EP2247215B1 - Depilatory appliance with optimised air flow - Google Patents
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- A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
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- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
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- 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
- A45D26/0033—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with rotating clamping elements with rollers
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- the present invention relates to a tweezers of the type comprising pliers for tearing unwanted hair, unwanted, the human body, and more particularly relates to such an apparatus equipped with means for reducing the pain caused by tearing of the bristles. fur.
- This type of apparatus generally comprises blade or disk-shaped grippers arranged on a rotating or oscillating roller, arranged in the upper part of a housing forming a gripping means, the roller being driven in motion by an electric motor arranged in a the same case.
- the forceps are caused to close and open periodically so as to grasp the hair close to the skin, tear them off, and then evacuate them, during the movement of the roller.
- Hair removal by pulling hair is a very effective method against their regrowth, but it is sometimes quite painful. This pain is due to the repeated pulling on the hair, or to the lesions or irritations of the hair follicles caused by the pulling of the hairs.
- the device must be loaded with liquid constantly and, therefore, it requires regular maintenance, or even disassembly of some components.
- this device is of a large size, mainly due to the presence of a fluid reservoir inside its housing.
- apparatus comprising a fan driven by an electric motor to create a flow of air between an air inlet opening on one side of its housing and an air outlet nozzle directed towards the skin and located on the opposite side of the housing.
- the air flow produced must pass through the housing to reach the skin. This causes significant pressure losses to the airflow that must change abruptly direction (90 °) after the exit of the turbine to go to the skin.
- This device finds its limits in the design and construction of its aeraulic circuit imposing the use of an electric motor that must rotate at a very high speed so that the air flow coming out of the device has an effect felt as analgesic on the skin.
- the high speed operation of the fan turbine also produces an acute operating noise, which can be perceived as unpleasant during hair removal.
- the object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks and to provide a tweezers device with tearing pliers comprising painter means capable of producing a flow of air for insensitizing the area of skin to be epilated effectively during l hair removal operation, while being silent in operation.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a depilatory device comprising painter means capable of producing an air flow with improved airflow efficiency, which are simple in structure and reliable, while being economical to achieve.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a depilatory apparatus of compact construction, of small dimensions, which can easily be held by hand, while incorporating effective and reliable pain relief means over time.
- a depilatory apparatus comprising a housing intended to be held by hand comprising means for hair removal by pulling off the hairs on the skin and drive means depilation means, and a fan driven by an electric motor to create a flow of air between an air inlet opening of the housing and an outlet opening of air from the housing, the air flow exiting the fan pressure chamber being channeled to the skin by an air duct extended by a flat nozzle, because the outlet channel of the fan pressure chamber, the air duct and the flat nozzle are substantially on the same straight line.
- the outlet channel, the air duct and the nozzle are coaxial by being arranged with their respective axes on the same straight line.
- the alignment of the axes of the outlet channel of the fan pressure chamber, the air duct and the outlet nozzle, they are arranged substantially in the same line in the same plane.
- the apparatus of the invention thus makes it possible to produce an air flow whose flow rate and speed have been increased for a better analgesic effect on the skin, while reducing the level of the noise generated by the ventilator.
- the outlet channel, the air duct and the flat nozzle comprise at least one longitudinal face arranged substantially in the same plane.
- the outlet channel, the air duct and the flat nozzle have a side face in the same plane and their upper and lower faces in two superposed parallel planes.
- the air inlet opening, at least one of the walls of the air duct and the flat air outlet nozzle belong to one of the shells of the housing.
- the axis of rotation of the fan is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing.
- the rotational drive of a fan wheel about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing makes it possible to record the diameter and the height of the vanes of the fan wheel in the jig in the transverse direction of the housing.
- a wheel occupying the space granted by the width (for the diameter) and by the Thickness (for the height of the blades) makes it possible, while turning, to blow a large air flow and thus to improve the efficiency of the fan, without significantly increasing the dimensions of the housing of the apparatus.
- said fan is a centrifugal fan squirrel cage.
- a centrifugal fan called squirrel cage or direct acting is a centrifugal fan with blades facing forward in the direction of rotation. This type of fan, operating at low pressure, provides a high flow rate and total pressure, for a low power consumption.
- the fan comprises a volute surrounding a wheel blades, the outlet of the volute being extended by a longitudinal air duct.
- Such a volute is an envelope that surrounds the fan wheel, it has a shape of snail or logarithmic spiral and allows to gradually increase, from its spout, the flow of the centrifugal fan and thus improve the efficiency of the fan. this one.
- the air inlet in the volute of a centrifugal fan is made according to the axis of rotation of the wheel and the output is according to the tangent to the wheel, perpendicular to the axis of the wheel, which is can then advantageously orient in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing.
- the outgoing air flow can then be directed substantially without changing direction and, therefore, without undergoing pressure loss until epilation means which are generally arranged in the upper part of the housing.
- the epilation means comprise at least one tearing pliers carried by an epilation roller rotating about its longitudinal axis, the flat nozzle being arranged parallel to the longitudinal side of the hair removal roller.
- a rotating roll is preferred because it is capable of treating large areas of skin while being of very compact construction.
- the roller rotates about its longitudinal axis which is parallel to the plane of the skin, the clamps being arranged along its generator.
- the flat shape of the air outlet nozzle being parallel to the longitudinal side of the roll and therefore to its generator, the air flow is then sent to the vicinity of the skin area treated or to be treated.
- Such an outlet nozzle may then have a width substantially equal to that of the roller, which ensures a pain treatment very effective of the whole treated area.
- the flat nozzle is adjacent to the hair removal roller being arranged in front of the latter in the direction of movement of the device on the skin.
- the air outlet nozzle is adjacent to the roller, it then allows to blow a flat airflow closer to the skin area to be treated.
- This arrangement at the front of the roll has proved very effective against pain, because the analgesic effect of the airflow immediately before tearing insensitizes the skin and makes it less painful pulling.
