JP2018020217A - Electric shaver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To exactly cut beard by efficiently drive an inner blade in forward and rearward directions, and by making the inner blade when cutting beard exhibit draw-cutting action in an electric shaver the inner blade of which moves right and left directions and forward and rearward directions.SOLUTION: An electric shaver comprises cutting blades 11, 12 configured of an outer blade 21 and an inner blade 22 in slide contact along the outer blade 21 and a reciprocation drive structure that transmits the rotation power of the motor 15 to the inner blade 22 by conversion into reciprocation power. The reciprocation drive structure is configured by including oscillators 17, 18 that convert the rotation power of the motor 15 into reciprocation power in right and left directions and a forward and rearward drive structure that drives the oscillators 17, 18 by reciprocation in forward and rearward directions. The forward and rearward drive structures includes an auxiliary oscillator 133 that converts the rotation power of the motor 15 into reciprocation power in forward and rearward directions. The auxiliary oscillator 133 makes the oscillators 17, 18 move by reciprocation in forward and rearward directions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 23

Description

  The present invention includes a cutting blade composed of an outer blade and an inner blade, and the inner blade reciprocates in the direction in which the small blades are arranged, that is, in the left-right direction, and in the direction perpendicular to the left-right direction in the horizontal plane, that is, in the front-back direction Related to razor.

  This type of electric shaver is known from US Pat. The electric razor includes a first vibration converting means for converting the rotational movement of the motor into a left-right movement (reciprocating movement) of the inner blade, and a second vibration conversion for converting the movement into a front-back movement perpendicular to the left-right direction. Means. The first vibration converting means includes a first vibration base (vibration base), a pair of left and right elastic pieces connected to the left and right ends via hinges, a flange formed at the lower end of each elastic piece, and a pair of A pair of front and rear frame pieces that connect the front ends and the rear ends of the flange portion are provided, and the flange portion and the frame piece are fixed to the inner wall surface of the main body case. A driving shaft (driving rod) projects from the upper surface of the first vibration base, and the projecting end is connected to the inner blade frame (inner blade body holder). The second vibration converting means includes a second vibration base (vibration base) and a pair of front and rear elastic pieces connected to the front and rear ends of the second vibration base via hinges, and the lower ends of the elastic pieces are connected to the frame pieces. Has been. The top surface of the second vibration base is vertically opposed to the bottom surface of the first vibration base, and a motor is fixed to the bottom surface of the second vibration base. An output shaft of the motor passes through the second vibration base, and an eccentric cam fixed to the tip of the output shaft is fitted in a cam receiving hole provided on the lower surface of the first vibration base.

  When the motor is driven, the eccentric cam rotates, and the inner wall surface of the cam receiving hole of the first vibration base is pressed by the eccentric cam. In a state where the pressing force in the left-right direction acts on the cam receiving hole, the first vibrating base reciprocates in the left-right direction while deforming the elastic piece. This reciprocating motion is transmitted to the inner blade frame via the drive shaft, whereby the inner blade reciprocates in the left-right direction. On the other hand, in a state where the pressing force in the front-rear direction acts on the cam receiving hole, the first vibration base does not displace in the front-rear direction, and the second vibration base and the motor reciprocate in the front-rear direction due to the reaction. Since the motor is relatively heavy, the entire body case is forcibly vibrated by the reciprocating motion. The vibration of the main body case is transmitted to the inner blade, which causes the inner blade to vibrate in the front-rear direction. As described above, when the inner blade is added in the left-right direction and is vibrated in the front-rear direction, the skin can be shaken and the introduction of the hair to the outer blade can be promoted. Moreover, the shavings accumulated on the inner blade can be shaken off.

Microfilm of Japanese Utility Model No. 58-122480 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-51567)

  In the form in which the inner blade is vibrated in the front-rear direction by transmitting the reciprocating power in the front-rear direction of the second vibrating base and the motor to the inner blade through the main body case, as in the electric razor of Patent Document 1, The transmission loss increases as much as it passes through.

  The purpose of the present invention is to efficiently drive the inner blade in the front-rear direction in the electric razor in which the inner blade reciprocates in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction, and to exert a tearing action on the inner blade during whisker cutting, An object of the present invention is to provide an electric razor that can cut a beard more accurately.

  The electric razor according to the present invention converts the rotational power of the cutting blades 11 and 12 composed of the outer blade 21 and the inner blade 22 slidably in contact with the inner surface of the outer blade 21 and the motor 15 into reciprocating power into the inner blade. And a reciprocating drive structure that transmits to 22. The reciprocating drive structure includes the vibrators 17 and 18 that convert the rotational power of the motor 15 into the reciprocating power in the left-right direction, and the front-rear drive structure that reciprocates the vibrators 17 and 18 in the front-rear direction. Yes. The front-rear drive structure includes an auxiliary vibrator 133 that converts the rotational power of the motor 15 into reciprocating power in the front-rear direction. The auxiliary vibrator 133 reciprocates the vibrators 17 and 18 in the front-rear direction. In the present invention, the “left-right direction” means the arrangement direction of the small blades in the inner blade 22, and the “front-rear direction” means a direction orthogonal to the left-right direction in the horizontal plane.

  The movement stroke width S2 in the front-rear direction of the inner blade 22 can be set smaller than the movement stroke width S1 in the left-right direction of the inner blade 22.

  The moving stroke width S2 in the front-rear direction of the inner blade 22 can be set to be equal to or less than half of the moving stroke width S1 in the left-right direction of the inner blade 22.

  The outer blade 21 is constituted by a mesh blade having a group of small blades 23 and a blade hole 24, and the movement stroke width S <b> 2 of the inner blade 22 in the front-rear direction can be set smaller than the front-rear width D of the blade hole 24. .

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the vibrators 17 and 18 are reciprocally driven by the eccentric cam 19, the drive shaft 54 that transmits the reciprocating power of the vibration frame 53 to the inner blade 22, and the vibration frame 53. It is possible to adopt a form in which a vibration cam 53 is provided with a passive cam 67 that engages the eccentric cam 19 and a front-rear drive structure.

  The front-rear drive structure is configured using the link body 69 as a motion conversion element. One end of the link body 69 is connected to the vibration frame 53 via a connecting shaft 70 so as to be relatively rotatable, and the other end is a fulcrum shaft 71. -It is supported so that it can reciprocate around 122. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, when the link body 69 accompanies the vibration frame 53 and reciprocates in the left-right direction, the reciprocation locus in the left-right direction of the vibration frame 53 and the link body 69 around the fulcrum shafts 71 and 122. The vibration frame 53 can be reciprocated in the front-rear direction based on the difference between the locus and the swing locus.

  A link body 69 can be coupled to a coupling shaft 70 provided on the upper surface of the vibration frame 53, and a passive cam 67 can be disposed below the link body 69.

  A first cutting blade 11 and a second cutting blade 12 each composed of an outer blade 21 and an inner blade 22, and a first vibrator 17 and a second vibrator 18 that drive the inner blade 22 of each cutting blade 11 and 12. The first vibrator 17 and the second vibrator 18 can be driven to reciprocate in the front-rear reverse direction by the front-rear drive structure.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the eccentric cam 19 includes a first eccentric shaft 50 that engages with the passive cam 67 of the first vibrator 17, and a second eccentric shaft 51 that engages with the passive cam 67 of the second vibrator 18. It has. The phase positions of the first eccentric shaft 50 and the second eccentric shaft 51 are changed by 180 degrees, and the vibration frames 53 of the first vibrator 17 and the second vibrator 18 are reciprocated in opposite directions. The vibration frames 53 of the vibrators 17 and 18 are connected to each other by the link body 69 via the connection shaft 70, and the connection shaft 70 can function as the movable fulcrum shaft 71.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, a fixed wall 124 is disposed above the vibration frame 53 of the vibrators 17 and 18, and a front-rear drive structure is provided on either the fixed wall 124 or the vibration frame 53. A groove 125 and a cam pin 126 provided on the other side and engaged with the cam groove 125 can be configured.

  As shown in FIG. 22, a fixed wall 128 is provided in front of or behind the vibration frame 53 of the vibrators 17 and 18, and a front-rear drive structure is provided on a cam surface 129 provided on one of the fixed wall 128 and the vibration frame 53. And a cam projection 130 provided on the other side and always in contact with the cam surface 129.

  As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the front-rear drive structure can move the auxiliary vibrator 133 that converts the rotational power of the motor 15 into reciprocating power in the front-rear direction, and the auxiliary vibrator 133 and the vibration frame 53 can be moved in the front-rear direction. It can comprise with the transmission part 134 connected to.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the vibrators 17 and 18 reciprocate the vibration frame 53 that is reciprocated by the eccentric cam 19, the drive shaft 54 that transmits the reciprocating power of the vibration frame 53 to the inner blade 22, and the vibration frame 53. And an elastic piece 55 that supports it. Then, the reciprocating drive direction of the vibration frame 53 in plan view is tilted back and forth with respect to the central axis L in the left-right direction of the inner blade 22, and the vibrators 17 and 18 can also serve as the front-rear drive structure. .

  As shown in FIG. 8, the inner blade 22 includes a blade body 29 and an inner blade frame 30 to which the blade body 29 is fixed. A transmission form may be employed in which a transmission structure is provided between the inner blade frame 30 and the drive shaft 54 to transmit the reciprocating power of the vibrators 17 and 18 in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction to the inner blade 22.

  A pair of left and right holding arms 65 extending upward are provided at the upper end of the drive shaft 54. The inner blade frame 30 includes a passive piece 74 that is engaged between a pair of holding arms 65 and a passive wall 75 that clamps the pair of holding arms 65 from the front and rear. The transmission structure includes a pair of holding arms 65, a passive piece 74, and a passive wall 75. A restricting piece 76 for restricting the passive piece 74 from coming out from between the pair of holding arms 65 protrudes from the tip of each holding arm 65. A neutral frame 79 is disposed below the inner blade frame 30, and an inner blade spring 80 that supports the neutral frame 79 in a vertically floatable manner is disposed between the pair of holding arms 65. The neutral frame 79 is integrally provided with a frame portion 81 that surrounds the pair of holding arms 65 and a push-up portion 82 that pushes up and biases the passive piece 74 of the inner blade frame 30. And the frame part 81 can take the form which supports the lower surface of the inner blade frame 30 from right and left both sides, and hold | maintains the inner blade frame 30 in a horizontal attitude | position.

  The drive shaft 54 can be provided with a pair of left and right guide pieces 87 for sliding the neutral frame 79 in the vertical direction.

  The slide protrusion 88 protruding from the frame portion 81 of the neutral frame 79 can be guided and supported by the guide piece 87 so as to be vertically slidable.

