KR100781884B1 - Roller type electronic toothbrush - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a roller-type electric toothbrush, comprising: a roller-type toothbrush having bristles formed on a surface thereof; A cover to which the toothbrush rod is rotatably penetrated; A motor coupled to the toothbrush bar to rotate the toothbrush bar forward and backward; A handle in which the motor is embedded; The switch is formed on the handle to switch the motor in the forward or reverse direction, characterized in that it comprises a, by a simple switch operation, the direction of rotation of the toothbrush formed like a roller is switched in the forward or reverse direction, the foreign matter between the teeth is clean It can be removed to clean oral hygiene and prevent gum disease.

Electric, Toothbrush, Roller, Toothbrush, Brush Head

Description

Roller type electronic toothbrush

1 is a view showing a first embodiment of a roller-type electric toothbrush according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view showing a second embodiment of the roller-type electric toothbrush in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 3 is a view showing a third embodiment of the roller-type electric toothbrush in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing another embodiment of the toothbrush bar cover according to the present invention.

5a and 5b is a view showing a connection structure of the toothbrush and handle in accordance with the present invention.

6a to 6c is a view showing the installation structure of the bristles according to each embodiment of the present invention.

7a to 7c is a view showing the arrangement of the bristles according to each embodiment of the present invention.

8a to 8c is a view showing the height of the bristles according to each embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 9a is an enlarged view of a fourth embodiment of a roller-type electric toothbrush in accordance with the present invention.
9B is a side cross-sectional view of FIG. 9A.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

t: thickness of cover end

10: electric toothbrush 100: toothbrush stand

102: wire 110: cover

112: protrusion 120: brush head

130: case 200: handle

210: switch 220: motor

222: axis 230: battery

300,300 ': Second toothbrush rod 310,310': Pulley

320,320 ': Belt 330,330': Pulley
400: rotating shaft 410,430: bevel gear
420: pulley 440, 450: bearing
460: belt 470: pulley
480 cap

The present invention relates to a roller-type electric toothbrush, and more particularly, by simply switching the direction of rotation of the toothbrush by a switch operation, the roller-type electric motor that can remove foreign substances between teeth to clean oral hygiene and prevent gum disease. It's about a toothbrush.

In general, a toothbrush is one of the toiletries that protects teeth, interdental, etc. from human harmful bacteria, there is an electric toothbrush that is rotated by an electric motor such as a manual toothbrush and a driving motor operated by a user holding a handle and moving in a predetermined direction.

There are several ways to brush your teeth with an existing toothbrush.

The manual toothbrush may include a scraping method of reciprocating the toothbrush against the tooth, a brush method of tilting the bristle to about 45 degrees, and a vibrating method of the brush head between the teeth, vibrating back and forth, and the toothbrush of the tooth. Up and down or circular movements and gums.

However, the method of properly brushing teeth by a bath method, a vertical motion or a circular motion method using the general manual toothbrush has a disadvantage in that it is difficult to learn. In addition, it is more inconvenient for a user who is inadequate brushing habits to pick up a proper brushing method, and even the actual skilled person is very cumbersome to move up and down and circular movements of the toothbrush. There were many cases.

Therefore, the use of such a wrong toothbrush was not effective in removing foreign matters, such as inflammation occurs in the gums, etc. There was a discomfort caused by oral hygiene due to wrong habits.

In this regard, an electric toothbrush that is rotated by an electric motor such as a driving motor has been developed.

The conventional electric toothbrush was developed to be a simple vibrating or circular motion, the simple vibrating electric toothbrush, when brushing teeth, the user's stamina consumption is less, but the simple front and rear movement was not effectively removed foreign matter.

In addition, since the conventional rotating electric toothbrush is rotated mostly in one direction, the right teeth should be wiped in the opposite direction in order to brush teeth, in order to do this, there was an inconvenience in using the electric toothbrush alternately holding and cleaning with both hands.

In addition, since the rotary electric toothbrush is rotated only in one direction, there was a disadvantage in that foreign substances between teeth cannot be removed cleanly.

