KR101527727B1 - Dental bleaching device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dental bleaching device, which comprises a mouthpiece made of a flexible silicon material which is integrally formed with an engaging plate engaged with teeth of a person and a main body for covering a mouth of the person; a print circuit substrate inserted and installed in the main body of the mouthpiece, and having a plurality of LEDs installed for optical irradiation; and a controller connected to the print circuit substrate, and having a power switch to supply driving power to the LEDs and also, to control a heating value and heating time, wherein a heating means is installed on the print circuit substrate with the LEDs, a driving unit of the controller is divided into an LED driving unit and a heating means driving unit so as to precisely control the heating value and heating time. In addition, a vibrating means is installed in the mouthpiece and is selectively controlled by the controller so as to be operated as a vibrator, and a mobile terminal is connected to the mouthpiece or a battery insertion compartment is installed in the mouthpiece so as to use the same in an optical irradiation mode with only the mouthpiece without the controller.

Description

A tooth whitening device {Dental bleaching device}

The present invention relates to a tooth whitening device for irradiating light to a tooth to which a whitening gel is applied, in which an LED is installed on a printed circuit board in a mouthpiece, a controller is used to control the light irradiation, the calorific value and the heating time of the LED, The present invention relates to a tooth whitening device, and more particularly, to a tooth whitening device which can improve the whitening effect by increasing the shielding effect by integrally forming the mouth plate of the mouthpiece.

The conventional whitening of the teeth of the medical method is time-consuming and costly. Recently, a light emitting type tooth whitening device has been developed to improve this. This luminescent tooth whitening device can apply a whitening agent containing a photoactive agent to a tooth and irradiate an actinic ray thereon to activate a whitening component by a photoactive agent to promote whitening treatment.

As a technique for a conventional tooth whitening device, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0773379 discloses a tooth whitening machine.

The conventional tooth whitening machine includes a case 100, a light emitting unit (not shown), a mouthpiece 300, and a transparent packing unit 400, as shown in FIG. The case 100 includes upper and lower cases 110 and 120, and a power button 112 is provided. And a light guide plate is installed inside the transparent packing part 400 so as to irradiate the light of the light emitting unit to the outside of the mouthpiece 300. [ The mouthpiece 300 includes a tooth tray 310 and a tooth support 320 and is coupled to the transparent packing 400 by a coupling protrusion 422.

The teeth whitening agent of the conventional tooth whitener is applied to the surface of the teeth tray of the mouthpiece 300 and the light generated from the light emitting unit passes through the transparent packing part 400 through the inner light guide plate, So that a whitening agent can be activated by a photoreaction to obtain a tooth whitening effect.

However, since such a conventional tooth whitening machine has a structure in which the case is directly connected to the mouthpiece, the conventional whitener is often used to be used in the mouth, and the light emitted from the light emitting unit is transmitted through the center portion of the mouthpiece through the transparent packing portion. There is a problem that the efficiency is lowered and the whitening effect is lowered.

Patent No. 10-0773379

In order to solve the problem of the tooth whitening device, the present invention is configured to separate the mouthpiece and the controller, and the light irradiation LED is inserted into the mouthpiece to improve the tooth whitening effect.

In addition, the present invention is intended to enable the use of a means for emulsification in the mouthpiece to activate the photoreaction, to raise the temperature to an appropriate temperature to enhance the whitening effect, and to control the calorific value and the heating time so as to prevent the low temperature image.

In addition, the present invention is intended to improve the whitening effect by improving the sealing function between the upper and lower teeth by forming the intermediate engaging surface in the structure of the mouthpiece into an integral arcuate shape.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a built-in battery or a mobile terminal connection means on a mouthpiece so that a simple function can be easily used.

In addition, the present invention is intended to enable a gum massage function to be carried out by attaching a vibrating means for massaging a gum, as well as teeth whitening, to a mouthpiece.

In the tooth whitening device according to the present invention,

A controller having a power switch and controlling a heating value and a heating time,

A mouthpiece of a soft silicone material connected to the controller and having a body for blocking a mouth plate and a mouth to be held by a mouth of a person,

And a printed circuit board inserted into the body of the mouthpiece and connected to the controller to provide an LED and a heating element for light irradiation.

The controller includes:

A power supply unit provided with a power switch and supplying power to the teeth whitening device by charging the external power supply;

An LED mounted on the printed circuit board in the mouthpiece, a power supply for controlling power supply to the heat generating element,

A heating control unit controlling the power supply unit to control a heating time and a heating value of the heating element; And a control unit.

Wherein the mouthpiece comprises:

And a controller connection unit connected to the controller to supply power to the LEDs of the printed circuit board and the heating element, and the controller connection unit is detachable from the connection cord line connected to the controller.

