CN101856175A - Optical Toothbrush Unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an optical toothbrush device, which comprises a light-transmitting toothbrush body, bristles and a light-emitting module, wherein the light-transmitting toothbrush body is provided with a toothbrush head part. The brush hair is arranged at the brush head part of the light-transmitting toothbrush body. The light emitting module is arranged inside the light-transmitting toothbrush body and corresponds to the brush head part, wherein the light emitting module is provided with a plurality of first light emitting assemblies and a plurality of second light emitting assemblies, the plurality of first light emitting assemblies provide blue light with the wavelength of 600nm-700nm and infrared light with the wavelength of 380nm-410nm, and the plurality of second light emitting assemblies provide infrared light with the wavelength of 380nm-410 nm. The optical toothbrush device of the invention can overcome the defect that the traditional toothbrush can not effectively provide oral sterilization and tooth whitening.

Description

Optical Toothbrush Unit

technical field

The invention relates to an optical toothbrush device, in particular to a light-emitting component with a specific wavelength arranged in the toothbrush to improve the efficacy of the toothbrush.

Background technique

People usually carry out oral cavity cleaning by toothbrush, dental floss, mouthwash, to reach the purpose of cleaning oral cavity. However, most people’s life and diet are full of fish and meat, and it seems that simply using a toothbrush for oral cleaning is not enough, and if you do not brush your teeth regularly to clean your mouth, the mouth is easy to breed bacteria, which affects oral hygiene. What’s more, Yellow spots will appear on the surface of the teeth, which is extremely unsightly. Therefore, how to keep the mouth fresh and teeth white is an important issue today.

Therefore, it is one of the major achievements in medical science and technology in recent years to use light with special wavelengths to achieve the effects of sterilization and whitening. It is a low energy photon therapy (LEPT). According to many advanced medical studies, different wavelengths of light irradiating human cells will produce different effects. For example, blue light irradiation can produce redox effects to achieve the purpose of whitening. At the same time, blue light can also stimulate the complex sympathetic nervous system to relieve the discomfort of dental nerves caused by brushing. In addition, the irradiation of infrared light can achieve the effect of sterilization.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides an optical toothbrush device, which combines specific wavelengths of blue light and infrared light on the toothbrush, so as to provide the effect of whitening and sterilizing the teeth while brushing the teeth.

The optical toothbrush device of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a light-transmitting toothbrush body with a brush head, a bristle arranged on the brush head of the light-transmitting toothbrush body and a bristle arranged on the light-transmitting toothbrush body It is inside and corresponds to the light-emitting module of the brush head. The light-emitting module has multiple first light-emitting components and multiple second light-emitting components, wherein the multiple first light-emitting components provide blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm and infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm, and multiple second light-emitting components The components provide infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm.

Simultaneously, the optical toothbrush device of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a light-transmitting toothbrush body with a brush head, a bristle arranged on the brush head of the light-transmitting toothbrush body, a toothbrush set on the light-transmitting toothbrush The inside of the body corresponds to the light emitting module of the brush head and a controller arranged inside the transparent toothbrush body and coupled to the light emitting module. The light emitting module has multiple first light emitting components, wherein the multiple first light emitting components provide blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm and infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm. At the same time, the controller is used to control the plurality of first light-emitting components to constantly emit blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm and intermittently emit infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm.

Simultaneously, the optical toothbrush device of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a light-transmitting toothbrush body with a brush head, a bristle arranged on the brush head of the light-transmitting toothbrush body, a toothbrush set on the light-transmitting toothbrush The inside of the body corresponds to the light emitting module of the brush head and a controller arranged inside the transparent toothbrush body and coupled to the light emitting module. The light emitting module has multiple second light emitting components, wherein the multiple second light emitting components provide infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm. At the same time, the controller is used to control the plurality of second light-emitting components to intermittently emit infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm.

To sum up, the optical toothbrush device of the present invention generates blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm when the user brushes their teeth, and irradiates the teeth in a constant light-emitting manner to achieve whitening effect. At the same time, the optical toothbrush device of the present invention generates infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm when the user brushes his teeth, and irradiates the oral cavity in the form of intermittent light, so as to achieve the effect of sterilization and deodorization. In this way, the optical toothbrush device of the present invention can improve the shortcomings that traditional toothbrushes cannot effectively provide oral sterilization and tooth whitening.

