JPH0715004U - Mouthwash equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Even people with disabilities, sick people, the elderly, and children can easily and quickly remove dirt, tartar, plaque, stains, etc., on the surfaces of teeth, between teeth, and on the gingival margin. (EN) Provided is an oral cavity cleaning device for sure removal and cleaning. A coating 1 having a recess 3 slightly larger than the outer peripheral shape of a plurality of teeth 18 arranged in an arch shape and having a size to enter the oral cavity is provided, and fine particles are contained inside the recess 3 of the coating 1. A plurality of jet holes 6 for jetting the compressed air 14 and a plurality of jet holes 7 for jetting the water 15 are provided, and the plurality of jet holes 6 and the jet air 7 are provided outside the coating body 1 and the compressed air 14 contains fine particles. A supply port 4 for supplying water 15 is provided, and a drain hole 2 is provided below the supply port 4. A compressor 12 is used as the compressed air supply means, and the fine particles 5 from the fine particle storage tank 8 are mixed in the compressed air from the compressor 12, and the pump 1 is used as the water supply means.
3 using compressed air 14 and water 1 each containing fine particles.
5 and 5 are supplied to the supply port 4 via the distributor 9.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an oral cleaning device that removes and cleans dirt, tartar, plaque, and stains attached to teeth to prevent tooth decay and alveolar pyorrhea.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, a toothbrush is generally known as a device that removes and cleans dirt, tartar, plaque, and stains that have adhered to the teeth. It was very difficult to polish the hard-to-reach areas of the toothbrush such as the back side and back teeth, and it took a long time to polish with a toothbrush that requires dexterity in operation. Similar to the above toothbrushes, it is difficult to brush the electric toothbrushes used these days without leaving any residue, and the one using a jet water flow has a low cleaning ability.

There is a stick-shaped cleaning device that is used in a dental clinic or the like and has one spray nozzle that sprays a spray containing fine particles at the tip. This cleaning device is used by a dentist to operate a stick. It removes and cleans stains, tartar, plaque, and stains on the patient's teeth, so when cleaning and removing stains, tartar, plaque, and stains on your own teeth, use a stick The operation is extremely difficult and time-consuming, so it is not suitable for removing and cleaning one's own teeth by himself.

Further, in the dentifrice device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-208105, a brush for polishing the surface of the tooth is attached to the inner surface of the toothpaste that covers the peripheral surface of the tooth, and a nozzle for ejecting a cleaning liquid is provided. The cleaning liquid was supplied from the nozzle and the vibrating device provided in the toothbrush vibrates the toothbrush to vibrate the brush to brush the tooth surface. However, in this toothbrushing device, the brushes must be in contact with each other and between the teeth and the periodontal surface. There was a problem that dirt, tartar, plaque, and stain could not be removed.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve these problems in the past and to easily and quickly attach to the surface of teeth, between teeth and between gingiva and gingiva even for physically disabled persons, sick people, elderly people and children. An object of the present invention is to provide an oral cleaning device that reliably removes and cleans dirt, tartar, plaque, stains, etc.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The gist of the present invention which has solved the above problems is as follows: 1) Providing a covering body having a concave portion slightly larger than the outer peripheral shape of a plurality of teeth arranged in an arch shape in the oral cavity and having a size that fits into the oral cavity. A plurality of injection holes for injecting compressed air containing fine particles and a plurality of water injection holes for injecting water are provided inside the recess, and compressed air supply means for supplying compressed air containing fine particles to the injection holes and the injection holes are provided. An oral cavity cleaning device comprising: a water supply means for supplying water; and a drain hole for discharging fine particles, compressed air, or water sprayed into the concave portion of the covering body to the outside of the covering body in the covering body. The oral cleaning device according to 1), further comprising an injection unit that injects compressed air containing fine particles and water in a predetermined order.

