CN108430349A - Oral care implement - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of oral care implement for cleaning the oral soft tissue of such as tongue in oral cavity.Oral care implement includes handle, intermediate region and cleaning region.Cleaning region includes multiple collection base portions for collecting the residue from oral cavity tissue.It may include removing residue from the oral soft tissue of user from the multiple protrusions for collecting base portion extension to collect base portion.
Description
Cross reference to related applications
The provisional application No.62/246,571 that is submitted this application claims on October 26th, 2015, on April 26th, 2016 submit
Design application No.29/562, the provisional application No.62/314 that on March 29th, 504 and 2016 submits, 985 equity, institute
There are contents of these applications to be incorporated herein by drawing.
Background technology
The main source of halitosis (foul smell when expiration) is to be grown in oral soft tissue (such as tongue, cheek inside and gum)
On microorganism species.The rotten meeting of the by-product and food deposit object and residue of these microorganisms and these Microbiological releases
Cause halitosis.For simplicity, we will use term residue to be referred to as the contributor of these halitosis.Most people toothbrush
It brushes teeth, some even use dental flossing.But it only cannot be removed effectively on oral soft tissue using only toothbrush and floss
Microorganism.
The disclosure relates generally to oral care implements and device, and more particularly relate to cleaning such as tongue
The cleaner of oral cavity tissue.
Invention content
The disclosure relates generally to the oral care implements for cleaning oral soft tissue.In some embodiments, oral cavity
Care appliance includes handle, is arranged on handle head, the collection base portion being arranged on head and extend from each base portion
Protrusion.Each protrusion has single radius of curvature in a longitudinal direction.The curvature of the protrusion on a base portion in base portion
Radius is more than the radius of curvature of the protrusion on another base portion.User can gripping handle to move tissue cleaner and clean mouth
The oral soft tissue of chamber.
Base portion is collected to be formed with a variety of different shapes.In some embodiments, base portion is collected along perpendicular to the vertical of handle
The row extended to direction is formed.In some embodiments, base portion is collected along row's shape in the opposite direction far from curved handle
At.In some embodiments, base portion is collected to be formed with concentric curve.
In some embodiments, protrusion has the zigzag fashion of general triangular, and the free end of wherein protrusion is formed
Vertex of a triangle.The protrusion of each base portion can deviate with the protrusion of other base portions so that when the longitudinal axis along handle
When line is observed, it can be seen that protrusion on a base portion between the protrusion on another base portion.
In some embodiments, the bottom surface for each collecting base portion all has convex surface so that at base portion center
Protrusion is less than the protrusion at base circumference.
In some embodiments, collection channel can be arranged between the adjacent row for collecting base portion, for collecting by protrusion
The residue removed.The depth of collection channel can change along the axis on head.Collection channel it is attached on the periphery of collection channel
Close depth leans on paracentral depth different from collection channel.
In some embodiments, oral care implement can be the toothbrush on the head for having handle and being connected to handle.Head
Portion can have the first face and second face opposite with the first face.Bristle can extend from first face on head, and collect base
It portion can be from the second face protrusion on head and the entire width in the second face of extension.Multiple protrusions can extend from each base portion.
In some embodiments, the radius of curvature of the protrusion on a base portion is more than the radius of curvature of the protrusion on another base portion.
Description of the drawings
Of the invention various other purposes, feature and adjoint advantage will be because of become can be by more when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings
Understand well and become fully to be understood, in the drawing, indicates identical through the similar reference numeral of these attached drawings
Or similar component, and wherein：
Fig. 1 shows the top front perspective view of the oral care implement according to an embodiment；
Fig. 2 shows the side views according to the neck and cleaning region of the oral care implement of an embodiment；
Fig. 3 shows the upward view of the oral care implement according to an embodiment；
Fig. 4 shows the rearview of the oral care implement according to an embodiment；
Fig. 5 shows the thin portion rearview of the oral care implement of Fig. 4；
Fig. 6 shows the rearview of the oral care implement according to an embodiment；
Fig. 7 A show the upward view of the oral care implement according to an embodiment；
Fig. 7 B show the side view of the oral care implement according to an embodiment；
Fig. 8 shows the upward view of the oral care implement according to an embodiment；
Fig. 9 shows the upward view of the oral care implement that there is bending to collect base portion according to an embodiment；
Figure 10 shows the upward view with the oral care implement for collecting base portion with one heart according to an embodiment；
Figure 11 shows the side view of the oral care implement with bristle and tissue cleaner according to an embodiment；
Figure 12 shows that the side view of the oral care implement according to an embodiment, the oral care implement have connection
To the tissue cleaner of sound wave electrical containment.
Specific implementation mode
The present invention is described in detail now with reference to embodiment as shown in the drawings." one embodiment ", " one implements
Example ", the reference of " exemplary embodiment " etc. show that described embodiment may include specific feature, structure or attribute,
But each embodiment may differ and establish a capital including the specific feature, structure or attribute.Moreover, such phrase is not necessarily
It is related to identical embodiment.In addition, when describing the specific feature, structure or attribute in conjunction with an embodiment, regardless of whether
It is expressly recited, all thinks to realize that this feature, structure or attribute are the knowledge in those skilled in the art in conjunction with other embodiments
In range.
