JP2017170196A - Toothbrushing tool and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toothbrushing tool that dispenses with a step of attaching a toothbrushing part to a handle part, and a method of manufacturing the same.SOLUTION: A toothbrushing tool 1 comprises a handle part 10 and a toothbrushing part 20. The handle part 10 is made of a paper shaft 40. The toothbrushing part 20, which is a part for brushing teeth, is provided on the side of one end of the handle part 10. The toothbrushing part 20 is configured by making one end 42 of the paper shaft 40 branch off into a plurality of filaments 22.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a toothpaste for brushing teeth and a method for manufacturing the same.

  As a conventional toothpaste, there is one described in Patent Document 1, for example. The toothbrush described in the document includes a handle portion and a brush portion. The handle part is formed by connecting two rectangular cardboards via a folding mechanism. The brush part is attached to the tip of the handle part.

JP 2005-110727 A

  In the above-described toothpaste, the brush part functions as a toothbrushing part for brushing teeth. That is, the teeth can be brushed by holding the handle portion in the hand and rubbing the teeth with the brush portion. However, in order to manufacture this toothpaste, a step of attaching the toothpaste portion to the handle portion is required. Existence of such a process becomes a factor that causes complication of the manufacturing process of the toothpaste.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, and it aims at providing the toothpaste which does not require the attachment process of the toothpaste part with respect to a handle | pattern part, and its manufacturing method.

  A toothpaste according to the present invention includes a handle portion constituted by a paper shaft, and a first toothpaste portion provided on one end side of the handle portion for brushing teeth, the first toothpaste portion being The one end of the paper shaft is branched into a plurality of first filaments.

  In this toothpaste, the first toothpaste portion has one end portion of the paper shaft constituting the handle portion branched into a plurality. That is, the handle portion and the first tooth brushing portion are constituted by the same paper shaft. The toothpaste having such a configuration does not require a step of attaching a toothpaste portion (first toothpaste portion) to the handle portion at the time of manufacture.

  Moreover, the manufacturing method of the toothpaste by this invention manufactures the toothpaste which has the handle | pattern part comprised by the paper shaft, and the 1st toothpaste part provided in the one end side of the said handle | pattern part for brushing a tooth | gear. A preparation step for preparing the paper shaft, and branching one end of the paper shaft prepared in the preparation step into a plurality of first filaments to form the first tooth brushing portion. A first branching step.

  In this manufacturing method, the first tooth brushing portion is formed by branching one end portion of the paper shaft constituting the handle portion into a plurality of portions. That is, the handle portion and the first tooth brushing portion are constituted by the same paper shaft. For this reason, it is not necessary to perform the process of attaching a toothpaste part (1st toothpaste part) with respect to a handle | pattern part.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the toothpaste which does not require the attachment process of the toothpaste part with respect to a handle | pattern part, and its manufacturing method are implement | achieved.

It is a side view which shows one Embodiment of the toothpaste by this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the paper shaft 40 prepared in a preparation process. 4 is a side view showing a state in which a blade 52 is inserted into one end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40. FIG. It is a front view which shows the one end part 42 after the 1st cutting | disconnection. It is a front view which shows the one end part 42 after the 2nd cutting | disconnection. It is a front view which shows the one end part 42 after the 3rd cutting | disconnection. It is a side view which shows the paper shaft 40 in which the one end part 42 branched to the some filament 22 in the 1st branch process. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where a blade 54 is inserted into the other end 44 of the paper shaft 40. It is a side view which shows the paper shaft 40 from which the other end part 44 branched to the some filament 32 in the 2nd branch process. It is a side view for demonstrating the flat plate 56 used in deform | transforming the one end part 42 to plate shape. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where one end portion 42 is sandwiched between flat plates 56. It is a top view which shows the paper shaft 40 in which the one end part 42 deform | transformed into plate shape. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state in which a blade 58 is inserted into one end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40. It is a side view which shows the paper shaft 40 from which the one end part 42 branched to the some filament 22 in the 1st branch process which concerns on a modification. It is a side view for demonstrating the modification of the handle | pattern part.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same elements, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a toothpaste according to the present invention. The toothpaste 1 includes a handle part 10, a toothbrushing part 20 (first toothbrushing part), and a toothbrushing part 30 (second toothbrushing part). The handle portion 10 is a portion that the user of the toothpaste 1 has by hand. The handle 10 has a round bar shape. The length d1 of the handle 10 is 4 to 8 cm, for example. The thickness d2 (diameter) of the handle 10 is, for example, 1 to 4 mm. The handle 10 is constituted by a paper shaft 40. The paper shaft 40 is obtained by rolling a single rectangular paper sheet into a bar shape. The paper shaft 40 is preferably waterproof or water repellent.

