CN101773416A - Brush head for electric toothbrush - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a brush head (3) of an electric toothbrush, which is provided with a brush hair support (4); brush hair (5, 6) is fixed in the brush hair support (4); and the brush hair moves when the electric toothbrush works. According to the invention, at least part of the brush hair is a variable tip brush wire (5) which is arranged on the brush hair support (4), so that a tip (5a) moves for a given maximum stroke dmax at most when the electric toothbrush works. Therefore, the toothbrush can be prepared through a benefiting way, the toothbrush has better cleaning effect particularly to minimum structures of between teeth and on the tooth surface, and simultaneously the mechanical load and the wear to the variable tip brush wire (5) caused thereby are minimum. The invention also relates to the electric toothbrush and a method for manufacturing the brush head (3).
Description
It is 03826348.3 that the application of this division is based on application number, and the applying date is on April 22nd, 2003, and denomination of invention is dividing an application that the Chinese patent application of " brush that is used for electric toothbrush " proposes.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of brush of electric toothbrush, a kind of electric toothbrush and a kind of method that is used to make this brush with this brush of being used for, they have claim 1,15 and 16 feature.
Background technology
Electric toothbrush is habitual to have a handle, settles a motor therein, and a habitual removable brush.For example by DE-U 295 20 230 known a kind of brushes, it has the bristle supports of a rotatable activity-driven.By WO 01/28452 a known electric toothbrush, its brush is in vibration.For example by CH 421 049 also known powered toothbrushes, its brush is carried out rotatablely moving around its longitudinal axis according to the form of a turntable in addition.Known powered toothbrushes all has a brush, and it is furnished with the pieces of being made by habitual bristle.For fear of these pieces of damage rounding on its end.
For example by EP-A 0 596 633 and DE-U 90 12 603 known such manual toothbrushs, it has the area of bristles of being made up of the brush silk that comes to a point fully.The brush silk that comes to a point is used for handling or cleaning the fine structure of tooth surface, and as fine seam, they can not be handled effectively by habitual cylindrical bristle.The brush silk that comes to a point is in addition clamp-oned teeth space better and is cleaned teeth space owing to narrow tip.And the electric toothbrush with the adnexa that comes to a point is unknown.
But the bristle that comes to a point is very poor for the mechanical wear reaction in the tip.When too big mechanical load, fracture this bristle the tip and may no longer put on the one hand cleaning action to good use, on the other hand because the seamed edge and the wedge angle that produce when fractureing are implying the danger that damages gingiva.
Summary of the invention
Therefore the objective of the invention is, with the further optimization in service life of improving the cleaning effect of toothbrush and making bristle of the damage gingiva degree of minimum with the adnexa that comes to a point.
This purpose is achieved by a kind of brush that is used for an electric toothbrush and a kind of electric toothbrush with this brush as claimed in claim 15 with claim 1 feature.A manufacture method comprises the feature of claim 16.The favourable expansion structure of the present invention is provided by dependent claims, description and accompanying drawing.
The present invention is based on such design, that is, when stroke that the brush silk that comes to a point moves is restricted, can under the condition of minimal wear, utilize the cleaning action of the brush silk that comes to a point best in use up to specification.This method realizes that in electric toothbrush wherein brush or bristle supports are in motion and common additional manual cleaning movement of only carrying out a minimum by driving device in a given mode with relevant bristle.Therefore can control well and retrain by the layout of brush silk on bristle supports for come to a point the in use shift motion of bristle or its tip of electric toothbrush.The brush silk that comes to a point according to the present invention is arranged on the bristle supports like this, makes its tip move a given range d at most when electric toothbrush is worked
MaxRemaining bristle supports can be furnished with habitual bristle and/or other cleaning member, for example soft elastomeric element.Habitual bristle and/or other cleaning member also can be arranged between the brush silk that comes to a point.
