NODAL SPRING ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRONIC TOOTHBRUSH

摘要

A V shaped spring member (50) for use in a driving system for a personal care appliance, comprising:
- an elongated solid spring member, having a cross-sectional configuration in the form of a "V" from one end thereof to the other end, the elongated solid spring member having longitudinal free edges along a bottom of the elongated solid spring member and further having at least one opening in a top edge of the elongated solid spring member to accommodate at least a bolt (58) to extend therethrough for a nodal attachment member (59), wherein the spring member further has regions at both ends thereof which are large enough to support a contact from an end clamping assembly (42,44), the elongated solid spring member further including a cross-piece extending between the longitudinal free edges of the elongated solid spring member in both end regions thereof, such that both ends of the elongated solid spring member define a closed loop.