CN117379757A - Oral muscle trainer - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to an oral muscle training ware, including the cavity, the cavity is interior to have training subassembly, and the air current passageway in the training subassembly separates into exhale passageway and the inhalation channel that have the same or different damping forces with the cavity, and the training subassembly switches the gas according to the direction of air current and circulates in exhale passageway or inhalation channel of different circulation routes for the velocity of flow that equivalent gas circulated in exhale passageway or inhalation channel is the same or different. The utility model discloses a can accomplish the same or different mouthful muscle training mode of inhaling of training intensity through a set of device, exhale, and can inhale, exhale relevant mouthful muscle training intensity and quantify, on this basis, the training intensity is adjusted to the training subassembly of different accessible change, has that the structure is ingenious, the function is various, advantage that the practicality is strong.

Description

Oral muscle trainer

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of medical equipment, in particular to an oral muscle trainer.

Background

Orofacial muscle development or dysfunction may affect the force balance between the jawbone and teeth, a common cause of dental deformity. Through muscle function training, the stress among muscles, jawbone and teeth is coordinated, and the occurrence and development of the mismatching (he) deformity are prevented, blocked or corrected, so that the orthodontic treatment mode is simplified, and the treatment effect and the long-term stability of orthodontic treatment are improved.

In the prior art, common muscle function training modes are as follows: (1) paper strip: the patient holds one end of the long paper strip, and gradually holds the whole paper strip into the inlet cavity through the muscle strength of the lips. (2) Pulling a button: the thread passes through the button, the button is placed at the vestibular sulcus of the patient, and the button is pulled outwards with proper force for several times in the middle and left-right directions. The patient wraps the button by the force of the labial muscle so that it is not pulled out. (3) Paper pulling method: taking a smooth soft paper sheet with proper size and thickness, wherein one end of the smooth soft paper sheet is forcefully clamped between the upper lip and the lower lip, and the other end of the smooth soft paper sheet is exposed outside the oral cavity; the part pinched outside the oral cavity by fingers is pulled with force, and simultaneously the lips are kept tightly closed until the paper sheet is pulled out; blowing paper strips: the patient holds the strip and tries to blow the strip with the lips tight. (4) Angle of stretch method: the two fingers are used for pulling the angle of the mouth, so that the lips are contracted and closed, the exercise is repeated, and the exercise is performed in the morning and evening every day until the muscle is tired. (5) The cheeks are blown. (6) Whistle type. Through the different training modes, muscles at different parts of the oral cavity can be trained so as to guide the normal growth and development of the maxillofacial region and promote the normal development of the craniofacial structure and the coordination and stability of the functions of the oromandibular system.

However, the above method has the following drawbacks:

1. the existing oral cavity muscle trainer has single function, can only complete one muscle training mode, can not complete the muscle function training related to the expiration and inspiration of different intensities through the same air vent, and can not distinguish the expiration and inspiration actions even if the same air inlet and outlet are adopted for expiration and inspiration training, so that the oral cavity muscle training condition of a user can not be monitored.

2. The existing training mode cannot accurately quantify or adjust the training intensity, for example: the strength of button pulling, the hardness of chewing gum and the like may result in insufficient training strength and failure to obtain the optimal treatment effect.

Disclosure of Invention

This application aim at provides an oral cavity muscle training ware to solve the unable breathing of different intensity of completion, the relevant flesh function training of breathing in through same air vent that exists among the prior art, unable quantization or adjustment training intensity.

The embodiment of the application can be realized through the following technical scheme:

an oral muscle trainer comprises a cavity, wherein one end of the cavity is provided with an air flow interface for conveying air exhaled or inhaled by a wearer in the oral cavity, a training assembly is arranged in the cavity, the training assembly divides an air flow passage in the cavity into an exhalation passage and an inhalation passage with the same or different damping forces, and the training assembly switches the air to circulate in the exhalation passage or the inhalation passage of different circulation paths according to the direction of the air flow, so that the same amount of air circulates in the exhalation passage or the inhalation passage at the same or different flow rates;

damping forces in the exhalation channel and the inhalation channel are adjustable.

Further, the chamber also comprises sensors respectively arranged in the expiration channel and the inspiration channel, and the sensors are used for identifying the pressure of the air flow in the expiration channel or the inspiration channel.

Further, the training assembly is a resistance adjusting structure with a flexible poking piece, the training assembly comprises an airflow adjusting assembly and a membrane, and the membrane is a flexible resistance adjusting piece;

the air flow regulating assembly comprises an air flow passage and a separation block, wherein the air flow passage and the separation block are arranged in the middle of the air flow regulating assembly, the air flow passage extends towards the air flow interface, and the separation block is connected to the middle of the air flow passage and separates the air flow passage into a first passage and a second passage;

the middle part of diaphragm with separate the piece and be connected, and both ends are located respectively through spacing step limit gas flow channel's below, top, the circulation resistance in the first passageway is different than in the second passageway.