The disclosure is discussed for tongue cleaner and toothbrush, but it can also be other oral care implements
Form, such as tissue cleaning lollipop.Further, it is understood that without departing from the scope of the disclosure, Ke Yili
With other embodiment and modification structurally and functionally can be made.
Attached drawing is turned to the property of will now be described, wherein running through these attached drawings, similar reference numeral indicates similar element,
Attached drawing shows handle and cleaning region, wherein clear area domain views one or more elements described here.
Fig. 1 shows the oral care implement of the oral soft tissue for cleaning nozzle, such as tongue cleaner 100.It is this
Oral soft tissue may include tongue, gum (gums), palate, buccal mucosa (lip and cheek lining) and mouth bottom.Tongue cleaner 100 can be with
Including handle 110, intermediate region (neck) 120 and tissue cleaner (head) 130.
Handle 110 can have longitudinal axis L and can provide grip part for user to allow user to manipulate tongue
Head cleaner 100 and tissue cleaner 130 is moved around the mouth of user to clean oral soft tissue.Handle
110 can have be of a variety of shapes, a variety of different constructions, and can be made of a variety of different materials to enhance use
The experience at family.
Handle 110 is connected to tissue cleaner 130 by intermediate region 120.Intermediate region 120 can make tissue cleaner
130 extend below the longitudinal axis of handle 110.Intermediate region 120 can form obtuse angle with handle 110, clear to organize
Clean device 130 is placed in below the longitudinal axis of handle 110.The extension is permissible to change tissue cleaner 130 and surface to be cleaned
Contact angle between (such as tongue).For example, if spill is presented in tongue during cleaning, intermediate region 120 contributes to offer group
It knits and is preferably contacted between cleaner 130 and tongue.Tissue cleaner 130, which can be formed, to be arranged essentially parallel to by 110 shape of handle
At plane plane.Optionally, intermediate region 120 can form acute angle with handle 110.In other embodiments, tissue is clear
Clean device 130 may be modified as so that it does not form the plane for being arranged essentially parallel to the plane formed by handle 110, while still
Allow tissue cleaner 130 to be kept substantially to contact with oral cavity tissue.
Tissue cleaner 130 shown in Fig. 1 is wider than the width of handle 110 or intermediate region 120, and can be vertical
It is upwardly extended in the side of the longitudinal axis L of handle 110, to which tongue cleaner 100 is " T " shape.Optionally, tissue cleaner
130 can be with 120 width having the same of handle 110 or intermediate region, or can be than handle 110 or intermediate region 120 more
It is narrow.Tissue cleaner 130 can an angle of longitudinal axis extends far from handle 110 or tissue cleaner 130 can to deviate
To be bent far from longitudinal axis L.The width of tissue cleaner 130 can be between 3mm and 50mm.In some embodiments,
The width of tissue cleaner 130 can be about 25mm.In other embodiments, the width of tissue cleaner 130 can be about
5mm.The small width of tissue cleaner 130 can allow the operability, smaller for mouth with bigger in the mouth of user
User for it is easy to use and reduce and cause the possibility of pharyngeal reflex or laryngospasm during use.
Handle 110 shown in Fig. 1 is straight stick, however handle 110 and intermediate region 120 can have a variety of different rulers
Very little, shape (for example, round, bending, flat etc.) or facing (such as smooth, carinate, textured, lacklustre, band rolling
Flower recess etc.).Handle 110 can be configured for allowing user to grasp, control and/or the tongue in guiding user's mouth
Any shape of head cleaner 100.Tongue cleaner 100 is configured so to usually used when using tongue cleaner 100
Direction guide handle 110 of the person substantially along the longitudinal axis L for being parallel to handle 110.
Handle 110, intermediate region 120 and tissue cleaner 130 can be made of any material appropriate, such as polymerize
Object (such as plastics), metal, ceramics, silica, crystalline solid, amorphous solid (such as glass), organic group material (such as wood
Material) etc..Handle 110, intermediate region 120 and tissue cleaner 130 can be made of identical material or different materials.At some
In embodiment, material is polypropylene of the Shore hardness between Shore A 0 and Shore D 100.The material can also include tool
There is the polypropylene of different hardness.
Handle 110 can have proximal end 112 and distal end 114, and intermediate region 120 can have proximal end 122 and distal end 124.
The distal end 114 of handle 110 may be mechanically coupled to the proximal end 122 of intermediate region 120.It the distal end 124 of intermediate region 120 can machinery
Ground is connected to tissue cleaner 130.Therefore, handle 110 can be mechanically coupled to tissue cleaner 130 indirectly.In some implementations
In example, handle 110 can directly mechanically be connected to tissue cleaner 130 without intermediate region 120.The proximal end 112 of handle 110
Or distal end 114 can be configured to be mechanically coupled to tissue cleaner 130.Tongue cleaner 100 can be it is integral, whole or
Be made of the multiple individually components that can detachably interconnect so that tissue cleaner 130 can in first use or
It is discardable after being used for multiple times.
