Household brush or hygiene brush device

Abstract

A household brush or hygiene brush device has at least one brush application region comprising at least one first bristle end zone and at least one second bristle end zone, wherein the second bristle end zone is implemented differing from the first bristle end zone.

Claims

1. A household brush or hygiene brush device comprising: at least one brush head, which comprises a brush application region with at least one first bristle end zone and at least one second bristle end zone, wherein the brush application region comprises at least one bristle accommodation region with a plurality of bristle bundles and/or further bristle bundles, wherein the bristle accommodation region comprises a plurality of bundle accommodations, in which, at least in a mounted state, respectively one bristle bundle and/or further bristle bundle is anchored, wherein the bristle bundle is embodied by a plurality of first bristles and a plurality of further bristles, wherein the further bristle bundle comprises only further bristles, wherein the first bristle end zone implements the first bristle and the second bristle end zone implements the further bristle, wherein the second bristle end zone is implemented differing from the first bristle end zone, wherein the bristle bundle comprises a first number of first bristles and comprises a second number of further bristles, wherein the first number is different from the second number, wherein the first bristle end zone comprises a tapering region and the second bristle end zone has an at least substantially constant cross section, wherein the first number is greater than the second number, wherein the plurality of first bristles and a plurality of further bristles are glued to the brush head or anchored to the brush head by partial melting several ends of the bristles, and wherein the brush application region comprises at least one first region with a plurality of bristle bundles and at least one second region with a plurality of further bristle bundles, the first region forming a crown around the second region.

2. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the tapering region features, completely or at least section-wise, a coloring that differs from the respectively remaining bristle end zone.

3. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein a maximum diameter of the first bristle end zone differs from a maximum diameter of the second bristle end zone by at least 70%.

4. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the tapering region extends over at least 25% of a length of the corresponding bristle end zone.

5. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the tapering region is produced by chemical etching and/or mechanical grinding, in particular during a subsequent processing of an extrusion blank or of the cut extrusion blank.

6. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the bristles are embodies as extruded filaments, for which polyamide (PA) or polyester, like pure polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), or a mixture of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyester (PBT) are used.

7. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the brush head comprises a bristle accommodation region, wherein the bristle accommodation region comprises a plurality of bundle accommodations, wherein the surface area of a bundle accommodation is 40 mm2 to 100 mm2.

8. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the brush head comprises a bristle accommodation region, wherein the surface area of a bristle accommodation region is 100 mm2 to 600 mm2.

9. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the surface area of the bundle accommodation to a surface area of the bristle accommodation region, which the bristle bundles and the further bristle bundles are introduced in, is in total from 10% to 50%.

10. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the bristle bundles are fixated to a carrier body without using an anchor, in particular by Anchor Free Tufting (AFT) procedure of Boucherie N.V. of Izegem, Belgium.

11. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the brush head comprises a bristle accommodation region, wherein the bristle accommodation region comprises a plurality of bundle accommodations, wherein the bundle accommodations are produced in/during an injection-molding procedure together with the brush head.

12. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the household brush or hygiene brush device is also operable motorically, wherein this constitutes an electrical drive with a velocity of 1,000-30,000 rpm.

13. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 12, wherein a drive of the household brush or hygiene brush device generates an oscillating rotational movement around an axis that is parallel to the bristle accommodation region or a partial region thereof with a maximum rotation angle of 50°.

14. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the brush application region comprises at least one first region with a plurality of bristle bundles and at least one second region with a plurality of further bristle bundles, wherein the first region encompasses the second region at least partially.

15. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 1, wherein the first region encloses the second region in at least four spatial directions perpendicular to each other.

16. An electrical household brush or hygiene brush device, in particular an electrical toothbrush, comprising: at least one brush head, which comprises a bristle accommodation region and a brush application region with at least one first bristle end zone and at least one second bristle end zone, a plurality of bristle bundles, a plurality of further bristle bundles, wherein the bristle bundle is embodied by a plurality of bristles and a plurality of further bristles, wherein the further bristle bundle comprises only further bristles, wherein the bristle accommodation region comprises a plurality of bundle accommodations, wherein the bristle accommodation region further comprises a plurality of further bundle accommodations, wherein the bundle accommodations are arranged in the brush head, wherein the bristle bundles are fixated in the bundle accommodations, wherein the first bristle end zone and the second bristle end zone each implement a bristle and are respectively fixated in a bristle fixation zone via partially melting a plurality of bristle ends, wherein the bristle fixation zone is arranged at least partly in a bundle accommodation of the brush application region, wherein the second bristle end zone is implemented differing from the first bristle end zone, wherein the further bristle bundle has, relative to the bristle bundle, a different shape of the bundle accommodation, and wherein the bristle accommodation region comprises a plurality of differently embodied bundle accommodations, wherein at least one of the bundle accommodations is crescent-shaped and at least one other of the bundle accommodations are oval/elliptic.

17. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 16, wherein the bundle accommodations and further bundle accommodations are arranged in concentric circles.

18. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 16, wherein at least one of the bristle end zones comprises at least one tapering region.

19. The household brush or hygiene brush device according to claim 16, wherein one of the bristle end zones comprises a tapering region and the other bristle end zone has an at least substantially constant cross section.

Description

DRAWINGS

(1) Further advantages will become apparent from the following description of the drawings. In the drawings eleven exemplary embodiments of the invention are depicted. The drawings, the description and the claims contain a plurality of features in combination. Someone skilled in the art will purposefully also consider the features individually and will find further expedient combinations.

(2) In the exemplary embodiments described below, there is a plurality of various structural units and/or structural components. For the sake of simplification, analogously implemented structural components and/or structural units, which are given the same reference numerals in the drawings, will be described only once in the following description of the drawings.

(3) It is shown in:

(4) FIG. 1 a first bristle and a second bristle of a household brush device, in a schematic side view,

(5) FIG. 2 a bristle bundle of the household brush device, in a schematic representation,

(6) FIG. 3 the bristle bundle of FIG. 2 in a further schematic representation,

(7) FIG. 4 a first household brush with the household brush device, in a schematic front view,

(8) FIG. 5 the first household brush of FIG. 4 in a schematic side view,

(9) FIG. 6 a bristle accommodation region of the household brush device of FIGS. 4 and 5, in a schematic plan view,

(10) FIG. 7 a second household brush with a second household brush device, in a schematic side view,

(11) FIG. 8 the second household brush of FIG. 7 in a schematic front view,

(12) FIG. 9 the second household brush of FIGS. 7 and 8 in a sectional side view,

(13) FIG. 10 the second household brush of FIGS. 7 to 9 in a sectional front view,

(14) FIG. 11 a brush body with a brush head of the second household brush of FIGS. 7 to 10, in a schematic plan view,

(15) FIG. 12 a third household brush with a third household brush device, in a schematic side view,

(16) FIG. 13 the third household brush of FIG. 12 in a sectional side view,

(17) FIG. 14 the third household brush of FIGS. 12 and 13 in a sectional front view,

(18) FIG. 15 a bristle bundle of a fourth household brush device in a schematic representation,

(19) FIG. 16 a first bristle and a second bristle of a fifth household brush device, in a schematic side view,

(20) FIG. 17 a bristle bundle of the fifth household brush device with bristles of FIG. 16, in a schematic representation,

(21) FIG. 18 a bristle of a sixth household brush device in a schematic side view,

(22) FIG. 19 a cross section of the bristle of the sixth household brush device of FIG. 18,

(23) FIG. 20 a bristle of a seventh household brush device in a sectional side view, and

(24) FIG. 21 a cross section of the bristle of the seventh household brush device of FIG. 20,

(25) FIG. 22 a hygiene brush with an eighth brush device, in a perspective view,

(26) FIG. 23 a second hygiene brush with a ninth brush device in a perspective view,

(27) FIG. 24 a third hygiene brush with a tenth brush device in a schematic side view,

(28) FIG. 25 the third hygiene brush of FIG. 24 in a schematic plan view, and

(29) FIG. 26 a fourth hygiene brush with an eleventh brush device, in a perspective view.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

(30) FIG. 1 shows a bristle 30a and a further bristle 34a of a household brush device 50a (cf. for example FIGS. 4 to 6) in a schematic side view.

(31) It is principally conceivable that the household brush device 50a is alternatively implemented as a hygiene brush device, in particular an oral-hygiene brush device, e.g. a toothbrush device, an interdental cleaner device, a tongue brush device, or the like. In particular it is conceivable that the household brush device 50a, or a corresponding brush device having some or all features analogously to the household brush device 50a, is part of a hygiene brush, in particular of an oral-hygiene brush. For the entire following description it is principally conceivable that at least one or a plurality of the described household brush devices is/are implemented in a totally analogous fashion as hygiene brush devices. The shown embodiments as household brush devices are herein to be understood purely by way of examples.

