EP3206844B1 - Verbinder für rasierkopf - Google Patents

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EP3206844B1
EP3206844B1 EP15787377.9A EP15787377A EP3206844B1 EP 3206844 B1 EP3206844 B1 EP 3206844B1 EP 15787377 A EP15787377 A EP 15787377A EP 3206844 B1 EP3206844 B1 EP 3206844B1
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Jia Jun Shen
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Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B21/00—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
    • B26B21/40—Details or accessories
    • B26B21/52—Handles, e.g. tiltable, flexible
    • B26B21/521—Connection details, e.g. connection to razor heads

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  • the present disclosure relates to safety razor cartridges, and more specifically to razor cartridges that include a connector for attachment to a razor handle.
  • razors also known as safety razors
  • Some razors are so-called disposable razors wherein the handle and razor cartridge together are disposed of after use.
  • Other razors can be in the form of a so-called system that comprises a handle that can be reused and a removable razor cartridge that is disposed of after use and can be replaced with a new cartridge.
  • U.S.-A- 5,787,586 discloses a shaving system having a razor cartridge including a housing carrying razor blades and a connector, also known as an interconnect member that pivotally supports the housing.
  • a razor handle has an extension providing cartridge support structure that mates with a recess of the interconnect member.
  • the interconnect member has detents that snap-fittingly engage depressions of the extension.
  • the extension is provided with a user-operated ejector to eject or disconnect the razor cartridge. The force a user must apply to the ejector button of the safety razor of US-A-5,787,586 to disconnect the cartridge has to be sufficient to effectively disengage the snap fits.
  • the present disclosure has for its objective to eliminate, or at least substantially alleviate the limitations of the prior art by providing a safety razor comprising a handle and a razor cartridge.
  • the present invention provides a safety razor according to claims 1 and 2. Individual embodiments of the invention are the subject matter of the diverse claims.
  • the handle has an extension providing cartridge support structure that mates with a recess of a razor cartridge.
  • the extension defines an axis along which the razor cartridge is moveable during connection to, and disconnection from, the extension.
  • the extension has a pair of depressions arranged symmetrically about the axis and each adapted to snap-fittingly receive a respective one of two detents of the razor cartridge.
  • the handle includes a user-operable ejector, slidable along the extension and adapted to engage the razor cartridge to eject or disconnect the razor cartridge from the extension of the handle.
  • the two detents of the razor cartridge extend into the recess and are asymmetric relative to the axis when the razor cartridge is connected to the handle.
  • a first of the two detents engages an edge of the respective depression before a second of the two detents engages an edge of the respective depression. In this manner the snap-fits do not disengage simultaneously.
  • the rate of increase of force a user must apply to an ejector button to disengage any one razor cartridge is reduced (compared to the razor of US-A-5,787,586 ).
  • the force range and magnitude a user must apply to the ejector to disengage different razor cartridges (that might exhibit slight dimensional variations as described above) is also thus reduced providing benefits to the user.
  • the razor cartridge includes a housing having one or more razor blades and an interconnect pivotally attached to the housing, the interconnect including the recess.
  • the first detent is asymmetrically positioned along the axis relative to the second detent and/or any one of the two detents has a greater height and/or a greater lead angle than the other of the two detents.
  • the pair of depressions are respectively positioned on one of a common outer surface of the extension and opposed outer surfaces of the extension.
  • the safety razor 10 comprises a handle 12 having connected thereto a razor cartridge 14.
  • the handle 12 is shown foreshortened purely for the convenience of representing these Figs. at a suitable scale and the present disclosure is not limited in regard to the length or shape of the handle 12.
  • the razor cartridge 14 comprises a housing 16 with one or more razor blades 18 mounted within the housing 16.
  • the housing 16 is supported by an interconnect 20.
  • the housing 16 can be pivotally supported by the interconnect 20 such that the housing 16 can pivot relative to the interconnect 20 about pivot axis 24.
  • the housing 16 is supported by shell bearings 22 although the present disclosure should not be limited in this regard and other support methods such as pins in holes and so-called living hinges are within the scope of the present disclosure.
  • the housing 16 can also be rigidly supported, e.g. integrally formed with the interconnect 20, for example as described in U.S. patent number 6,026,577 , the content of which relating to an integral housing (described as head 11 therein) and interconnect (described as chamber 15 therein).
  • Figs. 3-4 and 5 depict respectively a front view, a top end view and a partial sectional view of the handle 12.
