[go: up one dir, main page]

WO2010106524A3 - Electric toothbrush and method of manufacturing an electric toothbrush - Google Patents

Electric toothbrush and method of manufacturing an electric toothbrush Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2010106524A3
WO2010106524A3 PCT/IB2010/051194 IB2010051194W WO2010106524A3 WO 2010106524 A3 WO2010106524 A3 WO 2010106524A3 IB 2010051194 W IB2010051194 W IB 2010051194W WO 2010106524 A3 WO2010106524 A3 WO 2010106524A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
electric toothbrush
handpiece
light source
manufacturing
control device
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.)
Ceased
Application number
PCT/IB2010/051194
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2010106524A2 (en
Inventor
Oliver Greve
Uwe Tretrop
Leo Faranda
Christian Junk
Petra Ansari
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.)
Braun GmbH
Original Assignee
Braun 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=40974583&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=WO2010106524(A3) "Global patent litigation dataset” by Darts-ip is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Application filed by Braun GmbH filed Critical Braun GmbH
Priority to CA2755997A priority Critical patent/CA2755997C/en
Priority to AU2010224516A priority patent/AU2010224516B2/en
Priority to KR1020117021816A priority patent/KR101242379B1/en
Priority to JP2011553597A priority patent/JP5551191B2/en
Priority to CN201080012817.0A priority patent/CN102497834B/en
Publication of WO2010106524A2 publication Critical patent/WO2010106524A2/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Publication of WO2010106524A3 publication Critical patent/WO2010106524A3/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
    • A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
    • A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
    • A61C17/225—Handles or details thereof
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
    • A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
    • A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B13/00—Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers
    • A46B13/02—Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers power-driven carriers
    • 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
    • A46B15/0038—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with signalling means
    • A46B15/0044—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with signalling means with light signalling means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
    • A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
    • A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
    • A61C17/221—Control arrangements therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
    • A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
    • A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
    • A61C17/24—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like rotating continuously
    • A61C17/26—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like rotating continuously driven by electric motor

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Brushes (AREA)

Abstract

The invention is directed to an electric toothbrush having a cleaning head, a handpiece and a neck arranged between the cleaning head and the handpiece, with the handpiece including a housing with a duty switch, an energy source, a drive unit, a control device and a light source. The light source is activatable by the control device on attainment of a predetermined operating status, and the light source is arranged in an upper region of the handpiece between the duty switch and the neck, with the light source being configured to emit a light with a radiant intensity of 50 to 2,500 μW/sr and/or a luminous intensity of 20 to 500 mcd.
PCT/IB2010/051194 2009-03-20 2010-03-18 Electric toothbrush and method of manufacturing an electric toothbrush Ceased WO2010106524A2 (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA2755997A CA2755997C (en) 2009-03-20 2010-03-18 Electric toothbrush and method of manufacturing an electric toothbrush
AU2010224516A AU2010224516B2 (en) 2009-03-20 2010-03-18 Electric toothbrush and method of manufacturing an electric toothbrush
KR1020117021816A KR101242379B1 (en) 2009-03-20 2010-03-18 Electric Toothbrush and Method of Manufacturing an Electric Toothbrush
JP2011553597A JP5551191B2 (en) 2009-03-20 2010-03-18 Electric toothbrush and method for manufacturing electric toothbrush
CN201080012817.0A CN102497834B (en) 2009-03-20 2010-03-18 Electric toothbrush and method of manufacturing an electric toothbrush

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP09004015A EP2229917B1 (en) 2009-03-20 2009-03-20 Electric toothbrush and method for producing same
EP09004015.5 2009-03-20

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2010106524A2 WO2010106524A2 (en) 2010-09-23
WO2010106524A3 true WO2010106524A3 (en) 2013-05-23

Family

ID=40974583

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/IB2010/051194 Ceased WO2010106524A2 (en) 2009-03-20 2010-03-18 Electric toothbrush and method of manufacturing an electric toothbrush

Country Status (10)

