CN102245051B - Toothbrush - Google Patents

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CN102245051B
CN102245051B CN200980150430.9A CN200980150430A CN102245051B CN 102245051 B CN102245051 B CN 102245051B CN 200980150430 A CN200980150430 A CN 200980150430A CN 102245051 B CN102245051 B CN 102245051B
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    • A46B9/025Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups the bristles or the tufts being arranged in an angled position relative to each other
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    • A46B9/028Bristle profile, the end of the bristle defining a surface other than a single plane or deviating from a simple geometric form, e.g. cylinder, sphere or cone
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    • A46B9/00Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
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Abstract

A toothbrush head with plural tufts of bristles comprising tapered bristles and plural non-tapered bristles. Tufts containing tapered bristles are arranged along the widthways opposite outermost sides of the tuft pattern and are of a greater length than inner tufts which contain non tapering bristles.

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Toothbrush
Technical field
The present invention relates to toothbrush, relate to especially the bristle configurations of toothbrush.The invention particularly relates to the improved toothbrush bristle configuration that comprises tapered brush lousiness.
Background technology
Toothbrush is the article of knowing, and generally includes the handle for being inserted into the head of user's mouth and gripping during use, and the neck area between them, all along toothbrush longitudinal direction (may not straight line), arranges.Toothbrush head has surface conventionally, is known as in this article " bristle surface ", and from this surface, bristle extends to the upper end away from bristle surface from the bristle lower end of close bristle surface.Bristle surface be take side surface as boundary at the relative edge of its width.
Toothbrush bristle is also the article of knowing, and generally includes rigidity but flexible material silk, is positioned to a plurality of silks bunch that extend from bristle surface.Polyamide nylon is usually as toothbrush bristle material.
Toothbrush bristle silk can have two kinds of known types.Non-tapered bristles has substantially the same cross section along its whole length from Dao Qi upper end, its lower end except utmost point upper end, conventionally cylindrical, and utmost point upper end is for example topmost 5% or less, and it is nose circle, for example, is irregular hemispherical or the semielliptical bodily form.So-called " tapered bristles " is known, its quite most of (for example 20% of its length or longer) in its length end towards it away from bristle face is tapered, is conventionally shallow point conical (shallow pointed conical shape).Thinner tapered bristles has bending and the pliability feature that is different from non-taper silk in the top.Especially, tapered bristles known have arrive the effect in space (so-called " between neighbour " space) between tooth.For example, this tapered bristles is disclosed in EP-A-1234525, EP-A-1415572, US-A-6, and 546,586, in WO-A-97/42853, WO-A-97/42854, WO-A-01/32053, WO-A-01/82741, EP-A-0596633 etc.
The specific phase of tapered bristles in bristle surface is also known to settling.For example, US-A-6,546,586 disclose a kind of toothbrush head, every bunch of a plurality of bristles and longer tapered bristles that comprises the more short bristles form that is uniform cross-section of being made by PETG wherein, tapered bristles is tapered towards its upper end.Known taper and the non-tapered bristles of combining on toothbrush head, for example, from US-A-2006/0096053, it discloses the head for electric toothbrush.Also from other disclose known bunch combine long brush hairs silk and whisk broom lousiness, for example, US-A-3,103,679, WO-A-96/16571 and DE-A-3528596.WO-A-2009/000903 discloses a kind of toothbrush head, and it has the tapered bristles inner region by the outer ring encirclement of non-tapered bristles.
The toothbrush bristle of other type is known, its at it end away from bristle surface narrower.For example, have so-called " pinniform bristle ", wherein the end away from bristle surface is divided into thinner silk.For example, pinniform bristle is disclosed in EP-A-1173081 and US-A-6, in 322,152.
Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is in order to probe into the possibility with the toothbrush head of tapered bristles and the combination of non-tapered bristles, the object of the improved toothbrush head that has merged tapered brush lousiness is especially provided, for example provide cleaning of teeth, particularly between neighbour in space, in approaching at gum edge with under gum.By following description, other object of the present invention and advantage will become obvious.
