JPH07423A - Interdental cleaning jig - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an interdental cleaning jig capable of certainly cleaning the gap between teeth regardless of the size of the gap between teeth. CONSTITUTION:In a yarn like member passed through the gap between teeth to remove the contaminant between teeth, the yarn like member 21 is constituted of a yarn brush consisting of twist yarn 23 and the short brush elements erected from the twist yarn 23 in a right-angled direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning tool for passing a thread-like body between teeth to remove dirt between the teeth, and more particularly to a cleaning tool for cleaning regardless of the size of the gap between the teeth. The present invention relates to a cleaning tool between teeth.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventionally known cleaning tool between teeth, there is a cleaning tool which passes a single thread between teeth. This will be described with reference to FIG. 5. In the known cleaning tool, the handle 1 has a curved portion 2
And the filament 3 is stretched over the curved portion 2. The filament 3 is a twisted yarn, and as shown in FIG. 6, it is passed between the teeth 4 and is reciprocated back and forth, thereby removing dirt between the teeth 4.

An interdental cleaning tool as shown in FIG. 7 is also known. That is, a rod-shaped body 6 in which two wires are twisted is provided at the tip of the handle 5, and a brush body 7 having a short length is provided between the rod-shaped bodies 6.
And the brush body 7 is erected vertically. When this cleaning tool is used, as shown in FIG. 8, the rod-shaped body 6 is passed between the teeth 8 and reciprocated back and forth, whereby the dirt between the teeth 8 is removed.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned known interdental cleaning tool has the following problems.
First, in the cleaning tool composed of the filaments 3 shown in FIG. 5, even if the tooth gap is small, the tooth gap can be cleaned through the tooth gap, but if the tooth gap is large, the dirt should be sufficiently removed. Could not be done, and there was a risk that some stains would remain. On the other hand, in the cleaning tool including the rod-shaped body 6 shown in FIG. 7, unlike the cleaning tool shown in FIG. 5, the brush body 7 formed by rising from the rod-shaped body 6 has a sufficient tooth space even if the tooth gap is large. It can be cleaned in between, but on the other hand,
It has a drawback that it cannot be passed through where the tooth gap is small.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning tool which improves the drawbacks of the above-mentioned known interdental cleaning tools and enables reliable cleaning between the teeth regardless of the tooth gap. .

[0006]

The features of the present invention are as follows. That is, in the thread-like body that removes dirt between the teeth by passing through the gaps between the teeth, the thread-like body is composed of a thread brush composed of a twisted thread and a brush body of a short length that stands in a direction perpendicular to the twisted thread. To become a. In addition, another feature of the present invention is that the filamentous body is a twisted yarn only portion,
It is divided into a yarn brush portion having a brush body. Further, another feature of the present invention is that the filamentous material is stretched on a curved portion provided on the handle.

[0007]

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. A curved portion 12 is integrally or separately provided on the handle 11, and a thread brush 13 is stretched on the curved portion 12. The thread brush 13 is attachable to and detachable from the bending portion 12 by a screw 14.

The yarn brush 13 is composed of a twisted yarn 13A and a brush body 13B which stands upright from the twisted yarn 13A. The brush body 13B is sandwiched between the twisted yarns 13A and is woven so as to stand upright.
The brush body 13B may have a structure in which it is attached by bonding, or it may be constructed by partially raising the twisted yarn 13A.

When this is used, as shown in FIG. 3, the thread brush 13 is passed between the teeth 15 and is reciprocated in the front-rear direction to remove dirt from the gaps between the teeth 14. In this case, even if the gap between the teeth 15 is large, the brush body 13B attached to the thread brush 13 rubs the entire gap, and no dirt remains. Further, even if the gap between the teeth 15 is small, the brush body 13 of the thread brush 13
Since B is deformed by elasticity, it can sufficiently enter into a small gap.

In addition to the above embodiment, the present invention may have the following structure. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the stretched filamentous member 21 is used.
Is divided into two parts, a yarn brush portion 22 and a twisted yarn portion 23,
At the time of use, when the tooth gap is small, the twisted yarn portion 23
Use the thread brush part 22 in the part where the tooth gap is large.
Is used.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the handle and the curved portion are not always necessary, and the present invention includes a structure having only a filament. In this case, the filamentous body is grasped by both hands and reciprocated between the teeth for cleaning.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the following effects are achieved. According to the cleaning tool of the present invention, it is possible to clean both large and small tooth gaps, and it is possible to reliably remove dirt between teeth regardless of the size of the tooth gap. Becomes

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cleaning tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the filamentous body of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a usage object of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a conventionally known interdental cleaning tool.

6 is a view showing a usage state of the cleaning tool of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front view showing another conventionally known interdental cleaning tool.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a usage state of the cleaning tool of FIG. 7.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Handle 12 Curved Part 13 Thread Brush 13A Twisted Thread 13B Brush Body 14 Screw 15 Teeth 21 Filament 22 Thread Brush 23 Twisted Thread

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A thread-like body for removing dirt between teeth by passing through a gap between the teeth, wherein the thread-like body is a thread brush comprising a twisted thread and a short-length brush body standing in a direction perpendicular to the twisted thread. An interdental cleaning tool characterized by being configured. 2. The interdental cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the filamentous body is divided into a portion having only twisted yarns and a yarn brush portion having a brush body. 3. The interdental cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the filamentous material is stretched on a curved portion provided on the handle. 4. The interdental cleaning tool according to claim 3, wherein the thread-shaped body is attached to the curved portion in a detachable manner. [0001]