KR20160000263U - Training Device for Toothbrushing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toothbrush model for training a toothbrush having a model tooth, a light emitting unit having a plurality of luminous bodies arranged in a set direction at a set position of the model tooth, a brushing order from the light emitting unit, And a control means for blinking in the direction of the arrow.

Description

{Training Device for Toothbrushing}

The present invention relates to a toothbrush training apparatus which is capable of raising a toothbrushing habit to a young child who is in a growing stage or training a correct toothbrushing method (brushing).

The teeth are parts of the body that have not been regenerated. If the teeth are damaged due to mismanagement, the cost increases and the pain is accompanied and the tooth is lost. The most important thing for prevention of tooth damage and tooth health is proper brushing. Especially, the learning system for brushing education and the habit of this education is important enough to affect lifelong dental health.

To solve this problem, various techniques such as a system for diagnosing the brushing habits of people and a technique for analyzing the foliage pattern have already been disclosed.

For example, Korean Patent Application No. 2007-7007094 discloses a toothbrush comprising a body portion formed in the same direction as a toothbrush surface; A detecting unit including a motion sensor capable of sensing at least one or more axes for detecting a signal for brushing operation of the user; And a control unit for calculating signals inputted from the detecting unit and dividing the user's brushing operation into at least two patterns.

In addition, the method for calibrating the tooth follicle pattern analysis detects the start of brushing of a user, displays a guidance screen in response to the detected toothbrush start, detects a user's toothbrushing pattern, analyzes the detected user's toothbrushing pattern, And provides a brush correction screen in the direction of increasing compliance.

Therefore, it is possible to improve the user's brushing habit by interactively calibrating the user's brushing habit through real-time multimedia video.

In order to solve this problem, the applicant of Korean Patent Application No. 2007-0127645, which is an electric toothbrush and a control method thereof, has been applied to those who use electric toothbrushes.

The above-mentioned inventions can be grasped how a user has wiped the area between the electric toothbrush and the manual toothbrush, and thus it is possible to induce the correct toothbrushing of the user.

A method of detecting the pressure intensity of the bristles on the tooth in the electric toothbrush is also disclosed in Japanese Patent Registration No. 2531600, and a method of measuring the pressure intensity of the brush bristles on the teeth is also disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 6536068, In order to educate the method, it is possible to grasp the pressure on the tooth of the bristles, the position of the bristles on the teeth, and the information on the brushing operation (pattern), which can know a method of brushing important users.

However, although the above-described techniques provide a basis for grasping the brushing habit of users in a specific manner, techniques for improving brushing learning efficiency and habituation of learning by users are insufficient, and a technique therefor is required.

Korean Patent Application No. 2007-7007094 Korean Patent Application No. 2007-0127645 Japanese Patent No. 2531600 United States Patent No. 6536068

An object of the present invention is to provide a toothbrush training apparatus which can effectively educate a user on a correct toothbrushing method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a teeth-tooth training tooth model having a model tooth; A light emitting unit having a plurality of light emitting bodies arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction on the pattern teeth; And control means for blinking the plurality of illuminants in a predetermined direction and in order so that the brushing direction for brushing from the light emitting unit is displayed.

The plurality of luminous bodies are arranged in at least one row, and the control means repeatedly blinks the plurality of luminous bodies repeatedly in the order from one side to the other in the column direction, or repeatedly blinks in the order of reciprocating in the column direction .

Wherein the pattern teeth are configured to have a structure corresponding to a tooth arrangement structure of a human body, a structure in which a plurality of receiving regions are provided along a teeth arrangement direction therein, and a structure capable of transmitting light to the outside, And a plurality of groups of luminous bodies may be accommodated in the respective receiving regions.

The plurality of receiving regions can be isolated from each other so that light transmission is not possible between them. The receiving region located on the molar portion side of the plurality of receiving regions is divided into a first region on the molar chewing face side by the light shielding member, a second region on the forward side and a third region on the rear side of the molar region, The first to third regions may contain the group of light emitting bodies. In addition, among the plurality of receiving regions, the receiving region located on the other side of the molar portion excluding the molar portion is divided by the light blocking member into the front region of the front of the teeth and the rear region of the back of the teeth, The light emitting body can be accommodated.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a teeth-tooth training tooth model having a model tooth; A light emitting unit having a plurality of light emitting bodies arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction on the pattern teeth; And control means for blinking the plurality of luminous bodies in a predetermined direction and in order so as to express the brushing direction for brushing from the light emitting unit, wherein the model tooth includes a body of a light transmitting material provided with a receiving area therein, The plurality of luminous bodies may be provided with a toothbrush education apparatus accommodated in the accommodation area.

According to an embodiment of the present invention there is provided a tooth model comprising an upper tooth model having an upper model tooth and a lower tooth model having a lower model tooth corresponding to the upper model tooth, Assembly; An upper light emitting unit and a lower light emitting unit each having a plurality of light emitting bodies arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction on the upper and lower mold teeth; And control means for blinking the plurality of luminous bodies in a predetermined direction and in order so that the brushing direction for brushing from the upper and lower light emitting units is displayed.