Further, the limiting step is arranged below the separation block, the limiting step comprises a first step part and a second step part, the first step part is a step surface which is arranged in the first channel and faces the center of the gas flow channel in a protruding mode, and the second step part is a surface which is arranged in the second channel and faces away from the center of the gas flow channel in a recessed mode;

the middle part of the diaphragm is fixedly connected to the lower part of the separation block, and two ends of the diaphragm are respectively and movably connected to the upper part of the first step part and the lower part of the second step part;

the first channel is used as an inhalation channel and the second channel is used as an exhalation channel.

Further, the training assembly further comprises a bottom plate, the airflow adjusting assembly is connected to the bottom plate, and two sensors are connected to one side of the bottom plate, which faces the airflow adjusting assembly;

the air flow adjusting assembly further comprises a connecting block, the connecting block is located between the two sensors and connected between the bottom plate and the separation block, the middle part of the diaphragm is fixedly connected to the lower part of the separation block through the connecting block, and the first channel and the second channel are separated into two mutually independent channels.

Further, the cavity is formed by mutually penetrating a first pipe body, a second pipe body and a third pipe body, and a first pipe orifice and a second pipe orifice which are mutually penetrated are respectively arranged at two ends of the first pipe body;

the second pipe body extends along the axial direction of the first pipe body, two ends of the second pipe body are connected with a first through hole and a second through hole on the side surface of the first pipe body in a penetrating manner along the radial direction of the first pipe body, one end of the third pipe body is connected with a third through hole on the side surface of the first pipe body in a penetrating manner along the radial direction of the first pipe body, the other end of the third pipe body is in an opening shape, the third through hole is positioned between the first through hole and the second through hole, and the circulation resistances in the second pipe body and the third pipe body are different;

the training assembly comprises a resistance plug which is connected in the first pipe body cavity in a sliding mode, the resistance plug is a flexible resistance adjusting block, and when the second pipe orifice is used as the wearing end in the mouth of the first pipe body, the resistance plug is limited between the second port and the third port of the first pipe body through a limiting step to slide and move.

Further, the limiting step comprises a first step part and a second step part, and the first step part and the second step part are protrusions which are arranged on the inner wall of the first pipe body and extend towards the axis of the first pipe body;

the two ends of the first pipe body are respectively provided with a first pipe orifice and a second pipe orifice, when the first pipe orifice is used as an air flow interface of the cavity, the first step part is arranged below the second port of the first pipe body, namely, adjacent to one end of the second pipe orifice, and the second step part is arranged above the third port of the first pipe body, namely, adjacent to one end of the first pipe orifice;

the passage from the second orifice of the first tube body to the first orifice through the second tube body is used as an inhalation passage, and the passage from the first orifice of the first tube body to the third tube body is used as an exhalation passage.

Further, the distance from the upper end face of the first step part to the upper end face of the second port is L2, and the distance from the upper end face of the first step part to the lower end face of the third port is L3, wherein L2 is less than L1 and less than L3;

the distance from the upper end face of the second port to the lower end face of the second step is L4, and the distance from the lower end face of the third port to the lower end face of the second step is L5, wherein L5 is less than L1 and less than L4.

Further, the cavity is arranged in the trainer, and two ends of the cavity are provided with through holes communicated with the training assembly;

the training assembly comprises a forward channel and a plurality of resistance channels which are sequentially arranged along the forward channel, wherein the resistance channels are curved, two ends of each resistance channel are communicated with the forward channel, and two ends of each forward channel are respectively communicated with two through holes of the cavity.

Further, one of the through holes of the trainer is communicated with an air inlet in the accommodating cavity of the monitoring device, and an air outlet which is in sliding displacement relative to the side wall opening of the monitoring device is arranged on the side surface of the accommodating cavity;

the side of holding chamber sets up the separation blade, the separation blade connect in the lateral wall that the gas outlet is located, and with the shell body lateral wall sliding connection of training ware, in order to adjust the gas outlet for monitoring device lateral wall open-ended gas flow area.

The embodiment of the application provides an oral muscle trainer which has the following beneficial effects:

this application can accomplish the different inspiration of training intensity, exhale relevant muscle training mode through a set of device, and when inhaling and exhaling relevant oral cavity muscle training, need not to switch different air vents, has that the structure is retrenched, the function is various, the advantage that the practicality is strong.

According to the method, the device and the system, the training of expiration and inspiration under different paths can be completed through the training assembly, so that even if the same air inlet and outlet is adopted for expiration and inspiration training, the expiration and inspiration actions can be distinguished, the training condition of the oral muscle of a user is monitored through the sensor, and the accurate quantification of the training condition in the later period is facilitated.

According to the training device, training components with different parameters can be adjusted or replaced, training with different intensities can be completed, and the situation that the best treatment effect cannot be obtained due to insufficient training intensity is effectively avoided.

