Electric toothbrush
AssigneeBraun GmbH
InventorsThomas Fritsch, Peter Hilfinger
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Abstract
An electric toothbrush is provided, which includes a first bristle part that can be made to execute a first, continuously repeating movement. An additional bristle part, connected to the first bristle part, can be made to execute a second, continuously repeating movement, which differs from the first movement of the first bristle part.
Claims8
An electric toothbrush comprising:
- a first bristle part, which can be made to execute a first movement, and
- an additional bristle part, connected to the first bristle part, which can be made to execute a second movement, which differs from the first movement of the first bristle part,
- wherein the second movement of the additional bristle part is brought about by the first movement of the first bristle part, by way of a resonance effect, and takes place in a bristle direction, and
- wherein the additional bristle part is guided such that the additional bristle part moves essentially only in the bristle direction.
A bristle carrier for an electric toothbrush having a first bristle part, which can be made to execute a first, continuously repeating movement, and an additional bristle part which is connected to the first bristle part and which can be made to execute a second, continuously repeating movement, which differs from the first movement of the first bristle part, characterized in that the second movement of the additional bristle part can be brought about by the first movement of the first bristle part, by way of a resonance effect, and the second movement takes place in a bristle direction and the additional bristle part is guided such that the additional bristle part moves essentially only in the bristle direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.