The above summary and the following detailed description are all exemplary, and are intended to further illustrate the protection scope of the present invention. Other purposes and advantages of the present invention will be described in the subsequent description and accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the structure of the optical toothbrush device of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of another optical toothbrush device according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the optical toothbrush device according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2A is a schematic diagram of another optical toothbrush device according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical toothbrush device according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 3A is a schematic structural diagram of another optical toothbrush device according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the reference signs are explained as follows:

Optical Toothbrush Unit 1, 2, 3

Brush head 10, 20, 30

Combined member 102

Bristles 12, 22, 32

Lighting modules 14, 24, 34

A plurality of first light emitting components 140, 240

A plurality of second light emitting components 142, 342

Transparent toothbrush body 15, 25, 35, 15', 25', 35'

Controller 16, 26, 36

Translucent toothbrush handle 17, 27, 37

Detailed ways

Referring to FIG. 1 , it is a schematic structural diagram of an optical toothbrush device according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 , the optical toothbrush device 1 includes a transparent toothbrush body 15 , a bristle 12 , a light emitting module 14 and a controller 16 . Wherein, the light-transmitting toothbrush body 15 is injection-molded by light-guiding soft plastic or hard plastic, and has an accommodating space (not shown) inside.

Referring again to FIG. 1 , the light-transmitting toothbrush body 15 has a brush head 10 , and the brush head 10 has a combining member 102 for combining with the bristles 12 , for example, tightly fitting, snap-fitting or other combining methods. In this way, the bristles 12 can be replaced and combined on the brush head 10 to achieve the effect of renewing the bristles.

Meanwhile, the light-emitting module 14 is arranged inside the transparent toothbrush body 15 and corresponds to the brush head 10 . The light-emitting module 14 has multiple first light-emitting components 140 and multiple second light-emitting components 142, and the multiple first light-emitting components 140 are used to provide blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm and infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm. , the plurality of second light emitting components 142 are used to provide infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm. The aforementioned plurality of first light emitting components 140 and the plurality of second light emitting components 142 are a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs).

Referring again to FIG. 1 , the plurality of first light-emitting components 140 on the light-emitting module 14 are disposed toward the brush head 10 to irradiate light to the brush head 10 . In addition, the plurality of second light-emitting components 142 on the light-emitting module 14 are disposed away from the brush head 10 to illuminate the brush head 10 . In this way, when the user uses the optical toothbrush device 1 of the present invention, the blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm provided by the plurality of first light-emitting components 140 will irradiate the teeth in contact with the brush head 10 via the brush head 10, and then Whiten your teeth. At the same time, the infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm provided by the plurality of first light-emitting components 140 will irradiate the teeth in contact with the brush head 10 through the brush head 10 , and then sterilize and deodorize the teeth. Moreover, when the user uses the optical toothbrush device 1 of the present invention, the infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm provided by the plurality of second light-emitting components 142 will face away from the brush head 10 and emit from the light-transmitting toothbrush body 15, To irradiate the oral cavity, and then sterilize and deodorize the oral cavity.

Refer to Figure 1 again. The controller 16 disposed in the transparent toothbrush body 15 is coupled to the light emitting module 14 . When the user uses the optical toothbrush device 1 of the present invention, the controller 16 will control the multiple first light-emitting components 140 to generate blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm and infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm, and the constant emission wavelength is 600nm- 700nm blue light for a set period of time, and intermittently emit infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm for a set period of time. In addition, when the user uses the optical toothbrush device 1 of the present invention, the controller 16 will control the plurality of second light-emitting components 142 to generate infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm, and intermittently emit infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm. set time.

In addition, refer to FIG. 1A , which is a schematic structural diagram of another optical toothbrush device according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. The light emitting module 14 is still located inside a transparent toothbrush body 15'. However, the controller 16 is arranged inside a light-transmitting toothbrush handle 17 instead. At the same time, the transparent toothbrush handle 17 and the transparent toothbrush body 15' can be connected and electrically connected. Through the electrical connection between the light-transmitting toothbrush handle 17 and the light-transmitting toothbrush body 15', the controller 16 can control the multiple first light-emitting components 140 and multiple second light-emitting components 142 on the light-emitting module 14 to emit light.

