JP6242713B2 - Electric razor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric razor having a fuzz chamber inside a head case to which a cutting blade is assembled.

  This type of electric shaver is known from US Pat. This electric razor includes an opening window serving as an inlet for water and a shutter that covers the window so as to be opened and closed on the left and right sides of the head portion. An operator for operating the shutter is provided on the surface of the shutter.

JP 2013-85870 A

  In the electric razor of Patent Document 1, since the opening windows are provided on both the left and right sides of the head portion, the opening windows are small and the amount of cleaning water introduced is small.

The objective of this invention is providing the electric shaver which can increase the introduction amount of the water for washing | cleaning in a fluff chamber.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric razor that can improve the operability of the shutter.

  In the electric razor according to the present invention, the razor head 2 includes a head case 10 to which the cutting blades 11 and 12 are assembled. A fluff chamber 63 is formed inside the head case 10, and a water passage opening 99 that leads to the fluff chamber 63 is formed in the head case 10. The water passage opening 99 is covered with a shutter 101 supported by the head case 10 so as to be slidable. A water passage opening 99 and a shutter 101 are provided at the center of the razor head 2. An operation unit 102 for sliding the shutter 101 is disposed at the left and right center of the outer surface of the shutter 101.

  The shutter 101 is slidably guided and supported by the head case 10 between a closed position for closing the water flow opening 99 and an open position for opening the water flow opening 99. A shutter spring 105 is provided between the shutter 101 and the head case 10 to urge the shutter 101 toward the closed position.

  A shutter spring 105 is attached so as to have a thought point. The shutter 101 is biased in a direction opposite to the thought point.

  The shutter spring 105 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 is connected to the head case 10 and the movable connecting portion 108 is connected to the shutter 101 so as to be relatively rotatable.

  The shutter 101 is guided and supported by the head case 10 so as to be vertically slidable between a closed position where the water passage opening 99 is closed by upward movement and an open position where the water passage opening 99 is opened by downward movement. A shutter spring 105 is provided between the shutter 101 and the head case 10 to urge the shutter 101 to move upward. A razor head 2 is supported by a main body case 1 that also serves as a grip so as to be movable up and down, and is pushed upward 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 is set to be smaller than the upward biasing force of the float spring 42 against the razor head 2.

  Guide surfaces 115 and 116 that incline toward the fluff chamber 63 are formed on the end surface of the shutter 101 on the closed end side and the opening edge of the water passage opening 99 facing the end surface.

  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 a fuzz chamber 63. A water passage opening 99 and a shutter 101 are provided in the outer blade holder 37.

  In the present invention, the water flow opening 99 and the shutter 101 are provided in the central portion of the razor head 2, so that the water flow opening can be widened and the amount of cleaning water introduced into the fuzz chamber can be increased. Therefore, the inside of the fuzz chamber 63 can be cleaned evenly. In addition, since the operation unit 102 for sliding the shutter 101 is arranged 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.

  Since the shutter spring 105 is mounted so as to have a thought point, the shutter 101 can be slid smoothly opened and closed by assisting the shutter spring 105 in both the closing and opening directions. . 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 configured by integrally including the spring arm 106 and the pair of connecting portions 107 and 108, the shutter spring 105 can be manufactured at low cost and can be easily assembled to the shutter 101 and the head case 10. it can.

  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 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. It is a figure which shows the modification of the shutter spring of 1st Embodiment.

  First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 18 show a first embodiment of an electric shaver according to the present invention. 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. As described above, the output shaft portion 64 constitutes a part of the drive shaft 54, that is, the output shaft portion 64 is formed integrally with the drive shaft 54. 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 having the above-described configuration, the reciprocating power of the vibrators 17 and 18 can be transmitted directly to the inner blade 22, so that the transmission loss can be reduced.

