WO1988003772A1 - Toothbrush - Google Patents

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WO1988003772A1
WO1988003772A1 PCT/DE1987/000554 DE8700554W WO8803772A1 WO 1988003772 A1 WO1988003772 A1 WO 1988003772A1 DE 8700554 W DE8700554 W DE 8700554W WO 8803772 A1 WO8803772 A1 WO 8803772A1
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Windi Winderlich
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Menadier Heilmittel Gmbh
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Priority to DK423288A priority patent/DK171071B1/en

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    • 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
    • A46B5/0066—Flexible resilience by elastic deformation of the material
    • 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
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/02—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware specially shaped for holding by the hand
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a toothbrush according to the preamble of the main claim.
  • the toothbrushes In order to avoid damage to the enamel in the area of the tooth neck and the gingival margin when brushing the teeth, the toothbrushes have either been provided with more resilient or softer bristles, which, however, are inadequate in their overall cleaning action, or, according to US Pat. No. 4,520,526, an elastic one between the brush head and the handle Connecting part is provided, which was designed so that the brush head with respect to the handle in a plane perpendicular to the bristle bed dodges under load, namely with a load of 100 to 300 g by about 6 mm or with a higher load by a larger amount accordingly an angle up to about 30 °.
  • the connecting part between the brush head and the handle has either been reduced in thickness with the same width, or a slot or elongated opening in the connecting part a plane arranged parallel to the bristle bed is provided so as to allow evasion in a plane existing perpendicular to the bristle bed.
  • toothbrushes with an area reduced in thickness of the connecting part are unsuitable for prolonged use because this area breaks easily; Toothbrushes with a slotted or perforated connecting part can only be produced with relatively great effort by injection molding compared to conventional toothbrushes; In addition, toothpaste residues accumulate in the slot, which after one week lead to unsanitary deposits and dirt accumulation or can only be cleaned in a laborious manner. In addition, such toothbrushes are not suitable for modern toothbrushing techniques.
  • the invention is based on the object of proposing a toothbrush which, even when the bristles are inclined in the direction of the gingival margin, compensates for force peaks when the brush head is loaded and thus in particular for the above-mentioned modern toothbrushing technique but also for the vibrating technique according to Dr. Bass or according to the Charters technique.
  • the toothbrushes provided according to the invention are particularly advantageous because they compensate for the force peaks at a load of 300 to 500 pond or more due to the bristle part which elastically deflects in each plane and ensure a much more uniform force distribution.
  • the toothbrush according to the invention is advantageous because it compensates for a given sequence of movements designed.
  • the toothbrush according to the invention can be easily produced by injection molding and can be permanently loaded in the connecting part between the bristle bed and the handle.
  • FIG. 1 a side view of the toothbrush according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 a top view of the toothbrush according to the invention
  • Figure 3a and b a section in the plane III-III through the handle of the toothbrush according to the invention.
  • the toothbrush consists of a brush head 2, which is connected to the handle 4 via the flexible connecting piece 6. Because the connecting part 6 has a smaller cross-section than the handle and the latter preferably has a square cross-section with the sides drawn in, the handle 4 is rigid, so that the flexibility or the evasion ⁇ , ⁇ of the brush head is achieved by the elastic intermediate part. The deflection is determined in the respective plane as the distance that the middle part of the bristle bed has from the starting position. It is in a range of about 0.6 to 2.5 cm and preferably 1.0 to 2.0 cm.
  • the special cross-sectional shape of the handle 4 according to FIGS.
  • FIG Bristle surface is made possible, both according to the vibrating technique of Dr. Bass as well as the Stillmann technique is required.
  • the outside bristle bundle 3 is colored differently from the other bristle bundles, in order to make it particularly clear to children, when brushing their teeth, to avoid evading, at least in the plane lying parallel to the bristle bed.