In addition,

A battery insertion chamber formed in the body of the mouthpiece,

And an on / off switch for supplying power of the battery inserted in the battery insertion chamber to the LED and the heating element.

In addition,

And a mobile connection unit for receiving power from the mobile terminal.

In addition,

And a vibration generating unit

And generating means.

In the present invention, 10 special LED wavelength lights generated from LEDs react with whitening gel to promote whitening process, thereby enabling faster and more effective whitening of whitening. When the mouthpiece is bite, it is brought into close contact with the mouth to seal all of the upper teeth The whitening system is sealed to prevent the whitening oxygen from escaping from the tooth surface, thereby improving the whitening effect.

Also, the flexible mouthpiece made of ergonomic oral structure touches the LED light to the depth of the tooth, whitening can be performed to the invisible canine and molar, which can not be solved by the existing self-whitening agent, For hands-on use, the hands-free design is available and can be used after charging. After a full charge, the blue LED light can be turned on for nine minutes to run the whitening program.

1 is a configuration diagram of a conventional tooth whitener.
2 is a configuration diagram of a tooth whitening device according to the present invention;
3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a tooth whitening device according to the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of a tooth whitening device according to the present invention.
5 is a block diagram showing still another embodiment of the tooth whitening device according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing still another embodiment including the vibration means of the tooth whitening device according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a mouthpiece block showing another embodiment of the tooth whitening device according to the present invention. FIG.

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

FIG. 2 is an external view of the tooth whitening apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the tooth whitening apparatus according to the present invention.

In the tooth whitening device according to the present invention,

A mouthpiece 10 made of a soft silicone material having a body 12 for blocking the mouth plate 11 and a mouth plate 10 to be held by the mouth of a person,

A printed circuit board (20) inserted into the body (12) of the mouthpiece (10) and provided with a plurality of LEDs (21) for light irradiation;

And a controller 30 connected to the printed circuit board 20 in the mouthpiece 10 and equipped with a power switch 31 to supply driving power of the LED 21 and to control a heating value and a heating time .

The tooth whitening device

And a mouthpiece case (40) for storing and storing the mouthpiece (10).

The controller (30)

A charging power source unit 32 for receiving external power and charging the battery to supply power,

A power switch 31 for turning on / off the power of the charging power source unit 32,

A driving unit 33 for supplying power of the charging power unit 32 to the driving power source of the printed circuit board 20;

A controller 34 for controlling the driving unit 33 to control the heating value and the heating time;

A temperature setting unit 35 and a time setting unit 36 for setting the temperature and time for controlling the heating amount and the heating time of the control unit 34;

And a display unit (37) for displaying an operation state.

BACKGROUND ART Generally, a tooth whitening device obtains a tooth whitening effect by applying a whitening gel to a tooth and irradiating the teeth with light of a specific wavelength. The present invention provides a mouthpiece (10) for efficiently irradiating light on a tooth And the LEDs 21 of the printed circuit board 20 provided in the mouthpiece 10 can be controlled by the controller 30.

The mouthpiece 10 of the present invention comprises a body 12 made of a soft silicone material in a semicircular shape conforming to a mouth shape and protruding from a middle portion of the body 12 to be sandwiched between the upper and lower teeth . A plurality of LEDs 21 are provided so that light can be uniformly irradiated onto the teeth. In the present invention, by providing ten LEDs 21 at proper intervals, light can be uniformly irradiated to all the teeth. When the LED 21 emits light in the main body 112 made of a silicone material, light is dispersed in the same manner as the optical waveguide while being transmitted through the main body 12 made of silicon, .

 Further, by forming the middle engaging plate 11 integrally, not only the impact due to the engagement of the upper and lower teeth can be relieved, but also the reaction gas generated by light irradiation of the LED, Shielding the upper and lower parts to contact with each other. That is, it is possible to further improve the tooth whitening effect owing to the integral retaining plate 11.

In addition, the present invention further includes a mouthpiece case 40 that can store and store the mouthpiece 10, thereby preventing contamination of the mouthpiece 10.

The controller 30 is connected to the printed circuit board 20 of the dental mouthpiece 10 by a connection cable. The controller 30 receives external power and charges the battery in the charging power supply unit 32. The power supply switch 31 supplies the driving power of the charging power supply unit 32 to the printed circuit board 20 through the driving unit 33 In the present invention, the control unit 34 controls the driving unit 33 to control the light irradiation, the heating value, and the heating time.

