KR20130006218A - Replacable oral cleaning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An oral cavity removable brushing device is provided to effectively remove foolery regardless of individual teeth brushing capability. CONSTITUTION: An oral cavity removable brushing device comprises a tooth accommodating chamber(110), main body parts(120) which are formed by surrounding the tooth accommodating chamber, housing connected to the main body part, and a brushing teeth promotion part(130) equipped with a vibrator for supplying vibration to washing solution molecule. The main body part is formed to be hold inside the oral cavity and includes a washing solution storing unit.

Description

Oral detachable tooth brush {REPLACABLE ORAL CLEANING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a tooth care apparatus, and more particularly, to a tooth care apparatus that performs tooth brushing without brushing.

Plaque deposition has been known to be a major cause of the development of gingivitis and periodontitis, indicating inflammation and destruction of periodontal tissue. The basic way to remove these plaques mechanically is to brush them.

However, the effectiveness of this brushing depends on how often you brush and how efficiently you use the brush. It is important to brush your teeth properly and at the right times and times each day. Therefore, the efficiency of plaque removal is determined by the ability of the individual brushing, the type of bristles, the frequency of brushing, and the use time.

Therefore, for effective oral care, users have a burden of knowing and practicing the above situations. In fact, most users brush their teeth in less than the recommended time of brushing, there is a problem that you are not familiar with how to brush properly. In addition, in order to enhance the brushing effect, users have to choose the shape, strength, size and the like of the bristles to suit them. In particular, incorrect brushing has a problem that can damage the soft gingiva (gingiva).

On the other hand, brushing to remove the plaque mechanically, depending on the shape of the bristles or the head and the size of the toothbrush, the surface is difficult to reach, such as brushing, standing surfaces, molar teeth. Therefore, plaque tends to be deposited at such a site, and the inevitable problem occurs that the deposited plaque develops into periodontitis, which greatly threatens the overall oral health.

Considering the above problems, for oral health care, it is inevitable to adjust or remove plaque with brushing, and thus, a new type of brushing device that users can brush their teeth more conveniently and effectively is urgently needed. Situation.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a brushing device that can be brushed without brushing, which can effectively remove plaque regardless of the individual's brushing ability.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a tooth brush that can effectively remove plaque such as tongues, mouths, posterior teeth and the like that are difficult to reach.

According to the idea of the present invention, the tooth receiving portion is formed along the dentition to provide a tooth receiving space, and is formed surrounding the tooth receiving portion, it is formed to be mounted in the oral cavity in the state where the tooth is accommodated in the tooth receiving space, A main body having a cleaning liquid storage unit for storing the cleaning liquid therein, a housing connected to the main body unit, and a vibration in the cleaning liquid molecules embedded in the housing so that the cleaning liquid of the cleaning liquid storage unit moves to the tooth receiving space and promotes brushing It is possible to provide an oral detachable tooth care device including a tooth care promotion part provided with a vibrating part for supplying it.

Preferably, the main body portion may include at least one cleaning liquid supply hole communicating the cleaning liquid storage part with the tooth receiving space.

Preferably, the tooth receiving portion is formed in the upper tooth receiving portion along the maxillary dentition to provide a tooth receiving space, and is formed extending in the lower portion of the upper tooth receiving portion, the recess is formed along the lower dentition to provide a tooth receiving space It may include a lower tooth receiving portion.

Preferably, the cleaning solution supply hole may be formed to face the occlusal surface of the tooth when the tooth is received in the tooth receiving portion.

Preferably, the cleaning solution supply hole may be formed to face the inner surface of the tooth when receiving the tooth in the tooth receiving portion.

Preferably, the cleaning solution supply hole may be formed to face the outer surface of the tooth when receiving the tooth in the tooth receiving portion.

Preferably, the cleaning liquid supply hole, the wall surface partitioning the tooth receiving portion and the main body portion is cut in a cross shape to form cut pieces, by the vibration supplied from the vibrating portion, the cut pieces are formed to be opened Can be.