  Subordinate cutting blades 13 and 14 composed of an outer blade 31 and an inner blade 32 are provided adjacent to the cutting blades 11 and 12 including the inner blade 22 connected to the holding arm 65 of the drive shaft 54. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the drive piece 66 is fixed to the drive shaft 54. And the drive piece 66 can take the form which is integrally provided with the drive piece 86 engaged with the inner blade 32 of the secondary cutting blades 13 and 14 and the guide piece 87 for the neutral frame 79.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the razor head 2 includes a head case 10 to which cutting blades 11 and 12 and vibrators 17 and 18 are assembled. Inside the head case 10, a vibrator chamber 35 that houses the vibrators 17 and 18 and a fluff chamber 63 located above the vibrator chamber 35 are formed. The vibrators 17 and 18 include a drive shaft 54 that protrudes upward toward the fuzz chamber 63. The output shaft portion 64 of the drive shaft 54 located in the fuzz chamber 63 is connected to the inner blade 22. As shown in FIG. 12, a water passage opening 99 that leads to the fluff chamber 63 is formed in the front wall or the rear wall of the head case 10. The water passage opening 99 is covered with a shutter 101 slidably supported by the head case 10 up and down. And the left-right width W1 of the water flow opening 99 is set to be larger than the left-right width W2 of the output shaft portion 64, and the output shaft portion 64 of the drive shaft 54 is disposed in a state of facing the opening region of the water flow opening 99. Can do.

  A space between the opening 57 leading from the vibrator chamber 35 to the fuzz chamber 63 and the drive shaft 54 is sealed in a watertight manner by the vibrator packing 59, and the lateral width W 1 of the water passage opening 99 is set to the lateral width W 3 of the vibrator packing 59. Can be set larger.

  The water flow opening 99 and the shutter 101 are formed symmetrically with the central axis of the razor head 2 as the symmetry axis, and the operation unit 102 for sliding the shutter 101 is disposed at the left and right center of the outer surface of the shutter 101. Can do.

  The shutter 101 is guided and supported by the head case 10 so as to be vertically slidable between a closed position at the upper end for closing the water flow opening 99 and an open position at the lower end for opening the water flow opening 99. 10, a shutter spring 105 that urges the shutter 101 to move toward the closed position can be provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the shutter spring 105 exhibits an upward biasing force above the thought point of the spring 105, and exerts a downward biasing force below the thought point of the spring 105. It can be comprised with the spring body provided with the point.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the shutter spring 105 is a resin molded product that integrally includes a spring arm 106 that is curved in a free state, and a fixed connecting portion 107 and a movable connecting portion 108 that are provided at both ends of the spring arm 106. The fixed connecting portion 107 can be connected to the head case 10 and the movable connecting portion 108 can be connected to the shutter 101 so as to be relatively rotatable.

  The razor head 2 can be supported by a main body case 1 that also serves as a grip so as to move up and down, and can be pushed up and biased by a float spring 42 disposed between the razor head 2 and the main body case 1.

  The upward biasing force of the shutter spring 105 against the shutter 101 can be set smaller than the upward biasing force of the float spring 42 against the razor head 2.

  As shown in FIG. 18, guide surfaces 115 and 116 inclined toward the fuzz chamber 63 are formed on the end surface of the shutter 101 on the closed end side and the opening edge of the water flow opening 99 facing the end surface. Can do.

  The head case 10 includes an outer blade holder 37 that supports the outer blade 21 and a head frame 36 to which the outer blade holder 37 is detachably mounted. A space surrounded by the outer blade holder 37 and the head frame 36 is bristle. It is a waste chamber 63. And as shown in FIG. 12, the water flow opening 99 and the shutter 101 can be provided in the outer blade holder 37.

  In the present invention, the reciprocating drive structure includes the vibrators 17 and 18 that convert the rotational power of the motor 15 into the reciprocating power in the left-right direction, and the front-rear drive structure that reciprocates the vibrators 17 and 18 in the front-rear direction. . According to this, since the reciprocating power in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction of the vibrators 17 and 18 can be directly transmitted to the inner blade 22, the inner blade 22 can be compared with the conventional electric shaver of this type. Driving in the front-rear direction can be performed efficiently. In the present invention, the rotational power of the motor 15 is converted into reciprocating power by the vibrators 17 and 18, and the vibrators 17 and 18 are reciprocated back and forth by the front and rear drive structure, so that the motor is reciprocated integrally with the vibrator. Thus, as compared with a conventional electric razor that vibrates the entire case in the front-rear direction, vibration transmitted from the vibrators 17 and 18 to the grip of the electric razor can be reduced. Therefore, the vibration transmitted from the grip to the user's hand can be reduced, and the electric razor can be operated as the user desires. Further, according to the present invention, the inner blade 22 is reciprocated simultaneously in the left and right direction and the front and rear direction with respect to the outer blade 21, so that the inner blade 22 exhibits a good cutting action and is sandwiched between the two blades 21 and 22. The hair can be cut more accurately.

  When the movement stroke width S2 in the front-rear direction of the inner blade 22 is set to be smaller than the movement stroke width S1 in the left-right direction of the inner blade 22, the inner blade 22 presses against the outer blade 21 at the front and rear ends of the movement stroke of the inner blade 22. It is possible to reduce the wear of the outer blade 21 due to this, and it is possible to prevent the inner blade 22 and the vibrators 17 and 18 from interfering with the front and rear structures.

  When the movement stroke width S2 in the front-rear direction of the inner blade 22 is set to be equal to or less than half of the movement stroke width S1 in the left-right direction of the inner blade 22, the wear of the outer blade 21 due to the pressure contact of the inner blade 22 can be further reduced. In addition, it is possible to further prevent the inner blade 22 and the vibrators 17 and 18 from interfering with the front and rear structures.

  If the movement stroke width S2 in the front-rear direction of the inner blade 22 is set smaller than the front-rear width D of the blade hole 24 of the outer blade 21, the edge of the small blade 23 caused by the inner blade 22 pressing against the outer blade 21 The wear of the part can be further reduced.

  In the vibrators 17 and 18 including the vibration frame 53, the drive shaft 54, and the elastic piece 55, if the vibration frame 53 is provided with a passive cam 67 and a front-rear drive structure, the reciprocating motion of the vibration frame 53 in the left-right direction is utilized. The front-rear drive structure can reciprocate the vibration frame 53 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the vibration frame 53 can be efficiently reciprocated in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction to reduce the power loss during the operation conversion. In addition, since the vibration frame 53 is reciprocated in the front-rear direction by the front-rear drive structure using the reciprocation of the vibration frame 53 in the left-right direction, the structure of the front-rear drive structure can be simplified.

  One end of the link body 69 is connected to the vibration frame 53 so as to be rotatable relative thereto, and the other end of the link body 69 is supported so as to be reciprocally swingable around the fulcrum shafts 71 and 122. When the front-rear drive structure is configured as a conversion element, the front-rear drive structure can be simplified and silenced.

  When the link body 69 is connected to the connecting shaft 70 provided on the upper surface of the vibration frame 53 and the passive cam 67 is disposed below the link body 69, the link cam 69 is engaged with the passive cam 67 when the link body 69 is assembled to the connecting shaft 70. It is possible to eliminate the obstruction of the eccentric cam 19 and to facilitate the assembly of the link body 69.

  When the first and second vibrators 17 and 18 are reciprocated in the reverse direction in the front-rear direction, the vibrations in the front-rear direction transmitted from the vibrators 17 and 18 to the surrounding structures can be canceled each other. Noise generation can be suppressed and noise reduction can be achieved. Further, when the vibrators 17 and 18 are reciprocated in the reverse direction, the inner blades 22 of the cutting blades 11 and 12 are reciprocated in the reverse direction, and the inner blade 22 is strongly pressed against the inner surface of the outer blade 21. Thus, the outer blade 21 can be reliably pressed against the skin surface. Accordingly, the hair can be raised by extending the skin surface, facilitating introduction of the hair into the blade hole 24 of the outer blade 21, and cutting the hair efficiently.

  When the vibration frames 53 of the vibrators 17 and 18 are connected to each other by a link body 69 and the front and rear drive structures of the vibrators 17 and 18 are configured by the link body 69, the front and rear drive structures of the vibrators 17 and 18 are individually provided. The number of parts can be reduced as compared with the case where the front and rear drive structure is provided, and the front and rear drive structure can be simplified. In addition, when the vibration frames 53 of the first vibrator 17 and the second vibrator 18 are reciprocated in opposite directions, the left and right vibrations transmitted from the vibrators 17 and 18 to the surrounding structures can be canceled out. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the generation of noise due to vibration and to reduce noise.

  When the front-rear drive structure of the vibration frame 53 is configured by the cam groove 125 provided in one of the vibration frame 53 and the fixed wall 124 above the vibration frame 53 and the cam pin 126 provided in the other, the configuration of the front-rear drive structure This can be simplified by reducing the number of parts. Further, since the vibration frame 53 reciprocates along the cam groove 125, the vibration frame 53 can be reciprocated along the intended movement locus simply by forming the cam groove 125 according to the intended movement locus. .

  When the front-rear drive structure of the vibration frame 53 is constituted by the cam surface 129 provided on either the vibration frame 53 and the fixed wall 128 on the front or rear side thereof, and the cam protrusion 130 provided on the other, the front-rear drive This can be simplified by reducing the number of structural components.

  The front-rear drive structure of the vibration frame 53 includes an auxiliary vibrator 133 that converts the rotational power of the motor 15 into reciprocating power in the front-rear direction, and a transmission unit 134 that couples the auxiliary vibrator 133 and the vibration frame 53 so that they can move in the front-rear direction. With this configuration, the vibration of the outer wall of the electric razor can be reduced as compared with the case where a part of the front-rear drive structure is provided on the wall surface.

  The vibration frame 53, the drive shaft 54, the elastic piece 55, and the like constitute the vibrators 17 and 18, and the reciprocating drive direction of the vibration frame 53 in a plan view is front and rear with respect to the central axis L in the horizontal direction of the inner blade 22. When tilted, the vibrators 17 and 18 can function as a front-rear drive structure. As described above, according to the electric razor in which the vibrators 17 and 18 also serve as the front-rear drive structure, the vibrators 17 and 18 are moved in the left-right direction with the same number of parts as a normal electric razor in which the vibrator reciprocates only in the left-right direction. In addition, it can reciprocate in the front-rear direction. Therefore, an electric razor in which the inner blade 22 reciprocates in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction can be provided at low cost.

  If a transmission structure is provided between the inner blade frame 30 and the drive shaft 54 to transmit the reciprocating power in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction of the vibrators 17, 18 to the inner blade 22, the reciprocating power in the left-right front-rear direction is transmitted to the vibrator 17. -Direct transmission from 18 to the inner blade 22 can reduce transmission loss.

