EP3272247B1 - Epilierer mit präzisionskopf - Google Patents

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EP3272247B1
EP3272247B1 EP17182222.4A EP17182222A EP3272247B1 EP 3272247 B1 EP3272247 B1 EP 3272247B1 EP 17182222 A EP17182222 A EP 17182222A EP 3272247 B1 EP3272247 B1 EP 3272247B1
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Laurent Henin
Franck Mandica
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
    • A45D26/0023—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 the technical field of mechanical hair removal devices also called epilators.
  • an electric hair removal apparatus comprises a housing that encloses an electric motor associated with transmission means.
  • This box is equipped with an epilation head, possibly removable, which comprises a hollow body which defines an epilation chamber open at a depilating window comprising two parallel straight longitudinal edges and two arcuate transverse edges.
  • the depilating head contains a hair removal roller flush with the epilation window and is driven by the transmission means in rotation on itself along an axis ⁇ parallel to the longitudinal edges of the window.
  • the depilatory roller comprises a series of pliers opening and closing as the rotation of the roller about the axis ⁇ .
  • the epilation head also comprises means for defining the angular sectors, around the axis ⁇ , for opening and closing the tongs of the epilation roller.
  • the clamps must be open when they arrive at the window and close while they are in the window to enter the hair to tear.
  • a frame or half frame can be placed around the rotating roller to improve a good hair removal angle.
  • This frame defines a plane and is connected to the roller so as to orient the pinch angle.
  • the passage on the skin of the frame allows to guide the clamps to have a pinch angle as effective as possible.
  • the disadvantage with the frame or the frame is that it is made of a plastic material that has the effect of increasing friction and irritation on the skin. In other words, the material used is not the most suitable for contact with an epidermis.
  • the object of the invention is to limit irritation on the skin during hair removal while keeping a known epilator structure so as not to increase the cost of production.
  • the material of the hair removal roller is polyformaldehyde (POM) loaded with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
  • POM polyformaldehyde
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • This material has the advantages of having a low coefficient of friction and being inexpensive.
  • the material of the hair removal roller comprises antibacterial agents.
  • the hair removal roller has an effect of limiting undesirable effects on the skin.
  • the epilation head comprises a flap that is rotatable relative to said axis ⁇ which defines at least one movable longitudinal edge of the epilation window and that comprises a support heel on the zone to be removed.
  • epilator extending in the extension of the movable longitudinal edge opposite the epilation window and defining a contact surface with the skin of the area to be depilated
  • the support heel comprises opposite the movable longitudinal edge a support roller on the epilating surface rotatable about an axis ⁇ parallel to the axis ⁇ and characterized in that the support roller is made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).
  • the backing roll is loaded with essential oils.
  • FIG. Figures 1 and 2 An electric and mechanical depilation apparatus according to the invention, as illustrated in FIG. Figures 1 and 2 , comprises a hollow housing, generally designated by the reference 1, which consists of two half-shells 2 and 3 monoblocks defining together on the one hand, by their outer surface a gripping area of the epilator and, d ' on the other hand, a box containing and holding various functional elements constituting the epilator.
  • the housing 1 encloses an electric motor 4 associated with means 5 for transmitting the rotational movement of the output gear 6 of the electric motor 4.
  • the transmission means 5 comprise a gear train of FIG. axes parallel to the axis of rotation of the motor.
  • the housing 1 is equipped with an epilation head 10 which comprises a hollow body 11 delimiting an epilation chamber 12 inside which is disposed an epilation roller 13.
  • the epilation roller 13 comprises at least a surface of contact with the skin (or bars) which is flush with a window 14 arranged in the hollow body 11.
  • the hair removal roller 13 is made of a material that limits friction with the skin of a user.
  • an artificial finger is used to retranscribe the sensations of the touch by tribological quantities.
  • the studied material then moves under the artificial finger through a linear motor.
  • the normal force and the tangential force generated on the artificial finger are measured by stress sensors.
  • the normal effort is constant throughout the duration of the test.
  • Each of the stress sensors (gauges or accelerometer) is connected to an acquisition card, which communicates the data to a computer.
  • the raw data is processed and formatted to visualize and process the effort signals.
  • the coefficient of friction between the material and the skin surface is defined as the ratio of the friction force and the normal force.
  • the material is polyformaldehyde (POM) loaded with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) whose coefficient of friction is around 0.58.
  • POM polyformaldehyde
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the epilating roller material 13 may include antibacterial agents so as to limit the proliferation of bacteria.
  • the epilation roller 13 is rotatable about itself about an axis ⁇ and is rotated via the drive or transmission means 5 by the electric motor 4.
  • the epilation roller 13 comprises at least one level of its periphery a series of clamps opening and closing as the rotation of the roller.
  • the epilation head 10 comprises means 15 for defining the angular sectors of opening 0 and closing F of the clamps.
  • the means 15 for defining the angular sectors 0 and F are, for example, formed by one or more cams associated with adapted cam paths.
  • the embodiment of the clamps as well as means 15 for defining the angular sectors 0 and F are well known to those skilled in the art and therefore do not require further descriptions here.
  • the epilation roller 13 is flush with the window 14 provided in the hollow body 11 of the epilation head 10.
  • the window 14 is delimited by, on the one hand , two longitudinal edges 20 and 21 parallel to each other and to the axis of rotation ⁇ of the hair removal roller 13 and, secondly, two transverse edges 22 and 23 which are parallel to each other and have an arcuate shape while being contained in planes perpendicular to the axis of rotation ⁇ .
  • One of the longitudinal edges is fixed by being formed either by a fixed edge of the depilating head 10 or by a fixed edge of the housing 1.
