EP1859705A1 - Brosses et procédé destiné à leur fabrication - Google Patents

Brosses et procédé destiné à leur fabrication Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1859705A1
EP1859705A1 EP20070009988 EP07009988A EP1859705A1 EP 1859705 A1 EP1859705 A1 EP 1859705A1 EP 20070009988 EP20070009988 EP 20070009988 EP 07009988 A EP07009988 A EP 07009988A EP 1859705 A1 EP1859705 A1 EP 1859705A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
shell
brush head
brush
plastic
filled
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.)
Granted
Application number
EP20070009988
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP1859705B1 (fr
EP1859705B2 (fr
Inventor
Markus Hörenbaum
Erwin Buchholz
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
M&C Schiffer GmbH
Original Assignee
M&C Schiffer GmbH
Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Family has litigation
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=38462032&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=EP1859705(A1) "Global patent litigation dataset” by Darts-ip is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Application filed by M&C Schiffer GmbH filed Critical M&C Schiffer GmbH
Publication of EP1859705A1 publication Critical patent/EP1859705A1/fr
Publication of EP1859705B1 publication Critical patent/EP1859705B1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1859705B2 publication Critical patent/EP1859705B2/fr
Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
    • A46B3/06—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier by welding together bristles made of metal wires or plastic materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
    • A46B3/04—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier by mouldable materials, e.g. metals, cellulose derivatives, plastics
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D3/00—Preparing, i.e. Manufacturing brush bodies
    • A46D3/005—Preparing, i.e. Manufacturing brush bodies by moulding or casting a body around bristles or tufts of bristles

