KR20180136010A - Apparatus for massaging mouth - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for massaging the mouth according to an embodiment includes: an input unit sensing input of a user; a gum massage part having a mouthpiece type structure mounted in the mouth and massaging the gum; a facial massage part including an adhesive pad attached to the face to massage the face; and a processing part controlling the gum massage part and the facial massage part to massage the gum and cheek. The apparatus for massaging the mouth according to the embodiment can be closely attached to the gum and cheek mucosa regardless of the shape of the mouth of the user and effectively massage the gum and the cheek mucosa effectively through vibration, expansion/contraction, and electromagnetic stimulation.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR MASSAGING MOUTH [0002]

The present invention relates to an oral massage machine. More particularly, the present invention relates to an oral massage machine for massaging the inside and the outside of the gums and balls to help the health of the gums.

In general, tooth is a part of vertebrate animal digestive system, and it is hard organ developed in oral cavity. In addition to teeth chewing and biting, pronunciation and talking, It is also used to cut and bite. Gum is part of the oral mucosa and is the mucous membrane covering the alveolar processions of the upper and lower jawbone. It is sometimes referred to as mandibles, gingiva, or gingiva.

These teeth and the surrounding gums are managed by brushing. A dentist recommends a toothbrushing method, which is a 'rotation method' in which a toothbrush is inserted deeply into the gum and a large circle is drawn in the direction of chewing of the tooth. When the toothbrush is wiped with such a method, there is an effect of the gum massage by the bristles, To promote the prevention of periodontal disease and to help the health of the teeth.

Many prior art techniques using brushes for toothbrush or gum massaging have been proposed.

These prior art techniques essentially include a brush or toothbrush. However, applying the brush part or the toothbrush part to the mouthpiece type toothbrush involves various problems. The first device is complicated and the manufacturing cost is increased. Secondly, since the brush portion or the toothbrush portion is easily worn, the life of the device is shortened, and at the same time, the problem of removing the dirt stuck to the brush portion or the toothbrush portion is essential. For this reason, a mouthpiece type toothbrush including a brush part or a toothbrush part has not yet been put to practical use

Accordingly, recent techniques for massaging teeth and gums through a mouthpiece-type structure have been proposed.

First, Patent Document 1 (No. 10-1700274) proposes a gum massage device for putting a vibration motor in a mouthpiece separated into upper and lower parts and massaging the gums through wireless control. However, Patent Document 1 does not consider a gum-attached mouthpiece structure for closely contacting the gum and effectively massage it, and merely suggests a massage function that simply vibrates between the teeth and the gum.

Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent No. 10-1648578) relates to a mouthpiece that emits magnetic waves, and more particularly to a mouthpiece that emits magnetic waves to a body portion of a mouthpiece that accommodates upper and lower tooth rows to give a magnetic stimulus to the gums, And a mouthpiece that emits a magnetic force to induce a symptom relief and treatment effect in various diseases of the gums while the user wears the mouthpiece. However, Patent Document 2 does not disclose a structure for effectively adhering to the gums, and discloses only the function of massaging the gums through a magnetic field.

KR 10-1700274 B1 KR 10-1648578 B1

The oral massager according to an embodiment of the present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. The oral massager according to the embodiment includes a mouthpiece-type gum massage part closely attached to a gum and a ball mucosa, and a facial massage part attached to the face side, I would like to provide a massage machine.

The oral massager according to an embodiment includes an input unit for sensing a user's input; A gum massage part having a mouthpiece type structure mounted in the mouth and massaging the gum; A facial massage unit including an adhesive pad attached to the face to massage the face; And a processor for controlling the gum massager and the facial massager to massage the gum and the ball.

The mouth massager may include a base portion having an arch shape when viewed from a cross section, and a gum contact portion disposed at one end and the other end of the base portion.

The mouth massager may include at least one of a vibrating part, a high-frequency output part, and a contraction expanding part disposed in the gum-contact part.

The gum contact unit may include a first surface that is in close contact with the gum and a second surface that is in close contact with the ball mucus membrane, and the driving unit massages the gum and the ball mucus membrane at the same time.

The shrinking / expanding portion may constrict or expand the gum-attached portion to fix the gum-attached portion to the gum.

In addition, the processor may operate the vibration unit and the high-frequency output unit to massage the gum and the ball mucosa when the gum-contact unit is inflated.

In addition, the processor may control the mass intensity of the gum massager to be inversely proportional to the mass intensity of the facial massager.

The gum massager may include a base portion having a frame structure and a pair of gum-contact portions disposed at both ends of the base portion.

