KR102081211B1 - Cleaning apparatus for menstrual cup - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a menstrual cup cleaning apparatus. More specifically, the present invention is capable of cleaning both the inside and the outside of the menstrual cup evenly and hygienically, thereby maintaining cleanliness of the menstrual cup. In order to ensure safety of a user, the menstrual cup, which has a shape of a cup formed with an inlet and has a handle protruding by the user on an opposite side of the inlet, is mounted in the main body and washed. In the menstrual cup, the handle is fixed and mounted so that the inlet faces downward. The main body includes: an external cleaning device provided at an upper side of the menstrual cup to spray a cleaning liquid downward; and an internal cleaning tool provided on an inner side of the menstrual cup to spray the cleaning liquid upward.

Description

Menstrual cup cleaning device {Cleaning apparatus for menstrual cup}

The present invention relates to a menstrual cup washing apparatus, and more particularly, to a menstrual cup washing apparatus that can clean the entire menstrual cup evenly and hygienically to maintain the cleanliness of the menstrual cup and ensure the safety of the user.

In general, the endometrium of a woman of childbearing age is proliferated by hormones secreted periodically to prepare for implantation of the embryo.

Due to this menstruation, women are using a sanitary napkin, a sanitary napkin is a pad attached to the inside of the underwear, such as panties to absorb the menstrual blood, and a tampon inserted into the vagina of the woman to absorb the menstrual blood (tampon).

The pads are inconvenient to wear, have a large amount of menstrual blood, or if they are worn incorrectly, they may leak out, and tampons rarely present a risk of lethal complications such as toxic shock syndrome.

Recently, menstrual cups have emerged as one of the new sanitary napkins.The menstrual cups are made of medical silicone in the form of cups.The menstrual cup is inserted into the vagina with the inlet side up and the blood is collected inside. do. These menstrual cups require a period of adaptation psychologically and physically, but they are more comfortable to wear when they are used, and bacteria are less likely to propagate.

However, menstrual cups are not disposable, but after being used, empty the dead menstrual blood and wash it to be reused, and should be managed by washing with water or boiling water after washing. Technology for convenience of management is published in Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1881521 (hereinafter referred to as 'quoting invention').

The cited invention is a sterilizing apparatus for a menstrual cup which sterilizes the used menstrual cup through a sterilization means such as ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, steam, etc., to sterilize the washed menstrual cup rather than to wash the menstrual cup. Thus, the invention does not give the user the convenience of washing for the menstrual cup. In addition, the present invention can sterilize only the outside or inside of the menstrual cup mounted through the sterilization means, there is a problem that the sterilization of the entire menstrual cup is not made.

1. Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1881521 'Sanitary cup sterilizer'

The present invention is to solve the problems as described above to provide a sanitary cup cleaning device that can hygienically clean both the outside and the inside of the menstrual cup to maintain the cleanliness of the menstrual cup and ensure the safety of the user. There is this.

The menstrual cup washing apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object is formed in the form of a cup inlet is formed in the body of the handle is protruding formed by the handle protruding to the user opposite to the inlet is mounted in the body is washed, the menstrual cup is inlet The handle is fixedly mounted so as to face downward, the main body is provided on the upper side of the menstrual cup and the outer washing port for spraying the washing liquid downward, and the inner washing tool provided in the lower inner side of the menstrual cup to spray the cleaning liquid upwards. Include.

In addition, the main body further comprises a holder for fixing a handle, and a holder fixing unit is provided on the upper portion of the main body coupled to the lower end, the outer washing tool may be formed in a ring shape to surround the outside of the holder. .

In addition, the holder may be coupled to the holder to enable flow.

In addition, the holder holder is formed in the concave surface of the holder is coupled to the upper concave concave to form a concave surface, the holder forms a convex surface on the top and is coupled to the holder holder by a magnetic force, the convex surface is concave The curvature may be formed larger than the face.

In addition, the holder may be coupled to be spaced apart from the outer wall of the holder holder inside the lower end of the holder holder.

In addition, when the handle has a ring shape, the holder may be formed in a ring shape that is opened and closed by elasticity.

In addition, when the handle is in the form of a bar (bar) formed with a locking jaw at a predetermined interval along the longitudinal direction, the holder is formed in the form of a plate on the lower portion is provided with a slit plate cut in the center, the handle is part of the slit plate While passing through it can be fixed to the slit plate by the locking jaw.

