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Electric razor
Assignee: Payer Elektroprodukte GmbH
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Filing: 1993-02-17
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Granted: 1997-02-11
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Expires: 2013-02-17
Abstract
Abstract An electric razor having a cutter foil and a cutter head, which interacts with the cutter foil and is driven by a motor which is electronically pulsed. An indicating device is provided which is connected to an operating time counter and/or to a device for detecting the load on the cutter foil and to an evaluation circuit, as a result of which increased safety can be achieved in use of the razor by timely indication of cutter foil wear.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus Becker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:16
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26B; B26B21/00; B26B21/40; B26B21/4081; B26B21/4087; B26B19/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
An electric razor comprising: a cutter foil and a cutter head which interacts with the cutter foil and is driven by an electric motor; and, an indicating device to recommend cutter foil replacement, said indicating device being connected to a device for detecting the load on the cutter foil and to an evaluation circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
An electric razor comprising: a cutter foil and a cutter head which interacts with the cutter foil and is driven by an electric motor; and, an indicating device to recommend cutter foil replacement, said indicating device being connected to a device for detecting the load on the cutter foil and to an evaluation circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
An electric razor comprising: a cutter foil and a cutter head which interacts with the cutter foil and is driven by an electrically pulsed motor; and, an indicating device to recommend foil replacement, said indicating device being connected to an operating time counter for said razor, which is triggered by the pulsing of the motor, and to an evaluation circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
An electric razor comprising: a cutter foil and a cutter head which interacts with the cutter foil and is driven by an electrically pulsed motor; and, an indicating device to recommend foil replacement, said indicating device being connected to an operating time counter for said razor, which is triggered by the pulsing of the motor, and to an evaluation circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A razor according to claim 1: wherein said device for detecting the load on the cutter foil includes a current consumption measurement apparatus whose measurements are connected to said indicating device through said evaluation circuit, said evaluation circuit further comprising an integrator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A razor according to claim 1: wherein, said device for detecting the load on the cutter foil comprises pressure sensors which interact with and sense pressure on the cutter foil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A razor according to claim 1: wherein said razor includes a battery on an accumulation and a change in the battery voltage or an accumulator voltage in operation of said razor is evaluated as the signal for detecting the load on the cutter foil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A razor according to claim 2, wherein: said indicating device can be cancelled via a switching contact which resets said counter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A razor according to claim 6, wherein: said switching contact is mechanically coupled to said cutter foil and can be operated automatically when said cutter foil is replaced.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
A razor according to claim 6, wherein: said evaluation circuit which is connected to said indicating device has a settable and resettable flipflop, which can be set by the evaluation circuit and can be reset by said switching contact.
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