CN102197919A - Brush body and toothbrush - Google Patents
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Abstract
A brush body and toothbrush that allows for current to easily flow from conductive bristles to oral tissues or enhance ionization of electrolytic medicinal components. The brush body (10) includes a mixed bristle bundle (70) arranged on an anchoring surface (13) and including a plurality of conductive bristles (30) and a plurality of insulative bristles (40). A reference plane is set on the anchoring surface (13). The conductive bristles (30) have a height from the reference plane, and the insulative bristles (40) have a height from the reference plane that differs from the height of the conductive bristles (30).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of brush body and comprise the toothbrush of this brush body, the hair side of planting of brush body is provided with electric conductivity bristle with electric conductivity and the insulating properties bristle with insulating properties.
Background technology
As an example of above-mentioned toothbrush, known have a toothbrush of putting down in writing in the TOHKEMY 2006-223369 communique.
The toothbrush of TOHKEMY 2006-223369 communique is provided with the conduction brush pieces with electric conductivity in the central authorities of brush body.
But if the toothpaste that uses when brushing teeth contains the electrolyte effective component with bactericidal effect in the oral cavity, then effective component can enter into dental surface or gum by the function of current, so bactericidal effect increases in the oral cavity.By in the oral cavity, especially gum carries out sterilization, thereby can expect the effect of prevention of periodontal disease.
On the other hand, when brushing teeth, under electric conductivity bristle and the situation about for example directly contacting as the gum of oral cavity organization, by switching on to gum, can access massage effect, so can expect the anti-inflammatory effect of gum from the electric conductivity bristle.
But, for the toothbrush of TOHKEMY 2006-223369 communique, in the central authorities of brush body, the alignment of the height of each electric conductivity bristle.Therefore, when brushing teeth on each bristle tuft that toothpaste is coated onto brush body, the toothpaste that electric conductivity bristle and insulating properties bristle are gone up separately rubs on the tooth face simultaneously.Therefore, be difficult to, the electrolyte effective component in the toothpaste is moved by energising from the electric conductivity bristle.
In addition, when wanting to make electric conductivity bristle and gum etc. to contact, owing to be positioned at insulating properties bristle contact gum earlier around this electric conductivity bristle, so be difficult to obtain the massage effect that produces to energising such as gum from the electric conductivity bristle.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is conceived to above-mentioned problem and proposes, and its purpose is, a kind of brush body and toothbrush are provided, and has easily the structure of switching on to oral cavity organization from the electric conductivity bristle and easily with at least one side of the function of current to the structure of electrolyte effective component.
The 1st aspect of the present invention have a brush body of planting hair side, possesses the mixing bristle tuft, this mixing bristle tuft is arranged on plants on the hair side, and comprise a plurality of electric conductivity bristles with electric conductivity and a plurality of insulating properties bristles with insulating properties, be set with datum level on the hair side described planting, described a plurality of electric conductivity bristles are different from the height of described reference plane from height and described a plurality of insulating properties bristle of this reference plane.
The 2nd aspect of the present invention have a brush body of planting hair side, possess: the electric conductivity bristle tuft, be arranged at and plant on the hair side, constitute by a plurality of electric conductivity bristles with electric conductivity; And insulating properties bristle tuft, be arranged at and plant on the hair side, be made of a plurality of insulating properties bristles with insulating properties, be set with datum level on the hair side planting, a plurality of electric conductivity bristles are different from the height of reference plane from height and a plurality of insulating properties bristle of this reference plane.
The 3rd aspect of the present invention have a brush body of planting hair side, possesses the mixing bristle tuft, this mixing bristle tuft is arranged on plants on the hair side, and comprise that the 1st mixes bristle tuft and the 2nd mixing bristle tuft, each mixes bristle tuft and comprises a plurality of electric conductivity bristles with electric conductivity and a plurality of insulating properties bristles with insulating properties, be set with datum level on the hair side planting, mix in the bristle tuft at each, a plurality of electric conductivity bristles are different from the height of reference plane from height and a plurality of insulating properties bristle of this reference plane, and the 1st mixes bristle tuft, and to mix bristle tuft with the 2nd from the height of reference plane different from the height of reference plane.
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Fig. 1 is the cutaway view of cross-section structure of the 1st embodiment that the toothbrush of invention is shown.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of circuit structure that the toothbrush of the 1st embodiment is shown.
