KR20090099803A - Automatic toothpaste dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic dentifrice dispenser is provided, which enables to control discharge amount of the dentifrice discharged through an outlet by restricting operation range of the lever. CONSTITUTION: An automatic dentifrice dispenser comprises a dentifrice box, a distributor main body, a sensing unit, a driving unit, and a discharging unit control member. The dentifrice box receives dentifrice. The distributor main body is connected to the dentifrice box and discharges dentifrice of certain amount. The sensing unit senses location a toothbrush in the outlet(112) of the distributor main body. The driving unit is controlled while being connected to the sensing unit. The discharging unit control member controls the dentifrice exhaustion of the distributor main body while being connected to the driving unit.

Description

Toothpaste Automatic Dispenser {AUTOMATIC TOOTHPASTE DISPENSER}

The present invention, unlike the existing toothpaste dispenser, which requires the user to manually operate the discharge process for toothpaste discharge, toothpaste is automatically dispensed with a certain amount of toothpaste simply by placing a toothbrush in the toothpaste dispensing position, without the need for additional manipulation. Relates to an automatic dispenser.

Korean patent application No. 2008-4959 (filed Jan. 16, 2008) of the applicant has been introduced "toothpaste automatic dispenser".

The toothpaste automatic dispenser is formed with a space portion to accommodate a predetermined amount of toothpaste, one side is open so that the toothpaste can be introduced, the compression expansion portion of the elastic material formed with an outlet for discharging it when compressed, and the toothpaste supply member Is fixed, a toothpaste inlet is formed on the other side to inject the toothpaste into the compression expansion portion, the toothpaste inlet is provided with a toothpaste supply portion having an elastic valve so that the toothpaste flows only in the direction of the compression expansion portion, When the user has a discharge button pressed to discharge the toothpaste, and a rotating shaft, one end is rotatably connected to the discharge button, the other end is rotated by pressing the discharge button connected to the pressure transmission means And a pressing part which is rotated about the rotating shaft together to compress the compression expansion part upward Force transmission means, includes the toothpaste discharge portion and the support axis of rotation that is fixed in the pressure transfer means.

However, the toothpaste automatic dispenser has to discharge the toothpaste by pressing the discharge button, the user cannot adjust the dispensing amount of the toothpaste, it is not possible to replace only the broken parts when any one of the parts, such as compression expansion unit and the like.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is that the sensor is mounted in the housing and disposed below the toothpaste outlet, the sensor detects the presence of the toothbrush, if the sensor detects the toothbrush, the pressure member of the sector gear by the motor to discharge the toothpaste By pressurizing the means, it is to provide an automatic toothpaste dispenser in which a certain amount of toothpaste contained in the toothpaste discharging means is automatically discharged through the discharge port.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic toothpaste dispenser capable of adjusting the dispensing amount of the toothpaste discharged through the discharge port by controlling the operating range of the lever as the pressure transfer means by the discharge amount adjusting means.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic toothpaste dispenser that is detachably assembled so that only the toothpaste discharge part including the tip member can be replaced when the tip member of the toothpaste discharge part is broken.

In one example of an automatic toothpaste dispenser according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a toothpaste container containing a toothpaste and the toothpaste is combined automatic toothpaste dispenser comprising a dispensing main body to discharge a certain amount of toothpaste,

Detect means for detecting the position of the toothbrush in the outlet of the distributor body,

A driving means connected to and controlled by the sensing means;

It is characterized in that it further comprises a discharge control means connected to the drive means for controlling the toothpaste discharge of the dispensing main body.

In the toothpaste automatic dispenser comprising a dispensing main body consisting of a storage unit and a discharge unit for storing and discharging the toothpaste, a discharge control means for controlling the toothpaste discharge in the dispensing main body and a housing in which the dispensing main body and the discharge control means are installed.

The discharge control means,

An operation button connected to the dispensing main body to add a pressing force from the outside;

It is connected to the operation button and includes a control rotating body for pressing the distribution base body in accordance with the operation of the operation button,

It is characterized in that it further comprises a stopper connected to the control rotor to adjust the operating range of the pressure lever.