Fig. 2 shows the side views of the tissue cleaner 130 of tongue cleaner 100.Tissue cleaner 130 includes clear area
Domain 140 and collecting zone 150.Cleaning region 140 is configured to loosen the residue from oral cavity tissue, and 150 quilt of collecting zone
It is configured to remove and collect the loosening residue from cleaning region 140.Collecting zone 150 can have multiple collection base portions.It collects
Base portion, which can have, to be of a variety of shapes, such as concentric closed curve, polygon, row, blade etc..Collecting base portion can be along vertical
Axis L sequentially and/or is continuously aligned.
According to one embodiment, collecting zone 150 can have there are two base portion：Also referred to as the first of preceding base portion 151 collects base
Portion 151 and the second collection base portion 153 for being also referred to as rear base portion 153.Preceding base portion 151 is close to handle 110 and is mechanically coupled to remote
Rear base portion 153 from handle 110.The preceding base portion 151 of term and rear base portion 153 refer to base portion when using tongue cleaner 100
151 are located at the front of another base portion, and user along the direction for the longitudinal axis L for being parallel to handle 110 by tongue cleaning
Device 100 is for example moved to behind tongue or is dragged to before tongue.However, the disclosure is not limited thereto.User can edge
All directions (that is, forward, backward, to the left, to the right, it is angled etc.) mobile tongue cleaner 100 to be to clean oral soft tissue.
Preceding base portion 151 supports and is mechanically coupled first row protrusion 141.First row protrusion 141 can have corrugated surface, or
In other words, first row protrusion 141 may include multiple protrusions 141 (for example, tooth) to person, and the multiple protrusion 141 is from preceding base portion
151 are downwardly projected from bottom surface 152a.Preceding base portion 151 can have axis T 1.
Base portion 153 supports and is mechanically coupled to second row protrusion 143 afterwards.Second row protrusion 143 can have corrugated surface, or
In other words, second row protrusion 143 may include multiple protrusions 143 (for example, tooth), the multiple protrusion 143 from rear base portion 153 from
Bottom surface 154a is downwardly projected.Axis T 2 can be had by collecting base portion 153.
Axis T 1 and axis T 2 when being indexed in the plane comprising longitudinal axis L substantially with longitudinal axis
Line L-orthogonal.As shown in Fig. 2, axis T1 and T2 are substantially parallel to each other, although T1 and T2 need not be in identical with longitudinal axis L
In space plane.
Preceding base portion 151 has two surfaces for being basically parallel to axis T1：Preceding base portion first surface 152b and preceding base portion
Two surface 152c.Base portion 153 has two surfaces for being basically parallel to axis T2 afterwards：Base portion first surface 154b and rear base portion afterwards
Second surface 154c.
Compared with rear base portion 153 and heel row protrusion 143, preceding base portion 151 and front-seat protrusion 141 can be closer to handles.It is prominent
It is the part for cleaning region 140 that mouth debris is loosened from oral soft tissue to play 141 and 143.Base portion 151 and 153 is considered
It is a part for the collecting zone 150 for collecting the mouth debris loosened from oral soft tissue.
Fig. 3 shows the front-seat protrusion 141 for being respectively labeled as 141-1 to 141-n and is respectively labeled as 143-1 to 143-n
Heel row protrusion 143 upward view.The front rows each of front-seat protrusion 141-1 to 141-n protrusion can have there are three surface,
It is connect as shown in Fig. 2, three surfaces are front-seat protrusion first surface 142a, front row bump second surfaces 142b and front-seat protrusion
Touch surface 142c.Front-seat protrusion first surface 142a and front row protruding contact surface 142c meets to be connect with forming front-seat protrusion first
Touch edge 142d.The first engagement edge of front-seat protrusion 142d can have radius of curvature α 1.For example, α 1 can be between 100 microns
And between 500 microns.In some embodiments, the first engagement edge of front-seat protrusion 142d can be right angle.Alternatively, front-seat
The first engagement edge of protrusion 142d can not have single radius of curvature, but can alternatively have multiple curved surfaces, Mei Gequ
Face all has different radius of curvature, such as whirlwind shape.In addition, front-seat the first engagement edge of protrusion 142d can have asymptote bent
Face, sine surface, polynomial surface, index curved surface, logarithm curved surface etc..Front-seat protrusion first surface 142a can be with preceding base portion
One surface 152b is continuous, wherein the angle formed by two planes is 180 degree, although in some embodiments, which can be with
More than or less than 180 degree.Other than the curved surface of the first engagement edge of front-seat protrusion 142d, front-seat protrusion first surface 142a's
Surface and the surface of front-seat bump second surfaces 142b can be parallel planes.
Front-seat bump second surfaces 142b meets with front row protruding contact surface 142c to be contacted with forming front-seat protrusion second
Edge 142e, wherein the angle formed by two surfaces is substantially right angle.In some embodiments, front-seat protrusion second connects
It is not right angle to touch edge 142e.For example, α 2 can be less than or equal to 500 microns.Alternatively, the second engagement edge of front-seat protrusion
142e can not have single radius of curvature, but can have multiple curved surfaces, and each curved surface all has different radius of curvature,
Such as whirlwind shape.In addition, front-seat the second engagement edge of protrusion 142e can have asymptote curved surface, sine surface, polynomial surface,
Index curved surface, logarithm curved surface etc..Front-seat bump second surfaces 142b and preceding base portion second surface 152c are continuous, wherein by two
The angle that plane is formed is 180 degree, although in some embodiments, which can be more than or less than 180 degree.
