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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2023
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Jozef Bosman, Drachten, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An electric toothbrush () and method of operating an electric toothbrush. The electric toothbrush includes a handle portion () having a shaft () configured to receive a brushing load from a bristled end () of a brush head (). A sensor assembly () is configured to determine a deflection proportional to the brushing load with respect to a first direction () associated with the brushing load. The sensor assembly includes an air gap () and is configured to determine the deflection based on changes in the air gap. A mounting bracket () is connected between opposite sides of the air gap, the mounting bracket having a first bending stiffness with respect to the first direction, and a second bending stiffness with respect to a second direction () generally opposite to the first direction. The first bending stiffness is greater than the second bending stiffness.