JP2015071002A - Inner blade of rotary electric razor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inner blade of a rotary electric razor which can solve the conflicting problem that a rake angle β in the small blade is reduced, and a standing angle α is enlarged, to prevent fibers of beard from remaining on one end side of a beard cross section, and to prevent a decrease in shaving performance and an increase in slide resistance.SOLUTION: An inner blade 42 of a rotary electric razor 1 of this invention comprises an outer blade 22 having an annular shaving face with many beard entrance ports in the top face 22a and an inner blade 42 having a plurality of small blades 42A that rotate while making a slide contact with the bottom face of the outer blade 22. The small blades 42A are formed by making a part of a metal plate stand so that an angle α on a front side in a rotation direction to the plate surface 42B of the metal plate may be acute and has a recess 42c formed on a front side in a rotation direction from the upper end surface 42a coming in a slide contact with the outer blade 22 toward the lower end part 42d, thereby making the upper end edge 42b regulated by the upper end surface 42a and the recess 42c serve as the blade tip.

Description

  The present invention relates to an inner blade of a rotary electric razor.

  For example, an outer blade having an annular shaving surface formed with a large number of bracing entrances on the upper surface described in Patent Document 1, and a small blade that rotates while sliding on the lower surface of the outer blade from below the shaving surface There is known a rotary electric razor having an inner blade having a.

JP 2007-135991 A

  Here, FIG. 8A shows a configuration example of the inner cutter 142 and the outer cutter 122 of the conventional rotary electric shaver exemplified in Patent Document 1 and a state when cutting the scissors X. The state of the cut ridge X is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8A, when the small blade 142A of the inner blade 142 cuts the blade X that has entered the forward entrance of the outer blade 122, the blade X is pushed by the lower wall of the blade edge 142b, and the angle θ Will be pushed up. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8B, the cut ridge X has a problem that the heel residue Xa tends to occur on one end side of the cross section. In addition, the arrow in a figure has shown the rotation direction of the inner blade 142. FIG.

  In order to solve the problem, it is necessary to reduce the angle θ. For example, like the inner blade 242 according to the first comparative example shown in FIG. 9, by reducing the angle α (hereinafter referred to as “standing angle”) α at which the small blade 242A stands up with respect to the plate surface 242B, the small blade The angle β (hereinafter referred to as “rake angle”) β of the cutting edge 242b of 242A can be reduced, and as a result, the effect that the angle θ can be reduced is obtained.

  However, if the configuration is such that the rising angle α is small, the length L3 of the small blade 242A becomes long. As a result, the rigidity of the small blade 242A is reduced, bending and vibration are generated, and the close contact state with the outer blade 222 is hindered, so that it is not possible to sufficiently catch wrinkles, and it is impossible to shave, There arises a problem that the shaving is pulled and the shave becomes worse. On the contrary, if the length L3 of the small blade 242A is intended to be shortened, the height H3 of the small blade 242A must be reduced. As a result, the subject that sufficient clearance cannot be ensured arises. In addition to these problems, the area of the sliding surface with the outer blade 222 formed on the upper end surface 242a of the small blade 242A increases and the sliding resistance increases, so noise (sliding sound) There is also a problem that power consumption increases. Considering these problems, it is necessary to set the rising angle α large within a range up to 90 ° without reducing it.

  Thus, for the inner blade of a rotary electric razor, a configuration for reducing the rake angle β and a configuration for increasing the standing angle α are required at the same time, which is a conflicting problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to solve the conflicting problem of reducing the rake angle β and increasing the standing angle α of the blade, and generating crease residue on one end side of the cross section of the ridge. An object of the present invention is to provide an inner blade of a rotary electric razor that can be prevented and that can prevent a reduction in shaving performance and an increase in sliding resistance with the outer blade.

  As an embodiment, the above-described problem is solved by a solution as disclosed below.

