CN1262251C - Self-feeding oral cavity cleaner - Google Patents
Self-feeding oral cavity cleaner Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN1262251C CN1262251C CN 03107132 CN03107132A CN1262251C CN 1262251 C CN1262251 C CN 1262251C CN 03107132 CN03107132 CN 03107132 CN 03107132 A CN03107132 A CN 03107132A CN 1262251 C CN1262251 C CN 1262251C
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- storage chamber
- head
- pumping cylinder
- pump
- oral cavity
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
Links
Images
Landscapes
- Brushes (AREA)
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an oral cleaning device is provided with a nozzle to jet a pressurized liquid. The oral cleaning device has a body, a neck extending from the body and a head attached to the neck. The oral cleaning device further includes a refillable reservoir defined by the body for holding a liquid. An on-board pump is used to pressurize the liquid contained in the reservoir . The oral cleaning device further includes a channel from the reservoir to the nozzle in the head such that when pressurized fluid in the reservoir is released, the fluid jets from the oral cleaning device. The head and neck assembly is also interchangeable with other head and neck assemblies to provide different cleaning features. First, the nozzle by itself to remove plaque and to simulate flossing between teeth. Second, the nozzle with bristles and the head shaped to brush teeth. Third, the nozzle with bristles and the head shaped to brush a tongue. Finally, a head defined to scrape a tongue.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, relate in particular to a kind of apparatus for cleaning oral cavity with fluid injector characteristic such as toothbrush and water jet.
The present invention requires that JIUYUE in 2002 4 days is that submit to, denomination of invention is the priority of the Application No. 10/233,687 of " pneumatic toothbrush ".
The application requires also that December in 2002 10 days is that submit to, denomination of invention is the priority of the Application No. 10/315,730 of " self-feeding oral cavity cleaner ".
Background technology
The apparatus for cleaning oral cavity of using water jet is that prior art is known, and such device all uses a kind of external water source.In a type of prior art, a toothbrush is tied up to or is connected on the faucet.Utilize hydraulic pressure that faucet produces that water is advanced in the toothbrush and discharge and/or be used for driving an electromotor and rotate or mobile bristle from the head of toothbrush.For example, United States Patent (USP) 5,304,010 discloses a kind of toothbrush, and it comprises the body of a hollow, and formed opening of the head by toothbrush and one are or are connected to water inlet on the faucet.In another example, United States Patent (USP) 4,181,997 also disclose a kind of toothbrush that ties up on the faucet.Yet these toothbrushes all utilize hydraulic pressure to drive an impeller, thereby move the bristle in toothbrush head.In these two patents, all water is carried out supercharging and it is flowed; Owing to be not provided with any mechanism that water can be forced into outside the toothbrush in this toothbrush self, so water can not stored yet.Other toothbrush that ties up on faucet or the flows outside water source can be referring to United States Patent (USP) 5,863, disclosed a kind of toothbrush that ties up on the injector head in 192; United States Patent (USP) 5,500, disclosed a kind of toothbrush that ties up on the faucet in 973 and 4,257,433; And United States Patent (USP) 4,412,823 disclosed a kind of a kind of toothbrushes that tie up on the external water source, this water source with water pump in this toothbrush.
At the another kind of apoplexy due to endogenous wind of prior art, the cistern of electric toothbrush with the outside is connected.For example, United States Patent (USP) 6,04,429 spray characteristics with water are applied in the mechanical toothbrush.The motor that is used for driving bristle also can be used for sucking water from external water source, this external water source is not arranged in this toothbrush.Water sucks from external water source, is advanced to the cervical region of this toothbrush and arranges D318,918 from the head of this toothbrush.
In the two type, all there is variety of issue and all must ties up to or be connected to that this factor has relation on the external water source with toothbrush.In first kind of situation, when tying up to toothbrush on the faucet, user can not spray other other liquid such as microbicide solution with this toothbrush.In second kind of situation, when toothbrush is connected with the cistern of outside, owing to link must always remain in this external memory storage, so the range of activity of user is restricted.In addition, when this electric toothbrush was connected with external water source, user can not be controlled the power that water is penetrated from toothbrush.Described power is default by the speed of motor, and only can open or close.And, this device volume big and can not make portable, so user always wishes to have a portable independently toothbrush.