In addition, the internal washing hole is formed by stacking a plurality of injection holes formed in the shape of a truncated cone in the vertical direction, the plurality of injection holes may have different inclined surfaces of different angles.

In addition, as the injection hole is located at the lower side, the angle formed by the inclined surface with respect to the horizontal direction may be increased.

In addition, the inner washing tool may have a partition formed therein in a vertical direction to form at least two flow paths, and jetting the washing liquid by staggering the respective flow paths.

According to the present invention, it is possible to maintain the cleanliness of the menstrual cup, and to ensure the safety of the user using the washed menstrual cup, since it can evenly sanitarily clean both the inside and the inside of the menstrual cup through the external washing and internal washing tools. Can be.

In addition, as the flow of the menstrual cup is generated during the washing process, the entire menstrual cup may be effectively washed.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the menstrual cup washing apparatus according to the present invention,
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the menstrual cup washing apparatus according to the present invention,
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the configuration applied to the menstrual cup washing apparatus according to the present invention,
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a structure according to an embodiment of the internal washing tool applied to the menstrual cup washing apparatus according to the present invention,
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure according to an embodiment of the internal washing tool applied to the menstrual cup washing apparatus according to the present invention,
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the holder and holder holder applied to the menstrual cup washing apparatus according to the present invention is coupled,
7 and 8 is an exemplary view showing a process in which the holder applied to the menstrual cup washing apparatus according to the present invention is coupled to the holder fixture,
Figure 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the convex surface of the holder and the concave surface of the holder fixed to the menstrual cup washing apparatus according to the present invention,
10 is a perspective view showing a structure according to an embodiment of the holder applied to the menstrual cup washing apparatus according to the present invention.

In the present invention, both the outside and the inside of the menstrual cup can be evenly sanitized, so that the handle is formed in the form of a cup formed in the inlet to maintain the cleanliness of the menstrual cup and ensure the safety of the user and the user can grab the opposite side of the inlet The protruding formed menstrual cup is mounted in the body to be washed, the menstrual cup is fixed to the handle is fixed so that the inlet is directed downward, the main body is provided on the upper side of the menstrual cup and the external washing port for spraying the washing liquid downward, Provided is a menstrual cup washing apparatus provided in the lower inner side of the menstrual cup including an internal washing tool for spraying the washing liquid upward.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and may be variously modified and implemented by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical gist of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the menstrual cup washing apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10.

The menstrual cup washing apparatus of the present invention includes a main body (A) which is mounted on the inside of the menstrual cup (10) as shown in FIG. 1, and the main body (A) has a menstrual cup (as shown in FIG. 10 may be provided with an openable and closed door 500 to mount it inside or take it out from the inside. Menstrual cup 10 in the present invention will be described on the premise that the inlet is formed in the form of a cup formed in the handle 11 which the user can grab to the opposite side of the inlet.

As shown in Figure 1, the menstrual cup 10 is fixed to the handle 11 so that the inlet is downward in the body (A), the body (A) to the outside of the menstrual cup (10) The external washing tool 100 for washing and the internal washing tool 200 for washing the inside of the menstrual cup 10 are provided.

The external washing tool 100 is provided on the upper side of the menstrual cup 10 is mounted to spray the cleaning liquid downward toward the outer surface of the menstrual cup 10, the internal washing tool 200 is a sanitary cup ( It is provided on the inside of the bottom 10) and sprays the washing liquid upward toward the inner surface of the menstrual cup (10). Here, the washing liquid may be general water, as well as a solution to which a component that exhibits a disinfecting or washing effect is added.

The external washing tool 100 may be formed in a variety of forms, for example, may be formed in a ring shape as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3, although not shown in the figure, as another example, the handle 11 The bar may be formed to be disposed radially about.

In addition, the external washing port 100 is formed with a passage through which the cleaning liquid passes, and it is natural that a plurality of nozzles for spraying the cleaning liquid are provided. The nozzle provided in the external cleaning device 100 may be provided to have various directions, and the direction of the nozzle may be determined in consideration of the size and the washing position of the external cleaning device 100 and the menstrual cup 10. .

For example, when the diameter of the external washing tool 100 formed in the shape of a ring is smaller than the diameter of the inlet side of the menstrual cup 10, the external washing device 100 is provided with a nozzle provided to spray the washing liquid in a vertical direction; Preferably, the nozzle is provided so that the cleaning liquid is sprayed to the outside at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction, and the nozzle is provided to spray the cleaning liquid to the inside at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction.

