Housing interlock design
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsHannes Fugger, Thomas Johannes Gaertner, Bernhard Bachmann
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Abstract
A housing interlock (90) for a power toothbrush (10) configured to improve the durability of the toothbrush and to simplify the assembly process. The housing interlock (90) provides for tolerance mitigation and shock protection, and also provides housing interlock tabs (95) such that the housing interlock can secure the components within the housing.
Claims5
A housing interlock for a power toothbrush, the power toothbrush having a housing, the housing of the power toothbrush having an interior surface and at least one groove arranged on the interior surface, and a stroke limiter having at least one tab, the housing interlock comprising:
- a body having a central axis for holding a portion of a rechargeable battery, the body further comprising a proximal end;
- a coil winding surface disposed at the proximal end of the body for receiving a coil winding;
- at least one rib arranged for engaging with the at least one groove on the interior surface of the housing;
- at least one slot for connecting to the at least one tab of the stroke limiter of the power toothbrush;
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- at least one housing interlock tab, the at least one housing interlock tab having a finger at a proximal end thereof for securing the housing interlock to the interior surface of the housing, wherein the at least one housing interlock tab is arranged to displace towards the interior surface of the housing for resilient retention of the housing interlock within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.