JP2002028099A - Tongue surface cleaner and tongue surface cleaning member used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tongue surface cleaner that has the good operational ease in a mouth, a satisfactory sense of use without the danger of applying an excessive force and damaging a nipple, and the like, is capable of effectively removing the wide range of fur by a few times of use, moreover cleaning the surface of a tongue by equal forces and furthermore providing a tongue surface cleaning member that is always clean, and is compact and furthermore inexpensive in terms of cost without taking time for charge, and the tongue surface cleaning member used for the same. SOLUTION: This tongue surface cleaner is characterized by comprising a nonwoven fabric roll body 13 with a zonal nonwoven fabric having a thin width annularly rolled, a cleaner body 12 accommodating this nonwoven fabric roll body 13 rotatably and holding a sheet part drawn out from the nonwoven fabric roll body 13 in a tense state and a cover member 14 covering the tip side by being fitted to the tip portion of the cleaner body 12 detachably and comprising a grip part when used by being fitted to the base end part detachably.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tongue cleaning device suitable for removing tongue coating adhering to the surface of the tongue which causes bad breath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A toothbrush has been generally used as a mouth cleaning tool, but recently, as the number of health-conscious and clean-loving people has increased, the tongue which causes bad breath has become more common. Various cleaning tools for removing tongue coating have been proposed. Such a tongue cleaning tool has an advantage in that it can remove food remaining on the surface of the tongue, and can also remove nicotine or various germs present together with mucous membranes, thereby preventing diseases.

[0003] The basic structure of such a tongue surface cleaning tool is composed of a tongue surface polishing member for directly touching the surface of the tongue to scrape the tongue coating, and a manual operation member for operating the tongue surface polishing member. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, a manual operation unit 1 made of plastic or the like is integrally attached to a tip of a spatula-shaped tongue member 2 made of metal or plastic, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, a toothed toothbrush is provided with a tooth-like tongue polishing member 3, or a round metal wheel 4 is attached as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, there is provided a tongue cleaning tool or the like in which hairy wire 5 is passed.

[0004]

By the way, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, the conventional spatula-shaped tongue polishing member 2 has poor operability when sliding in the mouth, and is close to the throat. Cannot be inserted, leaving unpolished. In addition, since the portion that comes into contact with the tongue is made of a hard synthetic resin, the usability when used is poor. Furthermore, the tip of the hard synthetic resin is hard and sharp, so it is easy to remove the tongue coating at the place where it hits directly, but on the other hand, when it touches the tongue, there are places where it hits the tongue more strongly and where it hits weakly This causes a problem that the tongue surface is damaged as a result.

[0005] As shown in FIG. 11, even if the manual operation portion 1 is provided with a brush dedicated to the tongue at the end thereof, it is not considered that the material is sufficiently suitable for polishing the tongue for the following reasons. Can not. In other words, in order to brush the tongue more beautifully with a brush, it is better that the brush material is a hard material, but if the brush is hard, it makes the user feel pain when polishing the surface of the tongue. I will. Further, the brush may damage the nipple or the like on the surface of the tongue in some cases. Whatever the material of the brush, the tip of the brush is point-shaped and only touches the tongue surface, so it is difficult for these brushes to remove sticky dirt and the like adhered between the unevenness of the tongue like a toothbrush etc. .

As described above, when the surface of the tongue is polished with a brush, as in the case of using a spatula-shaped material, the material is not an appropriate material for polishing the tongue, and an improvement has long been desired. In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, a manual operation unit 1 having a round metal ring 4 attached thereto, or as shown in FIG. For those who did not have it, there were many things that were hard to use and unfamiliar.

