WO2014088198A1

WO2014088198A1 - Chewable vibrating toothbrush

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Publication number: WO2014088198A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/009177
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김건우
Original assignee: Kim Geon-U
Priority date: 2012-12-07
Filing date: 2013-10-15
Publication date: 2014-06-12
Also published as: KR101245713B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vibrating toothbrush in which the bristles of the toothbrush vibrate in order to effectively achieve toothbrushing. The present invention includes: a toothbrush head (10) which has a vibrator (13) therein; an oral massage unit (20) which is formed so as to integrally extend, decreasing in width, from the end portion of the toothbrush head; and a power supply unit (30) which is separately configured to have an oscillating circuit (31) electrically connected from the end portion of the oral massage unit and supplying an electrical signal of a constant frequency to the vibrator (13), and a rechargeable battery (32) supplying power to the oscillating circuit. The bristle roots (11) of the toothbrush and the bristles (12) of the toothbrush, which are provided in the toothbrush head (10), vibrate when the surface of the toothbrush head (10) is pressed due to the chewing action of the teeth, a closed electrical circuit of the vibrator (13) and oscillating circuit (31) are formed, and the vibrator (13) starts to vibrate. In said case, a massage protrusion (21) of the oral massage unit (20), which is formed so as to integrally extend with the toothbrush head (10), vibrates therewith.

Description

Chewing vibrating toothbrush

The present invention is a toothbrush head is pressed by the chewing movement of the tooth is pressed into a flat switch provided inside the toothbrush head is made of electrical connection between the oscillator and the oscillating circuit is made to vibrate toothbrush configured to vibrate the toothbrush head to start brushing It is about.

The eating habits of modern people are changed in various forms, and the working environment of couriers, bus drivers, and various service workers makes it difficult to perform regular dental care. Accordingly, various types of toothbrushes have been developed and distributed in the market to perform the brushing process more conveniently and effectively.

In Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0661868, the brush head is formed to be directly fitted to the front end of the drive shaft of the actuator, and the first magnetic circuit for reciprocating the drive shaft in the axial direction of the drive shaft and around the central axis of the drive shaft. It consists of an actuator which is divided into a second magnetic circuit for rotating the drive shaft, the first and second magnetic circuits are driven independently by the frequency and phase difference driving the first magnetic circuit and the second magnetic circuit, respectively, different movements Disclosed is a vibrating toothbrush which enables a bristle having a shape.

The patent is configured to apply vibration to the bristles by rotating the drive shaft through the formation of a magnetic field of the magnetic circuit to which the electric current is supplied, and has the advantage of varying the movement direction of the bristles by allowing vibrations to be applied in different directions. The total weight of the vibrating toothbrush increases remarkably according to the additional configuration of the permanent magnet unit provided in the circuit, and the manufacturing cost of the vibrating toothbrush increases due to the complicated mechanical structure of the vibrating toothbrush according to the configuration of the first and second magnetic circuits. Aging deterioration of the vibrating toothbrush with the passage of use has a difficulty that increases compared to the general vibrating toothbrush.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-1057113 discloses an electric toothbrush which can be brushed on a tooth by driving of a motor by installing a motor inside a body separated by a head and a handle. The electric toothbrush is disposed inside the head and protrudes outward so that a part can contact the tooth, and is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor and connected to the motor, and the rotary brush is installed on the handle of the body so that the rotating brush is the upper tooth or It characterized in that it comprises a selection switch for selectively inputting the forward or reverse rotational signal with respect to the axis of rotation of the motor to select the rotational direction of the rotary brush when contacted to the lower teeth.

The patent has the advantage that the pair of rotary brushes are in contact with each other, the rotational direction of the rotary brush is configured to face each other to effectively remove the tartar of the teeth in contact with the center of the rotary brush, but the rotary brush Since two drive shafts for rotating the shaft must be formed, the mechanical structure becomes complicated, so that the vibration and tooth failure of the vibrating toothbrush can easily occur, and the power consumption is a general vibration because it is configured to drive two rotary brushes by one motor. Compared to toothbrushes, there is a lot of potential for rapid progress.

Therefore, the present invention was invented to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the method of applying a power to the toothbrush by molding the toothbrush head in which the bristles are planted with a fluid such as silicon, and applying a power to the toothbrush. The toothbrush head is inserted into the oral cavity to start the chewing movement of the tooth and at the same time the power contact is connected to the toothbrush to make the brush head vibrate. It is a problem to be solved to provide a vibrating toothbrush, characterized in that to vibrate.