In addition, in the toothpaste automatic dispenser provided with a dispensing main body consisting of a storage unit and a discharge unit discharged to the toothpaste, and discharge control means for controlling the discharge of the toothpaste in the dispensing main body,

The discharge portion of the distribution body,

A receiving cover coupled to communicate with the storage unit;

Including a discharge tip coupled to one end of the receiving cover,

The discharge tip and the receiving cover is characterized in that the mutual coupling separation through a separate fastening member.

The support member is connected to the outer semi-cylindrical portion and the inner semi-cylindrical portion by a connecting portion, and a sliding mounting groove is formed in the inner semi-cylindrical portion so that the toothpaste dispensing means can be fitted and fixed, and the outer semi-cylindrical portion is seated on a seat formed on the inner peripheral surface of the housing. After the outer semi-cylindrical portion is fixed to the housing by the fastening means.

The housing may have a cylindrical shape with an open top, a cover mounted on the top, a hole formed in the lower horizontal part, and a controller mounted on the lower horizontal part.

The pressing means comprises a pair of sector gears and a pressing member mounted to the sector gear, the center of rotation is formed on one side of the sector gear, the center of rotation is formed on the outer semi-cylindrical portion of the support member It is rotatably mounted in the shaft groove, characterized in that the pressing member is mounted on the other side of the sector gear so that a pair of pressing members facing each other.

The transmission means is rotatably mounted to the shaft support mounted on the lower horizontal portion of the housing, the gears are respectively mounted on both ends of the shaft, one of the two gears is interlocked with the drive gear of the motor And a sector gear of the pressurizing means engaged with the gear, respectively.

As a result, the toothpaste automatic dispenser according to the present invention detects the toothbrush, and the discharge control means operated through the driving means pressurizes the discharge portion, so that a predetermined amount of the toothpaste contained in the storage portion is transferred to the toothbrush through the toothpaste discharge hole. Are automatically distributed

By controlling the operation range of the discharge control means by the adjustment means, it is possible to adjust the discharge of the toothpaste discharged through the toothpaste discharge hole, when the discharge tip of the discharge portion is broken, it is possible to replace only the discharge portion including the discharge tip It works.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the toothpaste automatic dispenser according to the first embodiment of the present invention is detachably mounted to the dispensing base 10 so that the toothpaste is discharged by a predetermined amount by the dispenser main body 10. do.

2 and 3, the distributor body 10 is

The toothpaste is supplied from the toothpaste 20 to store the toothpaste, and when the compression expansion unit 111 is compressed discharge port 112 (see Fig. 3) is opened to distribute a certain amount of toothpaste, a pair of magnets ( A discharge part 11 in which the discharge port 112 is closed by 113,

A support member 12 on which the discharge part 11 is mounted;

A housing 13 in which the support member 12 is embedded,

Sensing means 14 mounted on one side of the toothbrush inlet 131 formed at the lower end of the housing 13,

A controller 16 (see FIG. 3) for receiving the signal from the sensing means 14 and controlling the operation of the driving means 15 mounted on the housing 13;

It is composed of a discharge control means 17 for receiving the power of the drive means 15 to press the compression expansion portion 111 of the discharge portion (11).

In addition, the distribution body 10 further includes a power transmission means 18 for transmitting the power of the drive means 15 to the discharge control means 17.

The discharge part 11 is introduced in detail in the "toothpaste automatic dispenser" of the Republic of Korea Patent Application No. 2008-4959, detailed description will be omitted here for convenience of description.

The support member 12 is a sliding mounting groove in the inner semi-cylindrical portion 123 so that the outer semi-cylindrical portion 121 and the inner semi-cylindrical portion 122 are connected by the connecting portion 123, and the discharge portion 11 is fitted and fixed. 124 is formed and the outer semicylindrical portion 121 is seated on the seating portion 132 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the housing 13, and then the outer semicylindrical portion 121 is fastened by the fastening means 133 to the housing 13. It is fixed to).

