Cleaning brush attached to oral irrigator

Abstract

A cleaning brush is attached to an oral irrigator that includes a supply pipe stored in a body unit, which has a control unit on the lower side of a cleaning tank in which a cleaning solution is stored, such that cleaning is carried out by supplying the cleaning solution at a predetermined water pressure. The cleaning brush includes a supply hole to which the supply pipe is connected and which is provided on the upper side of a finger cover having an insertion space into which a finger is inserted. Nozzles are formed at predetermined intervals on the upper side of a nozzle unit to which the supply hole is connected. A brush protrudes from the peripheral upper side at which the nozzles are formed. The supply hole has a connection member protruding outward and has a connector having connector-connecting pipes formed on both sides thereof.

Claims

1. A cleaning brush attached to an oral cleaner, the oral cleaner comprising a cleaning tank for storage of a cleaning solution, a body provided with a control unit on a bottom of the cleaning tank, and a feed duct accommodated in the body to feed the cleaning solution at a predetermined water pressure and clean an oral cavity, wherein the cleaning brush comprises: a feed hole, through which the feed duct is connected, formed on top of a finger cover having a finger insertion space; nozzles provided at a predetermined interval on top of a nozzle member to which the feed hole is connected; and a brush protruding upward around the nozzles, wherein the feed hole has a coupler protruding from an outer side of the feed hole, a connector having connector joints and formed on opposite sides thereof is provided such that the connector joints and connect the feed duct and the coupler to supply the cleaning solution, and wherein the connector is further provided with a lower coupler which is connected to a coupling protrusion formed on top of a concentrated cleaning solution feeder, and a backflow preventing member is installed in the coupling protrusion such that the cleaning solution is fed using a finger not connected to the cleaning brush.

2. The cleaning brush according to claim 1, wherein the nozzle member is formed to have a small height and a wide width and supplies the cleaning solution at a predetermined water pressure from a front end of the coupler to the brush through the coupler and the nozzles on top of the nozzle member.

3. The cleaning brush according to claim 1, wherein the feed hole is provided in a circular shape on an upper side of an insertion space in the finger cover.

4. The cleaning brush according to claim 1, wherein the finger cover is further provided with a side brush on opposite sides or either side of the finger cover as well as the brush provided upward on the finger cover.

5. The cleaning brush according to claim 1, wherein: the feed duct connects the oral cleaner and the cleaning brush to supply the cleaning solution, and the cleaning brush is fixed to a wrist of a user using a hook and loop fastener of a wrist band.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating a state wherein the brush of the present invention is put on a finger.

(3) FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state wherein the hose of the present invention is disconnected.

(4) FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating an installation state of the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a front cross-sectional view illustrating the installation state of the present invention.

(6) FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 5 of the present invention.

(7) FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 5 of the present invention.

(8) FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the feed hole according to the present invention.

(9) FIG. 9 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the brush according to the present invention.

(10) FIG. 10 is a front view illustrating an embodiment of the concentrated cleanser feeder according to the present invention.

(11) FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the concentrated cleanser feeder according to the present invention.

BEST MODE

(12) Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(13) FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating a state wherein the brush of the present invention is put on a finger.

(14) An oral cleaner 30 may include: a cleaning tank 34 having a lid 35 provided on top of a body 31 to store a cleaning liquid (“cleanser”); and the body 31 which includes a control unit 32 provided with a pump on the bottom of the tank 34 to spray the cleanser and a space part 33 formed on a portion of the body 31 to accommodate a feed duct 36 and a typical cleaner (not shown) therein.

(15) A cleaning brush 10 connected at a front end of the feed duct 36 through a connector 20 to supply the cleanser, may be put on the index finger 51 of a hand 50. Further, a wrist band 52 is wound around the wrist of a user and fixed thereto with a fastening member 53.

(16) FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state wherein the hose of the present invention is disconnected, FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating an installation state of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a front cross-sectional view illustrating the installation state of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 5 of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 5 of the present invention.

(17) The feed duct 36 to supply the cleanser may be assembled to a connector joint 21 of the connector 20, while another connector joint 22 protrudes from the opposite side of the connector joint 21 and is assembled to a coupler 13, whereby this feed duct 36 can be assembled and used only when required.

(18) The cleaning brush 10 includes a finger cover 11 having an insertion space 12 formed in a circular shape to be put on the index finger 51, wherein the finger cover 11 is made of a soft material which is harmless to the human body such as silicone and polypropylene (PP), and is preferably put on about two nodes of the index finger 51.

(19) It is preferable that a feed hole 14 is formed at an upper side of the finger cover 11 and thus is coupled thereto to have a roly-poly toy shape along with the finger cover, and may further include a coupler 13 protruding from the outside of the feed hole 14.

(20) A nozzle member 15 may be provided in a flat shape having a small height and a wide width inside the feed hole 14, while a brush 17 having a predetermined area protrudes on top of the nozzle member 15, wherein a plurality of nozzles 16 for discharging the cleanser from the nozzle member 15 in the protruding direction of the brush 17 is arranged at regular intervals.

(21) The brush 17 may be integrally formed using the same material as the finger cover 11, or may be molded separately using other materials and then combined and used with the finger cover.