The present invention includes a toothbrush head 10 including a vibrator 13 in the inner hollow portion; and an oral massage portion 20 which is integrally formed to narrow the width at the end of the toothbrush head and shares the hollow portion with the toothbrush head; The oscillating circuit 31 is electrically connected to the vibrator through the hollow portion of the oral massage part and the toothbrush head and supplies the high frequency electric signal to the vibrator 13 and the battery 32 capable of charging power while being charged. It is made of a separate power supply 30; The toothbrush head 10 is a bristle root (11) is formed integrally protruding by a plurality at equal intervals on the upper surface; and bristles planted in a plurality of bundles on the upper end of the bristle root (12); and, the oral massage part 20 is further provided with a plurality of massage projections 21 are formed integrally projecting at equal intervals on the upper surface; by further comprising, the toothbrush head 10 surface by the chewing movement of the teeth Compressed and vibrator 13 and oscillation circuit 31 By being energized by mutual toothbrush hair roots 11 and the bristles 12 and the massaging projections (21) to vibrate each characterized in that the tooth cleaning and mouth massage made.

The toothbrush head 10 includes a flat switch 14 that is bent in a 'U' shape so as to surround the upper and lower sides of the vibrator 13 from the inside; Further, the contact point (A) of the oscillator is electrically connected to the contact point (II) of the oscillation circuit 31, the + contact point (B) of the oscillator is configured to open, one end of the flat panel switch oscillation circuit ( 31 is electrically connected to the + contact (I) of the other end and the other end is arranged to be spaced apart from the + contact (B) of the vibrator 13 by a predetermined distance, the toothbrush head 10 by the chewing motion of the tooth is pressed The other end of the flat plate switch 14 contacts the + contact point B of the vibrator 13 so that the oscillator circuit, the vibrator and the flat plate switch form a closed loop so that the vibrator vibrates to the toothbrush head 10. Tooth cleaning and oral massage of the oral massage portion 20 is characterized in that the operation occurs.

On the other hand, the end of the oral massage unit 20 has a first wire connection jack 40 to be electrically connected to the power supply unit 30, the end of the power supply unit 30 to be correspondingly coupled with the first wire connection jack. Is provided with a second wire connecting jack 50, between the end of the oral massage portion 20 and the first wire connecting jack 40 + wire (I) side of the oscillation circuit 31 and the-contact (II) side Power supply line 60 including a wire therein is characterized in that it is formed to extend longer than the combined length of the toothbrush head 10 and the oral massage portion 20.

In addition, the toothbrush head 10 and the oral massage part 20 are each made of an air tube layer so that the vibrator 13 and the flat panel switch 14 are completely shielded from external moisture or moisture and maintain their shape. It features.

The first wire connection jack 40 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a hollow portion to receive a pair of first wire contacts 41 exposed from the wires wired inside the oral massage part 20, and the second wire connection jacks. 50 has a pair of contact binding grooves 51 recessed to insert the first wire contact 41 in the upper surface, so that the second wire connection jack 50 inside the first wire connection jack 40 It is characterized in that the insertion.

The power supply line 60 is characterized in that formed between the second wire connection jack 50 and the end of the power supply unit 30.

The present invention is to increase the ease of operation of the toothbrush by vibrating the brush head muscles and the brush head through the chewing movement (chewing) of the tooth, the toothbrush head and the oral massage portion to massage the oral cavity of the bristles are implanted, the integral silicone Molded material prevents excessive irritation to teeth and gums, enabling differentiated oral care for patients with infants or infants with a dental disease, and a separate power supply unit with a thin and long power supply line The toothbrush head and the oral massage part are inserted into the oral cavity to brush teeth, and the power supply part connected to the power supply line is stored in a pocket in the pants to maximize the portability of the toothbrush and a separate part connecting the oral massage part and the power supply part. Can be generated from a vibrating toothbrush with a wire connection jack with waterproof function There is an effect electrical accidents do not occur.

1 illustrates the overall components of the present invention.

2 is a view showing the shape of a vibrator and a flat panel switch according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of an oscillator and a flat panel switch.

Prior to the description of the present invention, the present embodiments are provided only to assist in understanding the components of the present invention and the function of each element, and do not limit the scope of the present invention, the present invention claims Clarify that it is limited only by

The present invention is easy to carry by minimizing a mechanical device such as a motor and a rotating shaft by forming a vibrator (piezoelectric element) on the vibrating toothbrush that generates vibration in conjunction with the normal electric drive, to achieve an electrical on / off contact with the vibrator By further configuring a flat switch that can be inserted into the oral cavity is characterized in that the toothbrush is operated only through the chewing movement of the tooth.

