Body grooming device comprising an atomizer unit

Abstract

The present invention is concerned with a body grooming device such as a hair removal device or a massaging device that comprises a drive, an application material supply for supplying an application material at an application material supply outlet, and an atomizer unit for atomizing the application material, which atomizer unit comprises a brush-like element having at least a bristle-like protrusion, said brush-like element being coupled to the drive so that the brush-like element is driven during an operation mode of the body grooming device such that the bristle-like protrusion repeatedly contacts the application material supply outlet of the application material supply. The special atomizer unit arrangement is simple, can be made in a cost efficient manner and is also effectively atomizing an application material, e.g. water, soap, lotion, gel etc.

1 . Body grooming device comprising:
 a drive;   an application material supply for supplying an application material at an application material supply outlet; and   an atomizer unit for atomizing the application material;   which atomizer unit comprises a brush-like element having at least a bristle-like protrusion, said brush-like element being coupled to the drive so that the brush-like element is driven during an operation mode of the body grooming device such that the bristle-like protrusion repeatedly contacts the application material supply outlet of the application material supply.   
     
     
         2 . Body grooming device according to  claim 1  that further comprises a blower unit. 
     
     
         3 . Body grooming device according to  claim 2 , wherein the blower unit is arranged at an end of an air conduit for guiding an air stream generated by the blower unit during operation such that the air stream passes the brush-like element. 
     
     
         4 . Body grooming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the drive is manually operated. 
     
     
         5 . Body grooming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bristle-like protrusion is at least partially made from a flexible and resilient material or is flexibly and resiliently mounted. 
     
     
         6 . Body grooming device according to  claim 1 , wherein said application material supply comprises a capillary force element. 
     
     
         7 . Body grooming device according to  claim 6 , wherein the application material supply outlet is at least partially formed by at least a part of the capillary force element. 
     
     
         8 . Body grooming device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a container to store the application material. 
     
     
         9 . Body grooming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the brush-like element is realized as a cylindrical element arranged for driven rotation around its cylinder axis during the operation mode and the bristle-like protrusion is arranged to extend radially outwards. 
     
     
         10 . Body grooming device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a detachable attachment section comprising at least the atomizer unit. 
     
     
         11 . Body grooming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the body grooming device is realized as a device chosen from the group consisting of a hair removal device such as an epilator device or a shaver device, a massaging device, a peeling device, a rubbing device, or an abrading device.