JP2008080140A - Gum massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gum massage device, capable of easily and efficiently providing gum massage effect. <P>SOLUTION: The gum massage device 15 is provided with a main body part 6 having a drive shaft 5 vibrated at high speed in the axial direction with prescribed displacement quantity, and a gum massage brush 4 comprising a plurality of bristles 1 formed of material of a low elastic modulus, planted on a brush base 2 provided on the tip side. The gum massage brush 4 is installed on the drive shaft 5 of the main body part 6. Displacement quantity of the drive shaft 5 which is vibrated at high speed in the axial direction is discontinuously varied. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a gum massage device that is used with a gum massage brush attached thereto.
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  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gum brushes that are used by manually reciprocating with a brush hair applied to a gum for the purpose of obtaining a gum massage effect are widely known.

  However, in order to sufficiently obtain the above-mentioned gum massage effect, it is necessary to reciprocate for a long time compared with the case of brushing the teeth to give the gums continuous stimulation. It is difficult for the user to easily and efficiently perform gum massage.

  This invention is made | formed in view of said point, and makes it a subject to provide the gum massage apparatus which can acquire the gum massage effect easily and efficiently.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a main body having a drive shaft that vibrates at high speed in the axial direction with a predetermined displacement, and a brush formed of a low elastic modulus material on a brush base provided on the tip side. It is a gum massaging device comprising a brush for massaging a plurality of hairs, and a brush for massaging massage attached to the drive shaft of the main body, wherein the displacement amount of the drive shaft vibrated at high speed in the axial direction is It shall be characterized by being discontinuously changing. In this way, if the user performs a switch operation or the like while holding the main body part and holding the brush hair against the gums, the brush hair of the gum massage brush that is driven at high speed with the shaft is used. By simply placing it on the gums, it is possible to give a continuous stimulation to the gums and perform a simple and efficient gum massage. In addition, since the bristle is made of a material having a low elastic modulus, stimulation during gum gum massage is moderate without damaging the gums. And the amount of displacement of the drive shaft that vibrates at high speed in the axial direction changes discontinuously, preventing the user from getting used to stimulating the gums and maintaining or enhancing the gum massage effect be able to.

  Further, in the above-mentioned gum massaging device, it is also preferable to periodically change the amount of displacement of the drive shaft, thereby preventing the user from getting used to stimulating the gums without performing a switch operation or the like. The gum massage effect can be maintained or enhanced.

  In the above gum massaging device, it is also preferable that the ratio of the diameter and the height of the brush hair is 3.0 to 5.5, and in this way, the brush hair is greatly deflected by the inertial force even at high speed driving. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the displacement amount from fluctuating.

  Further, in the above gum massaging device, it is also preferable to make the diameter of the brush hair on the end side of the brush base larger than the diameter of the brush hair on the center side of the brush base with respect to the driving direction. By doing so, even if the bristle on the central side is greatly bent by high-speed driving, it is supported by the bristle on the end side where the rigidity is high and the bending is suppressed, and the entire bristle is greatly collapsed. Can be prevented.

  Further, in the above gum massaging device, it is also preferable that the height of the brush hair on the end side of the brush base is lower than the height of the brush hair on the center side of the brush base with respect to the driving direction, By doing this, the rigidity of the brush hair on the end side is enhanced, and even if the brush hair on the central side is greatly bent by high-speed driving, the brush is supported by the support of the brush hair on the end side that is suppressed from bending. It can prevent that the whole hair falls down greatly.

  Moreover, in the said gum massage apparatus, it is also preferable to make the height of a brush hair non-uniform | heterogenous, and it can make it easy to fit a brush hair to the fine unevenness | corrugation of a gum.

  In the above-mentioned gum massaging device, it is also preferable that the brush base is formed of a material having a low elastic modulus, and in this way, even when the brush base hits a user's teeth or the like during use, it is painful. Can be difficult to feel.

  In the above-mentioned gum massage apparatus, it is also preferable to make the thickness of the tip side of the brush base thinner than the thickness of the root side, and in this way, the gum base can be easily inserted into the back teeth to perform gum massage Becomes easier.