As a method for controlling the calorific value and the heating time, there are a temperature setting unit 35 and a time setting unit 36 which can adjust the temperature within a predetermined temperature range experimentally obtained by the controller 30, The temperature setting unit 35 and the time setting unit 36 may be adjusted to control the heating value and the heating time. The control of the calorific value and the time of the heating can be controlled by the simplest method of controlling the driving unit 33 on / off with a predetermined time by the control unit 34 as a method of controlling the calorific value and the heating time of the LED 21 itself .

4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the tooth whitening device according to the present invention.

According to the configuration of the controller 30 and the printed circuit board 20 of the tooth whitening apparatus as shown in FIG. 3, the heat generation amount is controlled by the heat generation of the LED 21 itself. This is because it is difficult to accurately control the temperature, It may be difficult to make.

4, a heating unit 22 and a temperature sensor 23 are additionally provided on the printed circuit board 20 together with the LED 21, and the controller 30, The controller can turn on / off the driving unit 33 to follow the temperature set in accordance with the detected temperature of the temperature sensor 23.

As the heat generating means 22, a heat generating element such as an exothermic resistance may be provided to generate heat by power supply, or a heat conductive pattern for heat generation may be formed to generate heat.

5 is a block diagram showing still another embodiment of the tooth whitening device according to the present invention.

A method of supplying driving power to the LED 21 and the heating unit 22 in common by the driving unit 33 is as follows. When the driving unit 33 is turned off for controlling the heating, the LED 21 is turned off Therefore, there is a concern that the light irradiation time may be reduced and the whitening effect may be lowered.

5, the driving unit 33 is divided into an LED driving unit 33a and a heat generating driving unit 33b. The LED driving unit 33a drives the driving power of the LED 21, And the heat generating drive unit 33b is configured to supply the drive power to the heat generating means 22. [

Accordingly, when the power switch 31 is turned on, the controller 34 causes the LED driver 33a to be continuously turned on so that the temperature set in the temperature setting unit 35 and the time set unit 36 And controls the heat generating drive unit 33b based on the time to control the heat generation amount and the heat generation time. Therefore, the calorific value and the heating time can be precisely controlled, so that the low-temperature burn caused by the continuous heating can be prevented.

6 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the tooth whitening device according to the present invention.

In the present invention, the vibrating means 24 is further provided on the printed circuit board 20 and the driving unit (not shown) of the controller 30 33 are divided into an LED driving unit 33a, a heat generating driving unit 33b and a vibration driving unit 33c and the control unit 34 selects the vibration mode so that the control unit 34 controls the vibration means And a vibration selection unit (38) for selecting the vibration selection unit (24).

The present invention configured as described above can be configured such that the vibration means 24 is installed on the printed circuit board 20 to vibrate the printed circuit board 20 and the vibration mode is selected by the controller 30 and the vibration means 24 And the like. The vibrating means 24 is provided to be able to vibrate the printed circuit board 20 in the mouthpiece 10 by installing a common small vibration motor and applying a very small vibration to the gum through the mouthpiece 10 Can help with gum health. In the vibration mode, the vibration mode can be set by the program in the control unit 34 so that the vibration mode can be performed a plurality of times at a preset predetermined time interval. When the vibration mode selection unit 38 is configured as a button type, May be added.

The display device 37 displays and displays at least one or more display LEDs for display so as to separately display each mode, that is, LED drive, heat generation drive, vibration drive, and the like. The temperature setting unit and the time setting unit, Use an expression volume or a slide-type volume, and print the setting range on the case so that it can be seen and adjusted.

7 is a block diagram of a mouthpiece block showing another embodiment of the tooth whitening device according to the present invention.

The present invention can be used as a light irradiation mode using only the mouthpiece (10). The portable terminal 10 includes a portable terminal connection port 27 for supplying power to a portable terminal (e.g., a smart phone) to the printed circuit board 20 of the mouthpiece 10, And a power supply unit 25 for receiving driving power of the LED 21 in response to the power supply.

In this configuration, the connection of the controller 30 is disconnected from the mouthpiece 10 of the tooth whitening device of the present invention, and the connection terminal of the portable terminal is connected to the connection port 27 of the portable terminal, Can be used as a light irradiation mode. In this case, it is preferable that the heat generating means 22 is not driven.

The battery insertion chamber 26 is provided in the mouthpiece body 12 so that only the mouthpiece can be used independently. A battery inserted into the battery insertion chamber 26 is connected to the LED 21 And a notifying device 29 for indicating the operating state.

 Therefore, in the present invention, when the battery is inserted into the mouthpiece 10 and the switch 28 is operated, the LED 21 can be driven by the power of the battery to be used as the light irradiation mode.

The tooth whitening device of the present invention can be configured as various embodiments. When the whitening gel is dried on the teeth and the power is supplied by the mouthpiece 10 acting on the mouth, light of a specific wavelength is irradiated And the whitening effect can be obtained by the photoreaction of the whitening gel.