  An inner blade of a disclosed rotary electric shaver has an outer blade having an annular shaving surface formed with a large number of advancement entrances on the upper surface, and a plurality of small blades that rotate while sliding on the lower surface of the outer blade An inner blade of a rotary electric razor comprising an inner blade, wherein the small blade is configured so that a part of the metal plate has an acute angle α on the front side in the rotational direction with respect to the plate surface of the metal plate. An upper end edge that is formed by standing and has a concave portion that is shaped toward the lower end portion from the upper end surface that is in sliding contact with the outer blade on the front side in the rotational direction, and is defined by the upper end surface and the concave portion It is a requirement that becomes a cutting edge.

  According to the inner blade of the disclosed rotary electric shaver, it is possible to solve the conflicting problems of reducing the rake angle β and increasing the standing angle α of the small blade. As a result, it is possible to prevent wrinkle residue from occurring on one end side of the cross section of the scissors, to prevent a reduction in shaving performance and to reduce sliding resistance with the outer blade.

It is the schematic (perspective view) which shows the example of the rotary electric shaver which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view (disassembled perspective view) showing an example of a head portion of the rotary electric shaver shown in FIG. It is the schematic which shows 1st embodiment of the inner blade of the rotary electric shaver shown in FIG. It is the schematic which shows the structural example of the inner blade of the rotary electric shaver shown in FIG. 1, and an outer blade, the state at the time of cutting the scissors X, and the schematic which shows the state of the cut scissors X. It is the schematic which shows the modification of the small blade of the inner blade of the rotary electric shaver shown in FIG. It is the schematic (plan view) of the inner blade of the rotary electric shaver shown in FIG. It is the schematic which shows 2nd embodiment of the inner blade of the rotary electric shaver shown in FIG. It is the schematic which shows the state at the time of cut | disconnecting the scissors X, and the schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the inner blade and outer blade of the rotary electric shaver which concerns on the conventional embodiment, and the scissors X. It is the schematic which shows the example of the inner blade of the rotary electric shaver which concerns on a 1st comparative example. It is the schematic which shows the example of the inner blade of the rotary electric shaver which concerns on a 2nd comparative example. It is the schematic which shows 3rd embodiment of the inner blade of the rotary electric shaver shown in FIG. It is the schematic which shows 4th embodiment of the inner blade of the rotary electric shaver shown in FIG.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view (perspective view) showing an example of a rotary electric shaver 1 according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic view (disassembled perspective view) showing an example of the head portion 3 of the rotary electric shaver 1. Note that components having the same function are denoted by the same reference symbols throughout the drawings for describing the embodiments, and the repetitive description thereof may be omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rotary electric razor 1 according to the present embodiment includes an outer blade 22 having an annular shaving surface formed with a large number of scissors entrances on the upper surface, and a lower surface of the outer blade 22. A rotary electric shaver that has an inner blade 42 having a small blade that rotates while being in sliding contact with the outer blade 22 and the inner blade 42. In addition, although the rotary electric shaver which has three sets of the blade units 6 comprised including the outer blade 22 and the inner blade 42 is mentioned as an example, it demonstrates, It is not limited to this.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a main body, which includes a substantially cylindrical case 10. The case 10 contains a battery, a motor, a control circuit board, and the like (all not shown). A power switch 16 is attached to the front surface of the case 10, and a display unit 17 including an LED lamp that indicates a remaining charge amount of the battery and an operating state is provided below the power switch.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the head portion 3 includes a head case 32 that is connected to and held by the upper portion of the case 10 of the main body portion 2, a blade frame 30 that is covered by the head case 32 from above, and a head case 32. A drive mechanism (not shown) housed in the inner bottom of the blade and three blade units 6 held on the blade frame 30 so as to be slightly movable up and down and swingable. Here, each blade unit 6 includes a substantially disk-shaped outer blade 22 and an inner blade 42 that rotates while sliding on the lower surface (inner surface) of the outer blade 22. Further, the three sets of blade units 6 are arranged in a triangular shape in plan view. Note that, as described above, the present embodiment is an example in which three sets of blade units 6 are provided, but the basic configuration may be considered in the same manner even when the number of blade units is other than three sets.