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a brush, in particular a toothbrush and a method for its production.
  • the bristle bundles are introduced into channels, which are formed on a small plate, which is also integrated into the brush to be produced.
  • the fastening-side ends of the bristle bundles are melted and shaped according to this prior art, preferably in such a way that the melt produced by heating the fastening-side ends forms a form-fitting manner in the manner of a backing layer on the small plate.
  • the present invention is based on the problem to provide a method for producing a brush and a brush produced by the method, which meets the highest optical and hygienic requirements.
  • a brush whose brush head carries a cleaning element that can be varied in terms of shape and size within wide limits.
  • the present invention also wants to specify a brush that can meet the hygienic, optical and technical requirements that are placed on high-quality brushes, in particular toothbrushes by combining different materials.
  • a brush body made of plastic is first formed, which forms at least one shell which is open towards the top and essentially closed at the bottom.
  • the upper side of the brush base body is understood to mean that side which is surmounted by the cleaning elements, namely the bundles of bristles, and which regularly lies opposite the surface to be cleaned.
  • At this top of the brush head body is open, but has a staggered thereto provided in the bottom, which forms the bottom of the there substantially closed shell.
  • This shell has edges which preferably follow substantially the outer contour of the brush head body. Thereafter, preferably, a circumferential, relatively thin edge protrudes from the bottom surrounding the shell circumferentially.
  • At least one bristle bundle is inserted with its fastening-side end.
  • At this attachment-side end has been formed by melting before insertion into the shell of a thickening.
  • the thickening is usually arranged at a distance from the upper edge of the shell in this.
  • the shell is filled with plastic.
  • This plastic is filled in the molten state and settles upon solidification, for example by cooling and / or crosslinking, to the bottom and the inner edge of the shell and includes the thickening of the attachment-side end of the bristle or bundles.
  • the bristle bundle is fixed to the brush head body.
  • the shell is closed substantially at the bottom, which precludes that the shell may have in its bottom or at its edge an injection port through which the plastic is injected into the shell.
  • the brush head body may have one or more shells into which one or more bundles of bristles protrude.
  • the filling of the plastic can be done up to the upper edge of the shell. Just as well, the plastic can also be filled the edge slightly outstanding. If, for example, a thermoplastic elastomer is used as the plastic for filling the shell, it can project beyond the upper edge of the brush head body formed, for example, from a hard component so as to produce an effective mucous membrane protection which prevents the toothbrush from spreading the oral mucosa against the brush body formed from the hard component nudge.
  • a plurality of shells are formed on the brush head body, they can be filled in relation to the longitudinal extent of the bristle bundles in diverging altitudes with the plastic to create a contoured, projected by bristle bundles surface of the brush head.
  • the areas of different heights can merge intermittently or continuously.
  • a bristle field having a plurality of bristle bundles is stuffed in a perforated field plate which has holding channels for the bristle bundles corresponding to the bristle field. Each individual channel is stuffed with a bundle of bristles.
  • the perforated field plate is applied when filling the shell at its upper edge and thus covers the opening formed by the shell.
  • the perforated field plate is preferably applied to the upper edge of the shell such that the perforated field plate seals the shell.
  • the shell preferably has a circumferential edge in the circumferential direction.
  • the inventive method offers the possibility to fix the bristle bundles with a relatively small injection unit to the brush head body.
  • the shell preferably only the shell must be filled.
  • the filling of the shell can be filled with a hard component, in particular PP.
  • a soft elastic plastic in particular a thermoplastic elastomer.
  • a process management can be formed on the outside of the shell formed by the identical component further functional parts when injecting the soft elastic component into the shell in any case, such as bumpers from the thermoplastic elastomer and / or cleaning elements formed from the thermoplastic elastomer.
  • the brush body after fixing the bristle bundles, i. after filling the shell with the plastic encapsulated on its outside, in particular with a soft elastic plastic component, which serves to further protect the oral mucosa in the manufacture of a toothbrush.
  • the injection opening provided for filling the shell by injecting the plastic through the wall of the brush base body delimiting the shell is preferably overmolded and thus covered on the outside.
  • the encapsulation should preferably take place in such a way that the circumferential edge of the brush head base body is peripherally encapsulated, whereby a further mucous membrane protection is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the brush head main body preferably formed from a hard component.
  • the encapsulation thus forms a circumferential impact protection.
  • the shell is filled by spraying the plastic through a relatively thin wall of the shell, this has the advantage that it can be operated with relatively low pressures, since the flow path from the injection point to the shell is extremely low.
  • This has particular advantages for the position of the bristle bundles after fixing them in the shell.
  • the fundamental problem is that they are displaced from the preset position and fixed in this shifted arrangement and orientation after solidification of the injected plastic mass. Such an impairment need not be feared when injecting at lower speeds and / or lower pressures.
  • the method can thus produce toothbrushes with good quality and exact bundle position.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the present invention preferably further provided on the outside of the brush head body, usually formed in the longitudinal direction of the bristle bundles slots to form superior cleaning elements from the underside of the brush head body with a thermoplastic elastomer.
  • the longitudinal slots can be closed circumferentially by the material of the brush head body.
