CN208808703U - A kind of ultrasonic wave water toothpick - Google Patents

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CN208808703U
CN208808703U CN201820063481.4U CN201820063481U CN208808703U CN 208808703 U CN208808703 U CN 208808703U CN 201820063481 U CN201820063481 U CN 201820063481U CN 208808703 U CN208808703 U CN 208808703U
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Shenzhen Hongway Nicemay Electric Co Ltd
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The utility model proposes a kind of ultrasonic wave water toothpicks, including handle portion, vibrating motor, circuit board, battery, tooth washing device and brush head, wherein handle portion includes first through hole, circuit board, which is installed in handle portion and can control vibrating motor, generates the first vibration, tooth washing device includes pedestal, interconnecting piece, toothwash head and the transduction piece for being fixed on pedestal, transduction piece and circuit board are electrically connected and battery power can be converted to the second vibration, wherein the second vibration is ultrasonic vibration, interconnecting piece connects pedestal and toothwash head, pedestal and vibrating motor are sequentially connected, interconnecting piece includes upper interconnecting piece and lower interconnecting piece, lower interconnecting piece stretches out toothwash head and upper interconnecting piece except handle portion through first through hole;Brush head can releasably be installed on handle portion one end, and toothwash head brush head is contactless, and upper interconnecting piece is against brush head the first vibration and the second vibration are transferred to brush head.The utility model ultrasonic wave water toothpick not only can be used as water toothpick and use but also can use as electric toothbrush.

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A kind of ultrasonic wave water toothpick
Technical field
The utility model relates to tooth apparatus field, especially a kind of ultrasonic wave water toothpick.
Background technique
Ultrasonic wave toothwash is to act on removal dental calculus, bacterial plaque and color by ultrasonic wave high frequency oscillation and polish facing, to prolong The redeposited cleaning of teeth method of slow bacterial plaque and dental calculus costly due to professional tooth expense is liked smoking, disappearing of drinking coffee The person of expense selects the purchase self-service toothwash of water toothpick, but since frequent toothwash is unfavorable to dental health, consumer is using water toothpick as day Cause that water toothpick is idle or utilization rate is not high after articles purchase, reduce cost performance and meanwhile also make water toothpick because for a long time without by Tide damage, it is therefore necessary to provide a kind of water toothpick, which not only can be used as water toothpick and used but also can be as ultrasonic wave Toothbrush uses, and while improving water toothpick utilization rate, is also convenient for consumer and carries out daily scale removal maintenance to tooth.
Utility model content
The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a kind of ultrasonic wave water toothpick, which exists While improving water toothpick utilization rate, it is also convenient for consumer and carries out daily scale removal maintenance to tooth.
To solve the above-mentioned problems, the utility model proposes a kind of ultrasonic wave water toothpick, the ultrasonic wave water toothpick includes:
Handle portion, including first shell, the first shell include first through hole;
Vibrating motor is installed in the first shell;
Circuit board is installed in the first shell and can control first vibration of vibrating motor generation;
Battery is installed in the first shell and is electrically connected with the circuit board;
Tooth washing device, including pedestal, interconnecting piece, toothwash head and the transduction piece for being fixed on the pedestal, the transduction piece with The circuit board is electrically connected and is used to be converted to the electric energy of the battery the second vibration, and second vibration is that ultrasonic wave shakes Dynamic, the interconnecting piece connects the pedestal and the toothwash head so that second vibration is transferred to the toothwash head, the bottom Seat is sequentially connected with the vibrating motor, and the interconnecting piece includes upper interconnecting piece and lower interconnecting piece, and the lower interconnecting piece connects institute It states pedestal and stretches out the upper interconnecting piece and toothwash head except the handle portion through the first through hole;
Brush head, can releasably be installed on described handle portion one end, and the brush head includes the first accommodating chamber, the toothwash head And the upper interconnecting piece is contained in first accommodating chamber, the cavity wall of the toothwash head and first accommodating chamber is contactless, institute Interconnecting piece is stated against the cavity wall of first accommodating chamber so that the first vibration and the second vibration are transferred to the brush head.
