B26B19/38

Electric shaver with imaging capability
11716523 · 2023-08-01 · ·

System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.

A SPACING ASSEMBLY FOR A HAIR COMB
20230226706 · 2023-07-20 ·

There is provided a spacing assembly (200) comprising a support body (210) and a moveable body (212) received in a guide track of the support body (210). The first guide track allows movement of the moveable body (212) in a spacing direction (203) but restricts the moveable body (212) in a lateral direction (205) perpendicular to the spacing direction (203). An adjuster (222) comprises first and second spiral channels (702, 704), which are arranged about a common point (706) on a surface of the adjuster (222) and engage a first lug (440) of the support body (210) and a second lug (442) of the moveable body (212), respectively, such that the adjuster (222) is rotatable about the common point (706). Rotation of the adjuster (222) drives the moveable body (212), under the lateral restriction of the first guide track (202), to move relative to the support body (210) in the spacing direction (203).

A MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND A HAIR CUTTING APPLIANCE
20230226705 · 2023-07-20 ·

According to an aspect, there is provided a mounting assembly (12) for a hair cutting appliance, the mounting assembly comprising a head (16) for receiving a cutting unit (14); and a body (18). The head is mounted to the body by a four-bar linkage (20) having a coupler link (22) associated with the head, a frame link (24) associated with the body, and two arms (26) extending therebetween. The frame link is connected to each arm at respective joins (28), and the coupler link is connected to each arm at respective joins. Pivoting movement of the arms about parallel linkage axes (30) passing through each join permits rotation of the coupler link relative to the frame link about a virtual pivot (32). One of the coupler link and the frame link is a first link coupled to the arms by two-degree-of-freedom joins, thereby permitting the arms and the other of the frame link and the coupler link to further pivot in unison relative to the first link about a rotation axis (34) perpendicular to the linkage axes.

CUTTER SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC BEARD TRIMMER
20230019742 · 2023-01-19 ·

The present invention relates to cutting body hair such as beard stubbles of multidays' beard. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cutter system for an electric shaver and/or trimmer, comprising an inner cutting element and an outer cutting element forming a pair of cooperating cutting elements with at least one row of comb-like outer cutting teeth extending parallel to a first axis (I), wherein said cutting elements are movably supported relative to each other. Skin irritation may be reduced by the at least one row of comb-like outer cutting teeth having, at a position of 0.2 mm away from the tip, a ratio between tooth width in a direction perpendicular to said first axis (I) and width of an opening slot between two adjacent teeth between 1.0 and 2.0.

SHAVING UNIT HAVING HAIR-CUTTING UNITS WITH FIRST AND SECOND PIVOT AXES
20230020301 · 2023-01-19 ·

A shaving unit (3) for use in a shaving device comprises a supporting member (5) and at least two hair-cutting units (6) connected to the supporting member (5), wherein each hair-cutting unit (6) comprises an external cutting member (10), a skin-supporting member (40) having a skin-supporting surface (41) at least partially surrounding the external cutting member (10), and an internal cutting member (20). Further, in each hair-cutting unit (6), the skin-supporting member (40) is pivotable relative to the supporting member (5) about both a first pivot axis (42) and a second pivot axis (43), independently from the skin-supporting members (40) of the other hair-cutting units (6), wherein the respective pivot axes (42, 43) are perpendicular relative to each other, and wherein a total range of a pivot angle over which the skin-supporting member (40) is pivotable about the second pivot axis (43) is equal to or larger than 15°.

MAGNETIC SUSPENSION SHAVER HEAD STRUCTURE
20230219246 · 2023-07-13 ·

The present disclosure relates to a magnetic suspension shaver head structure, including: a static cutter head and a shaver body, the upper surface of the shaver body is provided with a positioning slot, the inner wall of the positioning slot is provided with a strong magnetic positioning frame, the two opposite sides of the strong magnetic positioning frame are open with mounting port, and the inner wall of the mounting port is fixedly connected with a suspended strong magnet, the upper surface of the static cutter head is provided with a movable cutter head, the top side of the movable cutter head is fixedly connected with a plucking block. It can utilize the attractive force between the suspended strong magnet and the static cutter head and the support force between the static cutter head and the movable cutter head to balance, so that the movable cutter head is limitedly slide on the surface of the static cutter head, which improves the strength of the device, enhances the service life, reduces friction, and improves the heating speed of the cutter head.

Surgical hair clippers and vacuum apparatuses including sensing and feedback devices

A surgical hair clipper includes a clipper body and a blade assembly connected to the clipper body. The blade assembly includes a moveable blade configured to reciprocate to remove hair from a skin area and a blade housing that houses the moveable blade. The blade housing has a guide surface that faces the skin area during a hair removal process. A touch sensor is exposed at the guide surface for contact with the skin area during use. A processor receives a signal from the touch sensor when the touch sensor contacts the skin area. The processor uses logic saved in a memory to instruct a feedback device to provide an indication of skin contact between the touch sensor and the skin area.

Electrically-driven device constructed to receive a plurality of attachments

An electrically-driven device includes a handle and a head, wherein the head includes a head base coupled to the handle and movable in at least two dimensions relative to the handle and a first head attachment and a second head attachment, wherein each one of the first and second head attachments are releasably engageable, one at a time, with the head base, each one of the first and second head attachments includes a skin treatment implement constructed to treat skin or a cutting unit constructed to cut hair, and the first head attachment is different from the second head attachment.

HAIR TREATMENT DEVICE
20230210244 · 2023-07-06 ·

A hair treatment device includes a main body and a housing. The main body includes a tool bit device. The housing includes an accommodating cavity. The tool bit device is movably accommodated in the accommodating cavity in a telescopic manner. When the tool bit device is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the tool bit device is automatically turned off; and when the tool bit device extends out of the accommodating cavity, the tool bit device is automatically turned on. According to the hair treatment device of the present disclosure, the tool bit device is movably accommodated in the accommodating cavity in the telescopic manner, so that the tool bit device is effectively protected. Meanwhile, the tool bit device is disposed to be automatically turned on or turned off, which is not required to manually operate a control switch to control an on-and-off state of the tool bit device.

Personal care device

An electric shaver, comprising an elongated handle for manually moving the personal care device along a body surface, a working head attached to said handle for effecting a personal care treatment to said body surface, at least one detector for detecting at least one behavioral parameter indicative of a user's behavior when handling the personal care device, and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting at least one working parameter of the working head in response to the detected behavioral parameter.