KR20210093617A - Multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer. The multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer according to the present invention comprises: a body which opens downward, is opened and closed to the front by a door, and is formed with a toothbrush storage space for drying and sterilizing toothbrushes and razors, a razor storage space separated from the toothbrush storage space, and a device storage space provided on one side of the toothbrush storage space or the razor storage space, having a vent hole formed on the rear surface thereof, and opening to front; an additional device which includes an air purification device or a fragrance emitting device installed inside the device storage space; and a cover member which has a plurality of discharge holes and is selectively coupled to an entrance of the device storage space in which the additional device is installed to open and close the device storage space. Accordingly, it is possible to easily replace a filter or a fragrance cartridge of the air purification device or the fragrance emitting device provided in the toothbrush sterilizer.

Description

Multifunctional Toothbrush Sterilizer {MULTIFUNCTIONAL TOOTHBRUSH STERILIZER}

The present invention relates to a multi-function toothbrush sterilizer, and more particularly, is configured to sterilize and dry a razor or toothbrush, as well as to purify fine dust in a space where the toothbrush sterilizer is installed through a filter, or to spray or emit a fragrance, the filter It relates to a multi-functional toothbrush sterilizer designed to facilitate replacement of a freshener cartridge.

In general, the bristles provide the most suitable environment for various bacteria to inhabit due to a predetermined amount of moisture and fine food residues, so it can serve as a source of bacterial infection that transfers pathogens that are fatal to the human body.

Therefore, the situation in which a toothbrush sterilizer is being spread as a use for solving the above problems, a general toothbrush sterilizer used for this purpose can sterilize the bacteria remaining on the bristles after using the toothbrush or during storage thereof. has a configuration

For this toothbrush sterilizer, a UV sterilizer to which a UV lamp with excellent sterilization effect (hereinafter referred to as “ultraviolet lamp”) is applied and a device having a heating plate structure for drying and sterilizing the toothbrush by generating heat with a heating plate are most widely adopted and there is.

As a prior art, Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0296994 (announced date: November 30, 2002) discloses a toothbrush sterilizer having a heating plate therein. This toothbrush sterilizer attaches a heating plate to the inner wall of the sterilizer to dry the toothbrush in a wet state, sterilizes bacteria on the bristles with ultraviolet rays, and at the same time dries the bristles by the heating plate to keep the toothbrush in a clean state. will be.

On the other hand, as another prior art, Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0315254 (published date: 06.02.2003) discloses a toothbrush sterilizer having an air purification function. Such a toothbrush sterilizer, an alignment unit for aligning a plurality of toothbrushes, a main body provided with an ultraviolet lamp for sterilizing bacteria of the aligned toothbrushes, and a viewing window on the front of the main body to visually identify the toothbrushes aligned therein In the known toothbrush sterilizer in which the provided door is integrally formed, a drying unit is formed at the rear end of the alignment unit, and a photocatalyst solution for purifying air inside the body is coated on the side wall of the storage room and the side wall of the door. will be.

The toothbrush sterilizer of this structure not only sterilizes bacteria propagating on the toothbrush with an ultraviolet sterilization lamp, but also uses a heater and a fan to dry the bristles, thereby keeping the toothbrush in a cleaner state. In addition, it was possible to purify the air inside the toothbrush sterilizer through the photocatalyst coated therein.

However, since the toothbrush sterilizers according to the prior art were equipped with only a function of drying and sterilizing a toothbrush and an air purification function using a light gun, the space in which the toothbrush sterilizer is installed, that is, to filter and purify the air in the bathroom, or to emit fragrance. There was a problem in that a separate air purifier or fragrance diffuser must be provided.

. Republic of Korea Registered Utility Model No. 20-0296994 (Announcement Date: 2002.11.30) . Republic of Korea Registered Utility Model No. 20-0315254 (Announcement Date: 2003.06.02)

An object of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer configured to sterilize and dry a razor or toothbrush, as well as filter and purify fine dust in a space where the toothbrush sterilizer is installed through a filter, or spray or emit a fragrance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer that facilitates replacement of filters or fragrance cartridges, such as an air purifier or a fragrance emitting device, provided in the toothbrush sterilizer.

