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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
May. 19, 2021
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Johannes Beugels, Peize, NL;
Joost Tomas Glazenburg, Groningen, NL;
Geert Willem De Goeij, Drachten, NL;
Robbert Freerk Johan Van Der Scheer, Groningen, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A head unit of a depilation appliance comprises at least one pair () of hair-clamping elements (), wherein the hair-clamping elements () have tweezer surfaces () which are arranged to face each other, and which are movable towards and away from each other in their entirety so as to be movable into and out of contact to each other. In order to achieve improved hair-clamping performance of the at least one pair () of hair-clamping elements (), the tweezer surfaces () are further configured to move into alignment with each other in the process of getting into contact to each other, wherein the entirety of the tweezer surface () of one () of the hair-clamping elements () is tillable relative to a support () that is included in the respective hair-clamping element ().