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Toothbrush and toothbrush head for said toothbrush

A technology for toothbrush heads and toothbrushes, applied in the field of toothbrush heads, can solve the problem of not being able to enter the interdental gap easily, and achieve the effect of avoiding bending and large bending rigidity

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-07
BRAUN AG
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This still doesn't really make it easier to get into the interdental space as long as each filament doesn't have a sufficient point or taper at its free end on its own

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[0037]FIGS. 1 and 2 show filaments or toothbrush bristles 1 which are inserted into a bristle carrier 2 of a toothbrush head which is not shown in detail in FIGS. 1 and 2 . At its root, the filament 1 has a substantially cylindrical shape that sharpens on both sides towards the free end 3 of the filament 1 . In the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 and 2, the sharpening 4 of the free end 3 of the filament 1 is formed by two opposing bevels 5 and 6 forming an acute angle with each other, which are flat in the illustrated embodiment. to constitute. In this case, the two bevels 5 and 6 form a wedge angle 7 of approximately 20° to 25° in the exemplary embodiment shown, wherein the two bevels 5 and 6 are arranged in such a way that they are formed at the free end 3 Ridges in a straight line.

[0038] Therein, in the illustrated embodiment, the sharpening 4 is flattened at its head. The bevels 5 and 6 do not completely merge into a mathematical line at the free end 3 , but are slig...

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Abstract

A toothbrush and toothbrush head with a bristle carrier, on which a bristle section featuring a multitude of filaments is arranged. At least one filament is provided with a taper on its free end with a shape other than a rotationally symmetrical shape to preserve a high flexural strength of the filament in one direction. The taper is a flat-pressed scarfing such that the filament has a greater flexural strength with respect to a first lateral axis than with respect to a second lateral axis perpendicular to the first lateral axis in the region of the taper. The flat-pressed scarfing at the point of the filament improves penetration into the interdental spaces, while the higher geometrical moment of inertia of the wide side reduces the bending of the filament during use.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a toothbrush head having a bristle carrier on which tufts of bristles are arranged, the bristle tufts having a plurality of filaments, wherein at least one of the filaments has a tapering portion towards its free end; the invention It also relates to a toothbrush with such a toothbrush head. Background technique [0002] A bristle for a toothbrush is known in which the filaments of the bristle have a smaller diameter at the free end than at the root. These generally conical or rocket-shaped points are supposed to facilitate the threading of the thread into the interdental spaces in order to better clean said interdental spaces. However, such a sharp point of the filament leads to a low bending stiffness, so that penetration is not possible or becomes difficult. The areal moment of inertia of the filament is reduced by the tapering so that the filament is too flexible in the direction of the interdental space and can no longer...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A46B9/04A46D1/00
CPCA46D1/00A46B2200/1066A46D1/0276A46D1/05A46B9/04A46D1/04
Inventor 卡尔·赫尔措格
Owner BRAUN AG
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