Hair cutting device
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorGAETANO FABIO MAGRONE
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Abstract
The present application relates to a device for cutting hair. The device comprises a housing, a cutting unit arranged at one end of said housing and comprising a cutting element. The device comprises an electrode, and a voltage source connected to the electrode. The voltage source is configured to provide the electrode with an electrostatic charge so that the electrode is configured to attract charges naturally present in haircut by the cutting unit without actively charging the cut hair and to consequently draw and/or hold the cut hair away from the cutting element. The hair cutting device also having a sensor which is arranged to detect a condition relating to the use of the device. The voltage source is activated or deactivated depending on said detected condition.
Claims15
A device for cutting hair comprising:
- a housing,
- a cutting unit arranged at one end of said housing and comprising a cutting element,
- an electrode, and
- a voltage source connected to the electrode,
- wherein the voltage source is configured to provide the electrode with an electrostatic charge so that the electrode is configured to attract charges naturally present in hair cut by the cutting unit without actively charging the cut hair and to consequently draw and/or hold the cut hair away from the cutting element, and
- wherein the device comprises a sensor to detect a condition relating to the use of the device, and
- wherein the voltage source is configured to be activated or deactivated depending on said detected condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.