Oral Care Implement And Refill Head Thereof
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsJiang ZHOU, Yanmei JI, Wen Jin XI
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AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsJiang ZHOU, Yanmei JI, Wen Jin XI
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An oral care implement includes a handle having a gripping portion with an internal chamber. A rocker unit is mounted within the chamber and is movable about a fulcrum relative to the handle. The rocker unit includes a stem configured to detachably couple to an oral care refill head, a motor configured to drive movement of the stem, and a chassis supporting the motor and including a contact element. A power source and a control unit are also positioned within the chamber, with the control unit including an actuator element. When a user applies force to the refill head above a predetermined threshold, the rocker unit shifts from a normal position to an excessive-pressure position, causing the contact element to engage the actuator element and trigger a user-perceptible signal.
An oral care implement comprising:
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