KR101891471B1 - Mouthpiece type gingiva massager - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention proposes a mouthpiece type gingiva massager. The mouthpiece type gingiva massager comprises: a body part having a groove into which gingiva of an upper jaw and a lower jaw can be inserted, respectively; and a massage roller movable along a curved rail corresponding to a gingival line of the upper jaw and the lower jaw and capable of contact-pressing the gingiva, wherein a massage part is installed inside the body part and a controller moving the massage roller along the rail. It is an object of the present disclosure to provide the mouthpiece type gingiva massager in which the roller can move along the gingival line and massage the gingiva.

Description

[0001] Mouthpiece type gingiva massager [0002]

The present invention relates to a mouthpiece type gingival massager. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mouthpiece-type gingival massager in which the roller moves along the gingival line and compresses the gingiva to prevent gingivitis, periodontitis, and dental decay.

Tooth brushing is the most basic oral care method, but brushing alone has limitations in preventing gum disease, such as gingivitis, periodontitis or dental calculus.

Gingivitis refers to gingivitis, or inflammation of the gums. Gingivitis is a gingival inflammation that is limited to the gums and is a relatively mild disease that does not spread to the periodontal and gingival bones. As such, gingivitis often fails to clean the mouth, resulting in the propagation of germs present in the gingiva. When gingivitis occurs, the gums are irritated and the color becomes reddish and causes pain.

Periodontal disease refers to inflammation that has spread to the periphery of the gum bone. Such periodontitis is most often caused by bacteria and toxins present in the teeth due to inflammation of the supporting tissues surrounding the teeth. If periodontitis is left untreated, the periodontal tissue that supports the teeth may be gradually destroyed and the teeth may fall off.

Pulpitis is inflammation of nerves or blood vessels located in the center of teeth. In most cases, such dental decay is caused by intrusion of germs by dentin collapsing and piercing of the dentin, leaving the tooth cavity untreated. If the toothache is light, it causes pain only by cold water or cold air, but when the toothache becomes worse, it causes severe pain that can not be tolerated even by drinking only hot water.

In addition, gum disease is well known to increase the risk of diabetes, diabetic complications, and cardiovascular disease. In particular, studies have shown that Porphyromonas gingivalis, one of the causative bacteria of gum disease, can cause egg laying.

In order to prevent gum disease, gum massage is important in addition to improvement of oral hygiene by correct tooth brushing, improvement of living habits such as smoking cessation and smoking cessation.

Conventional gum massage methods include a method of tapping the gum using a toothbrush and a method of rubbing the gum using the index finger. However, such a gum massage method is inconvenient because the procedure is very inconvenient, and there is a limit in that the massage effect varies greatly depending on the location where the toothbrush or the finger touches the gum in the massage process.

Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0472624, "Toothbrush Massage Combination Toothbrush", (Announcement of May 13, 2014)

One object of the present disclosure is to provide a mouthpiece type gingival massage device in which the roller can move along the gingival line and massage the gingiva.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mouthpiece-type gingival massager capable of providing gingiva with a warm massage and a light therapy with blue light.

The technical objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical subjects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to accomplish the above-mentioned technical object, the present invention proposes a mouthpiece type gingival massager. The mouthpiece type gingival massager includes a body portion having a groove into which upper jaws and mandibular gingiva can be respectively inserted; And a massage roller movable along the curved rail corresponding to the gingival line of the maxillary or mandibular gingival line and capable of pressing the gingiva in contact therewith, the massage unit being installed inside the body part; And a controller for moving the massage roller along the rail.

The mouthpiece type gingival massager may further include a communication unit for receiving data from the paired user device.

The massaging roller includes a support frame having one side opened, a cushioning frame into which a part of a body including a rear end portion is inserted and retracted in the support frame and a roller is installed at a tip end thereof, And an elastic body for elastically supporting the elastic member to advance.

In addition, the massage roller may include a first massage member movable along the rail from the gingiva surrounding the second molar on the right side of the oral cavity to the gingiva surrounding the first molar existing on the left side of the oral cavity, And a second massage roller which is movable along the rail from the gingiva surrounding the second molar existing on the left side of the mouth to the gingiva surrounding the first molar existing in the right side of the mouth. In this case, the massage unit moves the first massage roller along the rail from the gingiva surrounding the second molar existing on the right side of the mouth to the gingiva surrounding the teeth received through the communication unit, and the second massage roller The gingiva surrounding the second molar existing on the left side of the mouth may be moved along the rail to the gingiva surrounding the teeth received through the communication unit so that the gingiva surrounding the irritationdischarge target teeth can be compressed on the left and right sides.

The mouthpiece type gingival massager includes an upper LED that is curved to correspond to the upper gingival line and emits light and a lower LED that is curved to correspond to the lower gingival line and emits light, And a light emitting unit provided inside the light emitting unit. In this case, the controller may determine the wavelength of the light emitted by the maxillary LED and the mandible LED based on the value received through the communication unit. Specifically, when the value indicating the germicidal function is received through the communication unit, the controller may determine the wavelength of the light emitted by the maxillary LED and the mandible LED to be 250 nm or more and 400 nm or less. The controller may determine the wavelength of the light emitted by the maxillary LED and the mandible LED to be 450 nm or more and 495 nm or less when the value instructing the light therapy function is received through the communication unit.

The mouthpiece-type gingival massage device includes a maxillary hot line formed to be curved corresponding to the maxillary gingival line to emit heat to the maxillary gingiva, and a curved line corresponding to the mandibular gingival line to release heat to the mandible And a heating unit including a mandibular heating wire. In this case, the controller may determine the intensity of the current supplied to the maxillary heating line and the mandibular heating line according to the value of the massage temperature received through the communication unit.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to embodiments of the present invention, the gingival massager has a mouthpiece shape, so that the user can very easily perform the gingival massage, and the massage roller presses the gingiva with the same pressure at the same position, Effect can be generated.

