KR20210052750A - Air toothbrush device with LED light - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an air tooth cleaner with an LED includes: a body having an accommodating space therein; a tip provided on the body, provided with a rotary brush operated by air pressure, and having a plurality of air spray holes formed inside the rotary brush for air spraying; the LED provided on the body or tip and irradiating LED light; a control unit controlling to drive the LED; and a power supply unit for supplying power to the LED. Therefore, a sterilization function is provided by irradiating LED light through a front of the brush.

Description

Air toothbrush device with LED light

The present invention relates to an air tooth cleaner, and more particularly, a function of preventing air backflow and a heating wire function to a motor equipped with a high-rotation impala, a function of sterilizing inflammation and caries bacteria in the oral cavity by irradiation with an optical cable LED light, It relates to an air tooth cleaner having an LED having a complex function including a direct injection function to the gums and a rotating interdental toothbrush function using air pressure.

In the late 1960s, for the first time, oral irrigators that spray water at high pressure using an electric motor pump first appeared, and oral irrigators using the same type of water have become the mainstream. The size of the oral hygiene products market worldwide exceeded 60 trillion won as of 2018 due to the flood of tangible products, of which the Korean market recorded 700 billion won as of 2018 last year, and human lifespan due to the development of medicine The rapid increase trend, but the lifespan of the teeth is a phenomenon that cannot keep up with this.

In addition, according to a recent survey report, 70% of all diseases in humans are found to be caused by bacteria present in the gums, or oral cavity.As a supplement to this, the importance of oral care has emerged, and this industrial market size is growing surprisingly. to be.

Existing oral scrubbers or portable and public mouth scrubbers protect teeth and gums by irradiating high-pressure water to teeth and gums using the function of an electric water pump to remove food debris or foreign substances in the oral cavity. It does not completely eliminate the bacteria that cause inflammation of the gums.

In addition, due to the characteristics of the existing oral irrigator, there are concerns about the growth of bacteria in the water tank or nozzle due to fresh water, difficulty in managing the scrubber due to water stains, inflammation of the gums and skin damage due to water pressure, and the inconvenience of having to change water from time to time when using. Since water is essential, there are problems such as limitations in use.

In the prior art, "portable tooth scrubber (referred to as prior patent 1 hereinafter referred to as registration number 10-0896415)" and "tooth scrubber using high pressure air (referred to as prior patent 2 below registration number 10-1540643)", and There are “oral scrubbers using compressed air (registration number 10-1543703 hereinafter referred to as prior patent 3)” and “tooth whitening device using optical fiber (registration number 10-1838231 hereinafter referred to as prior patent 4)”, etc. However, prior patent 1 discloses a technical idea of implementing an airbrush by operating a DC motor through power from a portable battery, but this is only an abstract concept and does not disclose specific technical ideas for implementing an airbrush. not.

For example, the air pressure of an airbrush used in dentistry is usually 4.5kpa (kiropascal), which is not suitable for portable use in order to realize the air pressure of this intensity with a DC motor at the time the prior patent 1 disclosed the technical idea. The desired air pressure can be achieved only by adopting a DC motor of the size, and even if the air pressure of the desired intensity is implemented, strong pressure air is forcibly injected with a fine-sized tip ('Previous Patent 1', Claims 2 and 4). It does not disclose any technical idea to prevent the flow of air that flows back in time, and there are many problems in implementing it into an actual product.

The principle of'Prior Patent 2'is a tooth cleaner using high-pressure air, but it is a technical idea using aerosol-type compressed air, so there are differences in the implementation of compressed air and many contrast points.

'Prior Patent 3'is similar in principle that this is a tooth cleaner using high-pressure air, but the technical idea of using air pump type compressed air requires an air pump, and there is a problem that is easy to cause failure due to repetitive operation of the pump. In addition,'Prior Patent 4'discloses the technical idea of whitening teeth and treating inflammation of the gums by irradiating a light source using an LED optical fiber, but it is possible to intensively treat a tooth or a part of the gum in the form of a general oral irrigator air tip. In addition, there is a problem in that the whitening agent is attached in advance when irradiating the teeth whitening function light, so that there is discomfort and the whitening effect is reduced.

On the other hand, phototherapy that treats damaged skin through selective regeneration or destruction of skin tissue by using the principle that a light source using sunlight, laser, UV lamp, LED (light-emitting diode), etc. reacts biochemically to cells in the skin. (Phototherapy) is widely used as a medical device, and in particular, the LED light source is easy to control the wavelength and intensity of light, so various effects such as skin regeneration, sterilization, and the ability to make clear and transparent skin are proven through experiments or market reactions. Among them, it has been in the spotlight as a medical device for oral treatment because of its high effect on caries and gingival disinfection treatment, but there are problems in that there are no products that can be easily and conveniently used to realize them.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, air backflow prevention function and heating wire function on a motor equipped with a high-rotation impala, sterilization of inflammation and tooth decay bacteria in the oral cavity by irradiation of optical cable LED light, and a fine powder-type mouthwash directly sprayed onto the teeth and gums. There is a need for research on an air tooth cleaner equipped with an LED that provides a complex function including a function and a rotating interdental toothbrush function using pneumatic pressure.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1527727, teeth whitening device

It is an object of the present invention to provide a sterilization function by irradiating LED light through the front of the brush, and to provide additional warm air along with the function of preventing air backflow, the high-rotation impala in the shape of a scimeter, and the rotating brush function operated by the pressure of air. It is to provide an air tooth cleaner with an LED capable of supplying a powder cleaner.

