JPH0518386U - Toothbrushing - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Modified) [Purpose] When a toothbrush is taken out, a melody or other voice sounds to provoke spontaneous brushing motivation for infants, etc., and to develop a daily brushing habit. [Structure] An audio reproducing device including a speaker, an audio recording circuit, and a power supply; a brush part housing part 2; The brush part storage part is a toothbrush hook composed of a box body 2a having a toothbrush locking part and a lid body 2b which opens and closes the box body 2a.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to toothbrushing for outputting melody or other sound according to attachment / detachment of a toothbrush.

[0002]

[Background of the invention]

 Developing brushing habits is extremely important for young children in maintaining their dental health over the long term. However, it is rare for infants to brush their teeth voluntarily, and in most cases, they are soothed to get their teeth brushed. Therefore, it is customary for parents to take care of themselves, but this does not last so long, and eventually they are left until they are about elementary school and can realize the importance of toothpaste. There are also many.

For this reason, when it comes to brushing teeth spontaneously after being affected by teeth that have grown one after another without waiting for the teeth to grow, it must be said that it is already too late. . Although it has been pointed out that the maintenance of the health of milk teeth in young children greatly influences the health of permanent teeth thereafter, one of the reasons why tooth diseases do not decrease is that the above-mentioned circumstances need to be taken into consideration. .

The present invention has been made based on such a background, and when a toothbrush is taken out, a melody or other sound is emitted to induce spontaneous tooth brushing motivation of an infant or the like. The aim is to provide toothbrushing that can develop a daily brushing habit.

[0005]

[Outline of the device]

 The toothbrushing device according to the present invention is a voice reproducing device including a speaker, a voice recording circuit, and a power source, a brush housing portion, and a power source of the voice reproducing device is turned on / off depending on the presence or absence of a toothbrush in the brush housing portion. When the toothbrush is taken out from a predetermined place, sound such as melody is output.

[0006] The brush accommodating portion is composed of a box body having a toothbrush locking portion and a lid body that opens and closes with respect to the box body, and the switch means responds to opening and closing of the lid body or attachment and detachment of the toothbrush. It can be configured with a photoelectric switch that operates in accordance with the above. Further, if the voice recording circuit is composed of an integrated circuit, a compact and durable product can be obtained at low cost.

[0007]

[Example of device]

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 is a board portion, 2 is a brush portion housing portion including a box body 2a and a lid body 2b which is openable and closable with respect thereto, and 3 is a toothbrush. A groove portion 1a as a locking portion is formed on the lower wall surface of the box 2a, and the narrowed portion of the toothbrush 3 is locked therein. In this way, after the toothbrush is set at a predetermined position and the lid body 2b is closed, the brush portion (head) of the toothbrush 3 is shielded from unnecessary dust and can be stored hygienically.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a photoelectric switch as a switch means provided on the bottom of the box 2a, which faces the head of the toothbrush set at a predetermined position, projects infrared light, and receives the reflected light. It is like this. In addition, 1b is a small through-hole formed in the bottom portion (board portion 1) of the box 2a in order to transmit the sound output of the speaker described later.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the toothbrushing according to this embodiment, and reference numerals 4 and 5 are switch means and a sound reproducing device mounted on the back surface of the board 1. In this embodiment, the switch means 4 and the sound reproducing device 5 are provided on the board 1 in a protruding manner. However, if they are housed in the bottom of the box 2a, the toothbrushing can be applied to the wall surface or the like. It is more convenient when hanging.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the photoelectric switch 4 as the switch means and the audio reproducing device 5. In the figure, reference numeral 4 is a reflection type photoelectric switch as switching means for projecting infrared light from a light projecting element and performing switching operation of turning on / off current depending on the presence or absence of the reflected light, and 5 is a voice recording circuit 5a. , A speaker 5b, and a battery 5c as a power source. In this embodiment, the voice recording circuit 5a is formed of an integrated circuit called IC.

To the voice recording circuit 5a, a melody is played at the start to call attention, and then a guide of time, method, etc. regarding tooth brushing is output by voice, and then a rhythmic melody is played at the start of tooth brushing. The more effective it is. In addition, melody and other contents may be selected in various ways according to the usage environment.

Next, a method of using this embodiment will be described. First, when the lid 2b is opened and the toothbrush 3 is removed from the locking portion 1a of the box 2a, the optical signal projected from the photoelectric switch 4 is not reflected, so that the switching operation is performed and the sound reproducing device is performed. 5 is turned on and a voice signal is output.

Here, while the voice is continuously used while the toothbrush is being used, if this is annoying, the optical signal will be reflected again if the lid 2b is closed. Output is stopped. In the above-mentioned embodiment, the photoelectric switch is used as the switch means, but a touch switch or the like may be provided in the locking portion 1a of the toothbrush 3.

[0014]

[Example of device]

 Since the present invention has the structure and operation as described above, it is possible to easily establish the practice of brushing teeth for young children. Even when used by an adult, an appropriate guide on tooth brushing can be obtained, which is effective in improving dental health.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same as above with a lid opened.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a switch means and a sound reproducing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Board Part 2 Brush Part Storage Part 2a Box 2b Lid 3 Toothbrush 4 Switch Means 5 Audio Playback Device 5a Audio Recording Circuit 5b Speaker 5c Power Supply

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A voice reproducing device comprising a speaker, a voice recording circuit, and a power source, a brush housing portion, and switch means for turning on / off the power of the voice reproducing device according to the presence or absence of a toothbrush in the brush housing portion. Toothbrushing. 2. The brush part accommodating part is composed of a box body having a toothbrush locking part and a lid body which opens and closes with respect to the box body.
The toothbrushing according to claim 1, wherein the switch means is a photoelectric switch that operates according to opening and closing of the lid or attachment and detachment of the toothbrush. 3. The toothbrushing according to claim 2, wherein the voice recording circuit is an integrated circuit.