WO2001032049A1 - Appareil a epiler avec accessoire d'exfoliation - Google Patents
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- WO2001032049A1 WO2001032049A1 PCT/FR2000/003062 FR0003062W WO0132049A1 WO 2001032049 A1 WO2001032049 A1 WO 2001032049A1 FR 0003062 W FR0003062 W FR 0003062W WO 0132049 A1 WO0132049 A1 WO 0132049A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
- A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
- A45D26/0004—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers by abrasion
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
- A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
- A45D26/0023—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with rotating clamping elements
- A45D26/0028—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with rotating clamping elements with rotating discs or blades
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- document EP-0 381 962 describes an apparatus for removing corns from the feet comprising an elongated handle enclosing an electric motor for driving in rotation a shaft carrying an abrasive tool at one of its ends, an unbalance being mounted on the same shaft so as to impart rotational oscillations to the abrasive tool.
- the document US Pat. No. 3,169,536 describes another device intended for treating the skin, in particular calluses, by abrasion.
- This apparatus comprises a housing comprising inside an electromagnet and a spring armature mounted so as to be attracted by the electromagnet when the latter is traversed by an electric current.
- the frame supports, in its upper part, an abrasive tool which it drives in a vibratory movement in translation.
- document FR-2 728 777 describes a device for eliminating calluses by sanding, comprising a rotary abrasive roller head.
- This head can be separated from the motor housing of the device, which could be that of an epilator.
- the head of the apparatus is provided with means of coupling with the housing, as well as a drive pinion coupled to the gear train of the motor housing.
- the solution presented in this document partially solves the aforementioned problems, since it describes the use of a single motor unit, initially that of an epilator, to also perform a skin exfoliation.
- the second abrasive head still requires a train of complex gears altering its cost.
- Another object of the invention is a rotary roller depilatory device with plucking forceps caused to open and close periodically in order to pull out the hairs during the rotation of the roller, device comprising means for exfoliation of the skin.
- a further object of the invention is to provide an accessory which can be used with practically any epilating appliance provided with movable pliers, without having to make constructive modifications to the appliance and / or the device.
- Another object of the invention is an accessory for a hair removal device which can be easily dissociated from said device for cleaning, sterilization or replacement of its parts in contact with the skin.
- Such an accessory must in particular make it possible to ensure the rapid passage from one operation, pulling out of the hairs, to the other, exfoliation of the skin, in a simple and easy manner for the person using it.
- an accessory for a hair removal device which comprises a housing containing an electric motor driving the means actuating in a cyclic closing / opening movement of at least one pinching device intended to pluck the hairs from the skin, said accessory comprising means for fixing to said housing, and at least one movable part intended to be brought into contact with the skin during use, because said movable part of the accessory performs sanding of the skin by being actuated by drive means capable of actuating the device (s) at the same time pinch.
- the accessory is intended to be attached over the epilation head, of which it uses the movement of the latter (or of its direct drive means) to animate the moving part comprising an abrasive part.
- the moving part can be moved, for example, in a movement parallel to the axis of rotation of the epilation head.
- an accessory that is simply brought over an existing device is more understandable and easier to handle for a user than an interchangeable head requiring disassembly of the device to its gear train out of the engine.
- Such an accessory makes it possible to offer an additional function to a conventional epilating appliance, in a simple, reliable, economical manner and with an easily maneuverable device, in complete safety for anyone using it.
- the moving part is covered with a material including particles with sharp, cutting faces which, set in motion relative to the skin, peel off the layer of dead skin and release the hairs trapped by the surface layers of the epidermis.
- the moving part performs a translational movement relative to the skin.
- said surface portion covered with abrasive material is constituted by a substantially flat surface.
- This type of surface promotes contact with the skin over a sufficiently large area for a minimum number of passages on the skin to be sufficient, which increases the speed of the treatment.
- the movable part of the accessory is driven in its movement by the epilation head.
- the moving part is driven in an oscillatory translational movement at a frequency equal to or greater than 50 Hz.
- the accessory comprises a frame provided, inside, means for fixing to the housing of the device as well as means for guiding and supporting the moving part, the part mobile having at least one bearing surface which ensures contact with the drive means.