[0007]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, when the recesses of the covering are covered with teeth arranged in an arch shape and the mouth is closed by biting the covering with the teeth, the covering comes into contact with the base of the gums without any gaps and is fixed. Compressed air containing fine particles by the compressed air supply means from the provided injection holes and water by the water supply means from the water injection holes to the surfaces of the teeth arranged in an arch shape, between the teeth and between the teeth, the gingival margin, etc. As a result, fine particles scrape off dirt, tartar, plaque, and stains adhering to the surfaces of the teeth and between the teeth, giving water the gums a massaging effect and suppressing frictional heat. In addition, water mixed with fine particles circulates inside the concave part of the covering body to polish the tooth surface, between teeth and the gingival margin thoroughly, and shavings wash away fine particles to drain holes. .

Further, if a jetting means for jetting compressed air containing fine particles and water in a predetermined order is provided, it is possible to remove and clean the teeth without applying a sudden load to the teeth.

[0009]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a compressor as a compressed air supply means and a pump as a water supply means are used for an elastic covering body made of silicon, and a distributor is used as an ejection means for injecting in a predetermined order. This is an example of using sodium bicarbonate particles as fine particles to remove and clean dirt, tartar, plaque, and stains adhering to the surfaces of teeth, between teeth, and on the gingival margin.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a covering body that constitutes the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the covering body that constitutes the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a right side view of the covering body that constitutes the present embodiment. 4 is an explanatory view of the injection hole and the fountain hole provided in the covering constituting the present embodiment, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is an explanation showing a piping state of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the present embodiment, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an injection hole and a fountain hole of another embodiment.

In this embodiment, a jet hole 6 for jetting water 15 is provided in the jet hole 6 for jetting compressed air 14 containing fine particles (see FIG. 4), and the jet hole 6 and the jet hole 7 are connected to each other. One pair is provided on the inner side surface of the concave portion 3 of the elastic U-shaped covering 1 made of silicon, 30 pairs, and a total of 34 pairs on the inner upper surface of the two arms of the U-shape. These 34 pairs of injection holes 6 and water holes 7 are collectively arranged at one supply port 4, and the supply port 4 is provided with a groove on the outer peripheral edge thereof, compressed air 14 containing fine particles and water 15 Since the connecting member 17 attached to the tip of the supply hose 10 for supplying and is in a male-female relationship, the connecting member 17 can be detachably attached to the supply port 4. Further, the outer surface of the cover 1 is provided with a recess for mounting the teeth 18 to form a tooth mounting portion 20.

As shown in FIG. 6, the base end of the supply hose 10 is a distributor 9 for injecting compressed air 14 containing fine particles and water 15 from a pair of injection holes 6 and 7 in order. The compressed air 14 containing fine particles and the water 15 supplied to the distributor 9 are made into a pair of injection holes 6 and water holes 7 by the rotation of the two rotary cylinders inside the distributor 9. Supply in order. As shown in FIG. 5, the water 15 supplied to the distributor 9 is supplied by the pump 13, and the compressed air 14 containing fine particles contains the fine particles 5 in the compressed air sent to the distributor 9 by the compressor 12. The fine particles 5 are mixed from the fine particle storage tank 8 and are supplied to the distributor 9. Further, a drainage hole 2 is provided below the supply port 4, one end of a drainage hose 11 is detachably fitted in the drainage hole 2, and the other end is connected to a drainage storage tank 16 for storing drainage.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, when the lower teeth 18 are cleaned by the oral cavity cleaning device of the present embodiment, the recesses 3 of the covering 1 are made to have an arched shape of the lower teeth 18. If the teeth 18 that are lined up are covered and the upper teeth are brought into contact with the tooth placement portion 20 provided on the outer upper surface of the covering body 1 so that the teeth 18 are chewed, the elastic covering body 1 is It firmly contacts the root of the gum 19 with no gap and is fixed. Thereafter, the compressed air is sent by the compressor 12, and the fine particles 5 are mixed from the fine particle storage tank 8 and supplied to the distributor 9 as compressed air 14 containing fine particles, and at the same time, the water 15 is supplied from the pump 13 to the distributor 9. To do. Inside the distributor 9, the compressed air distribution rotary cylinder 21 that distributes the compressed air 14 containing the supplied fine particles rotates clockwise, and the water distribution rotary cylinder 22 that distributes the water 15 rotates counterclockwise, whereby a pair of injection holes is formed. Compressed air 14 containing fine particles and water 15 are simultaneously and sequentially jetted from 6 and the fountain hole 7. As a result, the fine particles 5 scrape off dirt, tartar, plaque, and stains adhering to the surfaces of the teeth 18 covered with the cover 1 and between the teeth and the gingival margin, and the water 15 hits the gums for massage. Gives an effect and suppresses frictional heat. Further, the water 15 mixed with the fine particles 5 circulates inside the concave portion 3 of the covering body 1 to polish the tooth surface, the spaces between the teeth and the gingival margin thoroughly, and drain the fine particles 5 when scraped. Rinse into hole 2. In this case, since the covering body 1 which is an elastic body is in contact with the base of the gum 19 without a gap, the covering body 1 entirely flows into the drain hole 2 without leaking. In this way, by sequentially changing the injection position by the distributor 9, the sudden load on the entire tooth 18 is lightened and the dirt, tartar, plaque, and stain are removed and cleaned. When the covering 1 is removed and cleaned, it can be easily removed by opening the mouth.