Preferably, the body portion may be made of a silicon material or a soft material.

Preferably, the housing may be connected to the bent portion of the body portion corresponding to the inside of the teeth.

Preferably, the housing may be connected to span the upper tooth receiving portion and the lower tooth receiving portion.

Preferably, the vibration unit may include a power supply unit for supplying power, and a vibration motor for generating a vibration by rotating the rotor eccentrically by a magnetic field generated by receiving power from the power supply unit.

Preferably. The cleaning solution is characterized by having a pharmacological function of whitening teeth or protecting gums.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the upper teeth receiving portion is formed along the maxillary dentition to provide an upper dental receiving space, and is formed surrounding the upper dental receiving portion, wherein the teeth are accommodated in the upper dental receiving space. It is formed so as to be mounted in the oral cavity, the upper main body portion having an upper cleaning liquid storage unit for storing the cleaning liquid therein, the lower teeth receiving portion to provide a lower tooth receiving space is formed in the recessed lower teeth along the lower teeth, and the lower teeth receiving portion Wrapped up and formed. A lower body part and a housing interposed between the upper main body part and the lower main body part, the lower main body part being formed to be mounted in the oral cavity in a state where the tooth is accommodated in the lower tooth receiving space, and having a lower washing liquid storage part for storing the cleaning liquid therein; A tooth care promotion unit embedded in the housing and having a vibrating unit for supplying vibration to the cleaning liquid molecules so that the cleaning solution of the upper cleaning solution storage unit and the lower cleaning solution storage unit move to the upper and lower tooth receiving spaces, respectively It can provide an oral detachable toothbrush device comprising.

Preferably, the upper main body part and the lower main body part may include at least one cleaning liquid supply hole communicating the upper cleaning liquid storage part and the upper tooth receiving part, and the lower cleaning liquid storage part and the lower tooth receiving part. have.

Preferably, the cleaning solution supply hole may be formed to face the occlusal surface of the tooth when the tooth is received in the upper tooth receiving portion or the lower tooth receiving portion.

Preferably, the cleaning solution supply hole may be formed to face the inner surface of the tooth when the tooth is accommodated in the upper tooth receiving portion or the lower tooth receiving portion.

Preferably, the cleaning solution supply hole may be formed to face the outer surface of the tooth when the tooth is accommodated in the upper tooth receiving portion or the lower tooth receiving portion.

Preferably, the cleaning liquid supply hole, the wall surface partitioning the tooth receiving portion and the main body portion is cut in a cross shape to form cut pieces, by the vibration supplied from the vibrating portion, the cut pieces are formed to be opened Can be.

Preferably, the upper body portion and the lower body portion may be made of a silicon material or a soft material.

Preferably, the vibration unit may include a power supply unit for supplying power, and a vibration motor for generating a vibration by rotating the rotor eccentrically by a magnetic field generated by receiving power from the power supply unit.

Oral detachable toothbrush according to the present invention, because the brushing proceeds while wearing in the mouth without a separate brushing, it is advantageous to be able to effectively brush, regardless of the brushing ability of the individual, the shape and size of the brush head Provide effect.

In addition, since there is no brushing that causes direct physical friction, there is an advantage inherent in preventing the risk of damaging the soft gingiva.

On the other hand, the oral detachable brush device according to the present invention provides an advantageous effect that can effectively remove the plaque, such as tongue, mouth, molar and the like difficult to brush.

1 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the oral detachable tooth care device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 2 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the upper tooth receiving portion and the main body of Figure 1,
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing to explain the configuration of the oral detachable tooth care device according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention to be mounted on the maxillary and mandibular teeth at the same time,
4 is a cross-sectional view showing a section AA ′ of FIG. 2;
5 is a view showing a cleaning solution supply hole formed opposite the occlusal surface of the tooth,
FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating the brush for promoting teeth shown in FIG. 1;
7 is a front view illustrating the connection position of the tooth promoting portion and the main body portion shown in FIG.
8 is a view illustrating a state in which the cleaning liquid is supplied to the tooth receiving portion through the cleaning liquid supply hole and in contact with the teeth by the vibration of the vibrator;
Figure 9 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the oral detachable tooth care device according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the oral detachable tooth brush according to the present invention.

