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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
Christoph Kurt Obkircher, Klagenfurt, AT;
Harald Duller, Klagenfurt, AT;
Christina Dorothea Tittas, Wachtersbach, DE;
Christoph Kurt Obkircher, Klagenfurt, AT;
Harald Duller, Klagenfurt, AT;
Christina Dorothea Tittas, Wachtersbach, DE;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A depilating device () for depilating hair () from a surface () of a skin () comprises a housing () and a depilating member () arranged in said housing. In operation, said depilating member has an effective depilating action when positioned within a predetermined range of angular positions () relative to the surface of the skin. The depilating device further comprises a detector for detecting an actual angular position () of the depilating member relative to the surface of the skin, and feedback means cooperating with said detector for providing a feedback signal when said actual angular position exceeds said predetermined range of angular positions. According to a specific embodiment, the detector comprises a skin contact member () arranged adjacent to the depilating member () and being pivotable relative to the housing () about a pivot axis () extending parallel to a skin contact surface of the depilating member.