JP2003047521A - Depilating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To depilate short hairs without damaging the skin. SOLUTION: A depilating device includes one pair of depilating claws 421 and 383 which are opened and closed by a rotating cylinder 4 to pinch and pull out the hair insert-held by the claw due to a rotation of the rotating cylinder. A plate 32 covers the outer surface of the rotating cylinder, and has a slit 32a extended along a direction parallel to the rotating direction of the rotating cylinder. The rotating cylinder and the depilating claws are prevented from being in contact with the skin by the plate, and the hair is introduced from the slit formed at the plate and pinched and pulled by the claws.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hair removing device used for removing body hair for cosmetic purposes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A hair removing device in which a hair holding member is provided on a rotationally driven member and the held hair is pulled out by a rotary motion is disclosed in JP-A-2-29208 and JP-A-2-21540.
It is known from JP-A-6-3030706.

In such an epilating apparatus, since there is a possibility that the rotating member or the hair pinching member directly contacts the skin, the skin may be damaged. Therefore, in the conventional example described above, the rotating member having the hair pinching member is used. While providing a skin protection member to cover,
The hair is guided to the rotary member side through the hole provided in the skin protection member.

[0004]

However, since the above-mentioned holes in the conventional example are extended in the axial direction of the epilating roller which is a rotating member or have a corrugated shape, the epilating device can be removed from the skin. When removing hair by moving along with, the side wall of the hole has an angle with the direction of travel and is likely to catch the skin, and resists moving on the skin surface. It is powerful and not easy to use.
Further, since the force applied to the skin becomes large, there is a problem that the skin is damaged.

Further, since the skin protection member is located between the skin and the epilation roller, the thickness of the skin protection member becomes a problem. If it is thick to maintain strength, short hair cannot be pinched and pulled out, and if thin, it becomes difficult to maintain strength.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the pair of hair removing rollers are rotated in the opposite directions to sandwich the hair, but the location for sandwiching the hair is away from the skin surface. In particular, I can no longer pull out short hairs.

Further, since the hair can be pinched and pulled out in the region of the entire length of the epilating roller in the longitudinal direction, a large number of hairs may be pulled out at the same time, which causes irritation and is very painful. . Moreover, since a pair of rollers is required, the portion that comes into contact with the skin is inevitably large, and it is difficult to remove hair in a narrow area such as the armpit.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to remove hair even when short hair is removed efficiently without causing damage to the skin. To provide the equipment.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a hair removing device according to the present invention is provided with a hair removal claw that is opened and closed and is provided on a cylindrical rotary cylinder that is rotationally driven, and is sandwiched by the claw. The hair removing device for pulling out the bristles by the rotation of the rotary cylinder is characterized in that a plate for covering the externally exposed surface of the rotary cylinder is provided and a plurality of openings are provided in the plate. The plate prevents the rotating cylinder and the nail for hair removal from coming into contact with the skin, and the hair can be introduced and pulled out from the opening provided in the plate, and the side wall of the opening is It is possible to press the root of the hair on the skin and squeeze out the part of the hair that is buried in the skin, guide it into the opening, and remove it with a nail, and press the skin with a plate to remove hair. It can also relieve the pain.

Further, if the plate has a curved surface that conforms to the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder, it may be recessed not only in a relatively flat and large area such as a foot or arm but also in an armpit or the like. It is also convenient when removing hair from the part. Further, by having the curved surface, when the epilation device is moved along the skin for epilation, the front part is opened, so that the introduction efficiency of the hair into the opening is also improved.

In particular, if the curved surface of the plate has a radius of curvature equal to or larger than the radius of the rotary cylinder, the rotary cylinder can be inscribed in the plate, so that the hair removing performance of short hair can be improved.

Further, if the center of the curved surface of the plate and the center of rotation of the rotary cylinder coincide with each other, it is possible to secure a state in which the epilation claw is close to or in contact with the inner surface of the plate on the outer circumference of the rotary cylinder in a large rotation range. Therefore, the effective angle for removing short hair is large, and the hair removal efficiency can be improved.

If the plate is made of a thin metal plate, the rigidity of the plate can be increased.

Further, when the plate is thin toward the opening, when the plate is pressed against the skin, the skin easily enters the hole, and the skin can be taken in close to the inner surface of the plate.

Further, when the plate has a coating surface containing a fluororesin on the surface that comes into contact with the skin, the friction resistance of the plate can be reduced, so that the skin surface can be moved smoothly and quickly. Hair removal treatment can be performed.

Further, by providing irregularities on the outer surface of the plate, it is possible to reduce the contact area between the skin surface and the plate surface when moving along the skin, so that the plate can be moved smoothly. it can.

Further, even if the plate is vibrated in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder, the same effect as above can be obtained.

The plurality of openings provided in the plate are
It is preferable that the length of the rotary cylinder in the rotation direction is the same as or longer than the width of the rotary cylinder in the axial direction, and in particular, the opening provided in the plate is a long hole parallel to the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder. In addition, the hair can be efficiently introduced, and the side wall of the opening presses the root of the hair on the skin to squeeze out the hair, so that short hair can be surely removed.

Further, when the length of the opening provided in the plate in the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder is larger than the length of the depilation claw in the same direction and the claw is positioned in the opening,
When the hair is pulled out with the nail, the hair is not cut by the plate, and it is possible to perform hair removal with less leftover hair and less irritation.

If the width of the crosspiece between the openings provided in the plate in the rotation axis direction of the rotary cylinder is smaller than the width of the opening, long hairs are laid down by the crosspiece and hinder the introduction. The hair can be efficiently removed regardless of the length of the hair.

Further, if the width of the opening provided in the plate is wide at one end on the tip side in the moving direction along the skin during the hair removing operation, the efficiency of introducing hair can be further increased.

Further, a plurality of hair removing claws provided on the rotary cylinder are arranged at intervals in the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder so that the opening / closing operation of the claws can be performed within one opening of the plate during one rotation of the rotary cylinder. If it is done more than once,
The hair can be removed more efficiently.

Further, when the plate vibrates in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder, bristles laid down by the crosspieces between the openings of the plate can be introduced into the openings by vibration and left unpulled. Can be removed without hair.

Further, when the opening is provided with irregularities on the side edge which is substantially parallel to the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder, the introduction of the bristles becomes more reliable.

Further, when the plate is in elastic contact with the rotating cylinder, the hair removal efficiency of the shorter hair becomes higher.

Furthermore, if the hair removal nail provided on the rotary cylinder is opened and closed by a rod that slides in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder, the hair can be held on the outer circumference of the rotary cylinder. , The hair can be held at a position closer to the skin surface, and shorter hair can be removed.

If the outer peripheral edge of the hair removing claw provided on the rotary cylinder projects beyond the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder, it becomes easier to hold short hair and the efficiency of hair removal of short hair is improved. You can

Further, a plurality of hair removal claws provided on the rotary cylinder are arranged at intervals in the rotation axis direction of the rotary cylinder, and the openings provided in the plate are at the same intervals as the intervals of the claws. When arranged in the axial direction, the hair that has entered any opening can be removed, so that highly efficient hair removal can be performed.

The hair removing claws provided on the rotary cylinder are composed of a pair of movable claws or a pair of movable claws and a fixed claw which face each other in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder, and the movable claws are driven by cams arranged at both ends of the rotary cylinder. If one end is engaged with the opening / closing member and the claw opens and closes by the operation of the opening / closing member by the cam, a plurality of claws for hair removal can be arranged in the circumferential direction to improve the hair removal efficiency. .

Further, when the plurality of openings provided on the plate and arranged in the rotation axis direction of the rotary cylinder have a larger width in the rotation axis direction in the central opening than in the openings at both ends,
It becomes easier to pull out the targeted hair, and the amount of leftover hair can be reduced.

If the number of hair removal nails that pass through the opening by the rotation of the rotary cylinder is increased in the central opening rather than in the openings at both ends, the targeted hair becomes easier to pull out, and hair removal is quick and easy. Can be processed.

When a plate having a different opening width of the opening portion or a plate having a different number of opening portions in the rotation axis direction is made replaceable, when the amount of hair is large or hair loss stimulation is strongly felt. By replacing the plate with a plate, it is possible to perform a hair removal process according to each case.

Further, when the plate is provided with a comb on the outer surface side of which comb-shaped projections are arranged in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder, hair is easily guided to the opening because hair is separated by the comb.

Further, when the comb is integral with the head frame which holds the plate and surrounds the rotary cylinder, the contact with the skin and the assembling property can be improved.

Further, when the comb-shaped projection of the comb is located at the crosspiece position between the openings of the plate in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder, it becomes easy to guide the bristles to the openings.

If a concave space extending in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder is formed between the tip of the comb-shaped projection of the comb and the top of the curved surface of the plate, long hairs are raised in the concave space, so that the plate is The hair is easily introduced into the opening provided, and high hair removal performance can be achieved even with long hair.