  • these longitudinal slots are preferably formed by recesses of the brush head main body which are open towards the outside and which, during injection molding, are formed by the brush head main body be closed surrounding injection mold, which acts to form the cleaning elements of the thermoplastic elastomer forming.
  • a brush in particular a toothbrush, is provided with the present invention, which comprises a brush head body which forms at least one shell open to the top.
  • this shell at least one bristle bundle is introduced with its fastening side, provided by melting with a thickened end and fixed by a filled into the shell plastic.
  • a hard component is first injected into an injection mold having a mold cavity for forming a brush body.
  • This main body consists of a brush head base body 5, a provided between the thickened handle 4 and the brush head body 5 brush neck 6 and the handle handle 4.
  • the brush body 5 can be encapsulated, subsequently printed and / or decorated.
  • the basic brush head body 5 forms a shell 8, which is surrounded by an edge 10 that is essentially corresponding to the circumferential contour of the brush head 2.
  • the shell 8 is bounded and closed on the underside by a bottom 12 which extends parallel to the top of the rim 10.
  • the rear wall 14 provided on the underside of the brush head base body 5 has an injection opening 16, which connects the rear side of the brush head base body 5 with the shell 8.
  • recesses 18 extending at right angles to the upper side of the edge 10 are recessed, which are open to the circumferential outer side of the brush head main body 5. At the position of the recesses 18 of the edge 10 is slightly offset in the direction of the shell 8 inwardly formed.
  • the rear wall 14 formed by the brush head body 5 has a front and a rear raised portion 20 which is exposed on the outside of the brush to be produced.
  • the two distal and proximal raised portions 20 enclose therebetween a slightly inwardly offset rear wall bottom 22, whose front and rear ends are aligned with the respective outer edges of the recesses 18.
  • the injection opening 16 is located in the region of the rear wall bottom 22.
  • the brush head base body 5 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is converted into a second injection mold after injection molding by injecting a hard component into a first injection molding tool.
  • This second injection mold is covered by a perforated field plate which is applied to the top of the rim 10.
  • the perforated field plate has holding channels for receiving bundles of bristles 24 corresponding to a bristle field 25 of the brush to be produced (see FIGS. 7 and 8) with regard to the size and arrangement of the bundles of bristles 24.
  • the perforated field plate is filled with the possibly differently sized bristle bundles 24, which are then attached to their attachment side Ends are heated and melted. In the process, a thickening 28 inevitably forms on the individual bristle bundles 24.
  • This thickening 28 is arranged at a distance from the underside of the perforated field plate during installation of the perforated field plate in the second injection mold, as shown schematically in Figures 3 and 4.
  • the figures show the situation after installation of the perforated field plate in the second injection mold and before filling the plastic in the shell 8.
  • the bristle bundles 24 are with their thickening 28 at a distance to the upper edge of the shell 8 circumferentially surrounded by the edge 10 of the shell 8.
  • a plastic for example, a thermoplastic elastomer is injected into the shell 8 from behind after closing the second injection mold now.
  • the attachment-side ends of the bristle bundles 24 with their thickening 28 are enclosed by the plastic.
  • the perforated field plate is in this case against the top of the edge 10 at.
  • the intermediate product shown in Fig. 6 can be obtained.
  • the bristle bundles 24 are received with their thickening 28 in the solidified in the shell 8 filled plastic 30.
  • the plastic 30 should preferably be adhesion-compatible with the hard-shell component forming the brush head base body 5, in particular in the area of the surface of the brush between the brush head base body and the plastic 30 filled in the shell 8 during intensive use of the brush, no slits are formed in which germs and can infiltrate contaminants.
  • thermoplastic elastomer is injected into a mold cavity, which extends flush between the raised areas 20 of the rear wall 14 and the intermediate product surrounds circumferentially.
  • the third injection mold further has the recesses 18 continuing and extending in the longitudinal direction of the bristle bundles 24 channels.
  • the injected into the mold cavity of the third injection molding thermoplastic elastomer thus fills the back wall bottom 22 to form a heel-free rear wall of the brush head 2, flows through the recesses 18 and into the adjoining channels to form the edge provided cleaning elements 32 of thermoplastic To solidify elastomer.
  • the toothbrush thus produced is shown with its front portion in Figures 7 and 8.
  • the sealing of the bristle bundles 24 in the plastic 30 offers the possibility to achieve a high design variation by a suitable choice of the plastic.
  • the basic brush head body 5 merely serves to form a shell, which is hardly recognizable, in particular, during the subsequent external molding on the finished brush.
  • the brush head body forms the mechanical skeleton of the finished brush.
  • By filling the plastic in the shell and encapsulation is possible to realize different designs.
  • By placing the perforated field plate on the edge of the one shell a smooth termination and transition can be achieved at the top of the brush.
  • the seams on the finished product sometimes to be recognized when using perforated field plates at the point at which the perforated field plate passes into the injection mold within the cavity can be largely avoided.
  • thermoplastic elastomer which is particularly recommended in the manufacture of toothbrushes for mucosal protection.
  • the method presented by the present invention can be used economically for the production of mass-produced articles by means of plastic injection molding.
  • On a second injection mold, which holds the brush head body back, can be dispensed with in this variant.
EP07009988.2A 2006-05-26 2007-05-18 Brosses et procédé destiné à leur fabrication Not-in-force EP1859705B2 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE200610025043 DE102006025043A1 (de) 2006-05-26 2006-05-26 Bürste und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1859705A1 true EP1859705A1 (fr) 2007-11-28
EP1859705B1 EP1859705B1 (fr) 2012-08-22
EP1859705B2 EP1859705B2 (fr) 2015-07-15