[0007] In addition, in order to use the above-mentioned conventional device repeatedly in a clean state, it has to be washed each time it is used. In view of such circumstances, the present invention has good operability in the mouth,
The feeling of use is good, there is no danger of excessive force or damage to the nipple, etc.Also, a wide range of tongue coating can be effectively removed with several uses, and the tongue surface can be evenly applied with even force. And a tongue cleaning tool which is compact, does not require much management, and is inexpensive. It is intended to provide a tongue polishing member to be used.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a tongue surface cleaning tool according to the present invention, in which a narrow, band-shaped nonwoven fabric is wound in a ring shape, and the nonwoven fabric roll is rotatable. And a cleaning tool main body that holds the sheet portion pulled out from the nonwoven fabric roll body in a tensioned state.

That is, in the present invention, the tongue surface polishing member for directly cleaning the tongue surface is made of a soft nonwoven fabric, and this nonwoven fabric is made into a roll, and the tip is pulled out and tensioned, so that the nonwoven fabric is always along the surface of the tongue. It was configured to be deformed.
With this configuration, the flexible nonwoven fabric that is curved along the tongue when in contact with the tongue abuts over the entire surface of the tongue, so that the force is dispersed and applied to the tongue surface,
A wide range of tongue coating can be easily removed with a single operation. That is, when the tongue polishing member made of a nonwoven fabric is brought into contact with the tongue surface, the tongue surface is deformed along the tongue surface, so that the same force acts on the tongue surface at any position.
Therefore, tongue coating spreading over a wide area of the tongue surface can be removed with a single operation with substantially the same force.

Further, in the tongue surface cleaning tool according to the present invention, the cleaning tool main body is provided with a detachable cover member at a distal end portion or a proximal end portion, and the nonwoven fabric roll body is mounted on the distal end portion. It is preferable that the seat portion pulled out from the cover be covered and attached to the base end to constitute a grip portion during use.

[0011] With such a configuration, the sheet-like nonwoven fabric is usually covered with a cover member, so that it is clean for storage, and can be made to function as a grip when used, so that it is compact. And workability is also good. Further, in the tongue surface cleaning tool according to the present invention, a set of projections for locking the sheet portion pulled out from the nonwoven fabric roll body in a tensioned state is formed on the distal end side of the cleaning tool body. Is preferred.

According to such a configuration, the sheet-like nonwoven fabric can be held in a tensioned state by slightly pulling and locking the drawn-out nonwoven fabric. The cleaning tool body includes an inner member that rotatably accommodates the nonwoven fabric roll body, and an outer member that accommodates the inner member detachably and locks the sheet portion in a tensioned state. Is preferred.

[0013] With this configuration, the nonwoven fabric roll can be easily attached and detached, so that the replacement of the nonwoven fabric roll can be easily performed. It is preferable that the inner member and the outer member are locked to the outer member by an elastic piece formed on the inner member abutting against an inner wall of the inner member to be elastically deformed.

With such a configuration, the assembly of the inner member and the outer member is easy. Furthermore, it is preferable that an operation member capable of winding the nonwoven fabric roll from outside is interposed between the outer member and the nonwoven fabric roll. With such a configuration, when the sheet-like nonwoven fabric of an extra length is pulled out from the nonwoven fabric roll body, the operation member can be operated to return to the original state.