Further, the ultrasonic wave water toothpick includes motor frame, the vibrating motor include motor and with the motor The perpendicular eccentric wheel of output shaft, the output shaft transmission connection of the eccentric wheel and the motor and with the motor frame inner wall It is in contact, the pedestal is installed on the motor frame.
Further, the motor frame includes first end, and the first end includes the second accommodating chamber and is immobilizated in institute The outer step portion in the second accommodating chamber is stated, the pedestal includes the second end and the interior stage portion set on the second end, institute It states the second end and is contained in second accommodating chamber, the interior stage portion is matched with the outer step portion.
Further, the first shell includes the mounting base with motor output shaft coaxial arrangement, the mounting base It is inside equipped with the first sawtooth, the first end includes the second sawtooth, and the motor is installed on motor frame, the first end receiving In the mounting base, first sawtooth is matched with second sawtooth.
Further, there are the first gaps with the first through hole to provide vibration for the interconnecting piece for the lower interconnecting piece Space.
Further, the handle portion includes the first elastic element, and first elastic element is contained in the first shell In vivo and fill first gap.
Further, the first shell includes third accommodating chamber, and the third accommodating chamber is communicated with the first through hole, First elastic element fills the third accommodating chamber, and the pedestal contact is in first elastic element so that described first Elastic element is in compressive state.
Further, the ultrasonic wave water toothpick includes casting die, and the third accommodating chamber includes that the first opening and second open Mouthful, first opening is connected with the first through hole, and towards the pedestal, the casting die can be dismantled second opening Ground is fixed on the first shell and covers second opening partially further to compress first elastic element.
Further, there are the second gaps with the pedestal to provide the space of vibration for the pedestal for the casting die.
Further, the ultrasonic wave water toothpick includes battery and wireless charging device, and the handle portion includes second shell Body, the wireless charging device include receiving coil, bobbin, the second elastic element and bottom cover, the receiving coil with it is described Circuit board is electrically connected and is used to charge to the battery, and the second shell is fastened on outside the first shell, the bottom Cover buckle is together in the second shell bottom end, and described first shell one end is equipped with button, and the bobbin includes buckling parts, and described the Two elastic elements are sheathed on except the buckling parts, when the button is fastened on the buckling parts, second elastic element Both ends respectively contact in the first shell and the bobbin so that the receiving coil be contained in the bobbin with it is described Between bottom cover.
The utility model has the beneficial effects that
1. the utility model ultrasonic wave water toothpick includes tooth washing device and brush head, brush head can releasably be installed on the hand Brush head is removed in shank one end, and toothwash head exposes, and transduction piece generates the second vibration, at this time toothwash head conduct under circuit board control Toothwash tool directly acts on dental calculus and dental plaque, carries out toothwash operation;Brush head is loaded onto, because the upper interconnecting piece of tooth washing device is against The cavity wall of one accommodating chamber, the first vibration that vibrating motor generates can pass to brush head by interconnecting piece, at this point, the utility model is super Sound wave water toothpick can be used as electric toothbrush use, have cleaning and massage functions, meanwhile, the second vibration is also by upper interconnecting piece Brush head is passed to, the second vibration is ultrasonic vibration, is conducive to gum blood circulation and metabolism, more compared to typical powered toothbrush Conducive to dental health, since the hardness of hairbrush is far smaller than toothwash head, commonly using enamel will not be damaged, toothwash is increased The frequency of use of machine.
2. the brush head of the utility model ultrasonic wave water toothpick is installed on handle portion, toothwash head is housed in the first accommodating chamber And it is contactless with the cavity wall of the first accommodating chamber, therefore, brush head plays a very good protection to toothwash head, needs to switch toothwash When function and brushing directions, brush head only need to be removed or load onto, without dismounting to tooth washing device, it is therefore prevented that tooth washing device is lost It loses, while ensure that the mechanical stability inside water toothpick.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the utility model ultrasonic wave water toothpick structural decomposition diagram;
Fig. 2 is the utility model ultrasonic wave water toothpick the schematic diagram of the section structure;
Fig. 3 is Fig. 2 middle line coil structural schematic diagram;
Fig. 4 is another structural decomposition diagram of the utility model ultrasonic wave water toothpick.