According to a first aspect of the invention, a kind of toothbrush head is provided, thereby being connected to, it maybe can be connected to toothbrush handle restriction head-handle longitudinal direction, this head is elongated and has the width perpendicular to longitudinal direction at longitudinal direction, this head has bristle surface, from this bristle surface, in bristle direction, extends a plurality of brushing clusters, and described bristle arrangements becomes a plurality of bunches, every cluster in these bunches comprises a plurality of bristles, and bristle comprises a plurality of tapered bristles and a plurality of non-tapered bristles; It is characterized in that, a plurality of brushing clusters are aligned to the pattern in bristle surface, comprise a plurality of outer tufts, and outer tufts comprises tapered bristles and along the arranging and have the first length in the relative outermost of width of bunch pattern,
And the width between a plurality of outer tufts is a plurality of inner tuft, inner tuft comprises non-tapered bristles and has the second shorter length shorter than the first length.
The novel arrangement of believing this tapered bristles is convenient to realize the effectively clean of gum edge place.By following description, other advantage of toothbrush head of the present invention will be obviously.
Toothbrush head of the present invention can be embodied as various structures.
For example, all a plurality of outer tufts can comprise tapered bristles.
For example, all bunches that comprise tapered bristles can be comprised of tapered bristles completely.
Or, a plurality of outer tufts can comprise containing tapered bristles bunch and do not contain tapered bristles bunch, and it can have the first length or the length longer or shorter than this first length.For example, a plurality of outer tufts can comprise containing tapered bristles bunch or bunch group, its with containing tapered bristles bunch or bunch group longitudinally alternately.
For example, all a plurality of outer tufts can have the first longer length.For example, all a plurality of outer tufts can have the first identical longer length.Or, a plurality of outer tufts can comprise the first length that the shorter length of two or more ratios second is long bunch.For example, or, a plurality of outer tufts also can comprise or shorter length identical with the second shorter length bunch.
For example, all inner tuft can comprise non-tapered bristles.
For example, all a plurality of inner tuft can be comprised of non-tapered bristles completely.Or some inner tuft can comprise tapered bristles.
For example, all inner tuft can have the second shorter length, and for example all inner tuft can have the second identical shorter length.Or, a plurality of inner tuft can comprise the second shorter length that two or more ratio the first length is short bunch.For example, or, a plurality of inner tuft also can comprise the length identical or longer with the first length bunch.
The plurality of outer tufts can be arranged in rows, and it follows the shape at bristle surface edge substantially, along the length of bristle, sees downwards towards bristle surface.
For example, in this arranges, it is substantially equidistant apart from the widthwise edges of bristle surface at width that outer tufts can be arranged in each outer tufts.
For example, a plurality of outer tufts can be aligned to and make each bunch substantially equidistant apart from the neighboring edge of bristle surface at width.Or the plurality of outer tufts can be aligned to and make the different bunch different in width direction distances at the neighboring edge apart from bristle surface.For example, a plurality of outer tufts can be arranged in apart from two or more respective width direction distances at bristle surface edge adjacent one another are at width.
For example comprise the first length tapered bristles bunch also can locate contiguous this bristle surface longitudinally away from the end of handle.For example, these bunches can be longitudinally apart from toothbrush handle farthest bunch.These bunches can be formed or can be comprised the combination of tapered bristles and non-tapered bristles completely by tapered bristles.For example, these bunches can comprise containing tapered bristles and non-tapered bristles bunch, or can comprise respectively completely by tapered bristles and the adjacent cluster that formed by non-tapered bristles completely.
As a supplement or as an alternative, for example the contiguous head that bunch also can locate contiguous bristle surface of the first length connects the end of the position of the toothbrush head that maybe will be connected to handle.For example, these bunches can be longitudinally apart from toothbrush handle nearest bunch.These bunches can be formed or can be comprised the combination of tapered bristles and non-tapered bristles completely by tapered bristles.For example, these bunches can comprise containing tapered bristles and non-tapered bristles bunch, or can comprise respectively completely by tapered bristles and the adjacent cluster that formed by non-tapered bristles completely.
