A hair-cutting unit (4) for use in a hair-cutting appliance comprises cutting members (41, 42), a base member (5), and a supporting member (6) which is pivotable relative to the base member (5) and accommodates the cutting members (41, 42). The hair-cutting unit (4) further comprises a holding member (7) which is pivotable relative to the supporting member (6) between a holding position of holding the cutting members (41, 42) in an operational position in the supporting member (6), and a releasing position of releasing the cutting members (41, 42) for removal from the supporting member (6), and a biasing mechanism (8) which is configured to bias the holding member (7) towards the holding position. At least in an opened position of the supporting member (6), pivoting of the holding member (7) out of the holding position is prevented solely by the biasing force of the biasing mechanism (8).

The present disclosure provides an articulating blade assembly that can include a blade housing, a mount arranged to rotationally engage the blade housing, a biasing element configured to bias the blade housing to a neutral position while allowing for rotation, and a handle adapter. The articulating blade assembly is configurable with a body of a hair removal device. As such, the disclosure further provides a hair removal device incorporating the articulating blade assembly and also a method for manufacturing an articulating blade assembly.

In certain embodiments, a personal care device can include a housing, a functional assembly attached to the housing, a motor disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the functional assembly to move one or more components of the functional assembly, and a switch configured to move between at least two states.

The present disclosure provides a razor accessory with a camera to assist the user of a shaving razor, which razor accessory is configured to be mechanically attached to the shaving razor. The razor accessory may be provided with sensors to track the shaving movements of a user. The present disclosure also provides an application for a wearable computer device to track the shaving movements of a user. The razor accessory and/or the wearable computer is communicatively connected to a vendor platform via an Internet-of-Things (IoT) gateway, which may provide feedback to assist and optimize the user's shaving experience.

A control device for a noncontact power supply device includes a power transmission coil for outputting an alternating magnetic flux upon receiving alternating electric power, and a power transmission control unit for controlling alternating electric power to be supplied to the power transmission coil. The power transmission control unit includes a first mode and a second mode. The first mode controls the alternating electric power to be supplied to the power transmission coil in order to transmit electric power, to be supplied to a load of a power reception device, to a power reception coil, and the second mode controls the alternating electric power for supplying electric power less than the electric power transmitted by the first mode to the power transmission coil. After being activated, the power transmission control unit selects initially the first mode.

A control device for a noncontact power supply device includes a power transmission coil for outputting an alternating magnetic flux upon receiving alternating electric power, and a power transmission control unit for controlling alternating electric power to be supplied to the power transmission coil. The power transmission control unit includes a first mode and a second mode. The first mode controls the alternating electric power to be supplied to the power transmission coil in order to transmit electric power, to be supplied to a load of a power reception device, to a power reception coil, and the second mode controls the alternating electric power for supplying electric power less than the electric power transmitted by the first mode to the power transmission coil. After being activated, the power transmission control unit selects initially the first mode.

The present application provides a shaving head assembly, a handle assembly, and an inductive shaver. The inductive shaver includes the shaving head assembly and the handle assembly. The shaver is configured with the first conductive path, the first end of the first conductive path is the holder or the cutters in the shaving head assembly, and the second end is connected to the circuit board assembly in the handle assembly. When shaving, the holder (or the cutters) is arranged approaching the human skin 1 such as the chin and cheeks; because the human skin has a certain electric charge, when the human skin directly contacts or approaches the holder (or the cutters), the holder (or the cutters) will absorb human skin capacitance formed between the approaching position and the ground, which is the first inductive capacitor.

The general field of the disclosure herein relates to the design of one or more health related monitoring or maintenance devices. These devices may include but are not limited to devices that monitor and/or maintain the health of users or devices that monitor and/or maintain the health of assets. The devices include oral cleaning devices for maintaining and monitoring the oral health of users, clothing for monitoring the health and fitness of users and charging pads which may monitor the health or assets being charged. Sensors may be integrated in these devices including but not limited to IMUs, thermocouples or oral cleaning devices, IMUs in clothing like shoes or wrist bands, or timers or charging sensors in magnetic surfaces which may cause one or more objects and/or other magnetic surfaces to float when a desired function is achieved.

In order to improve hair debris collection, it is proposed to position a cut-hair-blocking element 18 with a partitioned barrier/shield 28 in front of a cutting arrangement 12 of a hair-cutting apparatus 10. Examples of the partitioned barrier/shield include e.g. a rigid comb shield 28a with spacings between teeth, a rigid comb barrier 28b with flexible material between teeth, and a fully flexible barrier. The partitioned barrier/shield allows hair to be cut to enter a cutting zone 20, but prevents cut hair from flying off.

A shaver comprises at least one hyperspectral imaging sensor configured to capture spectral information for at least one area of skin scanned by the shaver. A computer-implemented method for skin monitoring comprises obtaining spectral information for at least one area of skin scanned by a shaver and storing the spectral information for the at least one area of skin scanned by the shaver. A shaver kit comprises the shaver and an electronic device configured for data exchange with the shaver and configured to run the computer-implemented method for skin monitoring.