If the comb is floatable with respect to the plate, it is possible to improve the ability of the comb to follow the skin, and even long hair can be easily introduced into the opening. Hair can be efficiently removed regardless of the length of hair.

Further, if the height of the comb is switchable with respect to the plate, the height of the comb can be lowered to easily aim the hair when processing short hair, which is convenient for use. be able to.

Further, when a swinging mechanism for swinging the rotary cylinder around an axis in a direction orthogonal to the skin surface is provided, the rotary cylinder swings even when hair on a soft part of the skin such as an armpit is removed. Due to the existence of the part located on the axis,
The skin is hard to move together, which can improve the hair removal efficiency. In addition, if the movement is constant, the frictional resistance with the skin can be reduced and the usability can be improved.

Further, it is preferable that the swing shaft is located at the center of the effective width of the rotary cylinder. With such a configuration, the skin becomes harder to move, and the hair removal efficiency can be increased and the usability can be improved.

In the case of a machine equipped with a plurality of rotary cylinders arranged in parallel and in parallel, it is preferable to position the swing shaft at the center.

Further, the entire epilation head, which holds the rotary cylinder and the gear for transmitting the rotary power to the rotary cylinder, may be swung about the axis. The swing structure can be easily obtained.

In this case, if a face gear coaxial with the swing shaft is provided in the rotary power transmitting member from the drive source to the epilation head, it becomes easy to achieve both the rotary power transmission to the rotary cylinder and the swing structure. .

By providing an eccentric cam for swinging drive on the face gear, swinging drive for swinging can be easily performed.

If a link arm that engages with the eccentric cam and swings by the rotation of the eccentric cam is connected to a hair removal head that is rotatable about the swing axis to form a swinging mechanism, swinging swinging is possible. Since the pressing load due to pressing against the skin at the time of can be reduced and the number of rotations does not decrease,
The hair removal efficiency can be improved.

Further, since the plate is positioned on the skin surface side of the epilation head and swings together with the epilation head, the hair introduced into the opening of the plate will not be cut off, so that there is no leftover portion. can do.

When the shaft for preventing the hair removal head from being inserted in the hair removal head in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotary cylinder and parallel to the skin surface, the hair removal head can be easily assembled.

[0048]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, description will be given based on an example of an embodiment shown in the drawings.
The hair removal head 2 provided with the rotating cylinder 4 is provided on the main body casing 1 which is formed in a size that can be gripped by hand as shown in FIG. The rotating cylinder 4 is provided with a hair removing means composed of a plurality of claws 411 and 383 for opening and closing to hold the hair, and the hair removing means holds and pulls the hair as the rotary cylinder 4 rotates about its axis. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the main body casing 1 in which the switch S is arranged on the front surface is formed by joining the front and rear halved casings 7 and 7 joined by screws 7n. It is closed by the upper surface of a base 8 that holds the motor 3 and drive transmission means and is housed in the main body casing 1, and a plug 9 for power supply is provided at the lower end of the main body casing 1. The main body casing 1 may have a built-in battery as a power source.

The base 8 having the hook connecting portion 10 on the upper surface is composed of a motor interior base 12 and a cover 13 fixed to the side opening of the base 12 with screws 131n. Motor interior part 12a below the vehicle base 12
The motor 3 is fitted in from below. A gear 18 and a gear 19 are housed in a space 16 in an upper portion of the motor interior base 12 whose side openings are covered with a cover 13, and between the protrusions 7d and 7e in the half casings 7, 7. The support frame 25 of the motor interior base 12 is fitted into the main casing 1 so as to be arranged inside the main casing 1.

Gear 1 mounted on base 8 by shaft 18j
Reference numeral 8 is composed of a face gear 181 and a small gear 180. The gear 19 that is axially supported by a shaft 19j and faces the upper surface of the base 8 meshes with the small gear 180. The output shaft 3a of the motor 3 mounted on the motor interior portion 12a is located in the space 16 through the hole 12b of the motor interior base 12, and the pinion 1 fixed to this portion is provided.
Since 7 meshes with the face gear 181, the rotation of the motor 3 is transmitted to the gear 19 via the pinion 17 and the gear 18, and the rotation cylinder 4 of the epilation head 2 to be described later is driven through the gear 19. Done.

The hook connecting portion 10 on the upper surface of the base 8 is composed of a tunnel protrusion 10a provided at the center of the upper surface of the motor interior base 12 and a pair of slide frames 26, 26. Tunnel projection 10a having a passage
A hole 15b is provided on the upper surface of the.

Each slide frame 26 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view
An operation portion 26a is projected outward from the outer piece, a support hook 261b is projected on the inner surface of the inner piece, and a stopper projection 26b is projected upward above the inner piece. The stopper protrusion 26 is slidably fitted into the tunnel passage of the tunnel protrusion 10a.
By slidably engaging b in the hole 15b, it is attached to the tunnel projection 10a. Stopper protrusion 26
A spring 26d is provided in the tunnel passage between the pair of slide frames 26, 26 which are prevented from coming off by b hitting the edge of the hole 15b.
Thereby, both slide frames 26, 26 are elastically biased outward. The operating portions 26a of both slide frames 26 project outside the main body casing 1 through the holes 7f provided in the main body casing 1.

Next, the base block 15 and the epilation block 24
The hair removal block 2 will be described. The hair removal block 24 includes, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a rotary cylinder 4 provided with a hair removing means, a cylinder mounting base 27 for supporting the rotary cylinder 4, and a cylinder cover. 28, a cam 29, holding springs 301 and 302, a head frame 31, a base 300, and a plate 32.

The cylinder mounting base 27 and the cylinder cover 28 attached to one end of the cylinder mounting base 27 project from the respective supporting portions 27a, 28a.
By the shaft hole 28b provided in the rotary cylinder 4
By supporting both ends of the shaft 4b that is inserted through the shaft, the rotary cylinder 4 is held rotatably around its axis. Here, the two rotary cylinders 4 are held in parallel and in parallel. ing.

The projecting support portions 27a, 28a have cam insertion holes 27c, 28c each having a square hole shape, and shaft support grooves 27 located at the upper and lower edges of the cam insertion holes 27c, 28c.
d and 28d are formed. The roller-type cams 29 are fitted into the cam insertion holes 27c and 28c, respectively, and the upper and lower ends of the roller shaft 29a inserted into the cams 29 are fitted into the shaft support grooves 27d and 28d, respectively.
Is supported for horizontal rotation. A part of the cam 29 projects inward from the cam insertion holes 27c and 28c.

Further, holding springs 301 and 302 are attached to the outside of the projecting support portions 27a and 28a. These holding springs 301 and 302 have holes 301 provided respectively.
It is fixed to the cylinder mounting base 27 and the cylinder cover 28 with screws 301n and 302n which are inserted into a and 302a, and has hole portions 301b and 302b in the upper part thereof, and upper and lower edge portions of these hole portions 301b and 302. Thus, the upper and lower ends of the roller shaft 29a are elastically pressed. The holes 301b and 302b correspond to the cam 29,
The cam 29 is prevented from coming into contact with the holding springs 301 and 302.

As shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, and particularly FIG. 14, the rotary cylinder 4 is formed by axially connecting a pair of substantially cylindrical members 41 and 42. Is provided with a plurality of recesses 4a (six places at intervals of 60 ° in the illustrated example), and opening / closing rods 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, 38e, 38f are incorporated in each recess 4a. Further, a gear 42g is integrally formed at a side end portion of one cylindrical member 42, and opening / closing rods 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d are respectively formed in a plurality of holes 41a provided in a side surface portion of the other cylindrical member 41. , 38e,
A lever portion 381 of 38f is inserted from the center side of the rotary cylinder 4.

Open / close rods 38a, 38b, 38c, 38
d, 38e, 38f are on the opposite side of the lever portion 381,
It has a cylindrical protrusion 382, and the return spring 43 is engaged with this protrusion 382. Then, the opening / closing rod 38 engaged with the return spring 43 in the recess 42a provided in the vicinity of the rotation axis of the recess 4a provided in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical member 42.
a, 38b, 38c, 38d, 38e, 38f are attached. At this time, the open / close rods 38a, 38b, 38
When c, 38d, 38e, 38f move toward the cylindrical member 42, the opening / closing rods 38a, 38b, 38c, 38
The d, 38e, and 38f are elastically biased toward the other cylindrical member 41 side by the reaction force of the return spring 43.

Further, a claw 421 for pinching the hair is integrally formed on a wall surface 42b of the cylindrical member 42 on the side of the cylindrical member 41, and a pawl 383 for pinching the hair in cooperation with the pawl 421.
Is the opening / closing rods 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d,
38e, 38f are integrally formed on the end faces of the cylindrical member 42 side. Note that the claws 421 and 383 are the cylindrical member 42 and the opening / closing rods 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, 38e, and 3.
It may be configured as a separate component from 8f.