Country Link
EP (1) EP2229917B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5551191B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101242379B1 (en)
CN (1) CN102497834B (en)
AT (1) ATE555746T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2010224516B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2755997C (en)
DK (1) DK2229917T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2386508T3 (en)
WO (1) WO2010106524A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (49)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8904590B2 (en) * 2011-02-09 2014-12-09 Braun Gmbh Oral care instrument
US9439740B2 (en) 2011-05-05 2016-09-13 Braun Gmbh Oral hygiene implement
US8763189B2 (en) 2011-05-05 2014-07-01 Braun Gmbh Oral hygiene implement
EP2720575B1 (en) 2011-06-15 2018-11-28 The Gillette Company LLC Oral care instrument whose head is provided with two flexible wings
USD776435S1 (en) 2013-12-19 2017-01-17 Colgate-Palmolive Company Head portion of a toothbrush
USD769626S1 (en) 2013-12-19 2016-10-25 Colgate-Palmolive Company Refill head for electric toothbrush
USD766581S1 (en) 2013-12-19 2016-09-20 Colgate-Palmolive Company Electric toothbrush handle
EP2976965A1 (en) 2014-07-22 2016-01-27 Braun GmbH Fastenable device for oral cavity position detection
EP2976966A1 (en) 2014-07-22 2016-01-27 Braun GmbH Fastenable device for oral cavity position detection
GB2538304B (en) 2015-05-15 2017-11-22 Dyson Technology Ltd Cleaning appliance
US10702206B2 (en) 2015-06-29 2020-07-07 Braun Gmbh Toothbrush for oral cavity position detection
US10226315B2 (en) * 2015-06-30 2019-03-12 Braun Gmbh Multi-component plastic housing
US10583625B2 (en) * 2015-06-30 2020-03-10 Braun Gmbh Plurality of mass-produced multi-component plastic housings
USD794333S1 (en) 2015-11-25 2017-08-15 Colgate-Palmolive Company Electric toothbrush brush head
USD790860S1 (en) 2015-11-25 2017-07-04 Colgate-Palmolive Company Electric toothbrush brush head
JP6679355B2 (en) 2016-03-15 2020-04-15 オムロンヘルスケア株式会社 Electric toothbrush with lighting ring
GB2555418B (en) 2016-10-26 2019-03-06 Dyson Technology Ltd Cleaning Appliance
GB2555417B (en) * 2016-10-26 2020-01-22 Dyson Technology Ltd Cleaning Appliance
CN106821526A (en) * 2017-03-02 2017-06-13 中国电子科技集团公司第三十四研究所 A kind of laser toothbrush
EP3501335B1 (en) 2017-12-20 2020-06-17 The Gillette Company LLC Oral care implement
EP3501334B1 (en) 2017-12-20 2020-06-24 The Gillette Company LLC Oral care implement
EP3501333B1 (en) 2017-12-20 2020-06-24 The Gillette Company LLC Oral care implement
USD960581S1 (en) 2018-02-09 2022-08-16 The Gillette Company Llc Toothbrush head
EP3524091B1 (en) 2018-02-09 2025-04-09 The Gillette Company LLC Manual oral care implement
EP3524093A1 (en) 2018-02-09 2019-08-14 The Gillette Company LLC A method for manufacturing an oral care implement
EP3556316B1 (en) 2018-04-19 2020-07-01 Stryker European Holdings I, LLC Tracker for a surgical navigation system
GB2575022B (en) 2018-06-20 2020-09-30 Dyson Technology Ltd Dental treatment appliance
GB2574859B (en) 2018-06-20 2020-10-28 Dyson Technology Ltd Motorised toothbrush with fluid delivery
WO2020172568A1 (en) 2019-02-22 2020-08-27 Water Pik, Inc. Countertop water flosser
US11406480B2 (en) 2019-12-19 2022-08-09 Colgate-Palmolive Company Oral care implement and refill head thereof
US11470954B2 (en) 2019-12-19 2022-10-18 Colgate-Palmolive Company Oral care system
USD950955S1 (en) 2019-12-19 2022-05-10 Colgate-Palmolive Company Oral care implement
US11425995B2 (en) 2019-12-19 2022-08-30 Colgate-Palmolive Company Powered oral care implement
USD967632S1 (en) 2019-12-19 2022-10-25 Colgate-Palmolive Company Replacement head for a toothbrush
US11484253B2 (en) 2019-12-19 2022-11-01 Colgate-Palmolive Company Oral care system
USD950956S1 (en) 2019-12-19 2022-05-10 Colgate-Palmolive Company Oral care implement handle
EP3995282B1 (en) 2020-11-06 2025-08-20 The Gillette Company LLC A method for manufacturing a handle for a personal care implement
EP3995037B1 (en) 2020-11-06 2025-04-16 The Gillette Company LLC Handle for a personal care implement and personal care implement
EP3995042B1 (en) 2020-11-06 2025-06-04 The Gillette Company LLC Handle for a personal care implement and personal care implement
EP3995041A1 (en) 2020-11-06 2022-05-11 The Gillette Company LLC Polymeric handle material and use thereof
EP3854346B1 (en) 2020-01-22 2022-09-21 The Gillette Company LLC Method for making a handle for an electrically operated personal care implement
EP3892236B1 (en) * 2020-04-08 2023-12-13 The Gillette Company LLC Handle for an electrically operated personal oral care implement and personal oral care implement
US11389270B2 (en) * 2020-05-01 2022-07-19 Water Pik, Inc. Button assembly for electronic device, such as oral irrigator
USD957135S1 (en) 2020-07-02 2022-07-12 The Gillette Company Llc Toothbrush head
CA218833S (en) 2020-11-06 2023-11-08 Gillette Co Llc Toothbrush head
ES2967286T3 (en) 2020-11-06 2024-04-29 Gillette Co Llc Handle for a personal care utensil and personal care utensil
USD1051608S1 (en) 2021-05-04 2024-11-19 The Gillette Company Llc Handle for battery operated toothbrush
USD1033910S1 (en) 2021-07-02 2024-07-09 Braun Gmbh Handle for electric toothbrush
EP4599796A1 (en) * 2024-02-09 2025-08-13 Braun GmbH Personal care device with removable energy source

