JP4433393B2

JP4433393B2 - Oral brush

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Publication number: JP4433393B2
Application number: JP2004136882A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 和子今泉
Original assignee: 和子今泉
Priority date: 2004-04-03
Filing date: 2004-04-03
Publication date: 2010-03-17
Anticipated expiration: 2024-04-03
Also published as: JP2005288115A

Description

本発明は、歯茎、舌、上顎、下顎、口腔粘膜等、口腔内の歯以外の全ての部分を、痛みを伴うことなく安心して自在に擦磨することができる、口腔内擦磨具に関するものである。 The present invention relates to an intraoral scrubbing tool capable of freely brushing all parts other than teeth in the oral cavity, such as gums, tongue, upper jaw, lower jaw, oral mucosa, and the like, without causing pain. It is.

一般には、普通の歯磨きブラシ一本で、歯だけでなく口腔内全体の掃除をすませてしまう場合が多い。しかし、歯と違って、歯茎、舌、上顎、下顎、口腔粘膜等は、歯ブラシで強く擦ると痛みを感じ、また傷つく恐れもある。そのため、口臭が気になる人や総入れ歯の高齢者のための、痛みを伴うことなく安心して擦磨することのできる専用の口腔内擦磨具が求められる。
歯ブラシ以外の従来例としては、歯磨きブラシの後端に粘膜用ブラシを設けたもの、歯ブラシのブラシ植え込み部分の周囲に小さな突起を持った粘膜用ブラシを設けたものなど従来の歯ブラシに口腔内擦磨具としての用途を付加させたものが多い。
特開２０００−３１６６３３号特開２０００−３０８５２２号特開２００２−１４２８６７号特開２００１−１４５５２３号実開平６−１５５３２号実開平６−３９５７９号 In general, an ordinary toothbrushing brush often cleans not only teeth but the entire oral cavity. However, unlike teeth, gums, tongue, upper jaw, lower jaw, oral mucous membrane, etc. may be painful and hurt when rubbed strongly with a toothbrush. Therefore, there is a need for a dedicated intraoral scrubbing tool that can be used for those who are concerned about bad breath and the elderly with full dentures without any pain.
Conventional examples other than toothbrushes include a mucosal brush at the rear end of a toothbrush, and a mucosal brush with small protrusions around the brushed part of the toothbrush. Many have been added to use as a polishing tool.
JP 2000-316633 A JP 2000-308522 A JP 2002-142867 A JP 2001-145523 A Utility Kaihei 6-15532 Utility Kaihei 6-39579

従来例においては、次のような問題点があった。
（イ）従来の歯磨きブラシの場合、一般にブラシの毛先が尖っているため、これで歯茎や口腔粘膜等を擦磨すると、痛かったり、傷つけたりする心配があり、安心して強く擦ることができなかった。
（ロ）また、歯ブラシおよび歯ブラシに口腔内擦磨具としての用途を付加させた用具の場合、ブラシ部分に厚み（高さ）があるため、唇と歯茎の間、舌のつけ根部分など、口腔内の狭い部分までブラシを挿入して擦磨しにくかった。
（ハ）また、歯ブラシおよび歯ブラシに口腔内擦磨具としての用途を付加させた用具の場合、ブラシ部分の芯（基礎）が硬い柄そのものであるため、たとえ表面に軟質素材を用いていたとしても、歯茎や粘膜への当たりは硬く、痛みを伴う場合が多い。特に、歯茎が痩せ細った高齢者の場合は歯茎を傷める心配があった。
（ニ）また、口腔内は複雑な曲線が多い。一般の歯ブラシや歯ブラシに口腔内擦磨具としての用途を付加させた用具の場合、ブラシの植え込み部分が硬い直線構造で、しかも、柄が真っ直ぐなため、歯茎、舌、上顎、下顎、口腔粘膜等における多様かつ微妙な曲線にブラシを密着させにくく、磨き残しが生じやすかった。
本発明は以上の問題点を解決しようとするものである。The conventional example has the following problems.
(B) In the case of conventional toothbrushing brushes, the brush tips are generally pointed, so if you brush your gums or oral mucosa with this, you may hurt or hurt them, and you can rub them strongly and safely. There wasn't.
(B) In addition, in the case of a toothbrush and a tool that has been added to a toothbrush as an intra-oral brush, the brush part has a thickness (height), so between the lips and gums, the base of the tongue, etc. It was difficult to insert a brush into a narrow part of the mouth and rub it.
(C) In the case of toothbrushes and toothbrushes that have been used as an intra-oral brushing tool, since the core of the brush part (basic) is a hard handle itself, even if a soft material is used on the surface However, the gums and mucous membranes are hard to touch and are often painful. In particular, elderly people with thin and thin gums were worried about damaging the gums.
(D) There are many complicated curves in the oral cavity. In the case of a general toothbrush or a toothbrush that is used as an intra-oral brush, the brushed part has a hard linear structure, and the handle is straight, so the gums, tongue, upper jaw, lower jaw, It was difficult for the brush to adhere to various and subtle curves in the oral mucosa, etc., and it was easy to leave unpolished.
The present invention is intended to solve the above problems.

