KR102056602B1 - Oral care implement - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an oral care device, according to an aspect of the present invention, comprising a tray having a power supply and a plasma toothbrush electrically connected to the power supply, the plasma toothbrush, the body portion having a fan and the It is mounted to the body portion, has a plasma generating portion, and includes a tip for supplying the generated plasma to the outside, the tray has a drawer for storing one or more tips, the plasma generator is sucked from the fan An oral care mechanism provided with air as a discharge gas and provided to generate atmospheric plasma at room temperature is provided.

Description

Oral care implements

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to oral care appliances, and more particularly to oral care appliances that include a plasma toothbrush that generates atmospheric plasma.

Oral care with regular brushing methods (toothpaste and toothbrushes) requires repeated hand brushing and rinsing of the toothpaste. This is very fatal for those who have physical limitations (aging, disability, etc.), and because of the need for help from others (brushing teeth), they are placed in oral care blind spots.

 In addition, the conventional brushing method in most cases provides only a basic function of disinfection (treatment of plaque) in terms of functionality.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-128681 (2013.07.04.) Korean Utility Model Registration Publication No. 20-0401027 (Nov. 15, 2005)

An object of the present invention is to provide an oral care device including a plasma toothbrush that can be used for oral care by simply contacting the device in the oral cavity for a short time without the need for toothpaste, rinsing, and brushing. .

In addition, the present invention is to solve the problem to provide an oral care device having a basic function of bactericidal (treatment removal), sterilization (removal of cavities and bad breath) and antibacterial (generating anti-gingival layer), whitening effect do.

In addition, the present invention is to solve the problem to provide an oral care device that can select and control the type and / or mixing ratio of the discharge gas optimized for various operating modes.

In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an oral care mechanism including a tray having a power supply and a plasma toothbrush electrically connected to the power supply.

In addition, the plasma toothbrush, a body portion having a fan and is mounted to the body portion, has a plasma generating portion, and includes a tip portion for supplying the generated plasma to the outside.

The tray also has a drawer for storing one or more tip portions.

The plasma generating unit is configured to generate atmospheric pressure plasma at room temperature using air sucked from the fan as discharge gas.

In addition, the tray may include a plurality of input units for receiving a command for controlling the plasma toothbrush and a controller for controlling the plasma toothbrush based on the control command of the input unit.

In addition, the input unit may include a mode selector for selecting an operation mode of the plasma toothbrush.

In addition, the operation mode may include a cleaning mode, a sterilization mode, a whitening mode or an antibacterial mode.

The input unit may include a gas type selector for selecting a type of discharge gas of the plasma toothbrush.

In addition, the input unit may include a gas ratio adjusting unit for adjusting the mixing ratio of the discharge gas of the plasma toothbrush.

In addition, the tray may include a disinfecting unit for disinfecting a tip unit stored in the drawer.

In addition, the disinfection unit may be a UV disinfection unit.

In addition, the body portion and the tip portion may be connected to the air supply line and the power supply line, respectively.

In addition, the tip portion may be provided to have one or more radiation holes for radiating the plasma to the outside.

In addition, the tip portion may be provided so that at least some region is bent.

In addition, the tip portion may be rotatably mounted relative to the body portion.

In addition, the tip portion may be detachably mounted with respect to the body portion.

In addition, the body portion may be provided with a flow hole for sucking the outside air.

In addition, the oral care mechanism provided with a switch for operating the fan in the body portion.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, a tray having a power supply and a plasma toothbrush electrically connected with the power supply via a cable, the plasma toothbrush, the body portion including a fan; And a plasma generator, the tip unit for supplying the generated plasma to the outside, wherein the plasma generator includes discharged air from the fan as discharge gas and generates atmospheric pressure plasma at room temperature. The tip portion includes a body bent to have a predetermined radius of curvature and a plurality of radiation holes provided in the body, and the plurality of radiation holes are provided with an oral care mechanism provided to have different diameters.

In addition, the farther away from the body portion may be provided to increase the diameter of the radiation hole.

In addition, the body may be provided to have a symmetrical shape with respect to the body portion.

In addition, the body portion and the tip portion may be connected to the air supply line and the power supply line, respectively.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, a tray having a power supply and a plasma toothbrush electrically connected with the power supply via a cable, the plasma toothbrush, the body portion including a fan; And a detachably mounted to the body part, the plasma generating part including a plurality of tip parts for supplying the generated plasma to the outside, wherein the plasma generating part uses air sucked from the fan as discharge gas, It is provided to generate an atmospheric pressure plasma, the plurality of tips are provided with a different radiation area of the plasma, the tray is provided with an oral care mechanism having a drawer for storing the plurality of tips.

As discussed above, the oral care implement associated with at least one embodiment of the present invention has the following effects.

First of all, in terms of ease of use, there is no need for toothpaste and rinsing and brushing at all, and it operates by simply contacting the device within the oral cavity for a short time (~ 10 seconds), and especially the elderly and people who are uncomfortable with the oral care can You lose.

In addition, in terms of functionality, in addition to the basic function of disinfection (treatment of plaque), it can be given sterilization (removal of cavities and bad breath) and antibacterial (generating plaque prevention layer), whitening function and the like.

In addition, the type and / or mixing ratio of discharge gas optimized for various operation modes (cleaning mode, sterilization mode, whitening mode, antibacterial mode, etc.) can be selected and controlled.

In addition, from the user's point of view, the main customer may be a variety of generations, from the elderly and the disabled through hospitals and nursing homes, children and infants with poor brushing habits, and young people.

1 is a perspective view of an oral care implement according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram of the oral care implement of FIG. 1.
3 is a block diagram of the plasma toothbrush shown in FIG.
4 to 7 illustrate various embodiments of the plasma toothbrush of the present invention.
8 is a plan view illustrating a drawer of the oral care implement illustrated in FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings oral care appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

In addition, irrespective of the reference numerals, the same or corresponding components will be given the same or similar reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. For convenience of description, the size and shape of each component member may be exaggerated or reduced. Can be.

1 is a perspective view of an oral care implement 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the oral care implement of FIG. 1.

3 is a block diagram of the plasma toothbrush 100 shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 4 to 7 are views illustrating various embodiments of the plasma toothbrush 100, 200, or 300 of the present invention. 8 is a plan view showing the drawer 40 of the oral care implement 1 shown in FIG.

In this document, each embodiment of the plasma toothbrush (100, 200, 300) constituting the oral care mechanism (1) is a kind of the tip portion (120, 130, 140) according to the difference in the radial area and / or the shape According to the embodiment, each of the body portion 110 has the same configuration.

1 and 2, the oral care device 1 includes a tray 10 having a power supply 24 and a plasma toothbrush 100 electrically connected to the power supply 24. The plasma toothbrush 100 may be electrically connected to the power supply unit 24 through a cable (C).

Referring to FIG. 3, the plasma toothbrush 110 is mounted to the body portion 110 having the fan 112 and the body portion 110, and includes a plasma generating portion 121, and generates the generated plasma. It includes a tip unit 120 for supplying to the outside.

The tray 10 also has a drawer 40 for storing one or more tip portions 120. In addition, the plasma generating unit 121 uses the air sucked from the fan 112 as a discharge gas, and is provided to generate atmospheric pressure plasma at room temperature. The tray 10 includes a housing 20 in which a power supply unit 24 is embedded, and the drawer 40 is provided to be inserted into the housing 20 or drawn out of the housing 20 as necessary. Can be. To this end, a guide rail may be provided in the housing 20, and the drawer 40 may be mounted to be slidably moved along the guide rail.

The tray 10 may include a plurality of input units 22 that receive a command for controlling the plasma toothbrush 100 and a controller for controlling the plasma toothbrush based on a control command of the input unit 22. .

Specifically, the input unit 22 may include a mode selector for selecting an operation mode of the plasma toothbrush. For example, the operating mode may include a cleaning mode, a sterilization mode, a whitening mode or an antibacterial mode. At this time, the type and mixing ratio of the discharge gas may be changed to be optimized for each mode.

In addition, the input unit 22 may include a gas type selector for selecting a type of discharge gas of the plasma toothbrush 100. In addition, the input unit 22 may include a gas ratio adjusting unit for adjusting the mixing ratio of the discharge gas of the plasma toothbrush 100.

In addition, the tray 10 may include a disinfecting unit for disinfecting a tip unit stored in the drawer 40, and the disinfecting unit may be a UV disinfecting unit 23.

3 to 6, the plasma toothbrush 100, 200, 300 according to the first aspect of the present invention is mounted on the body portion 110 and the body portion 110 including the fan 112, and the plasma It includes a generation unit 121, and includes a tip unit (120, 130, 140) for supplying the plasma generated from the plasma generation unit 121 to the outside.