Machinery and electric toothbrush an overall cost that apparatus for cleaning oral cavity occurs having improved.In order to compensate the average price of this device, then the head design with this toothbrush becomes removable.Like this,, just can change this head and need not change whole device owing to use after the wearing and tearing continuously at bristle.Yet also the head of just changing these wearing and tearing simply with identical head provides same cleaning form.Change head so that the ability of different cleaning type to be provided, for example change head a kind of water jet of removing dental plaque is provided, or provide a kind of brush that is used for cleaning teeth and gums with water jet, or a kind of brush that is provided with water jet or scraper that is used to clean tongue is provided, the head of so mutual replacing also is not widely used in the prior art of apparatus for cleaning oral cavity.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of self contained total apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, this device is provided with a nozzle that is used for spraying to the oral area of user charging fluid.Apparatus for cleaning oral cavity of the present invention comprises storage chamber and pump that is used to make the liquid supercharging that is stored in this storage chamber that is used for storage of liquids.Thereby the storage chamber is included in not need in this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity this device tied up on the faucet and maybe this device is connected on the outer liquid body source.This apparatus for cleaning oral cavity also comprises a mechanism that is used for the pressurized liquid of storage in the chamber is discharged to the apparatus for cleaning oral cavity outside.This apparatus for cleaning oral cavity is entirely portable, and by providing removable head to help the whole oral cavity that the user cleaning comprises tongue, tooth and gums.The present invention also provides and has changed the function that sprays the power of liquid from this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity.Because user must be filled the storage chamber with liquid, and make this liquid supercharging by pumped air in this storage chamber simultaneously, so user can change the power that sprays liquid from this storage chamber by the amount of change pumped air in this storage chamber or the amount of initial water.In addition, by set in this device air relief valve and in the storage chamber the best line that injects of labelling can preestablish the withstand voltage of a maximum.
According to one embodiment of present invention, provide a kind of hand-portable self-feeding oral cavity cleaner, it comprises a storage chamber that can recharge, and user can be to wherein injecting partially liq until predetermined suitable level.This storage chamber can be used as a kind of combination type handle, and it comprises a dispensing pump, and user uses this pump can be to being stored in the liquid supercharging in this storage chamber.In addition, the quantity decision liquid of user pumped air in the storage chamber power of discharging (below will describe in detail).Then, this pressurized liquid is ejected from this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, thus the oral area of help cleaning user.Being provided with various removable heads to experience for user provides total cleaning.At first, the head that is provided with nozzle can provide high pressure liquid jet to remove dental plaque and the scum silica frost between tooth and the gingiva to user; Secondly, design the difform head that is provided with bristle and nozzle, thereby provide different brush with cleaning teeth and tongue, and an openable liquid jet is helped clean gums or upgraded implication to user.At last, the tongue scraper that is provided with nozzle can help user to clean its tongue, and injection stream is provided, so that user when scraping tongue, will be directly injected on their tongue such as the liquid of water or antibacterial.
Various other advantage of the present invention and feature will be by becoming clearer below in conjunction with accompanying drawing to the detailed description of the embodiment of the invention and the explanation of claim.
Description of drawings
With reference to accompanying drawing, can understand foregoing in more detail, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the front view of an apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, this device has can filling formula storage chamber again and having a dispensing pump (on-board pump) that is used for to the liquid supercharging of storage intracavity of an energy storage of liquids, wherein pressurized liquid can spray from this installs the nozzle of head, thereby provides a self contained device with high pressure liquid jet to user;
Fig. 2 is the decomposition view of cleaning device shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is the cross section view of toothbrush shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 4 is the decomposition view with toothbrush head assembly of a nozzle and bristle;
Fig. 5 illustrates the decomposition view of the head assembly of a ligule toothbrush;
Fig. 6 illustrates the decomposition view of the head assembly of a ligule scraper plate.
The specific embodiment
Have many multi-form embodiment although the present invention allows, still the preferred embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to accompanying drawing.Yet, be understandable that it is an example of aim of the present invention, and be not limited to the present invention and/or the desired spirit or scope of embodiment.
With reference to accompanying drawing 1, apparatus for cleaning oral cavity of the present invention represents that with numeral 10 this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity comprises is convenient to the body 12 (or handle) that user is held usually.Will describe in detail as following, body 12 also is provided with one can refill formula storage chamber, and user can be to fill fluid partly wherein, and fluid comprises the liquid such as the gas of air or water, germicidal solution, in order to the oral area of cleaning user and make breath freshening.Apparatus for cleaning oral cavity also comprises the device to the fluid pressurized in the storage chamber.Can be preferably, this pressurizer is dispensing pump 14.In case after fluid pressurized, the fluid in the storage chamber just can discharge by pressing button 20.Button 20 (shown in Fig. 2 and 3) is with the unlatching of the valve system in may command charging fluid outflow storage chamber, and fluid will be flowed through and be extended out to the cervical region 16 of head 18 from body 12.Thereby this stem/head assembly can exchange with other stem/head assembly and provide different cleaning appliances to user.Alternatively, also the stem/head assembly can be fixed on the body 12 so that a kind of single cleaning appliance to be provided.
With reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, apparatus for cleaning oral cavity also comprises the refilled formula storage chamber 30 as body 12 or handle one major part, wherein, can hold this body or handle when user uses this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity.One end (lower openings 32) that can refill formula storage chamber 30 is connected on the dispensing pump 14, and the other end (upper opening 34) is connected on the cervical region 16.Preferably, the mode that dispensing pump 14 is easy to dismantle with it and assembles is connected on the lower openings 32.This just allows user to pour into liquid (or other fluid) via bottom opening 32 in storage chamber 30.Can also use other device to recharge this storage chamber, for example, but nonrestrictive, have an independent reclosable inlet.In this case, dispensing pump 14 no longer needs dismountable and can for good and all connect.
Dispensing pump 14 comprises by bottom opening 32 can slide into the pumping cylinder of storing in the chamber 30 40 (preferably as shown in Figure 3), and clapper 42 is fixed on an end of pumping cylinder 40.Clapper 42 allows air pump is delivered in the storage chamber 30, and this just allows user to liquid (or fluid) pressurization in the storage chamber 30.The liquid (fluid) that clapper 42 also can be avoided storing in the chamber 30 enters into pumping cylinder 40.Clapper 42 also comprises flexible valve seal 44 and valve gap 46.Valve gap 46 is connected the end of pumping cylinder 40 and is provided with the opening 48 that allows air to pass through.Then, the valve seal 44 with flexibility is connected on the valve gap 46 in the mode that it covers the opening 48 of valve gap 46.When user pumps into air by pumping cylinder 40 so that during storage chamber 30 superchargings, the air in valve gap 46 flows through opening 48, and to the direction away from opening 48 promote and crooked flexible valve seal 44 so that make air admission in storage chamber 30.This situation also can occur when the pressure of storage in the chamber 30 is lower than the predetermined maximum pressure (below will describe in detail) of air relief valve.In case user stops to pump into air by pumping cylinder 40, then the pressure in storage chamber 30 will promote flexible valve seal 44 and seal this opening 48, thereby the liquid of avoiding storing in the chamber 30 overflows through this clapper 42.
The pump piston 50 that will comprise air relief valve 52 is inserted in the pumping cylinder 40.The top 54 of pump piston 50 is provided with a groove 56, and it can hold sealing member 58.Top 54 also is provided with the recess 60 (as shown in Figure 2) perpendicular to groove 56.When pump piston 50 was pulled out from pumping cylinder 40, sealing member 58 moved with respect to the top 62 of groove 56, thereby allowed air to enter into the pumping cylinder 40 on the top 54 that is arranged in pump piston 50 via recess 60.Subsequently, when being pushed into pump piston 50 in the pumping cylinder 40, sealing member 58 moves in the bottom 64 of groove 56, thereby avoids overflowing in the air from pump cylinder 40.Similarly, when being pushed into pump piston 50 in the pumping cylinder 40,, just the air that is arranged in the pumping cylinder 40 on the top 54 of pump piston 50 can being pushed into and storing chamber 30 as long as be lower than the maximum pressure of setting in the air relief valve 52 at the pressure of storage in the chamber 30.
When the pressure of storage in the chamber 30 is higher than the maximum pressure that air relief valve 52 sets, the air that is arranged in the pumping cylinder 40 on the top 54 of pump piston 50 will be discharged by air relief valve 52.Air relief valve 52 comprises release shell 66, unloads pressure ball 68, back lash spring 70 and venting closure 72.Unloading pressure ball 68 is clamped in by in the release shell 66 formed pressure relief vents 74 by back lash spring 70.When the pressure of storage in the chamber 30 acts on the pressure that unloads pressure ball greater than the spring release, compress back lash spring 70 permission air and escape and enter in the pump piston 50 by pressure relief vent 74 thereby air unloads pressure ball 68 with promotions.Finally, air will be discharged from installing 10 by a hole (not shown) on the pump handle 82.