Provide the cleaning efficiency an of the best by the high frequency motion of the brush silk that comes to a point.By the restriction of stroke that the tip is moved, make the minimise wear of bristle, therefore also make the injured danger of gingiva keep less.
The range d of preferred described tip
MaxBe 5mm, be preferably 3mm.This distance is corresponding to the bigger tooth intermediate space or the typical sizes of tooth.If reach this maximum, then described bristle is in the inside configuration motion of tooth.Especially can arrive seam the thinnest on tooth surface thus and arrive teeth space well.Can reduce so-called " whiplash effect " when brushing the tooth intermediate space on this external orientation transverse to the tooth intermediate space.The brush silk that when " whiplash effect ", comes to a point since himself elasticity at the obstacle place, as two interdental transition positions crooked and when continuing motion whiplash shape ground make the brush silk bear intensive load thus to preacceleration.
Described brush silk can be one-sided or bilateral come to a point.They also can dye at the position, tip at least.Can see the wearing and tearing of bristle by the color change user, for example when color as time passes and the washing variable color time.
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Describe the present invention in detail by means of accompanying drawing below.Illustrate especially simply at this:
Fig. 1 a, b illustrates three teeth with side view and vertical view, is used to represent desired motion;
Fig. 2 illustrates a brush, and it has a rotatably connected bristle supports, the brush silk that this support has habitual bristle and comes to a point;
Fig. 3 illustrates a brush, and it has the bristle supports that can swing around longitudinal axis, the brush silk that this support has habitual bristle and comes to a point;
Fig. 4 illustrates a brush, and it has the bristle supports of a vibration, the brush silk that this support has habitual bristle and comes to a point;
Fig. 5 a-c illustrates a brush, and it has the bristle supports of body more than;
Fig. 6 a-d illustrates the preferred arrangements structure of brush tow on a brush that comes to a point;
Fig. 7 illustrates a bristle supports, and it has the brush tow that comes to a point;
Fig. 8 illustrates a bristle supports, and it has brush tow and the habitual bristle tuft that comes to a point;
Fig. 9 a, b illustrate a bristle habitual and that come to a point;
Figure 10 a-e illustrates has the difform brush tow that comes to a point;
Figure 10 f, g illustrate has the differently contoured brush tow that comes to a point;
Figure 11 a-e illustrates the brush with the different brush silk profiles that comes to a point with side view;
Figure 12 illustrates a brush that has according to the bristle tuft of Figure 10 a.
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Fig. 1 a, b illustrates three teeth 1 in a denture with side view and vertical view, has teeth space 2 betwixt.Provide the example of brush 3 with the brush silk 5 that comes to a point by remaining accompanying drawing.
By the brush silk that comes to a point 5 preferred realize along denture X to little move and perpendicular, promptly the Y in teeth plane to and bigger slightly the moving that make progress at Z perpendicular to teeth plane.Should avoid along X to too big moving because this motion causes a big mechanical load (whiplash effect) of the brush silk 5 that comes to a point.The motion of the desired brush silk 5 that comes to a point is extended and along tooth side 1a, width b2 and the b3 of 1b are with extension on the whole width b1 of teeth space 2.Width b1 is about 2mm usually, and width b2, b3 are about 5mm respectively.
In order to reach a better cleaning effect with manual cleansing phase ratio, described brush 3 is driven like this, makes the brush silk 5 come to a point reach per minute more than 1000 times motion, especially more than 5000 times motion.When manually cleaning, during whole cleaning course, obviously be less than 1000 times motion.The tip 5a of the bristle that comes to a point moves one apart from d (, cannot the stack of cleaning movement of manual enforcement) with respect to immobilized tooth during each motion.For make the brush silk 5 that comes to a point when the reciprocating motion of this high frequency on tooth surface especially at tooth surface 1a, do not bear over-drastic load during conversion between 1b and the tooth intermediate space, the stroke d of the tip 5a of described brush silk 5 is less than predetermined range d
Max, preferably less than 3mm.This numerical value corresponds essentially to the size of big tooth intermediate space 2, can not damage 5a ground, tip cleaning teeth intermediate space best thus.Motion by control and constraint tip 5a reduces the injured danger of gingiva.