In addition, the conventional electric toothbrush has a very fatal disadvantage that the bristles that rotate in one direction stimulates the boundary of the gum in contact with the teeth to injure the gum to cause gum disease.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, by simply switching the rotation direction of the toothbrush formed as a roller in a forward or reverse direction by a simple switch operation, by removing the foreign matter between the teeth to clean oral hygiene The purpose of the present invention is to provide a roller-type electric toothbrush that can clean and prevent gum disease.

The roller-type electric toothbrush of the present invention for achieving the above object, a roller-type toothbrush rod formed with a toothbrush on the surface; A cover to which the toothbrush rod is rotatably penetrated; A motor coupled to the toothbrush bar to rotate the toothbrush bar forward and backward; A handle in which the motor is embedded; It is characterized in that it comprises a; formed on the handle switch for switching the motor in the forward or reverse direction.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a roller-type electric toothbrush includes: a roller-type toothbrush bar having bristles formed on a surface thereof; A cover to which the toothbrush rod is rotatably penetrated; A second toothbrush rod rotatably penetrating the cover so as to be inclined with the toothbrush rod and connected to the toothbrush rod; A motor coupled with the second toothbrush bar to rotate the toothbrush bar forward and backward; A handle in which the motor is embedded; It is characterized in that it comprises a; formed on the handle switch for switching the motor in the forward or reverse direction.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a roller-type electric toothbrush includes: a roller-type toothbrush bar having bristles formed on a surface thereof; A cover to which the toothbrush rod is rotatably penetrated; A second toothbrush bar having a height difference from the toothbrush bar and rotatably penetrating the cover so as to be installed in parallel; A motor coupled with the second toothbrush bar to rotate the toothbrush bar forward and backward; A handle in which the motor is embedded; It is characterized in that it comprises a; formed on the handle switch for switching the motor in the forward or reverse direction.

Preferably, the toothbrush rod and the second toothbrush rod is connected to the power transmission, each of the toothbrush pole and the second toothbrush adjacent to each one of the pulleys are formed, the pulley is wound around the belt is installed to be interlocked.

In addition, the cover has a semi-circular cross section, and a protruding portion in contact with a tooth or gum is formed on the outer circumference of the cover.

The bristle is installed so that one end of the bristles is embedded in the surface of the toothbrush or penetrates the bristles.

In addition, the toothbrush bar is formed by a plurality of wires are twisted with each other, the bristles are installed to penetrate through the twisted wires.

Then, the bristles are installed to be aligned in the longitudinal direction of the toothbrush bar, or installed in the transverse direction of the toothbrush bar, or installed in the diagonal direction of the toothbrush bar or randomly installed on the toothbrush bar.

In addition, the bristles are installed to be aligned in a diagonal direction of the toothbrush while the height is formed constantly or the height is high and low is repeatedly formed or the height is high and low is repeatedly installed.

One of the toothbrush rod and the motor has a protrusion formed in a polygon, and the other side has a groove formed in a polygon corresponding thereto.

In addition, one of the toothbrush bar and the motor is formed with protrusions of the " + " shape, and the other side is formed with the corresponding " + "

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 9B are diagrams illustrating roller-type electric toothbrushes according to embodiments of the present invention, in which the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

Roller-type electric toothbrush 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, the handle 200, motor 220, forward and reverse rotation, cover 110, the toothbrush pole 100, The bristle 120 is roughly configured.

The handle 200 is a part that a user grips by hand to use the electric toothbrush 10, and a plurality of batteries 230 are built in the handle 200, and a battery 230 and an electric wire in front of the battery 230. As a motor 220, which is electrically connected to the forward and reverse rotation is built.

In addition, a switch 210 for controlling the power of the battery 230 supplied to the motor 220 to switch the rotation direction of the motor 220 is formed outside the handle 200.

In the present embodiment, the switch 210 is configured to switch the rotation direction of the motor 220 as it operates in the front-rear direction. However, the switch 210 may be configured to be operated in the vertical direction.