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6202242B1 (en) * 1999-01-29 2001-03-20 Zephyr Design, Inc. Light emitting electric toothbrush
WO2004030891A1 (en) * 2002-09-27 2004-04-15 Trisa Holding Ag Method for the production of a toothbrush comprising an electric functional component
US20050053895A1 (en) * 2003-09-09 2005-03-10 The Procter & Gamble Company Attention: Chief Patent Counsel Illuminated electric toothbrushes emitting high luminous intensity toothbrush
US6954961B2 (en) * 2002-05-03 2005-10-18 Homedics, Inc. Light emitting toothbrush
EP1657485A1 (en) * 2004-11-11 2006-05-17 Braun GmbH Electrical appliance of personal use

Family Cites Families (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0523057B2 (en) 1991-01-31 2001-01-03 Elektro-Wärme-Technik Siegfried Petz Electric toothbrush
JPH05237014A (en) * 1992-02-27 1993-09-17 Tokyo Electric Co Ltd Motor operated toothbrush
US5815872A (en) * 1997-08-08 1998-10-06 Optiva Corporation Pressure overload indicator system for power toothbrushes
DE29908517U1 (en) * 1999-05-12 1999-12-02 Trisa Holding Ag, Triengen Motorized oral care device
US20020100134A1 (en) * 2001-01-31 2002-08-01 Steven Dunn Suction cup toothbrush with improved characteristics
DE10105764A1 (en) * 2001-02-08 2002-09-05 Braun Gmbh Electric toothbrush
MXPA05004877A (en) * 2002-11-08 2005-07-22 Colgate Palmolive Co Toothbrush assembly having an environmentally safe polymer battery.
US20040143920A1 (en) * 2003-01-24 2004-07-29 Dr. Fresh, Inc. Illuminated flashing toothbrush and method of use
JP4646105B2 (en) * 2004-04-15 2011-03-09 ピジョン株式会社 toothbrush
JP3958300B2 (en) * 2004-04-15 2007-08-15 ピジョン株式会社 electric toothbrush
JP5159050B2 (en) * 2005-03-29 2013-03-06 Ｈｏｙａ株式会社 Display circuit for portable endoscope
CN102802465B (en) * 2009-06-26 2016-05-11 吉列公司 Pressure indicator light for toothbrush

