CN104687731A

CN104687731A - Inclined-handle toothbrush

Info

Publication number: CN104687731A
Application number: CN201310648155.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈嘉彬
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2013-12-04
Filing date: 2013-12-04
Publication date: 2015-06-10

Abstract

The invention relates to an inclined-handle toothbrush. The inclined-handle toothbrush comprises a brush bristle part, a brush bristle base and a holding handle; the brush bristle part is fixedly arranged on the brush bristle base; the front end of the holding handle is connected to the brush bristle base; and an angle is formed between a long axial extending line of the brush bristle base and an axial extending line of the holding handle and ranges from 15 degrees to 75 degrees. By means of the inclined-handle toothbrush, the manner that relative angle between the holding handle and the brush bristle base of the toothbrush is redesigned, and the inclined-handle toothbrush which meets human engineering, is easy to use, does not waste force, can promote a user to brush teeth in the right direction, and can further improve the tooth and mouth health is provided.

Description

Oblique handle toothbrush

Technical field

The present invention is the cleaning appliance about tooth and oral cavity, particularly a kind of structure of toothbrush.

Background technology

Clean and the health care of tooth is the subject that modern must do every day, opinions vary for the number of times that common people at least should brush teeth every day, just should brush teeth and oral cavity cleaning with food is complete in principle, its object is to remove attachment and the food that remains in slot, gum and oral cavity, so as not to bacterium grow the health affecting tooth and oral cavity.

Although the apparatus becoming known for cleaning teeth and oral cavity is of a great variety, comprise toothbrush, dental floss and dental floss stick, most people is still the main apparatus of cleaning teeth with toothbrush.The pattern of commercially available toothbrush is various, the toothbrush manufacturer toothbrush that also constantly research and design is novel, and many different materials are also used to manufacture toothbrush constantly, object is to improve or give the new function of toothbrush or effect, the such as soft durometer of toothbrush handle, the shape of bristle high-quality green tea, the arrangement mode of bristle and the bristle in extent of deterioration or service life can be shown.But traditional Tooth-brush structure does not but have too large change for a long time.

Traditional toothbrush configurations comprises: bristle, hair brush base and lever, wherein bristle is fixedly set in hair brush base, hair brush base has long and narrow shape substantially laterally to move around in mouth, lever is fixedly connected on hair brush base, the axial bearing of trend of lever is then consistent with the long axis direction of hair brush base, specifically, lever be the major axis that is connected to hair brush base to one end and be extend along the direction identical with the long axis direction of hair brush base haply, most people is easy to when using the traditional toothbrush of this shape affect correct brush teeth direction and posture.User generally can brush teeth by this traditional toothbrush of posture gripping as shown in Figure 1, the direction of brushing teeth is then hair brush base and bristle are laterally moved around, this teeth brushing way can be described as horizontal brush method, but this and incorrect direction of brushing teeth, the suggestion of foundation expert or dentist, odontologist, correct direction of brushing teeth should be the angle of 45 ° by bristle and dental surface, bristle from top to bottom and is from bottom to top moved at dental surface to and fro, this teeth brushing way can be described as longitudinal brush method, like this bristle could be allowed to stretch into slot so that remove smoothly residual food and tooth dirt.

Certainly part user is also had can to use traditional toothbrush according to correct direction of brushing teeth, but due to the lever of traditional toothbrush and the profile design of hair brush base, make user must be as shown in Figure 1, lift to very high position by flat for arm (comprising forearm and large arm), traditional toothbrush could be used to carry out the brushing action of correct direction, but this posture of brushing teeth does not meet ergonomics, arm is also easily allowed to feel tired.

Summary of the invention

There is above-mentioned problem in the structure due to traditional toothbrush, the present invention proposes one to meet ergonomics, use light leicht fallen D/A, and can promote that user brushes teeth with correct direction, and then improve the oblique handle toothbrush of tooth and oral health, in order to solve the problem of traditional toothbrush.

One embodiment of the invention construct, comprise: a bristle, a hair brush base and a lever, bristle is fixedly arranged on hair brush base, and the front end of lever is connected to hair brush base, the major axis of hair brush base has an angle between extension line and the axial extension line of lever, and this angle is between 15 ° ~ 75 °; By above-mentioned structure, user can use oblique handle toothbrush with comparatively labour-saving posture, and easier uses oblique handle toothbrush to brush teeth with correct direction of brushing teeth.

In one embodiment of this invention, wherein the front end of lever is fixedly connected on hair brush base.