To store chamber 30, pumping cylinder 40 and pump piston and fix and lock by being separately fixed at various end caps on the device 10.To store chamber 30 and removably be connected on the storage chamber lid 76 desirable lower cover 76 when filling up lid storage chamber 30 with liquid.To store chamber packing ring 78 and be placed between storage chamber 30 and the storage chamber lid 76, leak with the liquid of avoiding storing in the chamber 30 (fluid).Pumping cylinder 40 passes storage chamber packing ring 78 and storage chamber lid 76 and extends and be fixed on the pumping cylinder lid 80.Pump piston 50 passes pumping cylinder lid 80 and extends and be fixed on the pump handle 82.Because 80 formed openings are covered greater than pumping cylinder in the top 54 of pump piston 50, so just can avoid user fully pump piston 50 to be pulled out from pumping cylinder 40.
Although the certain operations to dispensing pump 14 is illustrated, what deserves to be mentioned is that in operation, user can be by store chamber lid 76 and storing chamber 30 and separate and take out the pump 14 of providing and delivering.This just allows user to fill storage chamber 30, ground with a kind of liquid or other fluid section.Can be preferably, storage chamber 30 is made by a kind of transparent material, and user just can be observed the amount of liquid in the storage chamber 30 like this.In addition, can also use transparent window.After partly having filled storage chamber 30, user can be fixed on storage and reconnects the pump 14 of providing and delivering on the chamber 30 by pumping cylinder 40 being inserted in the storage chamber 30 and will cover 76.Then, user is by holding pump handle 82 and storage chamber 30 and spurring this pump handle 50 along the direction away from storage chamber 30.Air will enter into pumping cylinder 40 by pump piston 50.Afterwards, user back into pump piston 50 in the pumping cylinder 40, forces air admission in storage chamber 30 by clapper 42.Repeatedly pumped air will be to being contained in liquid supercharging wherein in storage chamber 30.When the pressure of storage in the chamber 30 equals maximum pressure that air relief valve 52 sets substantially, just no longer include air admission in storage chamber 30, on the contrary, air also can discharge from pumping cylinder 40 by air relief valve 52.In case will store after the fluid or liquid supercharging in the chamber 30, the nozzle of the head 18 that user just can be by being arranged in this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity 10 ejects this pressurized liquid.
What deserves to be mentioned is that also user not only can change from installing the power of 10 liquid that eject (or fluid), and can change the time that continues of power.In order to change the power of atomizing of liquids (or fluid), user should be understood, and at the specific water level in the storage chamber, user must be stored 10 air of chamber pumping (will store the chamber and be pressurized to a pressure of wishing) to this.If user reduces the quantity that is pumped into the air in this storage chamber, also can reduce from installing the desirable power that ejects liquid (or fluid) 10 so.In addition, to eject the continuous time of insisting on of liquid (or fluid) 10 directly relevant with the water level of liquid (or fluid) of a specified pressure in this storage chamber from installing.Similarly, if user reduces the water level of liquid (or fluid), but the desired pressure in the maintenance storage chamber 30, then this wishes that the maintained persistent period of pressure also will increase.Similarly, if user increases the water level of liquid (or fluid), then the persistent period also will reduce.Therefore preferablely be, on storage chamber 30, be provided with one and inject line, inject predetermined amount of liquid in the chamber so that user can be stored to this.This also can provide the optimal force (when increasing to maximum pressure) of the atomizing of liquids (or fluid) with maximum length in time to user.In addition, second to inject line relevant with various head adnexaes, thereby provide best setting value for different cleaning operations.
For liquid (or fluid) is transported to this nozzle from storage chamber 30, flexible pipe 84 is arranged to pass the upper opening 34 in storage chamber 30 and is entered into storage chamber 30.Near the bottom that the bottom of flexible pipe 84 can be remained on storage chamber 30, flexible pipe 84 is provided with a counterweight 86 on bottom one end that is positioned at the storage chamber.The other end of flexible pipe 84 is connected in the release/prevention mechanism 88, and when activating this mechanism, it can make flow through cervical region 16 and ejecting of compressed liquid or fluid from this device 10.
Thereby flexible pipe 84 is fixed on the upper opening 34 that has the storage chamber 30 of storing chamber packing ring 91 by covering the opening 92 (as shown in Figure 2) on 90 fix in last storage chamber.Opening 92 obtains reinforcing by grommet 94, and this grommet is arranged to discharge with this/to stop mechanism's 88 formed imports 96 maintenance liquid with this flexible pipe 84 and is communicated.Release/prevention mechanism 88 also comprises a valve plug 102, valve plug 102 can be moved to an enable possition (allowing pressurized liquid or fluid to flow through) by button 20.100 pairs of buttons 20 of valve spring apply active force, and under the common state, valve spring 102 can remain on a make position (not allowing pressurized liquid or fluid to flow through) with release/prevention mechanism 88.Valve pin 104 is bonded together button 20 and valve plug 102 and valve spring 100.The miscellaneous part that release/prevention mechanism 88 and other are used for opening and closing mechanism 88 can be contained in one one-tenth two the shell 110.The user the pressing button 20 but front portion of shell 110 comprises opening 112.As mentioned above, unless user presses and press the button 20, otherwise release/prevention mechanism 88 is in the close position.
