FORCE SENSOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK FOR A RESONANT DRIVE TOOTHBRUSH USING A HALL SENSOR
    1.
    发明申请
    FORCE SENSOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK FOR A RESONANT DRIVE TOOTHBRUSH USING A HALL SENSOR 审中-公开
    传感器提供连续反馈使用霍尔传感器进行谐振驱动牙刷

    公开(公告)号:US20160015492A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-21

    申请号:US14772077

    申请日:2014-02-13

    IPC分类号: A61C17/34 A46B15/00 A61C17/22

    摘要: The power toothbrush includes a brushhead arm (36) and a brush element (38) at a distal end thereof. A V-spring assembly (14) converts the movement of a power drive assembly in a back-and-forth movement. A mounting member (55) at the rear end of the V-spring assembly provides a base for a magnet (56). The back end of the V-spring assembly is displaced in accordance with pressure applied to the brush member. A Hall effect sensor (58) is mounted within the changing magnetic field produced by the magnet as the rear end of the V-spring assembly is displaced due to pressure on the brushhead. A processor (65) is responsive to the output from the Hall sensor and provides an indication when the pressure exceeds a threshold value.

    摘要翻译: 动力牙刷在其远端包括刷头臂(36)和刷子元件(38)。 V形弹簧组件(14)以前后运动转换动力驱动组件的运动。 在V形弹簧组件的后端处的安装构件(55)为磁体(56)提供基座。 V弹簧组件的后端根据施加到刷构件的压力而移位。 当由于在刷头上的压力而使V形弹簧组件的后端移位时,霍尔效应传感器(58)安装在由磁体产生的变化磁场内。 处理器(65)响应于霍尔传感器的输出并提供当压力超过阈值时的指示。

    AN ADAPTIVE SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING USER BRUSHING SYSTEM
    2.
    发明申请
    AN ADAPTIVE SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING USER BRUSHING SYSTEM 有权
    一种用于修改用户刷新系统的自适应系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150313353A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-05

    申请号:US14651242

    申请日:2013-12-17

    IPC分类号: A46B15/00 A61C17/22

    摘要: The adaptive system includes a power toothbrush (10) which determines bristle force or pressure applied by the user against the teeth. The toothbrush includes a processing system (28) for comparing the determined force with a threshold value of excessive force and a threshold adaptive value which is below the excessive force threshold but serves as a warning for the user. The system is capable of raising the initial adaptive value threshold (64) following the user exceeding the adaptive value for a selected number of brushing events and then further for decreasing the adaptive value (66) back toward the initial adaptive value when the increased adaptive value is not exceeded for a selected number of brushing events, thus providing the ability to encourage/coach the user toward a brushing force which is below the threshold adaptive level and into a safe region of operation.

    摘要翻译: 自适应系统包括电动牙刷(10),其确定使用者对牙齿施加的刷毛力或压力。 牙刷包括用于将所确定的力与过大力的阈值进行比较的处理系统(28)和低于过度力阈值但用作用户警告的阈值自适应值。 该系统能够提高用户超过所选数量的刷牙事件的自适应值之后的初始自适应值阈值(64),然后当增加的自适应值进一步用于将自适应值(66)减小回初始自适应值 对于所选数量的刷牙事件没有超过,因此提供鼓励/教练用户朝向低于阈值自适应水平并进入安全操作区域的刷牙的能力。

    MOUTHPIECE WITH DIRECTED FLUID JETS
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180000573A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-04

    申请号:US15543034

    申请日:2016-01-27

    IPC分类号: A61C17/02

    摘要: A directed jet mouthpiece (10) comprises at least one mouthpiece trough (12,14) configured to fit over a front portion of a dental arch of a user's teeth. The at least one mouthpiece trough includes a buccal-side vertical member (16), a lingual-side vertical member (18) and an occlusal-side horizontal member (20) extending in between. The at least one mouthpiece trough further includes at least one fluidics inlet (22), a plurality of jet orifices (24) on both buccal- and lingual-side vertical members, and at least one fluidics path (26) disposed between the fluidics inlet and jet orifices. A plurality of directed jet orifices (28) is disposed in end regions (30) of the at least one mouthpiece trough. The at least one fluidics path (26) is further disposed between the fluidics inlet and plurality of directed jet orifices. The plurality of directed jet orifices (28) direct fluid jets rearward towards a remainder of teeth in a user's mouth beyond the end regions (30) of the at least one mouthpiece trough.

    FLUID DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR A PERSONAL CARE APPLIANCE
    6.
    发明申请
    FLUID DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR A PERSONAL CARE APPLIANCE 审中-公开
    用于个人护理用品的流体分配装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160338810A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-24

    申请号:US15108356

    申请日:2014-12-20

    IPC分类号: A61C17/22 A46B9/04 A46B11/00

    摘要: A flowable medium distribution device (10) comprises a chamber (12), a distribution member (30), a dispensing membrane (24,40,68,72) and bristles (36). The chamber (12) is configured to contain the flowable medium (62). The distribution member (30) includes an aspect (32,34) from which the flowable medium is to be dispensed. The dispensing membrane (24,40,68,72) is disposed on the aspect of the distribution member for dispensing the flowable medium on at least one surface to be treated. The dispensing membrane comprises a plurality of uni-directional dispensing outlets (26,46,70,74), operable between (a) normally-closed and (b) open positions. The bristles (36) extend from the dispensing membrane and are for contacting with the surface to be treated. The dispensing membrane (i) dispenses the flowable medium through the plurality of unidirectional dispensing outlets only in response to application of a differential pressure across the dispensing membrane equal to or exceeding a threshold, wherein the uni-directional dispensing outlets open for delivery of the flowable medium, and (ii) responsive to the differential pressure across the dispensing membrane being less than the threshold, the uni-directional dispensing outlets return to a normally-closed position which terminates delivery of the flowable medium (62).

    摘要翻译: 可流动介质分配装置(10)包括腔室(12),分配构件(30),分配膜(24,40,68,72)和刷毛(36)。 腔室(12)构造成容纳可流动介质(62)。 分配构件(30)包括要从其中分配可流动介质的方面(32,34)。 分配膜(24,40,68,72)设置在分配构件的方面,用于在至少一个待处理的表面上分配可流动介质。 分配膜包括可在(a)常闭和(b)打开位置之间操作的多个单向分配出口(26,46,70,74)。 刷毛(36)从分配膜延伸并且用于与待处理的表面接触。 分配膜(i)仅响应于跨过分配膜的差压施加等于或超过阈值而将可流动介质分配通过多个单向分配出口,其中单向分配出口打开以输送可流动的 介质,和(ii)响应于分配膜上的差压小于阈值,单向分配出口返回到终止可流动介质(62)的输送的常闭位置。