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.

However, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various different forms, only the embodiments are to make the disclosure of the present invention complete, it is usually in the art It is provided to fully inform the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, the invention being defined only by the scope of the claims.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

1 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the oral detachable tooth care device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the upper tooth receiving portion and the main body of Figure 1 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 2.

1 shows only those parts which are characterized in order to conceptually clearly understand the constructional relationship for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and as a result, various modifications of the drawings are expected, and the present invention needs to be greatly limited to the specific forms shown. There is no.

One embodiment is a device for brushing teeth in the user's mouth bite, depending on the function of the cleaning liquid, as well as a simple brushing, bad breath, teeth whitening, gum care, etc. can be performed in advance.

1 to 4, the oral detachable tooth care device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a tooth receiving portion 110 to provide a tooth receiving space (S of FIG. 3), and bite in the oral cavity It is composed of a configuration including a main body 120 that is mounted and stores the cleaning liquid, and the tooth promotion portion 130 for providing a hydrodynamic force to remove the plaque by supplying vibration to the cleaning liquid molecules.

The tooth receiving unit 110 is recessed along the teeth to provide the tooth receiving space (S). Here, the tooth accommodating space means a space in which the teeth are accommodated so that the main body 120 is bitten by the user's mouth when the embodiment is mounted on the user's mouth.

The tooth accommodating part 110 may be formed based on a standard dental dentition and an external appearance of a tooth, and may be formed by being subdivided according to age, gender, and race of the human being. Alternatively, the dental receiving space S may be customized and customized for each user.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the tooth receiving portion 110 has a horseshoe-shaped appearance to correspond to the teeth, the bottom surface where the occlusal surface of the teeth is intaglio treatment of the upper teeth or lower teeth may be engraved The width of the bottom surface is slightly wider than the width of the tooth.

The tooth receiving space (S) is configured to be described later, the main body portion 120 is integrally formed, when used in a user's mouth closed state, as can be seen in Figure 3, the upper tooth receiving portion formed in the indentation along the maxillary dentition ( 111 and the lower tooth receiving portion 112 is formed along the lower teeth are formed in the recess, the main body portion 120 to be described later formed surrounding the upper tooth receiving portion 111 and the lower tooth receiving portion 112 Can be.

Next, the main body 120 will be described.

The main body 120 is formed to surround the tooth receiving unit 110 described above, and the dental receiving space S is formed to be worn on the user's mouth in the state where the tooth is accommodated. Body portion 120 of an embodiment can be described separately according to the above-described tooth receiving portion 110 and its shape and functional characteristics, it will be mentioned in advance that one means connected to each other.

The main body 120 includes a cleaning solution storage unit 121 in which a cleaning solution is stored therein. As shown in FIG. 3, a space for accommodating and storing the cleaning liquid is formed along the bottom and the sidewalls of the main body 120.

A plurality of cleaning solution supply holes 122a, 122b, and 122c are formed on the bottom or sidewall surface that partitions the main body 120 and the tooth receiving space S to communicate the cleaning solution storage unit 121 with the tooth receiving space S. do. That is, the cleaning solution supply holes 122a, 122b, and 122c may be formed to face the occlusal surface of the tooth when receiving the tooth in the tooth receiving portion 110, 122b, or to face the inner surface of the tooth, 122a. It may be formed to face the outer surface of the tooth (122c).

The cleaning solution supply holes 122a, 122b, and 122c serve to guide the cleaning solution of the cleaning solution storage unit 121 to the tooth receiving space S when vibration occurs in the tooth promotion unit 130 to be described later. The cleaning solution supply holes 122a, 122b, and 122c are normally closed with a separate sealing member, and may have a configuration of removing the sealing member attached during use and wearing it in the oral cavity.