The utility model has the advantages of not only can be used as the oral cavity muscle trainer, but also can be used as the lip muscle trainer and the respiratory muscle trainer, and has various functions and wide application scene.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the overall structure of an oral muscle trainer according to embodiment 1;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an exploded state of an oral muscle trainer according to example 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the training assembly of example 1 in an exploded state;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the exploded state of the training assembly in example 1;

fig. 5 and 6 are schematic views of an oral muscle trainer according to embodiment 2 at different viewing angles;

FIGS. 7 and 8 are schematic cross-sectional views taken along A-A of FIG. 6 under different training conditions;

fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of an oral muscle trainer according to embodiment 3

FIG. 10 is a side view of the trainer of example 3;

FIGS. 11 and 12 are schematic cross-sectional views of the flow path in the direction B-B of FIG. 10 at different flow directions;

fig. 13 is an exploded view of the monitoring device in embodiment 3.

Reference numerals in the figures

1-an extraoral device; 2-intraoral device; 12-training components; 120-base; 121-an airflow adjustment assembly; 1210-gas flow path; 1211-a first channel; 1212-a second channel; 1213-a spacer block; 1214-first step; 1215-a second step; 1216-connecting blocks; 122-membrane; 123-dividing blocks; 124-sensor; 125-resistance plug; 126-an elastomer; 127-retention connection; 128-forward channel; 129-resistance channel; 13-bottom case; 14-an upper cover; 141-a connection port;

31-a first tube; 311-a first nozzle; 312-a second nozzle; 32-a second tube; 33-a third tube; A-A first through port; b-a second port; c-a third port;

41-training device; 411-first interface; 412-a second interface; 42-monitoring means; 420-upper box body; 4201—a first open slot; 421-gas flow cell; 4211-air inlet; 4212-air outlet; 4213-a baffle; 4214-bearing blocks; 422-a control assembly; 423-lower box body; 4231-a first slot; 4232-a second slot; 4233-second open slot.

Detailed Description

The present application will be further described below based on preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In addition, various components on the drawings have been enlarged (thick) or reduced (thin) for ease of understanding, but this is not intended to limit the scope of the present application.

The singular forms also include the plural and vice versa.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that, if the terms "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate an azimuth or a positional relationship based on the azimuth or the positional relationship shown in the drawings, or an azimuth or a positional relationship that a product of the application conventionally puts in use, it is merely for convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element to be referred must have a specific azimuth, be configured and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the application. Furthermore, in the description of the present application, the terms first, second, etc. are used herein for distinguishing between different elements, but not necessarily for describing a sequential or chronological order of manufacture, and may not be construed to indicate or imply a relative importance, and their names may be different in the detailed description of the application and the claims.

The terminology used in this description is for the purpose of describing the embodiments of the present application and is not intended to be limiting of the present application. It should also be noted that unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "connected," and "connected" should be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; the two components can be connected mechanically, directly or indirectly through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated internally. The foregoing will be particularly understood by those skilled in the art as falling within the specific meaning of this application.

Example 1

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an oral muscle trainer according to the present embodiment, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an exploded state of the oral muscle trainer according to the present embodiment, and as shown in fig. 1 and 2, an oral muscle trainer includes an intraoral device 1 and an intraoral device 2, a wearer performs oral muscle training related to exhalation and inhalation by wearing the intraoral device 1 connected to the intraoral device 2, the intraoral device 1 includes a bottom shell 13 and an upper cover 14, and the bottom shell 13 and the upper cover 14 are connected to form a housing having a chamber inside.

The training assembly 12 is arranged in the cavity, a connecting port 141 is arranged on one side of the upper cover 14, which faces the training assembly 12, the intraoral device 2 is connected with the extraoral device 1 through the connecting port 141, the connecting port 141 is used as an airflow interface which is arranged at one end of the cavity and used for conveying gas exhaled or inhaled by a wearer in the oral cavity, and correspondingly, an air outlet hole is arranged at the other end of the cavity, so that an airflow passage capable of circulating is formed in the cavity.

Further, the air flow channel in the chamber is divided into an exhalation channel and an inhalation channel with the same or different damping force by the training component 12, the training component 12 switches the air to circulate in the exhalation channel or the inhalation channel of different circulation paths according to the direction of the air flow, so that the circulation speed of the same amount of air passing through the air flow interface in the exhalation channel or the inhalation channel is the same or different, the same or different strength of the exhalation training and the inhalation training can be completed through the same air flow hole, and the strength of the exhalation training and the inhalation training can be adjusted only by adjusting or replacing the training component 12 with different models, so that the damping force in the exhalation channel and the inhalation channel can be adjusted.

