KR200494956Y1 - Imitation nipple - Google Patents

Abstract

It is a devise about the pacifier function for brushing teeth. The tooth brushing function of the present invention is a pacifier unit; and a handle unit detachably coupled to the nipple unit from one side, wherein the nipple unit has an arc-shaped base and is supported on the lips in a state disposed on the lips; a first detachable coupling part connected to one end of the arc-shaped base and used as a place for detachably coupling with the handle unit; a soft nipple part connected to the engaging part and connected to the engaging part and having a neck part connected to the arc-shaped base from the opposite side of the first detachable coupling part, and made of soft plastic; And it includes a toothbrushing part connected to the soft nipple part in an arc (arc) shape for a brushing function.

Description

Brushing Functional Nipple {IMITATION NIPPLE}

The present invention relates to a pacifier with a toothbrush function, and more specifically, to a pacifier with a toothbrush function that can increase functionality by adding a toothbrush function, unlike in the prior art.

Babies are born with a 'sucking reaction' to survive and enjoy habitually sucking their fingers or putting anything in their mouth.

A baby's sucking response is necessary for feeding on breast milk or formula, but it also plays a role in regulating their emotions by generating regular rhythms with their mouths.

This baby's sucking reaction works strongly until 6 months of age and then gradually decreases.

In general, as shown in FIG. 1 , the pacifier has a handle part 3 on the rear surface of the base plate 2 , and a soft nipple part 1 is provided on the front surface of the base plate 2 . .

The base plate 2 and the handle part 3 of the pacifier are injection-molded with a plastic material, and the nipple part 1 is formed of a soft silicone material.

The form of Figure 1 or a similar type of gonggal pacifier is the most common form commonly encountered in the vicinity, and these conventional gonggal pacifiers do not contain any particular functionality and thus include a defect in which the functionality is poor.

Therefore, if a brushing function is added to a normal black pacifier, not only the original function as a blackmail pacifier, but also a brushing function can be additionally provided, so that it will be possible to provide an excellent effect. .

Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 10-2016-0012052 Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 10-2017-0067186 Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 10-2018-0114814 Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 20-2014-0008172

An object of the present invention is to provide a pacifier with a brushing function that can increase functionality by adding a brushing function unlike the prior art.

The purpose is, the nipple unit; and a handle unit detachably coupled to the nipple unit from one side, wherein the nipple unit has an arc-shaped base and is supported on the lips in a state disposed on the lips; a first detachable coupling part connected to one end of the arc-shaped base and used as a place for detachably coupling with the handle unit; a soft nipple part connected to the engaging part and connected to the engaging part and having a neck part connected to the arc-shaped base from the opposite side of the first detachable coupling part, and made of soft plastic; And for the brushing function, it is achieved by the brushing function pacifier, characterized in that it comprises a brushing portion connected to the soft nipple portion in an arc (arc) shape.

The tooth brushing unit, the brush body portion having an arc (arc) shape; an upper tooth arrangement groove formed on one side of the tooth brushing body, in which the upper teeth of infants and toddlers are disposed; and a lower tooth placement groove formed on the other side of the tooth brushing body portion and engaged with the upper tooth placement groove portion, in which the lower teeth of infants and toddlers are disposed.

The brushing unit may further include a plurality of fine bristle bristles provided in the upper tooth arrangement groove portion and the lower tooth arrangement groove portion, and configured to double the cleaning of the upper and lower teeth disposed in the upper tooth arrangement groove portion and the lower tooth arrangement groove portion.

A plurality of first needle-through holes may be formed in the toothbrush body portion, and a plurality of second needle-through holes may be formed in the engagement portion of the soft nipple.

The handle unit may include a ring-shaped handle ring; And it may include a second detachable coupling portion connected to the handle ring and coupled to the detachable engagement portion of the first removable coupling.

According to the present invention, unlike the prior art, there is an effect of increasing the functionality by adding a tooth brushing function.

1 is a structural diagram of a general pacifier.
Figure 2 is a front view of a pacifier with a tooth brushing function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a side view of FIG. 2 ;
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2 .
5 is an enlarged view of the tooth brush of FIG.
Figure 6 is a front exploded view of a pacifier with a brush function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a front view of a pacifier with a tooth brushing function according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a plan view of FIG. 7 .
9 is a structural diagram of a temperature and usage time check unit.
10 is a control block diagram of the temperature and use time check unit of FIG.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement it.

