JP6528023B1 - Denture cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

[Purpose] For elderly people using dentures, cleaning dentures after daily meals was a very time-consuming and labor-intensive task. In order to solve these problems, the present invention is devised so that dentures can be cleaned easily and in a short time to the elderly. Recently, with the increase of nursing homes, the staff needs to pay attention to the oral hygiene of daily diet users. The work is bothersome and helps to eliminate the burden of labor. SOLUTION: A cleaning case body having a cleaning chamber capable of being filled with a cleaning solution and an object to be cleaned, a bottom brush provided at the bottom of the cleaning chamber, an upper brush provided downward at the upper portion of the cleaning chamber, and the upper brush And a drive mechanism for rotating the bottom brush so as to be opposite to the rotational direction of the bottom brush. [Selected figure] Figure 1

Description

      The present invention relates to a denture cleaning device.

      Cleaning the dentures after eating a meal of the elderly takes a lot of work, such as going to the washroom and brushing with a toothbrush. In addition, it was in the situation that it took time for the person who cares.

JP, 2009-119212, A JP 56-158179

      For elderly people who used dentures, cleaning dentures after daily meals was a very time-consuming and labor-intensive task. In order to solve these problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a denture cleaning apparatus capable of cleaning dentures in a simple and short time to the elderly and performing reliable cleaning. It is Recently, with the increase of nursing homes, the staff needs to pay attention to the oral hygiene of daily diet users. The work is bothersome and helps to eliminate the burden of labor.

The denture cleaning apparatus 1 according to the present invention comprises a cleaning case main body 3 having a cleaning chamber 2 capable of being filled with a cleaning solution and objects 12 and 13, a bottom brush 4 provided at the bottom of the cleaning chamber, and an upper portion of the cleaning chamber. An upper brush 8 provided downward is provided, and drive mechanisms 6 and 7 for rotating the upper brush 8 so that the rotation direction of the upper brush 8 and the rotation direction of the bottom brush 4 are opposite to each other are provided.
Furthermore, it is a denture washing | cleaning apparatus which provided the fin 15 in the inner surface of the washing chamber 2 which can be filled with a washing | cleaning liquid and the to-be-washed | cleaned objects 12 and 13.

The second problem solution means is a cleaning case main body 3 having a cleaning chamber 2 in which the cleaning solution and the objects to be cleaned 12 and 13 can be filled, a bottom brush 8 provided at the bottom of the cleaning chamber, and an intermediate portion of the cleaning chamber 2. The intermediate brush 9 provided at the top and bottom, the upper brush 8 directed downward to the upper portion of the cleaning chamber 2, and the rotational direction of the upper brush 8 and the rotational direction of the bottom brush 4 are the same direction. This is a denture cleaning device in which drive mechanisms 6 and 7 that rotate in opposite directions are disposed.
Furthermore, it is a denture washing | cleaning apparatus which provided the fin 15 in the inner surface of the washing chamber 2 which can be filled with a washing | cleaning liquid and the to-be-washed | cleaned objects 12 and 13.

The operation of the first problem solving means is as follows. That is, after the cleaning liquid is put in the cleaning chamber 2 and the dents and objects to be cleaned 12 and 13 are placed at the bottom brush 4, the upper brush 8 is installed and the upper and lower brushes 4 and 8 smoothly by the gear structures 6 and 7. Can reverse rotation. That is, it is a denture cleaning apparatus capable of cleaning the dentures and the objects to be cleaned 12 and 13 by closing the upper lid provided with the manual drive mechanism and then rotating the vertical reverse rotation drive device. The dentures are placed in the space portion of the upper brush 8 so that the rotational direction of the upper brush 8 and the rotational direction of the bottom brush 4 can be rotated so as to be opposite to each other for cleaning. 12, 13 can be washed.
Further, by providing the fins 15 on the inner side surface of the cleaning chamber 2 in which the cleaning solution and the object to be cleaned can be filled, turbulent flow can be caused to further increase the cleaning effect.