Particularly, according to the embodiments of the present invention, rollers existing in the mouthpiece type gingival massager can massage gently along the gingival line to prevent gum disease such as gingivitis, periodontitis and dental calculus. In addition, the mouthpiece type gingival massager provides a warm massage and a blue light therapy to the gingiva to quickly release the inflammation present in the gingiva.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a perspective view of an oral health enhancer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of the oral health enhancer shown in FIG.
3 is a logical block diagram of an oral health enhancer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a plan view of a brush part according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view of a unit swivel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A and 6B are coupling state views of a unit swivel according to some embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 7A is a plan view of a unit brush for tooth-brushing according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is a plan view of a unit brush for gingival perforation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a plan view of a massage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a plan view of a massage roller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is an exemplary view for explaining the operation of the inflammation evacuation function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view illustrating an operation of the oral health enhancer using a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It is noted that the technical terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. It is also to be understood that the technical terms used herein are to be interpreted in a sense generally understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, Should not be construed to mean, or be interpreted in an excessively reduced sense. Further, when a technical term used herein is an erroneous technical term that does not accurately express the spirit of the present invention, it should be understood that technical terms that can be understood by a person skilled in the art are replaced. In addition, the general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted according to a predefined or prior context, and should not be construed as being excessively reduced.

Also, the singular forms "as used herein include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the term "comprising" or "having ", etc. should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps described in the specification, and some of the elements or portions thereof Or may further include additional components or steps.

Furthermore, terms including ordinals such as first, second, etc. used in this specification can be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

When an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may be present in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout the several views, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. It is to be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. The spirit of the present invention should be construed as extending to all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives in addition to the appended drawings.

Prior to describing embodiments in accordance with the present invention, some terms described herein are described.

Teeth are pairs of upper and lower jaws (maxilla) and mandible (jaw) and are arranged in a bow shape (dental arch). The teeth play a role of digesting and chewing food in the mouth and forming a correct pronunciation.

Generally, adults have 16 permanent teeth in the maxilla and mandible, respectively. The sixteen teeth arranged in the maxilla (or mandible) can be divided into the maxillary right (or mandibular right) and the maxillary left (or mandibular left), each of which consists of eight teeth, based on the median line.

The eight teeth on the maxillary right side (or maxillary left, mandibular right, and mandibular left) were divided into two groups according to the midline: maxillary incisor, lateral incisor, canine teeth, first premolar, The second premolar, the first molar, the second molar, and the third molar are arranged in this order. In addition, eight teeth in the maxillary right (or maxillary left, mandibular right, and mandibular left) are classified into anterior region and posterior region according to their positions. Anterior teeth include central teeth, lateral teeth, and canines, and posterior teeth include 1 premolar, 2nd premolar first molar, second molar, and third molar.

The surface of tooth is the surface of the crown, which is the upper part of the tooth's cervical line. That is, the tooth surface refers to the surface of the portion that is not hidden by the gingiva and can be observed with the naked eye.

The labial surface refers to the face of the tooth located in the anterior region toward the lips side. The lingual surface refers to the face of the tooth located at the anterior face toward the tongue. The proximal surface (or contact surface) refers to the face where the two teeth at the anterior portion abut. The incisal surface refers to the face of the maxillary tooth located at the anterior portion and the tooth contacting the mandibular tooth.

The buccal surface refers to the face facing the cheek of the tooth located in the posterior region. The dorsal surface refers to the face of the tooth located at the molar toward the lingual side. The contact surface refers to the face where the two teeth in the molar meet. The occlusal surface (or occlusal surface) refers to the face of the maxillary tooth in contact with the mandible.

Gingiva is a pink mucosa that covers the alveolar bone in the direction of the root of the tooth from the neck (tooth) of the tooth. The gingiva is firmly attached to the lower alveolar bone, and acts to protect the tooth against frictional forces applied to the mucous membrane when chewing food. The gingival line is a line determined by the position of the gingival to the tooth. The gingival line tends to follow the curvature of the dentate gyrus, but it does not coincide with the denticule.

The gingival sulcus is a V-shaped narrow gap that surrounds the tooth, bordered by the epithelium of the marginal gingiva on one side and the tooth on one side. Generally, the gap of the gingival fissure is within 2mm, but when the gut is piled up with dental calculus, gum disease such as gingivitis, periodontal disease or pulpitis may occur.

On the other hand, both the health of the teeth and the health of the gingiva are important in maintaining oral health. Therefore, the present invention proposes an oral health enhancer having a brushing function for maintaining the health of teeth and a massage function for maintaining the health of the gingiva. The oral health enhancer proposed in the present invention may be referred to as a toothbrush, or a massager, depending on the purpose of the user.

Hereinafter, the appearance and configuration of the oral health enhancer to be proposed in the present invention will be described.

1 is a perspective view of an oral health enhancer according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line I-I of the oral health enhancer shown in FIG. 3 is a logical block diagram of an oral health enhancer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, an oral health enhancer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 110, a controller 120, a communication unit 130, and a controller 140 Lt; / RTI > Since the constituent elements of the oral health enhancer 100 are merely functionally distinguished elements, one or more constituent elements can be integrated with each other in an actual physical environment.

The body 110 is a main body of the oral health enhancer 100. The body 110 has a function of brushing teeth for maintaining the health of the teeth 10 and a health maintenance of the gums 30 Can provide a massage function.

Specifically, the upper portion of the body 110 is formed with an upper groove into which the teeth 10a and gums 30a can be inserted. In the lower part of the body part 110, a lower groove into which the mandibular teeth 10b and the gingiva 30b can be inserted is formed. A plurality of teeth 20 connected to each other can be simultaneously inserted into the upper groove and the lower groove of the body 110 and the gums 30 for protecting the plurality of teeth can be simultaneously inserted. That is, the body 110 may be formed in a shape similar to a mouthpiece.