To sum up, the optical toothbrush device 1 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention operates in a constant light-emitting mode to generate blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm to irradiate the teeth when the user is brushing their teeth, thereby whitening the teeth. At the same time, when the user is brushing his teeth, it operates in the mode of intermittent light emission to generate infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm to irradiate the oral cavity, thereby sterilizing and deodorizing the oral cavity. In this way, the optical toothbrush device 1 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention can effectively improve the shortcomings of traditional toothbrushes that cannot effectively provide oral sterilization and tooth whitening.

Matching Figure 1, refer to Figure 2. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the optical toothbrush device according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2 , the optical toothbrush device 2 includes a transparent toothbrush body 25 , a bristle 22 , a light emitting module 24 and a controller 26 . Wherein, the main difference between the optical toothbrush device 2 of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention and the optical toothbrush device 1 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention lies in: the luminescence of the optical toothbrush device 2 of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention Module 24 and controller 26 . Wherein, the light emitting module 24 is disposed inside the transparent toothbrush body 25 and corresponds to a brush head 20 on the transparent toothbrush body 25 . The light-emitting module 24 has a plurality of first light-emitting components 240, and the plurality of first light-emitting components 240 are arranged toward the brush head 20, and provide blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm to irradiate through the brush head 20 to the brush head 20. Teeth, and then whiten the teeth. At the same time, the infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm provided by the plurality of first light-emitting components 240 will irradiate the teeth in contact with the brush head 20 via the brush head 20 , and then sterilize and deodorize the teeth. At the same time, the controller 26 is arranged inside the light-transmitting toothbrush body 25 and coupled to the light-emitting module 24. The controller 26 is used to control the plurality of first light-emitting components 240 to constantly emit blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm for a set period of time. And intermittently emit infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm for a set period of time.

In addition, refer to FIG. 2A , which is a schematic structural diagram of another optical toothbrush device according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. The light emitting module 24 is still located inside a transparent toothbrush body 25'. However, the controller 26 is instead disposed inside a light-transmitting toothbrush handle 27 . At the same time, the transparent toothbrush handle 27 and the transparent toothbrush body 25' can be connected and electrically connected. Through the electrical connection between the light-transmitting toothbrush handle 27 and the light-transmitting toothbrush body 25', the controller 26 can control the plurality of first light-emitting components 240 on the light-emitting module 24 to emit light.

To sum up, when the user uses the optical toothbrush device 2 of the present invention, the blue light with a wavelength of 600nm-700nm provided by the plurality of first light-emitting components 240 will have a whitening effect on the teeth, and at the same time, the provided blue light with a wavelength of 380nm -410nm infrared light will sterilize and deodorize the teeth, thus effectively improving the shortcomings of traditional toothbrushes that cannot effectively provide teeth whitening and sterilization.

Matching Figure 1, refer to Figure 3. Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the optical toothbrush device according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3 , the optical toothbrush device 3 includes a transparent toothbrush body 35 , a bristle 32 , a light emitting module 34 and a controller 36 . Wherein, the main difference between the optical toothbrush device 3 of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention and the optical toothbrush device 1 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention lies in: the luminescence of the optical toothbrush device 3 of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention Module 34 and controller 36 . Wherein, the light emitting module 34 is disposed inside the transparent toothbrush body 35 and corresponds to a brush head 30 on the transparent toothbrush body 35 . The light-emitting module 34 has a plurality of second light-emitting components 342, and the plurality of second light-emitting components 342 are disposed away from the brush head 30, and provide infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm to emit from the light-transmitting toothbrush body 35 against the brush head 30 , to irradiate the oral cavity, and then sterilize and deodorize the oral cavity. Meanwhile, the controller 36 is disposed inside the transparent toothbrush body 35 and coupled to the light emitting module 34 , the controller 36 is used to control the plurality of second light emitting components 342 to emit light intermittently.

In addition, refer to FIG. 3A , which is a schematic structural diagram of another optical toothbrush device according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention. The light emitting module 34 is still located inside a transparent toothbrush body 35'. However, the controller 36 is instead disposed inside a light-transmitting toothbrush handle 37 . At the same time, the transparent toothbrush handle 37 and the transparent toothbrush body 35' can be connected and electrically connected. Through the electrical connection between the light-transmitting toothbrush handle 37 and the light-transmitting toothbrush body 35', the controller 36 can control the plurality of second light-emitting assemblies 342 on the light-emitting module 34 to emit light.

