Personal care device as well as a cutting unit for such a personal care device

• Main Authors: Van Kempen, Wouter, Van Eibergen Santhagens, Robert Alexander, Zeinel-Din, Tarek, Pragt, Johan
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.05.2018
• Subjects: CUTTING; HAND CUTTING TOOLS; HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SEVERING; TRANSPORTING

A personal care device is provided with a cutting unit comprising an external cutting member and an internal cutting member. A virtual skin plane is located on a side of the external cutting member facing away from the internal cutting member. The internal cutting member comprises cutting elements each having a first cutting edge. The external cutting member comprises hair-entry apertures each having a second cutting edge. In a starting position of cutting a hair situated in a cutting position in the hair-entry aperture and extending perpendicularly to the virtual skin plane, the first cutting edge is in contact with the hair in a first contact position, and the second cutting edge is in contact with the hair in a second contact position, wherein the first contact position is closer to the virtual skin plane than the second contact position.