  Here, the outer blade 22 has a configuration in which a large number of radial slits are formed on the upper surface, and the inner blade 42 cuts the wrinkles that have entered the slit. The outer cutter 22 has a shape whose periphery is bent downward, and an outer cutter ring 24 is fitted to the periphery. A stopper ring 26 is fitted on the inner periphery of the outer cutter ring 24 to fix the outer cutter 22 to the outer cutter ring 24.

  On the other hand, the inner blade 42 is fixed to the inner blade holding table 44, and a recess is formed in the lower portion of the inner blade holding table 44 so that the upper end of the inner blade drive shaft (not shown) is fitted. The inner blade 42 is slidably held on the outer blade 22 side by an inner blade receiver 46 fitted in the outer blade ring 24, thereby forming three sets of independent blade units 6.

  With the above configuration, the blade unit 6 is assembled, so that the upper end surface 42a of the small blade 42A of the inner blade 42 comes into contact with the lower surface 22b of the outer blade 22 respectively. In this state, the inner blade 42 is rotationally driven to cut the scissors that have entered the scissors entrance with the cutting edge of the inner blade (the upper edge 42b of the small blade 42A of the inner blade 42 described later) (described later). (See FIG. 4).

  Here, the configuration of the inner blade 42 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 3, the inner blade 42 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of small blades 42 </ b> A in which a part of a metal plate is raised with respect to the plate surface 42 </ b> B (for simplification of the drawing). , Only some blades are marked). As an example, the inner blade 42 is formed by performing die cutting and bending by press working using a metal plate made of stainless steel. In FIG. 3, the rotation direction of the inner blade 42 is indicated by the direction of the arrow, the front in the rotation direction is indicated by F, and the rear in the rotation direction is indicated by R (the same applies to other drawings). In the present embodiment, the inner blade 42 has an integral structure using a metal plate, but is not limited to this. For example, the plate surface portion and the small blade portion may be separate structures. Good.

  The small blade 42A according to the present embodiment is, for example, a substantially prismatic shape having a rectangular cross section with one side of about 1 [mm] and the other side of about 0.5 [mm], and a length L2 of 2 [mm]. ] Is formed. However, it is not limited to this dimension shape.

  Further, the small blade 42A is formed so that the angle (standing angle) α on the front side in the rotational direction with respect to the plate surface 42B of the metal plate is an acute angle (45 ° ≦ α <90 ° in the present embodiment). (See FIGS. 3 and 4). Here, Fig.4 (a) is a figure which shows the state at the time of cut | disconnecting the structural example of the inner blade 42 and the outer blade 122 of the rotary electric razor which concerns on this embodiment, and the outer blade 122, and FIG.4 (b). These are figures which show the state of the reed X cut | disconnected by the said inner blade 142. FIG. In the present embodiment, each small blade 42A of the inner blade 42 will be described as having the same configuration. However, the small blade 42A is not limited to the same configuration, and for example, a modified example in which the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side are configured differently is also conceivable.

  According to the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, the standing angle α can be set larger than the conventional configuration (FIG. 8) (for example, the standing angle α shown in FIG. (In contrast to 60 [°], the standing angle α shown in FIG. 4 is α = 80 [°]). That is, compared to the conventional configuration, the length L2 can be shortened without changing the height H2 of the small blade 42A (that is, while having the same dimensions as H1). As a result, the rigidity of the small blade 42A can be improved and the occurrence of bending or vibration during operation can be prevented, so that the sliding surface of the inner blade 42 (the upper end surface 42a of the small blade 42A) can be stably provided. A state of being in close contact with the outer blade 22 (lower surface 22b) can be realized. Therefore, since the eyelids can be captured sufficiently, the shaving can be performed deeply, the eyelashes are not pulled, and the shaving taste is extremely improved.

  Moreover, since the height H2 of the small blade 42A is not reduced as compared with the conventional configuration, it is possible to solve the problem that the clearance cannot be secured.