In another aspect of this invention, also comprise and provide a kind of and can change to the usual or oblique handle toothbrush of the usual pattern of left hand of the right hand.

To achieve these goals, in one embodiment of this invention, the front end of lever is connected to hair brush base rotationally, therefore according to user's usual arm lever can be turned to that the right hand is usual or the position that left hand is usual.

The detailed content of other effects for the present invention and embodiment, is described as follows graphic for cooperation.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the occupation mode schematic diagram of traditional toothbrush.

Fig. 2 is one embodiment of the invention structural map, shows a kind of example structure of oblique handle toothbrush.

Fig. 3 is one embodiment of the invention structural map, shows another embodiment structure of oblique handle toothbrush.

Fig. 4 is one embodiment of the invention structural map, shows another embodiment structure of oblique handle toothbrush.

Fig. 5 is one embodiment of the invention structural map, shows another embodiment structure of oblique handle toothbrush.

Fig. 6, the use location schematic diagram that the embodiment for Fig. 5 constructs, display lever rotates the situation to primary importance.

Fig. 7, the embodiment for Fig. 5 constructs another use location schematic diagram, and display lever rotates the situation to the second place.

Fig. 8 is one embodiment of the invention structural map, shows another embodiment structure of oblique handle toothbrush.

Fig. 9, the using state schematic diagram that the embodiment for Fig. 8 constructs, display lever rotational condition between the first position and the second position.

Figure 10 is the occupation mode schematic diagram of the oblique handle toothbrush of the present invention.

Figure 11 is the structure decomposition map of another embodiment of the oblique handle toothbrush of the present invention.

Figure 12, the front view that the embodiment for Figure 11 constructs.

Figure 13, the side view that the embodiment for Figure 11 constructs, and the situation that hair brush base is changed direction is rotated in display.

Symbol description

The major axis of L1 hair brush base is to the axial extension line of extension line L2 lever

L3 is perpendicular to the angle of vertical line θ L1 and L2 of L1

10 bristle 20 hair brush bases

21a left pivot joint ear 21b Thuban lug

22 protuberance 23 slots

24 drive-connecting shaft 241 protuberances

242 anchor point 25 rotating shafts

251 projecting ribs 252 stop end

30 lever 31 articulated sections

311 groove 32 fastening ends

33 axis hole 331 annular grooves

332 detent 34 axis holes

341 locating slots

Detailed description of the invention

Refer to Fig. 2 to Fig. 3, one embodiment of the invention construct, comprise: a bristle 10, one hair brush base 20 and a lever 30, bristle 10 is fixedly arranged on hair brush base 20, the front end of lever 30 is connected to hair brush base 20, the major axis of hair brush base 20 has an angle theta between extension line L1 and the axial extension line L2 of lever 30, and this angle theta is between 15 ° ~ 75 °, the lever 30 of oblique handle toothbrush is made to be connected with hair brush base 20 with the angle tilted by this, therefore, user is when holding lever 30 and brushing teeth, arm can keep a hang (see Figure 10) with posture comparatively easily, except hair brush base 20 and bristle 10 transverse reciprocating being moved, the posture of arm droop more easily makes user brush teeth with correct direction.

In a kind of embodiment structure of Fig. 2, the front end of lever 30 is the middle positions being fixedly connected on hair brush base 20, can produce multiple different angle theta so that user selects applicable oblique handle toothbrush according to use habit or build; Can as shown in Figure 3 at the another kind of embodiment of the link position of lever 30 and hair brush base 20, the front end of lever 30 is fixedly connected on the position of central authorities slightly toward side of hair brush base 20; Another kind of embodiment as shown in Figure 4 in addition, the front end of lever 30 is the corner location of the side being fixedly connected on hair brush base 20.

In another embodiment of the invention, the front end of lever 30 is connected to hair brush base 20 rotationally, one is provided to pass through rotating mechanism by this, reach commutation and maintain described angle, take cooperation as the usual or demand of the user of the usual pattern of left hand of the right hand, or provide user with same usual arm, by left side to right side or when being brushed teeth by right side to left side, can maintain by making it rotate 180 ° of commutations and there is described angle theta, reach easy-to-use object.