柄の先端を擦磨体とする口腔内擦磨具において、上記擦磨体の芯として、柄の先端部に可撓性を有する軟質樹脂板体を固定し、上記軟質樹脂板体の表面は弾力性を有する吸水体で被覆し、さらに、上記吸水体の表面は布で被覆した。また、擦磨体を上にして本体を側面から見た場合、柄の中等を下方に約２０〜４５度曲折させ、かつ、その先を上方に約２０〜４５度曲折させた。以上を特徴とする口腔内擦磨具である。 In an intraoral rubbing tool using the tip of a handle as an abrasive body, a flexible resin plate having flexibility is fixed to the tip of the handle as a core of the abrasive body, and the surface of the soft resin plate is The water absorbing body having elasticity was covered, and the surface of the water absorbing body was covered with a cloth. Further, when the main body was viewed from the side with the rubbing body up, the inside of the handle was bent downward by about 20 to 45 degrees, and the tip thereof was bent upward by about 20 to 45 degrees. This is an intraoral scrub tool characterized by the above.

本発明は、次のような効果を有する。
（イ）擦磨体の芯として、可撓性を有する軟質樹脂板体を内蔵させたことで、口腔内の複雑な曲線にも擦磨体をぴったりと密着させた形で擦磨することができる。
（ロ）また、芯に軟質樹脂板体を内蔵させて擦磨体の先端を薄く仕上げたことで、口腔内のどんな狭い部分にも擦磨体をスムーズに滑り込ませて擦磨することができ、磨き残しが出ない。
（ハ）上記軟質樹脂板体の表面は、弾力性のある吸水体で被覆し、さらにこの表面を布で被覆して擦磨体としたので、これで歯茎や口腔粘膜等を強く擦っても、痛んだり傷ついたりの心配がなく、安心して擦磨することができる。また、擦磨体表面の布は、口腔内の汚れをしっかりと捕らえ、擦り取ってくれる。
（ニ）また、上記擦磨体は、全面が擦磨面であるため、擦磨体の表面、裏面、側面を意識することなく、全擦磨面を自在に駆使して、歯茎、舌、上顎、下顎、口腔粘膜等、口腔内の隅々まで効率よく擦磨することができる。
（ホ）さらに、柄は二カ所で曲折させてさまざまに握り替えることができるようにしたので、口腔内のあらゆる部分、角度にも擦磨体を自在に密着挿入することができ、その全擦磨面をもって余すことなく擦磨することができる。The present invention has the following effects.
(B) By incorporating a flexible soft resin plate as the core of the abrasive body, it is possible to rub the abrasive body in close contact with complex curves in the oral cavity. it can.
(B) In addition, by incorporating a soft resin plate in the core and finishing the tip of the rubbing body thin, the rubbing body can be smoothly slid into any narrow part of the oral cavity for rubbing. , There is no polish left.
(C) The surface of the soft resin plate is covered with an elastic water-absorbing body, and further this surface is covered with a cloth to obtain a rubbing body. There is no worry about hurting or hurting, and you can rub it with confidence. In addition, the cloth on the surface of the abrasive body firmly captures and scrapes off dirt in the oral cavity.
(D) Since the entire surface of the above-mentioned abrasive body is an abrasive surface, the entire abrasive surface can be used freely without being aware of the surface, back surface, and side surface of the abrasive body. It can be efficiently rubbed to every corner of the oral cavity, such as the upper jaw, lower jaw, and oral mucosa.
(E) Furthermore, since the handle can be bent at two locations and can be changed in various ways, it is possible to insert the abrasive body in close contact with any part of the oral cavity at any angle. It can be rubbed with a polished surface.