Fig. 3 (a) illustrates the 1st cutaway view of brush body of executing the toothbrush of mode, and Fig. 3 (b) is the A portion enlarged drawing among Fig. 3 (a), and Fig. 3 (c) is the enlarged drawing of B portion among Fig. 3 (b).
Fig. 4 is the figure of bristle leading section that the toothbrush of the 1st embodiment is shown, and (a) is the enlarged drawing before the toothpaste that is coated in the bristle leading section is consumed, and (b) is the enlarged drawing after the toothpaste that is coated in the bristle leading section is partially consumed.
Fig. 5 (a) illustrates the cutaway view of the 2nd embodiment of toothbrush of the present invention, and Fig. 5 (b) is the enlarged drawing of C portion among Fig. 5 (a), and Fig. 5 (c) is the enlarged drawing of D portion among Fig. 5 (a).
Fig. 6 is the figure of bristle leading section that the toothbrush of the 2nd embodiment is shown, and (a) is the enlarged drawing before the toothpaste that is coated in the bristle leading section is consumed, and (b) is the enlarged drawing after the toothpaste that is coated in the bristle leading section is partially consumed.
Fig. 7 (a) is the cutaway view that the 3rd embodiment of toothbrush of the present invention is shown, and Fig. 7 (b) is the enlarged drawing of E portion among Fig. 7 (a), and Fig. 7 (c) is the enlarged drawing of F portion among Fig. 7 (a).。
Fig. 8 is cutaway view toothbrush, that scribble the brush body of toothpaste on the bristle leading section that the 3rd embodiment of toothpaste user mode is shown.
Fig. 9 (a) is the cutaway view of the brush body of the toothbrush in the variation that the present invention is specialized, and Fig. 9 (b) is the enlarged drawing of G portion among Fig. 9 (a), and Fig. 9 (c) is the enlarged drawing of H portion among Fig. 9 (a).。
Figure 10 is the cutaway view of the brush body of the toothbrush in the variation that the present invention is specialized.
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1 ... electric toothbrush, 10 ... brush body, 11 ... brushhead, 12 ... brush holder, 13 ... plant hair side, 14 ... electroconductive component, 15 ... splicing ear, 16 ... patchhole, 20 ... control main part, 21 ... control electrode, 22 ... vibratory driver, 23 ... output shaft, 24 ... battery, 25 ... circuit part, 25a ... control circuit, 25b ... charging circuit, 25c ... power circuit, 26 ... switch, 27 ... LED, 30 ... the electric conductivity bristle, 31 ... core, 32 ... leading section, 33 ... coating portion, 34 ... storing section, 40 ... the insulating properties bristle, 50 ... the conduction brush pieces, 60 ... the insulated brush pieces, 70 ... mix bristle tuft, 80 ... toothpaste.
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(the 1st embodiment)
With reference to Fig. 1～Fig. 4, the electric toothbrush 1 of the 1st embodiment of the present invention is described.
As shown in Figure 1, electric toothbrush 1 comprises: control main part 20, can be controlled by the user; And brush body 10, be installed on the leading section of controlling main part 20 in the mode that can load and unload.Electric toothbrush 1 following formation makes brush body 10 vibrations by being built in the vibratory driver 22 of controlling main part 20, thereby brushes teeth.
Control main part 20 and form that to have considered that the user controls etc. roughly cylindric.Controlling main part 20 comprises: control electrode 21, be arranged to contact with user's hand when the user controls the lateral surface of controlling main part 20; Switch 26 is operated by the user; And LED27, the display action state.Be provided with in the inside of controlling main part 20: vibratory driver 22; Battery 24 is to circuit part's 25 supply capabilities; And circuit part 25, subtend vibratory driver 22 supply capabilities etc. are controlled.The output shaft 23 of vibratory driver 22 is outstanding from the leading section of controlling main part 20.Output shaft 23 is inserted in the brush body 10.
Be provided with electroconductive component 14 in the inside of brushhead 11, each base end part that mixes bristle tuft 70 is implanted on the electroconductive component 14.Inside at brush holder 12 is provided with: splicing ear 15 is used for electroconductive component 14 and the output shaft 23 of controlling main part 20 are electrically connected; And patchhole 16, as the space that is used to insert output shaft 23.
