CN100346753C

CN100346753C - Hydraulically powered tooth brush

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Publication number: CN100346753C
Application number: CNB2004100519984A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴志辉; 邝健彬; 邓开权
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-11-01
Filing date: 2004-11-01
Publication date: 2007-11-07
Anticipated expiration: 2024-11-01
Also published as: CN1608599A

Abstract

The present invention discloses a hydraulically driven toothbrush which comprises a hollow toothbrush handle, a toothbrush head, toothbrush bristles and a hydraulically driven mechanism, wherein the hydraulically driven mechanism is arranged in a chamber of the toothbrush handle, and is communicated with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet which are arranged on a casing of the toothbrush handle. An output shaft of the hydraulically driven mechanism drives the brush bristles to rotate by a transmission mechanism. The present invention uses the high-pressure liquid as a power source, and uses the hydraulically driven mechanism for driving the brush bristles to rotate. Compared with the electric toothbrush, the present invention has the advantages of no need of electric energy, electric energy saving, reduction of environmental pollution, artful design, compact structure, space saving and reduction of the volume of the toothbrush, and has a gargling function when the present invention is used for brushing teeth so that the present invention is conveniently used.

Description

The hydraulic-driven toothbrush

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of toothbrush.

Background technology

For keeping oral cavity cleaning, dental health, reduction oral cavity sickness rate, we will adhere to brushing teeth every day, cleaning oral cavity.Traditional toothbrush is that the action of armrest moves up and down toothbrush, and bristle is removed the food debris in dental surface or the teeth space.Manual toothbrush armrest control toothbrush is up and down, really obtains cleaning in order to guarantee tooth, and the frequency of brushing teeth also has certain requirements, and the posture of toothbrushing person also must standard.But if will guarantee to brush teeth by the posture of standard, people often feel too to require great effort, and it is uninteresting that palikinesia is made us feeling, child Geng Chang produces brushing teeth and resists emotion, is difficult to persevere.

And electric toothbrush has replaced traditional manual mode with powered version, and the frequency of exposure of bristle and tooth is many, frequency is fast, can effectively clean the gingiva tooth, and the process of brushing teeth is become easily, and the child also more takes like a shot, and brushes teeth and no longer thinks kind of a burden.Therefore electric toothbrush more and more is subjected to the welcome of consumer.Be illustrated in figure 1 as a kind of electric toothbrush of magnetic charging, it as power, drives micro-machine 30 by rechargeable battery 20 with battery, and the rotation of machine shaft makes the bristle quick rotation of toothbrush by the transmission of change-speed gearing group.Electric toothbrush needs driven by power, mainly is rechargeable battery or common batteries, and along with popularizing of electric toothbrush, its use amount has increased, and the use amount of battery also greatly increases, and environmental pollution has been increased.In the face of more and more serious environmental pollution problem, the appearance of electric toothbrush allows the people half downcast and half glad really.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of new power-actuated toothbrush.

A kind of hydraulic-driven toothbrush of the present invention, the brush holder, brush, the bristle that comprise hollow, it is characterized in that: comprise that also one is placed in the brush holder chamber, and connection is opened in the inlet of brush handle shell and the hydraulic drive mechanism of liquid outlet, this hydraulic drive mechanism is a hydroturbine 4, comprise casing 42, blade 43 and main shaft 41, offer water inlet 44 and discharge outlet 45 on the casing 42; The output shaft of described hydraulic drive mechanism drives bristle by drive mechanism and rotates; Described drive mechanism comprises two pairs of change-speed gearing groups, one handle main shaft 8, an one handle main shaft 9 and a bristle driving gear set, wherein a pair of change-speed gearing group is made up of worm screw 71 and worm gear 72 engagements, worm screw 71 is installed in the shaft extension end of hydroturbine 4 main shafts 41, another is made up of worm screw 73 and worm gear 74 engagements the change-speed gearing group, worm screw 73 and worm gear 72 coaxial installations, worm gear 74 is installed the shaft extension end in handle main shaft 8, handle main shaft 8 is socketed on handle main shaft 9, handle main shaft 9 terminal socket worm screws 75, worm screw 75 is engaged in two or more worm gears 76, each worm gear 76 corresponding fixing a branch of bristle.

