EP2123408B1 - Appareil électrique pour la coupe de cheveux - Google Patents

Appareil électrique pour la coupe de cheveux Download PDF

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EP2123408B1
EP2123408B1 EP08156531A EP08156531A EP2123408B1 EP 2123408 B1 EP2123408 B1 EP 2123408B1 EP 08156531 A EP08156531 A EP 08156531A EP 08156531 A EP08156531 A EP 08156531A EP 2123408 B1 EP2123408 B1 EP 2123408B1
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sliding block
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clipper blade
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retainer
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Peter Scheunert
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Procter and Gamble Deutschland GmbH
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Wella GmbH
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Priority to PCT/US2009/044470 priority patent/WO2009143117A1/fr
Priority to MX2010012684A priority patent/MX2010012684A/es
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Priority to CA2725161A priority patent/CA2725161C/fr
Priority to JP2011509799A priority patent/JP5180371B2/ja
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B19/00—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
    • B26B19/02—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers of the reciprocating-cutter type
    • B26B19/04—Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor; Securing equipment thereof
    • B26B19/06—Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor; Securing equipment thereof involving co-operating cutting elements both of which have shearing teeth
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B19/00—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
    • B26B19/28—Drive layout for hair clippers or dry shavers, e.g. providing for electromotive drive

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  • the subject matter of the invention relates to the salon industry and an electric hair cutting machine therein.
  • Electric hair cutting machines are sufficiently well-known. They are used to cut scalp hair and are an alternative to cutting hair using scissors.
  • US 3,959,878 discloses a cutting machine for lawn-mowing whose drive technology could be used in a hairdressing salon if it were adapted to the requirements in the salon industry with respect to its dimensions and cutting accuracy.
  • This electric cutting machine is equipped with a gripping piece, which has a longitudinal axis, as well as a drive, a fixed clipper blade, a clipper blade that is aligned parallel to and adjoins the fixed clipper blade and can be moved back and forth on a cutting plane, as well as gearing, which transfers a rotational movement of a drive shaft to the movable clipper blade.
  • the drive shaft has a reversing device that has an eccentric in order to convert the rotational movement into a linear back-and-forth movement.
  • a reversing lever which can be swiveled around a bearing axle, connects the reversing device to the movable clipper blade.
  • a disk in the form of a sliding block, is attached to a pin on the eccentric, wherein the sliding block is held in position by a retainer on the end of the reversing lever, and the retainer is designed, in a direction that is vertical with respect to the drive shaft, such that the sliding block executes an up-and-down movement in this direction.
  • Prior art document US 4,723,362 discloses a hair cutter, in which an eccentric comprising an eccentric drive knob is attached to the motor axle.
  • the eccentric drive knob being shaped in a particular concave form is directly inserted in a notch, which is fixedly connected to an oscillating lever, which drives the cutting mechanism.
  • the only moving parts between motor axle and oscillating lever is the eccentric drive knob inserted within the notch resulting in a longitudinal rolling movement between know and notch with an oscillatingly moving contact point between the knob and the notch.
  • Prior art document DE 142358 shows a hair cutting mechanism with an eccentric cylindrical element and a corresponding notch.
  • the notch is formed by an end of an oscillating lever. This arrangement leads to an oscillating distance between eccentric cylindrical element and notch depending on the inclination of the lever.
  • GB 2 378 407 A discloses bearing assemblies for a shearing handpiece, wherein a bearing means is provided between a stem on a crank head and a crank roller.
  • the object was to further develop the subject matter of the preamble of Claim 1 in a manner such that the disadvantage mentioned is eliminated.
  • the cutting plane forms an angle of from 10 to 70 degrees with the longitudinal axis of the gripping piece and that the sliding block is constructed in the form of a cylinder that extends in a direction that is vertical with respect to the drive shaft or is constructed in the form of a ball.
  • the proposed hair cutting machine has the advantage that it has an advantageous angle, because said angle is between 10 and 70 degrees. It is preferable if said angle is between 20 and 30 degrees, with between 20 and 25 degrees being particularly preferred, such that this angle enables a haircut that essentially corresponds to hair that is cut with scissors and that this is accomplished with ergonomically advantageous handling and function that is suitable for the application.
