公开(公告)号：US20160338807A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-24

申请号：US15106490

申请日：2014-12-17

Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Inventor： Brian BLOCH ,  Lars Ralf Rainer LIEBERWIRTH

IPC: A61C17/22 ,  A46B15/00 ,  H03K17/96 ,  A61C17/34 ,  B08B1/00 ,  G06F3/044 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A46B5/00

CPC classification number: A61C17/221 ,  A46B5/0095 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A46B15/0006 ,  A46B15/0008 ,  A61C17/225 ,  A61C17/34 ,  A61C17/3445 ,  B08B1/002 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H03K17/962

Abstract: A powered toothbrush apparatus with capacitive touch control is disclosed. The tooth brush includes a head portion having an oscillating tuft block driven by a motor, a handle portion, and an elastically deformable capacitive touch control panel mounted in the handle portion. In one embodiment, the control panel includes a plurality of capacitance sensor buttons each having movable sensor targets paired with a corresponding capacitance sensor electrically connected to a programmable microprocessor. Applying finger pressure on the control panel adjacent a sensor target changes capacitance of the sensor button. The microprocessor detects the change in capacitance, which controls the operating mode of the toothbrush including on/off, motor speed, brushing mode such as pulse, or other. A related operating method is disclosed.

Abstract translation: 公开了具有电容式触摸控制的动力牙刷装置。 牙刷包括具有由马达驱动的摆动绒头块的头部，手柄部以及安装在手柄部中的可弹性变形的电容式触摸控制面板。 在一个实施例中，控制面板包括多个电容传感器按钮，每个电容传感器按钮具有与可编程微处理器电连接的对应电容传感器成对的可移动传感器目标。 在传感器目标附近的控制面板上施加手指压力会改变传感器按钮的电容。 微处理器检测电容的变化，其控制包括开启/关闭，电动机速度，诸如脉冲的刷洗模式等的牙刷的操作模式。 公开了相关的操作方法。

公开(公告)号：US20160338811A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-24

申请号：US15106581

申请日：2014-12-17

Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Inventor： Brian BLOCH ,  Lars Ralf Rainer LIEBERWIRTH

IPC: A61C17/34 ,  A46B5/00 ,  B08B1/00 ,  A46B9/04

CPC classification number: A61C17/3472 ,  A46B5/0095 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A61C17/3418 ,  A61C17/3445 ,  A61C17/3454 ,  A61C17/3463 ,  A61C17/349 ,  B08B1/002

Abstract: A powered toothbrush head that, in one embodiment, includes a head portion including a first movable tuft block configured for holding tooth cleaning elements. The first movable tuft block is operably connected to a motor-driven drift shaft for movement. An eccentric cam formed on the shaft drives the first movable tuft block via engagement with a slot formed in the body of the first movable tuft block. The first movable tuft block is movable in a combination oscillating motion comprising vertical motion and lateral pivoting or tilting motion upon rotation of the drive shaft. A related method for oscillating the first movable tuft block is disclosed.

Abstract translation: 一种动力牙刷头，其在一个实施例中包括头部，该头部包括构造成用于保持牙齿清洁元件的第一可移动束带。 第一可移动的书钉组件可操作地连接到电机驱动的漂移轴上以便运动。 形成在轴上的偏心凸轮通过与形成在第一可移动刷头组的主体中的狭槽接合而驱动第一可移动的书钉组。 第一可移动的书写组块可以以包括垂直运动和在驱动轴旋转时的横向枢转或倾斜运动的组合摆动运动而移动。 公开了一种用于振荡第一可移动簇组件的相关方法。

公开(公告)号：US20190262111A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-29

申请号：US16411252

申请日：2019-05-14

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： Brian BLOCH ,  Lars Ralf Rainer LIEBERWIRTH

IPC: A61C17/34 ,  B08B1/00 ,  A46B5/00 ,  A46B9/04

Abstract: A powered toothbrush head that, in one embodiment, includes a head portion including a first movable tuft block configured for holding tooth cleaning elements. The first movable tuft block is operably connected to a motor-driven drift shaft for movement. An eccentric cam formed on the shaft drives the first movable tuft block via engagement with a slot formed in the body of the first movable tuft block. The first movable tuft block is movable in a combination oscillating motion comprising vertical motion and lateral pivoting or tilting motion upon rotation of the drive shaft. A related method for oscillating the first movable tuft block is disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20160338808A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-24

申请号：US15106564

申请日：2014-12-17

Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Inventor： Brian BLOCH ,  Lars Ralf Rainer LIEBERWIRTH

IPC: A61C17/22 ,  A46B5/00 ,  G06F3/044 ,  A46B15/00 ,  B08B1/00 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A61C17/34

CPC classification number: A61C17/221 ,  A46B5/0095 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A46B15/0006 ,  A61C17/225 ,  A61C17/32 ,  A61C17/3445 ,  B08B1/002 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H03K17/98 ,  H03K2217/9651

Abstract: A powered toothbrush apparatus with capacitive touch control, which includes a head portion having an oscillating tuft block driven by a motor, a handle portion, and an elastically deformable capacitive touch control panel mounted in the handle portion. In one embodiment, the control panel includes movable sensor targets each paired with a corresponding capacitance sensor electrically connected to a programmable microprocessor. Applying finger pressure on the control panel adjacent a sensor target operates to change the capacitance of the respective sensor target-sensor pair. The microprocessor detects the change in capacitance, which may be used to control the motor speed for changing the oscillation rate of the tuft block. In one embodiment, a linear array of sensor targets-sensors is provided which is activated by a sliding finger or thumb motion across the array. A related operating method is disclosed.

Abstract translation: 一种具有电容式触摸控制的电动牙刷设备，其包括具有由电动机驱动的摆动绒头块的头部，手柄部分和安装在手柄部分中的可弹性变形的电容式触摸控制面板。 在一个实施例中，控制面板包括与可编程微处理器电连接的对应电容传感器配对的可移动传感器目标。 在与传感器目标相邻的控制面板上施加手指压力来操作以改变相应传感器目标传感器对的电容。 微处理器检测电容的变化，可用于控制电机转速以改变刷毛簇的振荡速率。 在一个实施例中，提供了传感器目标 - 传感器的线性阵列，其被穿过阵列的滑动手指或拇指运动激活。 公开了相关的操作方法。