Fluid management assembly for oral care tool and oral care kit thereof

Abstract

A fluid management component for an oral care device, detachably integrated with the device, includes: a cover having an inner side and a first flow channel structure; at least one fastening portion disposed on the cover; at least one support portion disposed on the inner side for support and configured to form a second flow channel structure communicating with the outside of the oral care device, allowing fluid to enter the inner side; a rod portion connected to the cover and having a third flow channel structure communicating with the first flow channel structure; and a clamping portion disposed on the rod portion. Through the flow path defined by the support portion, the existing oral care device achieves fluid extraction and / or infusion management without destructive processing, providing a highly adaptable and intuitive solution.

Claims

1. A fluid management component for an oral care appliance, detachably coupled to the oral care appliance, comprising: a cover including an inner side and a first flow channel structure located on the inner side; at least one fastening portion disposed on the cover for fastening the oral care appliance; at least one support portion disposed on the cover and located on the inner side for supporting the oral care appliance and configured to form at least one second flow channel structure communicating with the outside between the inner side and the oral care appliance, so that external fluid enters the inner side through the second flow channel structure; a rod portion connected to the cover and including a third flow channel structure communicating with the first flow channel structure; and at least one clamping portion disposed on the rod portion for clamping the oral care appliance.

2. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover includes a top wall and at least one side wall, the top wall and the side wall together defining the inner side.

3. The fluid management assembly as described in claim 2, wherein there are multiple support portions and multiple fastening portions, one of which is disposed on an inner top surface of the top wall and the first flow channel structure is also disposed therein. The remaining support portions are respectively disposed on the corresponding fastening portions, and the fastening portions are disposed on an inner wall surface of the side wall.

4. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the support portion disposed on the inner top surface is a protruding structural platform, the structural platform extending from the side wall toward the middle region of the inner top surface such that an opening of the first flow channel structure is located in the middle region of the inner top surface.

5. The fluid management assembly as described in claim 4, wherein the structure is Y-shaped or ribbed.

6. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein there are multiple support portions and multiple fastening portions, one of the support portions is disposed on an inner top surface of the top wall, the remaining support portions are disposed on an inner wall surface of the side wall, each of the fastening portions is disposed on an outer wall surface or the inner wall surface of the side wall, and the first flow channel structure is disposed at the connection between the cover portion and the rod portion.

7. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the support portion disposed on the inner top surface is a protruding support rib and is located in the middle region of the inner top surface.

8. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fastening portion is disposed on an inner wall surface of the sidewall, and the support portion is disposed on the fastening portion.

9. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fastening portion is disposed on an outer wall surface of the sidewall and the support portion is disposed on an inner wall surface of the sidewall.

10. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fastening portion is disposed on an inner side of the sidewall, and the support portion is disposed on the inner side.

11. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the support is disposed on an inner top surface of the top wall, and the first flow channel structure is disposed within the support.

12. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein there are multiple support portions and fastening portions, one of which is disposed on an inner top surface of the top wall and the first flow channel structure is also disposed therein. The remaining support portions are respectively disposed on an inner wall surface of the side wall, and the fastening portions are disposed on an outer wall surface or the inner wall surface of the side wall.

13. The fluid management assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the support portion is used to abut against a back side of the oral care appliance such that the inner side and the back side together define a chamber, and the cover portion and an outer side of the oral care appliance form a second flow channel structure communicating the chamber with the outside.

14. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the lever includes a pressure control portion communicating with the third flow channel structure, the pressure control portion including a press port communicating with the third flow channel structure and a press disc surrounding the press port.

15. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein the oral care device is a toothbrush, a tongue cleaner, an oral sponge, a tooth pick, or an oral massager, the oral care device including a working part and a handle extending from the working part, a cover for covering the working part, and a clamping part for clamping the handle.

16. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein there are a plurality of clamping portions, one of which is disposed on the lower side of the pressure control portion, and the other of which is disposed on the lower side of the rod portion between the cover portion and the pressure control portion.

17. The fluid management component as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first flow channel structure and the third flow channel structure together define a first inner flow channel and a second inner flow channel parallel to the first inner flow channel.

18. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 17, wherein the rod further includes at least one functional element disposed within the third flow channel structure, the functional element being selected from: a check valve, a filter element, a one-way valve, or a combination thereof.

19. An oral care kit comprising: an oral care appliance including a working part and a handle; and a fluid management component as described in any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein, The support rests against the working part of the oral care device to define a chamber between the inner side and the working part, and a second flow channel structure is formed between an edge of the cover and the working part to connect the chamber to the outside, wherein the third flow channel structure is used to connect to an external pump device.

20. A fluid management component for an oral care appliance, comprising: a cover including an inner side and a first flow channel structure located on the inner side; at least one fastening portion disposed on the cover for providing fastening; a plurality of support portions disposed on the cover and located on the inner side for providing support, one of the support portions being a structural platform protruding from an inner top surface of one of the cover portions, and the remaining support portions being a protrusion protruding from an inner wall surface of one of the cover portions and connected to the inner top surface, the protrusion being for providing abutment and having a thickness protruding from the side; a rod portion connected to the cover portion and including a third flow channel structure communicating with the first flow channel structure; and at least one clamping portion disposed on the rod portion for providing clamping.

21. The fluid management assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein the lever includes a pressure control portion communicating with the third flow channel structure, the pressure control portion including a press port communicating with the third flow channel structure and a press disc surrounding the press port.

22. The fluid management component as described in claim 20, wherein at least a portion of the fluid management component is made of a transparent material.

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