Depilating device

Abstract

A depilating device ( 5 ) comprises a depilating body ( 10 ) which is rotatable about a rotation axis (R) extending in a longitudinal direction (L) with respect to the depilating body ( 10 ), an actuating mechanism ( 30 ) configured to act on the depilating body ( 10 ) so as to cause compression and extension of the depilating body ( 10 ) in the longitudinal direction (L) during rotational movement of the depilating body ( 10 ) about the rotation axis (R), and a driving mechanism ( 20 ) configured to drive the depilating body ( 10 ) and to also drive the actuating mechanism ( 30 ). The actuating mechanism ( 30 ) is connected to a drive shaft ( 21 ) of the driving mechanism ( 20 ) in a resilient fashion, such as through at least one leaf spring ( 51 ), which contributes to minimizing friction and noise in the depilating device ( 5 ), and which may also support one of compression and extension of the depilating body ( 10 ).

1 . Depilating device, comprising:
 a depilating body which is rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a longitudinal direction with respect to the depilating body and which is provided with at least one hair-catching space, wherein the size of the at least one hair-catching space in the longitudinal direction is variable through compression and extension of the depilating body in the longitudinal direction,   an actuating mechanism configured to act on the depilating body so as to cause compression and extension of the depilating body in the longitudinal direction during rotational movement of the depilating body about the rotation axis,   a driving mechanism configured to drive the depilating body so as to perform the rotational movement about the rotation axis, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a rotatable drive shaft coupled to the depilating body for imposing rotational movement on the depilating body, and wherein the driving mechanism is configured to also drive the actuating mechanism so as to cause compression and extension of the depilating body in the longitudinal direction, and   a connecting arrangement which comprises at least one resilient member configured to connect the actuating mechanism to the drive shaft in a resilient fashion.   
     
     
         2 . Depilating device according to  claim 1 , wherein the resilient member is at least one leaf spring. 
     
     
         3 . Depilating device according to  claim 2 , wherein the resilient member comprises a spring arrangement including two leaf springs which are coupled together in a rectangular shape. 
     
     
         4 . Depilating device according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least one leaf spring is directly fixed to both the actuating mechanism and the drive shaft. 
     
     
         5 . Depilating device according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least one leaf spring is shaped like a disc having a circular outer periphery and being provided with a central hole and slots. 
     
     
         6 . Depilating device according to  claim 2 , wherein the connecting arrangement further comprises at least one non-resilient connecting member. 
     
     
         7 . Depilating device according to  claim 6 , wherein the non-resilient connecting member comprises at least two legs, and wherein ends of the respective legs are connected to the leaf spring at the position of an outer peripheral area of the leaf spring. 
     
     
         8 . Depilating device according to  claim 1 , wherein one end of the depilating body is a fixed end having a fixed position in the longitudinal direction and the other end of the depilating body is a movable end having a variable position in the longitudinal direction, and wherein the actuating mechanism is configured to act on the depilating body at the side of the movable end thereof. 
     
     
         9 . Depilating device according to  claim 8 , comprising a movement-imposing arrangement including a cam and cam follower, wherein one of the cam and cam follower has a fixed position in the depilating device, and wherein the other one of the cam and cam follower is integrated in or fixed to one of the actuating mechanism and the connecting arrangement. 
     
     
         10 . Depilating device according to  claim 1 , wherein the actuating mechanism includes a force-inducing member which is compressible and extendable in the longitudinal direction and which is configured to determine the level of a force exerted by the actuating mechanism on the depilating body in the longitudinal direction when the size of the force-inducing member in the longitudinal direction is varied while the at least one hair-catching space of the depilating body is in a closed condition. 
     
     
         11 . Depilating device according to  claim 10 , wherein the actuating mechanism comprises two actuating members which are both movable in the longitudinal direction, a first one of the actuating members being at a position closer to the depilating body in the longitudinal direction than a second one of the actuating members, wherein the force-inducing member is at a position of coupling the actuating members to each other. 
     
     
         12 . Depilating device according to  claim 11 , wherein the force-inducing member comprises a coil spring, wherein the coil spring extends between supporting surfaces of the actuating members in the longitudinal direction, and wherein the supporting surfaces of the actuating members are oriented relative to the longitudinal direction according to the pitch angle of the coil spring. 
     
     
         13 . Depilating device according to  claim 12 , comprising a rotation delimiting mechanism configured to delimit rotation of the actuating members relative to each other in a direction about the rotation axis. 
     
     
         14 . Depilating device according to  claim 13 , wherein the rotation delimiting mechanism comprises at least one of stop surfaces at an actuating member and stop surfaces at the connecting arrangement.