  • the drive capacity meaning the size of the drive, and optionally the usage time of a battery are minimized, because the reversing device transfers the forces to be transferred precisely and beneficially and thus the forces are transferred in a manner that is low-wearing.
  • the design of the sliding block as a cylinder or as a ball is suitable for ensuring a secure and low-wearing transfer of force.
  • the sliding block can have a drill hole, in a well-known design, in which the pin is inserted, and whereby the sliding block is connected to the pin in a rotating manner.
  • the sliding block is designed as a cylinder having at least one flat spot (A2), this results in multiple advantages.
  • a recess provided in the external surface of the cylinder which is wearing along the entire length of the cylinder, serves to define a location-specific reference, which can be used to calculate relative movements.
  • non-flattened surface areas of the cylinder are used for location-specific transfer of force.
  • a flat spot that is transverse with respect to the center axis of the pin (A3) has the advantage that it does not change any surface area of the cylinder that is important for the transfer of movement. The same thing applies to a flat spot that is parallel with respect to the center axis of the pin (A4).
  • a particularly precise production of the sliding block is possible and the transfer of force is optimized when there is a flat spot that is transverse with respect to the center axis as well as a flat spot that is parallel with respect to the center axis (A5).
  • the flat spots are taken into consideration when the sliding block is held in an end of the reversing lever, and they do not interfere with the swivel movement of the reversing lever if, according to A6, the sliding block is held in the retainer via positive engagement on the curved surface of the sliding block, and the sliding block can be slid along the pin.
  • the sliding block can be held stationary in the retainer and can be slid along the pin.
  • the technical embodiment can also be designed such that the sliding block is movable in the retainer in the direction of the extension of the reversing lever and that the sliding block is mounted on the pin (12) in a manner that is stationary.
  • This embodiment is suitable for both a sliding block in the form of a ball as well as a sliding block in the form of a cylinder.
  • no flat spot is provided parallel to a wall of the retainer if, according to A8, the retainer has two walls that are parallel with respect to one another that extend in the direction of the reversing lever and that adjoin the sliding block on opposing sides with play between the sliding block and the walls.
  • the play is at its maximum when the reversing lever is in the center, i.e. when it is aligned straight out. Furthermore, if the play is zero when the reversing lever is swiveled to the maximum on the left and the right, this results in the maximally precise transfer of the drive to the movable clipper blade.
  • gearing 6 transfers a rotational movement of a drive shaft 7 to the movable clipper blade 5 ( Figures 1 and 2 ).
  • the drive shaft 7 has an eccentric 8 as a reversing device ( Figure 3 ) in order to convert the rotational movement into a linear back-and-forth movement ( Figures 4 through 7 ).
  • a sliding block 11 is provided on a pin 12 of the eccentric 8, wherein the sliding block 11 is held in position by a retainer 13 on one end 14 of the reversing lever 10.
  • the retainer 13 is designed in a direction 15 that is vertical with respect to the drive shaft 7 such that the sliding block 11 executes an up-and-down movement in this direction 15.
  • the cutting plane 16 forms an angle 18 of 23 degrees with the longitudinal axis 17 of the gripping piece 2.
  • the sliding block 11 is designed in the form of a cylinder 19 that extends vertically upwards in the indicated direction 15.
  • the gripping piece 2 is designed to hold a battery, wherein the hair cutting machine 1 is designed to charge the battery at a charging station.
  • the sliding block 11 has two flat spots 21 that are transverse with respect to the center axis 22 of the pin 12, on opposing sides of the sliding block 11 ( Figure 3 ).
  • a flat spot 21 is provided which is parallel with respect to the center axis 22.
  • a flat spot 21 that is parallel with respect to the center axis 22 could be designed on each of the two opposing sides of the sliding block 11.
  • the sliding block of 11 is held in the retainer 13 via positive engagement 23 on the curved surface 25.
  • the sliding block 11 has a drill hole 26 in which the pin 12 is inserted so that the sliding block 11 can be slid along the pin 12.
  • the sliding block 11 is designed in the form of a ball 20.
  • Said ball 20 can be moved in the retainer 13 in the direction of the extension of the reversing lever, because the sliding block 11 is mounted on the pin 12 in a stationary manner.
  • the retainer 13 has two walls 24, which are parallel with respect to one another and which extend in the direction of the reversing lever 10, and which adjoin the sliding block 11 on opposing sides with play between the sliding block 11 and the walls 24.
  • cylindrical sliding block 11 of the first example could also be attached to the pin 12 in a stationary manner and be held in a retainer 13 with parallel walls, and the spherical sliding block 11 of the second example could be held in a sliding manner on the pin 12 and limited by the retainer 13 via positive engagement.

