KR101830576B1 - Orthodontic toothbrush - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an orthodontic toothbrush. The orthodontic toothbrush comprises: a toothbrush body including a toothbrush head and a toothbrush handle; a pressurizing unit located on the toothbrush handle and generating pressure by being pressed by external power; an expansion member located on the toothbrush head and expanded or contracted by the pressure generated in the pressurizing unit; and an elastic member which is located on one surface of the toothbrush head across the expansion member, in which toothbrush bristles are planted and which is changed by expansion of the expansion member.

Description

Orthodontic toothbrush < RTI ID = 0.0 >

The present invention relates to an orthodontic toothbrush, and more particularly, to an orthodontic toothbrush which is deformed in shape due to application of an external force to improve durability.

When a user undergoing orthodontic treatment brushes using a general toothbrush, the orthodontic appliance made of brackets and wires can cause excessive damage to the toothbrushes and shorten the life of the toothbrush. Thus, orthodontic users brush their teeth using an orthodontic toothbrush.

A general orthodontic toothbrush is designed to match the shape of an orthodontic device attached to a tooth, usually having a structure in which the height of the bristles is deformed.

However, in the case of brushing with such an orthodontic toothbrush, there is a problem in that it is not easy to remove foreign matter from a tooth area to which no orthodontic appliance is attached, for example, a tooth on a molar tooth or a tooth to which the orthodontic appliance is not attached. In addition, there is a problem that the damage is concentrated only on a specific portion of the bristles due to the height of the bristles, thereby decreasing the durability of the toothbrush and shortening the service life.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a technique for an orthodontic toothbrush that is easy to use by a user under orthodontic treatment and has improved durability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a toothbrush for orthodontic treatment which has a variable shape of a tip end of a toothbrush.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an orthodontic toothbrush with improved durability.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an orthodontic toothbrush with improved convenience.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above.

In order to solve the above-described technical problem, the present invention provides an orthodontic toothbrush.

According to one embodiment, the orthodontic toothbrush comprises a toothbrush body including a toothbrush head and a toothbrush handle, a pressure section positioned at the toothbrush handle and generating a pressure to be pressed by an external force, a pressure section positioned at the toothbrush head, And an elastic member which is located on one side of the head of the toothbrush with the expansion member interposed therebetween and on which a toothbrush is worn and which is deformed by the expansion of the expansion member.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the toothbrush may include fine microholes formed in the center region of the elastic member and common microholes thicker than the microholes, which are formed on both side edge regions of the elastic member.

According to one embodiment, the generic model may be longer than the micro model.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the length of the general hair gradually decreases from both side edge regions to the middle region of the elastic member, and the ends may be arranged in a diagonal shape.

According to one embodiment, the one surface of the toothbrush head is constituted by a central region in which the elastic member is disposed and a peripheral region on both sides of the central region, and the toothbrush mohair can be implanted in both peripheral regions.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a groove for receiving the expansion member is formed on one surface of the toothbrush head, and a part of the expansion member is protruded to the outside of the groove, The middle region of the elastic member can be pushed out.

According to one embodiment, the elastic member may be formed of any one of latex, natural rubber, nitrile, and silicone rubber.

The toothbrush according to the embodiment of the present invention deforms the shape of the tip of the toothbrush with the application of the external force, so that the tooth with the correcting device of the tooth and the tooth without the correcting device are brushed with one toothbrush And the damage of the toothbrush using the orthodontic appliance is minimized, thereby making it possible to provide an orthodontic toothbrush with improved durability of the toothbrush.

1 is a cross-sectional view of an orthodontic toothbrush in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining an orthodontic toothbrush according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a view for explaining a case in which the expansion member of Fig. 2 is expanded.
Fig. 4 is a view for explaining the length of the toothbrushes of Figs. 2 and 3. Fig.
5 is a view for explaining an orthodontic toothbrush according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a view for explaining a case where the expanding member of Fig. 5 is expanded.
7 is a view for explaining an orthodontic toothbrush according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view for explaining a case where the expanding member of Fig. 7 is expanded.
9 is a view for explaining an example of use of an orthodontic toothbrush according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it may be directly formed on another element, or a third element may be interposed therebetween. Further, in the drawings, the thicknesses of the films and regions are exaggerated for an effective explanation of the technical content.