  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. That is, the shutter 101 is guided and supported by the head case 10 so as to be vertically slidable between a closed position where the water passage opening 99 is closed by upward movement and an open position where the water passage opening 99 is opened by downward movement. . 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. Further, as shown in FIG. 26 as a modified example of the shutter spring 105, the urging force of the shutter spring 105 against the shutter 101 can be increased by using two spring arms 106 that connect the fixed connecting portion 107 and the movable connecting portion 108. In this case, each of the pair of spring arms 106 connects the fixed connection portion 107 and the movable connection portion 108 in a state of being curved outward in a free state. When the shutter 101 moves from the closed position to the open position, or from the open position to the closed position, the pair of spring arms 106 bend in a direction away from each other, and the distance at the thought point of the shutter spring 105 is maximized. If they pass, the pair of spring arms 106 move toward each other by the elastic restoring force and return to the bent state of the base. In addition, all the code | symbols in FIG. 26 are the same as the member of the code | symbol of 1st Embodiment, The function and a role are also the same.

  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. If the spring arm 106 is formed in a round bar shape or a plate shape, the front and rear dimensions of the shutter mechanism can be reduced, so that an increase in the size of the razor head 2 can be prevented. In this embodiment, it is a plate-like spring arm 106 having a rectangular cross section that is thin in the front-rear direction. As long as the spring arm 106 and the pair of connecting portions 107 and 108 are integrally provided, a shutter spring 105 made of metal such as stainless steel may be used.

  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 described above, when the shutter spring 105 is mounted so as to have a thought point, the shutter spring 105 assists both the sliding operation in the closing direction and the opening direction of the shutter 101 to smoothly open and close the shutter 101. can do. 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.

  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. That is, the shutter 101 is biased in the opposite direction with respect to the thought point of the shutter spring 105. 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. The sewage after washing including the hair dust and sebum is discharged out of the hair chamber 63 from the mesh of the outer blade 21.

  In the present embodiment, the shutter 101 closes the water flow opening 99 by moving upward and opens the water flow opening 99 by moving downward. Conversely, the shutter 101 opens the water flow opening 99 by moving upward, The thing of the form which closes the water flow opening 99 by downward movement may be sufficient. Furthermore, the shutter structure may be a shutter structure that closes the water flow opening 99 by moving leftward and opens the water flow opening 99 by moving rightward, and conversely opens the water flow opening 99 by moving leftward and moves rightward. The shutter structure which closes the water flow opening 99 may be sufficient. Even in this case, 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. This “left and right center” refers to a direction orthogonal to the sliding movement direction of the shutter 101. This means the center, and if it follows the crossing arrows in FIGS. In this embodiment, the water flow opening 99, the shutter 101, the shutter spring 105, and the like are provided on the front wall of the head case 10, but the water flow opening 99, the shutter 101, and the shutter are provided on the rear wall of the head case 10. A water-passage cleaning means such as the spring 105 similar to that in the first embodiment may be provided. In some cases, the water flow type cleaning means similar to the first embodiment such as the water flow opening 99, the shutter 101, and the shutter spring 105 can be provided on at least one of the left and right walls of the head case 10. In this case, the water flow opening 99, the water flow hole 100, and the shutter 101 are disposed at the left and right centers of the left wall or the right wall of the outer blade holder 37. That is, when viewed in the left-right direction, the razor head 2 is formed symmetrically with the central axis as the symmetry axis. According to the crossing arrows in FIG. 1 and FIG.

The electric razor of the said embodiment can be implemented with the following aspects.
The razor head 2 includes a head case 10 to which cutting blades 11 and 12 are assembled.
A fuzz chamber 63 is formed inside the head case 10,
A water passage opening 99 leading to the fuzz chamber 63 is formed in at least one of the front wall, the rear wall, the right wall, and the left wall of the head case 10.
The water flow opening 99 is covered with a shutter 101 that is supported by the head case 10 so as to be slidable up and down.
The water flow opening 99 and the shutter 101 are the central part in the left-right direction of the razor head 2, and are formed symmetrically with the central axis of the head 2 as the symmetry axis,
An electric razor, characterized in that an operation unit 102 for sliding the shutter 101 is disposed at the center of the left and right sides of the outer surface of the shutter 101.
Note that “the central portion of the razor head 2 in the left-right direction” refers to the crossed arrows in FIGS. 1 and 2 when the water-cleaning means such as the shutter 101 and the shutter spring 105 are on the right wall or the left wall. If it follows, it shall be read as “the central portion of the razor head 2 in the front-rear direction”.
According to the above configuration, the water passage opening 99 and the shutter 101 are formed symmetrically with the central axis of the razor head 2 as the symmetry axis, so that the water passage opening can be widened, and the washing water into the fluff chamber The amount of introduction can be increased. Therefore, the inside of the fuzz chamber 63 can be cleaned evenly. In addition, since the operation unit 102 for sliding the shutter 101 is arranged 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.