Range d at tip 5a described in the favourable expansion structure
MaxDepend on the direction of motion, wherein the range d on brush 3 vertical L
Max, verticallyPreferably less than perpendicular range d
Max, laterallyThe X that vertical L of described brush 3 in use corresponds essentially to denture to, in the motion of bristle described in the denture because Ya-Ya transition and the bristle that causes are thus loaded best restrained.Consider the geometry of tooth thus and allow than perpendicular to Y to Z to one of the bigger skew of direction ground realization along tooth intermediate space 2, promptly at Y to moving of making progress with Z.Preferred d
Max, LaengBe 3mm (X to), and d
Max, laterallyBe 5mm (Y to, Z to).
Fig. 2-4 and 5a-c illustrate the different examples of brush, and it has a hair brush area of being made up of habitual bristle 6 and the brush silk 5 that comes to a point.Described bristle 5,6 is arranged on the bristle supports 4 to restraint 5 ', 6 ' respectively.Represent by an open circles by the bundle 6 ' that habitual bristle 6 constitutes, represent by a circle with a point by the bundle 5 ' that the brush silk 5 that comes to a point constitutes.
For at the brush shown in Fig. 23, described bristle supports 4 rotates back and forth to be connected around a rotation axis D who extends transverse to bristle supports 4 with brush 3.There is a suitable driving device (not shown) here for this reason.Be in operation and reach the anglec of rotation α of a maximum.The described brush silk 5 that comes to a point is arranged on the bristle supports like this, makes its ultimate range r between exit point on the bristle supports and rotation axis D
MaxFor: r
Max=d
Max180 °: (π α), wherein d
MaxIt is above-mentioned range.(the reversal point spacing replaces arc length) is r approx
Max=d
Max: (2sin (α/2)).Best d
Max=3mm.
The anglec of rotation of electric toothbrush on market at present can reach 70 °.The diameter of described brush 3 is generally less than 20mm.The motion of described tip 5a increases along with radius or with the distance of rotation axis.Following form provides the numerical value of some strokes, and stroke has been considered the relation of the anglec of rotation and radius.The travel values of gray background belongs to according to the present invention for d
MaxThe radius that=3mm allowed/anglec of rotation numerical value pair (d
Max=reversal point spacing)
| Radius (mm) | ??α＝10° | ??α＝20° | ??α＝30° | ??α＝40° | ??α＝50° | ??α＝60° | ??α＝70° |
| ??1 | ??0.2 | ??0.3 | ??0.5 | ??0.7 | ??0.8 | ??1.0 | ??1.1 |
| ??2 | ??0.3 | ??0.7 | ??1.0 | ??1.4 | ??1.7 | ??2.0 | ??2.3 |
| ??3 | ??0.5 | ??1.0 | ??1.6 | ??2.1 | ??2.5 | ??3.0 | ??3.4 |
| ??4 | ??0.7 | ??1.4 | ??2.1 | ??2.7 | ??3.4 | ??4.0 | ??4.6 |
| ??5 | ??0.9 | ??1.7 | ??2.6 | ??3.4 | ??4.2 | ??5.0 | ??5.7 |
| ??6 | ??1.0 | ??2.1 | ??3.1 | ??4.1 | ??5.1 | ??6.0 | ??6.9 |
| ??7 | ??1.2 | ??2.4 | ??3.6 | ??4.8 | ??5.9 | ??7.0 | ??8.0 |
| Radius (mm) | ??α＝10° | ??α＝20° | ??α＝30° | ??α＝40° | ??α＝50° | ??α＝60° | ??α＝70° |
| ??8 | ??1.4 | ??2.8 | ??4.1 | ??5.5 | ??6.8 | ??8.0 | ??9.2 |
| ??9 | ??1.6 | ??3.1 | ??4.7 | ??6.2 | ??7.6 | ??9.0 | ??10.3 |
| ??10 | ??1.7 | ??3.5 | ??5.2 | ??6.8 | ??8.5 | ??10.0 | ??11.5 |
This form illustrates, and whole in principle brush 3 can be furnished with the bristle 5 that comes to a point when the little anglec of rotation, is furnished with the bristle 5 that comes to a point and need only a central segment 7 when high rotation angle.