The two cylindrical members 41, 42 are formed by inserting a hexagonal convex portion 42c provided at the center of rotation of the cylindrical member 42 into a hexagonal hole 41b in the center of the cylindrical member 41, and by disposing a plurality of retaining pins 44. Are press-fitted into the round holes 41c and 42d to connect them. The retaining pin 44 is provided with the opening / closing rods 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, 38e, 38f.
38 having the same outer shape as the cylindrical members 41, 42 of
By being inserted into the hole 385 provided in No. 4, the opening / closing rod 3
It also functions as a slide guide for 8a, 38b, 38c, 38d, 38e, 38f.

Here, since the concave portions 4a arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotary cylinder 4 are formed so as to be displaced at equal intervals in the rotational axis direction, when the rotary cylinder 4 is unfolded in the circumferential direction, FIG. As shown in FIG.
The positions of the hairs to be gripped by 21 are also shifted at equal intervals in the direction of the rotation axis. Therefore, the targeted hairs can be easily removed, and the remaining hairs are less left, resulting in high hair removal efficiency.

A cylinder mounting base 27 for supporting the rotary cylinder 4 via a shaft 4b and a cylinder cover 28.
And a plurality of drive transmission gears 20W, 20W,
21W and 22W are arranged. A gear 22W supported by a shaft 22j and allowing a part of the lower surface of the base 300 to be seen through
Meshes with the intermediate gear 21W supported by the shaft 21j,
Further, gears 20W, 20 supported by shafts 20j, 20j
W meshes with the intermediate gear 21W and meshes with the gear 42g provided at the end of each rotary cylinder 4. The rotation of the gear 22W is transmitted to the rotary cylinders 4 and 4 via the intermediate gear 21W and the gear 20W, and the rotary cylinders 4 and 4 rotate in the same direction.

Although the two rotary cylinders 4 and 4 are the same, the hair gripping positions in the two rotary cylinders 4 and 4 are made by reversing the two axial directions. Since the positions of the claws 383 and 421 do not overlap in the axial direction and the intervals are set to be equal in the axial direction, it is possible to further reduce the undrawing residue.

The head frame 31 has an opening 31c which faces the upper part of the rotating cylinder 4, and the opening 31c has two rotating cylinders 4, 4.
4 is provided with a crosspiece 311 and a groove 311a extending in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis direction is provided on the outer surface side (contact side with the skin) of the crosspiece 311 as shown in FIG. The groove width of the groove 311a on the advancing direction side of the instrument (lower side in FIG. 4) is formed to be wide. Further, at the edge of the opening 31c of the head frame 31, a portion 31d is formed which is recessed from the outer surface of the head frame 31 by one step. A round protrusion 31e is formed in the recess 31d extending in the front-rear direction of the opening 31c.

A plate retainer 99 is arranged below the crosspiece 311. The plate retainer 99 is thin and has an elongated shape, and the protrusions 9 are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction.
9a, and a thin groove 99b for pressing the plate is provided on the upper surface.

The plate 32 has an arcuate cross-section having a curved surface which is substantially close to the outer diameter of the rotary cylinder 4, and the curved surface has a plurality of slits in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder 4, as shown in FIG. Opening 32 in which
The width W1 at each end of a is wider than the width W2 of the other portions. A round hole 32b is provided at one end of the plate 32, and a hole 32c is provided above the round hole 32b near the end of the opening 32a. The other end of the plate 32 has a protrusion 3
It has 2d.

The two plates 32, 32 corresponding to the two rotary cylinders 4, 4 are the bars 3 of the head frame 31.
11 with the projection 32d at one end facing each other, the projection 32d is put under the crosspiece 311 and the round hole 32e at the other end is attached to the round projection 31e to attach to the head frame 31. It is positioned and fixed in contrast. At this time, the plates 32, 32 have concave portions 31d at their peripheral portions.
And the movement of the plate 32 is restricted.

A comb 97 is mounted in the hole 32c provided near the end of the opening 32a of the plate 32. The comb 97, which is formed of an elastic member and has a comb-shaped projection 97a on the front surface side, has a mounting projection 97b formed on the back surface thereof which is inserted into the hole 32c so that the mounting projection 97b is mounted from the back side of the plate 32. Is fixed to the plate 32 by deforming.

A pair of plates 3 is attached to the head frame 31.
When the Nos. 2 and 32 are attached as described above, the protrusions 32d, 3 of the two plates 32, 32 are provided at the lower part of the crosspiece 311.
2d overlap. The plate retainer 99 is inserted into the head frame 31 from below, and the protrusion 32d of the plate 32 overlapped by the narrow groove 99b is sandwiched and fixed.

The base 300 has holes 3 provided on the left and right sides thereof.
The screws 31b inserted into the head frame 31 are fixed to the head frame 31 by screwing the screws 31b into the screw bosses 31a provided on the left and right inside the lower portion of the head frame 31. At this time, the protrusions 99a at both longitudinal ends of the plate retainer 99 are positioned along the upward plate retainer mounting grooves 270 and 280 provided on the cylinder mounting base 27 and the cylinder cover 28.

If springs are attached to the lower portions of the projecting portions 99a at both ends of the plate retainer 99, the plate retainer 99 will have plate retainer mounting grooves 270, 28 provided upward on the cylinder mount base 27 and the cylinder cover 28.
It can be elastically biased along zero.

As shown in FIG. 9, the base block 15 has a base main body 15a having hooks 11, 11 on the lower surface, a base cover 15b connected to the side surface of the base main body 15a with screws 15n, and Base block cover 155 for interior
And gears 15c and 150 attached to the base body 15a and the base cover 15b, and the link pin 98, both ends of which are supported by the base body 15a and the base cover 15b connected by screws 15n. Axis 105
The gear 15c held by j is integrally provided with a small gear 15d. The gear 150 is horizontally rotatably attached by a shaft 15f and includes an eccentric cam 15g, a downward face gear 15e and an upward face gear 15h, and the face gear 15e meshes with the small gear 15d.

The link pin 98 having a substantially elongated fan shape has an elongated hole 98a at one end and a swing pin 98b at the other end, and the shaft 15 is provided in the hole 98c in the middle.
A pin 99j parallel to f is inserted and is rotatable about the pin 99j. The eccentric cam 15g of the gear 150 is located in the hole 98a, and the eccentric cam 15g
With the rotation of g, the link pin 98 swings about the pin 99j.

The hair removal block 24 is attached to the upper surface side of the base block 15 assembled by fixing the base block cover 155 to the base main body 15a and the base cover 15b with the screws 155n. That is, the epilation block 2
Ribs 27A protruding to the lower surface side of the base 300 of FIG.
27B is inserted into the upper surface recess of the base block 15 and the shaft 15 protruding from the upper surface of the base block 15
The upper end of f is inserted into the hole 27f in the lower surface of the cylinder cover 28 and the face gear 15h is meshed with the gear 22W.
Further, the rocking bin 98b of the link pin 98 is attached to the base 3
00, and the shaft 15j whose both ends are supported by the base body 15a and the base cover 15b are loosely inserted into the holes 27Ab and 27Bb provided in the ribs 27A and 27B, respectively. Then, the epilation block 24 is connected to the base block 15, and the epilation block 24 is rotatable about a shaft 15f within a small angle. The hair removal block 2 can be rotated about the shaft 15f, and the hair removal block 2 can be easily attached to the base block 15 by inserting the shaft 15j.

The epilation head 2 comprising the epilation block 24 and the base block 15 has a pair of hooks 11 and 11 projecting from the lower surface of the epilation block 24 in a state in which the operating portion 26a of the main body casing 1 is pressed, and both slide frames are inserted. Two
The support hooks 261b are fixed to the hooks 11 by fitting the support hooks 261b in the rectangular openings 6 and 26 and releasing the pressing of the operation portion 26a in this state to move both the slide frames 26 outward by the spring force of the springs 26d. By locking
Attach to the main body casing 1. At this time, since the gear 19 on the main body casing 1 side meshes with the gear 15c, the rotation of the motor 3 is transmitted to the rotary cylinder 4. When removing the epilation head 2, the support hook 261b can be detached from the hook 11 by pressing the operating portion 26a in the opposite manner to the above, and therefore the epilation head 2 may be pulled apart in this state.

In the hair removing device of the illustrated example configured as described above, if the motor 3 is driven with the hair removing head 2 attached to the main body casing 1, the gear 1 will be driven as described above.
The rotation is transmitted to the gear 15c via 8 and the gear 19,
Further, the rotation of the gear 15c causes the gear 150 and the gears 22W, 2
The rotation cylinder 4 rotates by being transmitted to the gear 42g provided on the rotation cylinder 4 via 1W and 20W.