On the other hand, the motor 220 is a motor capable of forward and reverse rotation, the motor shaft 222 of the end protrudes through the tip of the handle 200.

In addition, the toothbrush pole 100 is coupled to the shaft 222 of the motor 220 so as to transmit power, and the toothbrush pole 100 and the motor shaft 222 are embedded in the case 130 extending from the cover 110. do.

In addition, the toothbrush 100 is formed in a substantially "c" shape rotatably installed through both short sides of the cover 110, one side is opened, a plurality of bristles on the surface of the toothbrush 100 120 is planted in the circumferential direction.

Therefore, the toothbrush pole 100 and the bristles 120 are rotated like a roller from top to bottom or up and down as the pusher 210 pushes or pulls the switch 210 formed in the handle 200 forwards or backwards, and foreign substances caught between teeth. Can be removed efficiently. Naturally, the bristles 120 planted as described above are formed to protrude to the outside of the cover 110.

Preferably, the toothbrush 100 can be rotated in a bent state to facilitate close contact with the teeth or gums according to the shape of the gum or teeth. It may also include means, for example hooks, to secure and detach the cover 110 to facilitate cleaning of the toothpaste or debris between the cover 110 and the toothbrush post 100 after brushing teeth.

Figure 2 shows another embodiment of the electric toothbrush according to the present invention, the cover 110, that is, the toothbrush pole 100 is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle (about 5 to 30 degrees) from the handle 200, Every corner, especially inside the molar, can be easily brushed.

That is, the cover 110 and the toothbrush pole 100 and the handle 200 are the same as the above-described embodiment, but the toothbrush pole 100 and the power transmission between the cover 110 and the motor shaft 222 for power transmission. 2 toothbrush pole 300 is further installed.

The second toothbrush pole 300 has a rear end thereof coupled to the motor shaft 222 so as to be power-transmitted and embedded in the case 130.

The tip of the second toothbrush 300 is connected to the toothbrush 100 having the bristles 120 formed therein so as to be capable of power transmission, and each pulley (adjacent end) of the toothbrush 100 and the second toothbrush 300 is adjacent to each other. 330 and 310 are formed, and the belt 320 is wound around the pulleys 310 and 330 to be interlocked with each other.

Here, since the toothbrush bar 100 and the second toothbrush bar 300, that is, the motor shaft 222 is inclined between the pulleys (310, 330), the compensation means for smoothly transmitting the power of the motor 220 As a separate pulley, a plurality of belts may be provided.

In addition, the pulleys 310 and 330 may be connected by a gear means such as a bevel gear.

3 is a variation of the electric toothbrush shown in FIG. 2, wherein the second toothbrush rod 300 ′, the pulley 310 ′, the belt 320 ′, and the pulley 330 ′ of the toothbrush rod 100 are described above. It is the same structure as Example 2 (FIG. 2), and the repeated description is abbreviate | omitted.

However, in the present embodiment, the toothbrush bar 100 and the second toothbrush bar 300 'have a phase difference, that is, a height difference, and are installed in parallel.

This is advantageous in terms of productivity of the powered toothbrush 10.

In addition, the width of the bristles 120 may be made small by forming a thickness t of one end of the cover 110 in which the pulley 330 ′ of the toothbrush rod 100 is located. This can be applied to all the above-described embodiments.

4 shows a cover of the toothbrush, the cover 110 disclosed in the above-described embodiment is formed in a semi-circular cross section so that the cover 110 covers the bristles 120 or more.

This is to prevent the wound of the gums caused by the bristles 120 by preventing the contact of the bristles 120 and the gums in which the cover 110 is rotationally driven as much as possible.

In addition, as shown in Figure 4, the outer periphery of the cover 110 facing the teeth or gums protruding portion 112 is in contact with the teeth or gums is formed protruding along the cover 110, by the bristle 120 To prevent the removal of debris.

In addition, the protruding portion 112 may also enjoy the massage effect of the gum by contacting the gum when brushing teeth.

