JP2017070597A - toothbrush - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toothbrush that can be carried and easily produced.SOLUTION: A toothbrush 100 comprises a head part 1, a handle part 2 of which one end part is formed integrally with another end part of the head part 1, a flexible part 3 of which one end part is formed integrally with another end part of the handle part 2, and a cap part 4 of which one end part is formed integrally with another end part of the flexible part 3. The cap part 4 comprises a bottom part 41, and a pair of pinching parts 42 extended in an approximately perpendicular direction from the bottom part 41, and can be attached to the head part 1 so as to cover bristle bundles 11 on the front side. In addition, the cap part 4 can be attached to a protruding part 22 so as to cover the whole protruding part 22 on the front side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a toothbrush.

  Conventionally, for example, a toothbrush as disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known. More specifically, in the following Patent Document 1, a brush body comprising a brush and a part of a handle, and an elongated case having one side as an open surface, the brush body and one end of the case can be folded. In the folded state, the brush body has the brush inside so as to close the release surface of the case, and the toothbrush can be stored together with the brush in the case. Yes.

JP 2004-242985 A

  Although the toothbrush disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above is portable, as described above, one end of the two parts of the brush body and the case needs to be foldable and can be manufactured. It was not easy.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a toothbrush that is portable and easy to manufacture.

(1) The toothbrush of the present invention provided to solve the above-described problem includes a head part in which a hair bundle is implanted, a handle part in which one end part is integrally molded with the other end part of the head part, A flexible portion having one end portion integrally formed with the other end portion of the handle portion; and one end portion integrally formed with the other end portion of the flexible portion; And a cap portion that can be placed on the bundle side.

  According to the structure of said (1), parts other than a hair | bristle bundle are integrally molded, and the toothbrush which is easy to manufacture can be provided. Moreover, since the cap part can be freely attached to the head part, it can be used as a portable toothbrush. Moreover, since the cap part is also a part of the toothbrush, only the cap part is not lost. Further, when the toothbrush of the present invention is used many times, the hair bundle opens, but in this case, the hair bundle becomes difficult to fit in the cap portion, and it becomes difficult to attach the cap portion to the head portion. The case where it becomes difficult to attach can be used as a guideline for replacing the toothbrush.

(2) In the toothbrush of said (1), it is preferable that the said cap part has the clamping part which can clamp the said handle | pattern part.

  According to the configuration of (2) above, the cap part can be attached to any part of the handle part. Thereby, when using a toothbrush after removing a cap part from a head part, a cap part does not become obstructive. Moreover, when attaching a cap part to a handle | pattern part and using a toothbrush, even if it grasps a flexible part, force does not enter much. As a result, a toothbrush can be used by pinching the cap part attached to the handle part, or a toothbrush can be used by putting a finger into the ring-shaped flexible part. Therefore, the gums will not be damaged only by applying moderate force to the teeth. In particular, when a toothbrush is used by putting a finger into a ring-shaped flexible portion, it is difficult for a user with weak grip strength to drop it. Further, since the cap portion can be attached anywhere on the handle portion, the length of the bent flexible portion can be changed as appropriate according to the size or preference of the user's hand.

(3) In the toothbrush of said (1) or (2), it is preferable that the tongue coating removal part which can remove tongue coating is provided in the edge part of the said flexible part.

  According to the configuration of (3) above, when the cap portion is attached to the head portion or the handle portion, it is possible to remove tongue coating with one hand. Moreover, when the cap part is removed from the head part or the handle part, the tongue coating can be removed in the open state by holding the head part and the cap part with both hands.

