Patent ID: 8361241
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A washing apparatus for washing a head portion of a depilation apparatus comprising: a tray for holding a head portion of the depilation apparatus; a washing fluid tank for containing a washing fluid; a supply path through which the washing fluid is supplied from the tank to the tray; a first exhaust path for exhausting the washing fluid from an exhausting spout of the tray; an overflow preventer which is connected to the tray to maintain a fluid level of the washing fluid in the tray at a predetermined level; a second exhaust path for exhausting the washing fluid flowing into the overflow preventer from an outlet of the overflow preventer; and a pump for supplying the washing fluid to the tray through the supply path and returning the exhausted washing fluid through the first exhaust path and the second exhaust path to the tank, wherein the outlet of the overflow preventer is provided on a side wall of the tray in a widthwise direction of the washing apparatus; the second exhaust path is arranged along the side wall of the tray in the widthwise direction of the washing apparatus; the pump is provided below the overflow prevention unit in a vertical direction; the tank is provided behind the tray in an anteroposterior direction of the washing apparatus; a filter is provided below the tray in the vertical direction; and a switching valve for controlling a pressure of the tank is provided on the tank, wherein the switching valve is in a closed state when the washing fluid has been discharged from the tank and is otherwise in an open state.