After opening, flow through this release/preventions mechanism 88 and of pressurized liquid or fluid through its outlet 106 outflows.The outlet 106 of release/prevention mechanism 88 and path 10 8 fluid communication that run through in the cervical region.Cervical region 16 is fixed in mode removably is connected on the cervical region seat 114 in the outlet 106.Can preferably cervical region O shape ring 116 be arranged between this cervical region seat 114 and two half-shells 110.Path 10 8 passes cervical region 16 at least one opening 121 in head 18.Can preferably nozzle be arranged in the opening 121, communicate with path 10 8 and fix by nozzle cover 122.Thereby can being the long nozzle 120 that is used for head 18, this nozzle plays the effect (as Figure 1-3) (usually when liquid be meant water jet nozzle during for water) of fluid jet mouth, perhaps can be the short nozzle 126 (shown in Figure 4 and 5) that is used for also comprising the head of bristle 124, perhaps be used to the head (as shown in Figure 6) of swiping.Can preferably when brushing and scrape, use short nozzle 126, can not have the interference of nozzle like this.
As Figure 1-3, the head 18 of device 10 comprises a long nozzle 120.Long nozzle 120 provides a kind of cleaning device to user, and this device is suitable for removing dental plaque most and to cleaning (with similar with the dental floss cleaning teeth) between tooth and the gums.As shown in Figure 4, head 18b comprises bristle 124 and short nozzle 126.In addition, provide a kind of toothbrush that is more suitable in its tooth with the shaped design Cheng Kexiang user of head 18b, this toothbrush has atomizing of liquids or fluidic nozzle so that cleaning gums and tooth and gargling.As shown in Figure 5, head 18c not only comprises short nozzle 126 and plurality of bristles 124, but also comprises that the cross section of this head is bigger than the head among Fig. 4 18.This can provide a kind of cleaning device that is more suitable in its tongue to user.As shown in Figure 6, head 18d is not provided with bristle or nozzle, and head 18d is provided with the projection limit 130 that can swipe the user tongue.Head 18d also comprises at least one opening as the scraper of tongue, but preferably a plurality of openings 121 in case when user is swiped its tongue atomizing of liquids.
In addition, being contained in the fluid of storage in the chamber can be antibacterial or cleaning agent for mouth cavity, when user is brushed teeth, swipes, is gargled or during with the dental floss cleaning teeth, can be directly with this fluid jet on tongue or in the oral cavity.
As mentioned above, the present invention has and can eject the function that not only comprises liquid but also comprise the charging fluid of gas.For example, user only needs to deliver to air pump in the storage chamber and makes supercharging air in this chamber.In case comprised the pressurized air of q.s in this storage chamber, then user can discharge it by pressing button.Although equally effective not as discharging pressurized liquid, in some cases, liquid, especially antibacterial may be concerning user sensitivity too.And if such as the only autotelic use in this device of the pressurization gas of air, then this pump just need not be dismountable, and user also can be at the air that reinjects in storing the chamber continuously under the situation of not dismantling pump like this.
From aforementioned and foregoing description as can be known, within aim that does not depart from novel concept of the present invention and scope, can carry out various changes and modification to it, the present invention relates to a kind of self-supporting device, it comprises a storage chamber, a dispensing pump and a nozzle are bonded into an independent device, and this device has the head that can change mutually provides various oral cavity cleaning operations.Should be understood that the just explanation and introductory of ad hoc approach as herein described and device, do not have limited.All such modifications to claims all drop within its protection domain.
Claims (20)
1. apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, comprising:
Storage chamber body with a bottom opening and a upper opening;
A dismountable pump that is connected on this lower openings, when when this dismountable pump is pulled down in this storage chamber, user can inject liquid in the storage chamber, and be connected this on the storage chamber of storage of liquids the time when this dismountable pump, this pump allows user to being stored in the liquid supercharging in this storage chamber, and this dismountable pump is provided with an air relief valve;
A cervical region and a head assembly that is connected on this upper opening, this cervical region are provided with the passage that is connected with this storage chamber fluid, and this head is provided with the hole that the pressurized liquid that is stored in this storage chamber is discharged;
A mechanism that is arranged between this passage and this storage chamber, its be used for controlling pressurized liquid from this storage chamber to the flowing of this passage, thereby control this pressurized liquid mobile outside this device.
