ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH

摘要

The invention is directed to an electric toothbrush having a cleaning head, a handpiece and a neck arranged between the cleaning head and the handpiece, with the handpiece including a housing with a duty switch, an energy source, a drive unit, a control device and a light source. The light source is activatable by the control device on attainment of a predetermined operating status, and the light source is arranged in an upper region of the handpiece between the duty switch and the neck, with the light source being configured to emit a light with a radiant intensity of 50 to 2,500 muW/sr and/or a luminous intensity of 20 to 500 mcd.