  When the transmission structure between the vibrators 17 and 18 and the inner blade 22 is composed of a pair of left and right holding arms 65 provided on the drive shaft 54, and a passive piece 74 and a passive wall 75 provided on the inner blade frame 30, vibration is generated. Since the reciprocating power can be transmitted directly by bringing the cores 17 and 18 into direct contact with the inner blade 22, the transmission loss can be reduced. Further, when the neutral frame 79 is disposed below the inner blade frame 30 and the lower surface of the inner blade frame 30 is supported from both the left and right sides by the frame portion 81 of the neutral frame 79, the inner blade frame 30 is held in a horizontal posture. When the inner blade 22 tilts left and right together with the outer blade 21, the inner blade 22 and the outer blade 21 can be returned to the horizontal posture so that the both blades 21 and 22 can be kept in a good contact state. The hair can be cut at 22.

  When the neutral frame 79 is slid vertically guided by a pair of left and right guide pieces 87 provided on the drive shaft 54, the neutral frame 79 is larger in the left-right direction than the inner blade frame 30 when the inner blade frame 30 is tilted left and right. The displacement of the neutral frame 79 relative to the inner blade frame 30 can always be optimized by restricting the displacement by the guide piece 87. As a result, the upward biasing force of the inner blade spring 80 acting on the neutral frame 79 is always applied appropriately to the inner blade frame 30, and a good contact state between the inner blade 22 and the outer blade 21 can be maintained.

  When the slide protrusion 88 protruding from the frame portion 81 of the neutral frame 79 is guided and supported by the guide piece 87 so as to be vertically slidable, the contact area between the neutral frame 79 and the guide piece 87 is reduced, and the friction between the two 79 and 87 is reduced. Therefore, the neutral frame 79 can be smoothly slid with respect to the guide piece 87.

  When the drive piece 66 fixed to the drive shaft 54 is integrally provided with a drive piece 86 that engages with the inner blade 32 of the secondary cutting blades 13 and 14 and a guide piece 87 for the neutral frame 79, the drive piece 86. Compared with the case where the guide piece 87 is an independent part, the number of parts can be reduced and the structure of the electric shaver can be simplified.

  A water passage opening 99 communicating with the fuzz chamber 63 is formed in the front wall or the rear wall of the head case 10, and the lateral width W1 of the water passage opening 99 is set larger than the lateral width W2 of the output shaft portion 64 of the drive shaft 54. Then, the output shaft portion 64 is disposed in the opening region of the water opening 99. According to this, a sufficient amount of cleaning water can be supplied to the output shaft portion 64 to effectively remove dirt such as hair dust and sebum adhering to the output shaft portion 64. Further, in the present invention, the vibrators 17 and 18 can be reciprocated in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction, so that cleaning water is supplied to the output shaft part 64 while the vibrators 17 and 18 are reciprocated, Dirt can be removed more effectively. Furthermore, according to the water flow opening 99 formed wider than the output shaft portion 64, a large amount of washing water is supplied to the entire fuzz chamber 63, and dirt on the wall surface of the foul chamber 63 is effectively removed. Can be removed.

  When the left and right width W1 of the water flow opening 99 is set to be larger than the left and right width W3 of the vibrator packing 59, a sufficient amount of cleaning water is supplied to the vibrator packing 59, and the fouling adhered to the vibrator packing 59 And dirt such as sebum can be effectively removed. Further, since the vibrator packing 59 reciprocates in the left and right direction and the front and rear direction together with the vibrators 17 and 18, by supplying cleaning water to the vibrator packing 59 while reciprocating the vibrators 17 and 18, the vibrator packing 59 is provided. 59 dirt can be removed more effectively.

  When the water flow opening 99 and the shutter 101 are formed symmetrically and the operation unit 102 is disposed at the center of the left and right sides of the outer surface of the shutter 101, the force for sliding the shutter 101 is not biased to either the left or right, The shutter 101 can be smoothly opened and closed.

  When the shutter spring 105 that moves and urges the shutter 101 toward the closed position is provided, the shutter 101 is held in the closed position, and the water opening 99 can be prevented from being inadvertently opened. Therefore, the shavings in the shaving chamber 63 can be reliably prevented from protruding from the water passage opening 99 when shaving.

  When the shutter spring 105 is configured with a spring body having a thought point that exerts an upward biasing force above the thought point of the spring 105 and exerts a downward biasing force below the thought point of the spring 105, The shutter 101 can be smoothly slidably opened and closed by assisting both the closing operation and the opening direction of the shutter 101 with the shutter spring 105. Further, according to the shutter spring 105, the shutter 101 can be held at both the closed position and the open position. When the shutter 101 is held in the open position, the trouble of holding the shutter 101 in the open position with fingers or the like when supplying cleaning water from the water flow opening 99 to the fuzz chamber 63 is eliminated. The efficiency of the cleaning operation can be improved.

  When the shutter spring 105 is a resin molded product integrally including the spring arm 106 and the pair of connecting portions 107 and 108, the shutter spring 105 is manufactured at low cost and is easily assembled to the shutter 101 and the head case 10. be able to.

  When the razor head 2 is supported by the main body case 1 which also serves as a grip so as to be movable up and down and urged by the float spring 42, the vibration of the razor head 2 is absorbed by the float spring 42, and the vibration is absorbed with respect to the main body case 1. It can be difficult to communicate. Therefore, the vibration transmitted to the user's hand holding the main body case 1 can be reduced and the electric razor can be operated as the user desires. Further, when the razor head 2 is supported by the main body case 1 so as to be movable up and down, the cutting blades 11 and 12 are prevented from being strongly pressed against the skin surface, and the burden on the skin surface can be reduced.

  When the upward biasing force of the shutter spring 105 with respect to the shutter 101 is set smaller than the upward biasing force of the float spring 42 with respect to the razor head 2, the razor head is applied by the downward force applied to the shutter 101 when the shutter 101 is opened. 2 can be prevented from wobbling with respect to the main body case 1, and only the shutter 101 can be accurately slid.

  When the guide surfaces 115 and 116 inclined toward the fuzz chamber 63 are formed on the end surface on the closed end side of the shutter 101 and the opening edge of the water flow opening 99 facing the end surface, the guide surfaces 115 and 116 The washing water can be smoothly guided to the fuzz chamber 63 to clean the foul chamber 63 accurately.

  When the water passage opening 99 and the shutter 101 are provided in the outer blade holder 37, the opening edge of the water passage opening 99 and the shutter 101 can be easily cleaned in a state where the outer blade holder 37 is separated from the head frame 36.

It is a top view which shows operation | movement of the inner blade of the electric razor which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view of an electric razor. It is a vertical front view of a razor head. It is a vertical side view of a razor head. It is a disassembled perspective view of the internal structure of a vibrator chamber. It is a cross-sectional top view which shows the internal structure of a vibrator chamber. It is a top view which shows operation | movement of a vibrator | oscillator. It is a vertical front view which shows the connection structure of an inner blade and a drive shaft. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a vertical front view which shows the state which the inner blade tilted with respect to the drive shaft. It is a front view of the razor head which separated the outer blade holder and the inner blade. It is a vertical front view which shows the connection structure of an outer blade and an outer blade holder. It is a cross-sectional top view which shows the connection structure of an outer blade and an outer blade holder. It is a disassembled perspective view of the principal part of an outer blade holder. It is a front view of the shutter in a closed position. It is a front view of the shutter in an open position. It is sectional drawing which shows the washing | cleaning form of the fluff chamber by washing water. It is a cross-sectional top view which shows the internal structure of the vibrator chamber which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a cross-sectional top view which shows the internal structure of the vibrator chamber which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a vertical front view which shows the internal structure of the vibrator chamber which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a cross-sectional top view which shows the internal structure of the vibrator chamber which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a vertical side view which shows the internal structure of the vibrator chamber which concerns on 5th Embodiment. It is CC sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a cross-sectional top view which shows the internal structure of the vibrator chamber which concerns on 6th Embodiment.

First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 18 show a first embodiment of an electric razor. In the present embodiment, front and rear, left and right, and upper and lower follow the cross arrows shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the front, rear, left, and right displays shown near each arrow. Further, the arrangement direction of the small blades 27 in the inner blades 22 of the main blades (cutting blades) 11 and 12 to be described later is defined as the left-right direction, and the direction orthogonal to the left-right direction in the horizontal plane is defined as the front-rear direction, A direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction is defined as the up-down direction.

  In FIG. 2, the electric razor is composed of a main body case 1 that also serves as a grip, a razor head 2 that is supported so as to be movable up and down and tilted left and right relative to the main body case 1, and an electrical component unit that is assembled to the main body case 1. The A switch panel 3 is provided on the front surface of the main body case 1, and a switch knob 4 for switching the operation state of the electric razor and a display unit 5 for displaying the operation state of the electric razor are provided above and below the switch panel 3. The electrical component unit is configured by incorporating a secondary battery 7 or a circuit board (not shown) into an inner case 6 (see FIG. 3) accommodated in the main body case 1, and the circuit board includes the above switch. A switch that is switched by the knob 4, an electronic component that constitutes a control circuit, and an LED that is a light source of the display unit 5 are mounted. Note that the razor head 2 can be configured to be tiltable in the front-rear direction in addition to the left-right direction with respect to the main body case 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the razor head 2 includes a head case 10, two main shaving blades (cutting blades) 11 and 12 assembled to the head case 10, and two rough shavings. Sub blades (secondary cutting blades) 13 and 14, a motor 15, a motor holder 16, a pair of front and rear vibrators 17 and 18, an eccentric cam 19, and the like. The main blades 11 and 12 and the sub blades 13 and 14 are the first main blade (first cutting blade) 11, the first sub blade 13, the second main blade (second cutting blade) 12, and the second sub blade 14, respectively. In order, the razor head 2 is arranged from the front side to the rear side at the top.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, each of the main blades 11 and 12 includes an outer blade 21 and an inner blade 22 that is in sliding contact with the inner surface of the outer blade 21, and mainly finishes and cuts short hairs. The outer blade 21 includes a blade body 25 formed of a mesh blade having a group of small blades 23 and a blade hole 24, and an outer blade frame 26 fixed in a state where the blade body 25 is curved in an inverted U shape. is there. The inner blade 22 includes a blade body 29 having a slit blade structure in which small blades 27 and blade holes 28 are alternately provided in the left-right direction, and an inner blade frame 30 fixed in a state where the blade body 29 is curved in an inverted U shape. It consists of. Each of the sub blades 13 and 14 is composed of an outer blade 31 and an inner blade 32 each formed of a slit blade, and mainly cuts long hairs and wrinkles.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the head case 10 includes a head frame 36 that defines a vibrator chamber 35 that houses the vibrators 17 and 18, and an outer blade holder 37 that is detachably attached to the head frame 36. And. On the left and right sides of the head frame 36, there are provided a lock tool 38 for locking and holding the outer blade holder 37 in a mounted state, and a lock spring 39 for urging the lock tool 38 to be locked. When the left and right lock tools 38 are pushed in against the urging force of the lock spring 39, the engagement between the lock tool 38 and the outer blade holder 37 is released, so that the outer blade holder 37 can be removed from the head frame 36. it can. The outer blades 21 of the main blades 11 and 12 are assembled to the outer blade holder 37 so as to freely float up and down (details will be described later). The outer blades 31 and the inner blades 32 of the sub blades 13 and 14 are also assembled to the outer blade holder 37 so as to float freely.