However, since the description of the present invention is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiment described in the text.

For example, the embodiment is capable of various changes and may have various forms, so it should be understood that the scope of the present invention includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

In addition, the purpose or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of them or only such effects, so the scope of the present invention should not be understood as being limited thereby.

In the present specification, the present embodiment is provided so that the disclosure of the present invention is complete, and to fully inform those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, the scope of the present invention. And the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Accordingly, in some embodiments, well-known components, well-known operations, and well-known techniques have not been specifically described to avoid obscuring the present invention.

On the other hand, the meaning of the terms described in the present invention is not limited to the dictionary meaning, and should be understood as follows.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected to the other component, but it should be understood that another component may exist in between. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain element is "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle. Meanwhile, other expressions describing the relationship between elements, that is, “between” and “immediately between” or “neighboring to” and “directly adjacent to”, etc., should be interpreted similarly.

The singular expression is to be understood as including the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and terms such as "comprises" or "have" refer to the specified feature, number, step, action, component, part or these It is intended to indicate that a combination exists, and it is to be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the existence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Terms defined in general used in the dictionary should be interpreted as having the meaning consistent with the context of the related art, and cannot be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components, and descriptions of the same reference numerals will be omitted in some cases.

(Example 1)

Figure 2 is a front view of the pacifier function according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of Figure 2, Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the tooth brush of Figure 4 to be.

Referring to these drawings, the pacifier 100 with a brushing function according to the present embodiment increases functionality by adding a brushing function unlike the prior art. That is, even when infants and toddlers bite and suck on the pacifier 100 according to the present embodiment, the original function of the nipple can be provided as well as a brushing function can be additionally provided. Accordingly, the functionality can be greatly enhanced.

The tooth brushing function pacifier 100 according to the present embodiment that can provide such an effect largely includes two parts, that is, a nipple unit 110 and a handle unit 160 . As will be described later, the nipple unit 110 and the handle unit 160 may be detachably coupled to each other. Therefore, it is possible to assemble it with another, and it is also easy to clean.

The nipple unit 110 refers to the rest of the configuration except for the handle unit 160 . This nipple unit 110 includes an arc-shaped base 120, and takes a form in which the following components are provided for each position on the arc-shaped base 120.

Arc-shaped base 120 is an arc (arc) shape is a part that is supported on the lips in a state disposed on the lips. When infants and toddlers use the brushing function pacifier 100 , the lips may be supported by the arc-shaped base 120 .

A first detachable coupling portion 130 is provided at one end of the arc-shaped base 120 . The first detachable coupling portion 130 is connected to one end of the arc-shaped base 120 and is used as a place for detachably coupling with the second detachable coupling portion 162 of the handle unit 160 .

The nipple unit 110 includes a soft nipple portion 140 . The soft nipple part 140 has an engaging part 141 and a neck part 143 connected to the engaging part 141 and connected to the arc-shaped base 120 from the opposite side of the first detachable coupling part 130 . . The biting part 141 is a part that an infant actually bites and sucks. Therefore, it is preferable that the soft nipple part 140 is made of soft plastic, at least the biting part 141 is made of soft plastic.

The soft nipple part 140 is connected to the tooth brushing part 150 . The toothbrushing part 150 refers to a part connected to the soft nipple part 140 in an arc shape for a toothbrushing function.

The toothbrushing unit 150 includes a toothbrushing body 151 having an arc shape, an upper teeth arrangement groove 152 formed on one side of the toothbrushing body 151 in which the upper teeth of infants and toddlers are disposed, and a toothbrushing body. It is formed on the other side of (151) and engages with the upper teeth placement groove portion 152, and includes a lower tooth placement groove portion 153 in which the lower teeth of infants and children are disposed.

