JP2011098041A - Electric razor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently shave beard to the root without any possibility of deteriorating the sense of use by highly efficiently vibrating a head section swingable with respect to a body section, with a small exciting force and, at that time, preventing the vibration of the head section from being transmitted to the hand holding the body section. <P>SOLUTION: The electric razor swingably retains a head section 40 to the upper part of the body section 10, wherein the head section stores a blade unit 48 formed of a foil 76 and a cutter 78, and includes an cutter driving motor 16 provided on the body section 10, a universal joint 54 transmitting the rotation output of the cutter driving motor 16 to an cutter driving mechanism 46 stored in the head section 40, and a head-section vibration driving section 100 provided on the head section 40. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric razor in which a head portion having a blade unit is swingably held above a main body portion.

  2. Description of the Related Art An electric razor for shaving body hair, such as shaving, is known in which a head portion having a blade unit is swingably held above a main body portion containing a battery.

JP 2005-318530 A

JP 2009-213927 A

JP 54-65660 A

JP 51-58167

JP 58-94881 A

  In Patent Document 1, a vibrator (53) having a motor as a driving source is provided in a main body (main body case 1), and the vibrator (53) of the vibrator (53) is changed depending on an operation state of a main switch (15) or a load of a driving motor of a blade unit. What changes the vibration is shown (paragraphs 0046, 0054). The cutting state of the heel can be known from the vibration of the vibrator (53).

  In Patent Document 1, the head portion (razor head 2B) that is swingably held on the upper portion of the main body portion has the inner blade driving motor (8), and the inner blade (6) that is long in the horizontal direction has a round bar shape. 1 shows a rotary unit (hereinafter referred to as a horizontal rotary type) blade unit that is rotationally driven while sliding in contact with an outer blade (7) whose upper surface is a cylindrical surface.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a similar horizontal rotary type, and a vibration generating structure (50) in which an eccentric weight (51) is fixed to a rotating shaft of an inner blade driving motor provided in a head portion (3). It is shown that the head portion (3) is vibrated to project the wrinkles on the surface of the skin so that the wrinkles can be cut effectively.

  Patent Document 3 is a horizontal rotary type similar to Patent Document 1, and improves the sharpness of the blade unit by reciprocating the inner blade in the direction of its rotation axis. However, the head part shown here is integral with the main body part, and the head part does not swing with respect to the main body part.

  Patent Document 4 discloses that the head portion and the main body portion are integrated, and that the head portion is vibrated by an inner blade driving motor so that deep shaving can be performed.

  Patent Document 5 discloses a reciprocating type in which a head portion and a main body portion are integrated, and the main body portion is vibrated by an inner blade driving motor to facilitate removal of shavings. Here, the vibration is turned on / off by a switching handle.

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 have an inner blade driving motor in the head portion. For this reason, the head portion becomes heavy, and when the vibration generating structure is provided here as in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to increase the excitation force, and it is necessary to increase the eccentric weight.

  In all of Patent Documents 3, 4, and 5, the main body portion and the head portion are integrated, and the head portion does not swing independently. For this reason, not only a large excitation force is required in this case, but also the main body is vibrated, and the vibration is transmitted to the hand holding the main body, resulting in poor usability.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by efficiently vibrating the head portion that is swingable with respect to the main body portion with a small excitation force, the sleeping heel or the heel is raised, An object of the present invention is to provide an electric razor that can efficiently shave and deeply shave, and at this time the vibration of the head part is not transmitted to the hand holding the main body part and there is no possibility that the feeling of use is lowered.

  According to the present invention, an object of the present invention is to provide an inner razor provided in the main body portion in an electric razor in which a head portion that accommodates a blade unit formed of an outer blade and an inner blade is swingably held above the main body portion. A drive motor, a universal joint that transmits a rotation output of the inner blade drive motor to an inner blade drive mechanism accommodated in the head portion, and a head portion vibration drive portion provided in the head portion. And achieved with an electric razor.

  The head is held swingably with respect to the main body, and the rotation output of the inner blade driving motor accommodated in the main body is transmitted to the inner blade driving mechanism accommodated in the head via a universal joint. Since the head portion vibration drive unit is provided in the portion, the outer blade of the head portion vibrates with respect to the skin, and the heel can be shaved. In addition, the outer blade slides better against the skin, and the shaving feeling is improved. Furthermore, since the main body does not vibrate, vibrations are not transmitted to the hand, and the feeling of use is good.

  Since the drive unit for exciting the head portion only needs to vibrate only the head portion, the excitation force can be small. That is, it is not necessary to vibrate a heavy main body portion that houses an inner blade drive motor or a battery. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the head excitation drive unit. When using a vibration motor, the output can be reduced and the power consumption can be reduced. When the head is vibrated using the output of the motor for driving the motor, the load on the motor for driving the motor can be reduced.