  A motor 15 and a motor holder 16 are fixed to the lower side of the head frame 36. A seal frame 40 is fixed to the inner wall of the main body case 1 facing the motor holder 16, and prevents foreign matter from entering the motor 15 and the electrical component unit side from the periphery of the output shaft 15 a of the motor 15 to the seal frame 40. A packing 41 is provided. The upper edge of the packing 41 is clamped and fixed up and down by the head frame 36 and the motor holder 16, and the lower edge of the packing 41 is clamped and fixed inside and outside by the seal frame 40 and the inner wall of the main body case 1. .

  A float spring 42 is disposed between the lower surface of the motor holder 16 and the upper surface of the inner case 6 to push up and bias the entire razor head 2. The motor holder 16 is integrally provided with a guide wall 43 slidably guided up and down by the inner wall of the seal frame 40, and a lower limit of the guide wall 43 defines a floating limit of the razor head 2 with respect to the main body case 1. A claw portion 44 is formed. In the normal state, the razor head 2 is in a floating state in which the claw portion 44 is received by the lower surface of the seal frame 40. When the razor head 2 receives a downward pressing force, the razor head 2 sinks against the urging force of the float spring 42. When a tilting moment acts on the razor head 2, the left and right sides of the guide wall 43 move downward with respect to the seal frame 40, and the entire razor head 2 tilts left and right with respect to the main body case 1. When the razor head 2 is supported so as to be movable up and down with respect to the main body case 1, it is possible to prevent the blades 11 to 14 from coming into strong pressure contact with the skin surface and to reduce the burden on the skin surface. Further, according to the float spring 42, it is possible to absorb the vibration of the razor head 2 and make it difficult to transmit the vibration to the main body case 1. Therefore, the vibration transmitted to the user's hand holding the main body case 1 can be reduced and the electric razor can be operated as the user desires.

  The head frame 36 includes a rectangular box-shaped case body 47 whose upper surface is open, and a cover body 48 that is fastened and fixed to the case body 47 so as to cover the upper surface and the upper peripheral surface of the case body 47. In the vibrator chamber 35 surrounded by the case body 47 and the cover body 48, an eccentric cam 19 fixed to the output shaft 15a of the motor 15 and a pair of front and rear vibrators 17 and 18 disposed with the eccentric cam 19 interposed therebetween. And is housed. The eccentric cam 19 includes a pair of upper and lower eccentric shafts 50 and 51 whose phase positions differ by 180 degrees.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, each vibrator 17, 18 includes a gate-shaped vibration frame 53, a drive shaft 54 protruding upward from the center of the upper surface of the vibration frame 53, and both left and right ends of the vibration frame 53. It consists of a plastic molded product integrally provided with a pair of left and right elastic pieces 55 and the like. A fixed portion 56 that is fixed to the head frame 36 is provided at the extended end of each elastic piece 55. The fixing portion 56 is sandwiched between the upper surface of the case body 47 and the upper wall of the cover body 48, and the three members of the case body 47, the fixing portion 56 and the cover body 48 are fastened and fixed in this state. In the center of the upper wall of the cover body 48, an opening 57 for projecting the drive shaft 54 of both the vibrators 17 and 18 upward is formed. A space between the opening 57 and the portion of each drive shaft 54 near the base is sealed with a vibrator packing 59 in a watertight manner. The vibrator packing 59 prevents hairs, washing water, and the like from entering the vibrator chamber 35.

  A space surrounded by the upper surface of the head frame 36 and the outer blade holder 37 is a fuzz chamber 63, and an output shaft portion 64 that constitutes the upper end portion of the drive shaft 54 is disposed in the fuzz chamber 63. . A pair of left and right holding arms 65 extending upward are provided at the upper end of the output shaft portion 64 and connected to the inner blades 22 of the main blades 11 and 12 (details of the connection structure will be described later). A drive piece 66 for transmitting reciprocating power to the inner blade 32 of the sub blades 13 and 14 is fixed to the output shaft portion 64. That is, the reciprocating power of the drive shaft 54 of the vibrators 17 and 18 is transmitted to the inner blade 22 of the main blades 11 and 12 through the holding arm 65, and further, the inner blades of the sub blades 13 and 14 through the drive piece 66. 32 is transmitted. Specifically, the reciprocating power of the first vibrator 17 on the front side is transmitted to the inner blades 22 and 32 of the first main blade 11 and the first sub blade 13, and the reciprocating power of the second vibrator 18 on the rear side is transmitted. The second main blade 12 and the inner blades 22 and 32 of the second sub blade 14 are transmitted. The details of the drive piece 66 will also be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the vibration frame 53 is integrally provided with a passive cam 67 for receiving a driving force from the eccentric cam 19, and the passive cam 67 extends from the vibration frame 53 of one vibrator 17, 18 to the other. The vibrators 18 and 17 are extended horizontally toward the vibration frame 53. Both passive cams 67 are opposed to each other in the vertical direction, and each has a cam groove 68 that engages with the eccentric shafts 50 and 51 of the eccentric cam 19. Each cam groove 68 is formed in a slit shape extending in the front-rear direction. In this embodiment, the cam groove 68 of the first vibrator 17 and the upper first eccentric shaft 50 are engaged, and the cam groove 68 of the second vibrator 18 and the lower second eccentric shaft 51 are engaged. I tried to do it. By the eccentric shafts 50 and 51 provided in the eccentric cam 19 and the passive cam 67 provided in the vibration frame 53, the rotational power of the motor 15 can be converted into the reciprocating power in the left and right direction of the vibrators 17 and 18.

  The vibrator chamber 35 accommodates a front-rear drive structure that reciprocates the vibrators 17 and 18 in the front-rear direction by displacing the vibration frame 53 that moves in the left-right direction in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the front-rear drive structure has a pair of left and right link bodies 69 that connect the vibration frames 53 of both vibrators 17 and 18, and a vertical connection that supports both ends of the link body 69. It is comprised with the axis | shaft 70. Specifically, the connecting shafts 70 project from the left and right sides of the upper surfaces of the vibration frames 53, and the left connecting shaft 70 and the right connecting shaft 70 are connected by a link body 69. Each link body 69 is rotatable at both ends in a horizontal plane around the connecting shaft 70 and can be rotated relative to the vibration frame 53. When the link body 69 is connected to the connecting shaft 70 provided on the upper surface of the vibration frame 53 and the passive cam 67 is disposed below the link body 69, the link cam 69 is engaged with the passive cam 67 when the link body 69 is assembled to the connecting shaft 70. It is possible to eliminate the obstruction of the eccentric cam 19 and to facilitate the assembly of the link body 69. As a modified example of the front-rear drive structure, the connecting shaft 70 can be provided integrally with the link body 69, and a bearing hole that supports the connecting shaft 70 can be provided in the vibration frame 53.

  When the eccentric cam 19 is rotationally driven by the motor 15, the vibration frames 53 of both the vibrators 17 and 18 reciprocate so as to draw a movement locus including a left-right direction component and a front-rear direction component. Details thereof will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7A, in the state where the first eccentric shaft 50 is positioned at the right end in the rotation locus of the coaxial 50, the vibration frame 53 of the first vibrator 17 engaged with the coaxial 50 is Located at the right end of the trajectory. At this time, the second eccentric shaft 51 is positioned at the left end in the rotation locus of the coaxial 51, and the vibration frame 53 of the second vibrator 18 that engages with the second eccentric shaft 51 is at the left end in the movement locus of the vibration frame 53. Located in. The pair of link bodies 69 are inclined in the horizontal plane with respect to the front-rear direction, and the vibration frames 53 are closest to each other in the front-rear direction. That is, the vibration frame 53 of the first vibrator 17 is located at the rear end in the movement locus, and the vibration frame 53 of the second vibrator 18 is located at the front end in the movement locus.

  From the state shown in FIG. 7A, when the eccentric cam 19 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise in plan view and the pair of eccentric shafts 50 and 51 are arranged in front and rear, the state shown in FIG. The vibration frame 53 of the child 17/18 is located at the left and right center in the movement locus. Further, the pair of link bodies 69 rotate around the connecting shaft 70 and become parallel to the front-rear direction, so that the vibration frames 53 are most separated from each other in the front-rear direction. That is, the vibration frame 53 of the first vibrator 17 is located at the front end in the movement locus, and the vibration frame 53 of the second vibrator 18 is located at the rear end in the movement locus. While the eccentric cam 19 rotates 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 7A to the state shown in FIG. 7B, the vibration frames 53 approach each other in the left-right direction and are separated from each other in the front-rear direction.

  When the eccentric cam 19 is further rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the state shown in FIG. 7B, the first eccentric shaft 50 is in the state shown in FIG. . In this state, the vibration frame 53 of the first vibrator 17 that engages with the first eccentric shaft 50 is positioned at the left end in the movement locus of the vibration frame 53. At this time, the second eccentric shaft 51 is positioned at the right end in the rotation trajectory of the coaxial 51, and the vibration frame 53 of the second vibrator 18 engaged with the coaxial 51 is positioned at the right end in the movement trajectory of the vibration frame 53. To do. The pair of link bodies 69 are inclined with respect to the front-rear direction in a state opposite to the left-right direction from the state shown in FIG. 7A, and the vibration frames 53 are closest to each other in the front-rear direction. That is, the vibration frame 53 of the first vibrator 17 is located at the rear end in the movement locus, and the vibration frame 53 of the second vibrator 18 is located at the front end in the movement locus. While the eccentric cam 19 rotates 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 7B to the state shown in FIG. 7C, the vibration frames 53 are separated from each other in the left-right direction and approach each other in the front-rear direction.

  As described above, the rotational power of the motor 15 is converted into the reciprocating power in the horizontal direction of the vibrators 17 and 18 by the eccentric shafts 50 and 51 provided in the eccentric cam 19 and the passive cam 67 provided in the vibration frame 53. Is done. Since the phase positions of the first eccentric shaft 50 and the second eccentric shaft 51 are different by 180 degrees, the reciprocating power in the left-right direction received by both vibrators 17 and 18 is opposite. Further, the reciprocating power in the left-right direction is converted into reciprocating power that draws a movement locus including the front-rear direction component in addition to the left-right direction component by the front-rear drive structure using the link body 69 as the motion conversion element. This longitudinal component is also opposite in both vibrators 17 and 18. Specifically, the first vibrator 17 draws a movement locus of a forward convex arc shape according to a swinging locus in which the link body 69 swings around the connecting shaft 70 of the second vibrator 18. In addition, the second vibrator 18 draws a back-convex arc-shaped movement locus in accordance with a swing locus in which the link body 69 swings around the connecting shaft 70 of the first vibrator 18. In other words, the connecting shaft 70 of the other vibrator 18, 17 as viewed from the one vibrator 17, 18 functions as a movable fulcrum shaft (fulcrum shaft) 71 serving as a swing fulcrum of the link body 69.

