DE3309687A1 - Electrical toothbrush - Google Patents
Electrical toothbrushInfo
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- DE3309687A1 DE3309687A1 DE19833309687 DE3309687A DE3309687A1 DE 3309687 A1 DE3309687 A1 DE 3309687A1 DE 19833309687 DE19833309687 DE 19833309687 DE 3309687 A DE3309687 A DE 3309687A DE 3309687 A1 DE3309687 A1 DE 3309687A1
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- electric toothbrush
- toothbrush according
- time
- signals
- timer
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
- A46B15/0004—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with a controlling means
- A46B15/0008—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with a controlling means with means for controlling duration, e.g. time of brushing
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
- A46B15/0038—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with signalling means
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
- A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
- A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
- A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
- A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
- A61C17/221—Control arrangements therefor
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
- A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
- A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures
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Abstract
Description
LEINE & KÖNIGLEINE & KING
PATENTANWÄLTEPATENT LAWYERS
Dlpl.-Ing. Sigurd Leine · Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Norbert KönigDlpl.-Ing. Sigurd Leine · Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Norbert König
Burckhardtstraße 1 Telefon (0511) 6230Burckhardtstrasse 1 Telephone (0511) 6230
D-3000 Hannover 1D-3000 Hannover 1
Unser Zeichen DatumOur sign date
Thomas Horch 660/2 16. März 1983Thomas Horch 660/2 March 16, 1983
Elektrische ZahnbürsteElectric toothbrush
Die Erfindung betrifft eine elektrische Zahnbürste.The invention relates to an electric toothbrush.
Es sind elektrische Zahnbürsten der verschiedensten Arten bekannt, sie weisen von Hand zu betätigende Schalter zum Ein- und Ausschalten auf. Der Schalter wird zu Beginn der Benutzung eingeschaltet und am Ende der Benutzung wieder ausgeschaltet. Dazwischen bleibt er normalerweise eingeschaltet.There are electric toothbrushes of various types known, they have manually operated switches to switch on and off. The switch is switched on at the beginning of use and switched off again at the end of use. In between, it usually stays on.
Für jede Art von elektrischer Zahnbürste läßt sich eine zahnmedizinisch richtige Gesamtzeitspanne zum Putzen der Zähne definieren, wobei es auch auf eine gleichmäßige Verteilung dieser Gesamtzeitspanne auf jeweilige Zeitspannen für das Putzen der Zähne der einzelnen Quadranten ankommt. Zwar läßt sich diese Zeitspanne dem Benutzer in einer Gebrauchsanweisung mitteilen, jedoch entspricht es der allgemeinen Lebenserfahrung,For any type of electric toothbrush, there can be a medically correct total amount of time to brush the teeth define, whereby there is also an even distribution of this total time span over the respective time spans for the Brushing the teeth of each quadrant is important. It is true that this period of time can be given to the user in an instruction manual communicate, but it corresponds to general life experience,
der
daß/Benutzer auf diese einzuhaltenden Zeitspannen nicht genauthe
that / user is not exactly on these time periods to be observed
achtet, was insbesondere für Kinder gilt.Pay attention to what is especially true for children.
Die für jeden Quadranten erforderlichen Zeitspannen sollten nicht unterschritten werden, damit ein ausreichendes Putzen der Zähne gewährleistet ist. Sie sollten aber auchThe time spans required for each quadrant should not be fallen short of, so that a sufficient one Brushing the teeth is guaranteed. But you should too
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nicht überschritten werden, weil unnützes Putzen nicht nur nicht sinnvoll, sondern sogar schädlich sein kann, insbesondere dann, wenn schärfer angreifende Zahnputzmittel verwendet werden.not be exceeded, because unnecessary cleaning can not only be not useful, but even harmful, especially when more aggressive dentifrices are used.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, die geschilderten Nachteile zu vermeiden und eine elektrische Zahnbürste zu schaffen, bei der Maßnahmen getroffen sind, die den Benutzer veranlassen, in der genannten Weise die Zähne über zahnmedizinisch richtige Zeitspannen zu putzen.The invention is based on the object of avoiding the disadvantages outlined above and an electric toothbrush to create, in which measures are taken that cause the user to dent the teeth in the manner mentioned to brush proper periods of time.
