JP2006122532A - Paper-like fur cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fur cleaner manufactured at a low cost handleable as a disposable product with no anxiety about environmental pollution when disposed of, unbulky when carried, giving little sense of incongruity in actual use, improved in visual image, having excellent fashionability, having a visual effect with no sense of incongruity even if used in public, and moreover having little vomiting reflex. <P>SOLUTION: This paper-like fur cleaner usable with the lips closed as much as possible due to a planer material constituent opening, is formed of an easily disposable material causing no environmental pollution, wherein a medicine easily eluted out with saliva is mounted to an oral cavity tissue contact surface in cleaning work, and a body is stereoscopically printed and formed as a folding type to improve portability, while a plate of a planar shape is automatically developed to become usable by a member formed of an elastic element. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper-like tongue coating cleaner for removing plaque on a tongue surface and using it for prevention of bad breath.

In general, 80% of bad breath prisoners are caused by the tongue surface and tongue coating between the papillae. Therefore, in order to prevent such bad breath, a cleaning device is used for pharmacologically decomposing a bad breath generating substance or physically scraping off plaque deposited on the tongue.
JP 2003-339721 A, JP 2002-336280 A

However, as described above, in the means of pharmacologically decomposing the substance that produces bad breath, the causative plaque remains in the oral cavity, so the action time is limited. In order to prolong the drug, the drug is stored in the mouth for a long time or a drug with a strong pharmacological effect is used, but the oral mucosa is a very delicate tissue with abnormal sensations and taste abnormalities. Can be considered. In addition, the conventional tongue coating device for physically scraping plaque deposited on the tongue can be used by people with severe vomiting reflexes to clean it by rubbing it against the tongue with the force of fingers. Not only is it difficult, but the dense tongue of the nerve tissue has a risk of causing contact pain, perception, abnormal taste, and the like due to the use of a cleaning device with high pressure. In addition, in general, the tongue coating cleaning device described above is used in a state in which the tongue base is raised for use in an open state, so that it is often observed that a vomiting reflex is further caused.
In order to make it possible to clean the tongue coating as close to the closed state as possible during use, it would be possible to give the tongue coating removal device an oral anatomical three-dimensional shape. It is necessary to use metal or resin as a material, and naturally it is used repeatedly because it causes a rise in production cost, so there is a problem in terms of hygiene management, as well as cleaning tongue coating produced with the above materials Even when the device is handled as a disposable product, carrying a large quantity of tongue coating cleaning tools in bulk when going out, etc., and disposing them safely after use is greatly appreciated from the viewpoint of environmental problems. Become. In addition, the component material is composed of a material having a taste and touch that is far from the food that normally enters the oral cavity such as resin, metal, etc. Resin and other materials have an image of a foreign body, causing more vomiting reflexes. In addition, the conventional tongue coating cleaner has a strong color as an instrument, and there is no problem when it is used in a bathroom or the like in the home, but it is not easy to perform tongue coating cleaning work under the monitoring of people outdoors. It was.
In view of such circumstances, the present invention can be used in a closed state as much as possible without applying pressure with the force of fingers and pressing the tongue when cleaning plaque on the tongue using a tongue coating cleaning device. In addition, it has a pharmacological action to improve the taste, touch and visual usability as well as the deodorizing action. It satisfies the above functions and is portable and easy to manage hygiene. A relatively inexpensive and simple production process that can meet the demands of the environment, and environmental pollution at the time of disposal is kept to a minimum, and it has a visual effect that is visually fashionable and uncomfortable even when used in public. To provide a tongue coating cleaner.

