CN203828327U - Portable toothbrush - Google Patents

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CN203828327U
CN203828327U CN201420230798.4U CN201420230798U CN203828327U CN 203828327 U CN203828327 U CN 203828327U CN 201420230798 U CN201420230798 U CN 201420230798U CN 203828327 U CN203828327 U CN 203828327U
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The utility model provides a portable toothbrush which comprises a brush head and a handle. A cavity is formed in the handle, toothpaste is arranged in the cavity, the brush head comprises a brush face and bristles arranged on the brush face, the brush face is provided with an extrusion opening, and the cavity is communicated with the extrusion opening. Due to the fact that the extrusion opening is formed in the brush face and is communicated with the cavity, the toothpaste in the cavity is extruded out from the extrusion opening after being extruded, the speed of tooth brushing is increased, tooth brushing time is saved, and the trouble of extruding the toothpaste in the tooth brushing process and losing of the toothpaste are avoided. Due to the fact that an extrusion nozzle is formed in the extrusion opening, the distance of the extrusion nozzle to the brush face is smaller than the length of the bristles, the extruded toothpaste is closer to the ends of the bristles, the toothpaste can make direct contact with the teeth in the tooth brushing process, and the function of cleaning the teeth is achieved through the rubbing of the bristles. The toothpaste is prevented from being extruded out on the brush face, and the phenomena that the toothpaste is retained and the teeth are not cleaned cleanly are avoided.

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A kind of portable toothbrush
Technical field
The utility model belongs to daily living article technical field, is specifically related to a kind of portable toothbrush.
Background technology
Toothbrush is requisite articles for daily use in human lives, and people use now toothbrush and toothpaste are all splits, when out on tours, needs carrying toothbrush and toothpaste simultaneously, makes to carry inconvenience.
For easy to carry, occurred at present toothpaste to be placed into the portable toothbrush in toothbrush handle cavity, make to go on business easy to carry; But this portable toothbrush still need to take out toothpaste in use from the cavity of handle, after being finished, toothpaste is put back in cavity again, makes like this to brush teeth more loaded down with trivial details, loses time; In addition, may occur that toothpaste forgets the situation of putting back to cavity, the problem that causes toothpaste to lose.
Summary of the invention
The utility model provides a kind of portable toothbrush, by extrusion is set, is communicated with handle cavity, and the toothpaste in handle cavity is directly extruded on brush, makes to brush teeth and saves time.
For reaching above-mentioned technical purpose, the utility model is realized by the following technical solutions:
A portable toothbrush, comprises brush and handle, in described handle, is provided with cavity, has toothpaste in cavity, and described brush comprises brush finish and be arranged on the bristle in brush finish, and in described brush finish, be provided with extrusion, described cavity is connected with extrusion.
For easy to use after extruding of toothpaste, on described extrusion, be provided with nozzle, the height of the described brush finish of described nozzle distance is less than the length of described bristle.
Further, the upper surface of described nozzle offers the toothpaste outlet seam being connected with described extrusion, and described toothpaste outlet seam is closed, and during toothpaste in the described cavity of extruding, described toothpaste outlet seam is opened, and toothpaste is extruded.
In order to increase the cleaning effect of brushing teeth, on the upper surface of described nozzle, be provided with flexible projection.
Further, described nozzle adopts elastomeric material.
Preferably, described nozzle adopts silica gel material.
Further, described toothpaste outlet is sewn on the axioversion of described nozzle.
For described nozzle is installed to the sealing after described extrusion, and firmly, on the sidewall of described nozzle, offer annular groove, the periphery of described extrusion is positioned at described annular groove.
Or described extrusion is higher than described brush finish, described extrusion and described brush finish are one-body molded; On extrusion, establish annular groove, in described nozzle inner side, be provided with annular tongue, described nozzle nozzle is sleeved on described extrusion.
For toothpaste is extruded conveniently, and toothpaste uses, and residue is less also can be extruded, avoid waste, at described handle rear portion, be provided with thrust unit, in cavity, be provided with push pedal, described push pedal be above described toothpaste, when described thrust unit promotes described push pedal and travels forward, described toothpaste is extruded.
