JP2000116564A - Earpick - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the handling of an earpick and promote efficiency of earwax takeout. SOLUTION: Spiral grooves 7 are provided at the tip of a columnar shank 2, and a scratching plate 8 in a disc form of the specified width and height is formed between each pair of adjoining grooves 7, and a spiral scratch-out part 6 is formed from these scratching plates 8. The scratch-out part 6 is inserted into an external auditory meatus, and the tips of the plates 8 are contacted with the part where awx is attached and hitched at the end of the wax, and if in this condition, the part 6 is moved toward the inlet of the meatus, a force toward the inlet of the meatus is applied to the wax, which is torn off from the inner surface of the meatus, held between adjoining plates 8, and taken out of the meatus together with the scratch-out part 6. The wax remaining between the plates 8 can be removed by applying a cloth, tissue paper, etc., to the surface of the part 6 and rotating it clockwise or counterclockwise.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an earpick, and more particularly to an earpick which is easy to handle and has a high efficiency of removing earwax.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of earpick, such as the one shown in FIG.

[0003] That is, the earpick 11 is made of wood, synthetic resin, metal, or the like.
2 and a substantially L-shaped scraping portion 16 provided integrally with the tip of the handle portion 12.

In order to remove earwax from the ear canal using the earpick 11 having such a configuration, the handle 12 is grasped by hand and the scraping part 16 is inserted into the ear canal.
Is brought into contact with the portion to which earwax is attached, and the tip of the scraping portion 16 is hooked to the end of the earwax.

In this state, the scraping portion 16 is moved in the direction of the entrance of the ear canal via the handle portion 12, and a force in the direction of the entrance of the ear canal is applied to the earwax by the scraping portion 16 to pull the earwax from the inner surface of the ear canal. Peel off.

[0006] Then, the peeled earwax is scraped out by the scraping section 16.
And put it out of the ear canal or scrape it out of the ear canal by the scraping unit 16.

[0007] By repeating such an operation over the entire circumference of the inner surface of the ear canal, earwax adhering to the entire circumference of the inner surface of the ear canal can be taken out neatly.

[0008] However, in the conventional earpick 11 having the above-described configuration, the scraping section 1 is provided in the external auditory canal.
Since it is necessary to adjust the angle of the scraping portion 16 so that the tip of 6 faces the portion where the earwax is attached, the handling is extremely troublesome.

Further, since a part of the peeled earwax falls down from the scraping portion 16 and remains in the external auditory canal, a scraping operation for removing it is required, and the efficiency of removing earwax is extremely poor. is there.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has as its object to provide an earpick which is easy to handle and has a very high efficiency of removing earwax. It is.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a spiral groove at the tip of a rod-shaped handle, and a predetermined thickness and height between adjacent grooves. And a plurality of scraping plates to form a spiral scraping portion. Further, means for providing at least one slit penetrating each scraping plate in the axial direction in the scraping portion is adopted.

[0012]

According to the present invention, by adopting the above-mentioned means, the scraping portion is inserted into the external auditory canal, and the tip of the scraping plate is brought into contact with the portion to which the earwax is adhered, so that the tip of the earwax is hooked. When the scraping portion is moved in the direction of the entrance of the ear canal in this state, a force is applied to the earwax in the direction of the entrance of the ear canal, and the earwax is peeled off from the inner surface of the ear canal. And the peeled earwax is held between the scraping plates adjacent to the scraping part,
It is taken out of the ear canal together with the scraping part. Then, when a cloth, tissue paper, or the like is applied to the surface of the scraping portion and the scraping portion is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, earwax proceeds in the groove between the scraping plates, and the scraping portion Removed from

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of an earpick according to the present invention. The earpick 1 is made of wood, metal (such as titanium), synthetic resin, or the like. It has a cylindrical handle portion 2 and a spiral scraping portion 6.

The handle portion 2 is formed by machining using a lathe or the like, and has a columnar large-diameter portion 3 and a smaller diameter than the large-diameter portion 3 integrally formed at one end of the large-diameter portion 3. And a cylindrical small-diameter portion 5. At the other end of the large-diameter portion 3, three annular grooves 4 for preventing slipping are provided.

The scraping portion 6 has a groove 7 formed in a spiral shape on the peripheral surface of the distal end portion of the small diameter portion 5 by machining with a lathe or the like, and a substantially circular circle having a predetermined thickness and height between the adjacent grooves 7. A plate-shaped scraping plate 8 is formed, and the plurality of scraping plates 8 form a series of spirals. In this case, each of the scraping plates 8 has a square cross section, but may have a triangular cross section.

In order to take out earwax using the earpick 1 according to this embodiment configured as described above, the handle 2 is grasped by hand and the scraping section 6 is inserted into the ear canal. The tip of the scraping plate 8 is brought into contact with the portion to which the earwax is attached, and is hooked to the end of the earwax.

In this state, when the scraping portion 6 is moved in the direction of the entrance of the ear canal via the handle portion 2, a force in the direction of the entrance of the ear canal is applied to the earwax by the scraping plate 8, and the earwax is removed from the inner surface of the ear canal. Peeled off from

The earwax peeled off from the inner surface of the ear canal is held between the scraping plates 8 adjacent to the scraping portion 6 and taken out of the ear canal together with the scraping portion 6.

Then, a cloth, a tissue paper or the like is applied to the surface of the scraping portion 6 and the scraping portion 6 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, so that earwax held between the scraping plates 8 and 8 is removed. Moves in the groove 7 between the scraping plates 8, 8,
Removed from within.

By performing such an operation over the entire circumference of the inner surface of the ear canal, earwax adhering to the entire circumference of the inner surface of the ear canal can be completely removed. It can be kept in a beautiful state.

In the earpick 1 according to this embodiment having the above-described configuration, since the scraping portion 6 is constituted by the plurality of disc-shaped scraping plates 8, the portion where earwax is adhered is formed. It is not necessary to consider the angle of the scraping section 6 when making contact with any part, and any portion of the peripheral surface of the scraping section 6 may be contacted. Therefore, unlike the related art, the adjustment of the angle of the scraping portion 6 in the external auditory canal is not troublesome, and the handling becomes very simple.

Further, the peeled-off earwax is held between the scraping plates 8 adjacent to the scraping portion 6 and is taken out integrally with the scraping portion 6, so that the peeled earwax is removed like the conventional one. A part of the peeled earwax falls from the scraping part and is left in the ear canal, so there is no need for scraping work to remove it, and it is possible to greatly improve the removal efficiency of earwax become.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show a second alternative embodiment of the earpick according to the present invention.
In the scraping portion 6, four slits 9 having a predetermined width and depth penetrating each scraping plate 8 in the axial direction are provided, and a corner of each scraping plate 8 facing the slit 9 is chamfered. The other configuration is the same as that shown in the first embodiment.

The earpick 1 according to this embodiment also exhibits the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment, and the scraping portion 6 has a plurality of disk-shaped scraping plates. 8, it is not necessary to consider the angle of the scraping portion 6 when making contact with the portion to which earwax is attached, and any portion of the peripheral surface of the scraping portion 6 may be contacted. Will be. Therefore, unlike the related art, the adjustment of the angle of the scraping portion in the external auditory canal is not troublesome, and the handling becomes very simple.

Further, the peeled-off earwax is held between the scraping plates 8 adjacent to the scraping portion 6 and is taken out integrally with the scraping portion 6, so that the peeled earwax is removed like the conventional one. A part of the peeled earwax falls from the scraping part and is left in the ear canal, so there is no need for scraping work to remove it, and it is possible to greatly improve the removal efficiency of earwax become.

Further, since there is a slit 9 penetrating each scraping plate 8 in the axial direction, the adjacent scraping plates 8,
When removing the earwax held between the eight portions, the earwax can also be removed by applying a cloth, tissue paper, or the like to the surface of the scraping portion 6 and moving the scraping portion 6 back and forth in the axial direction. Things.

[0027]

According to the present invention, when the scraping portion is brought into contact with a portion to which earwax is adhered, it is not necessary to consider the angle of the scraping portion in the external auditory canal. Will be very easy. In addition, since the wax that has been peeled off from the inner surface of the ear canal is held between the scraping plates of the scraping portion, the work of scraping the wax that has fallen from the scraping portion is not required, and the efficiency of removing the wax is greatly improved. You can do it. In addition, the earwax held between the scraping plates of the scraping part is a cloth,
Depending on whether tissue paper is applied and the scraping part is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, or if the scraping part is moved back and forth in the axial direction, it is removed from between the scraping plates, and ear wax is collected. Is very simple.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the entirety of a first embodiment of an earpick according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of what is shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the entirety of a second embodiment of an earpick according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of what is shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an entire example of a conventional earpick.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 11 ... ear picking 2, 12 ... handle 3 ... large diameter part 4 ... groove 5 ... small diameter part 6, 16 ... scraping part 7 ... groove 8 ... scraping plate 9 ... slit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rod-shaped handle is provided with a spiral groove at the tip thereof to form a substantially disk-shaped scraping plate having a predetermined thickness and height between adjacent grooves. An earpick characterized in that a spiral squeezing portion is constituted by a squeezing plate. 2. The earpick according to claim 1, wherein the scraping portion is provided with at least one slit passing through each scraping plate in the axial direction.