The gum massage unit includes a base, a left gum contact unit disposed at one end of the base unit and having a frame structure, and a right gum contact unit disposed at the other end of the base unit and having a frame structure, And may include a first frame and a second frame that is folded and extended in the first frame.

The oral massager according to the embodiment can be closely attached to the gum and cheek mucosa regardless of the shape of the user's mouth and effectively massage the gum and the ball mucus effectively through vibration, expansion / contraction, and electromagnetic stimulation .

In addition, the oral massager according to the embodiment can more closely contact the gum massaging part with the gum and the ball mucosa through the facial massage part attached to the outer oral cavity surface, and can effectively massage the ball and the gum in conjunction with the gum massage part.

Such oral massagers can improve oral health by increasing blood circulation in the tissues surrounding the oral cavity as well as the gums, and by promoting the saliva flow rate, it can prevent dry mouth.

1 is a block diagram of an oral massage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows the outline of a gum massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows a cross section of a gum massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows a cross section of a gum massage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 shows a plan view of a gum massage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows a cross section of a gum massage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 shows an outline of a facial massage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 8 and 9 show examples of the operation of the oral massager according to the embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. The effects and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, but may be implemented in various forms. In the following embodiments, the terms first, second, and the like are used for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another element, not the limitative meaning. Also, the singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, the terms include, including, etc. mean that there is a feature, or element, recited in the specification and does not preclude the possibility that one or more other features or components may be added. Also, in the drawings, for convenience of explanation, the components may be exaggerated or reduced in size. For example, the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for convenience of explanation, and thus the present invention is not necessarily limited to those shown in the drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or corresponding components throughout the drawings, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted .

- Overview

The oral massager according to the embodiment includes a mouthpiece-shaped gum massage part which is in contact with the gum and cheek mucosa irrespective of the shape of the user's mouth. The gum massage part is capable of vibrating and expanding / contracting, And massages the ball mucosa.

Further, the oral massager according to the embodiment includes a facial massager attached to the outer surface of the mouth. The facial massager can more closely contact the gum massager with the gum and the mucous membrane, and can effectively massage the ball and the gum with the gum .

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration of the oral massager will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, an oral massage device according to an embodiment includes an input unit 110, an interface unit 120, a memory 130, a gum massage unit 200, a facial massage unit 300, a battery 170, (Not shown). However, the components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential for implementing the oral massager, and the oral massager described herein may have more or fewer components than the components listed above.

An input unit 110,

First, the oral massager may include an input unit 110 for sensing a user's input.

For example, the input unit 110 can detect execution inputs for turning on / off the power of the oral massager, settings for various functions of the oral massager, execution inputs, and the like.

The input unit 110 may transmit the driving / control signals of the gum massager 200 and / or the facial massage unit 300 in a wired or wireless manner. In an exemplary embodiment, the input unit 110 may include a gum massager 200 And a body connected to the facial massage unit 300 can sense a user input by a button.

The input unit 110 includes a touch input unit 110 for sensing a touch (e.g., a touch sensor, a touch key, a mechanical key, etc.) can do.

The interface unit 120 includes:

Next, the interface unit 120 may include an interface unit 120 for receiving power / data or transmitting / receiving signals processed / generated by the processor 160 to / from the outside.

In an embodiment, the oral massager is an input 110. A gum massage unit 200 and a facial massage unit 300 connected to the outside of the main body through an interface unit 120. The gum massager 200 includes a main body including a processor 160, a memory 130, a battery and an interface unit 120, Lt; / RTI >

The interface unit 120 may include a port, a connector, and / or an electric wire for transmitting the control signal generated by the processor 160 or the battery power to the gum massager 200 and the facial massager 300 .

In other words, the interface unit 120 can serve as a passage for the massage unit connected to the main body. The interface unit 120 may be a device having a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory 130 card port, An audio input / output port, a video input / output port, and an earphone port, which are connected to each other. In the oral massage machine, corresponding to the connection of the external device to the interface part 120, it is possible to perform appropriate control relating to the connected external device.

- memory (130)

The oral massager may then include a memory 130 for storing data to support various functions of the oral massager.

In detail, the memory 130 may store a plurality of application programs (application programs or applications) driven by the oral massage machine, data for operation of the oral massage machine, and instructions. The application program is stored in the memory 130, installed on the oral massager, and can be driven by the processor 160 to perform the operation (or function) of the oral massager.