The present invention is characterized in that the structure of the dental mouthpiece 10 is made of a flexible silicone material and the intermediate engaging plate 11 is integrally formed to improve the feeling of fit, It enhances the whitening effect by increasing the effect of the reaction gas (eg oxygen) on the tooth surface and improves the whitening effect by adjusting the temperature to the appropriate temperature with the heat generating means. .

The present invention can use the mouthpiece only in the light irradiation mode by providing a battery insertion chamber and a switch in the mouthpiece 10 so that the mouthpiece 10 and the controller 30 can be separated and only the mouthpiece 10 can be used , It can be connected to a portable terminal without using a controller, and can be used as a light irradiation mode by power of the portable terminal, thereby enhancing the convenience of carrying and convenience of use.

10: mouthpiece 11: stuck plate
12: main body 20: printed circuit board
21: LED 22: heating means
23: temperature sensor 24: vibration means
25: Power supply unit 26: Battery insertion chamber
27: portable terminal connection port 28: switch
29: Indicator 30: Controller
31: power switch 32: charging power unit
33: driving part 33a: LED driving part
33b: heat generation drive part 33c: vibration drive part
34: control unit 35: temperature setting unit
36: Time setting unit 37: Indicator
38: Vibration selector 40: mouthpiece case

Claims (8)

In a tooth whitening device,
A mouthpiece 10 made of a soft silicone material having a body 12 for blocking the mouth plate 11 and a mouth plate 10 to be held by the mouth of a person,
A printed circuit board (20) inserted into the body (12) of the mouthpiece (10) and provided with a plurality of LEDs (21) for light irradiation;
And a controller 30 connected to the printed circuit board 20 in the mouthpiece 10 and equipped with a power switch 31 to supply driving power of the LED 21 and to control a heating value and a heating time But,
A heat generating means (22) and a temperature sensor (23) are further provided on the printed circuit board (20) together with the LED (21)
Wherein the controller (30) is configured to control the on / off operation of the heating unit (22) so as to follow the set temperature according to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor (23).
The tooth whitening device according to claim 1,
And a mouthpiece case (40) for storing and storing the mouthpiece (10).
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller (30)
A charging power supply unit 32 for receiving external power and charging the battery to supply power;
A power switch 31 for turning on / off the power of the charging power source 32;
A driving unit 33 for supplying power of the charging power unit 32 to the driving power source of the printed circuit board 20;
A controller 34 for controlling the driving unit 33 to control the heating value and the heating time;
Further comprising a temperature setting unit (35) and a time setting unit (36) for setting the temperature and time for controlling the heating amount and the heating time of the control unit (34).
delete The tooth whitening device according to claim 1,
The printed circuit board (20)
The heat generating means 22 and the temperature sensor 23 are provided together with the LED 21,
The controller (30)
A charging power supply unit 32 for receiving external power and charging the battery to supply power;
A power switch 31 for turning on / off the power of the charging power source 32;
An LED driving unit 33a for supplying the power of the charging power unit 32 to the driving power source of the printed circuit board 20 and supplying driving power of the LED 21 and a driving power source of the heating unit 22 A driving unit 33 including a heat-generating driving unit 33b for supplying the heat-generating driving unit 33b;
A controller 34 for controlling the driving unit 33 to control the heating value and the heating time;
Further comprising a temperature setting unit (35) and a time setting unit (36) for setting the temperature and time for controlling the heating amount and the heating time of the control unit (34).
6. The tooth whitening device according to claim 5,
A vibrating means (24) is further provided on the printed circuit board (20)
The driving unit 33 of the controller 30 is divided into the LED driving unit 33a, the heat generating driving unit 33b, and the vibration driving unit 33c,
Further comprising a vibration selecting unit (38) for selecting the vibration mode so that the control unit (34) drives the vibration means (24) through the vibration driving unit (33c).
The tooth whitening device according to claim 1,
A controller connection unit connecting the dental mouthpiece 10 and the controller 30 is detachable,
A portable terminal connection port 27 provided in the main body 12 of the mouthpiece 10 so as to supply power of the portable terminal to the printed circuit board 20 of the mouthpiece 10;
And a power supply unit (25) provided on the printed circuit board (20) to receive power from the portable terminal connection port (27) and supply driving power of the LED (21).
The tooth whitening device according to claim 1,
A controller connection unit connecting the dental mouthpiece 10 and the controller 30 is detachable,
A battery inserting chamber 26 provided in the mouthpiece body 12 for inserting a battery therein and a switch 28 for selecting to drive the LED 21 by the power of the battery inserted in the battery inserting chamber 26 And a marking unit (29) for indicating the operation state of the tooth whitening device.

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