In this embodiment, the connector 17 attached to the supply port 4 and the drain hose 11 attached to the drain hole 2 can be easily removed, so that the cover 1 for one's own use can be used for family use. It can be detachably attached and used. The shape and size of the cover 1 are determined to be appropriate according to the size and shape of the user's oral cavity and dental mold.

Another embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is an example in which the injection hole 6 and the water fountain hole 7 are provided in contact with each other, and the other configurations, effects, and reference numerals are the same as those of the present embodiment described above. .

If the distributor is a computer-controlled distributor that sprays compressed air and water containing fine particles in a predetermined order, you can set yourself a card that stores your own program. It can be used by multiple people because the optimum injection amount and time can be obtained.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 In the present invention, it is possible to fix the cover very easily simply by covering the teeth on the teeth arranged in an arch shape and biting the teeth with the teeth to close the mouth, and after fixing the cover, no manual work is required. It is not necessary to remove dirt, tartar, plaque, and stains by spraying compressed air and water containing fine particles, so even people with disabilities, sick people, the elderly, and children can have dirt attached to their own teeth.・ Removal and cleaning of tartar, plaque, and stains can now be performed reliably and very easily. Furthermore, if compressed air containing fine particles and water are sprayed in a predetermined order, it is possible to remove and clean the teeth without applying a sudden load to the teeth. Also, it can be used by people who do not have all the teeth.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cover constituting the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of a cover that constitutes this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of a covering body that constitutes the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an injection hole and a fountain hole provided in a cover which constitutes the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage state of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a piping state of the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage state of the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an injection hole and a water jet hole of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Cover 2 Drainage Hole 3 Recess 4 Supply Port 5 Fine Particles 6 Injection Hole 7 Fountain Hole 8 Fine Particle Storage Tank 9 Distributor 10 Supply Hose 11 Drainage Hose 12 Compressor 13 Pump 14 Compressed Air Containing Fine Particles 15 Water 16 Wastewater Storage Tank 17 Connecting tool 18 Teeth 19 Gum 20 Tooth rest 21 Compressed air distribution rotary cylinder 22 Water distribution rotary cylinder

Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code Office reference number FI technical display area A61C 17/02 C

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A coating body having recesses slightly larger than the outer peripheral shapes of a plurality of teeth arranged in an arch shape in the oral cavity, the coating body having a size to enter the oral cavity, and compression containing fine particles inside the recessed portions of the coating body. A plurality of injection holes for injecting air and a plurality of water injection holes for injecting water are provided, and a compressed air supply unit for supplying compressed air containing fine particles to the injection holes and a water supply unit for supplying water to the water injection holes are provided. An oral cavity cleaning device, characterized in that a drain hole for discharging fine particles, compressed air or water sprayed inside the recess of the coating body to the outside of the coating body is provided in the coating body. 2. The oral cavity cleaning device according to claim 1, further comprising a jetting unit for jetting compressed air containing fine particles and water in a predetermined order.