Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Nozzle for powder delivery with a personal care appliance and method
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Application No.: US15564208Application Date: 2016-04-04
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Publication No.: US10682206B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Bart Gottenbos , Lieven Adriaenssen , Helle Ullerup
- Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- International Application: PCT/IB2016/051901 WO 20160404
- International Announcement: WO2016/162782 WO 20161013
- Main IPC: A61C3/025
- IPC: A61C3/025 ; A61C1/08 ; A61C1/00 ; A61C17/02 ; A61K8/02

Abstract:
A powder delivery nozzle (12) for a personal care appliance (10) comprises a body (28), guidance tip (38), powder chamber (50), and flexible membrane (56). The body (28) includes an air-liquid channel (30) for delivery of air and/or liquid from a proximal end to a distal end thereof. The guidance tip (38), located at the distal end of the body (28), includes an orifice (40) coupled to the air-liquid channel (30) and is configured to expel a pulse of air and/or liquid. The powder chamber (50) is configured for storing a powder (52) and having an air intake port (42) and a powder outlet port (44). The flexible membrane (56) is disposed between the powder chamber (50) and the air-liquid channel (30). Responsive to delivery of a pulse of air and/or liquid via the air-liquid channel (30), a pulse of pressure is applied to the flexible membrane (56) for actuating a release of powder expelled from the powder chamber (50) via the powder outlet port (44). A method and personal care appliance are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180125608A1 NOZZLE FOR POWDER DELIVERY WITH A PERSONAL CARE APPLIANCE AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-05-10
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