The memory 130 may also be a variety of storage devices such as a ROM, a RAM, an EPROM, a flash drive, a hard drive, etc., and the memory 130 may store the storage function of the memory 130 on the internet It may be web storage to perform.

The gum massage part (200)

Next, the oral massager may include a gum massage part 200 for massaging the gum.

2, the gum massage part 200 may include a base part 230 and a gum-tightening part 210. The gum- In addition, when the massage unit is connected to the body of the oral massage machine via the interface unit 130, the connector 230 may be connected to the interface unit.

For example, since the gum massager 200 has a mouthpiece shape, the gum massager 200 may have an arch shape that is symmetrical in the vertical direction when seen from a cross section, and the base 230 is disposed at the center, And may include a gut-tightening portion 210 that is bent and extended.

The upper gum massage part 200 and the lower gum massage part 200 are symmetrical with each other so that the structure of the lower gum massage part 200 will be described in detail and a description of the upper gum massage part 200 will be omitted. I will replace it.

3, the gum massage part 200 includes a base 230 and a first gum contact part 240 extending from one end of the base part 230 to cover the tooth t, May be disposed between the outer gums g and the second gingival contact extending from the other end of the base 230 may be disposed on the inner gums g.

The material of the outline of the gum massager 200 is a flexible material that is flexible and stretchable, and therefore, silicon can be used in the embodiment.

In the interior of the gum massage part 200, various driving parts 220 for providing a massage function may be disposed.

Specifically, the gum massager 200 may include at least one of a vibration unit 221, a high frequency output unit 223, and a contraction expanding unit 225 to massage the gum.

In detail, the gum massage part 200 may include a contraction expanding part 225 for contracting and expanding the gum-contact part 210.

The contraction expanding part 225 may apply an oil pressure or pressure to the gum contact part 210 to expand the gum contact part 210 so that the gum contact part 210 as an elastic member can be brought into close contact with the gum.

The contraction bulge portion 225 can inflate the gum contact portion 210 by flowing the fluid stored in the base portion 230 toward the gum contact portion 210. Conversely, The fluid can be moved to the base portion 230 to shrink the gum-contact portion 210.

The shrinking and expanding part 225 contracts the gum contact part 210 and expands the gum contact part 210 in the gum after positioning the gum contact part 210 in the gum so that the gum contact part 210, It can be fixed so as to be in close contact with the mouth shape.

That is, the contraction bulge 225 can constrict and expand the flexible gum massager 200, regardless of the mouth shape of the user and the size of the mouth, thereby fixing the gum tight junction 210 to the user's mouth have.

The contraction bulge 225 may also provide a pressure massage function by periodically expanding and contracting the gum tight junction 210 to physically shrink and relax the gum.

In addition, the gum massager 200 may include a vibration unit 221 that vibrates the gum and massage the gum.

Such a vibrating part 221 may include a piezoelectric element to convert electric power into physical vibrations to vibrate the gum adhered part 210 and provide a vibration massage function to the gum to improve blood circulation of the gum .

Further, the vibrating part 221 can provide a more effective vibration massage by stimulating the gum by varying the intensity of the vibration together with the pressure massage of the contraction expanding part 225. For example, when the contraction expander 225 expands the gum contact portion 210, the intensity of vibration is increased, and when the gum contact portion 210 is contracted, the vibration intensity is reduced, thereby maximizing the massage effect.

The vibrating part 221 vibrates not only the gum but also the gum contact part 210 in contact with the cheek surrounding the gum to massage the ball c to the mucous membrane to increase blood circulation throughout the oral cavity , Improve skin beauty and increase oral saliva.

The gum massager 200 may further include a high frequency output unit 223 for outputting a high frequency current to the gum and thereby massage the gum.

More specifically, the high-frequency output unit 223 can provide a high-frequency massage function of applying a high-frequency current to the gum through the gum-adhesion unit 210.

When the high frequency current is output to the tooth t side, a current is applied to the teeth t prosthesis to cause an uncomfortable feeling to the user. Therefore, the high frequency output section 223 is provided with a high frequency output only to the gums contacted through the gum- It is possible to output a current.

That is, the high frequency output section 223 is disposed only at the gum-contact section 210 and may be spaced apart from the base section 230.

However, since the base unit 230 and the gingival adhesive unit 210 are integrally formed, even when a high-frequency current is output only to the gum-adhesion unit 210, the base unit 230 and the gum-

The base 230 and the gum massager 200 may be formed such that the gum contact unit 210 and the gum are in contact with and fixed to each other so that the base 230 is spaced apart from the tooth t Do.

