KR20140078306A

KR20140078306A - Contact lens cleaning device

Info

Publication number: KR20140078306A
Application number: KR1020120147533A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이기보
Original assignee: 이기보
Priority date: 2012-12-17
Filing date: 2012-12-17
Publication date: 2014-06-25

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a contact lens cleaning device consists of a vibration plate with a receiving groove to accommodate a lens container; a case having an upper case and a lower case so as to have a receiving space for containing the vibration plate therein, wherein the upper case is connected with the receiving space and has an opening hole for exposing the receiving groove to the outside; a vibration motor mounted on the lower part of the case and vibrating by power supplied from the outside; and a rod-shaped vibration absorbing material penetrating the lower case, fixed on the lower case and supporting the vibration plate.

Description

{CONTACT LENS CLEANING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a contact lens cleaner, and more particularly, to a contact lens cleaner including a rod-like vibration absorbing member for supporting a diaphragm.

The visual acuity of the eye, a sensory organ for viewing external objects, is easily deteriorated by genetic factors or influences of the external environment, and it is difficult to see things through eyes with low vision, Glasses with a pair of lenses fixed to the eye at the frame were developed.

By wearing such glasses, even those with poor eyesight can see things like people with normal vision, but the glasses that are worn in the state of being put on their ears have the inconvenience of using themselves as the glasses are flowing down. In addition, when the glasses are moved from a low temperature to a high temperature, that is, when they enter the room from the cold outside in the winter or when the humidity is high, such as during the rainy season, , Moisture is condensed on the surface of the lens, so it is necessary to remove the glasses and wipe the condensed water of the lens. Moreover, when eating hot food, it is inconvenient for the user to eat food while eating the food while repeatedly wiping the lens repeatedly due to moisture in the lens, and to solve the inconvenience of the glasses as described above. Of course, contact lenses have been developed that are worn in direct contact with the corneal surface so that objects can be clearly seen, such as when wearing glasses without wearing glasses.

Contact lenses were developed to correct irregular astigmatism and were initially made of glass. Earlier contact lenses were inconvenient and could not be worn for a long time, but after the optical instrument to measure corneal flexion was developed Modern contact lenses could be made and made of hard plastic instead of glass.

Such a contact lens generally has advantages of obtaining better peripheral vision with better visual acuity than glasses, and since it does not wear glasses, it has a convenient advantage in daily life, but it is used in contact with the cornea, It can be more harmful to your eyes than glasses. In addition, when the contact lens is worn, fat and various foreign substances secreted from the body are adhered to the surface of the lens, so that the effect of correcting the visual acuity may be deteriorated. In addition, bacteria may cause the corneal disease by propagation, It is preferable to wash the lens with physiological saline solution and wash it in the morning after the next morning.

Therefore, contact lens cleaning is most important for the health of the eyes when using contact lenses. In the beginning, the cleaning liquid was dropped on the contact lenses and then wiped off with fingers. However, when the contact lenses were deformed or damaged There is a problem that it is very troublesome and inconvenient to wipe the lens directly by hand.

Korean Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 1990-0012631 1990.09.01.

An object of the present invention is to provide a contact lens cleaner capable of cleaning a contact lens by vibration.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a contact lens cleaner which can prevent noise due to vibration as well as protect the product from vibration.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a contact lens cleaner capable of attaching and detaching a lens container of various sizes.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a contact lens cleaner includes: a diaphragm having a receiving groove in which a lens container is accommodated; A case having an upper case and a lower case and having a receiving space for receiving the diaphragm therein, the upper case having an opening communicating with the receiving space and exposing the receiving groove to the outside; A vibration motor mounted on a lower portion of the case and vibrating by a power source applied from outside; And a rod-shaped vibration-absorbing member fixed to the lower case through the lower case and supporting the diaphragm.

The contact lens cleaner may further include an auxiliary vibration absorbing member protruding from an upper surface of the diaphragm and disposed between a lower surface of the upper case and an upper surface of the diaphragm.

The contact lens cleaner includes: a fixing protrusion provided on the case; And a plurality of through holes which are connected to the case and are formed along the longitudinal direction and in which the fixing protrusions are selectively insertable and fixable and which are fixed to the fixing protrusions across the receiving grooves, The strap may include a strap.

The diaphragm may have a holder projecting from a lower surface to provide an internal space in which the vibration motor is accommodated, and an insertion hole communicating with the internal space.

