380 results about "Powered toothbrush" patented technology

A powered toothbrush to provide oral hygiene having a brush section with a first bristle carrier that is powered and driven to rotate in an oscillating manner through a prescribed angle. A second bristle carrier is pivotally connected to the first bristle carrier and also pivotally connected to the brush section. The second bristle carrier oscillates in accordance with the oscillation of the first bristle carrier in a sectorial manner. The bristle carriers may include a variety of elastomeric and non-elastomeric bristles or combinations thereof to provide cleaning, polishing, whitening and stimulating to the teeth and gums.

The head of a powered toothbrush includes a first tuft block mounted for rotational oscillation about an axis generally perpendicular to the outer surface of the head, and a second tuft block having fixed bristles or bristles independently movable by being mounted on an elastomeric base. The second tuft block oscillates perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the head and in an in and out direction perpendicular to the outer surface of the head. A third stationary block may also be mounted on the head of the powered toothbrush. The bristles on the first, second, and third tuft blocks may be of various lengths, colors and stiffness, and may be mounted perpendicularly to or at an angle to the outer surface of the head.

The invention discloses an intelligent oral imaging electric toothbrush. The toothbrush comprises a toothbrush body and an electric toothbrush head which is detachably arranged on the toothbrush body, wherein a drive motor, a pressure sensor and a master control circuit board are fixed in the toothbrush body; a signal processing controller, a motor driver, a wireless communication module and a pressure detection circuit are arranged on the main control circuit board; the drive motor is connected with the signal processing controller through the motor driver; the pressure detection circuit is connected with the pressure sensor, and is used for outputting a digital voltage signal to the signal processing controller according to pressure changes of the pressure sensor; and the motor driver is controlled by the signal processing controller to regulate the vibration amplitude of the drive motor. Compared with the prior art, the intelligent oral imaging electric toothbrush has the advantages that self pressure can be regulated when teeth are brushed, the waterproofing effect is good, oral data can be collected to carry out health analysis processing and the like. Furthermore, the intelligent oral imaging electric toothbrush has a wireless charging function, and is applicable to electric toothbrushes, mobile phones and other electric equipment with wireless charging function.

A powered toothbrush includes a handle, a power source disposed in the handle, a head including a cavity disposed at a distal end of the handle, an electrically conducting element disposed in the cavity and electrically connected to the power source, and a movable cleaning element connected to the head and movable relative to the cavity. The movable cleaning element includes a tooth cleaning support member, a tooth cleaning element mounted on the support member, and a ferromagnetic member. Application of an electrical current to the electrically conducting element generates a magnetic field at the electrically conducting element. The magnetic field selectively at least one of attracts and repels the ferromagnetic member to move the movable cleaning element relative to the electrically conducting element.

The invention discloses a toothbrush control method based on pressure detection, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining an initial pressure value detected by a pressure detection assembly, andjudging whether the initial pressure value is greater than a first pressure threshold value or not; if the initial pressure value is larger than the first pressure threshold value, adjusting the working state of the motor to be a first working state; obtaining a current pressure value detected by the pressure detection assembly, and judging whether the current pressure value is greater than a second pressure threshold value or not; if the current pressure value is larger than the second pressure threshold value, adjusting the working state of the motor to be a second working state. Toothpasteand water are prevented from splashing everywhere before being put into the oral cavity, and poor use experience is brought to a user. In addition, the invention further provides a toothbrush controldevice based on pressure detection, computer equipment, a storage medium and an electric toothbrush.

The invention discloses an indication method for judging whether a brush head needs to be replaced or not according to the actual tooth-brushing usage situation of a user. The indication method comprises the steps of obtaining tooth-brushing data of the user, working out the loss value of the brush head according to the tooth-brushing data of the user, and sending the indication that the brush head needs to be replaced to the user when the loss value of the brush head is larger than or equal to a predefined threshold. The invention further provides the electric toothbrush with a brush head replacement indication function. Based on the toothbrush usage data including basic wear value of brush bristles, overpressure wear value, tooth-brushing duration and the influence of the toothbrush storage duration on the loss of the brush bristles, the service life of the brush head is designed from the view of the user, and the economical efficiency and environment friendliness are better.

