CN209846407U

CN209846407U - Oral cavity cleaning device and light-emitting module

Info

Publication number: CN209846407U
Application number: CN201920295438.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 简群芳
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2018-03-23
Filing date: 2019-03-08
Publication date: 2019-12-27
Anticipated expiration: 2029-03-08
Also published as: TWM573168U

Abstract

The utility model discloses an oral cavity cleaning device and light-emitting module, this oral cavity cleaning device contains a holding rod, a cleaning member, a power, a light-emitting module, and a starting element, this holding rod includes double-phase anti-tip, and an accommodation space between these tip, this cleaning member sets up in one of them tip of this holding rod, this power sets up in the accommodation space of this holding rod, this light-emitting module includes a light-emitting component and a lamp shade, this light-emitting component is located this power of one of them tip and the electricity of this holding rod, be used for producing this oral cavity of light irradiation, this light-emitting component is located to this lamp shade cover, be used for refracting the light that this light-emitting component produced in order to enlarge this light in the scope of illumination in this oral cavity, this starting element, set up in this holding rod and expose in this holding rod surface and electricity and connect this power, be used for controlling this light-emitting.

Description

Oral cavity cleaning device and light-emitting module

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a cleaning device, and more particularly to an oral cleaning device and a light emitting module.

Background

Oral health is closely related to people's daily life, and besides affecting eating, chewing and swallowing, interpersonal interactions such as facial aesthetics, communication and social interaction are further affected. After three meals, the residues between teeth can be removed by using dental floss or dental floss rod as much as possible, and the teeth are rinsed for cleaning slightly. Before sleeping, the teeth must be brushed orderly and uniformly, gaps between each tooth and the gingiva are cleaned gradually and carefully, and the generation of periodontal diseases is prevented. However, many people may have a less than correct dental cleaning concept, often considering that vigorous brushing will clean the teeth, but too much force will actually harm the teeth and gums. In addition, even though the tooth surface appears clean, dental plaque is still easy to exist at the interface of the gingiva and the tooth, and the periodontal disease may be caused to cause tooth socket atrophy, tooth loosening and the like for a long time.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting oral cavity cleaning device.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an oral cleaning device, which comprises: a handle, a cleaning member, a power source, a light emitting module, and a start element. The holding rod comprises two opposite end parts and an accommodating space between the end parts. The cleaning piece is arranged at one end part of the holding rod. The power supply is arranged in the accommodating space of the holding rod. The light emitting module comprises a light emitting element and a lampshade. The light-emitting element is positioned at one end part of the holding rod and is electrically connected with the power supply to generate light to irradiate the oral cavity. The lampshade is covered on the light-emitting element and used for refracting the light generated by the light-emitting element so as to enlarge the irradiation range of the light in the oral cavity. The starting element is arranged on the holding rod, exposes the surface of the holding rod and is electrically connected with the power supply to control the light-emitting element to emit light.

In some embodiments, the lampshade includes a cover body having an opening end, a light-emitting end opposite to the opening end, and a receiving groove extending from the opening end to the light-emitting end along a central axis for receiving the light-emitting device, and a first refraction portion forming the opening end, surrounding the light-emitting device and having a first thickness of 0.3 mm to 5 mm.

In some embodiments, the cover further has a second refraction portion forming the light exit end, the light emitting device has a forward light exit region, and the second refraction portion corresponds to the forward light exit region of the light emitting device and has a second thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 3 mm.

In some embodiments, the cover further has a third refraction portion connecting the first refraction portion and the second refraction portion, and the third refraction portion has a third thickness between 0.3 mm and 3 mm.

In some embodiments, the mask has a semi-ellipsoidal shape, such that the illumination area has an ellipsoidal shape.

In some embodiments, the cleaning element includes a connecting rod portion and a brush head portion disposed at an end of the connecting rod portion away from the holding rod and adapted to clean the oral cavity, and the connecting rod portion is detachably sleeved on the lampshade.