Each heel row protrusion 143-1 to 143-n can have three surfaces as shown in Figure 2, three surfaces point
It is not：Heel row protrusion first surface 144a, heel row bump second surfaces 144b and heel row protruding contact surface 144c.Heel row protrusion
First surface 144a and heel row protruding contact surface 144c meets to form the first engagement edge of heel row protrusion 144d.Heel row protrusion
First engagement edge 144d can have radius of curvature β 1.For example, β 1 can be less than or equal to 500 microns.In some embodiments
In, the first engagement edge of heel row protrusion 144d can be right angle.Alternatively, the first engagement edge of heel row protrusion 144d can not
With single radius of curvature, but there can be multiple curved surfaces, each curved surface all has different radius of curvature, such as revolves
Wind shape.In addition, the first engagement edge of heel row protrusion 144d can have asymptote curved surface, sine surface, polynomial surface, index
Curved surface, logarithm curved surface etc..Heel row protrusion first surface 144a and rear base portion first surface 154b are continuous, wherein by two planar shapeds
At angle be 180 degree, although in some embodiments, which can be more than or less than 180 degree.It ranked first contact in addition to after
Except the curved surface of edge 144d, the surface of heel row protrusion first surface 144a and the surface of heel row bump second surfaces 144b can be with
The parallel plane for being.
Heel row bump second surfaces 144b meets with heel row protruding contact surface 144c to be contacted with forming heel row protrusion second
Edge 144e, wherein the angle formed by two surfaces is substantially right angle.In some embodiments, heel row protrusion second contacts
Edge 144e is not right angle.For example, β 2 is likely less than or is equal to 500 microns.Alternatively, the second engagement edge of heel row protrusion
144e can not have single radius of curvature, but can have multiple curved surfaces, and each curved surface all has different radius of curvature,
Such as whirlwind shape.In addition, the second engagement edge of heel row protrusion 144e can have asymptote curved surface, sine surface, multinomial bent
Face, index curved surface, logarithm curved surface etc..Heel row bump second surfaces 144b and rear base portion second surface 154c are continuous, wherein by two
The angle that a plane is formed is 180 degree, although in some embodiments, which can be more than or less than 180 degree.
In some embodiments, the radius of curvature α 1 of preceding seniority among brothers and sisters protrusion 141 is more than the radius of curvature β 1 of heel row protrusion 143.
Since α 1 has the radius of curvature of bigger, the protrusion 141 when user pulls along tongue or drags tongue cleaner 100
Feel smoother to the tongue of user.β 1 may have smaller radius of curvature, or even with the better clean surface of offer
Square edge.The more larger radius of curvature α 1 of front-seat protrusion 141 partly makes tongue insensitive, and helps to reduce by heel row protrusion
Stimulation caused by smaller radius of curvature β 1 on 143.Preceding base portion 151 and protrusion 141 can also limit the activity of oral soft tissue certainly
By spending so that protrusion 143 cannot be protruded into freely in oral soft tissue.In other words, protrusion 141 is pressed against on oral soft tissue
And limit the Maximum Contact between protrusion 143 and oral soft tissue.
In some embodiments, preceding base portion second surface 152c forms parallel plane with rear base portion first surface 154b.
In other embodiments, preceding base portion second surface 152c can not form parallel plane with rear base portion first surface 154b.Example
Such as, the second engagement edge of front-seat protrusion 142e can not be right angle, and the first engagement edge of heel row protrusion 144d can not be directly
Angle, front-seat bump second surfaces 142b can not be with preceding base portion second surface 152c at 180 degree is continuous or heel row protrudes the
One surface 144a can not be continuous at 180 degree with rear base portion first surface 154b.
Fig. 4 shows the rearview of tongue cleaner 100.Front-seat protrusion 141 and heel row protrusion 143 can have zigzag
Triangular sawtooth shape shape, wherein protrusion 141 and 143 free end formed vertex of a triangle.Protrusion 141 and 143 can be with
It is substantially angled, therefore forms zigzag ripple.The angle and protrusion 141 and 143 at the tip of protrusion 141 and 143
Between angle can be about 90 degree.Alternatively, the angle between the angle and/or protrusion at tip can be more than or less than 90
Degree.Protrusion 141 and 143 can also be round shape, at fan-shaped, bending or any other suitable shape or of different shapes group
It closes.Shape for lugs appropriate is any shape for enabling protrusion to loosen residue from the oral soft tissue of user.Protrusion 141
Can be respectively from preceding base portion 151 or the rear individual protrusion outstanding of base portion 153 or tuberal part (for example, cone) with 143.
