JP5864436B2 - 自動作動を備えた歯ブラシ - Google Patents
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- 電動歯ブラシであって、
柄と、
毛のセットを含むブラシヘッドと、
前記ブラシヘッドのための駆動アセンブリと、
前記ブラシヘッド中又は前記ブラシヘッド上の導電性の電極と、
前記導電性の電極と前記柄における歯ブラシ接地との間の静電容量を測定するためのシステムと、
前記測定された静電容量が、前記歯ブラシがユーザの口腔の近傍又は口腔内にあることを示す、予め設定された閾値を超えるか否かを決定し、その後に前記歯ブラシの動作のための駆動アセンブリを作動させるようにプログラムされたコントローラと、
を有する電動歯ブラシ。 - 前記導電性の電極は、前記毛のセットに隣接して前記ブラシヘッドに埋め込まれたピンである、請求項1に記載の歯ブラシ。
- 機械的なオン/オフスイッチがないことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の歯ブラシ。
- ユーザにより操作可能なオン/オフスイッチを含み、前記駆動アセンブリは、前記オン/オフスイッチがオンであり、且つ前記測定された静電容量が前記予め設定された閾値を超える場合に作動させられる、請求項1に記載の歯ブラシ。
- 前記歯ブラシは、前記歯ブラシの共振周波数である周波数又は前記共振周波数の近くである周波数で動作する、請求項1に記載の歯ブラシ。
- 前記ブラシヘッドは前記柄から着脱可能であり、前記ブラシヘッドは、正規のブラシヘッドの決定を可能とする付加的な静電容量素子を含む、請求項1に記載の歯ブラシ。
- 前記付加的な静電容量素子は、前記ブラシヘッドの近位端の近傍に配置された金属環である、請求項6に記載の歯ブラシ。
- 前記静電容量素子は、金属ピン、金属管又は金属被覆のうちの選択された1つである、請求項6に記載の歯ブラシ。
- 電動歯ブラシにおける使用のためのブラシヘッドアセンブリであって、前記歯ブラシは前記ブラシヘッドアセンブリのための駆動アセンブリと、前記ブラシヘッドアセンブリにおける導電性の電極と前記歯ブラシの柄部分における電気回路接地との間の静電容量を測定するためのシステムと、を含み、前記ブラシヘッドアセンブリは、
前記電動歯ブラシの残りの部分に挿入可能であり、前記残りの部分から着脱可能であるブラシヘッドを有し、前記ブラシヘッド自体が、前記ブラシヘッドが前記歯ブラシのための正規なブラシヘッドであることを示す前記歯ブラシの作動のための予め選択された範囲内であるか又は予め選択された閾値よりも大きい、前記導電性の電極と前記電気回路接地との間の総静電容量の一部である静電容量の値を持つブラシヘッドアセンブリ。 - 前記静電容量が前記閾値のレベルより大きいか又は前記予め選択された範囲内であることに加え、機械的なユーザにより操作されるスイッチが操作されない限り、前記歯ブラシは作動させられない、請求項9に記載のブラシヘッドアセンブリ。
- 前記静電容量の前記選択された値は、前記ブラシヘッドにおいて補助的な静電容量部材を含む、請求項9に記載のブラシヘッドアセンブリ。
- 前記補助的な静電容量部材は金属環である、請求項11に記載のブラシヘッドアセンブリ。
- 前記補助的な静電容量部材は、金属ピン、金属管又は金属被覆である、請求項11に記載のブラシヘッドアセンブリ。
- 前記金属環は、前記ブラシヘッドアセンブリの近位端の近傍に配置された、請求項12に記載のブラシヘッドアセンブリ。
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