2. apparatus for cleaning oral cavity as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this cervical region and head assembly are dismountable and can change mutually with other cervical region and head assembly with different structure, so that provide different cleaning appliances to user.
3. apparatus for cleaning oral cavity as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, this head design is become a nozzle of simulating the dental floss cleaning teeth, a toothbrush that has nozzle that is used for cleaning teeth, a toothbrush that has nozzle that is used to clean tongue, or one be with foraminous tongue scraper.
4. apparatus for cleaning oral cavity as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, this dismountable pump comprises: a pumping cylinder that is provided with check valve, and it is operatively coupled on this storage chamber; A pump piston that is slidably engaged in this pumping cylinder, and be operatively coupled on air relief valve on this pump piston.
5. apparatus for cleaning oral cavity as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, this dismountable pump comprises: a pumping cylinder that is provided with check valve, and it is operatively coupled on this storage chamber; A pump piston that is slidably engaged in this pumping cylinder, and be operatively coupled on air relief valve on this pump piston.
6. apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, comprising:
The storage chamber of a receiving fluids, it has first opening and second opening;
A dismountable pump that is connected on this first opening, in it being pulled down Shi Kexiang storage chamber, inject liquid, and this dismountable pump relatively this storage chamber be movably, when connecting, this pump can allow being stored in the liquid supercharging in this storage chamber like this;
Cervical region and head assembly, it has a passage that is connected with the second opening fluid in this storage chamber, and this head is provided with the nozzle that is connected with this passage fluid, so that the pressurized liquid that will be stored in this storage chamber ejects this device;
A pipe fitting that is arranged on this storage intracavity, it has near first end that is positioned at this first opening and second end that is connected with this passage fluid;
One is connected second opening in this storage chamber and the flow control mechanism between this cervical region and the head assembly, this controlling organization comprises an inlet that links to each other with second end of this pipe fitting, also comprise a valve, the pressurized liquid that this valve can be avoided being stored in this storage chamber flow in this passage, and this valve comprises a release-push, thereby when pressing this button, can open this valve and can make flow through this pipe fitting and enter into this passage of the pressurized liquid that is stored in this storage chamber
When having stored liquid in this storage chamber, the pump of this dismounting can make this liquid supercharging, and when pressing this release-push, the liquid of this supercharging can discharge in the opening from the head.
7. apparatus for cleaning oral cavity as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, this cervical region and head assembly are dismountable and can change mutually with other cervical region and head assembly with different structure, so that provide different cleaning appliances to user.
8. as claim 6 or 7 described apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, it is characterized in that, this head design is become a nozzle of simulating the dental floss cleaning teeth, a toothbrush that has nozzle that is used for cleaning teeth, a toothbrush that has nozzle that is used to clean tongue, or one be with foraminous tongue scraper.
9. as claim 6 or 7 described apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, it is characterized in that this dismountable pump comprises: a pumping cylinder that is provided with check valve, it is operatively coupled on this storage chamber; A pump piston that is slidably engaged in this pumping cylinder, and be operatively coupled on air relief valve on this pump piston.
10. apparatus for cleaning oral cavity as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this dismountable pump comprises: a pumping cylinder that is provided with check valve, and it is operatively coupled on this storage chamber; A pump piston that is slidably engaged in this pumping cylinder, and be operatively coupled on air relief valve on this pump piston.
11. an apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, comprising a body, one from the extended cervical region of this body and a head that is connected on this cervical region, and this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity also comprises:
One by this body formed be used for storage of liquids the storage chamber;
A device that injects liquid to this storage chamber;
One makes the device that is stored in the liquid supercharging in this storage chamber, and this described pressurizer is connected on this body, and this body is movably relatively;
One by the formed passage of this cervical region, one end of this passage is connected with this storage chamber fluid and its other end is connected in the head of this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity on the formed opening, like this, the pressurized liquid that flows through this passage can be discharged to outside this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity from this opening; And
One is used to control this charging fluid from the mechanism of this storage chamber to this channel flow.
12. device as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, constitutes this pressurizer by a dispensing pump that is detachably connected on this storage chamber, this dispensing pump comprises:
A pumping cylinder, it is provided with the check valve on the end that is fixed on this pumping cylinder, and the other end of this pumping cylinder is connected with this storage chamber fluid, and this check valve can make air admission in this storage chamber and avoid fluid to flow out from this storage chamber.
