Patent ID: 8469949

Claim:
A device intended for hair removal, comprising a housing, a flashlamp arranged inside the housing, the housing having an opening through which electromagnetic energy originating from the flashlamp can be transmitted towards a skin surface, wherein the housing comprises: a cavity adjacent to the flashlamp; at least one aeration orifice; and at least one mobile component, which can be moved between a first aeration position, in which said cavity communicates with said aeration orifice and a second closed position, for which said cavity is closed in order to limit the electromagnetic energy escaping from the said opening of the housing; wherein the device comprises inside the housing: a coupler configured to direct the electromagnetic energy originating from the flashlamp onto the skin surface a filter inserted between the flashlamp and the coupler; a first fixing arrangement for fixing the filter in the housing; and a second fixing arrangement for fixing the flashlamp in the housing; said mobile component displacing at least one of the first and second fixing arrangements, the flashlamp being arranged opposite and at a distance from the filter for said aeration position.