The body 110 may include a brush part 111 for cleaning the teeth of the user's teeth 10 inserted into the upper groove and the lower groove, respectively. The brush part 111 is installed inside the body part 110 and rotates in the vertical direction to form a rotation table 1100 for wiping the surface of the teeth 10, And a diaphragm 1200 for wiping the cut surface and the occlusal surface of the tooth 10. A detailed description of the brush part 111 will be given later with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7B.

The body 110 may include a massage unit 112 for massaging the gums 30 inserted into the upper and lower grooves, respectively. The massage unit 112 may include a massage roller 1300 disposed inside the body 110 to massage the gum 30 by pressure. The massage unit 112 will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. FIG.

The body 110 may further include a light emitting portion 113 for sterilizing or light therapy the teeth 10 and the gums 30 inserted into the upper groove and the lower groove respectively . Specifically, the light emitting portion 113 is provided inside the body portion 110 and is capable of emitting light toward the upper teeth 10a and the gingiva 30a, the lower teeth 10b and the gingiva 30b And may include an upper LED 113a and a lower LED 113b.

The upper LED 113a may have a curved shape corresponding to the gingival line 40 of the maxilla. The upper LED 113a is positioned between the brush part 111 and the massage part 112 in the upper groove of the body part 110 and is capable of emitting light toward the upper teeth 10a and the gums 30a have. The mandibular LEDs 113b may have a curved shape corresponding to the mandibular gingival line 40. The lower LED 113b is positioned between the brush part 111 and the massage part 112 in the lower groove of the body part 110 and emits light toward the mandibular teeth 10b and the gum 30b can do.

When the wavelength of the light to be emitted by the controller 120 is determined to be 250 nm or more and 400 nm or less, the upper LED 113a and the lower LED 113b may transmit ultraviolet rays of 250 nm or more and 400 nm or less to the teeth 10 and gingiva (30) to sterilize the teeth (10) and the gums (30). Thus, the ultraviolet rays emitted by the upper LED 113a and the lower LED 113b can remove streptococcal mutans bacteria and other microorganisms present in the teeth 10 or the gum 30. That is, the light emitting portion 113 emits ultraviolet rays, and sterilizes germs that may cause cavities or gum disease of the teeth 10.

When the wavelength of the light to be emitted by the control unit 120 is determined to be 450 nm or more and 495 nm or less, the upper LED 113a and the lower LED 113b may transmit blue light of 450 nm or more and 495 nm or less to the teeth 10 and gingiva (30) to sterilize the teeth (10) and the gums (30). Thus, the blue light emitted by the upper LED 113a and the lower LED 113b can induce the release of inflammation present in the gingival 30. That is, the light emitting portion 113 emits blue light to emit gingival inflammation caused by dental implant treatment or gingivitis caused by gum disease.

The body portion 110 may further include a heating portion 114 to provide a warm massage to the gums 30 inserted in the upper groove and the lower groove, respectively. More specifically, the heating unit 114 is installed inside the body 110 and includes an upper and a lower heating line 114a and 114b that can emit heat toward the upper gingival 30a and the lower gingival 30b, As shown in FIG.

The maxillary hot line 114a may include one or more heat lines curved to correspond to the maxillary gingival line 40. The upper heating wire 114a is constituted by one heating wire positioned between the brush part 111 and the massage part 112 in the upper groove of the body part 110 so as to discharge heat to the upper gum 30 have. Alternatively, the upper heating wire 114a may include one heating wire positioned between the brush part 111 and the massage part 112 in the upper groove of the body part 110, and another heating wire positioned on the upper side of the massage part 112 And may include heat wires to emit heat to the maxillary gingiva 30.

The mandibular hot wire 114a may also include one or more heat wires curved to correspond to the mandibular gingival line 40. The mandibular hot line 114a is constituted by one heat line positioned between the brush part 111 and the massage part 112 in the lower groove of the body part 110 and is capable of releasing heat to the mandibular gingiva 30 have. Alternatively, the mandibular hot line 114a may include one heat line located between the brush part 111 and the massage part 112 in the lower groove of the body part 110 and the other heat line located below the massage part 112 And may include heat wires to release heat to the mandibular gingiva 30.

The heating unit 114 may supply current to the maxillary heating line 114a and the mandibular heating line 114b according to the intensity of the current determined by the controller 120 to release heat to the gingiva 30. [ That is, the warming portion 114 may release heat in the massage process or prior to massage to the gingiva 30 to relax the rigid gingiva 30 and relieve the pain present in the gingival 30.

The body 110 may include one or more indicators 116 to inform the outside of the state of the oral health enhancer 100. Specifically, the indicator 116 may include one or more LEDs formed on the outer surface protruding out of the oral cavity when the user inserts the oral health enhancer 100, which is similar in shape to the mouthpiece, into the oral cavity.

The indicator 116 may vary the intensity of the light emitted by the LED, the color of the light, the flashing interval of the light, and the like in accordance with an instruction from the controller 120. In other words, the indicator 116 is different from the light intensity emitted by the LED, the color of the light, the blinking interval of the light, and the like, whether or not the power source is applied to the oral health enhancer 100, whether communication is performed, Whether the operation is performed, whether the light therapy function is performed, whether the sterilizing function is performed, or whether the heating function is applied.

The controller 120 may control the body 110, the communication unit 130, and the power supply unit 140 in order to perform the main operation of the oral health enhancer 100 in the following configuration.

Specifically, the controller 120 controls the motor constituting the brush part 111 of the body part 110 to rotate the rotation table 1100 in the up-and-down direction to rotate the surface of the teeth 10, . The control unit 120 controls the motor constituting the brush unit 111 to reciprocate the diaphragm 1200 in the left and right directions to wipe the cut surface and the occlusal surface of the tooth 10. [ In particular, when the value instructing the brushing function is received from the user device 200 through the communication unit 130, the control unit 120 can control the operation of the brush unit 111. [

The control unit 120 controls the motor constituting the massage unit 112 of the body 110 to move the massage roller 1300 along the rail 1400 to massage the gum 30 have. In particular, when a value for instructing a massage function or a value for designating an inflammation discharge target tooth is received from the user device 200 through the communication unit 130, the control unit 120 may control the operation of the massage unit 112 have.