For electric toothbrush 1, be inserted into by the output shaft 23 that will control main part 20 in the patchhole 16 of brush body 10, control on the main part 20 thereby brush body 10 is installed to.At this moment, electroconductive component 14 is electrically connected with battery 24 via splicing ear 15 and output shaft 23.
Fig. 2 illustrates the circuit structure of electric toothbrush 1.
The circuit part 25 of electric toothbrush 1 comprises: with control the control circuit 25a that electrode 21 is electrically connected; The charging circuit 25b that is electrically connected with control circuit 25a; And power circuit 25c.Power circuit 25c accepts electric power from battery 24 and supplies with.Charging circuit 25b is to battery 24 supply capabilities.
When the user was using electric toothbrush 1, user and electric toothbrush 1 formed following electric loop.That is to say, form by the splicing ear 15 of the control circuit 25a that controls electrode 21, circuit part 25 that controls main part 20 that is held by user's handgrip, the output shaft 23 of controlling main part 20, brush body 10, electroconductive component 14, each mixes the electric loop that tissue such as bristle tuft 70, intraoral saliva, gum and human body constitute.When control circuit 25a applies the DC voltage of pre-sizing, in above-mentioned electric loop, flow through electric current.
Fig. 3 illustrates brushhead 11 and mixes the structure for amplifying of bristle tuft 70.
Shown in Fig. 3 (a), the base end part of each electric conductivity bristle 30 and each insulating properties bristle 40 via the surface of brushhead 11, promptly plant hair side 13 and be implanted in the electroconductive component 14.Planting hair side 13 forms along the even surface of the length direction of electric toothbrush 1.
Shown in Fig. 3 (b), mix bristle tuft 70 by bristle with electric conductivity, be that a plurality of electric conductivity bristles 30 and a plurality of insulating properties bristles 40 with insulating properties constitute.Insulating properties bristle 40 has flexual insulative resin by polyamide or polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin etc. and forms.
Shown in Fig. 3 (c), electric conductivity bristle 30 has core 31, and this core 31 has flexual electroconductive resin by the polyamide of carbon containing or the polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin of carbon containing etc. and forms.
Coated by coating portion 33 around the core 31.Coating portion 33 has flexual insulative resin by carbon-free polyamide or polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin etc. and forms.
The leading section 32 of core 31 is outstanding from the leading section of coating portion 33.The base end part of core 31 is outstanding from the base end part of coating portion 33.That is to say, do not covered around the leading section 32 of core 31 and the base end part by coating portion 33.Do not covered around the base end part of core 31, so each electric conductivity bristle 30 is electrically connected with electroconductive component 14 by coating portion 33.
Shown in Fig. 3 (b), it is different from the height of planting hair side 13 as the datum level of brushhead 11 constitute to mix the electric conductivity bristle 30 of bristle tuft 70 and insulating properties bristle 40.That is to say, from plant hair side 13 to the height of the leading section of insulating properties bristle 40 greater than from planting the height of hair side 13 to the leading section of electric conductivity bristle 30.By this difference in height, in the front end formation storing section 34 of electric conductivity bristle 30.
In addition, shown in Fig. 3 (a), short transverse is meant the direction that electric conductivity bristle 30 and insulating properties bristle 40 extend.In addition, datum level is expressed as follows.That is to say, planting under the uneven situation of hair side, imagination is along a plurality of virtual of the length direction of electric toothbrush 1, and wherein, virtual of the highest point by planting hair side 13 when being chosen in the face that will plant hair side 13 opposition sides on the brushhead 11 and being made as the benchmark of short transverse as datum level.
In this electric toothbrush 1 form alongst even surface owing to plant hair side 13, so the extreme higher position of planting hair side 13 whole plant on the hair side 13 identical.Therefore, it is consistent with datum level to plant hair side 13.
With reference to Fig. 4, the occupation mode of the electric toothbrush 1 of having used toothpaste 80 is described.
Shown in Fig. 4 (a), before the user began to brush teeth, when being coated onto toothpaste 80 on the leading section that mixes bristle tuft 70, the part of toothpaste 80 was stored in storing section 34.
Shown in Fig. 4 (b), when the user had carried out brushing teeth, the part of toothpaste 80 was consumed.At this moment, than the toothpaste 80 of storing section 34 outsides, promptly be positioned at the toothpaste 80 of insulating properties bristle 40 front ends, the toothpaste 80 that stores in storing section 34 is difficult to be consumed.Therefore, the toothpaste 80 that is coated onto insulating properties bristle 40 leading sections be consumed during, by the energising, the function of current is to the toothpaste 80 of storing section 34.