(32) The bristle 30a comprises a first bristle end zone 12a and a second bristle end zone 14a, which is embodied differing from the first bristle end zone 12a. The first bristle end zone 12a and the second bristle end zone 14a are integrally connected in a connection zone 52a. In particular, the bristle 30a is embodied as an extruded filament. In the present case the first bristle end zone 12a and the second bristle end zone 14a implement the bristle 30a. Furthermore, the bristle 30a is in the present case implemented of a synthetic material. A maximum diameter 20a of the first bristle end zone 12a is in the present case approximately 0.2 mm. The maximum diameter 20a of the first bristle end zone 12a is in the present case equivalent to a maximum diameter 22a of the second bristle end zone 14a. The bristle 30a has a longitudinal direction 38a.

(33) The first bristle end zone 12a has a length 24a of approximately 65 mm. The first bristle end zone 12a has a circle-shaped cross section. The first bristle end zone 12a comprises an at least substantially cylinder-shaped region 56a. The first bristle end zone 12a comprises a tapering region 16a, which extends over at least 2% of the length 24a of the first bristle end zone 12a. In the present case the tapering region 16a extends over a length of approximately 25 mm. The tapering region 16a is embodied cone-shaped.

(34) The second bristle end zone 14a has an at least substantially constant cross section. The second bristle end zone 14a is embodied at least substantially cylinder-shaped. The second bristle end zone 14a has a length 26a of approximately 55 mm. A length of the bristle 30a is equivalent to a sum of the length 24a of the first bristle end zone 12a and the length 26a of the second bristle end zone 14a.

(35) The further bristle 34a comprises a third bristle end zone 28a. The third bristle end zone 28a is embodied differing from the first bristle end zone 12a and from the second bristle end zone 14a. In the present case the third bristle end zone 28a has a maximum diameter 54a which is embodied differing from the maximum diameter 20a of the first bristle end zone 12a and from the maximum diameter 22a of the second bristle end zone 14a. Further the maximum diameter 54a of the third bristle end zone 28a is approximately 0.5 mm. The third bristle end zone 28a is embodied of a synthetic material. The third bristle end zone 28a may be embodied of a different synthetic material than the first bristle end zone 12a and the second bristle end zone 14a. The third bristle end zone 28a has an at least substantially constant cross section. Furthermore the third bristle end zone 28a is embodied at least substantially cylinder-shaped. In the present case the third bristle end zone 28a has a length that is equivalent to the length 26a of the second bristle end zone 14a. In the present case the further bristle 34a comprises a fourth bristle end zone 70a, which is embodied identically to the third bristle end zone 28a.

(36) FIGS. 2 and 3 show a bristle bundle 32a of the household brush device 50a (cf., for example, FIGS. 4 to 6) in schematic representations, each respectively sectioned through a bundle accommodation 58a and non-sectioned. The household brush device 50a comprises a brush application region 10a (cf. also, for example, FIGS. 4 to 6). The brush application region 10a comprises the bristle bundle 32a. The bristle bundle 32a comprises the bristle 30a and the further bristle 34a. The bristle bundle 32a comprises a plurality of additional bristles and a plurality of additional further bristles, which are not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 to allow a better overview. The bristle bundle 32a comprises 50% bristles 30a and 50% further bristles 34a. The bristle bundle 32a has in the present case a same number of bristles 30a and further bristles 34a. The bristle bundle 32a is fixated in a bundle accommodation 58a, which is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in a sectioned fashion. The bundle accommodation 58a is in the present case embodied cylinder-shaped (cf. also FIG. 3). The bundle accommodation 58a is in the present case embodied as a blind hole. The bundle accommodation 58a is embodied as a bore. The first bristle end zone 12a comprises a bristle fixation zone 64a, via which the first bristle end zone 12a is fixated. The first bristle end zone 12a comprises a bristle application region 68a, which is arranged outside the bundle accommodation 58a. The bristle fixation zone 64a of the first bristle end zone 12a and the bristle application region 68a of the first bristle end zone 12a implement the bristle end zone 12a. The bristle fixation zone 64a of the first bristle end zone 12a and a bristle fixation zone 66a of the second bristle end zone 14a implement the connection zone 52a. The first bristle end zone 12a extends from a free end point 60a up to a point 62a of the bristle fixation zone 64a of the bristle end zone 12a, which point 62a is the farthest away from the free end point 60a.

