Title:
ELECTRIC SHAVER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/060844
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an electric shaver comprising at least one cutter unit, a drive unit for driving said at least one cutter unit and a display device for displaying information, wherein said drive unit, when being active, is operable in different operation modes, wherein a mode input element is provided for switching the drive unit into different operation modes. The present invention also relates to a cleaning and/or charging station cooperating with such electric shaver and to a method for controlling such electric shaver. The present invention further relates to a multipurpose personal care appliance to which different types of tooling elements such as a long- hair cutter, a short-hair cutter and a skincare unit can be attached. According to one aspect the user actively may select the relevant information from a plurality of sets of information offered to be displayed, wherein the mode input element which is configured to switch the active shaver into different operation modes, is also configured to switch the display device into different display modes for displaying different sets of information when the drive unit is inactive and/or the shaver is sleeping. According to another aspect, the shaver may automatically display different sets of information to the user at a convenient point of time once a user is attentive and ready to perceive such information, wherein such automatic switching of display modes may be activated in response to a signal indicating an object or subject touching or approximating the sleeping shaver and/or in response to a parameter indicative of switching off the shaver.
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Inventors:
PEREZ LOPEZ CIRILO (DE)
ERNDT ANDREAS (DE)
LASCHINSKI GERD (DE)
STEGMANN WOLFGANG (DE)
ERNDT ANDREAS (DE)
LASCHINSKI GERD (DE)
STEGMANN WOLFGANG (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2017/055839
Publication Date:
May 11, 2018
Filing Date:
September 26, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BRAUN GMBH (DE)
International Classes:
B26B19/38; A61C17/22; B26B19/26; B26B19/48
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2016041929A1 | 2016-03-24 |
Foreign References:
| US20150246454A1 | 2015-09-03 | |||
| EP1504859A1 | 2005-02-09 |
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