KR200251608Y1 - Electromotion toothbrush - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electric toothbrush.

The present invention constitutes a plurality of toothbrush holders exerting spring tension while rotating in different directions, and the toothbrush rods having a plurality of tufts of holes formed in a spiral on the upper ends of the toothbrush supports in different rotation directions, respectively, The bristle hole of the penetrates the bristles, which prevent the overlapping of each other during rotation operation, and facilitates the interdental access of the bristles, depending on the arrangement of the teeth, as well as the sides and occlusal and occlusal surfaces of the upper and lower teeth. At the same time or separately, it can be washed freely by sweeping in the direction of the tooth, and also the direction of the toothbrush constituting the bristles can be freely changed to prevent the damage of the gums due to the inclination of the bristles during the cleaning operation and clean cleaning can be made. On the other hand, attach the light emitting means on the electric toothbrush. When you brush your teeth to clean your teeth, you can easily observe the condition of the teeth from the light emitting means of the tooth to induce the early detection of tooth decay, such as electric toothbrush to achieve clean oral hygiene management to provide.

Description

Electric toothbrush {Electromotion toothbrush}

The present invention relates to an electric toothbrush, and in particular, to form a plurality of toothbrush support to exert a spring tension while rotating in different directions and to the top of the toothbrush support to form a toothbrush having a spiral bristle to prevent overlapping with each other Electric toothbrush that facilitates interdental access of the bristles, and freely cleans by sweeping in the direction of the tooth while simultaneously or separately the sides of the teeth and the occlusal and occlusal surfaces of the teeth, depending on the arrangement of the teeth. It is about.

In addition, the present invention relates to an electric toothbrush that allows for clean oral hygiene management by adding a means for emitting light to the electric toothbrush so that the user can observe the state of the tooth when brushing for cleaning the tooth.

In general, the toothbrush is a cleaning function for the health of the teeth, which is provided with a manual method and an electric method.

However, in the manual method, since the bristles planted on the toothbrush rod form a vertical shape, the bristles may be deformed, such as the bristles lying on the side when used for a long time. There is a conventional inconvenience to replace the toothbrush periodically to solve it.

In addition, the conventional manual toothbrush not only has a considerable inconvenience in working to clean both sides of the tooth, but also has a disadvantage in that it is difficult to access the bristles to the interdental, so that the correct cleaning of the tooth is not made.

On the other hand, in the case of the electric toothbrush provides considerable convenience for cleaning the teeth, while the shape of the bristles are only erected in one direction as in the manual method, it did not solve the problems appearing in the manual method.

Therefore, in the related art, a plurality of circular toothbrush bars are provided to solve the problems of the electric toothbrush as described above, and in some cases, a toothbrush of a method of planting bristles along the circular circumferential surface of each toothbrush pad may be provided. The bristles to be formed are fixed to be rotated in the same direction, and according to the usage period of the toothbrush, the bristles of the bristles planted on the toothbrush rods are generated, and the closing of the bristles has to be replaced at predetermined intervals.

In addition, the electric toothbrush using a plurality of toothbrushes as described above because the toothbrush support for supporting the plurality of toothbrushes does not provide a predetermined tension, both sides of the teeth according to the arrangement of the teeth, as well as the upper and lower teeth side When washing the occlusal and occlusal and occlusal surfaces simultaneously or separately, the washing was not free.

In addition, in the case of the bristles as described above, the overlap of each other occurs depending on the use state of each other, thereby plunging the bristles due to the overlap of the bristles when cleaning the teeth through the electric toothbrush using a plurality of toothbrush bars As the phenomenon developed, there was a significant overload on the motors of the powered toothbrush.

On the other hand, in the conventional manual or electric toothbrushes because the light emitting means for checking the state of the tooth is not provided, when the tooth is cleaned through the toothbrush to check the tooth condition with the naked eye of the user, but the visual confirmation Due to the shadow that appears when the user enlarges the mouth, the state of the teeth could not be accurately determined.

