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    • 专利摘要:
    The toothbrush (1) according to the invention has a tongue cleaner (5) which is connected to a device (4) by means of which it can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the toothbrush (1) in such a way that it can be brought from a rest position into a working position which this tongue cleaner (5) protrudes from the toothbrush (1). In the preferred embodiment, the tongue cleaner (5) is band-shaped and consists of a flexible, torsion-resistant material. It is shaped into a loop, the two ends of which are each returned to a slide (6, 7) of the device (4). The slider (6, 7) can be used to push the loop or tongue cleaner (5) out of the handle of the toothbrush (1) into the extended working position. With the loop pulled in, the toothbrush (1) can be used normally for brushing teeth. To clean the tongue, the loop-shaped tongue cleaner (5) only has to be moved over the tongue so that the palate is not touched and no gagging stimuli can be caused.
    公开号:CH715268A2
    申请号:CH01016/18
    申请日:2018-08-22
    公开日:2020-02-28
    发明作者:Ramstöck Andy
    申请人:Andy Ramstoeck；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    Description: The present invention relates to a toothbrush with a tongue cleaner.
    [0002] Dental cleaning by means of a toothbrush is common. However, it has been shown that the tongue often has a coating. Tongue coverings usually consist of old cells, food residues and germs or bacteria. Depending on the susceptibility and physical condition of the person concerned, tongue coatings can promote infectious diseases, for example in the neck or nose area. So it can be very useful to regularly remove the tongue when brushing your teeth. A normal toothbrush is unsuitable for this for various reasons. There are therefore various toothbrushes that have a rough structure on their back, i.e. on the side facing away from the bristles. This rough structure is formed by indentations and / or elevations in the material of the toothbrush head. When using these toothbrushes, however, the bristles point upwards, i.e. in the direction of the palate. This causes severe choking or nausea attacks in most people. The consequence of this is that, despite the corresponding toothbrush, tongue cleaning is often dispensed with. Another solution is to provide the handle of the toothbrush with an appropriate structure. Since the handle area of a toothbrush is usually also relatively thick, the aforementioned negative effect can usually only be insufficiently avoided. It is also not ideal to put the handle in your mouth.
    Based on these findings, the invention has for its object to provide a toothbrush that has the additional function of tongue cleaning, the use of the tongue cleaner for the user is both simple and pleasant, yet very effective.
    The toothbrush according to the invention corresponds to the characterizing features of claim 1. Further advantageous developments of the inventive concept can be seen from the dependent claims.
    In the following, exemplary embodiments of the invention are described in more detail with reference to the drawing.
    Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the toothbrush;
    Fig. 2 shows a partial side view of the same toothbrush with the tongue cleaner in the extended working position;
    FIG. 3 shows a side view according to FIG. 2, with the tongue cleaner in the retracted rest position;
    Fig. 4-6 show possible variants of the tongue cleaner.
    The toothbrush 1 has a conventional head 2 with bristles 3, which are used for cleaning teeth. The toothbrush 1 can be of any shape per se, as there are a number of toothbrush designs on the market. In contrast to a conventional toothbrush, according to the invention there is a movable device 4 which has a tongue cleaner 5 or is connected to one.
    The inventive device 4 includes at least one slide 6-7, which is movable along a guide 8 in the longitudinal direction of the toothbrush 1. The tongue cleaner 5 connected to the device 4 is preferably arranged in the region of the end 9 of the toothbrush 1 opposite the head 2. Alternatively, but less sensibly, an arrangement of the tongue cleaner 5 in the head area would also be technically possible.
    The tongue cleaner 5 consists in the illustrated embodiment of a flexible strip made of torsionally rigid material. This means that the tongue cleaner 5 is flexible in terms of its area, but little tends to twist or twist when used. A similar plastic as is commonly used for toothbrushes, for example polyamide, could be used. However, other materials are also conceivable, including metal. The strip should not have any sharp edges.
    1, the strip-shaped tongue cleaner 5 is formed into a loop, the two ends of which are returned to the toothbrush 1 and the device 4. In the illustrated embodiment, these two ends are each connected to a slide 6 or 7. By means of the sliders 6 and 7, the loop or the tongue cleaner 5 can be pushed out of the handle of the toothbrush 1 into the extended working position, as is illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. Of course, the loop can also be larger than drawn, which ultimately depends on the extent of the pushing out. Especially since the loop comes apart the further it is pushed out. Conversely, it shrinks when it is pulled by pulling back the two sliders 6 and 7. The loop or the tongue cleaner 5 according to FIG. 3 can almost or even completely disappear in the handle of the toothbrush 1 into the retracted rest position. In the latter, the toothbrush 1 can be used for brushing teeth as normal, without the tongue cleaner 5 being visible and interfering.