Family

ID=38462032

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP07009988.2A Not-in-force EP1859705B2 (fr) 2006-05-26 2007-05-18 Brosses et procédé destiné à leur fabrication

Country Status (2)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1859705B2 (fr)
DE (1) DE102006025043A1 (fr)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2010025820A2 (fr) * 2008-08-26 2010-03-11 Firma G.B. Boucherie N.V. Procédé pour produire des brosses, en particulier des brosses à dents
CN101999798A (zh) * 2009-08-31 2011-04-06 Gb保捷利公众有限公司 用于制造刷子尤其是牙刷的方法
WO2012055423A1 (fr) * 2010-10-25 2012-05-03 Zahoransky Formenbau Gmbh Brosse et procédé pour fabriquer une brosse
EP3087864A1 (fr) 2015-04-29 2016-11-02 M+C Schiffer GmbH Procédé de production d'une brosse, en particulier brosse à dent et poignée associée
WO2020207778A1 (fr) 2019-04-09 2020-10-15 M+C Schiffer Gmbh Instrument d'hygiène bucco-dentaire
US11425987B2 (en) * 2016-09-22 2022-08-30 M+C Schiffer Gmbh Brush head, in particular for an electrically driven toothbrush, and method for the production thereof

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0567672A1 (fr) * 1992-04-28 1993-11-03 G.B. Boucherie, N.V. Procédé pour fabriquer des brosses à dents
US5350219A (en) * 1993-07-26 1994-09-27 Acumen Co., Ltd Toothbrush without metal gasket
DE19542393A1 (de) * 1995-11-14 1997-05-15 Zahoransky Anton Gmbh & Co Verfahren zum Herstellen von Bürsten sowie Bürstenherstellungsmaschine
WO2003017801A1 (fr) * 2001-08-24 2003-03-06 Kao Corporation Procede de fabrication d'une brosse a dents
WO2004014183A1 (fr) * 2002-08-09 2004-02-19 Colgate-Palmolive Company Brosse a dent souple
US20060096052A1 (en) * 2004-11-09 2006-05-11 Michel Parisi Toothbrush with gum protector

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2288140A (en) † 1994-04-07 1995-10-11 Boucherie Nv G B A method of injection molding of brushes
GB9913717D0 (en) † 1999-06-14 1999-08-11 Procter & Gamble A toothbrush
DE19962188A1 (de) † 1999-12-22 2001-09-06 Schiffer Fa M & C Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Bürstenkopfes im Wege des Spritzgiessens
DE20120773U1 (de) † 2001-12-21 2002-04-18 Meckseper Nikolas Hochelastischer Zahnbürstenkopf
DE10217527B4 (de) † 2002-04-19 2012-06-21 Anton Zahoransky Gmbh & Co. Verfahren zum Herstellen von Bürsten sowie danach hergestellte Bürste
GB0317539D0 (en) † 2003-07-25 2003-08-27 Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healt Toothbrush
WO2005084486A1 (fr) † 2004-03-09 2005-09-15 Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Gmbh & Co Kg Brosse a dents

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0567672A1 (fr) * 1992-04-28 1993-11-03 G.B. Boucherie, N.V. Procédé pour fabriquer des brosses à dents
US5350219A (en) * 1993-07-26 1994-09-27 Acumen Co., Ltd Toothbrush without metal gasket
DE19542393A1 (de) * 1995-11-14 1997-05-15 Zahoransky Anton Gmbh & Co Verfahren zum Herstellen von Bürsten sowie Bürstenherstellungsmaschine
WO2003017801A1 (fr) * 2001-08-24 2003-03-06 Kao Corporation Procede de fabrication d'une brosse a dents
WO2004014183A1 (fr) * 2002-08-09 2004-02-19 Colgate-Palmolive Company Brosse a dent souple
US20060096052A1 (en) * 2004-11-09 2006-05-11 Michel Parisi Toothbrush with gum protector

Cited By (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2010025820A2 (fr) * 2008-08-26 2010-03-11 Firma G.B. Boucherie N.V. Procédé pour produire des brosses, en particulier des brosses à dents
WO2010025820A3 (fr) * 2008-08-26 2010-05-27 Firma G.B. Boucherie N.V. Procédé pour produire des brosses, en particulier des brosses à dents
CN102159115A (zh) * 2008-08-26 2011-08-17 Gb保捷利公众有限公司 用于制造刷子尤其是牙刷的方法
CN102159115B (zh) * 2008-08-26 2014-12-24 Gb保捷利公众有限公司 用于制造刷子尤其是牙刷的方法
CN101999798A (zh) * 2009-08-31 2011-04-06 Gb保捷利公众有限公司 用于制造刷子尤其是牙刷的方法
CN101999798B (zh) * 2009-08-31 2015-02-18 Gb保捷利公众有限公司 用于制造刷子尤其是牙刷的方法
WO2012055423A1 (fr) * 2010-10-25 2012-05-03 Zahoransky Formenbau Gmbh Brosse et procédé pour fabriquer une brosse
EP2632293B1 (fr) 2010-10-25 2016-09-28 Zahoransky Formenbau Gmbh Brosse et procédé pour fabriquer une brosse
EP3087864A1 (fr) 2015-04-29 2016-11-02 M+C Schiffer GmbH Procédé de production d'une brosse, en particulier brosse à dent et poignée associée
US11425987B2 (en) * 2016-09-22 2022-08-30 M+C Schiffer Gmbh Brush head, in particular for an electrically driven toothbrush, and method for the production thereof
WO2020207778A1 (fr) 2019-04-09 2020-10-15 M+C Schiffer Gmbh Instrument d'hygiène bucco-dentaire
DE102019205055A1 (de) * 2019-04-09 2020-10-15 M+C Schiffer Gmbh Mundpflegeinstrument