The fastening means 133 may be a screw or bolt.

The housing 13 has a cylindrical shape with an open upper portion, a cover 135 is mounted at an upper end thereof, a hole 137 is formed in a lower horizontal portion 136, and a controller is disposed in the lower horizontal portion 136. 16 is mounted.

The sensing means 14 is preferably a proximity sensor, detects the presence of the toothbrush (B) and transmits a signal to the controller (16).

When a high signal is input from the sensing means 14, the controller 16 rotates the motor 15, which is a driving means, in a forward direction, and drives when a low signal is input from the sensing means 14. The means 15 are rotated in the reverse direction.

The discharge control means 17 is composed of a pair of sector gears 171 operated by the power of the drive means 15, and the pressing member 172 mounted to the sector gear 171, the sector A rotation center shaft 173 is formed on one side of the gear 171, and the rotation center shaft 173 is rotatably mounted to the shaft groove 125 formed in the outer semicylindrical portion 121 of the support member 12. The pressing member 172 is mounted on the other side of the sector gear 171 such that the pair of pressing members 172 face each other.

The power transmission means 18 is a shaft 182 is rotatably mounted to the bearing 181 mounted on the lower horizontal portion 136 of the housing 13, the gear (both ends of the shaft 182) 183 are respectively mounted so that any one of the two gears is interlocked with the drive gear of the motor 15, thereby driving power to the sector gear 171 of the discharge control means 17 meshed with the gear 183, respectively. To pass.

3 to 5, the automatic toothpaste dispenser according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above operates as follows.

When the toothbrush B is inserted into the toothbrush inlet 131 of the housing 13, the sensing means 14 detects the toothbrush B and transmits a high signal to the controller 16. The driving means 15 is driven, and the power of the driving means 15 is transmitted to the sector gear 171 of the discharge control means 17 through the transmission means 18. As a result, in the state of FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 5, the sector gear 171 of the discharge control means 17 is angularly rotated upward about its own rotation center axis 173, so that the sector gear 171. The pressing member 172 mounted on the) compresses the compression expanding portion 111 of the toothpaste discharging means 11, thereby discharging a predetermined amount of the toothpaste stored in the discharge portion 11. At this time, the pressure inside the compression expansion portion 111 is greater than the magnetic force of the magnet 113 for opening and closing the toothpaste discharge hole 112, the toothpaste discharge hole 112 is opened, the valve 115 of the discharge portion 11 Blocks the toothpaste supply hole 116 of the compression-expandable portion 111 to block backflow of the toothpaste of the compression-expandable portion 111 upwards.

Then, when the toothbrush B is removed from the toothbrush inlet 131 of the housing 13, the sensing means 14 detects this and transmits a low signal to the controller 16, the drive means by the controller 16 ( 15 is driven in reverse, and the power of the driving means 15 is transmitted to the sector gear 171 of the discharge control means 17 through the transmission means 18, whereby the sector gear 171 is rotated oppositely to its original position. When it returns to, the compression expansion part 111 of the discharge part 11 is restored to its original state by its own elastic force. At this time, the internal pressure of the compression expansion unit 111 is lowered, and the valve 115 disposed inside the compression expansion unit 111 is opened, whereby the toothpaste is supplied to the compression expansion unit 111.

As such, the toothpaste automatic dispenser according to the first embodiment of the present invention may automatically supply a predetermined amount of toothpaste to the toothbrush when the user inserts the toothbrush into the toothbrush inlet of the housing.

Referring to FIG. 6, the toothpaste automatic dispenser according to the second embodiment of the present invention is detachably mounted to the dispenser body 30 so that the dispensing main body 30 discharges the toothpaste by a predetermined amount. .

