KR20190119424A - Vibrating device for toothbrush - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vibration device for a toothbrush, and more specifically, to a vibration device for a toothbrush which has a toothbrush containing a handle and a toothbrush head detachably coupled thereto, vibrates the coupled toothbrush to use a general toothbrush as an electric toothbrush, maintains a clean hygienic state with easy cleaning of the inside thereof, and lowers a manufacturing cost to have an excellent cost competitiveness. To this end, the vibration device for a toothbrush comprises: a body which comprises a front body, a rear body placed to face the front body, a locking tool having the front body and the rear body detachably coupled thereto, and has a rotation unit rotating any one side of the front body and the rear body in forward and backward directions; a toothbrush grip unit which is placed in the front body and the rear body, respectively, to face each other and comprises a case and a grip plate placed one surface of the case and coming into contact with the outer surface of the toothbrush to elastically support the same; a vibration generating unit which vibrates the toothbrush coupled to the toothbrush grip unit; and a toothbrush mounting unit which comprises a bottom plate placed between the front body and the rear body, a mounting port protruding upwardly from the bottom plate, and a support plate placed inside the mounting port and elastically supported upwardly by an elastic spring placed in a lower side thereof.

Description

Vibrating device for toothbrush {Vibrating device for toothbrush}

The present invention relates to a vibrating device for a toothbrush, and more particularly, a toothbrush including a handle and bristles are detachably coupled, and the combined toothbrush can be vibrated to use a general toothbrush as an electric toothbrush, and can be easily cleaned inside. The present invention relates to a vibrating device for toothbrushes, which can maintain hygiene and can lower the cost of manufacturing and manufacturing.

In general, the toothbrush is composed of a handle formed of a plastic material and bristles arranged in a direction opposite to the handle. This general toothbrush has been used to remove debris or tartar in the teeth by using the movement of the user's wrist or arm.To maximize the effect of this brushing, three times a day, within 3 minutes after eating, and for 3 minutes It is recommended to brush your teeth.

However, in the case of a general toothbrush, there was a problem that the brushing effect according to the movement and power of the user's wrist or arm is different for each individual, and to solve such a problem, a power source such as a battery or a battery is provided and driven through the power. An electric motor is provided, wherein the electric motor moves the bristles at a very high speed in the directions of up, down, left, right, etc., and a vibrating toothbrush is disposed to remove foreign substances or tartar by placing the moving bristles in contact with teeth and gums.

A general vibrating toothbrush is provided with a battery and an electric motor, and a body held by a user, and a toothbrush provided with a bristle at a distal end and detachably coupled to the body. The electric motor is driven by a battery and the rotational force generated therefrom. Change the up and down or left and right directions to deliver a complex vibration pattern to the toothbrush to remove foreign substances or tartar while the toothbrush vibrates.

However, in the conventional vibrating toothbrush, since the electric motor is disposed in the vertical direction, that is, in the longitudinal direction of the body, the rotational force of the electric motor is not directly transmitted to the brush head, and thus, the rotational force loss of the electric motor is high.

In addition, when a stronger electric motor is used to compensate for the loss of rotational power of the electric motor, it is inconvenient to use because the capacity of the battery is increased and noise is generated, and the vibration force generated from the electric motor is transmitted to the user's body through the body. There was this.

Furthermore, the body is provided with a cover on the outside to protect the inside of the battery and the electric motor and at the same time maintain the airtight, such a cover can not be arbitrarily separated by the user, there is a problem of an increase in the cost of repurchase in case of failure However, even if foreign matters were introduced into the body, they could not be cleaned, which led to difficulties in hygiene management.

In addition, the general vibrating toothbrush consists of one set of the body and the toothbrush bar, because only the toothbrush bar corresponding to each body can be used, if any one of the body or toothbrush bar has a problem that you can not use the other part. .

0001. Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1790416 (2017.10.27., Registered)

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, the toothbrush including the handle and the bristles are detachably coupled, can be used to vibrate the combined toothbrush can be used as a general toothbrush like electric toothbrush, easy to clean the inside clean The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vibrating device for toothbrushes that can maintain hygiene and can lower the cost of manufacturing.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the front body, the rear body is disposed symmetrically to the front body, the locking mechanism for detachably coupling the front body and the rear body, and the front body and the rear body of The body is provided with a rotating part for rotating one side in the front and rear direction, respectively disposed on the front body and the rear body facing each other, the case, disposed on one surface of the case and abuts the outer peripheral surface of the toothbrush Toothbrush grip portion having an elastic support grip plate, a vibration generating portion for vibrating the toothbrush coupled to the toothbrush grip portion, a bottom plate disposed between the front body and the rear body, and a settle projecting upward from the bottom plate Sphere, and the support plate which is elastically supported upward by the elastic spring disposed below and disposed in the interior of the anchorage Characterized in that it comprises a toothbrush settle.

