JP2018201713A - Mouth guard case and method for manufacturing mouth guard case - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mouth guard case that stably holds a mouth guard that is stored therein and facilitates identifying an individual.SOLUTION: A mouth guard case (20) for storing a mouth guard (10) includes: a box-shaped outer shell (21); and a holding member (22) disposed inside the outer shell and including a dentition part (22a) with an irregularity along a direction that is curved into a tooth row arch shape.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a case for storing a mouth guard and a method for manufacturing the case.

Mouth guards (sometimes called mouthpieces) are used in various fields such as sports, anti-snoring, orthodontics, and tooth bleaching.
Such a mouth guard is often stored and carried in a mouth guard case when not in use. Thereby, the mouth guard can be protected from dirt, scratches, breakage, and the like (for example, Patent Document 1).

Design Registration No. 1366702

  However, in the conventional mouth guard case, when the mouth guard is carried in the stowed state, the mouth guard moves in the mouth guard case, producing an unpleasant sound, or the mouth guard hits the inside of the mouth guard case and is damaged. There was also. In the case of sports performed by a team, if the color and design of the mouth guard are regulated by rules, the mouth guard may be difficult to distinguish between individuals and the owner may not be understood.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mouth guard case in which the housed mouth guard is stably held and individual identification is easy. Moreover, the manufacturing method of such a mouth guard case is provided.

  The present invention will be described below. Here, for ease of understanding, reference numerals attached to the drawings are described in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

  One aspect of the present invention is a mouth guard case (20) for housing a mouth guard (10), which is disposed inside the box-shaped outer shell (21) and the outer shell and curved in a dental arch shape. It is a mouth guard case provided with a holding member (22) provided with a dentition part (22a) which has an unevenness along the direction.

  The holding member (22) may be detachably attached to the inner side of the outer shell (21).

  Another aspect of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a mouth guard case (20), and the mouth guard case is provided with a dentition portion (22a) having irregularities along a direction curved in a dental arch shape. The holding member (22) is provided, and the unevenness of the holding member is a manufacturing method of a mouth guard case, which is formed based on the three-dimensional shape data in the oral cavity.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mouth guard case having unevenness that closely matches the uneven shape formed on the mouth guard, and by placing the mouth guard here, the mouth guard is stable without rattling. Can be held. As a result, it is possible to prevent generation of unpleasant sounds and damage to the mouth guard.
In addition, by matching the mouth guard to the unevenness of the mouth guard case, it is easy to distinguish the mouth guard from individuals.

1 is a perspective view of a mouth guard 10. FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the mouth guard case 20 in one posture, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the mouth guard case 20 in another posture. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a mouth guard case 20. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a scene where the mouth guard 10 is held by the mouth guard case 20. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the mouth guard case 20 '. It is a figure which shows the flow of manufacturing method S10 of a mouth guard case. It is a figure which shows the flow of manufacturing method S20 of a mouth guard case. It is a figure which shows the flow of manufacturing method S30 of a mouth guard case.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these forms.

  First, the mouth guard 10 to be stored will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mouth guard 10 according to one embodiment. The mouth guard 10 is a resin member that functions by being mounted on a dentition in a user's mouth. Its purpose (function) and structure are known, and include sports, snoring prevention, orthodontics, and tooth bleaching.

The mouth guard 10 includes at least a portion curved in a dental arch shape along the user's dentition, and has a shape corresponding to the unevenness of the user's teeth on one surface thereof. Is provided with a concavo-convex portion 11 (shown by a broken line in FIG. 1). The user can stably attach the mouth guard 10 to the oral cavity by inserting his / her own teeth into the concavo-convex portion 11.
The mouth guard 10 in this example is for the lower jaw and is hollow between the curved dental arches, but is not limited to this. For example, for the upper jaw, between the curved dental arches. May be filled with resin.

2 and 3 are views for explaining a mouth guard case 20 of one form. 2A is a perspective view of the mouth guard case 20 with the lid 21b of the outer shell 21 closed, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the mouth guard case 20 with the lid 21b of the outer shell 21 open. is there. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the mouth guard case 20. Both FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show a state in which the mouth guard 10 is not housed.
FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the mouth guard case 20 in which the mouth guard 10 is housed.
As can be seen from these drawings, the mouth guard case 20 includes an outer shell 21 and a holding member 22.

The outer shell 21 is a box-shaped member, and is configured so that the holding member 22 can be included inside thereof. When the mouth guard 10 is stored, the mouth guard 10 is also included inside the outer shell 21.
The outer shell 21 has a main body 21a and a lid 21b. A holding member 22 is disposed on the main body 21a, and the holding member 22 and the mouth guard 10 are concealed in the outer shell 21 by overlapping the lid 21b on the main body 21a. Is done. By opening the lid 21b, the holding member 22 and the mouth guard 10 are exposed, and the mouth guard 10 can be taken in and out.