The control unit 120 can determine the wavelength of the light emitted by the LED constituting the light emitting unit 113 of the body 110. [ The control unit 120 controls the light emitting unit 113 so that the LED can emit light having the determined wavelength toward the teeth 10 or the gum 30. In particular, when receiving a value indicating the germ-sterilizing function from the user device 200 through the communication unit 130, the control unit 120 controls the wavelength of the light emitted by the LED of the light emitting unit 113 from 250 nm to 400 nm And the LED of the light emitting portion 113 emits ultraviolet rays of 250 nm or more and 400 nm or less. The control unit 120 controls the wavelength of the light emitted by the LED of the light emitting unit 113 to be 450 nm or more and 495 nm or less when the value instructing the light therapy function is received from the user device 200 through the communication unit 130 And the LED of the light emitting portion 113 emits blue light of 450 nm or more and 495 nm or less.

The control unit 120 may determine the intensity of the current supplied to the heating wire constituting the heating unit 114 of the body 110. [ The control unit 120 controls the power unit 140 to control the current supplied to the hot wire of the heating unit 114 to be supplied with the determined intensity. In particular, when the value of the massage temperature is received from the user device 200 through the communication unit 130, the controller 120 determines the intensity of the current massage capable of performing the warm massage corresponding to the value of the received massage temperature , It is possible to control the current having the determined intensity to be supplied to the hot wire of the heating part 114. [

The control unit 120 determines whether or not the power from the power unit 140 is applied, whether the communication unit 130 performs communication, whether the brush unit 111 performs a cleaning operation, whether the massage unit 112 performs massage, The intensity of the light emitted by the LED constituting the indicator 116 of the body part 110 may be adjusted depending on whether the light therapy function of the body part 110 is performed or whether the sterilizing function is performed, The color of light, and the flashing interval of light can be determined. The controller 120 may control the LED of the indicator 116 to emit light according to the intensity of the light, the color of the light, and the blinking interval of the light.

In order to perform the operations as described above, the control unit 120 may be configured to include one or more processors and one or more memos. The processor may implement the operations and functions as described above based on instructions resident in the memory. The memory may be loaded with a program for performing the operations and functions as described above. Also, the memory may store an application programming interface (API), a library file, and a resource file for executing a resident program.

Specifically, the processor of the controller 120 may be implemented as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a digital signal processor (DSP), a digital signal processing device (DSPD), a programmable logic device (PLD), a field programmable gate array Circuitry and / or data processing device. The memory may include a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, a memory card, a storage medium, and / or other storage devices.

The communication unit 130 may receive data from the user device 200 and transmit the data to the control unit 120 and may transmit the data transmitted from the control unit 120 to the user device 200. [

Specifically, the communication unit 130 may receive from the user device 200 a value indicating whether to perform a brushing function, a massage function, a germicidal function, a light therapy function, and a thermal function, and may transmit the value to the controller 120. The communication unit 130 may receive a value for designating an object to be irritated or a value for specifying a massage temperature from the user device 200 and may transmit the value to the control unit 120. In accordance with the control of the control unit 120, the communication unit 130 stores the time after the start of the brushing function, the time remaining until the end of the brushing function, the time after the start of the massage function, the time remaining until the end of the massage function, It is possible to transmit to the user device 200 a message including whether to perform the function, whether to perform the light therapy function, and whether to set the thermal function.

In order to perform the communication as described above, the communication unit 130 includes a Bluetooth module, and can communicate with the user device 200 using the Bluetooth module. In this case, the communication unit 130 establishes a connection by performing pairing with the user device 200 in advance, and can perform communication with the paired user device 200 using the established connection.

However, the communication unit 130 is not limited to Bluetooth and may be any one of short-range wireless communications such as Zigbee, NFC (Near Field Communication), Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WiBro, Wideband code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), high speed packet access (HSPA), long term evolution (LTE) ) May be changed to perform communication with the user device 200 using any one of the mobile communication devices such as a wireless communication device, a wireless communication device, and the like.

In the following configuration, the power supply unit 140 can supply power to the body unit 110, the control unit 120, and the communication unit 130. For this, the power supply unit 140 may include a rechargeable battery of nickel-cadmium, lithium ion, nickel-hydrogen, or lithium polymer. However, the power supply unit 140 may include a rechargeable battery, As shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the brush unit 111 of the interval health promoter 100 proposed by the present invention will be described.

4 is a plan view of the brush part 111 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a perspective view of a unit swivel 1110 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6A and 6B are coupling state views of the unit turntable 1110 according to some embodiments of the present invention.

4 to 6B, the brush part 111 is installed inside the body part 110 and may include four swivel pedestals 1100 and one diaphragm 1200.

The first rotating table 1100 of the four rotating tables 1100 constituting the brush part 111 is located in the plane of the upper teeth 10 and in the direction of the surface of the upper teeth 10 and reciprocates in the vertical direction to rotate the upper teeth 10 It is possible to wipe the surface and the surface. The second swivel base 1100 is located in the lap-top direction of the upper teeth 10 and reciprocates in the vertical direction to wipe the lap of the upper teeth 10. The first swivel pedestal 1100 and the second swivel pedestal 1100 are curved in correspondence with the dentition line 20 from the second molar 17 on the upper right side to the second molar 17 on the upper left side .