Further, the operation of the second problem solving means includes a cleaning case main body having a cleaning chamber 2 in which the cleaning solution and the dentures and the objects to be cleaned 12 and 13 can be filled, a bottom brush 4 provided at the bottom of the cleaning chamber 2, and cleaning An intermediate brush 9 provided vertically at the middle part of the chamber 2, an upper brush 8 directed downward to the upper part of the cleaning chamber 2, and the rotational direction of the upper brush and the rotational direction of the bottom brush are the same direction. The denture cleaning apparatus has a drive mechanism arranged to rotate in such a way that the direction of rotation of the brush is reversed, and the upper teeth teeth 12 are placed in the lower first space portion 10 at the top of the bottom brush 4; Since the lower jaw insertion teeth 13 are placed in the upper second space portion 11 constituted by the intermediate brush 9 and the upper brush 8 and the upper brush 8, the intermediate brush 9 and the bottom brush 4 are formed by rotation,・ Washed It can be washed.
Furthermore, by providing the fins 15 on the inner side surfaces of the lower first space portion 10 and the upper second space portion 11 of the cleaning chamber in which the cleaning solution and the object to be cleaned can be filled, turbulent flow is caused to further increase the cleaning effect. Demonstrate the effect of being able to

    In the present invention described above, the dentures are placed in the space, and the upper and lower brushes are formed to be able to be cleaned by rotating them so that the rotational directions of the brushes are opposite to each other. And, time and burden can be reduced, and reliable cleaning can be performed. Furthermore, the provision of the fins in the cleaning chamber has the effect of causing turbulence and increasing the cleaning effect.

It is a general view of the washing | cleaning apparatus of this invention. Example 1 It is a figure of the washing room of the washing | cleaning apparatus of this invention. It is a principle view of the drive mechanism and gear of the washing | cleaning apparatus of this invention. It is a general view of the washing | cleaning apparatus of Example 2 of this invention. (Example 2) It is parts figure of the upper part of the washing | cleaning apparatus of Example 2 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the washing chamber of Example 2 of this invention. It is the to-be-washed | cleaned material of this invention, and is a perspective view of a denture for upper jaws. It is a to-be-cleaned thing of this invention, and it is a perspective view of a lower jaw denture.

Hereinafter, the form of Example 1 of this invention is demonstrated based on FIGS. 1-3.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the device of the present invention, showing a cleaning case body 3 having a cleaning chamber 2 capable of being filled with a cleaning solution and objects 12 and 13 and a normal toothbrush at the bottom of this cleaning chamber 2 A bottom brush 4 is formed in which the brush portion is radially provided at the bottom.
Fins 15 are provided on the inner side surface of the cleaning chamber 2 to cause turbulent flow upstream of the cleaning solution in the cleaning chamber.

  In FIG. 2, an upper brush 8 provided with radial brush portions of a normal toothbrush is provided at the upper part of the cleaning chamber 2 so as to face downward.

  In FIG. 3, a drive mechanism 5.6 is illustrated in which the rotation direction of the upper brush 8 and the rotation direction of the bottom brush 4 are reverse to each other. That is, when the handle 16 is turned manually, the first gear 6 is rotated, and there is a second gear 7 that reversely rotates according to the rotation, and the cleaning chamber 2 is rotated in the same direction according to the second gear 7 It can be done.

Hereinafter, the form of Example 2 of this invention is demonstrated based on FIGS. 4-6.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the device according to the present invention, showing a cleaning case main body 3 having a cleaning chamber 2 formed in a grid shape capable of being filled with cleaning solution and objects 12 and 13 and the cleaning chamber 2 A bottom brush 4 is formed on the bottom of which a brush portion of a conventional toothbrush is provided radially at the bottom. In the middle part of the cleaning chamber 2 is formed an intermediate brush 9 in which a brush portion of a normal toothbrush is provided in a linear fashion at the top and bottom. Further, an upper brush 8 is provided on the upper side of the cleaning chamber 2 in which the brush portion of a normal toothbrush is radially provided to face downward.