A pump piston that engages with pumping cylinder slidably, this pump piston is provided with head, this head is provided with can make the device of air admission in the pumping cylinder when the pulling of this pump piston being left the described end of pumping cylinder, and when with this pump piston when the described end of this pumping cylinder promotes, described device can be pushed into air in this storage chamber by this check valve, and
An air relief valve that is connected on this pump piston, when a pressure that the pressure in this storage chamber sets greater than this air relief valve, this air relief valve can make the air flow in this pumping cylinder go out.
13. as claim 11 or 12 described devices, it is characterized in that, be connected between this storage chamber and the cervical region by this control device that valve control device constituted, this valve control device comprises a button, when pressing this button, can open this valve, thereby the pressurized liquid in this storage chamber is flow in this passage, when discharging this button, described valve closure, thus avoid the pressurized liquid in this storage chamber to flow into this passage.
14. as claim 11 or 12 described devices, it is characterized in that, this cervical region and head are detachably connected on this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, and this head comprises one of following structure: the nozzle with this passage fluid communication, it can be ejected into charging fluid outside this device; Be positioned near the nozzle bristle and it has the reservation shape that is used for tongue brush or toothbrush; Or the projection limit, on this projection limit, be provided with a plurality of openings.
15. device as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, this cervical region and head are detachably connected on this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, and this head comprises one of following structure: the nozzle with this passage fluid communication, it can be ejected into charging fluid outside this device; Be positioned near the nozzle bristle and it has the reservation shape that is used for tongue brush or toothbrush; Or the projection limit, on this projection limit, be provided with a plurality of openings.
16. an apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, comprising:
A storage cavity main body that is used for storage of liquids;
A device that is used for injecting liquid to this storage chamber;
One makes the machinery that is stored in the liquid supercharging in this storage chamber, and described pressurizer is connected on this body, and this body is movably relatively;
One is arranged on this and installs mechanism between a formed opening and this storage chamber, be used for controlling this charging fluid from this storage chamber flowing to this passage; And
A kind of the first attached head is detachably connected to device on this opening, this head is provided with pressurized liquid is discharged to opening outside this device, and this dismountable first attached head can be replaced by the second attached head that has with the different structure of the first attached head.
17. device as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, constitutes this pressurizer by a dispensing pump that is detachably connected on this storage chamber, this dispensing pump comprises:
A pumping cylinder, it is provided with the check valve on the end that is fixed on this pumping cylinder, and the other end of this pumping cylinder is connected with this storage chamber fluid, and this check valve can make air admission in this storage chamber and avoid fluid to flow out from this storage chamber.
A pump piston that engages with pumping cylinder slidably, this pump piston is provided with head, this head is provided with can make the device of air admission in the pumping cylinder when the pulling of this pump piston being left the described end of pumping cylinder, and when with this pump piston when the described end of this pumping cylinder promotes, described device can be pushed into air in this storage chamber by this check valve, and
An air relief valve that is connected on this pump piston, when a pressure that the pressure in this storage chamber sets greater than this air relief valve, this air relief valve can make the air flow in this pumping cylinder go out.
18. as claim 16 or 17 described devices, it is characterized in that, be connected between this storage chamber and the cervical region by this control device that valve control device constituted, this valve control device comprises a button, when pressing this button, can open this valve, thereby the pressurized liquid in this storage chamber is flow in this passage, when discharging this button, described valve closure, thus avoid the pressurized liquid in this storage chamber to flow into this passage.
19. device as claimed in claim 17, it is characterized in that, this cervical region and head are detachably connected on this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, and this head comprises one of following structure: the nozzle with this passage fluid communication, it can be ejected into charging fluid outside this device; Be positioned near the nozzle bristle and it has the reservation shape that is used for tongue brush or toothbrush; Or the projection limit, on this projection limit, be provided with a plurality of openings.
20. device as claimed in claim 18, it is characterized in that, this cervical region and head are detachably connected on this apparatus for cleaning oral cavity, and this head comprises one of following structure: the nozzle with this passage fluid communication, it can be ejected into charging fluid outside this device; Be positioned near the nozzle bristle and it has the reservation shape that is used for tongue brush or toothbrush; Or the projection limit, on this projection limit, be provided with a plurality of openings.