The rotating cylinder 4 rotates and the open / close rods 38a, 38 come to the position of the cam 29 as shown in FIG.
b, 38c, 38d, 38e and 38f are pushed inward by the cam 29 against the return spring 43, and the claws 383 of the opening / closing rods 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, 38e and 38f come into contact with the claws 421. Then, if there is hair between them, sandwich it. Then, by rotating the rotating cylinder 4, the claw 38
If there is hair sandwiched between 3,421, this hair is pulled out. When the next opening / closing rod reaches the cam 29 by the rotation of the rotating cylinder 4 and is pressed by the cam 29, the hair is pinched by the claw 421 of the rod and the claw 383 forming a pair thereof, and the rotating cylinder 4 rotates. Pull out the hair with. Open / close rods 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, 38e, 3
When the pressing force of the cam 29 on the 8f is released,
The spring force of the return spring 43 causes the open / close rods 38a, 38b, 3
8c, 38d, 38e, and 38f are returned to the predetermined positions, the claws 383 and 421 are opened, and the hairs are prepared for the next hair pinching.

Here, the rotary cylinder 4 has the claws 421, 3
Opening / closing rods 38a, 3 whose opening / closing 83 is parallel to the rotation axis
Since it is made of 8b, 38c, 38d, 38e and 38f, the hair can be pinched at the outermost peripheral portion of the rotary cylinder 4, and short hair can be easily pinched by the claws 383 and 421 and pulled out. be able to.

The plate 32 located on the rotary cylinder 4 can improve the safety of the skin when the epilating apparatus is used in order to prevent the skin from directly contacting the rotary cylinder 4.

Although the plate 32 is provided,
Since the plate 32 is provided with the opening 32a that is parallel to the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder 4, that is, the moving direction and the longitudinal direction of the opening 32a when performing hair removal while moving the hair removing device along the skin. The matching facilitates the introduction of bristles into the opening 32a, and the opening 32a
Short edges of the hair are squeezed out by pushing the roots of both edges of the hair, and the length from the skin surface becomes long. Therefore, the nails 383 and 421 can be surely gripped and pulled out.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the spacing between the rows of the claws 383 and 421 provided on the rotary cylinder 4 and the plate 3
In addition to matching the intervals of the openings 32a provided in 2,
The hairs that have passed through the position of the opening 32a of the plate 32 always pass between the claws 383 and 421 of the rotary cylinder 4 because they are shifted by half in the rotational axis direction.
It is possible to reliably introduce hair between 83 and 421.

Further, as shown in FIG. 27, the length W of the opening 32a in the circumferential direction of the rotary cylinder 4 is set to the claw 38.
The opening 32 is made longer than the length A of 3,421 in the same direction.
Since the entire length of the claws 383 and 421 in the state of holding the hair inside the a is accommodated, the plate 32 does not cut the hair when the hair is held between the claws 383 and 421 and pulled out. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, if the outer peripheral edges of the claws 383 and 421, which are the pinching pieces of the bristles, are made to slightly project from the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder 4 and are brought closer to the inner surface of the plate 32. Since the distance between the skin surface and the nails 383 and 421 can be reduced, the hair removal efficiency of short hair can be increased.

Further, the inner surface of the plate 32 and the claws 383, 42
If the outer peripheral edge of 1 is in elastic contact, the plate 3
The distance between the inner side of 2 and the claws 383, 421 is zero, and the hair removal efficiency can be further increased. At this time, the nail 38
If 3,421 protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder 4, the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder 4 does not contact the inner surface of the plate 32 and the sliding resistance can be reduced.
The plate 32 does not have heat.

In addition, since the plurality of claws 383 and 421 sequentially contact the inner surface of the plate 32 as the rotary cylinder 4 rotates, the plate 32 approaches the skin in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder 4. Vibrations in the direction of moving away from or away from each other are prevented. Such vibrations prevent the plate 32 from sticking to the skin and impeding movement of the epilation device along the skin for hair removal. .

Further, when the center of the curved surface provided on the plate 32 is made to coincide with the center of the rotary cylinder 4, the distance between the section where the plate 32 and the claws 383 and 421 are in contact with each other or the section where they are closest to each other. Since the (distance in the circumferential direction of the rotating cylinder 4) can be increased, the hair removal efficiency can be further increased.

If the plate 32 is too thick, the claw 38
It is preferable that the thickness of the plate 32 is as thin as possible because the distance between the skin surface 3, 421 and the skin surface becomes large, but the opening 32 is formed in the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder 4.
Due to the provision of a, the strength of the thin crosspieces generated between the openings 32a must not be too low. For this reason, it is preferable that the plate 32 is formed of a thin and strong material, that is, a strong metal thin plate.

By the way, the opening 3 provided in the plate 32
The width of 2a and the thickness of the plate 32 are such that even if the skin is squeezed by the opening 32a when the epilation device is pressed against the skin, it reaches the vicinity of the inner surface of the plate 32 but projects inward from the inner surface. Set so that there is no in this case,
When the width of the opening 32a is set to 2 to 5 times the plate thickness of the plate 32, a preferable result can be obtained.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 17 and FIG.
When the end of the opening 32a, especially the end on the advancing direction side, is expanded, hair is introduced into the opening 32a at this expanded part, so even long hair is guided between the claws 383 and 421 and pulled out. be able to.

As shown in FIG. 18, when the cross-sectional shape of the opening 32a is wide on the skin surface side and narrows toward the inner surface of the plate 32, the skin is opened when the plate 32 is applied to the skin. Since it easily enters between the portions 32a, it is possible to enhance the effect of squeezing out short bristles by the both side edges of the opening 32a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17, a comb 97 in which comb-shaped projections 97a are arranged in a direction extending in the rotation axis direction of the rotary cylinder 4 is provided, and the pitch of the comb-shaped projections 97a is set to the pitch of the openings 32a. By aligning the comb-shaped projections 97a on the extension lines of the crosspieces between the openings 32a so that the front of the openings 32a is opened, The scraped hairs are easily introduced into the opening 32a of the plate 32. Moreover, since a concave space extending in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder 4 is formed between the tip of the comb-shaped projection 97a of the comb 97 and the top of the curved surface of the plate 32, long hairs can be raised and the raised hairs can be raised. The hair can be guided to the inside of the opening 32a to remove hair.

When the surface of the plate 32 is smooth, the plate 32 sticks to the skin and becomes hard to move when used in a part such as an axilla, so that the surface of the plate 32 is not moved as shown in FIG. 28 (a). It is preferable to provide a coated surface 320 containing a fluororesin to reduce the frictional resistance, or to provide fine irregularities 321 on the surface of the plate 32 as shown in FIG. 28 (b). Plate 3
The same effect can be obtained even if 2 vibrates in the direction perpendicular to the skin surface. 29 and 30 show an example of a configuration in which vibration is applied to the plate 32. Protrusions 428 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating cylinder 32 at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the protrusion 428 is rotated by the rotation of the rotating cylinder 32. The plate 32 is pushed up to give vibration to the plate 32. The vibration here is in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder 4, but vibration in the rotation axis direction may be applied to the plate 32. Rotating cylinder 4 on the side
It can be obtained by pressing with.

Further, in this hair removing device, the rotation of the rotary cylinder 4 by the drive of the motor 3 and the claw 3 as the hair removing means.
21 and 2 are not only opened and closed by the link pins 98 provided on the base block 15.
As shown in FIG. 3, the epilation block 24 is adapted to perform a periodic swinging motion.

That is, from the motor 3 to the rotary cylinder 4
During rotation, the gear 150 in the base block 15 in the rotational power transmission path up to the point causes the link pin 98 to periodically oscillate by the eccentric cam 15g. The hair removal block 24, which is rotatable around 15f, has a protrusion 98 of the link pin 98.
Since a is engaged with the slot 27C of the base 300,
The epilation block 24 also performs periodic rocking (pivoting) movements.

Such a swinging motion is performed by the hair removal block 24.
Therefore, when the epilation device is moved along the skin even in a soft part of the skin such as the armpit, the skin is hard to move together, so that the introduction of the hair is improved and the epilation efficiency is increased.
Further, since the movement is always a constant cycle, the frictional resistance with the skin can be reduced and the usability can be improved. Rotational power transmission from the base block 15 to the rotary cylinder 4 is performed by the gear 22W meshing with the face gear 15g that rotates about the shaft 15f. Does not bring

25 and 26, the plate 32 integrated in the front and rear is fitted and fixed to the convex portion 903 of the cassette 901 provided with the elastic piece 902a, and the elastic piece 902a of the cassette 901 is attached to the rib 31n provided inside the frame 31. By engaging the coupling portion 902 of the cassette 901, the cassette 901 is biased downward by the ribs 31n that spread downward, so that the plate 32 is constantly biased toward the rotary cylinder 4. It was done. Since the adhesion between the rotary cylinder 4 and the plate 32 is improved, short hair can be surely removed.