Specific embodiment
In order to it is clearer, completely illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, with reference to the accompanying drawing to the utility model It is described further.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are please referred to, the utility model ultrasonic wave water toothpick includes handle portion 1 and brush head 2, and wherein handle portion 1 is wrapped It includes and mutually fastens first shell 11 and second shell 12, first shell 11 includes the upper housing 111 mutually fastened and lower case again 112, battery 6, circuit board 10 and vibrating motor 4 are installed in first shell 11, wherein vibrating motor 4 includes a high-frequency vibration Motor 41 can produce the first vibration by circuit control, and the pedestal 33 of tooth washing device 3 is fixedly installed with transduction piece 34, in this reality Apply in mode, specially piezoelectric ceramics transduction piece, piezoelectric ceramics transduction piece is the core component of ultrasonic equipment, by with circuit Plate 6 is connected, and the electric energy of battery can be converted to ultrasonic activation mechanical energy, so that pedestal is made to generate the second vibration, wherein Second vibration is ultrasonic activation.Second vibration is transferred to toothwash head 31 by interconnecting piece 32, and toothwash head 31 directly acts on tooth Dirt makes tartar loosen under ultrasonic activation and be detached from dental surface.
The difference of first vibration and the second vibration is: the frequency of the first vibration is relatively low but amplitude is relatively large, main It plays and brush head is driven to play massage and cleaning action to tooth, then frequency is relatively high but amplitude is smaller for the second vibration, mainly Play the role of that toothwash head is made to smash calculus dentalis using the energy of ultrasonic wave, if acting on brush head, can promote tooth blood Circulation.
Wherein, interconnecting piece 32 includes integrally formed upper interconnecting piece 321 and lower interconnecting piece 322, and lower interconnecting piece 322 connects bottom Seat 33, upper interconnecting piece 321 connect toothwash head 31, and lower interconnecting piece 322 makes toothwash head 31 and upper interconnecting piece through first through hole 1111 321 stretch out except handle portion 1, and brush head 2 is removably attached to 1 one end of handle portion, be equipped with first in brush head 2 by snap fit Accommodating chamber 22, when brush head 2 is mounted on handle portion 1, toothwash head 31 and upper interconnecting piece 321 are housed in the first accommodating chamber 22, are washed Tooth head 31 and the cavity wall of the first accommodating chamber 22 are contactless, and upper interconnecting piece 321 is vibrated against the cavity wall of the first accommodating chamber 22 by first Pass to brush head 2 with the second vibration, bristle 21 vibrates under the drive of interconnecting piece 32, directly acts on tooth, play massage and While cleaning function, also promotes blood in tooth and follow bad and metabolism, compared to typical powered toothbrush, more conducively tooth Health.
Wherein, the utility model ultrasonic wave water toothpick further includes motor frame 5, and vibrating motor 4 includes and motor output shaft 411 The eccentric wheel 42 of transmission connection, eccentric wheel 42 are in contact perpendicular to motor output shaft 411 and with 5 inner wall of motor frame, and pedestal 33 is pacified In motor frame 5, so, the rotation of output shaft 411 just passes through eccentric wheel 42 and is converted into the first vibration and passes to bottom Seat 33.
Specifically, motor frame 5 includes first end 51, and first end 51 includes the second accommodating chamber 513 and is immobilizated in described Outer step portion 511 in second accommodating chamber 513, pedestal 33 include the second end 331 and the interior stage portion set on the second end 331 3311, the second end 331 is contained in first end 51, realizes motor by the cooperation in interior stage portion 3311 and outer step portion 511 The transmission connection of frame 5 and pedestal 33.
In order to reduce the energy loss of vibrating motor 4, also for the vibration for reducing handle portion 1, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 4, the It is equipped with the mounting base 113 coaxial with output shaft 411 in one shell 11, the first end 51 of motor frame 5 is housed in mounting base 113 Interior, the other end is hanging, and motor 41 is mounted in motor frame 5, and with such a structure, motor 41 is with first shell 11 without direct Contact, the first vibration are mainly transferred to motor frame 5 by eccentric wheel 42, reduce energy loss, decrease the vibration of handle portion 1 It is dynamic, improve usage experience.