7 to 9, the distribution base 30 is

The toothpaste is received from the toothpaste 40 and stores the toothpaste, and when the compression expansion unit 311 is compressed, the toothpaste discharge hole 312 (see Fig. 9) is opened to distribute a certain amount of toothpaste, a pair of The discharge part 31 which the toothpaste discharge hole 312 is closed by the magnet 313,

A support member 32 to which the discharge part 31 is mounted;

A housing 33 in which the support member 32 is embedded;

A discharge button 34 mounted on the mounting groove 331 of the housing 33;

Discharge control means (35) operated by the discharge button (34) to pressurize the compressed expansion portion (311) of the toothpaste discharge means (31);

It consists of a stopper means 27 mounted on the cover 36 of the housing so as to limit the operating stroke S of the discharge button 34.

The discharge part 31 is introduced in detail in the "automatic toothpaste dispenser" of the Republic of Korea Patent Application No. 2008-4959, detailed description will be omitted here for convenience of description.

The support member 32 has an inner semi-cylindrical portion 322 integrally formed in the body portion 323, the sliding mounting groove 321 is fixed to the inner semi-cylindrical portion 322 to be fitted into the toothpaste discharging means 31. And a pair of wing portions 324 are formed symmetrically on both side lower ends of the body portion 323, and a shaft groove 325 is formed in the wing portion 324.

As a result, the support member 32 is mounted on the seating portion 332 which is attached to the inner circumferential surface of the housing 33 by the body portion 323, and then is secured by the fastening means 334 such as a screw. It is fixed to 13.

The discharge button 34 is equipped with a pair of legs 342 at both side ends of the pressing plate 341, the engaging projection 343 is formed on the leg 342.

The discharge control means 35 is a "b" shaped lever 351 connected to the leg 342 of the discharge button 34, and the compression expansion of the discharge portion 31 is mounted to the lever 351 ( Composed of a pressing member 355 for pressing the 311, a link hole 352 is formed in the vertical portion of the lever 351 is coupled to the engaging projection 343 of the leg 342, the lever 351 The central axis of rotation (353) formed on one side of the () is disposed on the refracting portion is refracted from the vertical portion to the horizontal portion, the pressing member 355 mounted on the other side of the lever 351 is horizontal of the lever 351 Is placed in the department.

The stopper means 37 are bolts, and two of the stopper means 37 may be mounted on the cover 36 to correspond to the legs 342 of the discharge button 34.

The toothpaste automatic dispenser according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above may set the operation stroke S of the discharge button 34 by adjusting the stopper means 37. In particular, in the case where the stopper means 37 is a bolt, when the bolt is released, the operation stroke S of the discharge button 34 becomes long, so that the amount of angular rotation of the lever 33 that rotates about the rotation center axis 353 increases. As a result, the lifting height h of the pressing member 335 mounted on the lever 33 is increased, and the force for pressing the compression-expanded portion 311 of the toothpaste discharging means 31 is increased, and the toothpaste discharging means is increased. The amount of toothpaste dispensed at 31 is increased. On the contrary, when the bolt is tightened, the operation stroke S of the discharge button 34 is shortened, the lifting height h of the pressing member 335 is lowered, and the compression-expanded portion 331 of the toothpaste discharging means 31 is reduced. The force for pressurizing is reduced, so that the amount of toothpaste dispensed from the toothpaste dispensing means 31 is reduced.

As such, the automatic toothpaste dispenser according to the second embodiment of the present invention can adjust the amount of the toothpaste dispensed from the discharge part by the user adjusting the operation stroke of the discharge button using the stopper means.

10 and 11, the toothpaste automatic dispenser according to the third embodiment of the present invention is to improve the discharge portion of the automatic toothpaste dispenser introduced in the Korean Patent Application No. 2008-4959 of the applicant.

The discharge unit 50 according to the present invention is a valve 52 is mounted on the toothpaste supply unit 51 is mounted toothpaste 60, the valve 52 is a toothpaste supply hole 516 of the toothpaste supply unit 51 Opening and closing, the upper end of the compression expansion unit 53 to the lower end of the toothpaste supply unit 51 is coupled by a ring clamp 54, the toothpaste discharging unit to the spiral fastening portion 537 of the compression expansion unit 53 57 is replaceably fastened.