One or more heel row protrusions 143 can deviate one or more front-seat protrusions 141 or not with it is one or more of
Front-seat protrusion 141 is aligned so that when being observed along longitudinal axis L (i.e. along handle), visible one between front-seat protrusion 141
A or multiple heel row protrusions 143.For example, each protrusion 141 of preceding base portion 151 can be located at the adjacent protrusions of rear base portion 153
At center between 143.Fig. 5 shows the thin portion view of front-seat protrusion 141 and heel row protrusion 143.Alternatively, in some implementations
In example, one or more heel row protrusions 143 can be behind one or more front-seat protrusions 141 so that when along vertical
When being observed to axis L, invisible one or more heel row protrusion 143.When protrusion 141 is deviated from protrusion 143,141 He of protrusion
143 can clean the different piece of oral soft tissue.For example, the protrusion 141 of preceding base portion 151 can clean the tongue of user
Multiple portions, and the protrusion 143 of rear base portion 153 can clean the tongue of user not by 151 clean part of preceding base portion.
Fig. 6 shows the rearview of the exemplary embodiment of tissue cleaner 130, wherein the collection base of collecting zone 150
The bottom surface in portion 151 and 153 can be formed with convex surface.Therefore, the protrusion 141 at center can be than the periphery of preceding base portion 151
On protrusion 141 it is lower or further from handle extend.Fig. 7 B show the collecting region with the bottom surface with convex surface
The side view in domain 150.Protrusion 141 and 143 at center is more farther than the protrusion 141 and 143 on the periphery of preceding base portion 151 and 153
From handle extend.When user applies pressure using tongue cleaner 130, the curvature of base portion 151 and 153 contributes to tongue
It is easily adaptable to the bending of base portion 151 and 153, this enables protrusion more effectively to clean the tongue of user.Fig. 6 further shows
Having gone out protrusion 141 can be separated from each other along preceding base portion 151.
The protrusion 141 and 143 for cleaning region 140 can have height and width, this is highly constructed such that with width
Protrusion 141 and 143 from the loosening residue of oral cavity tissue and can enable collecting zone 150 to be removed from cleaning region 140
And collect the residue of loosening.For example, when along axis T 1 and T2 measurements, protrusion 141 and 143 can be at least 0.8mm
It is wide.The height of protrusion 141 and 143 may, for example, be at least 0.5mm.Protrusion 141 and 143 can be along collection base portion 151 and 153
There is interval between adjacent protrusion 141 and 143, to improve the collection of residue by collecting base portion 151 and 153.For example, phase
Adjacent protrusion 141 and 143 can be between 0mm and 3mm.Soft tissue in oral cavity is usually rough and includes many differences
Surface and shape.For example, tongue includes four kinds of different types of lingual papillas：Round nipple, leaf nipple, mushroom nipple and silk
Shape nipple.Each nipple in these nipples has the spacing on different shapes, height, width and tongue.Capillary
Position with neuroceptor (such as nociceptor, mechanoceptor, pressoreceptor etc.) is due to the position of oral soft tissue
It is different.Protrusion 141 and 143 can have ideally be assembled in the nipple between nipple between shape to remove residue and clean tongue,
And minimally trigger pain nociceptor.For example, angle, protrusion between the angle at the tip of protrusion, protrusion
Highly, the spacing between the width and adjacent protrusions of protrusion enable protrusion fit in user tongue lingual papilla it
Between and loosen and collect oral soft tissue on residue.
Height, width and the spacing between two adjacent protrusions on one row can change, to be used on same row
Family provides a variety of different projection sizes.In an identical manner, between front-seat protrusion 141 and heel row protrusion 143 two it is adjacent
Height, width and spacing between protrusion can be different.The number of projection established on the first collection base portion 151 can be different
In the number of projection on the second collection base portion 153.
Tissue cleaner 130 can have to be generated " pliability " by changing various variables.As shown in Fig. 2, pliability
Variable may include：Distance d1, distance d1 are front-seat protrusion the second engagement edge 142e and heel row protrusion first surface 144a
Between minimum distance；Radius of curvature α 1, α 2, β 1, β 2；Material and facing for constructing front-seat protrusion 141；And it is used for structure
Make the material and facing of heel row protrusion 143.One or more pliability variables can be changed and it is expected " pliability " with creating to have
Oral care implement is to adapt to the personal preference of user.Distance d1 can be between 500 microns and 5000 microns, and α 1 can be situated between
Between 100 microns and 500 microns, 2/ β of α, 1/ β 2 both less than or are equal to 500 microns, and material is Shore hardness between Shore
Polymer between A0 and Shore A 90.In some embodiments, distance d1 can be more than 5000 microns.Increase radius of curvature α 1
The pliability of utensil can be increased.The pliability of utensil can also be increased by increasing radius of curvature α 2, β 1 and β 2.Although dependent on other changes
Amount, but in most cases, pliability can be increased by reducing distance d1.Those skilled in the art will appreciate that these values are
One kind in many possible pliability variable combinations, and the combination of other variables is understood to be a part of this disclosure, because
For these values for the cleaning of desired oral cavity tissue, the preference of user and user type (such as the mankind, cat family,
Canidae, equine, Bovidae, Suidae, Elephantidae etc.).Pliability variable can also be according to the different shape, height, width of different nipples
Change with spacing.Pliability variable can point by point change along the length of front-seat protrusion 141, and can be along heel row protrusion
143 length changes point by point.