  In this way, when the vibration frames 53 are connected by the link body 69 and this is the front / rear drive structure of both the vibrators 17, 18, the parts are compared with the case where the front / rear drive structures of the both vibrators 17, 18 are individually provided. The front and rear drive structure can be simplified by reducing the number of points. Further, when the pair of front and rear vibrators 17 and 18 are reciprocated in the left and right direction and the front and rear direction, the vibrations in the left and right directions and the front and rear directions transmitted from the vibrators 17 and 18 to the entire head case 10 including the head frame 36 are caused. Since the noise can be canceled out, it is possible to suppress the generation of noise due to vibration and to reduce the noise.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the inner blade 22 of the first main blade 11 connected to the first vibrator 17 reciprocates so as to draw a forward convex arc-shaped movement locus, and is connected to the second vibrator 18. The inner blade 22 of the second main blade 12 reciprocates so as to draw a back-convex arc-shaped movement locus. Further, the inner blades 22 of the main blades 11 and 12 reciprocate in opposite directions in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction. For example, while the inner blade 22 of the first main blade 11 moves from the left end to the right end of the movement locus, the inner blade 22 of the second main blade 12 moves from the right end to the left end of the movement locus. Further, while the inner blade 22 of the first main blade 11 moves from the front end to the rear end of the movement locus, the inner blade 22 of the second main blade 12 moves from the rear end to the front end of the movement locus.

  As described above, when the inner blade 22 of the main blades 11 and 12 is reciprocated in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction, the small blade 27 of the inner blade 22 is moved not only in the left-right direction with respect to the small blade 23 of the outer blade 21. It can also be displaced in the front-rear direction, and can be cut accurately while cutting the hair sandwiched between the two small blades 23 and 27. When the inner blades 22 of the main blades 11 and 12 are reciprocated in the front-rear direction, the inner blade 22 can be firmly pressed against the inner surface of the outer blade 21 and the outer blade 21 can be pressed firmly against the skin surface. As a result, the skin surface is stretched to raise the hair, and the hair can be easily introduced into the blade hole 24 of the outer blade 21 to improve the hair cutting efficiency.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the left and right stroke width S1 of the inner blade 22 of the first main blade 11 is set to 2.1 mm, the front and rear stroke width S2 is set to 0.1 mm, and the front and rear stroke width S2 is set to the left and right stroke. The width S1 was about 5%. Further, the front / rear stroke width S2 of the inner blade 22 was set to be smaller than the front / rear width D (0.3 mm) of the blade hole 24 of the outer blade 21. In this way, when the front / rear stroke width S2 of the inner blade 22 is set to be small, the inner blade 22 is pressed against the outer blade 21 at the front and rear ends of the movement stroke of the inner blade 22 and the small blade 23 of the outer blade 21 is pressed. Wear can be reduced, and further, the inner blade 22 and the vibrators 17 and 18 can be prevented from interfering with the front and rear structures. The left and right stroke width and the front and rear stroke width of the inner blade 22 of the second main blade 12 are the same as the stroke widths S1 and S2 of the inner blade 22 of the first main blade 11.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the inner blade frame 30 constituting the inner blade 22 of each main blade 11, 12 has a passive piece 74 provided at the center of the lower portion thereof, and a pair of left and right horizontally long plates arranged before and after the passive piece 74. The passive wall 75 is integrally provided. The passive piece 74 is press-fitted and engaged between a pair of left and right holding arms 65 provided on the output shaft portion 64 of the drive shaft 54, and the passive wall 75 holds the pair of holding arms 65 from the front and rear. The inner blade frame 30 in the engaged state with both holding arms 65 can be displaced up and down along both holding arms 65 and can be tilted to the left and right around the passive piece 74 with respect to both holding arms 65. At the tip of each holding arm 65, a regulating piece 76 for regulating the passive piece 74 from coming out from between the pair of holding arms 65 protrudes inward.

  When the passive piece 74 is captured by the pair of holding arms 65 from the left and right directions, the lateral displacement of the inner blade frame 30 relative to the holding arms 65 is restricted, and the pair of passive walls 75 sandwich the holding arms 65 from the front and rear directions. By doing so, the longitudinal displacement of the inner blade frame 30 relative to the holding arm 65 is restricted. That is, the reciprocating power in the left-right direction of the vibrators 17 and 18 (drive shaft 54) is transmitted to the inner blade 22 (inner blade frame 30) via the holding arm 65 and the passive piece 74, and the reciprocating power in the front-rear direction is retained. It is transmitted through the arm 65 and the passive wall 75. According to the transmission structure of the present embodiment configured as described above, the reciprocating power of the vibrators 17 and 18 can be transmitted directly to the inner blade 22.

  A neutral frame 79, which is a part independent of the frame 30, is disposed below the inner blade frame 30, and the neutral frame 79 is supported between the pair of holding arms 65 so that it can float up and down. A blade spring 80 is arranged. The neutral frame 79 is pushed up and biased by the inner blade spring 80, and the inner blade frame 30 is pushed up and biased by the neutral frame 79, whereby the blade body 29 of the inner blade 22 is applied to the inner surface of the blade body 25 of the outer blade 21. In close contact. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the neutral frame 79 is integrally provided with a horizontally-long horizontally-oriented rectangular frame portion 81 that surrounds the pair of holding arms 65 and a push-up portion 82 that connects the front and rear walls of the frame portion 81. Yes. The push-up portion 82 receives an upward biasing force from the inner blade spring 80 between the pair of holding arms 65, and is brought into close contact with the lower surface of the passive piece 74 to push up and bias it. The frame portion 81 supports the lower surface of the inner blade frame 30 from the left and right sides, and holds the inner blade frame 30 in a horizontal posture.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, when the left and right end portions (left end portion in the illustrated example) of the outer blade 21 are pressed downward, the inner blade 22 and the neutral frame 79 are also pressed by the outer blade 21 and the holding arm 65. Tilt from side to side. At this time, the neutral frame 79 receives a force to return to the horizontal posture by the inner blade spring 80, and the left portion of the frame portion 81 of the neutral frame 79 pushes up the left portion of the inner blade frame 30. Thereby, the neutral frame 79, the inner blade 22, and the outer blade 21 return to the horizontal posture. As described above, when the outer blade 21 and the inner blade 22 are held in the horizontal posture by the neutral frame 79, it is possible to maintain a good contact state between the blade bodies 25 and 29 of the both blades 21 and 22. The inner blade frame 30 tilts around the passive piece 74, whereas the neutral frame 79 tilts around its center, and the tilt centers of both 30 and 79 are separated vertically. ing. Therefore, when the inner blade frame 30 and the neutral frame 79 are tilted, both 30 and 79 are relatively slid relative to each other in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the drive piece 66 is provided with a horizontal base 85 that is externally fitted and fixed to the lower side of the holding arm 65 in the output shaft portion 64, and protrudes upward from the rear end of the base 85. A drive piece 86 that engages with the inner blade 32 of the sub blades 13 and 14, and protrudes upward along the holding arm 65 from the upper surface of the base 85, and is disposed on the inner surface side of the frame portion 81 of the neutral frame 79. A pair of left and right guide pieces 87 are integrally provided. The guide piece 87 is made of an elastic piece, and guides and supports a pair of left and right slide protrusions 88 projecting inward from the lower end of the frame portion 81 so as to be slidable up and down. The projecting end surface of the slide projection 88 is an inclined surface that is inclined upward toward the guide piece 87, and only the upper end edge of the projecting end surface contacts the guide piece 87. Thus, when the slide protrusion 88 is brought into line contact with the guide piece 87, the contact area between the neutral frame 79 and the guide piece 87 can be reduced, and the friction between the two 79 and 87 can be reduced. The neutral frame 79 can be smoothly slid with respect to the guide piece 87. Further, when the drive piece 66 is integrally provided with the drive piece 86 and the guide piece 87, the number of parts is reduced as compared with the case where the drive piece 86 and the guide piece 87 are independent parts, and the structure of the electric razor is simplified. can do.

  Providing a pair of left and right guide pieces 87 restricts the neutral frame 79 from being greatly displaced in the left-right direction with respect to the inner blade frame 30 when the inner blade frame 30 shown in FIG. The left-right direction position of the neutral frame 79 with respect to the frame 30 can always be optimized. A claw portion 89 projects outward from the upper end of each guide piece 87, and the upper end position of the neutral frame 79 relative to the holding arm 65 is defined by the claw portion 89 and the slide projection 88. When the outer blade holder 37 is removed from the head frame 36 and the outer blade 21 is separated from the inner blade 22, the neutral frame 79 is pushed up to the upper end position with respect to the holding arm 65, and the slide protrusion 88 is received by the claw portion 89. As shown in FIG. 8, in a normal state where the neutral frame 79 and the inner blade 22 are in a horizontal posture and the inner blade 22 is in close contact with the outer blade 21, the neutral frame 79 is interposed between the slide protrusion 88 and the claw portion 89. A gap in the vertical direction for allowing tilting is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 12, the outer blade holder 37 includes an inner case 92, an outer case 93 that supports the inner case 92, and an outer panel that is attached to a panel recess 94 provided on the outer surface of the front wall of the outer case 93. 95. The inner case 92 is assembled with the outer blades 21 of the main blades 11 and 12 and the outer blades 31 and the inner blades 32 of the sub blades 13 and 14. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the outer cutter frame 26 constituting the outer cutter 21 is a frame whose upper and lower surfaces are opened by a pair of left and right side frames 151 and a front and rear horizontal frame 152 connecting the lower portions of the side frames 151. It is formed in a body shape and is supported so as to move up and down and tilt left and right with respect to the inner case 92. The inner case 92 is also formed in a frame shape in which the upper and lower surfaces are opened by the pair of left and right side frames 153 and the front and rear horizontal frames 154 connecting the lower portions of the side frames 153. The inner case 92 is formed to be slightly larger than the outer blade frame 26, and the outer blade frame 26 is disposed inside the inner case 92 with a slight gap. A guide projection 155 is provided on the inner surface of the side frame 153 of the inner case 92, and a vertical slide groove 156 is formed on the outer surface of the side frame 151 of the outer blade frame 26 to be slid and guided by the guide projection 155. Yes. The outer blade frame 26 is slid up and down with respect to the inner case 92 by the guide protrusion 155 and the slide groove 156.

