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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Joost Tomas Glazenburg, Groningen, NL;
Johannes Beugels, Peize, NL;
Johan Kuiper, Bierum, NL;
Rogier Enrico De Haas, Hilversum, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to an epilating device () for epilating hairs growing from skin, comprising a housing; an epilating system having a plurality of hair-clamping elements arranged adjacent to each other rotatably on a curved supporting shaft which extends in a plane of curvature; a drive system arranged () to rotate the hair-clamping elements; a skin-contacting member () arranged to contact the skin during use and to be pivotable relative to the housing about a first pivot axis; a compression member arranged adjacent to the epilating system to exert a compression force on the epilating system directed along a compression line, said compression member being pivotable relative to the housing about a second pivot axis to adjust a position of the compression line relative to the housing; and a linkage mechanism linking the skin-contacting member and the compression member such that a pivotal motion of the skin-contacting member about the first pivot axis over a first pivot angle results in a pivotal motion of the compression member about the second pivot axis over a second pivot angle equal to the first pivot angle; wherein the compression member is arranged in a fixed position relative to the curved supporting shaft; and the linkage mechanism links the skin-contacting member () and the supporting shaft such that the pivotal motion of the skin-contacting member () about the first pivot axis over the first pivot angle results in a pivotal motion of the supporting shaft about the second pivot axis over the second pivot angle.