Further, the chamber further includes sensors 124 disposed in the exhalation channel and the inhalation channel, as shown in fig. 3, the sensor 124 in each channel is used to detect a gas circulation speed, so as to obtain the condition of the present training, and further distinguish whether the present training is the exhaling training or the inhaling training, and quantify the intensity of the exhaling training and the inhaling training.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the training assembly 12 is a resistance adjustment structure with a flexible paddle, the training assembly 12 includes a gas flow adjustment assembly 121 and a membrane 122, the membrane 122 is a flexible resistance adjustment paddle, and the membrane 122 is used for providing resistance to the gas flowing in the gas flow adjustment assembly 121;

the airflow adjusting assembly 121 includes a gas flow channel 1210 and a separation block 1213 disposed in a middle portion thereof, the gas flow channel 1210 extending toward the airflow interface, the separation block 1213 being connected to the middle portion of the gas flow channel 1210 for separating the gas flow channel 1210 into a first channel 1211 and a second channel 1212;

the shape of the membrane 122 is adapted to that of the gas flow channel 1210, the middle part of the membrane 122 is connected with the separation block 1213, and two ends of the membrane are respectively limited above and below the gas flow channel 1210 by limiting steps, and the flexible strength of the membrane 122 in the first channel 1211 and the flexible strength of the membrane 122 in the second channel 1212 are different, so that the membrane 122 not only can switch the opening and closing of the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 according to the direction of the air flow, but also can make the resistance of the air flow flowing through the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 different.

In some preferred embodiments, the membrane 122 is a flexible material having a stiffness such that the membrane 122 will naturally spread out in the absence of a force within the gas flow path 1210 and will deform under the force.

In some preferred embodiments, the membrane 122 may be further rigid by other rigid fittings, such as a metal sheet, or an electrical conductor, which increases in rigidity when energized and decreases in rigidity when de-energized, so that the membrane 122 may naturally spread out in the gas flow channel 1210 without being forced and may deform under the force.

In some preferred embodiments, the different resistance to air flow in the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 is achieved by adjusting the thickness, shape, density, etc. of the membrane 122 in the first channel 1211 and in the second channel 1212.

In some preferred embodiments, the resistance of the gas flowing through the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 can be changed by adjusting the cross-sectional areas of the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 to different sizes, specifically, the limit step is disposed below the separation block 1213, the limit step includes a first step 1214 and a second step 1215, the first step 1214 is a step surface disposed in the first channel 1211 and protruding toward the center of the gas channel 1210, and the second step 1215 is a step surface disposed in the second channel 1212 and recessed away from the center of the gas channel 1210, so that the limit step not only can limit the membrane 122, but also can adjust the cross-sectional areas of the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 to different sizes.

In some preferred embodiments, the middle portion of the diaphragm 122 is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the separation block 1213, and two ends of the diaphragm are respectively movably connected to the upper portion of the first step 1214 and the lower portion of the second step 1215, where the first channel 1211 is used as an inhalation channel and the second channel 1212 is used as an exhalation channel.

In some preferred embodiments, to facilitate replacement and installation of the diaphragm 122, the airflow adjusting assembly 121 further includes a connection block 1216, wherein a middle portion of the diaphragm 122 is fixedly connected to a lower portion of the separation block 1213 through the connection block 1216, and the connection block 1216 and the separation block 1213 may be detachably connected by means of an inter-fitting bolt and nut or an inter-fitting snap and clip groove.

In some preferred embodiments, the training assembly 12 further includes a base plate 120, the airflow adjusting assembly 121 is connected to the base plate 120, the sensors 124 are connected to a side of the base plate 120 facing the airflow adjusting assembly 121, so that each of the sensors 124 can accurately detect airflow pressure in a corresponding channel, the number of the sensors 124 is two, the connection block 1216 is located between the two sensors 124 and connected between the base plate 120 and the separation block 1213, and is used for arranging the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 as two channels independent of each other, and the two sensors 124 are respectively arranged in the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212, so that the two sensors 124 can respectively monitor airflow conditions in the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 without interference.

The following describes an oral muscle trainer in detail in connection with a specific application scenario:

the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 are set as flow channels with the same or different damping force in advance by adjusting the flexible strength of the diaphragm 122 in the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 as parameters or by setting the cross sectional areas in the first channel 1211 and the second channel 1212 as dimensions or the like;

the outer end of the intraoral device 2 is connected to the connection port 141 of the extraoral device 1, the wearer uses the mouth to hold the inner end of the intraoral device 2, along the direction of the air flow during the breathing and inhaling actions of the wearer, when the breathing action is performed, the diaphragm 122 in the first channel 1211 is opened under the action of the pressure of the air, the diaphragm 122 in the second channel 1212 is limited by the second step 1215, so that the second channel 1212 is closed, at this time, the first channel 1211 is used as an inhaling channel, the sensor 124 in the first channel 1211 recognizes the corresponding pressure, and feeds back information to the terminal;

conversely, when the exhalation is performed, the diaphragm in the second channel 1212 is opened under the action of the reverse pressure of the gas, and the diaphragm 122 in the first channel 1211 is limited by the first step 1214, so that the first channel 1211 is closed, and at this time, the second channel 1212 is used as the exhalation channel, the sensor 124 in the second channel 1212 recognizes the corresponding pressure, and feeds back the information to the terminal.

