WO1989001303A1 - Massage tooth brush - Google Patents

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WO1989001303A1
WO1989001303A1 PCT/EP1988/000706 EP8800706W WO8901303A1 WO 1989001303 A1 WO1989001303 A1 WO 1989001303A1 EP 8800706 W EP8800706 W EP 8800706W WO 8901303 A1 WO8901303 A1 WO 8901303A1
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teeth
bristles
bristle
gums
toothbrush according
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PCT/EP1988/000706
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Manfred Häusser
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Haeusser Manfred
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/08—Supports or guides for bristles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0025—Brushes with elastically deformable heads that change shape during use
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/04—Arranged like in or for toothbrushes
    • A46B9/045—Arranged like in or for toothbrushes specially adapted for cleaning a plurality of tooth surfaces simultaneously
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures

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  • the invention relates to a toothbrush according to the preamble of claim 1 as e.g. has become known from the international PCT application PCT / EP86 / 00354 (publication number W ⁇ / 86/07527).
  • PCT / EP86 / 00354 publication number W ⁇ / 86/075257.
  • the bristles become softer towards the gums (which can also be achieved with the same bristle material by lengthening towards the gums), the gums are gently massaged, whereby the tooth parts facing away from the gums are cleaned by the shorter or harder bristles are sufficient.
  • the thinnest bristles of just 0.12 mm are used in particular for the massage of freshly operated gums or for small children.
  • the bristles which are optionally provided in the web of the toothbrush for cleaning the cutting or grinding zone of the teeth and are oriented parallel to the teeth are preferably 0.02 to 0.03 mm thicker or a corresponding factor harder than the bristles in the bristle bundles intended for the massage of the gums.
  • FIGS. 1 and 3 show the outline of a toothbrush with possibly only two bristle holders.

Abstract

A tooth brush for simultaneously cleaning both sides of at least one row of teeth has at least two bristle holders (3) and bristles (6) that during use extend toward each other, resp. from both sides, against a row of teeth (10), and that deviate from the bristle holder (3) away form the perpendicular in the direction of the gums (11) by an angle between 1° and 10°. During use, the bristles (6d, 6c, 6b, 6a) are softer resp. longer as they extend away from the cutting or grinding zones (10a) of the teeth and approach the gums (11). During use, the ground plan of the bristle holder (3) is not wider than two teeth (10), preferably at the maximum as wide as one and a half teeth, especially not wider than a (for example molar) tooth.

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M A S S A G E Z A H N B U E R S T E M A S S A G E Z A H N B U E R S T E
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Zahnbürste nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1, wie sie z.B. aus der internationalen PCT- Anmeldung PCT/EP86/00354 (Veröffentlichungsnr. Wθ/86/07527) bekanntgeworden ist. Eine solche Zahnbürste hat trotz der in der Druckschrift angegebenen Vorteile noch mit dem Problem zu kämpfen, dass die gegen das Zahnfleisch gerichteten Borsten, wenn die Borsten für die Reinigung der Zähne genügend hart sind, zu stark in das Zahnfleisch eindringen.The invention relates to a toothbrush according to the preamble of claim 1 as e.g. has become known from the international PCT application PCT / EP86 / 00354 (publication number Wθ / 86/07527). In spite of the advantages specified in the publication, such a toothbrush still has to struggle with the problem that the bristles directed against the gums, if the bristles are sufficiently hard to clean the teeth, penetrate too strongly into the gums.
Dieses Problem wird erfindungsgemäss durch das Merkmal des Anspruches 1 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfin¬ dung sind in den Merkmalen der Unteransprüche beschrieben.According to the invention, this problem is solved by the feature of claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention are described in the features of the subclaims.
Dadurch, dass die Borsten zum Zahnfleisch hin weicher werden (was bei gleichem Borstenmaterial auch dadurch bewerkstelligt werden kann, dass sie zum Zahnfleisch hin länger werden), er¬ folgt eine sanfte Massage des Zahnfleisches, wobei eine Rei¬ nigung der vom Zahnfleisch abgewandten Zahnteile durch die kürzeren, bzw. härteren Borsten ausreichend erfolgt.Because the bristles become softer towards the gums (which can also be achieved with the same bristle material by lengthening towards the gums), the gums are gently massaged, whereby the tooth parts facing away from the gums are cleaned by the shorter or harder bristles are sufficient.
Die dünnsten Borsten von nur 0,12 mm werden insbesondere für die Massage von frischoperiertem Zahnfleisch oder für Klein- r kinder verwendet.The thinnest bristles of just 0.12 mm are used in particular for the massage of freshly operated gums or for small children.
Die gegebenenfalls im Steg der Zahnbürste für die Reinigung der Schneid- bzw. Mahlzone der Zähne vorgesehenen, parallel zu den Zähnen gerichteten Borsten sind vorzugsweise um 0,02 bis 0,03 mm dicker, bzw. um einen entsprechenden Faktor här¬ ter als die Borsten in den für die Massage des Zahnfleisches vorgesehenen Borstenbündeln.The bristles which are optionally provided in the web of the toothbrush for cleaning the cutting or grinding zone of the teeth and are oriented parallel to the teeth are preferably 0.02 to 0.03 mm thicker or a corresponding factor harder than the bristles in the bristle bundles intended for the massage of the gums.
ERSATZBLATT Besonders zweckmässig hat sich im Zusammenhang mit den erfin- dungsgemäss vorgeschlagenen Massnahmen die Beschränkung der Breite der Borstenhalter erwiesen, die bewirken, dass die Borsten beim Darübergleiten über die Zwischenräume zwischen zwei Zähnen in diese besser eindringen können und auch dort Speisereste und Zahnbelag entfernen.REPLACEMENT LEAF In connection with the measures proposed according to the invention, it has proven particularly expedient to limit the width of the bristle holders, which have the effect that the bristles can penetrate better through the spaces between two teeth and also remove food residues and dental plaque there.
Die Erfindung ist anhand der Zeichnung beispielhaft erläu¬ tert, wobei eine Doppelzahnbürste zur gleichzeitig beidseiti- gen Reinigung beider Zahnreihen in den Fig. 1 und 3 im Quer¬ schnitt gezeigt ist (in letzterer in Gebrauchsläge) , während Fig. 2 den Grundriss einer Zahnbürsre mit gegebenenfalls nur zwei Borstenhaltern zeigt.The invention is illustrated by way of example with reference to the drawing, a double toothbrush for simultaneously cleaning both rows of teeth on both sides being shown in cross section in FIGS. 1 and 3 (in the latter in the position of use), while FIG. 2 shows the outline of a toothbrush with possibly only two bristle holders.
ERSATZBLATT REPLACEMENT LEAF

