TWI615109B - a toothbrush that massages the gums and cleans the gaps in the mouth - Google Patents

Description

a toothbrush that massages the gums and cleans the gaps in the mouth

The invention relates to a structure of a toothbrush, in particular to a brush head of a toothbrush covered with a soft covering body, the covering system extending from a portion of the brush rod of the toothbrush toward the periphery of the brush head, and The portion corresponding to the brush head is gradually thinned toward a portion corresponding to the periphery thereof to form a configuration similar to the squid, and the covering body extends on the opposite side edges and the other end portion corresponding to the brush head Forming a soft functional part, the configuration of the soft functional part is similar to the configuration of the squid fin, so that it can effectively massage and clean the gaps, surfaces and dead corners that are not easily touched in the oral cavity, thereby implementing the oral cavity The ultimate goal of comprehensive and complete clean management.

According to the fact that people use the oral cavity to eat and communicate, it has become an inevitable process in life. The proper maintenance of oral hygiene not only ensures the normal digestion and absorption of food, but also gives people a good feeling and impression when communicating with others; On the other hand, if you do not do a good job in oral hygiene, it will lead to oral diseases, and even affect the subjective impression of others. Among them, oral diseases have the most serious impact on people, such as early periodontal diseases (such as periodontal disease). , fangs and mouth ulcers, although it will only cause visual imperfections, or cause the mouth to produce odors that are unpleasant to others. However, if the oral cavity is not cleaned and maintained, the oral diseases will continue to deteriorate, which will lead to severe ulcers. Even suffering from major diseases such as oral cancer. Therefore, the maintenance of oral hygiene and the prevention of oral diseases are important and not negligible for anyone.

Since the development of toothbrushes, it has been confirmed that the improvement of oral hygiene and the prevention of oral diseases have a certain degree of efficacy. However, in the past 30 years, with the improvement of people's living standards, many people prefer to eat fine food. In the case that the gums and the inner wall of the oral cavity are not properly rubbed and stimulated by the coarse fiber for a long time, symptoms such as occlusion or necrosis of the gingiva and the inner wall of the oral cavity often occur, thereby causing periodontal disease, and even, due to busy work. And life is tense, neglecting the correct and definite cleaning of the mouth, leading to the gums and cheeks in the mouth. The gap between the gums, the gums and the inner wall of the cheeks, and the gap between the inner wall of the cheeks and the gums of the wisdom teeth and the circumference of the wisdom gums are often removed due to the accumulation and adhesion of delicate food debris, and the bacteria are spoiled. Causes damage to the oral mucosa and causes other oral lesions.

Check, whether it is a general toothbrush or an electric toothbrush, as shown in Fig. 1, the basic structure of the toothbrush is composed of a brush bar 70, a brush head 71 and a plurality of bristles 72; wherein the brush bar 70 and the brush The head 71 is integrally formed from the same plastic, and a portion of the brush bar 70 adjacent to one end is provided with a grip portion (not shown) for the user to hold the toothbrush, and one end of the brush head 71 is attached thereto. The other ends of the brush bars 70 are connected, and the bristles 72 are made of another plastic. The hardness of the bristles 72 is softer than the hardness of the brush bars 70 and the brush heads 71. One end of the bristles 72 is planted. And being fixed to the top surface of the brush head 71, the other ends of the bristles 72 are exposed outside the brush head 71 for the user to clean the teeth.

Please refer to Figure 1, although most modern people have the habit of brushing their teeth every day, but when using traditional toothbrushes, they usually only use these bristles 72 to clean the teeth 80 but not to clean the teeth. At the same time, the gap between the mouth (such as the gap between the gums 82 and the inner wall 81 of the cheeks), the surface of the mouth (such as the surface of the gums 82 and the inner wall of the cheeks 81) and the dead angle of the mouth (such as the inner wall of the cheeks 81 and the wisdom teeth 83) Cleaning or massaging the gap between the gums and the wisdom teeth 83 around the gums, causing food debris accumulated in the gaps and on the gums 82, often causing bacteria to cause damage to the oral mucosa. Cause various oral lesions.

In view of the many inadequacies of the traditional toothbrush, the inventor has finally developed and designed a toothbrush with a massage gum and a clean mouth gap, which is covered by the brush head of the toothbrush. One of the soft functional parts and the soft functional part is similar to the configuration of a squid fin, so that it can effectively achieve a comprehensive and complete cleaning management of the oral cavity.