  The toothbrushing portion 20 is a portion for brushing teeth, and is provided on one end side of the handle portion 10. The tooth brushing portion 20 is formed by branching one end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40 into a plurality of filaments 22 (first filaments). In the present embodiment, one end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40 is branched into a plurality of filaments 22 by cutting a plurality of portions. The toothpaste portion 20 is preferably composed of 10 or more filaments 22, and more preferably 30 or more filaments 22. Each filament 22 is constituted by an elongated paper piece that is a part of the paper sheet. A piece of paper constituting each filament 22 is continuous with the handle 10. The length d3 of each filament 22 (the length of the one end portion 42) is preferably 3 mm or more and 15 mm or less, and more preferably 8 mm or more and 12 mm or less.

  The toothbrushing portion 30 is a portion for brushing teeth, and is provided on the other end side of the handle portion 10. The tooth brushing part 30 is formed by branching the other end 44 of the paper shaft 40 into a plurality of filaments 32 (second filaments). In the present embodiment, the other end 44 of the paper shaft 40 is branched into a plurality of filaments 32 by cutting a plurality of locations. The toothpaste portion 30 is preferably composed of 10 or more filaments 32, and more preferably is composed of 30 or more filaments 32. Each filament 32 is constituted by an elongated paper piece that is a part of the paper sheet. The piece of paper constituting each filament 32 is continuous with the handle 10. The length d4 of each filament 32 (the length of the other end 44) is preferably 3 mm or more and 15 mm or less, and more preferably 3 mm or more and 5 mm or less. In this embodiment, the length of each filament 32 is smaller than the length of each filament 22.

  With reference to FIGS. 2-9, an example of the manufacturing method of the toothpaste 1 is demonstrated as one Embodiment of the manufacturing method of the toothpaste by this invention. This manufacturing method includes a preparation step, a first branching step, and a second branching step.

  The preparation step is a step of preparing the paper shaft 40 (see FIG. 2). In this step, the paper shaft 40 may be formed by rolling a paper sheet into a rod shape, or a ready-made paper shaft 40 may be procured. The paper shaft 40 has one end portion 42 that is a portion having a constant length from one end thereof, the other end portion 44 that is a portion having a predetermined length from the other end, and the remaining portion that is a portion other than the one end portion 42 and the other end portion 44. 46. In the paper shaft 40, one end portion 42 becomes the tooth brushing portion 20, the other end portion 44 becomes the tooth brushing portion 30, and the remaining portion 46 becomes the handle portion 10.

  The first branching step is a step of forming the tooth brushing portion 20 by branching the one end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40 prepared in the preparation step into the plurality of filaments 22. In the present embodiment, the one end portion 42 is branched into the plurality of filaments 22 by cutting a plurality of portions of the one end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40.

  In the first branching step, for example, the one end portion 42 can be cut using the blade 52 (see FIG. 3). The blade 52 moves in a plane including the central axis of the one end portion 42. The blade 52 may cut the one end portion 42 while reciprocating, or may cut the one end portion 42 while rotating.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a blade 52 is inserted into one end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40, and the one end portion 42 is cut along its radial direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, a cut end C <b> 1 corresponding to one diameter of the one end portion 42 is generated at the one end portion 42. Next, after the blade 52 is removed from the one end portion 42, the blade 52 is rotated by a predetermined angle around an extension line of the central axis of the one end portion 42. In this example, the angle is 60 °. Then, the blade 52 is put in the one end part 42, and the one end part 42 is cut | disconnected along the radial direction. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5, a cut end C <b> 2 that coincides with the other diameter of the one end portion 42 is formed in the one end portion 42. The angle formed by the cut C1 and the cut C2 is 60 °.