(37) The household brush device 50a comprises at least one bristle anchor 36a, which fixates the bristle bundle 32a off-center with respect to the longitudinal direction 38a of the bristle 30a. The bristle anchor 36a fixates the further bristle 34a centrally with respect to a longitudinal direction 72a of the further bristle 34a. In the present case the bristle anchor 36a is embodied of metal. The bristle anchor 36a is fixated in the bundle accommodation 58a. The bristle anchor 36a anchors the bristle 30a in the connection zone 52a. The bristle anchor 36a is in the present case fixated in the bundle accommodation 58a by anchor-punching. The first bristle end zone 12a is arranged on a first side 88a of the bristle anchor 36a. The second bristle end zone 14a is arranged on a second side 90a of the bristle anchor 36a. In the present case all first bristle end zones 12a of the bristle bundle 32a are arranged on the first side 88a of the bristle anchor 36a. In the present case all second bristle end zones 14a are arranged on the second side 90a of the bristle anchor 36a. On the first side 88a and on the second side 90a of the bristle anchor 36a, an identical number of third bristle end zones 28a are arranged. All bristle end zones 14a, 28a on the second side 90a of the bristle anchor 36a have at least substantially the same length. The third bristle end zones 28a on the first side 88a of the bristle anchor 36a have substantially the same length as the bristle end zones 14a, 28a on the second side 90a of the bristle anchor 36a. The household brush device 50a comprises bristle end zones 12a, 14a, 28a with two different lengths. The household brush device 50a comprises 25% longer first bristle end zones 12a and 75% shorter bristle end zones 14a, 28a.

(38) FIGS. 4 and 5 show a first household brush 48a with the household brush device 50a in a schematic side view, respectively in a schematic front view. In the present case the household brush device 50a is, exemplarily, part of the household brush 48a. However, as mentioned above, it is analogously conceivable that the household brush device 50a or an at least partly analogously-implemented hygiene brush device is part of a different household brush or of a hygiene brush, in particular of an oral-hygiene brush. In particular, in these cases dimensions shown exemplarily and/or a number of elements shown may differ from the case of the exemplarily given household brush 48a. The first household brush 48a is embodied as a broom. The household brush device 50a comprises a brush head 74a. The brush head 74a comprises the brush application region 10a. The brush head 74a comprises a bristle accommodation region 42a. The bristle accommodation region 42a comprises the bundle accommodation 58a. The bristle accommodation region 42a further comprises a plurality of further bundle accommodations, not all of which are provided with reference numerals for the sake of a better overview. The bristle accommodation region 42a comprises a plurality of bristle bundles 32a, 76a, 78a, whose main extension directions 80a, 82a, 84a extend at different angles relative to one another. In a first application of the household brush device 50a, in particular in case of an application with a low press-on pressure, the first bristle end zones 12a implement a first application area 92a. The application area 92a comes at least partially into contact with a surface that is to be cleaned. The second bristle end zones 14a and the third bristle end zones 28a implement a second application area 94a. In particular in case of an application with a greater pressure, the first bristle end zones 12a are bent at least partially. The second application area 94a then comes at least partially into contact with the surface that is to be cleaned.

(39) FIG. 6 shows the bristle accommodation region 42a on the brush head 74a of the brush application region 10a in a schematic plan view. To provide a better overview, no bristle bundles are shown in FIG. 6. The bristle accommodation region 42a comprises a plurality of bundle accommodations 58a, not all of which are given a reference numeral for the sake of a better overview. In each of the bundle accommodations 58a respectively one bristle anchor 36a is fixated. In the present case the bristle anchors 36a are arranged in parallel to one another. It is however also conceivable that the bristle anchors are arranged at different angles to one another.

(40) FIGS. 7 to 21 show six further exemplary embodiments of the invention. The following description and the drawings are substantially restricted to the differences between the exemplary embodiments, wherein regarding identically denominated structural components, in particular regarding structural components having the same reference numerals, the drawings and/or the description of the other exemplary embodiments, inn articular of FIGS. 1 to 6, may also be referred to. To distinguish between the exemplary embodiments, the letter a has been added to the reference numerals of the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 6. In the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 7 to 26, the letter a has been substituted by the letters b to k.

(41) FIGS. 7 to 10 show a second household brush 48b with a second household brush device 50b. The second household brush 48b is embodied as a dishwashing brush. The second household brush device 50b comprises a brush application region 10b with a bristle accommodation region 42b. The bristle accommodation region 42b comprises a bristle bundle 32b with a first composition of bristles, in particular bristles 30b and further bristles 34b corresponding to the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 6. To give a better overview, FIGS. 7, 8 and 10 schematically show bristle bundles but no individual bristles. The bristle accommodation region 42b comprises a further bristle bundle 40b, which is embodied differing from the bristle bundle 32b. In the present case the further bristle bundle 40b comprises a second composition of bristles, which is implemented differing from the first composition of bristles. In the present case the further bristle bundle 40b comprises only further bristles 34b. The bristle bundles 32b implement a first region 96b. The first region 96b comprises only bristle bundles 32b. The further bristle bundles 40b implement a second region 98b. The second region 98b comprises only further bristle bundles 40b. The first region 96b forms a crown around the second region 98b.