Fig. 3 illustrates a brush 3, and it is swung around a longitudinal axis L when work, so this brush 3 is carried out a lateral movement of waving.Said brush 3 was brushed an angle beta.The tip 5a of the brush silk that comes to a point and the ultimate range l between the swinging axle L
MaxBe l
Max=d
Max180 °: (π β) or l
Max=d
Max: (2sin (β/2)) (reversal point spacing), d
MaxIt is above-mentioned range.Best d
Max=3mm.
Relevant with the bristle 5 that comes to a point, the lateral movement of waving is suitable especially.Move along teeth space 2 in use by the described bristle that comes to a point 5 of this toothbrush type.For the bristle 5 that comes to a point, got rid of the bristle and the disadvantageous direction of motion of gingiva.For the maximum shift motion of the described tip of this motion equally less than 3mm.Therefore by means of following form, can determine described angle of oscillation according to the distance between tip and the axis of oscillation.The travel values of gray background belongs to according to the present invention for d
MaxThe distance that=3mm allowed/angle of oscillation numerical value pair.Should select the angle of oscillation of brush to be not more than 15 ° for the moderate distance of a 12mm.
| Distance (mm) | ??β＝10° | ??β＝15° | ??β＝20° | ??β＝25° | ??β＝30° | ??β＝35° |
| ??9 | ??1.6 | ??2.3 | ??3.1 | ??3.9 | ??4.7 | ??5.4 |
| ??10 | ??1.7 | ??2.6 | ??3.5 | ??4.3 | ??5.2 | ??6.0 |
| ??11 | ??1.9 | ??2.9 | ??3.8 | ??4.8 | ??5.7 | ??6.6 |
| ??12 | ??2.1 | ??3.1 | ??4.2 | ??5.2 | ??6.2 | ??7.2 |
| ??13 | ??2.3 | ??3.4 | ??4.5 | ??5.6 | ??6.7 | ??7.8 |
| ??14 | ??2.4 | ??3.7 | ??4.9 | ??6.1 | ??7.2 | ??8.4 |
| ??15 | ??2.6 | ??3.9 | ??5.2 | ??6.5 | ??7.8 | ??9.0 |
Fig. 4 illustrates a brush 3 especially simply, and it is at both direction S1, and S2 is last transverse to vertically L vibration.The geometry of the described brush of motion scheme has still less influence for the skew of bristle 5,6 habitual and that come to a point hereto.The size of this skew can be determined by selecting electric current, motor and/or vibration machine.By a special brush holder structure, in vertical direction reinforcing and the additional decay measure direction that can influence skew for example.Because brush 3 is preferably followed teeth space 2 with the skew of the tip of the relevant brush silk 5 that comes to a point, so described toothbrush preferably has a bigger skew on direction S1, this is offset greater than a vertical shift on direction S2.Skew less than 3mm provides a very soft effect and gingival irritation here.