- the accessory can be easily fitted onto the device and, respectively, removed to clean it, replace it with another or simply to use the device without accessories.
- the moving part is removably mounted relative to the frame of the accessory.
- This solution makes it possible to obtain, at a lower cost, an accessory which can be used to carry out other operations for treating the skin, in particular removing calluses from the skin, filing, etc.
- This assembly allows the accessory to better follow the contours of the skin and not to injure the bony areas.
- Such a construction makes it possible to carry out exfoliation and depilation in a single passage of the device on the skin, the exfoliation being carried out just before the pulling of the hairs, which makes it possible to reduce the time allocated to the treatment of the skin.
- said moving part is actuated by drive means capable of actuating the clamping devices at the same time.
- the moving part performing the exfoliation could be part of an accessory comprising its own drive means for the exfoliation.
- Such an accessory admittedly, a little heavier, would be connected to the epilator by means of attachment to the housing and electrical connection connections.
- the part performing the exfoliation is integrated into the construction of the device, it is permanently mounted on or next to the epilating head in front of the latter relative to the movement of the device on the skin. It can be actuated either in rotation directly by the epilating head, or in a vibratory movement in rotation or translation directly by the epilating head, or by any other mechanism which transforms a rotational movement into a vibratory movement.
- FIG. 1a shows a perspective view of the accessory according to a first embodiment of the invention and Figure 1b shows a side view of the same accessory;
- - Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a hair removal device on which is mounted an accessory illustrated in Figures 1;
- FIG. 3 shows a simplified view of the axial section of the assembly illustrated in Figure 2.
- - Figure 4a shows a perspective view of the accessory according to a second embodiment of the invention and Figure 4b shows a side view of the same accessory;
- FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a hair removal device on which is mounted an accessory illustrated in Figures 4;
- FIG. 6 represents a simplified view of the axial section of the assembly illustrated in FIG. 5.
- the appended figures illustrate an exfoliation accessory and a device for depilating human skin provided with such an accessory.
- a hair removal device 20 comprising a roller 22 rotatably mounted about an axis 23.
- the roller 22 has several clamping devices, each device consisting of two blades side by side 24,24 '.
- the clamps are actuated by a cam mechanism, the rotary roller 22 and the cam mechanism receiving the drive of an electric motor, via a gear train, all these components being arranged in the housing 21 of the apparatus tweezers.
- a movable blade 24 is capable of moving away from an adjacent blade 24 'and, alternatively, of apply against it.
- the actuation in translation of the movable blade 24 causes the closure, respectively the opening of the tweezers, to clamp the hairs and pluck them, and to release them after plucking, this as the rotation of the roller 22.
- the bristles of the area to be epilated occurring in front of a window 25 of the housing 21, are torn off following the rotation of the roller 22 or of the epilation head.
- the accessory 1 comprises two main parts: a frame 2 provided with means, such as a hook 10, for fixing to the housing 21 of the device and a moving part 4 supported by the frame 2 of the accessory 1.
- the movable part 4 covers the frame 2 which it resumes, in part, the outer shape.
- the moving part 4 is coated on at least part of its outer surface, in particular on its front part 16, with an abrasive material.
- the entire outer surface of the part 4 could be covered with an abrasive material.
- the rotary roller 22 rotates at a speed of the order of 1500 rpm the head performs 2 back and forth movements by rotation of the roller, which generates vibrations in the moving part 4 at a frequency of 50 Hz. Vibrations at such a frequency calm transient sensations of tingling or heating of the skin which could be felt during the treatment by abrasion of the skin.
- the amplitude of the back-and-forth movement described by the moving part can be, for example, between 0.5 and 1.5 mm.
- the accessory 1 is removably mounted relative to the housing 21 of the device 20.
- Hooks 10 are provided for this purpose on the body of the accessory 1.
- the part 4 comprises in its front part extending substantially parallel to the generator of the rotary roller 22, a substantially planar surface 12, of rectangular, oval or other shape, which is covered with an abrasive material.
- a substantially planar surface 12 of rectangular, oval or other shape, which is covered with an abrasive material.