The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and the first invention uses a planar material configuration to enable reproduction of a three-dimensional shape with a relatively inexpensive and simple production process. When actually inserting into the oral cavity, the palatal contact portion having a three-dimensional shape commensurate with the concave shape of the palate while being a planar material structure, and the tongue contact from the main body portion as well Acupressure is used in a closed state so that an infant feeds a curvilinear tongue coating that has a three-dimensional shape with a planar material configuration that conforms to the convex shape of the tongue provided in the direction of the part. When the tongue coating wing back is pressed against the palate by tongue pressure and the scraping operation is performed when cleaning the tongue coating, the neck that connects the palate contact part made of a thin plate material with flexibility and the holding part is attached to the pacifier. To include in the mouth Holding at least the palatal contact area, which prevents the tongue base from rising, which causes the vomiting reflex by supporting the lower jaw with the upper and lower front teeth and the upper and lower lips in a state where the lip is closed as much as possible, and stably fixing the mandible with the masticatory muscles A paper-like tongue coating cleaner having a three-dimensional shape using a flat material structure, wherein the whole, at least a part of the head, neck, and tongue coating part are made of a thin plate-like material having flexibility and elasticity. It depends on.
In the second invention, in order to improve portability, the fold line is formed in the entire longitudinal direction constituted by the palate contact portion, the neck portion, the holding portion, or the tongue coating collection portion, or in the lateral direction of each component. It is applied to a paper-like tongue coating cleaner that has a flat shape when carried in a folded state.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a jelly that is easily dissolved by saliva on the oral tissue contact surface at the time of cleaning of one or both of the palate contact part and the tongue coating collection part in order to pharmacologically improve bad breath prevention and usability It is applied to a paper-like tongue coating cleaner equipped with a medicine that improves the feeling of use such as a mouth, odor, granule, or tablet halitosis remover, fragrance, sweetener, and refreshing agent and helps prevent bad breath.
As in the third invention, the fourth invention is a bad breath remover, a fragrance, which is easily dissolved by saliva on the oral tissue contact surface during the cleaning operation of either the palate contact part or the tongue coating collection part or both. It is a paper-like tongue coating cleaner impregnated with agents that improve the feeling of use of sweeteners and refreshing agents and help prevent bad breath.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a flexible thin plate material constituting the present invention is made of pulp flat paper, non-disposable material in order to simplify sanitary management by adopting a disposable specification that can be easily disposed of without causing environmental pollution. It is applied to a paper-like tongue coating cleaner composed of wood flat paper, biodegradable resin flat plate material, and the like.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the whole or at least a part of the palate contact portion, the holding portion, the neck portion, and the tongue coating collection portion made of the planar material described in the first and second aspects is subjected to three-dimensional printing and visually It is applied to a paper-like tongue coating cleaner that has a three-dimensional effect and soft texture.
7th invention is a palate contact part and holding | maintenance so that a stress may be applied to the direction which expand | deploys the said board | plate material with respect to the folded-up direction of the board | plate material of the planar shape of the paper-like tongue coating device as described in 2nd invention. A flat surface that is folded in a storage case so that it is suitable for carrying when not in use by attaching a member made of an elastic material to the front, inside, or back of the whole, at least a part of the head, neck and tongue coating. What is in shape is a paper-like tongue coating cleaner that automatically unfolds when taken out of the case and is deformed and restored to a shape suitable for tongue coating cleaning.

