Hair cutting apparatus comprising a light indicator
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorJeroen Christian Nijdam
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Abstract
A hair cutting apparatus, such as a shaver, includes a cutting detector to actually detect any hair-cutting actions of the hair cutting apparatus. The apparatus further includes a cutting indicator having a light indicator configured and controlled by the cutting detector to be instantaneously activated when the cutting detector actually detects a hair-cutting action.
Claims20
A hair cutting apparatus comprising:
- a cutting element configured to cut hair;
- a motor configured to drive the cutting element for cutting the hair when powered by a motor current;
- a hair-cutting detector configured to detect a hair-cutting action of the cutting element;
- and
- a cutting indicator configured to indicate the detected hair-cutting action of the cutting element,
- wherein the cutting indicator comprises a light indicator controlled by the hair-cutting detector and configured to be activated to instantaneously indicate whether the hair-cutting action of the cutting element is detected by the hair-cutting detector, and
- wherein the light indicator is configured to blink to indicate that the hair-cutting action is not being detected.
A hair cutting apparatus comprising:
- a cutting element configured to cut hair;
- a hair-cutting detector configured to detect hair-cutting actions of the cutting element;
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- a processor configured to determine a status of progress of a hair-cutting process, based on the detected hair-cutting actions.
A method for indicating a hair-cutting process of a hair cutting apparatus including a cutting element configured to cut hair, a motor configured to drive the cutting element for cutting the hair when powered by a motor current, a hair-cutting detector, and a light indicator, wherein the method comprises acts of:
- detecting a hair-cutting action of the cutting element by the cutting detector;
- and
- in response to the detecting act, controlling the light indicator by the hair-cutting detector to instantaneously activate the light indicator.
A hair cutting apparatus comprising:
- a cutting element configured to cut hair;
- a motor configured to drive the cutting element for cutting the hair when powered by a motor current;
- a hair-cutting detector configured to detect a hair-cutting action of the cutting element;
- and
- a cutting indicator configured to indicate the detected hair-cutting action of the cutting element,
- wherein the cutting indicator comprises a light indicator controlled by the hair-cutting detector and configured to be activated in response to the detected hair-cutting action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.