Patent ID: 6612034
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B25F,B26B

Abstract:
An electrical appliance (1) arranged for holding in one hand of a user while being normally operated, comprising:a housing (2), manually operable actuating means (3) provided at a surface of the housing, wherein said manually operable actuating means is an on/off switch, and additional means, in addition to said manually operable actuating means, for influencing at least one parameter relating to the operation of the appliance, characterized in that said additional means includes: a force sensor (Rf1, Rf2) arranged at a location in a side wall of said housing where, when the appliance is being normally held and operated, said one hand of the user will continuously exert force on the sensor, said force sensor supplying a sensor signal which is representative of the force with which the housing (2) is held in said one hand, and control means (21, 26) for influencing, in response to the sensor signal, said at least one parameter, and further characterized in that the additional means comprises two said force sensors arranged respectively at opposite sides of the housing, and said control means comprises a bridge circuit to which the two force sensors are connected for influencing said at least one parameter.