  In FIG. 5, it is a component drawing of the upper part of the structure of the cleaning apparatus, and the rotational direction of the upper brush 8 and the rotational direction of the bottom brush part are the same direction and the drive to rotate the intermediate brush 9 so as to reverse the rotational direction. It constitutes a mechanism. That is, when the handle 16 is turned manually, the first gear 6 is rotated, and there is a second gear 7 that reversely rotates according to the rotation, and the cleaning chamber 2 is rotated in the same direction according to the second gear 7 It can be done.

  In FIG. 6, fins 15 are provided on the inner side surface of the cleaning chamber 2 to cause turbulent flow of the cleaning solution in the cleaning chamber.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below.
In Example 1, when the water flow in the forward and reverse directions collides in water, the wave becomes rough and becomes a turbulent water flow. Using this principle, a driving device such as a gear is provided on the front upper portion of the washing machine body 1. The bottom brush 4 provided at the bottom has the same rotation as the top rotation.
When the handle 16 is rotated, the handle rotation center rod 5 causes the gears 6 and 7 to rotate in the forward and reverse directions when the handle 16 rotates in the forward direction.
When rotation starts, it exerts a cleaning power.
Remove foreign substances adhering to food after eating food 12 and 13.
Cleaning will increase foreign particles adhering to the teeth with a rotating brush.
Furthermore, fins are provided on the side wall of the cleaning chamber, and turbulence is generated by the effects of the fins to further increase the cleaning efficiency.

In the second embodiment, two cleaning chambers are provided.
The objects to be cleaned 12 and 13 are integrally integrated in the oral cavity. Although the upper denture for the to-be-cleaned object is formed in a dome-shaped roof shape, the denture for lower-to-the-jaw tooth 13 to be cleaned has a gum and has an arch-like shape. Therefore, the narrowing of the place becomes the point when putting on hold. We considered the placement of deformed dentures in two rooms.
The dome-shaped, flat roof-shaped flat workpiece upper jaw insertion teeth 12 are suitably used in the lower first space portion 10, and the arch-shaped lower workpiece cleaning jaw insertion teeth 13 are suitably provided in the upper second space portion 11. Place it.
Then, when the handle is rotated, the intermediate brush 9 works in the opposite direction by the handle rotation center rod 5. The above-mentioned operation is started by the function of the gear, and when the handle is rotated in the forward direction, the rotation from the first gear 6 to the second gear 7 is reversed.
That is, by rotating the handle of the upper portion, the upper jaw insertion teeth 12 placed in the lower first space portion 10 and the lower jaw insertion teeth 13 placed in the upper second space portion 11 simultaneously start to be cleaned. When rotation starts, it exerts a cleaning power.
Remove foreign substances adhering to food after eating food 12 and 13. Cleaning will increase foreign particles adhering to the teeth with a rotating brush.
Furthermore, fins are provided on the side wall of the cleaning chamber, and turbulence is generated by the effects of the fins to further increase the cleaning efficiency.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, by placing the dentures in the washing chamber, putting the washing water, and turning the upper handle, the effect of being able to be washed easily and in a short time can be obtained. It is a thing.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the handle is manually turned, but the object of the present invention can be achieved by electrically turning.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 dent teeth washing machine 2 washing room 3 washing case main body 4 washing machine bottom part brush 5 handle rotation central rod 6 1st gear 7 second gear 8 second brush 9 upper brush 9 middle brush 10 washing room space upper part 11 washing room space lower part 12 Jaw insert 13 Washed lower jaw insert 14 Wash room split joint 15 Fin 16 Handle

Claims (2)

A cleaning case body having a cleaning chamber in which the cleaning solution and the object to be cleaned can be filled;
A bottom brush provided at the bottom of the cleaning chamber,
In the middle part of the cleaning chamber, there is an intermediate brush provided vertically.
An upper brush facing downward at the top of the washing room,
And a driving mechanism for rotating the upper brush so that the rotational direction of the upper brush is the same as the rotational direction of the lower brush so that the intermediate brush rotates in the opposite direction. The dentures cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein fins are provided on the inner side surface of the cleaning chamber which can be filled with the cleaning solution and the object to be cleaned.

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