TOOTHBRUSH HAVING VOICE FUNCTION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toothbrush having the voice function for imparting a refreshing feeling and interest to a user, and becoming an encouragement to a baby. SOLUTION: This toothbrush has a contact type contact point mechanism 2 for generating a pulse by putting a power switch in an instantaneous closing state with every vibration of a contact terminal for vibrating according to a tooth-brushing action, a counter circuit 3 for adding the pulse from the contact type contact point mechanism 2 and a sounder 4 for sounding a voice message or a melody when an addition value of the pulse by the counter circuit 3 reaches a prescribed value. The sounder 4 is constituted so as to sound different voice messages and melody according to a different ultimate value of the addition value of the pulse by the counter circuit 3. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO