CN209788951U - Toothbrush cover and electric toothbrush subassembly with ultraviolet sterilization function - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a toothbrush sleeve with ultraviolet sterilization function and an electric toothbrush component, the toothbrush sleeve comprises a shell for accommodating a toothbrush head and a UVC-LED sterilization light source arranged in the shell; the shell is provided with a pair of power receiving terminals which are electrically connected with the UVC-LED sterilizing light source and receive electric energy required by the operation of the UVC-LED sterilizing light source from the outside of the toothbrush sleeve. The electric toothbrush assembly comprises the toothbrush sleeve and the electric toothbrush, the electric toothbrush is provided with a pair of power supply terminals, and when the toothbrush sleeve is sleeved on the electric toothbrush, the pair of power supply terminals are in contact with the pair of power receiving terminals, so that a battery in the electric toothbrush can supply power to the UVC-LED sterilization light source. The toothbrush sleeve and the electric toothbrush component of the utility model have the advantages of simple and compact structure and convenient miniaturization.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a toothbrush cover with ultraviolet sterilization function and an electric toothbrush component with the toothbrush cover.
Background
The electric toothbrush utilizes the motor core to drive the brush head to rotate and/or vibrate so as to achieve the tooth cleaning effect. Compared with the common toothbrush, the electric toothbrush can more thoroughly remove dental plaque and reduce gingivitis and gingival bleeding; however, the electric toothbrush has a problem that a large amount of bacteria are easily grown when the electric toothbrush is used, as in the case of the conventional toothbrush.
the ultraviolet sterilization technology is to use C-band Ultraviolet (UVC) to destroy the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA) in microbial organism cells, so as to cause the death of growing cells and/or regenerative cells, thereby achieving the effects of sterilization and disinfection. The ultraviolet sterilization technology is one of common sterilization measures for sterilizing daily necessities and living environments, and is also applied to the sterilization of toothbrushes.
For example, chinese patent document CN204428190U discloses a rechargeable electric toothbrush with bidirectional rotary brush head, which includes: the toothbrush comprises a brush head device, a handle, a charging base and a protective cover (a toothbrush sleeve); the brush head device consists of a shell, a rotating shaft A, a rotating shaft B and a brush head, wherein the upper end of the handle is provided with a raised interface which is matched with the shell; the interface is provided with a buckle, the inner side of the shell is provided with a buckle groove, and the shell is mechanically connected with the handle through the buckle; the upper end of charging base is provided with bellied plug, and the inboard of safety cover is supporting each other with the outside of handle, charging base upper end respectively, is provided with ultraviolet lamp and button battery in the inboard of safety cover, and ultraviolet lamp disinfects the brush head through setting up the ultraviolet lamp on the safety cover for button switch and the button battery wire interconnect, with the ultraviolet lamp on the safety cover.
Chinese patent document CN201930091U discloses a portable electric toothbrush with a sterilizer, comprising: the electric toothbrush comprises an electric toothbrush body, a toothbrush head and an electric toothbrush battery cover, wherein the electric toothbrush body comprises a toothbrush main body, the toothbrush head is connected to the upper end of the toothbrush main body in a buckling mode, the electric toothbrush battery cover is rotatably connected to the lower end of the toothbrush main body, an electric driving mechanism is arranged in a cavity of the toothbrush main body, and the electric driving mechanism is connected with the toothbrush head through a; a sterilizer assembly in the form of a toothbrush sleeve includes a front cover body insertable into a toothbrush head, a sterilizing lamp disposed in an inner cavity of the front cover body, a light source control module connected with the sterilizing lamp, a power source connected with the light source control module, and a sterilizer battery cover rotatably connected to the front cover body to accommodate the power source.
The above prior art has a disadvantage in that a power supply for supplying electric power to the ultraviolet lamp is required to be provided in the toothbrush case, resulting in a problem that the toothbrush case has a complicated structure and is inconvenient to miniaturize.
Disclosure of Invention
The first purpose of the utility model is to provide a toothbrush sleeve with simple and compact structure and convenient miniaturization.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric toothbrush assembly with high sterilization safety, simple and compact structure and convenient miniaturization.
In order to achieve the first object, the present invention provides a toothbrush sleeve with an ultraviolet sterilization function, which comprises a casing for accommodating a toothbrush head and a UVC-LED sterilization light source arranged in the casing; the shell is provided with a pair of power receiving terminals which are electrically connected with the UVC-LED sterilizing light source and receive electric energy required by the work of the UVC-LED sterilizing light source from the outside of the toothbrush sleeve.