Die erfindungsgemäße Lösung dieser Aufgabe besteht in einer elektrischen Zahnbürste, die durch einen Zeitschalter gekennzeichnet ist, der nach vorgegebenen Zeitspannen für den Benutzer wahrnehmbare Signale abgibt.The inventive solution to this problem consists in an electric toothbrush that is operated by a timer is characterized, which emits signals perceptible to the user after predetermined periods of time.
Bei einer derartigen elektrischen Zahnbürste braucht der Benutzer nur jeweils bis zum Wahrnehmen der Signale die Zähne zu putzen, um so die zahnmedizinisch richtige Zeitspanne einzuhalten. Diese Zeitspanne kann grundsätzlich diejenige sein, die für das Putzen der Zähne aller Quadranten richtig ist, es ist jedoch aber auch zweckmäßig, wenn sich die Zeitspannen jeweils nur auf die Putzzeit für die Zähne eines Quadranten beziehen, so daß der Benutzer die richtige Putzzeitspanne für einen Quadranten erkennen kann. Nach Wahrnehmung des Signals braucht er lediglich zum nächsten Quadranten weiterzugehen. In diesem Fall gibt der Zeitschalter also insgesamt acht Signale ab.With such an electric toothbrush, the user only needs to perceive the signals To brush your teeth in order to adhere to the correct dental timeframe. This period of time can basically be the that is correct for brushing the teeth of all quadrants, but it is also useful when the time spans each refer only to the brushing time for the teeth of a quadrant, so that the user has the correct brushing time for a quadrant can recognize. After perceiving the signal, he only needs to go to the next quadrant to move on. In this case, the time switch emits a total of eight signals.
Die vorgegebenen Zeitspannen können einstellbar sein, um sie der Art der jeweiligen Zahnbürste oder aber auch den individuellen Bedürfnissen des Benutzers anpassen zu können.The predetermined periods of time can be adjustable to suit the type of toothbrush in question or also to suit the type of toothbrush to be able to adapt to the individual needs of the user.
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Die einzustellenden Zeitspannen sind zweckmäßigerweise untereinander gleich lang.The time spans to be set are expediently one below the other of equal length.
Gibt der Zeitschalter insgesamt acht Signale ab, so ist es zweckmäßig, daß das vierte und/oder insbesondere das achte Signal von den anderen Signalen verschieden ist. Durch die Verschiedenheit des vierten Signals wird dem Benutzer signalisiert, daß er von den äußeren zu den inneren Quadranten oder von der einen Seite des Gebisses zur anderen Seite überzuwechseln hat. Die Verschiedenheit des letzten Signals, die z.B. in einer größeren Länge bestehen kann, signalisiert dem Benutzer das Erreichen der richtigen Gesamtputzzeit und damit das Ende des Putzens.If the time switch emits a total of eight signals, it is expedient that the fourth and / or, in particular, the eighth Signal is different from the other signals. The difference in the fourth signal signals to the user that to move from the outer to the inner quadrant or from one side of the dentition to the other Has. The difference in the last signal, which can be longer, for example, signals to the user reaching the correct total cleaning time and thus the end of cleaning.
Um das Umwechseln nach dem vierten Signal von dem Ende der Gesamtzeit unterscheiden zu können, ist es zweckmäßig, wenn gemäß einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung das achte Signal von dem vierten Signal verschieden ist.In order to be able to distinguish the change after the fourth signal from the end of the total time, it is useful to if, according to a development of the invention, the eighth signal is different from the fourth signal.