The inner washing tool 200 may be formed in various forms as the outer washing tool 100, and a flow path through which the washing liquid passes is formed therein. In addition, the internal washing tool 200 may be provided with a plurality of nozzles for spraying the cleaning liquid, the plurality of nozzles is preferably provided so that the cleaning liquid is sprayed radially.

For example, the internal washing holes 200 may be formed by stacking a plurality of injection holes 210 formed in a truncated cone shape in a vertical direction, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, and at this time, a plurality of injection holes 210. May be formed to have inclined surfaces of different angles. Accordingly, the washing solution may be directly sprayed on the entire inner surface of the menstrual cup 10.

In addition, the injection hole 210 is preferably formed such that the angle formed in the inclined surface with respect to the horizontal direction is larger as shown in Figure 5a. For example, the inclined surface of the injection hole 210 located at the uppermost side is 50 ° with respect to the horizontal direction, and the inclined surface of the injection hole 210 located below the inclined surface is 60 ° with respect to the horizontal direction, and the inclined surface of the injection hole 210 located at the lower side thereof. Silver 70 ° with respect to the horizontal direction, the inclined surface of the injection hole 210 located below it may be formed to form an angle of 80 ° with respect to the horizontal direction. For this reason, the washing liquid sprayed through each injection hole 210 is not interfered with each other, the inner surface of the menstrual cup 10 can be washed more efficiently.

As described above, the menstrual cup washing apparatus of the present invention can evenly sanitize both the outside and the inside of the menstrual cup 10 through the external washing tool 100 and the internal washing tool 200, the menstrual cup 10 ) Can maintain the cleanliness, and can ensure the safety of the user using the washed menstrual cup (10).

On the other hand, the menstrual cup 10 mounted on the main body (A) may allow a slight flow to be generated in a fixed state, which flows through the menstrual cup 10 in the washing process to the entire menstrual cup 10. In order to achieve a more effective cleaning for, and will be described in detail below.

In order to mount the menstrual cup 10, the main body A is provided on the holder 300 to fix the handle 11 and the upper part of the main body A as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6. The holder 300 may further include a holder holder 400 coupled to the lower end. Therefore, the user removes only the holder 300 from the holder holder 400 provided in the main body A so that the handle 11 is fixed to the holder 300, and then the holder 300 is fixed to the holder holder 400. By coupling to, it is possible to be separated while the menstrual cup 10 is easily mounted on the body (A). In this case, it is preferable that the external washing tool 100 having a ring shape is provided to surround the outside of the holder 300.

The holder 300 may be coupled to the holder holder 400 in a variety of ways to enable flow. For example, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the holder 300 is coupled to the holder holder 400. A concave surface 410 concavely recessed upward may be formed at a portion thereof, and the holder 300 may have a convex surface 310 formed at an upper end thereof and may be coupled to the holder holder 400 by magnetic force. have. At this time, the curvature of the convex surface 310 is greater than the curvature of the concave surface 410, when the washing liquid is injected into the menstrual cup 10 fixed by the holder 300 flow by the injection pressure of the washing liquid Can be generated.

As shown in FIG. 6, the holder 300 having the convex surface 310 may be coupled by a magnetic force to be spaced apart from the outer wall of the holder holder 400 inside the lower end of the holder holder 400. That is, the concave surface 410 is to be formed inside the lower end of the holder fixture 400. Therefore, the holder 300 can flow only within the contact with the outer wall of the holder holder 400, which can be reduced because the cleaning effect may be lowered when the flow of the menstrual cup 10 is severely generated. It is to limit the flow range of the holder 300 coupled to the holder holder 400.

Meanwhile, the menstrual cup 10 may have a handle 11 formed in various shapes. For example, when the handle 11 has a ring shape as shown in FIG. 3, the holder 300 has a ring shape, ie a carabiner, which is opened and closed by elasticity as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9A. It may be formed in the same or similar form. In this case, since the ring of the holder 300 and the ring of the menstrual cup 10 are staggered with each other, the menstrual cup 10 may be generated by the injection pressure of the washing liquid.

