DK176200B1

DK176200B1 - Holder for attaching toothbrush heads

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Publication number: DK176200B1
Application number: DK200500220A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Kurt R Wagner
Original assignee: Kurt R Wagner
Priority date: 2005-02-15
Filing date: 2005-02-15
Publication date: 2007-01-22
Also published as: DK200500220A; US20080061017A1; WO2006086988A1

Description

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Den foreliggende opfindelse angår en holder til fastholdelse af løse tandbørstehoveder til elektriske tandbørster, hvilket tandbørstehoved har en bevægelig skive eller skive- : del, som bæres af et skaft, og som er forsynet med børster, som rager ud i retning i ho- ! vedsagen parallelt med en første akse, som strækker sig i det væsentlige vinkelret på ! 5 skivens plan.The present invention relates to a holder for holding loose toothbrush heads for electric toothbrushes, said toothbrush head having a movable disc or disc portion which is carried by a shaft and provided with brushes projecting in the direction of the head. the axis parallel to a first axis extending substantially perpendicular to! 5 the plane of the disc.

Fra US 6.776.296 kendes en holder til tandbørster, hvor holderen har et eller flere hulrum, som hver er indrettet til optagelse af hver sin tandbørstes hoved med børster. Hulrummene er beklædt med gummimateriale beregnet til at tilpasse sig tandbørstens 10 form. Desuden har holderen en gummi- eller stålkant til at holde tandbørsten på plads i hulrummet. I skriftet anføres det at hulrummene delvist omgiver tandbørsterne, samt at tandbørsten føres ind i hulrummet med børsterne forrest, og at den kan betjenes med én hånd.From US 6,776,296 there is known a holder for toothbrushes, the holder having one or more cavities, each arranged for receiving each of the toothbrush head with brushes. The cavities are lined with rubber material designed to adapt to the shape of the toothbrush 10. In addition, the holder has a rubber or steel edge to hold the toothbrush in place in the cavity. The document states that the cavities partially surround the toothbrushes and that the toothbrush is inserted into the cavity with the brushes at the front and that it can be operated with one hand.

15 Denne holder er ikke helt tilfredsstillende, idet gummibeklædningen slides ved brug, når tandbørsten presses ind i hulrummet. Derved vil beklædningen efter nogen tid ikke længere kunne tilpasse sig tandbørstens form, og den mister evnen til at fastholde tandbørsten i hulrummet.15 This holder is not completely satisfactory as the rubber lining wears off when used as the toothbrush is pressed into the cavity. As a result, after some time, the clothing will no longer be able to adapt to the shape of the toothbrush, and it will lose the ability to retain the toothbrush in the cavity.

20 Formålet med opfindelsen er at tilvejebringe en holder af den ovenfor nævnte art, som er enkel at fremstille og særligt velegnet til at fastholde løse tandbørstehoveder til elektriske tandbørster på sikker og enkel vis under hygiejniske forhold, og som er nem at betjene med én hånd.The object of the invention is to provide a holder of the above-mentioned type which is simple to manufacture and particularly suitable for holding loose toothbrush heads for electric toothbrushes in a safe and simple manner under hygienic conditions and which is easy to operate with one hand.

25 Holderen ifølge opfindelsen er med henblik herpå ejendommelig ved, at den er tildannet med et antal fordybninger, som hver er indrettet til optagelse af i det mindste den ende af tandbørstehovedet, som bærer skiven eller skivedelen med børster, hvor hver fordybning har første støtteflader til støtte af skiven eller skivedelens kant i radial retning vinkelret på nævnte første akse, og andre støtteflader ved skivens eller skivedelens 30 bagside modsat børsterne til støtte heraf i aksial retning parallelt med nævnte første akse.To this end, the holder according to the invention is characterized in that it is formed with a plurality of recesses, each adapted to receive at least the end of the toothbrush head which carries the disc or disc part with brushes, each recess having first support surfaces for support of the disc or disc portion in a radial direction perpendicular to said first axis, and other support surfaces at the rear of the disc or disc portion 30 opposite the brushes for supporting it in the axial direction parallel to said first axis.