5 is a view showing a cleaning solution supply hole formed to face the occlusal surface of the tooth.

Or, as shown in Figure 5, the cleaning liquid supply holes (122a, 122b, 122c) is a cut piece formed by cutting the bottom or side wall surface that partitions the body portion 120 and the tooth receiving space (S) in a cross shape. It may be formed of (122ba, 122bb, 122bc, 122bd). The cleaning solution supply hole 122b illustrated in FIG. 4 is normally closed without vibration, and when the vibration occurs, the cutting pieces 122ba, 122bb, 122bc, and 122bd are opened to open.

Depending on the formation position and the number of the cleaning liquid supply holes 122a, 122b, and 122c, the cleaning liquid is supplied to the corner of the tooth where the bristles are hard to reach, thereby providing an advantageous structure in which brushing can be performed.

The cleaning liquid may be used after being stored once in the cleaning liquid storage unit 121 and may be directly filled through the cleaning liquid supply holes 122a, 122b, and 122c.

On the other hand, the body portion 120 and the tooth receiving portion 110 is preferably made of a biocompatible material. In particular, it is advantageous to be made of silicon or soft material to increase the oral wear, and the separate cleaning solution supply holes 122a, 122b, 122c as described above is not provided, the cleaning solution of the cleaning solution storage 121 is the main body It may be configured to penetrate the 120 and adhere to the teeth.

In addition, as another embodiment of the present invention, when the adhesive cleaning solution is applied to the above-described tooth receiving portion 110, when vibration occurs in the tooth promotion unit 130 to be described later, the cleaning solution is also carried out in a configuration that soaks the teeth It is possible.

The main body 120 may be configured to be mounted on the upper and lower teeth of the user, respectively. As another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, in the user's mouth closed, the main body 120 is the upper tooth receiving portion, so that one embodiment can be worn at the same time in the maxillary and mandibular teeth at the same time Surrounding the 111 and the lower teeth receiving portion 112 may be formed integrally.

Next, the tooth care promotion unit 130 will be described.

The tooth care promoting unit 130 transmits vibration energy to the cleaning liquid molecules of the cleaning liquid storage unit 121 described above, so that the cleaning liquid flows into the tooth receiving space S, and the tooth cleaning process proceeds in the tooth receiving unit 110. It also serves to provide hydrodynamic forces.

Unlike brushing to remove plaque by direct mechanical force, the tooth promotion unit 130 provides vibration to remove plaque by providing indirect hydrodynamic force in contact with the plaque and the cleaning liquid. In particular, the vibration generated from the tooth promotion unit 130 contributes to the deformation of the structure of the bacteria attached to the plaque to reduce the adhesion, thereby reducing the mechanism of the plaque itself.

FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating the brush promotion unit illustrated in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating a connection position of the brush promotion unit and the main body unit illustrated in FIG. 6.

The tooth promotion unit 130 includes a housing 131 and a vibration unit 132 embedded in the housing 131. As shown in FIG. 6, the housing 131 is connected to the bent portion of the main body 120 corresponding to the inner side of the teeth. That is, the coupling is formed as if fitted to the bent portion of the body portion 120 having a horseshoe shape. This is for transmitting the vibration of the vibration unit 131 evenly and efficiently to the entire tooth receiving unit 110.

In addition, the tooth promotion unit 130 may be formed to be connected to each of the embodiments worn on the user's upper and lower teeth, respectively, as shown in Figure 7, the upper tooth receiving portion 111 and the lower teeth receiving When the main body 120 is integrally formed to surround the part 112, the housing 131 is formed to be coupled to span between the upper tooth receiving part 111 and the lower tooth receiving part 112. This is for evenly transmitting the vibration of the vibration unit 131 to the upper tooth receiving portion 111 and the lower tooth receiving portion 112,

The housing 131 may be manufactured separately from the main body 120, and may be detachably mounted to the main body 120.

