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Water Flosser Product

Overview

A water flosser cleans between teeth and along the gumline with a directed stream of water rather than a strand of floss. It is meant to dislodge food and plaque from places a brush misses, and many people find it easier to use than string floss, especially around braces, bridges and implants. The cordless type packs the whole system — tank, pump, battery and nozzle — into a single handheld body that works over a bathroom sink.

The unit fills from a detachable Water Reservoir that snaps onto the body. Inside, a Piston Pressure Pump pressurises the water, a Pressure Regulator sets the jet strength for the chosen mode, and the Handle & Nozzle aims it through a swappable nozzle. A Control Board runs the motor and reads the button, a Battery Pack powers it, and a sealed Magnetic Charge Dock recharges it. The whole Body Housing is sealed so the electronics survive splashing and immersion.

How it works

The heart of the device is the piston pump. A small DC motor spins an eccentric cam that strokes the Pump Piston back and forth in its cylinder. On the intake stroke the piston draws water from the reservoir through a one-way valve; on the delivery stroke it pushes that water out through a second check valve toward the nozzle. Because the piston cycles many times a second, the output is not a smooth flow but a rapid train of pulses, and that pulsation is part of what makes the jet effective — each pulse creates a brief pressure spike that flushes the gap between teeth.

The Pressure Regulator sits in the water path and caps how high the pressure can climb. A spring-loaded relief valve bleeds off anything above the set point, and a selector changes the spring preload so the user can pick a gentler or stronger jet. Water leaves through the Jet Nozzle Tip, which rotates so the stream can be aimed all the way around the mouth and pops out for replacement when worn. Power discipline matters in a sealed cordless tool: the Control Board meters current to the motor, charges the single Li-ion cell safely, and the magnetic charge dock avoids an open jack that would compromise the waterproof rating.

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Bill of materials

10 top-level lines · 52 rows shown · 100 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Body Housing 5 parts water-flosser-housing 1 6 assembly
1.1 Shell Half water-flosser-shell 2 part
1.2 Grip Overmold water-flosser-grip-overmold 1 part
1.3 Power / Mode Button water-flosser-power-button 1 part
1.4 O-Ring Set oring-set 1 part
1.5 Fastener Set fastener-set 1 part
2 Water Reservoir 3 parts water-flosser-reservoir 1 3 assembly
2.1 Reservoir Tank water-flosser-tank 1 part
2.2 Intake Check Valve water-flosser-tank-valve 1 part
2.3 Reservoir Seal water-flosser-tank-seal 1 part
3 Piston Pressure Pump 8 parts water-flosser-pump 1 29 assembly
3.1 Motor Housing motor-housing 1 part
3.2 Stator Assembly 3 parts stator-assembly 1 3 assembly
3.2.1 Stator Core (laminations) stator-core 1 part
3.2.2 Copper Winding copper-winding 1 part
3.2.3 Slot Insulation stator-insulation 1 part
3.3 Rotor Assembly 4 parts rotor-assembly 1 19 assembly
3.3.1 Rotor Shaft rotor-shaft 1 part
3.3.2 Rotor Core rotor-core 1 part
3.3.3 Neodymium Magnet neodymium-magnet 16× 16 part
3.3.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 1 part
3.4 Eccentric Pump Cam water-flosser-pump-cam 1 part
3.5 Pump Piston water-flosser-piston 1 part
3.6 Pump Cylinder water-flosser-pump-cylinder 1 part
3.7 Pump Check Valve water-flosser-check-valve 2 part
3.8 O-Ring Set oring-set 1 part
4 Pressure Regulator 3 parts water-flosser-regulator 1 3 assembly
4.1 Relief Valve water-flosser-relief-valve 1 part
4.2 Coil Spring coil-spring 1 part
4.3 Pressure Mode Selector water-flosser-mode-selector 1 part
5 Handle & Nozzle 4 parts water-flosser-handle 1 4 assembly
5.1 Jet Nozzle Tip water-flosser-nozzle 1 part
5.2 Nozzle Release Collar water-flosser-nozzle-collar 1 part
5.3 Flow Channel water-flosser-flow-channel 1 part
5.4 O-Ring Set oring-set 1 part
6 Control Board 6 parts water-flosser-control-board 1 46 assembly
6.1 Bare PCB pcb-bare 1 part
6.2 Microcontroller mcu 1 part
6.3 SMD Passive (R/C/L) smd-passives 40× 40 part
6.4 Charge Controller IC water-flosser-charge-ic 1 part
6.5 LED Indicator water-flosser-led-indicator 1 part
6.6 Connector connector 2 part
7 Battery Pack 3 parts water-flosser-battery-pack 1 3 assembly
7.1 Li-ion Cell, 18650 li-cell-18650 1 part
7.2 BMS Board bms-board 1 part
7.3 Wire Bundle wire-bundle 1 part
8 Magnetic Charge Dock 3 parts water-flosser-charge-port 1 4 assembly
8.1 Charging Contact water-flosser-charge-contacts 2 part
8.2 Connector connector 1 part
8.3 O-Ring Set oring-set 1 part
9 O-Ring Set oring-set 1 part
10 Wire Bundle wire-bundle 1 part

Sourcing — likely vendors

Companies that make this · indicative price $15–$500 · MOQ & lead are typical
VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
philips.com ↗ Amsterdam, NL Grooming & care 2,000 units 6–10 wks
🇩🇪Braun
braun.com ↗
Kronberg, DE Grooming (P&G) 2,000 units 6–10 wks
🇺🇸Conair
conair.com ↗
Stamford, US Personal care appliances 2,000 units 6–10 wks
🇬🇧Dyson
dyson.com ↗
Malmesbury, GB Vacuums & hair care 2,000 units 6–10 wks
🇯🇵Panasonic
panasonic.com ↗
Osaka, JP Electronics & appliances 2,000 units 6–10 wks

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