The present invention discloses a control method of an electric toothbrush. The electric toothbrush comprises a pressure sensor, a gravity sensor and a control panel. The control method comprises thefollowing steps: the gravity sensor detects displacement information of the electric toothbrush and sends displacement signals to the control panel, and the control panel controls the electric toothbrush to enter an awakening state according to the received displacement signals; after the electric toothbrush enters the awakening state, the pressure sensor detects pressure information received by atoothbrush head and sends pressure signals to the control panel, the control panel controls starting of a driving motor in the electric toothbrush according to the received pressure signals, and theelectric toothbrush enters a tooth brushing state; and after the electric toothbrush enters the tooth brushing state, if the pressure sensor detects that the pressure information received by the toothbrush head is smaller than or equal to an initial pressure value, the control panel controls closing of the driving motor and the electric toothbrush enters the awakening state. The control method canenable the electric toothbrush to realize button-free automatic awakening and automatic starting and the toothbrush head to be automatically closed after being separated from oral cavity.

The invention provides an electric toothbrush and a start-stop control method thereof. The electric toothbrush comprises: a body, a vibration motor, which is arranged in the body; a brush head, whichis arranged on the vibration motor and moves under the driving of the vibration motor; a pressure sensor, which is arranged on the vibration motor and used for collecting a value of real-time pressureborne by the brush head; and a main control unit, which is used for controlling the starting or stopping of the electric toothbrush according to the real-time pressure value acquired by the pressuresensor. When a user presses the brush head against teeth and prepares to start brushing the teeth, the brush head receives counter-acting force of the teeth, and the main control unit controls the electric toothbrush to be started or stopped according to the real-time pressure value collected by the pressure sensor; and therefore, the electric toothbrush can be controlled to be started or stoppedwithout a physical key, convenience in use can be improved, user experience can be enhanced, and the waterproof performance of the electric toothbrush can be optimized.

A system for transmitting data between a battery-operated electric toothbrush and a separate control unit contains a microprocessor in the toothbrush that collects and stores data about the operation of the selected toothbrush. Data is transmitted from the toothbrush to the control unit by means of an infrared link. The transmitted data are processed in the control unit and displayed there, or are transmitted to a separate device for display and/or analysis.

The invention provides a method and device for determining a tooth brushing recommendation scheme based on tooth colors, and relates to the technical field of intelligent toothbrushes. The method comprises the steps of firstly, collecting a tooth image of a target user; then identifying the tooth image to obtain tooth information, and dividing the tooth image into N local tooth images according tothe tooth information; determining the tooth color corresponding to each local tooth image in the N local tooth images; and finally, based on the tooth colors and a first preset relationship, determining a tooth brushing recommendation mode of each local tooth image, and determining a tooth brushing recommendation scheme of an electric toothbrush according to the tooth brushing recommendation mode of each local tooth image. According to the invention, the tooth information is recognized from the tooth image, then the tooth color is determined, and the tooth color can reflect the tooth state,so that a targeted tooth brushing recommendation mode can be formulated for the local tooth image through the tooth color, and then a targeted tooth brushing recommendation scheme is determined.

The invention relates to an electric toothbrush, and provides an intelligent electric toothbrush which comprises a toothbrush body and a toothbrush head installed on the toothbrush body. A motor for driving the toothbrush head to work and an electric control assembly electrically connected with the motor are arranged in the toothbrush body. A gyroscope electrically connected with the electric control assembly is arranged in the toothbrush body. The tooth brushing position is divided into a plurality of tooth brushing areas. The inclination angle of the toothbrush body during tooth brushing is detected through the gyroscope and transmitted to the electric control assembly in real time. The electric control assembly judges the tooth brushing area corresponding to the toothbrush head at the inclination angle and controls the working state of the motor according to the tooth brushing area. The electric toothbrush can automatically judge the tooth brushing position of a user and then automatically control the tooth brushing speed of the tooth brushing position, the good tooth brushing effect can be guaranteed, operation is convenient, and the intelligent degree is quite high.