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1859705B1 (fr) 2012-08-22
EP1859705B2 (fr) 2015-07-15
DE102006025043A1 (de) 2008-02-21

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1864588B1 (fr) Brosse à dents et procédé destiné à sa fabrication
EP0623298B1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif de fabrication de brosses à dents
EP2337474B1 (fr) Procédé pour produire des brosses, en particulier des brosses à dents
EP3831242B1 (fr) Brosse à dents pourvue de soies moulées par injection
EP3729997B1 (fr) Procede de fabrication d'une brosse interdentaire
EP1726237B1 (fr) Brosse et son procédé de fabrication
EP2298122B1 (fr) Procédé de fabrication de brosses, notamment de brosses à dents
EP2135526A1 (fr) Brosse, en particulier brosse à dents et son procédé de fabrication
EP2632293B1 (fr) Brosse et procédé pour fabriquer une brosse
EP1859705B1 (fr) Brosses et procédé destiné à leur fabrication
DE102009021482B4 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Bürsten
EP1253839A1 (fr) Procede de production d'un manche creux destine a un instrument de nettoyage des dents
DE20303934U1 (de) Vorrichtung zum Herstellen einer Bürste
EP2587959B2 (fr) Procédé et dispositif de production de brosses
DE102016011477B4 (de) Bürstenkopf für eine elektrisch angetriebene Zahnbürste und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung
EP1908370B1 (fr) Brosse à dents et procédé destiné à sa fabrication
DE10221786A1 (de) Bürste und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung
DE10303548B4 (de) Bürste und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung
WO2020193760A1 (fr) Brosse, en particulier brosse à dents, et procédé pour sa fabrication
DE102004020706A1 (de) Bürste und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung
EP3087864A1 (fr) Procédé de production d'une brosse, en particulier brosse à dent et poignée associée
DE102011017099A1 (de) Verfahren zur Herstellung von Zahnbürsten

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL BA HR MK YU

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20080528

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20080702

AKX Designation fees paid

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: LANGUAGE OF EP DOCUMENT: GERMAN

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 571430

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20120915

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 502007010410

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20121018

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: VDEP

Effective date: 20120822

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

Effective date: 20120822

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20121222

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20121224

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20121123

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20121203

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

PLBI Opposition filed

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009260

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

Ref country code: PL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

26 Opposition filed

Opponent name: BRAUN GMBH

Effective date: 20130517

PLAX Notice of opposition and request to file observation + time limit sent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS2

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20121122

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R026

Ref document number: 502007010410

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20130517

PLBB Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition received

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS3

BERE Be: lapsed

Owner name: M+C SCHIFFER G.M.B.H.

Effective date: 20130531

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20130531

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20130531

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: MM4A

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20130531

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20130518

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MM01

Ref document number: 571430

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20130518

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20140527

Year of fee payment: 8

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20130518

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20140522

Year of fee payment: 8

RIC2 Information provided on ipc code assigned after grant

Ipc: A46D 3/00 20060101AFI20141002BHEP

Ipc: A46B 3/06 20060101ALI20141002BHEP

Ipc: A46B 3/04 20060101ALI20141002BHEP

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

PUAH Patent maintained in amended form

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009272

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: PATENT MAINTAINED AS AMENDED

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20120822

27A Patent maintained in amended form

Effective date: 20150715

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B2

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R102

Ref document number: 502007010410

Country of ref document: DE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: HU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT; INVALID AB INITIO

Effective date: 20070518

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20130518

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20150518

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20160129

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20150518

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20150601

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20220531

Year of fee payment: 16

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20220525

Year of fee payment: 16

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 502007010410

Country of ref document: DE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20230518

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20231201