FIG. 31 shows an example in which the head frame 31 of the epilation block 24 is made detachable to facilitate cleaning of hair chips and the like that have entered the head frame 31. Here, in order to be detachable, a push button 281 having a lower end engaged with a recess provided in the base frame 300.
Hooks 281a are provided on the upper end of the push buttons 28
Head frame 3 with a notch that allows 1 to be seen outside
The hook 281a is locked to the inner surface of the No. 1. Push the push button 281 against the return spring 280 to push the push button 2
By tilting 81 with its lower end as a fulcrum, hook 2
The head frame 31 can be removed by unlocking the head frame 31 from the head frame 31.

Another example is shown in FIG. 32 and thereafter. A rotating cylinder 4 is provided on a detachable epilating head 2 on a main body casing 1 containing a motor 3 as a drive source, and the rotating cylinder 4 is opened and closed as the rotary cylinder 4 rotates about its axis. Multiple nails 5 to pinch and pull out hair
a, 6a, 36, 37 are provided.

The epilation block 2 comprises a base block 15 and an epilation block 24. The epilation block 24 is
Rotating cylinder 4, cylinder mounting base 27 and cylinder cover 28 supporting this rotating cylinder 4.
And a cam 29, a holding spring 30, and a head frame 31.

The rotary cylinder 4 in this example is shown in FIG.
And as shown in FIG. 40, a pair of substantially cylindrical members 41a, 4a
It is formed by connecting 1b in the axial direction, and the outer peripheral surface thereof is provided with a plurality of recesses 4a in the circumferential direction (8 positions at intervals of 45 ° in the illustrated example). The main unit U for hair removal is fitted in.

As shown in FIG. 42, the hair removing main unit U in this case has a fulcrum plate 33 and a plurality of (four in the illustrated example,
Number of movable claws 5a, 6a and fulcrum stop members 34, 35
And the fixed claws 36 and 37.
Nos. 6 and 37 are integrally formed by forming a pair of two sheets.

The fulcrum plate 33 is provided with square holes 33a and 33b for fitting the fulcrum stopping members 34 and 35 and a square hole 33c for fitting the movable claws, and the projections provided on the lower surfaces of the fulcrum stopping members 34 and 35. Through the holes 36a and 37a provided in the fixing claws 36 and 37, the square holes 3a of the fulcrum plate 33 are provided.
By being press-fitted and fixed to 3a and 33b, the fixing claws 36 and 37
Will be fixed at the same time. The number of fixing claws 36 and 37 is set to two to simplify the assembly, and particularly when a plurality of hair removal main units U are arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotary cylinder 4, a length orthogonal to the rotation axis is provided. Therefore, the outer diameter of the rotary cylinder 4 can also be reduced.

Further, the upper surface portion 3 of the fulcrum stop members 34, 35
4b and 35b have a semicircular shape and play a role as a skin protection member, and prevent skin abrasion or the like caused by the movable claws 5a and 6a and the fixed claws 36 and 37 directly contacting the skin.

The movable claws 5a and 6a are protrusions 5b and 6b at both ends.
Ribs 34c provided at both ends of the fulcrum stop members 34 and 35,
It is assembled to the side of the fixed claws 36, 37 by engaging the hook with 35c. At this time, the movable claws 5a and 6a are independent one by one with respect to the fixed claws 36 and 37 in which one pair is integrally formed, and the movable claws 5a and 6a are integrated.
The movable claws 5 are provided on the same side with respect to the fixed claws 36 and 37.
The movable claws 5a and 6a are positioned in the holes 36a and 37a of the fixed claws 36 and 37 so that the a and 6a are positioned.

The hair removing main unit U assembled as one unit as described above is fitted into each recess 4a of the rotary cylinder 4 and has the shaft 41 inserted from the hole 4b provided at one end of the recess 4a. , Fulcrum stop member 3
4, 35 holes 34d, 35d and four movable claws 5a, 6a
The shaft 4 is inserted into the holes 5a1 and 6a1, and the tip of the shaft 41 is fitted into the hole 4b1 of the rotary cylinder 41b at the other end, so that the shaft 41 is mounted in the recess 4a.

Here, the two sets of the fixed claws 36 and 37 of the main unit for hair removal U are equidistant and the gripping positions are well balanced when pinching the hair, so that the hair removal efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, since the gripping positions of the claw rows provided in the circumferential direction are at equal intervals, it is easy to pull out the targeted hair.

A plurality of holes 4c are formed in the circumferential direction on the axial end surface of one of the rotary cylinders 41a of the rotary cylinder 4, and opening / closing levers 38a, 38 are formed in these holes 4c.
b, 38c, 38d and opening / closing levers 39a, 39b, 39
c and 39d are alternately inserted in the circumferential direction. The pressing portions 381a, 381b, 381c, 381d at the ends of the opening / closing levers 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d are
The opening / closing levers 39a, 39b, 39c, 39d are located on the inner peripheral side of the rotary cylinder 4 with respect to the pressing portions 391a, 391b, 391c, 391d at the end portions, and both end portions in the circumferential direction are pressing portions 391a, 391b, 3
It is made to overlap with the end portions of 91c and 391d. A plurality of holes 4c are also provided in the rotary cylinder 41b at the other end in the circumferential direction so that the opening / closing levers 39a, 39b, 39c, 3 are provided.
9d and opening / closing levers 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d are alternately inserted in the same manner as described above.

The open / close levers 38a, 38b, 3
8c, 38d, 39a, 39b, 39c, 39d,
The main unit U for hair removal is provided in each recess 4a of the rotary cylinder 4.
Groove 382a, 382b, 382c, 3 with which the projecting pieces 5c, 6c of the movable claws 5a, 6a engage when the
82d, 392a, 392b, 392c, 392d are provided. At this time, the opening / closing lever inserted from the rotating cylinder 41a side engages with the protruding piece 6c of the movable claw 6a, and the opening / closing lever inserted from the rotating cylinder 41b side moves to the movable claw 5a.
It engages with the protruding piece 5c of a. In this way, the two pairs of the movable claws 5a and 6a for hair removal can be moved toward and away from the fixed claws 36 and 37 at the same time by moving the opening and closing lever in one direction, so that the assembly is simple and the assembly is easy. Will be things.

Further, both end surfaces of the rotary cylinder 4 in the axial direction and the opening / closing levers 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, 39.
A return spring 370 formed of a leaf spring is arranged between the pressing portions a, 39b, 39c, 39d. The return spring 37 is provided with a positioning hole at the center for engaging with the protrusion 4d provided at the center of the rotary cylinders 41a and 41b.
0, as shown in FIGS. 15, 16 and 18, integrally includes four substantially U-shaped spring pieces 370a, and these spring pieces 370a are opened / closed levers 38a, 38b, 38c, 3
8d, 39a, 39b, 39c, 39d are urged toward the axially outer side of the rotary cylinder 4.

Since the effective length of the spring is increased by making the spring piece 380a substantially U-shaped, the spring reaction force when the opening / closing lever is pressed by the cam 29 can be made small and low. It is possible to make the rotating cylinder 4 efficient with a load, and the spring piece 370a is bent in a spiral shape from the root to the tip toward the opening / closing lever side. Therefore, the movement amount of the opening / closing lever can be made large. Therefore, the opening amount of the movable claws 5a and 6a with respect to the fixed claws 36 and 37 can be increased.

Here, one spring piece 370a pushes two adjacent opening / closing levers 38b, 39d outward, and the spring piece 370a pushes the opening / closing levers 38c, 39a. For this reason, four springs are used. With the return spring 370 integrally having the piece 370a, all the incorporated opening / closing levers 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, 39a, 39b,
39c and 39d are urged outward.

When the force for pushing the open / close lever from the outside does not act, the movable claws 5a, 6a have their protrusions 5c, 6c.
Is pushed outward to rotate around the hole edge of the square hole 33c of the fulcrum plate 33 as a fulcrum to move away from the fixed claws 37 and 36 positioned on the fulcrum stop member 34, and to press the opening and closing levers 381a and 381b. , 381c, 381d, 391
When an external force is applied to the a, 391b, 391c, and 391d from the outside, the movable claws 5a and 6a rotate about the edge of the square hole 33c of the fulcrum plate 33 as a fulcrum by pushing the projecting pieces 5c and 6c inward. And is pressed against the fixed claws 36 and 37. In this way, since the return spring 370 made of a leaf spring is arranged on the axial end surface of the rotary cylinder 4 and all the opening / closing levers are biased outward by the return spring 370, the rotary cylinder is easy and inexpensive to assemble. 4 can be obtained.