  In the above-mentioned gum massaging device, it is also preferable to bend the tip of the brush base so that the tip of the brush base on which the brush hairs are erected corresponds to the curved shape of the gums. Thus, the user can freely bend and give a good fit to the user.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned gum massage apparatus, it is also preferable that the material forming the brush hair is silicon rubber, and in this way gum gum massage can be performed without being damaged by a more appropriate stimulus.

  As described above, in the first aspect of the invention, if the user performs a switch operation or the like while holding the main body portion and applying the brush hair to the gums, the shaft and the shaft are driven at a high speed. By simply placing the brush bristles on the user's gums, the gums can be continuously stimulated to perform a simple and efficient gum massage, and the brush bristles are made of a low elastic material. Therefore, the stimulation during gum massage is moderate without damaging the gums. And since the amount of displacement of the drive shaft changes discontinuously, it is possible to prevent the user from getting used to stimulating the gums and to maintain or enhance the gum massage effect. .

  Further, in the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect described in claim 1, it is possible to prevent the user from getting used to stimulating the gums without performing a switch operation or the like, and to maintain the gum massage effect. There is an effect that can be increased.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, it is possible to prevent the displacement of the brush bristle due to the inertial force and the displacement amount even in high speed driving. There is an effect that can be done.

  In addition, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the invention according to claim 4 has rigidity even when the bristles on the central portion side are greatly bent by high-speed driving. It can be supported by the bristle on the end side where bending is highly suppressed and it can be prevented that the entire bristle falls down greatly, so that it does not fall down during high-speed driving without making all the bristle diameters large There is an effect that can be done.

  In addition, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the invention according to claim 5 has rigidity even when the bristles on the central portion side are greatly bent by high-speed driving. The support of the bristle on the end side, which is highly restrained from bending, can prevent the entire bristle from falling down greatly, so that it does not fall down during high-speed driving without making all the bristle heights low. There is an effect that can be done.

  In addition, in the invention according to claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, there is an effect that the brush hair can be easily fitted to the fine irregularities of the gums.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 6, there is a pain even when the brush base hits the user's teeth or the like during use. There is an effect that it can be made difficult to feel.

  In addition, in the invention according to claim 8, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, it is easy to perform gum massage by inserting a gum massage brush into the back teeth. There is an effect of becoming.

  In addition, in the invention according to claim 9, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the tip of the brush base on which the brush hair is erected corresponds to the curved shape of the gums. Therefore, there is an effect that a good fit can be given to the user.

  In addition, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 9, the invention described in claim 10 has the effect that gum massage can be performed without being damaged by a more appropriate stimulus.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, the gum massage apparatus 15 of the 1st example in embodiment of this invention is shown. This gum massaging device 15 uses a gum attachment brush 4 which is a brush attachment and is detachably mounted on a main body 6 using a linear oscillator 10 as a power source, and constitutes the outer shape of the main body 6. A linear oscillator 10 is housed in the upper part of the elongated housing 11, and a battery (primary battery or secondary battery) 12 as a power source and a circuit board 13 on which a drive control circuit of the linear oscillator 10 is mounted are provided in the lower part of the inner side. Stored. A switch 14 is disposed at the upper end of the housing 11. Then, one end of an axially oscillating drive shaft 5 provided in the linear oscillator 10 is protruded from the upper end of the housing 11 so that the gum massage brush 4 can be attached to the drive shaft 5.

  The brush 4 for massaging the gum is configured by mounting a brush base 2 having a plurality of brush hairs 1 standing on the tip of the brush handle 3, and both the brush hair 1 and the brush base 2 have a low elastic modulus. For example, the material is formed of silicon rubber. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the brush base 2 is attached to the brush base 3 by projecting a core 7 at the tip of the brush base 3 and the brush base 2. May be provided with a concave portion that opens toward the base side, and the brush base 2 is attached to the brush handle 3 by fitting the core 7 and the concave portion, and FIGS. ), The brush handle 3 may be provided with a recess opening in the front direction, and the brush base 2 may be fitted into the recess. The length of the brush base 2 in the axial direction is 15 to 25 mm, the width is 6 to 10 mm, the length of the brush bristles 1 is 5 to 8 mm, and the diameter is 1.2 to 2.0 mm.

