Braun Aktiengesellschaft

Braun Gmbh

The Gillette Company

Rudolf Majthan

Karlheinz Johne

Rolf Stuhler

Hans Kastl

Ulrich Schenk

Michael Harms

Reinhold Eichhorn

Michael Odemer

Peter Junk

Sebastian Hottenrott

Phillip Maurice Braun

Thomas Aurele Christman

J&uuml;rgen Wolf

Rainer Hans

Gunther Seidel

Ahmet Cem Firatli

Michael Vankov

Jens St&ouml;rkel

Helge Zimmet

Raymond G Parsonage

Charles C Packham

Lutz Voigtmann

Joseph A Depuydt

Stefan Eich

Hans-Herbert Fuchs

Dieter Huth

Karen Claire-Zimmet

Ronald R Duff

William R Brown

Edward J Mangan

Joanna Q Deng

The invention is directed to a long-hair cutter unit (LHS) for a dry shaving apparatus (TR), with a dimensionally stable cutting comb ( ) having one cutting teeth row ( ) and at least one bearing surface ( ) for at least one engagement surface ( ) of an arcuately curved, hardened cutting blade ( ) having one cutting teeth row ( ) and held in engagement with the cutting comb ( ) by a pressure of at least one spring element ( wherein the curvature of the hardened cutting blade ( ) is partially configured by means of a forming process such as to ensure conformance and slidable contact of the engagement surface ( ) of the cutting blade ( ) with the bearing surface ( ) of the cutting comb ( ) by means of the partial curvatures as well as their restoring forces under the action of the pressure of the spring element ( ).

Long-hair cutter unit

The invention is directed to a method and a device for bending a component (,) made of a thermoplastic material, and to the component (,) itself, in particular a sleeve-shaped component having a straight shank (,), for use in a personal care appliance such as a dental care, a hair care, a kitchen apparatus or the like. A holding means (,) is provided for supporting the component (,) to be formed to shape, and the component (,) is formed by at least two tools (,) arranged for movement relative to each other, and a heating unit is provided for heating the component (,) in its condition as formed.

Method and device for bending a component made of a thermoplastic material and the component itself

A method for bending a component made of a thermoplastic material. The component involved is in particular a sleeve-shaped component for a personal care appliance such as a dental care apparatus or the like. For the component to be bent it is heated up to the plastic's softening point. The component is brought into engagement with a forming rail and, during a relative movement of the component and the forming rail, is bent against the forming rail by means of a bending tool. As this occurs, the engagement surface between the component and the forming rail varies continuously.

Method for bending a component made of a thermoplastic material

Cutter for a cutting device of an electric shaving apparatus or beard

Handle (1) attached to a domestic container (2) by means of an adhesive (3) comprises spacing strips or projections (1.2) on the edge of its contact area (1.1), said strips or projections exactly defining the layer thickness of adhesive (3) and ensuring access of ambient air to the adhesive layer through a circumferential laterally open air gap.

Domestic container with handle attached by gluing

An axially compact hairdryer includes a cylindrical housing having an air inlet and an air outlet at opposite ends thereof. An electric motor is centrally mounted within the housing by a pair of spaced apart support grates secured to the housing perpendicular to the air flow and a cylindrical heating element support body is carried by the support grates and located in concentric spaced relation between the housing and the motor. The heating element is wound about the support element. A fan is operatively connected to the motor for moving air from the inlet to the outlet over the heating element. Air directing vanes are attached to one of the support grates between the motor and the fan.

Compact electric hair dryer

An axially compact hair dryer includes a cylindrical outer housing 1, an air outlet 2 at one end of the housing, an air inlet grate 3 at the other end, an electric motor 4 centrally mounted within the housing and driving a blower fan 5, and a generally cylindrical electric heating element 7 disposed in the otherwise wasted annular space between the motor and the housing.

Hair dryer and method for producing a heating element therefor

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Eschborn, Germany

Rudolf Majthan