In addition, the problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned are clearly to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the description below. can be understood

The above object is, according to the present invention, a toothbrush receiving space that is opened downward, opened and closed forward by a door, drying and sterilizing a toothbrush and a razor, and a razor receiving space separated from the toothbrush receiving space are formed, and the toothbrush receiving space is formed. a body provided in the space or one side of the razor accommodating space, a vent hole is formed on the rear surface, and a device accommodating space having a structure open to the front; an additional device comprising an air purification device or a fragrance emitting device installed inside the device accommodating space; And a plurality of discharge holes are formed, is selectively coupled to the inlet of the device accommodating space in which the additional device is installed is achieved by a multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer, characterized in that it comprises a cover member for opening and closing the device accommodating space.

The toothbrush receiving space is provided with a toothbrush holder for hanging and storing the toothbrush, and the toothbrush holder is fitted with an inner wall of the toothbrush receiving space and provided with a plurality of hanging grooves for inserting and hanging the head of the toothbrush. nine; And it may include a flow prevention device provided in the hanging groove to prevent the flow of the toothbrush is inserted into the hanging groove.

The toothbrush receiving space is provided with a toothbrush holder for hanging and storing the toothbrush, and the toothbrush holder is fitted with an inner wall of the toothbrush receiving space and provided with a plurality of hanging grooves for inserting and hanging the head of the toothbrush. nine; And it may include a flow prevention device provided in the hanging groove to prevent the flow of the toothbrush is inserted into the hanging groove.

The flow prevention device may be formed of a material softer than the hook sphere and integrally formed with the hook sphere, or may be made of a material softer than the hook sphere and fitted to the edge of the hook groove.

A plurality of support protrusions for elastically supporting the head of the toothbrush may be protruded from the inner surface of the flow prevention device.

A locking ring is provided on the bottom surface of the body for hanging small items, the locking ring comprising: a fixed end rotatably coupled to one side of a receiving groove formed on the bottom surface of the body by a rotation support means; and a ring portion formed to extend in an arc shape from the fixed end, wherein the locking ring is folded around the rotation support means and accommodated in the receiving groove, or it can be used by spreading downward around the rotation support means. there is.

The cover member is selectively coupled to the inlet of the device accommodating space by an opening and closing means to open or close the device accommodating space, wherein the opening and closing means includes: a first magnet provided inside the inlet; and a second magnet provided in a region corresponding to the first magnet among the inner surfaces of the cover member, wherein the cover member is configured to open and close the inlet by the attractive force of the first magnet and the second magnet can

The cover member further includes an auxiliary cover member having a handle provided on the front side or a handle formed thereon to be coupled to the front surface of the cover member, wherein the auxiliary cover member is a coupling groove formed in a front edge region of the cover member Fitting projections that are fitted to the fields are formed on the rear edge, and the auxiliary cover member may have a mesh shape so that the purified air or fragrance generated from the attachment device is discharged forward through the discharge hole.

The auxiliary cover member, doedoe coupled to the front surface of the cover member by a position fixing means, the position fixing means, a plurality of position fixing grooves formed on the front edge of the cover member; and a plurality of positioning protrusions protruding from the rear edge region of the rim of the auxiliary cover member corresponding to the positioning groove.

According to the present invention, as well as sterilization and drying of a razor or toothbrush, the air is purified by filtering fine dust in a space where the toothbrush sterilizer is installed through a filter, or an additional device for spraying or dispersing a fragrance is provided. Or it can provide an effect that can radiate fragrance.

In addition, since a flow prevention device is provided on the toothbrush holder on which the toothbrush is hung, it is possible to prevent the toothbrush from flowing or separated when the toothbrush is hung.

In addition, since the device accommodating space can be easily opened and closed by the cover member, replacement of an additional device such as an air purifier or a fragrance diffuser, replacement of parts such as a filter or cartridge, etc. can be easily and quickly performed.

In addition, it is possible to provide the effect of hanging small items by being provided with a hook on the bottom surface of the body.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a multi-function toothbrush sterilizer according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the combined state of the multi-function toothbrush sterilizer shown in Figure 1;
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2 .
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2 .
5 and 6 are partially enlarged bottom views and partially enlarged cross-sectional views showing the engaging rings provided on the bottom surface of the body shown in FIG. 1 .
7 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the toothbrush holder shown in FIG.
8 is a partially enlarged plan sectional view showing another embodiment of the toothbrush holder shown in FIG.
9 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the cover member shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing the present invention, descriptions of already known functions or configurations will be omitted in order to clarify the gist of the present invention.

In addition, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, the terms 'comprises' and/or 'comprising' do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components.

Among the accompanying drawings, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a multi-function toothbrush sterilizer according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the combined state of the multi-function toothbrush sterilizer shown in FIG. And, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 2 .