The utility model discloses in, utilize a pair of electric receiving terminal on the toothbrush cover shell to receive the required electric energy of UVC-LED germicidal light source work from the toothbrush cover outside, need not to set up in addition on the toothbrush cover to the battery and the switch light source control module of UVC-LED germicidal light source power supply for the toothbrush cover has simple structure and the miniaturized advantage of being convenient for. Meanwhile, because a battery and a switch light source control module are not required to be arranged on the toothbrush sleeve, the reliability of the toothbrush sleeve is also improved.
According to a specific embodiment of the utility model, a pair of receiving terminal sets up at the open end of shell to make receiving terminal contact with outside power supply terminal more conveniently under the state is established to the cover. Preferably, a pair of power receiving terminals are provided at the inner edge of the open end of the housing.
In a specific embodiment of the utility model, the inner wall of shell is formed with the trough, and the trough extends to UVC-LED germicidal light source department from the open end of shell, connects via the electric conductor electricity that sets up in the trough between receiving terminal and the UVC-LED germicidal light source. Preferably, the electrical conductor and the power receiving terminal are formed in one piece.
According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the power receiving terminal has an annular power receiving portion that receives electric power from outside the toothbrush case, and the annular power receiving portion extends along the circumferential direction of the case opening. The annular power receiving portion can increase the contact area of the power receiving terminal, and is convenient for the power receiving terminal and the external power supply terminal to form reliable contact.
In one embodiment of the present invention, a light source groove for accommodating the UVC-LED germicidal light source is formed at one side inside the housing, and a light source cover plate is disposed at a mouth portion of the light source groove.
In one embodiment of the present invention, ribs for clamping or limiting the toothbrush head are provided in the housing adjacent to both sides of the UVC-LED germicidal light source and to one side of the UVC-LED germicidal light source. The rib is used for clamping or limiting the toothbrush head, so that the position of the toothbrush sleeve is stable after the toothbrush sleeve is arranged on the electric toothbrush, and the position of the power receiving terminal is reliably maintained.
In order to achieve another object of the present invention, there is provided a power toothbrush assembly including a power toothbrush and any one of the toothbrush covers as described above; the electric toothbrush is provided with a brush handle, a brush rod and a toothbrush head which are connected in sequence, a battery and a light source control module are accommodated in an inner cavity of the brush handle, and the light source control module is electrically connected with the battery; the electric toothbrush is also provided with a pair of power supply terminals electrically connected with the light source control module, and when the toothbrush sleeve is sleeved on the electric toothbrush, the pair of power supply terminals are contacted with the pair of power receiving terminals of the toothbrush sleeve, so that the battery can supply power to the UVC-LED sterilization light source.
In the utility model, the batteries arranged in the inner cavity of the brush holder are used for providing electric energy for the UVC-LED sterilizing light source, and the batteries for supplying power to the UVC-LED sterilizing light source are not required to be separately arranged on the toothbrush sleeve, so that the electric toothbrush component, particularly the toothbrush sleeve thereof, has the advantages of simple structure and convenient miniaturization. The battery for supplying power to the UVC-LED germicidal light source is preferably set to simultaneously supply power to the motor for driving the toothbrush head to move; alternatively, two or two groups of batteries which respectively supply power to the UVC-LED sterilizing light source and the motor are arranged in the brush handle.
The utility model discloses in, UVC-LED germicidal light source sets up in toothbrush cover shell, and only when toothbrush cover was established on the electronic toothbrush, just a pair of power supply terminal contacted with a pair of electric terminal to establish power supply circuit between battery and UVC-LED germicidal light source, the battery can be to the power supply of UVC-LED germicidal light source. Therefore, the possibility that ultraviolet rays irradiate the human body is completely eradicated, and the safety is high.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pair of power supply terminals are provided at one end of the brush handle near the brush rod; the power supply terminal has a ring-shaped power supply portion for contacting the power receiving terminal, and the ring-shaped power supply portion extends in the circumferential direction of the brush holder.
The power supply terminal is arranged at one end, close to the brush rod, of the brush handle, so that the power supply terminal is conveniently electrically connected with a battery in the brush handle, and the possibility that a user touches the power supply terminal in the using process is reduced. The annular power supply part can increase the contact area of the power supply terminal, and is convenient for the power supply terminal and the power receiving terminal to form reliable contact.
To more clearly illustrate the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded assembly view of a preferred embodiment of the electric toothbrush assembly of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the electric toothbrush assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a toothbrush housing of the powered toothbrush assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is another exploded view of the toothbrush housing of the powered toothbrush assembly of FIG. 1;
Fig. 5 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the powered toothbrush assembly of fig. 1.