In some embodiments, the first refractive portion has a first inner side surface adjacent to the light emitting element, and a first outer side surface opposite to the first inner side surface, and the cover further has a locking portion formed on the first outer side surface for locking the connecting rod portion.

In some embodiments, the light emitting element is defined as a first light emitting element, and the light emitting module further includes a second light emitting element disposed at one end of the handle and electrically connected to the power source for generating light to illuminate the oral cavity.

In some implementation forms, the dental plaque detection device further comprises a dental plaque detection unit arranged in the accommodating space of the holding rod, the dental plaque detection unit comprises a control module, a detection module electrically connected with the control module and suitable for detecting the content of dental plaque in the oral cavity, and a warning module electrically connected with the control module, when the detection module detects that the content of dental plaque exceeds a preset value, the detection module can transmit a signal to the control module, and the control module can control the warning module to send warning information.

In some embodiments, the warning module is a vibration generator.

In some embodiments, the warning module is a warning light.

In some embodiments, the dental plaque detection device further comprises a dental plaque detection unit disposed in the accommodating space of the holding rod, the dental plaque detection unit comprises a control module and a detection module electrically connected to the control module and adapted to detect the content of dental plaque in the oral cavity, when the detection module detects that the content of dental plaque exceeds a predetermined value, the detection module transmits a signal to the control module, and the control module controls the light-emitting element to flash.

Therefore, another objective of the present invention is to provide a light emitting module capable of enlarging an irradiation range.

Therefore, the utility model relates to a light-emitting module is applicable to and sets up a oral cavity cleaning device in some implementation modes appearance, its characterized in that, this oral cavity cleaning device is applicable to a clean oral cavity to contain a holding rod, this holding rod includes double-phase anti-tip, and an accommodation space between these tip, this light-emitting module contains: a light emitting device located at one end of the handle for generating light with a wavelength of 300 nm to 500 nm to irradiate the oral cavity; the lampshade comprises a cover body, the cover body is provided with an opening end, a light outlet end opposite to the opening end and a containing groove, the containing groove extends from the opening end to the light outlet end along a central shaft to contain the light-emitting element, the cover body is also provided with a first refraction part forming the opening end, and the first refraction part surrounds the periphery of the light-emitting element and has a first thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 5 mm.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses at least, following efficiency has: by arranging the light-emitting element at one end of the holding rod, a user can observe whether the positions between the teeth, the gum, the tongue and the like are not cleaned completely through the light-emitting element when cleaning the oral cavity. In addition, the lampshade can refract the light generated by the light-emitting element, so that the irradiation range is enlarged, and the trouble that a user needs to move left and right when the user wants to irradiate different angles is reduced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a power supply, a light emitting device, and a start-up device according to the first embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic top view illustrating the appearance of the cover of a lamp house of the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the lamp enclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating an elliptical illumination range of the light generated by the light emitting device on a cavity after passing through the lamp cover;

fig. 7 is a schematic front view of a second embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of FIG. 7;

fig. 9 is a schematic front view of a third embodiment of the device of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make examiners understand the features, contents, and advantages of the present invention and the effects achieved thereby, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in the form of embodiments. It should be noted that the drawings used in the present invention are only schematic and supplementary descriptions, and are not necessarily true proportions and precise configurations of the present invention, and therefore, the proportion and the configuration relationship of the drawings should not be limited to the scope of the present invention in practical implementation.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a first embodiment of an oral cleaning device of the present invention is suitable for cleaning an oral cavity 7 (see fig. 6) of a user, and the oral cleaning device is illustrated as a toothbrush in this embodiment, but may be a coated tongue bar, a dental floss bar, etc., without being limited thereto. The oral cleaning device of the first embodiment comprises a holding rod 1, a cleaning member 2, a power source 3, a light emitting module 4, an actuating element 5 and a dental plaque detecting unit 6.