Also, while the terms first, second, third, etc. in the various embodiments of the present disclosure are used to describe various components, these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms have only been used to distinguish one component from another. Thus, what is referred to as a first component in any one embodiment may be referred to as a second component in another embodiment. Each embodiment described and exemplified herein also includes its complementary embodiment. Also, in this specification, 'and / or' are used to include at least one of the front and rear components.

The singular forms "a", "an", and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises "or" having "are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, Should not be understood to exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements, elements, or combinations thereof.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an orthodontic toothbrush according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an orthodontic toothbrush according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cross- Fig.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, an orthodontic toothbrush includes a toothbrush body 110, a pressure portion 140, an expansion member 150, an elastic member 160, and a toothbrush 170.

The toothbrush body 110 is comprised of a toothbrush head 120 and a toothbrush handle 130. According to an embodiment, a groove 122 may be formed on one side of the toothbrush head 120 to receive the expansion member 150. According to an embodiment, the one surface of the toothbrush head 120 may be comprised of a central region in which the elastic member 160 is disposed and a peripheral region on both sides of the central region.

The pressure portion 140 is located in the toothbrush handle 130 and is pressed by an external force to generate pressure. According to the embodiment, the pressure portion 140 may be formed of an elastic material. For example, the pressure portion 140 may be formed of rubber. According to the embodiment, the pressure generated in the pressure portion 140 may be air pressure generated by the air. Also, according to the embodiment, the pressure generated at the pressure portion 140 may be hydraulic pressure generated by the fluid.

According to the embodiment, the pressure portion 140 may further include a pressure transmission passage 142. The pressure generated by the pressure unit 140 may be transmitted to the expansion member 150 through the pressure transmission channel 142.

The expansion member 150 is received in the groove 122 of the toothbrush head 120 and expands or contracts by the pressure generated at the pressure portion 140. According to an embodiment, when the expansion member 150 is expanded, a portion of the expansion member 150 may protrude out of the groove 122. According to an embodiment, the expansion member 150 may be formed of an elastic material.

The elastic member 160 may be positioned on the first surface of the toothbrush head 120 with the expansion member 150 therebetween and the elastic member 160 may be provided with a toothbrush 170. According to the embodiment, when the expansion member 150 is inflated and a part protrudes out of the groove 122, the elastic member 160 may be deformed. According to the embodiment, the elastic member 160 may be formed of any one of latex, natural rubber, nitrile, and silicone rubber. Accordingly, even if the expanding member 150 is expanded and the elastic member 160 is deformed, the toothbrush bristles 170 may be fixed to the elastic member 160.

The elastic member 160 may include a center region and both side edge regions of the center region. Specifically, the entire area of the elastic member 160 is divided into third areas in the longitudinal direction of the toothbrush body 110, the middle area is defined as the middle area, and the areas located on both sides of the middle area are elastic Can be defined as the both side edge regions of the member (160).

The toothbrush bristles 170 may be comprised of a fine mesh 172 and a generic mesh 174. According to the embodiment, the general wick 174 may be thicker than the fine wick 172. According to an embodiment, the general hair 174 may be longer than the fine hair 172. According to an embodiment, the microholes 172 may be deposited in the middle region and the common hairs 174 may be deposited in the opposite side edge regions.

When the expanding member 150 is contracted, the general hair 174 is gradually shortened from both ends of the elastic member 160 to the center, and the ends thereof are arranged in a diagonal shape, And may not be exposed to the outside because the length is shorter than that of the mother 174.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the expanding member 150 is inflated, the micro-lenses 172 formed in the center region may be exposed to the outside while the general micro-lenses 174 formed in the side-edge regions are expanded.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 4, the length relationship between the general wick 174 and the fine wick 172 will be described in detail.

Fig. 4 is a view for explaining the length of the toothbrushes of Figs. 2 and 3. Fig.

로 계산될 수 있다.4, the expansion angle of the expansion member 150 that deforms the elastic member 160 when the length of the common hair 174 is a, the length of the fine hair 172 is b, , And the height 180a of the bracket of the calibrating apparatus is defined as c, the length b of the microholes 172 is

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FIG. 5 is a view for explaining an orthodontic toothbrush according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a case where the expansion member of FIG. 5 is expanded.