As another example, as shown in Figure 3 when the handle 11 is formed in the form of a bar (bar) bar (12) protruding at a predetermined interval along the longitudinal direction is formed, the holder 300 is shown in FIG. 8 to 10 may be provided with a slit plate 320 is formed in the form of a plate in the lower portion cut in the center. In the center of the slit plate 320 may be cut in the form of a straight or cross, through a portion of the handle 11 is penetrated so as to be located inside the holder 300, the slit plate 320 The jam is generated by the locking jaw 12 located at the cut portion of the menstrual cup 10 can be mounted. In this case, since the menstrual cup 10 is fixed to the holder 300 by the locking jaw 12, a flow may be generated by the injection pressure of the washing liquid. Therefore, the slit plate 320 is preferably made of a soft material.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the holder 300 according to another example has a fixed spacing 330 radially toward the edge of the slit plate 320 from the center of the upper portion where the convex surface 310 is formed. It can be formed to achieve. Accordingly, the user can easily determine whether the locking jaw 12 is coupled to the slit plate 320 between the fixing bar 330 and the degree to which the handle 11 is inserted into the holder 300.

On the other hand, the menstrual cup 10 can also be flowed by the cleaning solution sprayed by the internal washing tool 200 described above. For example, the internal washing hole 200 forms at least two flow paths by forming partitions 220 therein in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 5B, and jets the washing liquid by staggering the respective flow paths. The menstrual cup 10 may be flowed. That is, when there are two flow paths, the cleaning liquid is sprayed to one inner surface of the menstrual cup 10 through one of the flow paths, and then the cleaning liquid is sprayed to the other inner surface of the menstrual cup 10 through the other flow path. It is possible to generate the flow of the menstrual cup 10 by continuing the injection method.

A: Body
10: menstrual cup 11: handle
12: hanging jaw
100: outside washing tool
200: internal washing port 210: injection hole
220: bulkhead
300: holder 310: convex surface
320: slit plate 330: high
400 holder holder 410 concave surface
500: door

Claims (10)

The menstrual cup 10 is formed in the shape of the cup formed in the inlet and the handle 11 protruding toward the opposite side of the inlet is mounted in the body (A) and washed,
The menstrual cup 10 is fixed to the handle 11 so that the inlet is directed downward,
The main body (A) is provided on the upper side of the menstrual cup 10, the external washing port 100 for spraying the washing liquid downward, and the inner washing provided in the lower inner side of the menstrual cup 10 to spray the washing liquid upwards Sphere 200,
The main body A further includes a holder 300 for fixing the handle 11 and a holder fixing unit 400 provided at an upper portion of the main body A to which the holder 300 is coupled to a lower end thereof.
The external washing tool 100 is formed in a ring shape to surround the outside of the holder 300,
The holder 300 is coupled to the flow holder to the holder 400,
The holder holder 400 is recessed to the upper portion is coupled to the holder 300 to form a concave surface 410, the holder 300 forms a convex surface 310 at the top and the holder Is fixed by the magnetic force and 400,
The convex surface 310 is a menstrual cup cleaning device is formed that the curvature is larger than the concave surface (410).
delete delete delete The method of claim 1,
The holder 300 is a menstrual cup cleaning device is coupled to be spaced apart from the outer wall of the holder holder 400 in the lower end of the holder holder 400. The method of claim 1,
The handle 11 is formed in a ring shape,
The holder 300 is a menstrual cup washing apparatus formed in a ring shape that is opened and closed by elasticity. The method of claim 1,
The handle 11 is formed in the form of a bar (bar) formed with a locking step 12 at a predetermined interval along the longitudinal direction,
The holder 300 has a slit plate 320 formed in the form of a plate at the bottom and the center is cut, the handle 11 is part of the slit plate 320 by the engaging jaw 12 while passing through the slit plate 320 Menstrual cup washing device is fixed to the plate 320. The method of claim 1,
The internal washing hole 200 is formed by stacking a plurality of injection holes 210 formed in the shape of a truncated cone in the vertical direction,
The plurality of injection holes 210 has a menstrual cup cleaning device having a slope of each different angle. The method of claim 8,
The injection port 210 is a menstrual cup cleaning device that the greater the angle is formed in the inclined surface with respect to the horizontal direction located on the lower side. The method of claim 8,
The internal washing tool 200 is a menstrual cup cleaning device for forming a partition wall 220 therein in a vertical direction to form at least two flow paths, spraying the cleaning liquid by staggering the respective flow paths.

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