Provided is a cleaning device for personal cleaning and care, comprising a cleaning device housing detachably connected to a handle housing, a bracket for supporting the cleaning device, a cleaning element carrier and cleaning elements distributed on the cleaning element carrier, a passive assembly, and a cleaning device transducer. The cleaning device transducer comprises at least two transducer elastic elements; one end of each transducer elastic element is fixedly connected to a corresponding transducer elastic element retainer, and the other end of each transducer elastic element is fixedly connected to an transmission arm of the transducer bracket coupling elastic element; wherein a cleaning device having a natural vibration frequency f.sub.natural is constituted utilizing the bending strain of an elastic material, such that the natural frequency f.sub.natural of the cleaning device is in the range of 100 Hz to 400 Hz, and the relationship between the natural frequency f.sub.natural and the frequency f.sub.0 of the electromagnetic force produced by the drive coil in the handle satisfies: 0.85f.sub.0<f.sub.natural<1.05f.sub.0. The present cleaning device has a compact structure and an aesthetically pleasing shape, rotates steadily, and produces little noise.

A pivot motor has a stator and an armature. The armature has an assembly of two spaced permanent magnets and a triangular flux bridge on one end. Magnetic flux is generated by passing alternating current through an electrical coil in the stator. The flux flows through the permanent magnets to generate electromotive force that vibrates the armature. The triangular flux bridge adjacent the magnets facilitates the flux flow, increasing motor power under typical load conditions and motor efficiency.

A pivot motor for a hair clipper is provided, including a stator with a plurality of laminations, a bobbin located in operational relation to the stator and having a coil of wire wound around the bobbin, an armature being configured for driving a hair clipper moving blade at one end, and having at least one magnet at an opposite end, the armature having a pivot point, and the motor being configured for operation between 2.5 and 4.2 Volts.

Electric shaver provided with a handle and a shaver head including at least one drivable cutter element, wherein said shaver head is connected to said handle by means of a support structure providing for a swivel and/or tilting axis about which said shaver head may swivel or tilt relative to said handle, wherein said support structure includes a pair of link arms forming a four-joint linkage with each link arm having a head joint connected to a shaver head part and a handle joint connected to the handle or a base part connected thereto.

Electric shaver provided with a handle and a shaver head including at least one drivable cutter element, wherein said shaver head is connected to said handle by means of a support structure providing for a swivel and/or tilting axis about which said shaver head may swivel or tilt relative to said handle, wherein said support structure includes a pair of link arms forming a four-joint linkage with each link arm having a head joint connected to a shaver head part and a handle joint connected to the handle or a base part connected thereto.

A hair clipper is provided, including a stator with a plurality of laminations, a bobbin located in operational relation to the stator and having a coil of wire wound around the bobbin, an armature being configured for driving a hair clipper moving blade at one end, and having at least one magnet at an opposite end, the armature having a pivot point, and the motor being configured for operation between 2.5 and 4.2 Volts.

Some electric hair cutting devices have a stationary blade, a reciprocating blade, and an oscillating motor. Oscillating motors include pivot motors and linear motors. Both motors have a stator, an armature and at least one spring. The armature drives a load such as the reciprocating blade. The armature, the spring and the load have a mechanical resonant frequency. An H-bridge is supplied with pulse width modulated (PWM) signals from a controller and converts direct current from a battery to alternating current having the frequency of the PWM signals. The controller measures the mechanical resonant frequency when power to the motor is turned off and the armature continues to oscillate due to stored energy. The controller adjusts the frequency of the PWM signals to the measured mechanical resonant frequency and stores it in a memory for use the next time the motor is turned on.