Fig. 5 a-c illustrates brush 3, and one of them rotatablely moves and other type of sports combination.If carry out the motion of a machinery, when for example rotating, under any circumstance also all produce vibration by an electric toothbrush.Described in the example shown bristle supports 4 is many bodies.The first bracket component 4a of a circle rotatably is connected (referring to Fig. 2) with brush 3 around rotation axis D.It is furnished with habitual bristle 6.At least another bracket component 4b is connected with brush 3 regularly and is furnished with the brush silk 5 that comes to a point.It is in vibration when parts 4a rotates.This another bracket component 4b is positioned at the front and back of the bracket component 4a of rotation on vertical L in Fig. 5 a, in Fig. 5 b only in the back of bracket component and in Fig. 5 c only in the front of bracket component.The bracket component 4a of motion bears cleaning surfaces by habitual bristle 6, and vibration, only indirect mechanical movement together bracket component 4b bears the teeth space cleaning and is used to clean minimum structure by the bristle 5 that comes to a point.Replace making first support unit 4a rotation, also can make it center on the longitudinal axis swing.
Fig. 6 a-d illustrates the example of the arrangement of brush silk 5 on bristle supports 4 that comes to a point.The described brush silk 5 that comes to a point is at first formed bundle 5 '.At these these bundle is circular on cross section, but also can be other shape, for example shown in Figure 10 a-e like that.Described bundle 5 ' is formed row 9 in according to the brush 3 of Fig. 6 a, they are transverse to vertically L extension.This structure optimization is using in longitudinal axis L bristle supports 4 that can swing or that vibrate on this direction, because these rows 9 are consistent with the direction of motion of restrainting 5 ' there.Be arranged on the circular arc 10 in bristle tuft 5 ' described in the example of Fig. 6 b.This structure optimization uses in the bristle supports 4 of rotation.Have two inner circular with bristle tuft of the brush silk 5 that comes to a point, its maximum radius is r
MaxTherefore the sphere of action of the bristle 5 that comes to a point is in both cases spatially defined well.
Fig. 6 c illustrates an example, has the hair brush area that mixes the bundle 5 ', 6 ' that is provided with, and they are made up of on the bristle supports 4 of a circle bristle 5,6 that come to a point and standard, and the radius of this bristle supports is r
MaxBlended hair brush area has advantage, that is, although the described bristle that comes to a point 5 have more space and in use on dental structure bending not stuck mutually yet.The bristle 5 that comes to a point in principle should have more space than the bristle 6 of standard.Especially this mixing with standard bristle is favourable in boudary portion, and the bristle tip is moved maximum spacing d basically in these boudary portions
Max
Fig. 6 d illustrates a hair brush area, and the bundle 5 ' of the bristle 5 that wherein comes to a point is arranged on circular arc sector 11 the insides.The toothbrush that this structure corresponds essentially to Fig. 6 b and is equally applicable to rotate.
Replace bristle tuft 5 ' with the cross section of circle as described ground in groups (row, circle, sector) be provided with, also can use bristle tuft 5 ' (seeing Figure 11 a-e) with a corresponding adaptive cross section.
In order to make the brush silk 5 that comes to a point can freely move and not block teeth space 2, each bundle 8 preferably each other sufficiently at interval.Because different spacings is moved according to its position on bristle supports 4 in certain embodiments in the tip, so the pitch-row x of the minimum between the adjacent bundle 8 determines according to the stroke that moves.Fig. 7 illustrates an example, is used for the bristle supports 4 of a rotation, wherein for reason clearly bristle tuft 8 and another bristle tuft 8 ' that periphery is provided with that a pair of center is provided with only is shown.Minimum range x1 near rotation axis D leaves the minimum range x2 of rotation axis D less than other.
Because the brush silk that comes to a point just is being provided with on the position that is fit on the brush surface, therefore on unaccommodated position, use other brush filate formula in some version.The bristle of the habitual rounding of for example being made by polyester PBT or polyamide PA especially can be used for the cleaning surfaces of tooth surface.If the additional gingival massage effect of expectation, additionally the soft rubber elastomeric element of the injection moulding or the bristle of packing into, sheet form or other structure of making by thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) TPE.Fig. 8 illustrates the example of a bristle supports 4, and it has this blended hair brush area, and it is by a radius r
MaxThe brush silk 5 that comes to a point of inside, center and the habitual bristle tuft 6 that is provided with at the edge are formed.