  In the above-described gum massaging device 15, if the switch 14 provided in the main body 6 is operated, the drive shaft 5 of the linear oscillator 10 and the gum massage brush 4 attached to the drive shaft 5 are displaced by 0.5 to 1. It is driven at a high speed in the axial direction at 0.0 mm and a vibration frequency of 250 to 260 Hz, and the brush hair 1 of the driven gum massage brush 4 is applied to the user's gums to give continuous stimulation and is easy and efficient. Can perform a gum massage. Further, as described above, since the bristle 1 is formed of a low elastic modulus material such as silicon rubber, the gums are not damaged by an appropriate stimulus.

  Further, the amount of displacement of the drive shaft 5, that is, the gum massage brush 4 may be made variable by a switch operation or the like. In this case, the amount of stimulation to the gums can be changed, so that the user gets used to the gum stimulation. It is possible to prevent or increase the massage effect. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D, the amount of displacement may be changed periodically. According to this, the amount of stimulation to the gums is automatically changed, so that the user However, it is possible to maintain or enhance the massage effect by preventing the user from getting used to stimulating the gums without performing a switch operation or the like. 4 (a) and 4 (b) show the case where the displacement is continuously changed, and FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (d) show the case where the displacement is changed discontinuously. a) and (c) are cases where the displacement amount never becomes zero, and FIGS. 4B and 4D are cases where a portion where the displacement amount becomes zero is provided on the cycle.

  FIGS. 5A and 5B show a gum massage brush 4 of the second example in the embodiment of the present invention. The gum massage brush 4 is used by being mounted on the drive shaft 5 of the main body 6 as in the first example, and has substantially the same configuration as the first example. Will be omitted, and only the characteristic configuration will be described. In the second to seventh examples shown below, the description of the common configuration is omitted. In the second example, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the length of the bristle 1 is h and the diameter is d, h / d = 3.0 to 5.5, for example, The bristles 1 are formed with dimensions as shown in Table 1.

This keeps the bristle 1 highly rigid and prevents the displacement of the bristle 1 from being greatly bent due to inertial force even during high-speed driving.

  FIG. 6 shows a gum massage brush 4 of the third example in the embodiment of the present invention. In the third example, the diameter of the bristles 1 in the end portion side region 8 of the brush base 2 with respect to the driving direction A is d, and the bristles in the center side region 9 of the brush base 2 For example, the bristles 1 are formed with the dimensions shown in Table 2 so that d> d ′ where d ′ is the diameter of 1.

Thereby, even if the bristle 1 in the center part side area | region 9 bends greatly by high-speed drive, it is supported by the brush bristle 1 in the edge part side area | region 8 where rigidity is suppressed highly, and the bristle 1 The whole is prevented from falling down greatly.

  FIG. 7 shows a gum massage brush 4 of the fourth example in the embodiment of the present invention. In the fourth example, the height of the bristles 1 in the end side region 8 of the brush base 2 with respect to the driving direction A is h, and the bristles in the center side region 9 of the brush base 2 For example, the bristles 1 are formed with dimensions as shown in Table 3 so that h <h ′ when the height of 1 is h ′.

Thereby, the rigidity of the bristle 1 in the end side region 8 is increased, and even if the brush bristle 1 in the central side region 9 is greatly bent by high speed driving, the bending in the end side region 8 is suppressed. The support of the brush bristles 1 prevents the entire bristles 1 from falling down greatly.

  FIGS. 8A and 8B show a gum massage brush 4 of a fifth example in the embodiment of the present invention. In the fifth example, the height of the bristles 1 arranged in a lattice pattern is not uniform, and the rows of long bristles 1 and the rows of short bristles 1 are alternately arranged in the driving direction A. ing. Further, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C, the long bristle 1 and the short bristle 1 may be alternately erected with respect to the driving direction A and arranged in a staggered manner as a whole. Thus, it becomes easy to make the brush hair 1 fit to the fine unevenness | corrugation of a gum by changing the height of the brush hair 1 for every several groups or for every one.