Die Signale können akustische und/oder Leuchtsignale sein. Sie können aber auch darin bestehen, daß der Antrieb der Zahnbürste geändert wird. Z.B. ist es zweckmäßig, daß der Zeitschalter in dem Stromkreis für den Antrieb der elektrischen Zahnbürste liegt und den Stromkreis nach den vorgegebenen Zeitspannen jeweils unterbricht. Dadurch wird dem Benutzer das Ende einer Zeitspanne, z.B. für das Putzen der Zähne eines Quadranten, signalisiert. Diese Unterbrechung muß natürlich wieder aufgehoben werden, wenn das Putzen der Zähne der nachfolgenden Quadranten erfolgen soll. Eine Möglichkeit des Wiedereinschaltens besteht darin, daß es durch den Zeitschalter selbst geschieht, der jeweils also nur den Antrieb kurzzeitigThe signals can be acoustic and / or light signals. But you can also be that the drive of the Toothbrush is changed. E.g. it is appropriate that the time switch in the circuit for driving the electrical Toothbrush and interrupts the circuit after the specified time periods. This will give the user the The end of a period of time, e.g. for brushing the teeth of a quadrant, is signaled. This interruption must of course be canceled again if the teeth of the subsequent quadrants are to be brushed. One way of Switching on again consists in the fact that it is done by the time switch itself, which in each case only activates the drive for a short time
unterbricht, was natürlich für den Benutzer ein sehr sinnfälliges Signal zum Übergehen auf einen anderen Quadranten
oder zur Beendigung des Putzens ist.interrupts what is of course a very obvious signal for the user to move to another quadrant
or to finish cleaning.
Es ist aber auch möglich, daß der Zeitschalter denBut it is also possible that the timer
Stromkreis für den Antrieb jeweils nach Ablauf einer vorgege-Circuit for the drive after a specified
eina
benen Zeitspanne abschaltet und daß/vorzugsweise an der Zahnbürste
selbst befindlicher, von Hand zu betätigender Schalter vorgesehen ist, mit dem der Zeitschalter wieder einschaltbar
ist. Diese Ausführungsform ermöglicht dem Benutzer ein
Wechseln des Quadranten bei stehender Zahnbürste, wobei gleichzeitig
wieder jeweils durch das selbsttätige Abschalten das
Ende einer Zeitspanne sinnfällig signalisiert wird. Das Ende
der Zeitspanne für einen Quadranten beträgt zweckmäßigerweise ca. 15 Sekunden, so daß die Gesamtzeitspanne, die eventuellen
Unterbrechungen nicht eingerechnet, zum Putzen aller Quadranten zwei Minuten beträgt.This time period switches off and that / preferably located on the toothbrush itself, manually operated switch is provided with which the timer can be switched on again
is. This embodiment allows the user a
Changing the quadrant with the toothbrush standing still, at the same time by automatically switching off the
The end of a period of time is clearly signaled. The end
the time span for one quadrant is expediently approx. 15 seconds, so that the total time span, not counting any interruptions, is two minutes for cleaning all quadrants.