An object of the present invention is to provide a toothbrush having a massage gum and a cleaning mouth gap, comprising a brush bar, a brush head, a covering body and a plurality of bristles; wherein the brush bar and the brush head are first The plastic is integrally formed, and a grip portion is disposed on a portion adjacent to one end of the brush bar for the user to hold the toothbrush; the brush head has a flat elliptical shape, and one end thereof is attached to the other end of the brush bar Connecting; the coating system is integrally formed on the brush head by a second plastic. The hardness of the second plastic is softer than the hardness of the first plastic; the bristles are made of a third plastic, one end of the bristles is implanted through the covering body and fixed at the top of the brush head The other end of the bristles is exposed outside the covering body for the user to clean the teeth; the characteristic is that the hardness of the third plastic is between the first plastic and the second Between the hardness of the plastic, the coating system extends from the portion that is in contact with the brush rod toward the periphery of the brush head, so that the covering body is gradually thinned from a portion corresponding to the brush head toward a portion corresponding to the periphery thereof. Forming a configuration similar to a squid, the covering body extending at two opposite side edges and the other end corresponding to the brush head to form a soft functional portion, the soft functional portion being configured similarly to the squid The configuration of the side fins. Thus, by using the toothbrush of the present invention, the user can not only clean the teeth and the teeth by using the bristles, but also utilize the soft functional parts thereon to make the oral gaps (such as gums) that are not accessible or difficult to reach with conventional toothbrushes. The gap between the inner wall of the cheek), the surface (such as the surface of the gum and the inner wall of the cheek) and the dead angle (such as the gap between the inner wall of the cheek and the gum of the wisdom tooth and the circumference of the wisdom tooth) are massaged and cleaned to achieve a comprehensive oral cavity. And complete cleaning management.

In another aspect of the present invention, the soft functional portion includes a second gum massaging portion, each of the gum massaging portions being disposed on one side of the covering body, corresponding to the bristles, and located at a periphery of the bristles, the gums One side of the massage portion is respectively connected to two opposite side edges of the brush head, and the thickness thereof is smaller than the thickness of the covering body corresponding to the brush head portion, and the surface of each of the gum massaging portions is provided with a plurality of gingivas spaced apart from each other. The massage ribs each extend from one side of the gum massaging portion toward the other side, and extend in a direction toward the brush bar to enable the gums to be massaged while the bristles are cleaning the teeth Ribs to achieve the effect of massaging the gums.

According to still another object of the present invention, the soft function portion includes two slit cleaning portions, each of the slit cleaning portions is disposed on one surface of the covering body, and one side of the gap cleaning portions is respectively connected to the bristles Corresponding to the other side of the gingival massage part, the thickness is smaller than the thickness of the corresponding gingival massage part, and the surface of each of the crevice cleaning parts is provided with a plurality of cleaning bumps spaced apart from each other, and the gap cleaning part can be The bristles clean the teeth and extend into the gap between the inner wall of the cheek and the gums, and by cleaning the bumps, the residual crumbs of the food in the gap are removed to achieve the effect of cleaning the gaps.

According to still another object of the present invention, the soft functional portion includes a two-cheek inner wall massage portion, and each of the cheek inner wall massage portions is disposed on the other side of the covering body, facing away from the bristles, and is located at The surface of each of the cheek inner wall massage portions is provided with a plurality of inner wall massage ribs spaced apart from each other with respect to the positions of the gum massaging portions and the slit cleaning portions, and each of the inner wall massage ribs is opposite to the gum massaging portion. One side extends toward the other side of the slit cleaning portion, and the extending direction thereof is toward the brush bar, so that the bristles can be massaged by the inner wall of the cheeks while the bristles are cleaned. The wall is massaged and cleaned.

According to still another object of the present invention, each of the gum massaging ribs is protruded from a surface of the gum massaging portion, one end of which is adjacent to the bristles, and the other end of which extends toward the brush bar direction, and any two adjacent ones thereof The distance between the gingival massage ribs is gradually expanded along the extending direction thereof, so that the gingival massage ribs can exert a gradual and different force on the gums when the gums are massaged.

According to still another object of the present invention, each of the cheek inner wall massage ribs is protruded from a surface of the cheek inner wall massage portion, one end of which is opposite to one side of the gum massaging portion, and the other end of which is opposite to the gap. The other side of the cleaning portion extends toward the brush bar, and the distance between any two adjacent inner wall massage ribs is gradually expanded along the extending direction thereof so that the inner ribs of the cheek inner wall When massage the inner wall of the cheek, a force of gradual and different forces can be applied to the inner wall of the cheek.