In summary, when the user uses the optical toothbrush device 3 of the present invention, the infrared light with a wavelength of 380nm-410nm provided by the plurality of second light-emitting components 342 will sterilize and deodorize the oral cavity, thereby effectively improving Traditional toothbrushes have the disadvantage of not being able to effectively provide oral sterilization.

The above description is only the best specific embodiment of the present invention, but the features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and the changes or modifications that can be easily imagined by those skilled in the art can all be covered by the appended claims. scope.

Claims (19)

1. an optical toothbrush device is characterized in that, comprises:

One printing opacity toothbrush body has a brushhead;

One bristle is arranged on this brushhead of this printing opacity toothbrush body; And

One light emitting module, be arranged on the inside of this printing opacity toothbrush body and corresponding to this brushhead, this light emitting module has a plurality of first luminescence components and a plurality of second luminescence component, wherein, it is that blue light and the wavelength of 600nm-700nm is the infrared ray of 380nm-410nm that described a plurality of first luminescence component provides wavelength, and it is the infrared ray of 380nm-410nm that described a plurality of second luminescence components provide wavelength.

2. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, it is that blue light and the wavelength of 600nm-700nm is the infrared ray of 380nm-410nm that described a plurality of first luminescence components provide wavelength towards this brushhead.

3. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described a plurality of second luminescence components dorsad this brushhead wavelength is provided is the infrared ray of 380nm-410nm.

4. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, this optical toothbrush device also comprises a controller, this controller is coupled to this light emitting module, described a plurality of first luminescence component is constant to be sent the blue light that wavelength is 600nm-700nm and intermittently sends the infrared ray that wavelength is 380nm-410nm this controller in order to control, and, control described a plurality of second luminescence component and intermittently send the infrared ray that wavelength is 380nm-410nm.

5. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, this controller is arranged on a printing opacity toothbrush handle inside, and this printing opacity toothbrush handle is connected in this printing opacity toothbrush body.

6. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, this brushhead of this printing opacity toothbrush body has a combination member, in order in conjunction with this bristle.

7. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described a plurality of first luminescence components and described a plurality of second luminescence component are a plurality of light emitting diodes.

8. an optical toothbrush device is characterized in that, comprises:

One printing opacity toothbrush body has a brushhead;

One bristle is arranged on this brushhead of this printing opacity toothbrush body; And

One light emitting module, be arranged on the inside of this printing opacity toothbrush body and corresponding to this brushhead, this light emitting module has a plurality of first luminescence components, and wherein, it is that blue light and the wavelength of 600nm-700nm is the infrared ray of 380nm-410nm that described a plurality of first luminescence components provide wavelength.

9. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, it is that blue light and the wavelength of 600nm-700nm is the infrared ray of 380nm-410nm that described a plurality of first luminescence components provide wavelength towards this brushhead.

10. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, this optical toothbrush device also comprises a controller, this controller is coupled to this light emitting module, and described a plurality of first luminescence component is constant to be sent the blue light that wavelength is 600nm-700nm and intermittently send the infrared ray that wavelength is 380nm-410nm this controller in order to control.

11. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, this controller is arranged on a printing opacity toothbrush handle inside, and this printing opacity toothbrush handle is connected in this printing opacity toothbrush body.

12. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, this brushhead of this printing opacity toothbrush body has a combination member, in order in conjunction with this bristle.

13. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described a plurality of first luminescence components are a plurality of light emitting diodes.

14. an optical toothbrush device is characterized in that, comprises:

One printing opacity toothbrush body has a brushhead;

One bristle is arranged on this brushhead of this printing opacity toothbrush body; And

One light emitting module is arranged on the inside of this printing opacity toothbrush body and corresponding to this brushhead, this light emitting module has a plurality of second luminescence components, and wherein, it is the infrared ray of 380nm-410nm that described a plurality of second luminescence components provide wavelength.

15. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, described a plurality of second luminescence components dorsad this brushhead wavelength is provided is the infrared ray of 380nm-410nm.

16. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that, this optical toothbrush device also comprises a controller, and this controller is coupled to this light emitting module, and this controller intermittently sends the infrared ray that wavelength is 380nm-410nm in order to control described a plurality of second luminescence component.

17. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, this controller is arranged on a printing opacity toothbrush handle inside, and this printing opacity toothbrush handle is connected in this printing opacity toothbrush body.

18. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, this brushhead of this printing opacity toothbrush body has a combination member, in order in conjunction with this bristle.

19. optical toothbrush device as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, described a plurality of second luminescence components are a plurality of light emitting diodes.

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