Fig. 9 a, b describes the size of bristle 5,6 habitual and that come to a point.The habitual bristle 6 that schematically illustrates in Fig. 9 a has a substantial constant on its length nominal diameter Δ
Max(diameter on the coarse position of bristle), it for example is 0.15 to 0.25mm.The tip 6a rounding of bristle.
Minimize and make its maximization in service life in order to make, for the geometry and the special requirement of characteristic proposition of the brush silk 5 that comes to a point by the degree of the toothbrush of high frequency motion damage.The bristle that comes to a point 5 shown in the letter has a constant diameter, for example same one 0.15 to 0.25mm nominal diameter equally on a zone of its length in Fig. 9 b.Bristle 5 is from dwindling gradually towards tip 5a with tip 5a spacing distance a beginning.The respective diameters that begins to measure in the relevant position from tip 5a for example is following numerical value:
In order to make described brush silk reach an enough elasticity, select its length that begins from the exit point of brush between 7 to 13mm.In order to guarantee that each brush silk has enough intensity when the high frequency motion, on the major part of length, all keeps nominal diameter above 75%.Above-mentioned form represents, the overwhelming majority of the tip of described brush silk realizes on last 4 to 5mm.Can make tip 5a reach minimum slit and teeth space 2 best by this structure with enough brush silk intensity.
Use polyamide for the bristle that comes to a point, but preferably use polyester (PBT).The process that comes to a point is to reduce diameter by a chemical technology.Remove plastics and reduce diameter according to the length that bristle is stagnated in chemical substance.Can influence the shape of tip thus.
Figure 10 a-e illustrates the example of shape of the bundle 5 ' of the brush silk 5 that comes to a point.Such bundle 5 ' needn't be circular.Also can consider subtriangular (Figure 10 a), approximate rectangular (Figure 10 b), oval (Figure 10 c), circular arc (10d) or other shape (Figure 10 e).Microscler shape according to Figure 10 a-c especially is provided for the toothbrush that can swing and replaces circular bristle tuft structure to arrange (referring to Figure 12 by arow, blended hair brush area shown in it, it is formed by the standard bristle tuft 6 ' of circular section with at bristle 5 bundles 5 ' that come to a point of shape shown in Figure 10 a).The toothbrush that is particularly advantageous for rotating in the shape shown in Figure 10 d.
Maximum extension e is preferably about 3mm and thus corresponding to a big teeth space distance.If each bundle 5 ' comprises too many brush silk, then may produce the unnecessary reinforcing of each brush silk 5 and be difficult to be squeezed into 2 the insides, teeth space space.Therefore bundle 5 ' preferably contains and is less than 80, especially preferably is less than the tip 5a of 50 brush silks 5 that come to a point.Can have the tip 5a that one or two comes to a point at this according to each brush silk of process technology.Some brush silk also have a circle with a tip 5a who comes to a point.
Figure 10 f+g illustrates the height profile example of the bristle tuft 5 ' among Figure 11 d and the 11e.This inconsistent height profile is preferably realized in AFT or IMT technology.
Figure 11 a-e illustrates brush 3 with side view, and the tip 5a of the brush silk 5 that wherein comes to a point constitutes different profiles.Figure 11 a-d relates to the brush that can swing, and Figure 11 e relates to the brush of a rotation.
Aspect manufacturing technology, can process the most simply in the flat profile shown in Figure 11 a.Under the condition of the habitual stamping technology of use, only use a brush silk fundamental length at this.About 80% brush silk end is positioned at a wide altitude range Δ h inside of 4mm.Be desirably in the different brush filament length degree of this scope inside on certain degree, because it is thus than when the accurate equal length, as producing when the habitual bristle of cutting like that, an inseam is passed in assurance more simply.But avoid one, solid outstanding brush silk, because they are especially implying the danger that damages gingiva in the motion of a high frequency.