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Claims (2)

  1. Machine électrique pour couper les cheveux (1) ayant une pièce de préhension (2), un axe longitudinal (17) de la pièce de préhension (2), un entraînement (3), une lame de tondeuse fixe (4), une lame de tondeuse (5) qui est alignée parallèle à la lame de tondeuse fixe (4) et qui est contiguë à celle-ci dans un plan de coupe (16) et qui peut être déplacée vers l'arrière et vers l'avant, ainsi qu'un engrenage (6) qui transfère un mouvement de rotation d'un arbre d'entraînement (7) à la lame de tondeuse mobile (5), dans laquelle l'arbre d'entraînement (7) a un dispositif d'inversion sous la forme d'un excentrique (8) afin de convertir le mouvement de rotation en un mouvement linéaire vers l'arrière et vers l'avant, avec un levier d'inversion (10), qui peut être pivoté autour d'un arbre de palier (9), dans laquelle le levier d'inversion (10) relie le dispositif d'inversion à la lame de tondeuse mobile (5), ainsi qu'à un patin (11) sur une goupille (12) de l'excentrique (8), dans laquelle le patin (11) est maintenu en position par un arrêtoir (13) sur une extrémité (14) du levier d'inversion (10), et l'arrêtoir (13) est conçu dans une direction (15) qui est verticale par rapport à l'arbre d'entraînement (7) de telle sorte que le patin (11) exécute un mouvement vers le haut et vers le bas dans cette direction (15), dans laquelle le plan de coupe (16) forme un angle (18) allant de 10 à 70 degrés avec l'axe longitudinal (17) de la pièce de préhension (2), caractérisée en ce que le patin (11) est conçu sous la forme d'un cylindre (19) qui s'étend dans la direction (15) qui est verticale par rapport à l'arbre d'entraînement (7), caractérisée en ce que le patin (11) est maintenu dans l'arrêtoir (13) par le biais d'une mise en prise positive (23) sur une surface courbe (25) du patin (11), le patin (11) peut être coulissé le long de la goupille (12), et le patin (11) a au moins un point plat (21) qui est fourni transversal par rapport à l'axe central (22) de la goupille (12).
  2. Machine pour couper les cheveux selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'on fournit un autre point plat (21) qui est parallèle par rapport à l'axe central (22) de la goupille (12).
EP08156531A 2008-05-20 2008-05-20 Appareil électrique pour la coupe de cheveux Not-in-force EP2123408B1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP08156531A EP2123408B1 (fr) 2008-05-20 2008-05-20 Appareil électrique pour la coupe de cheveux
ES08156531T ES2387048T3 (es) 2008-05-20 2008-05-20 Cortadora de pelo eléctrica
CA2725161A CA2725161C (fr) 2008-05-20 2009-05-19 Machine electrique pour couper les cheveux
MX2010012684A MX2010012684A (es) 2008-05-20 2009-05-19 Maquina electrica para cortar cabello.
AU2009249227A AU2009249227B2 (en) 2008-05-20 2009-05-19 Electric hair cutting machine
BRPI0912886A BRPI0912886A2 (pt) 2008-05-20 2009-05-19 máquina para corte de cabelo elétrica
CN200980118536.0A CN102036791B (zh) 2008-05-20 2009-05-19 电动毛发切割器
JP2011509799A JP5180371B2 (ja) 2008-05-20 2009-05-19 電気毛髪切断装置
PCT/US2009/044470 WO2009143117A1 (fr) 2008-05-20 2009-05-19 Machine électrique pour couper les cheveux
HK10103998.4A HK1136802A1 (en) 2008-05-20 2010-04-23 Electric hair cutting machine
US12/950,204 US20110119930A1 (en) 2008-05-20 2010-11-19 Electric Hair Cutting Machine

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