Therefore, the present invention is devised to solve the conventional problems as described above, the object of the present invention is to configure a plurality of toothbrush support exerting a spring tension while rotating in different directions and the top of the toothbrush support a number of After each of the toothbrush rods formed with spirals are connected in a different rotational direction, the toothbrush holes of the toothbrush rods penetrate the bristles, which prevent the overlapping of each other during rotation, thereby facilitating the interdental access of the bristles. Depending on the shape, both sides of the teeth as well as the upper and lower teeth, occlusal and occlusal surfaces can be washed freely by sweeping them in the direction of the teeth, and the direction of the toothbrush constituting the bristles can be freely changed. Prevents gum damage due to tilting of the bristles during cleaning This will wash and clean to provide an electric toothbrush to help be achieved.

In addition, the present invention by adding a light emitting means on the electric toothbrush, when brushing the teeth for cleaning the state of the tooth from the light emitting means of the user to easily observe the tooth to induce the early detection of caries To provide an electric toothbrush that can achieve clean oral hygiene.

1 is a perspective view showing a structure of an electric toothbrush as an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the structure of the electric toothbrush as an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a partial perspective view showing a coupling state of the toothbrush and bristle in one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded view showing the state of the bristles of the bristles in one embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a state in which the bristle bristle made of a plurality in an embodiment of the present invention to wash the side of the tooth.

Figure 6 is a state in which the bristle is made of a plurality of teeth in one embodiment of the present invention to wash both sides of the tooth.

Figure 7 is a state in which the bristle is made of a plurality of bristles to the occlusal surface and the side in one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is another embodiment of the present invention showing the planting state of the bristles.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

One ; Motor 2; Drive gear

3; Driven gear 4; 1st rotary gear

5; Second rotary gear 6; case

7; Rechargeable battery 8; Charging pin

9; Disc SW1; Motor switch

SW2; Speed control switch SW3; Lamp switch

10,11; First and second rotary support shafts 21 and 22; 1st and 2nd toothbrush support

21a; Left-handed thread 22a; Right-hand thread

31,32; First and second toothbrush bars 31a, 32a; First and second hair transplantation hole

33; Jamming 34; Home

41,42; First and second bristles 51; Hinge

52; Washing guide plate 52a; Ring fastening part

52b; Annulus 60; lamp

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention based on the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of an electric toothbrush as an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the structure of the electric toothbrush as an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a toothbrush rod as an embodiment of the present invention 4 is a partial perspective view showing a coupling state of the bristles, and FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing the state of the bristles of the bristles as an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a state diagram for washing the side of the tooth is made up of a plurality of bristle in one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a state diagram for washing both sides of the tooth bristle composed of a plurality of in one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 In one embodiment of the present invention is a state in which a plurality of bristles to wash the occlusal surface and the side of the tooth.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, a driving gear 2 and a driven gear 3 interlocked from the driving of the motor 1 and a clockwise rotation in accordance with the rotation of the driven gear 3. 1. An electric toothbrush comprising a first rotary gear 4 and a second rotary gear 5 and a case 6 which mesh with the first rotary gear 4 and rotate counterclockwise from the rotation thereof.

The first and second rotary support shafts 10 and 11 are fixed to the first and second rotary gears 4 and 5, respectively, and the first and second rotary support shafts 10 and 11 are fixed to the first and second rotary support shafts 10 and 11, respectively. The first and second toothbrush supports 21 and 22 exerting a predetermined elastic force while forming the left screw 21a and the right screw 22a at the end portions, respectively,

First and second toothbrush rods spirally formed while passing through the circumferential surface of the first and second toothbrush holders 21 and 22 at the end portions of the first and second toothbrush supports 21 and 22, respectively. (31) (32) is screwed and fixed,

The first and second bristles (31a, 32a) of the first and second toothbrush rods (31) (32) have a first and second bristles (41, 42) so as not to overlap each other during rotation operation. Planting through

The first and second toothbrush rods 31 and 32 have first and second bristles 41 and 42 to separate or simultaneously wash both sides of the teeth and the occlusal and occlusal surfaces of the upper and lower teeth. Combining the washing guide plate 52 is folded from the hinge portion 51 by fitting,

Between the first and second toothbrush support (21, 22) is a structure in which a lamp 60 for emitting a predetermined light to the user to check the oral state of the inside of the tooth during the cleaning work of the tooth in the form of an external protrusion is formed. .

