JPH0464383A - Electric razor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent shaving dust from being deposited on a body case by providing removably an outer blade holder on the body case and an inner blade holder removably on the inner surface of the outer blade holder while providing a shielding plate for partitioning a space in the outer blade holder into the upper and lower ones. CONSTITUTION:In cleaning an electric razor after the use thereof, an outer blade holder 6 is first drawn out of a body case 1, i.e., a locking piece 5 is withdrawn by an operating knob to draw a connecting ring 12 out of a drive shaft 4. Since then a shielding plate 101 partitions a space in the outer blade holder 6 into the upper and lower ones, mustache wastes are accumulated on the shielding plate 101 without dropping thereunder, so that the shaving dust are not deposited on the body case 1. Next, when an inner blade holder 10 is drawn out downward, a projection 15 is disengaged from an upper recess 17 so that the projection 15 slides along a guide groove 16 to engage a lower recess 18. Then, a closing plate 14 is moved downward to open a water path port 9. Under such a condition the outer and inner blades are cleaned by an accessory brush 19, stored water or flowing water.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an electric shaver, and more particularly to an electric shaver in which an inner cutter holder is detachably attached to an outer cutter holder.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, when cleaning the sink debris attached to an electric razor, the outer blade holder is removed from the main body case, and the outer blade holder and the inner blade holder protruding from the main body case are cleaned. is used. However, the shavings produced by the cooperation between the outer blade and the inner blade scatter during shaving and adhere to the upper end of the main body case, making it troublesome to clean. On the other hand, an electric shaver in which the inner cutter holder is integrated with the outer cutter holder and can be detached from the main body case is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-31995. In this case, the inner cutter holder and the outer cutter holder can be quickly cleaned as one unit, but shavings still adhere to the upper end of the main body case, which is troublesome to clean.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention has been made by focusing on the above-mentioned points, and provides an electric razor that prevents beard shavings from adhering to the upper end of the main body case and makes it easy to clean the shavings. It is about providing.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention comprises a main body case, an inner cutter holder holding an inner cutter, and an outer cutter holder holding an outer cutter with which the inner cutter slides, the outer cutter holder is provided to be detachable from the main body case, and the inner cutter holder is slidably provided on the inner surface of the outer cutter holder with a moderation of 6, and when the inner cutter holder is attached to the outer cutter holder, the inner cutter holder is attached to the outer cutter holder. The present invention is characterized in that a shielding plate is provided below the inner cutter to partition the space inside the outer cutter holder into upper and lower parts.

(E) Function According to the present invention, a shielding plate is provided at a position below the inner blade of the inner blade holder to partition the space inside the outer blade holder into upper and lower parts when the inner blade holder is attached to the outer blade holder. Therefore, beard shavings will not adhere to the upper end of the main body case below the shielding plate. In addition, when cleaning the hair shavings attached to the inner and outer blades, by removing the inner and outer blade holders as one body from the main body case, you only need to clean the inner and outer blade holders. , there is no need to clean the main body case.

(f) Example Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body case of a dry-type electric shaver, in which a motor and a rechargeable battery (both not shown) are provided, and a main blade and a drive switch 3 for the trimmer 2 are provided on the surface. ing. This switch 3 is 2
It is designed to slide in stages; moving it up one step drives the main blade, and moving it up further drives the trimmer 2.
It is designed to project and drive at the same time.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a drive shaft connected to a motor, which reciprocates when the razor is driven. Reference numeral 5 designates a retractable locking piece that removably locks an outer blade holder, which will be described later.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an outer cutter holder, and an outer cutter 7 is held at its upper end. Furthermore, an opening 8 is provided on the front side where the trimmer 2 is stored, and water holes 9 are provided on both sides.
In addition, locking grooves (not shown) into which the locking pieces 5 lock are provided on the lower inner surfaces of both sides.

10 is an inner cutter holder, and an inner cutter 1 is mounted on the upper part of the inner cutter holder.
The cylindrical connecting shaft 12 of 1 is connected to the drive shaft 4 via an annular rubber 13.
The inner cutter 11 is held by being fitted into the inner cutter 11 .

Further, 101 is a shielding plate provided below the inner cutter 11, and a closing plate 14 facing the water passage hole 9 is formed on the side of this shielding plate 101.

