1- Online research.

It is important to know that if you want to a project or write a report in certain topic we need to read about that topic online to get as many ideas as possible However you should know that if you get any Idea you should put a reference and write it in your own word. So we need online search in customer needs as well as patent search. 2- Literature research There are many shapes and sizes of different products of toothbrush .Each one has features to remove certain plaque. According to ( ) The Broxodent was conceived in Switzerland in 1954 by Dr. PhilippeGuy Woog which was the first electric toothbrush. Then electric toothbrush take the market with huge variances with each product such as rotating ,oscillating and the new vibrating water molecules throw the teeth to remove hygiene .This make possible to produce a unique type for specific customers such as less than ten years child and old man as well as rich people . That why we will do the following benchmarking and patent research to know the best choices to make our toothbrush. 3- Patent research To have a better idea of what kinds of electric toothbrush has been used in many products so we dont copy someone else idea .Then we organize these patents in an ART-Function matrix by the type and how it operate (Table) Table 4. Art-Function Matrix for Electric Toothbrush Function
generate a rotational and a linear vibration movement

Art
Power the toothbrush oscillatory rotary motion two sets of bristles (cleaner gaps )

Small Electric Motor Rechargeable Battery Toothbrush Heads Full toothbrush

EP2441159B1
US 20130236764 A1 WO 2012038501 A1

CN 202892136 U

4 - Benchmarking

It was done to compare spin brush with our initial model (Oral-b) based on the costumer need and online reviews and magazines. They were rated by (1-5) scale the highest is 5 while the lowest is 1.

Oral-B

Spin brush 4 3 4 4 5 4 4

Packaging Aesthetics Ease To Clean Convenience of On/Off Switch Cost Safety Environmentally Friendly

5 5 3 2 3 4 5

5-product dissection Part 1: Initial Analysis

Complete the following: Oral-B

Product name

Prepare a comprehensive list of features (functional and physical) that can be used for dissection, benchmarking, and comparison.

Tasks: Take digital pictures of the product, its parts and the packaging. Record the following information for the product . Recorded information should reflect everyones opinion in the dissection team. Therefore, if there is a difference of opinion among members, opinions and members who provided them should be noted.

How many detachable pieces the product has? 4

Table 1: Product main parts

Part number: 1 2 3 4 5

Part name: Hard body Battery Protector Battery Detachable brush head

Describe the pieces including their functions and their materials.

Table 2: Product functions and material Part number: Name it Hard body Battery Protector Battery Detachable brush head Material & Functional Description: Plastic and cotain the motor and swich Plastic and it cover the battery from damage Duracell Alkaline Battery to power the toothbrush Plastic and executes brushing action

Is it easy to detach each part? No it was very hard to open the hard body

Table 3: Product parts simplicity Part number: Name it Hard body Battery Protector Battery Detachable brush head Detachment (Easy, difficult, use of force etc.): Very hard ,use of hammer Easy, push down Easy, fill off Normal ,twisted and pull out

Describe the packaging. Is it easily opened? Describe the opening procedure.

No. we have tour it up with knife Product Features: Provide teams collective opinion related to features of the product using the following list as a starting point. Table 4: Product main features Packaging (including information insert) Aesthetics (multi-color, etc.) Cleaning of the teeth Cleaning of brush Hard to open and simple information. Whole white with bending small blue. Not good .Just spin so it does not clean every point easily. Simple however it should be a additional piece for cleaning . Also noted that there is not a replacement brush head available. Easily located but small and not functional hard and should be hold for on and off functions The rear of the toothbrush to provide for easy replacement access

On/off switch location Ease of switch use Battery location

Handle (Ergonomics) Quality

Kind handle and very light Overall product is good but it should be improve more and more. Safety safe. No fear of electrocution but it could be there harm from detachable pieces Versatility, There is not Each piece executes its singular purpose well Weight with batteries 0.164 lbs Environmental friendliness Somewhat friendly with disposable heads Other features however not biodegradable No additional features other than the cleaning of teeth

Part 2: Product Analysis

Tasks: Using on-line and library resources gather and record information on the market. Keep a list of websites as references. These will be needed for your report.

Table 5: Product market information Cost (Be prepared to record multiple values and sources) How long has the product been in the market? Target population It differ from country to anther hover estimated values from $5.21 - $.2 2008

8 and up however we think 13 and up due to size Versions of the product Previous versions No electric toothbrushes of the same of the product) product What are improvements between versions Shape of brush and additional of the product? How is it sold (TV infomercial, Web ,TV , drugstores. drugstores, etc.) Patented Features of your toothbrush File Date: Oct. 29, 1993, Patent Date: (Please include patent dates, numbers and Nov. 26, 1996 Patent Number: 5,577,285 brief description of patent). The metal rod oscillates causing the head of the toothbrush and the bristles to oscillate as well. Competitive Patent (Please include patent File Date: Oct. 21, 2002, Patent Date: dates, numbers and brief description of Dec. 11, 2003 patent). Patent Number: US 2003/0226223 The brush head does not completely oscillate.

