Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Geert-Jan Darwinkel

Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek

Albert Jan Aitink

Everhardus Johannes Hoexum

Roel Alexander Rethmeier

Cornelis Johannes Zandsteeg

Mattheus Jacobus Van Der Meer

Matthew Gerard Nayna

Johannes Cornelius Antonius Muller

Jacob Brinkert

Lolke Klaas Salverda

Roderik De Vries

Peter Adrianus Albert Kemps

Marcus Cornelis Petrelli

Siegfried Sablatschan

Ronald Maarten Schneider

Nicky Lewis

Jeroen Christian Nijdam

Luc Berntsen

Alwin William De Vries

Willem Maat

Daan Hendrik Gosenshuis

Jacob Dijkstra

Wouter Van Kempen

Willem Joosten

Pascal Homan

Hilde Seip

Ivar Bosma

Jan Buffinga

Timothy Van Der Graaf

Hendrik Klaas Haagsma

Jeroen Keijer

Alle Braaksma

Auke Meint Jan Veninga

Wilhelmina Johanna Gerarda Van De Wassenberg

Marcus Conrelis Petrelli

Hendrik Klass Haagsma

Paul Brulez

Merlijn Shivan Wiebe Hulzenga

A shaving apparatus () having a first shaving unit portion () connected to a main housing () and accommodating a single driven input member () rotatable about an axis of rotation. A second shaving unit portion () of the shaving apparatus has a hair-cutting unit () and a drive unit () which transmits a driving force from the single driven input member to an internal cutting member () of the hair-cutting unit. The second shaving unit portion is manually rotatable relative to the first shaving unit portion about the axis of rotation of the single driven input member. An adjustment system () has a sensing unit () configured to have an output property which varies with the angular position of the second shaving unit portion relative to the first shaving unit portion about the rotational axis. The adjustment system adjusts an operational parameter of the shaving apparatus in dependence on the output property of the sensing unit.

Shaving apparatus with an adjustable setting

The present application relates to a domestic appliance comprising a mechanical function unit having a movable member, a housing containing a motor to operate the movable member to carry out a primary function of the appliance, and an electrical function unit having an electrically operative member to perform a secondary function of the appliance that supports the primary function performed by the mechanical function unit. The electrical function unit comprises a module positioned between the mechanical function unit and the housing. The electrical function unit comprises a generator to convert mechanical energy generated by the motor located in the housing into electrical energy to power the electrically operative member.

Domestic appliance comprising a detachable module

A hair-cutting unit for use in a hair-cutting appliance comprises includes cutting members a base member, and a supporting member which is pivotable relative to the base member and accommodates the cutting members. The hair-cutting unit further includes a holding member which is pivotable relative to the supporting member between a holding position of holding the cutting members in an operational position in the supporting member, and a releasing position of releasing the cutting members for removal from the supporting member, and a biasing mechanism which is configured to bias the holding member towards the holding position. At least in an opened position of the supporting member, pivoting of the holding member out of the holding position is prevented solely by the biasing force of the biasing mechanism.

Hair-cutting unit for use in a hair-cutting appliance

The present disclosure relates to an automated grooming appliance () for hair processing procedures, the appliance () comprising a processing head () including a blade set () having a processing width (), a length setting unit () that is operatively coupled to the blade set (), and a control unit () that is arranged to operate the length setting unit () based on a hairstyle model () that correlates position data and hair processing data, wherein the control unit () is arranged to adjust a length setting dependent on an actual position and an actual orientation of the blade set (). The present disclosure further relates to an automated hair processing system (), to a method of operating an automated grooming appliance (), and to a corresponding computer program.

System, appliance and method for automated hair processing procedures

The present application relates to a domestic appliance () comprising a mechanical function unit () having a movable member (), a housing () containing a motor () to operate the movable member to carry out a primary function of the appliance, and an electrical function unit () having an electrically operative member () to perform a secondary function of the appliance that supports the primary function performed by the mechanical function unit. The electrical function unit comprises a module () positioned between the mechanical function unit and the housing. The electrical function unit comprises a generator to convert mechanical energy generated by the motor located in the housing into electrical energy to power the electrically operative member.

Domestic appliance

A method of operating an automated hair processing system () and the automated hair processing system (), comprising a portable hand-held hair processing appliance, a hair processing unit arranged at the appliance, and a position monitoring arrangement (), the arrangement comprising a plurality of position sensors () arranged to be attached to a subject () whose hair is to be processed, a transmitter () that is operatively coupled with at least two position sensors () of the plurality of position sensors (), and a position controller () that is arranged to detect a relative orientation between the at least two position sensors () of the plurality of position sensors () attached to the subject whose hair, and that signals a misorientation state.

Position monitoring for a hair processing system

A hair clipping device includes a cutting assembly having a stationary cutting blade and a moveable cutting blade, where the moveable cutting blade is arranged on a first side with respect to the stationary cutting blade. The hair clipping device further includes a driver configured to drive the moveable cutting blade relative to the stationary cutting blade, and a housing having an air outlet and an air inlet. A fan for generating a pressurized airflow is fluidly connected to the air outlet such that the pressurized airflow exits the housing at the air outlet and at least partly re-enters the housing at the air inlet. The air outlet and the air inlet are both arranged on the first side with respect to the stationary cutting blade.

