EP1446036A2 - Brosse a dents munie d'un bras articule portant un capot de protection - Google Patents
Brosse a dents munie d'un bras articule portant un capot de protectionInfo
- Publication number
- EP1446036A2 EP1446036A2 EP02796843A EP02796843A EP1446036A2 EP 1446036 A2 EP1446036 A2 EP 1446036A2 EP 02796843 A EP02796843 A EP 02796843A EP 02796843 A EP02796843 A EP 02796843A EP 1446036 A2 EP1446036 A2 EP 1446036A2
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- arm
- handle
- toothbrush
- longitudinal
- head
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B17/00—Accessories for brushes
- A46B17/04—Protective covers for the bristles
Definitions
- the invention relates to a toothbrush.
- the invention relates more particularly to a toothbrush comprising a head which is arranged at a front longitudinal end of a handle produced generally in one piece, of the type in which the head comprises flexible brushing elements on its face upper, of the type which is equipped with an arm, one end of which is articulated in a central region of the handle, and the opposite free end of which is provided with a protective cover for the brushing elements, so that the articulated arm can occupy:
- a front protective position in which the arm is adjacent to a front portion of the handle and in which the cover covers the brushing elements;
- travelling brushes Numerous models of folding toothbrushes are already known in order to facilitate their transport, sometimes called “travel brushes”. This type of toothbrush mainly aims to have a minimum size, in the folded position, while allowing normal use of the toothbrush in the unfolded position. Usually these brushes teeth also include means for protecting the flexible brushing elements during transport in the folded position.
- a brush of this type is disclosed in document FR-A-2.61 5.372.
- This toothbrush has a case in two foldable parts and a handle at the free end of which is arranged the head of the brush.
- the handle is pivotally mounted at an articulation end of a first part of the case i around a substantially vertical axis.
- the handle and the first part of the case are aligned longitudinally and the case i envelops part of the head, leaving an open notch in a longitudinal side wall in order to allow the brushing filaments to exit through the side of the case, when the handle passes from its folded position to its unfolded position, and vice versa.
- the toothbrush also comprises a second part of the case which is articulated, around a transverse and horizontal axis, at the end of the first part of the case which is opposite to the vertical pivot axis.
- the second part of the case covers the first part of the case and closes the notch, so that the case completely protects the flexible brushing elements in this position.
- this type of toothbrush is relatively complex to produce since the brush comprises at least three distinct elements which it is necessary to assemble.
- the articulation of the two parts of the case is delicate to make and fragile.
- the second part of the case can therefore easily be detached from the first part, either by breaking the articulation means, or not dislodging, if these articulation means are produced by interlocking elastic. There is therefore a risk of losing the second part of the case or of no longer being able to use it.
- the user grasps the toothbrush by the case.
- the quality of the assembly of the articulated end of the handle in the case therefore has a significant influence on the overall rigidity of the toothbrush, and therefore on the quality of brushing.
- the play which may appear at the connection between the handle and the case can cause discomfort during use.
- the toothbrush has a handle which is made in one piece with the head, and which is provided, in its upper face, with a longitudinal groove.
- a pivoting longitudinal arm is pivotally mounted at an end about a transverse and horizontal axis arranged in a median zone of the longitudinal groove, and it is provided, at its opposite longitudinal end, with a protective cover.
- the pivoting arm occupies a protective position, it extends longitudinally inside a front portion of the groove and the cover covers the brushing filaments of the brush head.
- the pivoting arm occupies a brushing position, it extends longitudinally inside a rear portion of the groove and the protective cover extends longitudinally behind the handle.
- the toothbrush in the second document is simpler in design since it has only two parts.
- this toothbrush can be used without the articulated arm since it does not form a gripping surface with the rest of the handle.
- the grip surface of the toothbrush during brushing is relatively small, compared to the toothbrush of the first document. This reduced grip surface is penalizing, in particular when the user wishes to carry out a so-called "roller" brushing.
- the user imparts on the toothbrush a movement in which the longitudinal axis of the head remains generally parallel to the dental arch and in which the head describes both a rotation and a translation, so as to perform a brushing which starts from the gum and which continues to the top of the teeth.
- the invention aims to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a new design of toothbrush which is simpler, therefore more economical, and which has a relatively large gripping surface during brushing.