In order to make the examination, the technical characteristics and the efficacy of the present invention can be further understood and understood, and the embodiments are combined with the drawings, which are described in detail as follows:

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70‧‧‧brush

71‧‧‧ brush head

72‧‧‧ bristles

80‧‧‧ teeth

81‧‧‧ cheek inner wall

82‧‧‧ teeth

83‧‧‧ wisdom teeth

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10‧‧‧ brush bar

15‧‧‧ brush head

20‧‧ ‧ wrap

21‧‧‧ Dental Massage Department

211‧‧‧Gum massage ribs

22‧‧‧Gap Cleaning Department

221‧‧‧Clean bumps

23‧‧‧ cheek inner wall massage department

231‧‧‧Inner wall massage ribs

24‧‧‧Intelligent Massage Department

241‧‧‧ massage bumps

30‧‧‧ bristles

1 is a schematic view of a conventional toothbrush for cleaning in an oral cavity; FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a toothbrush of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the toothbrush of the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a toothbrush of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a bottom perspective view of the toothbrush of the present invention; and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the toothbrush of the present invention.

The inventor's long-term research and development process in related fields such as oral cleaning equipment In the above, it is found that the conventional toothbrush structure can only clean the teeth in use, but can not clean the teeth, the gap between the mouth (such as the gap between the gums and the inner wall of the cheek), the surface (such as: gums). And the surface of the cheeks and the dead corners (such as the gap between the inner wall of the cheek and the gums of the wisdom teeth and the circumference of the wisdom teeth) are cleaned or massaged, resulting in food debris accumulated in the gaps and on the gums. Often, bacteria are caused by corruption, which causes damage to the oral mucosa, which leads to oral lesions. Even, because modern people like to eat delicate foods, many people's gums and the inner wall of the mouth are not properly rubbed and stimulated by the coarse fiber for a long time. Next, symptoms such as occlusion or necrosis of the gingiva and the inner wall of the oral cavity occur, which may cause periodontal disease. In view of this, the inventor thought and designed a toothbrush with a massage gum and a clean mouth gap, so that the user can massage and clean the gaps, surfaces and dead corners that are not easily touched in the mouth while cleaning the teeth. To achieve a comprehensive and complete cleaning management of the oral cavity.

The present invention relates to a toothbrush having a massage gum and a cleaning oral cavity. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, please refer to the longitudinal sectional view and the top perspective view of the toothbrush shown in Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5. The toothbrush includes a brush bar 10, a brush head 15, a covering body 20 and a plurality of bristles 30, wherein the brush bar 10 and the brush head 15 are formed by a first plastic. The brush bar 10 is provided with a grip portion (not shown) adjacent to one end for the user to hold the toothbrush, and the brush head 15 has a flat elliptical shape, and the brush head 15 One end is connected to the other end of the brush bar 10. The covering body 20 is integrally molded on the surface of the brush head 15 by a second plastic. The hardness of the second plastic is softer than the first plastic. The bristles 30 are made of a third plastic, one end of the bristles 30 is implanted through the covering body 20 and fixed on the top surface of the brush head 15, and the other end of the bristles 30 It is exposed outside the covering body 20 for the user to clean the teeth. The above description is not only the basic structure of many conventional toothbrushes, but also the basic structure that the toothbrush of the present invention should have, rather than the characteristics of the present invention.

Referring to Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, the present invention is characterized in that the hardness of the third plastic is between the hardness of the first plastic and the second plastic, and the covering body 20 is A portion that is engaged with the brush bar 10 extends toward the periphery of the brush head 15 such that the covering body 20 is gradually thinned from a portion corresponding to the brush head 15 toward a portion corresponding to the periphery thereof, as shown in FIG. As shown, a squid configuration similar to that shown in Figures 3 and 5 is formed, the covering 20 being corresponding to the brush The opposite side edges and the other end of the head 15 extend to form a soft functional portion, the soft functional portion is configured similarly to the configuration of the squid fin, and the soft functional portion includes the second gingival massage portion 21 (as shown in FIG. 4) And a region of the second gap cleaning portion 22 and the two-cheek inner wall massage portion 23, wherein each of the gum massaging portion 21 and the slit cleaning portion 22 is disposed on one surface of the covering body 20, corresponding to The bristles 30 are located at the periphery of the bristles 30, and one side of the gingival massage portions 21 are respectively connected to opposite side edges of the brush head 15, and the thickness thereof is smaller than the covering body 20 corresponding to the bristles 20 The thickness of the portion of the brush head 15 is one of the sides of the gap cleaning portion 22 respectively connected to the other side of the corresponding gum massaging portion 21, and the thickness thereof is smaller than the thickness of the corresponding gum massaging portion 21, each of the gums The surface of the massage portion 21 is provided with a plurality of gingival massage ribs 211 spaced apart from each other, and each of the gingival massage ribs 211 extends from one side of the gingival massage portion 21 toward the other side, and the direction of extension thereof faces the brush rod 10, By cleaning the teeth while the bristles 30 are cleaned The gingival massage ribs 211 massage the gums, and the surface of each of the slit cleaning portions 22 is provided with a plurality of cleaning bumps 221 spaced apart from each other, and the slit cleaning portions 22 can extend the teeth while the bristles 30 are cleaned. Into the gap between the inner wall of the cheek and the gums, and by cleaning the bumps 221, the food residue in the gap is removed to maintain the cleaning of the gap.