This closing plate] 4 is provided with two protrusions 15, and the inner wall near the water passage hole 9 of the outer cutter holder 6 is provided with a guide groove 16 in which the protrusion 15 can slide. Recesses 17.1 at both ends engage with the projections 15.
8 is provided.

By the way, these outer blade holder 6 and inner blade holder 10
To attach the inner cutter holder 10 to the main body case 1, first slide the protrusion 15 into the guide groove 16 and engage the upper recess 17 to attach the inner cutter holder 10 to the outer cutter holder 6.
Fixed to. At this time, the inner cutter 11 comes into pressure contact with the outer cutter 7, and the water passage hole 9 is closed by the closing plate 14. Furthermore, at this time, the outer periphery of the shielding plate 101 is sealed with the inner wall of the outer cutter holder 6 to prevent hair chips attached to the inner cutter 11 and the outer cutter 7 from scattering to the main body case (■). It has become.

Next, the connecting shaft 12 is fitted into the drive shaft 4, and the locking piece 5 of the main body case I is locked in the locking groove of the outer blade holder 6. In this state, switch 3 is operated to enable the razor to be used.

In the above configuration, in order to clean off beard shavings after using the electric shaver of the present invention, the outer blade holder 6 is first pulled out from the main body case 1. That is, the locking piece 5 is moved back and forth using an operating knob (not shown) that allows the locking piece 5 to move in and out, and the connecting shaft 12 is pulled out from the drive shaft 4. At this time, the protrusion 15 provided on the closing plate 14 of the inner cutter holder 10 is engaged with the upper recess 17 (FIG. 4(a)). At this time, the shielding plate 101 divides the space inside the outer cutter holder 6 into upper and lower parts, so that although sink debris accumulates on the shielding plate 1.01, it does not fall below it. No beard shavings will adhere to the main body case 1, and the main body case 1 does not need to be cleaned at all.

Next, when the inner blade holder 10 is pulled out downward, the protrusion 1
5 is disengaged from the upper recess 17, and the protrusion 15 slides along the guide groove 16 and engages with the lower recess 18. At this time, the closing plate 14 moves downward and the water passage hole 9 opens (FIG. 4(b)). Depending on this condition, the included brush 1
9, or it is also possible to wash the outer and inner cutters with stored water and running water as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. Furthermore, when the inner cutter holder 10 is pulled out downward, the protrusion 15 and the lower recess 18
The inner cutter holder 10 is disengaged from the outer cutter holder 6.
(Fig. 4 (C)). In this state, it is also possible to clean more carefully with the brush 19 as shown in FIG.

(G) Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the inner cutter holder is provided with a shielding plate that seals the space between the outer cutter holder and the inner cutter holder when the inner cutter holder is attached to the outer cutter holder. This prevents beard shavings from adhering to the top of the case.

In addition, when cleaning the hair shavings attached to the inner and outer blades, by removing the inner and outer blade holders as one body from the main body case, you only need to clean the inner and outer blade holders. , there is no need to clean the main body case. As a result, it is possible to provide an electric shaver that is extremely easy to clean and has excellent hygiene.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show the electric shaver of the present invention; Fig. 1 shows the razor body; Fig. 2 shows how the inner blade holder is attached to the outer blade holder, and shows the state in which the water passage hole is opened. figure,
Figure 3 is a diagram with the inner blade holder removed from the outer blade holder, Figures 4 (a) to (CJ are front and side views showing the procedure for removing the inner blade holder, and Figure 5 is a diagram showing the state of cleaning with stored water. Figure 6 is a diagram showing the state of washing with running water, Figure 7 is
The figure shows a state of cleaning with a brush. 1... Main body case, 5... Locking piece, 6 Outer blade holder 7... Outer blade, 8... Opening part, 9...
・Water hole, 10・Inner blade holder, 11...Inner blade, 1
4 closing plate, 15... protrusion, 16... guide groove, 17.
18 recesses, 101 shielding plates.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Main body case, inner blade holder holding the inner blade,
and an outer cutter holder holding an outer cutter with which the inner cutter slides, the outer cutter holder being detachably attached to the main body case, and the inner cutter holder being detachably attached to the inner surface of the outer cutter holder. An electric shaver, characterized in that the inner cutter holder is provided with a shielding plate below the inner cutter that divides a space inside the outer cutter holder into upper and lower parts when the inner cutter holder is attached to the outer cutter holder.