Here, the cleaning guide plate 52 has a circular ring fastening portion 52a at the upper end so as to be fitted into the first and second toothbrush rods 31 and 32, and at the lower end, the ring portion having an open side. 52b was formed and is not necessarily limited to this structure.

In addition, the upper and lower ends of the first and second toothbrush rods 31 and 32 respectively have a locking projection 33 to prevent the ring fastening portion 52a and the ring portion 52b of the cleaning guide plate 52 from being detached from the toothbrush. It is preferable to form.

In addition, the electric toothbrush of the present invention has a charging battery (7) as well as a charging pin (8) inside the case (6) to enable its driving in the charging method, the charging pin (8) has a power cord ( Charging jack (not shown) that is integrated with the (not shown).

Hereinafter, reference numeral 9 denotes a disc, and reference numeral SW1 denotes a motor switch for driving the motor 1 of the electric toothbrush, and reference numeral SW2 denotes a speed control for adjusting the speed of the electric toothbrush. SW3 is a switch and a lamp switch for driving the lamp 60 is described.

Referring to Figures 1 to 7 attached to the operation of an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the electric toothbrush case 6 having a motor switch SW1, a speed control switch SW2, and a lamp switch SW3 on one side thereof in a predetermined shape is provided, and the motor 1 is provided inside the case 6. ) And a charging battery (7), while the charging pin (8) is formed on the back of the case (6) to enable the charging of the charging battery (7).

Thereafter, the drive gear 2 is connected to the motor 1, and the driven gear 3 is engaged with the drive gear 2.

In addition, the driven gear 3 is configured to engage the first rotary gear 4 which rotates in the clockwise direction, while the first rotary gear 4 is rotated counterclockwise in the second rotary gear 5. Interlock.

The first and second rotary support shafts 10 and 11 are fixed to the first and second rotary gears 4 and 5, respectively, and the first and second rotary support shafts 10 and 11 are respectively fixed. The first and second toothbrush supports 21 and 22 exerting a predetermined elastic force are formed in the end by forming a left screw 21a and a right screw 22a, respectively.

Here, the first and second toothbrush supports 21 and 22 are configured to protrude out of the case 6, and the first and second toothbrush supports 21 and 22 are plate springs or shape memory alloys. Use

Subsequently, the left and right threaded portions 21a and 22a formed in the first and second toothbrush supports 21 and 22, respectively, have first and second hair transplanting holes 31a and 32a spirally penetrated through the circumferential surface. The first and second toothbrush rods 31 and 32 having a fastening method are screwed.

That is, the first toothbrush support 31 is screwed through the left hand screw 21a of the first toothbrush support 21, and the second toothbrush support 32 is the right hand screw 22a of the second toothbrush support 22. By screwing through, the fastening direction is configured differently.

Here, the first and second hair transplant holes 31a and 32a respectively formed in the first toothbrush bar 31 and the second toothbrush bar 32 are different from each other, and then the first and second hair transplant holes ( The first and second bristles 41 and 42 penetrate through 31a and 32a, respectively.

Then, the first and second bristles 41 and 42 implanted into the first and second toothbrush bars 31 and 32, respectively, have the first and second toothbrush bars 31 and 32 in different directions. When rotating, there is no overlap between each other.

Thereafter, the first and second toothbrush rods 31 and 32 are coupled to the cleaning guide plate 52 in which the hinge portion 51 is folded.

That is, the cleaning guide plate 52 is a shape that is symmetrical around the hinge portion 51, the circular ring fastening portion (52a) is formed at each upper end of the left and right symmetry, and each lower end of the left and right symmetry One side forms an open ring portion 52b,

After the ring fastening portion 52a is inserted into the upper ends of the first and second toothbrush rods 31 and 32, the ring portion 52b is connected to the first and second toothbrush rods 31 and 32 through one side opening thereof. Fasten to the bottom of the.

