JP3205307U - Earpick - Google Patents

Abstract

An earpick tool that can easily and reliably remove and remove (clean) ear wax adhering to the ear canal of a human ear. A tool for removing (cleaning) earwax in the external auditory canal of a human ear, the tool 1 comprising a handle portion and a tip portion 3 held by a hand. A stopper 11 that can adjust the distance between the earpick head 8 and the earpick head 8 is provided so that the eardrum head 8 is not accidentally damaged when the earpick head 8 is inserted into the ear canal. The shape of the earpick head 8 is such that four ribs are formed in the vertical direction so as to be parallel to the ear canal, and a flange is formed so as to intersect the ribs. The earpick tool is capable of scooping out and removing the earwax peeled off by sliding the edge portion of the earpick head 8 while sliding in contact with the ear canal. [Selection] Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to an earpick tool, and more particularly to an earpick tool for removing (cleaning) earwax from the ear canal of a human body.

For the removal (cleaning) of earwax, bamboo hook-shaped earpick tools have been known since ancient times, and recently, metal and resin products such as loop type, spiral type, disc type and cotton swab type have been produced. Sold.

Utility Model Registration No. 3171624 JP2011-115346A
JP-A-10-127518

Most of the commercially available earpick tools are the same as the traditional bamboo bowl type, and they are all used to scrape the earwax forward. It is said that the dry earwax is said to be powder type or husk type, and is accumulated under the external auditory canal. Although it is relatively easy to remove, things attached to the periphery of the ear canal are difficult to remove.

Furthermore, in order to remove the wax around the ear canal, it is necessary to scrape the surrounding wall portion forward several times while changing the direction of the tip of the earpick.
The present invention is to provide an earpick tool that can easily remove (clean) the earwax around the ear canal in a short time, regardless of whether it is dry or wet.

The present inventor has studied to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the ear canal where the earwax accumulates has a light S-shaped curve from the entrance to the back, and the vicinity of the entrance is slightly lowered. Is an ellipse with a longest part of 9 mm and a shortest part of 7 mm, and the depth is about 25 mm. However, it is near the ear wax line between about 15mm from the entrance of the ear canal, and it is hard to collect deeper than 15mm. In this environment, it is as small as possible to move the earpick head freely in the ear canal. Good, with a diameter of 4 mm or less, a length of 10 mm or less, and a flexible material at the tip is preferable. Further, it is not a conventional method of scrubbing the earwax, but the peripheral wall of the ear canal is used for the earpick. It can be predicted that the earwax can be peeled off and removed more efficiently by sliding the tip portion while sliding.

For this purpose, a plurality of ribs are provided at equal intervals in the vertical direction around the earpick head so that the earpick head is parallel to the ear canal, and the ear wax is slid while sliding around the ear canal with the ribs. The ear canal can be easily peeled and removed, and by forming one or a plurality of flanges so as to intersect with the longitudinal ribs, the ribs adjacent to the ribs and the ribs adjacent to the ribs and the edge portions of the flanges are peeled off. It has been found that the earwax adhering to the surface can be easily carried out to the outside by a recess formed by a rib adjacent to the rib and a rib and flange adjacent to the rib.

In the present invention, the earwax peeled by the edge portion of the earpick head formed by the rib adjacent to the rib and the two ribs and the flange is crazed by the rib adjacent to the rib and the recess formed by the rib adjacent to the rib and the flange. It is possible to easily remove the dry ear wax type and wet ear wax type ear wax that has been missed with conventional scissors and metal earring tools wound in a loop or spiral, etc. When the edge of the flange slides while sliding on the wall of the ear canal, the frictional resistance increases the scratching comfort.

(A) is a three-dimensional view showing an embodiment of claim 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of the tip of FIG. (A) is the three-dimensional view of the earpick head part which shows the Example of Claim 1 of this invention. (B) is sectional drawing of Fig.2 (a). (A) is a three-dimensional view showing an embodiment of claim 2 of the present invention, (b) is an enlarged view of the tip of FIG. 3 (a). (A) is the three-dimensional view of the ear picking head part which shows the Example of Claim 2 of this invention. (B) is sectional drawing of Fig.4 (a). (A) is an embodiment in which the number of ribs formed on the head portion of claim 2 of the present invention is three. (B) is sectional drawing of Fig.4 (a). (A) is a three-dimensional view showing an embodiment of claim 3 of the present invention. FIG. 6B is an enlarged view of the tip portion of FIG. (A) is the three-dimensional view of the stopper which shows the Example of Claim 3 of this invention. (B) is sectional drawing of Fig.7 (a). (A) is a diagram showing a trajectory in which the earpick head according to claim 2 of the present invention slides while sliding on the wall of the ear canal. FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the earpick head portion of FIG. 8A is taken out toward the front after sliding while sliding the outer ear canal against the wall portion.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the component which has the same function.
The present invention is a tool for removing earwax from the ear part of a human body, and the tool is composed of a handle part and a tip part held by a hand, and the tip part slides around the inner surface of the ear canal. The earpick head for sliding and removing the earwax is installed.In order to prevent accidental damage to the eardrum when inserting the earpick head into the outer ear part of the ear, the distance from the earpick head is set in front of the earpick head. It is an earpick tool with an adjustable stopper.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A is a three-dimensional view showing an embodiment of claim 1 of the present invention.
The tool 1 is constituted by a handle 2 and a tip 3, and an earpick head 4 for removing ear wax is attached to the tip 3. FIG.1 (b) is an enlarged view of the front-end | tip part 3 of Fig.1 (a).