1 to 4, the multi-function toothbrush sterilizer 30 according to the present invention includes an additional device consisting of an air purifier or a fragrance emitting device for drying and sterilizing a toothbrush and a razor, and filtering and purifying air. As provided, in addition to the drying and sterilization functions of the toothbrush and the razor, a function to purify the air in the space where the toothbrush sterilizer 30 is installed or a function to emit a fragrance is added.

This will be described in detail.

The toothbrush sterilizer 30 is opened downward and opened and closed forward by the door 42, and a toothbrush receiving space 44 and a toothbrush receiving space 44 for drying and sterilizing a toothbrush and a razor are separated from the razor receiving space ( 46) is formed, provided on one side of the toothbrush accommodating space 44 or the razor accommodating space 46, a vent hole 48A is formed on the rear surface, and a device accommodating space 48 having a structure open to the front is formed. (40), and an additional device 50 consisting of an air purification device or a fragrance emitting device installed in the device accommodating space 48, and an inlet 48B of the device accommodating space 48 in which the additional device 50 is installed It is selectively coupled to the device accommodating space 48, that is, configured to include a cover member 60 for opening and closing the inlet (48B).

In this embodiment, based on FIG. 1 , a toothbrush accommodating space 44 is formed on the left side of the body 40 , a razor receiving space 46 is formed on the right side, and a device accommodating space 48 is next to the shaving accommodating space 46 . ) is described based on the formation, but is not limited thereto, and the position of each accommodation space may be changed. And the leftmost or right side of the body 40 is provided with a toothpaste accommodating portion 49 for storing toothpaste or other small items with a receiving cup (49A).

In the toothbrush receiving space 44 of the body 40, as shown in FIG. 7, a toothbrush holder 70 for hanging and storing the toothbrush B is provided. The toothbrush holder 70 is fitted with the inner wall of the toothbrush accommodating space 44 and provided with a plurality of hook grooves 72A for inserting and hooking the head of the toothbrush B, and the hook grooves 72A. ) is inserted into and is configured to include a flow prevention device 74 provided in the hook groove 72A to prevent the flow of the toothbrush (B).

The flow prevention device 74 is made of a softer material having elasticity than the hanger 72 and is molded integrally with the hanger 72 (such as insert injection molding or double injection molding), or is softer than the hanger 72 . It is made of a material and is fitted to the inner edge of the hook groove (72A). At this time, the flow prevention sphere 74 is smaller than the hook groove 72A, but has the same or similar groove 74A in shape. Therefore, the toothbrush (B) is fitted into the groove (74A) of the flow prevention device (74).

In this way, the flow prevention device 74 is made of a material softer than the hook 72 and is provided inside the hook groove 72A, and the toothbrush (B) is inserted into the flow prevention device 74 to the inside of the toothbrush. The bristles of (B) do not face the inside of the toothbrush accommodation space 44, but do not cause an unstable fixing state such as facing left or right. That is, the bristles of the toothbrush (B) should face the direction in which the hot plate or the sterilization lamp is installed, but when the flow prevention device 74 is not provided, the correct mounting direction of the bristles could not be fixed, but the oil made of an elastic soft material Since the mouthpiece 74 elastically supports the toothbrush (B), the flow of the toothbrush (B) can be prevented.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 8, the inner surface of the flow prevention device 74, that is, the inner surface of the groove 74A, a plurality of support protrusions (74B) for elastically supporting the head of the toothbrush (B) protrude. is formed These support protrusions 74B are formed to protrude from both sides of the inner surface of the groove 74A in a direction facing each other.

As such, the support protrusions 74B made of a soft material protrude from the inner surface of the groove 74A of the flow prevention device 74 to face each other, so that when the toothbrush B is inserted into the groove 74A, each support protrusion 74B ) Since they elastically support the toothbrush (B), the flow of the toothbrush (B) can be prevented.

And, the flow prevention sphere 74 is configured separately from the hanger 72 and is fitted, and the flow prevention sphere 74 is manufactured as many as the number of each hanging groove 72A and can be respectively fitted, A plurality may be integrally formed. In this way, since the flow prevention device 74 is separately manufactured and fitted, it can be removed and washed and then recombined for use.

On the other hand, the lower surface of the body 40 is provided with a hook 80 for hanging small items. 5 and 6, the locking ring 80 is a fixed end rotatably coupled to one side of the receiving groove 41 formed on the bottom surface of the body 40 by a rotation support means 82A ( 82), and a ring portion 84 that extends from the fixed end 82 in an arc shape and is formed. Here, the rotation support means (82A) is made of a shaft protrusion formed from the fixed end (82) and may be rotatably coupled to the shaft groove formed in the receiving groove (41), and is made of a shaft passing through the fixed end (82), and is made of a receiving groove It may be rotatably coupled to the shaft groove formed in (41).