  • the other longitudinal edge here the upper edge 21 is movable being formed by a flap 25 movable in rotation around the ⁇ axis.
  • the movable flap comprises a bearing heel 26 which extends in the extension of the longitudinal edge 21 movable away from the window 14 depilation.
  • the heel 26 then defines a surface S of contact with the skin of the area to be depilated.
  • the contact surface S defined by the heel 26 is preferably substantially tangential to a cylinder of revolution C of axis ⁇ within which the epilation roller 13 is registered.
  • the hair removal apparatus thus constituted is used in the following manner.
  • the user After switching on the electric motor 4, the user places the epilation head 10 against the skin P of the zone to be depilated as shown in FIG. figure 3 .
  • the user moves the head applied against the skin P in the direction of the arrow F1 so that the heel 26 is upstream of the window 14 at which is flush with the hair removal roller 13.
  • the heel 26 and its surface S then ensure a slight tensioning of the skin P which helps to lift the bristles and promotes their gripping and tearing by the clips of the hair removal roller 13 which is in contact with the skin P at the window 14
  • the flap 25 and the heel 26, which it carries, are movable about the axis of rotation ⁇ , they can follow the course of the displacement of the hair removal apparatus.
  • the support heel 26 and the epilation roller 13 always remain in contact with the skin P of the zone to be depilated.
  • the support heel 26 comprises, depending on the shape illustrated embodiment, opposite the movable longitudinal edge 21, a support roller 30 movable in rotation about an axis ⁇ parallel to the axis ⁇ of rotation of the depilating roller 13.
  • the axis ⁇ is located at a distance D 'from the axis ⁇ greater than the radius R of the revolution cylinder C inside which the epilation roller 13 fits.
  • the support roll 30 may extend over the entire length of the hair removal roller or epilation window, as illustrated in figure 1 . Alternatively, it may extend over a portion of the length of the hair removal roller or epilation window, and in this case, it is advantageously placed in the middle of the length.
  • the material thereof is chosen so as to have the least amount of friction possible.
  • the coefficient of friction should be as low as possible.
  • this material is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) which has a coefficient of friction which is located around 0.376.
  • the backing roll 30 is loaded with essential oils (not shown) so as to mitigate undesirable effects on the skin such as redness or the like.
  • the movable flap 25 is preferably secured to the means 15 definition of the angular sectors of opening and closing of the clamps.
  • the means of definition are rotatable about the axis ⁇ and follow the variations of the inclination of the housing or the epilating head relative to the skin of the area to be epilated.
  • the epilation head 10 is removably fitted on the housing 1 and can be separated by pressing a button 39 accessible at one of the sides
  • the epilation head could be integrated into the housing or fixed on the housing 1 permanently without being removable.
  • the orientation of the depilating head 10 relative to the housing 1 is fixed.
  • such an embodiment is not strictly necessary for the production of an epilation device according to the invention.

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  1. Elektrische Epiliereinrichtung, umfassend:
    - ein Gehäuse (1), das einen Elektromotor (4) enthält, der mit Übertragungsmitteln (5) verbunden ist,
    - einen Epilierkopf (10), der mit dem Gehäuse (1) verbunden ist und der Folgendes umfasst:
    - einen Hohlkörper (11), der eine offene Epilierkammer (12) an einem Epilierfenster (14) begrenzt, das zwei parallele gerade Längskanten (20, 21) und zwei bogenförmige Querkanten (22, 23) umfasst,
    - eine Epilierwalze (13), die:
    - innerhalb der Epilierkammer (12) bündig mit dem Epilierfenster (14) angeordnet ist,
    - durch die Übertragungsmittel (5) in Drehung der Achse Δ angetrieben wird, wobei die Achse Δ parallel zu den Längskanten (20, 21) verläuft,
    - eine Reihe von Pinzetten umfasst, die sich im Verlauf der Drehung der Epilierwalze (13) um die Achse Δ öffnen und schließen,
    - Mittel (15) zum Definieren der Winkelsektoren um die Achse Δ zum Öffnen und Schließen der Pinzetten der Epilierwalze (13),
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Epilierwalze (13) mindestens eine Hautkontaktfläche aus einem Material umfasst, dessen Reibungskoeffizient auf einer Hautoberfläche zwischen 0,37 und 0,72 liegt und vorzugsweise 0,58 beträgt, wobei der Reibungskoeffizient zwischen dem Material und der Hautoberfläche durch das Verhältnis der Reibungskraft zur Normalkraft definiert ist, das Material der Epilierwalze (13) Polyformaldehyd (POM), angereichert mit Polytetrafluoräthylen (PTFE), ist.
  2. Elektrische Epiliereinrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Material der Epilierwalze (13) antibakterielle Mittel umfasst.
  3. Elektrische Epiliereinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Epilierkopf (10) eine Klappe (25) umfasst, die in Bezug auf die Achse Δ drehbeweglich ist, die mindestens eine bewegliche Längskante (21) des Epilierfensters (14) definiert, und die einen Stützabsatz (26) auf dem zu epilierenden Bereich umfasst, der sich in der Verlängerung der beweglichen Längskante (21) gegenüber dem Epilierfenster (14) erstreckt und eine Kontaktfläche (S) mit der Haut dem zu epilierenden Bereich definiert, der Stützabsatz (26) gegenüber der beweglichen Längskante eine Stützwalze (30) auf der zu epilierenden Oberfläche umfasst, die um eine Achse Ω parallel zur Achse Δ drehbeweglich ist und dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stützwalze (30) aus Acrylnitril-Butadien-Styrol (ABS) besteht.
  4. Elektrische Epiliereinrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stützwalze (30) mit ätherischen Ölen angereichert ist.
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