As toothpaste 80, use when containing the toothpaste of electrolyte effective component, by the effect of electric current, ion enters into oral cavity tissue.When this ion has bactericidal action, by carrying out sterilization in the ion pair oral cavity.As this electrolyte effective component, can enumerate hexadecylpyridinium chloride.
According to the toothbrush of above-mentioned the 1st embodiment, can access following effect.
(1) in electric toothbrush 1, makes electric conductivity bristle 30 be lower than the height of insulating properties bristle 40, thereby on the fore-end of electric conductivity bristle 30, form the storing section 34 that stores toothpaste 80 from reference plane from the height of reference plane.
Thus, when brushing teeth, the toothpaste 80 of storing section 34 is difficult to be consumed than the toothpaste 80 of storing section 34 outsides, so easily by toothpaste 80 action currents of energising to storing section 34.In addition, effective component is stored in the storing section 34, spreads in whole oral cavity so can suppress effective component.In addition, can pass through the function of current, effective component is concentrated necessary positions such as supplying to gum.
(2) electric toothbrush 1 is provided with electric conductivity bristle 30, and this electric conductivity bristle 30 has the structure that core 31 is given prominence to from coating portion 33.Owing to the core 31 outstanding energising areas that make increase, so electric current is affacted on the effective component effectively.In addition, because being insulated property of part parts, i.e. 33 coatings of coating portion in addition of the leading section of core 31, so electric current can be concentrated the leading section that offers core 31.Thus, electric current is further affacted on the effective component effectively.
(the 2nd embodiment)
With reference to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the electric toothbrush 1 of the 2nd embodiment of the present invention is described.
In the electric toothbrush 1 of the 2nd embodiment, the structure of the brushhead 11 of the electric toothbrush of the 1st embodiment is changed.Describe this variation point below in detail.In addition, because other parts have adopted the structure identical with the 1st embodiment, thus for common structure, give identical symbol, and omit explanation.
Shown in Fig. 5 (a), brushhead 11 possesses a plurality of conduction brush pieces 50 and a plurality of insulated brush pieces 60 of removing tartar etc.The base end part of each conduction brush pieces 50 and each insulated brush pieces 60 via the surface of brushhead 11, promptly plant hair side 13 and be implanted on the electroconductive component 14.In addition, conduction brush pieces 50 and insulated brush pieces 60 are crisscross arranged on the length direction of brushhead 11.Front and base end side at the length direction of brushhead 11 are provided with insulated brush pieces 60, and conduction brush pieces 50 is positioned at the inboard than insulated brush pieces 60.Planting hair side 13 forms along the even surface of the length direction of electric toothbrush 1.
Shown in Fig. 5 (b), conduction brush pieces 50 by bristle with electric conductivity, be that a plurality of electric conductivity bristles 30 constitute.Each electric conductivity bristle 30 is electrically connected with electroconductive component 14.
Shown in Fig. 5 (c), insulated brush pieces 60 is made of a plurality of insulating properties bristles 40 with insulating properties.
Shown in Fig. 5 (a), conduction brush pieces 50 and insulated brush pieces 60 are different from the height of planting hair side 13 as the datum level of brushhead 11.That is to say, from plant hair side 13 to the height h of the leading section of insulated brush pieces 60 greater than from planting the height of hair side 13 to the leading section of conduction brush pieces 50.By this difference in height, in the front end formation storing section 34 of conduction brush pieces 50.
With reference to Fig. 6, the occupation mode of the electric toothbrush 1 of having used toothpaste 80 is described.Shown in Fig. 6 (a), before beginning to brush teeth, when the user had smeared toothpaste 80 on the leading section of conduction brush pieces 50 and insulated brush pieces 60, the part of toothpaste 80 was stored in the storing section 34.
Shown in Fig. 6 (b), when the user had carried out brushing teeth, the part of toothpaste 80 was consumed.At this moment, than the toothpaste 80 of storing section 34 outsides, promptly be positioned at the toothpaste 80 of the front end of insulated brush pieces 60, the toothpaste 80 that stores in the storing section 34 is difficult to be consumed.Therefore, be coated in that toothpaste 80 on the leading section of insulated brush pieces 60 is consumed during, by energising, to toothpaste 80 action currents of storing section 34.
