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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2021
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Le Gia Pham, Bellevue, WA (US);
Nathan Farrell, Kirkland, WA (US);
Daniel Charles Castillo, Kenmore, WA (US);
Vaughan Robson, Bothell, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A power device having a tubular housing () and a wired communication assembly for coupling a user interface assembly () and an internal assembly (). The wired communication assembly includes a flexible ribbon cable () having a first end portion () configured to be coupled to the user interface assembly (), a second end portion () configured to be coupled to the internal assembly (), and a flexible middle portion (). During insertion of the internal assembly () into the housing (), the flexible ribbon cable () folds into a curved shape such that the flexible ribbon cable () nests inside the tubular housing () after the internal assembly () is completely inserted and the flexible ribbon cable () does not interfere with operation of the internal assembly ().