One of the upper and lower tooth models may be configured such that the position of the remaining one of the upper and lower tooth models can be fixed by the position fixing means.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a teeth-tooth training tooth model having a model tooth having a structure corresponding to a tooth arrangement structure of a human body; A light emitting unit provided on the pattern tooth; And a control means for controlling the operation of the light emitting unit, wherein the model teeth are configured to have a structure in which a plurality of independent receiving regions are provided along the tooth array direction and a structure capable of transmitting light to the outside, The receiving region located on the molar portion side of the region is divided into the region on the molar chewing face side by the first light blocking member, the region on the front side of the molar region and the region on the rear side of the molar region, The receiving space is partitioned into a front area of the teeth and a back area of the teeth by the second light blocking member, the light emitting unit is accommodated in each of the divided areas, and the control unit controls the brushing order for brushing from the light emitting unit And control means for causing the plurality of luminous bodies to blink in a predetermined order so as to be displayed, It can be provided.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user is guided to accurately brush teeth in the toothbrushing order and direction recommended by the dentist association and the like, so that the correct toothbrushing can be raised to the user and the tooth health of the user can be maintained.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a toothbrush training apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the lower tooth model shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a plan sectional view showing the lower tooth model shown in FIG.
4 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing molar portions of the lower denture teeth shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig.
5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the front teeth portion of the lower denture tooth shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig.
6 to 8 show the operation of the toothbrush training apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a toothbrushing training apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, a tooth training apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tooth model assembly 1 for tooth training, having an upper tooth model 1A and a lower tooth model 1B, an upper tooth model 1A (Not shown) for controlling the operation of the upper light emitting unit and the lower light emitting unit 2, the upper light emitting unit (not shown) and the lower light emitting unit 2 provided in the lower tooth model 1B, .

The upper tooth model 1A has an upper model tooth 10A and the lower tooth model 1B has an upper model tooth 10A and a lower model tooth 10B. The upper dental model 1A and the lower dental model 1B have an upper model base 20A and a lower model base 20B respectively and the upper model base 20A and the lower model base 20B have upper model teeth 10A and a lower model tooth 10B.

It is preferable that the upper model tooth 10A and the lower model tooth 10B have a structure corresponding to the tooth arrangement structure of the human body.

The upper tooth model 1A and the lower tooth model 1B are coupled to each other so that they can be separated from each other and can be adjusted so that the distance between the upper tooth model 1A and the lower tooth model 1B can be adjusted. For example, the upper model base 20A can be coupled to the rear portion of the lower model base 20B so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. The angle of rotation of the upper tooth model 1A with respect to the lower tooth model 1B can be maintained at an angle controlled by the position fixing means.

Since the upper model tooth 10A and the lower model tooth 10B are structurally substantially the same, the model tooth constituting the tooth training apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the lower model tooth 10B .

3, the lower dental tooth 10B includes a model tooth body 100 of a translucent material having a structure in which a plurality of receiving regions 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105 are provided along the tooth arrangement direction, A main body of an opaque material which divides the inside of the model tooth body 100 by the receiving areas 101, 102, 103, 104 and 105 so that the plurality of receiving areas 101, 102, 103, 104, And includes a partition 210.

4, the receiving regions 101 and 105 located on the molar portion 100A side of the lower model teeth 10B of the plurality of receiving regions 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105 are made of an opaque material Is divided into a first area A1 on the molar chewing surface side, a second area A2 on the outside of the molar (front side), and a third area A3 on the molar inside side (rear side) by the first sub partition 220.

103, 104 (see FIG. 5), which are located on the side of the remaining portion excluding the molar portion 100A of the lower model tooth 10B among the plurality of receiving regions 101, 102, 103, 104, Is divided into a front region B1 on the outer side of the teeth (front side) and a rear region B2 on the inner side of the teeth (rear side) by the second sub partition 230 of an opaque material.

The upper light emitting unit and the lower light emitting unit 2 have a plurality of light emitter groups (310, 320, 330, 340, 350) grouped by a plurality of light emitters, respectively. As the light emitting body, an LED or the like can be applied. Since the upper light emitting unit and the lower light emitting unit 2 are substantially the same as the upper tooth model 1A and the lower tooth model 1B, the light emitting units constituting the tooth brushing training apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, The light emitting unit 2 will be referred to as a reference.

In the lower tooth model 1B, the light emitter groups are accommodated in the respective regions A1, A2, A3, B1, and B2 defined by the main partition 210 and the sub partition 220 and 230. Referring to FIG. 4, in the first region A1, a group of light emitting diodes 310 arranged in a single row or a plurality of rows along the teeth arrangement direction are accommodated in the first regions A1, A2, and A3, The light emitter groups 320 and 330 are arranged in a single or a plurality of rows along the vertical direction. Referring to FIG. 5, the light emitter groups 340 and 350 are disposed in the front region B1 and the rear region B2, respectively, in a single or a plurality of rows along the vertical direction.

The control means operates the luminous body group programmatically so as to express the brushing order and the brushing direction for correct toothbrushing from the upper light emitting unit and the lower light emitting unit 2. [ For example, the following sequence of operations can be performed.