An air tooth cleaner having an LED according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a body having an accommodation space therein; A tip provided on the main body, provided with a rotating brush operated by air pressure in the front, and having a plurality of air injection holes formed inside the rotating brush for air injection; An LED provided on the main body or the tip and irradiating LED light; A control unit controlling to drive the LED; It includes; a power supply unit for supplying power to the LED.

In the above, the motor disposed inside the main body and driven by the power supply unit; It further includes; an impala that rotates by driving the motor to supply air to the air injection hole.

In the above, it is disposed inside the body, the heating unit having a heating wire through which the air supplied from the impala passes; further includes.

In the above, the powder case disposed inside the main body and having a space in which the cleaning powder is accommodated; It further includes a spray nozzle connected between the powder case and the brush through a pipe, and spraying the cleaning powder to the brush under the control of the controller.

In the above, the LED is characterized in that the sterilization treatment of the air supplied to the impala rotation by the motor drive with LED light.

In the above, the control unit is a function of turning on/off the heating unit, adjusting the injection amount of cleaning powder sprayed by the injection nozzle, using an air supply function and a rotating brush in combination, or using an air supply function or a rotating brush alone. It characterized in that it provides a user selection input function for, and the impala rotation speed control function.

In the above, a ventilation hole is formed in the lower portion of the body, an air filter is mounted inside the ventilation hole, and a charging terminal connected to the power supply is provided.

The air tooth cleaner equipped with the LED of the present invention has the function of preventing air flow back to the motor equipped with the impala, the heating function, the function of sterilizing inflammation and caries bacteria in the oral cavity by irradiation with LED light, There is an advantage of being able to provide a complex function including a spray function, a pneumatic pressure, and a rotating brush function using a motor.

1 is a perspective view of an air tooth cleaner having an LED according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG. 1.
3 is a left side view of FIG. 1.
4 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the main body of FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the presented embodiments, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention can add, change, or delete other elements within the scope of the same idea. Other embodiments included within the scope of the inventive concept may be easily proposed, but this will also be said to be included within the scope of the inventive concept. In addition, components having the same function within the scope of the same idea shown in the drawings of each embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals.

1 is a perspective view of an air tooth cleaner having an LED according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a left side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an interior of the main body of FIG. It is a block diagram showing the composition.

The air tooth cleaner (1) provided with the LED of the present invention is provided on the main body 11 having an accommodation space therein, the upper part of the main body 11, and includes a brush, and has a plurality of air injection holes for air injection inside the brush. It includes a tip 10 that is formed.

In addition, the air tooth cleaner 1 is provided on the main body 11 or the tip 10, and includes an LED 60 for irradiating light.

LED light provides a light output control function to provide a tooth whitening function by outputting 660nm wavelength light or 450nm wavelength light for gum inflammation and wound healing. The LED 60 optical element is, for example, a light emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode (LD), and may include all optical elements having similar functions.

In addition, the LED light irradiated from the LED 60 may sterilize the air supplied to the impala rotation by driving the motor.

In addition, the air tooth cleaner 1 includes a control unit 20 and a power supply unit 40 supplying power to the LED 60 in order to control the LED 60 to be driven.

The control unit 20 controls the on/off of the heating unit 50, the amount of cleaning powder sprayed by the spray nozzle 75, a combination of an air supply function and a rotating brush, or an air supply function or a rotating brush alone. It is possible to provide a user-selectable input function for the function to be used and a function of controlling the rotation speed of the impala 35. To this end, the control unit 20 is a microcontroller unit (MCU) having an internal memory, an input/output unit, and a communication unit and capable of control programming, and may be, for example, a Raspberry Pi, an Arduino, or the like.

The power supply unit 40 may be in the form of a battery in consideration of portability, and is connected to the charging terminal 13 to enable charging, for example, it may be in the form of a lithium-ion battery, and charging of all kinds of other similar functions. It can be a battery, or a regular battery can be used.

In addition, the air tooth cleaner 1 further includes a motor 30, an impala 35, a heating unit 50, a powder case 70, and a spray nozzle 75 to provide additional functions.

The motor 30 is disposed inside the main body 11 and is driven by the control unit 20 by supplying power from the power supply unit 40.