Abstract

Toothbrush comprising a bristle head (2) provided with bundles of bristles which are set perpendicularly into a flat bristle mounting, and a handle (4), connected to the head (2) by an elastically deformable connecting section, which permits the head (2) to bend under pressure in a plane perpendicular to the bristle mounting. The brush is characterized by the fact that the flexible connecting section (6) is so formed that the head (2), when subjected to a pressure of 300 g, is deflected laterally between 0.6 and 2.5 cm in any plane in relation to the handle (4).

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Z A H N B Ü R S T E Z A H N B Ü R S T E
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Zahnbürste gemäß Oberbegriff des Hauptanspruchs.The invention relates to a toothbrush according to the preamble of the main claim.
Um beim Zähneputzen eine Schädigung des Zahnschmelzes im Zahnhalsbereich und des Gingivasaumes zu vermeiden, hat man die Zahnbürsten entweder mit nachgiebigeren oder weicheren Borsten versehen, die in ihrer Gesamtreinigungswirkung allerdings unzureichend sind, oder gemäß US-PS 4-.520.526 zwischen Bürstenkopf und Handgriff einen elastischen Verbindungsteil vorgesehen, der so ausgebildet war, daß der Bürstenkopf gegenüber dem Ha ndgriff in einer senkrecht zu dem Borstenbett liegenden Ebene bei Belastung ausweicht, und zwar bei Belastung von 100 bis 300 g um etwa 6 mm bzw. bei höherer Belastung um einen größeren Betrag entsprechend einem Winkel bis zu etwa 30°. Um diese Biegsamkeit in der senkrechten Ebene zu ermöglichen und insbesondere um eine völlige Steifigkeit in der zum Bürstenbett waagerechten Ebene zu erhalten, hat man den Verbindungsteil zwischen Bürstenkopf und Handgriff entweder in seiner Dicke bei gleichbleibender Breitenausdehnung verringert oder in dem Verbindungsteil einen Schlitz oder längliche Durchbrechung in einer parallel zu dem Borstenbett angeordneten Ebene vorgesehen, um so ein Ausweichen in einer senkrecht zum Borstenbett bestehenden Ebene zu ermöglichen.In order to avoid damage to the enamel in the area of the tooth neck and the gingival margin when brushing the teeth, the toothbrushes have either been provided with more resilient or softer bristles, which, however, are inadequate in their overall cleaning action, or, according to US Pat. No. 4,520,526, an elastic one between the brush head and the handle Connecting part is provided, which was designed so that the brush head with respect to the handle in a plane perpendicular to the bristle bed dodges under load, namely with a load of 100 to 300 g by about 6 mm or with a higher load by a larger amount accordingly an angle up to about 30 °. In order to enable this flexibility in the vertical plane and in particular to maintain complete rigidity in the plane horizontal to the brush bed, the connecting part between the brush head and the handle has either been reduced in thickness with the same width, or a slot or elongated opening in the connecting part a plane arranged parallel to the bristle bed is provided so as to allow evasion in a plane existing perpendicular to the bristle bed.