Part 3: Data collection and measurements

Dimensions and weight

Fill the table below Table 6: Product weight Item Weight: (g) Complete Toothbrush 145 Batteries 43.5 Detachable brush head 18 Brush without head 83.5

Height (cm) 21.7

Table 7: Product dimensions Length (cm) Width (cm) 2.5 3.5

Noise Measurement: Tasks: In a quite environment, place the Decibel meters microphone close to the product running with no load. Record the decibel readings for various distances.

Table 8: Noise measurements Noise Measurement: Location: Toothbrush 5 cm away from the decibel meter Toothbrush 10 cm away from decibel meter Toothbrush 30 cm away from the decibel meter Toothbrush 50 cm away from the decibel meter Noise level: 15.6 51.0 5..0 51.0

Battery power measurements: Remove the battery (batteries) from the product. Using a multimeter, measure the voltage across the battery (or batteries placed in series). Check the settings on the multimeter to make sure you are reading in Volts DC. Record the voltage on table.

Voltage supplied to the circuit: Battery 1 Battery 2 Battery 1+2

Table 9: Voltage measurements Battery Type Measured Volts (V DC) Duracell 1.563 V same 1.592 V 3.152 V

Measuring current under no load conditions: Remove the battery cover and leave the batteries inside the product. You may have to hold the batteries on the contacts inside the toothbrush housing. Turn on the product. Take a small piece of wire and connect the batteries in series. If you only have one battery use the small piece of wire to connect to the battery contact. Switch on the multimeter. Set the multimeter to read current in milliamps (mA). Check the leads from the multimeter and make sure connected properly. Connect a multimeter in series with the exposed ends of the batteries. Record the current reading for the no load condition. Note that the reading will fluctuate a little. Record several reading s and take the average.

Table 10: Current measurements (no lead) Current Measurements Averaged Current Value (mA) No Load Condition 32.0 mA

Measuring current under load conditions: Measuring current under load. Repeat steps above, except the toothbrush should be positioned with the bristles rubbing against the workbench (simulating brushing of teeth). The toothbrush should be pressed down with similar pressure as when brushing ones teeth. This will be the first under load measurement. Step above should be repeated with each group member taking a turn at simulating brushing. At the end of this step, there should be as many averaged under load measurements as the number of team mem bers. Table 11: Current measurements (with load) Current Measurements Current Value (mA) Load 1. (team member 1) 46.0 mA Load 2. (team member 1) 48.0 mA Load 3. (team member 1) 48.0 mA Load 4. (team member 1) 5.0 mA 48.0 mA Mean current under load

Calculating Power Using the formula P=VI calculate the power required to run the product. Assume that an average non-rechargeable AA battery has a capacity of 2500 mAh and an average non-rechargeable AAA battery has a capacity of 1500mAh. Using the average power consumption under load calculate how long (in hours) the tooth brush can run before the batteries die. Estimate how long it takes (or you should take to brush your teeth). Assuming you brush your teeth twice a day, calculate how many days use before you need to replace your batteries. Table 12: Voltage measurements Voltage 3.152 V 3.152 V Current .32 A .48A Power 1.01 W 1.51 W

Power (no load) Power (under load) Comments:

Battery Life Number of hours available per single battery under load conditions: 3.2 Hours Estimate duration for each brushing: 4 min Number of days before battery replacement: 108 Days

Part 4: Dissection and Bill of Materials

Disassemble, measure, and analyze function of each component. Record your findings in the Bill of Materials (BOM) table (12). Insert pictures to the visuals table (13) below. Indicate names of the components as you have given in the previous table. Study and indicate (using a tree structure (14)) how components, subassemblies, and final assembly relate to each other.

Part # 1

Part Name

QTY

SOP Effect No

Function

Mass (g) 24.49 g 3.63 g

Material

Manuf. Process Outsourced

Dimensions (cm)

Battery

Power Source Protection

Alkaline/Plas tic Plastic

4.8 x 1.3

Time to Complete Part Dissection 1s

Brush Cover

No

Injection Modeling

7.2 x 1.4 x 2.1

5s

Bottom Cover Brush Head

No

Protection

6.35 g

Plastic

Injection Modeling Injection Modeling/ Fibers assembly

6.7 x 2.1 (d)

3s

4.

No

Brushing

3.63 g

Nylon

3.9 x 1.1 x 1.9

15 s

5 6

DC Motor O ring

1 1

No No

Operation Reduce vibration 1g

Steel Rubber Injecting Modeling 2 (diameter) 30 s

Full photo dissection

Table 14: Assembly Hierarchy