Further, the tongue surface polishing member according to the present invention is formed in a strip shape of a thin nonwoven fabric which is softly deformed when it comes into contact with the tongue surface, and is provided with a fragile portion at predetermined lengths. It is characterized in that holes are formed on both sides of the fragile portion so as to be engaged with the projections and are wound in a roll shape. With such a configuration, it is possible to set the pair of holes provided at a predetermined interval between the projections and the like to be in a tensioned state, and to remove the nonwoven fabric once used from the fragile portion. A new part can be set by separating.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a tongue cleaning tool according to an embodiment of the present invention. This tongue cleaning tool 1
0 is a cleaning tool main body 12 operated by a user with his / her hand;
The cleaning tool main body 12 includes a nonwoven fabric roll body 13 that is housed so as to be able to be taken in and out, and a cover member 14 that is detachably attached to the base end side or the distal end side of the cleaning tool main body 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the non-woven fabric roll 13 is formed by winding a non-woven fabric 15 having a narrow width into a strip shape around a plastic bobbin 16. As shown in FIG. 3 in an enlarged manner, the nonwoven fabric 15 is provided with fragile portions 17 at predetermined intervals, and holes 18 are formed on both sides of the fragile portion 17. The interval S between the pair of holes 18 is set to be slightly shorter than the length T of the sheet-like nonwoven fabric 15 abutting on the tongue surface shown in FIG. Further, the slit 1 is connected so as to connect the pair of holes 18.
1 is formed. By providing such a slit 11, the mounting property of the hole 18 to the projections 28 and 35 is improved. In addition, the fragile portion 17 is formed by partially reducing the width of the nonwoven fabric or performing processing such as perforation. Then, after the work of actually polishing the tongue surface with the nonwoven fabric 15, the pair of holes 18, 18 fitted in the projections 35, 28 are inserted into the projections 35, 2.
After being once removed from 8, the next pair of holes 18, 18 are attached to the projections 35, 28. By pulling the tip of the used nonwoven fabric 15 from this state, the unnecessary tip can be separated from the fragile portion 17.

As shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), more slits 19 may be formed. If such a slit 19 is formed, the peripheral edge of the slit 19 slightly abuts on the tongue surface when it comes into contact with the tongue, so that tongue coating can be easily removed at this portion. Also, instead of the slit 19, a number of small holes can be formed here. By providing such small holes, the same operation and effect as those of the slit 19 can be obtained.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the cleaning tool main body 12 includes an inner member 20 for setting the above-described nonwoven fabric roll 13 on the central projection 24 and rotatably housing the nonwoven fabric roll 13, And an outer member 21 that detachably accommodates the inner member 20. The inner member 20
Substantially flat base 22 and rod 2 protruding from one end thereof
3, an arc-shaped partition wall 60 is provided upright on the outer periphery of the flat base portion 22. At one end of the inner member 20, a guide pin 25 for guiding the nonwoven fabric 15 is protruded. Note that the guide pins 25 are not essential. Further, a notch 2 is provided at the base end of the arc-shaped partition wall 60.
6 and 26 are formed, whereby elastic pieces 27 and 27 are provided on both sides. By using the elastic force of the elastic pieces 27, the projections 40 and 40 of the inner member 20 are formed into holes 39, 39 can be assembled.

On the other hand, a projection 28 is formed at the tip of the rod 23. Then, one hole 18 of the sheet-like nonwoven fabric 15 is locked to the projection 28. The outer member 21 has a pair of arms 30 and 31, and the inside of one arm 30 is formed hollow. A projection 35 is formed at the tip of the other arm portion 31, and another hole 18 of the sheet-like nonwoven fabric 15 is locked to the projection 35. A center hole 36a is formed in the upper plate 36 of the outer member 21, and a return screw 37 is inserted into the center hole 36a. The return screw 37 is formed with an engaging portion such as a protrusion 37a, and the protrusion 37a is assembled to an engaged portion such as a slit provided on the bobbin 16, thereby rotating the bobbin 16 from the outside. It is configured to be operable.

Further, the outer member 21 includes the inner member 20.
Is formed therein. That is, when the inner member 20 is inserted into the opening 32 of the outer member 21, first, the rod portion 23 of the inner member 20 is guided inside the arm 30. Then, when inserted to a predetermined position, the protrusions 40, 40 of the inner member 20 are
39 are elastically engaged. Thereby, the inner member 20
Is detachably attached to the outer member 21. In order to release the assembly between the inner member 20 and the outer member 21, the elastic pieces 27, 27 may be pressed with a finger and pushed inward, whereby the engagement between the projection 40 and the hole 39 is released. The inner member 20 can be pulled out of the outer member 21. Therefore, the nonwoven fabric roll body 13 can be replaced from this state.

