Method for driving a tooth-cleaning element
US5876206A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA46B9/045
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and device for enabling oscillating drive of at least one tooth cleaning element in a tooth cleaning device which includes a drive unit and motion transmitters acting between the drive unit and the at least one tooth cleaning element. A rotary motion, derived from the rotary motion of the drive unit, is converted and one of the motion transmitters in a vicinity of at least one tooth cleaning element into a cyclic linear motion directed at an angle to an axis of the rotary motion of the drive unit and transmitted to the cleaning element.
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