EP3703533B1 - Vorrichtung zum entwirren einer haarigen oberfläche - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum entwirren einer haarigen oberfläche Download PDF

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EP3703533B1
EP3703533B1 EP18812393.9A EP18812393A EP3703533B1 EP 3703533 B1 EP3703533 B1 EP 3703533B1 EP 18812393 A EP18812393 A EP 18812393A EP 3703533 B1 EP3703533 B1 EP 3703533B1
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Rudolphus Martinus Maria Raymakers
Mathias Theodorus Maria Moons
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/023—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in hair brushes, e.g. hair treatment, dyeing, streaking
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B13/00—Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers
    • A46B13/02—Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers power-driven carriers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B17/00—Accessories for brushes
    • A46B17/06—Devices for cleaning brushes after use
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/06—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware in the form of tapes, chains, flexible shafts, springs, mats or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/08—Supports or guides for bristles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/104—Hair brush
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1093—Brush for use on animal

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  • the invention relates to a device for the dematting of hair on a hairy surface, such as the coat of an animal.
  • the present invention aims to provide a handy and comparatively small, electrically driven device for the fast and straightforward dematting and brushing of the coat of for example an animal, such as the coat of a dog. It has to be effective for all breeds: short haired, long haired, curly haired and all with or without an undercoat. The only exception hereto is the removal of felted mats. These mats are almost impossible to remove and are mostly removed by the professional dog trimming salon with scissors.
  • DE 10 2014 100615 B3 discloses a brush device for brushing, combing, grooming, massaging or detangling, in particular for the coat and skin care of domestic animals, comprising a cassette holder for receiving a brush cassette having a drivable brush belt.
  • the cassette holder and the brush cassette are designed in such a way that the brush cassette can be inserted into, and removed again from, the cassette holder.
  • US 2009/223008 A1 discloses a self-cleaning rotary brush with means for accumulating collected hair for disposal.
  • the brush includes a primary cleaning cylinder with a series of tines that are adapted to clean the fur of the animal and a secondary cleaning cylinder with associated tines that are designed to intermesh with the tines of the primary cylinder.
  • a collection tray is located to the rear of the secondary cleaning cylinder.
  • US 4 121 314 A discloses a collapsible brush provided with bristle members having bristles of varying length so that a curved top surface is provided to aid in the brushing of a woman's hair.
  • an automatic chain belt dematting device as defined in claim 1, has been developed in which brush pins are tiltably arranged.
  • a special guide in which the chain runs provides that the brush pins stand up straight on the position where the chain runs over the coat of the dog, deliver their brushing action there, and lie flat when leaving this position.
  • the belt runs under a fine comb which ensures that the hairs are pulled from the pins and are not taken into the inside of the device. Because of this technique long hairs of the dog, if present, do not get stuck in the drive mechanism of the device and the device can be used on every hair length.
  • the brush pins may also be embodied as torsion springs or bendable pins such that they, when encountering too high of a resistance of a mat which is too big, do not get stuck in a mat but instead can simply spring away.
  • the coat and the skin of the dog are hereby protected against injuries and an overload for the device is avoided.
  • the hair catcher has a further function and works as a protection and ensures that the user cannot get between the brush chain and the housing with his hands or fingers. Furthermore, parts of the body of the dog are hereby also protected against getting pinched.
  • the above mentioned tilt- and spring technique has the advantage that one can get onto the skin and to places which are difficult to reach. Because of this it is an easy to handle and effective device.
  • the position of the brush pins in brush position can be adjusted.
  • the pins are positioned for example at an angle of 90 degrees in relation to the chain, however, it is possible to give the pins a greater or smaller operating angle.
  • a larger angle provides for a smoother treatment, a smaller angle for a stiffer treatment. This latter position is recommended if the coat has many mats. The larger angle is recommended if only a normal maintenance brushing treatment is desired. This adjustment is performed by rotating the adjustment knob on the side of the chain belt to the desired position.
  • an adjustable angle use can be made of different brush chains in which different angles are pre-set.
  • a variation of belts can be developed with different numbers of pins, longer or shorter pins and different materials for the pins can be used to achieve a harder or softer brushing effect.
  • the device mainly comprises two modules:
  • the device is easily implemented for different types of coat.
  • the development has taken place on the coat of the dog; however, the coats of other hairy animals are also well and effectively treatable with it.
  • the pins may for example be made of plastic to get a softer effect on the scalp.
  • the invention comprises a device for the dematting of hairs of a hairy surface, such as the coat of an animal, which device comprises a drive module and a chain module,
  • the chain module and the drive module are preferably arranged to be coupled to each other and to be decoupled from each other by the user, wherein the at least one driven chain roller is then coupled to the drive motor of the drive module and decoupled therefrom, respectively.
  • the at least one driven chain roller is coupled to the drive motor of the drive module via a gear which is connected with the drive motor and a gear which is connected with the at least one driven chain roller.
  • a hair catch module which comprises hair catch pins which extend, determined in the direction of movement of the of the chains, near the end of the chain cam guide at an angle against the direction of movement of the chains from outside at angle in the direction of the chains, wherein the brush pins and the hair catch pins are arranged such that they can pass each other substantially unhindered, wherein any hairs being taken by the brush pins during use of the device are taken outside by the hair catch pins.
  • the hair catch module is preferably inwardly, in the direction of the chains, and outwardly tiltably connected with the chain module.
  • Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a device 1 for the dematting of hairs of a hairy surface, such as the coat of an animal, which device 1 comprises a drive module 2 and a chain module 3.
  • the chain module 3 comprises a frame 4 and two chain rollers 5 and 6 mounted therein of which during use of the device one (6) is coupled to a drive motor 7 of the drive module 2.
  • the chain links 9 are provided with brushing elements 10 which are resiliently tiltably around a tilt axis 11 transverse to the direction of movement of the applicable chain connected with said chain and which each comprise at least one outwardly tiltable brush pin 10a and an inwardly tiltable tilting cam 10b connected therewith.
  • a tilting cam guide 12 which is connected with the frame 4 (and/or is a part thereof) and wherein the tilting cam guide 12 and the tilting cams 10b are arranged in such a way to cooperate so that on the side (in the figures the underside) of the chain module 3 which is brought into contact with the hairs of the hairy surface to be dematted, under influence of the driven movement of the chains during the passage of the tilting cam guide 12, the tilting cam guide 12 is pushed (tilted) (more) into the plane of the chain by the tilting cam guide 12 whereby the brush pins 10a which are connected with the tilting cams 10b are also being pushed (tilted, see arrow 20) to the outside (more) transverse to the plane of the chain, in the direction of the hairy surface, whereby they can engage the hairs of the hairy surface and by the driven movement of the chain 8 and the (outwardly pointing) brush pins 10a are able to demat those hairs.
  • the chain module 2 and a drive module 3 are arranged to be coupled to each other and to be decoupled from each other by the user, wherein the driven chain roller 6 is then coupled to the drive motor 7 of the drive module 3 and decoupled therefrom, respectively.
  • the driven chain roller 6 is coupled to the drive motor 7 of the drive module 3 via a gear 13 which is connected (via a drive belt 14) with the drive motor 7 and a gear 15 which is connected with the driven chain roller 6.
  • a hair catch module 16 which comprises a series of hair catch pins 17 which extend, determined in the direction of movement 18 of the of the chains 8, near the end of the chain cam guide 12 at an angle against the direction of movement 18 of the chains 8 from outside at angle in the direction of the chains 8, wherein the brush pins 10a and the hair catch pins 17 are arranged such that they can pass each other substantially unhindered, wherein any hairs being taken by the brush pins 10a during use of the device are taken outside by the hair catch pins 17.
  • the hair catch module 16 is inwardly, in the direction of the chains 8, and outwardly tiltably (see arrow 19) connected with the device 1 by means of a tilting axle 20.
  • a handy and comparatively small, electrically driven device is provided for fast and straightforward dematting and brushing of the coat of for example an animal, such as the coat of the dog.

