KR20040049427A - Ultrasonic and Ionizing Toothbrush - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An ultrasonic ion toothbrush with an improved structure is provided to more effectively remove plaque and tartar, to destroy bacteria chain in a mouth and thus, to ensure dental hygiene. CONSTITUTION: The ultrasonic ion toothbrush(10) is divided into a handle(12) and a head(14) that is detachable from the handle(12). The ultrasonic ion toothbrush(10) includes an ultrasonic generator and an ion generator. The ultrasonic generator includes a circuit(18) coupled to a vibrating element(28) having a dome-shaped configuration. The vibrating element(28) is connected to one end of the vibration rod(22). The other end of the vibration rod(22) is connected to a chip(24) that is located at the lower portion of the brush(16) to emit ultrasonic waves into the mouth. Inside the handle(12) is a vibration motor(26). A battery(20) is arranged in the rear side of the circuit(18).

Description

Ultrasonic Ionic Toothbrush

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an ultrasonic ion toothbrush, and more particularly, to an ultrasonic ion toothbrush structured to reliably remove plaque and tartar using the strong energy of ultrasonic waves as well as ion depolarization, thereby ensuring clean oral hygiene. .

In recent years, attention has been paid to the hygiene of the mouth in terms of health and beauty. Yellow and sticky foreign matter attached to the surface of the tooth is called plaque, and if you do not remove the plaque bacteria and bacteria in the plaque reacts to generate calculus. These plaques and tartar can cause periodontal disease.

Various efforts have been made to effectively remove plaque and calculus by developing necks, straight hairs, and materials in conventional toothbrushes. However, structural limitations may be encountered in improving the removal ability of conventional toothbrushes. There was only. That is, the removal efficiency is not constant according to the good or bad toothbrush use method, and if the toothbrush does not fit well to the user's physical characteristics, there is a possibility of damaging the gums.

In order to solve this problem, various toothbrushes have been developed which are different from the conventional manual toothbrush, and typical examples of such toothbrushes adopt a mechanical vibration method or an acoustic vibration method.

Toothbrushes employing mechanical vibrations remove plaque with about 2,500 to 7,500 rotations or reciprocating strokes every minute and offer better plaque and tartar removal rates than manual toothbrushes. Toothbrush adopting sonic vibration method removes plaque by using about 30,000 sonic waves per minute, and the effect can be seen regardless of user's skill.

However, the mechanical vibrating toothbrush is almost insignificant to remove the invisible bacteria, even in the acoustic vibrating toothbrush has a problem that it is difficult to completely remove the bacteria and remove the plaque.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of an ultrasonic ion toothbrush according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view showing an ultrasonic ion toothbrush according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: ultrasonic ion toothbrush 12: handle portion

14: head portion 16: straight hair portion

18: circuit portion 20: battery

22: duralumin vibrating rod 24: duralumin chip

26: vibration motor 28: dome type vibration element

30: operation button 32: metal plate

The present invention was created to solve the problems inherent in the toothbrushes according to the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is to reliably remove plaque and calculus by using the strong energy of ultrasound as well as the depolarization of ions. It is to provide an ultrasonic ion toothbrush structured to be able to do so, thereby ensuring clean oral hygiene.

According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a toothbrush: the toothbrush is characterized in that it comprises ultrasonic generating means for generating ultrasonic waves.

According to another aspect of the invention, the toothbrush further comprises ion generating means for generating ions.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the ultrasonic wave generating means is a vibration element for generating ultrasonic waves, a circuit portion for driving the vibration element, a chip located below the toothbrush straight hair portion for emitting ultrasonic waves to the outside, and the vibration element It consists of a vibration rod for transmitting the ultrasonic wave generated from the chip.

According to another aspect of the invention, the chip and the vibration rod is made of duralumin.

According to another aspect of the invention, the chip and the vibration rod is coated with titanium dioxide.

According to another aspect of the invention, the ion generating means comprises a negative electrode consisting of the chip and the vibration rod, and a positive electrode consisting of a plurality of metal plates attached to the outer surface of the toothbrush handle.