This locking ring 80 is folded around the rotation support means (82A) and accommodated in the receiving groove 41, or spread downward around the rotation support means (82A) to hang small items and the like.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the cover member 60 has a structure in which a plurality of discharge holes 63 are perforated in an area except for the edge, and is opened and closed by the opening and closing means 90. selectively coupled to an inlet 48A of the device receiving space 48 to open or close the device receiving space 48 . Here, the opening/closing means 90 is provided in a region corresponding to the first magnet 92 among at least one or more first magnets 92 provided inside the inlet 48A, and the inner surface of the cover member 60 . and a second magnet 94 which becomes The first and second magnets 92 and 94 described above are embedded in the inner side of the inlet 48A and the inner surface of the cover member 60, but are not limited thereto and may be coupled by screws or bolts, and may be coupled with an adhesive or the like. may be attached by

By the attractive force of the first magnet 92 and the second magnet 94 constituting the opening and closing means 90, the cover member 60 can easily open and close the inlet 48A of the device accommodating space 48. be able to That is, when the cover member 60 is pulled forward, the first magnet 92 and the second magnet 94 are separated, so that the cover member 60 opens the inlet 48A, and the cover member 60 opens the inlet 48A. ), the first magnet 92 and the second magnet 94 are attached to each other by attractive force, so that the inlet 48A is closed.

On the other hand, the cover member 60 may be provided with a handle on the front side. The user can open or close the inlet 48B by pulling the cover member 60 by attaching such a handle. For example, an auxiliary cover member 66 having a handle 66A may be provided on the front surface of the cover member 60 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , and as shown in FIG. 9 , the cover A circular gap maintaining body 66E having a discharge hole 63 in the center of the front surface of the member 60 is provided to protrude and can function as a handle.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , the cover member 60 further includes an auxiliary cover member 660 having a handle 66A formed on the front surface and coupled to the front surface of the cover member 60 . .

The auxiliary cover member 66 is made of a frame 66D, a handle 66A, and a mesh member. The edge 66D of the mesh member has a structure in which the edge 66D is pressed and fixed to the front edge of the Kebu member 60 . The auxiliary cover member 66 has fitting protrusions 66B that are fitted into the coupling grooves 61 respectively formed in the front edge region of the cover member 60, respectively, on the rear edge thereof.

Then, the auxiliary cover member 66 is coupled to the front surface of the cover member 60 so that the handle 66A provided on the front surface is in a horizontal state (or a specific direction).

To this end, the cover member 60 and the auxiliary cover member 66 are provided with position fixing means. The position fixing means includes a plurality of position fixing grooves 65 respectively formed on the front edge of the cover member 60 , that is, in an area that does not interfere with the coupling grooves 61 , and the rear edge of the auxiliary cover member 66 . That is, it consists of a plurality of positioning projections (66C) protrudingly formed to fit into each positioning fixing groove (65) in an area that does not interfere with the fitting projections (66B).

At this time, the position fixing protrusions 66C are formed shorter than the fitting projections 66B so that the insertion into the position fixing groove 65 is completed when the fitting projections 66B are inserted and caught in the coupling groove 61 . That is, when the position fixing protrusion 66C is inserted into the position fixing groove 65 , the fitting projection 66B is inserted into the coupling groove 61 to have a length that can be caught. As such, the position fixing protrusion 66C is provided so that the auxiliary cover member 66 can be coupled to the cover member 60 at an accurate position. That is, the handle 66A may be coupled to maintain a horizontal state.

On the other hand, the additional device 50 installed in the device accommodating space 48 may be made of an air purifier capable of filtering fine dust in the air using a filter and discharging it to the front, and a fragrance that emits a fragrance It may consist of an emitter. This additional device 50 is operated by electricity, a switch (SW) for on and off function is provided on one side of the body (40). Accordingly, the user can operate and control the additional device 50 through the switch SW.

The multi-function toothbrush sterilizer 30 configured as described above can dry and sterilize the toothbrush (B) and the razor in an independent space, so that the toothbrush (B) and the razor can be sanitarily sterilized and stored.

In addition, when the toothbrush holder 70 is provided with a flow prevention device 74 to store the toothbrush B on the toothbrush holder 70, the toothbrush B is always held in a fixed direction. The drying and sterilization action of (B) can be made smoothly.