On the other hand, the housing 131 is preferably made of a material that is easy for vibration transmission, so that the vibration of the vibration unit 132 can be effectively transmitted to the body portion 120 and the tooth receiving portion 110.

The vibration unit 132 includes a power supply unit 132a for supplying power and a coin-type vibration motor 132b for generating vibration by receiving power from the power supply unit 132a. The power supply unit 132a and the coin-type vibration motor 132b are preferably formed in a thin film form so as to be built in the housing 131 and electrically connected to each other.

Particularly, in the case of the coin-type vibration motor 132bb, a magnetic field is generated in the built-in coil by the power source supplied from the power supply unit 132a, and the rotor is provided with a rotor that eccentrically rotates to generate vibration. Play a role.

The vibrator 132 may be configured to remotely control the operation of the vibrator 132 by providing a remote controller separate from the wireless control unit.

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a state in which the cleaning liquid is supplied to the tooth receiving unit 110 through the cleaning liquid supply holes 122a, 122b, and 122c by the vibration of the vibrating unit 132 to be in contact with the tooth. to be.

The vibration generated by the vibrator 132 is transmitted to the housing 131, the main body 120, and the tooth accommodating part 110 to add vibration energy to the cleaning liquid, and as shown in FIG. 8, the cleaning liquid is a cleaning liquid. Hydrodynamic force is applied to flow into the tooth receiving portion 110 through the supply holes 122a, 122b, and 122c. Then, the cleaning liquid in contact with the tooth is vibrated to remove the plaque.

Although one embodiment shows one vibrator 132, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in order to add various vibration directions, a plurality of vibrators 132 having different arrangements may be provided.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 9, the configuration of the oral detachable toothbrush according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

Figure 9 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the oral detachable tooth care device according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the embodiment 200 includes an upper tooth receiving part 211 and a lower tooth receiving part 212, an upper main body part 221, and a lower main body part 222 that provide a tooth receiving space. And, it comprises a tooth promoting portion (230).

This embodiment 200 is characterized in that the tooth promoting portion 230 is interposed between the upper body portion 221 and the lower body portion 222. The housing 231 of the tooth promotion unit 230 has a horseshoe shape corresponding to the shapes of the upper main body 221 and the lower main body 222, and includes a power supply unit 232a and a coin-type vibration motor 232b. The vibration unit 232 is included therein.

The configuration and function of the cleaning solution supply hole of the present embodiment 200, the configuration of the housing 231 and the vibrating unit 232 provided in the tooth promotion unit 230 and the function thereof are the same as the previous embodiment 100 described above Therefore, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the above described a preferred embodiment of the oral detachable tooth care device according to the present invention.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and should not be construed as limiting, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, It is intended that all changes and modifications derived from the equivalent concept be included within the scope of the present invention.

110: tooth receiving portion 111211: upper tooth receiving portion
112,212: lower tooth receiving portion 120: main body portion
121: cleaning solution storage unit 122a, 122b, 122c, 221, 231: cleaning solution supply hole
122ba, 122bb, 122bc, 122bd: incision
130,230: tooth promoting portion 131,231: housing
132,232: vibration part 132a, 232a: power supply
132b, 232b: coin type vibration motor 221: upper main body
222: lower body portion

Claims (16)

