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Project Proposal: "Electric Toothbrush"

This document is a project proposal for an electric toothbrush submitted by Abdul Ghani and Nawaz Sharif to the Department of Electrical Engineering at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan, Pakistan. It is supervised by Mr. Tauheed ur Rehman. The proposal provides background on electric toothbrushes, describes the proposed materials and working of the toothbrush, which uses a DC motor, vibrating motor, and rechargeable battery to power an oscillating brush head. It also details the design features and benefits of the electric toothbrush.

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Project Proposal: "Electric Toothbrush"

This document is a project proposal for an electric toothbrush submitted by Abdul Ghani and Nawaz Sharif to the Department of Electrical Engineering at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan, Pakistan. It is supervised by Mr. Tauheed ur Rehman. The proposal provides background on electric toothbrushes, describes the proposed materials and working of the toothbrush, which uses a DC motor, vibrating motor, and rechargeable battery to power an oscillating brush head. It also details the design features and benefits of the electric toothbrush.

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Project Proposal

“Electric ToothBrush”

Submitted by
Abdul Ghani
2012-EE-18
Nawaz Sharif
2012-EE-58

Supervised by
Mr. Tauheed ur Rehman

A REPORT

SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING,


BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY MULTAN

DEPARTMENT OF Electrical Engineering

BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSIY MULTAN


PAKISTAN
IN THE NAME OF

ALLAH

THE MOST GRACIOUS AND COMPASSIONATE


THE MOST MERCIFUL AND BENEIFICIENT
WHOSE HELP AND GUIDANCE ALWAYS
SOLOCIT AT EVERY STEP
AT EVERY MOMENT
Project Brief

PROJECT NAME : Electric Tooth Brush

ORGANIZATION : Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

UNDERTAKEN BY : Abdul Ghani

SUPERVISED BY : Mr. Tauheed ur Rehman


DEPARTMENT OF Electrical Engineering
BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY
MULTAN

Preface

The practical experience is an essential part for complete and perfect knowledge about a
professional field. The knowledge that the students of BSc.Electrical Engineering gain in the
class room from their teacher is mostly theoretical. I was assigned a learning project as a part of
my education program for Degree of BSc.EE, which provided an excellent opportunity to gain
practical knowledge.

Ihereby declare that this project Electric-Tooth Brush neither as a whole nor as a part had been
developed by any person. It is further declared that I have developed this gadget, the entire
interface is on the basis of my personal effort made under guidance of my project supervisor. No
portion of this work presented in any other degree, university or institute.
 Introduction
An electric toothbrush is a toothbrush that uses electric power usually supplied by a battery to
move the brush head rapidly, either by back-and-forth oscillation, or by rotation-oscillation
(where the brush heads alternates clockwise and counterclockwise rotation).

 Importance
1. faster brushing
2. easier brushing
3. deep cleaning
4. painless cleaning
5. stain removal
6. fresher breath

 Features
1. - Remove plaque and germs
2. - Freshen breath
3. - Plastic/rubber grip
4. - Multiple color options
5. - Power
6. - Store power for a period of time
7. - Unique design
8. - Quiet motor Interpreted Needs
9. - 3000-7500 rpm
 Material For Manufacturing
1. DC motor
2. Vibrating motor
3. Rechargeable battery
4. Strain gauge
5. Buzzer
6. Micro Controller
7. Cam & Gears
8. Oscillating head
9. Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
 Working

The first thing you notice is the removable brush. This is the bit that does all the hard work. It
has a semi-rotating head at the top so, as the mechanism inside the brush handle rotates back
and forth the brush turns from side to side. Directly underneath the brush there's a cam and
gear unit, which looks like this:

How the cam unit in an electric toothbrush works

The cam and gear unit is the clever part of an electric toothbrush. It converts the high-speed
rotary (spinning) motion of the brush's electric motor into reciprocating (back-and-forth)
brushing motion that cleans your teeth more effectively. The cam and gear works a bit like this
very simplified animation. The green wheel, driven by the motor, is always rotating clockwise at
high speed, but the black lever is pivoted on rubber. So, as the green wheel turns, the black
lever pulls first one way and then the other, moving the brush up and down.

The cam and gear unit is connected to a gear built into the top of the motor, so the motor
drives it directly. Underneath the motor, there's a rechargeable battery. Attached to the inner
plastic case, there's a simple electric circuit board that controls the on/off switch on the outer
case. The outer case is made of tough plastic and the on-off switch is set into it in a piece of
thin, very flexible rubber. The purpose of the outer case is to keep water and toothpaste away
from the circuit, motor, and battery—which would quickly rust if you got them wet. (If you're
curious to know how an electric toothbrush can recharge itself standing on a plastic base, take
a look at our article on induction chargers.) And that's pretty much all there is to it—a bit of
clever, effective engineering technology that keeps your teeth in tip-top shape!
Power source and charging

Modern electric toothbrushes run on low voltage, 12v or less. A few units use a step-down
transformer to power the brush, but most use a battery, usually but not always rechargeable
and non-replaceable, fitted inside the handle, which is hermetically sealed to prevent water
damage. While early NiCd battery toothbrushes used metal tabs to connect with the charging
base, modern toothbrushes use contactless inductive charging: the brush unit and charger
stand each contain a coil of wire; when placed in proximity, the powered coil from the stand
transfers power by induction to the handle, charging the battery.

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to design a new and improved toothbrush that better fits the customers’
needs. We started off researching about existing toothbrushes so that we could create the best possible
design toothbrush. Our final toothbrush incorporates a head with alternating rotations, a sleek body
with a rubber grip, a floss dispenser in the bottom, and a rechargeable battery as the energy source

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