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6202242B1 (en) * 1999-01-29 2001-03-20 Zephyr Design, Inc. Light emitting electric toothbrush
US6954961B2 (en) * 2002-05-03 2005-10-18 Homedics, Inc. Light emitting toothbrush
WO2004030891A1 (en) * 2002-09-27 2004-04-15 Trisa Holding Ag Method for the production of a toothbrush comprising an electric functional component
US20050053895A1 (en) * 2003-09-09 2005-03-10 The Procter & Gamble Company Attention: Chief Patent Counsel Illuminated electric toothbrushes emitting high luminous intensity toothbrush
EP1657485A1 (en) * 2004-11-11 2006-05-17 Braun GmbH Electrical appliance of personal use

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU2010224516B2 (en) 2014-03-20
KR20110128307A (en) 2011-11-29
CA2755997A1 (en) 2010-09-23
DK2229917T3 (en) 2012-08-13
WO2010106524A2 (en) 2010-09-23
ATE555746T1 (en) 2012-05-15
EP2229917B1 (en) 2012-05-02
JP5551191B2 (en) 2014-07-16
JP2012521787A (en) 2012-09-20
KR101242379B1 (en) 2013-03-15
AU2010224516A1 (en) 2011-10-13
ES2386508T3 (en) 2012-08-22
CN102497834B (en) 2014-12-03
CN102497834A (en) 2012-06-13
EP2229917A1 (en) 2010-09-22
CA2755997C (en) 2015-06-09

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
WO2010106524A3 (en) Electric toothbrush and method of manufacturing an electric toothbrush
WO2013028000A3 (en) Light-emitting element for high-current drive
DE602007006043D1 (en) LIGHT ELEMENT ARRAY WITH CONTROLLABLE POWER SOURCES AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR
WO2016007798A3 (en) Wearable therapeutic light source
BRPI0909857A2 (en) "led lamp driver, self resonant led lamp driver and low voltage dc power led lamp activation method"
WO2011097175A3 (en) Integrated electronic device for controlling light emitting diodes
EP2527716A4 (en) Medical light-source device
WO2014172147A3 (en) Lighting assembly
WO2007109136A3 (en) Light-based enhancing apparatuses and methods of use
MX2012000755A (en) Reconfigurable led array and use in lighting system.
WO2014097082A3 (en) Dental apparatus and method of utilizing the same
EP2381494A3 (en) Light emitting device and light unit having the same
MX2014012875A (en) Oral hygiene implement.
WO2008059033A3 (en) Improved led lighting assembly
WO2009127340A3 (en) Microcontroller optimized pulse-width modulation (pwm) drive of a light emitting diode (led)
EP2031294A3 (en) Light-emitting diode light source and light-emitting diode lamp
ATE556822T1 (en) HAND MACHINE TOOL
EP2670220A3 (en) LED lighting apparatus
MX337192B (en) Toothbrush with optical indication element.
TWI367572B (en) Ac light emitting diode having improved transparent electrode structure
EP2574152A3 (en) Lighting control
HK1231539A1 (en) Portable and reconfigurable isotropic lighting devices
JP2014166179A5 (en)
WO2009028058A1 (en) Light emitting control device and the like
WO2006131770A3 (en) Multipurpose light source

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 201080012817.0

Country of ref document: CN

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 10712552

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2011553597

Country of ref document: JP

ENP Entry into the national phase

Ref document number: 20117021816

Country of ref document: KR

Kind code of ref document: A

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2010224516

Country of ref document: AU

Ref document number: 2755997

Country of ref document: CA

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

ENP Entry into the national phase

Ref document number: 2010224516

Country of ref document: AU

Date of ref document: 20100318

Kind code of ref document: A

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 10712552

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2