Further, described thrust unit comprises and the back-connected stationary magazine creel of described handle and the air pressure pushing cylinder that is tightly connected with stationary magazine creel, and described stationary magazine creel front end face offers passage, and the rear end face of described air pressure pushing cylinder is provided with check valve.
Further, described check valve is the nail-shaped rubber cushion that is hinged on the rear end face inner side of described air pressure pushing cylinder.
For the self-return of air pressure pushing cylinder, described thrust unit also comprises spring, and one end of spring is fixed on described stationary magazine creel front end face, and the other end of spring is fixed on the rear end face of air pressure pushing cylinder.
Further, described push pedal adopts flexible glue material, and described push pedal contacts with described cavity inner wall.
Further, described thrust unit comprises the screw mandrel that is positioned at described cavity, and the rear end of described screw mandrel is fixed with turncap, and described turncap is positioned at the rear portion of cavity, the center of described push pedal is provided with the screwed hole matching with described screw mandrel, and described push pedal is sleeved on described screw mandrel.
Further, be provided with axial groove on the inwall of described cavity, be provided with the projection matching with groove in described push pedal, described projection is positioned at groove.
For whether the toothpaste of observing easily in cavity is finished, described handle adopts transparent material, or on described handle, is provided with transparent observation window.
The portable toothbrush that the utility model provides, by offer extrusion in brush finish, and cavity is set to be connected with extrusion, after making like this toothpaste in cavity be squeezed, from extrusion, extrude, accelerated like this speed of brushing teeth, saved brushing time, that while having avoided brushing teeth, has squeezed toothpaste out of a tube is loaded down with trivial details, and the loss of toothpaste.By nozzle is set on extrusion, and nozzle is less than the length of bristle apart from the height of brush finish, make like this toothpaste extruded nearer apart from the end of bristle, while brushing teeth, toothpaste can directly touch tooth, and plays cleaning of teeth effect by the friction of bristle; Avoid toothpaste to be expressed in brush finish, caused toothpaste to be detained, caused the sordid phenomenon of cleaning of teeth.
Read by reference to the accompanying drawings after the specific embodiment of the present utility model, other features of the present utility model and advantage will become clearer.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of first embodiment of the portable toothbrush that proposes of the utility model;
Fig. 2 is the decomposition texture schematic diagram of removing in Fig. 1 after bristle;
Fig. 3 be in Fig. 2 handle analyse and observe structure for amplifying schematic diagram;
Fig. 4 is the local structure for amplifying schematic diagram of a-quadrant in Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the structure for amplifying schematic diagram of nozzle in Fig. 2;
Fig. 6 be in Fig. 6 B-B to analysing and observe structure for amplifying schematic diagram;
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of second embodiment of the portable toothbrush that proposes of the utility model;
Fig. 8 be in Fig. 7 handle analyse and observe structure for amplifying schematic diagram;
Fig. 9 is that in Fig. 7, brush is removed the decomposition texture schematic diagram after bristle;
Figure 10 is the structure for amplifying schematic diagram of nozzle in Fig. 9;
Figure 11 be in Figure 10 C-C to analysing and observe structure for amplifying schematic diagram.
The specific embodiment
For making object, technical scheme and the advantage of the utility model embodiment clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the utility model embodiment, the technical scheme in the utility model embodiment is clearly and completely described.
In description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, the brush direction of definition toothbrush is " front ", handle orientations is " afterwards ", in addition term " interior ", " outward " etc. indicate orientation or position relationship are based on position relationship shown in the drawings, only the utility model and simplified characterization for convenience of description, rather than the device of indication or hint indication or element must have specific orientation, with specific orientation structure and operation, therefore can not be interpreted as restriction of the present utility model.
Consult Fig. 1-6, it is the structural representation of first embodiment of the portable toothbrush that proposes of the utility model, portable toothbrush comprises brush 1 and handle 2, in handle 2, be provided with cavity 21, in cavity 21, there is toothpaste, wherein brush 1 comprises brush finish 11 and is arranged on the bristle 12 in brush finish, offers extrusion 111 in brush finish 11, and cavity 21 is set is connected with extrusion 111.