It is a figure which shows the toothbrush which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a front view, (b) is a rear view, (c) is a right view, (d) is a left view. (A) is a top view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1, (b) is a bottom view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1, (c) is AA sectional drawing of the toothbrush of FIG.1 (d). 1A is a side view showing a state where the cap portion is attached to the head portion in the toothbrush of FIG. 1, FIG. 1B is a sectional view taken along the line BB of the toothbrush of FIG. 1A, and FIG. The side view which shows the state which attached to the handle | steering-wheel part (protrusion part), (d) is CC sectional drawing of the toothbrush of (c). (A) is a perspective view for explaining the operation of attaching the cap part to the head part in the toothbrush of FIG. 1, (b) is a perspective view showing a state in which the cap part is attached to the head part in the toothbrush of FIG. ) Is a perspective view for explaining the operation of attaching the cap portion to the handle portion (protruding portion) in the toothbrush of FIG. 1, and (d) is a state in which the cap portion is attached to the handle portion (protruding portion) of the toothbrush of FIG. 1. FIG. (A) is a side view showing a state in which the cap portion is attached to the center of the handle (projecting portion) in the toothbrush of FIG. 1, and (b) is an attachment of the cap portion to the upper portion of the handle (projecting portion) in the toothbrush of FIG. The side view which shows a state, (c) is a side view which shows the state which attached the cap part to the handle | steering-wheel part (protrusion part) lower part in the toothbrush of FIG. 1, (d) is a new state hair bundle and cap with the toothbrush of FIG. The figure which shows the relationship with a part, (e) is a figure which shows the relationship between the hair | bristle bundle and a cap part at the time of replacement | exchange time after using the toothbrush of FIG. 1 many times. (A) is a perspective view which shows the state which hung the toothbrush of FIG. 3 (a) on the hook, (b) is a perspective view for demonstrating the operation | movement which hangs on a towel rack after opening the toothbrush of FIG. (A) is the perspective view which showed a mode that a user's tongue coating was removed in the state which opened the toothbrush of FIG. 1, (b) attached the cap part to the center of a handle | pattern part (protrusion part) in the toothbrush of FIG. It is the perspective view which showed a mode that a user's tongue coating was removed in a state.

  Hereinafter, the toothbrush 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated using FIGS.

<Schematic configuration of toothbrush 100>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the toothbrush 100 includes a head portion 1, a handle portion 2, a flexible portion 3, and a cap portion 4.

  The head unit 1 has hair bundles 11 implanted in a plurality of locations on the front side, and has a brush function.

  The handle portion 2 is integrally molded with the other end portion of the head portion 1 at one end portion, and has a neck portion 21 and a protruding portion 22. The neck portion 21 is formed to be longer than the protruding portion 22 and is designed to be easily inserted into the user's oral cavity. The protrusion 22 is formed so as to protrude in a gentle mountain shape on the front side.

  The flexible portion 3 is a strip-shaped portion having flexibility, and one end portion is integrally formed with the other end portion of the handle portion 2. Moreover, the flexible part 3 has the groove parts 31 and 32 provided in the front side, and the tongue coating removal part 33 provided in the edge, as shown to Fig.1 (a)-(d). Yes. The groove portions 31 and 32 have a plurality of concave portions formed in a V shape, and the flexible portion 3 is more easily bent at the groove portions 31 and 32. The tongue coating removal portion 33 is formed with fine irregularities so that tongue coating attached to the surface of the user's tongue can be scraped off.

  One end portion of the cap portion 4 is integrally formed with the other end portion of the flexible portion 3. Moreover, the cap part 4 has the bottom part 41 and a pair of clamping part 42 extended in the substantially perpendicular | vertical direction from the bottom part 41, as shown in FIG.2 (c). As shown in (b), it can be attached to the head unit 1 so as to cover the hair bundle 11 on the front side. Moreover, the cap part 4 can be attached to the protrusion part 22 so that the protrusion part 22 whole may be covered in the front side, as shown in FIG.3 (c), (d).

<How to use toothbrush 100>
A method of using the toothbrush 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the flexible portion 3 is bent to the front side, and as shown in FIG. 4B, the edge portion of the head portion 1 is covered to cover the hair bundle 11 on the front side. By attaching the cap part 4 to the head part 1 while pinching the pair of sandwiching parts 42, the toothbrush 100 can be brought into a state suitable for carrying.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, the flexible portion 3 is bent to the front side, and as shown in FIG. 4D, the protruding portion 22 is covered so as to cover the entire protruding portion 22 on the front side. By attaching the cap part 4 to the protruding part 22 while sandwiching both side surfaces of the two parts with a pair of sandwiching parts 42, it is possible to make it easy to brush the teeth. 5 (a) is a side view of the state of FIG. 4 (d). As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the cap part 4 is attached to the upper part of the protruding part 22 and is flexible. It is also possible to shorten the length of the part. Further, as shown in FIG. 5C, the length of the flexible portion can be increased with the cap portion 4 attached to the lower portion of the protruding portion 22.

  Further, before use of the toothbrush 100, as shown in FIG. 5 (d), the bristle bundle 11 easily fits within the width of the pair of sandwiching parts 42 of the cap part 4, but is used. In the meantime, as shown in FIG. 5 (e), the hair bundle 11 is changed into a state like the hair bundle 11 a, and the hair bundle 11 becomes difficult to fit within the width of the pair of sandwiching portions 42 of the cap portion 4. This time can be determined as the replacement time (lifetime).

