KR20120139180A - Mouth prop - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mouth prop is provided to prevent slip due to grasping power by forming an unevenness part in the shape of a continuous sawtooth. CONSTITUTION: A light source(110) emits light. A light source support body(120) receives the light source. The light source support body is formed from transparent materials. A prob body(130) is composed of a lift prob body and a right prob body. The prob body is formed to control the width.

Description

Mouse prop {MOUTH PROP}

The present invention relates to a mouth prop opening the mouth.

In general, a mouse prop is used between the molars of the upper jaw and the lower teeth of the lower jaw to support the upper jaw and the lower jaw to maintain the patient's open mouth during dental treatment or treatment. Recently, when a doctor diagnoses or treats a tooth and periodontal area while the patient opens his mouth and wears a mouse prop, a light source that emits light inside the oral cavity to clearly observe and treat the area is mounted on the mouse prop. have.

However, in the case of the conventional mouse prop, there is a problem in that the mounting of the light source, for example, securing the amount of emission of the light source is insufficient, and the protection of the light source is weak in the oral environment. Meanwhile, in the case of the mouse prop, small, medium, and large mouse props are manufactured and provided according to the size of the patient's mouth. However, if any one of them is damaged or lost, there is inconvenience of repurposing the whole. There is a problem that can not be used for the size of one side.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a mouse prop that can stably mount a light source and emit light sufficiently.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a mouse prop that can be adjusted in width, size, and small when necessary.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problem, another problem to be solved by the present invention not mentioned here is apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description. Can be understood.

Mouse prop according to the present invention, the light source for emitting light; A light source supporting body part including a light source unit, and a plurality of guide grooves disposed at upper and lower surfaces at intervals in a horizontal direction; And a left prop body and a right prop body to support an open state of the oral cavity, and each of the left and right prop bodies is selectively fastened to at least one of the plurality of guide grooves, and includes a prop body part of a transparent material that can adjust the left and right widths. do.

In addition, the light source unit of the present invention comprises a light source circuit board, at least one LED light source mounted on the upper surface of the light source circuit board, and a cylindrical or polyhedral cylindrical protective cover for protecting the light source circuit board and the LED light source. It is done.

In addition, the rear surface of the light source supporting body portion of the present invention, the light source receiving groove is formed in close contact with the surface of the protective cover of the light source portion, and the light source portion can be removed. Characterized in that the same arrangement.

In addition, the prop body of the present invention, each of the left and right prop body provides a receiving space for receiving the light source supporting body portion, the fastening protrusions are formed on each of the upper and lower inner surfaces of the receiving space of the left and right prop body is fastened to the guide groove It is done.

In addition, the protective sheet portion of the elastic material is further formed on the outer surface of the prop body portion of the present invention.

By the means for solving the above problems, the mouse prop of the present invention has an effect that can stably mount the light source, and can sufficiently emit light.

In addition, the mouse prop of the present invention has the effect that the width can be adjusted to small, medium, large.

In addition, the mouse prop of the present invention has an effect that can be immediately reused only by replacing the corresponding parts in case of partial breakage.

1 is a perspective view of a mouse prop according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of a mouse prop according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an assembly view of the mouse prop according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a width adjusted to each of the large, medium, small size of the mouse prop according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view of a light source unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Specific matters including the problem to be solved, the solution to the problem, and the effects of the present invention as described above are included in the following embodiments and the drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods of achieving the same will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the present invention.

1 to 5 are views for explaining a mouse prop according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mouse prop according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a mouse prop according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a mouse according to an embodiment of the present invention 4 is an exploded view of the prop, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the width of the mouse prop is adjusted to be large, medium, or small, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the light source unit according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. to be. On the other hand, the left or right side of Figs. 1 to 5, the upper and lower teeth to support the upper and lower teeth when actually used in the oral cavity, the upper surface is the inner and lower surfaces of the oral cavity toward the outer side of the oral cavity, but the claims Throughout this specification, as shown in Figs. 1 to 5 (particularly, Fig. 2), reference is made to the direction definition and the direction description. That is, when the surface on which the guide grooves 121 are formed is formed on the upper surface and the surface on which the guide grooves 122 are formed, the front and rear directions and the guide grooves 121 and 122 are arranged in the direction in which the guide grooves 121 and 122 extend. The direction to be defined is defined as the left and right directions. In addition, as shown in Figure 1, the mouse prop according to an embodiment of the present invention, although some components are made of a transparent material, in order to clarify the display of the components in FIGS. To display.