A kind of embodiment wherein as shown in Figure 5, the front end of lever 30 has an articulated section 31, at hair brush base 20, there are two intervals and the left pivot joint ear 21a established and Thuban lug 21b, the articulated section 31 of lever 30 is connected between left pivot joint ear 21a and Thuban lug 21b with rotating relation, wherein a kind of embodiment is respectively equipped with a protuberance 22 (because visual angle is related to that one of them protuberance does not illustrate), the position of the corresponding protuberance 22 in articulated section 31 has a groove 311, protuberance 22 can be coupled mutually with the groove 311 of correspondence, handle 30 is made to be connected to hair brush base 20 rotationally, wherein articulated section 31 is a kind of shapes with a turning angle, after lever 30 is connected with hair brush base 20, makes the major axis of hair brush base 20 have angle theta between extension line L1 and the axial extension line L2 of lever 30, in one embodiment of this invention, hair brush base 20 has a slot 23 in position between left pivot joint ear 21a and Thuban lug 21b, and the both sides being symmetrical in groove 311 in articulated section 31 have the fastening end 32 of arc, after lever 30 is connected with hair brush base 20, lever 30 fastening end 32 wherein just can engage with slot 23, make lever 30 relatively with hair brush base 20 can remain on one of them use location, lever 30 freely can rotate to difference one primary importance of 180 ° and a second place (as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7) around the major axis of hair brush base to extension line L1 according to usual arm (left hand or the right hand) by user, in other words, the lever 30 of the oblique handle toothbrush of the present invention can when keeping angle theta, handle 30 is turned to left hand is usual or the position that the right hand is usual, or provide user with same usual arm, by left side to right side, or when being brushed teeth by right side to left side, 180 ° can be rotated by making it, make this hair brush base 20 this lever 30 relative commutate and maintain and there is described angle theta, reach by this and meet ergonomics, use light leicht fallen D/A, and can promote that user brushes teeth with correct direction, and then improve the oblique handle toothbrush of tooth and oral health.

The front end of lever 30 is connected to the another kind of embodiment of hair brush base 20 as shown in Figure 8 rotationally, the side of hair brush base 20 is extruded with a drive-connecting shaft 24, the articulated section 31 of lever 30 front end and drive-connecting shaft 24 are docking together with coaxial and relatively turnable relation, wherein a kind of embodiment is the protuberance 241 being provided with annular in the footpath of drive-connecting shaft 24 towards periphery, articulated section 31 be axially arranged with can with an axis hole 33 of drive-connecting shaft 24 Butt-coupling, axis hole 33 also has an annular groove 331 that can be coupled with protuberance 241, drive-connecting shaft 24 has two outstanding anchor points 242 towards one end of axis hole 33, the surface of the axial end of axis hole 33 also has the detent 332 that can be coupled with anchor point 242, wherein two anchor points 242 lay respectively at two side positions of the axis of symmetrical drive-connecting shaft 24, therefore, lever 30 is just connected to the drive-connecting shaft 24 of hair brush base 20 rotationally by articulated section 31, make lever 30 can rotate to difference one primary importance of 180 ° and a second place (see Fig. 9) to the vertical line L 3 of extension line L1 for rotating shaft with the major axis perpendicular to hair brush base 20, and temporarily maintain primary importance or the second place by the anchor point 242 of mutually coupling and detent 332, in other words, the lever 30 of the oblique handle toothbrush of the present invention can when keeping angle theta, handle 30 is turned to left hand is usual or the position that the right hand is usual, or same arm is used in left side to right side, or right side to left side is when brushing teeth, its hair brush base 20 can be made to commutate 180 ° (see Fig. 6 relative to lever 30 by rotation, Fig. 7), and maintain described angle theta, to meet ergonomics and ease of use.In the embodiment shown in earlier figures 8, the axes normal of drive-connecting shaft 24 is in the major axis of hair brush base 20 to extension line L1, therefore articulated section 31 is a kind of shapes with a turning angle, but and be not used to limit its structure, in other words, the shape of drive-connecting shaft 24 and articulated section 31 and relative position relationship thereof, can be changed by the structure of other equivalences and be substituted it, such as be familiar with this technical field have usually know the knowledgeable understanding technical characteristic of the present invention and embodiment after, should be changed easily and be realized identical object and effect.