Referring to FIG. 4, the mouthpiece-shaped gum massage part 200 according to another embodiment includes a base part 230 having a frame structure of a semicircular shape in a cross section at the time of the ball c, And a pair of gum-sticking parts 210 disposed at both ends of the gum-

More specifically, the base portion 230 is a skeletal structure that can surround the teeth t with a tooth spaced apart from the teeth t in a semisurgical or arch shape. Both ends of the skeleton structure are extended to be curved toward the gum, It is possible to apply a force in which the left and right gingival adhesions 210 disposed at the other end and the right gingival adhesive portion 210 disposed at the other end are naturally brought into close contact with the gums.

In other words, the gum massage part 200 having the base part 230 and the gum tight contact part 210 combined may have an annular shape in which the gap between the gum tight contact parts 210 is opened, and therefore, a separate contraction bulge 225 The gum tight contact portions 210 are forced to abut against each other through the elastic force of the base portion 230 and can be naturally contacted to the gum side when the gums are placed between the left and right gum tight contact portions 210. [

The gum massager 200 according to this embodiment can more effectively adhere the gum-tightening part 210 to the gums and at the same time does not touch the teeth t so that only the gums and balls (c) Vibration / pressure / high frequency massage function.

Referring to FIG. 5, the gum massager 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention may be divided into at least two regions when viewed in a plan view (c). For example, the gum massage part 200 includes a first gum massaging part r2 disposed in the left molar area, a second gum massaging part r1 disposed on the front teeth side, and a third gum massage part r1 disposed in the right molar area, And a massage part r3.

The reason for dividing the tooth is that the angle at which the teeth are curved between the molars and the front teeth is large, so that the gum massager 200 is more closely attached to each tooth region t.

In the case of the integrated gum massage part 200 for massaging both the upper teeth and the lower teeth, the gum massage part 200 may be divided into three parts on the upper teeth side and three parts on the lower teeth side.

The divided gum massaging parts 200 may extend in different directions and have different curvature angles.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 6, the gum massager 200 according to another embodiment may have a frame structure.

In more detail, the gum massage unit 200 according to another embodiment includes a base 230, a left gum contact unit 210 disposed between the gum and the ball m, and a right gum And may include a tight contact portion 210.

For example, the base portion 230 has a ring-shaped structure with one side opened at the end of the ball c in cross section. The left side gingival tight attachment portion 210 is disposed at the opened end and the right side gum tight attachment portion 210 May be disposed.

The gum contact portion 210 also has a frame structure, which is a flexible frame, and can be more flexibly fixed between the gum and the ball (c) mucosa. However, since the frame structure allows the driving parts 220 to be prevented from entering the inside, the driving parts 220 can be loaded inside the base part 230.

That is, when the driving units 220 of the base unit 230 provide vibration / ultrasonic waves, vibrating / ultrasonic waves are transmitted to the gum contact unit 210 to massage the gums.

Since the left side gingival adhesion unit 210 is fixed to the mucosa of the ball c, the first frame 211L is in close contact with the mucous membrane of the ball c, and the first frame 211L is bent in the first frame 211L And a second frame 213 extending from the second frame 213.

The right gingival adhesions 210 may be a single frame 211R extending in one direction since they may be in contact with only the gums.

The gum-tightening part 210 according to another embodiment of the present invention can effectively adhere to the gums without the shrinking and expanding part 225. Since it is a frame structure, it is lightweight and easy to be detached and attached.

A facial massage unit 300,

Next, the oral massager may further include a facial massage unit 300 attached to the face to massage the face.

7, the facial massage unit 300 includes an adhesive pad 330 attached to the face, a protective pad 310 for protecting the adhesive pad 330, a protective pad 310 And an electric wire 320 connecting the connector and the interface unit 120 of the main body to the main body.

More specifically, the adhesive pad 330 is an adhesive pad and is a conductive material, and electricity supplied through the interface can be flowed to the face to provide an electric massage function.

The facial massage unit 300 is driven in conjunction with the gum massage unit 200 disposed in the oral cavity to vibrate / electric / pressurize the gums, the ball c, the mucous membrane, and the ball c, (C) can be stimulated to enhance the saliva.

That is, the facial massage unit 300 can maximize the massage efficiency by simultaneously stimulating the inside and outside of the ball c in cooperation with the gum massage unit 200.

- processor (160)

In addition, the oral massager may include a processor 160 that controls the overall operation of each unit.

Such a processor 160 may be implemented as a processor, such as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) May be implemented using at least one of micro-controllers, microprocessors 160, and electrical units for performing other functions.