As shown in Figures 1 to 5, the mouse prop according to an embodiment of the present invention, the light source unit 110, the light source support body portion 120, the prop body portion 130 and the protective sheet portion 140 Include.

The light source unit 110 is mounted on the mouse prop to emit light. In detail, the light source unit 110 may protect the light source circuit board 111, the LED light source 112 mounted on the upper surface of the light source circuit board 111, and the light source circuit board 111 and the LED light source 112. And a cover 113.

Here, the light source circuit board 111 is connected to an external power supply unit (not shown) to supply power to the LED light source 112. The LED light source 112 is mounted on the upper surface of the light source circuit board 111 in the state of the LED chip, the number can be changed as necessary. In addition, the LED light source 112 may be simply turned on / off according to the configuration of the light source circuit board 111, and the brightness of the LED light source 112 may be selectively turned on. In one embodiment of the present invention, LED is an example of a light source, but organic light emitting diodes (OLED), flat fluorescent lamps (FFL), and the like may be used as necessary.

In addition, the protective cover 113 is primarily wrapped around the light source circuit board 111 and the LED light source 112, and is easily accommodated in the light source supporting body portion 120 and shown in FIGS. As described above, the shape of the rectangular parallelepiped light source unit 110 is achieved. The shape of the protective cover 113 can be modified into a cylindrical or other polyhedral cylinder shape as needed. On the other hand, a part of the upper surface of the protective cover 113 is provided with a light emitting window 113a for emitting light, as another example, the protective cover 113 may be formed of a transparent material.

The light source support body 120 accommodates the light source unit 110, and a plurality of guide grooves 121 and 122 are disposed at intervals in the left and right directions at each of the upper and lower surfaces thereof. The light source support body 120 may be formed of a transparent material and may be sufficiently emitted to the outside without blocking light generated from the light source 110.

In addition, a light source accommodating groove 123 is formed on the rear side surface of the light source supporting body 120 to be in close contact with the surface of the protective cover 113 of the light source unit 110 and to be removable from the light source unit 110. Accordingly, since the light source unit 110 is sealed except for the rear side, the light source unit 110 may prevent the penetration of moisture contained in the oral cavity and may be protected from the impact by the grip force.

In addition, the upper and lower surfaces of the light source supporting body portion 120, the guide grooves 121 and 122 are arranged in the same manner, the guide grooves 121 and 122 form a shape extending from the front end to the rear end. Accordingly, the fastening protrusions 131a, 131b, 132a, and 132b are slid from the front side to the rear side along the guide grooves 121 and 122 on the upper and lower sides, and are easily and stably fastened.

The prop body 130 is composed of a left prop body 130a and a right prop body 130b to support an open state of the oral cavity. For example, the left prop body 130a or the right prop body 130b is in contact with the upper teeth, and the other prop body is in contact with the lower teeth to support the opened state. The prop body 130 is also formed of a transparent material for smooth emission of light.

As shown in FIG. 4, the left and right prop bodies 130a and 130b are selectively fastened to at least one of the plurality of guide grooves 121 and 122, thereby allowing left and right width adjustment.

That is, in the prop body 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the left and right prop bodies 130a and 130b respectively provide an accommodation space for accommodating the light source supporting body 120, and the left and right prop bodies 130a and 130b. Fastening protrusions 131a, 131b, 132a, and 132b are formed on the upper and lower inner surfaces of the accommodation space of 130b and fastened to the guide grooves 121 and 122. Each of the fastening protrusions 131a, 131b, 132a, and 132b is formed at two positions side by side at each position to improve the fastening force and to strengthen the holding force against the grip force. At this time, as shown in (a) to (c) of FIG. 4, the space between the left and right prop bodies 130a and 130b according to the position of the guide grooves 121 and 122 to which the fastening protrusions 131a, 131b, 132a, and 132b are fastened. This will change the width of the mouse props.

Specifically, when the guide grooves 121 and 122 of the upper surface are named 1 to 6 from the left to the right, FIG. 4 (a) shows the mouse prop in the small state, and the fastening protrusions 131 a and 132 a have two. The first and third guide grooves 121 and 122 are fastened, and the fastening protrusions 131b and 132b are fastened to the fourth and fifth guide grooves 121 and 122, and the left and right prop bodies 130a and 130b contact each other. As a result, the left and right widths become the narrowest.