Here, the plasma generating unit 121 uses air sucked from the fan 112 as a discharge gas, and is provided to generate atmospheric pressure plasma at room temperature. In addition, the plasma generator 121 may include a plurality of electrodes for generating plasma. In addition, the plasma generator 121 may include a dielectric for preventing a short circuit between the electrodes and preventing a mis-discharge or an arc discharge.

In addition, the body 110 may be provided with a flow hole 114 for sucking outside air. In addition, the body 110 may be provided with a switch 113 for operating the fan 112. The fan 112 (fan) is provided to suck the outside air, the air introduced into the body portion 110 to move to the tip portion (120, 130, 140) side.

The fan 112 and the plasma generator 121 are supplied with power through the power supply unit 24 of the tray 10.

In addition, the body 110 and the tips 120, 130, 140 may be connected to the air supply line 131 and the power supply line 141, respectively. External air, which functions as a discharge gas of plasma through the air supply line 131, is supplied to the electrode side provided in the tips 120, 130, and 140. In addition, the electrodes of the tips 120, 130, and 140 and the power supply unit 24 may be electrically connected through the power supply line 141. In addition, when the user operates the switch 113, the fan 111 is operated, and power is supplied from the power supply unit 24 to the electrodes of the tips 120, 130, and 140 through the power supply line 141. Atmospheric pressure plasma is generated. In addition, the power supply unit 24 may be a battery that can be charged through an external power source.

In addition, the tips 120, 130, and 140 may be provided to have one or more radiation holes for radiating the plasma to the outside.

In addition, referring to FIG. 4, the tip unit 120 may be provided to bend at least a partial region. Tip portion 120 having the shape as shown in Figure 4 has the advantage that it can have a clean refreshing feeling to the corner of the teeth.

In addition, referring to FIG. 5, the tip 130 may be rotatably mounted with respect to the body 110. The tip portion 130 having the shape as shown in FIG. 5 can efficiently manage a larger area at a time than the tip portion 120 shown in FIG. 4, and can give a freshness as if brushing teeth. To this end, the head portion of the round tip portion 130 may be designed to rotate, for example, at several rpm.

In addition, the tip parts 120, 130, and 140 may be detachably mounted with respect to the body part 110. That is, the tip parts 120, 130, and 140 may be detachably mounted to the body part 110. Accordingly, the tip parts 120, 130, and 140 may be separated from the body part 110 and stored in the drawer 40.

Referring to FIG. 4, the plasma toothbrush 300 according to the second aspect of the present invention is mounted to the body part 110 and the body part 110 including a fan, and includes a plasma generation part and includes a plasma generation part. It includes a tip unit 140 for supplying the generated plasma to the outside. Here, the plasma generating unit is provided to generate atmospheric pressure plasma at room temperature using the air sucked from the fan as the discharge gas.

6 and 7, the tip portion 140 includes a body 141 bent to have a predetermined radius of curvature and a plurality of radiation holes 142 provided in the body, and the plurality of radiation holes 142 are each other. It is provided to have a different diameter.

Specifically, the farther away from the body portion 110 may be provided to increase the diameter of the radiation hole 142. In addition, the body 141 may be provided to have a symmetrical shape with respect to the body part 110. For example, the tip part 140 may have a mouthpiece shape, and in FIG. 7. As described above, the tip 140 may have a shape surrounding the entire area of the tooth of the user.

The tip portion 140 having the structure as shown in FIG. 7 has a mouthpiece shape, so plasma radiation proceeds in a state where the tip portion is in the mouth at one time, and thus may be particularly effective for elderly people having a limited body movement and a high edentulous ratio. The diameter of the radiation hole 142 may be smaller as closer to the body portion 110 (several to several hundred μm), on the contrary, the larger the diameter from the body portion 110 may be larger (hundreds to several mm). This is to uniformize the characteristics of the generated plasma plume (plasma plume).

In addition, as described above, the body 110 and the tip 140 may be connected to the air supply line 131 and the power supply line 132, respectively.

In addition, the body portion 110 may be provided with a flow hole 114 for sucking outside air, and the body portion 110 may be provided with a switch 113 for operating the fan.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, the plasma toothbrush is detachably mounted to the body portion 110 and the body portion including a fan, having a plasma generating portion, for supplying the generated plasma to the outside It includes a plurality of tips (120, 130, 140).

