Hair care appliance
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsJacob Callum ALEXANDER, George Alexander HUNT-PAIN, William James THOBURN, David Andrew TIBBETTS
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Abstract
Disclosed is a haircare appliance which includes an airflow generator for generating an airflow and an air outlet for emitting the airflow from the haircare appliance. The hair care appliance includes a sensor that can sense a position and/or an orientation of an external accessory relative to the haircare appliance. A control mechanism can be used to control a parameter of the airflow at the air outlet based on the position and/or the orientation of the external accessory.
Claims19
A haircare appliance comprising:
- an airflow generator for generating an airflow;
- an air outlet for emitting the airflow from the haircare appliance;
- a sensor configured to sense one or more of a position and an orientation of an external accessory relative to the haircare appliance;
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- a control mechanism configured to control a parameter of the airflow at the air outlet based on the one or more of the position and the orientation of the external accessory.
An attachment for a haircare appliance, wherein the attachment comprises:
- an inlet for receiving an airflow, and an outlet for directing the airflow towards a user's hair;
- a sensor configured to sense one or more of a position and an orientation of an external accessory relative to the attachment, and
- a control mechanism configured to control a parameter of the airflow at the air outlet based on the one or more of the sensed position or orientation of the external accessory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.