In addition, Figure 4 (b) shows a mouse prop in the medium state, the fastening protrusions (131a, 132a) is fastened to the guide grooves 121, 122 of the second and third, the fastening projections (131b, 132b) is The guide grooves 121 and 122 are fastened to the fifth and sixth guide grooves, and the left and right prop bodies 130a and 130b come into contact with each other to form a width of medium size. Of course it is possible to reverse the left and right.

In addition, Figure 4 (c) shows a mouse prop in a large state, the fastening projections (131a, 132a) is fastened to the guide grooves 121, 122 of the first and second, the fastening projections (131b, 132b) is The guide grooves 121 and 122 are fastened to the fifth and sixth guide grooves, and the left and right prop bodies 130a and 130b are in contact with each other, so that the left and right widths are widest.

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention it is possible to further form the protective sheet portion 140 of the elastic material on the outer surface, preferably the upper teeth or lower teeth of the prop body portion 130. In this case, the protective sheet 140 may use an elastic material to promote shock absorption and mouth protection of the user. As the elastic material, it is preferable to use silicone, natural rubber, etc., which are harmless to the human body and have sufficient elastic force, and as shown in FIG. 2, a continuous serrated irregularities can be formed on the surface thereof to improve the bite force, Slip by grip force can be prevented.

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(A) The mouse prop according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes a power supply unit connected to the rear end of the light source unit to supply power. In order to improve the portability of the mouse prop, the power supply unit may be formed as a portable type formed by accommodating a battery or a rechargeable battery. The connection structure from the light source portion to the power supply portion can be formed in a straight or U-shape, and may be formed in a structure that can be flexibly rotated so as to change the connection shape according to the position of use of the oral cavity.

In addition, the power supply unit may be composed of an electric cord and an electric wire for connecting to an outlet to continuously supply light for a long time.

(B) As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the mouse prop of the present invention has a structure in which the light source portion can be inserted and detached from the light source supporting body portion, so that the light source portion can be used in a state where it is coupled to the mouse prop. In an embodiment, it is possible to illuminate any part of the oral cavity by leaving the light source part in a state where the mouse prop is held by the user's teeth and the oral cavity is opened. For example, in the case of detachment, the light source supporting body portion and the prop body portion of the mouse prop open the oral cavity, and the separated light source portion may be spaced between the ball and the gum and positioned in the direction of the gum to illuminate the outside of the gum. In this case, the distance between the ball and the gum can be made easier by using the above-described U-shaped power supply.

Thus, the mouse prop according to an embodiment of the present invention can be adjusted in width, small, medium, large if necessary, and can be immediately reused only by replacing the corresponding parts in case of partial breakage. In addition, the light source can be stably mounted, and light can be sufficiently emitted even in the width adjusting structure.

As described above, it is to be understood that the technical structure of the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, All changes or modifications that come within the scope of the equivalent concept are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention.

110: light source
111: light source circuit board
112: LED light source
113: protective cover
113a: light emitting window
120: light source support body
121, 122: Guide groove
123: light source receiving groove
130: prop body
130a: left prop body
130b: right prop body
131a, 131b, 132a, and 132b: fastening protrusions
140: protection sheet

Claims (5)

A light source unit emitting light;
A light source supporting body part made of a transparent material to accommodate the light source part, and a plurality of guide grooves disposed at upper and lower surfaces at intervals in a horizontal direction; And
It consists of a left prop body and a right prop body to support the open state of the oral cavity, and each of the left and right prop bodies is selectively fastened to at least one of the plurality of guide grooves, the body body of the transparent material which can adjust the left and right width ;
Mouse props containing. The method of claim 1,
The light source unit includes a light source circuit board, at least one LED light source mounted on an upper surface of the light source circuit board, and a cylindrical or polyhedral cylindrical protective cover protecting the light source circuit board and the LED light source. Mouse prop. The method of claim 2,
On the rear side of the light source supporting body portion, a light source accommodating groove is formed in close contact with the protective cover surface of the light source portion and in which the light source portion can be inserted.
The upper and lower surfaces of the light source supporting body portion, the guide groove is characterized in that the same arrangement in a shape extending from the front end to the rear end. The method of claim 3,
The prop body portion, each of the left and right prop body provides a receiving space for receiving the light source supporting body portion, and fastening protrusions are formed on each of the upper and lower inner surfaces of the receiving space of the left and right prop body is fastened to the guide groove. Mouse prop. The method according to claim 1 or 4,
Mouse props, characterized in that the protective sheet portion of the elastic material is further formed on the outer surface of the prop body portion.

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