Electrical appliance with switchable operation modes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10471613
APP PUB NO 20160307712A1
SERIAL NO

15073637

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Electric appliance (1) includes control section (31) having a plurality of operation modes, driving source (21) controlled by control section (31), and switch (12) for switching between the operation modes. Control section (31) is configured to perform a first determination and a second determination in response to an operation duration of switch (12) in order to determine a type of the operation of switch (12), and to set an operation mode after the operation of switch (12) in response to the results of the first and second determinations and an operation mode before the operation of switch (12). In the present aspect, the operability of switching between the operation modes in electric appliance (1) is improved.

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  • PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nishimura, Shinji Shiga, JP 136 1901
Ohba, Takafumi Shiga, JP 7 20
Yanagi, Kotaro Shiga, JP 13 84

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