Apparatus comprising a rechargeable battery and a display on which the display symbols appearing during a cycle of use of the battery are displayed in an accelerated manner in a demonstration mode

• US 5,801,637 A
• Filed: 12/12/1996
• Issued: 09/01/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: US Philips Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: US Philips Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Lomholt, Ole
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LIEU, JULIE BICHNGOC
• Application Number:
  US08/764,839
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• Field of Search: 340/636, 340/815.69, 324/435, 320/48, 320/DIG. 18, 320/DIG. 19, 320/DIG. 21, 368/223
• US Class Current: 340/815.69
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 19/38 Details of, or accessories for, hair clippers, or dry shavers, e.g. housings, casings, grips, guards cutters, cutting heads B26B19/04, B26B19/12, B26B19/14; cleaning or disinfecting devices A45D27/46; drying devices A45D27/48; casings for electric apparatus in general H05K
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 19/388 Sensors; Control
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 320/18 Indicator or display

Abstract

An apparatus has a display (D) on which the signs which appear on the display during a cycle of use of the apparatus are displayed in an accelerated manner in a demonstration mode.

Claims

1. A shaving apparatus comprising:

a rechargeable battery for powering inter alia a load in the apparatus, the load being an electric motor for driving a shaving system, a display with signs for indicating a status of operational functions of the apparatus, a number of the signs on the display giving an indication which is related to a residual charge in the rechargeable battery and a number of signs for indicating a residual number of usage periods, and a control system for activating the signs in dependence on a condition of use of the apparatus during a cycle of use of the apparatus, which cycle corresponds to recharging and to discharging of the rechargeable battery, characterized in that the control system includes a demonstration mode for a demonstration on the display of a cycle of use of the apparatus by displaying in an accelerated manner the signs in the sequence of their appearance during the cycle of use.

2. A shaving apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display further comprises signs for indicating a cleaning operation of the shaving system and a sign for indicating recharging of the rechargeable battery;

and

the demonstration mode includes at least one of the following phases;

a first phase in which all the signs appearing during the cycle of use are displayed at the same time, at option accompanied by the acoustic signalling,

a second phase in which the sign for indicating the recharging of the battery and the signs for indicating the residual number of usage periods are displayed, the signs for indicating the residual number of usage periods indicating an increasing number of usage periods until a maximum number of usage periods is reached, after which the signs for indicating the residual number of usage periods give an indication that the rechargeable battery is fully charged;

a third phase in which the signs for indicating the residual number of usage periods show a number of usage periods which decreases from the maximum number of usage periods to a first intermediate value, optionally with the electric motor running,

a fourth phase in which a first selection of the signs for indicating a cleaning operation is shown, at option accompanied by the acoustic signalling,

a fifth phase in which the signs for indicating the residual number of usage periods show a number of usage periods which decreases from the first intermediate value to a second intermediate value, at option with the electric motor switched on;

a sixth phase in which a second selection of the signs for indicating a cleaning operation is shown, at option accompanied by the acoustic signalling,

a seventh phase in which the signs for indicating the residual number of usage periods show a number of usage periods which decreases from the second intermediate value to a minimum value, at option with the electric motor switched on;

an eighth phase in which the sign is displayed to indicate recharging of the battery, at option accompanied by the acoustic signalling;

a ninth phase in which all the signs appearing during the cycle of use are displayed at the same time, and a return to the second phase after completion of the ninth phase and repeating of the second and subsequent phases in a loop.