(42) The bristle accommodation region 42b is curved in at least one spatial direction 44b. In the present case the bristle accommodation region 42b is curved in three spatial directions 44b, 46b, 47b. In the present case the bristle accommodation region 42b is completely, at least not negatively curved. In particular, all partial regions of the bristle accommodation region 42b feature a positive Gaussian curvature or zero Gaussian curvature. It is however also conceivable that a bristle accommodation region comprises at least one partial region having a negative Gaussian curvature. The bristle accommodation region 42b comprises a plurality of bristle bundles 32b and further bristle bundles 40b, the main extension directions 80b, 81b of which extend at different angles to one another. The main extension directions 80b, 81b include different angles with a surface 100b of the bristle accommodation region 42b. Each main extension direction of a bristle bundle may be oriented in a different angle, which means that not all main extension directions of one type of bristle bundle are parallel.

(43) FIG. 11 shows a brush body 73b with a brush head 74b of the second household brush device 50b. To give a better overview, no bristle bundles are shown in FIG. 11. The bristle accommodation region 42b comprises a plurality of bundle accommodations 58b. The bundle accommodations 58b each have a bundle accommodation direction extending in parallel to a main extension direction of a bristle bundle that is fixated in the bundle accommodation 58b.

(44) FIGS. 12 to 14 show a third household brush 48c with a third household brush device 50c. The third household brush 48c is embodied as a toilet brush. The brush application region is given the reference numeral 10c. The household brush device 50c comprises a bristle accommodation region 42c with a plurality of bristle bundles 32c, 76c. In the present case the bristle bundles 32c, 76c have an at least substantially identical composition. In the present case main extension directions 80c, 82c of the bristle bundles 32c, 76c respectively extend at the same angle relative to a surface of the bristle accommodation region 42c. The main extension directions 80c, 82c of the bristle bundles 32c, 76c furthermore extend at different angles to one another.

(45) FIG. 15 shows a bristle bundle 32d of a fourth household brush device 50d in a schematic representation. The bristle bundle 32d comprises only bristles 30d with a first bristle end zone 12d and a second bristle end zone 14d. The household brush device 50d comprises a bristle anchor 36d fixating the bristle bundle 32d off-center with respect to a longitudinal direction of the bristles 30d. The household brush device 50d comprises 50% first bristle end zones 12d and 50% second bristle end zones 14d. The household brush device 50d comprises identical numbers of first bristle end zones 12d and second bristle end zones 14d. It is conceivable that the household brush devices 50a, 50b, 50c of the application examples of FIGS. 1 to 14, additionally or alternatively, comprise bristle bundles 32d.

(46) FIG. 16 shows a bristle 30e and a further bristle 34e of a fifth household brush device 50e (cf. FIG. 17) in a schematic side view. The bristle 30e comprises a first bristle end zone 12e and a second bristle end zone 14e that is embodied differently from the first bristle end zone 12e. The first bristle end zone 12e and the second bristle end zone 14 are integrally connected in a connection zone 52e. In particular, the bristle 30e is embodied as an extruded filament, which is subsequently processed to implement at least the first bristle end zone 12e. In the present case the first bristle end zone 12e and the second bristle end zone 14e embody the bristle 30e. Furthermore, the bristle 30e is in the present case made of a synthetic material.

(47) The first bristle end zone 12e has a length 24e of approximately 65 mm. The first bristle end zone 12e has a circle-shaped cross section. The first bristle end zone 12e comprises an at least substantially cylinder-shaped region 56e. The first bristle end zone 12e comprises a tapering region 16e, which extends over at least 2% of the length 24e of the first bristle end zone 12e. In the present case the tapering region 16e extends over a length of approximately 25 mm. The tapering region 16e is embodied cone-shaped.

(48) The second bristle end zone 14e has an at least substantially constant cross section. The second bristle end zone 14e is implemented at least substantially cylinder-shaped. The second bristle end zone 14e has a length 26e of approximately 55 mm. A length of the bristle 30e corresponds to a sum of the length 24e of the first bristle end zone 12e and the length 26e of the second bristle end zone 14e. The bristle 30e has a longitudinal direction 38e.