  Moreover, since the flexible part 3 can deform | transform into a vertically long ring shape as shown in Fig.6 (a) from the lower part of the fixing part 50 attached and fixed to the wall (not shown). It can be hung on the extended hook 51. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, the toothbrush 100 is hung on the rod-shaped portion 62 of the towel rack 60 in an open state, and the cap section 4 is attached to the head section 1, so that the toothbrush 100 is hung on the towel rack 60. It is possible. The towel rack 60 includes a pair of overhanging portions 61 attached and fixed to a wall (not shown), and a rod-like portion 62 hung between the overhanging portions 61.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7A, in a state where the toothbrush 100 is opened (a state in which the cap portion 4 is not attached to the head portion 1 or the handle portion 2), the user can connect the cap portion 4 and the head portion. 1 and the tongue coating remover 33 is brought into contact with the user's tongue and scraped out the tongue coating, so that it can be removed over a wide range of the user's tongue. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7B, in a state where the cap part 4 is attached to the protruding part 22, the tongue coating remover 33 is brought into contact with the user's tongue to scrape out the tongue coating. The tongue coating behind the tongue can be removed.

<Main features of toothbrush 100>
The toothbrush 100 is easy to manufacture because parts other than the bristle bundle 11 are integrally molded. Moreover, since the cap part 4 can be freely attached to the head part 1, it can be used as a portable toothbrush 100. Moreover, since the cap part 4 is also a part of the toothbrush 100, only the cap part 4 is not lost. Further, when the toothbrush 100 is used many times, the bristles 11 are opened, but in this case, the bristles 11 are less likely to be accommodated in the cap portion 4, and it is difficult to attach the cap portion 4 to the head portion 1. The case where it becomes difficult to attach can be used as a guideline for the replacement time of the toothbrush 100.

  The cap part 4 can be freely attached to any part of the handle part 2. Thereby, when using the toothbrush 100 after removing the cap part 4 from the head part 1, a cap part does not become obstructive. Moreover, when attaching the cap part 4 to the handle | pattern part 2 and using the toothbrush 100, even if it grasps the flexible part 3, a force does not enter much. As a result, the toothbrush 100 is used by pinching the cap part 4 attached to the handle part 2, or the toothbrush 100 is used by putting a finger in the flexible part 3 in the ring shape. Toothbrushing without putting in, just apply moderate force to the teeth, does not damage the gums. In particular, when the toothbrush 100 is used with a finger inserted in the ring-shaped flexible portion 3, even a user with a weak grip is difficult to drop. Moreover, since the cap part 4 may be attached anywhere on the handle part 2, it is possible to appropriately change the length of the bent flexible part 3 according to the size or preference of the user's hand.

  When the cap part 4 is attached to the head part 1 or the handle part 2, tongue coating can be removed with one hand. Moreover, when the cap part 4 is removed from the head part 1 or the handle part 2, the tongue coating can be removed in the open state by holding the head part 1 and the cap part 4 with both hands.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described based on drawing, it should be thought that a specific structure is not limited to these embodiment. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description of the embodiments but by the scope of claims for patent, and further includes meanings equivalent to the scope of claims for patent and all modifications within the scope. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the cap portion 4 is attached to the head portion 1 or the protruding portion 22 has been described. The flexible part 3 may be used with a shorter length, or the cap part 4 may be attached to the flexible part 3 and the bent flexible part 3 may be used with a longer length.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the flexible part 3 was made into the strip-shaped thing with a width | variety, it is not restricted to this, It is good also as a comparatively thin shape like a string shape.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Head part 2 Handle part 3 Flexible part 4 Cap part 11, 11a Hair bundle 21 Neck part 22 Projection part 31, 32 Groove part 33 Tongue removal part 41 Bottom part 42 Clamping part 50 Fixing part 51 Hook 60 Towel hook 61 Overhang part 62 Rod-like part 100 toothbrush

Claims (3)

A head portion in which the hair bundle is implanted;
A handle portion in which one end portion is integrally formed with the other end portion of the head portion;
A flexible part having flexibility and one end part integrally formed with the other end part of the handle part;
A toothbrush comprising: a cap portion formed integrally with the other end portion of the flexible portion and capable of being covered on the hair bundle side of the head portion.   The toothbrush according to claim 1, wherein the cap portion has a sandwiching portion capable of sandwiching the handle portion.   The toothbrush according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a tongue coating removing portion capable of removing tongue coating is provided at an edge portion of the flexible portion.

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