Here, the upper and lower ends of the first and second toothbrush rods 31, 32 are formed with a locking projection 33, the ring fastening portion 52a and the ring portion 52b of the cleaning guide plate 52 is The departure is prevented.

In addition, the case 6 positioned between the first and second toothbrush holders 21 and 22 protrudes a lamp 60 configured to be connected to the internal charging battery 7 and is electrically powered. The configuration of is completed.

Accordingly, when the motor switch SW1 formed on one surface of the case 6 is turned on to clean the teeth through the electric toothbrush completed as described above, the motor switch SW1 is located in the case 6 from the on-switching operation of the motor switch SW1. The motor 1 is driven by a power source charged in the charging battery 7.

Then, the rotation of the driving gear 2 and the driven gear 3 meshed with each other from the driving of the motor 1,

As the driven gear 3 rotates, the first rotary gear 4 engaged with it rotates in a clockwise direction, and the second rotary gear 5 engaged with the first rotary gear 4 is a first rotary gear. It rotates in the opposite direction to (4), that is, counterclockwise.

Here, the first and second rotary gears 4 and 5 are fixed to the first and second rotary support shafts 10 and 11, respectively, and the first and second rotary support shafts 10 ( 11) the first and second toothbrush supports 21 and 22 are fastened to each other,

The first toothbrush support 21 rotates clockwise from the clockwise rotation of the first rotary gear 4 and the second toothbrush support 22 from the counterclockwise rotation of the second rotary gear 5. ) Rotates counterclockwise.

At this time, the first toothbrush support 31 coupled to the first toothbrush support 21 in a screw fastening manner also works together with the first toothbrush support 21 and is coupled to the second toothbrush support 22 in a screw fastening manner. Since the second toothbrush holder 32 also interlocks with the first toothbrush holder 21, the first and second toothbrush holders 31 and 32 penetrate through the first and second hair transplant holes 31a and 32a. The first and second bristles 41 and 42 that have been planted are rotated without being overlapped with each other to wash the teeth.

That is, the first and second bristles 41 and 42 spirally planted so that the directions do not overlap each other on the first and second toothbrush rods 31 and 32 do not overlap at each other's rotation radius when rotating. Without intersecting action, the first and second bristles (41, 42) is prevented from interlocking with each other while preventing the entanglement of each bristle as in the prior art, while reducing the size of the bristles oral cavity It is easy to access inside.

On the other hand, the first and second toothbrush rods 31 and 32, the cleaning guide plate 52 is coupled symmetrically around the hinge portion 51, as shown in FIG. The washing is performed by bringing the first and second bristles 41 and 42 to the side of the upper and lower teeth.

In addition, if the user inserts the teeth between the first and second bristles 41, 42 which are symmetrical to simultaneously clean both sides of the upper teeth (or lower teeth) according to the arrangement and size of the teeth, cleaning from the insertion of the teeth The hinge portion 51 of the guide plate 52 is a tooth bite by the hinge portion 51 of the cleaning guide plate 52 as shown in Figure 6 through the elastic force provided from the first and second toothbrush support 21 (22) The folding of the unfolding is made while moving toward the surface and automatically controlling excess debris from the bristles (41) (42) toward the gum,

The first and second bristles 41 and 42 are made of both sides of the upper teeth (or lower teeth) to facilitate contact with both sides of the teeth is made possible.

In addition, the first and second bristles 41 and 42 may simultaneously wash the occlusal surface and the side surface of the tooth as shown in FIG. 7.

Here, the user can speed up or slow down the cleaning speed while cleaning the teeth, which is made possible through the speed control switch (SW2) formed in the case (6).

On the other hand, when the user cleans the teeth and turns on the lamp switch (SW3) formed in the case (6), the first and second toothbrush support (21) (22) of the first switch from the on-switching operation of the lamp switch (SW3) Power is supplied to the charging battery (7) is supplied to the lamp 60 protruding from the outside, the light is emitted,

The user can easily check the condition of the oral cavity by looking at the mirror from time to time to find caries early, as well as to perform clean hygiene management through the oral condition confirmed by the eyes of the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, the first and second bristles 41 and 42 are formed in a penetrating manner to bar the hair,

Even if the bristles of the bristles 41 and 42 are inclined according to the usage environment of the electric toothbrush, by pulling out the bristled bristles and setting the direction of the inclination again, the bristles can be prevented from being damaged by the brush bridging. Will be.