A powered, mechanical teeth cleaning device having a pair of rotating brushes. The brushes rotate inward from each side, providing a cleaning effect on both buccal and lingual surfaces of a tooth from the gum tissue to the tooth. The toothbrush automatically adjusts the pressure applied to the pair of brushes in response to the width of a particular interfacing tooth. The toothbrush also has protective shield for minimizing mouth tissue irritation, and a guiding stop for proper tooth positioning.

The invention discloses an electric toothbrush. The device comprises a transmission wheel, a swing block and a transmission shaft. The transmission wheel is provided with an eccentric sliding block deviating from the central shaft of the transmission wheel. The swing block is provided with a swing sliding groove. The eccentric sliding block of the transmission wheel penetrates into the swing sliding groove. The transmission shaft is connected with the swing block and connected with the toothbrush head of the electric toothbrush. When the transmission wheel drives the eccentric sliding block toslide in the swing sliding groove, the swing block swings in a reciprocating mode so as to drive the toothbrush head of the electric toothbrush to rotate and swing in a reciprocating mode through thetransmission shaft. Through the above device, rotation of the transmission wheel is changed to swing of the swing block, and then primary transmission of the transmission shaft is driven. The transmission shaft and the transmission wheel are arranged separately, so that the transmission shaft is prevented from influencing transmission of the transmission device when sensing pressure. Loads can bereduced. Noise can be reduced. The cruising ability and the cleaning effect of a product are improved, and the service life of the product is prolonged.

The invention discloses an electric toothbrush. The electric toothbrush comprises a brush head, a brush rod, a motor, a camera and a handle; bristles are arranged on one side of the brush head, and the brush head is provided with a light-transmitting channel; the motor is provided with a motor output shaft which is connected with the brush head to drive the brush head to vibrate; a head part is arranged at one end of the brush rod, and the camera is arranged in the head part and is opposite to the light-transmitting channel; the motor is located in the handle, a main control circuit board, a wireless image transmission module and a battery are arranged in the handle, and the camera is electrically connected with the main control circuit board. According to the electric toothbrush disclosedby the invention, an internal state of the oral cavity shot by the camera can be transmitted to external equipment by utilizing the wireless image transmission module by arranging the camera in the electric toothbrush, so that a user can visually and clearly see the condition in the oral cavity on electronic equipment; therefore, teeth, the tongue and slits between teeth in the oral cavity can beeffectively cleaned, and the function of brushing while looking at the teeth is easily achieved.

The invention discloses an electric toothbrush control method which is used for controlling an electric toothbrush to work. The electric toothbrush comprises a motor, a sensor and a controller. The control method comprises the steps that: the electric toothbrush is initialized and started, and the motor works in a slight vibration mode; the sensor detects the stress borne by the motor working in aslight vibration mode, and the stress is recorded as first detection pressure; and the controller continuously obtains the stress detected by the sensor, and if the stress detected by the sensor is larger than the first detection pressure by a first amplitude, the controller controls the motor to be switched to a normal vibration mode. Foam on the toothbrush head can be prevented from splashing everywhere before tooth brushing, and the anti-splashing function is achieved. Besides, the sensor detects the stress borne by the motor working in the slight vibration mode, and the stress is recordedas first detection pressure and serves as a comparison reference value, so that the stress can be updated every time the electric toothbrush is used, and the influence of permanent deformation of theelectric toothbrush is avoided.

A cover for a handle of a motorized toothbrush wherein the cover is firmly and removeably attachable to the handle, characterized in that the toothbrush can be used with the cover in place.