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Cited By (13)
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EP0199158A2 (en) | 1985-04-20 | 1986-10-29 | Gerfried Bauer | Tooth-brush |
WO1987005402A2 (en) * | 1986-02-28 | 1987-09-11 | Joseph Varga | Piezo-electric detector for detecting motions comprising a recorder apparatus for recording detected motions |
FR2679114A1 (en) * | 1991-07-19 | 1993-01-22 | Uberai | Device for facilitating effective brushing of the teeth |
DE4439835C1 (en) * | 1994-11-08 | 1996-02-08 | Braun Ag | Electric tooth brush with polishing duration display |
WO1996008181A2 (en) * | 1994-09-14 | 1996-03-21 | Optiva Corporation | Pacing toothbrush |
US5572762A (en) * | 1994-05-12 | 1996-11-12 | Scheiner; Jonathan | Toothbrush with sound generator |
DE19544066A1 (en) * | 1995-11-25 | 1997-05-28 | Braun Ag | Electric toothbrush |
US5894453A (en) * | 1998-06-23 | 1999-04-13 | Inter-Med, Llc. | Toothbrush receptacle with timing device |
US5943723A (en) * | 1995-11-25 | 1999-08-31 | Braun Aktiengesellschaft | Electric toothbrush |
DE19811676A1 (en) * | 1998-03-18 | 1999-09-23 | Damiano Palummo | Child toothbrush with timed acoustic alarm |
DE19911317A1 (en) * | 1999-03-13 | 2000-09-28 | Braun Gmbh | Operating method for an electrical device with turn-on protection comprises push-button marking a motor switch with first pulse and one/breaker of turn-on flank with a second pulse of the same off switch |
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WO1987005402A2 (en) * | 1986-02-28 | 1987-09-11 | Joseph Varga | Piezo-electric detector for detecting motions comprising a recorder apparatus for recording detected motions |
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FR2679114A1 (en) * | 1991-07-19 | 1993-01-22 | Uberai | Device for facilitating effective brushing of the teeth |
US5572762A (en) * | 1994-05-12 | 1996-11-12 | Scheiner; Jonathan | Toothbrush with sound generator |
WO1996008181A2 (en) * | 1994-09-14 | 1996-03-21 | Optiva Corporation | Pacing toothbrush |
WO1996008181A3 (en) * | 1994-09-14 | 1996-05-23 | Optiva Corp | Pacing toothbrush |
US5544382A (en) * | 1994-09-14 | 1996-08-13 | Optiva Corp. | Pacing toothbrush |
EP0781105A2 (en) * | 1994-09-14 | 1997-07-02 | Optiva Corp. | Pacing toothbrush |
AU694557B2 (en) * | 1994-09-14 | 1998-07-23 | Optiva Corporation | Pacing toothbrush |
EP0781105A4 (en) * | 1994-09-14 | 1999-12-29 | Optiva Corp | Pacing toothbrush |
WO1996014025A1 (en) * | 1994-11-08 | 1996-05-17 | Braun Aktiengesellschaft | Toothbrush and process for indicating the cleaning time |
DE4439835C1 (en) * | 1994-11-08 | 1996-02-08 | Braun Ag | Electric tooth brush with polishing duration display |
US5930858A (en) * | 1994-11-08 | 1999-08-03 | Braun Aktiengesellschaft | Toothbrush and method of signaling the length of brushing time |
DE19544066A1 (en) * | 1995-11-25 | 1997-05-28 | Braun Ag | Electric toothbrush |
DE19544066C2 (en) * | 1995-11-25 | 1999-07-29 | Braun Gmbh | Electric toothbrush |
US5943723A (en) * | 1995-11-25 | 1999-08-31 | Braun Aktiengesellschaft | Electric toothbrush |
DE19811676A1 (en) * | 1998-03-18 | 1999-09-23 | Damiano Palummo | Child toothbrush with timed acoustic alarm |
US5894453A (en) * | 1998-06-23 | 1999-04-13 | Inter-Med, Llc. | Toothbrush receptacle with timing device |
DE19911317A1 (en) * | 1999-03-13 | 2000-09-28 | Braun Gmbh | Operating method for an electrical device with turn-on protection comprises push-button marking a motor switch with first pulse and one/breaker of turn-on flank with a second pulse of the same off switch |
EP2120639B1 (en) | 2007-02-16 | 2016-09-21 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Oral care implement having user-interactive display |
EP2120639B2 (en) † | 2007-02-16 | 2019-12-25 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Oral care implement having user-interactive display |
DE102019117087B3 (en) * | 2019-06-25 | 2020-12-10 | gisewo GmbH | Storage device for interdental cleaners, method for operating a storage device for interdental cleaners and computer program |
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