Since soft variable can change according to many different applications of disclosed oral care implement, so handle
110, intermediate region 120 and tissue cleaner 130 can also be applied.For example, in some embodiments applied for non-human,
Handle 110 and intermediate region 120 can be stretched or shrunk to allow fully and cosily reach the oral cavity group in desired animal
It knits.Tissue cleaner 130 can be flattened into paddle, referring to Figure 10.Paddle tissue cleaner 130 can have the first face and with the
The second opposite face on one side, and collect base portion 151 and 153 and can extend from the first face.In some embodiments, flat paddle
It can be bending.In other embodiments, tissue cleaner 130 can also be rounded to cylinder, spherical shape, circular ring shape, circular cone
Shape or other shapes, wherein protrusion covers at least part on surface.For example, cylindrical tissue cleaner can be along cylinder
Outer surface have protrusion.
Tongue cleaner 100 may further include channel 156, for guiding tongue on the surface of tongue as user
The residue loosened is collected when cleaner 100 from collecting zone 150.Channel 156 can be arranged in adjacent base portion 151 and 153 it
Between.Alternatively, if tongue cleaner 100 includes multiple base portions, tongue cleaner 100 may include being arranged in adjacent base
Between plurality of passages.Fig. 2 shows the channels 156 of connection preceding base portion second surface 152c and rear base portion first surface 154b.
The cross section in channel 156, which can have, to be of a variety of shapes, semicircle, triangle, polygon etc..Channel 156 can be with
Extend the width of tissue cleaner 130 and can be arranged in tissue cleaner 130.User can be in tongue cleaner
The residue being collected into is cleaned out between 100 use from channel 156.
Channel 156 is shown as straight along axis T 3 in figure 3.However, channel 156 can have various differences
Shape, bending, angled etc..Channel 156 can have the width of the variation of the width along tissue cleaner 130.
The curvature and shape in channel 156 influence the mode for collecting and eliminating fragment during use in tongue cleaner 100.For example, such as
Fruit channel 156 has the bending section protruded relative to handle 110, then is moved on the direction of handle 110 when tissue cleaner 130
When, tissue cleaner 130 can eliminate more residues on the periphery 158 from channel 156.By eliminating residue, heel row protrusion
143 is more effective in terms of cleaning tongue.If channel 156 has the general curvature concave relative to handle 110, organize
More residues can be retained in slot by cleaner 130, and when tongue cleaner 100 is rinsed or washs, residue can
To be removed from tongue cleaner 100.The depth in channel 156 can be non-uniform so that it is along tissue cleaner 130
Axis T 3 changes and deeper near the periphery in channel 156 158 and more shallow at immediate vicinity, or in channel 156
Periphery 158 nearby it is more shallow and deeper at immediate vicinity.
Fig. 7 A show the upward view of an exemplary embodiment of the tongue cleaner 100 with angled channel 156.It is prominent
Rise 141 and 143 shape and size (for example, height, width, length) can the shape based on angled channel 156 and change.
For example, as shown in the side view of the tissue cleaner 130 in Fig. 7 B, protrusion 141 is dashed forward from the end of front-seat protrusion 141 to front row
Playing the length (that is, length of the tooth on the longitudinal direction L of handle 110) at 141 center can increase.On the contrary, heel row protrusion 143
In each protrusion 143 on longitudinal axis L direction slave the end of heel row protrusion 143 to the center of heel row protrusion 143
Length can reduce.Protrusion 141 and 143 can be aligned, and as shown in Figure 7 A or protrusion 141 and 143 can deviate.Fig. 8 is shown
The upward view of the exemplary embodiment of tongue cleaner 100 with bending channel 156.Base is collected similar to Fig. 7 A, first
Each protrusion 141 in portion 151 on longitudinal axis L direction from the end of front-seat protrusion 141 to the center of front-seat protrusion 141
Length can reduce.On the contrary, second collect base portion 153 protrusion 143 slave the end of heel row protrusion 143 to heel row protrusion
The length at 143 center can increase.
Fig. 9 shows looking up for the exemplary embodiment of the tongue cleaner 100 of the tissue cleaner 130 with bending
Figure.The collection base portion 151 of tissue cleaner 130 and 153 can be bent and prolong far from handle 110 along opposite both direction
It stretches.The channel 156 of bending can be had and be arranged between collection base portion 151 and 153 by collecting base portion 151 and 153.
Figure 10 shows the upward view of the exemplary embodiment of the tongue cleaner 100 with tissue cleaner 130.Tissue
Cleaner 130 includes the collection base portion 151 for being formed as concentric closed curve (such as circle, ellipse, quadrangle, triangle etc.)
With 153.For example, preceding base portion 151 is illustrated as outer circle and rear base portion 153 is illustrated as inner circle by Figure 10.The protrusion of preceding base portion 151
141 can have the radius of curvature of 143 bigger of protrusion than rear base portion 153.Therefore, user can make tongue cleaner
100 along any direction (that is, forward, backward, to the left, to the right, it is angled etc.) it is mobile, and preceding base portion 151 is maintained at rear base
The front in portion 153.Channel 156 can be shape similar with closed curve, and can be arranged in and collect base portion 151 and 153
Between.For example, channel 156 is round in Fig. 10.