1) From the molar part of one tooth of the upper model tooth 1A, the group of the luminous object in the inner (rear) area is blinked in the order of the other molar parts along the teeth arrangement direction

2) From the molar part of one tooth of the upper model tooth 1A, the group of the luminous object in the outer (front) area is flashing in the order of the other molar parts along the teeth arrangement direction

3) The luminous body groups in the inner (rear) region are blinked (see FIGS. 6A to 6E) in the order of the other molar portions along the teeth arrangement direction from one molar portion of the lower model tooth 1B.

4) From the one molar portion of the lower model tooth 1B, the luminous body groups in the outer (forward) region are sequentially blinked (see (f) to (i)

5) The luminous body group 210 of the chewing side area A1 (see A1) in the order of one molar part and the other molar part of the upper model tooth 1A is blinked

(Refer to Figs. 6 (j) and 6 (k)) of the light emitting body group 210 of the chewing side area A1 (refer to A1) in order of one molar portion and the other molar portion of the lower model tooth 1B,

In the course of operating the luminous body group in this order, the luminous bodies of the respective groups can be blinked as follows.

1) The luminous body groups of the receiving areas other than the chewing face side receiving area (A1) of the upper model tooth 1A are repeatedly blinking in the order from the upper side to the lower side

2) The luminous body groups of the receiving areas other than the chewing face side receiving area (A1) of the lower dentition tooth 1B are repeatedly flickered (see FIG. 7) in order from the lower side to the upper side,

3) The luminous body group 210 of the upper mold teeth 1A and the lower mold teeth 1B in the chewing face side receiving area A1 is repeatedly flickered in the order of reciprocating along the tooth arrangement direction (See Fig. 8)

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken as an intention in the present invention. .

Tooth model assembly - 1 Upper tooth model - 1A
Lower tooth model - 1B Lower light emitting unit - 2
Upper model tooth - 10A Lower model tooth - 10B
Upper model base - 20A Lower model base - 20B
A plurality of reception areas - 101, 102, 103, 104, 105
Main compartment - 210 Molar part - 100A
Illuminant group - 340, 350 first region - A1
Second area - A2 Front area - B1
Rear area - B2

Claims (10)

Teeth tooth model with tooth model;
A light emitting unit having a plurality of light emitting bodies arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction on the pattern teeth;
And control means for blinking the plurality of luminous bodies in a predetermined direction and in order so that a brushing direction for brushing from the light emitting unit is displayed.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of luminous bodies are arranged in at least one row,
Wherein the control means repeatedly blinks the plurality of luminous bodies repeatedly in the order from one side to the other in the column direction or repeatedly blinks in the order of reciprocating one side and the other side in the column direction.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The model teeth are configured to have a structure corresponding to a tooth arrangement structure of a human body, a structure having a plurality of receiving areas along the tooth array direction inside thereof, and a structure capable of transmitting light to the outside,
Wherein the light emitting unit has a plurality of groups of light emitters grouping the light emitters,
Wherein at least one light emitter of the group is accommodated in each of the accommodating regions.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein said plurality of accommodating areas are isolated from each other so as not to transmit light.
The method of claim 4,
The receiving region located on the molar portion side of the plurality of receiving regions is divided into a first region on the molar chewing face side by the light shielding member, a second region on the molar front side and a third region on the molar rear side,
Wherein the group of light emitters is accommodated in the first to third regions.
The method of claim 4,
The receiving area located on the other side of the plurality of receiving areas excluding the molar part is divided into a front area on the front side of the teeth and a rear area on the back side of the teeth by the light blocking member,
And the group of luminous bodies are housed in the front and rear regions.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the model tooth includes a body of a light-transmitting material having a receiving area therein,
Wherein the plurality of luminous bodies are accommodated in the accommodating area.
A tooth model assembly comprising a top tooth model having an upper model tooth and a lower tooth model having a lower model tooth coupled to the upper model tooth so as to be spaced apart and approachable;
An upper light emitting unit and a lower light emitting unit each having a plurality of light emitting bodies arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction on the upper and lower mold teeth;
And control means for blinking the plurality of luminous bodies in a predetermined direction and in order so as to express the brushing direction for brushing from the upper and lower light emitting units.
The method of claim 8,
And one of the upper and lower tooth models is fixed by the position fixing means.
A tooth training model for tooth training having a model tooth having a structure corresponding to a tooth arrangement structure of a human body; A light emitting unit provided on the pattern tooth; And control means for controlling the operation of the light emitting unit,
Wherein the pattern teeth are configured to have a structure in which a plurality of independent receiving areas are provided along the tooth array direction inside and a structure capable of transmitting light to the outside,
The receiving region located on the molar portion side of the plurality of receiving regions is divided into a region on the molar chewing face side by the first light blocking member, a region on the molar front side, and a region on the rear side of the molar portion, Is divided into a front area of the teeth and a back area of the teeth by the second light blocking member,
Wherein the light emitting body is accommodated in each of the partitioned regions,
Wherein the control means includes control means for causing the plurality of luminous bodies to blink in a predetermined order so that a brushing order for brushing from the light emitting unit is displayed.

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