Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electric toothbrush
- Patent Title (中): 电动牙刷
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Application No.: US12377355Application Date: 2007-07-09
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Publication No.: US08793829B2Publication Date: 2014-08-05
- Inventor: Jun Shimoyama , Yasutaka Murase , Tadashi Tone , Yuji Asada
- Applicant: Jun Shimoyama , Yasutaka Murase , Tadashi Tone , Yuji Asada
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Priority: JP2006-232528 20060829; JP2007-047831 20070227
- International Application: PCT/JP2007/063680 WO 20070709
- International Announcement: WO2008/026383 WO 20080306
- Main IPC: A61C17/22
- IPC: A61C17/22 ; A61C17/34 ; A46B13/02

Abstract:
An electric toothbrush capable of suppressing loss of vibration energy while suppressing the vibration of the portion a user grips with hand is provided. In an electric toothbrush including an inner case, made up of an inner case main body and a motor holder, mounted with various components including a motor; an outer case which interiorly accommodates the inner case and which acts as a portion the user grips with hand when brushing teeth; an eccentric shaft, configured by a shaft main body and an eccentric member, which center of gravity is arranged at a position shifted from a shaft center and which rotates by a drive force of the motor; and a vibration transmitting component for transmitting the vibration generated with the rotation of the eccentric shaft to a brush portion; where the vibration transmitting component is positioned with respect to the outer case by point contacting the inner wall surface of the outer case at a plurality of locations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100269275A1 ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH Public/Granted day:2010-10-28
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