  Furthermore, since the rising angle α is set to be larger than that in the conventional configuration, the cross-sectional area of the surface parallel to the rotation direction of the small blade 42A is reduced, so that the upper end portion of the small blade 42A is polished. Thus, the area of the upper end surface 42a formed can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to reduce the sliding resistance by reducing the area of the sliding surface (the upper end surface 42a of the small blade 42A) with the outer blade 22 (lower surface 22b), so noise (sliding sound) And power consumption can be reduced.

  However, as shown in FIG. 10 as the inner blade 342 according to the second comparative example, when the standing angle α is set to be large, the length L4 and the height H4 of the small blade 342A are reduced, but the rake angle β is increased. As a result, the angle θ is increased, and as described above, a conflicting problem that wrinkle residue tends to occur on one end side of the cross section of the wrinkle may occur.

  In response to this problem, the small blade 42A of the inner blade 42 according to the present embodiment has a lower end portion 42d from an upper end surface 42a that is in sliding contact with the outer blade 22 (lower surface 22b) on the front side in the rotational direction, as shown in FIG. It has the structure provided with the recessed part 42c of the shape turned toward the direction. Thus, in the small blade 42A, the upper edge 42b defined by the upper end surface 42a and the concave portion 42c becomes a cutting edge for cutting the scissors.

  According to this configuration, the angle (rake angle) β of the cutting edge (that is, the upper edge 42b) of the small blade 42A can be formed to an acute angle (15 ° ≦ β ≦ 40 ° in the present embodiment). That is, since the rake angle β of the cutting edge 42b of the small blade 42A can be reduced, when cutting the scissors X entering the scissors entrance of the outer blade 22, the scissors X are pushed by the lower wall at the tip of the blade 42b. Thus, the effect of reducing the pushed angle θ can be obtained. Therefore, when cutting the scissors X, it is possible to prevent the scissors remaining Xa from being generated on one end side of the cross section of the scissors X. At the same time, since pulling of the eyelids X can also be prevented, it is possible to suppress irritation to the skin and prevent a reduction in shaving taste.

  The shape of the recess 42c is not particularly limited. For example, the entire recess 42c may be formed into a curved surface as in the example shown in FIG. 4, or a plurality of (as shown in the modification shown in FIG. For example, the shape may be configured by two planes and a curved surface connecting them.

  Here, the method for forming the recess 42c is not particularly limited, but it can be formed by various processing methods such as press processing, cutting (grinding) processing, electric discharge processing, ECM (electrolytic processing), and the like.

  As a processing procedure of the small blade 42A, it is preferable to perform a step of forming the upper end surface 42a by polishing after performing the step of forming the recess 42c. By processing the small blade 42A in this process order, the tip of the blade edge (upper edge 42b) can be formed into a sharp shape with a vertical thickness of 20 [μm] or less and no burr. It becomes possible.

  Further, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 6, the small blade 42A has an angle γ (hereinafter referred to as a “clipping angle”) γ with respect to a line (surface) connecting the central axis and the blade edge at the blade edge (upper edge 42b). It is good also as the shape which has. According to this configuration, since the sandwiching angle γ is formed at a predetermined angle larger than 0 [°], the cutting ability of the heel is improved, and the shaving taste can be improved.

(Second embodiment)
Subsequently, the inner blade 42 of the rotary electric shaver according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The inner blade 42 according to the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, but has a difference particularly in the configuration of the small blade 42A. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on the difference.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the small blade 42A of the inner blade 42 according to the present embodiment, the length dimension in the rotation direction of the upper end surface 42a is shorter than the length dimension in the rotation direction at the position where the recess 42c is not present. Thus, the recess 42c is provided. As described above, by deepening the wrinkle position, the formation position of the recess 42c is further provided on the rear side in the rotation direction, that is, the area of the upper end surface 42a is simply cut by a plane parallel to the rotation direction. It is set as the structure smaller than this area.

