Braun Gmbh

The Procter Gamble Company

Braun Aktiengesellschaft

Katja Honnefeller

Bernhard Kraus

Frank Beerwerth

Michael Kloeppel-Riech

Juergen Seng, Sr

Olaf Soerensen

Norbert Smetana

Jürgen Seng

Michael Klöppel-Riech

Armin Schwarz-Hartmann

Phong Duy Vu

Christine Bachmann

Manfred Kaiser

Olaf Sörensen

Klaus Heubach

Gisa Nicolin

Timo Hasenpflug

Sven Beutner

Heinz B&uuml;ltges

Albrecht Jest&auml;dt

Heinz Richter

Walter Zimmermann

The present invention relates to a hair treatment appliance () having a handle (), a functional head () which can be connected to the handle () and has a hair treatment device (), and also an ion application device () for applying ions to the hair, said ion application device having at least one ion outlet (), wherein the functional head () and the handle () also in each case have an electrically conductive area on an outer face of the component and the electrically conductive area of the functional head () and the electrically conductive area of the handle () are electrically conductively connected to one another.

Hair care appliance which can be employed in a flexible manner

The present invention relates to a hair care device (), having a handle (), a function head () which can be connected to the handle (), and which has a hair treatment device (), particularly a brush and/or a tooth field, and having an ion-discharging device () for discharging ions onto the hair, the ion-discharging device () having at least one ion outlet (). According to the invention, the hair care device () is characterized in that the function head () and/or a housing part which surrounds the ion outlet () has at least one grounding area for dissipating/limiting electronic charges. Advantageously, the ions are discharged exclusively from the back of the device () which faces away from the hair treatment device (), while the grounding area on the function head () can be provided on the front of the device.

Hair care device

The present invention relates to a hair care device () with a handle (), a function head () having a hair treatment means, preferably comprising a bristle and/or a tooth field and/or air blower outlet means, as well as with an ion discharging device () for releasing ions, which has at least one ion outlet () and can be actuated by an actuating switch (). According to the invention, the hair care device is characterized in that a closure device () for closing the ion outlet is provided, which can be actuated by the actuating switch.

The present invention relates to a hair care device () with a handle (), an operational head connected to the handle () having a hair treatment apparatus (), in particular a bristle field and/or a comb tooth field, and an ion-producing apparatus () for producing ions on the hair, having at least one ion outlet (). According to the invention, the hair care device () is characterized in that said hair care device has the feature of a back side () facing away from the hair treatment apparatus () and an ion-producing apparatus () for producing ions on the hair which has at least one switching unit, an ion source, an ion outlet () and a sheath surrounding the ion outlet (). Said hair care device () has in addition a grounding surface for the removal/limiting of electronic loads, which is arranged on a part of the housing in the area of the ion outlet, wherein the ion source has a potential level of &#x2212;10 to &#x2212;3 KV relative to the potential level of the grounding surface, the sheath has a potential level of &#x2212;2.5 to &#x2212;1 KV or of 20% to 50% of the potential level of the ion source relative to the potential level of the grounding surface, and the back side () of the device has a potential level of &#x2212;500 to &#x2212;100V or from 2% to 10% of the potential level of the ion source relative to the potential level of the grounding surface.

Hair care device with optimized ion release

The invention relates to a hairbrush, bristles for use in a hairbrush and a method of producing a hairbrush and such bristles. The invention discloses in particular a method of producing a bristle, in which mouldable material is introduced into a multi-part mould which can be separated into its individual parts, and a bristle having a bristle head, a bristle shank and a bristle foot is produced and a bristle shank is moulded using a first mould part, wherein mouldable material is introduced into a first cavity of the first mould part and subsequently removed from the first cavity of the first mould part, wherein the first cavity of the first mould part is maintained and the bristle foot is moulded using a second mould part and a third mould part, wherein the second and third mould parts together form a second cavity, of which the shape corresponds essentially to the shape of the bristle foot which is to be moulded, and the second cavity is filled with the mouldable material and the second and the third mould parts are subsequently separated, and the bristle head is moulded using a fourth mould part and fifth mould part, wherein the fourth and fifth mould parts together form a third cavity, of which the shape corresponds essentially to the shape of the bristle head which is to be moulded, and the third cavity is filled with the mouldable material and the fourth and the fifth mould parts are subsequently separated.

Method for making bristles for a hairbrush

The invention relates to a hairbrush (), bristles () for use in a hairbrush, and method for the production of a hairbrush and such bristles. Particularly, the invention discloses a method for producing a brush in which moldable material is placed in a multi-part, separatable mold tool and a bristle is produced having a bristle foot () and a bristle shaft (), wherein a bristle shaft blank () is molded using a first molding jaw (), wherein moldable material is placed in a mold hollow space () of the first molding jaw and removed from the mold hollow space of the first molding jaw, wherein the mold hollow space of the first molding jaw is maintained and the bristle foot is molded in a second molding jaw () and a third molding jaw (), wherein the second and third molding jaws together form a second mold hollow space (), the shape of which substantially corresponds to the shape of the bristle foot to be formed, and the second mold hollow space is filled with the moldable material and the first and second molding jaws are separated.

Process for manufacturing a hairbrush bristle

The present invention relates to a brush and a bristle holder. The invention relates in particular to a bristle holder for a brush, the bristle holder having a frame, a bristle anchoring means, and a back part, the back part having a first end area adjacent to the handle part of a connectable brush and a second end area adjacent to the brush end, the first end area supporting at least one first connecting element and the second end area supporting at least one positioning element and at least one holding element. The invention furthermore relates to a brush with and for a bristle holder of the described type.

Bristle holder for a brush

The invention is directed to a protective cap () for a temperature measurement probe () of an infrared radiation thermometer () that can be introduced into a body cavity (). The protective cap () is comprised of a base body () shaped to fit the body cavity () and having a window () transparent to infrared radiation. The base body () is provided with additional structures () at least in parts to improve heat insulation between the temperature measurement probe () and the body cavity (). This heat insulation of the temperature measurement probe () prevents measurement errors by the infrared radiation thermometer ().

Protective cap for infrared radiation thermometer

A protective cap ( ) for a temperature measurement probe ( ) of an infrared radiation thermometer ( ) that can be introduced into a body cavity ( ). The protective cap ( ) includes a base body ( ) shaped to fit the body cavity ( ) and having a window ( ) transparent to infrared radiation. The base body ( ) is provided with additional structures ( ) at least in parts to improve heat insulation between the temperature measurement probe ( ) and the body cavity ( ). This heat insulation of the temperature measurement probe ( ) prevents measurement errors by the infrared radiation thermometer ( ).

Protective cap

The invention is directed to an infrared radiation thermometer, in particular an ear thermometer, having a probe head ( ) whose outer diameter and/or shape is variable by an elastic arrangement ( ). This enables the probe head to conform itself automatically to the size and/or contour of the body cavity or to be conformed manually. The thermometer is therefore equally well suited for both children and adults, although their ear canals differ in diameter.

Infrared radiation thermometer with variable exterior probe head for conforming to body cavity

The invention is directed to a method of evaluating the signal of an infrared thermometer for measuring human body temperature, in which the infrared thermometer includes a probe adapted to receive thereon a probe cover or protective film sufficiently transparent to infrared radiation, and in which on a measuring operation performed with the probe cover or protective film in &ldquo;installed&rdquo; condition the signal is evaluated, so that a measuring operation is performed also when the probe cover or protective film is not installed, with an appropriate allowance being made for the consequently more intensive infrared radiation by different signal evaluation.

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Katja Honnefeller