Patent ID: 8479397
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. An electric shaver comprising: a plurality of outer blades which comprise a metal thin plate, have an elongated shape in a first direction and are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of outer blade frames having an elongated shape in the first direction and to which the outer blades are respectively attached; a plurality of inner blades which are reciprocally and linearly moved in the first direction to slide on inner faces of the outer blades, and are arranged in the second direction; a driver that has a plurality of inner blade attaching bases protruding outward in a third direction perpendicular to both of the first direction and the second direction and that drives the inner blades reciprocally and linearly in the first direction; an outer blade mounting base which is provided on a top portion of the driver and includes a pair of protrusions provided at positions near both ends of the outer blade mounting base in the first direction, said protrusions protrude upward in the third direction and are elongated in the second direction; and a frame holder which is attached to the outer blade mounting base and has a pair of end walls arranged in parallel with the second direction and disposed inside of the protrusions of the outer blade mounting base in the first direction and a pair of engaging rims provided at both ends in the first direction that enclose and engage with the protrusions, when the frame holder is attached to the outer blade mounting base, wherein each of the end walls has a plurality of guide grooves elongated in the third direction to which the outer blade frames are engaged and hold the outer blade frames movable in the third direction.