As described above, according to the tongue coating cleaner according to the first to seventh aspects of the present invention, as in the first invention, the palatal contact portion, the neck portion, the holding portion, or the constituent elements of the tongue coating cleaner, Since part or all of the tongue coating part is made of a flat plate material, production costs can be reduced compared to injection molding, metal processing, and the like. Increasing product cost hinders disposable use and makes it difficult to position as a disposable product. For the same type of device that is frequently used in the oral cavity, there is a problem in terms of hygiene. However, the tongue coating cleaner of the present invention is suitable for disposable use because it can be manufactured at low cost because it can be mass-produced only by press-cutting a flat plate material such as inexpensive paper and interleaving paper. In addition, this plate is deformed into a curved shape by applying bending stress to a material with flexibility and elasticity, and it is as thin as possible using a thin plate, so when it is actually inserted into the oral cavity The palatal contact part is cut so that it does not contact the soft palate behind the left and right posterior nodules, which tends to cause vomiting reflex, and it fits well with the concave shape of the palate using the hard palate midline palatal suture as a fulcrum, At the time of cleaning, the tongue coating part and the palate contact part can be pushed up with the force of the tongue muscles, and the palate contact part can be pressed against the hard palate with the gesture of suckling an infant. The vomiting reflex in humans is manifested by pressing the trailing edge of the tongue with an external force, and the action in the oral cavity when using the present invention is that food, which is one of the functions of the tongue, is fed between the tongue and the palate. Since it is a physiological movement such as a movement to grind foods such as tofu by sandwiching it in a squeeze, it is extremely unlikely that a vomiting reflex due to compression will occur like a non-physiological external force.
Similarly, the tongue coating part is applied to the convex shape of the tongue and processed into a shape (single curve, corrugated, protruding, or hairy) that rakes out to the plaque in the deep part of the lingual papillae. Because it is processed with a soft plate material with a moderate curvature so that it faces the direction of the lip, the tongue coating can be cleaned with a smooth sliding movement without pressing strongly against the tongue, so even in the sensory organ that controls the taste and touch There is little damage to the delicate nerve tissue of a certain tongue, and it is possible to greatly prevent the risk of causing contact pain, perception, abnormal taste, and the like.
In addition, since the neck part connecting the palate contact part and the holding part is made of a thin plate material having flexibility and elasticity, the neck part is interposed so as to include the pacifier candy in the mouth. With the lips closed, the upper and lower front teeth can be swallowed (held). In fact, the human tongue plays a major role in swallowing. When humans swallow food, it is necessary to fix the hyoid bone at the base of the tongue. Since this hyoid bone is connected to the mandible by muscles, humans can swallow without having to be stably fixed by engaging the mandible with the maxilla, which is suspended by the left and right joints. Can not do it. This stable fixation is not only when the teeth themselves are biting, but also when food is in between the upper and lower teeth, as seen in situations where humans are sequentially chewing food and swallowing sequentially from ground food. It can also be achieved by supporting the food between the upper and lower teeth. This fact can be easily guessed because it is impossible to swallow saliva in the open state. However, in the open state where the mandible is not stably fixed, the tongue base is in the depressed state, and it is difficult to perform physiological functions, so it is impossible to exert the muscle strength of the tongue itself, naturally When pressure is applied to the trailing edge of the tongue in the open state, a vomiting reflex will be developed.Therefore, the present invention is capable of stably fixing the mandible with the neck interposed between upper and lower teeth. It is possible to prevent as much as possible.
