EP2198744A1 - Touffes de poils et brosse à dents dotée de telles touffes - Google Patents

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EP2198744A1
EP2198744A1 EP08022101A EP08022101A EP2198744A1 EP 2198744 A1 EP2198744 A1 EP 2198744A1 EP 08022101 A EP08022101 A EP 08022101A EP 08022101 A EP08022101 A EP 08022101A EP 2198744 A1 EP2198744 A1 EP 2198744A1
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Georges Driesen
Ivo Kunath
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D1/00—Bristles; Selection of materials for bristles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
    • A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
    • A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
    • A46B15/0004—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with a controlling means
    • A46B15/001—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with a controlling means with means indicating the remaining useful life of brush
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/04—Arranged like in or for toothbrushes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D1/00—Bristles; Selection of materials for bristles
    • A46D1/02—Bristles details
    • A46D1/0292—Bristles having split ends
    • 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
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/06—Arrangement of mixed bristles or tufts of bristles, e.g. wire, fibre, rubber
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
    • Y10T428/2913—Rod, strand, filament or fiber
    • Y10T428/2973—Particular cross section

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  • the invention relates to a bristle tuft for a toothbrush with a number of bristles of a first type and a number of bristles of a second type, wherein the bristles of the first type have a wear behavior that differs from the wear behavior of the bristles of the second kind.
  • the invention further relates to a toothbrush with such a bristle tufts.
  • bristle tufts known, which is formed of bristles with different diameters from each other.
  • the cleaning effect of the toothbrush is to be improved, since thinner bristles can penetrate more easily into interdental spaces, while the thick bristles serve to clean the easily accessible tooth areas.
  • each toothbrushes are known in which the bristles of the toothbrush consist of so-called indicator filaments.
  • the indicator filaments have a colored area, and the use of the toothbrush causes the color in that colored area to change with continued use of the toothbrush.
  • the change of color serves as an indicator of the wear of the toothbrush.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a bristle tufts for toothbrushes, in which the wear of the toothbrush to the user is particularly clearly displayed.
  • the bristles of the first type preferably have a different mechanical wear behavior than the bristles of the second type. This may be due to different bristle geometries, cross-sectional shapes or surface structuring. Also, the cross-sectional area of the bristles of the second type may be smaller than the cross-sectional area of the bristles of the first type.
  • the mechanical change of the bristles of the second kind may be a deformation, wherein the deformation may be a bending of the bristles of the second kind.
  • the free ends of the bristles of the second type may also have at least one predetermined breaking point, wherein the continuous mechanical stressing of the bristles of the second type causes splitting of the free ends of the bristles of the second type.
  • the bristles of the second type can have a color-changeable wear indicator.
  • Fig. 1a shows a first embodiment of a bristle tufts 1 in a perspective view.
  • the bristle tufts 1 consists of a number of bristles, wherein a number of bristles of the first type 2 and a number of bristles of the second type 3 are present.
  • the bristles of the first type 2 each have a color-changeable wear indicator 5 at the free end.
  • the color-changeable wear indicator 5 is characterized essentially by the fact that the color of the wear indicator changes with continuous use of the toothbrush, so that upon reaching a predetermined color of the wear indicator, for example the color white, the user is signaled that the recommended service life of the wear indicator Toothbrush is reached, or the bristles are worn.
  • the bristles of the second type 3 are arranged substantially in the inner region of the bristle tufts 1.
  • the bristles of the second type 3 have a smaller cross-sectional area or diameter in relation to the bristles of the first type 2.
  • the smaller diameter of the bristles 3 causes them to wear mechanically with increasing useful life of the toothbrush in a different way than the much thicker bristles first type 2.