Referring to Figures 3, 4 and 5, each of the cheek inner wall massage portions 23 is disposed on the other side of the covering body 20, facing away from the bristles 30, and positioned relative to each of the gum massaging portions 21 And the position of the gap cleaning portion 22, the surface of each of the cheek inner wall massage portions 23 is provided with a plurality of inner wall massage ribs 231 spaced apart from each other, and the inner wall massage ribs 231 are opposite to one side of the gum massaging portion 21 Extending toward the other side of the slit cleaning portion 22, and extending in a direction toward the brush bar 10, so that the bristles 30 can be used to massage the ribs 231 to the cheeks while the bristles 30 are cleaning the teeth. Massage and clean the inner wall.

Referring to Figures 3, 5 and 6, the thickness of the covering body 20 is gradually thinned toward the periphery of the covering body 20 by the portion of the covering body 20 corresponding to the brush head 15, and The surface of the covering body 20 is formed into a curved surface toward the periphery thereof, wherein the arcuate surface angle corresponding to the cheek inner wall massaging portion 23 is greater than the arcuate angle corresponding to the gum massaging portion 21 and the slit cleaning portion 22, so that The configuration of the soft body portion of the covering body 20 extending corresponding to the opposite side edges and the other end of the brush head 15 is similar to the side fin configuration of a squid, and is adjacent to the covering body 20 The thickness of the central portion is greater than the thickness of the peripheral edge thereof, and the width thereof is the portion that is connected to the brush rod 10 (ie, one end of the covering body 20) is gradually enlarged toward the middle portion of the covering body 20, and then tapered toward the other end of the covering body 20, so that the configuration and characteristics of the soft functional portion are similar. The squid fin has a wavy configuration and is also capable of soft deformation so that the surface of each of the gum massaging portion 21, the slit cleaning portion 22, and the cheek inner wall massage portion 23 can be in the bristles 30. When the teeth are cleaned, they are easily and softly extended into the gap between the inner wall of the cheek and the gums, and softly abut against the inner walls of the gums and cheeks, and then massage the gums by the gingival massage ribs 211 By cleaning the bumps 221, the residual swarf in the gap is removed, and the inner wall of the cheek is massaged and cleaned by the inner rib 231 of the cheeks to achieve comprehensive and complete cleaning management of the oral cavity. .

Referring to FIG. 3, each of the gum massaging ribs 211 is protruded from the surface of the gum massaging portion 21, one end of which is adjacent to the bristles 30, and the other end of which extends toward the brush bar 10, and The distance between the adjacent gingival massage ribs 211 is gradually expanded along the extending direction thereof, so that the gingival massage ribs 211 can exert a gradual and different force on the gums when the gums are massaged. In order to achieve the effect of a real massage on the gums.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, each of the cheek inner wall massage ribs 231 is protruded from the surface of the cheek inner wall massage portion 23, one end of which is opposite to one side of the gum massaging portion 21, and the other end thereof. Extending toward the other side of the slit cleaning portion 22, the extending direction thereof is toward the brush bar 10, and the distance between any two adjacent cheek inner wall massage ribs 231 is gradually expanded along the extending direction thereof. When the inner rib 231 of the cheek is massaged on the inner wall of the cheek, a force of a gradual and different force can be applied to the inner wall of the cheek to achieve a true massage effect on the inner wall of the cheek.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the soft functional portion further includes a wisdom tooth massage portion 24 (as indicated by a dotted line frame on the right side of FIG. 4), the wisdom tooth The massage portion 24 is disposed on one surface of the covering body 20, and corresponding to the other end of the brush head 15, the surface of the wisdom tooth massage portion 24 is convexly provided with a plurality of massage bumps 241 spaced apart from each other, and the wisdom tooth massage portion 24 The bristles 30 can clean the teeth while deepening the gap between the inner wall of the cheek and the wisdom gums, and by the massage bumps 241, clean and massage the gap between the inner wall of the cheek and the wisdom gums and the circumference of the wisdom teeth. .