Through the mode of the oral muscle training, not only can the breathing and inspiration related muscle function training of different intensities be completed through the same air vent, the treatment effect is improved, but also the oral muscle training condition of a user can be monitored through the sensor, the training intensity is quantified, and the training intensity of a new stage can be conveniently adjusted according to the correction condition in the later stage.

Example 2

Fig. 5 and 6 are schematic diagrams of an oral muscle trainer under different view angles, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the oral muscle trainer includes a first tube 31, a second tube 32 and a third tube 33, the second tube 32 extends along the axial direction of the first tube 31, two ends of the second tube 32 are connected with a first opening a and a second opening B on the side of the first tube 31 in a penetrating manner along the radial direction of the first tube 31, one end of the third tube 33 is connected with a third opening C on the side of the first tube 31 in a penetrating manner along the radial direction of the first tube 31, the other end of the third tube 33 is in an opening shape, and the third opening C connected with the first tube 31 is located between the first opening a and the second opening B of the second tube 32, so that the first tube 31, the second tube 32 and the third tube 33 together form a tube assembly with a cavity.

In some preferred embodiments, the first tube body 31 is provided with a first tube opening 311 and a second tube opening 312, which are respectively communicated, and when the wearer passes through the first tube opening 311 to serve as an air flow interface of the chamber, the second tube opening 312 and the third tube body 33 serve as an air flow interface of the chamber for air outlet.

Fig. 7 and 8 are schematic cross-sectional views along A-A in fig. 6 in different training states, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the training assembly 12 is accommodated in the chamber, the training assembly 12 includes a resistance plug 125 slidably connected in the chamber of the first tube 31, and the resistance plug 125 is a resistance adjustment block, so that the exhalation channel and the inhalation channel in the chamber can be mutually switched according to the direction of the air flow by changing the position of the resistance plug 125 relative to the first tube 31.

In some preferred embodiments, the resistance plug 125 is a flexible resistance adjustment block, and the resistance plug 125 is in interference fit with the inner diameter of the first tube 31, so as to enable the resistance plug 125 to close the second port B or the third port C through its own deformation, ensure that the gas circulation paths are independent of each other during the exhalation and inhalation actions, and enable the gas to circulate in the second tube 32 or the third tube 33 without gas flow-through phenomenon.

In some preferred embodiments, the second tube 32 and the third tube 33 have different tube diameters, the resistance plug 125 is limited between the second port B and the third port C of the first tube 31 by a limiting step, and the resistance plug 125 slides and moves to the second port B or the third port C in the first tube 31 along with the change of the airflow direction of the first tube 31, so as to realize a circulation passage for closing the second tube 32 or the third tube 33, and the airflow passage in the chamber is divided into an exhalation passage and an inhalation passage with different damping forces by the resistance plug 125, so that the flow rates of equal amounts of the air flowing through the airflow interface in the exhalation passage or the inhalation passage are different.

In some preferred embodiments, the pipe diameters or the roughness or the length of the inner walls of the second pipe body 32 and the third pipe body 33 may be set to different parameters, so as to achieve different damping forces when the same amount of gas circulates in the second pipe body 32 and the third pipe body 33.

In some preferred embodiments, the limiting step includes a first step 1214 and a second step 1215, where the first step 1214 and the second step 1215 are protrusions disposed on the inner wall of the first tube 31 and extend toward the axis of the first tube 31, the first step 1214 is disposed below the second opening B of the first tube 31, i.e. adjacent to one end of the second tube 312, and the second step 1215 is disposed above the third opening C of the first tube 31, i.e. adjacent to one end of the first tube 311.

Further, the distance from the upper end surface of the first step portion 1214 to the upper end surface of the second port B is L2, the distance from the upper end surface of the first step portion 1214 to the lower end surface of the third port C is L3, L2 < L1 < L3, the distance from the upper end surface of the second port B to the lower end surface of the second step portion 1215 is L4, the distance from the lower end surface of the third port C to the lower end surface of the second step portion 1215 is L5, L5 < L1 < L4, so that when the second port B is closed by the resistance plug 125, the gas can smoothly flow through the first pipe body 31 to the third pipe body 33, and when the third port C is closed by the resistance plug 125, the gas can smoothly flow through the first pipe body 31 to the second pipe, so that when inhaling and exhaling, the gas can smoothly flow through the different passages under the action of the resistance plug 125.

In some preferred embodiments, the training assembly 12 further includes two sets of balance adjustment assemblies having elasticity, and the two sets of balance adjustment assemblies are respectively disposed at two ends of the chamber of the first tube 31 along the axial direction of the first tube 31 and connected to two ends of the resistance plug 125, so that the resistance plug 125 is preset between the second port B and the third port C by the elastic adjustment forces of the two sets of balance adjustment assemblies, and does not slide down to the second port B or the third port C under the action of gravity thereof.