  In addition, the inner case 92 is integrally provided with a reinforcing frame 160 that connects the front and rear middle portions of the left and right side frames 153. At the center of the left and right sides of the reinforcing frame 160, a through hole 161 that allows the driving piece 86 of the driving piece 66 fixed to the first vibrator 17 to be inserted, that is, the driving piece 86 for the first sub blade 13, is formed. A pair of left and right elastic supports 162 that elastically support the outer blade frame 26 is provided below the reinforcing frame 160. The elastic support member 162 is formed of a U-shaped spring that is formed by pressing a metal plate material such as a stainless steel plate material, and supports the outer blade 21 of the first main blade 11 at the front half portion of the elastic support member 162. Then, the outer blade 21 of the second main blade 12 is supported by the latter half of the elastic support 162. When the elastic support member 162 is made of metal, the deterioration over time can be moderated as compared with the case where the elastic support member 162 is made of resin, and the product life can be extended.

  Specifically, the elastic support 162 includes a pair of front and rear spring arms 163 that are formed horizontally long, an outer blade connecting portion 164 provided at each of the left and right ends of both spring arms 163, and the left and right other ends of both spring arms 163. It is provided with a holder connecting portion 165 provided at each connecting portion, and the outer blade connecting portion 164 is directed toward the left and right ends of the reinforcing frame 160, and the holder connecting portion 165 is arranged toward the left and right center of the reinforcing frame 160. Has been. A connection hole 168 is provided in the holder connection portion 165, and a connection protrusion 169 is provided on the lower surface of the reinforcing frame 160. By inserting the connection protrusion 169 into the connection hole 168 and fixing it by caulking, the holder connection portion 165 is fixed in close contact with the lower surface of the reinforcing frame 160.

  The outer blade coupling portion 164 is formed so as to bend downward with respect to the spring arm 163 and faces the outer surface of the horizontal frame 152 of the outer blade frame 26 in the front-rear direction. A protrusion 166 that protrudes in the front-rear direction is formed on the outer surface of the horizontal frame 152, and a laterally long through hole 167 that engages with the protrusion 166 is formed in the outer blade connecting portion 164. As described above, the engagement structure between the outer blade frame 26 and the elastic support 162 is formed by the protrusion 166 provided on the outer surface of the outer blade frame 26 and the through-hole 167 provided in the outer blade connecting portion 164 of the elastic support 162. When configured, the engagement structure does not interfere with the inner blade 22 or the drive shaft 54 disposed inside the outer blade frame 26. When the elastic support 162 is provided with a protrusion and the outer blade frame 26 is provided with a through hole, the protrusion enters the inside of the outer blade frame 26 through the through hole and interferes with the inner blade 22 and the drive shaft 54. There is a fear. The outer blade connecting portion 164 faces the horizontal frame 152 of the outer blade frame 26 with a slight gap and supports the outer surface of the horizontal frame 152. According to the outer blade connecting portion 164, the outer blade frame 26 can be prevented from being deformed, and the blade body 25 fixed to the outer blade frame 26 can be prevented from being deformed.

  When the outer blade coupling part 164 side of the spring arm 163 is bent downward and deformed, an upward biasing force acts on the outer blade frame 26 via the projection 166, and the entire outer blade 21 is pushed up with respect to the inner case 92. Be energized. Specifically, the left and right sides of the outer blade 21 of the first main blade 11 are pushed up and biased by the spring arms 163 on the front side of the left and right elastic supports 162, and the left and right sides of the outer blade 21 of the second main blade 12 are The left and right elastic supports 162 are pushed up and biased by the spring arms 163 on the rear side. Under normal conditions, the outer blades 21 of the main blades 11 and 12 are pushed up to the rising limit position where the lower end of the slide groove 156 is received by the guide protrusion 155. In this normal state, each spring arm 163 is bent and deformed parallel to the lower surface of the reinforcing frame 160 or slightly downward on the outer blade coupling portion 164 side. When the normal outer blade 21 is pressed downward with equal left and right forces, the outer blade 21 sinks into the inner case 92 against the urging force of the elastic support 162. When the left and right sides of the outer blade 21 are pressed downward, the pressed side sinks into the inner case 92 and the entire outer blade 21 tilts left and right. Further, in a normal state, the protrusion 166 provided on the outer blade frame 26 is located closer to the inner end of the through hole 167 that is formed to be horizontally long (the left and right ends of the through hole 167 and the center of the reinforcing frame 160). A left and right margin is formed between the projection 166 and the outer end of the through hole 167 (the left and right ends of the through hole 167 and the left and right ends of the reinforcing frame 160). When this margin is formed, the protrusion 166 can be displaced toward the outer end of the through hole 167 when the outer blade 21 moves up and down or tilts left and right. Can be moved up and down and tilted right and left without difficulty.

  As described above, the outer blades 21 of the main blades 11 and 12 are supported so as to be vertically movable and horizontally tiltable with respect to the inner case 92. Further, the inner blade 22 that forms a pair with the outer blade 21 is also connected to the output shaft portion 64 of the drive shaft 54 so as to be able to move up and down and tilt left and right, and move up and down with respect to the outer blade holder 37. Can be tilted left and right. That is, in the present embodiment, the entire main blades 11 and 12 can be moved up and down and tilted left and right with respect to the outer blade holder 37. According to this, when shaving, the main blades 11 and 12 can be moved so as to follow the unevenness of the skin surface, and therefore the main blades 11 and 12 are in good contact with the skin surface, It is possible to prevent unshaved parts. Further, even if the outer blade 21 and the inner blade 22 tilt left and right, the inner blade 22 is pushed up and biased by the neutral frame 79 described above, and a gap is formed between the outer blade 21 and the blade bodies 25 and 29 of the inner blade 22. Can be prevented as much as possible, and therefore the sharpness of the main blades 11 and 12 can be prevented from being lowered as much as possible.

  As shown in FIG. 15, connection pins 96 are provided at the four corners of the rear surface of the outer panel 95, and pins for caulking and fixing the connection pins 96 at the four corners of the mounting wall 97 that defines the rear surface of the panel recess 94. A hole 98 is provided. A horizontally long water passage opening 99 is formed in the upper portion of the outer panel 95, and a horizontally long water passage hole 100 is formed in the upper portion of the mounting wall 97. The water passage opening 99 communicates with the fuzz chamber 63 through the water passage hole 100, and the washing water is supplied to the fluff chamber 63 through the water passage opening 99 and the water passage hole 100, whereby the fuzz chamber 63. Can be washed (see FIG. 18).

  The water passage opening 99 is covered with an openable / closable shutter 101 disposed between the outer panel 95 and the mounting wall 97. The shutter 101 is guided so as to be vertically slidable along the inner surface of the outer panel 95 between a closed position at the upper end that closes the water flow opening 99 and an open position at the lower end that opens the water flow opening 99. The water flow opening 99, the water flow hole 100, and the shutter 101 are disposed in the left and right center of the outer blade holder 37 and are formed symmetrically with respect to the central axis of the razor head 2. At the center of the left and right of the front surface of the shutter 101, a laterally long rib-shaped operation unit 102 projects toward the water passage opening 99, and the tip (front end) of the operation unit 102 is forward from the front surface of the water passage opening 99. (See FIG. 18). The shutter 101 can be slid by hooking the tip of the operation unit 102 with a fingertip. If the operation unit 102 is arranged at the center of the left and right of the shutter 101 formed symmetrically, it is possible to eliminate the bias of the sliding operation of the shutter 101 to either the left or right, and to smoothly open and close the shutter 101. .

  The left and right width W1 of the water flow opening 99 is set to be larger than the left and right width W2 of the output shaft portion 64 and the left and right width W3 of the vibrator packing 59, and the water flow opening 99 is connected to the output shaft portion 64 and the vibrator packing 59. It overlaps in the horizontal direction. In other words, the output shaft portion 64 and the vibrator packing 59 are disposed in the opening region of the water flow opening 99. According to this, a sufficient amount of cleaning water is supplied to the output shaft portion 64 and the vibrator packing 59 to effectively remove dirt such as debris and sebum adhering to the output shaft portion 64 and the vibrator packing 59. Can be removed. When cleaning water is supplied while reciprocating the drive shaft 54 in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction, the vibrator packing 59 reciprocates together with the drive shaft 54, so that dirt on the output shaft portion 64 and the vibrator packing 59 can be more effectively removed. Can be removed. Furthermore, according to the water flow opening 99 formed wider than the output shaft portion 64 and the vibrator packing 59, a large amount of cleaning water is supplied to the entire fuzz chamber 63, and the wall surface of the foul chamber 63 or the like. Dirt can be effectively removed. When the outer blade holder 37 is separated from the head frame 36, the inside of the fuzz chamber 63 is exposed and the output shaft portion 64 and the vibrator packing 59 can be cleaned with a brush or the like. Further, when the outer blade holder 37 is separated, the opening edge of the water passage opening 99 and the shutter 101 can be easily cleaned.

  Between the outer case 93 and the shutter 101, a pair of left and right shutter springs 105 for moving and energizing the shutter 101 are provided. The shutter spring 105 is a resin molded product that is integrally provided with left and right horizontally long leaf spring-like spring arms 106 that are curved in a free state, and a fixed connecting portion 107 and a movable connecting portion 108 provided at both ends of the spring arm 106. is there. Each of the connecting portions 107 and 108 is formed in a boss shape having bearing holes 109 and 110. A pair of left and right fixing pins 111 project forward from the front surface of the mounting wall 97, and a bearing hole 109 of the fixed connecting portion 107 is pivotally supported by each fixing pin 111. A pair of left and right movable pins 112 project rearward on the rear surface of the shutter 101, and a bearing hole 110 of the movable coupling portion 108 is pivotally supported by each movable pin 112. The left and right fixed pins 111 and the left and right movable pins 112 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the central axis of the razor head 2. As a modified example of the shutter spring 105, a fixed pin 111 can be provided in the fixed connecting portion 107, and a bearing hole 109 that pivotally supports the fixed pin 111 can be provided in the mounting wall 97. Further, the movable connecting portion 108 can be provided with a movable pin 112, and a bearing hole 110 that pivotally supports the movable pin 112 can be provided in the shutter 101. A U-shaped spring that connects the movable connecting portions 108 of the pair of shutter springs 105 can be formed integrally with both shutter springs 105 to increase the urging force of the shutter spring 105 against the shutter 101.

  To assemble the outer blade holder 37, first, the fixed connecting portion 107 of the shutter spring 105 is connected to the fixing pin 111 provided in the panel recess 94 of the outer case 93. Next, the movable pin 112 provided on the shutter 101 is coupled to the movable coupling portion 108 of the shutter spring 105, and the shutter 101 is accommodated in the panel recess 94. Finally, the outer panel 95 is attached to the panel recess 94 from the outer surface side of the shutter 101, and each connecting pin 96 of the outer panel 95 is caulked and fixed to the pin hole 98. In this embodiment, since the shutter spring 105 is a resin molded product integrally including the spring arm 106 and the pair of connecting portions 107 and 108, the shutter spring 105 is manufactured at a low cost, and the shutter spring 105 is attached to the outer case 93 and the shutter 101. On the other hand, it can be assembled easily.

