Toothbrush for bleaching teeth

• US 20060061986A1
• Filed: 12/17/2004
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Huang, Ting-Wei, Hsiao, Ching-Sung, Kuo, Ju-Chia
• Application Number:
  US11/014,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20060061986A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/109
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0002 Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0036 with a lighting means, e.g. laser, bulb A46B15/0034 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/1066 Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures A61C17/16 takes precedence; bristles arrangements for toothbrushes A46B9/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 19/066 Bleaching devices; Whitening agent applicators for teeth, e.g. trays or strips
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 2204/002 using batteries

Abstract

A toothbrush for bleaching teeth includes a brush face and a self-illumination device. The self-illumination device further includes a power source, a switch, and an illumination element. In the case that the switch is at a close state, the illumination element can generate a ray out through an illumination area on the brush face so as to act with a toothpaste cooperated with the toothbrush for generating a tooth-bleaching result.

Claims

1. A toothbrush for bleaching teeth, comprising a brush face planted with a plurality of bristles, characterized in that:

the toothbrush comprises a self-illumination device further having a power source, a switch and an illumination element;

in the case that the switch acts to have the self-illumination device posed at a close-loop state, the illumination element generating a light at an illumination area of the brush face.

2. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 1, wherein said illumination element further includes at least a luminescent diode for generating said light.

3. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 1, wherein said power source includes a battery set.

4. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 1, wherein said power source includes an external plug and an adapter.

5. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 1, wherein said illumination element is constructed at said illumination area.

6. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 1, wherein said illumination element is located under said illumination area and positioned amid a concave light-reflecting surface for torching light of the illumination element to form said light.

7. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 1, further including an optical fiber to convey light of said illumination element to said illumination area so as to form said light.

8. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 7, wherein said optical fiber has an end located above said illumination area.

9. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 7, wherein said optical fiber has one end located under said illumination area and positioned amid a concave light-reflecting surface for torching light of the illumination element to form said light.

10. A toothbrush for bleaching teeth, comprising:

a brush face, planted with a plurality of bristles, further including an illumination area; and

a self-illumination device, for generating a light at the illumination area, further comprising;

a power source;

a switch, for determining a close-open state of the self-illumination device; and

an illumination element, constructed inside the toothbrush for emitting the light.

11. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 10, wherein said illumination element further includes at least a luminescent diode for generating said light.

12. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 10, wherein said power source is a battery set located inside said tooth brush.

13. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 10, wherein said power source includes an external plug and an adapter.

14. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 10, wherein said illumination element is constructed at said illumination area.

15. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 10, further including a light-conveying element located between said illumination element and said illumination area for conveying light of said illumination element to said illumination area so as to form said light.

16. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 15, wherein said light-conveying element is a concave light-reflecting surface located under said illumination area and said illumination element is positioned amid the concave light-reflecting surface.

17. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 15, wherein said light-conveying element is an optical fiber having an end located above said illumination area.

18. The toothbrush for bleaching teeth according to claim 15, wherein said light-conveying element includes a concave light-reflecting surface located under said illumination area and an optical fiber having one end located amid the concave light-reflecting surface.