The handle 1 includes two opposite ends 11 and a space 12 between the ends 11. In this embodiment, one end 11 of the handle 1 is connected to the cleaning element 2, and the other end 11 of the handle 1 has an opening communicating with the accommodating space 12. The cleaning element 2 includes a connecting rod portion 21 connected to the holding rod 1, and a brush head portion 22 disposed at an end of the connecting rod portion 21 away from the holding rod 1, wherein the brush head portion 22 is adapted to remove dental plaque, residues between teeth, and tongue coating on the tongue. The power supply 3 is disposed in the accommodating space 12 of the handle 1 and is composed of at least one mercury battery. The light emitting module 4 is disposed on the handle 1 and includes a light emitting device 41 and a lamp shade 42. The light emitting device 41 is disposed at the other end 11 of the handle 1 and electrically connected to the power source 3 for generating light to illuminate the oral cavity 7. The light emitting device 41 is used to generate light with a wavelength of 300 m to 500 nm, and preferably, the light is ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 400 nm to 410 nm, but not limited thereto. When plaque in the mouth 7 is irradiated by the light emitting element 41, purple-red fluorescence is exhibited, and the user can perform enhanced cleaning with respect to the purple-red fluorescence. Of course, the light emitting device 41 may be a light emitting diode for illuminating the inside of the oral cavity 7 to observe the remaining gap between teeth or the health status of teeth.

The starting element 5 is disposed on the handle adjacent to the light emitting element 41, exposed on the surface of the handle 1, and electrically connected to the power source 3. The starting device 5 is used to control the light emitting device 41 to emit light. In this embodiment, the activating element 5 is a press type design, and can be pressed by a user to present a pressed state to control the light emitting element 41 to emit light, or to present a sprung state after the pressing is released to control the light emitting element 41 not to emit light. In other embodiments, the starting element 5 can be a travel switch, a push button switch, a combination switch, a proximity switch, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The lampshade 42 covers the light emitting device 41 and refracts the light generated by the light emitting device 41 to enlarge the irradiation range 8 of the light in the oral cavity 7 (see fig. 6). Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in detail, the lampshade 42 includes a cover 43 having an open end 431, and an extension 44 extending from the periphery of the open end 431 toward the grip 1. The extending body 44 engages the lampshade 42 with the holding rod 1 through the opening of the other end 11 of the holding rod 1, and has a conductive contact 441 between the starting device 5 and the power source 3 and electrically connected to the light emitting device 41. When the starting element 5 is in the pressed state, the starting element 5 presses the conductive contact 441, so that the conductive contact 441 contacts the power source 3, and a path can be formed between the light emitting element 41 and the power source 3 to enable the light emitting element 41 to emit light. When the starting element 5 is in the bouncing state, the starting element 5 will release the pressing against the conductive contact 441, no path will be formed between the light emitting element 41 and the power source 3, and the light emitting element 41 will not emit light.