It is a perspective view which shows one Example of this invention. It is a center longitudinal section front view similarly. Similarly it is a center longitudinal front view and shows a vibration motor. It is a central longitudinal right side view similarly. It is an exploded perspective view of a head part similarly. It is a right sectional view of the 1st universal joint similarly. It is the side sectional view (A) and bottom view (B) of the drive gear which become a to-be-connected body of a 1st universal joint similarly. It is a sectional side view (A) and a bottom view (B) of the connecting shaft which also becomes the connecting body of the first universal joint.

  The blade unit may be of a rotary type (hereinafter also referred to as a vertical rotary type) having a disk-shaped outer blade that is directed upward from the upper surface of the head portion and an inner blade that is elastically contacted with the lower surface and rotates. (Claim 2).

  This vertical rotary type is not easily affected by the direction of vibration by the head portion vibration drive unit. That is, since the outer blade changes the contact pressure (pressing force) against the skin when the vertical vibration is applied, it causes wrinkles with a habit such as sleeping and less shavings, enabling deep shaving. Further, since the horizontal vibration causes the outer blade to slide parallel to the skin, it improves the sliding of the head portion. In particular, in the vertical rotary type, the outer blade is substantially disk-shaped, so that it is difficult to be affected by the direction of horizontal vibration. The rotary blade unit preferably has a plurality of groups, for example, three groups arranged at the apex of an equilateral triangle on the upper surface of the head portion.

  It is preferable that the head portion drive unit is a vibration motor different from the inner blade drive motor. In this case, the vibration frequency and driving force (vibration force) of the vibration motor can be controlled independently from the inner blade driving motor, and an optimal vibration state can be generated. In place of such an independent vibration motor, it is also possible to vibrate using the rotation of the inner blade drive mechanism.

  If the head-portion exciting drive unit is disposed in the vicinity of the universal joint, the head unit can be vibrated efficiently (claim 4). This is because the upper surface of the head portion can be vibrated greatly with a small amplitude.

  If the head drive unit is placed on the front side of the main body of the universal joint, that is, on the side close to the user's skin during use, the sliding of the head with respect to the skin is further improved. In other words, when the head portion is slid against the skin, the front side of the head portion normally hits the skin strongly, so that the front side of the head portion is actively vibrated.

  In the case of using a vibration motor, it is preferable that the rotating shaft be horizontal and disposed in the head portion. In this case, the excitation direction by the vibration motor does not interfere with the vibration of the inner blade drive mechanism (vibration around the rotation axis). For this reason, it is easy to control each vibration.

  1 to 5, reference numeral 10 denotes a main body, which has a vertically long prismatic case 12. The case 12 is formed by combining members divided by an appropriate split surface (not shown). In FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the case 12 is expressed as a whole for convenience.

  Inside the case 12, a rechargeable battery 14 is housed in its lower part, and an electric motor 16 serving as an inner blade driving motor is housed in its upper part. On the back surface of the case 12, a wrinkle blade (trimming blade) 18 is attached so as to be movable backward about a fulcrum 20 (FIG. 4). Reference numeral 22 denotes an operation element for raising and storing the slidable blade 18.

  The motor 16 is arranged on the back side in the case 12 with the rotation output shaft 16A vertical (FIG. 4), and a main drive shaft 24 is arranged in front of the output shaft 16A (front side of the case 12). Yes. Here, the main drive shaft 24 is parallel to the output shaft 16 </ b> A of the motor 16, and the upper portion projects upward from the main body 10. The rotation of the output shaft 16 </ b> A is transmitted to the main drive shaft 24 through a speed reducer composed of a small gear 26 and an internal large gear 28. The lower end of the main drive shaft 24 is pivotally supported by a partition plate 30 (FIG. 4) fixed in the case 12, and the intermediate portion passes through a sliding plate receiver 32 fixed to the upper end surface of the case 12. It is pivotally supported.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sliding plate receiver 32 is in sliding contact with a spherical sliding surface 34A bulging downward from the sliding plate 34 from below. That is, the upper surface of the sliding plate receiver 32 is a sliding surface support portion 32A (FIGS. 2 and 3) that supports the hemispherical sliding surface 34A. As a result, the sliding plate 34 can be rocked with the regularity with respect to the main body portion 10 integrally with the head portion 40 described later.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes a head portion. The head portion 40 is integrated with the sliding plate 34 and can swing back and forth and right and left around a center line A passing through the main drive shaft 24 (FIGS. 2, 3, and 4). The head unit 40 includes a head case 42 coupled to the upper surface of the sliding plate 34, an outer blade frame 44 that covers the head case 42 from above, and a drive mechanism 46 accommodated in the inner bottom of the head case 42. The outer blade frame 44 has three sets of blade units 48 that are slightly movable up and down and swingable. The three blade units 48 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction around the center line A passing through the main drive shaft 24 in plan view.