  According to this, in addition to the effect (reduction of the area of the sliding surface of the upper end surface 42a) obtained by increasing the standing angle α in the first embodiment described above, the sliding of the upper end surface 42a is further improved. The effect of reducing the area of the moving surface can be enhanced. Therefore, the effect of reducing noise (sliding sound) and the effect of reducing power consumption can be further enhanced.

(Third embodiment)
Next, the inner blade 42 of the rotary electric shaver according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The inner blade 42 according to the present embodiment has the following characteristics particularly in the configuration of the small blade 42A. Note that repeated descriptions of the same configurations and effects as those of the first and second embodiments described above are omitted.

FIG. 11A shows a schematic view (perspective view) of the inner blade 42 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 11B shows a schematic view (side view) of the small blade 42A of the inner blade 42.
As shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b), the small blade 42A of the inner blade 42 according to the present embodiment is configured such that a part of the metal plate is an angle on the front side in the rotational direction with respect to the plate surface 42B of the metal plate. (Erecting angle) α is formed so as to satisfy 45 ° ≦ α ≦ 135 °, and the upper end portion is bent toward the front side in the rotation direction. Moreover, the recessed part 42c as the said bending part is provided in the rotation direction front side. In this way, a configuration in which the rising angle α is set to be large is realized, and the same operational effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, the small blade 42A is formed by reducing the region on the rear side in the rotational direction in the cross section in the rotational direction (that is, the cross section by a plane parallel to the plate surface 42B of the metal plate) in the upper end region including the upper end surface 42a. The thin portion 42e is formed in a partial region (in this embodiment, both end positions in the radial direction) in a direction orthogonal to the rotation direction (hereinafter referred to as “radial direction”). Correspondingly, a portion where the region on the rear side in the rotation direction in the rotation direction cross section is not reduced is formed as the thick portion 42f in the remaining region in the radial direction (in the present embodiment, the central position in the radial direction). It will be. That is, in the dimension in the rotation direction, the thin portion 42e has a relatively short configuration and the thick portion 42f has a relatively long configuration. In the present embodiment, the upper end surface 42a is formed in a shape that is convex rearward in the rotational direction (see FIG. 11A). In addition, although the thin part 42e is formed by press work as an example, it is not limited to this processing method.

  According to this configuration, the area of the upper end surface 42a formed by polishing the upper end of the small blade 42A by forming the thin portion 42e in a partial region in the radial direction in the upper end region of the small blade 42A. Can be formed to be smaller than the area in the case of being cut only by a plane parallel to the rotation direction. In this way, a configuration in which the area of the upper end surface 42a of the small blade 42A is formed small is realized, and the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  Here, if the entire radial region is formed as a thin portion, the strength of the upper end portion of the small blade 42A cannot be secured. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the thick portion 42f is caused to act as a reinforcing rib by the configuration in which the thin portion 42e is formed in a partial region in the radial direction and the thick portion 42f is formed in the remaining region. be able to. As a result, it is possible to solve the conflicting problems of reducing the area of the upper end surface 42a of the small blade 42A and ensuring the strength of the upper end portion of the small blade 42A.

  Further, as an effect obtained by the above-described configuration acting synergistically, the angle (rake angle) β of the cutting edge (that is, the upper edge 42b) of the small blade 42A is changed to an acute angle (in this embodiment, 15 ° ≦ β ≦). 40 °). In this way, a configuration in which the rake angle β of the cutting edge 42b of the small blade 42A is formed small is achieved, and the same effect as the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

(Fourth embodiment)
Subsequently, an inner blade 42 of a rotary electric razor according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, a schematic view (perspective view) of the inner blade 42 according to the present embodiment is shown in FIG. 12A, and a schematic view (side view) of the small blade 42A of the inner blade 42 is shown in FIG.
The inner blade 42 according to the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the third embodiment described above, but has a difference particularly in the configuration of the small blade 42A. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on the difference.