- the abrasive material used can be, for example, cork or apricot kernel powder or olive kernels with a minimum particle size of 500 ⁇ m.
- the accessory 1 consists of a frame 2 forming a cover intended to be mounted on the upper part of the epilator 20, the frame 2 having inside the side walls 7,8 taking support on the epilating head, in particular on the flanges 26, 27 of the latter.
- the frame 2 comprises, in its upper part facing the window 25 of the device, a part 4 of slightly curved or substantially planar shape forming a support for a removable part 4 ′ covered with abrasive material.
- the part 4 ′ preferably has the same shape as its support 4 and it has an external part consisting of a deposit of abrasive particles on a support, and an internal part provided with fixing means, such as hooks, in orifices of corresponding shape in part 4 of frame 2.
- the frame 2 also comprises means 10,11 for fixing to the housing 21 of the epilating device 20.
- These fixing means consist in particular of a hook 10 which is inserted into a corresponding orifice of the housing 21, as well as d '' a hollow fixing tab 1 1 bearing on the housing 21 of the apparatus 20 and inside of which a lug of the housing 21 is introduced.
- the female parts of each of the means for fixing the frame to the housing have dimensions allowing a displacement in translation of the corresponding male parts according to the amplitude of the movement described by the accessory.
- the cyclic translational movement of the epilation head 22 is transmitted, via the flanges 26, 27, to the accessory 1, in particular to the arches 7.8 of the frame 2.
- the accessory 1 is thus driven in a oscillatory movement in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation 23 of the roller 22.
- all the parts of the accessory 1 follow the epilation head in its translational movement, the parts for fixing the frame 2 to the housing 21 of the device moving in corresponding orifices.
- the accessory must take account of the continuous contact of the arches 7,8 of the latter with parts in rotation, in particular with the flanges 26,27 of the apparatus,
- the accessory can be made, by an injection technique, of a plastic material of the PO M type having good anti-friction properties.
- a device fitted with such an accessory can be applied to the skin without imposing a specific orientation, so it can be used by left-handers and right-handers.
- the abrasive roller could be rotated by the gripper roller.
- All the variants envisaged can be transposed within the framework of a depilatory device integrating a movable part 4 of an abrasive material which achieves the sanding of the skin by being actuated by the motor and the gear train of the latter, or even by a separate motor.
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP00974641A EP1225818B1 (fr) | 1999-11-05 | 2000-11-03 | Appareil a epiler avec accessoire d'exfoliation |
AT00974641T ATE259172T1 (de) | 1999-11-05 | 2000-11-03 | Enthaarungsgerät mit einer abreibungsvorrichtung |
DE60008274T DE60008274T2 (de) | 1999-11-05 | 2000-11-03 | Enthaarungsgerät mit einer abreibungsvorrichtung |
AU12867/01A AU1286701A (en) | 1999-11-05 | 2000-11-03 | Depilatory appliance with skin cleansing accessory |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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FR9914199A FR2800584B1 (fr) | 1999-11-05 | 1999-11-05 | Accessoire d'exfoliation pour un appareil a epiler |
FR99/14199 | 1999-11-05 |
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WO2001032049A1 true WO2001032049A1 (fr) | 2001-05-10 |
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PCT/FR2000/003062 WO2001032049A1 (fr) | 1999-11-05 | 2000-11-03 | Appareil a epiler avec accessoire d'exfoliation |
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EP (1) | EP1225818B1 (fr) |
CN (1) | CN1387408A (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE259172T1 (fr) |
AU (1) | AU1286701A (fr) |