According to another aspect of the invention, the circuit portion acts to stabilize the ultrasonic output, the battery is provided in the handle portion to supply power to the circuit portion.

According to another aspect of the invention, the removable head portion is connected to the front end of the handle portion, and the straight hair portion is provided at the front end of the removable head portion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the vibrating element has a dome shape.

According to another aspect of the invention, the toothbrush is further provided with a motor that is driven by the circuit portion and the output end thereof is connected to the vibration rod to perform the function of vibrating the toothbrush straight hair.

According to another aspect of the invention, the plurality of metal plates are coated with titanium dioxide.

According to the above characteristics of the present invention, when the switch provided to the handle portion is turned on and the battery power is supplied to the circuit portion, the dome-shaped vibration element is driven, the ultrasonic wave is generated by the driving of the vibration element, the generated ultrasonic wave is It is transmitted to the chip located below the toothbrush straight hair via the vibrating rod and released toward the outside, ie, the mouth, and thus, contributes to the removal of plaque and calculus by breaking the linkage of the plaque with the strong ultrasonic energy. In addition, in the present invention, due to the presence of the ion generating means having a negative electrode and a positive electrode, the coupling between the teeth, plaque and calculus is loosened, the plaque and tartar removal effect can be doubled, clean oral hygiene It becomes possible to guarantee. In addition, since the motor is driven by the circuit part to vibrate the toothbrush straight hair, the efficiency of brushing can be improved.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the same reference numerals will be used for the same parts throughout the drawings.

1, there is shown a cross-sectional view showing the structure of an ultrasonic ion toothbrush according to the present invention; 2 is a plan view showing an ultrasonic ion toothbrush according to the present invention.

The ultrasonic ion toothbrush 10 according to the present invention has a handle portion 12 and a head portion 14. The head portion 14 is connected to the handle portion 12 in a detachable manner, and a straight hair 16 is provided at the free end of the head portion 14.

The ultrasonic ion toothbrush 10 according to the present invention has ultrasonic generating means and ion generating means. The ultrasonic wave generating means has a circuit portion 18, and a vibration element 28 is connected to the circuit portion 18. When power is supplied to the circuit portion 18, the vibrating element 28 is driven and thus ultrasonic waves are generated. The vibration element 28 takes a dome-shaped configuration. One end of the vibration rod 22 is connected to the vibration element 28. The vibrating rod 22 extends through the head portion 14 of the toothbrush 10, and the chip 24 is connected to the other end of the vibrating rod 22. The chip 24 is located below the toothbrush straight hair 16 to perform the function of emitting ultrasonic waves to the outside, ie into the mouth. Ultrasonic waves give off their powerful wave energy and break down the chain of bacterial cilia and insoluble components in the plaque germ layer at any given frequency. That is, the high sound waves that do not enter the human ear, that is, ultrasonic waves are used to weaken the bond between the teeth and the plaque to remove the plaque. In addition, the ultrasonic wave has a very fine wavelength, and when used in saliva in the oral cavity, it increases the cavitation effect and can influence its surface as well as the area where the toothbrush is hard to reach.

The vibration motor 26 is arranged in front of the circuit portion 18 inside the handle portion 12. The circuit unit 18 also performs a function of stabilizing ultrasonic waves generated by the domed vibrating element 28. At the rear of the circuit unit 18, a battery 20 for supplying power to the circuit unit 18 is arranged. An operation button 30 is provided at one point on the outer surface of the handle portion 12. Therefore, when the operation button 30 is pressed, the dome-shaped vibration element 28 and the vibration motor 26 are driven while power is supplied to the circuit portion 18. When the domed vibrating element 28 is driven, ultrasonic waves are generated from the domed vibrating element 28. When the vibration motor 26 is driven, the toothbrush straight hair 16 is vibrated accordingly, thereby improving the brushing efficiency.

