TOOTHBRUSH WITH DRIVE HEAD Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A61C17/34 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to means of hygiene and can be used for cleaning teeth and gums. Toothbrush contains handle with narrow part; head attached to narrow part and having first surface and opposite second surface; at least, one immovable unit of bundles, attached to head in fixed orientation and containing multitude of elements for teeth cleaning, which are located outward from first surface; movable unit of bundles, elastically connected with each immovable unit of bundles and having multitude of elements for teeth cleaning, located outward from first surface; drive unit, which contains rotating drive shaft, determining longitudinal axis and having the most distant end, the most distant end of shaft being functionally connected with movable unit of bundles for movement of movable unit of bundles with respect to each immovable unit of bundles. Drive unit moves the entire movable unit if bundles in oscillatory manner in plane, which passes in fact perpendicularly to longitudinal axis. Movable unit of bundles is fixed between first and second immovable units of bundles by means of flexible element. Group of inventions also includes three versions of toothbrush with drive head.

EFFECT: extension of arsenal of technical means of said purpose.

15 cl, 10 dwg