  Subsequently, after removing the blade 52 from the one end portion 42, the blade 52 is rotated by 60 ° around the extension line. Then, the blade 52 is put in the one end part 42, and the one end part 42 is cut | disconnected along the radial direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, a cut end C <b> 3 corresponding to the other diameter of the one end portion 42 is formed in the one end portion 42. The angle formed by the cut C2 and the cut C3 is 60 °. Thus, the one end part 42 is divided into a plurality of filaments 22 by being cut into six equal parts (see FIG. 7).

  After completion of the first branching step, shavings or the like adhering to the filament 22 are removed as necessary. For this removal, for example, a blower that injects air can be used. Moreover, after completion | finish of a 1st branch process, the one end part 42 is shaped so that the extending direction of the some filament 22 may be arrange | equalized as needed.

  The second branching step is a step of forming the toothpaste portion 30 by branching the other end portion 44 of the paper shaft 40 prepared in the preparation step into the plurality of filaments 32. In the present embodiment, the other end 44 is branched into the plurality of filaments 32 by cutting a plurality of portions of the other end 44 of the paper shaft 40.

  In the second branching step, for example, the other end 44 can be cut using the blade 54 (see FIG. 8). The blade 54 moves in a plane including the central axis of the other end 44. The blade 54 may cut the other end 44 while reciprocating, or may cut the other end 44 while rotating. By cutting the other end 44 along the radial direction using the blade 54 in the same manner as the case where the one end 42 is cut using the blade 52, the other end 44 is formed on the plurality of filaments 32. Branch (see FIG. 9).

  After completion of the second branching step, shavings or the like adhering to the filament 32 are removed as necessary. Moreover, after completion | finish of a 2nd branch process, the other end part 44 is shaped so that the extending direction of the some filament 32 may be arrange | equalized as needed.

  In addition, the order which performs a 1st branch process and a 2nd branch process is arbitrary, and after performing one process, the other process may be performed and both processes may be performed simultaneously. .

  Thus, the toothpaste 1 shown in FIG. 1 is obtained. The toothpaste 1 is packed in a packaging bag one by one or a plurality as needed. Prior to packing the toothpaste 1 in a packaging bag, the toothpaste 1 may be sterilized.

  The effect of this embodiment will be described. In the toothpaste 1, the toothpaste portion 20 is formed by branching one end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40 constituting the handle portion 10 into a plurality of portions. That is, the handle portion 10 and the toothpaste portion 20 are configured by the same paper shaft 40. The toothpaste 1 having such a configuration does not require a step of attaching the toothpaste portion 20 to the handle portion 10 at the time of manufacture. Therefore, the toothbrush 1 which does not require the attachment process of the toothpaste part 20 with respect to the handle | pattern part 10, and its manufacturing method are implement | achieved.

  Further, the toothbrushing portion 20 is soft because it consists of a plurality of paper-made filaments 22. Therefore, there is an advantage that the teeth and gums are hardly damaged when the teeth brushing unit 20 brushes the teeth. For this reason, the toothpaste 1 can be used with peace of mind for children. Further, even when the filament 22 is separated from the handle 10 and remains in the mouth when brushing teeth, there is little fear of damaging the mouth.

  Increasing the number of filaments 22 constituting the toothbrushing portion 20 is advantageous for simultaneously brushing a wide range of teeth. From this point of view, the toothpaste portion 20 is preferably composed of 10 or more filaments 22, and more preferably is composed of 30 or more filaments 22.

  One end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40 constituting the tooth brushing portion 20 is branched into a plurality of filaments 22 by cutting a plurality of portions. Thereby, compared with the case where only one place is cut | disconnected, the toothbrushing part 20 which consists of more filament 22 can be obtained.

  In this respect, the paper shaft 40 has a structure in which paper sheets are overlapped several times. Therefore, when one end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40 is cut, a large number of filaments 22 can be obtained by one cutting. For this reason, by using the paper shaft 40, it is possible to efficiently form the tooth brushing portion 20 made up of a large number of filaments 22.

  In addition to the toothbrushing part 20, the toothbrushing part 1 is also provided with a toothbrushing part 30. Thereby, since the several toothbrushing parts 20 and 30 can be used properly suitably, the convenience of the toothpaste 1 improves.

