Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Reinier Niels Lap

Olaf De Jong

Bartele Hendrik De Vries

Wilko Westerhof

Marcus Cornelis Petrelli

Bart-Jan Zwart

Alwin William De Vries

Jeroen Molema

Johannes Rogier De Vrind

Fokke Roelof Voorhorst

The invention relates to a shaving unit for a shaving apparatus The apparatus including at least a first cutting unit and a second cutting unit, where each of the first and second cutting units respectively include external cutting members having a plurality of hair entry openings and further respectively include internal cutting members which are rotatable relative the respective external cutting members about respective axes of rotation. The first and second internal cutting members being connected to a transmission unit via, respective first and second drive spindles. Each of the first and second cutting units including a housing having a bottom wall including an opening in fluid communication with a hair collection chamber in the housing. In each cutting unit opposed sealing surfaces are provided between the opening and the hair collection chamber, arranged to prevent cut hairs from escaping from the hair collection chamber via the opening and to allow water to flush via the opening to the hair collection chamber.

Shaving unit having cutting units with a flush hole for cleaning a hair collection chamber

A shaving unit for a shaving apparatus includes at least first and second cutting units which respectively include first and second external cutting members having a plurality of hair entry openings respectively defining first and second shaving tracks. The cutting units further include first and second internal cutting members which are rotatable relative to, respectively, the first and the second external cutting members about first and second axis of rotations, respectively. The first cutting unit is pivotal about a first primary pivot axis which, seen in a direction parallel to the first axis of rotation, is arranged between the first shaving track and the second axis of rotation. Similarly, the second cutting unit is pivotal about a second primary pivot axis which, seen in a direction parallel to the second axis of rotation, is arranged between the second shaving track and the first axis of rotation.

Shaving unit having cutting units with primary pivot axes

An instrument for filling a substance supply container of a device for personal care treatment has a filling needle having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir and a distal end, a substance transport conduit extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle. A sleeve is arranged around the filling needle and is movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet and a second position proximally away from the first position and the at least one outlet. A system including such an instrument, a container for cooperation with such an instrument and for provisioning a device for personal care treatment as well as a device for personal care treatment including such a container are described.

Instrument, a system and a container for provisioning a device for personal care treatment, and a device for personal care treatment with such a container

An instrument () for filling a substance supply container () of a device () for personal care treatment has a filling needle () having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir () and a distal end, a substance transport conduit () extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet () provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle (). A sleeve () is arranged around the filling needle () and is movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet () and a second position proximally away from the first position and the at least one outlet (). A system () including such an instrument (), a container () for cooperation with such an instrument () and for provisioning a device () for personal care treatment as well as a device () for personal care treatment including such a container () are described.

A domestic appliance apparatus having a container is connectable to a fluid-containing reservoir that includes a movable actuator for activating a pump for dispensing the fluid. The reservoir is put in communication with the container and the actuator is activated by an auxiliary device to transfer a quantity of fluid from the reservoir to the container. The auxiliary device includes a housing which accommodates a holder for holding the reservoir and an actuator driver for activating the actuator. The auxiliary device may be part of a refilling assembly, which also includes the reservoir and/or the refillable container.

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Reinier Niels Lap