As toothpaste 80, use when containing the toothpaste of electrolyte effective component, to effective component, then effective component enters into oral cavity tissue as if the function of current.When this effective component has bactericidal action, can be to carrying out sterilization in the oral cavity.
According to the toothbrush of above-mentioned the 2nd embodiment, except the effect of (1) and (2) of the 1st embodiment, can also obtain following effect.
The storing section 34 of the electric toothbrush 1 of storing section 34 to the 1 embodiments of the toothbrush 1 of (3) the 2nd embodiments is big.Therefore, when brushing teeth, can be to more toothpaste 80 action currents.In addition, when before the user is brushing teeth, being coated onto toothpaste 80 on the brushhead 11, can easily carry out following operation, that is, not at the front end of insulated brush pieces 60, and the operation of only coating toothpaste 80 at the front end (storing section 34) of conduction brush pieces 50.
(4) in electric toothbrush 1, the height of insulated brush pieces 60 is greater than the height of conduction brush pieces 50, so when brushing teeth, the front end of insulated brush pieces 60 enters into oral pocket easily.Therefore, compare greater than the situation of the height of insulated brush pieces 60, can improve the effect of removing the dirt in the oral pocket with the height of conduction brush pieces 50.
(5) in addition, the front of the length direction of brushhead 11 and base end side are provided with insulated brush pieces 60, make conduction brush pieces 50 be positioned at the inboard than insulated brush pieces 60, so insulated brush pieces 60 enters into oral pocket easily when brushing teeth.Therefore, can improve the effect of removing the dirt in the oral pocket.
(the 3rd embodiment)
With reference to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, the electric toothbrush 1 of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention is described.
In the electric toothbrush 1 of the 3rd embodiment, the structure of the brushhead 11 of the electric toothbrush of the 2nd embodiment is changed.Describe this variation point below in detail.In addition, because other parts have adopted the structure identical with the 2nd embodiment, thus for common structure, give identical symbol, and omit explanation.
Shown in Fig. 7 (a), from plant hair side 13 to the height h of the leading section of insulated brush pieces 60 greater than from planting the height of hair side 13 to the leading section of conduction brush pieces 50.By this difference in height, in the front end formation storing section 34 of conduction brush pieces 50.
On brushhead 11, implanting at the base end part of the length direction of brushhead 11 and leading section has insulated brush pieces 60.Between two insulated brush pieces 60, implant a plurality of conduction brush pieces 50 are arranged.Owing between two insulated brush pieces 60, implant continuously a plurality of conduction brush pieces 50 are arranged, so the storing section 34 that forms is continuous on the front end of each conduction brush pieces 50.That is to say, be formed with 1 bigger storing section that the set by a plurality of storing sections 34 constitutes.
With reference to Fig. 8, the occupation mode of the electric toothbrush 1 of having used toothpaste 80 is described.
Before beginning to brush teeth, when the user had been coated onto toothpaste 80 on the leading section of conduction brush pieces 50 and insulated brush pieces 60, the part of toothpaste 80 was stored in storing section 34.
As shown in Figure 8, when the user had carried out brushing teeth, the part of toothpaste 80 was consumed.At this moment, than the toothpaste 80 of storing section 34 outsides, promptly be positioned at the toothpaste 80 of insulated brush pieces 60 front ends, the toothpaste 80 that stores in storing section 34 is difficult to be consumed.Therefore, the toothpaste on the leading section that is coated onto insulated brush pieces 60 80 be consumed during, by the energising, with toothpaste 80 ionizations of storing section 34.
As toothpaste 80, to use when containing the toothpaste of electrolyte effective component, the function of current enters into oral cavity tissue to effective component.When this effective component has bactericidal action, can be to carrying out sterilization in the oral cavity.
According to the toothbrush of above-mentioned the 3rd embodiment, except the effect of (3)～(5) of (1) and (2) of the 1st embodiment and the 2nd embodiment, can also obtain following effect.
(6) storing section 34 by each conduction brush pieces 50 front ends forms 1 storing section.Therefore, when brushing teeth, can be to more toothpaste 80 action currents.In addition, when the user is coated onto toothpaste 80 on the brushhead 11, can further easily carry out only on storing section, being coated with the operation of toothpaste 80 before brushing teeth.
