JPH09168552A - Material for oral cavity cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a material for an oral cavity cleaner capable of effectively removing dirt in an oral cavity by forming a plurality of protrusions comprising a string shaped member formed with a synthetic resin and extending toward the longitudinal direction in the periphery. SOLUTION: This material 10 for an oral cavity cleaner is formed with a synthetic resin such as polyvinylidene fluoride, polyacetal, Duracon(R), nylon, etc. And has the outer diameter of about 1.0mm and eight protrusions 12. The protrusions 12 are formed to have width of about 0.1mm and length of about 0.25mm and the roundness at the tip. Since this material 10 has protrusions 12 extending in the longitudinal direction, dental plaque can be effectively removed, for instance, by inserting and rotating the material 10 between teeth. The material 10 is used for a dental floss, a both hand support type interdentium cleaner, etc. When used as the material for a both hand support type interdentium cleaner, the material 10 is supported by separately placed two arms 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a material for an intraoral cleaning tool, and more particularly to a dental floss, a both-ends supporting type interdental cleaning tool, an one-end supporting type interdental cleaning tool, a tongue coating removing tool and the like. The present invention relates to a material used for an oral cleaning tool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Dental floss is a thread-like material made of nylon, silk or the like for removing dirt on a tooth, and is gripped at both ends with fingers, wound around the tooth, and rubbed to remove the tooth. Used to remove dirt.

The both-ends supporting type interdental cleaning tool is an interdental cleaning tool having a floss whose both ends are supported by arms.

The one-end supported interdental cleaning tool is an interdental cleaning tool having a floss whose one end is supported by a handle.

The tongue coating remover includes, for example, brushes or ridges arranged in an arch shape and a handle for supporting the brushes or ridges, and the brush or ridges are used to rub the tongue to remove the tongue. Used to remove tongue coating on the surface.

[0006] In these oral cavity cleaning tools, the material for removing dirt is a thread, a brush and a ridge, but these materials cannot necessarily effectively remove dirt.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a material for an oral cleaning tool which can effectively remove dirt in the oral cavity.

[0008]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a plurality of protrusions made of synthetic resin and extending in the longitudinal direction are formed. Provided is a material for an oral cleaning tool, which is characterized by having.

The material for an oral cavity cleaning tool of the present invention comprises a thread-shaped member made of synthetic resin. The material for an oral cleaning tool of the present invention preferably has an outer diameter of 0.4 to 4.0 mm, and particularly preferably 0.8 to 1.2 mm.
To have strength or durability and self-supporting property,
It is preferable that the outer diameter is 0.4 mm or more, and especially 0.
It is preferably 8 mm or more. When the material for oral cavity cleaning tool of the present invention is used as a dental floss, an interdental cleaning tool of both ends supporting type, or an interdental cleaning tool of one end supporting type, it can be inserted between teeth so that Diameter is 3.0
The thickness is preferably mm or less, and particularly preferably 1.2 mm or less. When used as a tongue coating remover,
From the viewpoint of ease of use and economical efficiency, the thickness is preferably 4.0 mm or less, and particularly preferably 3 mm or less.

The material for an oral cleaning tool of the present invention has a plurality of protrusions extending in the longitudinal direction. The number of protrusions is
It is preferably 4 to 16 and particularly preferably 8 to 12.

The projections preferably extend continuously in the longitudinal direction, but may extend, for example, in the longitudinal direction by about 3 to 5 cm and may be interrupted by grooves. It is preferable that the groove is interrupted in this way, because dirt can be easily removed by washing with water after cleaning the inside of the oral cavity.

The projections are preferably arranged so as to extend parallel to the longitudinal axis, but are, for example, arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis, that is to say to extend spirally. You can also In addition, at any angle position, the tip of the protrusion contacts the tooth or tongue,
It is preferable to provide four or more, and it is particularly preferable to provide eight or more. The number of protrusions is preferably 16 or less, and particularly preferably 12 or less so that dental plaque, tongue coating and the like can be effectively removed.

In order to effectively remove dirt, the length L of the protrusion is preferably about 2.5% or more of the diameter D, and about 30.0 of the diameter D from the viewpoint of strength and durability. % Or less is preferable.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an intraoral cleaning tool material 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The material 10 for an oral cleaning tool is made of synthetic resin, has an outer diameter of about 1.0 mm, and has eight protrusions 12. The width of the protrusion 12 is about 0.1 m
m, and the length L is about 0.25 mm. Therefore,
The length of the protrusion 12 is about 25% of the diameter D of the material for an intraoral cleaning tool. The tips of these protrusions 12 are rounded as shown. The eight protrusions 12 are
It has substantially the same shape.