Figure 11 shows that toothbrush 300, the toothbrush have the tissue cleaner being arranged on the back side of toothbrush head 302
130, so that user can be brushed teeth with same oral appliance and clean tongue.The front surface 304 of toothbrush head 302 can be with
With multiple bristles 306 for cleaning user's tooth.The back side 308 can have outstanding from the back side of toothbrush head 302 308
Base portion 151,153 etc. is collected, each of base portion 151,153 etc. is collected and all has multiple protrusions.Front-seat protrusion 141 and heel row are prominent
Playing 143 can be from collecting the stretchings such as base portion 151,153, and can be of same size with toothbrush head 302.
Figure 12 shows the tissue cleaner 130 for being connected to container 400, which converts electric energy to vibration or sound
Wave impulse, such as acoustic power toothbrush body.Container 400 can apply vibration or sound wave pulse to tissue cleaner 130.Protrusion
Pulse/the vibration received can be applied to oral soft tissue by 141 and 143, to loosen and promote the removal of mouth debris.
Each protrusion 141 and 143 may be used as the wave starting point of vibration or pulse.Wave from multiple protrusions can be used to form it is mutually long and
Destructive interference waveform, to further promote residue removal.The spacing and size and waveform of protrusion 141 and 143 can change
To realize required interference figure.
Tissue cleaner 130 during use can also positively charged or negative electricity further to improve to the clear of user's tongue
It is clean.Mouth and tongue may contain there are many charged particle or solution.Since tartar includes mainly synthos, dental tartar has
Positive charge.Tooth microorganism species are acid, and generate a considerable amount of acid residues for carrying positive charge.Therefore, if group
Knit that cleaner 130 is negatively charged, then tissue cleaner 130 more effectively can collect residue from the mouth of user.Alternatively,
Protrusion 141 and 143 can have different potentials with the different piece of different potential or protrusion 141 and 143.
Different potentials may include opposite charge.For example, front row protruding contact surface 142c can have positive charge and front row
Protrusion first surface 142a and heel row bump second surfaces 142b can have negative electrical charge to help to remove residue from tongue.For
Acquisition reliable clean surface, can be different for the charge density on various surfaces.
Tissue cleaner can charge in a variety of ways.For example, tongue cleaner 100 may include power supply
It 200 (referring to Fig. 1) and is contained in tongue cleaner 100 to generate the electric wire of potential.Alternatively, the material for tissue cleaner 130
Material can have potential.For example, with potential food-grade polyelectrolyte can be used for it is compound for tissue cleaner 130 such as
The material of plastics.The composite plastic can carry or generate potential on plastics without power supply.Food-grade polyelectrolyte
Example includes pectin, carrageenan, alginates and carboxymethyl cellulose.
In some embodiments, tissue cleaner 130 may include sensor with the presence of detection bacterium and mouth debris,
The temperature of user, the pressure etc. of 130 oral cavity soft tissue of tissue cleaner.It is used in the manufacture of tissue cleaner 130
The property of material may include thermal discoloration property, photochromic property, piezallochromy property etc., and can be based on predetermined threshold
Value indicates the presence of a certain standard.In the case where there is the pH value of variation, material can change color or transparency, to refer to
Show that there are bacteriums.For example, the material can include the leuco dye for becoming colored form from colorless form based on pH.Due to residue
Usually in acidity, therefore the variation of pH value can generate color change in the material.The example packet of food security halochromism material
Anthocyanidin, laurustinus and reindeer moss are included, it is all these all to be found in food plant.
In some embodiments, one or more regions of tissue cleaner 130 can coat chromium material.It is cleaned in tissue
Device 130 is disposed in the embodiment on toothbrush 300, and bristle 306 or a part of of bristle 306 can be configured to that detection is presented
Attribute.For example, bristle 306 can be chemically compound to include acid adding chromotropic dye.Alternatively, bristle 306 may include intelligence
Polymer, the intelligent polymer is bent when there are pH variations or organic material, to assign the feedback of sensing by being bent.
In another application, pH that sensor can be used for breathing based on user detects the halitosis degree of user.One
In a little embodiments, halitosis can be realized with the gas-discoloration polymer of the compound of detection such as hydrogen sulfide and dimethyl sulphide
Detection.
In some embodiments, tissue cleaner 130 can be made of the material or substance of display thermochromic properties, and
And it can be used for detecting the oral temperature of user and thus alert user's fever.This is being configured to for being difficult to obtain animal
It may be especially useful in the embodiment of the animal application of body temperature.The example of nontoxic thermochromism includes that biopolymer is poly- (lactic acid)
(PLA), the natural dye of anthocyan, gallate derivatives and aliphatic acid, in " nontoxic thermochromic polymer material
The first example ﹣ be based on a kind of novel mechanism " J.Mater.Chem.C., discuss in 2103,1,2811, entire contents with
The mode of reference is incorporated into this.