In addition, above-mentioned embodiment also can be out of shape in the following manner.
In the 1st embodiment, the height that mixes bristle tuft 70 is all identical, but also can be set at different height.That is to say, in mixing bristle tuft 70, electric conductivity bristle 30 is different from the height of reference plane from the height and the insulating properties bristle 40 of reference plane, and certain mixing bristle tuft 70 is also different from the height of reference plane from height and other mixing bristle tuft 70 of reference plane.In this case, for example as shown in Figure 5, can so that the height of mixing bristle tuft of base end part, leading section and central portion that is disposed at the length direction of brushhead 11 greater than the height of in addition mixing bristle tuft.Perhaps, as shown in Figure 7, also can so that in the mixing bristle tuft that disposes on the base end part of brushhead 11 and the leading section than being configured in 2 mixing bristle tuft height that mix between the bristle tuft.
And, as described in above-mentioned variation, certain mixes bristle tuft 70 and is different from other from the height of reference plane and mixes bristle tuft 70 under the situation of the height of reference plane, and the height that constitutes the height of each electric conductivity bristle 30 that mixes bristle tuft 70 and insulating properties bristle 40 also can be identical.
In the 1st embodiment, plant the even surface of hair side 13, but for example also can change in the following manner on the length direction of brush body 10, extending.That is to say that as shown in figure 10, the mixing bristle tuft 70 that is positioned on the middle body of length direction of brushhead 11 is the highest, towards both ends, mixes the height step-down of bristle tuft 70 from middle body, will plant hair side 13 and form curved shape.Under this situation, when each base end part that mixes bristle tuft 70 of equal length was implanted in the brushhead 11 with equal length, the height from the datum level to the front end between the adjacent mixing bristle tuft 70 was different.In addition, in this variation, when the face that will plant hair side 13 reverse side was made as the benchmark of short transverse, virtual (face among the figure shown in the dotted line) of the middle body by planting hair side 13 was set to the datum level by the highest point of planting hair side 13.
In the 1st embodiment, electric conductivity bristle 30 is low from the height of reference plane from the aspect ratio insulating properties bristle 40 of reference plane, but electric conductivity bristle 30 also can be than the height height of insulating properties bristle 40 from the height of reference plane.In this case, form storing section at insulating properties bristle 40 front ends.Therefore, the toothpaste of electric conductivity bristle 30 front ends is consumed earlier than the toothpaste that stores in the storing section of insulating properties bristle 40.Therefore, the front end of electric conductivity bristle 30 directly contacts with gum, hinders thereby can suppress contacting by toothpaste between electric conductivity bristle 30 and the gum.The electric massage effect that therefore,, can obtain warm gum, carry out anti-inflammatory etc. by inflow current.In addition, also be used as the toothpaste that composition contains heat-storage agent or exothermic mixture this moment, can further improve above-mentioned electric massage effect by accumulation of heat effect or heating effect.
In the 1st embodiment, the electric conductivity bristle 30 that constitute to mix bristle tuft 70 is low from the height of reference plane from the aspect ratio insulating properties bristle 40 of reference plane, but can be height height than insulating properties bristle 40 from the height setting of reference plane with electric conductivity bristle 30 also.In this case, on the front end of insulating properties bristle 40, form storing section.Under this situation, than the toothpaste that stores in the storing section of insulating properties bristle 40, the toothpaste 80 that is coated on the front end of electric conductivity bristle 30 is consumed earlier, so can access the action effect identical with above-mentioned action effect.
In addition, electric toothbrush 1 is provided with and constitutes the electric conductivity bristle 30 of core 31 from the outstanding structure of coating portion 33.Therefore, core 31 enters into the slit of oral pocket etc., carries out the sterilization of bacterium thereby can enough chlorine concentrate.In addition, the core 31 outstanding energising areas that make increase, so can improve electric massage effect.In addition, because being insulated property of part parts, i.e. 33 coverings of coating portion in addition of the leading section of core 31, so electric current is concentrated the leading section that offers core 31.Thus, can further improve electric massage effect.
In addition, in the 2nd, the 3rd embodiment, is lower from the height of reference plane than insulated brush pieces 60 with conduction brush pieces 50 from the height setting of reference plane, but can be height height than insulated brush pieces 60 from the height setting of reference plane with conduction brush pieces 50 also.In this case, also can bring into play the action effect identical with above-mentioned variation.In addition, when the user is coated onto toothpaste 80 on the brushhead 11, carry out only on storing section, being coated with the operation of toothpaste 80 easily before brushing teeth.