以下、本発明の実施の形態を説明する。
（イ）図４、図５に見るように、柄（２）の先端に、擦磨体（１）の芯として軟質樹脂板体（１３）を固定する。上記軟質樹脂板体（１３）は、略楕円形状の薄い板体で、可撓性を有する。
（ロ）上記軟質樹脂板体（１３）の周縁には、擦磨体（１）の先端が口腔内の隅々に突き当たっても痛くないように、図４、図５に見るように、断面が略円形状の縁部（１４）を設ける。
（ハ）上記軟質樹脂板体（１３）は、ポリエステル不職布、ウレタンフォーム、ポリエステル綿など、弾力性（クッション性）を有する吸水体（１５）一種類または二種類以上を組み合わせて被覆し、さらにその表面をポリエステル、ナイロン等速乾性を有する網目状の布（１６）で被覆し、図５に見るように、擦磨体（１）の先端部を薄く、つけ根部分に向けてやや厚く形成し、布の裾は留め具（３）で柄にしっかり固着させる。
（ニ）上記布（１６）は、網目地の他、パイル地、ピコットや小突起つき布、起毛地、さらに、網、ポリエステル不職布等、口腔内の汚れを捕らえやすい凹凸を有するもの、ザラつきを有するものとする。
（ホ）柄（２）は、図３に見るように、二カ所で曲折させる。擦磨体（１）を上にして本体を側面から見た場合、後端から伸びた柄（２）は、まず柄中等の第一曲折部（４）において下方に３０度前後の角度（１０）で曲折させ、次いでその先の第二曲折部（５）において上方に、第一曲折部（４）とほぼ同角度の３０度前後の角度（１１）で曲折させる。上記第一曲折部（４）および第二曲折部（５）においては、握りやすい緩慢な曲線をもって曲折させる。また、擦磨体の表面（７）、裏面（８）、側面（９）を自在に使い分けられるように、柄（２）の縦方向の側面は角を落とし、特に、第一曲折部（４）においては、柄（２）を親指と人差し指で回転させやすいように、やや細く、かつ断面が略楕円形状になるように、くびれ部（６）を成形する。
本発明は以上のような構造で、これを使用するときは、図６に見るように第一曲折部（４）を親指と人差し指ではさむ形で握り、後は口腔内の複雑な曲線に応じて、第一曲折部（４）と第二曲折部（５）のカーブを利用してさまざまに握り替えながら、隅々まで余すことなく擦磨する。
擦磨体（１）においては、使用時に水を含ませ、指先でつまんで搾ってから、これで口中を隈なく擦磨する。歯磨き粉はつけなくてもよいが、一般には、擦磨体の裏面（８）側に歯磨き粉を少量塗布したほうがすべりがよく、また、上顎内側のくぼみから擦磨すると泡立ちがよく、全体をまんべんなく擦磨しやすい。
擦磨体（１）は、芯の軟質樹脂板体に柔軟性があり、また弾力性を有する吸水体（１５）によって被覆され、表面は布（１６）で覆われているため、口腔内を傷める心配がなく、安心して自在に擦磨することができる。仮に力を入れすぎて擦磨体（１）の先端が口中の隅に突き当たっても、芯の軟質樹脂体（１３）の周縁には縁部（１４）も設けてあるので痛くない。上顎内側は擦磨体の裏面（８）で、舌苔は擦磨体の表面（７）、舌裏は擦磨体の裏面（８）で、また、歯茎および歯茎と唇との隙間は擦磨体（１）を先端から挿入して自在に握り替えながら擦磨体全面で、頬粘膜は裏面（８）でと、擦磨する部分に応じて柄（２）を各人の使いやすい擦磨面、角度に自在に握り替えながら、擦磨体の全面を駆使して、口中余すことなく擦磨する。
使用後の擦磨体（１）は、水洗いした後、指先でよく搾って乾燥させ、清潔を保つ。Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
(A) As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the soft resin plate (13) is fixed to the tip of the handle (2) as the core of the rubbing body (1). The soft resin plate (13) is a thin plate having a substantially elliptical shape and has flexibility.
(B) As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the periphery of the soft resin plate (13) does not hurt even if the tip of the rubbing body (1) hits every corner of the oral cavity. An edge (14) having a substantially circular cross section is provided.
(C) The soft resin plate (13) is coated with one or more water absorbent bodies (15) having elasticity (cushioning properties) such as polyester unwoven cloth, urethane foam, and polyester cotton. Further, the surface is covered with a net-like cloth (16) having a quick drying property such as polyester and nylon, and as shown in FIG. 5, the tip of the rubbing body (1) is thin and slightly thicker toward the root portion. Form and secure the fabric hem firmly to the handle with fasteners (3).
(D) The fabric (16) is not only a mesh fabric, but also a pile fabric, a fabric with a picot or a small protrusion, a brushed fabric, and a fabric having irregularities that can easily catch dirt in the oral cavity, such as a mesh, a polyester unemployed fabric, It shall have roughness.
(E) The pattern (2) is bent at two places as shown in FIG. When the body is viewed from the side with the rubbing body (1) facing up, the handle (2) extending from the rear end first has an angle of about 30 degrees downward (10 ) And then bent upward at the second bent portion (5) ahead at an angle (11) of about 30 degrees that is substantially the same angle as the first bent portion (4). The first bent portion (4) and the second bent portion (5) are bent with a gentle curve that is easy to grip. Further, the vertical side surface of the handle (2) is rounded so that the front surface (7), back surface (8), and side surface (9) of the rubbing body can be freely used. In particular, the first bent portion (4 ), The constricted part (6) is formed so that the handle (2) is slightly thin and the cross section is substantially elliptical so that the handle (2) can be easily inserted with the thumb.
The present invention has the structure as described above. When this is used, the first bent portion (4) is held between the thumb and forefinger as shown in FIG. Then, using the curves of the first bent portion (4) and the second bent portion (5), various rubbing and rubbing without leaving all the corners.
In the rubbing body (1), water is included at the time of use, and it is pinched with a fingertip and squeezed. Toothpaste does not need to be applied, but in general, it is better to apply a small amount of toothpaste on the back surface (8) side of the brushed body. Easy to polish.
The rubbing body (1) has a soft resin plate core and is covered with a water absorbing body (15) having elasticity, and the surface is covered with a cloth (16). There is no worry about hurting, and you can rub it freely with confidence. Even if too much force is applied and the tip of the rubbing body (1) hits the corner of the mouth, there is no pain because the edge (14) is also provided on the periphery of the soft resin body (13) of the core. The inner side of the upper jaw is the back surface of the abrasive body (8), the tongue coating is the surface of the abrasive body (7), the back of the tongue is the back surface of the abrasive body (8), and the gums and the gaps between the gums and lips are abraded. The body (1) can be inserted from the tip and freely rubbed over the entire surface of the abrasive body, the cheek mucosa on the back surface (8), and the handle (2) according to the part to be abraded. Make full use of the entire surface of the rubbing body while changing the surface and angle freely.
After the used abrasive body (1) is washed with water, it is thoroughly squeezed with a fingertip and dried to keep it clean.