Portable toothbrush in the present embodiment, by offer extrusion 111 in brush finish 11, and cavity 21 is set to be connected with extrusion 111, after the toothpaste that makes to be like this positioned at cavity is squeezed, from extrusion 111, extrude, accelerated like this speed of brushing teeth, saved brushing time, that while having avoided brushing teeth, has squeezed toothpaste out of a tube is loaded down with trivial details, and the loss of toothpaste.
In the present embodiment, extrusion 111 is higher than brush finish 11, and extrusion 111 is one-body molded with brush finish 11.On extrusion 111, be provided with nozzle 3, and nozzle 3 is less than the length of bristle 12 apart from the height of brush finish 11; Make like this toothpaste extruded nearer apart from the end of bristle 12, while brushing teeth, toothpaste can directly touch tooth, and plays cleaning of teeth effect by the friction of bristle 12.
Preferably, shown in Figure 6, at the upper surface of nozzle 3, offer the toothpaste outlet seam 31 being connected with extrusion 111, it is closure state when flat that toothpaste outlet stitches 31, and during toothpaste in extruding cavity 21, toothpaste outlet seam 31 is opened, and toothpaste will be extruded; The toothpaste of extruding is like this positioned at the upper surface of nozzle 3, makes toothpaste easily touch tooth; And toothpaste outlet stitches 31 closures, while having avoided placing at ordinary times, toothpaste outlet stitches the toothpaste dried cake at 31 places, and has avoided brushing teeth and during Rinsing toothbrush, toothpaste outlet stitches 31 interior water inlets.
In order to increase the cleaning effect of brushing teeth, on the upper surface of nozzle 3, be provided with flexible protruding 32, the Surface Contact of projection 32 and tooth while brushing teeth, now bristle 12 can go deep into, in teeth space, playing like this effect of better cleaning teeth.
In other embodiment, can in nozzle 3, not establish toothpaste outlet seam 31 yet, but in projection 32 or on the upper surface of nozzle 3, a plurality of apertures are set, toothpaste is extruded.
In the present embodiment, nozzle 3 adopts elastomeric material, preferably adopts silica gel material; And toothpaste outlet seam 31 axioversions in nozzle 3 are set, namely the vertical direction at the upper surface of nozzle 3 tilts, because nozzle 3 adopts elastomeric material, and the toothpaste outlet that inclination is set stitches 31, make toothpaste outlet at ordinary times stitch 31 tight closes, increase sealing effectiveness, shown in Figure 6.
Shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 6, in the present embodiment, offer annular tongue 33 on the madial wall of nozzle 3, the lateral surface of extrusion 111 is provided with the groove matching with annular tongue 33, nozzle 3 is sleeved on the outside of extrusion 111, and annular tongue 33 is positioned at groove; Nozzle 3 and extrusion 111 fixations, because nozzle 3 adopts elastomeric material, utilize elasticity to make sealing between nozzle 3 and extrusion 111 like this.
For toothpaste is extruded conveniently, and toothpaste uses, and residue is less also can be extruded, avoid waste, at handle 2 rear portions, be provided with thrust unit, in cavity 21, be provided with push pedal 5, and the cavity 21 interior toothpaste that push pedal 5 is arranged on after, push pedal 5 is close to toothpaste, when thrust unit promotion push pedal 5 travels forward, toothpaste is extruded, shown in Figure 3.
Described in Fig. 3, preferably, thrust unit is air pressure thrust unit, comprises and the back-connected stationary magazine creel 9 of handle 2 and the air pressure pushing cylinder 4 that is tightly connected with stationary magazine creel 9, wherein stationary magazine creel 9 front end faces offer passage 91, and the rear end face of air pressure pushing cylinder 4 is provided with check valve 41.Like this when air pressure pushing cylinder 4 pushes away forward, check valve 41 is in closed condition, air pressure pushing cylinder 4 travels forward with respect to stationary magazine creel 9, air in the enclosure space that air pressure pushing cylinder 4 and stationary magazine creel 9 surround is compressed, the push pedal 5 that air promotes in cavity 21 by passage 91 travels forward, thereby push pedal 5 toothpaste is above extruded, thereby toothpaste is extruded.Shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.