  • the mechanical wear causes, for example, that the bristles of the second type 3 towards the end of the recommended service life of Toothbrush bend.
  • the user of the toothbrush hereby receives, in addition to the color indication of the wear indicator 5, a further indication of the end of the recommended service life of the toothbrush.
  • Fig. 1b illustrates this in Fig. 1a shown bristle tufts 1 in cross section.
  • the thick bristles of the first type 2 are arranged in the outer region of the tuft 1, while the thin bristles of the second type 3 are arranged in the inner region of the tuft 1.
  • the arrangement of the bristles of the first type 2 and the bristles of the second type 3 in a tuft of bristles may also be deviating therefrom.
  • the thick bristles 2 may be arranged so that they are surrounded by a number of thin bristles 3.
  • a random arrangement of the thick bristles 2 and the thin bristles 3 within the bristle tufts 1 is possible.
  • Fig. 2a shows a further embodiment of a bristle tufts 1.
  • the bristle tufts 1 consists of a number of first bristles 2, each having a color wear indicator 5, as already in Fig. 1a shown, and a number of second bristles 4, which are arranged in the interior of the bristle tufts 1 and thus surrounded by the bristles 2 of the first kind.
  • the bristles 4 of the second type also have a smaller diameter than the bristles 2 of the first kind.
  • the bristles 4 of the second type are spliceable at the free end in the longitudinal direction.
  • a bristle tufts 1 the user, as in the embodiment according to Fig. 1a ,
  • the bristles of the first type 2 provided color-changeable wear indicators a first indication of the recommended end of the useful life.
  • Another indication of the end of the recommended period of use is given to the user by the bristles 4 of the second type.
  • the bristles of the second type 4 are designed such that the free end of these bristles splices towards the end of the recommended service life.
  • Fig. 2b shows a cross section through the in Fig. 2a bristle tufts shown.
  • the thin spliceable bristles 4 of the second type are here arranged so that they are surrounded by the thick bristles provided with color wear indicators 5.
  • Another arrangement of the bristles of the first type 2 and the bristles 4 of the second type is also possible here.
  • the bristles 4 of the second type are thinner in diameter than the bristles 2 of the first type. This makes it possible, in addition to the indication of the mechanical wear of the bristles 4 second type by splicing the free end of these bristles in addition to the display of wear, for example, by bending, as in the embodiment to Fig. 1a shown to provide.
  • the diameter of the bristles of the second type 4 in the non-spliced state can also correspond to the diameter of the bristles 2 of the first type.
  • a cross section through such a bristle tufts with spliceable bristles 4 of the second kind is shown in FIG Fig. 3 shown.
  • Fig. 4a a further embodiment of a spliceable bristle 4 in cross-section, wherein the bristle has a substantially cloverleaf-shaped cross-sectional area.
  • the upper part of the free end of the splittable bristle 4 essentially consists of three bristle segments 4a, 4b, 4c which are uniformly shaped in the longitudinal direction, wherein the three bristle segments are first firmly connected to one another in the longitudinal direction.
  • the bristle 4 has at the top of three predetermined breaking points 6, to which the bristle 4 is splittable.
  • the predetermined breaking points 6 are designed such that splicing takes place as close as possible to the end of the recommended service life of the toothbrush or the bristle frayes over time along the predetermined breaking points.
  • Fig. 4b is the splittable bristle 4 off Fig. 4a in spliced condition shown in cross-section.
  • the three bristle segments 4a, 4b, 4c have detached from each other along the predetermined breaking points 6.
  • Fig. 5 is a splittable bristle 4 in the spliced state shown in a perspective view.
  • the circular segment-shaped bristle segments 4a, 4b, 4c shown here have detached from one another along the predetermined breaking points and thus form clearly visible protruding tips of the bristle for the user of the toothbrush.
  • the bristle tufts described can be used both in manual toothbrushes and in electric toothbrushes.
  • the free ends of the bristles are rounded (not shown in the figures) in order to avoid injury to the gums during cleaning as possible.

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US12/642,203 US8448286B2 (en) 2008-12-19 2009-12-18 Bristle tufts and toothbrush with bristle tufts

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