  The sliding plate 34 and the sliding plate receiver 32 that serve as a connecting portion between the head unit 40 and the main body unit 10 are surrounded by a bellows-like boot 50. The boot 50 has an appropriate restoring force at least in the contracting direction, and the lower end opening edge is sandwiched between the upper surface of the case 12 and the lower surface of the sliding plate receiver 32. The upper opening edge is sandwiched between the upper surface of the sliding plate 34 and the lower surface of the head case 42. As a result, the contact pressure between the sliding plate 34 and the sliding plate receiver 32 is kept moderate to enable smooth sliding, while preventing the head portion 40 from being detached from the main body portion 10.

  The drive mechanism 46 is accommodated between the bottom surface of the head case 42 and the support plate 52 held above the head case 42 with a space therebetween. In other words, the drive spur gear 56 connected to the upper end of the main drive shaft 24 via the first universal joint 54 (see FIGS. 6 to 8) which is the universal joint of the present invention, and at equal intervals from the periphery around this. Three driven spur gears 58 that mesh with each other, the lower end of the shaft of the driven spur gear 58 is pivotally supported by the head case 42, and the upper part passes through the partition plate 52 via the bristles packing 58 </ b> A (FIG. 5). The blade unit 48 is coupled to the inner blade drive shaft 60.

  The first universal joint 54 includes a connecting shaft 62 fixed to the main drive shaft 24 and a support shaft 64 (FIG. 5) that is held by the partition plate 52 through the center of the drive spur gear 56. The support shaft 64 is fixed to the partition plate 52, while the drive spur gear 56 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 64 from below, and is a coil spring 65 (see FIG. 6) that is contracted between the connection shaft 62. Is prevented from falling off. The connecting shaft 62 is provided with four claws 66 protruding in the outer diameter direction.

  On the other hand, a recessed portion 56A is formed on the lower surface of the center portion of the drive spur gear 56, and four U-shaped members 56B hang down here. These U-shaped members 56B are disposed so as to surround the connecting shaft 62 (FIG. 6), and when the two are combined, the four claws 66 engage with the vertically long slots 56C of the U-shaped member 56B. As a result, the first universal joint 54 approaches the drive spur gear 56. The center of curvature (center of the hemispheric surface) of the sliding surface 34A of the sliding plate 34, which is a connecting portion between the head portion 40 and the main body portion 10, is disposed on or near the first universal joint 54. For this reason, the head part 40 can swing smoothly around the first universal joint 54.

  A cam 68 made of an eccentric cylinder is integrally formed at the lower part of the connecting shaft 62 (FIG. 7). The cam 68 drives the scraper blade 18. That is, the cam follower 70 (FIGS. 4 and 5) that engages and swings with the cam 68 is fixed to the fulcrum portion of the trimmer drive lever 72 held by the sliding plate receiver 32, and swings the trimmer drive lever 72. . The trimmer drive lever 72 engages with the scraper blade 18 when the scraper blade 18 is raised, and reciprocates the scraper blade 18.

  As described above, the shafts of the three driven spur gears 58 of the drive mechanism 46 protrude from the partition plate 52, and the inner blade drive shaft 60 is coupled to the protrusions. The inner blade drive shaft 60 has a structure similar to that of the first universal joint 54, and is given a return habit in the extending direction by shrinking a coil spring therein. This return behavior is a pressing force of the inner cutter 78 to the outer cutter 76 which will be described later.

  The inner blade drive shaft 60 is engaged with the inner blade via the second universal joint 74. That is, the upper end of the inner blade drive shaft 60 has a substantially square spherical shape in plan view, and each of the spherical portions enters a substantially rectangular concave portion formed on the support boss portion of the inner blade and opens downward from the bottom. Match. As a result, the second universal joint 74 is formed. In this embodiment, since the inner blade drive shaft 60 also has a universal joint function, a universal joint comprising a spherical portion at the tip of the inner blade drive shaft 60 and a concave portion on the inner blade side with which the inner blade is engaged, and the inner blade It is good also as a 2nd universal joint including both the effect | action of the universal joint which drive shaft 60 itself has.

  The blade unit 48 has a substantially disk-shaped outer blade 76 and an inner blade 78 that rotates while sliding on the inner surface of the outer blade 76. The outer blade 76 has a large number of radial slits formed on the upper surface, and the inner blade 78 cuts the wrinkles that have entered the slit. The outer cutter 76 has a peripheral edge bent downward, and an outer cutter ring 80 is fitted to the peripheral edge. A stopper ring 82 (FIG. 5) is fitted on the inner periphery of the outer cutter ring 80 to fix the outer cutter 76 to the outer cutter ring 80.