In addition, the vibration generator, a battery, an electric motor that is turned on or off through the power applied from the battery, one side is coupled to the motor shaft of the electric motor and the other side is an eccentric cam disposed inside the case of the toothbrush grip part And a plurality of hitches formed radially protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the case, a fixed plate disposed in the case so as to be movable in a horizontal direction with respect to the motor shaft of the electric motor, and one end fixed to the fixed plate and the other end of the case. It characterized in that it comprises an elastic body fixed to the inner surface.

At this time, the case, characterized in that it comprises an elastic support for elastically supporting the rotation axis of the eccentric cam when moving in the vertical and horizontal directions.

Furthermore, the locking device is for fixing the front body and the rear body, and provided with a protruding hole protruding outward from the front body and an insertion groove formed inwardly from the rear body, the protruding hole is fitted into the insertion groove, and the protruding hole The front end and the inner surface of the insertion groove is characterized in that the magnet is detachably coupled to each other by mutual magnetic force.

The present invention made as described above, by using a general toothbrush can be used as a vibrating toothbrush can lower the purchase cost of the user, easy to clean inside to maintain a clean sanitary state, using an electric motor with a small force By reducing the noise and reducing the power consumption, the battery life can be increased, while the vibration strength is increased to increase the expectation of using a vibrating toothbrush.

1 is an exemplary view showing a vibration device for a toothbrush according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a vibrating device for a toothbrush according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a state showing the toothbrush coupled state of the vibration device for a toothbrush according to the present invention.
4 is a state diagram showing the state of FIG. 3 from above;
Figure 5 is a state diagram showing the operating state of the vibration device for a toothbrush according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, other objects and features of the present invention in addition to the above object will be apparent through a description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the vibration device for a toothbrush according to the present invention.

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the toothbrush vibrator 1 according to the present invention includes a body 10, a toothbrush grip part 20, a vibration generating part 30, and a toothbrush seat part ( 40).

The body 10, the front body 11 and the rear body 12 is disposed symmetrically to the front body 11, and the front body 11 and the rear body 12 for detachably coupling It includes a locking portion 13 and the rotating portion 14 for rotating any one side of the front body 11 and the rear body 12 in the front and rear direction.

The front body 11 and the rear body 12 are formed to be symmetrical to each other and are arranged to face each other, each end is protruded toward the direction facing each other to form a space in which the toothbrush 500 is inserted in the center. .

At this time, the front body 11 and the rear body 12 is wrapped around the outer circumferential surface of the user, the bar is shown in the figure is shown extending in the vertical direction, but the gripping is easy to grip while preventing the sliding Or it may be formed in a concave and convex shape and may be formed on the outer circumferential surface protruding anti-slip projections.

The lock 13 is for fixing the front body 11 and the rear body 12, the inlet formed in the inlet formed in the protrusion body 131 and rear body 12 protruding outward from the front body 11 The groove 132 is provided so that the protrusion 131 is fitted into the insertion groove 132.

In this case, magnets are disposed on the front end of the protrusion 131 and the inner surface of the insertion groove 132, respectively, and may be coupled by magnetic force.

The rotary part 14 rotates the front body 11 in the front-rear direction to widen or narrow the space formed between the front body 11 and the rear body 12 to facilitate the insertion and detachment of the toothbrush and the front body 11. The space between the rear body 12 and to facilitate washing the inner wall of each body, the shaft coupling hole 141 and the shaft coupling hole formed in the lower end of the front body 11 and the lower end of the rear body 12, respectively It includes a rotating shaft 142 is inserted into the ball 141.

The operating state of the rotating unit 14 made as described above is spaced apart from the rear body 12 by rotating the front body 11, as shown in Figures 3 and 4 to insert a toothbrush, and then the front body 11 After rotating to the rear body 12 side to secure both bodies through the lock (13).

Then, the front body 11 is rotated to have a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction of the rear body 12, and then the space between the front body 11 and the rear body 12 and the inner wall of each body. It can be washed.

The toothbrush grip part 20 is disposed on the front body 11 and the rear body 12 to face each other, the case 21 and the toothbrush 500 are disposed on one surface of the case 21. The grip plate 22 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the elastic support.

