Patent ID: 8307488
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A46B,A46D,A61C,B29C,B29L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An oral hygiene device comprising: a body comprising a handle region, a head region and a neck region located between the handle region and the head region, and electrically functional elements comprising an electrically operated functional unit and an electric supply system connectable to an energy store for the functional unit, the electrically functional elements being arranged, at least in part, within the body, wherein: the body comprises: at least one first component that is produced by injection molding and serves as a reinforcement, and at least one second component that is softer than the first component and that is produced by injection molding, the first component further comprises: a rear cavity for the energy store, a cavity for the actuation of a switching element, and a through-passage, the electrically operated functional unit is located in the head or the neck region and connected by means of an electric supply system passing across a sealed through-passage and, the second component forms the switching region for actuating the switching element, wherein at least some of the electrically functional elements are encapsulated, at least in part, directly by the second component and the first component, and are arranged at least in part in a boundary zone between the first component and the second component.