Claims

P A T E N T A N S P R U E C H E P A T E N T A N S P R U E C H E
Zahnbürste zur gleichzeitig beidseitigen Reinigung wenigstens einer Zahnreihe mit wenigstens zwei Borstenhaltern (3) und von diesen in Gebrauchslage gegeneinander, bzw. von beiden Seiten gegen eine Zahnreihe (10) gerichteten Borsten (6), die vom Borstenhalter (3) weg von der Senkrechten in Richtung zum Zahnfleisch (11) hin in einem Winkel von 1 bis 10 Grad abwei¬ chen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in Gebrauchslage die Bor- . sten (6d, 6c, 6b, 6a) von der Schneid- bzw. Mahlzone (10a) der Zähne (10) in Richtung zum Zahnfleisch (11) weicher werden.Toothbrush for simultaneous cleaning on both sides of at least one row of teeth with at least two bristle holders (3) and of these against one another in the position of use, or bristles (6) directed from both sides against a row of teeth (10), away from the bristle holder (3) away from the vertical in Direction to the gums (11) deviate at an angle of 1 to 10 degrees, characterized in that the boron. Most (6d, 6c, 6b, 6a) from the cutting or grinding zone (10a) of the teeth (10) towards the gums (11) become softer.
Zahnbürste nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die in Gebrauchslage dem Zahnfleisch (11) zunächst liegenden Bor¬ stenbündel (6a, 6b) - mit vorzugsweise 9 bis 12 mm - länger sind als die der Schneid- bzw. Mahlzone (10a) der Zähne (10) zunächst liegenden Borstenbündel (6c, 6d), vorzugsweise mit 5 bis 8 mm.Toothbrush according to claim 1, characterized in that the bristle bundles (6a, 6b) initially lying in the position of use for the gums (11) - with preferably 9 to 12 mm - are longer than those of the cutting or grinding zone (10a) of the teeth (10) initially lying bristle bundles (6c, 6d), preferably with 5 to 8 mm.
Zahnbürste nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Borsten ( 6d, 6c, 6b, 6a) von der in Gebrauchslage der Schneid- bzw. Mahlzone (10a) der Zähne (10) zunächst liegen¬ den Zone in Richtung zu der in Gebrauchslage dem Zahnfleisch (11) zunächstliegenden Zone kontinuierlich länger, bzw. wei¬ cher werden.Toothbrush according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bristles (6d, 6c, 6b, 6a) from the zone in the use position of the cutting or grinding zone (10a) of the teeth (10) initially lying in the direction of the in In the position of use, the zone lying next to the gum (11) becomes continuously longer or softer.
Zahnbürste nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die beiden Borstenhalter (3) durch einen Steg (2) verbunden sind, von dem aus Borsten (6e) parallel zu den Zähnen (10) gegen deren Schneid- bzw. Mahlzone (10a) ge¬ richtet sind, die um 0,02 bis 0,03 mm dicker oder um einen entsprechenden Faktor härter sind als die in Gebrauchslage dem Zahnfleisch (11) zunächst liegenden Borsten (6a, 6b).Toothbrush according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two bristle holders (3) are connected by a web (2), from which bristles (6e) parallel to the teeth (10) against their cutting or grinding zone (10a) are directed, which are 0.02 to 0.03 mm thicker or a corresponding factor harder than the bristles (6a, 6b) initially lying on the gums (11) in the position of use.
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5 . Zahnbürste nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Borsten (6) aus Hostaform bestehen und vorzugsweise eine Stärke von 0,12 bis 0,22 mm aufweisen.5. Toothbrush according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bristles (6) consist of Hostaform and preferably have a thickness of 0.12 to 0.22 mm.
6. Zahnbürste nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Borstenhalter (3) in Gebrauchslage im Grundriss höchstens eine Breite von zwei Zähnen (10) auf¬ weisen, vorzugsweise höchstens so breit wie eineinhalb Zähne, insbesondere höchstens so breit wie ein (z.B. Backen-) Zahn (10) sind.6. Toothbrush according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bristle holder (3) in the position of use in plan have a width of at most two teeth (10), preferably at most as wide as one and a half teeth, in particular at most as wide as ( e.g. cheek) tooth (10).
7. Zahnbürste nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass je¬ der Borstenhalter (3) eine Borstenfläche von maximal 2, vor¬ zugsweise etwa 1 cm2, aufweist.7. Toothbrush according to claim 5, characterized in that each bristle holder (3) has a bristle area of at most 2, preferably about 1 cm2.
ERSATZBLATT REPLACEMENT LEAF
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