JP7034922B2 - フレキシブルドライブシャフトを備える電気ユーティリティブラシ - Google Patents
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- 電動歯ブラシであって、
該電動歯ブラシの長手軸に沿って延在して回転可能でかつ回転軸方向に往復移動可能に支持されたドライブシャフトと、
該ドライブシャフトの先端に前記ドライブシャフトと一体に回転可能に連結され、球状のタフト面を有するブラシヘッドと、
該ブラシヘッドを回転可能に支持するガイドアセンブリと、
を備え、
前記ガイドアセンブリは、前記ブラシヘッドを前記長手軸に沿う第1回転軸方向と該第1回転軸方向に垂直な第2回転軸方向との間で回動可能に支持し、
前記ドライブシャフトは、該ドライブシャフトの回転駆動力を前記ブラシヘッドに伝え、前記ドライブシャフトの前記第1の回転軸方向での移動に応じて前記ブラシヘッドを前記少なくとも2つの回転軸方向の間で回動変位させるフレキシブル部を有している、電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項1に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記フレキシブル部は、スプリングを有する電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項2に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記スプリングは、ヘリカルコイルスプリングを有する電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記ドライブシャフトは、前記ヘッドに回転を直接的に伝える電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記第1回転軸方向は、前記ブラシの長手軸と実質的に一致する方向であり、前記第2回転軸方向は、前記ブラシの長手軸と実質的に垂直な方向である電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記フレキシブル部は、前記ヘッドが第2回転軸方向にある場合には、湾曲している電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記電動歯ブラシは、前記ドライブシャフトの回転を生じさせるように動作可能な駆動手段と、前記少なくとも2つの回転軸方向の間で前記ヘッドを変位させるように動作可能なアクチュエータとを有し、
該アクチュエータは、
前記駆動手段に直接的に接続され、該駆動手段によって駆動される第1セクションと、
前記駆動手段からの回転駆動力が前記第1セクションから伝達されるように前記第1セクションに接続されている第2セクションと、を有する電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項7に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記アクチュエータは、前記ドライブシャフトの長手方向の変位を介して少なくとも2つの回転軸方向の間にヘッドを配置する電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項8に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記アクチュエータは、前記第1セクションがウォームを画定し、前記第2セクションが前記ウォームと係合可能なフォロワを画定し、前記第1セクションに対する前記第2セクションの軸方向の変位を生じさせる、電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項1から9のいずれか1項に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記電動歯ブラシは、前記少なくとも2つの回転軸方向の間で前記ヘッドが沿って変位可能な固定経路を画定するガイドアセンブリを有する電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項10に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記ガイドアセンブリは、前記ヘッドが沿って変位可能な弧状の経路を画定する、電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項10又は11に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記ガイドアセンブリは、ジンバルフレームを有する電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項1から12のいずれか1項に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記電動歯ブラシは、前記ブラシヘッドの外側を部分的に覆うガードを有する電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項12に従属した場合の請求項13に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記ジンバルフレームは、前記ガードに旋回可能に取り付けられている電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項1から14のいずれか1項に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記電動歯ブラシは、前記ドライブシャフトが少なくとも部分的に収容される中空ステムを有する電動歯ブラシ。 - 請求項7に記載の電動歯ブラシであって、
前記電動歯ブラシは、把手を備え、中空ステムが前記把手から延び、
前記駆動手段は少なくとも部分的に前記把手内に収容されている電動歯ブラシ。
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