According to another aspect, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first and second bristles 41 and 42 formed in a spiral shape on the first and second toothbrush bars 31 and 32, respectively, are formed in one spiral. And, it may be formed in a plurality of spirals (eg, up to four rows), wherein the toothbrush rods 31 and 32 are formed with a seedling groove (not shown in the drawing), each of which is the bristles ( 41) and 42 were to be surface mounted.

Meanwhile, as another embodiment of the present invention, the first and second hair transplant holes 31a and 32a formed in the first and second toothbrush rods 31 and 32 may have a 'Ｖ' shape as shown in FIG. 8. It can also be formed as a forming groove 34 to form,

At this time, the shape of the first and second bristles 41 and 42 to be planted into the tuft groove 34 to form a 'Ｖ' shape so that the cleaning of the teeth can proceed sequentially.

That is, the first and second bristles 41 and 42 having the 'Ｖ' shape is formed by the individual bristles in sequential contact with the teeth from the rotation, the teeth and the bristles (41, 42) The discomfort caused by simultaneous contact can be eliminated while providing a feature that allows the tooth to proceed more smoothly.

As described above, the present invention facilitates the interdental access of the bristles, and in accordance with the arrangement of the teeth, as well as the side of the upper and lower teeth and the occlusal and occlusal surfaces at the same time or separately while sweeping in the tooth direction In addition, it is possible to freely wash and freely change the direction of the toothbrush constituting the bristles to prevent the damage of the gums due to the tilting of the bristles during the cleaning operation and to perform a clean wash, while brushing for the tooth cleaning When the condition of the teeth can be easily observed by the user from the emission of the light emitting means to provide an effect that can achieve clean oral hygiene management, such as to induce early detection of tooth decay.

In addition, the present invention was to be able to switch the direction of the inclination of the brush head even if the inclination of the bristles from the use of the electric toothbrush, which can reduce the waste of resources because the use of the toothbrush can be continued for a long time In addition, it is possible to minimize the environmental pollution damage of the waste materials due to frequent replacement of the toothbrush as in the prior art.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiment, and any person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

Claims (3)

A drive gear and a driven gear interlocked from the driving of the motor, a first rotating gear that rotates clockwise according to the rotation of the driven gear, and a first rotating gear which rotates counterclockwise from the rotation while being engaged with the first rotating gear. In an electric toothbrush comprising two rotary gears and a case, First and second rotary support shafts are fixed to the first and second rotary gears, respectively, and the first and second rotary support shafts have left and right screws at their ends, respectively. And a second toothbrush support, Screwing the first and second toothbrush rods formed in a spiral manner through the first and second toothbrush holders through the circumferential surface of the first and second toothbrush supports, respectively, The first and first bristles of the first and second toothbrush rods are planted by penetrating through the first and second bristles so that they do not overlap each other during rotation operation, The first and second toothbrush rods are coupled to each other by a cleaning guide plate that is folded from the hinge so that both sides of the teeth as well as the upper and lower teeth, the occlusal surface and the occlusal surface can be separately or simultaneously cleaned through the first and second bristles. , Electric toothbrush, characterized in that formed between the first and the second toothbrush support to the lamp to emit a predetermined light so that the user to check the oral state of the inside during the cleaning operation of the tooth in an external protrusion type. 2. The powered toothbrush of claim 1, wherein the bristles are formed in a plurality of rows on the first and second toothbrush bars, and then the bristles are respectively planted in a surface mount manner. According to claim 1, wherein the first and second toothbrush bristles are formed in the '식' shape so that the first and second toothbrushes are surface-mounted so that the teeth and bristles are sequentially made and the teeth are cleaned. Electric toothbrush, characterized in that configured to be planted in a manner.