- the apparatus comprises a first electric motor for driving the hair removal roller and a second electric motor for driving the fan.
- actuation by a motor separate from the fan wheel allows more freedom in its arrangement inside the housing, as well as in the choice of its dimensions.
- the fan wheel whose dimensions have been calculated to obtain a powerful airflow necessary to obtain the desired painkiller effect, could be arranged in an optimum manner as to the direction of the outgoing airflow, while the orienting to obtain a small footprint and an advantageous design of the apparatus.
- the two electric motors are arranged one behind the other in the direction of the length of the housing, the first electric motor being located between the epilation roller and the second electric motor.
- the motors being located one behind the other to optimally occupy the space in the longitudinal direction of an elongated housing housing that forms a gripping means.
- the first drive motor being located closer to the roller that it drives, this limits the number of gears or gears used to transmit the movement to the roller, to further reduce the operating noise.
- the arrangement of the second motor at the rear of the housing also allows good ergonomics in operation, because the air inlet opening in the housing can not be obstructed by the hand of the user who usually holds the housing its upper part adjoining the roller in order to guide it accurately on the skin.
- the hair removal roller is supported by a portion forming the head of the housing pivotally mounted relative to a second portion forming the handle.
- the air outlet nozzle may be secured to the housing or the head and in this case, it will be connected to the housing by a flexible bellows .
- the hair removal roller is removably mounted relative to the housing.
- Such an epilation accessory can be a skin scrubbing device, a trimmer head to shorten the hair before tearing or a shaving head.
- the depilatory apparatus shown in the figures comprises a housing 1 and a tweezers head 2.
- the depilatory head 2 comprises a hair removal roller 3 ( fig.3 and 4 ) which comprises a plurality of tearing tongs arranged on its periphery and is rotated about its longitudinal axis X-X ', parallel to the skin during the epilation operation.
- the apparatus generally includes an on / off button which may be located at the top of the front face of the housing 1.
- the apparatus shown in the figures comprises a housing 1 made in two parts, an upper shell and a lower shell 4, the first being removed on the Figures 1 and 2 .
- the housing 1 encloses a first electric motor 10 whose output axis 12 is parallel to the axis XX 'of the roller supported by the tweezer head 2.
- the first electric motor 10 drives a gear train 11 transmitting the movement of rotation of the shaft 12 to the hair removal roller 3 ( Fig. 3 and 4 ) using pinions and gears axes parallel to each other and parallel to the output axis 12 (for example using one or two intermediate stages of parallel gears).
- the first electric motor 10 and the gear train 11 are supported by a frame 16 mounted within the housing 1 by means of elastic stops 17.
- the depilatory head 2 is removably mounted relative to the housing 1 and a transmission wheel (not visible in the drawings) of the latter. More particularly, a support 18 is made on the upper part of the frame 16 and is intended to removably receive the epilator head 2. For this, the epilator head 2 and the support 18 are provided with locking means to the help from which they are attached to each other and are then separated from each other. Thus, the depilatory head can be provided with tenons automatically engaging with lock tabs of the housing.
- An unlocking button (not shown in the drawings) is provided on one side of the housing 1 by means of which the posts of the depilatory head are released and the latter can be removed from the housing 1.
- the depilatory head 2 is mounted on a support which is itself pivoted under the force of a return spring around a horizontal pivot axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hair removal roller. 3, when moving the device on the skin.
- the tweezer head 2 has two side covers 6, 7, laterally sandwiching the depilating roller 3.
- the depilating roller 3 comprises several tear-off modules carried by a peripheral cage concentric with the longitudinal axis of the roll and driven in rotation by a drive pinion receiving the movement of the first drive motor 10, via the gear train 11.
- a pickup module comprises a plurality of picking pliers, each clamp being formed of a movable blade 8 and a fixed blade 9 adjacent.
- the base of a movable blade 8 follows the groove of an inner cam and applies and moves successively from an adjacent fixed blade 9 during its driving in rotation about the longitudinal axis of the hair removal roller 3
- the pliers of the pulling modules are angularly offset on the periphery of the hair removal roller 3.
- the first electric motor 10 When the first electric motor 10 is energized, it rotates the hair removal roller 3, the clamps of which close and open successively and pull out the hairs of the area to be depilated which appear in front of the head to be depilated.
- a rotary cylinder is better described in the patent application FR 2,858,528 in the name of the applicant and is an embodiment of the depilatory device according to the invention.
- the apparatus of the invention comprises pain-relieving means comprising a fan 20 actuated by a second electric motor 14.
- the fan comprises a bladed wheel 21 mounted on the output shaft shaft 15 of the second electric motor 14 and therefore rotating. at the same speed as this, preferably greater than 5000tr / min.
- the fan 20 draws ambient air from an inlet opening 22 of the housing 1 and sends it towards the skin through an outlet opening 32 embodied by a flat nozzle 24. ( Fig. 3 and 4 ). More particularly, the air blown by the fan 20 is recovered at the outlet of its volute 25 by an air duct 26 which directs it to the outlet of the housing 1 via the flat nozzle 24 which is oriented towards the skin.
- the flat nozzle 24 is adjacent to the hair removal roller 3, its length corresponds to that of the hair removal roller 3 and it is arranged in front of the latter in the direction of movement of the device on the skin.
- the flat nozzle 24 of air outlet protrudes outside the housing 1 to get closer to the skin. This makes it possible to send a stream of concentrated and flattened air, forming a blade or a curtain of air blown in front of the roller during hair removal to numb the skin before tearing and to make the resulting tearing action bearable.
- the outlet flat nozzle 24 shown has a generally rectangular shape with rounded corners, with a length of approximately 28 mm and a width of approximately 5 mm.
- the fan 20 is of the squirrel-cage centrifugal type or has blades curved forwards in the direction of rotation, in particular along the arcuate arrow of the figure 3 .