For example, the difference between the first length and the second shorter length can be 1-5mm, for example 2-4mm.Conventionally, the first length can be 11-13mm.
Containing tapered bristles bunch and containing the originally conventional layout that bunch can be positioned in bristle face of non-tapered bristles.For example, bunch can be arranged in two-dimensional array, next-door neighbour's is bunch spaced apart with about ca. 2-3mm, for example, be the regular layout around longitudinal direction symmetry.This layout can be included in bristle surface a plurality of brushing clusters in width orientation.
Bristle surface can be essentially plane.Or bristle surface can be spill at longitudinal direction and/or width.For example, bristle surface can be bow or this surface and can comprise relative to each other plane domain in obtuse angle.For example, bristle surface can comprise the contiguous apex zone apart from handle apical head farthest, its with respect to it in longitudinal next-door neighbour's region in obtuse angle.For example, apex zone can be with respect to angled in the region being longitudinally close to it.
Containing tapered bristles bunch and/or containing non-tapered bristles bunch can be directed perpendicular to bristle surface.Or they can be oriented to respect to bristle surface to tilt with non-perpendicular angle, such as with respect to bristle surface with 75-85 ° of inclination.This inclination bunch preferably longitudinal direction tilt to make they away from the end of bristle surface longitudinally more close or away from this handle.In a kind of form of this structure, what width was adjacent bunch can tilt at contrary longitudinal direction.For example, from width, observe, these bunches can show as and be crossed as X arrangement.
The brushing cluster of taper and non-taper can be fastened to bristle surface by conventional method.These conventional methods comprise the use of the little metal " anchor " of knowing, and, will be fixed to the clip of the part of bristle surface around bristle that is, and then it be wedged in the jack in bristle surface.Another conventional method is so-called " without anchor " method, and wherein bristle ends is fixed to the plastic material around their molded heads in the mold cavity by manufacturing this head in bristle surface.
In the first structure, toothbrush head can comprise conventional integral plastics material block, such as conventional polypropylene, bunch is secured in it.
Or in the second structure, toothbrush head can have such structure below: wherein portion's section of the relative more close head end away from handle of head flexibly and is flexibly attached to portion's section of the toothbrush head of more close handle relatively.This link can utilize compound connecting area, and it comprises one or more flexible plastic material connecting pieces and such as the such elastomeric material of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).This head configuration is for example disclosed in WO-A-97/07707 and WO-A-98/37788.
In the second such structure, one of these sections for example, i.e. portion's section of the more close head end away from handle, or portion's section of the toothbrush head of more close handle, or two such portion's sections can have the brushing cluster from its extension, these brushing clusters are arranged in pattern in bristle surface, comprise a plurality of outer tufts, outer tufts comprises tapered bristles and arranging and having the first length in the relative outermost of width along bunch pattern, and the width between a plurality of outer tufts is a plurality of inner tuft, it comprises non-tapered bristles and has the second shorter length.
Or, in the 3rd structure, toothbrush head can have such structure below: be on toothbrush head more than three or three but the preferably form of three longitudinal elongate section in width arranged adjacent, each section is attached to handle flexibly, and be two outer portion parts of relatively settling at width and at least one but the form of a middle part of settling at width preferably between described outer portion part, each section can the portion section adjacent with respect to width flexibly move independently, a plurality of outer tufts of the tapered bristles that comprises the first length are placed on two outer portion parts of relatively settling at width, and be placed in described at least one inner section containing non-tapered bristles and a plurality of inner tuft with the second shorter length.Each such portion's section has its corresponding bristle surface, and these bristle surface form the bristle surface of toothbrush head together.
The example of rear a kind of structure is disclosed in WO-A-2004/041023.