The third rotating table 1100 constituting the brush part 111 is located in the direction of the face and the face of the mandibular teeth 10 and reciprocates in the vertical direction to wipe the face and the face of the mandibular tooth 10 have. The fourth swivel base 1100 is located in the direction of the snowy surface of the mandibular teeth 10 and reciprocates in the vertical direction to wipe the snow surface of the mandibular teeth 10. The third swivel base 1100 and the fourth swivel base 1100 are curved so as to correspond to the dental marginal line 20 from the second molar 17 on the lower right side to the second molar 17 on the lower left side of the mandible .

That is, the brush unit 111 may include a total of four swivel spans 1110 for brushing the facial / sidewall and the snowy surface with respect to the maxilla and mandible, respectively.

Then, the diaphragm 1200 reciprocates in the lateral direction to wipe the cut surface and the occlusal surface of the tooth 10.

More specifically, the single swivel unit 1100 constituting the brush unit 111 may be constituted by a plurality of unit swivel units 1110. A plurality of unit rotation tables 1110 constituting one rotation table 1100 are rotatable relative to each other. That is, when the first unitary turntable 1110 of the brush unit 111 is rotated by the motor control of the controller 120, all the unit turntables constituting the turntable 1100 to which the first unitary turntable 1110 belongs And can be rotated in the same manner in conjunction with the first unitary turntable 1110.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, one swivel 1100 may be composed of a number of unit swivels 1110 corresponding to the number of teeth of a user. In other words, the swivel table to sweep the lap and swallow surfaces of the swivel and upper teeth 10 to sweep the innermost teeth 10 and the swept surfaces of the upper teeth 10 may be constituted by the same number of unit rotations as the number of teeth existing in the upper teeth of the user. The swivel table for sweeping the lapping surfaces of the swivel and mandibular teeth 10 to grind the innocent teeth 10 and the sweeping surfaces of the mandibular teeth 10 may have the same number of unit rotations as the teeth of the user's lower teeth. According to another embodiment of the present invention, one swivel 1100 may be composed of a larger number of unit swivels 1110 than the number of teeth of the user.

For example, when the user's third molar (18, wisdom tooth) is not protruded above the tooth marginal line, the rotating table to grind the innermost tooth 10 has a total of 14 unit turntables 1110 . More specifically, the swivel base 1100 to sweep the innermost tooth 10 has a unit swivel for brushing the second molar 17 on the upper right side, a unit for brushing the first molar 16 on the upper right side A unit swivel for brushing the second premolar 15 on the upper right side, a unit swivel for brushing the first premolar 14 on the upper right side, a unit swivel unit for brushing the upper right canine 13, A unit swivel for brushing the incisal tooth 12 of the maxillary right side, a unit swivel for raising the incisal tooth 11 of the maxillary right side, a unit swivel for brushing the incisal tooth 11 of the maxillary left side, A unit swivel for raising the maxillary left canine 13, a unit swivel for raising the maxillary left first premolar 14, a unit swivel for brushing the maxillary left second premolar 15, The first of the maxillary left The unit of the rotating platform, and the upper left side to the tooth care Side 16 may be configured as rotating unit for brushing the second molar (17).

Each unit swivel 1110 constituting one swivel 1100 can be curved so as to correspond to the curvature of the circumscribed line 20 of the tooth 10 to be wiped by the unit swivel. The plurality of unit rotation tables 1110 can be coupled to each other by a flowable pin 1117 that can be easily rotated even in a curved state.

Specifically, a flow pin 1117 is formed on one side of the unit swivel base 1110, and an insertion hole 1111 is formed on the other side of the unit swivel base 1110, through which the flow pin 1117 can be inserted. The moving pin 1117 of the first unit rotating table 1110 and the insertion hole 1111 of the second unit rotating table 1110 may be formed in a snap fit structure so that they can be smoothly engaged with each other. That is, the moving pin 1117 of the unit swivel base 1110 includes a linear member having a cantilever shape on one side, and a projection 1119 having an inclined surface whose thickness gradually increases toward the rear from the front end of the linear member Lt; / RTI > The insertion hole 1111 may be configured to include a step so that the protrusion 1119 of the floating pin 1117 can be fitted thereto.

Characteristically, each unit turntable 1110 constituting the turntable 1100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a different length L. In other words, the length L1 of the first unit swivel unit constituting one swivel unit 1100 may be different from the length L2 of the second unit swivel unit constituting the swivel unit 1100.

A person's teeth can have different sizes depending on a person's sex, age or body size. In addition, even the teeth of the same person can have different sizes depending on the position of the teeth in the oral cavity. In order to overcome such limitations, the oral health enhancer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention uses a customized swivel 1100 configured as a unit rotation having a length corresponding to each tooth width of a user (i.e., a wearer) So that brushing can be performed.

For this purpose, a user or manager (e.g., a dentist, a dental hygienist) of the oral health enhancer 100 may determine the size of a unit corresponding to the width of each tooth based on the oral structure of the user of the oral health enhancer 100 The customized swivel base 1100 can be configured by combining the swivel pedestals 1110. The oral health enhancer 100 including the customized swivel base 1100 configured as described above can provide accurate mouthwashes regardless of the user's oral structure.

Meanwhile, one or more unit brushes 1120 and 1130 may be coupled to one unit swivel base 1110. Specifically, a first fitting groove 1113 can be formed on the outer surface of the unit swivel base 1110 to allow the unit brush 1120 to be engaged with the tooth brushing tooth. The fitting base 1123 of the unit brush 1120 may be inserted into the first fitting groove 1113 formed in the outer surface of the unit swivel base 1110. [ A second fitting groove 1115 to which the unit brush 1130 for gingival perforation can be coupled may be formed on the other outer surface of the unit swivel base 1110. [ The insertion slot 1133 of the unit brush 1130 for gingival perforation can be fitted and coupled to the second fitting groove 1115 formed on the other outer surface of the unit swivel base 1110.