- the fan 20 comprises the paddle wheel 21 surrounded by a snail-shaped volute 25 or a logarithmic spiral.
- the ventilator 20 of the invention must fulfill conditions of good aerodynamic efficiency (flow rate, speed of airflow), low operating noise and compactness of the air. its construction. After calculations and tests carried out in the laboratory, the design and optimum characteristics of the fan 20 have been determined.
- the wheel 21 has a diameter of about 26 mm, with twenty blades 27 lying down towards the front, the height of a blade 27 being about 10 mm and the blade spacing of about 3mm.
- the volute 25 has a snail shape and ensures the gradual increase of the fan flow from its spout 28 to the outlet channel 29 of the volute.
- the outlet channel 29 of the volute 25 opens into a straight air duct 26 extended by the flat nozzle 24 air outlet, these elements being coaxial.
- the air duct 26 is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the casing 1 and perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the wheel 21 and therefore to the output shaft 15 of the second motor 14.
- the air duct 26 is preferably a straight duct which sends in the longitudinal direction the tangential air flow leaving the volute 25, according to the longitudinal arrow of the fig.3 .
- the volute 25 comprises, at its beak, a radius of curvature 30 extended by a side wall at an angle of the air duct 26 allowing the tangential air flow leaving the volute 25 to spread progressively in the air duct 26 and out, without loss of load, through the entire width of the flat nozzle 24 air outlet.
- the walls of the duct must be smooth, free of walking or sharp edge, the inner surface of the air duct 26 is polished ice at a very low roughness .
- the upper part of the volute 25, the upper wall of the air duct 26, forming a front wall 31 of the duct, and the upper wall of the flat nozzle 24 are integrated into the casing, in particular to its front hull.
- This front shell then has a mesh opening at the inlet opening 22 and having substantially the same shape and the same dimensions as the latter.
- the device is switched on by pressing the on / off button. More particularly, it feeds the first electric motor 10 which rotates the hair removal roller 3 and simultaneously the second electric motor 14 which rotates the fan 20.
- the fan 20 When the fan 20 is rotated, it creates a flow of air between the air inlet opening 22 and the flat nozzle 24 air outlet of the device.
- the air flow circuit is better represented by the arrows of the figure 3 , the aspiration of the air flow being perpendicular to the housing 1, the air flow then moving in the longitudinal direction of the housing 1 to the hair removal roller 3, the outlet being on the same side of the housing.
- the apparatus of the invention already makes it possible to produce a stream of concentrated air, in the form of a blade or air curtain, oriented in the direction of the skin and having a good flow rate, of about 3.8 m 3 / h which is obtained with a rotation speed of only 5000rpm, to generate a soothing effect during tearing. Moreover, it has been found that, with this apparatus of the invention, by doubling the speed of rotation of the fan, an air flow rate of approximately 8 m 3 / h is obtained, which clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of this construction and the choice of operating parameters of the device.
- This device allows to blow a very powerful air flow at high speed towards the skin, while maintaining good ergonomics and without unduly increasing its size.
- the painter means of the device are thus effective in operation while integrating well with a depilatory device of compact construction. Furthermore, by simplifying the transmission, the entire construction, as well as the assembly of the device are more economical, which makes it possible to compensate for any additional cost due to the presence of an additional engine.
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La présente invention est relative à un appareil à épiler du type comportant des pinces destinées à arracher les poils superflus, non désirés, du corps humain, et elle concerne plus particulièrement un tel appareil équipé de moyens pour réduire la douleur provoquée par l'arrachage des poils.The present invention relates to a tweezers of the type comprising pliers for tearing unwanted hair, unwanted, the human body, and more particularly relates to such an apparatus equipped with means for reducing the pain caused by tearing of the bristles. fur.
Ce type d'appareil comporte généralement des pinces sous forme de lames ou de disques disposés sur un rouleau rotatif ou oscillant, agencé dans la partie supérieure d'un boîtier formant moyen de préhension, le rouleau étant entraîné en mouvement par un moteur électrique agencé dans le même boîtier. Les pinces sont amenées à se fermer et s'ouvrir périodiquement de manière à saisir les poils à proximité de la peau, les arracher, puis les évacuer, lors du mouvement du rouleau. L'épilation par arrachage des poils s'avère une méthode très efficace contre leur repousse, mais elle s'avère parfois assez douloureuse. Cette douleur est due aux tractions répétées exercées sur les poils, ou aux lésions ou irritations des follicules pileux provoquées par l'arrachage des poils.This type of apparatus generally comprises blade or disk-shaped grippers arranged on a rotating or oscillating roller, arranged in the upper part of a housing forming a gripping means, the roller being driven in motion by an electric motor arranged in a the same case. The forceps are caused to close and open periodically so as to grasp the hair close to the skin, tear them off, and then evacuate them, during the movement of the roller. Hair removal by pulling hair is a very effective method against their regrowth, but it is sometimes quite painful. This pain is due to the repeated pulling on the hair, or to the lesions or irritations of the hair follicles caused by the pulling of the hairs.
Une solution efficace pour réduire la douleur lors de l'arrachage a été proposée dans le document
Le but de la présente invention est de remédier aux inconvénients précités et de proposer un appareil à épiler à pinces d'arrachage comportant des moyens antidouleur aptes à produire un flux d'air destiné à insensibiliser la zone de peau à épiler de manière efficace durant l'opération d'épilation, tout en étant silencieux en fonctionnement.The object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks and to provide a tweezers device with tearing pliers comprising painter means capable of producing a flow of air for insensitizing the area of skin to be epilated effectively during l hair removal operation, while being silent in operation.
Un autre but de l'invention est de fournir un appareil à épiler comportant des moyens antidouleur aptes à produire un flux d'air de rendement aéraulique amélioré, qui soient de structure simple et fiables, tout en étant économiques à réaliser.Another object of the invention is to provide a depilatory device comprising painter means capable of producing an air flow with improved airflow efficiency, which are simple in structure and reliable, while being economical to achieve.
Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un appareil à épiler de construction compacte, de faibles dimensions, pouvant facilement être tenu à la main, tout en intégrant des moyens antidouleur efficaces et fiables dans le temps.Another object of the invention is to provide a depilatory apparatus of compact construction, of small dimensions, which can easily be held by hand, while incorporating effective and reliable pain relief means over time.
Ces buts sont atteints avec un appareil à épiler comportant un boîtier destiné à être tenu à la main comprenant des moyens d'épilation par arrachage des poils sur la peau et des moyens d'entraînement des moyens d'épilation, ainsi qu'un ventilateur entraîné par un moteur électrique pour créer un flux d'air entre une ouverture d'entrée d'air du boîtier et une ouverture de sortie d'air du boîtier, le flux d'air sortant de la chambre de surpression du ventilateur étant canalisé vers la peau par un conduit aéraulique prolongé par une buse plate, du fait que le canal de sortie de la chambre de surpression du ventilateur, le conduit aéraulique et la buse plate sont sensiblement sur une même ligne droite.These objects are achieved with a depilatory apparatus comprising a housing intended to be held by hand comprising means for hair removal by pulling off the hairs on the skin and drive means depilation means, and a fan driven by an electric motor to create a flow of air between an air inlet opening of the housing and an outlet opening of air from the housing, the air flow exiting the fan pressure chamber being channeled to the skin by an air duct extended by a flat nozzle, because the outlet channel of the fan pressure chamber, the air duct and the flat nozzle are substantially on the same straight line.
En d'autres termes, le canal de sortie, le conduit aéraulique et la buse sont coaxiaux en étant agencés avec leurs axes respectifs sur une même ligne droite. L'alignement des axes du canal de sortie de la chambre de surpression du ventilateur, du conduit aéraulique et de la buse de sortie, fait qu'ils sont agencés sensiblement selon une même ligne dans un même plan. Un tel agencement permet à l'appareil de produire un flux d'air sensiblement rectiligne ou qui suit la direction qui lui est imprimée en sortant de la chambre de surpression du ventilateur jusqu'à l'ouverture de sortie d'air du boîtier. Un tel cheminement du flux d'air sans changement de direction ni aspérité permet de diminuer de façon significative les pertes de charge et d'obtenir un flux puissant en sortie.In other words, the outlet channel, the air duct and the nozzle are coaxial by being arranged with their respective axes on the same straight line. The alignment of the axes of the outlet channel of the fan pressure chamber, the air duct and the outlet nozzle, they are arranged substantially in the same line in the same plane. Such an arrangement allows the apparatus to produce a substantially rectilinear airflow or following the direction imparted to it by exiting the fan overpressure chamber to the air outlet opening of the housing. Such a flow path of air without change of direction or asperity can significantly reduce the pressure drop and obtain a powerful output stream.
Par ailleurs, il a été constaté qu'avec un tel circuit aéraulique rectiligne, pour les mêmes paramètres de fonctionnement du ventilateur, on arrive à augmenter le débit du flux d'air sortant seulement en compensant les pertes de charge qui étaient dues auparavant au changement de direction du flux d'air avant la sortie. Ainsi, des tests effectués en laboratoire ont montré qu'avec le circuit aéraulique coudé de la demande de brevet
L'utilisation d'une buse plate en sortie permet par ailleurs d'augmenter la vitesse de l'air soufflé vers la peau, les pertes de charge générées par cette diminution de section pouvant être largement compensées par une faible augmentation de la vitesse de rotation du ventilateur et donc du débit du flux d'air produit par le ventilateur.The use of a flat nozzle at the outlet also makes it possible to increase the speed of the air blown towards the skin, the pressure losses generated by this reduction in section being largely compensated by a small increase in the speed of rotation. the fan and therefore the flow rate of the air flow produced by the fan.
L'appareil de l'invention permet donc de produire un flux d'air dont le débit et la vitesse ont été augmentés pour un meilleur effet antalgique sur la peau, tout en diminuant le niveau du bruit généré par le ventilateur.The apparatus of the invention thus makes it possible to produce an air flow whose flow rate and speed have been increased for a better analgesic effect on the skin, while reducing the level of the noise generated by the ventilator.
Avantageusement, le canal de sortie, le conduit aéraulique et la buse plate comportent au moins une face longitudinale agencée sensiblement dans un même plan.Advantageously, the outlet channel, the air duct and the flat nozzle comprise at least one longitudinal face arranged substantially in the same plane.
On aurait pu, certes, envisager une construction où ces trois éléments auraient été agencés pour former une spirale tournant autour d'un axe commun. On préfère toutefois les aligner sur au moins une face longitudinale qui peut alors mieux être intégrée au boîtier de l'appareil, par exemple à la coque supérieure ou inférieure de celui-ci.It would have been possible, of course, to envisage a construction where these three elements would have been arranged to form a spiral revolving around a common axis. However, it is preferred to align them on at least one longitudinal face which can then be better integrated into the housing of the apparatus, for example to the upper or lower shell thereof.
De préférence, le canal de sortie, le conduit aéraulique et la buse plate comportent une face latérale dans un même plan et leurs faces supérieure et inférieure dans deux plans parallèles superposés.Preferably, the outlet channel, the air duct and the flat nozzle have a side face in the same plane and their upper and lower faces in two superposed parallel planes.
Ces éléments sont ainsi agencés pour former un couloir droit de passage d'un flux d'air rectiligne entre la sortie de la chambre de surpression et la sortie par la buse en direction de la peau, le couloir comportant alors trois faces planes, la quatrième pouvant être recourbée au niveau de sa jointure à la sortie de la chambre.These elements are thus arranged to form a straight passage passage of a rectilinear air flow between the outlet of the pressure chamber and the exit by the nozzle towards the skin, the corridor then having three planar faces, the fourth which can be bent at the joint at the exit of the bedroom.
