Patent ID: 6212776
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
An electric rotary shaver comprising three outer cutting members and three inner cutting members, and a single power source for constantly rotating both said outer and said inner cutting members 360.degree. about a central axis of said outer and inner cutting members with both of said three outer cutting members rotating in a same direction and both of said three outer cutting members rotating in a same direction; and wherein:each of said three outer cutter members is provided with a gear means on an outer circumferential surface thereof;each of said three inner cutting members is situated in a respective one of said three outer cutting members via a cutting member retaining frame provided in a head frame detachably mounted to a shaver housing of said shaver;said three inner cutting members are rotated by first drive means which are driven by said single drive source;said three outer cutting members are rotated by second drive means which are driven by said single drive source;each of said three outer cutting members is independently depressible in a direction along said central axis of each of said three outer cutting members;a rotation transmission means is provided between said first drive means and said second drive means; andsecond drive means comprises a gear wheel meshed with said rotation transmission means, a drive shaft coaxially connected to said gear wheel and an end gear connected to said drive shaft and meshed with the gear means provided on said three outer cutting members.