    To clean the tongue 10, the tongue cleaner according to FIG. 2 is moved over the tongue and thus the tongue covering is stripped off. Since only the relatively narrow, strip-shaped tongue cleaner 5 has to be moved backwards over the tongue, there is no undesired contact with the palate and therefore no gagging or
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    Nausea. The slight scraping over the surface of the tongue is also gentle, so that cleaning the tongue is not perceived as unpleasant.
    Deviating from the present embodiment, other designs are possible within the scope of claim 1. It would be conceivable, for example, to provide only one slide 6 or 7 on only one side of the toothbrush. The loop of the tongue cleaner 5 could still be formed with a slightly longer sliding path. It would also be theoretically feasible to design the tongue cleaner 5 instead of as a flexible loop as a fixed U, the two ends of which are guided on the handle of the toothbrush 1; see Fig. 4. The U would, if it should disappear in the retracted rest position in the handle, be narrower than in the illustrated embodiment, which would require some more scraping movements in use. However, it would also not be impossible to give the tongue cleaner 5 the shape of an L or a T, see FIGS. 5 and 6, the respective crosspiece being used for cleaning. However, it is disadvantageous that this crosspiece would at least partially protrude from the handle of the toothbrush 1 even in the retracted rest position. However, there would also be materials, in particular plastics with shape memory, for example shape memory polymers, which retreat into the grip of Hessen, but which, when pushed out, would again assume the shape of the predetermined working position according to FIGS. 5, 6 or another suitable shape. This would make the tongue cleaner 5 somewhat more expensive, even if the tongue cleaner 5 were only partially made of such a material.
    Thus, the tongue cleaner 5 in the form of a flexible loop according to FIGS. 1-3 represents the optimal solution, since a relatively simple plastic band would best serve the purpose.
    It should be expressly stated that the toothbrush 1 according to the invention can also be an electrically operated toothbrush. Depending on the arrangement and attachment of the tongue cleaner 5, this could, in continuation of this idea, experience a vibration movement that promotes tongue cleaning.
    In all variants, it is not excluded that the edge of the tongue cleaner 5 to be directed towards the tongue does not form a straight but a curved line and / or has notches or elevations.
    In any case, the production costs and thus the sales price of this toothbrush 1 with integrated, slide-out tongue cleaner 5 are not significantly higher than in a previously commercially available toothbrush. Many people who have problems with harmful dental plaque are given a toothbrush 5 that offers them a perfect instrument for regular and effective removal of the plaque.
    权利要求:
    Claims (13)
    [1]
    Claims
    1. Toothbrush (1) with a tongue cleaner (5), characterized in that this tongue cleaner (5) is connected to a device (4) by means of which the tongue cleaner (5) can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the toothbrush (1) in such a way that it can be brought from a rest position into a working position in which it protrudes from the toothbrush (1).
    [2]
    2. Toothbrush according to claim 1, characterized in that the tongue cleaner (5) is band-shaped.
    [3]
    3. Toothbrush according to claim 2, characterized in that the tongue cleaner (5) consists of a flexible strip.
    [4]
    4. Toothbrush according to claim 3, characterized in that the tongue cleaner (5) consists of a warp resistant material.
    [5]
    5. Toothbrush according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the tongue cleaner (5) is formed into a loop, the two ends of which are returned to the device (4) of the toothbrush (1).
    [6]
    6. Toothbrush according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said device (4) has at least one slide (6, 7) which is movable along a guide (8) in the longitudinal direction of the toothbrush (1).
    [7]
    7. Toothbrush according to claim 5 and 6, characterized in that both ends of the tongue cleaner (5) are each connected to a slide (6, 7) with which the loop, or the tongue cleaner (5) from the toothbrush (1) in the working position can be postponed.
    [8]
    8. Toothbrush according to claim 7, characterized in that the two sliders (6, 7) are each arranged on opposite sides of the handle of the toothbrush (1).
    [9]
    9. Toothbrush according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the tongue cleaner (5) in the region of the head (2) opposite end (9) of the toothbrush (1) is arranged.
    [10]
    10. Toothbrush according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the tongue cleaner (5) consists of plastic, for example of polyamide.
    [11]
    11. Toothbrush according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the tongue cleaner (5) consists of metal.
    [12]
    12. Toothbrush according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the tongue cleaner (5) consists at least partially of a material with shape memory, for example from a shape memory polymer.
    [13]
    13. Toothbrush according to claim 1 or 12, characterized in that the tongue cleaner (5) has the shape L or a T.
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