The diaphragm may have a fastening hole into which the fastening protrusion provided on the lens container can be inserted and fixed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the contact lens can be cleaned by the vibration of the diaphragm on which the lens container is placed. Further, since the diaphragm is isolated from the case through the vibration absorbing member, the vibration of the diaphragm can be prevented from being transmitted to the case, and noise caused by the vibration of the case can be minimized. In particular, since the lens container placed on the diaphragm can be fixed to the diaphragm through the strap, various sizes of lens containers can be attached and detached on the diaphragm.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a contact lens cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper case is removed from the contact lens cleaner shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the diaphragm is removed from the contact lens cleaner shown in Fig.
Figs. 4 to 6 are views showing the vibration plate, the vibration absorbing member, and the auxiliary vibration absorbing member shown in Fig. 2;
7 is a plan view showing the diaphragm shown in Fig.
FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the lens container is housed in the contact lens cleaner shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments of the present invention can be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described below. The embodiments are provided to explain the present invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Accordingly, the shape of each element shown in the drawings may be exaggerated to emphasize a clearer description.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a contact lens cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the lens container C is accommodated in the upper portion of the diaphragm 40 and the lens container C is provided with the fastening protrusion formed on the lower surface thereof, the lens container C is inserted into the fastening hole 42 So that it can be fastened to the diaphragm 40. The through hole 32 may be fixed to the fixing protrusion 11 in a state in which the strap 30 is disposed across the upper portion of the diaphragm 40 when the lens container C does not have the fastening protrusion, The container C can be fixed through the strap 30. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lens container C from separating from the upper portion of the diaphragm 40 when the diaphragm 40 vibrates. The fixing protrusion 11 has an upper protrusion 12 protruding from the front surface of the upper case 10 and a lower protrusion 22 protruding from the front surface of the lower case 12.

The upper case 10 and the lower case 20 form a receiving space, and the upper case 10 has an opening communicating with the receiving space. The diaphragm 40 is received in the receiving space and the receiving groove 40a formed in the upper portion of the diaphragm 40 is exposed to the outside through the opening of the upper case 10. [ Therefore, the user can put the lens container C into the receiving groove 40a of the diaphragm 40 through the opening of the upper case 10. [

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper case is removed in the contact lens cleaner shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vibration plate is removed in the contact lens cleaner shown in FIG. 3, the lower case 20 has a battery compartment 25 in which the battery B is accommodated, and the battery compartment 25 is opened toward the lower side, The battery B can be detached through the lower portion. The opened lower portion of the battery compartment 25 can be opened and closed through a separate cover (not shown). The fixing member 31 is interposed between the upper case 10 and the lower case 20 and is fixed to the upper case 10 and the lower case 20 by forming a disc- Thereby preventing the strap 30 from being disengaged.

The vibration absorbing member 45 is rod-shaped and is installed through the lower case 20. The vibration absorbing member 45 has a support ring protruding from the outer circumferential surface, and the support ring prevents the vibration absorbing member 45 from moving along the longitudinal direction. 2, the lower end of the vibration absorbing member 45 is in close contact with the bottom to support the diaphragm 40 and not only absorbs vibrations when the diaphragm 40 vibrates, (20) so that the vibration of the diaphragm (40) is prevented from being transmitted to the lower case (20). Therefore, the vibration of the lower case 20 can be minimized, and the noise due to the vibration of the lower case 20 can be minimized. Particularly, by minimizing the vibration of the lower case 20, it is possible to minimize the vibration component by the vibration motor M and to concentrate the vibration of the vibration motor M on the vibration plate 40, A sufficient vibration of the diaphragm 40 is possible through the vibration motor M of FIG. The vibration absorbing member 45 may be made of a silicone material or a rubber material. The vibration absorbing member 45 has elasticity and flexibility and has an appropriate coefficient of friction, thereby preventing the lower case 20 from flowing in a state of being in close contact with the floor.

The diaphragm 40 is concave from the upper surface and has a receiving groove 40a in which the lens container C is accommodated. The fastening protrusion of the lens case C is inserted into the fastening hole 42 and the lens case C is inserted into the fastening hole 42 of the diaphragm 40 as described above, . The diaphragm 40 has an insertion hole 43 and the vibration motor M can be installed in a mounting table 44 described later through the insertion hole 43. [

The auxiliary vibration absorbing member 49 is provided on the upper surface of the diaphragm 40 and is located between the bottom surface of the upper case 10 and the upper surface of the diaphragm 40. The auxiliary vibration absorbing member 49 not only absorbs the vibration when the diaphragm 40 vibrates but isolates the diaphragm 40 and the upper case 10 so that the vibration of the diaphragm 40 is transmitted to the upper case 10 . Particularly, by minimizing the vibration of the upper case 10, it is possible to minimize the vibration component by the vibration motor M and to concentrate the vibration of the vibration motor M on the vibration plate 40, A sufficient vibration of the diaphragm 40 is possible through the vibration motor M of FIG. The auxiliary vibration absorbing member 49 may be made of a silicon material or a rubber material.