De préférence, l'ouverture d'entrée d'air, au moins l'une des parois du conduit aéraulique et de la buse plate de sortie d'air appartiennent à l'une des coques du boîtier.Preferably, the air inlet opening, at least one of the walls of the air duct and the flat air outlet nozzle belong to one of the shells of the housing.
On aurait pu, certes, agencer les composants du circuit aéraulique à l'intérieur, plus près du centre du boîtier. On préfère toutefois les agencer sur un côté, de préférence en les intégrant à l'une des coques du boîtier pour ne pas augmenter son encombrement et obtenir ainsi un appareil de construction compacte.It would have been possible, certainly, to arrange the components of the ventilation system inside, closer to the center of the housing. However, it is preferred to arrange them on one side, preferably by integrating them with one of the shells of the case so as not to increase its size and thus obtain a compact construction apparatus.
Avantageusement, l'axe de rotation du ventilateur est sensiblement transversal à l'axe longitudinal du boîtier.Advantageously, the axis of rotation of the fan is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing.
L'entraînement en rotation d'une roue de ventilateur autour d'un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal du boîtier permet d'inscrire le diamètre et la hauteur des aubes de la roue du ventilateur dans le gabarit en direction transversale du boîtier. Ainsi, sachant que le débit soufflé par la roue est proportionnel au carré de son diamètre et qu'il est également proportionnel à la hauteur de ses aubes, une roue occupant l'espace octroyé par la largeur (pour le diamètre) et par l'épaisseur (pour la hauteur des aubes) permet, en tournant, de souffler un débit d'air important et d'améliorer ainsi le rendement du ventilateur, sans augmenter de manière significative les dimensions du boîtier de l'appareil.The rotational drive of a fan wheel about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing makes it possible to record the diameter and the height of the vanes of the fan wheel in the jig in the transverse direction of the housing. Thus, knowing that the flow blown by the wheel is proportional to the square of its diameter and that it is also proportional to the height of its blades, a wheel occupying the space granted by the width (for the diameter) and by the Thickness (for the height of the blades) makes it possible, while turning, to blow a large air flow and thus to improve the efficiency of the fan, without significantly increasing the dimensions of the housing of the apparatus.
De préférence, ledit ventilateur est un ventilateur centrifuge à cage d'écureuil.Preferably, said fan is a centrifugal fan squirrel cage.
Un ventilateur centrifuge dit à cage d'écureuil ou à action directe est un ventilateur centrifuge à pales couchées vers l'avant dans le sens de la rotation. Ce type de ventilateur, fonctionnant à faible pression, fournit un débit et une pression totale élevés, pour une faible puissance consommée.A centrifugal fan called squirrel cage or direct acting is a centrifugal fan with blades facing forward in the direction of rotation. This type of fan, operating at low pressure, provides a high flow rate and total pressure, for a low power consumption.
Avantageusement, le ventilateur comporte une volute entourant une roue à aubes, la sortie de la volute étant prolongée par un conduit aéraulique longitudinal.Advantageously, the fan comprises a volute surrounding a wheel blades, the outlet of the volute being extended by a longitudinal air duct.
Une telle volute est une enveloppe qui entoure la roue du ventilateur, elle a une forme d'escargot ou de spirale logarithmique et permet d'augmenter progressivement, à partir de son bec, le débit du ventilateur centrifuge et d'améliorer ainsi le rendement de celui-ci. L'entrée d'air dans la volute d'un ventilateur centrifuge se fait selon l'axe de rotation de la roue et la sortie est selon la tangente à la roue, perpendiculaire donc à l'axe de la roue, que l'on peut alors orienter avantageusement selon la direction de l'axe longitudinal du boîtier. En agençant ensuite un conduit aéraulique également dans la direction longitudinale du boîtier et dans le prolongement de la sortie de la volute, le flux d'air sortant peut alors être dirigé pratiquement sans changement de direction et, donc, sans subir de perte de charge jusqu'aux moyens d'épilation qui sont généralement agencés en la partie supérieure du boîtier.Such a volute is an envelope that surrounds the fan wheel, it has a shape of snail or logarithmic spiral and allows to gradually increase, from its spout, the flow of the centrifugal fan and thus improve the efficiency of the fan. this one. The air inlet in the volute of a centrifugal fan is made according to the axis of rotation of the wheel and the output is according to the tangent to the wheel, perpendicular to the axis of the wheel, which is can then advantageously orient in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing. By then arranging a ventilation duct also in the longitudinal direction of the housing and in the extension of the output of the volute, the outgoing air flow can then be directed substantially without changing direction and, therefore, without undergoing pressure loss until epilation means which are generally arranged in the upper part of the housing.
De préférence, les moyens d'épilation comprennent au moins une pince d'arrachage portée par un rouleau d'épilation tournant autour de son axe longitudinal, la buse plate étant agencée parallèlement au côté longitudinal du rouleau d'épilation.Preferably, the epilation means comprise at least one tearing pliers carried by an epilation roller rotating about its longitudinal axis, the flat nozzle being arranged parallel to the longitudinal side of the hair removal roller.
D'autres moyens d'épilation à pinces d'arrachage auraient pu être envisagés, notamment sous forme d'une tête d'épilation portant des pinces entraînées en translation, ou de tête d'épilation comportant des pinces disposées sur la face frontale d'un disque rotatif, ou portées par une chaîne, etc. On préfère un rouleau rotatif, car il est apte à traiter des surfaces importantes de peau, tout en étant de construction très compacte. Lors de son déplacement sur la peau, le rouleau tourne autour de son axe longitudinal qui est parallèle au plan de la peau, les pinces étant disposées le long de sa génératrice. La forme plate de la buse de sortie d'air étant parallèle au côté longitudinal du rouleau et donc à sa génératrice, le flux d'air est alors envoyé aux environs de la zone de peau traitée ou à traiter. Une telle buse de sortie peut alors présenter une largeur sensiblement égale à celle du rouleau, ce qui assure un traitement antidouleur très efficace de toute la zone traitée.Other means of hair removal with tear-off pliers could have been envisaged, in particular in the form of an epilation head carrying tongs driven in translation, or an epilation head comprising tongs arranged on the front face of a rotating disk, or carried by a chain, etc. A rotating roll is preferred because it is capable of treating large areas of skin while being of very compact construction. During its movement on the skin, the roller rotates about its longitudinal axis which is parallel to the plane of the skin, the clamps being arranged along its generator. The flat shape of the air outlet nozzle being parallel to the longitudinal side of the roll and therefore to its generator, the air flow is then sent to the vicinity of the skin area treated or to be treated. Such an outlet nozzle may then have a width substantially equal to that of the roller, which ensures a pain treatment very effective of the whole treated area.