Rotating cylinder 4 formed in this way
Is a shaft hole portion provided in the projecting support portions 27a, 28a which are protruded upward from both ends of the shaft 4b inserted into the rotary cylinder 4 from the cylinder mounting base 27 and the cylinder cover 28 attached to one end thereof. By being supported by 28b, it is held in a state in which it can freely rotate about its axis.

The projecting support portions 27a and 28a have cam insertion holes 27c and 28c each having a square hole shape, and shaft support grooves 27 located at upper and lower edges of the cam insertion holes 27c and 28c.
d and 28d are formed. The roller-type cams 29 are fitted into the cam insertion holes 27c and 28c, respectively, and the upper and lower ends of the roller shaft 29a inserted into the cams 29 are fitted into the shaft support grooves 27d and 28d, respectively.
Is supported for horizontal rotation. A part of the cam 29 projects inward from the cam insertion holes 27c and 28c.

A holding spring 30 is attached to the outside of the protruding support portions 27a and 28a. The holding spring 30 is fixed to the cylinder mounting base 27 and the cylinder cover 28 with a screw 301 that is inserted into the hole 30a of the base portion.
A hole 30b is provided on the upper part of the hole 30b.
The upper and lower edges of the roller shaft 29a elastically press the upper and lower ends of the roller shaft 29a. The hole portion 30b corresponds to the cam 29 so that the cam 29 does not come into contact with the holding spring 30.

Further, buttons 281 biased outward by springs 280 are provided on the outer surfaces of both ends of the cylinder mounting base 27 and the cylinder cover 28. This button 28
1 includes a hook 281a for attaching and detaching the frame 31, and the buttons 281, the cylinder mounting base 27, and the lower surface of the cylinder cover 28 are fixed to the base 300 with screws 301. Further, a rib 27A and a recess 27B are provided on the lower surface of the base 300.
A has a spring receiving rib 27Aa and a pair of holes 27Ab.

A recessed portion 27i is provided on the cylinder cover 28 side of the cylinder mounting base 27, and a drive gear 40 is arranged therein. The drive gear 40, both ends of which are supported by a shaft 40j pivotally supported by a cylinder mounting base 27 and a cylinder cover 28, meshes with a gear 41g included in the rotary cylinder 4 and also has a base block 15
Meshes with the gear 15c included in the. Cylinder mounting base 2
7 and the cylinder cover 28 and the base 300 are combined and fixed in the state where the rotary cylinder 4 is attached, and the head frame 31 is attached by the button 281 in this state, whereby the epilation block 24 is assembled. The button 28
1 fortune 281a is the hook 31a of the frame 31
Be combined with.

The base block 15 is the base block cover 1
55, a base body 15a installed in the base 55, a base cover 155 surrounding the outer periphery of the base body 15a, a gear 15c and a gear 1 arranged in a recess 15h opened above the base body 15a.
The gear 15e supported by the vertical shaft 15f meshes with the face gear portion of the gear 15c supported by the horizontal shaft 105j, and the eccentric cam 15g is integrally formed. I have it.

The hair removal block 24 is the base block 2
The base 30 of the hair removal block, which is arranged on the upper side.
Ribs 2 provided on the lower surface and located in the recess 15h
By inserting the slide guide shaft 15j penetrating the base body 15a into the hole 27Ab provided in 7A, the base 300
That is, the epilation block 24 slide guide shaft 15
It is mounted slidably in the axial direction of j.

Further, the spring receiver 27 provided on each rib 27A.
Between the Aa and the inner surfaces of both ends of the recess 15h, springs 15k, 1
5k are inserted respectively, and for this, the hair removal block 24
Is reciprocally movable in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder 4 with respect to the base block 15, and both springs 15
The hair removal block 24 is a base block 1 by the spring bias by k.
It is located at the center of 5.

A recess 27B is provided at the center of the lower surface of the base 300, and the eccentric cam 15 is provided in this recess 27B.
g engages. When the eccentric cam 15g rotates eccentrically, the eccentric cam 15g pushes the inner surface of the recess 27B to reciprocate the base block 15 against the spring force of the spring 15k. The width of the rotary cylinder 4 in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis is set to be at least twice the eccentric amount of the eccentric cam 15g so as not to move in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis.

Here, the springs 15k, 15k on both sides for urging the epilating block 24 which periodically reciprocates by the rotation of the eccentric cam 15g absorb the inertial force at the end points of the reciprocating motion. , Prevent collisions and reduce noise such as collision noise.

As described above, the epilation head 2 having the epilation block 24 reciprocally attached to the base block 15 in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder 4 is the base block 1
5, the hooks 11 and 11 provided on the lower surface of the base body 15a
Is attached to the main body casing 1 by connecting to the hook connecting portion 10 of the main body casing 1 shown in the above embodiment. As described above, the gear 19 meshes with the gear 15c when the hair removal head 2 is attached to the main body casing 1. When removing the epilation head 2, the support hook 261b can be detached from the hook 11 by pressing the operating portion 26a in the opposite manner to the above, and therefore the epilation head 2 may be pulled apart in this state.

In the hair removing device constructed as described above, when the motor 3 is driven with the hair removing head 2 attached to the main body casing 1, the rotation is transmitted to the gear 15c via the gear 19 as described above. Further, the rotation of the gear 15c is transmitted to the gear 41g via the drive gear 40, and the rotary cylinder 4 rotates.

The open / close levers 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, which come to the position of the cam 29 by rotating the rotary cylinder 4,
39a, 39b, 39c, 39d are pushed by the cam 29 and pushed inward against the return spring 370a, and the opening / closing lever pushes the protrusions 5c, 6c at the bottom of the movable claws 5a, 6a inward.

The four movable claws 5a and 6a, whose lower end portions are pushed inward and rotate, are pressed against the fixed claws 36 and 37, respectively, and are movable claws 5a and 6a and fixed claws 36 and 37, respectively.
The hair introduced between and is pinched. Then, the hair is pulled out by further rotating the rotary cylinder 4 while holding the hair. Further, by the rotation of the rotary cylinder 4, the next opening / closing lever reaches the position of the cam 29 and is pressed by the cam 29, and the hair is pinched and pulled out in the same manner as described above.

In addition, when the rotary cylinder 4 rotates to perform hair removal, the rotation is transmitted from the gear 15c to the gear 15e to rotate the eccentric cam 15g, and this rotation causes the hair removal block 24 to move as described above. It periodically reciprocates in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder 4 with respect to the base block 15. Due to this reciprocating movement, the position where the hair is clamped by the fixed claws 36, 37 and the movable claws 5a, 6a provided on the rotary cylinder 4 of the epilation block 24 changes, so that the hair on the entire surface of the skin can be removed. is there.

In this example, the plate 322
Is attached to the frame 31, and further the frame 3
A comb C is attached to the front surface of 1.

The plate 322 covering the rotary cylinder 4 is provided with three openings 322b, 322a, 322b aligned in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder 4, and the width of the central opening 322a (in the above-mentioned axial direction). (Length) is made larger than the width of the openings 322b at both ends, and two rows of claws are located in the openings 322a as shown in FIG.
So that there is a row of claws in it and the opening 322
The crosspiece between a and 322b is positioned between the rows of the claws, and as shown in FIG.
Is made larger than the width D of the opening 322a in the axial direction, so that the targeted hair can be easily guided to the opening 322a and pulled out, and hair breakage is reduced.

Further, by providing the unevenness 322c on the inner edges of the openings 322a and 322b, the openings 322a and 322a are formed.
Hairs do not fall asleep due to the crosspiece between 2b, and hair removal efficiency is improved.

Further, time is alternately provided on the end surface of the rotary cylinder 4, and the projection 322 is also provided on the corresponding side surface of the plate 322.
By providing D (see FIG. 43) and vibrating the plate 322 with respect to the rotary cylinder 4, the introduction efficiency is further increased and the hair removal efficiency can be improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 45, another frame 322 having a different shape of the opening 322 is prepared in advance,
If the frame 322 can be replaced, the effect according to the condition of the hair can be obtained. That is, by using the frame 322 in which the opening 322 in the central portion is also small, the hair loss stimulation can be further reduced.

As shown in FIGS. 34 and 35, the comb 32 has a hole 90 in which the widths in the vertical direction are different in the left and right in the substantially central portion.
0, and the frame 900 is provided with a button 901 in the hole 900.
Projection 901a is fitted. In the state shown in FIG. 33, since the protrusion 901a of the button 901 is engaged with the narrower side of the hole 900, the comb C is in the lower position where it is easy to aim for short bristles. However, when the button 901 is slid to the wider side of the hole 900, the comb C projects upward due to the biasing force of the spring S attached between the comb C and the frame 31, and the long hair is trimmed to the hair removing portion. Lead.