  FIG. 10 shows a gum massage brush 4 of the sixth example in the embodiment of the present invention. In the sixth example, when the thickness on the tip side of the brush base 2 is L and the thickness on the base side is L ′, L <L ′ is formed, and L is 2 to 3 mm. About 5 to 6 mm is appropriate as the degree and L ′. Thus, since the front end side of the gum massage brush 4 is made thin, it is easy to insert the gum to the back teeth and perform gum massage.

  FIG. 11 shows a gum massage brush 4 of the seventh example in the embodiment of the present invention. In the seventh example, as shown in the first example, the brush base 2 is made into the brush handle 3 by fitting the core 7 protruding from the brush handle 3 and the recess provided in the brush base 2. While being mounted, the brush base 2 is formed to be thinner toward the tip side by a low elastic modulus material such as silicon rubber, and the tip portion of the brush base 2 attached to the brush handle 3 is formed inside. The middle core 7 does not exist and is a flexible region B. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12, the tip of the brush base 2 on which the bristles 1 are erected is freely bent according to the shape of the curved surface 16 of the gums, giving a good fit to the user. ing.

It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the gum massage apparatus of the 1st example in embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 shows a gum massage brush of the type that is fitted into the core of the above and is attached with a brush base, in which (a) is a partial sectional view and (b) is a side view. FIG. 2 shows a gum massage brush of the type that is fitted into the concave portion of the above and is attached with a brush base, wherein (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view. It is a graph which shows the periodic fluctuation | variation of the displacement amount in the drive shaft of a gum massage apparatus same as the above, When (a) is continuous and the displacement amount is not zero, (b) is continuous and the displacement amount is zero. (C) is discontinuous and the amount of displacement is not zero, (d) is discontinuous and the amount of displacement is zero. The gum for a gum massage of the 2nd example in an embodiment of the invention is shown, (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view. It is a front view which shows the brush for gum massage of the 3rd example in embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the brush for gum massage of the 4th example in embodiment of this invention. The gum for a gum massage of the 5th example in an embodiment of the invention is shown, (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view. FIG. 2 shows the above-mentioned gum massage brushes in which brush hairs are arranged in a staggered manner, wherein (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a plan view. It is a side view which shows the brush for gum gums of the 6th example in embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the brush for gum massage of the 7th example in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the contact state to the gums of the gum massage brush same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Brush hair 2 Brush base 4 Brush for gum massage 5 Drive shaft 6 Body part 15 Gum massage device

Claims (10)

  A main body having a drive shaft that vibrates at high speed in the axial direction with a predetermined amount of displacement; a brush for massaging a gum that is provided with a plurality of brush hairs formed of a low elastic modulus material on a brush base provided on the distal end side; A gum massage apparatus comprising a brush for massaging the gum on the drive shaft of the main body, wherein the displacement of the drive shaft that is vibrated at high speed in the axial direction changes discontinuously. Characterized gum massage device.   The gum massaging device according to claim 1, wherein the amount of displacement of the drive shaft changes periodically.   The gum / massage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a ratio of a diameter to a height of the brush hair is set to 3.0 to 5.5.   The diameter of the bristle in the edge part side of a brush base with respect to the drive direction was made larger than the diameter of the bristle in the center part side of a brush base, The one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The gum massage apparatus of description.   The height of the bristle in the edge part side of a brush base with respect to the drive direction was made lower than the height of the bristle in the center part side of a brush base, The any one of Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Or a gum massage device.   The gum massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the height of the brush hairs is made non-uniform.   The gum base massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the brush base is made of a low elastic modulus material.   The gum massaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the thickness of the tip side of the brush base is made thinner than the thickness of the root side.   The gum massaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a tip end portion of the brush base is formed to be bendable.   The gum forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the material forming the brush hair is silicon rubber.

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