In addition, the plurality of tips 120, 130, and 140 are provided with different radiation areas of the plasma. The tray 10 has a drawer 40 for storing a plurality of tip portions 120, 130, 140. The drawer 40 may have a plurality of storage spaces 40a, 40b, 40c.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art having various ordinary knowledge of the present invention may make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. And additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

1: oral care appliance
10: tray
40: drawer
100, 200, 300, 400: plasma toothbrush
110: body part
112: fan
113: switch
114: floating hole
120, 130, 140: tip portion

Claims (20)

A tray having a power supply; And
A plasma toothbrush electrically connected to the power supply unit,
The plasma toothbrush includes a body portion having a fan and a body portion mounted to the body portion, having a plasma generation portion, and a tip portion for supplying the generated plasma to the outside.
The tray has a drawer for storing one or more tip portions,
The plasma generating unit is configured to generate atmospheric pressure plasma at room temperature using air sucked from the fan as discharge gas,
The body part and the tip part are connected to the air supply line and the power supply line respectively,
The body portion is provided with a flow hole for sucking outside air,
The fan is provided to suck the outside air to move the air introduced into the body portion to the tip side,
The oral care implement which supplies external air to the electrode side provided in the tip part through an air supply line. The method of claim 1,
And the tray includes a plurality of input units receiving a command for controlling the plasma toothbrush and a control unit for controlling the plasma toothbrush based on the control command of the input unit. The method of claim 2,
And the input unit includes a mode selector for selecting an operation mode of the plasma toothbrush. The method of claim 3, wherein
The operating mode includes a cleaning mode, a sterilization mode, a whitening mode or an antimicrobial mode. The method of claim 2,
And the input unit includes a gas type selector for selecting a type of discharge gas of the plasma toothbrush. The method of claim 2,
And the input unit comprises a gas ratio adjusting unit for adjusting the mixing ratio of the discharge gas of the plasma toothbrush. The method of claim 1,
The tray includes a disinfecting unit for disinfecting the tip portion stored in the drawer. The method of claim 7, wherein
The disinfecting unit is an oral care appliance that is a UV disinfecting unit. delete The method of claim 1,
And the tip portion is provided with one or more radiation holes for the plasma to be emitted to the outside. The method of claim 1,
The oral care implement provided so that a tip part may bend at least one area | region. The method of claim 1,
An oral care device, wherein the tip is rotatably mounted relative to the body. The method of claim 1,
The oral care device detachably mounted with respect to the body part. delete The method of claim 1,
Oral care mechanism is provided in the body portion is provided with a switch for operating the fan. A tray having a power supply; And
A plasma toothbrush electrically connected to the power supply unit through a cable;
The plasma toothbrush includes a body portion including a fan; And a tip part mounted on the body part and having a plasma generation part and supplying the generated plasma to the outside.
The plasma generating unit is provided to generate atmospheric pressure plasma at room temperature using the air sucked from the fan as a discharge gas,
The tip part includes a body of a shape bent to have a predetermined radius of curvature and a plurality of radiation holes provided in the body,
The plurality of radiation holes are provided to have different diameters,
The body part and the tip part are connected to the air supply line and the power supply line, respectively.
The body portion is provided with a flow hole for sucking the outside air,
The fan is provided to suck the outside air to move the air introduced into the body portion to the tip side,
The oral care implement which supplies external air to the electrode side provided in the tip part through an air supply line. The method of claim 16,
The oral care mechanism provided so that the diameter of the radiation hole increases as it moves away from the body portion. The method of claim 16,
The body is an oral care device provided to have a symmetrical shape with respect to the body portion. delete A tray having a power supply; And
A plasma toothbrush electrically connected to the power supply unit through a cable;
The plasma toothbrush includes a body portion including a fan; Removably mounted to the body portion, having a plasma generating portion, and includes a plurality of tips for supplying the generated plasma to the outside,
The plasma generating unit is provided to generate atmospheric pressure plasma at room temperature, using the air sucked from the fan as a discharge gas,
The plurality of tip portions are provided with a different radiation area of the plasma,
The tray has a drawer for storing a plurality of tip portions,
The body part and the tip part are connected to the air supply line and the power supply line, respectively.
The body portion is provided with a flow hole for sucking the outside air,
The fan is provided to suck the outside air to move the air introduced into the body portion to the tip side,
The oral care implement which supplies external air to the electrode side provided in the tip part through an air supply line.

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