  The inner blade 78 is fixed to the inner blade holding base 84, and a recess in which the upper end (spherical portion) of the inner blade driving shaft 60 is engaged is formed in the boss portion of the inner blade holding base 84. The inner blade 78 is slidably held on the outer blade 76 side by an inner blade receiver 86 fitted in the outer blade ring 80, thereby forming three sets of independent blade units 48.

  These three sets of blade units 48 are loaded into the three openings formed in the outer blade frame 44 from below. At this time, the inner blade receiver 86 of each blade unit 38 is swingable about a swing shaft that is orthogonal to the straight line passing through the center line A and the center of the outer blade 76 and passes through the center of the outer blade 76. . 3 and 4, the arc-shaped elongated holes 88 formed in the outer blade frame 44 are engaged with the arc-shaped ridges 90 formed in the inner blade receiver 86, and the inner blade receiver 86 is connected to the arc-shaped elongated holes 88. And seesaw motion (swing).

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, the center line A side of the three inner blade supports 86 extends toward the boss portion provided on the lower surface of the center portion of the outer blade frame 44, and these extended portions are the bosses. The plate is elastically pushed upward by a dish-shaped disc 92 loaded from below. That is, a coil spring 94 is attached to the boss portion, and the lower end of the coil spring 94 is supported by a washer member 96 fixed to the boss portion from below (FIGS. 5, 2, 3, 4).

  As a result, the inner blade receiver 86 swings or seesaw so as to push down the center side of the outer blade frame 44, while the center side moves up and down and returns upward by the coil spring 94 (the state shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4). Further, the head portion 40 swings around the center line A in the entire circumferential direction by sliding between the sliding surface 34A of the sliding plate 34 and the sliding surface support portion 32A of the sliding plate support 32. The head part 40 returns to the original position on the center line A (upright position) by the elasticity of the bellows-like boot 50 surrounding the connecting part. As described above, the blade unit 48 swings (seesaw motion) and the head unit 40 swings in all directions around the center line A so that the outer blade 76 is in close contact with the skin while being appropriately tilted along the curved surface of the skin. To do. For this reason, a comfortable shaving taste can be obtained.

  Next, a vibration motor 100 serving as a head portion drive unit will be described with reference to FIGS. The vibration motor 100 has a substantially cylindrical motor body 102 and an eccentric weight 104 fixed to an output shaft protruding to one side thereof. The motor main body 102 is located in the vicinity of the first universal joint 54 and on the front side of the main body 10 and is fixed to the head 40. That is, it is fixed to the inner surface of the sliding plate 34 integrated with the hemispherical sliding surface 34A fixed to the head portion 40 at a position where it does not interfere with other members.

  As described above, since the vibration motor 100 is brought close to the first universal joint 54, the bed portion 40 can be vibrated efficiently. In particular, since the first universal joint 54 is arranged on the front side of the main body, the front side of the head 40 is efficiently vibrated in the vertical (vertical) direction, causing wrinkles and wrinkles with lie down and shaving efficiently. Can do. In addition, it is possible to shave deeply.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main-body part 14 Battery 16 Electric motor (Motor for inner blade drive)
24 main drive shaft 32 slide plate receiver 34 slide plate 40 head portion 44 outer blade frame 46 drive mechanism (inner blade drive mechanism)
48 blade unit 54 1st universal joint (universal joint)
60 Inner blade drive shaft 76 Outer blade 78 Inner blade 100 Vibration motor (head portion vibration drive unit)
104 Eccentric weight

Claims (6)

In an electric razor that holds a head unit that houses a blade unit formed by an outer blade and an inner blade so as to be swingable above the main body,
An inner blade driving motor provided in the main body, a universal joint for transmitting the rotation output of the inner blade driving motor to an inner blade driving mechanism housed in the head portion, and a head portion exciting member provided in the head portion An electric shaver comprising a drive unit.   2. The electric shaver according to claim 1, wherein the blade unit is a rotary type having a disk-shaped outer blade which is directed upward from the upper surface of the head portion and an inner blade which is elastically contacted with the lower surface and rotates.   2. The electric shaver according to claim 1, wherein the head drive unit is a vibration motor separate from the inner blade drive motor.   2. The electric shaver according to claim 1, wherein the head drive unit is provided in the vicinity of the universal joint.   The electric shaver according to claim 4, wherein the head drive unit is provided on the front side of the main body of the universal joint.   4. The electric shaver according to claim 3, wherein the vibration motor is disposed in the head portion with a rotating shaft horizontal.

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