Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

Wilko Westerhof

Albert Jan Aitink

Ype Bernardus Brada

Jeroen Molema

Mattheus Jacobus Van Der Meer

Harold Wolf

Oege Smedinga

Bart Johannes Massee

Robert Alexander Van Eibergen Santhagens

Anke Gerda Sinnema

Bart-Jan Zwart

Olaf De Jong

Reinier Niels Lap

Bartele Hendrik De Vries

Johannes Rogier De Vrind

Paul A J Ackermans

Albertus J C Van Der Borst

Paul Anton Josef Ackermans

Johannes Josephus Blaak

Albertus Johannes Cornelis Van Der Borst

Mattheus J Van Der Meer

Albert J Aitink

Ype Brada

Bart J Massee

Anke Sinnema

A shaving device comprises a head structure () and a base structure (). The head structure () is configured to retain and support at least one shaving head (A,B,C). The head structure () is releasably retainable on the base structure (). The base structure () is free of support elements in an area of an outer circumference of the head structure () such that the head structure (), when coupled to the base structure (), is not supported in the area of its outer circumference. The head structure (), when coupled to the base structure (), is substantially only retained on the base structure () by a retaining force provided by a retaining structure of the base structure (). When an overloading force is exerted on the head structure (), the force is transferred to a coupling element () arranged in a central area (A) of the head structure () such that the coupling element () is released from the retaining structure of the base structure () in order to prevent damage to the head structure ().

Rotary shaver with improved support structure for shaving heads

The invention relates to a shaver, comprising a handle, at least two rotary shaving heads, driven by at least one drive shaft which protrudes from said handle, and a support structure for supporting said shaving heads onto the handle so as to have their joined shaving surface (S) extend substantially perpendicular to said at least one drive shaft. The support structure is configured such, that a space (A), restricted at one side by the shaving heads and at the opposite side by the handle, is substantially open to its remaining, surrounding side.

Rotary shavers, with improved drive and support structure for the shaving heads

A shaver with a handle and at least two rotary shaving heads. The shaver driven by at least one drive shaft which protrudes from the handle, and a support structure for supporting the shaving heads onto the handle so as to have their joined shaving surface extend substantially perpendicular to the at least one drive shaft. The support structure is configured such that a space (A), restricted at one side by the shaving head and at the opposite side by the handle, is substantially open to its remaining, surrounding side.

An appliance for personal care, such as skin, dental or hair treatment, comprising a dispensing structure () for automatically dispensing a fluid. The dispensing structure () includes a fluid reservoir (), a discharge opening () and a fluid drive structure () for driving the fluid to be dispensed from the reservoir () and to and out of said discharge opening () in accordance with a dispensing rate/time profile (S). The fluid drive structure () is arranged for spurting at least once during said dispensing operation for squirting an additional quantity of the fluid to and out of the discharge opening () in addition to the fluid being dispensed in accordance with said dispensing rate/time profile (S).

Appliance for personal care with automatic fluid dispenser

A shaving apparatus has at least one cutting unit () having an outer shaving surface () for contacting the skin, interrupted by hair entry apertures (), an internal cutter () which is drivable for movement along the hair entry apertures () for cutting off hairs projecting through the hair entry apertures (). A suspension member () via which the external cutter is suspended relative to the holder () is tiltable relative to the holder () about a tilting axis () located more closely to a first peripheral portion () of the shaving surface () than to a second peripheral portion () of the shaving surface () opposite to said first peripheral portion () of said shaving surface ().

Shaving apparatus

A shaver () includes a handle (), at least two rotary shaving heads (), driven by at least one drive shaft () which protrudes from the handle (), and a support structure () for supporting the shaving heads () onto the handle () so as to have their joined shaving surface(s) extend substantially perpendicular to the at least one drive shaft (). The support structure () is configured such, that a space (A), restricted at one side by the shaving heads () and at the opposite side by the handle (), is substantially open to its remaining, surrounding side.

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

A shaving apparatus includes at least one cutting unit having an outer shaving surface or contacting the skin, interrupted by hair entry apertures, and an internal cutter which is drivable for movement along the hair entry apertures for cutting off hairs projecting through the hair entry apertures. A suspension member, via which the external cutter is suspended relative to the holder, is tiltable relative to the holder about a tilting axis located more closely to a first peripheral portion of the shaving surface than to a second peripheral portion of the shaving surface opposite to the first peripheral portion of the shaving surface.

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 cartridge for an appliance for personal care, such as skin, dental or hair treatment includes a main body, a dispensing structure for dispensing a substance, such as a liquid, a paste or a gel, and a cartridge detachably connected to the main body. The cartridge bounds a reservoir space for holding the substance to be dispensed and includes a flexible wall part bounding the reservoir space for allowing reservoir space volume to accommodate to a volume of the substance filled therein and volumes of the substance dispensed therefrom; a rigid wall part also bounding the reservoir space, and a rigid housing. The flexible wall part is connected to the rigid housing along a contour of the rigid wall part.

Cartridge for an appliance for personal care and an appliance comprising such a cartridge

An appliance for personal care, such as skin, dental or hair treatment, comprising a dispensing structure () for automatically dispensing a fluid. The dispensing structure () includes a fluid reservoir (), a discharge opening () and a fluid drive structure () for driving the fluid to be dispensed from the reservoir () to and out of said discharge opening () in accordance with a dispensing rate/time profile (S). The fluid drive structure () is arranged for spurting at least once during said dispensing operation for squirting an additional quantity of the fluid to and out of the discharge opening () in addition to the fluid being dispensed in accordance with said dispensing rate/time profile (S).

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Drachten, Netherlands

Wilko Westerhof