  The toothpaste portion 30 is formed by branching the other end portion 44 of the paper shaft 40 constituting the handle portion 10 into a plurality of portions. That is, the handle portion 10 and the toothpaste portion 30 are constituted by the same paper shaft 40. For this reason, it is not necessary to perform the process of attaching the toothpaste part 30 with respect to the handle | pattern part 10 at the time of manufacture.

  The toothpaste portion 30 is soft because it is composed of a plurality of paper-made filaments 32. Therefore, there is an advantage that when teeth are brushed by the toothbrushing portion 30, teeth and gums are hardly damaged. Further, even when the line 32 is separated from the handle 10 and remains in the mouth when brushing teeth, there is little fear of damaging the mouth.

  Increasing the number of the filaments 32 constituting the tooth brushing portion 30 is advantageous for simultaneously brushing a wide range of teeth. From this viewpoint, the toothpaste portion 30 is preferably composed of 10 or more filaments 32, and more preferably is composed of 30 or more filaments 32.

  The other end portion 44 of the paper shaft 40 constituting the tooth brushing portion 30 is branched into a plurality of filaments 32 by cutting a plurality of portions. Thereby, compared with the case where only one place is cut | disconnected, the toothbrushing part 30 which consists of more filaments 32 can be obtained.

  The length of the filament 32 is smaller than the length of the filament 22. Thus, by making the length of the line 22 different from the length of the line 32, the toothbrushing part 20 and the toothbrushing part 30 can be selectively used according to the use, and thus the convenience of the toothpaste 1 is further improved. . For example, the toothbrushing portion 20 made of a relatively long line 22 is advantageous in terms of ease of entering a gap such as a space between teeth or a periodontal pocket, and is therefore suitable for cleaning the gap. From this point of view, the length of the filament 22 is preferably 8 mm or more and 12 mm or less. On the other hand, the tooth brushing portion 30 formed of relatively short filaments 32 is advantageous in terms of strength, and is suitable for strongly brushing the tooth surface. From this viewpoint, it is preferable that the length of the filament 32 is 3 mm or more and 5 mm or less.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. In the said embodiment, regarding the cutting | disconnection of the one end part 42 of the paper shaft 40, the case where the one end part 42 was cut | disconnected along the radial direction was illustrated. However, after the one end portion 42 is deformed into a plate shape, the one end portion 42 may be cut perpendicularly to the width direction.

  In order to deform the one end portion 42 into a plate shape, for example, two flat plates 56 can be used (see FIG. 10). These flat plates 56 are arranged in parallel to each other. As shown in FIG. 11, the flat plates 56 are moved closer to each other to sandwich the one end 42. Thus, the one end 42 is pressed by sandwiching the one end 42 between the two flat plates 56 from the direction perpendicular to the extending direction. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 12, the one end part 42 is crushed and deform | transforms into plate shape.

  For the subsequent cutting of the one end portion 42, for example, a blade 58 can be used (see FIG. 13). In this example, a plurality (specifically six) blades 58 are provided. These blades 58 are arranged in parallel to each other. Each blade 58 moves in a plane perpendicular to the width direction of the one end portion 42 (up and down direction in FIG. 13). The blade 58 may cut the one end portion 42 while reciprocating, or may cut the one end portion 42 while rotating.

  As shown in FIG. 13, six blades 58 are simultaneously inserted into one end portion 42 of the paper shaft 40, and the plate-like one end portion 42 is cut perpendicularly to the width direction. By being cut in this way, the one end portion 42 branches into a plurality of filaments 22 (see FIG. 14). Similarly, regarding the cutting of the other end portion 44 of the paper shaft 40, after the other end portion 44 is deformed into a plate shape, the other end portion 44 may be cut perpendicularly to the width direction thereof.

  In the said embodiment, the case where the whole handle | pattern part 10 was extended linearly was illustrated. However, as shown in FIG. 15, a handle portion 10 that partially extends in a curved shape may be formed. In the figure, the vicinity of the brushed portion 20 in the handle portion 10 extends in a curved shape. Moreover, the vicinity part of the toothbrushing part 30 in the handle part 10 also extends in a curved shape. When the handle portion 10 has such a shape, the back side of the tooth can be easily polished.