Derartige Zahnbürsten mit einem in der Dicke des Verbindungsteiles verringerten Bereich sind für längeren Gebrauch ungeeignet, weil dieser Bereich leicht bricht; Zahnbürsten mit einem geschlitzten oder durchbrochenen Verbindungsteil lassen sich spritztechnisch gegenüber herkömmlichen Zahnbürsten nur verhältnismäßig aufwendig herstellen; ferner sammeln sich in dem Schlitz Zahnpastareste an, die bereits nach einer Woche zu unhygienischen Ablagerungen und Schmutzan- sammlungen führen bzw. nur auf umständliche Weise zu reinigen sind. Darüber hinaus sind derartige Zahnbürsten für die modernen Zahnputztechniken nicht geeignet. In der moderen Zahnheilkunde wird empfohlen, den Burstenkopf mit den die Arbeitsflächen bildenden Borstenenden in der Nähe des Gingivasaumes auf der Zahnoberfläche anzusetzen und bei Schrägstellung der Borsten in Richtung auf den Gingivasaum eine im wesentlichen Kleinstkreise vibrierend ausführende auf- und abgerichtete Bürstenbewegung durchzuführen, um so Ablagerungen im Zahnzwischenraum zu vermeiden und Entzündgen des Gingivasaumepithels vorzubeugen.Such toothbrushes with an area reduced in thickness of the connecting part are unsuitable for prolonged use because this area breaks easily; Toothbrushes with a slotted or perforated connecting part can only be produced with relatively great effort by injection molding compared to conventional toothbrushes; In addition, toothpaste residues accumulate in the slot, which after one week lead to unsanitary deposits and dirt accumulation or can only be cleaned in a laborious manner. In addition, such toothbrushes are not suitable for modern toothbrushing techniques. In modern dentistry, it is recommended to place the brush head with the bristle ends forming the working surfaces near the gingival margin on the tooth surface and, when the bristles are inclined towards the gingival margin, to perform an upright and downward brushing movement that is essentially vibrating in small circles, in order to prevent deposits in the interdental space and prevent inflammation of the gingival margin epithelium.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Zahnbürste vorzuschlagen, die auch bei Schrägstellung der Borsten in Richtung Gingivasaum Kraftspitzen bei Belastung des Bürstenkopfes ausgleicht und somit insbesondere für die oben erwähnte moderne Zahnputztechnik aber auch für die Rutteltechnik nach Dr. Bass oder nach Charters-Technik geeignet ist.The invention is based on the object of proposing a toothbrush which, even when the bristles are inclined in the direction of the gingival margin, compensates for force peaks when the brush head is loaded and thus in particular for the above-mentioned modern toothbrushing technique but also for the vibrating technique according to Dr. Bass or according to the Charters technique.
Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe wird daher eine Zahnbürste gemäß Kennzeichen des Hauptanspruchs vorgeschlagen, wobei besonders geeignete Ausführungsformen in den Unteransprüchen erwähnt sind.To solve this problem, a toothbrush according to the characterizing part of the main claim is therefore proposed, particularly suitable embodiments being mentioned in the subclaims.
Überraschenderweise hat sich gezeigt, daß mit einem in jeder Ebene flexibel ausweichenden Burstenkopf insbesondere bei einer Flexibilität entsprechend einem Ausweichgrad von 1 bis 2 cm bzw. etwa 20° eine überaus gleichmäßige Säuberung der Zähne ohne Irritationen des Gingivasaumes ermöglicht wird und daß dem Benutzer die Durchführung einer gering kreisförmigen Bewegung erleichtert wird und ferner der für Rechts- bzw. Links-Händer weniger gründlich geputzte Bereich des rechten bzw. linken Eckzahnbereichs sich leichter und demzufolge auch gründlicher erreichen läßt; gleiches gilt für den distalen Bereich der jeweilig letzten Molaren sowie für die Lingualflächen aller Zähne unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des extrem schwer zu erreichenden Unterkiefer- Frontzahnbereiches, der besonders zahnsteinanfällig ist.Surprisingly, it has been shown that with a brush head that is flexible in every plane, particularly with a flexibility corresponding to a degree of evasion of 1 to 2 cm or approximately 20 °, an extremely uniform cleaning of the teeth without irritation of the gingival margin is made possible and that the user can carry out a slightly circular movement is facilitated and furthermore the area of the right or left canine area, which is less thoroughly cleaned for right-handers and left-handers, can be reached more easily and consequently also more thoroughly; The same applies to the distal area of the last molars as well as to the lingual surfaces of all teeth, with special attention to the extremely difficult to reach lower jaw front area, which is particularly susceptible to tartar.
