Global Patent Index - EP 2157934 A1

EP 2157934 A1 20100303 - BRUSH HEAD FOR A TOOTHBRUSH

Title (en)

BRUSH HEAD FOR A TOOTHBRUSH

Title (de)

BÜRSTENKOPF FÜR EINE ZAHNBÜRSTE

Title (fr)

TÊTE POUR UNE BROSSE À DENTS

Publication

EP 2157934 A1 20100303 (DE)

Application

EP 08759031 A 20080605

Priority

  • EP 2008004476 W 20080605
  • DE 102007028184 A 20070620

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2690544A1] The invention relates to a brush head for a toothbrush. The brush head has a brush disc (3) mounted in a rotatable fashion on a brush body (2) and a channel (7) with an opening for the application of a cleaning product and a composite part (6) that serves as a valve (12) for opening the channel (7) and as a rotational bearing for the brush disc (3). The composite part (6) comprises a tube (8) made of hard material on the one end thereof and is connected to the channel (7) there. The valve (12), which is made of an elastic material, is disposed on the other end of the composite part (6). The tube (8) of the compound part (6) is connected to the brush body (2) in a stationary fashion, for example, pressed into the brush body (2). The brush disc (3) is mounted in a rotatable fashion on the tube (8). The valve (12) is preferably designed as a slotted valve with a slot (13).

IPC 8 full level

A61C 17/22 (2006.01); A61C 17/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61C 17/222 (2013.01 - EP US); A61C 17/36 (2013.01 - EP US); A61C 17/227 (2013.01 - EP US); A61C 17/3436 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008155025A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102007028184 A1 20081224; CA 2690544 A1 20081224; CN 101702877 A 20100505; CN 101702877 B 20130807; EP 2157934 A1 20100303; JP 2010529872 A 20100902; US 2010269279 A1 20101028; US 8458841 B2 20130611; WO 2008155025 A1 20081224

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102007028184 A 20070620; CA 2690544 A 20080605; CN 200880020011 A 20080605; EP 08759031 A 20080605; EP 2008004476 W 20080605; JP 2010511527 A 20080605; US 66391308 A 20080605