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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Lisa Bethany Schmalhurst, Issaquah, WA (US);
Kevin Arnold Miller, Bellevue, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The adaptive system includes a power toothbrush () which determines bristle force or pressure applied by the user against the teeth. The toothbrush includes a processing system () for comparing the determined force with a threshold value of excessive force and a threshold adaptive value which is below the excessive force threshold but serves as a warning for the user. The system is capable of raising the initial adaptive value threshold () following the user exceeding the adaptive value for a selected number of brushing events and then further for decreasing the adaptive value () back toward the initial adaptive value when the increased adaptive value is not exceeded for a selected number of brushing events, thus providing the ability to encourage/coach the user toward a brushing force which is below the threshold adaptive level and into a safe region of operation.