Figure 11 b illustrates a brush, wherein makes the bristle that comes to a point produce one by habitual Sheet Metal Forming Technology with two different fundamental lengths and departs from a planar contour shape.The two ends of habitual brush silk all come to a point.The latter is bent to bristle by U-shaped.Can not cut the adnexa that comes to a point thus and be positioned on the different planes by this technology, here be plane E1 and E2.At plane E1, E2 inside still can be implemented in the height change of the wide altitude range Δ h of about 4mm.Under the single-ended situation about coming to a point of brush silk, has the more freedom degree.
If make up different brush silk types for above-mentioned reasons, the brush silk 5 that comes to a point that then is used to clean teeth space preferably is longer than the bristle or the Massage part of habitual rounding.The use of different bristle types in bristle supports is best to be realized to clamp-on different bristle types simultaneously.Also can select described bristle supports 4 is many bodies, plants hair individually and also then is grouped together.
At first provide AFT (Anchor Free Tufting) or IMT (In Mould Tufting) technology in order to process according to brush 3 of the present invention.AFT technology has for example been described in EP-A 0 972 464.IMT technology has been described in EP-A 0 795 711 and in EP-A 0 346 646.The brush silk 5 that comes to a point in this case with at habitual different single-ended AFT or IMT equipment of being transported to of obstruction with coming to a point.The length of described brush silk is between 10 to 20mm.Described brush silk preferably imports to the material cartridge the inside downwards with the tip.Therefore the commutation at AFT or IMT device interior afterwards is unnecessary.Described brush silk passes bristle supports (passing transfer unit in IMT) by the pushing mechanism in the side that comes to a point.Described for this reason bristle supports has the space that is used for bristle.A side that does not come to a point is cut off and is followed as known fusion.If bristle supports and brush are not one, then two parts then preferably interconnect by ultrasonic bonding.
Described AFT or IMT technology can realize the simple processing of the brush silk that comes to a point, because they only need come to a point unilaterally.Form the profile of single bundle in addition by the structure of corresponding pushing mechanism, for example in order to enter teeth space better.Figure 11 c-e and shown in Figure 10 f+g to this example (forming the profile of single bundle).Can not realize this point by habitual synthetic tuft (planting hair) technology.Because the brush silk is cut off, only need a brush of guiding filament length degree after forming profile.Described bristle can be cut into desired length.The more length of material of essential use in habitual synthetic tuft technology is used to produce a nonplanar contour shape in contrast.
Therefore described AFT and IMT technology have bigger advantage and are used for making according to toothbrush of the present invention, because they can realize one of bristle tuft shape as far as possible arbitrarily.Therefore can monitor the stroke that in use move the tip particularly well.This processing method also can be advantageously used in makes manual toothbrush.
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1. brush (3) that is used for electric toothbrush, has a bristle supports (4), fasten bristles (5 therein, 6), bristle moves when electric toothbrush is worked, and it is characterized in that, described bristle to small part is the brush silk (5) that comes to a point, they are arranged on the bristle supports (4) like this, make its tip (5a) move a given range d at most when electric toothbrush is worked
Max
2. brush as claimed in claim 1 (3) is characterized in that, the range d of described tip (5a)
MaxBe 5mm, be preferably 3mm.
3. brush as claimed in claim 1 or 2 (3) is characterized in that, described stroke d
MaxDepend on the direction of motion, wherein said brush (3) range d in the vertical
Max, verticallyLess than perpendicular range d
Max, laterally, wherein preferred especially d
Max, vertically=3mm and d
Max, laterally=5mm.
4. each described brush (3) as in the above-mentioned claim is characterized in that, drives described brush (3) like this, make bristle (5,6) per minute carry out at least 1000 times, preferably more than 5000 times motion.