The simulated lengths of the unit brushes 1120 and 1130 that can be coupled to each unit swivel 1110 constituting the swivel 1100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may have different lengths l have. That is to say, the simulated length l1 of the first unit brushes 1120 and 1130 coupled to the first unit rotating frame constituting one rotating frame 1100 and the simulated length 11 of the first unit brushes 1120 and 1130 coupled to the second unit rotating frame constituting the rotating frame 1100 The simulated lengths 12 of the second unit brushes 1120 and 1130 may be different from each other.

Specifically, the unit brushes 1120 and 1130 having a simulation length corresponding to the distance between the rotation axis 1110 and the user's teeth may be coupled to each unit rotation axis 1110 constituting the rotation axis 1100. That is, the simulated length of the first unit brushes 1120 and 1130 coupled to the first unit swivel tooth to be wiped by the first teeth may have a length corresponding to the distance between the first unit swivel and the first teeth. The simulated length of the second unit brushes 1120 and 1130 coupled to the second unit swivel tooth to be wiped by the second teeth may have a length corresponding to the distance between the second unit swivel and the second teeth.

For example, when the second tooth protrudes more than the first tooth in the lingual direction (i.e., when the arrangement of the first teeth and the second teeth is distorted), the second tooth positioned in the innermost face of the tooth, The simulated length of the second unit brush coupled to the unit swivel can be longer than the simulated length of the first unit brush coupled to the first unit swivel positioned on the face of the tooth and brushing the first tooth.

A person's teeth can have an irregular arrangement depending on the person's growth process, lifestyle, genetic factors, or the impact of the face. In order to overcome such limitations, the oral health enhancer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a customized swivel pedestal 1100 to which unit brushes 1120 and 1130 having different simulated lengths are coupled according to a user's teeth arrangement, Can be used to perform brushing.

To this end, the user or manager of the oral health enhancer 100, based on the tooth arrangement of the user of the oral health enhancer 100, has a unit brush 1120 having a simulation length corresponding to the distance between each tooth and the rotation table, 1130 may be combined to form a customized swivel base 1100. The oral health enhancer 100 including the customized swivel base 1100 configured as described above can provide accurate mouthwashing irrespective of whether orthodontic treatment is performed even by a user having irregular teeth.

Hereinafter, the types of brushes that can be coupled to the swivel base 1100 of the interval health promoter 100 proposed by the present invention will be described.

FIG. 7A is a plan view of a unit brush 1120 for tooth cleaning according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is a plan view of a unit brush 1130 for gingival perforation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 7A and 7B, the unit brush 1120 can be coupled to the first fitting groove 1113 of the unit swivel 1110. In addition, the unit brush 1130 for gingival perforation can be engaged with the second fitting groove 1115 of the unit swivel base 1110.

The toothbrush unit brush 1120 and the unit brush 1130 for gingival perforation can be coupled to the unit turntable 1110 so as to face each other in the opposite direction. In this case, the control unit 120 can rotate the unit swivel base 1110 so that any one of the unit brush 1120 for tooth-cleaning and the unit brush 1130 for gingival perforation can be directed toward the teeth.

The tooth brushing unit brush 1120 includes a flat head 1121, bristles 1123 vertically mounted on one surface of the flat head 1121, and a first fitting groove 1113 of the unit rotation table 1110 And a stepped flange 1123 which is formed with a stepped portion. The bristles 1123 of the toothbrush unit brush 1120 may be flocked to the flat head 1121 so that the simulated tip thereof is entirely flat.

The unit brush 1120 for tooth-cleaning the tooth is a brush for wiping the tooth surface 11a of the tooth. Therefore, the length of the bristles 1123 of the unit brush 1120 for tooth cleaning, which is coupled to the first unit swivel table 1110 to be wiped with the first teeth, is longer than the length of the bristles 1123 from the tooth surface 11a of the first tooth, As shown in FIG.

The unit rotating table 1110 to which the tooth brushing unit brush 1120 is coupled is reciprocally rotated in the vertical direction under the control of the controller 120 to rotate the tooth surface 11a of the tooth by a roll technique, can do.

The gingival perforation toothbrush unit brush 1130 is vertically wound on one surface of each of the upper head 1131a, the lower head 1131b which is curvedly extended from the upper head 1131a, the upper head 1131a and the lower head 1131b, And a bracket 1133 having a stepped portion that can be fitted into the second fitting groove 1115 of the unit swivel 1110. [ The upper head 1131a of the unit brush 1130 for brushing the gingival fingers bristles the bristles 1135 such that the length of the upper head 1131a becomes longer from the upper end to the lower end of the upper head 1131a, The bristles 1135 may be formed so as to have a shorter length from the upper end to the lower end of the lower head 1131b. Therefore, the bristles 1135 of the unit brush 1130 for gingival fissure tooth can form a triangle in cross section of the simulated tip.

The unit brush 1130 for cleaning the gingival fissure is a brush for cleaning the gingival perforations 30a existing between the teeth 10 and the gingiva 30. [ The length of the bristles 1133 of the unit brush 1130 for gingival perforation bonding coupled to the first unit rotary table 1110 for brushing the first tooth is equal to the length of the bristles 1133 from the gingival perforation 30a of the first tooth 1110). ≪ / RTI >

The unit turntable 1110 to which the gingival perforation toothbrush unit brush 1130 is coupled is reciprocally oscillated and rotated in the vertical direction under the control of the control unit 120 so that the gingival fissure (30a).

Therefore, the oral health enhancer 100 proposed in the present invention is provided with a brush 1130 separately for cleaning the gingival perforation 30a in addition to the brush 1120 for brushing the tooth surface, so that the gingival perforation 30a, It is possible to prevent the gum disease caused by the contamination.

Hereinafter, the massage unit 112 of the oral health enhancer 100 proposed by the present invention will be described.

8 is a plan view of the massage unit 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a plan view of a massage roller 1300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is an exemplary view for explaining the operation of the inflammatory discharge function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 to 10, the massage unit 112 is installed inside the body 110, and may include four massage rollers 1300 and four rails 1400.

