Global Patent Index - EP 4391959 A1

EP 4391959 A1 20240703 - CLEANING DEVICE FOR INTERDENTAL CLEANING

Title (en)

CLEANING DEVICE FOR INTERDENTAL CLEANING

Title (de)

REINIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG ZUR INTERDENTALREINIGUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE POUR NETTOYAGE INTERDENTAIRE

Publication

EP 4391959 A1 20240703 (DE)

Application

EP 22753602 A 20220801

Priority

  • DE 102021120284 A 20210804
  • DE 2022100554 W 20220801

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2023011687A1] The invention relates to a cleaning device (1) for interdental cleaning. The cleaning device (1) comprises a cleaning element (2), which can be dental floss (30) or an interdental brush (40). The cleaning device (1) also comprises a holding body (3) on which the cleaning element (2) is held. The cleaning device (1) also comprises a main body (4) having an elongate extension in the direction of a longitudinal axis (L), wherein the holding body (3) is situated in the region of a longitudinal-side end (4.1) of the main body (4). The cleaning device (1) also comprises a drive element (5) for driving the holding body (3), which drive element is mounted so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis (D). In the cleaning device (1), a transmission mechanism (6) is provided which is interposed between the drive element (5) and the holding body (3) and is designed to bring the holding body (3) into a back-and-forth motion, with respect to the main body (4), rotationally about the longitudinal axis (L) or an offset axis extending in parallel therewith and/or translationally transversely to the longitudinal axis (L) or offset axis, in order to move the cleaning element (2) in a plane formed through an interdental space (60). The invention also relates to an electrical interdental cleaning apparatus (100) having such a cleaning device (1).

IPC 8 full level

A61C 15/04 (2006.01); A61C 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61C 15/047 (2013.01); A61C 15/048 (2013.01); A61C 17/3418 (2013.01); A61C 17/3454 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102021120284 A1 20230209; CN 118076319 A 20240524; DE 112022003787 A5 20240529; EP 4391959 A1 20240703; WO 2023011687 A1 20230209

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102021120284 A 20210804; CN 202280067790 A 20220801; DE 112022003787 T 20220801; DE 2022100554 W 20220801; EP 22753602 A 20220801