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(WO/2008/001302) NODAL SPRING ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRONIC TOOTHBRUSH
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| IPC: | F16F 1/02 (2006.01), A61C 17/34 (2006.01) | |||||||||||
| Applicants: | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. [NL/NL]; Groenewoudseweg 1, NL-5621 BA Eindhoven (NL) (All Except US). JONG, Gerrit Jan de [NL/NL]; (US) (US Only). SCHALLIG, Michiel Allan Aurelius [NL/NL]; (US) (US Only). JOUSMA, R. [NL/NL]; (US) (US Only). STAPELBROEK, Martijn [NL/NL]; (US) (US Only). KLOSTER, Tyler [US/US]; (US) (US Only). HALL, Scott [US/US]; (US) (US Only). HEADSTROM, Patrick [US/US]; (US) (US Only). | |||||||||||
| Inventors: | JONG, Gerrit Jan de; (US). SCHALLIG, Michiel Allan Aurelius; (US). JOUSMA, R.; (US). STAPELBROEK, Martijn; (US). KLOSTER, Tyler; (US). HALL, Scott; (US). HEADSTROM, Patrick; (US). | |||||||||||
| Agent: | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.; 1109 McKay Drive, MS41-SJ, c/o Daniel L. Michalek, San Jose, California 95131 (US). | |||||||||||
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| Title: | NODAL SPRING ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRONIC TOOTHBRUSH | |||||||||||
| Abstract: | A nodal-mounted spring arrangement for an electronic toothbrush includes a V shaped spring member (15) secured at both ends so that it can operate in out-of -phase torsion mode along the axial dimension thereof. A mounting plate (26) is connected between a node point (30) along the V shaped spring member and the housing of the toothbrush. In one embodiment, the V shaped spring member includes opposing slots (32, 34) on opposite sides of the node point, the slots extending in an axial direction, creating an integrated torsion bar node spring, while reducing stress in the vicinity of the nodal point. In another embodiment, a nodal assembly comprises a diamond shaped or round insert (62) having an upper surface configured generally to fit flush with the lower surface of the V shaped spring member (63), a V block shaped or flat shim member (56) which is configured to mate the upper surface of the V shaped spring member and the node spring, and an attachment member, such as a screw and nut combination (58, 59), which tightly connects the mounting plate, the shim, the V shaped spring member and the insert. | |||||||||||
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AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. African Regional Intellectual Property Org. (ARIPO) (BW, GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW) Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM) European Patent Office (EPO) (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR) African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). | |||||||||||
| Publication Language: | English (EN) |
| Filing Language: | English (EN) |