In this case, the case 21 is formed in an empty housing shape, a part of the vibration generating unit 30 to be described later is disposed in the case 21, the grip plate 22 is elastic, such as silicone, urethane Convex portion 221 is formed of a material having a predetermined interval is formed so that the convex portion 221 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the toothbrush 500 to elastically support it.

The vibration generator 30 is for vibrating the toothbrush 500 coupled to the toothbrush grip part 20, the electric motor that is turned on or off through the battery 31 and the power applied from the battery 31. (32), one side is coupled to the motor shaft 321 of the electric motor 32 and the other side is an eccentric cam (33) disposed inside the case 21 of the toothbrush grip portion 20, and the case 21 A plurality of the projecting projections 34 radially protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the c) and a fixed plate 35 disposed to be movable in a horizontal direction with respect to the motor shaft 321 of the electric motor 32 in the case 21. And, one end is fixed to the fixing plate 35 and the other end includes an elastic body 36 fixed to the inner surface of the case 21, when the rotary shaft 142 of the eccentric cam 33 is moved in the vertical and horizontal directions It includes an elastic support 37 for elastic support.

Here, the vibration generating unit 30 is preferably disposed only on the body of any one side of the body 10, as shown in the figure is disposed on the rear body 12 side is provided on the rear body 12 The case 21 is vibrated. At this time, the configuration of the battery and the electric motor is removed in the case 21 provided in the front body 11, the elastic support 37 is disposed inside the front body 11, this is to move up and down and left and right of the case 21 Elastic support.

The battery 31 is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the rear body 12 and provided with a cover 311 covering the outside, and one end of the cover 311 is provided with a lid that can be opened and closed to replace the battery 31. It is preferable to construct.

The electric motor 32 is to be turned on or off through the power applied from the battery 31, and since the internal configuration is known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the present invention, the electric motor 32 can form the rotational force required for vibration even by using an electric motor having a less rotation RPM by changing the direction and position of the coupling with the toothbrush, that is, 3 and 5 As shown in the electric motor 32 according to the present invention is disposed in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction of the vertical toothbrush 500 coupled to the toothbrush grip portion 20 for elastically supporting the central portion of the toothbrush 500. By vibrating the toothbrush 500 coupled from the center up and down or left and right from the center it is possible to transmit a strong vibration to the toothbrush with a relatively small force compared to the electric motor is disposed in the same length direction in the lower portion of the toothbrush.

In addition, it is possible to reduce the fatigue caused by vibration after brushing by minimizing the transmission of the rotational force generated by the electric motor 32 and the complex vibration for changing the rotational force up and down or left and right to the user's hand.

The eccentric cam 33 is provided with an eccentric shaft 331 coupled to the motor shaft 321 of the electric motor 32 to receive a rotational force, meshing with the eccentric shaft 331 and of the case 21 It is disposed inside and includes an eccentric body 10 that rotates according to the operation of the electric motor 32.

The hit protrusion 34 is formed radially protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the case 21, the eccentric body 10 is rotated to hit or push the hit protrusion 34 to rotate the case 21 in the vertical or horizontal direction Move to. At this time, the hitch 34 is shown in the drawing is a pair is arranged symmetrically mutually at the top and the bottom, this is one embodiment and a plurality of radially relative to the virtual horizontal central axis of the case 21 Dogs may be arranged to vary the direction of movement of the case 21.

The fixing plate 35 is disposed in the case 21, the edge is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the case 21 is fixed in position, the center is formed to have elasticity.

One end of the elastic body 36 is fixed to the fixing plate 35 and the other end of the elastic body 36 is fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the inner circumferential surface of the case 21 opposite to the fixing plate 35. The other end fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the case 21 is moved at the same time when moving to, and an elastic restoring force is formed to return to the original position between one end fixed to the fixing plate 35 to return the case 21 to its original position.

That is, the elastic body 36 has an elastic restoring force formed between one end fixed to the fixing plate 35 and the other end fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the case 21 to return the case 21 to its original position. As the case moved up and down or left and right by driving returns to its original position in a short time, the section repetitive vibration is generated.

The elastic support 37 is disposed between the eccentric shaft 331 of the eccentric cam 33 and the case 21 so as to be compressed when the eccentric shaft 331 is moved up and down or left and right by the restoring force after pressing By returning the eccentric shaft 331 to its original position and maintaining the airtight between the eccentric shaft 331 and the case 21 to block foreign matter and moisture from flowing into the case.

Herein, the elastic support 37 is made of a material having elasticity such as silicone, urethane, and the like, and is more preferably coupled to one side of the case 21.