Detailed Description
Referring first to fig. 1, a power toothbrush assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a power toothbrush 10 and a toothbrush cover 20. The electric toothbrush 10 is provided with a brush holder 11, a brush rod 12 and a toothbrush head 13 which are connected in sequence, a battery, a light source control module and a motor are accommodated in an inner cavity of the brush holder 11, the battery is electrically connected with the light source control module and the motor, and the motor drives the toothbrush head 13 to vibrate or rotate through a transmission mechanism; the tail of the brush handle 11 is provided with an end cap 111 which closes the inner cavity thereof. An operating key 15 and four indicating lamps 16 are arranged on the peripheral wall of the brush holder 11 along the longitudinal direction; the operation key 15 is used to control the switch and the operation mode of the electric toothbrush 10, and the indicator lamp 16 is used to display the operation state of the electric toothbrush 10 and the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22 (see fig. 4 or 5) in the toothbrush case 20.
Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the powered toothbrush 10 of the powered toothbrush assembly of fig. 1, with only the connection between the handle 11 and the shaft 12 shown in fig. 2 for simplicity. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a tapered surface that is contracted toward the brush rod 12 is formed at one end of the brush holder 11 close to the brush rod 12, the tapered surface is provided with a power supply terminal 141 and a power supply terminal 142 that are arranged in pair, and the power supply terminal 141 and the power supply terminal 142 are respectively electrically connected with the light source control module in the inner cavity of the brush holder 11; since the light source control module in the interior of the handle 11 is electrically connected to the battery, the power supply terminals 141 and 142 are also electrically connected to the battery in the interior of the handle 11. In other embodiments of the present invention, two or more batteries may be provided in the handle 11 to respectively power the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22 and the motor.
Specifically, the power supply terminal 141 has a ring-shaped power supply portion 1411 and a conductive connection portion 1412, the power supply terminal 142 has a ring-shaped power supply portion 1421 and a conductive connection portion 1422, and both the ring-shaped power supply portion 1411 and the ring-shaped power supply portion 1421 extend in the circumferential direction of the brush holder 11. An annular accommodating groove 112 and an annular accommodating groove 113 which extend along the circumferential direction of the brush holder 11 are formed on the conical surface of one end of the brush holder 11 close to the brush rod 12, an annular power supply portion 1411 is arranged in the annular accommodating groove 112, and an annular power supply portion 1421 is arranged in the annular accommodating groove 113.
The bottom of the ring-shaped receiving groove 112 has a through hole 1121 communicating with the inner cavity of the brush holder, and the power supply terminal 141 has a conductive connecting part 1412 integrally formed with or connected to the ring-shaped power supply part 1411; the conductive connection portion 1412 extends into the inner cavity of the handle 11 through the through hole 1121 and is electrically connected to the light source control module through a wire. The power supply terminal 142 also has a conductive connecting portion 1422 integrally formed with or welded to the annular power supply portion 1421, and the conductive connecting portion 1422 extends into the inner cavity of the brush holder 11 through a through hole at the bottom of the annular receiving groove 113 and is electrically connected to the light source control module through a conducting wire.
Referring again to fig. 1, a toothbrush case 20 is detachably fitted over the electric toothbrush 10, and a toothbrush head 13 and a brush bar 12 are accommodated inside the toothbrush case 20 when fitted. Wherein, the toothbrush sleeve 20 comprises a shell 21 with an opening at one end, the inner edge of the opening end of the shell 21 is provided with a pair of a power receiving terminal 231 and a power receiving terminal 232, and the power receiving terminals 231 and 232 are both formed into a ring shape along the circumferential extension of the opening of the shell 21; the power receiving terminals 231 and 232 are electrically connected to the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22 (see fig. 4), respectively, and when the toothbrush sleeve 20 is sleeved on the electric toothbrush 10, the annular power supply portion 1411 of the power supply terminal 141 is in contact with the power receiving terminal 231, and the annular power supply portion 1411 of the power supply terminal 142 is in contact with the power receiving terminal 232, so that the battery in the brush handle 11 can supply power to the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the light source control module can be set as: after the toothbrush cover 20 is fitted over the electric toothbrush 10, the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22 is controlled to operate for a predetermined time (e.g., 5 minutes or 10 minutes) and then automatically turned off.