A tooth accommodating part formed along the dentition to provide a tooth accommodation space;
Formed around the tooth receiving portion. The main body is formed so as to be mounted in the oral cavity in the state in which the tooth is accommodated in the tooth receiving space, the main body having a cleaning solution storage unit for storing the cleaning solution therein:
Oral detachment including a housing connected to the main body and a vibration unit embedded in the housing and having a vibration unit configured to supply vibration to the cleaning liquid molecules so that the cleaning solution of the cleaning solution storage unit moves to the tooth receiving space and promotes cleaning Mold brushing device.
The method of claim 1,
Wherein,
And at least one cleaning liquid supplying hole communicating the cleaning liquid storage part and the dental accommodating space.
The method of claim 1,
The tooth receiving portion is an upper tooth receiving portion is formed in the recess along the maxillary dentition to provide a tooth receiving space;
A lower tooth receiver extending from a lower portion of the upper tooth receiver, and having a recess formed along the lower teeth to provide a tooth receiving space;
And the main body portion surrounds the upper tooth receiving portion and the lower tooth receiving portion.
The method of claim 2,
The cleaning solution supply hole is an oral detachable tooth care device, characterized in that formed when facing the teeth of the tooth receiving portion, the occlusal surface of the tooth, the inner surface of the tooth and the outer surface of the tooth.
The method of claim 2,
The cleaning liquid supply hole,
The tooth partition and the wall surface partitioning the main body portion is cut in the form of a cross to form the cut pieces, by the vibration supplied from the vibrating portion, the oral detachable tooth care device, characterized in that formed by opening.
The method of claim 1,
The main body portion is a removable oral device, characterized in that made of a silicon material or soft material.
The method of claim 1,
The housing is removable oral care device, characterized in that connected to the bent portion of the main body portion corresponding to the inside of the teeth.
The method of claim 3,
And the housing is connected to span the upper tooth receiving portion and the lower tooth receiving portion.
The method of claim 1,
The vibrating unit may include:
A power supply for supplying power;
Oral detachable tooth brush device characterized in that it comprises a vibration motor for generating a vibration by rotating the eccentric by the magnetic field generated by receiving the power of the power supply.
The method of claim 1,
The cleaning liquid oral detachable brush device, characterized in that it has a pharmacological function of teeth whitening or gum protection.
An upper tooth receiving portion which is formed in a recess along the maxillary dentition to provide an upper tooth receiving space;
Formed around the upper tooth receptacle. An upper main body portion is formed to be mounted in the oral cavity in the state in which the tooth is accommodated in the upper tooth receiving space, the upper main body portion having an upper cleaning liquid storage unit for storing the cleaning liquid therein:
A lower tooth receiving portion recessed along the lower teeth to provide a lower tooth receiving space;
And surround the lower tooth receptacle. A lower body part which is formed to be mounted in the oral cavity in a state where the tooth is accommodated in the lower tooth receiving space, and has a lower cleaning liquid storage part in which a cleaning liquid is stored;
The housing interposed between the upper body portion and the lower body portion, and the cleaning solution of the upper cleaning liquid storage unit and the lower cleaning liquid storage unit embedded in the housing are moved to the upper dental accommodation space and the lower dental accommodation space, respectively, and brushing is promoted. Oral detachable tooth care device comprising a tooth care promotion unit having a vibration unit for supplying vibration to the cleaning liquid molecules.
12. The method of claim 11,
The upper body portion and the lower body portion,
And at least one cleaning liquid supply hole communicating with the upper cleaning liquid storage part, the upper dental receiving part, and the lower cleaning liquid storage part and the lower tooth receiving part.
13. The method of claim 12,
The cleaning solution supply hole is oral detachable, characterized in that formed at the upper tooth receiving portion or the lower tooth receiving portion, the teeth facing one of the occlusal surface, the inner surface of the tooth and the outer surface of the tooth Tooth brushing device.
13. The method of claim 12,
The cleaning liquid supply hole,
The wall surface partitioning the upper tooth receiving portion and the upper main body portion or the wall surface of the lower tooth receiving portion and the lower main body portion is cut in a cross shape to form cut pieces, and the vibration is supplied by the vibrating portion. Oral detachable tooth brush, characterized in that the pieces are formed apart.
12. The method of claim 11,
The upper body portion and the lower body portion is removable oral device, characterized in that made of a silicon material or soft material.
12. The method of claim 11,
The vibrating unit may include:
A power supply for supplying power;
Oral detachable tooth brush device characterized in that it comprises a vibration motor for generating a vibration by rotating the eccentric by the magnetic field generated by receiving the power of the power supply.

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