  Each shutter spring 105 is configured by a spring body whose urging direction is switched up and down at a thought point. Specifically, the shutter spring 105 has a thought point, and exerts an upward biasing force above the thought point and exerts a downward biasing force below the thought point. The shutter spring 105 swings up and down around the fixed pin 111 as the shutter 101 slides up and down, and the shutter spring 105 changes its thought point in the process of moving the shutter 101 between the closed position and the open position. Over.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the shutter 101 is in the closed position at the upper end, the left and right movable pins 112 provided on the shutter 101 are positioned above a virtual plane F passing through the central axis of the left and right fixed pins 111. Each shutter spring 105 exerts an upward biasing force with respect to the shutter 101. That is, the shutter 101 is pushed up and biased toward the closed position, and the shutter 101 is held in the closed position. Thereby, careless opening of the water flow opening 99 can be prevented, and it is possible to surely prevent the hair in the hair chamber 63 from protruding from the water flow opening 99 during shaving.

  When cleaning the fuzz chamber 63, the shutter 101 in the closed position is slid downward toward the open position in order to open the water passage opening 99. In this process, the movable pin 112 passes through the imaginary plane F downward, the shutter spring 105 exceeds the thought point, and the urging direction of the shutter spring 105 with respect to the shutter 101 is switched downward. When the urging direction is switched, the downward sliding operation is assisted by the shutter spring 105, so that the shutter 101 can be smoothly opened and closed. The upward biasing force of the shutter spring 105 against the shutter 101 is set to be smaller than the upward biasing force of the float spring 42 against the razor head 2. Therefore, when the shutter 101 is opened, it is possible to prevent the razor head 2 from wobbling with respect to the main body case 1 by the downward force applied to the shutter 101, and to precisely slide only the shutter 101.

  As shown in FIG. 17, when the shutter 101 reaches the open position at the lower end, the shutter 101 is held at the open position by the downward biasing force of the shutter spring 105. This eliminates the trouble of holding the shutter 101 in the open position with fingers or the like when supplying cleaning water from the water flow opening 99 to the fuzz chamber 63, and improves the efficiency of the cleaning operation of the fuzz chamber 63. be able to. When the water passage opening 99 is closed again, the shutter 101 in the open position is slid upwardly toward the closed position. In this process, the movable pin 112 passes through the virtual plane F upward, the shutter spring 105 exceeds the thought point, and the urging direction of the shutter spring 105 with respect to the shutter 101 is switched upward. When the urging direction is switched, the upward sliding operation is assisted by the shutter spring 105, so that the shutter 101 can be smoothly opened and closed. In addition, the shutter 101 can be more stably held at both positions by providing a fitting structure between the shutter 101 and the outer case 93 or the outer panel 95 in which the shutter 101 is fitted in the closed position and the open position. Can do.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 18, the water flow opening 99 is disposed obliquely below the front end portion of the fuzz chamber 63. In order to facilitate the introduction of cleaning water from the water flow opening 99 to the fluff chamber 63, the end surface on the closed end side of the shutter 101, that is, the upper end surface, and the upper opening edge of the water flow opening 99 facing the upper end surface Further, guide surfaces 115 and 116 that are inclined upward toward the fuzz chamber 63 are formed. According to these guide surfaces 115 and 116, the washing water can be smoothly guided to the fuzz chamber 63, and the foul chamber 63 can be cleaned accurately.

Second Embodiment FIG. 19 shows a second embodiment of the electric razor. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the front and rear drive structures for the two vibrators 17 and 18 are individually provided. In the following embodiments, the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The front-rear drive structure of the first vibrator 17 includes a pair of left and right base parts 121 provided on the front wall of the case body 47 of the head frame 36, a pair of left and right link bodies 69 that connect the vibration frame 53 to the base part 121, and a link body. The connecting shaft 70 in the vertical direction and the fixed fulcrum shaft (fulcrum shaft) 122 that pivotally support both ends of 69. Specifically, the left connection shaft 70 provided on the vibration frame 53 and the fixed fulcrum shaft 122 provided on the left base 121 are connected by one link body 69, and the right connection shaft 70 provided on the vibration frame 53. And the fixed fulcrum shaft 122 provided on the right base 121 are connected by the other link body 69. Each link body 69 is rotatable at both ends in a horizontal plane around the shafts 70 and 122.

  As shown in FIG. 19, when the vibration frame 53 is located at the center of the left and right sides of the transducer chamber 35, the pair of link bodies 69 are in a parallel state with respect to the front-rear direction, The farthest away. When the vibration frame 53 moves leftward or rightward from this state, the pair of link bodies 69 swings left and right around the fixed fulcrum shaft 122, and the link bodies 69 are inclined in the horizontal plane with respect to the front-rear direction. Thus, the vibration frame 53 moves forward and approaches the base 121. The first vibrator 17 according to the present embodiment draws a movement locus in the shape of a rear convex arc that is the reverse of that of the first embodiment, according to the swing locus in which the link body 69 swings around the fixed fulcrum shaft 122. So reciprocate. Note that the front-rear drive structure and movement trajectory of the second vibrator 18 are symmetric with those of the first vibrator 17 and therefore will not be described. As in the second embodiment or the previous first embodiment, when the front and rear drive structure of the vibrators 17 and 18 is composed of the link body 69 and the connecting shaft 70 and the fulcrum shafts 71 and 122 that pivotally support the link body 69, The front-rear drive structure can be simplified and silenced. As a modification of the present embodiment, the connecting shaft 70 can be provided integrally with the link body 69, and a bearing hole that supports the connecting shaft 70 can be provided in the vibration frame 53. Further, the fixed fulcrum shaft 122 can be provided integrally with the link body 69, and a bearing hole for supporting the fixed fulcrum shaft 122 can be provided in the base 121.

Third Embodiment FIGS. 20 and 21 show a third embodiment of the electric razor. In the present embodiment, a fixed wall 124 positioned above the vibration frame 53 of each vibrator 17, 18 is integrally formed on the cover body 48 of the head frame 36, and the fixed wall 124 and the vibration frame 53 are interposed between the fixed wall 124 and the vibration frame 53. A front-rear drive structure was provided. The front-rear drive structure is composed of a pair of left and right cam grooves 125 that are recessed in the upper surface of the vibration frame 53 and a pair of left and right cam pins 126 that project from the lower surface of the fixed wall 124. The protruding end of each cam pin 126 is slidably engaged with the cam groove 125. The cam groove 125 is a linear groove that is inclined in the front-rear direction, and is inclined such that the left end of the cam groove 125 is positioned forward from the right end. The diameter of the cam pin 126 is set slightly smaller than the width of the cam groove 125.

  When the eccentric cam 19 is rotationally driven by the motor 15, the vibration frame 53 of each vibrator 17, 18 reciprocates along the cam groove 125 so as to draw an inclined linear movement locus. When the first vibrator 17 is located at the left end (front end) of the movement locus, the second vibrator 18 is located at the right end (rear end) of the movement locus, and the two vibrators 17 and 18 are most separated in the front-rear direction. To do. On the other hand, when the first vibrator 17 is located at the right end (rear end) of the movement locus, the second vibrator 18 is located at the left end (front end) of the movement locus, and both vibrators 17 and 18 are in the front-rear direction. The closest.

  If the front and rear drive structure is configured by the cam groove 125 and the cam pin 126 as in the present embodiment, the number of components of the front and rear drive structure can be reduced, and this can be simplified. As a modification of the present embodiment, a cam groove 125 can be provided on the lower surface of the fixed wall 124 and a cam pin 126 can be provided on the upper surface of the vibration frame 53. The inclination directions of the cam grooves 125 provided in the front and rear vibrators 17 and 18 can be opposite to each other. The cam groove 125 is not limited to a linear groove that is inclined at a constant angle, and can be formed of a partial arc shape, a mountain shape, a wave shape, or the like. The number of sets of cam grooves 125 and cam pins 126 is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more. The fixed wall 124 can be formed of an independent part and can be fixed to the cover body 48. Further, the target for forming the fixed wall 124 is not limited to the cover body 48.

(4th Embodiment) 4th Embodiment of an electric shaver is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the front and rear walls of the case body 47 of the head frame 36 are fixed walls 128, and a front and rear drive structure is provided between the fixed walls 128 and the vibration frame 53. The front-rear drive structure of the first vibrator 17 is composed of a pair of left and right cam surfaces 129 provided on the rear surface (inner surface) of the fixed wall 128 and a pair of left and right cam protrusions 130 provided on the front surface of the vibration frame 53. The cam surface 129 is a vertical partial circular arc surface that is recessed in the inner surface of the front wall of the case body 47, and the depth dimension in the front-rear direction increases as it goes from the left and right ends to the left and right center. The cam projection 130 protrudes forward from the front surface of the vibration frame 53 toward the cam surface 129, and the protruding end of the cam projection 130 always abuts on the cam surface 129. This contact state is maintained by elastic pieces 55 provided on the left and right of the vibration frame 53.

  When the eccentric cam 19 is rotationally driven by the motor 15, the vibration frame 53 of the first vibrator 17 reciprocates so as to draw a forward convex arc-shaped movement locus along the cam surface 129. When the vibration frame 53 is positioned at the center of the left and right sides of the vibrator chamber 35, as shown by the solid line in the enlarged view, the cam protrusion 130 is positioned at the deepest portion at the center of the left and right of the cam surface 129, so Closest to 128. When the vibration frame 53 moves leftward or rightward from this state, the cam protrusion 130 is guided rearward along the cam surface 129 as shown by an imaginary line in the enlarged view, and the vibration frame 53 is separated from the fixed wall 128. Gradually move backwards. In this separated state, the left and right elastic pieces 55 of the vibration frame 53 are elastically deformed rearward, and the restoring force acts on the vibration frame 53. In the process in which the vibration frame 53 returns to the left and right center of the vibrator chamber 35, the vibration frame 53 is urged forward by the elastic piece 55 and gradually approaches the fixed wall 128 along the cam surface 129. Note that the front-rear drive structure and movement trajectory of the second vibrator 18 are symmetric with those of the first vibrator 17 and therefore will not be described.

  If the front and rear drive structure is configured by the cam surface 129 and the cam protrusion 130 as in the present embodiment, the number of components of the front and rear drive structure can be reduced and this can be simplified. As a modification of the present embodiment, a cam surface 129 can be provided on the vibration frame 53 and a cam projection 130 can be provided on the fixed wall 128. The cam surface 129 may be a protruding curved surface whose protruding dimension in the front-rear direction increases from the left and right end portions to the left and right center. In addition, the cam surface 129 is not limited to a partial arc surface, and may be configured by a linear inclined surface, a mountain-shaped bent surface, a wave-shaped curved surface, or the like in plan view. The number of sets of the cam surface 129 and the cam protrusion 130 is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more. The fixed wall 128 can be formed of an independent part and can be fixed to the case body 47. Further, the target for forming the fixed wall 128 is not limited to the case body 47.