As shown in FIG. 6, the cover member 14 is usually mounted so as to cover the distal end of the outer member 21, but is detached from the distal end when cleaning the tongue surface.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning tool main body 12 is attached to the base end side. Therefore, when mounted in this manner, the cover member 14 functions as a grip portion of the tongue surface cleaning tool, and operability is improved.

It is preferable that the cleaning tool body 12, the cover member 14 and the like are formed of a synthetic resin. If it is formed of a synthetic resin, it is easy to maintain a clean state, and an appropriate elastic force is applied to the pair of arms 30 and 31, so that when the sheet-like nonwoven fabric 15 is caught, the repulsive force is generated. Thus, the tension of the sheet-like nonwoven fabric can be maintained.

According to this embodiment, the sheet-like nonwoven fabric 15 abuts on the tongue surface in a state where it spreads on the tongue surface, and when pressed against the tongue surface, the nonwoven fabric 15 follows the tongue according to the force. It does not hurt your tongue because it deforms. Further, most of the tongue can be cleaned by one wiping operation, and the tongue surface can be cleaned by several operations.
In addition, by using the nonwoven fabric 15 after being immersed in a rinsing agent (disinfecting and disinfecting agent) exhibiting a chemical cleaning effect, the physical removal effect can be assisted, and the growth of bacteria in the mouth can be further reduced. It can be suppressed more effectively. In addition, mucous scabs and the like that cause bad breath can be reduced. On the other hand, even if it is not a rinsing agent, it can be used after being immersed in a mouth freshener containing a flavor such as menthol or peppermint. In this case, there is an advantage that an unpleasant odor can be prevented from being felt, an appropriate scent can be emitted, and further, the mood is relaxed.

According to the tongue surface cleaning tool of this embodiment, the tongue coating can be efficiently removed while being softer than using a hard material such as a brush.
There is no risk of damaging the nipple or the like. Further, although the whole is small and compact, the operability in the mouth is good because the cover member 14 is arranged at the hand side when actually used. Furthermore, because it is stretched in tension,
A substantially even force is applied to the tongue surface, and the tongue coating can be removed with the substantially equal force.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, in the cleaning tool main body 12, the part for attaching the nonwoven fabric roll body 13 and the part for holding in a tension state are formed separately, but as shown in FIG. It can also be integrated. In this embodiment, a portion A for holding the nonwoven fabric roll 13 and a portion B for tensioning the portion pulled out from the nonwoven fabric roll 13 are integrally formed to constitute a substantially U-shaped cleaning tool body 51. ing.

In this embodiment, the cleaning tool main body 51 is used.
A second cover member 56 for newly covering the base end side is newly provided, and the second cover member 56 is detachably attached to the cleaning tool main body 51 by an appropriate means such as uneven coupling. Further, projections 54 and 55 for locking the sheet-like non-woven fabric drawn from the non-woven fabric roll body 13 ′ are provided at the distal ends of the arm portions 52 and 53.
Small projections 54a, 55a are provided beside these projections 54, 55.
Is provided. Therefore, in this embodiment, the sheet-like nonwoven fabric 15 is locked at two places on one side, that is, at four places in total. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is necessary to form the holes 18 at two places on one side also in the nonwoven fabric 15. However, the small projections 54a and 55a are not essential,
As in the above embodiment, two holes may be locked by two projections. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 78, one arm 5
8, a window 57 is formed as shown in FIG.
5a.

Even in such an embodiment, the same operation and effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained. FIG. 9 shows still another embodiment. In this embodiment, the cleaning tool main body 51 shown in FIG. Even in such an embodiment, the same operation and effect can be obtained, and the device can be made more compact.

[0029]

As described above, according to the tongue surface cleaning tool of the present invention, a soft material which is curved along the tongue when the nonwoven fabric comes into contact with the tongue is used. Therefore, a substantially uniform force is applied to the tongue surface at any position, so that the tongue coating attached to the tongue surface in a range in contact with the nonwoven fabric can be removed with a substantially uniform force. Also, when pressed against the tongue, the non-woven fabric made of a flexible material is pulled to keep the tension state by the reaction force of the force pressing the non-woven fabric, so that even when pressed against the tongue, excessive force is applied to the tongue. It can always be adhered in a natural state without being applied. Therefore, no matter what force is applied, it is possible to remove with almost the same force in one operation.

