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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Christian Zainitzer, Klagenfurt, AT;
Florian Kopeinig, Klagenfurt, AT;
Michael Meidl, Seeboden, AT;
Thomas Johannes Gaertner, Villach, AT;
Martin Varch, St. Margareten, AT;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A brush head () and a method for manufacturing a welded tuft assembly () for a brush head (). The method includes inserting a bristle tuft () into an opening () in a retention element (). A proximal end of the bristle tuft () and a proximal side () of the retention element are laser welded to at least partially melt the bristle tuft and at least a portion of the proximal side of the retention element together to create a merged proximal end head portion () that holds the welded tuft assembly together.