Second Embodiment FIG. 19 shows a second embodiment of a front-rear drive structure that reciprocally drives the vibrators 17 and 18 in the front-rear direction. 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 a front-rear drive structure that reciprocates the vibrators 17 and 18 in the front-rear direction. 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.

Fourth Embodiment FIG. 22 shows a fourth embodiment of a front-rear drive structure that reciprocally drives the vibrators 17 and 18 in the front-rear direction. 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 a front-rear drive structure that reciprocally drives the vibrators 17 and 18 in the front-rear direction. 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.

Sixth Embodiment FIG. 25 shows a sixth embodiment of a front-rear drive structure that reciprocally drives the vibrators 17 and 18 in the front-rear direction. 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 motor 15 that drives the vibrators 17 and 18 may be a rotary motor or a linear motor. 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, a bar-shaped spring having a circular cross section, or the like in addition to the leaf spring, and may be made of metal or rubber other than 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. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the application of the reciprocating drive type electric razor as in each of the above embodiments, but a rotary electric razor or an inner blade whose inner blade rotates about the horizontal axis is arranged around the vertical axis. It can also be applied to a rotating electric shaver.

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 (5)

The razor head (2) has a head case (10) to which the cutting blades (11, 12) are assembled,
A fuzz chamber (63) is formed inside the head case (10),
In the head case (10), a water passage opening (99) leading to the fuzz chamber (63) is formed,
The water passage opening (99) is covered with a shutter (101) supported by a head case (10) so as to be freely slidable.
A water flow opening (99) and a shutter (101) are provided in the center of the razor head (2),
An operation unit (102) for sliding the shutter (101) is disposed at the left and right center of the outer surface of the shutter (101) ,
The shutter (101) is slidably guided and supported by the head case (10) between a closed position for closing the water flow opening (99) and an open position for opening the water flow opening (99).
Between the shutter (101) and the head case (10), a pair of left and right shutter springs (105) for moving and biasing the shutter (101) toward the closed position and the open position are provided.
A shutter spring (105) is mounted with a thought point,
The shutter (101) is biased in a direction opposite to the thought point, and is configured to be held in both the closed position and the open position,
The shutter spring (105) includes a pair of spring arms (106) that are curved outward in a free state, and a fixed connection portion (107) and a movable connection portion (108) provided at both ends of the pair of spring arms (106). ) And integrated,
An electric shaver characterized in that the fixed connecting portion (107) is connected to the head case (10) and the movable connecting portion (108) is connected to the shutter (101) so as to be relatively rotatable . The shutter (101) can be slid up and down on the head case (10) between a closed position that closes the water flow opening (99) by upward movement and an open position that opens the water flow opening (99) by downward movement. Is supported and guided by
A shutter spring (105) is provided between the shutter (101) and the head case (10) to urge the shutter (101) upward,
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 is pushed upward by a float spring (42) disposed between the razor head (2) and the main body case (1). The electric razor according to claim 1, wherein the electric razor is biased. The upward biasing force of the shutter spring (105) against the shutter (101) is set smaller than the upward biasing force of the float spring (42) against the razor head (2). Electric razor. Guide surfaces (115, 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. The electric shaver according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electric shaver is provided. 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.
The space surrounded by the outer blade holder (37) and the head frame (36) is a fuzz chamber (63),
The electric shaver according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the water flow opening (99) and the shutter (101) are provided in the outer blade holder (37) .

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