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Title:
MONOFILAMENT FOR TOOTHBRUSH
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011104012
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a monofilament for toothbrushes capable of appropriately setting hardness, durability and usability as the monofilament for the toothbrushes, preventing easy falling-off of the monofilaments implanted into a bristle base and improving stain-removal properties.

The monofilament for toothbrushes includes a core 2 consisting of synthetic resin fiber, and a sheath 3 integrally covering the core 2, wherein the sheath 3 consists of elastomer having compatibility with the synthetic resin constituting the core 2; and the cross section orthogonally crossing with the length direction is defined as a square. Preferably, the core 2 consists of polyester-based synthetic resin fiber and the sheath 3 consists of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). Especially preferably, the core 2 consists of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and the sheath 3 consists of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).


Inventors:
HYODO NOBUHISA
TANAKA ISAO
KATO KEISUKE
Application Number:
JP2009260328A
Publication Date:
June 02, 2011
Filing Date:
November 13, 2009
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TORAY MONOFILAMENT CO
SUNSTAR INC
International Classes:
A46D1/00
Domestic Patent References:
JPS6088110A1985-05-17
JP2006130012A2006-05-25
JP2009089920A2009-04-30
JP2008183093A2008-08-14
JP2009201794A2009-09-10
JPS6088110A1985-05-17
JP2006130012A2006-05-25
JP2009089920A2009-04-30
Foreign References:
WO2007123013A12007-11-01
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takao Yanagino
Norio Morioka
Hisayoshi Sekiguchi