Thus, by using the toothbrush of the present invention, the user can not only utilize the bristles to the teeth The teeth and the teeth are cleaned, and the soft functional parts (including: the gum massage part, the gap cleaning part, the cheek inner wall massage part, the wisdom tooth massage part, etc.) can be used for the conventional toothbrush. Or inaccessible mouth gaps (such as the gap between the gums and the inner wall of the cheeks), surfaces (such as the surface of the gums and cheeks) and dead ends (such as the gap between the inner wall of the cheek and the gums of the wisdom teeth and the circumference of the wisdom teeth) Massage and cleanse for complete and complete cleaning management of the mouth.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the technical features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and any one skilled in the art can easily change in the technical field of the present invention. Or, modifications are intended to be included in the scope of the claims of the invention below.

10‧‧‧ brush bar

20‧‧ ‧ wrap

211‧‧‧Gum massage ribs

22‧‧‧Gap Cleaning Department

221‧‧‧Clean bumps

241‧‧‧ massage bumps

30‧‧‧ bristles

Claims (8)

A toothbrush having a massage gum and a cleaning mouth gap, comprising a brush bar, a brush head, a covering body and a plurality of bristles; wherein the brush bar and the brush head are integrally formed by a first plastic, the brush The portion adjacent to one end of the rod is held by a user, and the brush head has a flat elliptical shape, and one end thereof is connected to the other end of the brush rod; the coating system is integrally formed by a second plastic On the brush head, the hardness of the second plastic is softer than the hardness of the first plastic; the bristles are made of a third plastic, one end of which is implanted through the covering body and fixed to the brush head The other end of the top surface is exposed outside the covering body; the characteristic is that the hardness of the third plastic is between the hardness of the first plastic and the second plastic, and the coating system is a portion that is engaged with the brush rod extends toward the periphery of the brush head, and is gradually thinned from a portion corresponding to the brush head toward a portion corresponding to the circumference thereof to form a configuration similar to a squid, the coating Forming a body at two opposite side edges and the other end corresponding to the brush head The functional portion of the soft functional portion is similar to the configuration of the squid fin, and the soft functional portion includes a second gingival massage portion and a second crevice cleaning portion, each of the gingival massage portions being disposed in the covering body One side corresponding to the bristles and located on the periphery of the bristles, one side of the gingival massaging portions are respectively connected to opposite side edges of the bristles, and the thickness thereof is smaller than the covering body corresponding to the brush The thickness of the head portion, each of the slit cleaning portions is disposed on one side of the covering body, and one side of the gap cleaning portions is respectively connected to the other side of the corresponding gum massaging portion corresponding to the bristles, The thickness is less than the thickness of the corresponding gum massaging portion. The toothbrush according to claim 1, wherein the soft functional portion comprises a two-cheek inner wall massage portion, each of the cheek inner wall massage portions is disposed on the other side of the covering body, facing away from the bristles, and is located opposite to each other The position of the gum massage part and the slit cleaning part. The toothbrush according to claim 2, wherein the surface of each of the gum massaging portions is provided with a plurality of gingival massage ribs spaced apart from each other, each of the gingival massage ribs extending from one side of the gum massaging portion toward the other side, and extending The direction is toward the brush bar. The toothbrush according to claim 3, wherein the surface of each of the slit cleaning portions is provided with a plurality of cleaning bumps spaced apart from each other. The toothbrush according to claim 4, wherein the surface of each of the cheek inner wall massage portions is provided with a plurality of inner wall massage ribs spaced apart from each other, each of the inner wall massage ribs being laterally opposed to one of the gum massage portions The other side of the slit cleaning portion extends and extends in a direction toward the brush bar. The toothbrush of claim 5, wherein the gum ribs are protruded from the surface of the gum massaging portion, one end of which is adjacent to the bristles, and the other end of which extends toward the brush bar, and any two adjacent The distance between the gingival massage ribs is gradually expanded along the extending direction thereof. The toothbrush according to claim 6, wherein each of the cheek inner wall massage ribs protrudes from a surface of the cheek inner wall massage portion, one end of which is opposite to one side of the gum massaging portion, and the other end of which is opposite to the toothbrush The other side of the slit cleaning portion extends toward the brush bar, and the distance between any two adjacent cheek inner wall massage ribs is gradually expanded along the extending direction thereof. The toothbrush according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the soft functional part comprises a wisdom tooth massage part, the wisdom tooth massage part is disposed at the other end corresponding to the brush head, and the surface of the wisdom tooth massage part is convexly provided with plural A massage bump that is spaced apart from each other.