18578038. A GUARD PLATE simplified abstract (KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.)
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A GUARD PLATE
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Inventor(s)
JAN Van Dalen of DONKERBROEK (NL)
ROBERT Godlieb of DRACHTEN (NL)
A GUARD PLATE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18578038 titled 'A GUARD PLATE
The patent application describes a guard plate for a blade set in a hair cutting appliance, featuring close-cutting trimming teeth with a thickness of less than a certain number of microns, a raised section with a curved shape that does not extend beyond a certain envelope, and a pressure relenting zone between the teeth and the raised section to reduce pressure on the skin.
- Close-cutting trimming teeth with thickness less than a specified number of microns
- Raised section with a curved shape that does not extend beyond a certain envelope
- Pressure relenting zone to reduce pressure on the skin
- Apertures distributed on the raised section within a pressure restoring zone
- Transition between the pressure relenting zone and the raised section to reduce pressure on the skin
Potential Applications: - Hair cutting appliances - Personal grooming devices - Barber shops and salons
Problems Solved: - Reducing pressure on the skin during hair cutting - Providing a comfortable and safe grooming experience - Improving the precision and efficiency of hair cutting appliances
Benefits: - Enhanced user comfort - Reduced risk of skin irritation or injury - Improved cutting performance and accuracy
Commercial Applications: Title: Innovative Guard Plate for Hair Cutting Appliances This technology can be used in various hair cutting appliances, personal grooming devices, and professional barber shops and salons. It can improve the user experience, safety, and precision of hair cutting, leading to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Questions about the technology: 1. How does the raised section of the guard plate contribute to reducing pressure on the skin during hair cutting? 2. What are the potential implications of using this guard plate in professional barber shops and salons?
Original Abstract Submitted
According to an aspect, there is provided a guard plate () for a blade set () for a hair cutting appliance, the guard plate comprising a skin-facing side () and an opposing blade-facing side; a plurality of close-cutting trimming teeth () distributed in a longitudinal direction along an edge () of the guard plate, each tooth extending from the edge of the guard plate to a respective tip (), the close-cutting trimming teeth having a thickness of less than () microns; a raised section () comprising a curved shape in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction such that it is raised from the teeth towards the skin-facing side of the guard plate, wherein the curved shape of the raised section does not extend beyond a ()-degree envelope defined by a line passing through the mg edge of the guard plate and offset from a tangent at the edge of the guard plate by () degrees; a pressure relenting zone () between the teeth and the raised section defining a continuous surface, wherein there is a transition () between the pressure relenting zone and the raised section such that, when the guard plate is passed over a user's taut skin, the skin does not directly follow the contours of the transition thereby locally reducing pressure from the skin; wherein a plurality of apertures () are distributed on the raised section at least within a pressure restoring zone () of the raised section, the pressure restoring zone being defined between a rising point and a tangent point, wherein the rising point is where a perpendicular distance from the skin-facing surface of the guard plate to a pressure relenting line peaks, wherein the pressure relenting line is defined by a tangent of the raised section in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the tangent passing through the edge of the guard plate, and wherein the tangent point is on the raised section at the tangent of the pressure relenting line.