Avantageusement, la buse plate est adjacente au rouleau d'épilation en étant agencée devant celui-ci dans le sens de déplacement de l'appareil sur la peau.Advantageously, the flat nozzle is adjacent to the hair removal roller being arranged in front of the latter in the direction of movement of the device on the skin.
La buse de sortie d'air étant adjacente au rouleau, elle permet alors de souffler un flux d'air plat au plus près de la zone de peau à traiter. Cet agencement à l'avant du rouleau s'est révélé très efficace contre la douleur, car l'effet analgésique du flux d'air immédiatement avant l'arrachage insensibilise la peau et rend moins douloureux l'arrachage.The air outlet nozzle is adjacent to the roller, it then allows to blow a flat airflow closer to the skin area to be treated. This arrangement at the front of the roll has proved very effective against pain, because the analgesic effect of the airflow immediately before tearing insensitizes the skin and makes it less painful pulling.
De préférence, l'appareil comporte un premier moteur électrique d'entraînement du rouleau d'épilation et un deuxième moteur électrique d'entraînement du ventilateur.Preferably, the apparatus comprises a first electric motor for driving the hair removal roller and a second electric motor for driving the fan.
On peut ainsi choisir un premier moteur d'entraînement du rouleau d'épilation (fonctionnant à vitesse faible et ayant un couple important) et un deuxième moteur d'entraînement pour le ventilateur ayant des caractéristiques différentes de celles du premier (grande vitesse et faible couple), moteur qui, de ce fait, peut être assez compact et présenter un faible encombrement. De surcroît, l'actionnement par un moteur séparé de la roue du ventilateur, permet d'avoir plus de liberté dans son agencement à l'intérieur du boîtier, ainsi que dans le choix de ses dimensions. Ainsi, la roue du ventilateur, dont les dimensions ont été calculées pour obtenir un flux d'air puissant nécessaire pour obtenir l'effet antidouleur recherché, pourrait être agencée de manière optimum quant à la direction du flux d'air sortant, tout en l'orientant pour obtenir un faible encombrement et un design avantageux de l'appareil.One can thus choose a first drive motor of the hair removal roller (operating at low speed and having a high torque) and a second drive motor for the fan having characteristics different from those of the first (high speed and low torque). ), engine which, because of this, can be quite compact and have a small footprint. In addition, actuation by a motor separate from the fan wheel, allows more freedom in its arrangement inside the housing, as well as in the choice of its dimensions. Thus, the fan wheel, whose dimensions have been calculated to obtain a powerful airflow necessary to obtain the desired painkiller effect, could be arranged in an optimum manner as to the direction of the outgoing airflow, while the orienting to obtain a small footprint and an advantageous design of the apparatus.
Avantageusement, les deux moteurs électriques sont agencés l'un derrière l'autre dans le sens de la longueur du boîtier, le premier moteur électrique étant situé entre le rouleau d'épilation et le deuxième moteur électrique.Advantageously, the two electric motors are arranged one behind the other in the direction of the length of the housing, the first electric motor being located between the epilation roller and the second electric motor.
Ceci permet d'obtenir un appareil de construction compacte dans le sens de l'épaisseur de l'appareil, les moteurs étant situés l'un derrière l'autre pour occuper de manière optimale l'espace dans le sens longitudinal d'un boîtier de forme allongée, boîtier qui forme un moyen de préhension. Par ailleurs, le premier moteur d'entraînement étant situé au plus près du rouleau qu'il entraîne, ceci limite le nombre de pignons ou roues dentées utilisés pour transmettre le mouvement au rouleau, pour réduire encore plus le bruit de fonctionnement. L'agencement du deuxième moteur à l'arrière du boîtier permet par ailleurs une bonne ergonomie en fonctionnement, car l'ouverture d'entrée d'air dans le boîtier ne peut être obstruée par la main de l'utilisatrice qui tient habituellement le boîtier par sa partie supérieure avoisinant le rouleau afin de pouvoir le guider avec précision sur la peau.This makes it possible to obtain a compact construction apparatus in the sense of the thickness of the apparatus, the motors being located one behind the other to optimally occupy the space in the longitudinal direction of an elongated housing housing that forms a gripping means. Furthermore, the first drive motor being located closer to the roller that it drives, this limits the number of gears or gears used to transmit the movement to the roller, to further reduce the operating noise. The arrangement of the second motor at the rear of the housing also allows good ergonomics in operation, because the air inlet opening in the housing can not be obstructed by the hand of the user who usually holds the housing its upper part adjoining the roller in order to guide it accurately on the skin.
De préférence, le rouleau d'épilation est supporté par une partie formant la tête du boîtier montée pivotante par rapport à une deuxième partie formant la poignée de préhension.Preferably, the hair removal roller is supported by a portion forming the head of the housing pivotally mounted relative to a second portion forming the handle.
Ceci permet à la tête d'épilation de mieux s'adapter au contour de la peau, la buse de sortie d'air pouvant être soit solidaire du boîtier soit de la tête et dans ce cas, elle sera raccordée au boîtier par un soufflet souple.This allows the epilation head to better adapt to the contour of the skin, the air outlet nozzle may be secured to the housing or the head and in this case, it will be connected to the housing by a flexible bellows .
