WO2011078523A2

WO2011078523A2 - Dental flosser

Info

Publication number: WO2011078523A2
Application number: PCT/KR2010/009070
Authority: WO
Inventors: 최일규
Original assignee: (주)씨앤씨
Priority date: 2009-12-22
Filing date: 2010-12-17
Publication date: 2011-06-30
Also published as: WO2011078523A3; KR20110073623A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dental flosser, including a handle for a user to hold with a hand and a floss holder attached to the front end of the handle for the support of the floss, characterized in that it comprises: a coupling hole used for coupling the floss holder; and a plurality of locking elements formed around the coupling hole at preset rotational angle intervals, wherein the floss holder has a connection end detachably connected to the coupling hole of the handle and stoppers formed around the connection end and coupled with the locking elements to fix the floss holder. As such, a user may freely adjust the coupling angle between the floss holder and the handle for convenient use.

Description

Interdental cleaning

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an interdental cleaning tool having a dental floss used to remove food debris between teeth, and more particularly, to an interdental cleaning tool having a handle member together with a dental floss member.

In order to maintain healthy and clean teeth, it is preferable to brush teeth within an appropriate time after ingesting food. In general, brushing teeth using a toothbrush has a limitation in completely removing or removing food debris between teeth.

Due to these limitations, dental floss is used to assist in removing food debris between teeth after using the toothbrush more completely. Products in the form of combined disposable floss have been developed.

Figure 1 shows one example of a conventional interdental cleaning device. In the illustrated interdental washing tool, a floss holding part 1a is formed at the tip of the handle 1, and the dental floss 2 is coupled to the dental floss holding part 1a in tension. It consists of a structure. Therefore, the user inserts the dental floss 2 into the oral cavity while the user grips the handle 1 by hand to remove the food debris between the teeth with the dental floss 2.

However, such a conventional interdental cleaning tool is suitable for cleaning between the molars, but is inconvenient to clean between the teeth, because the dental floss 2 is installed at a right angle with respect to the handle (1) direction. There is a problem that does not work properly.

The present invention was developed to improve the conventional problems as described above, the object of which is to change the installation angle of the dental floss to various angles suitable for use with respect to the handle on which the dental floss is installed, as well as molar teeth, front teeth, etc. It is to provide an interdental cleaning device that can conveniently remove the food debris between the teeth in the mouth.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the interdental cleaning device comprising a handle member that is held by the user by the hand and the dental floss holding member is provided on the tip of the handle member to support the dental floss, the tip of the handle member It has a coupling hole for coupling the dental floss holding member and a plurality of locking portions formed at predetermined rotation angle intervals around the coupling hole, the dental floss holding member is coupled to the coupling hole of the handle member detachably and It is formed around the coupling end is coupled to the locking portion is provided with a locking portion for fixing the dental floss holding member, the user can select the coupling angle of the dental floss holding member to the handle member at a desired angle can be used It is done.

In the above configuration, the locking portion may be formed of a slot formed along the penetrating direction of the coupling hole, and the locking portion may be formed of a protrusion formed to correspond to the locking portion of the slot shape.

In particular, the locking portion may be formed of a slot of a semi-circular cross section, and the locking portion may be formed of a protrusion of a semi-circular cross section.

The coupling end of the dental floss holding member may include a shaft portion having the locking portion and inserted into a coupling hole of the handle member, an upper fixing portion provided on an upper side of the shaft portion to be in close contact with an upper circumference of the coupling hole, and the shaft portion. It is provided on the lower side of the coupling hole may be made to include a lower fixing portion in close contact with the circumference.

In particular, the shaft portion and the lower fixing portion is formed with an incision cut up and down may be elastically coupled when coupled to the coupling hole.

The interdental cleaning device according to the present invention configured as described above can conveniently remove the food debris between the teeth in the oral cavity because the user can select and use the coupling angle of the floss holding member to the handle member at a desired angle, dental health It has an effect on management.

In addition, since the interdental cleaning tool according to the present invention, after using the dental floss, only the dental floss holding member needs to be replaced while the handle member is used as it is, it is not only economically advantageous but also advantageous in terms of resource saving.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional interdental cleaning device.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the interdental cleaning device according to the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the dental floss holding member relative to the handle member in the embodiment of FIG.

Figure 4a is a view showing the appearance of washing the molars using the interdental cleaning device of the present invention, Figure 4b is a view showing the appearance of washing the incisors, Figure 4c shows a state using a 45 degree angle to the molar. Drawing.

10: handle member 11: coupling hole

12: locking portion 20: dental floss holding member

21 floss 22 floss support

23: coupling end 23a: shaft portion

23b: upper fixing part 23c: lower fixing part

23d: latching portion 23e: incision

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention; However, the following embodiments are provided to those skilled in the art to fully understand the present invention, and may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention is limited to the embodiments described below. It doesn't happen.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the interdental cleaning device according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the dental floss holding member to the handle member in the embodiment of Figure 2; And, Figure 4a is a view showing a state of washing the molars using the interdental cleaning tool of the present invention, Figure 4b is a view showing a state of washing the incisors.

As shown in Figure 2 to 4b, the interdental washing tool illustrated in the embodiment of the present invention, the handle member 10 and the dental floss holding member which is provided at the front end of the handle member 10 is held by the user by the hand It consists of a configuration including (20), and will be described in detail as follows.