First, through the accompanying drawings will be described in general for each component and each function constituting the present invention.

1 and 2 show the entire component of the present invention, a toothbrush head 10 including a vibrator 13 therein; and an oral massage part which is narrowly formed at the end of the toothbrush head and extends integrally ( 20); And, the battery 32 which is electrically connected at the end of the oral massage part and supplying electric power to drive the oscillator circuit 31 and the oscillator circuit for supplying an electric signal of a predetermined frequency to the vibrator (13) It is composed of a power supply unit 30; consisting of, the toothbrush head 10 is bristles are planted in a plurality of tufts on the upper end of the bristle root (11) and the bristle root are integrally formed by a plurality of at regular intervals on the upper surface It is divided into (12), the oral massage part 20 shows a configuration of a vibrating toothbrush according to the present invention including a massage protrusion 21 is formed integrally projecting a plurality of at equal intervals on the upper surface.

Tooth brush hair 11 provided in the toothbrush head 10 by vibrating the vibrator 13 by the output signal of the oscillation circuit 31 receives power from the battery 32 of the power supply unit 30 through the above configuration. ) And the bristle 12 is vibrated, and the massage protrusion 21 of the oral massage part 20 integrally formed on the toothbrush head 10 is also vibrated together. Therefore, the toothbrush head 10 manages teeth and gums in the oral cavity, and the oral massage unit 20 manages the gums and lips located in the oral cavity.

The toothbrush head 10 is not made of a plastic material having the same elasticity as that of a general toothbrush head, but is made of a flexible material such as a silicone material, so that the development of the tooth is incomplete in infants or dental diseases It is suitable for oral health care of patients suffering from diseases. In addition, the basic shape is a flat rugby ball shape is easy to contact any part of the oral cavity, it is preferable that a separate air tube layer is formed therein to maintain the basic shape of the toothbrush head 10 therein. . In the process of brushing teeth by inserting the toothbrush head 10 in the oral cavity, the toothbrush head 10 itself is not damaged by the chewing movement of the tooth or friction with the teeth through the air tube layer The air tube layer acts as a cushion.

The toothbrush hair 11 is a component that is formed integrally projecting a plurality of teeth at equal intervals on the upper surface of the toothbrush head 10, the same as the material of the toothbrush head 10 is generated in the toothbrush head 10 The wave is characterized in that it is formed to be transmitted to the bristle root (11) as it is. The length and width of the bristle root 11 do not limit the scope of the present invention, but for the effective brushing, the width of the bristle root 11 is formed by 1/4 to 1/5 of the molar width, and the length of the front tooth length It will be preferred to form from 1/3 to 1/2 of. In addition, a rounded groove is formed at the upper end surface of the bristle root 11 so that the bristle 12 may be planted.

The bristle 12 is composed of a plurality of micro-hair bundles that are planted in the upper end of the bristle root 11, the length of the bristle 12 is preferably the same as the length of the front teeth or 10 to 20% longer than the length of the front teeth. The bristle 12 is preferably made of a material having more elasticity and resilience than the toothbrush head 10 and the bristle root 11, and specific materials are omitted because they are outside the scope of the present invention.

The vibrator 13 may be composed of an inverted piezoelectric element for outputting a vibration wave for generating a fine vibration by the electric energy input, and is not shown in the figure, but separated configuration consisting of a vibrator and a vibrator on which the vibrator is seated. It is desirable to be. The size of the vibrator 13 should be within 15 mm x 20 mm in width x length so that the size of the entire toothbrush head 10 should not be made too large. Two wire contacts are provided on one side of the vibrator 13, and a contact point A of the vibrator corresponding to one of them is electrically connected to a contact point II of the oscillation circuit 31, and the vibrator 13 is provided. The rest of the + contacts (B) is arranged to be spaced apart from the flat plate switch 14 to be in an open state.

The flat panel switch 14 is a plate-shaped switch that is bent in a 'U' shape, and one end connected to the + contact point I of the oscillation circuit 31 is formed into a straight plate and configured to be in the open state. The other end spaced apart from the + contact point B of the vibrator 13 by a predetermined distance is formed into a plate having a portion bent downward. At this time, the flat panel switch 14 is preferably formed integrally. Through the structure of the flat plate switch 14 as described above, the other end of the flat plate switch 14 which is located below the toothbrush head 10 surface during the chewing movement of the tooth is pressed to the + contact (B) of the vibrator 13 and By contacting the flat switch 14 of the present configuration electrically connects the vibrator 13 and the oscillation circuit 31, a vibration wave is generated in the vibrator 13, the brush head root 11 provided in the toothbrush head 10 And bristle 12 is vibrating together, along with the oral massage portion 20 is also vibrating is to proceed with the brushing process.