Avantageusement, le rouleau d'épilation est monté amovible par rapport au boîtier.Advantageously, the hair removal roller is removably mounted relative to the housing.
Ceci permet son démontage en vue du nettoyage ou du remplacement par un autre rouleau comportant un nombre différent de pinces, voire par un accessoire d'épilation. Un tel accessoire d'épilation peut être un dispositif de gommage de la peau, une tête de tondeuse pour raccourcir les poils avant l'arrachage ou une tête de rasage.This allows disassembly for cleaning or replacement with another roller having a different number of clamps, or by a hair removal accessory. Such an epilation accessory can be a skin scrubbing device, a trimmer head to shorten the hair before tearing or a shaving head.
L'invention sera mieux comprise à l'étude des modes de réalisation pris à titre d'exemples non limitatifs et illustrés dans les figures annexées dans lesquelles :
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figure 1 est une vue frontale d'un appareil à épiler selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'appareil étant représenté en position verticale et sans la coque avant du boîtier qui a été enlevée pour plus de clarté ; - la
figure 2 est une vue en perspective de l'appareil de lafigure 1 , sans la coque avant ; - la
figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'un appareil à épiler selon un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention, les coques du boîtier n'étant pas représentées pour laisser visibles les composants internes de l'appareil ; - la
figure 4 est une vue en perspective de l'appareil de lafigure 3 pivoté de 180° et où le conduit aéraulique et la volute sont représentés en coupe pour rendre plus claire leur construction.
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figure 1 is a front view of a depilatory device according to a first embodiment of the invention, the apparatus being shown in position vertical and without the front shell of the case that has been removed for clarity; - the
figure 2 is a perspective view of the device from thefigure 1 , without the front hull; - the
figure 3 is a perspective view of a depilatory device according to a second embodiment of the invention, the case shells not being shown to leave visible the internal components of the apparatus; - the
figure 4 is a perspective view of the device from thefigure 3 rotated 180 ° and where the aeraulic duct and the volute are shown in section to make their construction clearer.
L'appareil à épiler représenté aux figures comprend un boîtier 1 et une tête à épiler 2. La tête à épiler 2 comprend un rouleau d'épilation 3 (
L'appareil représenté aux figures comprend un boîtier 1 réalisé en deux parties, une coque supérieure et une coque inférieure 4, la première étant enlevée sur les
La tête à épiler 2 est montée de manière amovible par rapport au boîtier 1 et à une roue de transmission (non visible sur les dessins) de ce dernier. Plus particulièrement, un support 18 est réalisé sur la partie supérieure du châssis 16 et est destiné à recevoir de manière amovible la tête à épiler 2. Pour ceci, la tête à épiler 2 et le support 18 sont munis de moyens de verrouillage à l'aide desquels ils sont fixés l'un à l'autre et sont ensuite désolidarisés l'un par rapport à l'autre. Ainsi, la tête à épiler peut être munie de tenons venant automatiquement en prise avec des languettes de verrouillage du boîtier. Un bouton de déverrouillage (non représenté sur les dessins) est prévu sur un côté du boîtier 1 à l'aide duquel les tenons de la tête à épiler sont libérés et cette dernière peut être retirée du boîtier 1. Dans l'appareil représenté aux
La tête à épiler 2 comporte deux caches latéraux 6,7 venant prendre en sandwich latéralement le rouleau d'épilation 3. Le rouleau d'épilation 3 comprend plusieurs modules d'arrachage portés par une cage périphérique concentrique à l'axe longitudinal du rouleau et entraînée en rotation par un pignon d'entraînement recevant le mouvement du premier moteur électrique d'entraînement 10, via le train d'engrenages 11. Un module d'arrachage comprend plusieurs pinces d'arrachage, chaque pince étant formée d'une lame mobile 8 et d'une lame fixe 9 adjacente. La base d'une lame mobile 8 suit la rainure d'une came interne et s'applique et s'éloigne successivement d'une lame fixe 9 adjacente lors de son entraînement en rotation autour de l'axe longitudinal du rouleau d'épilation 3. Les pinces des modules d'arrachage sont décalées angulairement sur la périphérie du rouleau d'épilation 3. En fonctionnement, lorsque le premier moteur électrique 10 est alimenté, il met en rotation le rouleau d'épilation 3 dont les pinces se ferment et s'ouvrent successivement et arrachent les poils de la zone à épiler qui se présentent devant la tête à épiler. Un tel cylindre rotatif est mieux décrit dans la demande de brevet
L'appareil de l'invention comporte des moyens antidouleur comprenant un ventilateur 20 actionné par un deuxième moteur électrique 14. Le ventilateur comprend une roue à aubes 21 montée sur l'arbre d'axe de sortie 15 du deuxième moteur électrique 14 et tournant donc à la même vitesse que celui-ci, de préférence supérieure à 5000tr/min. Lorsqu'il est entraîné en rotation, le ventilateur 20 aspire l'air ambiant à partir d'une ouverture d'entrée 22 du boîtier 1 et l'envoie en direction de la peau par une ouverture de sortie 32 matérialisée par une buse plate 24 (
Le ventilateur 20 est du type centrifuge à cage d'écureuil ou comportant des aubes recourbées vers l'avant dans le sens de la rotation, notamment selon la flèche arquée de la
Selon l'invention et tel que mieux visible à la
Selon un aspect avantageux de l'invention, la partie supérieure de la volute 25, la paroi supérieure du conduit aéraulique 26, formant une paroi avant 31 du conduit, et la paroi supérieure de la buse plate 24 sont intégrées au boîtier, notamment à sa coque avant. Cette coque avant présenterait alors une ouverture grillagée au niveau de l'ouverture d'entrée 22 et ayant sensiblement une même forme et les mêmes dimensions que cette dernière.According to an advantageous aspect of the invention, the upper part of the
En fonctionnement, on met en marche l'appareil en actionnant le bouton marche/arrêt. Plus particulièrement, on alimente le premier moteur électrique 10 qui fait tourner le rouleau d'épilation 3 et, simultanément, le deuxième moteur électrique 14 qui fait tourner le ventilateur 20. Lorsque le ventilateur 20 est mis en rotation, il crée un flux d'air entre l'ouverture d'entrée d'air 22 et la buse plate 24 de sortie d'air de l'appareil. Le circuit du flux d'air est mieux représenté par les flèches de la
