperation with the outer blade.
  • the hair softening unit includes a hair softening fluid generator and an ejection passage.
  • the hair softening fluid generator is arranged inside or outside the electric shaver.
  • the hair softening fluid generator generates hair softening fluid.
  • the ejection passage is in communication with the hair softening fluid generator and includes an ejection hole.
  • the hair softening fluid generated by the hair softening fluid generator flows through the ejection passage, and the ejection hole is located in the head in communication through the outer blade hole with an outside of the electric shaver.
  • the ejection hole is located in the head in communication through the outer blade hole with an outside of the electric shaver.
  • the hair softening fluid generated by the hair softening fluid generator is released into the head through the ejection hole and released to the outside through the outer blade holes.
  • the electric shaver is capable of releasing the hair softening fluid from the outer blade hole of the outer blade to a first skin position when the outer blade is pressed against the first skin position. Accordingly, the electric shaver softens hair at the first position immediately before or when cutting the hair.
  • the electric shaver includes a grip that supports the head, and the hair softening fluid generator is accommodated in the head or in the grip.
  • the electric shaver includes an inner blade support plate fixed to an interior portion of the head.
  • the inner blade support plate includes support plate holes.
  • the ejection hole is in communication with the outside of the electric shaver through the support plate holes and the outer blade hole.
  • the electric shaver includes a drive unit coupled to the inner blade to oscillate the inner blade relative to the inner blade support plate and the outer blade.
  • the inner blade support plate includes an inner blade movement region, which corresponds to an oscillation stroke of the inner blade in a plan view of the inner blade support plate, and a non-inner blade movement region, which excludes the inner blade movement region.
  • the support plate holes in the inner blade movement region are larger in number than the support plate holes in the non-inner blade movement region.
  • the electric shaver includes a drive unit coupled to the inner blade.
  • the drive unit oscillates the inner blade relative to the inner blade support plate and the outer blade.
  • the inner blade support plate includes an inner blade movement region, which corresponds to an oscillation stroke of the inner blade in a plan view of the inner blade support plate, and a non-inner blade movement region, which excludes the inner blade movement region.
  • the support plate holes are formed only in the inner blade movement region of the inner blade support plate.
  • the hair softening unit includes a water-resistant moisture permeable film, and the water-resistant moisture permeable film is arranged inside the head at least in between the ejection hole and the outer blade hole or on the ejection passage.
  • the hair softening fluid generator includes a steam generator that generates steam serving as the hair softening fluid or a mist generator that generates mist serving as the hair softening fluid.
  • the hair softening fluid generator includes a water reservoir and a heating unit, which heats water stored in the water reservoir, and the hair softening unit includes a temperature regulator that regulates temperature of steam generated when the heating unit heats water.
  • the electric shaver 1 includes a shaver body 10, an outer blade unit 30, an inner blade unit 40, and a hair softening unit 50.
  • the electric shaver 1 may be an oscillation-type electric shaver that oscillates the inner blade unit 40 relative to the outer blade unit 30.
  • the shaver body 10 includes a grip 11, a head 12, a drive unit 13, a power switch 14, and an inner blade support plate 20.
  • the longitudinal direction refers to the longitudinal direction in a front view of the shaver body 10 (refer to Fig. 1 ).
  • the widthwise and depthwise directions refer to the widthwise and depthwise directions in an upper plan view of the shaver body 10 (refer to Fig. 3 ).
  • the head 12 is coupled to the grip 11.
  • the head 12 includes a head case 12A, which supports the outer blade unit 30.
  • An accommodation cavity 12B is defined in the head case 12A.
  • the head case 12A accommodates the inner blade unit 40.
  • the drive unit 13 oscillates/reciprocates the inner blade unit 40 in the widthwise direction.
  • the drive unit 13 includes a drive source (not shown) and a drive shaft 13A.
  • the drive source may be, for example, a linear motor.
  • the drive source may be accommodated in one or both of the grip 11 and the head 12.
  • the drive shaft 13A is coupled to the drive source and the inner blade unit 40.
  • the drive shaft 13A projects into the accommodation cavity 12B.
  • the power switch 14 is arranged, for example, on the front of the grip 11.
  • the inner blade support plate 20 includes support plate holes 22.
