Patent SG-11201806827Q-A (SG)
Title: Electronic subassembly for a personal care product
Inventor: BROEMSE NORBERT
IPC: B26B21/40
Filed: 2017-03-09
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/160575 Al 21 September 2017 (21.09.2017) WIPO I PCT 111111111111110111011111111111010111110 III 0111111111111111111111111111111111111110111111 38b 34 The housing has a tapered guide surface. A first cir- 16 cuit board having a rigid end is positioned within the 14 chamber and a flexible portion positioned outside the 28 chamber. A second circuit board is positioned within the chamber of the housing. The second circuit board has an electrical connector dimensioned to receive the 36 rigid end. An adapter is secured to the first circuit 18 board between the rigid end and the flexible portion. The adapter has a corresponding tapered guide sur- 8 I 26 face that engages the tapered guide surface of the 16 housing to align the rigid end with the electrical con- nector. 32 10 W O 20 17 / 160575 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B26B 21/40 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/021509 (22) International Filing Date: 9 March 2017 (09.03.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 16160242.0 14 March 2016 (14.03.2016) EP (71) Applicant: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC [US/US]; One Gillette Park, Boston, Massachusetts 02127 (US). (72) Inventors: BROEMSE, Norbert; Braun GmbH, Frank- furter Str. 145, 61476 Kronberg (DE). HEUBACH, Klaus; Braun GmbH, Frankfurter Str. 145, 61476 Kronberg (DE). BEHRENDT, Juergen; Braun GmbH, Frankfurter Str. 145, 61476 Kronberg (DE). (74) Agent: KREBS, Jay A.; c/o The Procter & Gamble Com- pany, Global IP Services, One Procter & Gamble Plaza, C9, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. [Continued on next page] — (54) Title: ELECTRONIC SUBASSEMBLY FOR A PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT (57) : An electronic subassembly for a per- sonal care product with a housing defining a chamber. 38a 12 . 24 22 8 FIG. 1 WO 2017/160575 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIR010130HINIMENIMEMOIS (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3))