Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Gertrude Riette Van Der Kamp

Klaas Kooijker

Pieter Johannes Bax

Anke Gerda Sinnema

Theodoor Stolk

Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi

Heimo Obersteiner

Andreas Jacobus Louis Nijsen

Juergen Holzbauer

Joldert Maria Boersma

Arif Veendijk

Pawel Leshem

Hannes Uwe Floessholzer

Marjan Willeke Esther Cornelissen

Hamid Ziaimehr

Haley Danielle Watson

Jasper Boter

Martijn Douwes

Peter C Eshuis

An apparatus for generating a rotary reciprocating motion comprises an input shaft which is driven with unidirectional rotation and an output shaft for delivering reciprocating rotary motion. A first magnetic or ferromagnetic ring is disposed about a rotation axis fixed to the input shaft and a second magnetic or ferromagnetic ring is disposed about the rotation axis fixed to the output shaft. At least one is formed as an arrangement of permanent magnets. The first and second rings are disposed one within the other around the rotation axis. The magnetic coupling between the rings in combination with the effect of an output load results in the desired reciprocating motion of the output shaft.

Apparatus for generating a reciprocating rotary motion

A personal care appliance () comprises a handle (), an attachment (), and a controller (). The handle () includes an actuator () and drive shaft (). The attachment () has a body () with a principal axis () extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof, wherein the proximal end couples to the drive shaft. The attachment () further includes a mass-spring identifiable assembly () having at least one identifiable resonant frequency in response to a given excitation, wherein the at least one identifiable resonant frequency comprises a resonant frequency selected from at least two different resonant frequencies. The controller () is configured to control the attachment (), via the actuator (), over a predefined range of frequencies that includes the given excitation. The controller () is further configured, in at least a detection mode, to uniquely recognize the attachment () via detecting a presence of the at least one identifiable resonant frequency of the mass-spring identifiable assembly () of the attachment () in response to the given excitation.

Attachment with identification for personal care appliance and method

The present application relates to a centrifugal separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp. The centrifugal separator comprises a body () configured to rotate about a central axis (), a chamber () formed by the body () for receiving pulp and juice, and an elongate aperture () defined by and extending arcuately around the body (). Therefore juice in the chamber () is urged to flow through the aperture () when the body () is rotated about the central axis. The present application also relates to a juicer for extracting fruit and or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp comprising a centrifugal separator.

Centrifugal separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp

A shield for a breast pump is disclosed. It comprises a resilient, flexible insert configured to receive a user's breast, and an adjuster operable by a user to alter the shape of the insert.

Breast shield for a breast pump

The present invention relates to an insert adapted to fit on a breast-receiving funnel of a breast pump. The insert comprises a circumferentially extending resiliently deformable wall which defines a teat receiving space and against which a user's teat is locatable, the insert being configured to define a pressure chamber between the resiliently deformable wall and a breast receiving funnel when the insert is fitted on a breast receiving funnel, wherein said wall is configured to deform towards a user's teat located in the teat receiving space in a predetermined manner when a pressure difference is applied between the teat receiving space and the pressure chamber such that a peristaltic action is applied to a user's teat, to aid the expression of milk therefrom.

Insert for a breast pump

A set of articles comprises a beverage making device (), at least one pad holder which is suitable for receiving and supporting at least one pad comprising a filter envelope and containing a quantity of beverage extract, and at least one brewing unit () having a space () for receiving and accommodating a quantity of beverage extract in a loose form. Advantageously, the space () of the at least one brewing unit () is large enough for enabling the brewing unit () to be used in a process of making a considerably larger quantity of beverage than may be obtained by using at least one pad and a pad holder. In this way, it is achieved that it is possible to make a large variety of quantities of beverage without a need of using another beverage making device (), wherein a range of possible quantities may run from one cup to an entire jug.

Set of articles which are suitable to be used in a process of making a beverage

Valve assembly () for fine tuning the temperature of some fluid that has been heated or cooled in a heat exchanging section of a beverage making apparatus (). The valve assembly () comprises a mixing valve (), having a first inlet () for fluid communication with an outlet of the heat exchanging section (), a second inlet () for fluid communication with a source of a hotter or colder version of aforementioned fluid, first and second closing means for altering a flow rate through the first and second inlet respectively, and control means arranged to control the first and second closing means in such way that an increase in flow rate through one of the inlets is matched by a substantially similar sized decrease in flow rate through the other inlet, so that the total flow rate through the mixing valve remains substantially constant.

Temperature control valve assembly and beverage preparing apparatus equipped therewith

An apparatus for preparing baby milk from water and dry formula includes a formula supply system having a reservoir for holding formula and a feeder for feeding formula out off the reservoir through an outlet opening in the reservoir. The apparatus further includes a scraper for guiding formula towards and through the outlet opening into the feeder. The scraper is arranged to move closely along an inner wall portion of the reservoir that borders on the outlet opening.

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Groningen, Netherlands

Gertrude Riette Van Der Kamp