Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Jan Geert Hagting

Robert Godlieb

Jasper Zuidervaart

Jeroen Christian Nijdam

The invention relates to an electric shaver () comprising a cutter unit (), an electric motor (), a load detector arranged to detect a load current of the motor () and a controller. The controller switches the average voltage from a first level to a second level once the load current exceeds a first threshold value (TH_TH), and switches the average voltage from the second level back to the first level if the load current falls below a second threshold value (TH_TL) and stays below the second threshold value (TH_TL) for a predefined time period. By operating on a lower energy consumption when the cutter unit of the shaver is not in contact with the skin, energy is saved without the need for a proximity sensor.

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Jan Geert Hagting