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Derved opnås en enkel og simpel fastholdelse i en enkel og simpel konstruktion med en overflade, der ikke ændrer sig, og som slides forholdsvis langsomt ved brug. Den er særdeles hygiejnisk og kræver meget lidt rengøring, da børsterne ikke kommer i direkte 5 berøring med holderen. Holderen kan gøres meget tynd, således at den ikke rager særligt meget ud fra væggen uden at forringe adgang for lys og luft til børsterne, da de rager frit ud af holderen.Thereby, a simple and simple retention is achieved in a simple and simple construction with an unchanging surface which wears relatively slowly with use. It is extremely hygienic and requires very little cleaning as the brushes do not come in direct contact with the holder. The holder can be made very thin so that it does not protrude very much from the wall without impairing access to light and air to the brushes as they protrude freely from the holder.

Holderen er nem at betjene med én hånd på trods af, at løse tandbørstehoveder til elek-10 triske tandbørster har et kort skaft i forhold til traditionelle tandbørster. Når tandbørstehovedet skal fastgøres i hhv. tages ud af holderen, kræver det kun et let tryk på skaftet at presse det på plads hhv. et let tag i skaftet at tage det ud, idet tandbørstehovedet og skaftet netop passer ind i fordybningen, når børsterne vender udad.The holder is easy to operate with one hand despite the fact that loose toothbrush heads for electric toothbrushes have a short shaft compared to traditional toothbrushes. When the toothbrush head is to be fastened in respectively. If it is removed from the holder, it only requires a slight pressure on the shaft to push it into place respectively. an easy take on the shaft to remove it, the toothbrush head and shaft just fitting into the recess when the brushes are facing outwards.

15 En udførelsesform for holderen ifølge opfindelsen er ejendommelig ved, at fordybningens første støtteflader følger skivens kontur uden for skaftets område, hvor yderligere de første støtteflader kan danne en sammenhængende delvis rundtgående flade, der passer omtrent til tandbørstehovedet af en elektrisk tandbørste. Derved opnås, at tandbørstehovedet ikke falder ud af sig selv, og det er samtidig nemt at placere i fordybnin-20 gen og tage ud igen med én hånd. Udførelsesformen er desuden simpel at fremstille.An embodiment of the holder according to the invention is characterized in that the first support surfaces of the recess follow the contour of the disc outside the region of the shaft, whereby further the first support surfaces can form a coherent partially circumferential surface approximately corresponding to the toothbrush head of an electric toothbrush. This ensures that the toothbrush head does not fall off by itself, and it is also easy to place in the recess and remove with one hand. The embodiment is furthermore simple to manufacture.

Endvidere kan holderen ifølge opfindelsen være ejendommelig ved at fordybningens andre støtteflader er indrettet til at ligge an mod bagsiden af skiven via skaftet, og de kan yderligere specielt have en form, som er komplementær til i det mindste dele af 25 skaftets bagside. Derved opnås en særlig hensigtsmæssig udførelsesform.Furthermore, the holder according to the invention may be characterized in that the other supporting surfaces of the recess are arranged to abut against the back of the disc via the shaft, and they may further especially have a shape which is complementary to at least parts of the back of the shaft. Thereby, a particularly convenient embodiment is obtained.

Opfindelsen vil i det følgende blive nærmere forklaret under henvisning til tegningen, på hvilken 30 fig. 1 viser en del af en udførelsesform for en holder, set forfra, DK 176200 B1 3 fig. 2 viser den i fig, 1 viste holder, set i snit efter linien 1-1, og fig. 3 viser samme med et heri optaget tandbørstehoved.The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing, in which: FIG. 1 shows a part of an embodiment of a holder, front view, DK 176200 B1 3 FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG. 1; and FIG. 3 shows the same with a toothbrush head incorporated herein.

