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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2007
Robbert Freerk Johan Van Der Scheer, Drachten, NL;
Ype Brada, Drachten, NL;
Sint Baron, Drachten, NL;
Robbert Freerk Johan Van Der Scheer, Drachten, NL;
Ype Brada, Drachten, NL;
Sint Baron, Drachten, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A cleaning unit () is provided for cleaning an interior space () of a shaving head () of a shaver, which shaving head () comprises a movably arranged cutter member () for cutting off hairs and a contacting surface () for contacting a portion of skin to be shaved, which is provided with a plurality of holes for catching and letting through hairs to 5 be shaved off by means of the cutter member (). In particular, the cleaning unit () comprises separating means () for constituting a physical barrier between two portions of an outer surface () of the shaving head () and for conveying cleaning fluid (). During a cleaning process, an agitated flow of fluid () is realized in the interior space () of the shaving head () under the influence of a centrifugal pump action which is obtained whenthe cutter member () of the shaving head () is in motion.