Patent ID: 11872709
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A cleaning method for cleaning a shaving unit of a shaving device, using a cleaning device which comprises a support structure for supporting the shaving device in a cleaning position for cleaning the shaving unit, the shaving device having a predefined cleaning orientation in the cleaning position, wherein the shaving device comprises a main body accommodating a motor, the shaving unit being coupled to the main body, and an orientation sensor for generating an output signal representing an orientation of the shaving device, the cleaning method comprising:
receiving the output signal generated by the orientation sensor of the shaving device;
detecting whether the shaving device is in the predefined cleaning orientation based on the output signal of the orientation sensor; and
controlling the cleaning device to operate according to a predefined cleaning program for cleaning the shaving unit when the orientation sensed by the orientation sensor corresponds to the predefined cleaning orientation.