The impala 35 rotates by driving the motor 30 to supply air to the air injection hole (not shown). A plurality of impalas 35 may be installed so as to overlap in a multi-fan structure, and the types of fans may include all types of fans having similar functions, such as an axial flow type, a cross flow type, or a sirocco type.

In order to generate more than 4Kpa of air supplied through the air injection hole of the tip 10, an impala 35 capable of high-speed rotation may be used, and the motor 30 includes, for example, a BLDC motor controlled by the controller 20. It can be used and of course all motors with similar functions are possible, not BLDC motors.

The heating unit 50 is disposed inside the main body 11 and includes a heating wire through which air supplied from the impala 35 passes.

The powder case 70 is disposed inside the main body 11 and has a space in which the cleaning powder is accommodated.

The spray nozzle 75 is connected between the powder case 70 and the brush through a tube, and serves to spray the cleaning powder with the brush under the control of the controller 20.

The cleaning powder becomes a powder in the form of fine particles to enable fine cleaning of the teeth, and the cleaning powder is sprayed with the LED 60 light irradiation to relieve gum inflammation and treat wounds, as well as to combine the teeth whitening function. Make it possible to provide.

In addition, it can be implemented by filling a cleaning powder of various components, and when different components for cleaning, it can provide an oral inflammation and wound healing function and a tooth whitening function, depending on its function.

In addition, a ventilation hole 12 is formed in the lower part of the main body 11 to release heat inside the main body 11, and an air filter for filtering harmful substances or fine dust particles contained in the air is disposed inside the ventilation hole. Can be mounted.

In addition, a charging terminal 13 connected to the power supply unit 40 is provided under the main body 11.

Further, a check valve or an O-ring for preventing reverse flow for preventing reverse flow of air supplied to the brush may be further included on the inner wall of the main body 11.

The shape of the O-ring may be formed in an S-shape or a spiral shape to be advantageous in preventing backflow, and three or more are mounted on the inner wall of the main body 11 to reliably prevent backflow of air.

Further, it is preferable that the tip 10 provided in the main body 11 is manufactured in a detachable form, and is provided to be replaced due to consumption of brushes or to selectively use large, medium, and small-sized brushes.

In addition, the main body has a folding function or a detachable function that folds and unfolds at an angle of 180 degrees for easy portability, and the air passing through the cleaning powder supplied through the spray nozzle 75 passes through this tip 10. Through the final spraying of air and cleaning powder from the spray nozzle (75), it functions as an air brush, and inside the tip (10), a propeller-type impala (35) or a pinwheel-type A detachable interdental toothbrush, hand drill, or grinder brush connected to the impala 35 can be installed to clean teeth and function as a tooth whitening device when spraying simultaneously with cleaning powder (or whitening agent).

Further, the brush (brush) part included in the tip 10 is provided with air when the impala 35 rotates by the motor 30 driving, so that the tip 10 is rotatable by air pressure at the tip 10 part. ), and can maximize the tooth cleaning function by a rotating brush.

1: air tooth cleaner 10: tip
11: main body 12: ventilation hole
13: charging terminal 20: control unit
30: motor 35: impala
40: power supply
50: heating part 60: LED
70: powder case 75: spray nozzle

Claims (8)

A main body having an accommodation space therein;
A tip provided on the main body, provided with a rotating brush operated by air pressure, and having a plurality of air injection holes formed inside the rotating brush for air injection;
An LED provided on the main body or the tip and irradiating LED light;
A control unit controlling to drive the LED;
A power supply for supplying power to the LED;
Air tooth cleaner with an LED comprising a. The method of claim 1,
A motor disposed inside the main body and driven by the power supply unit;
An impala that rotates by driving the motor to supply air to the air injection hole;
Air tooth cleaner with an LED further comprising a. The method of claim 2,
A heating unit disposed inside the body and including a heating wire through which air supplied from the impala passes;
Air tooth cleaner with an LED further comprising a. The method of claim 2,
Air tooth cleaner having an LED further comprising a check valve or an O-ring disposed inside the body to prevent backflow of air supplied from the impala. The method of claim 1,
A powder case disposed inside the main body and having a space in which the cleaning powder is accommodated;
A spray nozzle connected between the powder case and the brush through a pipe, and spraying the cleaning powder to the brush under control of the controller;
Air tooth cleaner with an LED further comprising. The method of claim 2,
The LED is
An air tooth cleaner with an LED, characterized in that the air supplied by rotation of the impala by the motor drive is sterilized with LED light. The method of claim 3,
The control unit
User selection input function for on/off of the heating unit, control of the amount of cleaning powder sprayed by the spray nozzle, a combination of an air supply function and a rotating brush, an air supply function, or a function of using a rotating brush alone, Air tooth cleaner with an LED, characterized in that providing a function of controlling the rotational speed of the impala. The method of claim 1,
In the lower part of the main body
Ventilation holes are formed,
An air filter is mounted inside the ventilation hole,
Air tooth cleaner with an LED, characterized in that provided with a charging terminal connected to the power supply.

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