Described brush holder chamber capped 13 is separated into upper and lower chamber, and capping 13 offers the fluid passage of a connection two chambers, is cut off or connection by a valve 5, and brush 2 offers water jet 21, is communicated with upper chamber, and described hydraulic drive mechanism is placed in the lower chambers.

Described valve 5 comprises ball cushion rubber and push rod 51, and push rod 51 interlock balls 52 make its clutch or fill out the envelope O-ring seal.

Described inlet 11 connects high-pressure intake pipe, and described liquid outlet 12 connects return pipe.

The present invention, drives toothbrush bristle and rotates as power source with highly pressurised liquid, compares with electric toothbrush, need not use electric energy.During use, only need high-pressure water pipe is inserted the toothbrush water inlet, utilize the pressure of tap water to promote the hydroturbine rotation, and bristle is rotated by the transmission of change-speed gearing group.The present invention adopts many group worm and gear groups to realize break-in, the deceleration transmission of power.Worm gear, worm-drive have the big advantage of gear ratio, and during transmission, worm screw is revolved and turns around, and worm gear only turns over one or two tooth.Worm and wormwheel can be used for intersecting the big moving of two between centers, and the present invention has adopted two pairs of worm and wormwheel groups to carry out transmission, and is structurally very compact, saved the space, reduced the volume of toothbrush.Head toothbrushes adopts a worm screw and six worm gear engaged transmission, and plurality of bristles is rotated simultaneously, designs ingenious.Toothbrush head is provided with water jet, can make the water ejection by the gauge tap that touches on the handle, so the present invention both can satisfy the needs of brushing teeth, and also can satisfy the needs of gargling, and kills two birds with one stone, and is easy to use.But the present invention is energy savings both, can reduce environmental pollution again, is a kind of new power energy resource toothbrush that is worthy to be popularized.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is existing electric toothbrush structural representation.

Fig. 2 is a kind of user mode figure of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is that toothbrush of the present invention is in the water spray view.

Fig. 4 is the hydroturbine sketch map that the present invention adopts.

Fig. 5 is a drive mechanism sketch map of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

As Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3, the hydraulic-driven toothbrush comprises brush holder 1, brush 2, bristle 3.Bristle 3 is fixed on the brush 2, offers water jet 21 on the brush 2.Brush holder 1 afterbody is provided with inlet 11 and liquid outlet 12.Brush holder 1 inner hollow, and capped 13 be separated into upper and lower chamber, capping 13 is provided with the passage that is communicated with two Room, and by the connection or the cut-out of valve 5 these connections of control.Upper chamber is communicated to brush.Bottom chamber is being settled hydraulic drive mechanism and change-speed gearing group, and both separate with capping 14.

Valve 5 is made up of ball cushion rubber and push rod 51.When being ready (OFF), push rod 51 pushes away in forefront, and ball 52 is clogged the fluid passage inlet in capping 13, has blocked the connection between the upper and lower chamber.At this moment, upper chamber and lower chambers are two independent cavity separately, are not communicated with mutually.To pusher, ball 52 promptly leaves O-ring seal push rod 51, and at this moment, upper chamber and lower chambers are communicated with.

In the present embodiment, hydraulic drive mechanism is a hydroturbine 4, as shown in Figure 4, comprises casing 42, blade 43, main shaft 41.Offer tangential water inlet 44 on the casing 42, and have discharge outlet 45, be connected with the liquid outlet 12 of brush holder afterbody.

As shown in Figure 5, drive mechanism comprises two pairs of worm and gear change-speed gearing groups of installing in lower chambers, installs handle main shaft 8, handle main shaft 9 and bristle driving gear set in upper chamber.Worm screw 71 is installed on the shaft extension end of hydroturbine main shaft 41, and worm gear 72 is engaged in worm screw 71.Worm screw 73 and 72 coaxial connections of worm gear, worm gear 74 is engaged in worm screw 73, and installs the shaft extension end in handle main shaft 8.Because the compact conformation of worm screw, worm gear, and gear ratio is big, and this drive mechanism is reaching significant deceleration effect simultaneously, and it is little to take up room, and has reduced the volume of handle.