In addition, it is important that oral cleaning be performed immediately after eating and drinking. Therefore, it is preferable to carry the cleaning within 3 to 5 minutes after taking it with you when you go out. However, in addition to the premise that the conventional tongue coating cleaning tool is supposed to be used repeatedly, its shape is very bulky and it was difficult to take out a large number when going out, but it was a thin plate like the second invention This paper-like tongue coating cleaner using the above materials is provided with folds in the longitudinal direction of the palatal contact part, neck part, holding part or tongue coating collecting part as a whole or in the lateral direction of each component part. Therefore, it is possible to carry it in a folded state before use, and in the folded state, it becomes a flat shape like a piece of paper, so it can be easily carried in a bundled number without being bulky Is possible. When the tongue coating cleaner folded in the longitudinal direction is deployed during use, the cross-sectional shape of the palate contact area will be a roof, but both ends may contact the soft palate behind the left and right posterior nodule hard, which tends to cause vomiting reflection. There is no problem because the top of the roof-shaped cross section is in contact with the hard palate midline palatal suture that does not cause vomiting reflection.
The conventional tongue coating cleaning device is merely for mechanical tongue coating cleaning work, but as in the third and fourth inventions, it is a jelly, foil, granule, or tablet that dissolves easily with saliva. Improving the feeling of use such as odor removal agent, fragrance, sweetener, refreshing agent, etc., or wearing a drug that helps prevent bad breath, or impregnating the body to give a pseudo-like taste of general food In addition to preventing vomiting reflexes by reducing the feeling of foreign objects by reducing the feeling of foreign matter, the fragrance counteracts various bad breath and further positively improves the feeling of use by an aromatherapy effect. In addition, the lingual sterilization of bacteria that cause bad breath due to the pharmacological action of the various drugs, and the ability to clean the tongue by using a drug that directly decomposes sulfur sulfide, which is the source of the odor generated by plaque, In addition to this, it will further help prevent bad breath. In carrying out the third and fourth inventions using a drug that can be easily dissolved in saliva, the present invention is premised on disposable use without the repeated use of the main body as shown in the first invention. Needless to say, this contributes to reliably exerting a pharmacological effect every time it is used by eliminating the need for re-loading or re-impregnation of the dissolved drug.
In addition, recently, the problem of environmental pollution due to waste has attracted attention. However, since the present invention is also disposable, pulp flat paper, non-wood flat paper, biodegradable components are used as shown in the fifth invention. Since materials such as resin flat plates are used, there is no worry of polluting the environment even if discarded as general waste. Furthermore, since the device itself used in the oral cavity is not cleaned or washed and then sterilized by drying, it is very effective from the viewpoint of hygiene management.
As described in the first, third, and fourth inventions, the tactile sensation (morphological), olfaction, and taste are taken into consideration as a means of preventing vomiting reflexes by reducing discomfort during use. The important thing is vision. As in the sixth invention, three-dimensional printing is performed on all or at least a part of the palate contact portion, the holding portion, the neck portion, and the tongue coating collection portion made of the planar material described in the first invention 1 and the second invention. Gives a soft image with a three-dimensional feeling like a natural object, and visually reduces mental discomfort by giving a texture like food, allowing the vomiting reflex coming from psychological elements It can be prevented as much as possible. This visual effect removes the filthy image not only when using the device itself, but also when performing oral cleaning work under the supervision of people on the go.