L'appareil de l'invention permet déjà de produire un flux d'air concentré, en forme de lame ou rideau d'air, orienté en direction de la peau et ayant un bon débit, d'environ 3,8m3/h qui est obtenu avec une vitesse de rotation de seulement 5000tr/min, pour générer un effet d'apaisement lors de l'arrachage. De surcroît, il a été constaté que, avec cet appareil de l'invention, en doublant la vitesse de rotation du ventilateur, on obtient alors un débit d'air d'environ 8m3/h, ce qui démontre bien l'efficacité de cette construction et le choix des paramètres de fonctionnement de l'appareil. En réduisant la section de passage au niveau de la buse plate 24 de sortie d'air, les vitesses sont plus élevées, les pertes de charge générées par cette réduction de section de passage étant largement compensées par le débit d'air puissant soufflé par le ventilateur. Ce rendement aéraulique amélioré permet alors d'obtenir des vitesses d'air plus élevées pour un meilleur ressenti au niveau de la peau.The apparatus of the invention already makes it possible to produce a stream of concentrated air, in the form of a blade or air curtain, oriented in the direction of the skin and having a good flow rate, of about 3.8 m 3 / h which is obtained with a rotation speed of only 5000rpm, to generate a soothing effect during tearing. Moreover, it has been found that, with this apparatus of the invention, by doubling the speed of rotation of the fan, an air flow rate of approximately 8 m 3 / h is obtained, which clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of this construction and the choice of operating parameters of the device. By reducing the passage section at the level of the
Cet appareil permet donc de souffler un flux d'air très puissant et à grande vitesse en direction de la peau, tout en gardant une bonne ergonomie et sans augmenter outre mesure son encombrement.This device allows to blow a very powerful air flow at high speed towards the skin, while maintaining good ergonomics and without unduly increasing its size.
Les moyens antidouleur de l'appareil sont ainsi efficaces en fonctionnement tout en s'intégrant bien à un appareil à épiler de construction compacte. Par ailleurs, de par la simplification de la transmission, l'entière construction, ainsi que l'assemblage de l'appareil sont plus économiques, ce qui permet de bien compenser l'éventuel surcoût dû à la présence d'un moteur supplémentaire.The painter means of the device are thus effective in operation while integrating well with a depilatory device of compact construction. Furthermore, by simplifying the transmission, the entire construction, as well as the assembly of the device are more economical, which makes it possible to compensate for any additional cost due to the presence of an additional engine.
D'autres variantes et modes de réalisation de l'invention peuvent être réalisés sans sortir du cadre de ses revendications.Other variants and embodiments of the invention may be made without departing from the scope of its claims.
Ainsi, on peut envisager l'utilisation d'un autre type de ventilateur associé à une buse plate apte à concentrer le flux d'air et le diriger vers la peau.Thus, one can consider the use of another type of fan associated with a flat nozzle capable of concentrating the flow of air and directing it towards the skin.
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- An epilator appliance comprising a hand-held casing (1) including a means of epilation for plucking hair from the skin and a means for driving the means of epilation, as well as a blower (20) including an overpressure chamber with an outlet duct (29), said blower being driven by an electric motor in order to generate an air flow between an air inlet opening (22) of the casing and an air outlet opening (32) of the casing, the air flow exiting the overpressure chamber of the blower (20) being channelled towards the skin by an air duct (26) extended by a flat nozzle (24), characterised in that the outlet duct (29) of the overpressure chamber of the blower (20), the air duct (26) and the flat nozzle (24) are substantially arranged on a same straight line.
- An appliance according to claim 1, characterised in that the outlet duct (29), the air duct (26) and the flat nozzle (24) have at least one longitudinal face substantially arranged in a same plane.
- An appliance according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterised in that the outlet duct (29), the air duct (26) and the flat nozzle (24) have a lateral face in a same plane and their upper and lower faces in two superposed parallel planes.
- An appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the air inlet opening (22), at least one of the walls of the air duct (26) and of the flat air outlet nozzle (24) belong to one of the shells of the casing (1).
- An appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the axis of rotation of the blower (20) is substantially transversal to the longitudinal axis of the casing (1).
- An appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said blower (20) is a squirrel cage centrifugal blower.
- An appliance according to claim 6, characterised in that the blower (20) comprises a volute (25) surrounding an impeller (21), the outlet of the volute (25) being extended by a longitudinal air duct (26).
- An appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the means of epilation comprises at least one pair of tweezers carried by an epilator roller (3) rotating around its longitudinal axis (X-X'), the flat nozzle (24) being arranged parallel to the longitudinal side of the epilator roller (3).
- An appliance according to claim 8, characterised in that the flat nozzle (24) is adjacent to the epilator roller (3) by being arranged in front of the latter in the direction of movement of the appliance on the skin.
- An appliance according to one of claims 8 or 9, characterised in that it comprises a first electric motor (10) driving the epilator roller (3) and a second electric motor (14) driving the blower (20).
- An epilator appliance according to claim 10, characterised in that the two electric motors (10, 14) are arranged one behind the other in the lengthwise direction of the casing (1), the first electric motor (10) being located between the epilator roller (3) and the second electric motor (14).
- An appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the epilator roller (3) is supported by a section forming the head of the casing pivotally mounted in relation to a second section forming the grip handle.
- An appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the epilator roller (3) is removably mounted in relation to the casing (1).
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