The oral massage portion 20 is a component integrally molded at the end of the toothbrush head 10, the material is the same as the toothbrush head 10, but the shape is composed of a line shape having an elliptical cross-section in the front teeth of the oral cavity Massage the lips and the lips to reduce the fatigue of the oral cavity is made to efficiently manage. In addition, the inside is filled in the form of air tube made of silicon material to provide a fluid touch to the teeth and oral tissues, but by maintaining the basic volume to some extent the space that can accommodate the wire inside the oral massage part 20 is accommodated It can be secured. On the other hand, the conventional vibrating toothbrush is the target of the teeth or gums in the oral cavity, in the present invention, through the configuration of the oral massage unit 20 to apply a massage action to the lip outside the oral cavity to allow overall oral care. will be.

The massage protrusions 21 may be formed in various shapes as massage means protruding from the upper surface of the oral massage part 20 at equal intervals, but do not apply excessive stimulation to lips and gums as much as possible. It is desirable to. The massage protrusion 21 may be integrally injection molded with the oral massage part 20 and made of the same material as the oral massage part 20 or may be additionally made of a material having more elasticity and tensile strength to increase the massage strength.

The power supply unit 30 is separated from the toothbrush head 10 and the oral massage unit 20 which is integrally injection-molded at a distance of about 1 m and is characterized in that it is configured to be stored in the pants pocket when carrying the vibrating toothbrush. . The power supply unit 30 and the oral massage unit 20 is connected by the power supply line 60 is able to brush teeth while walking on the street. Although not shown separately in the drawing, the power supply unit 30 may include a space in which the battery 32 is accommodated and a space in which the chip-shaped oscillation circuit 31 is accommodated, configured to have a structure of a partition wall to be supplied from the battery 32. The oscillation circuit 31 starts to operate by a power source and the output signal of the oscillation circuit 31 is transmitted to the vibrator 13 via the flat panel switch 14 to operate the vibrating toothbrush 100.

The oscillation circuit 31 is a circuit for generating a general frequency in the form of a chip, and a specific structure is omitted because it is somewhat out of the nature of the present invention. The battery 32 may be used as a disposable battery or a rechargeable battery, and is preferably suitable in view of the characteristics of a toothbrush in which the rechargeable battery needs to be used for a long time.

The first wire connection jack 40 is formed at the end of the oral massage part 20 or is formed at the end of the power supply line 60 directly connected to the oral massage part 20, the interior of the oral massage part 20 It is made of a cylindrical shape having a hollow portion to accommodate the pair of first wire contacts 41 exposed from the wire to be wired to.

The second wire connection jack 50 is configured to be correspondingly coupled to the first wire connection jack 40, the configuration position is fixed to the end of the power supply line 60 or the power supply unit according to the configuration position of the first wire connection jack 40 It may be fixed to the upper end of 30). The second wire connection jack 50 has a pair of contact binding grooves 51 recessed so that the first wire contact point 41 can be inserted in the upper surface thereof so that the first wire connection jack 40 and the second wire connection jack ( The binding of the 50 is made, and the coupling of the first wire connection jack 40 and the second wire connection jack 50 is sufficient waterproof to the connection site by maintaining a close state.

As described above, the description of the function and the coupling relationship for each component of the present invention has been made, and now, the operation of the vibrating toothbrush according to the present invention will be considered based on each component.

First, the power supply unit 30 is placed in a bag pocket or a suitable place, and guides the toothbrush head 10 and the oral massage unit 20 formed integrally into the oral cavity and the lips. When the toothbrush head 10 is seated in the oral cavity, the chewing movement of the tooth is performed a plurality of times. At this time, the other end of the flat plate switch 14 is in contact with the + contact point B of the vibrator 13 by the chewing motion, so that the electrical signal on the + contact point I side of the oscillation circuit 31 receives the flat plate switch 14. Through the one end and the other end of the) through the + contact (B) of the vibrator 13 is introduced into the internal circuit of the vibrator 13, and again through the-contact (A) of the vibrator 13 and the oscillation circuit An electrical circuit loop is formed at the-contact (II) of (31), so that the output frequency of the oscillation circuit 31 powered by the battery 32 is transmitted to the vibrator 13, whereby electrical energy is mechanical energy (vibration). The vibration of the vibrator 13 is started to be converted to the form. Because of this, the toothbrush head 10 is shaken, the brush bristle root 11 and the bristle brush 12 to be implanted in the bristle root (11) integrally molded in the toothbrush head 10 is finely vibrated to start brushing. .