  • the inner blade support plate 20 supports the inner blade unit 40.
  • the inner blade support plate 20 is arranged in the accommodation cavity 12B.
  • the inner blade support plate 20 is fixed to the inner wall of the head 12.
  • the inner blade support plate 20 includes support plate holes 22.
  • the outer blade unit 30 includes an outer blade support 31 and outer blades 32.
  • the outer blade support 31 supports the outer blades 32.
  • the outer blade support 31 is coupled to the head case 12A.
  • the outer blades 32 are coupled to the outer blade support 31.
  • the outer blades 32 each include outer blade holes 32A. Each blade hole 32A is large enough to draw whiskers into the accommodation cavity 12B.
  • the inner blade unit 40 oscillates relative to the outer blade unit 30 to cut hair.
  • the inner blade unit 40 includes inner blades 41.
  • the inner blades 41 are coupled to the drive unit 13.
  • the inner blades 41 may each include slit holes 41A.
  • the hair softening unit 50 ejects steam toward the user's whiskers through the outer blade holes 32A.
  • the steam may be generated by heating water.
  • the steam generated by the hair softening unit 50 is cooled by the air into fine water droplets on the user's whiskers.
  • the hair softening unit 50 includes a steam generator 60, which serves as a hair softening fluid generator, and an ejector 70.
  • the steam generator 60 is arranged in the accommodation cavity 12B of the head 12.
  • the steam generator 60 includes a heater 61 and a tank 62.
  • the heater 61 heats the water stored in the tank 62.
  • the heater 61 is closer to the grip 11 in the longitudinal direction than the tank 62.
  • the heater 61 is in contact with the tank 62.
  • the heater 61 corresponds to a heating unit.
  • the tank 62 stores water.
  • the tank 62 can be removed from the accommodation cavity 12B and out of the electric shaver 1.
  • the tank 62 corresponds to a water reservoir.
  • the ejector 70 functions to eject, toward the longitudinally upper side, the steam generated when the heater 61 heats the tank 62.
  • the ejector 70 includes ejection passages 71 and ejection holes 72.
  • the ejection passages 71 are fixed to the tank 62.
  • Each ejection hole 72 may be an opening formed in a distal end of the ejection passage 71.
  • the ejection holes 72 are located in the accommodation cavity 12B.
  • the ejection holes 72 are in communication with an outside of the electric shaver 1 through the support plate holes 22 and the outer blade holes 32A. In the illustrated example, in the head 12, the ejection holes 72 are located below the inner blades 41.
  • the hair softening unit 50 may include a water-resistant moisture permeable film 80, a temperature regulator 90, and a steam switch 100.
  • the water-resistant moisture permeable film 80 may be applied to the inner blade support plate 20.
  • the water-resistant moisture permeable film 80 is applied to the lower surface of the inner blade support plate 20.
  • the water-resistant moisture permeable film 80 may be a microporous film.
  • the water-resistant moisture permeable film 80 includes micro-holes (not shown).
  • the micro-holes have a diameter of 0.3 ⁇ m or less. In this case, liquid droplets (for example, water vapor) having a diameter that is less than 0.3 ⁇ m permeate the water-resistant moisture permeable film 80.
  • the temperature regulator 90 includes a temperature regulation dial 91, a heat detector 92, a thermostat 93, and a power supply 94.
  • the temperature regulation dial 91 is arranged on the grip 11 (refer to Fig. 1 ).
  • the temperature regulation dial 91 indicates the temperature of the steam.
  • the temperature regulation dial 91 may be configured to, for example, indicate the temperature from 40°C or greater to less than 70°C.
  • the heat detector 92 is fixed to the inner blade support plate 20.
  • the heat detector 92 detects the temperature of the accommodation cavity 12B.
  • the heat detector 92 is electrically connected to the thermostat 93.
  • the thermostat 93 may be, for example, a liquid expansion thermostat.
  • the thermostat 93 includes an expansion diaphragm (not shown).
  • the expansion diaphragm expands and contracts in accordance with the temperature detected by the heat detector 92 and switches the electrical connection of the power supply 94 and the heater 61.
  • the expansion diaphragm is connected to the temperature regulation dial 91.
  • the power supply 94 supplies power to the heater 61.
  • the steam switch 100 electrically connects and disconnects the power supply 94 and the heater 61.