For example, this head configuration can comprise that three in the adjacent portion's section extending longitudinally of width, bristle extends from these sections, these sections are middle part and the outer portion part in each width side of middle part, one or more section resilient flexibility ground connect maybe can be connected to handle, and wherein the end of the middle part adjacent with apical head expands to provide on the pad that carries bristle of contiguous apical head and the whole width of its toothbrush head in adjacent top end at width integratedly in the longitudinal part of next-door neighbour's middle part with respect to more close handle and extends
This middle part carries the pad of bristle in the middle of comprising, is the region of the Breadth Maximum of the top pad of this head and the part of the middle part between base terminal,
And the width of the first connecting area of the portion's section between top pad and centre pad is narrower than the adjacent part of top pad and middle pad,
And the width of the second connecting area of the portion's section between centre pad and handle is narrower than the adjacent part of pad in the middle of more close top.
Preferably, this head only comprises three such portion's sections, i.e. middle part and two outer portion parts.
For example, middle part can with top at a distance of the longitudinal length of middle part 50% or less, for example 25% or less region with respect to its of more close handle, longitudinally at width, widen in region of next-door neighbour.
The end of the middle part of contiguous apical head can expand to form recess between the part at the end of middle part and longitudinal next-door neighbour's of more close handle middle part at width integratedly with respect to the part of longitudinal next-door neighbour's of more close handle middle part, and the end of outer portion part can be configured as with this recess complementary shape this end can be coupled in this recess.
Preferably, two or three, preferably all these sections be flexibly connected to flexibly handle make this section can be under the effect of bristle upward pressure flexibly crooked from be parallel to longitudinally and the plane of width out.Preferably, each section is flexibly attached to handle by the flexible neck area of handle.
For example, middle part slidably contacts with side sections.WO-A-2005/039858 has described the process that can manufacture this head.
In this 3rd structure, for example, all a plurality of outer tufts on two outer portion parts can be the tapered bristles of the first length, and all a plurality of inner tuft on middle part (a plurality of) can be the non-tapered bristles of the second shorter length.
In this 3rd structure, comprise a plurality of bunches of tapered bristles can extend from the middle part on contiguous middle part top make these bunches for longitudinally apart from toothbrush handle farthest bunch.
The present invention also provides a kind of toothbrush, and it comprises and is connected to the handle of toothbrush head as described herein.This toothbrush can be manual toothbrush, expection only by manual work around Tooth Movement.Or this toothbrush can be electric toothbrush, possesses motor internal to drive bristle with respect to handle.This toothbrush can have the conventional configurations of conventionally knowing.
Bristle can be made by the conventional bristles material for tapered bristles and non-tapered bristles, for example nylon or PETG.Can make bristle by conventional method is that taper or end are circular, such as passing through mechanical wear or chemical attack.Owing to cutting in its bristle direction, no matter whether brushing cluster, comprise tapered bristles, can have circular cross-section or other shape.For example, one or more bunches, for example, comprise and for example can have some or all outer tufts of tapered bristles, at the elongated cross section of longitudinal direction, ellipse or round rectangle.
The other parts of toothbrush head and handle also can be made by conventional material, and such as plastic material, for example polypropylene, and this handle also can comprise that conventional gripping promotes surface cushion district, and it can for example be made by thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).The handle of multiple general type is to know in field of toothbrushes.An example of suitable grip structure is for example disclosed in EP-A-0336641.The handle of toothbrush and other parts can be made by completely normal technology, such as injection-molded, as common way in field of toothbrushes.
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With reference to accompanying drawing, only in illustrational mode, the present invention is described.
Fig. 1 illustrates the side view of non-tapered bristles and tapered bristles.
Fig. 2 illustrates the plane of the first structure of toothbrush head of the present invention.
Fig. 3 illustrates the sectional view of the toothbrush head of the Fig. 2 intercepting along the line A-A of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 illustrate plane and the sectional view of another structure of toothbrush head of the present invention.
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 illustrate plane and the sectional view of another structure of toothbrush head of the present invention.
Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 illustrate the plane of other structure of toothbrush head of the present invention.
Figure 10 illustrates the side view of another structure of toothbrush head of the present invention.