Through the detailed description of the configuration of the present invention as described above and the present embodiment it described the substance and specific matters of the present invention. The above embodiments are merely exemplary, and the invention according to various modifications and equivalent other embodiments, which are made based on the detailed description and the embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art, are also within the scope of the present invention. You must clarify belonging.

Explanation of the sign

10: toothbrush head 11: brush head

12: brush head 13: vibrator

14 flat plate switch 20 oral massage part

21: massage projections 30: power supply

31: oscillation circuit 32: battery

40: first wire connection jack 41: first wire contact

50: second wire connection jack 51: contact binding groove

60: power supply line 100: vibrating toothbrush

A: -contact B: + contact

I: + contact Ⅱ: -contact

Claims

Toothbrush head 10 including a vibrator 13 in the inner hollow portion; and the oral massage portion 20 is formed integrally extending so as to narrow the width at the end of the toothbrush head and share the hollow portion with the toothbrush head; and, oral massage A power source which is electrically connected to a vibrator through the hollow part of the part and the toothbrush head and is divided into an oscillation circuit 31 for supplying a high frequency electric signal to the vibrator 13 and a battery 32 capable of charging power while applying power to the oscillation circuit. Supply portion 30; Consists of, the toothbrush head 10 is a bristle root (11) is formed integrally protruding by a plurality at equal intervals on the upper surface; and bristle (12) planted in a plurality of bundles on the upper end of the bristle root And, the oral massage part 20 is further provided with a plurality of massage projections 21 are formed integrally projecting at equal intervals on the upper surface; by further comprising, the surface of the toothbrush head 10 by the chewing movement of the tooth is vibrated (13) and oscillation circuit (31) communicate with each other By toothbrush hair roots 11 and the bristles 12 and the massaging projections 21 are chewing vibrating toothbrush, characterized in that each vibration made by the tooth cleaning and mouth massage.
The method of claim 1,

The toothbrush head 10 further includes a flat plate switch 14 that is bent in a 'U' shape so as to surround the upper and lower portions of the vibrator 13 from the inside thereof, and the contact point A of the vibrator includes an oscillation circuit ( 31) is electrically connected to the contact (II) of the contact point and the + contact (B) of the vibrator is configured to be open, one end of the flat switch is electrically connected to the + contact (I) of the oscillation circuit 31 and the other end Is spaced apart from the + contact point (B) of the vibrator 13 by a predetermined distance, the toothbrush head 10 surface is compressed by the chewing movement of the teeth so that the other end of the flat plate switch 14 + In contact with the contact point B, the oscillator circuit, the vibrator and the flat panel switch form a closed loop so that the vibrator vibrates to generate tooth cleaning and oral massage of the toothbrush head 10 and the oral massage part 20. Chewing vibrating toothbrush, characterized in that.
The method of claim 1,

An end portion of the oral massage part 20 includes a first wire connection jack 40 to be electrically connected to the power supply unit 30, and an end of the power supply unit 30 is formed to correspond to the first wire connection jack. 2 wire connecting jack 50, between the end of the oral massage portion 20 and the first wire connecting jack 40, the + contact (I) side wire and the-contact (II) side wire of the oscillation circuit 31 Chewing vibrating toothbrush, characterized in that the power supply line 60 included therein is formed to extend longer than the combined length of the toothbrush head 10 and the oral massage portion 20.
The method of claim 1,

The toothbrush head 10 and the oral massage part 20 are each composed of an air tube layer having a cushioning function therein so that the vibrator 13 and the flat panel switch 14 are completely shielded from external moisture or moisture and maintain their shape. Chewing vibrating toothbrush, characterized in that.
The method of claim 3,

The first wire connection jack 40 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a hollow portion to receive a pair of first wire contacts 41 exposed from the wires wired inside the oral massage part 20, and the second wire connection jacks. 50 has a pair of contact binding grooves 51 recessed to insert the first wire contact 41 in the upper surface, so that the second wire connection jack 50 inside the first wire connection jack 40 Chewing vibrating toothbrush, characterized in that the connection.
The method of claim 3,

The power supply line 60 is chewing vibration toothbrush, characterized in that formed between the end of the second wire connection jack (50) and the power supply (30).