EP0848593B1 - Zahnbürste - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0848593B1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: neck; bristles; head; bundles; toothbrush according
Prior art date: 1995-09-08
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.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

EP96929259A

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German (de)

English (en)

French (fr)

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EP0848593A1 (de

Inventor

Georg Weihrauch

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.)

Coronet Werke GmbH

Original Assignee

Coronet Werke 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.)

1995-09-08

Filing date

1996-08-15

Publication date

1999-11-10

1996-08-15 Application filed by Coronet Werke GmbH filed Critical Coronet Werke GmbH

1998-06-24 Publication of EP0848593A1 publication Critical patent/EP0848593A1/de

1999-11-10 Application granted granted Critical

1999-11-10 Publication of EP0848593B1 publication Critical patent/EP0848593B1/de

2016-08-15 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
- A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
- A46B5/0054—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body
- A46B5/0062—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body being flexible or resilient during use
- A46B5/007—Inserts made of different material, e.g. springs, plates
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
- A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
- A46B5/0054—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body
- A46B5/0062—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body being flexible or resilient during use
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S15/00—Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
- Y10S15/05—Varied length bristle

Definitions

the invention relates to a toothbrush consisting of a plastic brush body with a head, a Neck and a handle and bundles of bristles attached to the head.
Toothbrushes with V-shaped bundles are also available and known bundles in which the free The ends of the bristles lie on a conical surface (DE-A-37 44 630). This is especially the penetration of the bundle tips promoted to the interdental spaces, but at the same time the abrasion on the tooth and tooth neck as well as the risk of injury enlarged on the gingiva (lesions).
a centrally arranged bristle bundle conical executed and also via a spring in a hole on Head of the brush body stored. Such an execution in no way meets today's hygienic requirements, because there are residues of dentifrices and other Deposit dirt in the hole. An effective cleaning the toothbrush is impossible, so after a short time also lost the spring function due to the deposits goes.
the invention has for its object a toothbrush to be trained so that with a perfect cleaning effect on all tooth surfaces and in the interdental spaces a reluctant massage of the Gingiva is possible and abrasion on the tooth and tooth neck as well as lesions on the gingiva are avoided.
the setting of the pressure force can be different Way happen, e.g. through appropriate design the cross-section of the neck and thus its Moment of inertia.
the flexural strength of the Neck influenced by the type of plastic.
a spring can be arranged on the neck, for example be inserted or integrated. It can Measures can of course also be combined with one another. It is also possible to apply the pressure to the to set physiological peculiarities of users, for example, the pressure force becomes with children's toothbrushes choose lower than adult. Same thing applies to users with sensitive or less sensitive tooth necks or gums.
the free ends of the bristles should be be spherically preferably rounded.
the Spring action set so that the head 1 at a Pressure K between 500 and 1200 g depending on the size of the Taper angle ⁇ resiliently backs away.
it is for the preferred one Range ⁇ 50 ° to 70 ° between 700 and 900 g.

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EP96929259A 1995-09-08 1996-08-15 Zahnbürste Expired - Lifetime EP0848593B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE19533144		1995-09-08
DE19533144A DE19533144C2 (de)	1995-09-08	1995-09-08	Zahnbürste
PCT/EP1996/003598 WO1997008973A1 (de)	1995-09-08	1996-08-15	Zahnbürste

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0848593A1 EP0848593A1 (de)	1998-06-24
EP0848593B1 true EP0848593B1 (de)	1999-11-10

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP96929259A Expired - Lifetime EP0848593B1 (de)	1995-09-08	1996-08-15	Zahnbürste

Country Status (15)