FIG. 2A is a three-dimensional view of the earpick head 4 of the tool 1 showing an embodiment of claim 1. Around the earpick head 4, four ribs 5 are formed at equal intervals in the vertical direction, and a recess 6 is formed by the rib 5 adjacent to the rib 5. It is attached to. FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 3A is a three-dimensional view showing an embodiment of claim 2. An earpick head 8 is attached to the tip 3 of the tool 1. FIG. 3 (b) is an enlarged view of the tip of FIG. 3 (a).

FIG. 4A is a three-dimensional view of the earpick head 8 showing an embodiment of claim 2. A plurality of ribs 5 are formed around the earpick head 8, and a recess 6 is formed by the rib 5 adjacent to the rib 5 and the flange 9. FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 5A shows an embodiment of the earpick head 10 in which the number of ribs 5 is three and the number of flanges 9 is one. It is formed in a part, and a flange 9 is formed at the tip so as to intersect with the rib 5, and a recess 6 is formed by the adjacent rib 5 and the flange 9, FIG. 5B is a cross section of FIG. FIG.

FIG. 6A is a three-dimensional view showing an embodiment of claim 3 of the present invention. An earpick head 8 is attached to the tip 3 of the tool 1, and a stopper 11 is attached to the back of the earpick head 8.
FIG. 6B is an enlarged view of the distal end portion of FIG. 6A. The distal end portion 3 has a plurality of grooves 13 formed by fitting the protrusions 12 of the stopper 11 into the grooves 13. The position of the stopper can be determined. By sliding the stopper 11 on the plurality of grooves 13 formed in the vicinity of the tip of the tool 1, the groove 13 and the protruding portion 12 of the stopper are fitted at an appropriate position. The distance between the tip of the head 8 and the stopper 11 can be adjusted.

FIG. 7A is a three-dimensional view of the stopper 11 showing an embodiment of claim 3 of the present invention. FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. A protrusion 12 is formed inside the stopper 11.
FIG. 8A is a view showing a trajectory of sliding the earpick head 8 according to claim 2 of the present invention while sliding in contact with the ear canal 14. By sliding the wall of the external auditory canal 14 in a clockwise and counterclockwise manner as shown by the arrows, the earwax 15 is peeled off by the earpick head 8 and scraped off by the recess 6.

FIG. 8B is a view showing a state where the ear wax 15 that has been slid and peeled while sliding in FIG. 8A is taken out. By sliding the earpick head 8 in sliding contact with the external auditory canal 14, it is possible to remove the earwax 15 that is not missed regardless of the type such as dry earwax type or wet earwax type.

1: The tool concerned.
2; handle.
3: Tip part.
4: The earpick head according to claim 1.
5: Rib of earpick head.
6: A dimple in the earpick head.
7: Insertion port of earpick head.
8: The earpick head according to claim 2.
9: Earpick head flange.
10: An earpick head composed of the three ribs and one flange according to claim 2.
11: Stopper 12: Projection.
13: Groove.
14: External auditory canal 15: Ear wax

Claims (3)

An earpick tool that removes (cleans) the earwax in the ear canal of a human body, and the tool is composed of a handle part held by a hand and a tip part to which an earpick head is attached. The earpick head that is attached to the tip of the tip has the flexibility to remove ear wax directly, and the earpick head is made of metal, synthetic rubber, natural rubber and synthetic resin, and its shape Is an earpick tool equipped with an earpick head with a plurality of ribs formed at equal intervals around the earpick head so as to be parallel to the external auditory canal and in the vertical direction toward the tip, and having a recess formed by a rib adjacent to the rib.
2. The earpick tool according to claim 1, wherein a rib formed at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the earpick head so as to be parallel to the ear canal and one or a plurality of flanges are formed so as to intersect the rib, and adjacent to the rib. An earpick tool equipped with an earpick head with a hollow made of ribs and flanges.
In order to prevent the tip of the earpick tool from accidentally damaging the eardrum of the ear part during ear cleaning, the length of the tip part of the earpick inserted into the ear canal is adjusted. Earpick that features a stopper that can be used.

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