CN111387852A - A sterilizing toothbrush case - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a disinfection toothbrush box. This disinfection toothbrush box includes: the device comprises a box body, a cover body, at least one ultraviolet light-emitting diode array, a contact switch and a driving circuit; wherein, the cover body is rotatably connected with the box body; the ultraviolet light emitting diode array is arranged on the inner surface of the cover body or the inner surface of the box body and is used for emitting ultraviolet rays to disinfect the toothbrush contained in the box body; the contact switch is used for generating a disinfection starting signal when sensing that the cover body is closed; the driving circuit is connected with the ultraviolet light-emitting diode array and the contact switch and used for generating driving voltage according to the disinfection starting signal to drive the ultraviolet light-emitting diode array to emit ultraviolet rays. The disinfection toothbrush box provided by the embodiment of the invention realizes convenient and safe disinfection of germs on the toothbrush and in the toothbrush box, reduces potential safety hazards brought to personal health by germs on the toothbrush and residues of disinfectant for cleaning, and saves a large amount of time for cleaning the toothbrush for users.

Description

A sterilizing toothbrush case

technical field

The embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of disinfection, and in particular, to a sterilized toothbrush case.

Background technique

Toothbrushes are one of the daily necessities commonly used in people's daily life. However, toothbrushes cannot be dried in time after use, and are generally placed in the bathroom with relatively humid air. Therefore, the brush head of the toothbrush is very easy to breed bacteria. At the same time, place the toothbrush on The inside of the toothbrush cup is also susceptible to contamination by airborne germs. Therefore, toothbrush boxes with disinfection function have been widely used.

The toothbrush case in the prior art generally sterilizes the toothbrush put into the toothbrush case by means of ozone or heating, but it is very inconvenient to use and consumes a lot of energy. Or disinfecting the toothbrush with a disinfectant solution, which requires frequent replacement of the disinfectant solution, is also very inconvenient, and at the same time, it is easy to have disinfectant solution residues when using the toothbrush, thereby affecting people's health.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The embodiment of the present invention provides a sterilizing toothbrush case, so as to realize the convenient and safe killing of germs on the toothbrush and inside the toothbrush case.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a sterilizing toothbrush box, comprising: a box body, a cover body, at least one ultraviolet light emitting diode array, a contact switch and a drive circuit; wherein,

the cover body is rotatably connected to the box body;

The ultraviolet light emitting diode array is arranged on the inner surface of the cover body or the inner surface of the box body, and is used for emitting ultraviolet rays to sterilize the toothbrush accommodated in the box body;

The contact switch is used to generate a disinfection start signal when sensing that the cover is closed;

The driving circuit is connected with the ultraviolet light emitting diode array and the contact switch, and is used for generating a driving voltage according to the disinfection start signal to drive the ultraviolet light emitting diode array to emit ultraviolet rays.

Optionally, the contact switch is further configured to turn off the disinfection start signal after a preset time period elapses after the disinfection start signal is generated.

Optionally, the contact switch is further configured to turn off the sterilization start signal when it is sensed that the cover is opened.

Optionally, the sterilizing toothbrush case further includes:

The ultraviolet absorbing layer is arranged on the inner wall of the box body and outside the ultraviolet light emitting diode array, and is used for absorbing the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet light emitting diode array.

Optionally, the ultraviolet absorbing layer includes an ultraviolet absorber and a non-woven fabric.

Optionally, the ultraviolet absorber includes one or more of salicylates, benzophenones, benzotriazoles, substituted acrylonitriles and triazines.

Optionally, each of the ultraviolet light emitting diode arrays includes a plurality of ultraviolet light emitting diode chips.

Optionally, the size of the ultraviolet light emitting diode chip is less than 100 microns.

Optionally, the sterilizing toothbrush case further includes a fixing member, and the fixing member is disposed on the inner wall of the box body, and is used for fixing the loaded toothbrush in the sterilizing toothbrush case.

Optionally, the irradiation range of the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet light emitting diode array includes the position range of the toothbrush head after the toothbrush is fixed.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a sterilizing toothbrush case. By arranging an ultraviolet light emitting diode array in the toothbrush case, and automatically starting the ultraviolet light emitting diode array to emit ultraviolet rays after the cover is closed by a contact switch, the convenient and safe cleaning of the toothbrush and the toothbrush is realized. The germs inside the toothbrush case are killed, which reduces the potential safety hazard caused by the germs on the toothbrush and the residual cleaning disinfectant to personal health, and at the same time saves a lot of time for users to clean the toothbrush.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a disinfection toothbrush case provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an ultraviolet light emitting diode array according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention. In addition, it should be noted that, for the convenience of description, the drawings only show some but not all structures related to the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terms used herein in the description of the present invention are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. In the description of the present invention, "plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise expressly and specifically defined.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a sterilizing toothbrush case according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the sterilizing toothbrush case provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes: a case body 10 , a cover body 20 , at least one ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 , a contact switch 40 and a driving circuit, wherein the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 has A schematic diagram of the structure is shown in Figure 2.