Furthermore, even when a curved portion such as the side surface of the tongue is polished, the nonwoven fabric can be slightly deformed according to its shape. Even if there is, it can be easily removed.
Also, after use, the nonwoven fabric can be cut off and a new sheet-like nonwoven fabric can be set, which is sanitary. Further, when all the nonwoven fabric rolls have been used, the nonwoven fabric rolls may be replaced, so that the cost can be reduced.

Further, according to the present invention, a cover member is provided to be detachably attached to the distal end portion or the proximal end portion of the cleaning tool main body, and the cover member usually covers a sheet-like nonwoven fabric, so that sanitary condition is achieved. It is. In use, the cover member forms a grip on the side to be operated, so that workability is good. Thus, according to the present invention,
Rather than hitting the tongue surface with a strong and hard material that was often used, a soft material that is gentle on the tongue gently abuts the tongue surface and cleans it. Tongue coating can be removed.

Further, according to the tongue polishing member of the present invention, it is possible to set the pair of holes provided at a predetermined distance from each other to a tensioned state by locking the pair of holes with projections or the like, and to set the tension state once. A new part can be set by separating the used nonwoven fabric from the fragile part.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tongue cleaning tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the nonwoven fabric roll used in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a sheet-like nonwoven fabric pulled out from the nonwoven fabric roll shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing another example of the nonwoven fabric roll body.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the cleaning tool main body used in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cover member and a cleaning tool main body shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a tongue cleaning tool according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway sectional view of the tongue surface cleaning tool shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a tongue surface cleaning tool according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional tongue cleaning tool.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a conventional tongue cleaning tool.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional tongue cleaning tool.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a conventional tongue cleaning tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 tongue surface cleaning tool 12 cleaning tool main body 13 non-woven fabric roll body 14 cover member 14 cover member 15 non-woven fabric 17 fragile portion 18 hole 20 inner member 21 outer member 28 projection 35 projection 37 operating member 51 cleaning tool body 56 cover member 54a, 55a small Projection 54, 55 Projection

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A non-woven fabric roll body in which a narrow, band-shaped non-woven fabric is wound in an annular shape, and this non-woven fabric roll body is rotatably accommodated, and a sheet portion drawn from the non-woven fabric roll body is held in a tensioned state. A tongue cleaning tool comprising: a cleaning tool body. 2. The cleaning tool body has a detachable cover member attached to a distal end portion or a proximal end portion, and covers a sheet portion pulled out from the nonwoven fabric roll body by being attached to the distal end portion. 2. A grip portion for use by being attached to the base end portion.
2. The tongue cleaning tool according to 1. 3. A set of projections formed on a tip end side of the cleaning tool main body to lock the sheet portion pulled out from the nonwoven fabric roll body in a tensioned state. 2. The tongue cleaning tool according to 1. 4. The cleaning tool body comprises an inner member rotatably housing the nonwoven fabric roll, and an outer member accommodating the inner member detachably and locking the sheet portion in a tensioned state. The tongue cleaning tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tool is configured. 5. The inner member and the outer member are locked to the outer member by an elastic piece formed on the inner member abutting against the outer member and elastically deforming. The tongue surface cleaning tool according to claim 4. 6. An operating member capable of winding the non-woven fabric roll from outside is interposed between the outer member and the non-woven fabric roll. 6. A tongue cleaning tool according to 5. 7. The tongue surface cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning tool body is formed to be openable and closable in two via a hinge. 8. A thin nonwoven fabric which is softly deformed when abutting on the tongue surface is formed in a band shape, and a fragile portion is provided at a predetermined length, and holes are formed on both sides of the fragile portion. And
A tongue polishing member characterized by being wound in a roll.