In some preferred embodiments, each group of balance adjustment assemblies includes an elastic body 126 and a retention connection 127, the retention connection 127 is connected to the inner wall of the first tube 31 along the radial direction of the first tube 31, two ends of the elastic body 126 are respectively connected to the resistance plug 125 and the retention connection 127, and the elastic body 126 may be a spring, a rubber band, a bungee, or the like, so as to ensure the freedom degree of displacement of the resistance plug 125 under the action of air flow while the elastic body 126 pulls the position of the resistance plug 125.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the direction indicated by the arrow in the drawing represents the direction of the gas, and when the first nozzle 311 is used as the gas flow interface of the chamber (i.e. as the intraoral wearing end of the first tube 31), the passage from the second nozzle 312 of the first tube 31 to the first nozzle 311 through the second tube is used as the inhalation passage, and the passage from the first nozzle 311 of the first tube 31 to the third tube 33 is used as the exhalation passage.

In some preferred embodiments, the second pipe 32 and the third pipe 33 are respectively provided with a sensor 124, so that the air flow in the second pipe 32 and the third pipe 33 can be respectively monitored by the two sensors 124 without interference.

Example 3

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of an oral muscle trainer according to the present embodiment, which includes a trainer 41 and a monitoring device 42, wherein a chamber is provided in the trainer 41, a training assembly 12 is accommodated in the chamber, and a first interface 411 and a second interface 412 which are respectively provided at two ends of the chamber and are communicated with the training assembly 12, so that an airflow passage capable of circulating is formed in the chamber;

the training assembly 12 divides the air flow path in the chamber into an exhalation path and an inhalation path with different damping forces, and the training assembly 12 switches the air to circulate in the exhalation path or the inhalation path of different circulation paths according to the direction of the air flow, so that the flow speed of the equivalent air flowing in the exhalation path or the inhalation path through the air flow interface is different.

Specifically, fig. 10 is a side view of the trainer 41 in this embodiment, fig. 11 and fig. 12 are schematic cross-sectional structures of different flow directions along the direction B-B in fig. 10, and as shown in fig. 10 to fig. 12, the training assembly 12 includes a forward channel 128 and a plurality of resistance channels 129 sequentially disposed along the forward channel 128, the resistance channels 129 are curved, two ends of the resistance channels 129 are all communicated with the forward channel 128, and two ends of the forward channel 128 are respectively communicated with the first interface 411 and the second interface 412.

Taking fig. 11 and 12 as an example, when the gas flows in from the first port 411 along the arrow direction shown in fig. 11, the gas flows along the forward channel 128 until flowing out through the second port 412, and when the gas flows in from the second port 412 along the arrow direction shown in fig. 12, the gas enters the forward channel 128 and the resistance channel 129, and the gas in the forward channel 128 collides with the gas in the resistance channel 129, so that the gas flowing resistance in the forward channel 128 is increased, and different flowing speeds under different flowing paths are realized under different gas flowing directions.

In some preferred embodiments, to facilitate distinguishing and quantifying the inhalation and insufflation of the wearer, sensors may be provided in both the forward and resistive channels 128, 129, with the gas flow rate being detected by the sensors in each channel.

In some preferred embodiments, the damping force of the two channels can be adjusted by changing the pipe diameter or length or pipe wall roughness of each channel of the training assembly, so as to realize adjustment of training intensity.

Further, a receiving cavity is provided in the monitoring device 42, an air inlet 4211 is provided at one end of the receiving cavity, an air outlet 4212 sliding and displacing relative to the side wall opening of the monitoring device 42 is provided at a side surface of the receiving cavity, an air flow path of the trainer 41 is communicated with the receiving cavity of the monitoring device 42 through the air inlet 4211, a baffle 4213 is provided at the side surface of the receiving cavity, the baffle 4213 is connected to the side wall where the air outlet 4212 is located and slidingly connected with the side wall of the outer casing of the trainer 41, and the position of the baffle 4213 relative to the side wall of the outer casing is adjusted to adjust the air flow area of the air outlet 4212 relative to the side wall opening of the monitoring device 42, so as to adjust the air flow speed in the trainer 41 by adjusting the air flow speed in the receiving cavity, thereby realizing adjustment of training intensity.

Specifically, fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of an exploded state of the monitoring device 42 in the present application, as shown in fig. 13, taking a direction X, Y, Z shown in fig. 13 as an example, the monitoring device includes an upper box 420, a gas circulation cabin 421, and a lower box 423, the accommodating cavity is disposed in the gas circulation cabin 421, the upper box 420 and the lower box 423 are connected to form an outer shell of the trainer 41, and the gas circulation cabin 421 is accommodated in the outer shell and is slidingly connected with the lower box 423 along the X direction.

