Abstract:
A shaving apparatus (1) provided with at least one cutting unit (3) comprising an external cutting member (4) and an internal cutting member (5) which is drivable relative to the external cutting member in at least one driving direction P. The internal cutting member comprises at least one cutting element (10) comprising a cutting edge (11) being movable along a cutting path (12) whilst being driven in the at least one driving direction. The external cutting member comprises at least one hair-entry aperture (8) which is bounded by at least a first and a second wall portion of the external cutting member, at least the first wall portion (13) comprising a cutting edge A for cooperation with the cutting edge of the internal cutting member. An edge portion of the second wall portion (44, 54) facing a plane comprising the cutting path, in a cross section taken substantially perpendicularly to the plane (22) comprising the cutting path, touches a virtual circle (58) with a radius of at least (30) micrometer at at least two contact points (59, 60) on the virtual circle, and wherein the tangents at two successive contact points where the edge portion touches the virtual circle, enclose an angle of at least 150 degrees.
Abstract:
The present application relates to a system for treating a part of a body to be treated. In particular, the present invention relates to a system (10) for cutting hair on a part of a body to be treated. The system (10) has a hand-held treating device (20) having a treating unit (24). The system also has an imaging module (30) configured to generate information indicative of the position of the treating device (20) relative to the part of the body to be treated based on an image of a part of the body and the treating device (20). The system also has a guide face (26) configured to space the treating unit (24) from the part of the body to be treated during use of the system. A controller (40) is configured to change a distance between the treating unit and the guide face in dependence on the information generated by the imaging module (30). The present application also relates to a method for treating a part of a body to be treated.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a computer-implemented guidance control method (400). The method includes receiving (402) data relating to the use of a device by a user; determining (404) a usage quality measure for the user based on the received data; providing (406) first guidance data relating to device usage for presentation to the user of the device; halting (408) presentation of first guidance data to the user if the usage quality measure is equal to or greater than a first quality threshold (104; FIG. 2); and providing (410) second guidance data for presentation to the user of the device if the usage quality measure is below a second quality threshold (206; FIG. 2).
Abstract:
The present application relates to a system for determining an orientation of a first device relative to a user. The system comprises a first device including a first orientation measuring unit arranged to measure an orientation of the first device relative to the earth, a second device arranged to be worn by the user on a body part, the second device including a second orientation measuring unit arranged to measure an orientation of the second device relative to the earth. The system also comprises a processing unit arranged to calculate an orientation of the first device relative to the second device by comparing the measured orientation of the first device relative to the earth with the measured orientation of the second device relative to the earth.
Abstract:
According to an aspect, there is provided a guard plate (10) for a blade set (100) for a hair cutting appliance, the guard plate comprising a skin-facing side (12) and an opposing blade-facing side; a plurality of close-cutting trimming teeth (16) distributed in a longitudinal direction along an edge (18) of the guard plate, each tooth extending from the edge of the guard plate to a respective tip (20), the close-cutting trimming teeth having a thickness of less than (120) microns; a raised section (22) comprising a curved shape in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction such that it is raised from the teeth towards the skin-facing side of the guard plate, wherein the curved shape of the raised section does not extend beyond a (30)-degree envelope defined by a line passing through the mg edge of the guard plate and offset from a tangent at the edge of the guard plate by (30) degrees; a pressure relenting zone (30) between the teeth and the raised section defining a continuous surface, wherein there is a transition (32) between the pressure relenting zone and the raised section such that, when the guard plate is passed over a user's taut skin, the skin does not directly follow the contours of the transition thereby locally reducing pressure from the skin; wherein a plurality of apertures (48) are distributed on the raised section at least within a pressure restoring zone (36) of the raised section, the pressure restoring zone being defined between a rising point and a tangent point, wherein the rising point is where a perpendicular distance from the skin-facing surface of the guard plate to a pressure relenting line peaks, wherein the pressure relenting line is defined by a tangent of the raised section in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the tangent passing through the edge of the guard plate, and wherein the tangent point is on the raised section at the tangent of the pressure relenting line.
Abstract:
Touchscreen mirror device (100) comprising a touchscreen panel (10) and a mirror surface (20). The touchscreen panel (10) comprises a grid of capacitive sensors (12) for detecting a position of an input object such as a fingertip (F) near the touchscreen panel (10). The mirror surface (20) is configured to at least partially reflect a mirror image (M) at a front side of the mirror surface (20). The mirror surface (20) comprises a reflective metal layer (21) divided in separate metal islands (21a,21b) that are electrically isolated from each other by a single contiguous gap (G) for allowing the capacitive sensor (12) to detect a position of the input object through the mirror surface (20).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a rotary cutting unit (207) of a shaving head of a shaving device, which cutting unit comprises an external cutting member (211) and an internal cutting member (212). In interconnected condition, a holding force prevents the external and internal cutting members from moving apart. Said holding force is at least exerted by a first central portion (221) of the external cutting member upon a second central portion (222) of the internal cutting member, and/or vice versa. Said holding force may for example be provided by means of a snap connection or magnetic attraction between said first and second central portions. As compared to rotary cutting units of existing shaving heads, the invention meets various known desirable design requirements, while at the same time providing for manual removal and insertion of the internal cutting members in a very easy, comfortable and intuitive manner, and the structure to achieve all this being non-complex and compact.
Abstract:
Presented is a massaging device (100) having a massaging surface comprising a plurality of massaging elements (101, 102, 103) moveable relative to each other; characterized in that: the massaging surface is adapted such that when applying the massaging surface to a skin surface (111) and moving the massaging elements (101, 102, 103) relative to each other, two differently directed forces are simultaneously exercised by the massaging elements (101, 102, 103) on the skin surface (111) thereby causing simultaneous pinching and stretching of the skin surface (111) present in between the massaging elements (101, 102, 103).
Abstract:
A grooming appliance (100) comprising: a grooming mechanism (102) for grooming a user; a motor (104) arranged to operate the grooming mechanism; and a controller (106) configured to modulate a data signal into sound produced by the grooming appliance during the operation of the grooming mechanism by the motor, in order to transmit information relating to the grooming appliance. In embodiments, the sound being modulated is caused by the motor when operating the grooming mechanism. In this case the controller is arranged to supply a drive signal to the motor in order to control the motor, and to perform the modulation by varying the drive signal in order to modulate the data signal into the sound caused by the motor during operation of the grooming mechanism.
Abstract:
An illumination device with wake-up and/or fall-asleep functionality is disclosed. The illumination devices comprises at least one controllable light source; a control device for controlling the light source, wherein in a steady mode, color and intensity of the output light are maintained constant at a steady color value and a steady intensity value and in a wake-up mode, the intensity of the output light is gradually increased from zero to the steady intensity value and in a fall-asleep mode, the intensity of the output light is gradually decreased from the steady intensity value to zero.