The first massage roller 1300 of the four massage rollers 1300 constituting the massage part 112 is positioned in the direction of the face of the upper teeth 10 and the face of the upper face of the upper teeth 10, It is possible to press-contact the innocent surface and the sagittal surface of the base 30. The second massage roller 1300 is located in the direction of the snowy surface of the upper teeth 10 and can move left and right along the rail 1400 to press the lap of the upper gum 30 in contact with it. The third massage roller 1300 is located in the direction of the face of the mandibular teeth 10 and in the direction of the face of the mandibular teeth 10 and can move left and right along the rail 1400 to press the face and the face of the mandibular gum 30 in contact with each other. The fourth massage roller 1300 is located in the direction of the snow surface of the mandibular tooth 10 and moves left and right along the rail 1400 to press the lingual surface of the mandibular gum 30 in contact with it.

The first rail 1400 of the four rails 1400 constituting the massage part 112 is located in the direction of the face of the upper teeth 10 and the direction of the face of the upper teeth 14, can do. The second rail 1400 is positioned in the lapping direction of the upper teeth 10 and can guide the movement trajectory of the second massage roller 1300. The third rail 1400 is positioned in the direction of the face of the mandibular tooth 10 in the direction of the plane of the mandibular teeth 10 and can guide the movement trajectory of the third massage roller 1300. The fourth rail 1400 is located in the direction of the snow surface of the mandibular tooth 10 and can guide the movement trajectory of the fourth massage roller 1300.

The first rail 1400 and the second rail 1400 are connected to the gingival line 40 extending from the gingiva surrounding the third molar on the upper right side to the gingiva surrounding the upper third molar The third rail 1400 and the fourth rail 1400 are correspondingly curved so that the third rail 1400 and the fourth rail 1400 form a gingival line extending from the gingiva surrounding the third molar on the lower right side to the gingiva surrounding the third molar on the left side of the mandible 40, respectively.

That is, the massage part 112 may include a total of four massage rollers 1300 and a rail 1400 for massaging the facial / sidewall and the snowy face with respect to each of the maxilla and mandible.

More specifically, the massage roller 1300 constituting the massaging unit 112 includes a support frame 1310 having a flat box shape with one side opened, and a part of the body including the rear end can be moved forward and backward in the support frame 1310 A cushioning frame 1320 having a roller 1330 at its front end and an elastic body 1340 provided inside the support frame 1310 to elastically support the cushioning frame 1320 so as to have a tendency to be spilled, And a pinion gear 1350 that rotates to move the rack gear 1300 in accordance with a rack gear 1410 in the rail 1400.

The roller 1330 of the massage roller 1300 can press the gum 30 with a constant size force by the buffer frame 1320 supported by the elastic body 1340. [ In this state, when the massage roller 1300 is moved and a certain force is applied to the roller 1330 from the gum 30, the buffer frame 1320 is retracted into the support frame 1310, It may not be pressed with a force of the predetermined size or more.

For this purpose, the elastic body 1340 may be formed as a line type leaf spring to maintain a flat formation in the support frame 1310 and to exhibit a higher elastic supporting force as compared with the coil spring. Here, the line-shaped leaf spring is a spring produced by bending a line-shaped metal (iron) having a rectangular cross section into a zigzag shape.

The massage part 112 including the massage roller 1300 and the rail 1400 as described above can press the gum 30 in contact with it. In particular, since the oral health enhancer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a mouthpiece shape, the user can very easily perform massaging of the oral gingiva 30. Further, the massage roller 1300 presses the gum 30 with the same pressure at the same position, so that the same massage effect can always be generated.

Meanwhile, the massage unit 112 according to another embodiment of the present invention may include eight massage rollers 1300 and four rails 1400. That is, the massage part 112 can be deformed so that the two massage rollers 1300 move along the one rail 1400 in the left-right direction and press the single gum 30 in contact with each other. In this way, when the massage part 112 is deformed to contact the gum 30 by moving the two massage rollers 1300 along one rail 1400, the oral health enhancer 100 can prevent the irritation- The gingiva that surrounds the teeth can perform an inflammatory evacuation function that compresses the mass from the left and right.

The massage unit 112 according to another embodiment of the present invention moves along the first rail 1400-1 located in the face of the gingula 30 and the face of the gingula 30, A first massage roller 1300-1 and a second massage roller 1300-2 for contact pressing. The first massage roller 1300-1 is connected to the first rail 1400-1 from the gingiva surrounding the second molar 17 existing on the right side of the mouth to the gingiva surrounding the first molar existing on the left side in the oral cavity And the second massage roller 1300-2 is movable from the gingiva surrounding the second molar 17 existing on the left side in the oral cavity to the gingiva surrounding the first molar existing on the right side in the oral cavity on the first rail 1400- 1).

The massage part 112 is moved along the second rail 1400-2 located in the lapping direction of the gum 30 and is provided with a third massage roller 1300-3 for pressing the face of the gum 30 in contact with the lid surface, 4 massage roller 1300-4. The third massage roller 1300-3 is inserted into the second rail 1400-2 from the gingiva surrounding the second molar 17 existing on the right side of the mouth to the gingiva surrounding the first molar existing on the left side in the mouth And the fourth massage roller 1300-4 is movable from the gingiva surrounding the second molar 17 existing on the left side of the oral cavity to the gingiva surrounding the first molar existing on the right side in the oral cavity on the second rail 1400- 2).