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US10/233,687 | 2002-09-04 | ||
| US10/233,687 US6622333B1 (en) | 2002-09-04 | 2002-09-04 | Pneumatic-operated toothbrush |
| JP57003002 | 2002-12-10 | ||
| US10/315,730 | 2002-12-10 |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN1480109A CN1480109A (en) | 2004-03-10 |
| CN1262251C true CN1262251C (en) | 2006-07-05 |
Family
ID=34196380
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN 03107132 Expired - Fee Related CN1262251C (en) | 2002-09-04 | 2003-03-07 | Self-feeding oral cavity cleaner |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CN (1) | CN1262251C (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN104053415A (en) * | 2012-01-13 | 2014-09-17 | 埃尔斯盖恩产品私人有限公司 | A dental hygiene item |
Families Citing this family (11)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2007045128A1 (en) * | 2005-10-21 | 2007-04-26 | Ke-Min Yang | A sprayer for body cleaning or body caring |
| WO2014073382A1 (en) * | 2012-11-08 | 2014-05-15 | サンスター株式会社 | Oral cleaning device |
| WO2014097242A1 (en) * | 2012-12-21 | 2014-06-26 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Plaque detection using a stream probe |
| CN104207468A (en) * | 2013-05-31 | 2014-12-17 | 湖南工业大学 | Pump type toothbrush capable of toothpaste self-supply |
| CN105639990B (en) * | 2014-11-13 | 2018-12-21 | 闫超 | A kind of reversely hung Yong breath freshening machine |
| CN105641786B (en) * | 2014-11-13 | 2018-12-21 | 闫超 | breath freshening machine |
| GB2538306B (en) * | 2015-05-15 | 2017-09-20 | Dyson Technology Ltd | Cleaning appliance |
| CN108366666B (en) * | 2015-12-15 | 2020-12-18 | 皇家飞利浦有限公司 | Attachment assembly for an oral hygiene device |
| WO2020212465A1 (en) * | 2019-04-18 | 2020-10-22 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Automatic pause control reset mechanism |
| CN112205744A (en) * | 2020-10-19 | 2021-01-12 | 杨新强 | Integrated brush structure and toothbrush |
| WO2023000633A1 (en) * | 2021-07-20 | 2023-01-26 | 深圳罗马仕科技有限公司 | Oral irrigator |
-
2003
- 2003-03-07 CN CN 03107132 patent/CN1262251C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN104053415A (en) * | 2012-01-13 | 2014-09-17 | 埃尔斯盖恩产品私人有限公司 | A dental hygiene item |
| CN104053415B (en) * | 2012-01-13 | 2017-12-22 | 埃尔斯盖恩产品私人有限公司 | Tooth hygiene utensil |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CN1480109A (en) | 2004-03-10 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| JP3686409B2 (en) | Oral cleaning device | |
| CN1262251C (en) | Self-feeding oral cavity cleaner | |
| US6689078B1 (en) | Self-contained oral cleaning device | |
| US6739782B1 (en) | Oral cleaning device with internal water bladder | |
| US6644878B2 (en) | Fluid-dispensing and refilling system for a power toothbrush | |
| US20220151753A1 (en) | Personal Care Device | |
| US6030215A (en) | Hand-held self-contained oral irrigation device | |
| US8356374B2 (en) | Powered toothbrush with associated oral solution dispenser mechanism | |
| US6220772B1 (en) | Fluid-dispensing and refilling system for a power toothbrush | |
| US5321866A (en) | Toothbrush system | |
| CA2581679C (en) | Oral care systems, oral care devices and methods of use | |
| JP3109965B2 (en) | Equipment for preventive treatment of teeth and water preservation | |
| CA2557655A1 (en) | Dose delivery system | |
| EP1659975B1 (en) | Interproximal squirt brush | |
| KR100696069B1 (en) | A combined shower head and waterpic | |
| JPH0636614U (en) | Mouthwash | |
| KR101492836B1 (en) | Apparatus for interdental cleaning | |
| CN209808605U (en) | Nozzle for tooth rinsing device and tooth rinsing device thereof | |
| CN101316562B (en) | Oral cleaning device with internal tooth paste | |
| KR100800988B1 (en) | Toothbrush having ability of shower | |
| KR200239406Y1 (en) | Oral cavity washer for home | |
| WO2006041116A1 (en) | Electric tooth brush | |
| JP2578594Y2 (en) | Comb for liquid application | |
| KR101736430B1 (en) | Portable teeth cleaner | |
| JP4729284B2 (en) | electric toothbrush |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| C06 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| C10 | Entry into substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| C14 | Grant of patent or utility model | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant | ||
| CF01 | Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee |
Granted publication date: 20060705 Termination date: 20180307 |
|
| CF01 | Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee |