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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Nathan Farrell, Kirkland, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method () for manufacturing a brush head () includes: (i) positioning () a first end () of each of a plurality of bristle tufts () into a tuft plate () comprising a plurality of cavities () each configured to receive at least one of the plurality of bristle tufts; (ii) applying () a force, via a profile plate (), to a second end () of the plurality of bristle tufts, wherein the profile plate comprises a predetermined shape complementary to a desired profile configuration of the bristle tufts; and (iii) applying () heat to each of the first ends of the plurality of bristle tufts, via a die plate () comprising at least one cavity () configured to receive at least one of the plurality of the first ends, at a temperature sufficient to at least partially melt each of the first ends into the cavity.