JP6968995B2 - 口腔ケア器具用のブラシヘッド - Google Patents
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Description
2 ハウジング
3 タフト担体
4 取付面
5 第1群のタフトのタフト
5a 第1群のフィラメントのフィラメント
5b 第2群のフィラメントのフィラメント
6 第2群のタフトのタフト
7 第3群のタフトのタフト
8 空洞
9 カップリング
I 回転軸
Claims (13)
- 口腔ケア器具用のブラシヘッド(1)であって、
回転軸(I)を有するタフト担体(3)の取付面(4)から延在する少なくとも1つのタフト(5、6、7)の群であって、前記タフト(5、6、7)は、前記取付面(4)から延在する基端と自由端とを有する、少なくとも1つのタフト(5、6、7)の群を備え、
第1群の前記タフト(5)は、前記取付面(4)の平面において、前記回転軸(I)に対する半径方向における拡張部を超える、前記回転軸(I)を中心とする円周方向における拡張部を有し、
前記第1群の前記タフト(5)は、前記取付面(4)に対して少なくとも1つの方向に傾斜し、
前記第1群の前記タフト(5)はそれぞれ、第1群のフィラメント(5a)と第2群のフィラメント(5b)とを含み、前記第2群のフィラメントの前記フィラメント(5b)の前記自由端は、前記第1群のフィラメントの前記フィラメント(5a)の前記の前記自由端を越えて突出しているものであり、
前記第1群のタフト(5)はそれぞれ、前記取付面(4)に対して少なくとも1つの方向に傾斜し、それによって、応力がかかっていない状態では、前記第1群のフィラメント(5a)の前記自由端における、前記取付面(4)に平行な平面内の各タフト(5)を通る断面が、前記取付面(4)の前記平面内のそれぞれの同じタフト(5)を通る断面から前記円周方向にオフセットされており、
前記第1群のタフト(5)はそれぞれねじれており、それによって、応力がかかっていない状態では、前記第1群のフィラメント(5a)の前記自由端における、前記取付面(4)に平行な平面内の前記タフト(5)を通る断面が、前記取付面(4)の半径方向外側円形縁部と、前記取付面(4)に直交して延在する中心軸(I)とにより画定される仮想円筒の半径方向内側に位置するか、又は前記円筒に当接している、ブラシヘッド(1)。 - 前記第1群の前記タフト(5)は、前記タフト担体(3)の前記取付面(4)の環状領域に配設される、請求項1に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 前記第1群のタフト(5)はそれぞれ、前記取付面(4)に対して約65°〜約80°、必要に応じて約70°〜約80°、更に必要に応じて約74°〜約78°、また更に必要に応じて約74°〜約75°の傾斜角だけ傾斜している、請求項1に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 前記第1群のフィラメント(5a)の第1長さと、前記第2群のフィラメント(5b)の第2長さとの間の長さの差は、約1mm〜約3mm、必要に応じて1mm〜約2mm、更に必要に応じて約1.5mmである、請求項1〜3のいずれか一項に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 前記第1群のフィラメント(5a)及び前記第2群のフィラメント(5b)は、以下の特性:曲げ剛性、直径、材料、テクスチャ、断面形状、色、及びこれらの組み合わせの少なくとも1つにおいて更に互いに異なる、請求項1〜4のいずれか一項に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 前記第1群のフィラメントの前記フィラメント(5a)は、前記第2群のフィラメントの前記フィラメント(5b)よりも薄い、請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 前記第1群のフィラメントの前記フィラメント(5a)は、前記第2群のフィラメントの前記フィラメント(5b)よりも厚い、請求項1〜6のいずれか一項に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 前記第1群の前記タフト(5)は、前記取付面(4)の平面内の前記タフト(5)を通る断面において、非円形状、必要に応じて、半円形縁部を有する環状断面形状、楕円形状、又は平坦な長辺を有する長楕円形状を有する、請求項1〜7のいずれか一項に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 少なくとも前記第1群のフィラメントの前記フィラメント(5a)は、ある長さを有し、それらの自由端が共通の球面又は円筒面に置かれるように配置される、請求項1〜8のいずれか一項に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 前記タフト担体(3)の前記取付面(4)から延在する少なくとも2つのタフト(5、6、7)の群を有し、前記第2群の前記タフト(6)の前記基端は、前記第1群の前記タフト(5)の前記基端から半径方向内側に位置する、請求項1〜9のいずれか一項に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 前記第2群の前記タフト(6)の半径方向内側に位置する、口腔の歯及び/又は軟組織を洗浄及び/又はマッサージするための、少なくとも1つの第3群のタフト(7)、及び/又は、少なくとも1つの熱可塑性エラストマー要素を更に備える、請求項10に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 前記タフト(5、6、7)は、ホットタフトプロセスにより前記タフト担体(3)及び前記ブラシヘッド(1)に取り付けられる、請求項1〜11のいずれか一項に記載のブラシヘッド。
- 請求項1〜12のいずれか一項に記載のブラシヘッド(1)を備える、口腔ケア器具。
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