The vibration rod 22 and the chip 24 are made of duralumin. Due to the material properties of duralumin, the ultrasonic waves generated by the domed vibrating element 28 can be stably transmitted to the chip 24.

The ion generating means according to the present invention includes a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The duralumin chip 24 and the duralumin vibrating rod 26 provided on the toothbrush straight part 16 constitute the negative electrode. On the outer surface of the handle portion 12, a plurality, preferably two metal plates 32 are provided, and these metal plates 32 constitute the positive electrode of the ion generating means. Therefore, in the case of using the ultrasonic ion toothbrush 10 according to the present invention, not only ultrasonic waves are generated, but also depolarization of ions is provided. That is, the plaque is attached to the tooth surface by electrical cross-linking by ions, the electrical balance is broken by the depolarization action of the negative ion toothbrush according to the present invention, the ecosystem of the plaque bacterial layer is disturbed, Negative ions flowing to the surface of the tooth reduce the binding force of the plaque to the tooth surface.

The duralumin chip 24, the duralumin vibrating rod 22 and the metal plate 32 are coated with titanium dioxide. Such titanium dioxide, which acts as a photocatalyst, provides the effect of preventing the propagation of bacteria, suppressing mold, and eliminating odors, due to its sterilizing / degrading properties.

Therefore, the ultrasonic ion toothbrush according to the present invention uses not only the plaque and tartar but also directs the bacteria in the mouth by destroying the plaque and tartar by using the ultrasonic and vibration motor vibration and ion depolarization in combination. To ensure.

According to the technical configuration as described above of the present invention, when the switch provided to the handle portion is turned on and the power of the battery is supplied to the circuit portion, the dome-type vibration element is driven, the ultrasonic wave is generated by the driving of this vibration element, The ultrasonic waves are transmitted to the chip located below the toothbrush straight hair via the vibrating rod and emitted toward the outside, ie, the mouth, and thus contribute to the removal of plaque and calculus by breaking the connection rings such as the plaque with the strong ultrasonic energy. In addition, in the present invention, due to the presence of the ion generating means having a negative electrode and a positive electrode, the coupling between the teeth, plaque and calculus is loosened, the plaque and tartar removal effect can be doubled, clean oral hygiene It becomes possible to guarantee. In addition, since the motor is driven by the circuit part to vibrate the toothbrush straight hair, the efficiency of brushing can be improved.

While the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments, the invention is not limited thereto but may vary without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that such modifications and variations can be made in the art.

Claims (11)

In the toothbrush, Toothbrush comprising ultrasonic generating means for generating ultrasonic waves. The method of claim 1, Toothbrush further comprising ion generating means for generating ions. The method of claim 1, The ultrasonic generating means is a vibrating element for generating ultrasonic waves, a circuit portion for driving the vibrating element, a chip located below the toothbrush straight hair portion for emitting ultrasonic waves to the outside, and ultrasonic waves generated from the vibrating element to the chip Toothbrush comprising a vibrating rod for delivery. The method of claim 3, wherein Toothbrush characterized in that the chip and vibrating rod is made of duralumin. The method of claim 3, wherein Toothbrush characterized in that the chip and the vibration rod is coated with titanium dioxide. The method of claim 2, And said positive ion generating means comprises a negative electrode comprising said chip and a vibrating rod, and a positive electrode comprising a plurality of metal plates attached to an outer surface of said toothbrush handle. The method of claim 3, wherein And the circuit portion acts to stabilize the ultrasonic output, and a battery is provided in the handle portion to supply power to the circuit portion. The method according to claim 6 or 7, And a detachable head portion is connected to the front end of the handle portion, and the straight hair portion is provided at the front end of the detachable head portion. The method of claim 3, wherein Toothbrush characterized in that the vibration element takes the shape of a dome. The method of claim 1, And a motor which is driven by the circuit part and whose output end is connected to the vibrating rod to perform a function of vibrating a toothbrush straight hair part. The method of claim 6, Toothbrush characterized in that the plurality of metal plates are coated with titanium dioxide.