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US 7,024,718 B2Granted
Electric toothbrush mechanism
OwnerJ Y Chuinventor
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Abstract
A brushing head can be attached to or formed integrally with an electric toothbrush handle. The brushing head includes a casing, a rotary drive shaft extending within the casing and having a radially offset crank portion. A linear guide track extends in a direction across the drive shaft. A tuft block is mounted to the casing and interacts with the offset crank portion and the guide track to reciprocate linearly upon rotation of the drive shaft.
Claims4
A brushing head attached to or formed integrally with an electric toothbrush handle, comprising:
- a casing,
- a rotary drive shaft extending within the casing and comprising a radially offset crank portion,
- a linear guide track extending in a direction across the drive shaft and at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal extent of the drive shaft,
- a tuft block mounted to the casing and interacting with the offset crank portion and the guide track to reciprocate linearly upon rotation of the drive shaft, wherein the tuft block includes a slider received by the guide track, and the guide track and slider each have a cross-sectional shape comprising a stem and a flange, and
- wherein the stem of the slider is received within the stem of the guide track and the flange of the slider is received within the flange of the guide track.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.