Preferably, check valve 41 is for being hinged on the nail-shaped rubber cushion of the rear end face inner side of air pressure pushing cylinder 4.For the self-return of air pressure pushing cylinder 4, thrust unit also comprises spring 6, and one end of spring 6 is fixed on stationary magazine creel 9 front end faces, and the other end of spring 6 is fixed on the front end face of air pressure pushing cylinder 4.When air pressure pushing cylinder 4 is pushed away forward, spring 6 is compressed; After unclamping air pressure pushing cylinder 4, under the effect of spring 6, air pressure pushing cylinder 4 is motion return backward automatically, simultaneously air amount.For fixing of both ends of the spring, at stationary magazine creel 9 front end faces and air pressure pushing cylinder 4 front end faces, be respectively arranged with collar.
In the present embodiment, push pedal 5 adopts flexible glue material, and push pedal 5 contacts with cavity 21 inwalls; Guaranteed like this sealing of push pedal 5 with cavity 21 inwalls, and the vary in size of push pedal 5, thereby the internal diameter of cavity 21 can change; Because the external diameter of handle 2 is typically provided to front fine and rear thick structure, be convenient to hold; Thereby the internal diameter that cavity 21 can be set changes with external diameter, can increase like this volume of cavity 21.
In other embodiment, also can on handle 2, arrange and extrude window, with hand, directly push and be positioned at the toothpaste of cavity 21, or on handle 2, flexure strip is set, by extruding flexure strip, toothpaste be extruded.
For whether the toothpaste of observing easily in cavity 21 is finished, handle 2 is adopted to transparent material, or transparent observation window is set on handle 2.
In the present embodiment, also brush 1 can be arranged with handle 2 splits, so more changing brush head 1, saved the use cost of portable toothbrush.
In the present embodiment, after toothpaste is finished, toothpaste is directly filled with in cavity 21 by brush handle interface, in cavity 21, add toothpaste, now with hand, press check valve 41 venting of nail-shaped, by the front portion to cavity 21, namely in the front end cavity 21 of push pedal 5, be filled with toothpaste, promote push pedal 5 and move backward, after toothpaste is full of, decontrol check valve 41.
In other embodiment, also can not establish check valve, while pressing, finger plays sealing function.
In other embodiment, after toothpaste is finished, add cavity 21 also can adopt other modes, such as the cavity 21 of handle 2 can be opened, toothpaste is clamp-oned; Or directly the toothpaste with toothpaste tube is put into cavity, by arranging and extrude window on handle 2, with hand, directly push and be positioned at the toothpaste tube of cavity 21, or on handle 2, flexure strip is set, by extruding flexure strip, toothpaste is extruded.
Consult 7-11, it is the structural representation of second embodiment of the portable toothbrush that proposes of the utility model, the present embodiment is the different of thrust unit from the main distinction of first embodiment, the present embodiment adopts leading screw mode, and other structures can adopt the structure identical with first embodiment.
Portable toothbrush comprises brush 1 and handle 2, in handle 2, be provided with cavity 21, in cavity 21, have toothpaste, wherein brush 1 comprises brush finish 11 and is arranged on the bristle 12 in brush finish, in brush finish 11, offer extrusion, and cavity 21 is set is connected with extrusion.
Portable toothbrush in the present embodiment, by offer extrusion in brush finish 11, and cavity 21 is set to be connected with extrusion, after the toothpaste that makes to be like this positioned at cavity is squeezed, from extrusion, extrude, accelerated like this speed of brushing teeth, saved brushing time, that while having avoided brushing teeth, has squeezed toothpaste out of a tube is loaded down with trivial details, and the loss of toothpaste.
Shown in Figure 9, in the present embodiment, extrusion 111 is concordant with brush finish 11, if toothpaste is directly extruded in brush finish 11 by extrusion 111, toothpaste is positioned at the root of bristle 12 like this, may cause toothpaste to be detained, and cause the sordid phenomenon of cleaning of teeth.For easy to use after extruding of toothpaste, in the present embodiment, on extrusion 111, be provided with nozzle 3, and nozzle 3 is less than the length of bristle 12 apart from the height of brush finish 11; Make like this toothpaste extruded nearer apart from the end of bristle 12, while brushing teeth, toothpaste can directly touch tooth, and plays cleaning of teeth effect by the friction of bristle 12.
Shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, in the present embodiment, on the sidewall of nozzle 3, offer annular groove 34, the periphery of extrusion 111 is provided with the tongue matching with annular groove 34, and annular groove 34 is positioned at tongue; Nozzle 3 and extrusion 111 fixations, because nozzle 3 adopts elastomeric material, utilize elasticity to make sealing between nozzle 3 and extrusion 111 like this.
For toothpaste is extruded conveniently, and toothpaste uses, and residue is less also can be extruded, avoid waste, at handle 2 rear portions, be provided with thrust unit, in cavity 21, be provided with push pedal 5, and push pedal 5 is arranged in cavity 21, push pedal 5 is close to toothpaste, when rotary pushing device promotion push pedal 5 travels forward, toothpaste is extruded.
Shown in Figure 8, in the present embodiment, thrust unit comprises the screw mandrel 8 that is positioned at cavity 21, the rear end of screw mandrel 8 is fixed with turncap 7, turncap 7 is positioned at the rear portion of cavity 21, and the center of push pedal 5 is provided with the screwed hole matching with screw mandrel 8, and push pedal 5 is sleeved on screw mandrel 8.By rotating turncap 7, make screw mandrel 8 promote push pedal 5 and travel forward, thereby toothpaste is extruded like this; While filling toothpaste, fall to twist turncap.The front end of leading screw 8 can be fixed on cavity 21, or establishes a baffle plate at the front end of leading screw 8, in order to avoid push pedal 5 is back-outed.
In the present embodiment, the internal diameter of cavity 21 is identical, push pedal 5 is set and adopts hard material, and the size of push pedal 5 and cavity 21 match.
In other embodiment, push pedal 5 also can adopt flexible glue material, and the internal diameter of cavity 21 can change like this, and flexible glue push pedal 5 is distortion thereupon also.
The above, it is only preferred embodiment of the present utility model, be not the utility model to be done to the restriction of other form, any those skilled in the art may utilize the technology contents of above-mentioned announcement to be changed or be modified as the equivalent embodiment of equivalent variations.But every technical solutions of the utility model content that do not depart from, any simple modification, equivalent variations and the remodeling above embodiment done according to technical spirit of the present utility model, still belong to the protection domain of technical solutions of the utility model.

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1. a portable toothbrush, comprises brush and handle, in described handle, is provided with cavity, in cavity, have toothpaste, described brush comprises brush finish and is arranged on the bristle in brush finish, it is characterized in that, in described brush finish, offer extrusion, described cavity is connected with extrusion.
2. portable toothbrush according to claim 1, is characterized in that, on described extrusion, is provided with nozzle, and the height of the described brush finish of described nozzle distance is less than the length of described bristle.
3. portable toothbrush according to claim 2, is characterized in that, the upper surface of described nozzle offers the toothpaste outlet seam being connected with described extrusion, described toothpaste outlet seam is closed, when the toothpaste of extruding in described cavity, described toothpaste outlet seam is opened, and toothpaste is extruded.
4. portable toothbrush according to claim 2, is characterized in that, is provided with flexible projection on the upper surface of described nozzle.
5. portable toothbrush according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described nozzle adopts elastomeric material.
6. according to the portable toothbrush described in claim 1 to 5 any one, it is characterized in that, at described handle rear portion, be provided with thrust unit, in cavity, be provided with push pedal, described push pedal be above described toothpaste, when described thrust unit promotes described push pedal and travels forward, described toothpaste is extruded.
7. portable toothbrush according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, described thrust unit comprises and the back-connected stationary magazine creel of described handle and the air pressure pushing cylinder that is tightly connected with stationary magazine creel, described stationary magazine creel front end face offers passage, and the rear end face of described air pressure pushing cylinder is provided with check valve.
8. portable toothbrush according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described check valve is the nail-shaped rubber cushion that is hinged on the rear end face inner side of described air pressure pushing cylinder.
9. portable toothbrush according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described push pedal adopts flexible glue material, and described push pedal contacts with described cavity inner wall.
10. portable toothbrush according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, described thrust unit comprises the screw mandrel that is positioned at described cavity, the rear end of described screw mandrel is fixed with turncap, described turncap is positioned at the rear portion of cavity, the center of described push pedal is provided with the screwed hole matching with described screw mandrel, and described push pedal is sleeved on described screw mandrel.
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