  Further, the palatal contact portion, the holding portion, the neck portion, and the neck portion so that stress is applied in the direction in which the plate material is expanded with respect to the folded direction of the planar plate material of the paper tongue coating cleaner described in the second invention. The elastic part composed of rubber, resin, metal and other elastic and shape-recoverable members attached to the entire or at least part of the surface, inside or back of the tongue coating so that it is suitable for carrying when not in use. The main body, which is folded in the storage case and has a flat shape, automatically expands when removed from the case, transforms into a shape suitable for tongue coating cleaning, and contributes to restoring the shape suitable for tongue coating cleaning. Even when going out, it is possible to produce an excellent effect that it is easy to carry a mouth cleaning operation by easily carrying a number without being bulky.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 6 are examples of embodiments for carrying out the invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in the figure denote the same parts, and the basic configuration is the same as the conventional one shown in the figure. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 1, a feature of the illustrated example is that a palate contact part 1, a neck part 2, a holding part 3, or a part of the tongue coating collecting part 4 which is a component of the tongue coating cleaner or The whole is the point comprised with the planar board | plate material. That is, in this embodiment, a three-dimensional shape is formed by two plate parts using a flat plate material, and therefore, a specific manufacturing method is only a slip sheet process when a press die cutting and a flat plate material such as paper are used. Since it will be completed, the production cost can be reduced compared to conventional injection molding or metal processing. The simplification of the manufacturing process and the reduction of material costs during mass production will establish this product as a disposable product and make a significant contribution in terms of hygiene. In addition, this plate material is deformed into a curved surface by applying bending stress to a material having flexibility and elasticity, and since it is as thin as possible using a thin plate material, it was actually inserted into the oral cavity. In the case of actual use, as shown in FIG. 6, the palate 8 has a cut shape so as not to come into contact with the soft palate 8 behind the left and right posterior nodules, which is likely to cause vomiting reflexes. The tongue coating part 4 and the palate contact part 1 are pushed up by the force of the tongue muscle of the tongue 7, and the palate contact part 1 is pressed against the hard palate 8 with a gesture that an infant or young child sucks the palate contact part 1 that is well adapted to the concave shape. Therefore, it can be used in the same range of oral function as that used for physiological exercise, and thus it is very rare to develop a vomiting reflex. This tongue coating part 4 has a single curve shape, a wave shape, a protrusion shape, in order to rake out the plaque in the deep part of the lingual papillae so as to be well applied to the convex shape of the cross section with respect to the tongue muscle running direction of the tongue 7. If it is processed into a hair-like shape and is given an appropriate curvature so as to face the direction in which the tongue moss is scraped, the tongue moss can be cleaned with a smooth sliding motion without strongly pressing against the tongue 7. At this time, the upper front teeth 9 with the upper lip 12 and the lower lip 11 closed with the palate contact portion 1 made of a thin and plate-like material having flexibility and elasticity, and the neck portion 2 connecting the holding portion 3. And are used by being sandwiched between the gaps of the lower anterior teeth 10. Since this situation is similar to the case where the swallowing exercise is performed with a small amount of food remaining in the oral cavity, the function of the tongue 7 is not hindered at all, and thus the vomiting reflex is not caused. 2 shows an agent useful for preventing bad breath by improving the feeling of use such as a foil-like bad breath remover, a fragrance, a sweetener, and a refreshing agent that is easily dissolved in saliva in the tongue coating collection part 4 of FIG. , Taste and fragrance. When used, the drug film 5 dissolves instantly in the oral cavity, improving the feeling of use, reducing the feeling of foreign matter, sterilizing bacteria that cause bad breath, and enhancing the aromatherapy effect. Moreover, the mounting method of various chemicals may be not only the tongue coating cleaning part of the illustrated example, but also the palate contact part 1 that enters the oral cavity, and in addition, the same part can be impregnated with various chemicals.
3 and 4 show the palate contact part 1, the neck part 2, the holding part 3 or the tongue coating collection part 4 constituting the paper-like tongue coating cleaner 13 shown in FIG. 3 is folded in the longitudinal direction of the main body as shown in FIG. 3, and when deployed, as shown in FIG. 4, the tongue coating collection unit 4 installed on the inner surface also rises to form the paper shape of FIG. Reproduces the same shape as the tongue coating cleaner. In addition, it is always pulled by the rubber 6 installed in the palate contact portion 1 so that it can be unfolded, so if it is stored in a case with a folded upper body, it can be used immediately by simply removing it from the case. Expand to. The folding direction by this fold is not limited to this embodiment, and the folding direction of each component can be various combinations such as a lateral direction, an oblique direction, and the rubber 6 of this embodiment is a plate-like elastomer resin, It is also possible to use various elastic materials and shapes.