At this time, the upper teeth arrangement groove portion 152 and the lower teeth arrangement groove portion 153 have a plurality of fine brush hairs 154 that double the cleaning of the upper and lower teeth disposed in the upper tooth placement groove portion 152 and the lower tooth placement groove portion 153. is formed

As described above, since the tooth brushing unit 150 is provided in the pacifier 100 with a toothbrush function according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a brushing function only by using the pacifier 100 with a toothbrush function according to the present embodiment. Accordingly, the functionality can be enhanced.

On the other hand, a plurality of first needle-through holes 151a are formed in the tooth brushing body 151 , and a plurality of second needle-through holes 141a are also formed in the engaging portion 141 of the soft nipple part 140 .

In particular, since the first salivary glands 151a are formed in the tooth brushing body 151, saliva secreted from the salivary glands of infants and young children can contact the teeth through the first salivary glands 151a, which results in a cleaning effect can provide

The handle unit 160 is a part detachably coupled to the nipple unit 110 from one side.

The handle unit 160 includes a ring-shaped handle ring 161 and a second detachable coupling portion 162 connected to the handle ring 161 and detachably engaged with the first removable coupling unit 130 . may include

As such, since the nipple unit 110 and the handle unit 160 can be removably coupled to each other, it is possible to assemble with others, and also provides the advantage of easy cleaning.

According to the present embodiment, which operates based on the structure as described above, unlike the prior art, by adding a brushing function, the functionality can be increased.

(Second embodiment)

Figure 6 is a front exploded view of a pacifier with a brush function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this figure, the pacifier 200 according to the present embodiment also includes a nipple unit 210 and a handle unit 160 that are mutually detachable. Since their configuration, functions, and roles are the same as those of the above-described embodiments, repeated descriptions are avoided.

On the other hand, in order to attach and detach the nipple unit 210 and the handle unit 160, the nipple unit 210 and the handle unit 160 are provided with a first detachable coupling portion 230 and a second detachable coupling portion 262. At this time, the non-circular locking groove 230a is provided in the first detachable coupling part 230 , and the locking protrusion 262a that fits into the non-circular locking groove 230a is provided in the second detachable coupling part 262 .

In this case, when the first detachable coupling part 230 and the second detachable coupling part 262 are coupled, the locking protrusion 262a is in a shape caught in the non-circular locking groove 230a, so that it is not easily separated arbitrarily. Of course, when force is applied and removed, the nipple unit 210 and the handle unit 160 are separated, which is very advantageous for cleaning and the like.

Even if the present embodiment is applied, unlike in the prior art, by adding a brushing function, the functionality can be increased.

(Example 3)

7 is a front view of a tooth brushing function black pacifier according to a third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a plan view of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a temperature and usage time check unit, FIG. It is a control block diagram for the time check unit.

Referring to these drawings, the tooth brushing function pacifier 300 according to the present embodiment also includes a nipple unit 310 and a handle unit 160 having an arc-shaped base 320 . Since their configuration, functions, and roles are the same as those of the above-described embodiments, repeated descriptions are avoided.

On the other hand, in the case of this embodiment, the temperature and use time check unit 380 is further mounted. The temperature and usage time check unit 380 includes a unit housing 381, a housing cover 382 having a locking portion 382a hooked to and coupled to the unit housing 381, and a bottom opening of the unit housing 381. A PCB (386a) including a temperature sensor 383 for measuring the body temperature of infants and toddlers, a use time counting sensor 386, a battery 385, a body temperature display unit 384a, and a use time display unit 384b are provided. It includes a divided display 384 , an input unit 387 , and a controller 390 .

While the body temperature of infants and toddlers is displayed on the body temperature display unit 384a of the display 384, the usage time of the brushing function pacifier 300 is displayed on the usage time display unit 384b, so the convenience of use can be very high.

The unit housing 381 of the temperature and usage time check unit 380 is coupled to the housing hole 320a of the arc-shaped base 320 while being fitted. Accordingly, the temperature sensor 383 of the temperature and usage time check unit 380 may directly contact the lips of the infant to measure the infant's body temperature. Accordingly, the reliability of the measured value may be very high.

The controller 390 controls the temperature sensor 383 and the use time counting sensor 386 to display the resulting information on the body temperature display unit 384a and the use time display unit 384b of the display 384 based on the sensing signals. .