Further, the first sawtooth 1131 is equipped in mounting base 113, first end 51 is equipped with the second sawtooth 512, first end When portion 51 is contained in mounting base 113, the first sawtooth 1131 is matched with the second sawtooth 512 to prevent motor frame 5 in eccentric wheel 42 The lower opposite mounting base 113 of effect is slided, and had both been avoided that the rotation offset under vibration of toothwash head 31 in this way, and ensure that using peace Entirely, the vibration for also avoiding motor frame 5 is converted into useless frictional heat, improves electric energy service efficiency.
As shown in Fig. 2, interconnecting piece 32 is with first through hole 1111, there are the first gaps to provide vibration for the interconnecting piece 32 Space, also further reduce the vibration of handle portion 1.
Further, the first elastic element 7 is contained in first shell 11 and fills the first gap, to play waterproof and hand Handle damping effect.
Further, first shell 11 includes third accommodating chamber 1112, third accommodating chamber 1112 and 1111 phase of first through hole Logical, the first elastic element 7 fills third accommodating chamber 1112, and 33 contact of pedestal is in the first elastic element 7 so that the first elastic element 7 In compressive state, with such a structure after, the first elastic element 7 plays the role of axial restraint to tooth washing device 3, into And playing the role of axial restraint to motor frame 5, the first elastic element 7 can also be with the axial vibration of buffer motor 41, further Improve usage experience;In turn, first elastic element 7 of the compression of pedestal 33 also plays fixed function to the first elastic element 7, and It is set to play the role of better seal to first through hole 1111.
For convenience the first elastic element 7 installation, third accommodating chamber 1112 include the first opening and the second opening, first Opening is connected with first through hole 1111, and the second opening is towards pedestal 33, equipped with the second through-hole in the first elastic element 7, second The size of through-hole allows toothwash head 31 and interconnecting piece 32 to pass through, and when installation, is first put into the first elastic element 7 from the second opening, then By toothwash head 31 pass through sequentially pass through the second through-hole and first through hole 1111, finally by upper housing 111 be fastened on lower case 112 with The second end 331 is housed in first end 51.
In order to consolidate the sealing effect of the first elastic element 7, it is provided with casting die 113 in upper first shell 11, by the first bullet Property element 7 be housed in third chamber accommodating chamber 1112 after, casting die 113 is fixed on the second opening with screw, further to press Contract the first elastic element 7, wherein there are the second gaps between casting die 113 and pedestal 33 to provide radial vibration for pedestal 33 Space.
As shown in Fig. 2, to improve the waterproof effect of the utility model ultrasonic wave water toothpick, water toothpick is built-in with wireless charging Device 8 is further provided with matched wireless charging base 9, and wherein wireless charging device 8 includes receiving coil 81, bobbin 82, the second elastic element 83 and bottom cover 84, receiving coil 81 and circuit board 10 are electrically connected, for charging to battery 6, bottom cover 84 It is fastened on 12 bottom end of second shell, bobbin 82 includes buckling parts 821, and the second elastic element 83 is sheathed on the buckling parts 821 Except, when button 1121 is fastened on buckling parts 821, the second elastic element 83 is in compressive state and contact in 11 He of first shell Bobbin 82 is so that receiving coil 81 is contained between bobbin 82 and bottom cover 84, after using this wireless charging structure, by In not needing separately to set plug or jack, charging position can be fully sealed, and improve the waterproof performance of water toothpick.
Specifically, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, buckling parts 821 is an axis body, and axis body includes the 4th accommodating chamber 8211 and interior shoulder Portion 8213, axis body are additionally provided with several interval through slots 8214, and the second elastic element 83 is a spring, and spring is set in outside axis body, interior Shoulder 8213 is equipped with the first inclined-plane 8212, and button 1121 includes outer shoulder and the second inclined-plane, and when fastening, the second inclined-plane is against first Inclined-plane 8212 slides, and interval through slot 8214, which is softened, buckles into button 1121 in the 4th accommodating chamber 8211, outer shoulder and interior shoulder 8213 cooperations prevent the 4th accommodating chamber 8211 of disengaging of button 1121 from tightly supporting bobbin 82 at this point, spring is in compressive state By being extruded on bottom cover 84.