The front end of lever 30 is connected to the another kind of embodiment of hair brush base 20 as shown in figure 11 rotationally, the major axis of hair brush base 20 to one end be extruded with a rotating shaft 25, the articulated section 31 of lever 30 front end and rotating shaft 25 are docking together with coaxial and relatively turnable relation, wherein a kind of embodiment is axially arranged with an axis hole 34 that can pass for rotating shaft 25 in articulated section 31, the outside of rotating shaft 25 has two projecting ribs 251 axially extended, the positional symmetry of two projecting ribs 251 is in the axle center of rotating shaft 25, also there are at the madial wall of axis hole 34 two locating slots 341 axially extended, rotating shaft 25 can plastic material manufacture in one end of rotating shaft 25 through after axis hole 34, form the stop end 252 of a similar mushroom head shapes after making one end of rotating shaft 25 be out of shape in the mode of thermoplastic as shown in figure 12 again and rotating shaft 25 be limited in axis hole 34 and can not get loose (riveting of the method and intermetallic composite coating is similar), therefore, lever 30 is just connected to the rotating shaft 25 of hair brush base 20 rotationally by articulated section 31, as long as shown in figure 13 hair brush base 20 to be turn to a primary importance and a second place of difference 180 °, and temporarily maintain primary importance or the second place by two projecting ribs 251 that can engage mutually and locating slot 341, in other words, the lever 30 of the oblique handle toothbrush of the present invention can when keeping angle theta, handle 30 is exchanged usual to left hand or that the right hand is usual position, or same arm is used in left side to right side, or right side to left side is when brushing teeth, its hair brush base 20 can be made to commutate 180 ° relative to lever 30 by rotation, and maintain described angle theta, to meet ergonomics and ease of use.

Although the present invention discloses as above by the above embodiments; so itself and be not used to limit the present invention; anyly have the knack of alike those skilled in the art; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when doing a little change and retouching, therefore scope of patent protection of the present invention is as the criterion with the content defined in claim.

Claims

1. an oblique handle toothbrush, it is characterized in that, comprise: a bristle, a hair brush base and a lever, this bristle is fixedly arranged on this hair brush base, the front end of this lever is connected to this hair brush base, the major axis of this hair brush base has an angle between extension line and the axial extension line of this lever, and this angle is between 15 ° ~ 75 °.

2. tiltedly handle toothbrush as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the front end of this lever is fixedly connected on the middle position of this hair brush base.

3. tiltedly handle toothbrush as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the front end of this lever is fixedly connected on the position of central authorities slightly toward side of this hair brush base.

4. tiltedly handle toothbrush as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the front end of this lever is fixedly connected on the corner location of a side of this hair brush base.

5. tiltedly handle toothbrush as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the front end of this lever is connected to this hair brush base rotationally, and this lever can rotate a primary importance and a second place of extremely difference 180 ° to extension line with this major axis around this hair brush base.

6. tiltedly handle toothbrush as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, the front end of this lever has an articulated section, the left pivot joint ear that this hair brush base has two intervals and establishes and a Thuban lug, this left pivot joint ear and this Thuban lug side adjacent one another are are respectively equipped with a protuberance, this articulated section is to the position of protuberance having a groove, this protuberance can be coupled mutually with this groove of correspondence, this handle is made to be connected to this hair brush base rotationally, this articulated section is a kind of shape with a turning angle, this hair brush base has a slot in position between this left pivot joint ear and this Thuban lug, there is in the both sides of this articulated section a fastening end of arc, after this lever is connected with this hair brush base, this lever this fastening end arbitrary wherein just can engage with this slot, make this lever can relatively with this hair brush base remain on this primary importance and this second place one of them.

7. tiltedly handle toothbrush as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, the major axis of this hair brush base to one end be extruded with a rotating shaft, the front end of this lever has an articulated section, this articulated section be axially arranged with an axis hole that can pass for this rotating shaft, the outside of this rotating shaft has two projecting ribs axially extended, the positional symmetry of these two projecting ribs is in the axle center of this rotating shaft, there are at the madial wall of this axis hole two locating slots axially extended, when this primary importance and this second place, these two projecting ribs can engage with these two locating slots.

8. tiltedly handle toothbrush as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the front end of this lever is connected to this hair brush base rotationally, and this lever can rotate to difference one primary importance of 180 ° and a second place for rotating shaft to a vertical line of extension line with this major axis perpendicular to this hair brush base.

9. tiltedly handle toothbrush as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, the side of this hair brush base is extruded with a drive-connecting shaft, and the front end of this lever has an articulated section, and this articulated section and this drive-connecting shaft are docking together with coaxial and relatively turnable relation.

10. tiltedly handle toothbrush as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, the footpath of this drive-connecting shaft is provided with a protuberance of annular towards periphery, this articulated section be axially arranged with can with an axis hole of this drive-connecting shaft Butt-coupling, this axis hole has an annular groove that can be coupled with this protuberance, this drive-connecting shaft has two outstanding anchor points towards one end of this axis hole, the surface of the axial end of this axis hole has a detent that can be coupled with this anchor point, and wherein two these anchor points lay respectively at two side positions of the axis of this drive-connecting shaft symmetrical.