Fig. 3 and 4 are exploded views of the toothbrush cover 20, and as shown in fig. 1, 3 and 4, the power receiving terminals 231 and 232 are provided on a stepped portion of the open end of the housing 21; taking the power receiving terminal 232 as an example, it is provided on the stepped portion 2121 of the open end of the housing 21. The inner peripheral wall of the outer shell 21 is formed with two wiring grooves, the two wiring grooves extend from the opening end of the outer shell 21 to the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22, one wiring groove is provided with a conductor 2311 formed integrally with the power receiving terminal 231, the other wiring groove is provided with a conductor 2321 formed integrally with the power receiving terminal 232, and the ends of the conductor 2311 and the conductor 2321 close to the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22 can be directly welded to the circuit board 221 of the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22 to establish electrical connection with the circuit board 221, or establish electrical connection with the circuit board 221 through a wire.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the housing 21 includes a first housing 211 and a second housing 212, the power receiving terminal 231 is disposed on the first housing 211, and the electric conductor 2311 is disposed on the inner wall of the first housing 211 and extends from the power receiving terminal 231 to the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22; the power receiving terminal 232 is disposed on the second housing 212, and the electric conductor 2321 is disposed on the inner walls of the second housing 212 and the first housing 211 and extends from the power receiving terminal 232 to the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22. It is easy to understand that the power receiving terminal and the electric conductor can be arranged in other modes, and the condition of forming the electric connection between the power receiving terminal and the UVC-LED sterilizing light source is only required to be met.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a light source groove 2111 for receiving the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22 is formed in a side of the housing 21 facing the bristle part 131, and a light source cover 24 is provided at a mouth of the light source groove 2111. The UVC-LED germicidal light source 22 includes a circuit board 221 and UVC-LED light-emitting beads 222 disposed on the circuit board 221, a light-transmitting hole 241 is disposed on the light source cover 24 at a position corresponding to the UVC-LED light-emitting beads 222, and C-band ultraviolet rays generated by the UVC-LED light-emitting beads 222 can pass through the light-transmitting hole 241 and irradiate to the bristle portion 131. Ribs 2122 for holding or retaining the toothbrush head 13 are provided in the housing 21 adjacent to both sides of the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22 and opposite to the UVC-LED germicidal light source 22.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, the scope of the invention is not limited to the embodiments. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications without departing from the scope of the invention, i.e. all equivalent modifications made according to the invention are intended to be covered by the scope of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention is subject to the claims.
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1. A toothbrush sleeve with an ultraviolet sterilization function comprises a shell for accommodating a toothbrush head and a UVC-LED sterilization light source arranged in the shell; the method is characterized in that: the shell is provided with a pair of power receiving terminals which are electrically connected with the UVC-LED sterilizing light source and receive electric energy required by the operation of the UVC-LED sterilizing light source from the outside of the toothbrush sleeve.
2. The toothbrush sleeve of claim 1, wherein: the pair of power receiving terminals is disposed at an open end of the housing.
3. The toothbrush sleeve of claim 2, wherein: the pair of power receiving terminals are disposed at an inner side edge of the open end of the housing.
4. The toothbrush sleeve of claim 2, wherein: the inner wall of the outer shell is formed with a wiring groove, the wiring groove extends from the open end of the outer shell to the UVC-LED germicidal light source, and the power receiving terminal and the UVC-LED germicidal light source are electrically connected through an electric conductor arranged in the wiring groove.
5. the toothbrush sleeve of claim 4, wherein: the electric conductor and the power receiving terminal are formed integrally.
6. The toothbrush sleeve of claim 1, wherein: the power receiving terminal has an annular power receiving portion that receives electric power from outside the toothbrush case, and the annular power receiving portion extends in a circumferential direction of the case opening.
7. The toothbrush sleeve of claim 1, wherein: a light source groove for accommodating the UVC-LED sterilization light source is formed in one side in the shell, and a light source cover plate is arranged at the opening part of the light source groove.
8. The toothbrush sleeve of claim 7, wherein: ribs used for clamping or limiting the toothbrush head are arranged on two sides of the shell adjacent to the UVC-LED sterilization light source and one side of the shell opposite to the UVC-LED sterilization light source.
9. An electric toothbrush assembly comprises an electric toothbrush, wherein the electric toothbrush is provided with a brush handle, a brush rod and a toothbrush head which are sequentially connected, a battery and a light source control module are accommodated in an inner cavity of the brush handle, and the light source control module is electrically connected with the battery; the method is characterized in that: further comprising a toothbrush sleeve as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8; the electric toothbrush is provided with a pair of power supply terminals electrically connected with the light source control module, and when the toothbrush sleeve is sleeved on the electric toothbrush, the pair of power supply terminals are in contact with the pair of power receiving terminals, so that the battery can supply power to the UVC-LED sterilization light source.
10. The powered toothbrush assembly of claim 9, wherein: the pair of power supply terminals are arranged at one end of the brush handle close to the brush rod; the power supply terminal has a ring-shaped power supply portion for contacting the power receiving terminal, and the ring-shaped power supply portion extends in a circumferential direction of the brush holder.
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