Further, a first opening groove 4201 is provided at one end of the upper case 420, and a second opening groove 4233 is provided in the lower case 423, and the first opening groove 4201 and the second opening groove 4233 cooperate to form an opening portion, and the opening portion cooperates with the air inlet 4211, so that one of the through openings of the trainer 41 can be connected to the air inlet 4211 through the opening portion.

In some preferred embodiments, the gas circulation module 421 further includes a bearing block 4214, and the bearing block 4214 is connected to the lower end surface of the gas inlet 4211 and extends toward the outside of the receiving cavity of the gas circulation module 421, so as to carry the trainer 41 connected to the gas inlet 4211, and increase the connection stability of the trainer 41 to the gas inlet 4211.

In some preferred embodiments, the air outlet 4212 and the blocking piece 4213 are disposed on the same side of the air circulation cabin 421 along the X direction, and correspondingly, a first long slot hole 4231 and a second long slot hole 4232 extending along the X direction are disposed on the side of the lower case 423, the air outlet 4212 is matched with the first long slot hole 4231, the second long slot hole 4232 is matched with the blocking piece 4213, the blocking piece 4213 is fixedly connected to the outer side wall of the air circulation cabin 421, and is slidably connected to the second long slot hole 4232, so that the air circulation area of the air outlet 4212 relative to the outer case is adjusted by pushing the position of the blocking piece 4213 relative to the second long slot hole 4232.

In some preferred embodiments, the air outlet 4212 is formed of a plurality of ventilation holes spaced along the X-direction, so as to quantify the training intensity by the number of ventilation holes exposed by the first elongated slot 4231.

In some preferred embodiments, a sensor is disposed in the gas circulation cell 421 for detecting the gas circulation speed of the trainer 41 via the sensor.

In some preferred embodiments, the monitoring device further includes a control module 422, where the control module 422 includes a bluetooth module, a main control chip, and the like, and is configured to feed back the airflow information detected by the sensor and feed back the airflow information to the outside.

Based on the above three embodiments, the present application may be used not only as an oral muscle trainer, but also as a labial muscle trainer and a respiratory muscle trainer, when used as a labial muscle trainer, since the present application requires the oral cavity of the wearer to be closed to perform the relevant training when in use, when the teeth of the wearer hold the wearing end of the first tube 31, the upper lip is stretched downward to contact with the lower lip, the chin muscle contracts to contact the lower lip with the upper lip, long-term training can enhance the labial muscle function, and the slightly protruding upper incisors may be self-aligned; when the device is used as a respiratory muscle trainer, in the process of expiration and inspiration, the resistance set by the trainer is required to be resisted by effort during expiration or inspiration so as to increase the expiration or inspiration muscle strength, thereby increasing the strength and tolerance of respiratory muscle and completing the training of respiratory muscle.

While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof, and the scope thereof is determined by the claims that follow.

Claims (10)

1. An oral muscle trainer comprising a chamber, one end of the chamber being provided with an air flow interface for delivering exhaled or inhaled air from the oral cavity of a wearer, characterized in that:

a training component (12) is arranged in the chamber, the training component (12) divides an airflow passage in the chamber into an expiration passage and an inspiration passage with the same or different damping forces, and the training component (12) switches the gas to circulate in the expiration passage or the inspiration passage of different circulation paths according to the direction of the airflow, so that the flow speed of the equal quantity of gas circulating in the expiration passage or the inspiration passage is the same or different;

damping forces in the exhalation channel and the inhalation channel are adjustable.

2. The oral muscle trainer of claim 1, wherein:

the chamber also comprises sensors (124) respectively arranged in the expiration channel and the inspiration channel, and the sensors (124) are used for identifying the pressure of the air flow in the expiration channel or the inspiration channel.

3. The oral muscle trainer of claim 2, wherein:

the training assembly (12) is of a resistance adjusting structure with a flexible poking piece, the training assembly (12) comprises an airflow adjusting assembly (121) and a diaphragm (122), and the diaphragm (122) is of a flexible resistance adjusting piece;

the air flow regulating assembly (121) comprises an air flow channel (1210) and a separation block (1213) arranged in the middle of the air flow regulating assembly, the air flow channel (1210) extends towards the air flow interface, and the separation block (1213) is connected to the middle of the air flow channel (1210) and separates the air flow channel (1210) into a first channel (1211) and a second channel (1212);

the middle part of the diaphragm (122) is connected with the separation block (1213), two ends of the diaphragm are respectively limited below and above the gas flow channel (1210) through limiting steps, and the flow resistance in the first channel (1211) is different from the flow resistance in the second channel (1212).