(49) The further bristle 34e comprises a third bristle end zone 28e and a fourth bristle end zone 29e that is embodied differently than the third bristle end zone 28e. The third bristle end zone 28e and the fourth bristle end zone 29e are furthermore embodied differently than the first bristle end zone 12e and the second bristle end zone 14e. The third bristle end zone 28e and the fourth bristle end zone 29e are integrally connected in a connection zone 53e. In particular, the further bristle 34e is embodied as an extruded filament. In the present case the third bristle end zone 28e and the fourth bristle end zone 29e implement the further bristle 34e. Furthermore, the further bristle 34e is in the present case made of a synthetic material.

(50) The third bristle end zone 28e has an at least substantially constant cross section. The third bristle end zone 28e is embodied at least substantially cylinder-shaped. The third bristle end zone 28e has a length 25e of approximately 45 mm. The fourth bristle end zone 29e has an at least substantially constant cross section. The fourth bristle end zone 29e is embodied at least substantially cylinder-shaped. The fourth bristle end zone 29e has a length 27e of approximately 55 mm. In particular, the fourth bristle end zone 29e and the second bristle end zone 14e have at least substantially identical lengths. A length of the further bristle 34e is equivalent to a sum of the length 25e of the third bristle end zone 28e and the length 27e of the fourth bristle end zone 29e. The further bristle 34e has a longitudinal direction 72e.

(51) FIG. 17 shows a bristle bundle 32e of the fifth household brush device 50e in a schematic representation. The household brush device 50e comprises a brush application region 10e. The brush application region 10e comprises the bristle bundle 32e. The bristle bundle 32e comprises the bristle 30e and the further bristle 34e. The bristle bundle 32e comprises a plurality of additional bristles and a plurality of additional further bristles, which are not shown in FIG. 17 for the sake of a better overview. The bristle bundle 32e comprises 50% bristles 30e and 50% further bristles 34e. The bristle bundle 32e comprises in the present case identical numbers of bristles 30e and further bristles 34e. The bristle bundle 32e is fixated in a bundle accommodation 58e, which is shown in FIG. 17 in a sectional representation. The bundle accommodation 58e is in the present case embodied cylinder-shaped. The bundle accommodation 58e is in the present case implemented as a blind hole. The bundle accommodation 58e is implemented as a bore.

(52) The household brush device 50e comprises at least one bristle anchor 36e, which fixates the bristle bundle 32e off-center with respect to the longitudinal direction 38e of the bristle 30e. The bristle anchor 36e fixates the further bristle 34e off-center with respect to the longitudinal direction 72e of the further bristle 34e. In the present case the bristle anchor 36e is made of metal. The bristle anchor 36e is fixated in the bundle accommodation 58e. The bristle anchor 36e anchors the bristle 30e in the connection zone 52e. The bristle anchor 36e anchors the further bristle 34e in the connection zone 53e. The bristle anchor 36e is in the present case fixated in the bundle accommodation 58e by anchor punching. The first bristle end zone 12e is arranged on a first side 88e of the bristle anchor 36e. The second bristle end zone 14e is arranged on a second side 90e of the bristle anchor 36e.

(53) In the present case all first bristle end zones 12e of the bristle bundle 32e are arranged on the first side 88e of the bristle anchor 36e. In the present case all second bristle end zones 14e are arranged on the second side 90e of the bristle anchor 36e. The third bristle end zone 28e is arranged on the first side 88e of the bristle anchor 36e. The fourth bristle end zone 29e is arranged on the second side 90e of the bristle anchor 36e. In the present case all third bristle end zones 28e of the bristle bundle 32e are arranged on the first side 88e of the bristle anchor 36e. In the present case all fourth bristle end zones 29e of the bristle bundle 32e are arranged on the second side 90e of the bristle anchor 36e. All bristle end zones 14e, 29e on the second side 90e of the bristle anchor 36e have at least substantially the same length. The bristle end zones 12e, 28e on the first side 88e of the bristle anchor 36e feature two different lengths, which differ from the length on the second side 90e. The bristle end zones 12e, 14e, 28e, 29e form three application surfaces 92e, 94e, 95e. The application surfaces 92e, 94e, 95e are located at different heights relative to the bundle accommodation 58e. The application surface 92e comprises 25% of all bristle end zones of the bristle bundle 32e. The application surface 94e comprises 50% of all bristle end zones of the bristle bundle 32e. The application surface 95e comprises 25% of all bristle end zones of the bristle bundle 32e. In case of other compositions of the bristle bundle of bristles and further bristles, a proportion of the numbers of bristle end zones of the application surface 92e and the application surface 95e changes. For other compositions of the bristle bundle of bristles and further bristles, the proportion of numbers of bristle end zones of the application surface 94e remains unchanged.