Figure 11 and Figure 12 illustrate respectively plane and the side view of another structure of toothbrush head of the present invention.
Figure 13 and Figure 14 illustrate respectively plane and the side view of total structure of the toothbrush of the present invention that possesses head of the present invention.
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Referring to Fig. 1, with schematic side, illustrate conventional non-tapered bristles 10, it extends from the bristle surface 20 of toothbrush head (not shown) in bristle direction " B ".Bristle 10 have lower end 10A along its whole length from its contiguous bristle surface 20 to it essentially identical uniform cylindrical cross-section of upper end 10B away from bristle surface 20.The region 10C of next-door neighbour utmost point upper end, for example topmost 5% or still less, is the nose circle in the irregular semielliptical bodily form.Fig. 1 also illustrates conventional tapered bristles 30.From the bottom 30A of upwardly extending this bristle 30 of bristle surface 20, there is substantially cylindrical cross-section uniformly.The top 30B of topmost 30% that comprises the length of this bristle 30 is shallow (shallow) sharp conical taper.
Referring to Fig. 2, toothbrush head 40 illustrates with plane substantially, limits head 40-handle 41 longitudinal direction L-L, and have longitudinally relative top 40B thereby be connected to toothbrush handle at its end 40A via the neck area 41 of handle.Head 40 is elongated and has the width W-W perpendicular to longitudinal direction L-L at longitudinal direction L-L.Head 40 has smooth plane bristle surface 42, a plurality of brushing clusters 43 (substantially) extend from bristle surface 42 in perpendicular to the bristle direction " B " of bristle surface 42 planes and longitudinal direction L-L and width W-W at it, and the view of Fig. 2 is downward along bristle direction " B ".Respectively comprise a plurality of bristles for a plurality of bunches 43.
A plurality of brushing clusters 42 are arranged in pattern in bristle surface 42, and it only comprises a plurality of outer tufts 431 containing tapered bristles (that is, as shown in Figure 1 30), bunches 431 arranging in the relative outermost of width along the pattern with bunches 43.Bunches 431 be arranged in rows in proper order (by linking shown in their dotted line), substantially equidistant apart from the widthwise edges 44 of bristle surface 42.Width between a plurality of outer tufts 431 is arranged a plurality of inner tuft 432, and it is only containing non-tapered bristles (that is, as shown in Figure 1 10).
Bunch 43 conventional two-dimensional arraies that are positioned in bristle surface 42, wherein bunches 43 each other approximately ca.2-3mm separate.As shown in Figure 2, this layout is symmetrical and be included in the brushing cluster capable 44 of the broad ways orientation on direction W-W in bristle surface 42 around longitudinal direction L-L.
Fig. 3 illustrates the sectional view of the toothbrush head 40 that the line A-A in the Fig. 2 extending along width W-W on head 40 intercepts.Fig. 3 only illustrates a plurality of outer tufts 431 containing tapered bristles to be had from the lower end of its contiguous bristle surface 42 to first length of its upper end away from bristle surface 42, and only containing a plurality of intermediate tufts 432 of non-tapered bristles, has the second shorter length that is less than the first length.
In the toothbrush head shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the difference between the first length bunches 431 and the second shorter length of bunches 432 is 1-5mm, for example 2-4mm.Conventionally, the first length of bunches 431 can be 10-12mm.
In the head 40 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, brushing cluster 43 is fastened in bristle surface by the little metal of routine " anchor " (not shown).
Referring to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the second structure of toothbrush head 50 illustrates with the plane of Fig. 4 substantially, thereby is connected to toothbrush handle restriction head 50 towards the longitudinal direction L-L of handle 51 and has relative top 50B via the neck area 51 of handle at its end 50A.Head 50 is elongated and has the width W-W perpendicular to longitudinal direction L-L at longitudinal direction L-L.Head 50 has bristle surface 52, and a plurality of brushing clusters 53 (substantially) extend in its bristle direction " B " from this bristle surface 52, and bristle direction " B " is the plane from the appropriate section of the bristle surface 52 of its extension perpendicular to bristle.Fig. 5 illustrates longitdinal cross-section diagram.