The toothpaste supply unit 51 is a toothpaste cylinder 60 to which the toothpaste cylinder 60 is mounted, the toothpaste fixed portion 511 is coupled to the valve body 515 by fitting fit, toothpaste formed on the bottom of the valve body 515 In the state where the supply hole 516 is opened and closed by the valve 52 and the flange portion 517 formed at the lower end of the valve body 515 and the flange portion 532 formed at the upper end of the compression expansion portion 53 are in close contact with each other. Coupled by a ring clamp 54.

Thereby, in the state where the flange portion 517 of the valve body 515 and the flange portion 532 of the compression expansion portion 53 are engaged by the ring clamp 54, as shown in FIG. 12, the ring Since the clamp 54 is inserted into the sliding mounting groove 321 of the support member 32 and fixed, the compression body 53 may be compressed and expanded by the pressure member 531, so that the valve body 515 The combination of the compression expansion portion 53 is not separated.

The valve 52 is made of a flexible synthetic resin and is opened when the toothpaste of the valve body 515 is supplied to the compression expansion unit 53, and the toothpaste of the compression expansion unit 53 flows back to the valve body 515. Prevent it.

The compression expanding portion 53 is connected to the flange portion 532 of the cylindrical elastic member 531 such that the flange portion 532 of the cylindrical elastic member 531 is in close contact with the flange portion 516 of the valve body 515. The formed coupling protrusion 533 is fitted into the coupling groove 518 formed in the flange portion 517 of the valve body 515, and the lower end of the cylindrical elastic member 531 has a mounting groove 536 of the hard connector 535. The spiral fastening portion 552 of the toothpaste discharging portion 55 is fastened to the spiral fastening portion 536 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the hard connector 535.

The toothpaste discharging part 55 is a connection socket 551 to which the spiral fastening part 552 is fastened to the spiral fastening part 537 of the hard connector 535 and a hook formed at the lower end of the connection socket 551. It consists of a flexible tip member 555 in which the upper disc portion 556 is mounted on the jaw 553, and a magnet 558 mounted in the discharge port 557 formed at the lower end of the connection socket 551.

Toothpaste automatic dispenser according to a third embodiment of the present invention configured as described above when the discharge tip 555 of the discharge unit 50 is broken, as shown in Figure 13, toothpaste including the discharge tip 555 Since the discharge part 55 and the compression expansion part 53 are fastened in a spiral fastening manner, the toothpaste discharging part 55 can be separated from the compression expansion part 53 and replaced with a new toothpaste discharging part. Furthermore, when the tip member 555 is broken, the toothpaste discharging part 55 is separated from the compression expansion part 53 and the tip member 555 is separated from the connection socket 551 of the toothpaste discharging part 55. Can be replaced with a new tip member.

14 is a view showing a modified application of the second embodiment, the other basic configuration is the same, but unlike the embodiment in which the discharge button 34 is located on the front side, the discharge button 34 is positioned on the upper side. It is a variant.

That is, as shown in the figure, the pressing portion of the discharge button is projected on the upper portion of the housing 33 and the leg 342 is located in the housing 33, the one end of the leg 342 and the lever 351 Let the top end link.

At this time, when the lever 351 and the link point between the legs are located behind the rotation center axis 353 of the lever 351, when the discharge button is pressed, the lever 351 is rearward with respect to the rotation center axis 353, That is, it should be able to rotate toward the stopper means 37.

At this point in the rotation process of the lever 351, the upper end of the lever is caught by the stopper means 37, and further rotation is blocked, so that the discharge amount of the toothpaste as in the second embodiment is adjusted according to the length adjustment of the stopper means 37. It can be adjusted.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an automatic toothpaste dispenser according to a first embodiment of the present invention

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the distributor body of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1 showing the distributor body;

4 and 5 are schematic views illustrating the operation of the sector gear and the pressing member.

