IP Library Granted Patent US 10,143,296
Granted Patent B2
US 10,143,296 · App. 15/033,606 · Granted Dec 4, 2018

Mouthpiece type of electric toothbrush

Inventor: Hee Jang Yoo (Incheon, KR)
A46B9/045A61C17/22A61C17/222A61C17/3481A61C17/228A61C17/32
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Patent No.
US 10,143,296
App. No.
15/033,606
Granted
Dec 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mouthpiece type of electric toothbrush is disclosed. The mouthpiece type of electric toothbrush includes: a toothbrush head that includes a mouthpiece-shaped housing which is provided with upper and lower openings and a blocked intermediate portion, wherein a plurality of first silicone protrusions may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval along an inner wall surface of the housing in the upper and lower openings; and a main body that is detachable from the toothbrush head and transmits a vibration to the toothbrush head. The toothbrush head may further include a water-containing pad and an air layer provided at a lower portion of a silicone layer thereof, thus it is possible to easily spread toothpaste through the water-containing pad and to correspond to a size of a user's mouth or oral cavity by adjusting an air amount of the air layer.

Claims (18)

1. A mouthpiece type of electric toothbrush, comprising:

a toothbrush head that includes a mouthpiece-shaped housing which is provided with upper and lower openings and a blocked intermediate portion, wherein a plurality of first silicone protrusions are arranged to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval along an inner wall surface of the housing in the upper and lower openings, and a plurality of water-containing pads for absorbing water are provided between the plurality of first silicone protrusions; and

a main body that is detachable from the toothbrush head and that is configured to transmit a vibration to the toothbrush head,

wherein the toothbrush head includes a silicone layer on which the first silicone protrusions are formed in the mouthpiece-shaped housing, and an air layer into which air is injected and which is disposed between the housing and the silicone layer.

2. The mouthpiece type of electric toothbrush of claim 1 , wherein

the main body includes:

a motor that vibrates when electric power is applied thereto; and

a crankshaft that allows vibration of the motor to be moved up or down.

3. The mouthpiece type of electric toothbrush of claim 2 , wherein

the toothbrush head includes a tongue-cleaning portion that is configured to clean an upper surface of a tongue and a palate and that is provided in an inner concave portion of the housing.

4. The mouthpiece type of electric toothbrush of claim 3 , wherein

a plurality of second silicone protrusions are respectively formed on upper and lower portions of the tongue-cleaning portion by a predetermined internal.

5. The mouthpiece type of electric toothbrush of claim 4 , wherein

a plurality of protrusions are formed on opposite surfaces of an inner intermediate wall of the housing as portions of the housing which molars contact, and a plurality of protrusions are formed on lateral surfaces of an inner wall of the housing as portions of the housing which incisors contact.

6. The mouthpiece type of electric toothbrush of claim 2 ,

wherein the first silicone protrusions are disposed to have a predetermined interval for foreign matter to pass therethrough, and to have a bumpy surface so as to be easily cleaned.

7. The mouthpiece type of electric toothbrush of claim 1 ,

wherein the first silicone protrusions are disposed to have a predetermined interval for foreign matter to pass therethrough, and to have a bumpy surface so as to be easily cleaned.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2019
From: YOO, HEE JANG
To: YUSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050268/0768 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2013-0139944 · Nov 18, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0139945 · Nov 18, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160270892A1 · Sep 22, 2016
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