The head 50 of Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 has known configuration, wherein relatively near the head part 54 of end 50A that is attached to the head 50 of handle 51, at connecting piece 55 places, flexibly and is flexibly attached to apart from portion's section 56 of handle 51 toothbrush head 50 relatively far away.Connecting piece 55 comprises compound connecting area, as shown in Figure 5, comprises flexible plastic material connecting piece 57, and it links the portion's section 55,56 being embedded in flexible elastomeric material 58 (such as thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)) around integratedly.This head configuration is for example disclosed in WO-A-97/07707 and WO-A-98/37788, and is present in known toothbrush, the toothbrush of for example selling with the applicant's AQUAFRESH trade mark.
From the bristle surface 52 of two portion's sections 55 and 56, extend brushing cluster 53, brushing cluster 53 is arranged in the pattern in bristle surface, comprise a plurality of outer tufts 531, outer tufts 531 only comprises tapered bristles and arranging and having the first length in the relative outermost of width along bunch pattern, and the width between these a plurality of outer tufts is a plurality of inner tuft 532, inner tuft 532 only comprises non-tapered bristles and has the second shorter length.
At the view of Fig. 4, be downward along bunches 53 the bristle direction " B " of extending from portion's section 54.Two portion's sections 55 and 56 bristle surface 52 relative to each other form and are less than 180 °, conventionally the angle of about 170 °.
Although the connecting piece between head 40,50 and neck area 41,51 is shown as rigidity ling (ling), it is alternately the flexible links of known type, for example open in WO-A-98/37788.
Referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, this illustrates toothbrush head 60 (overall).Thereby head 60 is attached to toothbrush handle (not shown) at its end 60A via the neck area 61 of handle limits head 60-handle 61 longitudinal direction L-L and have longitudinally relative top 60B.Head 60 is elongated and has the width W-W perpendicular to longitudinal direction L-L at longitudinal direction L-L.Head 60 is included on toothbrush head 60 three longitudinal elongated portion's sections 62,63,64 in width arranged adjacent, wherein two is the outer portion part 62,64 of relatively settling at width, and middle part 63 is placed between described outer portion part 62,64 at width.Each section 62,63,64 is attached to handle flexibly by corresponding neck 611,612,613.Each in portion's section 62,63,64 has corresponding bristle surface 65,66,67.Fig. 7 illustrates the cross section through head 60 intercepting along the line A-A in Fig. 6.
What from the bristle surface 65,67 of outer portion part 62 and 64, extend is a plurality of outer tufts 68 and a plurality of inner tuft 69, and the plurality of outer tufts 68 is containing the tapered bristles of the first length, and the plurality of inner tuft 69 only comprises non-tapered bristles and has the second shorter length.From the bristle surface of middle part 63, extend a plurality of inner tuft 69, it only contains non-tapered bristles and has the second shorter length.
Middle part 63 surpasses the end of outer portion part 62,63 and widens to form the top pad 610 with bristle surface 611 extending longitudinally.What from the bristle surface 611 of top pad 610, extend is a plurality of outer tufts 681, its only containing tapered bristles and along with bunch top pattern in the relative outermost of width and go the long way round from the end arranged cells of the top pad 610 of handle 61.
Referring to Fig. 8, the plane of a width side of toothbrush head 80 is shown.Be illustrated in the arrangement of the outer bristles 81 (substantially) in bristle surface 82.Bunches 81 comprise containing bunch 81A of tapered bristles and do not contain bunch 81B of tapered bristles.Bunch 81B can have the first length or than the longer or shorter length of the first length.The arrangement of the plurality of outer tufts 81 comprise containing bunch 81A of tapered bristles with longitudinally replace not containing bunch 81B of tapered bristles.Contain non-tapered bristles and there is the second shorter length for a plurality of bunches 83.Head 80 is connected to longitudinally adjacent neck area 84.