4. The oral muscle trainer of claim 3, wherein:

the limiting step is arranged below the separation block (1213), the limiting step comprises a first step portion (1214) and a second step portion (1215), the first step portion (1214) is a step surface which is arranged in the first channel (1211) and protrudes towards the center of the gas flow channel (1210), and the second step portion (1215) is a surface which is arranged in the second channel (1212) and is recessed away from the center of the gas flow channel (1210);

the middle part of the diaphragm (122) is fixedly connected to the lower part of the separation block (1213), and two ends of the diaphragm are respectively and movably connected to the upper part of the first step part (1214) and the lower part of the second step part (1215);

the first channel (1211) is for use as an inhalation channel and the second channel (1212) is for use as an exhalation channel.

5. The oral muscle trainer of claim 4, wherein:

the training assembly (12) further comprises a bottom plate (120), the airflow adjusting assembly (121) is connected to the bottom plate (120), and two sensors (124) are connected to one side of the bottom plate (120) facing the airflow adjusting assembly (121);

the airflow adjusting assembly (121) further comprises a connecting block (1216), wherein the connecting block (1216) is positioned between the two sensors (124) and connected between the bottom plate (120) and the separation block (1213), and the middle part of the diaphragm (122) is fixedly connected below the separation block (1213) through the connecting block (1216), so that the first channel (1211) and the second channel (1212) are separated into two mutually independent channels.

6. The oral muscle trainer of claim 1, wherein:

the cavity is formed by mutually communicating a first pipe body (31), a second pipe body (32) and a third pipe body (33), and a first pipe orifice (311) and a second pipe orifice (312) which are mutually communicated are respectively arranged at two ends of the first pipe body 31;

the second pipe body (32) extends along the axial direction of the first pipe body (31), two ends of the second pipe body extend through the first through hole (A) and the second through hole (B) which are connected to the side surface of the first pipe body (31) along the radial direction of the first pipe body (31), one end of the third pipe body (33) extends through the third through hole (C) which is connected to the side surface of the first pipe body (31) along the radial direction of the first pipe body (31), the other end of the third pipe body is in an opening shape, the third through hole (C) is positioned between the first through hole (A) and the second through hole (B), and the circulation resistances in the second pipe body (32) and the third pipe body (33) are different;

the training assembly (12) comprises a resistance plug (125) which is connected in the cavity of the first pipe body (31) in a sliding mode, the resistance plug (125) is a flexible resistance adjusting block, and when the second pipe orifice (312) is used as the intraoral wearing end of the first pipe body (31), the resistance plug (125) is limited between the second port (B) and the third port (C) of the first pipe body (31) through limiting steps.

7. The oral muscle trainer of claim 6, wherein:

the limiting step comprises a first step portion (1214) and a second step portion (1215), and the first step portion (1214) and the second step portion (1215) are protrusions which are arranged on the inner wall of the first pipe body (31) and extend towards the axis of the first pipe body (31);

the two ends of the first pipe body (31) are respectively provided with a first pipe orifice (311) and a second pipe orifice (312), when the first pipe orifice (311) is used as an airflow interface of the chamber, the first step part (1214) is arranged below the second port B of the first pipe body (31), namely, adjacent to one end of the second pipe orifice (312), and the second step part (1215) is arranged above the third port (C) of the first pipe body (31), namely, adjacent to one end of the first pipe orifice (311);

the passage from the second orifice (312) of the first tube body (31) to the first orifice (311) through the second tube body (32) is used as an inhalation passage, and the passage from the first orifice (311) of the first tube body (31) to the third tube body (33) is used as an exhalation passage.

8. The oral muscle trainer of claim 7, wherein:

the distance from the upper end surface of the first step part (1214) to the upper end surface of the second port (B) is L2, and the distance from the upper end surface of the first step part (1214) to the lower end surface of the third port (C) is L3, wherein L2 is less than L1 and less than L3;

the distance from the upper end surface of the second port (B) to the lower end surface of the second step (1215) is L4, and the distance from the lower end surface of the third port (C) to the lower end surface of the second step (1215) is L5, wherein L5 is less than L1 and less than L4.

9. The oral muscle trainer of claim 1, wherein:

the cavity is arranged in the trainer (41), and two ends of the cavity are provided with through holes communicated with the training assembly (12);

the training assembly (12) comprises a forward channel (128) and a plurality of resistance channels (129) which are sequentially arranged along the forward channel (128), wherein the resistance channels (129) are curved, two ends of each resistance channel (129) are communicated with the forward channel (128), and two ends of each forward channel (128) are respectively communicated with two ports of the chamber.

10. The oral muscle trainer of claim 9, wherein:

one of the through holes of the trainer (41) is communicated with an air inlet (4211) in a containing cavity of the monitoring device (42), and an air outlet (4212) which is slidingly displaced relative to the side wall opening of the monitoring device (42) is arranged on the side surface of the containing cavity;

the side of holding chamber sets up separation blade (4213), separation blade (4213) connect in the lateral wall at gas outlet (4212) place, and with shell body lateral wall sliding connection of training ware (41), in order to adjust gas outlet (4212) for monitoring device (42) lateral wall open-ended gas flow area.