Figs. 4 to 6 are views showing the vibration plate, the vibration absorbing member, and the auxiliary vibration absorbing member shown in Fig. 2; 4 to 6, the diaphragm 40 is supported by the vibration absorbing member 45, and the vibration motor M is installed under the diaphragm 40. As shown in Fig. The vibrating motor M is accommodated in the inner space of the holder 44 through the insertion hole 43. The vibrating motor M has a U- do. Therefore, when the power is applied through the switch 50 to operate the vibration motor M, the diaphragm 40 vibrates, and the vibration absorbing member 45 and the auxiliary vibration absorbing member 49 absorb the vibration, The vibration of the case 10 and the lower case 20 is minimized. Not only the vibration motor M is firmly fixed by the cradle 44 but also the cradle 44 is fixed to the base of the vibration motor M It can be extended according to size.

7 is a plan view showing the diaphragm shown in Fig. The insertion hole 43 is disposed at the center of the diaphragm 40. When the lens container C is accommodated in the receiving groove 40a, the vibration motor M is disposed in the center of the lens container C.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the lens container is housed in the contact lens cleaner shown in FIG. 1. FIG. Hereinafter, a method of using the contact lens cleaner will be described.

First, the lens container C is fixed to the upper portion of the diaphragm 40. The lens container C can be fixed to the diaphragm 40 by inserting and fixing the fastening protrusion into the fastening hole 42 and the lens container C can be fixed to the diaphragm 40 when the lens container C has the fastening protrusion formed on the lower surface, It is possible to fix the lens container C through the strap 30. In this case, When the strap 30 is used, it can be used regardless of the size and shape of the lens container C.

Next, the switch 50 is pressed to supply the power of the battery B to the vibration motor M, and the vibration motor M vibrates together with the diaphragm 40. Then, At this time, the vibration absorbing member 45 and the auxiliary vibration absorbing member 49 absorb vibration to minimize the vibration of the upper case 10 and the lower case 20, as well as to protect the internal parts from vibration. Therefore, it is possible to minimize noise due to vibration of the upper case 10 and the lower case 20, and to prolong the service life of the product. Further, the frictional force of the vibration absorbing member 45 can prevent the washing machine from moving due to vibration.

The contact lens (not shown) and the cleaning liquid are stored in the lens container C, and the contact lens can be cleaned by the vibration of the cleaning liquid upon vibration. When the washing is completed, the vibration can be stopped by pressing the switch 50 again.

Although the present invention has been described in detail by way of preferred embodiments thereof, other forms of embodiment are possible. Therefore, the technical idea and scope of the claims set forth below are not limited to the preferred embodiments.

10: upper case 11: fixing projection
12: Upper projection 20: Lower case
25: Battery compartment 30: Strap
31: fixing member 32: through hole
40: diaphragm 42: fastening hole
43: insertion hole 45: vibration absorbing member
49: auxiliary vibration absorbing member 50: switch

Claims

A diaphragm having a receiving groove in which a lens container is accommodated;
An upper case and a lower case are formed, and a receiving space for receiving the diaphragm is formed therein, and the upper case communicates with the receiving space
A case having an opening for exposing the receiving groove to the outside;
A vibration motor mounted on a lower portion of the case and vibrating by a power source applied from outside; And
And a bar-shaped vibration-absorbing member fixed to the lower case through the lower case and supporting the diaphragm.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the contact lens cleaner further comprises an auxiliary vibration absorbing member protruding from an upper surface of the vibration plate and disposed between a lower surface of the upper case and an upper surface of the vibration plate.

The method according to claim 1,
In the contact lens cleaner,
A fixing protrusion provided on the case; And
And a plurality of through holes which are connected to the case and are formed along the longitudinal direction and in which the fixing protrusions are selectively insertable and fixable and which are fixed to the fixing protrusions across the receiving recesses to fix the lens container housed in the receiving recesses &Lt; / RTI > further comprising a strap.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the diaphragm has a mount protruding from a lower surface to provide an internal space in which the vibration motor is accommodated, and an insertion hole communicating with the internal space.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the diaphragm has a fastening hole into which the fastening protrusion provided on the lens container can be inserted and fixed.