- the invention provides a toothbrush comprising a head which is arranged at a longitudinal front end of a handle produced generally in one piece, of the type in which the head comprises flexible brushing elements on its face upper, of the type which is equipped with an arm, one end of which is articulated in a central region of the handle, and the opposite free end of which is provided with a protective cover for the brushing elements, so that the articulated arm can occupy:
- the arm is articulated on an upper portion of the handle by means of a ball joint type connection;
- the articulation end of the arm includes a ball joint, and the ball joint is force-fitted in a complementary shape clearance which is produced in the upper portion of the handle;
- the ball joint is made integrally by molding in one piece with the arm and the cover;
- the arm comprises locking means by elastic interlocking of complementary shapes, so as to lock the arm at least in its protective position;
- the arm has two longitudinal wings which, when the arm occupies its protective position or its gripping position, extend vertically downward, on each side of the handle, and which each have, on their inner face, a boss provided to cooperate with a complementary relief of the lateral face opposite the handle, so as to lock the arm in its corresponding position;
- the arm comprises a stop element which, when the arm occupies its protective position, extends towards an upper portion of the handle, so as to prevent crushing of the brushing elements by the cover;
- the flexible brushing elements are brushing filaments, or bristles, and in that the height of the filaments is increasing from each longitudinal lateral edge of the head towards a median longitudinal plane substantially orthogonal to the upper face of the head.
- FIG. 1 is a top view which schematically represents a toothbrush comprising an articulated arm which is produced in accordance with the teachings of the invention and which occupies its protective position;
- - Figure 2 is a side view in partial longitudinal section along the cutting plane 2-2 which schematically shows the toothbrush of Figure 1, the articulated arm occupying the same protective position;
- - Figure 3 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 which shows the toothbrush in a first intermediate position;
- Figure 4 is a view similar to that of Figure 2 which shows the toothbrush in the same position as that of fig 3;
- Figure 5 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 which shows the toothbrush during its pivoting backwards around the geometric axis A2;
- Figure 6 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 which shows the toothbrush when the articulated arm occupies its gripping position
- FIG. 7 is a view similar to that of Figure 2 which shows the toothbrush when the articulated arm occupies its gripping position;
- - Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view along the cutting plane 8-8 which schematically shows the interlocking of the longitudinal wings of the articulated arm on the handle of the toothbrush;
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial view with cutaway of the articulation of the toothbrush arm as shown in Figure 2.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show a toothbrush 10 made in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- the toothbrush 10 has a handle 12 for gripping and handling which is oriented generally along a longitudinal axis X-X.
- the handle 12 is produced integrally by molding in one piece.
- the toothbrush 10 comprises, at the free front end of the handle 12, a brushing head 14.
- the head 14 has substantially the form of a plate extending in a longitudinal plane P1, contained in the plane of FIG. 1, and delimiting two opposite faces, substantially parallel to one another, which will be designated as the upper face 16 and as the lower face 18, with reference to the vertical orientation of FIG. 2.
- the top and bottom of the toothbrush 10 are arbitrarily defined according to whether one is placed, respectively, on the side of the upper face 16 or on the side of the lower face 18 of the head 14.
- the upper face 16 is here the face of the head 14 which carries flexible brushing elements 20.
- the flexible brushing elements 20 are for example filaments, or bristles, parallel which extend perpendicularly to the plane of the upper face 16 of the head 14.
- the filaments 20, intended for brushing the teeth may for example be made of a thermoplastic material of the polyamide or polyethylene type, but they may also be made of natural bristles or other similar elements.
- the toothbrush 10 here admits a plane of symmetry P2 which is vertical and which contains the longitudinal axis XX.
- the filaments 20 have, for example, a so-called “roof” mowing shape, that is to say that the height of the filaments 20 increases from each longitudinal lateral edge of the head 14 towards the plane of symmetry P2 of the brush 10.
- the upper longitudinal face 22 and lower longitudinal face 24 of the handle 12 will be called the longitudinal portions of the handle 12 which are generally oriented respectively upwards and downwards.
- a front portion 26 and a rear portion 28 of the handle 12 are respectively defined.
- the toothbrush 10 is equipped with an arm 30, one end of which is articulated in a median longitudinal region 32 of the upper longitudinal face 22 of the handle 12, and the free end of which is opposite the articulation 34, is provided with a protective cover 36 for the brushing filaments 20.
- the articulated arm 30 can occupy a front protective position P av , which is shown in Figures 1 and 2, in which it is adjacent to the upper longitudinal face 22 of the front portion 26 of the handle 1 2 and in which the cover 36 covers the brushing filaments 20 to protect them from the outside.
- the articulated arm 30 can occupy a rear gripping position P ar , which is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in which it is adjacent to the upper longitudinal face 22 of the rear portion 28 of the handle 12.
- the arm 30 makes it possible to increase the grip surface of the handle 12, which facilitates the handling of the toothbrush 10 by the user, in particular when he performs a brushing movement of the type roller.
- the articulation 34 of the arm 30 relative to the handle 12 is of the ball type.