DE (1) | DE60008274T2 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2213625T3 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2800584B1 (fr) |
RU (1) | RU2002114811A (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2001032049A1 (fr) |
Cited By (3)
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EP2433520A1 (fr) | 2010-09-27 | 2012-03-28 | Seb S.A. | Epilateur avec tête de massage amovible |
EP2462832A1 (fr) * | 2010-12-08 | 2012-06-13 | Seb S.A. | Epilateur avec tête de précision |
FR2991144A1 (fr) * | 2012-06-04 | 2013-12-06 | Seb Sa | Tete d'epilation anti-douleur |
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FR2833470B1 (fr) * | 2001-12-17 | 2004-02-27 | Seb Sa | Appareil a epiler equipe d'une tete exfoliante |
DE102005044737A1 (de) * | 2005-09-19 | 2007-03-29 | Braun Gmbh | Verfahren zum Entfernen von Haaren, Haarentfernungsgerät und Aufsatz hierfür |
EP1857012A1 (fr) * | 2006-05-18 | 2007-11-21 | Faco S.A. | Epilateur monolithique |
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EP0373032A1 (fr) * | 1988-12-07 | 1990-06-13 | Braun Aktiengesellschaft | Appareil à épiler |
FR2703885A1 (fr) * | 1990-05-28 | 1994-10-21 | Matsushita Electric Works Ltd | Dispositif d'épilation. |
EP0630596A1 (fr) * | 1993-06-24 | 1994-12-28 | Braun Aktiengesellschaft | Appareil pour enlever des poils du corps |
FR2728777A1 (fr) * | 1995-01-04 | 1996-07-05 | Bauffette Laurent | Dispositif pour eliminer les callosites |
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US3169536A (en) | 1962-07-11 | 1965-02-16 | Sr Anthony Caracciolo | Abrader |
DE3903828C2 (de) | 1989-02-09 | 1996-09-19 | Bausch Peter Gmbh | Elektrischer Hornhautschleifer |
FR2664798B1 (fr) | 1990-07-20 | 1992-10-30 | Seb Sa | Appareil a epiler a brosse. |
FR2758060B1 (fr) | 1997-01-06 | 1999-03-05 | Seb Sa | Appareil a epiler a rouleau rotatif |
FR2773461B1 (fr) | 1998-01-14 | 2000-02-25 | Alain Favie | Abraseur cutane a tete vibrante |
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- 2000-11-03 AU AU12867/01A patent/AU1286701A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-11-03 AT AT00974641T patent/ATE259172T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2000-11-03 WO PCT/FR2000/003062 patent/WO2001032049A1/fr active IP Right Grant
- 2000-11-03 RU RU2002114811/12A patent/RU2002114811A/ru not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2000-11-03 ES ES00974641T patent/ES2213625T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-11-03 CN CN00815138.5A patent/CN1387408A/zh active Pending
- 2000-11-03 EP EP00974641A patent/EP1225818B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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EP0373032A1 (fr) * | 1988-12-07 | 1990-06-13 | Braun Aktiengesellschaft | Appareil à épiler |
FR2703885A1 (fr) * | 1990-05-28 | 1994-10-21 | Matsushita Electric Works Ltd | Dispositif d'épilation. |
EP0630596A1 (fr) * | 1993-06-24 | 1994-12-28 | Braun Aktiengesellschaft | Appareil pour enlever des poils du corps |
FR2728777A1 (fr) * | 1995-01-04 | 1996-07-05 | Bauffette Laurent | Dispositif pour eliminer les callosites |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP2433520A1 (fr) | 2010-09-27 | 2012-03-28 | Seb S.A. | Epilateur avec tête de massage amovible |
EP2462832A1 (fr) * | 2010-12-08 | 2012-06-13 | Seb S.A. | Epilateur avec tête de précision |
FR2968513A1 (fr) * | 2010-12-08 | 2012-06-15 | Seb Sa | Epilateur avec tete de precision |
FR2991144A1 (fr) * | 2012-06-04 | 2013-12-06 | Seb Sa | Tete d'epilation anti-douleur |
EP2671465A3 (fr) * | 2012-06-04 | 2016-01-13 | Seb S.A. | Tête d'épilation anti-douleur |
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FR2800584B1 (fr) | 2001-12-28 |
DE60008274T2 (de) | 2004-12-30 |
CN1387408A (zh) | 2002-12-25 |
ATE259172T1 (de) | 2004-02-15 |
EP1225818A1 (fr) | 2002-07-31 |
ES2213625T3 (es) | 2004-09-01 |
EP1225818B1 (fr) | 2004-02-11 |
DE60008274D1 (de) | 2004-03-18 |
RU2002114811A (ru) | 2004-03-20 |
AU1286701A (en) | 2001-05-14 |
FR2800584A1 (fr) | 2001-05-11 |
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