The controller 390 performing this role may include a central processing unit 391 (CPU), a memory 392 (MEMORY), and a support circuit 393 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT).

The central processing unit 391, in the present embodiment, based on the sensing signals of the temperature sensor 383 and the usage time counting sensor 386, the resulting information is displayed on the body temperature display unit 384a and the usage time display unit 384b of the display 384 ) may be one of various computer processors that can be industrially applied to control the display.

The memory 392 , MEMORY is connected to the central processing unit 391 . The memory 392 is a computer-readable recording medium, which may be installed locally or remotely, and may be easily available such as, for example, random access memory (RAM), ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, or any digital storage form. It may be at least one memory.

The support circuit 393 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT) is coupled with the central processing unit 391 to support typical operations of the processor. The support circuit 393 may include a cache, a power supply, a clock circuit, an input/output circuit, a subsystem, and the like.

In this embodiment, the controller 390, based on the sensing signals of the temperature sensor 383 and the use time counting sensor 386, information resulting therefrom is displayed on the body temperature display unit 384a and the use time display unit 384b of the display 384. Control to be displayed, such a series of control processes and the like may be stored in the memory (392). Typically, software routines may be stored in memory 392 . Software routines may also be stored or executed by other central processing units (not shown).

Although the process according to the present invention has been described as being executed by a software routine, at least some of the processes of the present invention may be performed by hardware. As such, the processes of the present invention may be implemented in software executed on a computer system, hardware such as an integrated circuit, or a combination of software and hardware.

Even if the present embodiment is applied, unlike in the prior art, by adding a brushing function, the functionality can be increased.

As such, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, it should be said that such modifications or variations are included in the claims of the present invention.

100: brushing function pacifier 110: nipple unit
120: arc-type base 130: first removable coupling part
140: soft nipple part 141: bite part
141a: second penetrating hole 143: neck part
150: brushing part 151: brushing body part
151a: first needle through hole 152: upper tooth arrangement groove
153: lower teeth arrangement groove 154: fine brush
160: handle unit 161: handle ring
162: second detachable coupling part

Claims (5)

nipple unit; and
Includes; a handle unit detachably coupled to the nipple unit from one side;
The nipple unit is
an arc-shaped base supported on the lips in a state of being in an arc shape and placed on the lips;
a first detachable coupling part connected to one end of the arc-shaped base and used as a place for detachably coupling with the handle unit;
a soft nipple part connected to the engaging part and connected to the engaging part and having a neck part connected to the arc-shaped base from the opposite side of the first detachable coupling part, and made of soft plastic; and
Including; and a tooth brush connected to the soft nipple part in an arc shape for a tooth brushing function,
The brushing part,
Tooth brushing body having an arc (arc) shape;
an upper tooth arrangement groove formed on one side of the tooth brushing body, in which the upper teeth of infants and toddlers are disposed;
a lower tooth arrangement groove formed on the other side of the brushing body and engaged with the upper tooth arrangement groove portion, in which the lower teeth of infants and children are disposed;
It includes; a plurality of fine bristle provided in the upper tooth arrangement groove portion and the lower tooth arrangement groove portion, which doubles the cleaning of the upper and lower teeth disposed in the upper tooth placement groove portion and the lower tooth placement groove portion;
A plurality of first needle-through holes are formed in the toothbrush body portion,
Brushing function gonggal pacifier, characterized in that a plurality of second chimney through holes are formed in the engagement portion of the soft nipple.
The method of claim 1,
A housing hole is formed in the arc-shaped base,
A pacifier with a brushing function, characterized in that a temperature and use time check unit that displays the body temperature and use time of infants and toddlers is coupled to the housing hole.
delete The method of claim 1,
A plurality of first needle-through holes are formed in the toothbrush body portion,
Brushing function gonggal pacifier, characterized in that a plurality of second chimney through holes are formed in the engagement portion of the soft nipple.
The method of claim 1,
The handle unit is
a ring-shaped handle ring; and
and a second detachable coupling part connected to the handle ring and coupled to the first detachable coupling part by removable engagement;
A non-circular locking groove is provided in the first detachable coupling part, and a locking protrusion that fits into the non-circular locking groove is provided in the second detachable coupling part.

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