- the detail of this articulation 34 is shown in FIG. 9.
- the articulation end 34 of the arm 30 comprises a ball joint 38 which is here produced integrally with the arm 30.
- the ball joint 38 is force-fitted into a recess 40 of substantially complementary shape produced in the upper face 22 of the central zone 32 of the handle 12.
- the clearance 40 here has the form of a non-through hole comprising an upper section 42 and a lower section 44 frustoconical with a substantially vertical axis.
- the upper section 42 is very slightly frustoconical so that its diameter narrows very slightly upwards to its upper axial end 46, the latter delimiting a circular edge whose diameter D 1 is slightly less than the maximum diameter D2 of the ball joint 38.
- D 1 is slightly less than the maximum diameter D2 of the ball joint 38.
- the lower section 44 is here frustoconical and its diameter decreases downwards.
- the arm 30 also includes locking means 48 by elastic interlocking of complementary shapes, in order to allow the user to lock the arm 30 in its protective position P av and in its gripping position P ar .
- the arm 30 comprises two longitudinal wings 50, 52 which, when the arm 30 occupies its protective position P av or its gripping position P ar , extend substantially vertically downwards, on each side of the handle 12 .
- each longitudinal wing 50, 52 comprises, on its inner face 54, 56, that is to say towards the handle 12, a boss 58, 60 which is designed to cooperate with a complementary relief 62, 64 carried by the longitudinal longitudinal face 66, 68 facing the handle 12, so as to lock the arm 30 in its position P av , Par corresponding.
- the joint plane resulting from the molding of the toothbrush 10 is embodied in FIG. 8 by a reversal of the direction of hatching between an upper portion and a lower portion of the handle 12.
- the joint plane which here forms the relief 62, 64 on the lateral longitudinal faces 66, 68 of the handle 12.
- the relief 62, 64 here has the form of an inal longitudinal boss.
- the arm 30 also includes a stop element 70 which, when the arm 30 occupies its protective position
- P av extends towards the upper face 22 of the front portion 26 of the handle 12, so as to prevent the brushing elements from being crushed by the cover 36.
- the abutment element 70 is formed here by a rear transverse wall of the protective cover 36 which bears on the upper face 22 of the front portion 26 of the handle 12 when the arm 30 occupies its protective position P av .
- the cover 36 is therefore delimited by a front transverse wall 72, by two side walls 74, 76 and by the rear transverse wall 70.
- the side walls 74, 76 of the cover 36 extend longitudinally towards the ball 38, along the arm 30, so as to form a large gripping surface when the arm 30 occupies its gripping position P ar .
- the side walls 74, 76 extend towards the articulation 34 until they form the longitudinal wings 50, 52.
- the arm 30, the cover 36, the ball joint 38 and the longitudinal wings 50, 52 are produced integrally by molding in one piece.
- the arm When it is desired to transport the toothbrush 10 or when the toothbrush 10 is not used, the arm is placed
- the rear transverse wall 70 is then in abutment against the upper face 22 of the handle 12 which prevents the protective cover 36 from tilting down by crushing the brushing filaments 20.
- the longitudinal wings 50, 52 are fitted on the reliefs 62, 64 which locks the arm 30 in its protective position P av , preventing it from inadvertently pivoting upwards.
- the arm 30 pivots to a first intermediate position Pi 1, which is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in which the arm 30 describes overall an angle of about 45 ° upward relative to the longitudinal axis XX.
- the first intermediate position Pi 1 generally corresponds to the first position, after pivoting around the first geometric axis A1, in which the longitudinal wings 50, 52 are released from the handle 12, that is to say that they have protruded upwards the upper longitudinal face 22 of the handle 12, in accordance with the representation of FIG. 4. It is noted that, in the first intermediate position Pi1, it is also necessary for the cap 36 to be released upwards from the filaments 20, so that those these do not constitute an obstacle to the pivoting of the arm 30 during the second phase.
- the user pivots the arm 30 by a half-turn around a second geometric axis A2 which is substantially vertical and which generally passes through the center of the ball 38, counterclockwise, as shown in Figure 5, or clockwise.
- the arm 30 is then in a second intermediate position Pi2 (not shown) which is substantially symmetrical to the first intermediate position Pi 1 with respect to a transverse plane passing through the articulation 34.
- the arm 30 then extends in the longitudinal alignment XX of the handle 12, towards the rear from the joint 34.
- the articulation 34 with ball joint 38 can be replaced by another type of articulation allowing the same pivoting movement of the arm 30, at least around the first axis of rotation A1 and around the second axis of rotation A2.
- the ball joint 38 can for example be replaced by a deformable element made of plastic, natural or synthetic material, which connects the articulation end 34 of the arm 30 to the handle 12.
