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US 2016/0250760 A1Published application
Hair cutting appliance, receptacle and connector plug
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsKIN FATT PHOON, ERWIN WERPS
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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsKIN FATT PHOON, ERWIN WERPS
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The present invention relates to a hair cutting appliance (10) comprising a detachable cutting unit (18), and to a receiving receptacle (30) and a connector plug (32) for detachably connecting a cutting unit (18) to a housing (12) of a hair cutting appliance (10). The receiving receptacle (30) comprises at least one receiving socket (34) comprising a receiving recess (36) that is adapted to receive a respective engagement element (38) of the connector plug (32), at least one biasing unit (52) arranged in the at least one receiving socket (34) underneath the receiving recess (36), wherein the at least one biasing unit (52) comprises a first biasing element (54) and a second biasing element (56) laterally spaced with respect to each other, the first biasing element (54) and the second biasing element (56) being arranged to receive the engagement element (38) of the connector plug (32), thereby defining the receiving position of the engagement element (38), wherein the first biasing element (54) comprises a retaining contact portion (58) that is configured to define the receiving position of the engagement element (38) in an insertion direction (Z), and wherein the second biasing element (56) comprises an alignment contact portion (60) that is configured to define the receiving position of the engagement element (38) in a longitudinal direction (X) and in a lateral direction (Y).
A receiving receptacle for a connector plug for connecting a detachable cutting unit of a hair cutting appliance, the receiving receptacle comprising at least one receiving socket comprising a receiving recess that is adapted to receive a respective engagement element of a connector plug, at least one biasing unit arranged in the at least one receiving socket underneath the receiving recess, wherein the at least one biasing unit comprises a first biasing element and a second biasing element opposing the first biasing element, the first biasing element and the second biasing element being laterally spaced with respect to each other, the first biasing element and the second biasing element being arranged to receive the engagement element of the connector plug in a biasing manner, thereby defining the receiving position of the engagement element, wherein the first biasing element comprises a retaining contact portion that is configured to define the receiving position of the engagement element in an insertion direction (Z), and wherein the second biasing element comprises an alignment contact portion that is configured to define the receiving position of the engagement element in a longitudinal direction (X) and in a lateral direction (Y).
A connector plug for a receiving receptacle for connecting a detachable cutting unit of a hair cutting appliance, the connector plug comprising at least one engagement element extending from a base in an insertion direction (Z), wherein the at least one engagement element comprises, viewed in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction (Z), a cross-sectional profile being adapted to fit through a receiving recess of a respective receiving receptacle, wherein the at least one engagement element comprises a contact indentation extending substantially parallel to the insertion direction (Z), wherein the contact indentation is adapted to contact a biasing unit of the receiving receptacle to define the receiving position of the engagement element in a longitudinal direction (X), wherein the at least one engagement element comprises an engagement recess portion that is adapted to contact a biasing unit of the receiving receptacle to define the receiving position of the engagement element in the insertion direction (Z), and wherein the contact indentation and the engagement recess portion are arranged on opposite sides of the at least one engagement element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.