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Epilator

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Overview

The epilator removes hair mechanically by the root. A rotating drum packed with metal disc plates opens and closes as it spins, gripping hairs between the plates and pulling them out. The device is cordless, sealed for wet or dry use, and accepts snap-on caps that convert it for shaving, trimming or post-epilation massage.

The working end is the Epilation Head, a removable cassette of stacked tweezer discs. The Body Housing seals the electronics and battery against water, and a front LED Beauty Light illuminates fine hairs.

How it works

The Geared Drive is a DC motor with a gear reduction stage that turns the Epilation Head drum at a controlled working speed. The drum carries 24 thin tweezer discs on a shaft; as the drum rotates, the discs flex toward and away from each other through a cam path. On the closing side they pinch any hair lying against them, and continued rotation pulls the hair clear of the follicle. Bearings on the drum shaft keep the cassette running true.

The Control Board holds the microcontroller, a two-speed switch for gentle or fast operation, a status LED, and the Li-ion charge controller. Power comes from the Battery Pack, a single protected cell.

Charging is handled by the Charging System subassembly: pogo contacts on the body take 5 V from a USB-C port fed by a wall adapter. Because epilation is often done in the shower, the housing is sealed to IPX7 and the head can be detached and rinsed.

The Attachment Heads set extends the tool: a foil shaver cap, a trimmer guide comb, and a massage roller cap that soothes the skin after plucking. A cleaning brush clears trapped hair from between the tweezer discs.

Epilator parts and their functions

10 top-level parts · 79 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Epilator parts diagram: 1 body housing, 2 epilation head, 3 geared drive, 4 control board, 5 battery pack, 6 charging system, 7 LED beauty light, 8 attachment heads, 9 cleaning brush, 10 wire bundle. 79 parts in 10 top-level items.
Epilator parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Body Housing 5 parts 1× waterproof body
2 Epilation Head 5 parts 1× epilation drum
3 Geared Drive 5 parts 1× DC motor with a gear reduction stage and coupling that spins the tweezer drum at working speed.
4 Control Board 6 parts 1× MCU board with a two-speed switch, status LED and Li-ion charge controller.
5 Battery Pack 3 parts 1× Single-cell Li-ion pack with protection board.
6 Charging System 3 parts 1× contacts + USB adapter
7 LED Beauty Light 1× beauty light
8 Attachment Heads 3 parts 1× snap-on caps
9 Cleaning Brush 1× accessory
10 Wire Bundle 1× internal harness

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Bill of materials for Epilator

10 top-level lines · 47 rows shown · 79 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Body Housing 5 parts epilator-housing 1× 1 5 assembly
1.1 Front Shell Half epilator-shell-front 1× 1 · part
1.2 Rear Shell Half epilator-shell-rear 1× 1 · part
1.3 Grip Overmold epilator-grip-overmold 1× 1 · part
1.4 O-Ring Set oring-set 1× 1 · part
1.5 Fastener Set fastener-set 1× 1 · part
2 Epilation Head 5 parts epilator-head 1× 1 29 assembly
2.1 Tweezer Drum epilator-tweezer-drum 1× 1 · part
2.2 Tweezer Disc Plate epilator-tweezer-plate 24× 24 · part
2.3 Drum Shaft epilator-drum-shaft 1× 1 · part
2.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 2× 2 · part
2.5 Head Cap epilator-head-cap 1× 1 · part
3 Geared Drive 5 parts epilator-drive 1× 1 25 assembly
3.1 Motor Housing motor-housing 1× 1 · part
3.2 Stator Assembly 3 parts stator-assembly 1× 1 3 assembly
3.2.1 Stator Core (laminations) stator-core 1× 1 · part
3.2.2 Copper Winding copper-winding 1× 1 · part
3.2.3 Slot Insulation stator-insulation 1× 1 · part
3.3 Rotor Assembly 4 parts rotor-assembly 1× 1 19 assembly
3.3.1 Rotor Shaft rotor-shaft 1× 1 · part
3.3.2 Rotor Core rotor-core 1× 1 · part
3.3.3 Neodymium Magnet neodymium-magnet 16× 16 · part
3.3.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 1× 1 · part
3.4 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 1× 1 · part
3.5 Drive Coupling epilator-drive-coupling 1× 1 · part
4 Control Board 6 parts epilator-control-board 1× 1 7 assembly
4.1 Bare PCB pcb-bare 1× 1 · part
4.2 Microcontroller mcu 1× 1 · part
4.3 Speed Switch epilator-speed-switch 1× 1 · part
4.4 Status LED epilator-status-led 1× 1 · part
4.5 Charge Controller IC epilator-charge-ic 1× 1 · part
4.6 Connector connector 2× 2 · part
5 Battery Pack 3 parts epilator-battery-pack 1× 1 3 assembly
5.1 LiPo Cell lipo-cell 1× 1 · part
5.2 BMS Board bms-board 1× 1 · part
5.3 Wire Bundle wire-bundle 1× 1 · part
6 Charging System 3 parts epilator-charging 1× 1 4 assembly
6.1 Charging Contact Pin epilator-charge-contacts 2× 2 · part
6.2 USB-C Power Port epilator-usb-port 1× 1 · part
6.3 USB Power Adapter epilator-power-adapter 1× 1 · part
7 LED Beauty Light epilator-led-light 1× 1 · part
8 Attachment Heads 3 parts epilator-attachments 1× 1 3 assembly
8.1 Shaver Foil Cap epilator-shaver-cap 1× 1 · part
8.2 Trimmer Comb epilator-trimmer-comb 1× 1 · part
8.3 Massage Cap epilator-massage-cap 1× 1 · part
9 Cleaning Brush epilator-cleaning-brush 1× 1 · part
10 Wire Bundle wire-bundle 1× 1 · part

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Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇩🇪Braun
braun.com ↗
Kronberg, DE Grooming (P&G) 2,000 units 6–10 wks
🇳🇱Philips
philips.com ↗
Amsterdam, NL Health technology 2,000 units 6–10 wks

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