First, the handle member 10 is made of a shape comfortable to grip by hand like a handle of a conventional toothbrush, the coupling hole 11 for the dental floss holding member 20 is coupled to the tip portion of the handle member 10 Is formed. The coupling hole 11 is formed of a cylindrical hole of a circular cross section, and a plurality of locking portions 12 are formed around the coupling hole 11 at predetermined rotation angle intervals. In this embodiment, the locking portion 12 is illustrated as dogs formed at intervals of 60 degrees along the circumference of the coupling hole 11, the shape is a slot of a semi-circular cross-section formed long along the through direction of the coupling hole 11 Is illustrated. Arrangement intervals, angles and shapes of the locking portion 12 may be modified in various forms as necessary.

Next, the dental floss holding member 20 is provided at the lower end of the dental floss support part 22 and the dental floss support part 22 to support the dental floss 21 in a state where the tension is applied to the handle member 10. It is composed of a coupling end 23 coupled to the ball (11). In particular, the coupling end 23 is detachably coupled to the coupling hole 11 of the handle member 10 that can be mounted or removed whenever the user desires.

The coupling end 23 is composed of a shaft portion 23a, an upper fixing portion 23b and a lower fixing portion 23c, and the shaft portion 23a is formed in a circumferential shape and the coupling hole 11 of the handle member 10 is formed. The upper fixing portion 23b is in close contact with the upper circumference of the coupling hole 11 at the upper side of the shaft portion 23a in this state, and the lower fixing portion 23c is engaged at the lower side of the shaft portion 23a. By being in close contact with the bottom of the ball 11, the dental floss holding member 20 is stably coupled to the handle member (10).

The engaging portion 23d is fixed around the shaft portion 23a by being fitted into the locking portion 12 formed around the coupling hole 11 to fix the dental floss holding member 20 to the handle member 10. Formed. In the present embodiment, the locking portion 23d is a protrusion of a semi-circular cross-section corresponding to the locking portion 12, which is illustrated as a slot of a semi-circular cross-section formed along the penetrating direction of the coupling hole 11. Is formed. In addition, the number of locking portions 23d may be the same as the number of locking portions 12, or may be formed in one or two. Therefore, when the dental floss holding member 20 is coupled to the coupling hole 11 of the handle member 10, the locking portion 23d is intermittently caught by the locking portion 12 formed at a predetermined rotation angle interval. It is fixed.

On the other hand, the shaft portion 23a and the lower fixing portion 23c may be formed with an incision 23e cut up and down, and the coupling end 23 is coupled to the coupling hole 11 due to the cut portion 23e formed as described above. When coupled to the shaft portion 23a and the lower fixing portion 23c is retracted and resiliently resilient, elastic coupling is achieved.

In using the interdental cleaning device of the present invention configured as described above, the dental floss holding member 20 is rotated in a state in which the coupling end 23 of the dental floss holding member 20 is coupled to the coupling hole 11 of the handle member 10. Then, the coupling end 23 of the dental floss holding member 20 can be rotated while being elastically retracted by the incision 23e, and the user adjusts the angle of the dental floss 21 to the angle of the position to be used. When the rotation stops at, the engaging portion 23d formed at the shaft portion 23a of the dental floss holding member 20 is caught by the locking portion 12 formed at the engaging hole 11 of the handle member 10. This is fixed.

Therefore, if the user wants to use the floss in the molars as shown in Figure 4a as well as if you want to use the dental floss in the front teeth as shown in Figure 4b when changing the coupling angle of the dental floss holding member 20 to the handle member 10 The dental floss 21 can be used very conveniently. In addition, the dental floss can be used at a desired angle, such as using a 45 degree angle to the molars as shown in FIG. 4C.

On the other hand, since the interdental cleaning tool of the present invention only after replacing the dental floss holding member 20 to leave the handle member 10 as it is, there is a very advantageous advantage in terms of economic and resource saving.

In the above described the present invention based on the preferred embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, various modifications by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention This is possible.

Claims

In the interdental cleaning device comprising a handle member that is held by the user by the hand and a dental floss holding member provided at the tip of the handle member to support the dental floss,

The front end of the handle member is provided with a coupling hole for coupling the dental floss holding member and a plurality of locking portions formed at predetermined rotation angle intervals around the coupling hole,

The dental floss holding member is provided with a coupling end detachably coupled to the coupling hole of the handle member and a locking portion formed around the coupling end to engage the locking portion to fix the dental floss holding member.

Interdental cleaning device, characterized in that the user can be used to select the coupling angle of the dental floss holding member to the handle member at a desired angle.
The method of claim 1,

The locking portion is made of a slot formed along the through direction of the coupling hole, the interlocking cleaning device, characterized in that the locking portion made of a protrusion formed long corresponding to the locking portion of the slot form.
The method of claim 2,

The locking portion is made of a slot of a semi-circular cross-section, the locking portion interdental cleaning device, characterized in that made of a protrusion of a semi-circular cross-section.
The method of claim 1,

The coupling end of the dental floss holding member,

A shaft portion having the locking portion and inserted into a coupling hole of the handle member;

An upper fixing part provided on an upper side of the shaft part and in close contact with an upper circumference of the coupling hole;

Interdental cleaning device characterized in that it comprises a lower fixing portion provided on the lower side of the shaft portion in close contact with the lower periphery of the coupling hole.
The method of claim 4, wherein

Interdental cleaning tool characterized in that the shaft portion and the lower fixing portion is formed in the incision cut up and down is elastically coupled when coupled to the coupling hole.