The housing 43 has a semi-ellipsoidal shape, the open end 431 has an ellipsoidal shape, and a major axis of the open end 431 is defined as a first axis L1. The cover 43 further has a light emitting end 432 opposite to the opening end 431, a receiving groove 433 disposed between the opening end 431 and the light emitting end 432 and communicating with the opening end 431, a first refraction portion 434 forming the opening end 431, a second refraction portion 435 forming the light emitting end 432, and a third refraction portion 436 connecting the first refraction portion 434 and the second refraction portion 435. The accommodating groove 433 extends from the opening end 431 to the light emitting end 432 along a central axis C1 to accommodate the light emitting device 41. The first refraction portion 434 surrounds the light emitting device 41 at intervals, and has a first inner side 434a adjacent to the light emitting device 41 and a first outer side 434b opposite to the first inner side 434 a. The first outer side 434a is curved and inclined toward the central axis C1. The first inner side surface 434a extends from the open end 431 in a direction toward the light exit end 432, and the extending direction is parallel to the central axis C1. The second refraction portion 435 is spaced apart from the first refraction portion 434 and located in the forward light-emitting area of the light-emitting device 41, and has a second inner side 435a adjacent to the light-emitting device 41 and a second outer side 435b opposite to the second inner side 435 a. The third refraction portion 436 has a third inner side surface 436a adjacent to the light emitting device 41, and a third outer side surface 436b opposite to the third inner side surface 436 a. The first inner side surface 434a, the second inner side surface 435a and the third inner side surface 436a together define the receiving groove 433, a portion of the receiving groove 433 defined by the first inner side surface 434a is cylindrical, and a portion of the receiving groove 433 defined by the second inner side surface 435a and the third inner side surface 436a is semi-spherical. The size of the cover 43 is designed to match the outer diameter of the holding rod 1, so that the lampshade 42 is not too abrupt or troublesome to use compared with the holding rod 1. In detail, if the first axis L1 is taken as a cross-sectional line, the first, second and third refraction portions 434, 435 and 436 respectively have a first thickness t1, a second thickness t2 and a third thickness t 3. The first thickness t1 is a distance between the first inner side 434a and the first outer side 434b, and the first thickness t1 is between 0.3 mm and 5 mm. In the present embodiment, the first thickness t1 is 4 mm. The second thickness t2 is defined by the distance between the second inner side 435a and the second outer side 435b, and the second thickness t2 is between 0.3 mm and 3 mm. In the present embodiment, the second thickness t2 is 2.5 mm. The third thickness t3 is defined by a distance between the third inner side surface 436a and the third outer side surface 436b, and the third thickness t3 is between 0.3 mm and 3 mm. In the present embodiment, the third thickness t3 is 2.5 mm. The cover 43 is used for refracting the light generated by the light emitting device 41 to enlarge the irradiation range 8 of the light in the oral cavity 7, and the cover 43 is in a semi-elliptical design, so that the irradiation range 8 is in an elliptical shape as shown in fig. 6, and is more consistent with the appearance of the oral cavity 7.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3 again, the plaque detecting unit 6 is disposed in the accommodating space 12 of the holding rod 1, and includes a control module 61, a detecting module 62 electrically connected to the control module 61 and adapted to detect plaque content in the oral cavity 7 (see fig. 6), and a warning module 63 electrically connected to the control module 61 and adapted to send a warning message. In addition to the primary inspection by the light emitting device 41, the user can also detect the dental plaque content of the oral cavity 7 repeatedly with the detecting module 62. For example, when the detecting module 62 detects that the content of dental plaque exceeds a predetermined value, the detecting module 62 will send a signal to the control module 61, and the control module 61 will control the warning module 63 to send out a warning message, suggesting that the user needs to enhance cleaning again. The warning module 63 can be a vibration generator, and when the control module 61 sends a signal to the warning module 63, the warning module 63 will generate warning information in a vibration mode to remind the user. The alarm module 63 can also be an alarm light, and the control module 61 controls the alarm light to emit light after receiving the signal transmitted by the detection module 62. In other embodiments, the warning module 63 may not be installed, and when the detecting module 62 detects that the content of dental plaque exceeds a predetermined value and transmits a signal to the control module 61, the control module 61 controls the light emitting element 41 to flash to remind the user that the content of dental plaque is still in the space to be cleaned, thereby effectively reducing the risk of the user suffering from periodontal disease or other diseases related to the oral cavity 7.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the second embodiment of the oral cavity cleaning device of the present invention comprises a handle 1, a cleaning member 2, a power source 3 (see fig. 3), a light emitting module 4, a starting element 5, and a dental plaque detecting unit 6. The structure and function of the power source 3, the activating member 5 and the plaque detecting unit 6 are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus, detailed description thereof is omitted. The handle 1 includes two opposite ends 11 and a space 12 between the ends 11. In the present embodiment, the one end portion 11 is provided for the light emitting element 41 and the lampshade 42 of the light emitting module 4, and the light emitting end 432 of the lampshade 42 faces the cleaning member 2. In the embodiment, the other end 11 is made into a tooth-like shape, so that the oral cleaning device can stably stand on a plane, but is not limited to this structure. The cleaning element 2 also includes a connecting rod 21 and a brush head 22 disposed at an end of the connecting rod 21 away from the holding rod 1. It should be noted that the link portion 21 is made of a transparent material and is detachably sleeved on the lampshade 42. In detail, the lampshade 42 includes the structure described in the first embodiment, and the lampshade 42 further has an engaging portion 437 formed on the first outer side surface 434b for engaging with the connecting rod portion 21. Specifically, a port 221 is formed at an end of the link portion 21 away from the brush head portion 22, and the port 221 has an inverted L-shaped slot portion 221 a. When the connecting rod portion 21 is sleeved on the lampshade 42 through the port 221, the engaging portion 437 of the lampshade 42 enters the engaging groove portion 221a, and the user rotates the connecting rod portion 21 by a predetermined angle to lock the engaging portion 437 to the engaging groove portion 221a, so that the cleaning member 2 is locked to the lampshade 42. In the process of cleaning the oral cavity 7 (see fig. 6), the user can start the light emitting element 41 through the starting element 5 at any time, the light generated by the light emitting element 41 can penetrate out along the transparent connecting rod part 21 to illuminate the oral cavity 7 of the user, or the cleaning piece 2 can be detached, and the oval irradiation range 8 (see fig. 6) generated by the light emitting element 41 passing through the lampshade 42 is utilized to better conform to the appearance of the oral cavity 7, so as to achieve better detection or illumination effect.