In the drawing, reference numeral S / W denotes an on / off switch for controlling the operation of the driving motor.

The toothbrush mounting portion 40 is to be coupled to the lower end of the toothbrush 500 to move up and down, for this purpose the bottom plate 41 is disposed in the space between the front body 11 and the rear body 12 And, the support plate 43 is elastically supported upward by the mounting fixture 42 protruding upward from the bottom plate 41, and the elastic spring 44 disposed inside the mounting fixture 42 and disposed below ).

The bottom plate 41 is fixedly coupled to the lower end of the front body 11 and the rear body 12, at least the top surface is preferably made of a flat plate shape, more preferably both the top and bottom surfaces are flat plate shape If it is made up so that you can erect such a sink.

The fixture 42 is a lower portion of the toothbrush 500 is inserted, protrudes upward from the upper surface of the bottom plate 41, the diameter of the upper portion is made relatively smaller than the diameter of the lower and virtual A plurality of slits 421 are radially cut based on the vertical center line to have an elastic force so that toothbrushes having various shapes and sizes can be inserted.

The support plate 43 is arranged to be movable up and down in the interior of the mounting fixture 42, the elastic spring 44 in the lower portion to support the support plate 43 to the upper side.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the elastic spring 44 is disposed to abut on a lower end of the support plate 43, and the other end abuts on an upper surface of the bottom plate 41 so that the support plate 43 is upward. By elastically supporting, when the toothbrush 500 coupled to the toothbrush grip portion 20 is driven downward by the driving of the electric motor 32, the toothbrush moves downward while pressing the support plate 43 downward. The support plate 43 can be moved upward by the elastic spring 44 to shorten the movement time of the toothbrush and to vibrate the toothbrush with a small force.

In the present invention as described above has been described by the specific embodiments, such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but this is provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and all of the equivalents and equivalents of the claims, as well as the appended claims, will belong to the scope of the present invention. .

1: vibrating device for toothbrush according to the present invention
10: body
11: front body 12: rear body
13: lock 14: rotating part
20: toothbrush grip
21 case 22: grip plate
30: vibration generating unit
31: battery 32: electric motor
33: eccentric cam 34: attack projection
35: fixed plate 36: elastic body
37: elastic support
40: toothbrush
41: bottom plate 42: fixture
43: support plate 44: elastic spring

Claims (4)

A front body 11, a rear body 12 symmetrically disposed on the front body 11, and a lock 13 for detachably coupling the front body 11 and the rear body 12; Body 10 is provided with a rotating portion 14 for rotating any one side of the front body 11 and the rear body 12 in the front and rear directions;
The front body 11 and the rear body 12 are respectively disposed to face each other, the case 21 and the case 21 is disposed on one surface of the toothbrush 500 in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the elastic Toothbrush grip portion 20 is provided with a grip plate 22 for supporting;
Vibration generating portion 30 for vibrating the toothbrush 500 coupled to the toothbrush grip portion 20; And,
A bottom plate 41 disposed between the front body 11 and the rear body 12, an anterior tool 42 protruding upward from the bottom plate 41, and an inner side of the anterior device 42. Toothbrush vibration device characterized in that it comprises a toothbrush mounting portion 40 is provided with a support plate 43 is elastically supported upward by the elastic spring 44 is disposed below. The vibration generator 30 of claim 1,
The battery 31,
Electric motor 32 is turned on or off through the power applied from the battery 31,
One side is coupled to the motor shaft 321 of the electric motor 32 and the other side is an eccentric cam 33 disposed inside the case 21 of the toothbrush grip portion 20,
And a plurality of projections 34 radially protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the case 21,
A fixed plate 35 arranged to be movable in a horizontal direction with respect to the motor shaft 321 of the electric motor 32 in the case 21;
One end is fixed to the fixing plate 35, the other end is a toothbrush vibrating apparatus comprising an elastic body (36) fixed to the inner surface of the case (21). The method of claim 2, wherein the case 21,
Vibration device for a toothbrush, characterized in that it comprises an elastic support (37) to elastically support the rotary shaft 142 of the eccentric cam (33) when moving in the vertical and horizontal directions. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the locking mechanism 13,
To fix the front body 11 and the rear body 12,
The protrusion 131 protruding outward from the front body 11 and the insertion groove 132 formed in the recess inwardly from the rear body 12 are provided so that the protrusion 131 is fitted into the insertion groove 132,
To the front end portion of the protrusion 131 and the inner surface of the insertion groove 132, a magnet is disposed, each of the vibrating device for a toothbrush, characterized in that detachable coupling by mutual magnetic force.

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