Further, since the comb C urged by the spring S is in a floating state in which it descends in accordance with the contact pressure with the skin, it has good followability to the skin and can efficiently remove hair. Further, since the comb C is attached to the rib 31D of the frame 31 so as to be movable up and down, it is easy to assemble.

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As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the plate for covering the externally exposed surface of the rotary cylinder is provided and the plate is provided with the plurality of openings, the rotary cylinder is provided on the skin. The plate prevents the nails for hair removal and hair from coming into contact, and the hair can be pulled out by introducing the hair from the opening provided in the plate, and the plate ensures higher safety for the skin during hair removal. The side wall of the opening can press down the root of the hair on the skin and squeeze out the part of the hair buried in the skin to guide it into the opening, where it can be depilated with a nail, Moreover, since the skin is pressed down by the plate and the hair is removed, the pain at the time of hair removal can be relieved.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the plate has a curved surface along the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder, not only a relatively flat and large area such as a foot or an arm but also an axilla. It is also easy to use when removing hair from areas such as those that are depressed. Further, by having the curved surface, when the epilation device is moved along the skin for epilation, the front part is opened, so that the introduction efficiency of the hair into the opening is also improved.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, since the curved surface of the plate has a radius of curvature equal to or larger than the radius of the rotary cylinder, the rotary cylinder can be inscribed in the plate. Can be higher.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, since the center of the curved surface of the plate and the center of rotation of the rotary cylinder coincide with each other, it is possible to prevent the hair removal claw from approaching or contacting the inner surface of the plate on the outer circumference of the rotary cylinder. It can be ensured in a large rotation range, the effective angle for removing short hair is large, and the hair removal efficiency can be improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, since the plate is made of a thin metal plate, the rigidity of the plate can be increased.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, since the plate has a smaller thickness toward the opening, when the plate is pressed against the skin, the skin easily enters the hole, and the skin is removed from the plate. It is possible to capture up to the inner surface.

In the invention according to claim 7, since the plate has a coating surface containing a fluororesin on the surface that comes into contact with the skin, the friction resistance of the plate can be reduced and the surface of the skin can be smoothly moved. It can be moved and the hair removal process can be performed quickly.

Further, according to the invention of claim 8, since the outer surface of the plate is provided with irregularities, it is possible to reduce the contact area between the skin surface and the plate surface when moving along the skin. It can be moved smoothly.

According to the ninth aspect of the invention, since the plate is vibrated in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, the plurality of openings provided in the plate are long holes whose length in the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder is equal to or larger than the width in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder, and in particular, In the invention according to claim 11, since the opening provided in the plate is a long hole parallel to the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder, the hair can be efficiently introduced, and the side wall of the opening has a function of removing the hair on the skin. The root can be pressed down and the hair can be squeezed out, and even short hair can be reliably removed.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the length of the opening provided in the plate in the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder is larger than the length of the hair removal nail in the same direction, and the nail is positioned in the opening. In addition, when the hair is pulled out by the nail, the hair is not cut by the plate, and the hair removal can be performed with less leaving residue and less irritation.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the invention, since the width of the crosspiece between the openings provided in the plate in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder is smaller than the width of the opening, long bristles are laid by the crosspiece. As a result, the hair can be efficiently removed regardless of the length of the hair.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the opening provided in the plate has a wider width at one end on the tip side in the moving direction along the skin during the hair removal operation, so that the efficiency of introducing hair is further increased. Can be higher.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the plurality of depilation claws provided on the rotary cylinder are arranged at intervals in the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder, and within one opening of the plate during one rotation of the rotary cylinder. Since the opening and closing operation of the nail is performed once or more, the hair can be removed more efficiently.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, since the plate vibrates in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder, hairs laid down by the crosspieces between the openings of the plate also vibrate within the openings. It can be introduced and hair can be removed without leaving any residue.

According to the seventeenth aspect of the invention, since the opening is provided with irregularities on the side edges substantially parallel to the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder, the introduction of the bristles can be performed more reliably.

According to the eighteenth aspect of the present invention, the plate is in elastic contact with the rotary cylinder, so that the hair removal efficiency of the shorter hair becomes higher.

Further, in the invention according to claim 19, the hair removing claws provided on the rotary cylinder are opened and closed by the rod that slides in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder. The hair can be pinched, the hair can be pinched at a position closer to the skin surface, and shorter hair can be removed.

According to the twentieth aspect of the invention, since the outer peripheral edge of the depilation claw provided on the rotary cylinder projects from the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder, it is easy to hold short hair and short hair is also obtained. Hair removal efficiency can be increased.

In the twenty-first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of hair removing claws provided on the rotary cylinder are arranged at intervals in the rotation axis direction of the rotary cylinder, and the openings provided in the plate are Since the nails are arranged in the axial direction at the same intervals as those of the nails, hair in any of the openings can be removed, and highly efficient hair removal can be performed.

According to the twenty-second aspect of the invention, the hair removing claws provided on the rotary cylinder are composed of a pair of movable claws or a pair of movable claws and a fixed claw which are opposed to each other in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder, and the movable claws of the rotary cylinder. Since one end is engaged with the opening / closing member driven by the cams arranged at both ends and the claw opens and closes by the operation of the opening / closing member by the cam, a plurality of hair removal claws are arranged in the circumferential direction. The hair removal efficiency can be improved.

According to the twenty-third aspect of the invention, among the plurality of openings provided in the plate and arranged in the rotation axis direction of the rotary cylinder, the opening in the central portion has a larger width in the rotation axis direction than the openings at both ends. Therefore, it becomes easy to pull out the targeted hair, and it is possible to reduce the amount of hair left unpulled.

According to the twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, since the number of hair removal nails that pass through the opening due to the rotation of the rotary cylinder is larger in the central opening than in the openings at both ends, the targeted hair is It is easier to pull out, and you can quickly and easily remove hair.

Further, in the twenty-fifth aspect of the invention, since the plates having different opening widths can be replaced, and in the twenty-sixth aspect of the invention, the plates having different number of openings in the rotation axis direction can be replaced. Therefore, when the amount of hair is large or when the hair removal stimulus is strongly felt, the plate can be replaced with a hair removal treatment suitable for each case.

According to the twenty-seventh aspect of the invention, since the plate is provided with a comb on the outer surface side of which the comb-shaped projections are arranged in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotation cylinder, the hair is separated by the comb and the hair is trimmed. Therefore, the hair is easily guided to the opening.

According to the twenty-eighth aspect of the invention, since the comb holds the plate and is integrated with the head frame surrounding the rotary cylinder, the contact with the skin and the assemblability can be improved.

According to the twenty-ninth aspect of the invention, since the comb-shaped projection of the comb is located at the crosspiece position between the openings of the plate in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder, it is easy to guide the bristles to the openings. .

According to the thirtieth aspect of the present invention, if there is a concave space extending in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder between the tip of the comb-shaped projection of the comb and the top of the curved surface of the plate, long bristles are raised in the concave space. Therefore, the hair is easily introduced into the opening provided in the plate, and high hair removing performance can be achieved even for long hair.

According to the thirty-first aspect of the present invention, since the comb is floatable with respect to the plate, it is possible to improve the ability of the comb to follow the skin and to easily open even long hair. It can be introduced into the hair part and the hair can be efficiently removed regardless of the length of the hair.

According to the thirty-second aspect of the invention, since the height of the comb can be switched with respect to the plate, the height of the comb can be lowered to easily aim the hair when processing short hair. It is possible and convenient to use.

[0166] According to the thirty-third aspect of the invention, since a swinging mechanism for swinging the rotary cylinder around an axis in a direction orthogonal to the skin surface is provided, a soft portion of the skin such as an axilla can be obtained. Even when performing hair removal, the presence of the portion located on the swing axis in the rotary cylinder makes it difficult for the skin to move together, and therefore hair removal efficiency can be improved, and if it is a constant cycle movement, The frictional resistance with the skin can be reduced and the usability can be improved.

According to the thirty-fourth aspect of the present invention, since the swing shaft is located at the center of the effective width of the rotary cylinder, the skin becomes harder to move, and the hair removal efficiency is improved and the usability is improved. be able to.

According to the thirty-fifth aspect of the invention, since the swing shaft is located at the center of the rotary cylinder arranged in parallel and in parallel, a plurality of hair removing elements are provided. Even if it does, the skin does not become difficult to move.

According to the invention described in Item 36, since the entire epilation head, which holds the rotary cylinder and the gear for transmitting the rotational power to the rotary cylinder, is swung about the axis. Moreover, the swing structure can be easily obtained.

According to the thirty-seventh aspect of the invention, since the face gear coaxial with the swing shaft is provided in the rotary power transmitting member from the drive source to the epilation head, the rotary power to the rotary cylinder is provided. It is easy to achieve both transmission and swing structure.

According to the thirty-eighth aspect of the invention, since the face gear is provided with the eccentric cam for swinging drive, the swinging drive for swinging can be easily performed.