In the case where a value for designating the first teeth 11 to the target teeth to be irritated is received through the communication unit 130 prior to performing the inflammatory discharge function, The first massage roller 1300-1 can be moved along the first rail 1400-1 to the gingiva surrounding the first tooth 11 in the gingiva surrounding the molar. The massage unit 112 rotates the second massage roller 1300-2 from the gingiva surrounding the second molar 17 existing on the left side of the mouth to the gingiva surrounding the first tooth 11 to the first rail 1400- 1). The massage unit 112 is provided with a third massage roller 1300-3 from the gingiva surrounding the second molar 17 existing on the right side of the mouth to the gingiva surrounding the first tooth 11 to the second rail 1400- 2). The massage unit 112 is provided with a fourth massage roller 1300-4 from the gingiva surrounding the second molar 17 existing on the left side of the mouth to the gingiva surrounding the first tooth 11 to the second rail 1400-2.

That is, when the object to be irritated to be discharged is designated, the massage unit 112 may be configured such that the gingiva 30 that surrounds the object to be irritated can be squeezed from the left and right sides as if the irritation existing in the gingula 30 is squeezed out under the control of the control unit 120 You can massage under pressure.

As described above, the oral health enhancer 100 proposed by the present invention can receive an instruction or a data value from the user device 200, and perform an operation based on the received instruction or data value. That is, the oral health enhancer 100 proposed in the present invention can be operated on the basis of the Internet of Things (IOT) controlled by the user device 200. Hereinafter, the object Internet will be described.

11 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the oral health enhancer 100 using the user device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11, a user of the oral health enhancer 100 controls the oral health enhancer 100 using the user device 200 and controls the oral health enhancer 100 through the display 210 of the user device 200, The status information of the health promoter 100 can be confirmed.

Specifically, the user may be provided with a mouth-washing function, a massage function, a gingival sterilization function, a light therapy function, a warm-up function operation, and a warm-up function operation to the oral health enhancer 100 through an input / output device (for example, Or to stop the operation. The user can set a value for designating the tooth to be irritated to the oral health enhancer 100 or a value for designating the massage temperature through the input / output device of the user device 200.

The user can confirm the status information of the oral health enhancer 100 through the input / output device of the user device 200. [ The state information of the oral health enhancer 100, which can be confirmed through the input / output device of the user device 200, includes the progress time after the start of the brushing function, the time remaining until the end of the brushing function, The time remaining until the completion of the gingivitis function, whether or not the gingivitis function is performed, whether the light therapy function is performed, and whether the thermal function is set or not. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

As such, the user device 200 may be any device capable of communicating with the oral health promoter 100 and capable of inputting and outputting data. For example, the user device 200 may be a smart phone, a tablet, a phablet, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a personal digital assistant (PDA) Or a portable computing device such as an e-book reader or the like, but may be any of a fixed computing device such as a desktop, a workstation, or a server, It can be one.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, although specific terms are used in this specification and the drawings, they are used in a generic sense only to facilitate the description of the invention and to facilitate understanding of the invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the foregoing detailed description is to be considered in all respects illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

Moreover, in describing the embodiments according to the present invention, operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, but it is to be understood that they should perform such operations in that particular order or sequential order shown in order to obtain the desired result, Should not be understood as being performed. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Also, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products It should be understood.

Tooth: 10 tooth meridian: 20
Gingival: 30 Gingival line: 40
Oral health promoter: 100 Body part: 110
Brush section: 111 Massage section: 112
Light output section: 113 Heating section: 114
Control section: 120 Communication section: 130
Power unit: 140 Swivel: 1100
Diaphragm: 1200 Massage Roller: 1300
Rails: 1400

Claims (10)

A body portion formed with a groove into which an upper jaw and a mandible gingiva can be respectively inserted;
And a massage roller movable along the curved rail corresponding to the gingival line of the maxillary or mandibular gingival line and capable of pressing the gingiva in contact therewith, the massage unit being installed inside the body part; And
And a controller for moving the massage roller along the rails. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the massage roller
A cushioning frame in which a part of the body including the rear end portion is inserted and retracted in the inside of the supporting frame and the roller is installed at the front end portion of the cushioning frame, Wherein the elastic body is made of an elastic material. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the massage roller
A first massage roller movable along the rail from a gingiva surrounding a second molar existing on the right side of the mouth to a gingiva surrounding a first molar existing on the left side of the oral cavity, And a second massaging roller which is movable along the rail from the gingiva surrounding the second molar on the left side to the gingiva surrounding the first molar existing on the right side of the mouth. . The method of claim 3,
Further comprising a communication unit for receiving an inflammation target tooth from the paired user device,
Wherein the massage unit moves the first massage roller along the rail from the gingiva surrounding the second molar existing on the right side of the mouth to the gingiva surrounding the teeth received through the communication unit, Wherein the gingiva surrounding the second molar existing on the left side is moved along the rail up to the gingiva surrounding the teeth received through the communication unit to pressurize the gingiva surrounding the irritation- Mold gingiva massage. The method according to claim 1,
An upper LED that is curved to correspond to the upper gum line and emits light, and a lower LED that is curved to correspond to the lower gum line and emits light, and a light emitting portion provided inside the body portion Further comprising: a mouthpiece-type gingival massager. 6. The method of claim 5,
Further comprising a communication unit for receiving data from the paired user device,
Wherein the controller determines a wavelength of light to be emitted by the upper LED and the lower LED based on the value received through the communication unit. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the control unit
Wherein when the value indicating the germicidal function is received through the communication unit, the wavelength of the light emitted by the upper LED and the lower LED is determined to be 250 nm or more and 400 nm or less. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the control unit
Wherein the wavelength of light emitted by the upper LED and the lower LED is determined to be 450 nm or more and 495 nm or less when a value indicating a light therapy function is received through the communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
An upper heating wire which is curved in correspondence with the upper gingival line to emit heat to the upper gingiva and a lower heating wire which is curved in correspondence with the lower gut line and emits heat to the lower gut, The gauge massager of claim 1, further comprising: 10. The method of claim 9,
Further comprising a communication unit for receiving a value of the massage temperature from the paired user device,
Wherein the controller determines intensity of a current supplied to the maxillary heating line and the mandibular heating line according to a value of the massage temperature received through the communication unit.

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