Handle main shaft 8 is socketed on handle main shaft 9.The shaft extension end socket worm screw 75 of handle main shaft 9, worm screw 75 and six worm gears 76 mesh respectively.Fix a branch of bristle respectively on each worm gear 76.

Now in conjunction with the accompanying drawings 2,3, work process of the present invention is further described:

Water under high pressure flows in the brush holder lower chambers from inlet 11, riddles in the whole chamber.Water under high pressure flows in the turbine through the water inlet 44 of turbine 4.Under the effect of current, turbo blade 43 rotates, and main shaft 41 is rotated.Water is then flowed out outside the toothbrush through drain pipe 12 by the outlet on the turbine shell 45.Effusive water can insert return duct, further reclaims and uses.

Main shaft 41 rotates, and worm screw 71 is rotated, and rotates thereby drive with worm gear 72 break-ins and the deceleration of its engagement.Worm screw 73 is rotated with the main shaft of worm gear 72, and drives worm gear 74 rotations, realizes break-in and deceleration again.Handle main shaft 8 rotates with worm gear 74, and handle main shaft 9 is rotated.Worm screw 75 is rotated with handle 9, and 6 worm gears 76 with its engagement are rotated, thereby has realized the rotation of bristle.

When brushing teeth, valve 5 is closed condition, and promptly push rod 51 is in foremost, and ball 52 is jammed in the fluid passage inlet of capping 13, and upper and lower chamber is isolated fully, and the water of lower chambers can't flow in the upper chamber.When push rod 51 during to pusher, valve promptly is opened, and ball 52 advances backward, and water flows in the upper chamber through the fluid passage of capping 13, flows to head toothbrushes, and from water jet 21 ejections of brush.And the water that flows to turbine 4 does not change, and still can promote turbine work and flows out from return pipe.As from the foregoing, rinse is two independently functions with brushing teeth, and user can make water pour the oral cavity when brushing teeth, and washes away the dirt in the oral cavity.Because the water that flows to head toothbrushes through valve 5 is the sub-fraction of total flow, current mainly still are utilized as power, and then recycling, can too not run off and cause waste.

Claims

1, a kind of hydraulic-driven toothbrush comprises it is characterized in that brush holder, brush, the bristle of hollow:

Comprise that also one is placed in the brush holder chamber, and connection is opened in the inlet of brush handle shell and the hydraulic drive mechanism of liquid outlet, this hydraulic drive mechanism is hydroturbine (4), comprise casing (42), blade (43) and main shaft (41), offer water inlet (44) and discharge outlet (45) on the casing (42);

The output shaft of described hydraulic drive mechanism drives bristle by drive mechanism and rotates;

Described drive mechanism comprises two pairs of change-speed gearing groups, one handle main shaft (8), an one handle main shaft (9) and a bristle driving gear set, wherein a pair of change-speed gearing group is made up of worm screw (71) and worm gear (72) engagement, worm screw (71) is installed in the shaft extension end of hydroturbine (4) main shaft (41), another is made up of worm screw (73) and worm gear (74) engagement the change-speed gearing group, worm screw (73) and the coaxial installation of worm gear (72), worm gear (74) is installed in the shaft extension end of handle main shaft (8), handle main shaft (8) is socketed on handle main shaft (9), the terminal socket worm screw of handle main shaft (9) (75), worm screw (75) is engaged in two or more worm gears (76), the corresponding fixing a branch of bristle of each worm gear (76).

2, hydraulic-driven toothbrush according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: brush holder chamber capped (13) is separated into upper and lower chamber, capping (13) offers the fluid passage of a connection two chambers, cut off or connection by a valve (5), brush (2) offers water jet (21), be communicated with upper chamber, described hydraulic drive mechanism is placed in the lower chambers.

3, hydraulic-driven toothbrush according to claim 2 is characterized in that: described valve (5) comprises ball cushion rubber and push rod (51), and push rod (51) interlock ball (52) makes its clutch or fills out the envelope O-ring seal.

4, hydraulic-driven toothbrush according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described inlet (11) connects high-pressure intake pipe, and described liquid outlet (12) connects return pipe.