- toothbrush 1 0 the geometric shapes of the toothbrush 1 0 are simple, which facilitates its realization by molding according to known techniques.
- toothbrush 10 according to the invention can be used even if the articulated arm 30 is disassembled or damaged.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR0115103 | 2001-11-22 | ||
| FR0115103A FR2832299B1 (fr) | 2001-11-22 | 2001-11-22 | Brosse a dents munie d'un bras articule portant un capot de protection |
| PCT/FR2002/003895 WO2003043460A2 (fr) | 2001-11-22 | 2002-11-14 | Brosse a dents munie d'un bras articule portant un capot de protection |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP1446036A2 true EP1446036A2 (fr) | 2004-08-18 |
| EP1446036B1 EP1446036B1 (fr) | 2007-01-17 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP02796843A Expired - Lifetime EP1446036B1 (fr) | 2001-11-22 | 2002-11-14 | Brosse a dents munie d'un bras articule portant un capot de protection |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US7310848B2 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP1446036B1 (fr) |
| JP (1) | JP4156519B2 (fr) |
| AU (1) | AU2002361317B2 (fr) |
| CA (1) | CA2467192C (fr) |
| DE (1) | DE60217707T2 (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR2832299B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2003043460A2 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7246400B2 (en) * | 2004-12-28 | 2007-07-24 | Patrick Clarkson Ryan | Hygienic toothbrush with cover |
| WO2009082752A1 (fr) * | 2007-12-23 | 2009-07-02 | Patrick Clarkson Ryan | Brosse à dents hygiénique et procédé permettant de l'utiliser |
| US8707504B2 (en) * | 2007-12-23 | 2014-04-29 | Patrick Clarkson Ryan | Hygienic toothbrush and method of using same |
| CN104544948A (zh) * | 2014-12-31 | 2015-04-29 | 苏州原点工业设计有限公司 | 一种牙刷 |
| KR101861186B1 (ko) | 2016-11-28 | 2018-05-25 | 공도윤 | 치간칫솔 |
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| US396898A (en) * | 1889-01-29 | Tooth-brush | ||
| US1104365A (en) * | 1913-12-09 | 1914-07-21 | Alice Louise T Loughlin | Toilet-brush. |
| US1967775A (en) * | 1933-06-14 | 1934-07-24 | Kantor Ely Baurice | Toothbrush |
| CH288123A (de) * | 1950-12-20 | 1953-01-15 | Nagel Arthur | Zahnbürste. |
| US2678459A (en) * | 1952-03-27 | 1954-05-18 | Stuckey Sadie | Collapsible toothbrush |
| US4482263A (en) * | 1983-05-12 | 1984-11-13 | Palamara Joseph P | Foldable toothbrush and toothpaste supply unit |
| FR2615372B1 (fr) | 1987-05-22 | 1991-10-11 | Celluloid Sa | Ustensile de toilette conditionnable, tel que par exemple une brosse a dents |
| GB2223398B (en) * | 1988-07-05 | 1993-01-13 | Philip J Thorne | Collapsible toothbrush |
| WO1990012522A1 (fr) * | 1989-04-14 | 1990-11-01 | Gianfranco Rossi | Brosse a dents ayant un couvercle de protection pouvant etre retourne |
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- 2002-11-14 CA CA2467192A patent/CA2467192C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2002-11-14 JP JP2003545149A patent/JP4156519B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2002-11-14 US US10/496,562 patent/US7310848B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2002-11-14 DE DE60217707T patent/DE60217707T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-11-14 AU AU2002361317A patent/AU2002361317B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2002-11-14 WO PCT/FR2002/003895 patent/WO2003043460A2/fr not_active Ceased
- 2002-11-14 EP EP02796843A patent/EP1446036B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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| JP2005509475A (ja) | 2005-04-14 |
| JP4156519B2 (ja) | 2008-09-24 |
| CA2467192A1 (fr) | 2003-05-30 |
| WO2003043460A3 (fr) | 2003-12-24 |
| AU2002361317A1 (en) | 2003-06-10 |
| WO2003043460A2 (fr) | 2003-05-30 |
| DE60217707D1 (de) | 2007-03-08 |
| CA2467192C (fr) | 2011-01-04 |
| DE60217707T2 (de) | 2007-11-15 |
| FR2832299B1 (fr) | 2004-11-05 |
| AU2002361317B2 (en) | 2008-12-18 |
| US20050039283A1 (en) | 2005-02-24 |
| EP1446036B1 (fr) | 2007-01-17 |
| US7310848B2 (en) | 2007-12-25 |
| FR2832299A1 (fr) | 2003-05-23 |
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