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view showing an automatic toothpaste dispenser according to a second embodiment of the present invention

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the distributor body of FIG. 6. FIG.

8 and 9 are cross-sectional views taken along the line B-B of Figure 6 for explaining the operation relationship between the discharge button and the stopper means

Figure 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the toothpaste dispensing means of the automatic toothpaste dispenser according to a third embodiment of the present invention

10 is an assembly cross-sectional view showing the toothpaste dispensing means of FIG.

10 is an exploded perspective view showing the toothpaste dispensing means of the automatic toothpaste dispenser according to the third embodiment of the present invention

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the toothpaste dispensing means of FIG. 10. FIG.

12 is an assembly view showing an example in which the toothpaste discharging means is mounted to the support member;

FIG. 13 is an exploded cross-sectional view illustrating an example in which the toothpaste discharging unit is replaced in the toothpaste discharging unit of FIG.

14 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment in which the discharge button is located on the upper side

Claims (7)

In the toothpaste automatic dispenser comprising a toothpaste containing a toothpaste and a dispensing base coupled to the toothpaste to discharge a certain amount of toothpaste, Sensing means for sensing the position of the toothbrush at the outlet of the dispensing base; A driving means connected to and controlled by the sensing means; Toothpaste automatic dispenser, characterized in that further comprising a discharge means control means connected to the drive means for controlling the discharge of toothpaste of the dispensing base. The method of claim 1, The distribution main body, A storage unit for storing the toothpaste supplied from the toothpaste container, It is provided on one side of the storage portion and one end is formed with a toothpaste discharge hole is compressed and expanded to a predetermined volume, The discharge control means is an automatic toothpaste dispenser, characterized in that consisting of a control rotary body interlocked with the drive means and a pressing member for pressing one end of the discharge portion in the process of rotating together with the control rotary body on the control rotary body; . In the toothpaste automatic dispenser comprising a dispenser body comprising a storage unit for storing the toothpaste and a discharge unit for discharging, a discharge control means for controlling the discharge of the toothpaste in the dispensing main body, and a housing in which the dispensing main body and the discharge control unit are installed. The discharge control means, An operation button connected to the dispensing main body to add a pressing force from the outside; It is connected to the operation button and includes a control rotating body for pressing the distribution base body in accordance with the operation of the operation button, Toothpaste automatic dispenser characterized in that it further comprises a stopper connected to the control rotating body to adjust the operating range of the pressure lever. The method of claim 3, wherein The control rotating body of the discharge control means, One end is connected to the operation button and one side is provided with a hinge portion to be rotatable in the housing; It is integrally provided with the other end of the connecting rod is configured to include a pressing member for pressing the distribution main body in accordance with the rotation of the connecting rod, The stopper is a toothpaste automatic dispenser characterized in that the length is adjusted to one side of the housing so that one end is in contact with at least one of the operation button and the discharge control means to block the operation. The method according to claim 1 or 3, Discharge portion of the distribution base body, A receiving cover coupled to communicate with the storage unit; Including a discharge tip coupled to one end of the receiving cover, The discharge tip and the receiving cover is a toothpaste automatic dispenser, characterized in that the mutual coupling separation through a separate fastening member. In the toothpaste automatic dispenser provided with a dispenser body consisting of a storage unit for storing the toothpaste and the discharge unit discharged, and a discharge control means for controlling the discharge of the toothpaste in the dispensing main body, The discharge portion of the distribution body, A receiving cover coupled to communicate with the storage unit; Including a discharge tip coupled to one end of the receiving cover, The discharge tip and the receiving cover is a toothpaste automatic dispenser, characterized in that the mutual coupling separation through a separate fastening member. The method of claim 6, The lower end of the storage unit and the upper end of the receiving cover are each provided with a flange portion is coupled to abut each other, Toothpaste automatic dispenser, characterized in that the separate ring clamp is coupled to each other in a manner surrounding the outside of the flange at the same time.

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