  FIG. 5 shows a paper-like tongue coating cleaner as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 subjected to three-dimensional printing of a natural shell. Three-dimensional printing is performed on the palate contact portion 1, the holding portion 3, and the neck portion 2 made of a flat material to give a soft image with a three-dimensional feeling like a natural object. Thus, it is possible to achieve an excellent effect that the vomiting reflex coming from the psychogenic element can be prevented as much as possible by the visual effect.

  In addition, the shape of the palate contact part 1, the neck part 2, the holding part 3, or the tongue coating collection part 4 of the present invention is not limited to the above-described illustrated examples, and various shapes are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course, changes can be made.

  The paper-like tongue coating cleaner of the present invention is an instrument that mechanically removes tongue coating, which is said to make about 80% of the causes of bad breath. Numerous tongue moss cleaning instruments have been produced in the past, but there are no objects that easily deform three-dimensionally due to external pressure, so they often induce vomiting reflexes because they are forced to use in the open state. It was seen. In addition, most of these devices are used in combination at the time of brushing in the home, and have been positioned as assisting devices for oral cleaning. However, since the present invention is disposable because it can be mass-produced at low cost, it is advantageous in terms of hygiene. At the same time, various drugs dissolve in the mouth and produce pharmacological effects. It is not necessary to go to the bathroom and use it in an environment with water supply facilities. In addition, since the folding type can be easily carried and the sense of incongruity is reduced by the visual effect, there is no need to clean the tongue coating under the view of the people. In view of the fact that it is most effective to remove plaque deposited in the oral cavity immediately after meals, the tongue coating cleaning device of the present invention can be easily taken out outdoors and portable. Moreover, it is possible to use the cleaning of tongue coating, which was performed only in limited places such as washrooms, anytime and anywhere after every meal or snack, and it is possible to show a new oral cleaning method to the world Become.

The figure which shows the paper-like tongue coating cleaner comprised with the thin plate-shaped material. The figure which shows the paper-like tongue coating cleaner which attached the medicine film to the tongue contact surface of the tongue coating collection part. The figure which shows the folded state of the foldable paper-like tongue coating cleaner which expand | deploys automatically with the tension | tensile_strength of rubber | gum. Diagram showing the unfolded state of a foldable paper-like tongue coating cleaner that automatically unfolds according to the tension of the rubber The figure which shows the condition which gave the three-dimensional printing of the thin-plate-like paper-like tongue coating cleaner. The paper-like tongue coating cleaner, the human skull which shows the intra-oral use condition, and oral cavity longitudinal cross-sectional view.

Explanation of symbols

1. 1. Palatal contact part Neck 3. Holding unit 4. 4. Tongue collection unit Drug film6. Rubber 7. Tongue 8. Palate 9. Maxillary anterior teeth10. Mandibular front teeth11. Lower lip 12. Upper lip 13. Paper tongue coating cleaner

Claims (7)

As a minimum component, palatal contact portion to be inserted into the oral cavity,
Wings-like tongue coating provided in the tongue contact direction from the palate contact portion,
The holding part for holding the finger with a finger when scraping out tongue tongue,
The neck connecting the palate contact portion and the holding portion;
Tongue tongue cleaner composed of
The palate contact portion, the neck portion, the holding portion, and the tongue coating collection portion are entirely or at least partially made of a thin plate-like material having flexibility and elasticity, and have a three-dimensional shape using a planar material structure. Paper-like tongue coating cleaner characterized by having.   It can be folded in the longitudinal direction of the palatal contact part, neck part, holding part or tongue coating collection part according to claim 1 or in the lateral direction of each component part, so that it can be carried in a planar shape when not in use. Paper-like tongue coating cleaner characterized by being able to do.   3. A bad breath remover, a fragrance, a sweetener, a refreshing agent that is easily dissolved by saliva on the oral tissue contact surface during cleaning of either or both of the palate contact portion and tongue coating collection portion according to claim 1 or claim 2 A paper-like tongue coating cleaner equipped with a drug that improves the feeling of use of the agent and helps prevent bad breath.   A bad breath remover, a fragrance, a sweetener, a refreshing agent that is easily dissolved by saliva on the oral tissue contact surface during cleaning of either or both of the palate contact part and tongue coating collection part according to claim 1 or claim 2 Paper-like tongue coating cleaner that is impregnated with a drug that improves the feeling of use of the agent and helps prevent bad breath.   3. A paper-like tongue coating device characterized in that the material constituting the palate contact portion, holding portion, neck portion and tongue coating collecting portion according to claim 1 and 2 is made of a material that hardly pollutes the environment at the time of disposal. .   A paper-like tongue coating cleaner, wherein three-dimensional printing is applied to all or at least a part of the palate contact portion, the holding portion, the neck portion, and the tongue coating collection portion according to claim 1.   A storage case that is suitable for carrying when not in use by attaching a member made of an elastic material that always acts in a direction in which the folded flat plate material of the paper-like tongue coating cleaner of claim 2 is deployed. A paper-like tongue coating cleaner, which is automatically expanded when taken out of the case from a planar shape folded inside, and restored to an adaptive form when in use.

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