5A and 5B illustrate a connection structure between the toothbrush rod and the motor shaft. As an example of the toothbrush rod and the motor shaft, end portions of the toothbrush rod 100 and the second toothbrush rod 300 and 300 'are shown in FIG. 5A. A polygonal shape, that is, a hexagonal protrusion is formed to protrude, and a hexagonal groove is formed at an end of the motor shaft 222 corresponding thereto, and is coupled to be interlocked.

In another example, as shown in FIG. 5B, protrusions having a “+” shape are protruded from end portions of the toothbrush bar 100 and the second toothbrush bar 300, 300 ′, and corresponding motor shafts ( At the end of the 222, grooves having a &quot; + " shape are formed, and are interlocked with each other.

Meanwhile, the protrusions and the grooves formed on the toothbrush rods 100, 300, 300 ′ and the motor shaft 222 as described above may be formed to be interchanged with each other.

6A to 6C illustrate the installation structure of the bristles, as shown in FIG. 6A, the bristle 120 may be planted at its lower end embedded in the surface of the toothbrush 100, and as shown in FIG. 6B, the The bristles 120 may be installed to penetrate the toothbrush rod 100 so that both ends of the bristles 120 protrude.

In addition, as shown in Figure 6c, the toothbrush pole 100 may be formed by twisting a plurality of wires 102, and to protrude through the bristle 120 between the twisted wires (102).

7A to 7C illustrate the arrangement of the bristles, as shown in FIG. 7A, the bristle 120 may be aligned in the longitudinal direction of the toothbrush 100, and the toothbrush 100 as shown in FIG. 7B. It may be aligned in the transverse direction, as shown in Figure 7c, may be aligned in the diagonal direction of the toothbrush 100, and although not shown in the figure may be installed randomly the bristle 120 to the toothbrush 100.

8A to 8C, the height of the bristles is shown, and as shown in FIG. 8A, the upper end of the bristles 120 contacting the teeth may be constantly formed at the same height, and the height of the bristles 120 as shown in FIG. 8B. High and low may be repeatedly formed, in this case when the height of the bristles 120 irregularly formed, the effect of removing foreign substances caught between the teeth is more excellent.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8C, when the height of the bristles 120 is formed to be high and low, the alignment of the bristles 120 is arranged in a diagonal direction, effectively cleaning the foreign substances caught between the teeth as described above. It can be removed.

The bristle 120 formed as described above may be selected and used according to the dental condition or preference of the user who wants to use the electric toothbrush 10.

And, when you want to use the electric toothbrush 10, by pushing the switch 210 formed on the handle 200 to the front or pulled to the rear, the rotation direction of the bristle 120 and the toothbrush pole 100 is switched to the upper teeth When wiping the bristle 120 is operated to rotate in the downward direction from the top, when brushing the lower teeth, the bristle 120 is operated to rotate from the top to the bottom to use the electric toothbrush 10.