In addition to the operations associated with the application program, the processor 160 typically controls the overall operation of the oral massager. Processor 160 may provide or process appropriate information or functionality to a user by processing signals, data, information, etc., input or output through the components discussed above, or by driving application programs stored in memory 130.

In an embodiment, the processor 160 may control the facial massager 300 and the gum massager 200 to more effectively massage the balls c and gums.

That is, the processor 160 can control the facial massage unit 300 and the gum massage unit 200 in conjunction with each other.

For example, referring to FIG. 8, the processor 160 first controls the contraction expansion unit 225 to expand the gum-adhesion unit 210 to fix the gum and the ball c to the mucous membrane, Vibrating / electric massaging the gum and the ball (c) mucous membrane by controlling the vibrating part 223 / vibrating part 221.

At the same time, the processor 160 can massage the outside of the ball c by operating the facial massage unit 300.

In an embodiment, the processor 160 may control the intensity of the electric stimulus of the gum massager 200 and the intensity of the electric stimulus of the facial massage unit 300 to be inversely proportional to each other. That is, if the strength of the electrical stimulation of the gum massager 200 is improved, the intensity of the electrical stimulation of the facial massage unit 300 can be reduced, thereby improving blood circulation inside and outside the ball c.

9, the processor 160 may control the contraction expansion unit 225 to contract the gum-contact unit 210. At this time, the high frequency output unit 223 and the vibrating unit 221 Can be stopped.

At this time, the processor 160 can operate the facial massage unit 300 to vibrate / massage the skin of the ball (c).

That is, the processor 160 controls the facial massage unit 300 and the gum massage unit 200 according to the situation, and controls the respective driving units 220 of the gum massager 200 to effectively massage the mouth have.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specifically designed and configured for the present invention or may be those known and used by those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, medium, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory 130, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code, such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be modified into one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

The specific acts described in the present invention are, by way of example, not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. For brevity of description, descriptions of conventional electronic configurations, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of such systems may be omitted. Also, the connections or connecting members of the lines between the components shown in the figures are illustrative of functional connections and / or physical or circuit connections, which may be replaced or additionally provided by a variety of functional connections, physical Connection, or circuit connections. Also, unless explicitly mentioned, such as " essential ", " importantly ", etc., it may not be a necessary component for application of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification, but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (9)

An input unit 110 for detecting a user input;
A gum massage unit 200 having a mouthpiece type structure mounted in the mouth and massaging the gums;
A facial massage unit 300 including a bonding pad 330 attached to the face to massage the face; And
And a processor 160 for controlling the gum massager 200 and the facial massager 300 to massage the gum and the ball c
Oral Massage Machine. The method according to claim 1,
The oral massage unit includes:
And includes a base portion 230 having an arch shape and a gum contact portion 210 disposed at one end and the other end of the base portion 230 at a cross-
Oral Massage Machine. 3. The method of claim 2,
The oral massage unit includes:
And at least one driving unit 220 of the vibrating unit 221, the high frequency output unit 223, and the contraction expanding unit 225 disposed in the gum-
Oral Massage Machine. The method of claim 3,
The gum-tightening part (210)
A first surface 211 adhered to the gum, and a second surface 213 adhering to the mucosa of the ball c,
The driving unit 220,
And simultaneously massaging the gum and the ball (c) mucosa
Oral Massage Machine. 5. The method of claim 4,
The shrinking / expanding part (225)
The gum contact portion 210 is contracted or expanded to fix the gum contact portion 210 to the gum
Oral Massage Machine. 6. The method of claim 5,
The processor (160)
When the gum tight contact portion 210 is inflated, the vibrating portion 221 and the high frequency output portion 223 are operated to massage the gum and the ball (c) mucosa
Oral Massage Machine. The method according to claim 6,
The processor (160)
The massage intensity of the gum massager 200 and the massage intensity of the facial massage unit 300 are controlled to be inversely proportional to each other
Oral Massage Machine. The method according to claim 1,
The gum massager 200 includes:
A base 230 of a frame structure and a pair of gingival adhesions 210 disposed at both ends of the base 230,
Oral Massage Machine. The method according to claim 1,
The gum massager 200 includes:
A left side gingival adhesive part 210 disposed at one end of the base part 230 and having a frame structure and a right side gingival adhesive part 210 disposed at the other end of the base part 230 and having a frame structure, ),
The left gingival gathers (210)
A first frame, and a second frame extending bendably in the first frame,
Oral Massage Machine.

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