本発明の斜視図Perspective view of the present invention 本発明の正面図Front view of the present invention 本発明の側面図Side view of the present invention 本発明の正面透視図Front perspective view of the present invention 本発明の側面透視図Side perspective view of the present invention 本発明の使用状態を示す斜視図The perspective view which shows the use condition of this invention

Explanation of symbols

１擦磨体
２柄
３布の留め具
４柄の第一曲折部
５柄の第二曲折部
６柄のくびれ部
７擦磨体の表面
８擦磨体の裏面
９擦磨体の側面
１０柄の第一曲折角度
１１柄の第二曲折角度
１２柄の先端
１３軟質樹脂板体
１４軟質樹脂板体の縁部
１５吸水体
１６布
１７軟質樹脂板体と柄の固定部DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Abrasive body 2 Handle 3 Cloth fastener 4 Handle 1 bent portion 5 Handle 2 bent portion 6 Handle neck 7 Abrasive body surface 8 Abrasive body back surface 9 Abrasive body side surface 10 Handle First bending angle 11 second bending angle of handle 12 tip of handle 13 soft resin plate 14 edge of soft resin plate 15 water absorbent 16 cloth 17 fixing portion of soft resin plate and handle

Claims

In the intraoral abrasion tool that uses the tip of the handle as an abrasive body,
The abrasive body is
A flexible soft resin plate fixed to the tip of the handle;
An edge provided on the periphery of the soft resin plate and having a substantially circular cross section;
A water absorbent covering the soft resin plate and the edge;
A rubbing body comprising a cloth covering the surface of the water absorbing body,
Intraoral brush.