Certainly, the utility model can also have other numerous embodiments, be based on present embodiment, the ordinary skill of this field Personnel's obtained other embodiments under the premise of not making any creative work, belong to the utility model and are protected Range.

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1. a kind of ultrasonic wave water toothpick, which is characterized in that the ultrasonic wave water toothpick includes:
Handle portion, including first shell, the first shell include first through hole;
Vibrating motor is installed in the first shell;
Circuit board is installed in the first shell and can control first vibration of vibrating motor generation;
Battery is installed in the first shell and is electrically connected with the circuit board;
Tooth washing device, including pedestal, interconnecting piece, toothwash head and the transduction piece for being fixed on the pedestal, the transduction piece with it is described Circuit board is electrically connected and is used to be converted to the electric energy of the battery the second vibration, and second vibration is ultrasonic activation, The interconnecting piece connects the pedestal and the toothwash head, and the pedestal and the vibrating motor are sequentially connected, the interconnecting piece Including upper interconnecting piece and lower interconnecting piece, the lower interconnecting piece connects the pedestal and makes the upper connection through the first through hole Portion and toothwash head stretch out except the handle portion;
Brush head, can releasably be installed on described handle portion one end, and the brush head includes the first accommodating chamber, the toothwash head and institute State interconnecting piece and be contained in first accommodating chamber, the cavity wall of the toothwash head and first accommodating chamber is contactless, it is described on Interconnecting piece is against the cavity wall of first accommodating chamber first vibration and the second vibration are transferred to the brush head.
2. ultrasonic wave water toothpick according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the ultrasonic wave water toothpick includes motor frame, The vibrating motor includes motor and the eccentric wheel perpendicular with the output shaft of the motor, the eccentric wheel and the motor Output shaft is sequentially connected and is in contact with the motor frame inner wall, and the pedestal is installed on the motor frame.
3. ultrasonic wave water toothpick according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the motor frame includes first end, described First end includes the second accommodating chamber and the outer step portion that is immobilizated in second accommodating chamber, and the pedestal includes the second end With the interior stage portion for being set to the second end, the second end is contained in second accommodating chamber, the interior stage portion with The outer step portion matches.
4. ultrasonic wave water toothpick according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: the first shell includes defeated with the motor The mounting base of shaft coaxial arrangement, the mounting base is interior to be equipped with the first sawtooth, and the first end includes the second sawtooth, the electricity Machine is installed on motor frame, and the first end is contained in the mounting base, and first sawtooth is matched with second sawtooth.
5. ultrasonic wave water toothpick according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the lower interconnecting piece is deposited with the first through hole In the first gap to provide the space of vibration for the interconnecting piece.
6. ultrasonic wave water toothpick according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: the handle portion includes the first elastic element, First elastic element is contained in the first shell and fills first gap.
7. ultrasonic wave water toothpick according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: the first shell includes third accommodating chamber, The third accommodating chamber is communicated with the first through hole, and first elastic element fills the third accommodating chamber, the pedestal Contact is in first elastic element so that first elastic element is in compressive state.
8. ultrasonic wave water toothpick according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: the ultrasonic wave water toothpick includes casting die, institute Stating third accommodating chamber includes the first opening and the second opening, and first opening is connected with the first through hole, and described second Opening towards the pedestal, the casting die can be removedly fixed in the first shell and partially cover second opening with Further compress first elastic element.
9. ultrasonic wave water toothpick according to claim 8, it is characterised in that: there are between second for the casting die and the pedestal Gap is to provide the space of vibration for the pedestal.
10. ultrasonic wave water toothpick according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the ultrasonic wave water toothpick include battery and Wireless charging device, the handle portion include second shell, and the wireless charging device includes receiving coil, bobbin, second Elastic element and bottom cover, the receiving coil and the circuit board are electrically connected and are used to charge to the battery, and described second Shell is fastened on outside the first shell, and the bottom cover clasp is set together in the second shell bottom end, described first shell one end There is button, the bobbin includes buckling parts, and second elastic element is sheathed on except the buckling parts, and the button fastens When the buckling parts, the both ends difference contact of second elastic element is in the first shell and the bobbin so that institute Receiving coil is stated to be contained between the bobbin and the bottom cover.
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