According to a thirty-ninth aspect of the present invention, a link arm that engages with the eccentric cam and swings by the rotation of the eccentric cam is connected to a hair removing head that is rotatable about a swing axis. Since the swing mechanism is used, it is possible to reduce the pressing load due to pressing against the skin when swinging and swinging, and since the number of rotations does not decrease, the hair removal efficiency can be improved.

According to the forty-fourth aspect of the invention, since the plate is located on the skin surface side of the epilation head and swings together with the epilation head, the hair introduced into the long hole of the plate may be cut. It can be made without any leftovers.

According to the invention of claim 41, since the shaft for preventing the hair removal head is inserted through the hair removal head in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotary cylinder and parallel to the skin surface, Easy to assemble.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the above.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the overall configuration of the above.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the above.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the above.

FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view of the above.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the above main body casing.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of components in the main body casing of the above.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the above base block.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the epilation block of the above.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the epilation block of the above.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the above rotary cylinder.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the above rotary cylinder.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the above rotary cylinder.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the above rotary cylinder.

FIG. 16 is a development view of the surface of the rotating cylinder of the above.

FIG. 17 is a schematic development view of the rotary cylinder, plate and comb of the above.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the above plate.

FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the epilation block of the above.

FIG. 20 is a plan view of the above base block.

FIG. 21 shows a swinging motion of the hair removal block.
(a) is a plan view of an epilation head, and (b) is a plan view of a base block.

FIG. 22 shows the swinging motion of the hair removal block,
(a) is a plan view of an epilation head, and (b) is a plan view of a base block.

FIG. 23 shows a swinging motion of a hair removal block,
(a) is a plan view of an epilation head, and (b) is a plan view of a base block.

FIG. 24 is an enlarged plan view showing the plate shape of the above.

FIG. 25 shows another example, (a) is a partial vertical cross-sectional view, (b)
FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view.

FIG. 26 is an exploded perspective view of the above.

FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view showing the sizes of the opening and the claw of the plate.

28A and 28B are cross-sectional views of different examples of plates.

FIG. 29 is a vertical cross-sectional view of another example.

FIG. 30 is a transverse sectional view of the above.

FIG. 31 is a cross-sectional view of another example of a hair removal head.

FIG. 32 is a plan view of an example of another embodiment.

FIG. 33 is a front view of the above.

FIG. 34 is a transverse sectional view of the above.

FIG. 35 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the same frame.

FIG. 36 is a vertical sectional view of the above.

FIG. 37 is a perspective view of the above rotary cylinder.

FIG. 38 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the above rotary cylinder.

FIG. 39 is an exploded perspective view of the above rotary cylinder.

FIG. 40 is an exploded perspective view of the above rotary cylinder.

FIG. 41 is a partial perspective view of the above rotary cylinder.

FIG. 42 is an exploded perspective view of the hair removal main unit of the above.

FIG. 43 shows another example of the above plate, (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view.

FIG. 44 is a development view showing the arrangement of the hair removal nails of the above.

FIG. 45 is a plan view showing another example of the same plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 body housing 2 hair removal head 4 rotating cylinders 32 plates 32a opening

Claims (41)

[Claims] 1. A depilation device for providing a hair removal claw that is driven to open and close to a rotationally driven cylindrical rotary cylinder, and pulling out hair held between the claws by rotation of the rotary cylinder. A hair removing device, characterized in that a plate is provided to cover the plate and a plurality of openings are provided in the plate. 2. The epilating device according to claim 1, wherein the plate has a curved surface along the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder. 3. The epilating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the curved surface of the plate has a radius of curvature equal to or larger than the radius of the rotating cylinder. 4. The center of the curved surface of the plate and the center of rotation of the rotary cylinder are coincident with each other.
Or the hair removal device according to 3. 5. The epilating device according to claim 1, wherein the plate is formed of a thin metal plate. 6. The epilating device according to claim 1, wherein the plate has a plate thickness that decreases toward the opening. 7. The epilating device according to claim 1, wherein the plate has a coated surface containing a fluororesin on a surface that comes into contact with the skin. 8. The epilating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plate has irregularities on the outer surface thereof. 9. The epilating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising vibrating means for vibrating the plate in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder. 10. The plurality of openings provided in the plate are long holes whose length in the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder is equal to or greater than the width in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder. 9. The epilation device according to any one of 9 above. 11. The epilating device according to claim 1, wherein the opening provided in the plate is an elongated hole parallel to the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder. 12. The claw is located in the opening when the length of the opening provided in the plate in the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder is larger than the length of the claw for hair removal in the same direction. Or the hair removal device according to item 11. 13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the width of the crosspiece between the openings provided in the plate in the rotation axis direction of the rotary cylinder is smaller than the width of the openings. Hair removal device. 14. The epilating apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the opening provided in the plate has a wide width at one end on the tip side in the direction of movement along the skin during the epilating operation. 15. A plurality of depilation claws provided on the rotary cylinder are arranged at intervals in the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder, and the opening and closing motions of the claws in the opening portion of the plate during one rotation of the rotary cylinder are 1. The epilation device according to claim 1, wherein the epilation device is performed more than once. 16. The epilating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plate vibrates in the rotation axis direction of the rotary cylinder. 17. The epilating device according to claim 1, wherein the opening is provided with unevenness on a side edge thereof substantially parallel to the rotation direction of the rotary cylinder. 18. The epilating device according to claim 1, wherein the plate is in elastic contact with the rotating cylinder. 19. The epilating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hair removing claw provided on the rotary cylinder is opened and closed by a rod that slides in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder. 20. The epilating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an outer peripheral edge of the claw for hair removal provided on the rotary cylinder projects from an outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder. 21. A plurality of depilation claws provided on the rotary cylinder are arranged at intervals in the rotation axis direction of the rotary cylinder, and the openings provided in the plate are at the same intervals as the intervals of the claws. The hair removing device according to claim 1, wherein the hair removing devices are arranged in the axial direction. 22. The hair removal claw provided on the rotary cylinder comprises a pair of movable claws or a pair of movable claws and a fixed claw which are opposed to each other in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder, and the movable claws are driven by cams arranged at both ends of the rotary cylinder. 2. The epilating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one end is engaged with the opening / closing member, and the claw opens / closes by the operation of the opening / closing member by the cam. 23. The plurality of openings provided on the plate and arranged in the rotational axis direction of the rotary cylinder are characterized in that the central opening has a larger width in the rotational axis direction than the openings at both ends. The epilation device according to claim 1. 24. The epilating apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the number of hair removal nails that pass through the openings by the rotation of the rotary cylinder is larger in the central opening than in the openings at both ends. 25. The epilating device according to claim 1 or 23, characterized in that the epilating device can be replaced with a plate having different opening widths. 26. The epilating device according to claim 1, wherein the plate is replaceable with a plate having a different number of openings in the rotation axis direction of the rotating cylinder. 27. The epilating device according to claim 1, wherein the plate is provided with a comb on the outer surface side of which comb-shaped projections are arranged in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder. 28. The epilator according to claim 27, wherein the comb is integral with a head frame which holds the plate and surrounds the rotary cylinder. 29. The epilating device according to claim 27 or 28, wherein the comb-shaped projections of the comb are located at the crosspieces between the openings of the plate in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder. 30. The epilating device according to claim 27, wherein a concave space extending in the axial direction of the rotary cylinder is provided between the tip of the comb-shaped protrusion of the comb and the top of the curved surface of the plate. 31. The epilating device according to claim 27, wherein the comb is floatable with respect to the plate. 32. The epilating device according to claim 27, wherein the comb is height-switchable with respect to the plate. 33. The epilating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a swinging mechanism for swinging the rotating cylinder around an axis in a direction orthogonal to the skin surface. 34. The epilator according to claim 33, wherein the swing shaft is located at the center of the effective width of the rotary cylinder. 35. The epilating apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the swing shaft is located at the center of the plurality of rotating cylinders arranged in parallel and in parallel. 36. The epilating apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the entire epilating head, which holds the rotary cylinder and a gear for transmitting rotational power to the rotary cylinder, is swung about an axis. 37. The epilating apparatus according to claim 36, wherein a face gear coaxial with the swing shaft is provided in the rotary power transmission member from the drive source to the epilation head. 38. The epilating apparatus according to claim 37, wherein the face gear is provided with an eccentric cam for swinging drive. 39. A swinging mechanism is formed by connecting a link arm that engages with an eccentric cam and swings by the rotation of the eccentric cam to a hair removal head that is rotatable about a swing axis. The epilation device according to claim 38. 40. The epilating apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the plate is located on the skin surface side of the epilating head and swings together with the epilating head. 41. The epilating apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the epilating head has a shaft for preventing slipping off in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotary cylinder and parallel to the skin surface.