Referring to Fig. 9, the plane of a width side of toothbrush head 90 is shown.Be illustrated in the arrangement of the outer bristles 91 (substantially) in bristle surface 92.In this arranges, a plurality of outer tufts 91 that contain tapered bristles are aligned to and make each bunch 91 substantially equidistant at width apart from the neighboring edge 93 of bristle surface.The plurality of outer tufts 91 is aligned to and makes different bunch 91A, 91B adjacent one another are at different in width direction distance (measuring its center) D1, D2 of the neighboring edge 93 apart from bristle surface, and D1 is greater than D2.Contain non-tapered bristles and there is the second shorter length for a plurality of bunches 94.Head 90 is connected to longitudinally adjacent neck area 95.
Referring to Figure 10, the side view of the adjacent part of toothbrush head 100 and neck area 101 is shown.Figure 10 also illustrates longitudinal direction the non-rectilinear of toothbrush, but the direction of neck 101 is angled with respect to head 100 directions, as common way in toothbrush.Total structure of head 100 and neck 101 is identical with neck 91 with the corresponding head 90 of Fig. 9.Two containing tapered bristles are illustrated from bristle surface 104 and extend in the adjacent outer tufts 102,103 of width.Bunches 102,103 are oriented with respect to bristle surface to tilt with non-perpendicular angle, such as becoming 75-85 ° with respect to bristle surface, at longitudinal direction, tilt to make its respective end away from bristle surface longitudinally nearer or farther apart from handle.In Figure 10, find out, in width, observe, bunches 102,103 show as with X and arrange and intersect.Neck 101 is connected to handle 105 by head 100.
Referring to Figure 11 and Figure 12, it illustrates respectively toothbrush head 110 of the present invention at the plane of bristle direction observation downwards and the side view of observing at width.Can find out, overall arrangement is similar to respectively Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, therefore only describes some distinguishing characteristics of this head 110 in detail.It should be noted that for the sake of clarity, some in brushing cluster is only shown.
Toothbrush head 110 has structure below: be on toothbrush head 110 form in three longitudinal elongate section 111,112,113 of width arranged adjacent, be two crescent outer portion parts 111,113 substantially of relatively settling at width and be placed in the form of oval middle part 112 substantially between outer portion part 111,113 at width.Each section 111,112,113 can be with respect to flexibly moving independently in the adjacent portion's section of width.Each section 111,112,113 by respective flexible neck 114,115,116 be attached to flexibly toothbrush handle (not shown) make portion's section 111,112,113 can be under the effect of bristle upward pressure flexibly crooked leaving be parallel to longitudinally and the plane of width.
A plurality of outer tufts 117 that contain the tapered bristles of the first length are placed on two outer portion parts 111,113 of relatively settling at width.These bunches 117 have portion's section of cutting in its bristle direction, and it is elongated at longitudinal direction L-L, is round rectangle.A plurality of inner tuft 118 are placed on middle part 112, and inner tuft 118 is containing non-tapered bristles and have the second shorter length.
Middle part 112 can with top 119 at a distance of the longitudinal length of middle part 112 be less than 50% or the region 112A on less close top 119 with respect to longitudinal immediate area of its more close handle, at width, widen.This recess 120 forming between the end 112A of middle part 112 and longitudinal proximate portion of the more close handle of middle part of widening at 112A place.The end 11A of outer portion part 111 is coupled in recess this end 11A to be shaped as the complementary shape of recess 120.
Middle part 112 and adjacent external section 111,113 one-tenth sliding-contacts.
Comprise a plurality of bunches 121 of tapered bristles also from the widened section 112A of the middle part on the top 119 of contiguous middle part extend make these bunches for longitudinally apart from toothbrush handle farthest bunch.
The bristle surface 122 that comprises the corresponding bristle surface of portion's section 111,112,113 is spill at longitudinal direction, and its upper surface is gently bow as found out in Figure 12.This makes bunches 121 being oriented and making its end away from bristle surface than the more close handle in the end of its more close bristle surface on widened section 112A.