(54) FIGS. 18 and 19 show a bristle 30f of a sixth household brush device (not shown) in a schematic side view and in a sectional view along the section line XIX-XIX of FIG. 18. The bristle 30f comprises a first bristle end zone 12f and a second bristle end zone 14f. The first bristle end zone 12f has a cross section with at least one concave region 18f. The first bristle end zone 12f has a sinuate cross section. The first bristle end zone 12f comprises at least one lamella 102f, which extends along a main extension direction 104f of the first bristle end zone 12f. In the present case the first bristle end zone 12f comprises six lamellae 102f. The lamellae 102f peter out over the region of tapering, such that the pointed end of the bristle 30f has no lamellae. It is however also conceivable that the pointed end comprises at least portions of lamellae. The first bristle end zone 12f is made of a synthetic material. The first bristle end zone 12f is advantageously capable of taking up large quantities of water, in particular in the concave region 18f, wherein the water in particular does not enter the bristle end zone 12f.

(55) FIGS. 20 and 21 show a bristle 30g of a seventh household brush device 50g (not shown) in a schematic side view and in a sectional view along the section line XXI-XXI of FIG. 20. The bristle 30g comprises a first bristle end zone 12g and a second bristle end zone 14g. The first bristle end zone 12g and the second bristle end zone 12g are connected along a main extension direction 104g of the first bristle end zone 12g. In the present case the first bristle end zone 12g and the second bristle end zone 14g are connected integrally. The first bristle end zone 12g and the second bristle end zone 14g are in the present case produced in a co-extrusion procedure. The bristle 30g is in the present case produced in a co-extrusion procedure. The first bristle end zone 12g encompasses the second bristle end zone 14g at least partly. In the present case the first bristle end zone 12g implements a shell. In the present case the second bristle end zone 14g implements a core. The first bristle end zone 12g and the second bristle end zone 14g are realized of different materials. In the present case the first bristle end zone 12g and the second bristle end zone 14g are realized of different synthetic materials. The first bristle end zone 12g has a greater hardness than the second bristle end zone 14g. It is however also conceivable that the first bristle end zone 12g has a smaller hardness than the second bristle end zone 14g. A maximum diameter 20g of the first bristle end zone 12g differs from a maximum diameter 22g of the second bristle end zone 14g.

(56) In the following four exemplary embodiments of hygiene brushes are shown. The described household brush devices may be applied in hygiene brushes, in an analogous or modified implementation. In particular, it is principally possible to transfer characteristics of shown household brush devices, shown brush devices and/or shown hygiene brush devices to each other and/or to selectively or entirely combine such characteristics. In particular, household brushes shown may be realized as hygiene brushes and vice versa.

(57) FIG. 22 shows a hygiene brush 106h with an eighth brush device 108h in a perspective view. The eighth brush device 108h is implemented as a hygiene brush device. The hygiene brush 106h is in the present case embodied as a toothbrush. The eighth brush device 108h comprises a brush application region 10h comprising at least one first bristle end zone (not shown in detail) and at least one second bristle end zone (not shown in detail), wherein the second bristle end zone is implemented differently than the first bristle end zone. The eighth brush device 108h may of course also comprise a greater number of differently implemented bristle end zones and/or any required proportion of the numbers of differing bristle end zones.

(58) The eighth brush device 108h comprises a plurality of first bristle bundles 32h and a plurality of second bristle bundles 40h. As has been described above, the first bristle bundles 32h and/or the second bristle bundles 40h may comprise bristles with differing or identical bristle end zones and/or may differ regarding a composition of first bristles and second bristles and/or bristle end zones. In the present case the first bristle bundles 32h have a different length than the second bristle bundles 40h. The bristle bundles 32h, 40h may furthermore differ regarding any other characteristics, as is in particular described in the other exemplary embodiments. It is moreover conceivable that at least some of the bristle bundles 32h, 40h are arranged at angles to one another, e.g. in the way of an X position.