Country	Link
US (1)	US6108849A (zh)
EP (1)	EP0848593B1 (zh)
JP (1)	JPH11512005A (zh)
CN (1)	CN1105528C (zh)
AR (1)	AR003512A1 (zh)
AT (1)	ATE186451T1 (zh)
BR (1)	BR9610358A (zh)
CA (1)	CA2230543A1 (zh)
DE (2)	DE19533144C2 (zh)
ES (1)	ES2140124T3 (zh)
GR (1)	GR3032570T3 (zh)
IN (1)	IN189226B (zh)
NO (1)	NO319235B1 (zh)
PT (1)	PT848593E (zh)
WO (1)	WO1997008973A1 (zh)

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1995
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1996
- 1996-08-15 BR BR9610358A patent/BR9610358A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-08-15 PT PT96929259T patent/PT848593E/pt unknown
- 1996-08-15 EP EP96929259A patent/EP0848593B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-08-15 JP JP9510806A patent/JPH11512005A/ja active Pending
- 1996-08-15 DE DE59603639T patent/DE59603639D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-08-15 CA CA002230543A patent/CA2230543A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-08-15 US US09/029,746 patent/US6108849A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-08-15 WO PCT/EP1996/003598 patent/WO1997008973A1/de active IP Right Grant
- 1996-08-15 ES ES96929259T patent/ES2140124T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-08-15 CN CN96196828A patent/CN1105528C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-08-15 AT AT96929259T patent/ATE186451T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-08-20 IN IN1484CA1996 patent/IN189226B/en unknown
- 1996-09-05 AR ARP960104247A patent/AR003512A1/es unknown
1998
- 1998-03-06 NO NO19981001A patent/NO319235B1/no unknown
2000
- 2000-02-03 GR GR20000400264T patent/GR3032570T3/el not_active IP Right Cessation

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Publication number	Publication date
DE19533144A1 (de)	1997-03-13
AR003512A1 (es)	1998-08-05
US6108849A (en)	2000-08-29
IN189226B (zh)	2003-02-01
NO981001L (no)	1998-05-08
PT848593E (pt)	2000-04-28
ES2140124T3 (es)	2000-02-16
WO1997008973A1 (de)	1997-03-13
CN1195971A (zh)	1998-10-14
JPH11512005A (ja)	1999-10-19
NO319235B1 (no)	2005-07-04
DE19533144C2 (de)	1999-09-16
BR9610358A (pt)	1999-07-06
CA2230543A1 (en)	1997-03-13
DE59603639D1 (de)	1999-12-16
ATE186451T1 (de)	1999-11-15
NO981001D0 (no)	1998-03-06
GR3032570T3 (en)	2000-05-31
CN1105528C (zh)	2003-04-16
EP0848593A1 (de)	1998-06-24

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EP0848593B1 (de)	1999-11-10	Zahnbürste
DE60016591T2 (de)	2005-12-08	Eine zahnbürste
DE69635847T2 (de)	2006-09-28	Zahnbürste
DE69808107T2 (de)	2003-01-23	Zahnbürste mit flexibler bürstenhalterung
DE69533930T2 (de)	2005-12-15	Zahnbürste
DE60019442T2 (de)	2006-01-26	Zahnbürste mit borstenanordnung für verbesserte reinigung
EP0784443B1 (de)	1999-12-08	Zahnbürste
EP0716821B1 (de)	2000-02-09	Bürste für die Zahn- und Körperpflege
EP1001693B1 (de)	2002-10-23	Zahnbürste
DE69513522T2 (de)	2000-03-30	Zahnbürste mit borsten auf mehreren ebenen
EP1646299B1 (de)	2012-06-20	Handzahnbürste
EP1069846B1 (de)	2002-12-11	Reinigungsbürste, insbesondere zahnbürste
DE69735595T2 (de)	2007-01-18	Zahnbürste
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DE20107614U1 (de)	2002-09-12	Zahnbürstenkopf
DE29822826U1 (de)	1999-04-01	Bürstenkopf für eine Zahnbürste
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DE60107276T2 (de)	2005-11-10	Zahnbürste
EP0901329B1 (de)	2001-12-05	Zahnbürste
DE9303673U1 (de)	1993-05-06	Zahnbürste

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