Comb-Shaped Outer Blade with Bent Distal Ends for Electric Razors

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional comb-shaped outer blades for electric razors effectively scoop up body hair but tend to cause significant damage to the skin.

Innovation Solution

A comb-shaped outer blade design with a bent distal end that alternates with open blade parts, reducing skin damage while maintaining hair scooping efficiency, featuring a curved base with open and bent blade parts that gently connect to minimize skin contact and enhance structural strength.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a comb-shaped outer blade is used to scoop up body hair, then the effect of scooping up body hair is improved, but skin damage increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescooping effectVSAvoidskin damage
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The outer blade is designed with different local characteristics: the distal end is bent to reduce skin contact area and minimize skin damage, while the blade body maintains comb-shaped structure to ensure effective hair scooping. This local differentiation allows each part of the blade to optimize its function while reducing overall harm.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The distal end of the outer blade is bent into a curved shape rather than remaining straight. This curvature reduces the contact area with the skin surface, minimizing skin damage while preserving the comb-shaped structure's ability to scoop up body hair effectively.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If the distal end of the blade is bent to reduce skin contact, then skin damage is reduced, but the structure may become weaker

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveskin damageVSAvoidstructural strength
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The outer blade is divided into distinct functional segments: the blade body maintains a rigid comb-shaped structure for strength and hair scooping, while the distal end is separated as a bent portion that contacts the skin. This segmentation allows the strong base structure to support the weakened distal end, maintaining overall structural integrity while reducing skin damage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The blade exhibits local quality differentiation where the distal end has reduced contact area for skin protection, while the main body retains full structural strength. The bent configuration at the distal end is strategically designed to minimize skin interaction without compromising the overall blade strength provided by the robust comb-shaped body.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP4067018B1Comb-shaped outer blade, blade unit, and electric razor
Publication Date: 2025.03.26 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure discloses comb-shaped outer blade that scoops up body hair while suppressing the damage to the skin. Comb-shaped outer blade according to the present disclosure includes base part that has a rod shape and extends in a first direction, comb-blade attachment part that has a plate shape and extends in the first direction and a second direction, open blade parts each of which has a cantilever shape and protrudes from base part in a third direction, and bent blade parts arranged alternately with the open blade parts in the first direction, the bent blade parts connecting the base part to the attachment part. Each of the bent blade parts comprises protruding part that protrudes from the base part along the third direction, bent part that is connected to a distal end of the protruding part, and connecting part that connects bent part and comb-blade attachment part in an inclined state.