DE202004010101U1 - Multifunctional mouth cleaning device, comprising upper and lower tray with bristles - Google Patents

Abstract

The device is assembled of an upper and a lower tray (10, 11) in the shape of horseshoes, positioned on top of each other and surrounded by an elastic membrane (12, 13). Each of the trays (10, 11) has a c-shaped duct fitted with bristles for the accommodation of the teeth of the user. The two parts (10, 11) are slightly moved by two metal balls (14) located in shallow spaces (16) between the two trays (10, 11) and activated by a battery (4) integrated in the handle (1). A central part with scraping areas can be inserted in order to clean the tongue.

Description

The The invention relates to an automatic mouth cleaning device.

Of the Purpose of this invention (Automatic mouth cleaning device) is to create an alternative, automatic method at the same time all tooth surfaces to clean and massage all the gums in both upper and lower jaw bows, and clean the tongue.

This is within the scope of the invention by an oral cleaning device achieved with the features of the protection claim 1. The subordinate claims relate to protection advantageous developments of the invention.

in the The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to drawings. It demonstrate:

1 a side view of the entire apparatus "mouthpiece + handle",

2 a top view of the upper tray half,

3 a bottom view of the upper half of the tablet,

4 a cross section CD through the object after the 2 respectively. 3 and

5 a plan view of the wegwertbare brush membrane before insertion.

The whole system consists of two main parts: The first part, hereby called "mouthpiece" or "tray", must be in be used to the user's mouth, and perform directly the cleaning phase for both dental arches. The second part, hereby called "machine-body" or "handle 1", must be mainly the Energy generator, the multi-use liquid distributor and the corresponding cartridges the battery and the mechanical gear system wear that back and forth directs alternative movements and pulsations to the mouthpiece, a cleansing, brushing Function to perform.

The whole mouthpiece has the shape and shape of a U, a known geometry in dentistry, which is the anatomical most correct shape is to complete a full arch in the inner canal either in the upper ankle, upper in the lower Jaw.

The whole mouthpiece is divided horizontally into 2 halves, one upper, single tray 10 to pick up and clean the upper dental arch, and a single lower tray 11 for the appropriate dental arch. On the surfaces of these two mouthpiece halves are several brush series 20 along the entire inner surface of the U-channel to cover the buccal, labial and occlusal surfaces of the dental arch. On the underside of these two mouthpiece halves are three slightly hollowed out plates 15 inserted into the flat tray base, one plate in the center in front, and the other two in the rear right and left outer ends of the tray. Within these types of cavities in the plates are hard bullets 14 inserted, which move freely within the three plates.

The two lower halves of the mouthpiece are thus connected in a sandwich manner, the diameter of these two hard spheres easily exceeding the entire depth of the two front plate cavities, thus allowing the two mouthpiece halves to lean against each other in only three support locations, a tiny empty layer 18 between the two halves of the mouthpiece leaves open. An elastic membrane 12 (in the form of a line) is stretched evenly and horizontally through the outer limits of the tray; one end of the membrane is attached to the upper half of the tablet, the other end to the lower half of the tablet, the rest of the membrane is oversized to allow a certain amount of movement. The basic function of this elastic membrane is to hold the two halves of the mouthpiece together, and to keep the inner surface of the two connected tablet halves clear of liquids, food scraps, etc., while allowing a certain amount of free horizontal movement of the two halves of the tablet, without resistance to prevent.

In a mouthpiece thus assembled, the two upper and lower parts are free to move toward each other by the rolling motions of the 3 hard balls inserted in the tablet cavities. The dimensions and shapes of these rolling surfaces 16 will decide the extent and direction of these movements. The hard balls are limited, only within the rolling surfaces 16 to move the inner limits of the plate.

The thus assembled mouthpiece is connected to the external (outside of the user's mouth) grip machine body by two hard rods 8th . 9 connected from the front of the mouth piece. These two rods are superimposed and form a 90 ° angle between the horizontal mouthpiece and the vertical handle. a horizontal pole is with the top half 10 connected to the tray, the other bar with the bottom half 11 of the tray, this double connection can either be achieved by a rigid, fixed or by a flexible manner, for example by means of a ball joint 19 which can allow additional, controlled and limited mobility in both vertical and horizontal directions. The vertical part of the rods is through a transmission gear 6 connected to the handle. The two rods are forced to make a scissors-like motion, and their 90 degree L-shape will translate these angular movements into a horizontal ground motion to each of the two mouthpiece halves. The power supply of this system is provided by the electric motor 2 through a rechargeable battery 3 taken over, both are under control 1 ,

If activating the system allows the energy thus transmitted to be transmitted Upper and lower halves of the mouthpiece can move and slide on one another in a continuous manner Back and forth movement. The length and frequency These controlled movements determine the corresponding active ones Movements of the brushes in the tray channel against all teeth and gums of the bow, and thus the performance of a brushing, cleansing Action. Along with this mainly back and forth movement At the same time, two other secondary movements are possible: the first is a lateral one Up and down movement, thanks to the flexible joints that connect the mouthpiece with the Link handle, the user can control the grip and more turn left or right, compared to the standard 0 front position, and thereby diagonally a part of the forward and backward force on one side of the Transmitting U-shaped arch teeth, the same principle applies to the vertical placement of the handle in the Regarding the particular horizontal placement of the mouthpiece in the oral cavity too, an up and down movement of the handle becomes a stronger or lesser brush force under the front and back teeth in both mandibular arches cause. The other side movement can be done directly by the user be created by a deviation from the ideal bite position in a kind of chewing motion around the brush force against teeth and To reduce or strengthen gums.