The material 10 for an oral cleaning tool is vinylidene fluoride, polyacetal, Duracon, nylon, Teflon, PBT (polybutylene terephthalate), PP.
Although it can be produced from various synthetic resins such as S, fluororesin, and polyester, vinylidene fluoride is particularly preferable because it has a strong deformation resistance property as compared with other plastics.

When the material 10 for an oral cleaning tool is used as a dental floss, the material 1 for an oral cleaning tool 1 is used.
0 is made as a fairly long material, for example, 20 cm in length
Disconnect with And, the material 10 for an intraoral cleaning tool is
It can be used in the same manner as conventional nylon dental floss. Further, since the material 10 for an intraoral cleaning tool has a protrusion extending in the longitudinal direction, for example, by inserting the material between the teeth and rotating it, plaque can be effectively removed. You can

When the material 10 for an intraoral cleaning tool is used as a material for an interdental cleaning tool of both ends supporting type, as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, the intraoral cleaning tool material 10 is supported by two arms 14 that are spaced apart from each other, and a handle 16 connected to the other end of the arm 12 is provided. The double-end support type interdental cleaning tool can be used in the same manner as the conventional double-end support type interdental cleaning tool.

When the material 10 for an intraoral cleaning tool is used as a material for an interdental cleaning tool of one-end support type, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the handle 10 supports the intraoral cleaning tool material 10. Material 10 for this oral cleaning tool
Has a self-supporting property, so that by grasping the handle 18, the material 10 for an intraoral cleaning tool can be inserted between the teeth.

When the material 10 for an oral cavity cleaning tool is used as a material for a tongue coating removal tool, the material 10 for an oral cavity cleaning tool is formed by two spaced apart arms having the same shape as in FIG. A handle is provided which supports 10 and is connected to the other end of the arm. In the case of the tongue coating removal tool, the gap between the arms is made wider and the overall size is made larger than in the case of the both-ends supporting type interdental cleaning tool.

The material 20 for an intraoral cleaning tool according to the second embodiment, whose cross section is shown in FIG. 5, has an outer diameter D of 0.4 to 4.0 m.
m, preferably 0.8 to 1.2 mm. It has eight protrusions, and the length L of the protrusions is about 17% of the outer diameter D. In the material 20 for an oral cleaning tool according to this embodiment, the length L of the protrusion is shorter than that of the material for an oral cleaning tool according to the first embodiment, but the tip of the protrusion is not rounded, Since it has a corner portion, dirt can be effectively removed.

The material 30 for an intraoral cleaning tool according to the third embodiment, the cross section of which is shown in FIG. 6, can be formed in the same size as that of the second embodiment, and the length L of the protrusion is the outer diameter. About 20 of D
%. Material 30 for an oral cleaning tool according to this embodiment
Has an enlarged portion projecting at an acute angle as shown at the tip of the protrusion. By this enlarged portion, dirt can be effectively removed.

The material 40 for an intraoral cleaning device according to the fourth embodiment, whose cross section is shown in FIG. 7, has a relatively narrow groove, but since the tip of the protrusion has an acute angled portion, it is effective for dirt. Can be removed.

In the embodiment as described above, the plurality of protrusions have the same length, but it is possible to provide a plurality of protrusions having different lengths.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a material for an oral cleaning tool according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an interdental cleaning tool of a double-sided support type using the material for an intraoral cleaning tool of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a double-ended support type interdental cleaning tool using the material for an intraoral cleaning tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an end support type interdental cleaning tool of one embodiment using the material for an intraoral cleaning tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an intraoral cleaning tool material according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a material for an intraoral cleaning tool according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an intraoral cleaning tool material according to a fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Material for Oral Cleaning Tool 12 Protrusion 14 Arm 16 Handle 18 Huntle 20 Material for Oral Cleaning Tool 30 Material for Oral Cleaning Tool 40 Material for Oral Cleaning Tool

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A material for an oral cleaning tool, comprising a thread-shaped member made of a synthetic resin, and having a plurality of projections extending in the longitudinal direction around the thread-shaped member.