5 Fig. 1-3 viser en holder 1 med fordybninger 7, der hver er indrettet til optagelse af et løst tandbørstehoved til en elektrisk tandbørste. Et sådant tandbørstehoved er vist med det generelle henvisningstal 2 i fig. 3. Tandbørstehovedet 2 har en bevægelig skive eller skivedel 3, der bæres af et skaft 4. Tandbørsthovedet er forsynet med børster 5, der rager ud fra skiven eller skivedelen 3 i hovedsagen parallelt med en første akse 6. Hol-10 deren 1 er således indrettet, at tandbørstehovedet 2 kan placeres heri uden at børsterne kommer i kontakt med holderen 1. Den første akse 6, som er vinkelret på skiven eller skivedelen, falder i den viste udførelsesform sammen med en anden akse 12 i holderen, når tandbørstehovedet er monteret heri.FIG. 1-3 show a holder 1 with recesses 7, each adapted to receive a loose toothbrush head for an electric toothbrush. Such a toothbrush head is shown by the general reference numeral 2 in FIG. 3. The toothbrush head 2 has a movable disc or disc portion 3 carried by a shaft 4. The toothbrush head is provided with brushes 5 projecting from the disc or disc portion 3 substantially parallel to a first axis 6. The holder 1 is thus arranged that the toothbrush head 2 can be placed therein without the brushes coming into contact with the holder 1. The first axis 6, which is perpendicular to the disc or disc part, coincides in the illustrated embodiment with a second axis 12 in the holder when the toothbrush head is mounted therein .

15 Fordybningen 7 har en støtteflade 8 til støtte af skiven eller skivedelens 3 kant i radial retning vinkelret på nævnte anden akse 12.1 den viste udførelsesform for opfindelsen danner støttefladen 8 en sammenhængende delvis rundtgående flade, der omtrent følger skiven eller skivedelens 3 kontur uden for skaftets 4 område.The recess 7 has a support surface 8 for supporting the edge of the disc or disc part 3 in a radial direction perpendicular to said second axis 12.1. The embodiment of the invention shown forms a continuous partially circumferential surface approximately following the contour of the disc or disc part 3 outside the shaft 4. territory.

20 Den nævnte støtteflade 8 går i den viste udførelsesform for opfindelsen, set i retning ind i fordybningen 7, over i en brystflade 9, der ligeledes danner en sammenhængende delvis rundtgående flade, der følger skiven eller skivedelens kontur uden for skaftets 4 område. Brystfladen 9 er forbundet med en plan anlægsflade 10 via en delvis rundtgående flade 11, der forløber parallelt med nævnte akse 12. Brystfladen 9 og anlægs-25 fladen 10 støtter tandbørstehovedet 2 ved skivens eller skivedelens 3 kant i aksial retning parallelt med nævnte akse 12, idet brystfladen 9 støtter direkte på kanten af skiven eller skivedelen, mens anlægsfladen 10 støtter indirekte via skaftet 4.Said support surface 8, in the illustrated embodiment of the invention, viewed in the direction of the recess 7, into a chest surface 9, which also forms a continuous partially circumferential surface following the disc or disc part outside the region of the shaft 4. The breast surface 9 is connected to a flat abutment surface 10 via a partially circumferential surface 11 extending parallel to said axis 12. The breast surface 9 and abutment surface 10 support the toothbrush head 2 at the edge of the disc or disc portion 3 in the axial direction parallel to said axis 12. the breast surface 9 supporting directly on the edge of the disc or disc portion, while the abutment surface 10 supporting indirectly via the shaft 4.

