ROTATING AN EXTERNAL CUTTING MEMBER OF A SHAVING UNIT

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ROTATING AN EXTERNAL CUTTING MEMBER OF A SHAVING UNIT

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18715186 titled 'ROTATING AN EXTERNAL CUTTING MEMBER OF A SHAVING UNIT

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In a shaving unit for an electric shaver, a hair-cutting unit () comprises a housing () having a central axis (A), an external cutting member () supported by the housing (), and an internal cutting member () covered by the external cutting member (). The external cutting member () is rotatable about the central axis (A) relative to the housing (), and the internal cutting member () is rotatable about the central axis (A) relative to the external cutting member (). The hair-cutting unit () further comprises a transmission unit () which is accommodated in the housing () and which comprises a first transmission member () mounted to the internal cutting member (), a second transmission member () mounted to the external cutting member (), and at least one intermediate transmission member () via which the first transmission member () is coupled to the second transmission member ().