  As can be seen from FIG. 4, the holding member 22 is a member that stably supports the mouth guard 10. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the holding member 22 of the present embodiment is configured to have a tooth row portion 22 a and a floor portion 22 c.

  The dentition portion 22a is a part having the same shape as the user's dentition. The tooth row portion 22a has a dental arch shape, and tooth portions 22b corresponding to individual teeth are arranged in a dental arch shape. Therefore, the dentition portion 22a has an uneven shape that follows the dentition of the user.

  The floor portion 22c is a portion formed so as to fill a portion between the arch-shaped tooth row portions 22a. The floor portion 22c is not necessarily required, but by being provided, the shape of the dentition portion 22a can be easily maintained, and the strength of the holding member 22 can be increased.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the holding member 22 is disposed on the main body 21 a of the outer shell 21. The holding member 22 is preferably arranged to be detachable from the outer shell 21. This facilitates cleaning. The means for detachably disposing the holding member 22 on the main body 21a of the outer shell 21 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include providing nails and unevenness.

The mouth guard 10 can be arranged on the mouth guard case 20 as shown in FIG. That is, the concavo-convex portion 11 of the mouth guard 10 is arranged so as to be inserted into the concavo-convex portion of the tooth row portion 22 a of the holding member 22. Since the unevenness of the dentition portion 22a is similar to the unevenness of the dentition of the user like the unevenness portion 11 of the mouth guard 10, they overlap without rattling. Therefore, the mouth guard 10 can be stably held in the mouth guard case 20. Accordingly, when the mouth guard case 20 is carried with the mouth guard 10 stored, the mouth guard 10 moves in the mouth guard case 20 to generate an unpleasant sound, or the mouth guard 10 It is possible to prevent the inside from being damaged.
In addition, since the dentition portion 22a is shaped to follow the unevenness of the dentition of the user, it is easy to distinguish the individual of the mouthguard 10 by aligning the mouthguard 10 with the holding member 22 of the mouthguard case 20 of the user. Become.

  FIG. 5 shows an exploded perspective view of a mouth guard case 20 'according to a modification. In the mouth guard case 20 ′, holes 21 c and 22 d are formed in the outer shell 21 and the holding member 22 with respect to the mouth guard case 20. Thereby, even when the lid 21b of the outer shell 21 is closed, the inside / outside air permeability of the mouth guard case 20 ′ can be improved, and moisture can be prevented from accumulating inside the mouth guard case 20 ′. It becomes.

  The form of the holes 21c and 22d is not particularly limited, and the size, number, and arrangement pattern can be set as appropriate.

  Next, a manufacturing method of the mouth guard case 20 will be described. Hereinafter, the first manufacturing method S10, the second manufacturing method S20, and the third manufacturing method S30 will be described. In these manufacturing methods S10, S20, and S30, the mouth guard case 20 can be manufactured, but the mouth guard 10 can also be manufactured so as to branch from the process. Therefore, here, the production of the mouth guard 10 will also be described.

  FIG. 6 shows a flow of the first manufacturing method S10. As can be seen from FIG. 6, the first manufacturing method S10 includes steps S11 to S15. And the mouth guard 10 can also be manufactured by providing process S16.

  In step S11, an impression in the oral cavity is obtained. The method for obtaining an impression is not particularly limited, and a known method can be used.

  In step S12, a plaster model is produced from the impression obtained in step S11. The gypsum model can be produced by a known method. That is, using the impression obtained in step S11 as a mold, the plaster model is obtained by pouring and hardening the plaster before curing.

  In step S13, the three-dimensional shape data of the gypsum model produced in step S12 is acquired and converted into shape data. The format of the shape data is not particularly limited, but can be CAD data. A method for obtaining such shape data can be performed using a known apparatus, and for example, a three-dimensional optical scanner can be used.

  In step S14, the shape of the holding member 22 is designed based on the three-dimensional shape data obtained in step S13. This may be done on CAD, for example. The shape of the holding member 22 is as described above.

  In step S15, the holding member 22 designed in step S14 is actually manufactured. The manufacturing method is not particularly limited, but the manufacturing method can be automatically performed by cutting using a CAM device that receives CAD data.

  The holding member 22 can be produced by the above steps. Here, since the holding member 22 is produced from a gypsum model based on the user's mouth, the tooth row portion 22a of the holding member 22 follows the shape of the user's tooth row. The mouth guard case 20 is formed by combining the holding member 22 with the outer shell 21.