I den ovenfor viste udførelsesform har fladen 11 form som del af en cylinder med en 30 længde svarende til afstanden mellem skivens eller skivedelens 3 kant og skaftets 4 bagside. Derved bliver anlægsfladen 10 plan cirkulær, hvilket er enkelt at fremstille. De DK 176200 B1 | 4 sidstnævnte flader 10,11 kan i en yderligere udførelsesform for opfindelsen være tildannet komplementær til skaftets 4 form i den ende, der bærer skiven eller skivedelen 3. Der opnås dog en tilstrækkelig fastholdelse af tandbørstehovedet 2 i holderen 1 blot ved kontakt med støttefladen 8 samt fladen 9 eller 10.In the embodiment shown above, the surface 11 is in the form of a cylinder of 30 length corresponding to the distance between the edge of the disc or disc part 3 and the back of the shaft 4. Thereby, the contact surface 10 becomes plane circular, which is easy to manufacture. DK 176200 B1 | 4 the latter surfaces 10, 11 may in a further embodiment of the invention be formed complementary to the shape of the shaft 4 at the end supporting the disc or disc part 3. However, sufficient retention of the toothbrush head 2 in the holder 1 is obtained only by contact with the supporting surface 8 and the surface 9 or 10.

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Holderens 1 tykkelse svarer til tandbørstehovedets 2 tykkelse plus en passende lille godstykkelse af holderens 1 bagside bag fordybningerne 7.The thickness of the holder 1 corresponds to the thickness of the toothbrush head 2 plus a suitably small thickness of the back of the holder 1 behind the recesses 7.

Opfindelsen er ikke begrænset til den ovennævnte udførelsesform, men kan ændres på 10 mange måder, uden at der derved afviges fra dens idé. Således kan fordybningernes form være mere afrundede, så de passer mere komplementært til formen af tandbørstehovedet. Fordybningerne kan have riller/spalter, således at der kommer mere luft til bagsiden af tandbørstehovedet.The invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be changed in many ways without departing from its idea. Thus, the shape of the indentations may be more rounded, so that they are more complementary to the shape of the toothbrush head. The recesses may have grooves / slits, so that more air will come to the back of the toothbrush head.

15 Holderen 1 kan monteres direkte på væggen, f.eks. via skruehuller eller klæbepuder eller indirekte på en bærende mellemplade, der først fastgøres på væggen, hvorved holderen 1 kan være aftageligt monterbar på mellempladen, således at den nemt kan af- og påmonteres ved rengøring. Desuden kan holderen 1 fremstilles af metal, plast eller træ.The holder 1 can be mounted directly on the wall, e.g. via screw holes or adhesive pads or indirectly on a supporting intermediate plate, which is first fixed to the wall, whereby the holder 1 can be removably mounted on the intermediate plate, so that it can be easily removed and mounted by cleaning. In addition, the holder 1 can be made of metal, plastic or wood.

Yderligere kan holderen 1 indrettes med en dækplade ovenover mod støv og en dryp-20 bakke nedenunder til opsamling af vand fra tandbørstehovedet 2.Further, the holder 1 can be arranged with a cover plate above against dust and a drip tray underneath for collecting water from the toothbrush head 2.

Claims

A holder (1) for holding loose toothbrush heads (2) for electric toothbrushes, said toothbrush head (2) having a movable disc or disc part (3) carried by a shaft (4) and provided with brushes ( 5) projecting in a direction substantially parallel to a first axis (6) extending substantially perpendicular to the plane of the disc or disc part (3), characterized in that the holder (1) is formed with a plurality of recesses (7), each arranged to receive at least the end of the toothbrush head carrying the washer or disc part (3) with brushes (5), each depression having first support surfaces (8) to support the disc or the edge of the disc part (3) in a radial direction perpendicular to said first axis (6), and other supporting faces (9) at the rear of the disc or disc part (3) in support thereof in an axial direction parallel to said first axis (6).

Holder (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the first supporting surfaces (8) of the recess (7) follow the contour of the disc outside the region of the shaft.

Holder (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the first supporting surfaces (8) of the recess (7) form a continuous partially circumferential surface (10). 20

Holder (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the other supporting faces (9) of the recess (7) are arranged to abut against the back of the disc (3) via the shaft (4).

Holder (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the second supporting surfaces (9) of the recess (7) have a shape which is complementary to at least parts of the rear of the shaft (4). 30