5. as each described brush (3) in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that, described bristle supports (4) rotatably is connected with brush (3) around a driving axis (D), and can carry out a kind ofly having rotatablely moving of a maximum anglec of rotation α by a driving device, and the described brush silk (5) that comes to a point leaves ultimate range r of rotation axis (D)
Max, r wherein
Max=d
Max180 °: (π α) or r
Max=d
Max: (2sin (α/2)), preferably d
Max=3mm.
6. as each described brush (3) in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that, described bristle supports (4) can be carried out oscillating motion with a full swing angle β around an axle that extends along brush (3) vertical (L) basically when electric toothbrush is worked, and the ultimate range l of the tip (5a) of the brush silk (5) that comes to a point
MaxBe l
Max=d
Max180 °: (π β) or l
Max=d
Max: (2sin (β/2)), preferably d
Max=3mm.
7. as each described brush (3) in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that, described bristle supports (4) is preferably vibrated when electric toothbrush is worked in this wise, make bristle (5,6) deflection on a direction perpendicular to bristle supports (4) (S2) is less than bristle (5,6) deflection on side direction (S1), wherein preferred especially bristle (5,6) deflection on a direction (S2) perpendicular to bristle supports (4) less than 3mm and bristle (5,6) deflection on side direction (S1) less than 5mm.
8. as each described brush (3) in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that, described bristle supports (4) comprises first bracket component (4a) and at least one second bracket component (4b) of fixedlying connected with brush (3) that can be in the motion, wherein on first bracket component (4a) habitual bristle (6) is set and the brush silk (5) that comes to a point to the small part setting on second bracket component.
9. as each described brush (3) in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that the described brush silk (5) that comes to a point has one 0.15 to 0.25mm maximum gauge (nominal diameter) Δ
Nenn7 to 13mm the length that begins to measure with an exit point on the bristle supports (4), wherein, all greater than 75% of nominal diameter, and distance is more little up to distance tip (5a) 5 to 6mm place's diameters, and diameter is more little.
10. each described brush (3) as in the above-mentioned claim is characterized in that described brush silk (5) bunchy that comes to a point is provided with (5 '), and they preferably include and are less than 80, especially preferably are less than 50 tips (5).
11. brush as claimed in claim 10 (3) is characterized in that, described bristle tuft (5 ') has the Breadth Maximum e of an about 3mm, and the wherein maximum extension direction preferably direction of motion with brush is consistent.
12. as claim 10 or 11 described brushes (3), it is characterized in that, described bristle tuft (5 ') in turn is being arranged on the direction of motion on the bristle supports (4), preferably is in along a round track (10) or in the bristle supports of swinging in the bristle supports (4) of rotation among the row (9) transverse to axis of oscillation.
13. as each described brush (3) in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that at least 80% brush silk (5) that comes to a point has an exit point on the bristle supports (4) and begins length measured interval [L, L+4mm], wherein L is a given length, and it is preferably 6-8mm.
14., it is characterized in that have the brush silk (5) and the habitual bristle (6) that come to a point, the wherein said brush silk (5) that comes to a point is longer than habitual bristle (6) as each described brush (3) in the above-mentioned claim.
15. an electric toothbrush has each described brush (3) in a handle and as the above-mentioned claim.
16. a method that is used for making as each described brush (3) of claim 1 to 15, wherein said bristle supports (4) are planted on given position with brush silk (5) that comes to a point and habitual in case of necessity bristle (6).
17. method as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, described bristle supports (4) is planted hair with AFT or IMT technology.
18. method as claimed in claim 17, it is characterized in that, the described bristle that comes to a point (5) and in case of necessity the bristle of standard (6) pass the space like this and introduce in the bristle supports (4), make that (5a 6a) occupies a given height profile and then cut off the end that deviates from fusion in its tip.
19. method as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, described bristle supports (4) pack in the brush (3) the inside, ready space and preferably be connected with this brush by ultrasonic bonding.
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