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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 16, 2019
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an interdental cleaning tool that is not too soft and is unlikely to break during use. An interdental cleaning tool according to the present invention includes: a cleaning tool body that is made of a synthetic resin, and includes a grip portion that is capable of being gripped with fingers of a user and a shaft portion that extends in one direction from the grip portion; and a cleaning portion configured to clean between teeth, covering a leading end of the shaft portion, and made of an elastomer, wherein Y>−0.07+3.3 is satisfied, where Y is a maximum torque value (N·cm) when the grip portion is rotated at a rotational speed of 10 rpm about a position located 15 mm away from a leading end of the cleaning portion, and X is a rotational angle (degrees) when the maximum torque value is measured.