Fifth Embodiment FIGS. 23 and 24 show a fifth embodiment of the electric razor according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the front and rear drive structure of the vibrators 17 and 18 transmits the auxiliary vibrator 133 that converts the rotational power of the motor 15 to the reciprocating power in the front and rear direction, and the reciprocating power of the auxiliary vibrator 133 is transmitted to the vibration frame 53. It comprised with the transmission part 134. FIG. The auxiliary vibrator 133 is a plastic molding that integrally includes a horizontal plate-like vibration base 135 disposed below the pair of front and rear vibrators 17 and 18 and elastic pieces 136 that extend from both front and rear ends of the vibration base 135. It consists of goods. A fixed portion 137 that is fixed to the head frame 36 is provided at the extended end of each elastic piece 136.

  Between the output shaft 15a of the motor 15 and the vibration base 135 of the auxiliary vibrator 133, an auxiliary reciprocating conversion structure for converting the rotational power of the motor 15 into the back and forth power of the auxiliary vibrator 133 is provided. The auxiliary reciprocating conversion structure includes an auxiliary eccentric shaft 139 provided in the eccentric cam 19 and a cam groove 140 provided in the front and rear center of the vibration base 135. The cam groove 140 is formed in a slit shape extending in the left-right direction, and the auxiliary eccentric shaft 139 engages with the cam groove 140 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction. The eccentric cam 19 is integrally provided with a first eccentric shaft 50, a second eccentric shaft 51, and an auxiliary eccentric shaft 139. In this order, the three eccentric shafts 50, 51, 139 are directed from the upper side to the lower side. Are arranged. The degree of eccentricity (distance between the central axes) of the auxiliary eccentric shaft 139 with respect to the output shaft 15a of the motor 15 is set smaller than the degree of eccentricity of the first eccentric shaft 50 and the second eccentric shaft 51 with respect to the output shaft 15a. That is, the movement stroke width in the front-rear direction of the auxiliary vibrator 133 is set smaller than the movement stroke width in the left-right direction of the vibrators 17 and 18. Specifically, the auxiliary eccentric shaft 139 is set so that the longitudinal stroke width of the auxiliary vibrator 133 is 0.2 mm with respect to the left and right stroke width (2.1 mm) of the vibrators 17 and 18.

  Transmission parts 134 are provided between the first vibrator 17 and the second vibrator 18 and the auxiliary vibrator 133, respectively. The transmission unit 134 includes a transmission pin 141 protruding from the lower surface of the vibration frame 53 of the vibrators 17 and 18 and a transmission groove 142 provided at the front and rear ends of the upper surface of the vibration base 135 of the auxiliary vibrator 133. . The transmission groove 142 is a linear groove extending in the left-right direction, and engages with the protruding end portion of the transmission pin 141. When the transmission pin 141 and the transmission groove 142 are engaged, the vibration frame 53 and the vibration base 135 are coupled so as to be able to move in the front-rear direction (relative displacement is impossible) and to be relatively displaceable in the left-right direction. Accordingly, the reciprocating power in the front-rear direction of the auxiliary vibrator 133 can be transmitted to the vibrators 17 and 18, and the reciprocating movement of the vibrators 17 and 18 in the left-right direction is not hindered by the auxiliary vibrator 133. .

  When the eccentric cam 19 is rotationally driven by the motor 15, the vibrators 17 and 18 reciprocate in the left-right direction, and the auxiliary vibrator 133 reciprocates in the front-rear direction by the auxiliary reciprocating conversion structure. The reciprocating power of the auxiliary vibrator 133 is transmitted to the vibrators 17 and 18 through the transmission section 134, and thereby the vibrators 17 and 18 are also reciprocated in the front-rear direction.

  The phase position of the auxiliary eccentric shaft 139 is 90 degrees different from that of the first eccentric shaft 50 and the second eccentric shaft 51 (for example, when the eccentric shafts 50 and 51 are positioned before and after the output shaft 15a, the auxiliary eccentric shaft 139 is output from the output shaft 15a. Therefore, the timing at which the vibrators 17 and 18 reach the left and right ends of the movement stroke coincides with the timing at which the vibrators 17 and 18 reach the front and rear ends. Further, since the power sources of the vibrators 17 and 18 and the auxiliary vibrator 133 are the same one motor 15, the time required for the vibrators 17 and 18 to move from the left and right ends to the other end of the moving stroke, The time required to move from one end to the other coincides. Therefore, the vibrators 17 and 18 reciprocate along the curve line between the left front end (or left rear end) and the right rear end (or right front end) of the movement stroke. The movement trajectory does not become an inclined straight line because the horizontal movement speed of the vibrators 17 and 18 and the movement speed of the auxiliary vibrator 133 in the front-back direction are not constant. If the longitudinal drive structure of the vibrators 17 and 18 is configured by the auxiliary vibrator 133 and the transmission unit 134 as in the present embodiment, the longitudinal vibration of the auxiliary vibrator 133 is hardly transmitted to the head frame 36 and the head The longitudinal vibration of the case 10 can be reduced. As a modification of the present embodiment, the front and rear drive structures for the two vibrators 17 and 18 can be individually provided. That is, the first auxiliary vibrator 133 that is driven back and forth by the first auxiliary eccentric shaft 139 and the second auxiliary vibrator 133 that is driven back and forth by the second auxiliary eccentric shaft 139 are provided. The reciprocating power of one auxiliary vibrator 133 can be transmitted to the first vibrator 17, and the reciprocating power of the second auxiliary vibrator 133 can be transmitted to the second vibrator 18. The phases of the first and second auxiliary eccentric shafts 139 and 139 may be the same or different.

Sixth Embodiment A sixth embodiment of an electric razor is shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the vibration frame 53 and the elastic piece 55 of the vibrators 17 and 18 in plan view are inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the central axis L in the left-right direction of the inner blade 22, and the movement trajectory T of the vibration frame 53. Is inclined with respect to the central axis L in the left-right direction of the inner blade 22 by an angle θ. Thereby, the vibrators 17 and 18 can function as a front-rear drive structure. As can be understood from the present embodiment, the inner blade 22 can be provided with a pulling function simply by reciprocating the vibrating frame 53 with respect to the outer blade 21 in a linearly inclined manner. According to this embodiment, the vibrators 17 and 18 can be reciprocally oscillated in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction by the same number of parts as that of a normal electric razor in which the vibrator reciprocates only in the left-right direction. An electric shaver in which the inner blade 22 reciprocates in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction can be provided at low cost. In the present embodiment, it is not essential to incline the cam groove 68 of the vibration frame 53 (that is, a groove that extends straight in the front-rear direction). If at least the vibration frame 53 and the elastic piece 55 are inclined, vibration is generated. The frame 53 can be reciprocated along a sloping straight line.

  As described above, in the electric shaver according to each embodiment, the reciprocating drive structure includes the vibrators 17 and 18 and the front and rear drive structure. According to this, since the reciprocating power in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction of the vibrators 17, 18 can be directly transmitted to the inner blade 22 without going through the head case 10, this type of conventional electric shaver is used. In comparison, the inner blade 22 can be efficiently driven in the front-rear direction. In this embodiment, the rotational power of the motor 15 is converted into reciprocating power by the vibrators 17 and 18, and the vibrators 17 and 18 are driven back and forth by the front and rear drive structure, so that the motor reciprocates integrally with the vibrator. The vibration transmitted from the vibrators 17 and 18 to the head case 10 and the main body case 1 can be reduced as compared with a conventional electric razor that moves and vibrates the entire case in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the vibration transmitted to the user's hand from the main body case 1 also serving as a grip can be reduced, and the electric razor can be operated as the user desires.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the razor head 2 includes four cutting blades (two main blades 11 and 12 and two sub blades 13 and 14). However, the present invention provides at least one cutting blade. It can be applied to an electric razor equipped with a blade. The secondary cutting blade driven by the drive piece 66 is not limited to the sub-blades 13 and 14 for rough shaving, but may be a cutting blade having the same structure as the main blades 11 and 12 for finishing shaving. A guide piece 87 for the neutral frame 79 can be disposed on the outer surface side of the frame portion 81. The operation unit 102 can be configured by a groove or a recess formed on the outer surface of the shutter 101. The shutter spring 105 can be constituted by a coil spring or a bar-shaped spring having a circular cross section in addition to the plate spring, and may be made of metal in addition to resin. The present invention can also be applied to an electric razor in which the head case 10 and the main body case 1 are integrated.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 2 Razor head 10 Head case 11 1st cutting blade (1st main blade)
12 Second cutting blade (second main blade)
17 First vibrator 18 Second vibrator 19 Eccentric cam 21 Outer blade 22 Inner blade 30 Inner blade frame 35 Vibrator chamber 36 Head frame 37 Outer blade holder 42 Float spring 50 First eccentric shaft 51 Second eccentric shaft 53 Vibration frame 54 Drive shaft 55 Elastic piece 59 Vibrator packing 63 Fluff chamber 64 Output shaft portion 65 Holding arm 66 Drive piece 67 Passive cam 69 Link body 70 Connection shaft 71 Movable fulcrum shaft 74 Passive piece 75 Passive wall 76 Restricting piece 79 Neutral frame 80 Inner blade spring 81 Frame portion 82 Push-up portion 86 Drive piece 87 Guide piece 88 Slide projection 99 Water passage opening 101 Shutter 102 Operation portion 105 Shutter spring 107 Fixed connection portion 108 Movable connection portion 111 Fixed pin 112 Movable pin 121 Base portion 122 Fixed fulcrum shaft 125 Cam groove 126 Cam pin 129 Cam surface 130 Cam protrusion 133 auxiliary oscillator 134 transmission unit

Claims (1)

The rotational power of the cutting blade (11, 12) composed of the outer blade (21) and the inner blade (22) slidably contacting along the inner surface of the outer blade (21) and the motor (15) is converted into reciprocating power. An electric razor comprising a reciprocating drive structure that is transmitted to the inner blade (22),
The reciprocating drive structure includes a vibrator (17, 18) that converts the rotational power of the motor (15) into a reciprocating power in the left-right direction, and a front-rear drive structure that reciprocates the vibrator (17, 18) in the front-rear direction. Consists of
The front-rear drive structure includes an auxiliary vibrator (133) that converts the rotational power of the motor (15) into reciprocating power in the front-rear direction,
An electric shaver, wherein the auxiliary vibrator (133) reciprocates the vibrator (17, 18) in the front-rear direction.

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