Wherein, the cover body 20 is rotatably connected to the box body 10; the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 is arranged on the inner surface of the cover body 20 or the inner surface of the box body 10, and is used to emit ultraviolet rays to sterilize the toothbrush accommodated in the box body 10; The contact switch 40 is used to generate a disinfection activation signal when sensing that the cover body 20 is closed; the driving circuit is connected to the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 and the contact switch 40, and is used to generate a driving voltage according to the disinfection activation signal to drive the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 to emit UV.

Specifically, the shape and size of the box body 10 can be adapted to common toothbrushes, so as to reduce the instability of the ultraviolet disinfection process caused by the shaking of the toothbrush in the box body 10. Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 1, the box body 10 is an elongated cube. The cover body 20 can be rotatably connected to the box body 10 along the long side of the box body 10, and can also be rotatably connected to the box body 10 along the other sides of the box body 10. Optionally, the cover body 20 can also be slidably connected to the box body body 10 to reduce the size of the space occupied when opening the toothbrush case.

The ultraviolet light emitting diode (Ultraviolet LED, UV LED) array 30 is disposed on the inner surface of the cover body 20 or the inner surface of the box body 10, and the number can be one or more, and is used for emitting ultraviolet rays to the toothbrush accommodated in the box body 10. disinfect. Specifically, it can be concentrated in the position where the emitted ultraviolet rays can be irradiated to the toothbrush head, and at the same time, it can be irradiated to all positions inside the toothbrush case as much as possible. Disinfect the toothbrush head to keep the toothbrush safe to use. Ultraviolet rays can destroy the molecular structure of the bacteria and viruses remaining on the toothbrush, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA), thus completely killing the bacteria and inhibiting their reproduction. All known bacteria, viruses and other harmful microorganisms have a strong killing effect, and as a physical germ killing method, it is relatively safe and reliable.

Optionally, the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 can be a micro short-wave ultraviolet light emitting diode (Micro UVC-LED) array. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1 , the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 can be a rectangular array. As an optional embodiment, The ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 can also be a circular array, so as to improve the stability of being attached to the inner surface of the box body 10 or the inner surface of the cover body 20 .

Optionally, each ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 includes a plurality of ultraviolet light emitting diode chips, and the size of the ultraviolet light emitting diode chips may be less than 100 microns. The power adjustable range of the UV light emitting diode chip is wide, which is easy to be integrated in a miniaturized device, and is not limited by the size and shape of the device position, and can realize sub-regional control, so as to meet the killing needs under different conditions.

In an alternative embodiment, the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 includes at least a plurality of independent chip modules, one chip module emits light in a direction facing the tip of the bristles of the toothbrush head, other chip modules are arranged around the side of the bristles of the toothbrush head, and the other chip modules emit light. The direction is set centered on the bristles.

Optionally, the sterilizing toothbrush case further includes a fixing member, and the fixing member is disposed on the inner wall of the box body 10 for fixing the loaded toothbrush in the sterilizing toothbrush case. Correspondingly optionally, the irradiation range of the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 includes the position range of the toothbrush head after the toothbrush is fixed. Specifically, the fixing members can be protrusions on the inner surface of the box body 10, and can be arranged in multiple sets of fixing members, and the width between each set of fixing members is adapted to the width of the corresponding position on the toothbrush that needs to be fixed, so as to facilitate the The toothbrush is stably embedded in each set of fixtures. After the position of the fixing member is determined, the storage position of the toothbrush in the toothbrush case is determined. At this time, the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 can be set at a position where the emitted ultraviolet rays can be irradiated to the toothbrush head, so as to facilitate the operation of the toothbrush head. The focus is on disinfection, and at the same time, all positions inside the toothbrush case should be irradiated as much as possible to avoid recontamination of the toothbrush by germs in the internal environment of the toothbrush case.

The contact switch 40 can be arranged between the box body 10 and the cover body 20, specifically, as shown in FIG. The action of the switch cover 20 is sensed. When the contact switch 40 senses that the cover 20 is closed, a sterilization start signal can be generated and transmitted to the driving circuit, so that the driving circuit can generate a driving voltage and drive the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 to emit ultraviolet rays. Optionally, the contact switch 40 in this embodiment may be a push-type physical switch, or a light-sensing switch, etc. When the toothbrush case is closed, the cover body 20 fastens the case body 10 and triggers the first state of the contact switch 40 at the same time. (on state), when the toothbrush case is opened, the cover body 20 leaves the case body 10 and simultaneously triggers the second state (off state) of the contact switch 40 . At the same time, the toothbrush box can also sense whether there is a toothbrush in the toothbrush box to determine whether ultraviolet disinfection is required, thereby reducing ultraviolet radiation and saving resources.

