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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Lane Evan Kleppen, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/22 (2006.01); A61C 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/3418 (2013.01); A61C 17/22 (2013.01); A61C 17/224 (2013.01); A61C 17/225 (2013.01); A61C 17/34 (2013.01); A61C 2204/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-function charging coil bobbin () for a power toothbrush () configured to improve the durability of the toothbrush and to simplify the assembly process. The coil bobbin () provides a bridge spring () for tolerance mitigation and shock protection, and also provides a coil winding surface () such that the bobbin () can be wound prior to final assembly. The coil bobbin () may be unitary in structure for low cost.