Another area of this invention is to cleanse the tongue by the same back and forth movements as described in 7 for teeth and gums. The upper half of the tablet is equipped with a kind of palatal bridge section above the U-channel tray. The underside of this section may have special brushes or soft multi-blade scrapers 25 contain. When the mouthpiece is activated, the user can press his tongue surface onto the moving scratches so that the tongue surface is cleaned and all impurities and bacteria are removed from back to front.

Around correct replacement of the brushes their natural Ensuring consumption is an additional elastic membrane type brewed into this invention. Originally the brushes are in a thin one Rubber layer inserted, this thin skin can then be pushed into the channel of the tablet so as to be the appropriate one to achieve three-dimensional shape: The connection of this disposable brush membrane to the top of the tray channels can be made in three ways: By Autobindemittel, by akrylische Strip or by other mechanical cohesion of the two parts. In the upper version of this disposable brush membrane, the soft tongue scraper also be inserted directly creating a single, disposable part for both purposes.

The entire purifier can directly carry the following materials into the channels of the tray with an integrated multi-fluid dispenser: liquid toothpaste, active fluorine dispensers, polishing microgranules, and bleach. The handle contains a cavity for several microgranules and bleach. The handle contains a multi-fluid cavity that allows the insertion of pre-filled cartridges containing enough fluid for multiple applications. When these cartridges are inserted into the handle, the user can directly select a manual button 7 push, whereby the liquid is transported in the upper and lower parts of the mouthpiece through connected tubes. An alternative processing is the automatic dispensing of these substances by an electronically advanced program (by a small peristaltic pump) so that when the purifier is activated, a predetermined amount is dispensed into the mouthpiece.

• A. der Gebrauch einer magnetischen Schwerkraft, anstelle mechanischer Kugeln, um zu ermöglichen, dass die beiden Mundstückshälften aufeinander mit minimaler Reibung gleiten (z.B. 3 magnetische Platten können eingesetzt werden, anstelle der 3 leeren Platten, und 3 andere magnetische Platten mit entgegengesetzter Spannkraft werden in das Gegentablett eingefügt.
• B. Die beiden harten Stangen, die die Vor- und Zurückbewegungen übertragen, können parallel anstelle aufgesetzt eingefügt werden, ein richtiges Hebelkraftsystem wird die beiden Stangen korrekt die Haupt- Vor- und Zurückbewegungen übertragen lassen

Alternative processes of this invention are:

• A. The use of magnetic gravity, instead of mechanical balls, to allow the two halves of the die to slide on each other with minimal friction (eg, 3 magnetic plates can be inserted, instead of the 3 empty plates, and 3 other magnetic plates with opposite clamping force) inserted the counter tray.
• B. The two hard rods that transmit the forward and backward movements can be inserted in parallel instead of being fitted, a proper lever power system will allow the two rods to correctly transmit the main forward and backward movements

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Handle

2

electrical engine

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rechargeable battery

4

charger

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Multiple tank

6

gear system

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Supplied pump stud

8th

lower hard rod

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upper hard rod

10

upper half tray part

11

under half tray part

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Outer membrane

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Inner brush membrane

13a

upper brush membrane

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lower brush membrane

14

Bullet

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Hardness plate

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rolling area

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Lower Tablet Area

18

Empty layer

19

joints, e.g. flexible ball joint

20

cleansing to brush

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inner U-cleaning channel

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palate bridge

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plate boundary

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area Floor space

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Tongue cleaning scratches, soft scratches

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occlusal area

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buccal area

28

labial area

Claims (9)

Automatic mouth cleaning device with a mouthpiece that can be inserted into the mouth of a user and with a handle ( 1 ), with the mouthpiece horizontally in an upper half of the tablet ( 10 ) for receiving an upper dental arch and a lower tablet half ( 11 ) is divided for receiving a lower dental arch, wherein in the upper half of the tablet ( 10 ) and the lower half of the tablet ( 11 ) To brush ( 20 ) are used and wherein the two halves of the tablet are horizontally mutually movable by a certain amount. An oral cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the two tablet halves ( 10 . 11 ) via an outer membrane ( 12 ), which allows a certain amount of free horizontal movement of the two tablet halves to each other. An oral cleaning device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the two tablet halves ( 10 . 11 ) by the rolling motion of balls ( 14 ), which are inserted in tablet cavities, move towards each other. An oral cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the brushes ( 20 ) on one in the tablet halves ( 10 . 11 ) usable brush membrane ( 13 ) are attached. An oral cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein the brush membrane ( 13 ) as a replaceable or disposable brush membrane ( 13 ) is trained. An oral cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mouthpiece is connected to an external handle-machine body by two rods ( 8th . 9 ) connected is. An oral cleaning device according to claim 8, wherein the rods ( 8th . 9 ) Are L-shaped and form an angle of, for example, 90 ° between the horizontal mouthpiece and the vertical handle. An oral cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein in the handle an electric motor ( 2 ) and, for example, a rechargeable battery ( 3 ) are arranged. An oral cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the upper half of the tablet ( 10 ) with a palatal bridge section ( 22 ), the underside of which contains brushes or soft scratches for cleaning the tongue or tongue surface.