Referring to fig. 9, the third embodiment of the oral cleaning device of the present invention is substantially the same as the second embodiment, the third embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the one end 11 of the handle 1 of the third embodiment has a transparent section 111, and defines the light emitting device 41 of the light emitting module 4 as a first light emitting device 41a, the light emitting module 4 further includes a transparent section 111 disposed at one end 11 of the handle 1 and electrically connected to a second light emitting element 41b of the power source 3 (see fig. 3), the second light emitting device 41b is used for generating light to irradiate the oral cavity 7 (see fig. 6), and one of the first light emitting device 41a and the second light emitting device 41b can emit ultraviolet light as described in the first and second embodiments, the other of the first light emitting device 41a and the second light emitting device 41b can be a light emitting diode. The user can control the first light emitting element 41a and the second light emitting element 41b to emit light simultaneously, or to emit light at one of them, or to emit no light at all, by pressing the starting element 5. The light emitting direction of the second light emitting element 41b is transverse to the light emitting direction of the first light emitting element 41a, so that a user can easily irradiate the oral cavity 7 with the light generated by the second light emitting element 41b without intentionally directing the one end portion 11 to the oral cavity 7.

To sum up, the oral cavity cleaning device of the present invention is provided with the light emitting device 41 at one end 11 of the handle 1, so that when the user cleans the oral cavity 7, the user can observe whether there are uncleaned parts in the interdental spaces, the gums, the tongue, etc. through the light emitting device 41. In addition, the lampshade 42 can refract the light generated by the light emitting device 41, so as to enlarge the irradiation range 8, thereby reducing the trouble that the user needs to move left and right when the user wants to irradiate different angles. Furthermore, the dental plaque detecting unit 6 can further detect the content of dental plaque in the oral cavity 7 to prevent the user from not cleaning the oral cavity properly, thereby achieving the purpose of thoroughly cleaning the oral cavity.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only for illustrating the technical ideas and features of the present invention, and the purpose thereof is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the contents of the present invention and to implement the present invention without limiting the scope of the present invention, i.e. all equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit disclosed by the present invention should be covered in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An oral cleaning device for cleaning an oral cavity, comprising

A holding rod, which comprises two opposite end parts and an accommodating space between the two end parts;

the cleaning piece is arranged at one end part of the holding rod;

the power supply is arranged in the accommodating space of the holding rod;

a light emitting module comprising

A light-emitting element which is positioned at one end part of the holding rod and is electrically connected with the power supply for generating light to irradiate the oral cavity; and

a lampshade, which is covered on the light-emitting element and is used for refracting the light generated by the light-emitting element so as to enlarge the irradiation range of the light in the oral cavity; and

and the starting element is arranged on the holding rod, exposed out of the surface of the holding rod and electrically connected with the power supply, and is used for controlling the light-emitting element to emit light.

2. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the lampshade comprises a lampshade body, the lampshade body is provided with an opening end, a light outlet end opposite to the opening end and a containing groove, the containing groove extends from the opening end to the light outlet end along a central shaft to contain the light-emitting element, the lampshade body is also provided with a first refraction part forming the opening end, and the first refraction part surrounds the periphery of the light-emitting element and is provided with a first thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 5 mm.

3. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the cover body is also provided with a second refraction part forming the light-emitting end, the light-emitting element is provided with a forward light-emitting area, and the second refraction part corresponds to the forward light-emitting area of the light-emitting element and has a second thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 3 mm.

4. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 3, wherein: the cover body is also provided with a third refraction part connecting the first refraction part and the second refraction part, and the third refraction part has a third thickness between 0.3 mm and 3 mm.

5. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 4, wherein: the cover body is shaped like a semi-ellipsoid, so that the irradiation range is elliptic.

6. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the cleaning piece comprises a connecting rod part and a brush head part which is arranged at one end of the connecting rod part, which is far away from the holding rod and is suitable for cleaning the oral cavity, and the connecting rod part is detachably sleeved on the lampshade.

7. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the first refraction part is provided with a first inner side surface adjacent to the light-emitting element and a first outer side surface opposite to the first inner side surface, and the cover body is also provided with a clamping part which is formed on the first outer side surface and used for clamping the connecting rod part.

8. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the light emitting module is defined as a first light emitting element, and the light emitting module further comprises a second light emitting element which is arranged at one end of the holding rod and electrically connected with the power supply, and is used for generating light to irradiate the oral cavity.

9. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the dental plaque detection device comprises a holding rod, a dental plaque detection unit and a warning module, wherein the holding rod is arranged in a containing space of the holding rod, the dental plaque detection unit comprises a control module, a detection module which is electrically connected with the control module and is suitable for detecting the content of dental plaque in the oral cavity, and the warning module is electrically connected with the control module.

10. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 9, wherein: the warning module is a vibration generator.

11. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 9, wherein: the warning module is a warning lamp.

12. The oral cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the dental plaque detection device comprises a holding rod and a dental plaque detection unit arranged in the holding rod, wherein the dental plaque detection unit comprises a control module and a detection module which is electrically connected with the control module and is suitable for detecting the content of dental plaque in the oral cavity, when the detection module detects that the content of dental plaque exceeds a preset value, the detection module can transmit a signal to the control module, and the control module can control the light-emitting element to flicker.

13. A light module adapted for use with an oral cleaning device, the oral cleaning device adapted for cleaning an oral cavity and comprising a handle including two opposing ends and a receiving space between the ends, the light module comprising:

a light emitting device located at one end of the handle for generating light with a wavelength of 300 nm to 500 nm to irradiate the oral cavity; and

the lampshade comprises a cover body, the cover body is provided with an opening end, a light outlet end opposite to the opening end and a containing groove, the containing groove extends from the opening end to the light outlet end along a central shaft to contain the light-emitting element, the cover body is also provided with a first refraction part forming the opening end, and the first refraction part surrounds the periphery of the light-emitting element and has a first thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 5 mm.

14. The lighting module of claim 13, wherein: the cover body is also provided with a second refraction part forming the light-emitting end, the light-emitting element is provided with a forward light-emitting area, and the second refraction part corresponds to the forward light-emitting area of the light-emitting element and has a second thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 3 mm.

15. The lighting module of claim 14, wherein: the cover body is also provided with a third refraction part connecting the first refraction part and the second refraction part, and the third refraction part has a third thickness between 0.3 mm and 3 mm.

16. The lighting module of claim 15, wherein: the cover body is shaped like a semi-ellipsoid, so that the irradiation range is elliptic.