Epilation Device

Abstract

An epilation device is proposed that has a housing, a roll-like epilation implement mounted at the housing, which epilation implement has clamping units for successively clamping and plucking hairs, and the epilation device has further a powered motor operatively coupled to the epilation implement, and a motor control. The proposed epilation device is arranged to have at least a fast operation mode in which the motor is controlled by the motor control such that the clamping units move with a circumferential speed of more than 2.5 meters per second relative to the housing. This serves to e.g. achieve a gap-less clamping and plucking in a use direction (U) even if the epilation device is drawn over the skin with a relatively high speed.

1 . Epilation device ( 100 ) comprising:
 a housing ( 101 );   a roll-like epilation implement ( 10 ) having clamping units ( 11 ) for successively clamping and plucking hairs, the roll-like epilation implement ( 10 ) being mounted to the housing;   a powered motor ( 30 ) operatively coupled to the roll-like epilation implement ( 10 ); and   a motor control ( 20 ,  21 ,  22 );   wherein the epilation device ( 100 ) has at least a fast operation mode in which the motor ( 30 ) is controlled by the motor control ( 20 ,  21 ,  22 ) such that the clamping units ( 11 ) move with a circumferential speed of more than 2.5 meters per second relative to the housing ( 101 ).   
     
     
         2 . Epilation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the motor ( 30 ) is controlled such that the clamping units ( 11 ) move with a circumferential speed of at least 3 meters per second relative to the housing ( 101 ). 
     
     
         3 . Epilation device according to  claim 2  that further has a sensor ( 40 ) arranged to measure the speed of the epilation device ( 100 ) relative to a surface over which the epilation device ( 100 ) is drawn during operation. 
     
     
         4 . Epilation device according to  claim 3 , wherein the motor control ( 20 ,  21 ,  22 ) is arranged to vary the circumferential speed of the clamping units ( 11 ) in dependence on a speed signal provided by the sensor ( 40 ). 
     
     
         5 . Epilation device according to  claim 4 , wherein the motor control ( 20 ,  21 ,  22 ) is arranged to vary the circumferential speed such that the clamping units ( 11 ) clamp and pluck hairs in an essentially gap-less manner in a use direction (U) of the epilation device ( 100 ). 
     
     
         6 . Epilation device according to  claim 4 , wherein the motor control ( 20 ,  21 ,  22 ) is arranged to vary the circumferential speed so that a preset plucking efficiency is steadily achieved. 
     
     
         7 . Epilation device according to  claim 1 , wherein a clamping unit ( 11 ) comprises at least a clamping element that is made at least partially from an elastomeric material or has a coating or covering layer of an elastomeric material covering its surface at least partially. 
     
     
         8 . Epilation device according to  claim 1 , which has a switch element ( 50 ,  51 ) for selectively switching into the fast operation mode of the epilation device. 
     
     
         9 . Epilation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the motor control ( 20 ,  21 ,  22 ) is arranged to automatically switch to the fast operation mode if the load of the motor ( 30 ) rises above a threshold value.