  In the said embodiment, the case where the toothpaste part 30 was provided in the toothpaste 1 was illustrated. However, it is not essential to provide the toothpaste portion 30. When the tooth brushing unit 30 is not provided, the second branching step is not executed.

  In the said embodiment, the case where the length of the filament 32 was smaller than the length of the filament 22 was illustrated. However, the length of the filament 32 may be larger than the length of the filament 22 or may be equal to the length of the filament 22.

1 toothpaste 10 handle part 20 toothpaste part (first toothpaste part)
22 Line (first line)
30 Toothpaste (second toothpaste)
32 filaments (second filament)
40 Paper shaft 42 One end portion 44 The other end portion 46 The remaining portion 52 Blade 54 Blade 56 Flat plate 58 Blade

Claims (20)

A handle formed by a paper shaft;
A first tooth brushing part for brushing teeth provided on one end side of the handle part,
The first toothpaste portion is a toothpaste characterized in that one end of the paper shaft is branched into a plurality of first filaments. The toothpaste according to claim 1,
The first toothpaste portion is a toothpaste comprising 10 or more first filaments. The toothpaste according to claim 2,
The first toothpaste portion is a toothpaste comprising 30 or more first filaments. In the toothpaste according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The length of each said 1st filament is a toothpaste which is 3 mm or more and 15 mm or less. The toothpaste according to claim 4.
The length of each said 1st filament is a toothpaste which is 8 mm or more and 12 mm or less. The toothpaste according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Toothpaste which is branching into the 1st above-mentioned plurality of 1st strips by the above-mentioned one end of the above-mentioned paper shaft which constitutes the above-mentioned 1st toothbrushing part being cut at a plurality of places. In the toothpaste according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A toothpaste extending in a curved shape in the vicinity of the first toothpaste portion in the handle portion. In the toothpaste according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A second toothbrushing portion for brushing teeth provided on the other end of the handle portion;
The second toothpaste portion is a toothpaste formed by branching the other end of the paper shaft into a plurality of second filaments. The toothpaste according to claim 8,
The second toothpaste portion is a toothpaste composed of 10 or more second filaments. The toothpaste according to claim 9,
The second toothbrushing portion is a toothpaste comprising 30 or more second filaments. The toothpaste according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
The length of each said 2nd filament is a toothpaste smaller than the length of each said 1st filament. The toothpaste according to any one of claims 8 to 11,
The toothbrush whose length of each said 2nd filament is 3 mm or more and 15 mm or less. The toothpaste according to claim 12,
The length of each said 2nd filament is a toothpaste which is 3 mm or more and 5 mm or less. The toothpaste according to any one of claims 8 to 13,
The other end portion of the paper shaft that constitutes the second toothpaste portion is a toothpaste that is branched into the plurality of second filaments by being cut at a plurality of locations. The toothpaste according to any one of claims 8 to 14,
A toothpaste extending in a curved shape in the vicinity of the second toothpaste portion in the handle portion. The toothpaste according to any one of claims 1 to 15,
The paper shaft is a toothpaste having waterproofness or water repellency. A method for producing a toothpaste having a handle portion constituted by a paper shaft and a first toothpaste portion provided on one end side of the handle portion for brushing teeth,
A preparation step of preparing the paper shaft;
A first branching step of branching one end of the paper shaft prepared in the preparation step into a plurality of first filaments to form the first toothpaste portion;
The manufacturing method of the toothpaste characterized by including. In the manufacturing method of the toothpaste of Claim 17,
In the first branching step, the toothpaste manufacturing method for branching the one end portion into the plurality of first filaments by cutting a plurality of portions of the one end portion of the paper shaft. In the manufacturing method of the toothpaste of Claim 17 or 18,
The manufacturing method of a toothpaste including the 2nd branch process which branches the other end part of the said paper shaft prepared in the said preparation process into a some 2nd filament, and forms a 2nd toothpaste part. In the manufacturing method of the toothpaste of Claim 19,
In the second branching step, the toothpaste manufacturing method for branching the other end portion into the plurality of second filaments by cutting a plurality of portions of the other end portion of the paper shaft.

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