Durch den insbesondere durch die bevorzugte Handgriffausbildung erleichterten Anstellwinkel der Borsten von etwa 45° dringen die Borsten vermittels der kleinen kreisenden Bewegung in die interdentalen Nischen und in den Sulkus ein und tragen zu einer guten Reinigung besonders gefährdeter Gebißabschnitte bei. Auch bei der neuerdings vorgeschlagenen Rütteltechnik nach Dr. Bass sind die erfindungsgemäß vorgesehenen Zahnbürsten besonders vorteilhaft, weil sie durch den in jeder Ebene elastisch ausweichenden Borstenteil die Kraftspitzen bei einer Belastung von 300 bis 500 pond oder mehr ausgleichen und für eine sehr viel gleichmäßigere Kraftverteilung sorgen.As a result of the angle of attack of the bristles of approximately 45 °, which is facilitated in particular by the preferred handle design, the bristles penetrate into the interdental niches and into the sulcus by means of the small circular movement and contribute to a good cleaning of particularly endangered denture sections. Also with the recently proposed vibration technology according to Dr. Bass, the toothbrushes provided according to the invention are particularly advantageous because they compensate for the force peaks at a load of 300 to 500 pond or more due to the bristle part which elastically deflects in each plane and ensure a much more uniform force distribution.
Selbst bei der Stillmann-Technik, die eine vertikalrotatorische Bewegung der Borstenarbeitsfläche von der Gingiva zum Zahn (Rot/Weiß-Verfahren) bei gleichzeitiger Drehung der Bürste um ihre Längsachse fordert, zeigt sich die erfindungsgemäße Zahnbürste von Vorteil, da sie einen jeweils vorgegebenen Bewegungsablauf ausgleichend gestaltet.Even with the Stillmann technique, which requires a vertical rotary movement of the bristle work surface from the gingiva to the tooth (red / white method) while simultaneously rotating the brush about its longitudinal axis, the toothbrush according to the invention is advantageous because it compensates for a given sequence of movements designed.
Die erfindungsgemäße Zahnbürste läßt sich spritztechnisch einfach herstellen und ist im Verbindungsteil zwischen Borstenbett und Handgriff dauerhaft belastbar.The toothbrush according to the invention can be easily produced by injection molding and can be permanently loaded in the connecting part between the bristle bed and the handle.
Im folgenden soll die Erfindung anhand der beiliegenden Zeichnung näher erläutert werden. Es zeigen:The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawing. Show it:
Figur 1: eine Seitenansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Zahnbürste,FIG. 1: a side view of the toothbrush according to the invention,
Figur 2: eine Draufsicht auf die erfindungsgemäße Zahnbürste,FIG. 2: a top view of the toothbrush according to the invention,
Figur 3a und b: jeweils einen Schnitt in der Ebene III-III durch den Handgriff der erfindungsgemäßen Zahnbürste.Figure 3a and b: a section in the plane III-III through the handle of the toothbrush according to the invention.
Die Zahnbürste besteht aus einem Bürstenkopf 2, der über das flexible Verbindungsstück 6 mit dem Handgriff 4 verbunden ist. Dadurch, daß der Verbindungsteil 6 einen geringeren Querschnitt als der Handgriff hat und letzterer vorzugsweise einen quadratischen Querschnitt mit eingezogenen Seiten besitzt, ist der Handgriff 4 starr, so daß die Flexibilität bzw. das Ausweichen α , β des Bürstenkopfes durch den elastischen Zwischenteil erreicht wird. Die Ausweichung wird in der jeweiligen Ebene als der Abstand bestimmt, den der Mittelteil des Borstenbettes gegenüber der Ausgangslage hat. Sie liegt in einem Bereich von etwa 0,6 bis 2,5 cm und vorzugsweise bei 1,0 bis 2,0 cm. Die besondere Querschnittform des Handgriffs 4 gemäß Figur 3a bzw. 3b ist bei einem federnden Bürstenkopf von besonderem Vorteil, um den ßürstenkopf in der gewünschten Stellung und ergonometrisch zweckmäßig zu halten, wobei ein Querschnitt gemäß Figur 3b deswegen bevorzugt wird, weil dadurch ein schräges Aufsetzen der Borstenfläche ermöglicht wird, das sowohl nach Rütteltechnik von Dr. Bass als auch nach der Stillmann-Technik gefordert wird.The toothbrush consists of a brush head 2, which is connected to the handle 4 via the flexible connecting piece 6. Because the connecting part 6 has a smaller cross-section than the handle and the latter preferably has a square cross-section with the sides drawn in, the handle 4 is rigid, so that the flexibility or the evasion α, β of the brush head is achieved by the elastic intermediate part. The deflection is determined in the respective plane as the distance that the middle part of the bristle bed has from the starting position. It is in a range of about 0.6 to 2.5 cm and preferably 1.0 to 2.0 cm. The special cross-sectional shape of the handle 4 according to FIGS. 3a and 3b is particularly advantageous in the case of a resilient brush head in order to keep the brush head in the desired position and ergonomically expedient, a cross-section according to FIG Bristle surface is made possible, both according to the vibrating technique of Dr. Bass as well as the Stillmann technique is required.
