US 7,536,790 B2
Hair clippers
Siegfried Ebenhoch, Hochheim (Germany)
Assigned to Wella AG, Darmstadt (Germany)
Appl. No. 10/523,048
PCT Filed Aug. 18, 2003, PCT No. PCT/EP03/09131
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Feb. 02, 2005,
PCT Pub. No. WO2004/018160, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 04, 2004.
Claims priority of application No. 102 38 335 (DE), filed on Aug. 16, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2006/0075640 A1, Apr. 13, 2006
Int. Cl. B26B 19/20 (2006.01); B26B 19/22 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 30—223  [30/195; 30/210; 30/216] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A haircutting machine, comprising:
a handle (12) with a front handle end;
an electric drive unit (54) contained in the handle (12); and
a cutter head (16) arranged at said front handle end;
wherein said cutter head (16) comprises a stationary blade (18) and an oscillating blade (20) disposed above the stationary blade (19) in an operating position of the handle (12) so that the stationary blade (18) and the oscillating blade (20) define a cutting plane (22) that extends there between and the cutting plane (22) is inclined in relation to a longitudinal axis (24) of the handle (12);
wherein the cutting plane (22) encloses a positive inclination angle (α) of 0 to 90° to the longitudinal axis (24) of the handle and the oscillating blade (20) is adjustable in relation to the stationary blade (18) in a longitudinal direction (55) of the cutting plane (22);
wherein the stationary blade (18) is arranged between the oscillating blade (20) and the handle (12); and
wherein the electric drive unit (54) contained in the handle (12) is connected to the oscillating blade (20) through an opening (44) provided in the stationary blade (18) in order to drive the oscillating blade.