(22) FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the feed hole according to the present invention. In this regard, the feed hole 14 provided above an insertion space 12 in the finger cover 11 may protrude from the upper side of the finger cover to have a roly-poly toy shape along with the finger cover, or may be formed on the upper side of an inner portion formed in a circular shape as a whole.

(23) FIG. 9 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the brush according to the present invention. In this regard, the brush 17 is provided on top of the finger cover 11 and a side brush 17 protrudes to both sides or either side thereof, wherein the side brush 17 may protrude in a vertical direction or may be inclined in either direction.

(24) FIG. 10 is a front view illustrating an embodiment of the concentrated cleanser feeder according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the concentrated cleanser feeder according to the present invention.

(25) A lower coupler 24 may further be provided on a portion of the connector 20, followed by connecting the concentrated cleanser feeder 23 thereto, so as to further supply a required liquid agent or the like.

(26) The concentrated cleanser feeder 23 is preferably formed in a cylindrical shape or a balloon shape such as a bag. Further, a coupling protrusion 25 in either analog or digital mode is coupled to the lower coupler 24. In addition, a backflow preventing member 26 may further be provided inside the coupling protrusion 25 and is installed to supply the cleanser while preventing backflow.

(27) The concentrated cleanser feeder 23 may be used simultaneously with the oral cleaner 30, or either one thereof may be selectively used.

Preferred Embodiments of Invention

(28) The oral cleaner 30 used in the present invention with such configurations as described above may be one with specific use or any one of commercially available cleaners. A front end of the feed duct 36 accommodated in the space part 33 may be directly connected to the coupler 13, and a connector 20 may be used between the feed duct 36 and the coupler 13.

(29) When using the connector 20, the feed duct 36 and the coupler 13 may be coupled to both connector joints 21 and 22, respectively, so as to regularly feed the cleanser into the feed hole 14 without being exposed to the outside.

(30) As shown in FIG. 2, with regard to the cleaning brush 10, the insertion space 12 of the finger cover 11 is put on the index finger 51 of a hand 50. If the feed duct 36 is hung down, there is a difficulty in oral cleaning. Therefore, a wrist band 52 may be wound around a wrist of the user to fit the feed duct 36 to the wrist, followed by fixing the same using a hook and loop fastener 53.

(31) The wrist band 52 may be used to fix the feed duct 36 on the wrist without hanging down, so that cleaning may be conveniently performed using the cleaning brush 10.

(32) While putting the cleaning brush 10 on the index finger 51 of the hand 50, the control unit 32 in the oral cleaner 30 is driven to drive a motor pump or the like in the body 31, so as to supply the cleanser stored in the cleaning tank 34 toward the feed duct 36 and to have a predetermined water pressure.

(33) The user inserts the index finger 51 into the oral cavity of a pet, infant, patient, disabled person, etc., and may wash or clean every corner of the oral cavity using the brush 17 depending upon different oral structures of the same.

(34) When cleaning teeth and gums using the brush 17, the cleanser fed into the feed hole 14 may be discharged at a predetermined pressure into the nozzles 16 arranged in the nozzle member 15 at regular intervals toward the brush 17. Therefore, every portion in the oral cavity can be clearly and quickly cleaned using the brush 17 made of a soft material.

(35) The feed hole 14 provided on top of the finger cover 11 may have a roly-poly toy shape along with the insertion space 12 in order to supply the cleanser, wherein a nozzle member part configured to have wide width and low height occupies a small height while uniformly spraying the cleanser from the nozzles 16.

(36) The brush 17 may be regular in height at top end thereof or may have irregular heights in order to clean the teeth and gums.

(37) The feed hole 14 may be provided on an upper side of the insertion space 12 inside a circular finger cover 11, and may be formed in a circular shape. Further, the brush 17 may protrude not only upward but also both sides or either side. In this regard, the brush protrudes to be inclined vertically or in any one direction so that rotating the index finger 51 to orient in a desired direction may be reduced when cleaning by the index finger 51, instead, the cleaning can be evenly performed even when moving the index finger 51 in a straight line.

(38) During cleaning operation, after adding the lower coupler 24 to the connector 20, a coupling protrusion 25 in either analog or digital mode provided on top of the concentrated cleanser feeder 23 in any one of cylindrical and balloon shapes is coupled to the lower coupler 24. Then, the concentrated cleanser (or other liquid preparation) may be supplied through the connector 20 by pressing the same with another finger not inserted in the cleaning brush 10. Further, the backflow preventing member 26 is installed inside the lower coupler 24 to prevent backflow while supplying the cleanser with finger pressing force, thereby achieving additional functionality.

(39) The above description is provided to explain the technical idea of the present invention with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, however, it is to be understood that diverse modifications or alterations are possible without departing from essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed herein are intended to illustrate the technical idea of the present invention rather than limit the same, and the scope of the present invention is not restricted by these embodiments. Instead, the scope of the present invention to be protected should be construed by the appended claims and all technical ideas within the range of equivalents should be construed as within the scope of the present invention.

Industrial Applicability

(40) According to the oral cleaner of the present invention, a cleanser may be supplied at a predetermined water pressure from the oral cleaner in a state such that a cleaning brush is put on a portion of a finger of a user and a feed duct is fixed to a wrist of the user, and then, teeth and/or gums may be desirably cleaned with the cleaning brush depending upon a structure of the oral cavity of a pet, infant, patient, disabled person, etc., thereby maintaining oral hygiene and healthy life thereof.