  In the small blade 42A according to the present embodiment, the arrangement positions of the thin portion 42e and the thick portion 42f formed in the upper end region including the upper end surface 42a are opposite to those in the third embodiment. That is, the thin portion 42e is formed at the center position in the radial direction, and the thick portion 42f is formed at both end positions in the radial direction. That is, the shape of the upper end surface 42a is formed in a concave shape toward the rear in the rotation direction (see FIG. 12A). Also with this configuration, it is possible to obtain the same effects as those of the third embodiment described above.

  As described above, according to the inner blade of the rotary electric razor according to the present invention, it is possible to solve the conflicting problem of reducing the rake angle β and increasing the standing angle α of the small blade. That is, since the rake angle β of the blade edge of the small blade can be reduced, an effect of reducing the angle θ at which the heel is pushed up when cutting the heel is obtained. Therefore, it is possible to prevent wrinkle residue from occurring on one end side of the cross section of the scissors when cutting the scissors. At the same time, since the rising angle α of the small blade can be increased, an effect of reducing the area of the sliding surface of the upper end surface 42a of the small blade is obtained. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce sliding resistance with the outer cutter 22 (22b), and it is possible to reduce both noise (sliding noise) and power consumption.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the present invention. In particular, a rotary electric shaver having three combinations of outer blades and inner blades (blade units) has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rotary type electric shaver 2 Main body part 3 Head part 6 Blade unit 10 Case 16 Power switch 22, 122, 222, 322 Outer blade 22a Upper surface (shaving surface) of outer blade
22b Outer blade lower surface 24 Outer blade ring 26 Stopper ring 30 Blade frame 32 Head case 42, 142, 242 and 342 Inner blades 42A, 142A, 242A and 342A Small blades 42B, 142B, 242B and 342B Plate surface 42a of metal plate, 142a, 242a, 342a Upper edge 42b, 142b, 242b, 342b of the blade edge Upper edge 42c of the blade edge 42d Recess 42d Lower edge portion 42e of the blade edge Thin part 42f Thick part 44 Inner blade holder 46 Inner blade holder α Standing angle β Rake angle γ Clip angle X 髭

Claims (6)

A rotary electric razor comprising: an outer blade having an annular shaving surface on the upper surface formed with a number of screed entrances; and an inner blade having a plurality of small blades rotating while sliding on the lower surface of the outer blade The inner blade,
The small blade is formed by standing a part of a metal plate so that an angle α on the front side in the rotation direction with respect to the plate surface of the metal plate is an acute angle, and sliding with the outer blade on the front side in the rotation direction. An inner blade of a rotary electric shaver having a concave portion that is bent toward the lower end portion from an upper end surface that is in contact with the upper end edge defined by the upper end surface and the concave portion. The rotary blade of the rotary electric shaver according to claim 1, wherein the small blade has a rake angle β of 15 ° ≦ β ≦ 40 °. The inner blade of the rotary electric shaver according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the small blade is formed such that the angle α is 45 ° ≦ α <90 °. The small blade is formed such that the length dimension in the rotation direction of the upper end surface is shorter than the length dimension in the rotation direction at a position without the recess, by providing the recess. An inner blade of a rotary electric shaver according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A rotary electric razor comprising: an outer blade having an annular shaving surface on the upper surface formed with a number of screed entrances; and an inner blade having a plurality of small blades rotating while sliding on the lower surface of the outer blade The inner blade,
The small blade raises a part of the metal plate so that an angle α on the front side in the rotation direction with respect to the plate surface of the metal plate is 45 ° ≦ α ≦ 135 °, and an upper end portion on the front side in the rotation direction An inner blade of a rotary electric shaver, which is formed by being bent toward the front, and is provided with a concave portion as a bent portion on the front side in the rotation direction. In the upper edge region including the upper end surface, the small blade has a thin portion formed by reducing the region on the rear side in the rotation direction in the cross section in the rotation direction formed in a partial region in the radial direction orthogonal to the rotation direction. The inner blade of the rotary electric shaver according to claim 5, wherein

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