Drive train assembly for an oral care device
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsArnold Buijs, Jan Willem Bruggers, Johannes Antonius Van Rooij
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Abstract
A drive train assembly (22) for an oral care device (10) having a housing (12), comprising: a plurality of elongated leaf springs (50) symmetrically disposed around the circumference of the drive train assembly, each of the plurality of elongated leaf springs secured at both ends; and a ring (46) encircling the plurality of elongated leaf springs, wherein the ring is fixedly connected to each of the plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies and fixedly connected to the housing of the oral care device.
Claims14
A drive train assembly for an oral care device, the oral care device having a housing, the drive train assembly comprising:
- a plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies symmetrically disposed around the circumference of the drive train assembly, wherein each of the plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies comprises a leaf spring with a first segment, a second segment, and an additional segment, wherein the additional segment is disposed substantially orthogonal to the first segment and the second segment;
- a first end mount and a second end mount, wherein the plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies are secured at a first end to the first end mount and at a second end to the second end mount;
- and
- a ring encircling the plurality of elongated leaf springs assemblies, wherein the ring is fixedly connected to each of the plurality of elongated leaf springs assemblies and configured to be fixedly connected to the housing of the oral care device.
An oral care device comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a drive train assembly comprising a plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies symmetrically disposed around the circumference of the drive train assembly, wherein each of the plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies comprises a leaf spring with a first segment, a second segment, and an additional segment, wherein the additional segment is disposed substantially orthogonal to the first segment and the second segment;
- a first end mount and a second end mount, wherein the plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies are secured at a first end to the first end mount and at a second end to the second end mount;
- and
- a ring encircling the plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies, wherein the ring is fixedly connected to each of the plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies and fixedly connected to the housing of the oral care device.
A drive train assembly for an oral care device, the oral care device having a housing, the drive train assembly comprising:
- a plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies symmetrically disposed around the circumference of the drive train assembly, wherein each of the plurality of elongated leaf spring assemblies comprises a leaf spring with a first segment and a second segment;
- a first end mount secured directly to the first segment and a second end mount secured directly to the second segment;
- and
- a ring encircling the plurality of elongated leaf springs assemblies, wherein the ring is fixedly connected to each of the plurality of elongated leaf springs assemblies and configured to be fixedly connected to the housing of the oral care device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.