Shaving unit for an electric shaver

US8555509B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Thorsten Pohl · Bad Hersfeld, DE
• Joachim Krauss · Seeheim-Jugenheim, DE
• Tobias Schwarz · Blaustein, DE
• Peter Junk · Seelenberg, DE
• Reinhold Eichhorn · Idstein, DE
• Andreas Peter · Celle, DE
• Michael Odemer · Florstadt, DE
• Martin Fuellgrabe · Kronberg, DE
• Christoph Zegula · Frankfurt, DE
• Alois Koeppl · Cratzenbach, DE
• Stefan Fuerst · Kronberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 29, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 15, 2013
• Expiry date: Apr 11, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B26B19/06
• WIPO field: Machine tools
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A shaving unit for an electric shaver which comprises an outer cutter and an inner cutter associated to that outer cutter. The cutters are mounted so as to be movable relative to each other and adapted to be set in a relative motion by a drive mechanism. The inner cutter provides a plurality of cutting edges and abuts with its outer face on the inner face of the outer cutter. The outer cutter provides a plurality of teeth equipped with cutting edges. The outer cutter provides two comb elements which are disposed opposite one another and which extend according to the direction of the relative motion. The two comb elements are aligned with respect to one another such that the tips of the teeth of the first comb element are facing the tips of the teeth of the second comb element, the tips of the teeth spaced from one another.