Referring to Figure 13 and Figure 14, respective planes figure and the side view of total structure of the toothbrush of the present invention that possesses head of the present invention is shown.Toothbrush 130 comprises head 131 generally, and it can be any head in above-mentioned head 40,50,60,80,110.Head 131 is connected to handle 132 by neck area 133, and neck area 133 can be any neck area in above-mentioned neck area 41,51,61,83,95,114,115,116.Head 131, handle 132 and neck area be L-L arrangement along the longitudinal all.Can find out bristle surface 134 and the side surface 135 of head 131.

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1. a toothbrush head, thereby being connected to, it maybe can be connected to toothbrush handle restriction head-handle longitudinal direction, described head is elongated and has the width perpendicular to longitudinal direction at described longitudinal direction, described head has bristle surface, from described bristle surface, in bristle direction, extend a plurality of brushing clusters, described bristle arrangements becomes a plurality of bunches, and the every cluster in these bunches comprises a plurality of bristles, described bristle comprises a plurality of tapered bristles and a plurality of non-tapered bristles
Described a plurality of brushing cluster is aligned to the pattern in bristle surface, comprises a plurality of outer tufts, and described outer tufts comprises tapered bristles, along arranging in the relative outermost of width of described bunch of pattern, and has the first longer length,
And the width between described a plurality of outer tufts is a plurality of inner tuft, described inner tuft comprises non-tapered bristles and has the second shorter length,
It is characterized in that, comprise described bunch of tapered bristles be oriented to respect to bristle surface longitudinal direction with 75-85 ° of overturning angle make they away from the end of described bristle surface longitudinally more close or away from described handle, and width adjacent comprise bunch tilting at contrary longitudinal direction of tapered bristles.
2. toothbrush head according to claim 1, is characterized in that, all a plurality of outer tufts comprise tapered bristles.
3. toothbrush head according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, all bunches that comprise tapered bristles are comprised of tapered bristles completely.
4. toothbrush head according to claim 1, is characterized in that, all outer tufts have the first length.
5. toothbrush head according to claim 1, is characterized in that, all inner tuft comprise non-tapered bristles.
6. toothbrush head according to claim 1, is characterized in that, all inner tuft are comprised of non-tapered bristles completely.
7. toothbrush head according to claim 1, is characterized in that, all inner tuft have the second shorter length.
8. toothbrush head according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described outer tufts is arranged in apart from the widthwise edges of described bristle surface equidistant row substantially.
9. toothbrush head according to claim 1, is characterized in that, bunch contiguous described bristle surface in location of the tapered bristles that comprises the first length longitudinally away from the end of described handle.
10. toothbrush head according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the described head on the contiguous described toothbrush head in bunch location of the tapered bristles that comprises the first length is connected to the position of described handle.
11. toothbrush heads according to claim 1, is characterized in that, in the scope in the difference between described the first length and described the second shorter length at 1-5mm.
12. toothbrush heads according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described toothbrush comprises the integral blocks of plastic material, and described bunch is fastened in described integral blocks.
13. toothbrush heads according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the structure that described toothbrush head has is: portion's section of the relative more close head end away from described handle of wherein said head flexibly and is flexibly attached to portion's section of the relative more close described handle of described toothbrush head.
14. toothbrush heads according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the structure that described toothbrush head has is: be on described toothbrush head the form in more than three or three longitudinal elongate section of width arranged adjacent, each section is attached to handle flexibly, and be two and at width, be placed in the form of the middle part between described outer portion part at the relative outer portion parts of settling of width and at least one, each section can the portion section adjacent with respect to width flexibly move independently, a plurality of outer tufts of the described tapered bristles that comprises the first length are placed on described two outer portion parts of relatively settling at width, and, the described a plurality of inner tuft that comprise non-tapered bristles and have the second shorter length are placed in described at least one inner section.
15. 1 kinds of toothbrushes, it comprises the handle that is connected to the toothbrush head as described in any one in claim 1 to 14.
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