Electric toothbrush structure

• US 20020174498A1
• Filed: 05/24/2001
• Published: 11/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shummi Enterprise Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Shummi Enterprise Company Limited
• Inventors: Li, Ming-Kuei
• Application Number:
  US09/863,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20020174498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/28
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/3436 Rotation around the axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the bristle holder

Abstract

A electric toothbrush structure comprises a block handle, power transmission device and blockhead; the power transmission device at least comprises a electric motor and transmission device, and the transmission consists of a outer gear, inner gear and connecting rod, the outer gear is connected to the shaft of the electric motor, and meshes with it inside the inner gear, the connecting rod is connected to the shaft of the inner gear, and a crooked shaft is disposed at the position of the connecting rod corresponding to the blockhead. The blockhead is connected to the block handle, it comprises a blockhead tube and circular head, the blockhead is used to accept the connecting rod, and circular head is pivoted to the front end of the blockhead, a groove, which is disposed at the bottom end of the circular head, is used to accept and connect with the crooked shaft of the connecting rod and driven by it to rotate left and right.

Claims

1. An electric toothbrush structure, comprising a block handle, power transmission device and blockhead;

an electric motor room and transmission room being disposed in said block handle, and a button being disposed thereon;

said power transmission device at least comprising a electric motor and transmission devices, which are installed in said electric motor room and transmission room respectively, said electric is activated by said button;

said transmission device comprising a outer gear, inner gear and connecting rod, wherein said outer gear is directly disposed at the end of a shaft of said electric motor, and is positioned inside said inner gear and meshes therewith, the connecting rod is directly connected to a shaft of said inner gear longitudinally, and a crooked shaft is disposed at a position of said connecting rod corresponding to said blockhead;

said blockhead being connected to said block handle, comprising a blockhead tube and circular head, said blockhead tube being used to receive said connecting rod, and the circular head being pivoted to a front end of blockhead tube and being rotatable, a groove be disposed at a bottom end thereof, being used to accept and connect with said crooked shaft of said connecting rod, and being moved to rotate left and right thereby.

2. The structure of claim 1, wherein said block handle comprise a rear housing, front housing and rear cover, and can be combined together with each other.

3. The structure of claim 2, wherein said a battery room, electric motor room and transmission room are disposed in said rear housing.

4. The structure of claim 3, wherein hollow pillars are disposed at four corners of said electric motor room.

5. The structure of claim 3, wherein a first supporting plate and second supporting plate are disposed at the two sides of said transmission room.

6. The structure of claim 5, wherein a first and second groove are disposed on said first and second supporting plates respectively.

7. The structure of claim 2, wherein a soft rubber and wave type grasp is disposed at the backside surface of said rear housing.

8. The structure of claim 2, wherein a couple of nooses are disposed at the front end of said rear and front housings.

9. The structures of claim 2, wherein a button and button cover are disposed on said front housing.

10. The structure of claim 2, wherein position pillars are disposed at the positions of the front housing corresponding said hollow pillars of said rear housing so as to wedge and fix each other.

11. The structure of claim 2, wherein said rear housing is covered at the end of the combination of said rear housing and front housing, and a O type ring is disposed thereon.

12. The structure of claim 1 or 2, wherein said power transmission device comprises a battery installed in said battery room of said power transmission device.

13. The structure of claim 1, wherein said electric motor has a bracket, short hollow pillars are disposed at positions of said bracket corresponding to said hollow pillars of said rear housing to be used to wedge into said hollow pillars to position said electric motor.

14. The structure of claim 1, wherein said electric motor has a switch, said switch is connected to said button of said front housing to be operated thereby.

15. The structure of claim 1 or 6, wherein a first and second bearing sleeves are disposed at the two sides of a shaft of said inner gear, said first and second bearing sleeves are wedged into a first and second grooves of said first and second supporting plate to be used for supporting said transmission device.

16. The structure of claim 1, wherein said connecting rod consist of a first connecting rod and second connecting rod, said first connecting is disposed in said block handle, and said connecting rod is disposed in is disposed in blockhead.

17. The structure of claim 16, wherein a transmission head is disposed at the front end of said first connecting rod.

18. The structure of claim 16, wherein a transmission head is disposed at the position of said second connecting rod relative to said first connecting rod.

19. The structure of claim 18, wherein said transmission head is hollow and a longitudinal rack is disposed therein.

20. The structure of claim 8, wherein a blockhead tube that is disposed at the position of said blockhead relative to said block handle can be wedged into said nooses after said rear housing and front housing are combined together to be benefited in change said blockhead.

21. The structure of claim 17, wherein an outer sealing rubber is disposed between said first connecting rod and said transmission head.