JP2011189039A - Disinfectant cleaner for toothbrush - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disinfectant cleaner for toothbrush which can effectively prevent propagation of various bacteria, keep clean feeling, save cleaning solution and is adaptable to an increase in common users such as family members. <P>SOLUTION: The bacteriocidal cleaner for toothbrushes includes a cleaning chamber for storing toothbrushes, a sprayer for spraying disinfectant cleaning solution from above the cleaning chamber, a blower to dry the toothbrushes, and a casing to store, the cleaning chamber, the sprayer and the blower and having cleaning solution disposal means thereunder. When a plurality of cleaning chambers are equipped, a switching valve to make the bacteriocidal solution separately sprayable to each cleaning chamber. Further, a connector is set on each casing to make a plurality of casings connectable. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a device for disinfecting and cleaning a used toothbrush.

  The following patent documents exist as an apparatus for disinfecting a toothbrush.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a toothbrush sterilization apparatus in which a cleaning chamber for holding a plurality of toothbrushes is installed in a case, and a germicidal lamp is disposed behind the brush part of the toothbrush held by the holder. 1 is disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a toothbrush sterilization apparatus in which a sterilization chamber is formed in a housing, and a sterilization lamp and a reflector are provided on both sides of the housing so as to face each other.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a sterilization apparatus provided with plasma ion generation means for generating plasma ions in a toothbrush storage container for storing a toothbrush.

  Patent Literature 1 discloses a sterilization apparatus in which an electrode is provided in a liquid tank in which liquid is stored, an electrode is provided on the tip of the toothbrush on the other hand, and the tip of the toothbrush is sterilized and sterilized by energizing both electrodes. 4.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-31685 Registered Utility Model Publication No. 3002336 JP 2004-242970 A JP 2009-125121 A

  Usually, the toothbrush is stored in a cup placed on a washstand after use, or stored in a toothbrush stand attached to the washstand. However, if a toothbrush containing moisture is left unattended, it is not preferable for hygiene because various germs grow.

  Moreover, with the recent increase in cleanliness awareness, even family members may feel disgusted in storing toothbrushes used by others and toothbrushes used by themselves in the same place.

  Therefore, the present invention can effectively prevent the propagation of various germs, and can maintain a clean feeling, and further can save a cleaning solution, and can cope with an increase in the number of joint users such as family members. An object of the present invention is to provide a toothbrush sanitizer that can be used.

  In order to solve the above problems, a toothbrush sanitizer according to the present invention is configured as follows.

  Claim 1: Consists of a cleaning chamber for storing the toothbrush, a spray device for spraying a sterilizing cleaning liquid from the upper portion of the cleaning chamber, a housing for storing the cleaning chamber and the spray device and having a cleaning liquid disposal means at the lower portion. To do.

  Claim 2: The toothbrush sanitizer according to claim 1 is equipped with a blower for drying the toothbrush.

  Claim 3: In the toothbrush sanitizer according to claim 1 or claim 2, a plurality of cleaning chambers, each of which is isolated, are provided.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the toothbrush sterilizer according to any one of the first to third aspects, the housing is provided with a connector so that a plurality of the housings can be connected.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, if the used toothbrush is stored in the cleaning room, it is possible to spray the sterilizing cleaning liquid on the toothbrush using a spray device, thereby preventing the propagation of germs. Is possible. Further, not only the toothbrush but also the cleaning chamber itself can be sterilized, and more hygienic storage management is possible.

  According to invention of Claim 2, it becomes possible to dry the toothbrush wet with the washing | cleaning liquid for disinfection, and it becomes possible to prevent propagation of various bacteria more effectively.

  According to invention of Claim 3, the washing | cleaning chamber which accommodates a toothbrush is isolated, respectively. That is, each toothbrush is housed in a separate cleaning chamber. That is, the toothbrush used by another person and the toothbrush used by the user can be stored without being brought into contact with each other, leading to an increase in cleanliness. This has a great product appeal effect under the current awareness of cleanliness.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the housing can be connected via the connector. For example, when the number of family members increases, it can be added.

Front view of toothbrush sanitizer according to the present invention Same as above, top view Same as above, rear view Same perspective view AA line sectional view in FIG. BB sectional view Explanatory drawing showing the outline of the cleaning liquid tank Explanatory drawing showing the connection status with the connector

  Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a toothbrush disinfecting and cleaning device 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as a cleaning device) according to the present invention is provided with a door 15 and switches 16 on the front surface of a substantially rectangular housing 9, and a connector on the side surface. 16 is provided.

  The housing 9 is made of a non-rusting material such as resin or stainless steel.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a cover 15 is provided on the front surface of the housing 9 so as to be freely opened and closed via a hinge 15a. The cover 15 also serves as the door of the cleaning chamber 2 and is provided with a holder 18 having a hole. The toothbrush 17 can be inserted and held in the holder 18. The holder 18 may have a shape in which a toothbrush is inserted into the hole, or a shape in which the holder 18 is clipped.

  A lid 19 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 9 so as to be freely opened and closed, and the tank 7 can be taken out.

  The cleaning device 1 performs sterilization and sterilization by spraying a sterilization solution onto the toothbrush 17 by a spray device provided in the housing 9. Here, the spray device is composed of a tank 7, a pump 10, a jet nozzle 3, and a pipe body connecting them.

  That is, the sterilizing liquid stored in the tank 7 is transferred through a pipe (not shown) via the pump 10 and sprayed from the ejection nozzle 3 provided on the ceiling of the cleaning chamber 2. Thus, the toothbrush 17 equipped in the cleaning chamber 2 is sterilized and sterilized.

