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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2021
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Edgar Van Gool, Noord-Brabant, NL;
Felix Godfried Peter Peeters, Heide, NL;
Marjolein Yvonne Jansen, Eindhoven, NL;
Eyob Atanfu Amra, Noord Barabant, NL;
Eric Gerard Marie Van Kempen, Eindhoven, NL;
Lars Christian Casper, Den Bosch, NL;
Wilbert Bernard Roger Pennings, Best, NL;
Tim Tielemans, Heeze, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
According to an aspect, there is provided a personal care device () for performing a light-based hair removal or photo-epilation operation on a body of a subject. The personal care device () comprises a housing () that includes a first window or opening (), a light source configured to generate light to perform the light-based hair removal or photo-epilation operation, wherein the light source is arranged in the housing such that light emitted by the light source illuminates a part of the body, a receiving member in or on the housing () for receiving and retaining a consumer electronic device () in or on the personal care device (), and an optical system () in the housing () for enabling an imaging unit () of a consumer electronic device () retained in the recess () to obtain images of a part of the body via the first window or opening ().