  • the steam switch 100 is arranged on the surface of the grip 11 (refer to Fig. 1 ).
  • the inner blade support plate 20 will now be described in detail with reference to Fig. 3 .
  • the inner blade support plate 20 includes an inner blade movement region 21A, which corresponds to the oscillation stroke of the inner blades 41 in a plan view of the inner blade support plate 20, and non-inner blade movement regions 21 B, which are located outside the inner blade movement region 21A.
  • the inner blade movement region 21A is continuous with the non-inner blade movement regions 21B.
  • the non-inner blade movement regions 21B include the two widthwise ends of the inner blade support plate 20.
  • the number of support plate holes 22 in the inner blade movement region 21A is larger than the number of support plate holes 22 in the non-inner blade movement regions 21 B.
  • the inner blade movement region 21A includes twelve support plate holes 22, and the non-inner blade movement regions 21 B include four support plate holes 22.
  • the power supply 94 is electrically connected to the steam switch 100.
  • the steam switch 100 is electrically connected to the thermostat 93.
  • the thermostat 93 is electrically connected to the steam switch 100, the temperature regulation dial 91, the heat detector 92, and the heater 61.
  • the heater 61 is electrically connected to the thermostat 93 and the power supply 94.
  • the generated steam flows from the tank 62 through the ejection passages 71 and is released from the ejection holes 72 into the accommodation cavity 12B.
  • the steam released in the accommodation cavity 12B permeates the support plate holes 22 and then rises.
  • the steam that passes through the support plate holes 22 is released to the outside through the outer blade holes 32A.
  • the heat detector 92 detects the temperature of the accommodation cavity 12B.
  • the expansion diaphragm expands as the temperature of the accommodation cavity 12B increases
  • the expansion diaphragm electrically disconnects the heater 61 from the power supply 94. This interrupts the supply of power from the power supply 94 to the heater 61.
  • heating performed by the heater 61 is interrupted.
  • the amount of steam generated from the tank 62 gradually decreases, and the generation of steam eventually stops. This gradually decreases the temperature of the accommodation cavity 12B.
  • the expansion diaphragm contracts.
  • the expansion diaphragm electrically connects the power supply 94 to the heater 61. Accordingly, the heater 61 heats the water in the tank 62 so that steam is generated from the tank 62.
  • the electric shaver 1 has the advantages described below.
  • the embodiment may be modified as described below.
  • the hair softening unit 50 may be arranged in the grip 11 or outside the shaver body 10.
  • the ejection passages 71 may be arranged so that the steam generator 60 in the grip 11 is in communication with the ejection holes 72 in the head 12.
  • the steam generator 60 which serves as a hair softening fluid generator, generates steam that serves as hair softening fluid.
  • the hair softening fluid generator may generate hair softening fluid that is not steam.
  • the hair softening fluid generator may include a mist generator that generates mist having a larger molecular weight than steam.
  • the tank 62 of the present embodiment may store liquid other than water such as liquid alcohol.
  • the hair softening fluid generator may be configured to generate alcohol vapor or alcohol mist.
  • the ejector 70 is arranged outside the steam generator 60. Instead, the ejector 70 may be arranged, for example, in the steam generator 60.
  • the ejection holes 72 do not have to be arranged below the inner blade support plate 20 in the longitudinal direction of the electric shaver 1.
  • the ejection holes 72 may be arranged above the inner blade support plate 20 in the longitudinal direction of the electric shaver 1.
  • the electric shaver 1 of the embodiment is not limited to an oscillation/reciprocation-type electric shaver.
  • the electric shaver 1 may be a rotary electric shaver.
  • the electric shaver 1 of the embodiment may cut hair other than whiskers.
  • the number of the outer blades 32 is not limited to five.
  • the number of the outer blades 32 may be one to four. Alternatively, the number of the outer blades 32 may be six or more.
  • the ejection holes 72 do not have to be directed upward as shown in the illustrated example.
  • the ejection holes 72 may be directed diagonally upward or sideward.
  • the accommodation cavity 12B of the head 12 does not have to be divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber as shown in the illustrated example. Further, the accommodation cavity 12B does not have to be partitioned.
  • the water-resistant moisture permeable film 80 may be arranged on the ejection passages 71.

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