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Electric rotary shaver

US6647626B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 2001
Grant dateNov 18, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 12, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB26B19/14
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an electric rotary shaver in which outer cutters are provided in outer cutter holes formed in a cutter frame so that the outer cutters can move in the axial direction and tilt in any desired direction with inner cutters disposed between the outer cutters and inner cutter drive shafts that are urged in the axial direction toward the outer cutter, the outer surfaces of the outer cutters and the inner surfaces of the outer cutter holes being caused to make a sliding contact so that the outer cutters tilt in any desired direction in the outer cutter holes. The circumference of each outer cutter is curved so as to snugly engage with the curved outer surface of each outer cutter hole.

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