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  1. Vorrichtung (1) zum Entwirren von Haaren einer haarigen Oberfläche, beispielsweise des Fells eines Tiers, wobei die Vorrichtung ein Antriebsmodul (2) und ein Kettenmodul (3) aufweist, wobei das Kettenmodul (3) einen Rahmen (4) und zwei darin angebrachte Kettenrollen (5,6) aufweist, von denen mindestens eine (6) während der Verwendung der Vorrichtung mit einem Antriebsmotor (7) des Antriebsmoduls (2) gekoppelt ist, wobei eine oder mehrere Ketten (8, 9) sich um die und zwischen den beiden Kettenrollen (5, 6) erstrecken und während der Verwendung der Vorrichtung mit Hilfe der mindestens einen angetriebenen Kettenrolle (6) in Bewegung gesetzt werden, wobei die eine oder die mehreren Ketten (8, 9) mit Bürstenelementen (10a, 10b) versehen sind,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bürstenelemente (10a, 10b) derart mit der Kette verbunden sind, dass sie um eine Neigungsachse (11), die transversal zu der Bewegungsrichtung der anwendbaren Kette ist, nachgiebig neigbar sind, und wobei jedes Bürstenelement (10a, 10b) mindestens einen Bürstenstift (10a) und einen damit verbundenen Neigungsnocken (10b) aufweist, wobei eine Neigungsnockenführung (12) mit dem Rahmen (4) verbunden ist und wobei die Neigungsnockenführung (12) und die Neigungsnocken (10b) derart konfiguriert sind, dass auf der Seite des Kettenmoduls (3), die während der Verwendung der Vorrichtung in Kontakt mit den zu entwirrenden Haaren der haarigen Oberfläche gebracht wird, die Neigungsnocken (10b)unter Einwirkung der angetriebenen Bewegung der Ketten (8, 9) während des Gleitens über die Neigungsnockenführung (12) von der Neigungsnockenführung (12) in die Richtung der Kette gedrückt werden, wodurch die mit den Neigungsnocken (10b)verbundenen Bürstenstifte (10a) in die Richtung der haarigen Oberfläche (20) gedrückt werden.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Kettenmodul (3) und das Antriebsmodul (2) konfiguriert sind, um von dem Nutzer miteinander gekoppelt und voneinander getrennt zu werden, wobei die mindestens eine angetriebene Kettenrolle (6) dann mit dem Antriebsmotor (7) des Antriebsmoduls (2) gekoppelt bzw. von diesem getrennt wird.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die mindestens eine angetriebene Kettenrolle (6) über ein Zahnrad (13), das mit dem Antriebsmotor verbunden ist, und ein Zahnrad (15), das mit der mindestens einen angetriebenen Kettenrolle (6) verbunden ist, mit dem Antriebsmotor (7) des Antriebsmoduls (3) gekoppelt ist.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei ein Haarfangmodul (16) bereitgestellt ist, das Haarfangstifte (17) aufweist, die sich in einem Winkel gegen die Bewegungsrichtung (18) der Ketten erstrecken.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, wobei das Haarfangmodul (16) auf eine neigbare Weise (19) mit der Vorrichtung verbunden ist.
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NL1042624A NL1042624B1 (nl) 2017-11-03 2017-11-03 Inrichting voor het ontklitten van een harig oppervlak, omvattende een aandrijfmodule en een kettingmodule met kettingrollen en kettingen, voorzien van kantelbare borstelelementen die door een kantelnokgeleider in de richting van het harige oppervlak worden gedrukt
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