(59) FIG. 23 shows a second hygiene brush 106i with a ninth brush device 108i in a perspective view. The ninth brush device 108i is embodied as a hygiene brush device. The second hygiene brush 106i is embodied as an electrical tooth brush. The ninth brush device 108i comprises a brush application region 10i comprising at least one first bristle end zone (not explicitly shown) and at least one second bristle end zone (not explicitly shown), the second bristle end zone being embodied differing from the first bristle end zone. The ninth brush device 108i may of course also comprise a greater number of differently embodied bristle end zones and/or any ratio of the numbers of different bristle end zones.

(60) The ninth brush device 108i comprises a plurality of first bristle bundles 32i and a plurality of second bristle bundles 40i. As has been described previously, the first bristle bundles 32i and the second bristle bundles 40i may comprise bristles with different or identical bristle end zones and/or may differ regarding a composition of first bristles and second bristles and/or bristle end zones. It is, for example, possible that bristle bundles, which may be embodied identically or differently, are arranged on different concentric circles. It is further conceivable that different or identical bristle bundles are arranged in certain patterns, e.g. alternatingly and/or on corners of polygons and/or in radially running rows, or the like. The bristle bundles 32i, 40i may furthermore differ in any characteristics, as is in particular described regarding the other exemplary embodiments. Moreover it is conceivable that at least some of the bristle bundles 32i, 40i are arranged at angles to one another, e.g. in the way of an X position.

(61) FIG. 24 shows a third hygiene brush 106j with a tenth brush device 108j in a perspective view. FIG. 25 shows the third hygiene brush 106j in a schematic plan view. The tenth brush device 108j is embodied as a hygiene brush device. The third hygiene brush 106j is embodied as a dental cleaning brush. In the present case the third hygiene brush 106j is embodied as a single-tuft toothbrush, in particular as a single-tuft interdental cleaner. The tenth brush device 108j comprises a brush application region 10j comprising at least one first bristle end zone (not explicitly shown) and at least one second bristle end zone (not explicitly shown), the second bristle end zone being implemented differently than the first bristle end zone. The tenth brush device 108j may of course also comprise a greater number of differently embodied bristle end zones and/or any ratio of the numbers of different bristle end zones.

(62) The tenth brush device 108j comprises a single bristle bundle 32j. As has been described previously, the bristle bundle 32j may comprise different bristles and/or different bristle end zones. In the present case the bristle bundle 32j is pointed. It is however also conceivable that the bristle bundle 32j is rounded-off. Individual bristles of the bristle bundle 32j may, for example, be shortened subsequently to an anchoring of the bristles, for the purpose of defining a geometry of the bristle bundle 32j. It is also conceivable that, prior to anchoring, bristles of different lengths are used. It is further conceivable that the bristle bundle 32j comprises different bristles and/or bristle end zones, which are arranged in a certain pattern, e.g. on concentric circles and/or on radially running lines and/or on polygons, in particular regular polygons, in particular corners of such polygons, and/or on spiral paths, or the like.

(63) FIG. 26 shows a fourth hygiene brush 106k with an eleventh brush device 108k in a perspective view. The eleventh brush device 108k is implemented as a hygiene brush device. The fourth hygiene brush 106k is embodied as a face brush. In the present case the fourth hygiene brush 106k is embodied as an electrical face brush. The eleventh brush device 108k comprises a brush application region 10k having at least one first bristle end zone (not explicitly shown) and at least one second bristle end zone (not explicitly shown), the second bristle end zone being implemented differing from the first bristle end zone.

(64) The eleventh brush device 108k may of course also comprise a greater number of differently embodied bristle end zones and/or any ratio of the numbers of different bristle end zones.

(65) The eleventh brush device 108k comprises a first bristle bundle 32k and a second bristle bundle 40k. In the present case the eleventh brush device 108k comprises a plurality of bristle bundles 32k, 40k. The bristle bundles 32k, 40k may differ regarding a composition of differently and/or identically implemented bristles and/or bristle end zones, or may be implemented at least substantially identically, analogously to the above exemplary embodiments. Furthermore the bristle bundles 32k, 40k may be arranged at an angle to one another.

(66) In particular a hygiene brush device according to the invention and/or a hygiene brush according to the invention may be used for bodycare, in particular oral care. Applications are conceivable, for example, in the fields of prophylaxis, in particular dental prophylaxis, dental cleaning, dental care, tongue cleaning, oral-space care and the like. Moreover a household brush according to the invention may be used in particular for cleaning, e.g. household cleaning, preferably floor cleaning, stairs cleaning, ceiling cleaning and/or for cleaning places which are difficult to access and/or narrow and/or angular, e.g. fissures and/or seams, heating elements, installations of conducts, or the like.