  • the handle 12 includes an extension 30 that mates with a recess 50 of the interconnect 20 (see Fig. 6 ).
  • the extension 30 defines an axis 32 along which the razor cartridge 14 moves relative to the handle when it is connect to and disconnected from the handle 12.
  • the extension 30 includes a pair of depressions 34 that are symmetrically arranged about axis 32. Both depressions 34 have a leading edge 36 as will be described later in the present disclosure.
  • Handle 12 includes an ejector 40 that is slidable along the extension by a user operating a button 42.
  • Ejector 40 can be U-shaped and distal ends 44 of each leg of the U are adapted to contact interior surfaces (see 52 in Fig. 6 ) of the interconnect 20 of the razor cartridge 14 when a user operates the button 42 to disconnect or otherwise eject the razor cartridge 14 from the handle 12.
  • Fig. 6 a bottom end view of the interconnect 20 of the razor cartridge 14 of the safety razor 10 of Fig. 1 is depicted, i.e. a view of the entrance to the recess 50.
  • Recess 50 includes interior surfaces 52 as described in the preceding paragraph.
  • Recess 50 includes two detents 56, 58 extending into the recess 50 from interconnect side wall 60.
  • Detents 56, 58 can have a different height "v" defined in a direction normal to the interior surface of wall 60 (see also Fig. 7 ).
  • Fig. 7 a partial sectional view of Fig.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic figure of the safety razor 10 of Fig. 1 during disconnection of the razor cartridge 14 and shows essentially a portion of Fig. 3 further including the detents 56, 58 (depicted solid black) positioned in their respective depressions 34. As can be seen, during disconnection, detent 56 engages the leading edge 36 of its depression 34 in 5 advance of detent 58 engaging the leading edge 36 of its depression 34. In this manner the snap-fits of the detents within respective depressions do not disengage simultaneously.
  • the pair of depressions 34 are positioned on a common outer surface 38 of the extension 30.
  • the pair of depressions 34 are positioned on opposed outer surfaces 62, 64 of extension 30 10 and symmetrically arranged about axis 32.
  • detents 72, 74 are correspondingly positioned such that a first of the two detents (72 or 74) engages an edge 36 of the respective depression 34 before a second of the two detents (74 or 72) engages an edge 36 of the respective depression 34 as the interconnect 20 is disconnected from the extension 30 (i.e. moved relatively left to right as depicted in Fig. 9 ).
  • the depressions can be provided in the interior wall of the recess and the detents provided on the outer surface(s) of the extension.
  • the detents can be symmetrically arranged about the axis and the depressions can be asymmetric relative to 20 the axis.
  • the detents or depressions can be on adjacent outer surfaces of the extension, e.g. a top and a side surface.

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Claims (10)

  1. Sicherheitsrasierer (10) mit:
    einem Griff (12) mit einer Verlängerung (30), die eine Cartridge-Stützstruktur bildet, welche mit einer Ausnehmung (50) einer Rasierer-Cartridge (14) zusammenpasst, wobei die Verlängerung (30) eine Achse (32) definiert, entlang welcher die Rasierer-Cartridge (14) während des Verbindens mit und dem Trennen von der Verlängerung (30) bewegbar ist; wobei die Verlängerung (30) zwei Vertiefungen (34) aufweist, die jeweils zum schnappenden Aufnehmen jeweils einer von zwei Vorsprüngen (56; 58, 72; 74) der Rasierer-Cartridge (14) geeignet sind;
    wobei der Griff (12) einen durch den Benutzer betätigbaren Auswerfer (40) aufweist, welcher entlang der Verlängerung (30) gleitend verschiebbar ist und welcher geeignet ist, an der Rasierer-Cartridge (14) anzugreifen, um die Rasierer-Cartridge (14) von der Verlängerung (30) des Griffs (12) zu trennen; und
    einer Rasierer-Cartridge (14);
    wobei die beiden Vorsprünge (56; 58, 72; 74) sich in die Ausnehmung (50) erstrecken; und
    wobei die Vertiefungen (34) symmetrisch um die Achse (32) angeordnet sind und die beiden Vorsprünge (56; 58, 72; 74) in Bezug auf die Achse (32) asymmetrisch sind, wenn die Rasierer-Cartridge (14) mit dem Griff (12) verbunden ist, oder
    die Vertiefungen (34) asymmetrisch um die Achse (32) angeordnet sind und die Vorsprünge (56; 58, 72; 74) in Bezug auf die Achse (32) symmetrisch sind, wenn die Rasierer-Cartridge (14) mit dem Griff (12) verbunden ist.
