Electric razor

US6357118B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Reinhold Eichhorn · Idstein, DE
• Michael Harms · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Sebastian Hottenrott · Idstein, DE
• Peter Junk · Seelenberg, DE
• Michael Odemer · Florstadt, DE
• Jens Storkel · Frankfurt, DE
• Roland Ullmann · Mühlheim am Main, DE
• Jurgen Wolf · Kriftel, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 9, 2000
• Grant date: Mar 19, 2002
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B26B19/10
• WIPO field: Machine tools
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to a dry shaving apparatus with a housing (1) in which an electric drive mechanism (2) is provided having a drive element (3) for the transmission of a driving motion to at least one reciprocating cutting element (4), and with at least one shaving head (6) mounted on two support arms (28, 29) of a supporting frame (40 for pivotal movement about a pivot axis (Z) within a shaving head frame (7), said shaving head being formed by at least two cooperating cutting elements (4, 5) disposed in the shaving head frame (7), wherein the shaving head (6) is mounted and held for pivotal movement about the pivot axis (Z) by means of a conical bearing (K) acted upon by a spring force of a spring element (50).