Hair clipping device

An adjustment drive for an adjustable spacing comb for a hair cutting appliance that may be fitted with an adjustable spacing comb. The adjustment drive comprises an actuator for actuating a movable comb portion of the adjustable spacing comb with respect to a blade set of the hair cutting appliance, a manually operable rotation element, and a rotary encoder, that is configured to detect rotary movement of the rotation element and to output a respective user input signal, wherein the actuator is operated in response to the user input signal.

Adjustable spacing comb, adjustment drive and hair cutting appliance

The present invention relates to a hair clipping device () which comprises a housing (), a cutting assembly () including a stationary cutting blade () and a moveable cutting blade (), a drive arrangement () for driving the moveable cutting blade () relative to the stationary cutting blade () in an oscillatory movement along a first axis (), a comb support element () for removably attaching a comb attachment () with a plurality of comb teeth (), and an adjustment unit () for adjusting the position of the comb attachment () relative to the cutting assembly (), when the comb attachment () is attached to the comb support element (), wherein the adjustment unit () is configured to increase a distance between the comb attachment () and the cutting assembly () during an extension movement of the adjustment unit (), and to decrease the distance between the comb attachment () and the cutting assembly () during a retraction movement of the adjustment unit (). The hair clipping device () further comprises an end stop element () which is configured to prevent a movement of the comb attachment () towards the cutting assembly () during the retraction movement when a minimal distance between the comb attachment () and the cutting assembly () is reached by contacting the comb support element (). The end stop element () is further configured to cause a coupling of the adjustment unit () with one of the stationary cutting blade () and the moveable cutting blade () if the retraction movement of the adjustment unit () is continued after the minimal distance between the comb attachment () and the cutting assembly () is reached after a contact of the end stop element () with the comb support element (). Said coupling enables an adjustment of the position of the moveable cutting blade () relative to the stationary cutting blade () along a second axis () transverse to the first axis () by means of the adjustment unit ().

An adjustment drive is provided for an adjustable spacing comb for a hair cutting appliance. The adjustment drive includes an actuator, a sensor element and a control unit. The actuator actuates a movable comb portion of the adjustable spacing comb with respect to a blade set of the hair cutting appliance. The sensor element detects multi-faceted user inputs applied to the sensor element by a user and to output a user input signal that is derived from the multi-faceted user inputs. The actuator is operated on the basis of the user input signal. The control unit is coupled to the actuator and to the sensor element, and converts the user input signal into an actuator operating signal. The multi-faceted user inputs include detected user input speed of an input stroke by the user.

An adjustment drive for an adjustable spacing comb for a hair cutting appliance includes an actuator configured to actuate a movable comb portion of the adjustable spacing comb with respect to a blade set of the hair cutting appliance, and a drivetrain for coupling the actuator and the movable comb portion. The drivetrain includes a reduction gear unit and a location detection unit having a rotary encoder which is coupled to an output shaft of the reduction gear unit.

The present invention relates to a humidifier and a method of monitoring the water level in the humidifier, the method comprising the steps of: detecting the temperature at the air outlet of the humidifier and generating temperature signals indicating the temperature thereof (); determining the water level in the humidifier according to the generated temperature signals (). The water level in the humidifier can be monitored using a rather simple structure yielding a high accuracy.

Humidifier and a method of monitoring the water level in the humidifier

A device for projecting an elongate optical image () onto a surface () is disclosed. The device has an optical element () with a reflective surface () configured to reflect a beam of light emitted by a light source () so that the beam of light () converges in a first plane (X-Y) and diverges in a second plane (Y-Z), the first plane being at right angles to the second plane.

Shaving or hair trimming device

A domestic appliance includes a functional action unit which has at least one movably arranged member, and a generator configured to generate electric energy at the location of the functional action unit. The generator is associated with the movably arranged member, and employs movement of this member in a process of generating electric energy. The generator includes a permanent magnet and an electric coil, where the magnet may be mounted on the movably arranged member. By having the generator at a location inside the functional action unit, it is possible to have one or more electric components at a location inside this unit without the need for external electric connections.

Domestic appliance comprising means for generating electric energy in a functional action unit

A shaver includes a shaving unit having e.g., three shaving elements. Each shaving element accommodates a cutter member for cutting off hairs. Each shaving element further accommodates a gear wheel which is part of a transmission for coupling a drive shaft for driving the cutter member to an output shaft of a motor of the shaver. A top side of a space where the gear wheel is located is covered by a partition, where only the drive shaft extends through this partition. Each shaving element can be individually opened by removing a top portion of the shaving element, including the cutter member, from a base portion of the shaving element where the gear wheel, the drive shaft and the partition are located. An opening system may be provided to open all the shaving elements in one action by reversal of the direction of rotation of the output shaft, for example.

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Geert-Jan Darwinkel