  In 1st manufacturing method S10, the mouth guard 10 is produced by process S16 from the plaster model produced by process S12. The method for producing the mouth guard 10 from the plaster model is not particularly limited, and a known method can be used. For example, placing a thermoplastic resin before curing on a plaster model, or pressing a softened resin sheet against the plaster model to make the resin conform to the shape of the plaster model, and then curing Can be produced.

  FIG. 7 shows a flow of the second manufacturing method S20. As can be seen from FIG. 7, the second manufacturing method S20 includes steps S21 to S23. And the mouth guard 10 can also be manufactured by providing process S24 and process S25.

  In step S21, the shape in the oral cavity is directly measured to acquire three-dimensional shape data in the oral cavity and convert it into shape data. The format of the shape data is not particularly limited, but can be CAD data. A method for obtaining such shape data can be performed using a known device, and for example, an intraoral three-dimensional optical scanner can be used.

  In step S22, the shape of the holding member 22 is designed based on the three-dimensional shape data created in step S21. This may be done on CAD, for example. The shape of the holding member 22 is as described above.

  In step S23, the holding member 22 designed in step S22 is actually manufactured. The manufacturing method is not particularly limited, but the manufacturing method can be automatically performed by cutting using a CAM device that receives CAD data.

  The holding member 22 can be produced by the above steps. Here, since the holding member 22 is produced based on the intraoral shape data of the user, the dentition portion 22a of the holding member 22 follows the dentition shape of the user. The mouth guard case 20 is formed by combining the holding member 22 with the outer shell 21.

  In 2nd manufacturing method S20, an intraoral model is produced based on the three-dimensional shape data in the oral cavity obtained by process S21 by process S24. This intraoral model corresponds to the above-described gypsum model. The method for producing the intraoral model is not particularly limited, but it can be automatically produced by cutting using a CAM device that has received CAD data.

  And a mouth guard is produced in process S25 from the intraoral model produced in process S24. A method for producing the mouth guard from the intraoral model is not particularly limited, and a known method can be used. For example, a thermoplastic resin before curing is placed on the oral model, or a resin sheet that has been heated and softened is pressed against the oral model, and the resin is cured after conforming to the shape of the oral model. Can be produced.

  FIG. 8 shows a flow of the third manufacturing method S30. As can be seen from FIG. 8, the third manufacturing method S30 includes steps S31 to S33. And a mouth guard can also be manufactured by providing process S34.

  In step S31, the shape in the oral cavity is directly measured to acquire the three-dimensional shape data in the oral cavity and convert it into shape data. The format of the shape data is not particularly limited, but can be CAD data. A method for obtaining such shape data can be performed using a known device, and for example, an intraoral three-dimensional optical scanner can be used.

  In step S32, the shape of the holding member 22 is designed based on the three-dimensional shape data created in step S31. This may be done on CAD, for example. The shape of the holding member 22 is as described above.

  In step S33, the holding member 22 designed in step S32 is actually manufactured. The manufacturing method is not particularly limited, but the manufacturing method can be automatically performed by cutting using a CAM device that receives CAD data.

  The holding member 22 can be produced by the above steps. Here, since the holding member 22 is produced based on the intraoral shape data of the user, the dentition portion 22a of the holding member 22 follows the dentition shape of the user. The mouth guard case 20 is formed by combining the holding member 22 with the outer shell 21.

  In 3rd manufacturing method S30, a mouth guard is produced in process S34 from the holding member produced in process S33. The method for producing the mouth guard from the holding member is not particularly limited, and a known method can be used. For example, it is prepared by placing a pre-curing thermoplastic resin on the holding member or pressing a softened resin sheet against the holding member to cure the resin after conforming to the shape of the holding member can do.

  As described above, according to the manufacturing methods S10, S20, and S30, the holding member can be produced efficiently and accurately. Moreover, according to these manufacturing methods, a mouth guard can also be produced efficiently.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mouth guard 11 Concavity and convexity 20 Mouth guard case 21 Outer shell 21a Main body 21b Cover 22 Holding member 22a Tooth row part 22b Tooth part 22c Floor part

Claims (3)

A mouth guard case for storing a mouth guard,
A box-shaped outer shell,
A mouth guard case comprising: a holding member that is disposed inside the outer shell and includes a dental portion having irregularities along a direction curved in a dental arch shape.   The mouth guard case according to claim 1, wherein the holding member is detachably attached to the inside of the outer shell. A method of manufacturing a mouth guard case,
The mouth guard case is provided with a holding member including a dental part having irregularities along a direction curved in a dental arch shape,
The manufacturing method of a mouth guard case, wherein the unevenness of the holding member is formed based on intraoral three-dimensional shape data.

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