In some embodiments, 130 material of tissue cleaner shows piezallochromy attribute.The material can be used for constructing
Contact surface, toothbrush bristle 306 or the handle 110 of tissue cleaner 130.The material can be according to being applied to tissue cleaner
130 pressure change color, the feedback of the size about pressure applied is thus provided to user, and (such as whether user presses
It must exert oneself very much, the too gentle or correct amount of pressure of application).This is particularly important for toothbrush 300, and reason is some users
The pressure applied when brushing teeth is too big.Piezallochromy enables toothbrush or tissue cleaner 130 to indicate whether just to user
Applying correct pressure.In some embodiments, tissue cleaner 130 is configured to be used together with animal, can be to
User provides the feedback about the pressure for using correct size, so as not to injure animal or cause suffering to animal.This field
Technical staff will be understood that can be using various technologies come chromium polymer is compound or be coated to tissue cleaner 130 and tooth
In brush 300/on, and be considered as a part of this disclosure.
In another embodiment, front-seat protrusion 141 and heel row protrusion 143 can be with than being used to collect base portion 151 and 153
The softer polymer-coated of material in order to make user feel more comfortable.
In some embodiments, tissue cleaner 130 can encourage children or animal to use tongue cleaning by flavoring
Device 100.Tissue cleaner 130 can be made of the polymer with fragrance coated with the polymer with fragrance or substance.Alternatively,
By the gel with fragrance or it can insert object before each is used and be applied to tissue cleaner 130.
The foregoing description of specific embodiment discloses general aspects of the invention by abundant so that other people are by applying ability
Knowledge in field technique easily can change and/or adjust various answer without departing substantially from the universal of the present invention
With, such as these specific embodiments, without excessively experiment.Therefore, introduction given herein and guidance, such adjustment are based on
It is intended to modification in the meaning and scope of the equivalent in the disclosed embodiments.It should be understood that wording herein
Or term be for purposes of description rather than limitation purpose so that the term or wording of this specification will be by technical staff's roots
It is explained according to introduction and guidance.
The width and range of the present invention should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments, and should be according only to appended power
Profit requires and its equivalent limits.
Claims (20)
1. a kind of oral care implement comprising：
Handle；
Multiple collection base portions, the collection base portion are connected to handle；With
The multiple protrusions extended from each collection base portion,
Wherein, the protrusion of a collection base portion deviates with another protrusion for collecting base portion so that when the longitudinal axis along handle
When observation, it can be seen that one protrusion collected on base portion between another protrusion collected on base portion.
2. oral care implement according to claim 1, wherein each protrusion has single curvature half in a longitudinal direction
Diameter, and
Wherein, the protrusion that the radius of curvature that one in base portion is collected the protrusion on base portion is more than on another collection base portion is collected
Radius of curvature.
3. oral care implement according to claim 1, wherein the multiple collection base portion is with perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of handle
Multiple rows of formation that direction extends.
4. oral care implement according to claim 3, wherein the multiple collection base portion is with remote in the opposite direction
Multiple rows of formation from curved handle.
5. oral care implement according to claim 1, wherein the multiple collection base portion is formed as concentric circles.
6. oral care implement according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion has the zigzag fashion of general triangular,
And wherein, the free end of the protrusion forms vertex of a triangle.
7. oral care implement according to claim 3, wherein each bottom surface for collecting base portion all has evagination
Face so that the protrusion at the center for collecting base portion is less than the protrusion at the periphery for collecting base portion.
8. oral care implement according to claim 1, further includes：
Be arranged collect base portion adjacent row between collection channel, the collection channel for collect removed by protrusion it is residual
Slag.
9. oral care implement according to claim 8, wherein the depth of collection channel becomes along the axis of collection channel
Change.
10. oral care implement according to claim 9, wherein collection channel at the periphery of collection channel
Depth it is different from the depth at immediate vicinity of collection channel.
11. oral care implement according to claim 1, wherein the height and width of protrusion enable these protrusions
It fits between the lingual papilla of the tongue of user.
12. oral care implement according to claim 1 further includes having the head of flat paddle, and collect base portion
Extend from the head.
13. oral care implement according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is electrically charged.
14. oral care implement according to claim 13, wherein the protrusion collection base portion band is negative
Electricity.
15. oral care implement according to claim 1, wherein the collection base portion and the protrusion are useful for by containing
The material for measuring the substance of the pH in user oral cavity is made.
16. oral care implement according to claim 1, wherein the collection base portion and the protrusion by comprising for
The material for measuring the substance of the temperature of user is made.
17. oral care implement according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is coated with the substance with fragrance.
18. oral care implement according to claim 1, wherein the handle can be attached to for making protrusion vibrate
Vibration generating apparatus.
19. a kind of toothbrush, including：
Handle；
It is connected to the head of handle, the head has the first face and second face opposite with first face；
The multiple bristles extended from first face on the head；With
Multiple collection base portions, the collection base portion stretch out from second face on the head and prolong on the entire width in the second face
It stretches；With
The multiple protrusions extended from each collection base portion,
Wherein, the bottom surface for each collecting base portion all has convex surface so that the protrusion at the center for collecting base portion
Less than the protrusion at the periphery for collecting base portion.
20. toothbrush according to claim 19, wherein a radius of curvature for collecting the protrusion on base portion is more than another receipts
Collect the radius of curvature of the protrusion on base portion.
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