  2. Sicherheitsrasierer (10) mit:
    einem Griff (12) mit einer Verlängerung (30), die eine Cartridge-Stützstruktur bildet, welche mit einer Ausnehmung (50) einer Rasierer-Cartridge (14) zusammenpasst, wobei die Verlängerung (30) eine Achse (32) definiert, entlang welcher die Rasierer-Cartridge (14) während des Verbindens mit und dem Trennen von der Verlängerung (30) bewegbar ist; wobei die Verlängerung (30) zwei Vorsprüngen (56; 58, 72; 74) aufweist, die jeweils geeignet sind, schnappend von jeweils einer von zwei Vertiefungen (34) der Rasierer-Cartridge (14) aufgenommen zu werden;
    wobei der Griff (12) einen durch den Benutzer betätigbaren Auswerfer (40) aufweist, welcher entlang der Verlängerung (30) gleitend verschiebbar ist und welcher geeignet ist, an der Rasierer-Cartridge (14) anzugreifen, um die Rasierer-Cartridge (14) von der Verlängerung (30) des Griffs (12) zu trennen; und
    einer Rasierer-Cartridge (14);
    wobei die beiden Vertiefungen (34) in der Innenwand der Ausnehmung (50) vorgesehen sind, und
    wobei die Vertiefungen (34) symmetrisch um die Achse (32) angeordnet sind und die beiden Vorsprünge (56; 58, 72; 74) in Bezug auf die Achse (32) asymmetrisch sind, wenn die Rasierer-Cartridge (14) mit dem Griff (12) verbunden ist, oder
    die Vertiefungen (34) asymmetrisch um die Achse (32) angeordnet sind und die Vorsprünge (56; 58, 72; 74) in Bezug auf die Achse (32) symmetrisch sind, wenn die Rasierer-Cartridge (14) mit dem Griff (12) verbunden ist.
  3. Sicherheitsrasierer nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei welchem die Rasierer-Cartridge (12) ein Gehäuse (16) mit einer oder mehreren Rasierklingen (18) aufweist, und ein schwenkbar an dem Gehäuse (16) angebrachtes Verbindungselement (20) aufweist; wobei das Verbindungselement die Ausnehmung (50) aufweist.
  4. Sicherheitsrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 3, bei welchem - wenn die beiden Vorsprünge in Bezug auf die Achse (32) asymmetrisch sind - der erste Vorsprung (56; 72) in Bezug auf den zweiten Vorsprung (58, 74) asymmetrisch entlang der Achse (32) angeordnet ist.
  5. Sicherheitsrasierer nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchem - wenn die beiden Vorsprünge in Bezug auf die Achse (32) asymmetrisch sind - einer der beiden Vorsprünge (56; 58, 72; 74) eine größere Höhe aufweist als der andere der beiden Vorsprünge (56; 58, 72; 74).
  6. Sicherheitsrasierer nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchem - wenn die beiden Vorsprünge in Bezug auf die Achse (32) asymmetrisch sind - einer der beiden Vorsprünge (56; 58, 72; 74) einen größeren Steigungswinkel aufweist als der andere der beiden Vorsprünge (56; 58, 72; 74).
  7. Sicherheitsrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 3-6, sofern diese auf Anspruch 1 bezogen sind, bei welchem die beiden Vertiefungen (34) jeweils in einer gemeinsamen Außenfläche (38) der Verlängerung (30) angeordnet sind.
  8. Sicherheitsrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 3-7, sofern diese auf Anspruch 1 bezogen sind, bei welchem die beiden Vertiefungen (34) jeweils in entgegengesetzten Außenflächen (62, 64) der Verlängerung (30) angeordnet sind.
  9. Sicherheitsrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 3-7, sofern diese auf Anspruch 2 bezogen sind, bei welchem die beiden Vertiefungen (34) jeweils in gegenüberliegenden Flächen der Ausnehmung (50) angeordnet sind.
  10. Sicherheitsrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 1-9, bei welchem, wenn der Benutzer den Auswerfer (40) zum Trennen der Rasierer-Cartridge (14) von der Verlängerung (30) betätigt, ein erster der beiden Vorsprünge (56; 72) an einem Rand der jeweiligen Vertiefung (34) angreift, bevor ein zweiter der beiden Vorsprünge (58; 74) an einem Rand der jeweiligen Vertiefung (34) angreift.
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