Optionally, the contact switch 40 is further configured to turn off the sterilization starting signal after a preset period of time has elapsed after the sterilization starting signal is generated. Specifically, when the contact switch 40 senses that the cover 20 is closed, a sterilization start signal with a preset duration can be generated, so that the drive circuit can control the ultraviolet LED array 30 to perform ultraviolet disinfection with a preset duration. Exemplarily, the preset time period may be 15 minutes, so as to avoid waste of resources caused by turning on the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 for a long time on the basis of ensuring the disinfection effect.

Optionally, the contact switch 40 is also used to turn off the sterilization start signal when it is sensed that the cover body 20 is opened. Specifically, when the contact switch 40 senses that the cover body 20 is opened, it can no longer generate a disinfection start signal, so as to control the driving circuit to no longer generate a driving voltage, so that the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 can stop emitting ultraviolet rays, so as to ensure that people are in When the toothbrush needs to be used to remove the toothbrush from the toothbrush case, it will not be damaged by the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 .

On the basis of the above technical solution, optionally, the sterilizing toothbrush case further comprises: an ultraviolet absorbing layer, the ultraviolet absorbing layer is arranged on the inner wall of the box body 10, and is arranged on the outer side of the ultraviolet light emitting diode array 30 for absorbing the ultraviolet light emitting diodes UV light from array 30.

Specifically, the ultraviolet absorbing layer can fill the inner wall of the box body 10 to prevent excessive ultraviolet rays from seeping out from any angle, thereby causing ultraviolet damage to nearby human bodies or living beings. Further, the inner wall of the cover body 20 can also be filled, so as to completely wrap the toothbrush case. Optionally, the ultraviolet absorbing layer includes an ultraviolet absorbing agent and a non-woven fabric, and can be formed by compounding the ultraviolet absorbing agent and the non-woven fabric. Wherein, the ultraviolet absorbing layer can be one or more of salicylates, benzophenones, benzotriazoles, substituted acrylonitriles and triazines.

In the disinfection toothbrush case provided by the embodiment of the present invention, an ultraviolet light-emitting diode array is arranged in the toothbrush case, and the ultraviolet light-emitting diode array is automatically activated to emit ultraviolet rays after the cover is closed by a contact switch, so as to realize convenient and safe cleaning on the toothbrush and the toothbrush. The bacteria inside the box are killed, which reduces the potential safety hazard caused by the bacteria on the toothbrush and the residual cleaning disinfectant to personal health, and at the same time saves a lot of time for users to clean the toothbrush.

Note that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and applied technical principles. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail through the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can also include more other equivalent embodiments without departing from the concept of the present invention. The scope is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A sterilizing toothbrush box, characterized in that, comprising: a box body, a cover body, at least one ultraviolet light-emitting diode array, a contact switch and a drive circuit; wherein, the cover body is rotatably connected to the box body; The ultraviolet light emitting diode array is arranged on the inner surface of the cover body or the inner surface of the box body, and is used for emitting ultraviolet rays to sterilize the toothbrush accommodated in the box body; The contact switch is used to generate a disinfection start signal when sensing that the cover is closed; The driving circuit is connected with the ultraviolet light emitting diode array and the contact switch, and is used for generating a driving voltage according to the disinfection start signal to drive the ultraviolet light emitting diode array to emit ultraviolet rays. 2 . The sterilizing toothbrush case according to claim 1 , wherein the contact switch is further configured to turn off the sterilizing starting signal after a preset time period has elapsed after the sterilizing starting signal is generated. 3 . 3. The sterilizing toothbrush case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the contact switch is further configured to turn off the sterilization start signal when it is sensed that the cover is opened. 4. The sterilizing toothbrush case according to claim 1, wherein the sterilizing toothbrush case further comprises: The ultraviolet absorbing layer is arranged on the inner wall of the box body and outside the ultraviolet light emitting diode array, and is used for absorbing the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet light emitting diode array. 5. The sterilizing toothbrush case according to claim 4, wherein the ultraviolet absorbing layer comprises an ultraviolet absorbing agent and a non-woven fabric. 6. The sterilizing toothbrush case according to claim 5, wherein the ultraviolet absorber comprises salicylates, benzophenones, benzotriazoles, substituted acrylonitriles and triazines one or more of. 7. The sterilizing toothbrush case according to claim 1, wherein each of the ultraviolet light emitting diode arrays comprises a plurality of ultraviolet light emitting diode chips. 8. The sterilizing toothbrush case according to claim 7, wherein the size of the ultraviolet light emitting diode chip is less than 100 microns. 9. The sterilizing toothbrush case according to claim 1, characterized in that, the sterilizing toothbrush case further comprises a fixing member, and the fixing member is arranged on the inner wall of the box body, and is used for fixing the loaded toothbrush on the in the sterilized toothbrush case described above. 10 . The sterilizing toothbrush case according to claim 9 , wherein the irradiation range of the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet light emitting diode array includes the position range of the toothbrush head after the toothbrush is fixed. 11 .

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