Interdental Brush Handle Segmentation and Nesting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interdental cleaning devices with integral handle and brush production require complex processes, making them costly and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a handle element formed from fibrous materials like paper or cardboard, with a receiving portion around a connecting portion of a brush element, allowing for a robust and secure connection between the handle and brush elements, using materials like metal or plastics for the brush and adhesive to enhance cohesion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the handle portion and brush portion are formed integrally, then a secure hold between the brush portion and handle portion is achieved, but the production process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The interdental cleaning device is divided into separate components: a handle element formed from fibrous material and a brush element with a connecting portion. The receiving portion on the handle element accommodates the connecting portion of the brush element, allowing separate production of components while achieving secure assembly through the receiving-portion structure
2Ease of manufacture
If the handle element and brush element are produced as separate elements, then the production outlay is reduced, but the connection security between handle and brush may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving portion of the handle element is arranged around the connecting portion of the brush element, creating a nested structure where the brush element's connecting portion is received and secured within the handle element's receiving portion, achieving secure connection while maintaining separate production of components
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AI summary
A method for producing an interdental cleaning device and an interdental cleaning device that includes a handle element and a brush element. The handle element is formed from a fibrous material, paper, or cardboard, and the brush element is connected to the handle element. For connecting the brush element to the handle element, a receiving portion of the handle element is arranged around a connecting portion of the brush element.