In the 2nd embodiment, the higher insulated brush pieces 60 of configuration on base end part, leading section and the central portion of the length direction of brushhead 11, but for example also can on central portion, dispose higher conduction brush pieces 50, the higher insulated brush pieces 60 of configuration on base end part and leading section.In addition, also can on base end part and leading section, dispose higher conduction brush pieces 50, at the higher insulated brush pieces 60 of central portion configuration.
In each embodiment, electric conductivity bristle 30 height from reference plane each other is all identical, and insulating properties bristle 40 height each other is also all identical.In other words, the height of bristle only is divided into 2 layers, but also can adopt the height more than 3 layers to constitute.For example, as shown in Figure 9, can be lower also than the height of other conduction brush pieces 50 with the height setting that is implanted to the conduction brush pieces 50 of central portion.Under this situation, can further increase and suppress the effect that effective component escapes to the outside.
In each embodiment, comprise that brushhead 11 and brush holder 12 constitute brush body 10, but also can remove brush holder 12 constitutes brush body 10.Under this situation, can be with the part of the brush holder 12 that is removed with to control main part 20 integrally formed, perhaps also can form as other important documents that are independent of brushhead 11 and control main part 20.
In each embodiment, the present invention has been applied in the oscillatory type electric toothbrush, but also the present invention can be applied in the rotary electric toothbrush of the part rotation that makes the brushhead of having implanted bristle.In addition, also the present invention can be applied in the toothbrush of the function of having omitted the function that makes the brushhead vibration or having made the brushhead rotation.
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1. a brush body has the hair side of planting, it is characterized in that,
Possess the mixing bristle tuft, this mixing bristle tuft is arranged on described planting on the hair side, and comprises a plurality of electric conductivity bristles with electric conductivity and a plurality of insulating properties bristles with insulating properties,
Be set with datum level on the hair side described planting, described a plurality of electric conductivity bristles are different from the height of described reference plane from height and described a plurality of insulating properties bristle of this reference plane.
2. a brush body has the hair side of planting, and it is characterized in that possessing:
The electric conductivity bristle tuft is arranged at described planting on the hair side, is made of a plurality of electric conductivity bristles with electric conductivity; And
The insulating properties bristle tuft is arranged at described planting on the hair side, constitutes by a plurality of insulating properties bristles with insulating properties,
Be set with datum level on the hair side described planting, described a plurality of electric conductivity bristles are different from the height of described reference plane from height and described a plurality of insulating properties bristle of this reference plane.
3. a brush body has the hair side of planting, it is characterized in that,
Possess the mixing bristle tuft, this mixing bristle tuft is arranged on described planting on the hair side, and comprises that the 1st mixes bristle tuft and the 2nd mixing bristle tuft, and each mixes bristle tuft and comprises a plurality of electric conductivity bristles with electric conductivity and a plurality of insulating properties bristles with insulating properties,
Be set with datum level on the hair side described planting, mix in the bristle tuft at each, described a plurality of electric conductivity bristle is different from the height of described reference plane from height and described a plurality of insulating properties bristle of this reference plane, and the described the 1st mixes bristle tuft, and to mix bristle tuft with the described the 2nd from the height of described reference plane different from the height of described reference plane.
4. according to any described brush body of claim 1～3, it is characterized in that,
Described a plurality of electric conductivity bristle comprises respectively:
Core has electric conductivity; And
Coating portion except that the front end at least of described core, coats described core.
5. according to any described brush body of claim 1～3, it is characterized in that,
Described a plurality of insulating properties bristle is low from the height of described reference plane from the described a plurality of electric conductivity bristles of the aspect ratio of described reference plane, forms the storing section of storing toothpaste on the part of described a plurality of insulating properties bristle front ends.
6. according to any described brush body of claim 1～3, it is characterized in that,
Described a plurality of electric conductivity bristle is low from the height of described reference plane from the described a plurality of insulating properties bristles of the aspect ratio of described reference plane, forms the storing section of storing toothpaste on the part of described a plurality of electric conductivity bristle front ends.
7. the toothbrush that possesses any described brush body of claim 1～3.
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