In addition, since the locking ring 80 is provided on the bottom surface of the body 40, small items including a shower ball can be hung on the locking ring 80 and stored.

In addition, the toothbrush sterilizer 30 can be used for toothbrush sterilization by selecting and providing an additional device 50 such as an air purifier or a fragrance diffuser for filtering air in the toothbrush sterilizer 30 to purify fine dust, etc. In addition, it can be used for various purposes, such as an air purification function or a fragrance emitting purpose.

In addition, by being able to easily open and close the device accommodating space 48 in which the additional device 50 is installed with the cover member 60 having the opening/closing means 90 made of the first and second magnets 92 and 94 . The operation of maintaining the additional device 50 or replacing the purification filter or incense cartridge can be easily performed by anyone.

In the foregoing, specific embodiments of the present invention have been described and shown, but it is common knowledge in the art that the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It is self-evident to those who have Accordingly, such modifications or variations should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or point of view of the present invention, and modified embodiments should be said to belong to the claims of the present invention.

30: toothbrush sterilizer 40: body
42: door 44: toothbrush accommodation space
46: razor accommodating space 48: device accommodating space
50: additional device 60: cover member
66: auxiliary cover member 70: toothbrush holder
72: hook 74: flow prevention device
80: hook 90: opening and closing means
92: first magnet 94: second magnet

Claims (8)

A toothbrush accommodating space that is opened downwardly and is opened and closed forward by a door, drying and sterilizing a toothbrush and a razor, and a razor accommodating space separated from the toothbrush accommodating space are formed, and at one side of the toothbrush accommodating space or the razor accommodating space a body having a device accommodating space provided and having a vent hole formed on the rear surface thereof and having a structure open to the front;
an additional device comprising an air purification device or a fragrance emitting device installed inside the device accommodating space; and
A plurality of discharge holes are formed and selectively coupled to the entrance of the device accommodating space in which the additional device is installed, characterized in that it comprises a cover member for opening and closing the device accommodating space,
Multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer. According to claim 1,
In the toothbrush receiving space,
A toothbrush holder for hanging and storing the toothbrush is provided, the toothbrush holder,
a hook which is fitted to the inner wall of the toothbrush receiving space and provided with a plurality of hook grooves for inserting and hooking the head of the toothbrush; and
It characterized in that it comprises a flow preventing device provided in the hanging groove to prevent the flow of the toothbrush is inserted into the hanging groove,
Multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer. 3. The method of claim 2,
The flow prevention device,
It is made of a material softer than the hanger and is integrally molded with the hanger, or is made of a material softer than the hanger and is fitted to the edge of the hanger groove, characterized in that,
Multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer. 4. The method of claim 3,
On the inner surface of the flow prevention device,
A plurality of support protrusions for elastically supporting the head of the toothbrush are formed to protrude,
Multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer. According to claim 1,
At the bottom of the body,
A hook for hanging small items is provided, wherein the hook is
a fixed end rotatably coupled to one side of the receiving groove formed on the bottom surface of the body by a rotation support means; and a ring portion formed to extend in an arc shape from the fixed end,
The locking ring is folded around the rotation support means and accommodated in the receiving groove, characterized in that it is used to spread downward around the rotation support means,
Multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The cover member,
It is selectively coupled to the entrance of the device accommodating space by an opening and closing means to open or close the device accommodating space,
The opening and closing means may include a first magnet provided inside the inlet; and a second magnet provided in a region corresponding to the first magnet among the inner surfaces of the cover member,
The cover member, characterized in that the opening and closing of the inlet by the attractive force of the first magnet and the second magnet,
Multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer. 7. The method of claim 6,
The cover member,
A handle is provided on the front, or
Further comprising an auxiliary cover member having a handle formed thereon and coupled to the front surface of the cover member, wherein the auxiliary cover member has fitting protrusions fitted to the coupling grooves formed in the front edge region of the cover member are formed on the rear edge and the auxiliary cover member is characterized in that it is formed in a mesh shape so that the purified air or fragrance generated from the additional device is discharged forward through the discharge hole,
Multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer. 8. The method of claim 7,
The auxiliary cover member,
Doedoe coupled to the front surface of the cover member by a position fixing means, the position fixing means, a plurality of position fixing grooves formed on the front edge of the cover member; and
characterized in that it consists of a plurality of positioning projections protruding from the rear edge region of the rim of the auxiliary cover member corresponding to the positioning groove,
Multifunctional toothbrush sterilizer.

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