5, in the orthodontic toothbrush according to the second embodiment, unlike the orthodontic toothbrush according to the first embodiment, the orthodontic toothbrush according to the second embodiment has the micro- The general hair 174 may be worn on the edge area and the general hair 176 may be further worn on both sides of the both side edge areas, that is, on both side peripheral areas of the toothbrush head 120.

6, when the expanding member 150 is inflated, the wig 174 flocked to both side edge regions of the elastic member 160 spreads, Lt; / RTI > At this time, the general hair 176 worn on both side peripheral regions of the toothbrush head 120 is not opened.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining an orthodontic toothbrush according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a case where the expansion member of FIG. 7 is expanded.

Referring to FIG. 7, in contrast to the orthodontic toothbrush according to the second embodiment, in the orthodontic toothbrush according to the third embodiment, when the expandable member 150 is contracted, the ends of the general hair 174, Shape.

Referring to FIG. 8, when the expansion member 150 is inflated, the micro-lenses 172 formed in the center region may be exposed to the outside while the micro-lenses 174 formed in the side edge regions are expanded. At this time, the general hair 176 worn on both side peripheral regions of the toothbrush head 120 is not opened.

9 is a view for explaining an example of use of an orthodontic toothbrush according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 9, the orthodontic toothbrush can be used to brush teeth with the orthodontic appliance attached thereto. The bracket 180 of the orthodontic appliance is attached to the surface of the tooth. When the orthodontic toothbrush brushes the surface to which the orthodontic appliance of the tooth is not attached, the expandable member 150 can be used in a contracted state. In this case, the relatively long general hair 174 can brush teeth.

When the orthodontic toothbrush brushes the surface to which the orthodontic appliance of the tooth is attached, the user applies pressure by pressing the pressure portion 140 with the finger. The pressure generated in the pressure portion 140 is transmitted to the expansion member 150 through the pressure transmission flow path 142 to expand the expansion member 150. Expansion of the expansion member 150 spreads the common hair 174 on both side edge regions of the elastic member 160 and exposes the fine hair 172 to the outside. The general hair 174 brushes the area where the bracket 180 of the tooth is not positioned, and the fine hair brushes the bracket 180 of the calibrating device.

In this way, when toothbrushes having a variable length at the end of the toothbrush bristles 170 are deflected by the contraction and expansion of the expandable member 150, damage to the toothbrush bristles 170 is minimized, Durability can be improved.

More specifically, when the tooth surface of the toothbrush unit 170 is not cleaned, the height of the tip of the toothbrush unit 170 is constant, and the toothbrush can be easily cleaned. In addition, when the surface of the tooth of the orthodontic appliance is wiped, the height of the tip of the toothbrush 170 is deformed to minimize the damage of the microspheres 172 contacting the portion where the bracket 180 of the orthodontic appliance is located, The durability of the toothbrush can be improved.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will also be appreciated that many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.

110: Toothbrush body
120: Toothbrush head
122: Home
130: Toothbrush handle
140:
142:
150: Expansion member
160: elastic member
170: Toothbrush
172: General Mo
174:
180: Bracket
180a: height of the bracket

Claims (7)

A toothbrush body including a toothbrush head and a toothbrush handle;
A pressure portion located in the toothbrush handle and generating pressure by being pressed by an external force;
An expansion member located at the head of the toothbrush and expanding or contracting by a pressure generated in the pressure portion; And
And an elastic member located on one surface of the toothbrush head with the expansion member interposed therebetween, the toothbrush shoveling up and being deformed by the expansion of the expansion member.
The method according to claim 1,
The toothbrush-
A micro-lens formed on the central region of the elastic member; And
Wherein the resilient member is worn on both side edge regions of the resilient member and includes a general wider thickness than the fine wool.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the general wrist is longer than the micro wrist.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the length of the general hair gradually decreases from the side edge region to the center region of the elastic member, and the ends are arranged in an oblique shape.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the one surface of the toothbrush head is composed of a central region in which the elastic member is disposed and a peripheral region on both sides of the central region,
Wherein the toothbrush includes a toothbrush formed on both sides of the toothbrush.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a groove is formed on one surface of the head of the toothbrush so as to receive the expansion member,
Wherein the expanding member is inflated and partly protrudes to the outside of the groove to push out the center region of the elastic member outward due to the pressure generated in the pressure portion.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the elastic member is formed of any one of latex, natural rubber, nitrile, and silicone rubber.

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