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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2012
Osamu Mizuno, Osaka, JP;
Soichiro Fujioka, Osaka, JP;
Tohru Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to care for the occipital region supported with an occipital region supporter, without leaving an uncared-for part thereof, at time of automatic care of the person's head. In order to achieve the object, an automatic head washing apparatusaccording to the present invention, is an automatic head care apparatus that cares for a person's head automatically, which has a first end effectorand a second end effector, and which is controlled by a plurality of modes including: a first mode for rubbing a second regionof the occipital regionby moving the second end effectorin a state in which the first end effectorcontacts a first regionof the occipital regionof the person with the first end effectorbeing fixed at a first position; and a second mode for rubbing a first regionof the occipital regionby moving the first end effectorin a state in which the second end effectorcontacts a second regionof the occipital regionwith the second end effectorbeing fixed at a second position.