Therefore, the bristles 120 operated and used as described above can effectively remove foreign substances caught between the teeth by rotating from the gums to the teeth, and can also prevent gum disease caused by the bristles 120 in advance.
9A and 9B illustrate a fourth embodiment of the electric toothbrush according to the present invention, wherein the cover 110 and the handle 200 are formed to have an approximately "T" shape.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as well as the basic configuration of the cover 110 and the handle 200 formed as described above, the embodiment of the cover 110, the installation structure and arrangement of the bristles 120, bristles 120 Embodiments of the height and the like) all apply equally, and only the other parts will be described in detail below.
As shown in FIG. 9A, the handle 200 is provided with a bevel gear 410 connected to the motor 220 and the shaft 222 to be rotated forward and backward by the motor 220.
In addition, a bearing 440 is installed in the handle 200 to contact the outer circumferential surface of the shaft 222 so as to stably rotate the shaft 222.
In addition, in the handle 200 of the upper portion of the bevel gear 410, the rotating shaft 400 which is rotated forward and reverse is installed perpendicular to the handle 200, and both ends of the rotating shaft 400 are installed in the handle 200. Guided by a bearing 450.
One side of the rotating shaft 400 is integrally formed with the bevel gear 430 meshed with the bevel gear 410, the other side of the rotating shaft 400 spaced apart from the bevel gear 430, the rotating shaft 400 Pulleys 420 that are interlocked as described above are integrally formed on the rotation shaft 400.
In addition, another pulley 470 connected to the pulley 420 of the rotation shaft 400 via the belt 460 is integrally formed on the toothbrush bar 100 to rotate the toothbrush bar 100 forward and backward. .
On the other hand, the toothbrush pole 100 is rotatably installed on the cover 110, the cap 480 for embedding the pulley 470 of the toothbrush pole 100 is integrally formed, the height of the cap 480 is the toothbrush rod 100 It is preferably formed lower than the height of the bristles 120 formed in).
Here, the pulleys 420 and 470 and the belt 460 may be replaced with a sprocket and a chain or gear means.
And, as shown in Figure 9b, the cover 110 is projected at a predetermined interval from the handle 200, the front surface is inclined from about 5 to 45 degrees from the handle 200 in the front, that is, the direction opposite to the teeth. It is formed to be inclined to increase the removal efficiency of foreign matter caught between the teeth.
At this time, it is natural that the bristles 120 of the toothbrush stand 100 protrude toward the front of the cover 110.
Accordingly, as the motor 220 is driven, its bevel gear 410 is rotated forward or reversely, and the rotating shaft 400 is formed by the bevel gear 430 engaged with the bevel gear 410 of the motor 220. The pulley 420 is rotated, the toothbrush pole 100 through the pulley 470 and the belt 460 connected via the pulley 420 of the rotary shaft 400 is rotated forward or reverse rotation that is from top to bottom or up and down Rotated as, to remove foreign substances caught between the teeth.

As described above, according to the roller-type electric toothbrush of the present invention, by the simple switch operation, the rotation direction of the toothbrush formed as a roller is switched to the forward or reverse direction, the foreign matter between the teeth can be removed to clean oral hygiene It is effective in preventing gum disease.

Claims (20)

A roller toothbrush formed on the surface of the brush head; A cover to which the toothbrush rod is rotatably penetrated; A handle coupled perpendicularly to the cover; A motor embedded in the handle and coupled to the toothbrush bar and the interlocking means to rotate the toothbrush bar forward and backward; The roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that comprises a; formed on the handle switch for switching the motor in the forward or reverse direction. The method of claim 1, The interlocking means includes a gear which is rotated forward and reverse by the motor; A rotating shaft installed to be rotatable in the handle by the rotation of the gear meshed with the gear; A pulley installed to interlock with the rotary shaft; A roller-type electric toothbrush, comprising: a pulley connected to the pulley via a belt and installed to interlock with a toothbrush bar. delete The method of claim 1, The interlocking means includes a gear which is rotated forward and reverse by the motor; A rotating shaft installed to be rotatable in the handle by the rotation of the gear meshed with the gear; First gear means installed in association with the rotation shaft; And a second gear means connected to the gear means and installed in conjunction with a toothbrush rod. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The cover is a roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that the cross section is formed in a semicircular shape. The method of claim 5, Roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that the outer periphery of the cover is formed with a protrusion projecting the teeth or gums. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The brush head is a roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that one end is embedded in the surface of the toothbrush. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The bristle is a roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that penetrating through the toothbrush rod is installed so that both ends of the bristle. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The toothbrush pole is formed by a plurality of wires are twisted with each other, the roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that the bristles penetrate through the wires are installed to protrude. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The brush head is a roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that installed in the longitudinal direction of the toothbrush. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The brush head is a roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that installed in the transverse direction of the toothbrush. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The brush head is a roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that installed in the diagonal direction of the toothbrush. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The brush head is a roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that installed randomly on the toothbrush. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The brush head is a roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that the height is formed constant. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The bristle is a roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that the height is formed to be repeated high and low. The method of claim 15, The brush head is a roller-type electric toothbrush, characterized in that installed in the diagonal direction of the toothbrush. delete delete delete delete

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