Bei einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist das außenstehende Borstenbündel 3 gegenüber den übrigen Borstenbündeln anders gefärbt, um insbesondere Kindern beim Zähneputzen das Ausweichen wenigstens in der parallel zum Borstenbett liegenden Ebene anregend zu verdeutlichen. In a further preferred embodiment, the outside bristle bundle 3 is colored differently from the other bristle bundles, in order to make it particularly clear to children, when brushing their teeth, to avoid evading, at least in the plane lying parallel to the bristle bed.

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1. Zahnbürste bestehend aus einem Burstenkopf mit senkrecht in einem flachen Borstenbett angeordneten Borstenbündeln und einem Handgriff, der mit dem Bürstenkopf über einen elastisch verformbaren Verbindungsteil verbunden ist, so daß der Burstenkopf unter Belastung in einer Ebene senkrecht zum Borstenbett ausweicht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der elastische Verbindungsteil (6) so ausgebildet ist, daß der Burstenkopf (2) bei einer Belastung von 300 g in allen Ebenen seitlich bezüglich des Handgriffs (4) um 0,6 bis 2,5 cm ausweicht.1. Toothbrush consisting of a brush head with bristle bundles arranged vertically in a flat bristle bed and a handle which is connected to the brush head via an elastically deformable connecting part, so that the brush head evades in a plane perpendicular to the bristle bed under load, characterized in that the Elastic connecting part (6) is designed so that the brush head (2) with a load of 300 g in all planes sides with respect to the handle (4) by 0.6 to 2.5 cm.
2. Zahnbürste nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Borsten an ihrem äußeren Ende abgerundet sind.2. Toothbrush according to claim 1, characterized in that the bristles are rounded at their outer end.
3. Zahnbürste nach Anspruch 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein oder mehrere der am äußeren Ende des Borstenbettes angeordnete Borstenbündel (3) gegenüber den weiter zum Handgriff (4) liegenden Borstenbündeln anders gefärbt sind.3. Toothbrush according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that one or more of the bristle bundles (3) arranged at the outer end of the bristle bed are colored differently from the bristle bundles lying further to the handle (4).
4. Zahnbürste nach Anspruch 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Querschnitt des Handgriffs (4) quadratisch mit nach innen gewölbten Seiten ausgebildet ist und daß die die Eckpunkte des Quadrates verbindenden Geraden parallel und senkrecht zu der Ebene des Borstenbettes liegen (Figur 3a) oder einen Winkel von 45° zu dieser aufweisen (Figur 3b). 4. Toothbrush according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that the cross section of the handle (4) is square with inwardly curved sides and that the straight lines connecting the corner points of the square are parallel and perpendicular to the plane of the bristle bed (Figure 3a) or have an angle of 45 ° to it (FIG. 3b).
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