  In the cleaning device 1 according to claim 3, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of cleaning chambers 2 are provided, and the covers 15 can be opened and closed separately. At this time, the cleaning chambers 2 are preferably isolated and sealed. This is for improving hygiene and cleanliness.

  Note that the number of cleaning chambers 2 is preferably about 2 to 3 in accordance with the reduction in the number of family members. When more toothbrush storage capacity is required, it can be handled by connecting a plurality of cleaning devices 1 using a connector described later.

  When a plurality of cleaning chambers 2 are provided, a switching valve 11 is interposed in a pipeline constituting the spray device, so that the sterilization liquid can be transferred and sprayed for each cleaning chamber 2.

  Alternatively, it is possible to equip each cleaning chamber 2 with a pump 10 without using the switching valve 11 and to operate the spray device for each chamber.

  A waste liquid receiver 4 and a drain passage 6 are formed in the lower portion of the housing 9 as cleaning liquid discarding means. That is, the sterilizing liquid sprayed on the toothbrush 17 flows down to the bottom, accumulates in the drainage receiver 4 provided on the bottom surface of the cleaning chamber 2, passes through the drainage passage 6, and is discharged out of the housing 9. is there. When a plurality of cleaning chambers 2 are provided, a drain receiver 4 is provided for each cleaning chamber 2.

  If the pipe 21 is connected to the drainage passage 6 and can be discharged to the drainage port of the washroom, it becomes more convenient.

  The cleaning device 1 according to claim 2 is equipped with a blower in the housing 9 for drying the toothbrush. The blower device includes a motor 12, a fan 13, a heater 14, and an ejection unit 5. That is, the wind generated by the fan 13 driven by the motor 12 becomes hot air by the heater 14, and is sent into the cleaning chamber 2 from the ejection unit 5 in the middle of the pipeline 22. When there are a plurality of cleaning chambers 2, the ejection section 5 is provided for each cleaning chamber 2.

  FIG. 7 shows a tank 7 for storing the cleaning liquid. In the tank 7, tap water or mineral water is stored. A cap 22 is put on the opening 7 a of the tank 7.

  The cap 22 is provided with a stop valve 23. As shown in FIG. 5, the liquid stop valve 23 is pushed up by a bottom portion 8 a protruding upward from the cleaning liquid reservoir 8 in a state where the tank 7 is installed in the housing 9. Then, the opening 22 a provided in the cap 22 is opened, and the sterilizing liquid in the tank 7 is discharged and stored in the cleaning liquid reservoir 8. On the other hand, a spring 25 is interposed between the stop valve 23 and the cap 22, and when the tank 7 is taken out, the opening 22a is closed so that the sterilizing liquid in the tank 7 does not leak to the outside. It has become.

  The cleaning liquid discharged and stored in the cleaning liquid reservoir 8 is sprayed from the ejection nozzle 3 in the cleaning chamber 2 via the pump 10.

  The cap 22 is provided with a clip portion 22a to which a drug 6 having a tablet shape and having a sterilizing / cleaning effect can be fixed. By setting the medicine 6 in the clip portion 22a, the medicine is charged at the same time as the cap is capped when water is supplied to the tank 7. In addition, by making the shape of the clip portion 22a and the medicine 6 correspond to each other, it is possible to prevent other medicines from being erroneously introduced.

  FIG. 8 shows a state in which the cleaner 1 is connected. The connector 16 provided on the side surface of the housing 9 is fitted into a recess (not shown) provided on the other side surface of the housing 9 to connect the cleaning devices 1 to each other.

  Switches 24 are provided for each cleaning chamber 2 on the front surface of the housing 9. By pressing the switches 24, the disinfecting liquid is sprayed for each cleaning chamber 2, and the air blowing and drying action after the spraying is performed.

  The operation of the apparatus can also be performed by opening and closing the cover 15 without using the switches 24. For example, when the cover 15 is closed, a magnet reed switch may be activated to perform a spray blow drying operation.

  The toothbrush sanitizer according to the present invention can be incorporated into a washstand. If equipped with a washer according to the present invention instead of a storage box such as a toothbrush that is usually equipped on a washstand, it is possible to provide a washstand unit equipped with a disinfecting washer without taking up a special place. Become.

1. ・ Toothbrush sanitizer 2 ・ ・ Cleaning chamber 3 ・ ・ Ejecting nozzle 4 ・ ・ Waste liquid receiver 5 ・ ・ Ejecting part 6 ・ ・ Waste liquid passage 7 ・ ・ Tank 7a ・ ・ Opening part 8 ・ ・ Cleaning liquid reservoir 8a ・· Bottom 9 · · Case 10 · · Pump 11 · · Switching valve 12 · · Motor 13 · · Fan 14 · · Heater 15 · · Door 16 · · Connector 17 · · Toothbrush 18 · · Holder 19 · · Lid 20 ..Chemical 21..Pipe 22..Cap 22a..Clip portion 23..Stop valve 24..Switches 25.

Claims (4)

  The cleaning chamber (2) for storing the toothbrush, the spray device for spraying the sterilization cleaning liquid from the upper portion of the cleaning chamber (2), the cleaning chamber (2) and the spray device are housed, and the cleaning liquid disposal means is provided at the lower portion. A toothbrush sanitizer comprising a housing (9).   The toothbrush sanitizer of Claim 1 provided with the air blower for drying a toothbrush.   The toothbrush sanitizer according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a plurality of cleaning chambers (2) each isolated.   The toothbrush sanitizer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a connector (16) is provided on the housing (9) so that a plurality of housings (9) can be connected.

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