Electric toothbrush head and electric toothbrush
By fixing the camera to the brush head body and connecting it to the motor shaft through conductive components, combined with a flexible circuit board and a fixing bracket, the problems of the camera being unable to capture the inside of the mouth and shaking are solved, improving the user experience and the reliability and security of signal transmission.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423161582.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-19
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-20
AI Technical Summary
Current electric toothbrush cameras cannot capture the inside of the mouth and tend to shake during use, resulting in a poor user experience.
Design an electric toothbrush head with a camera located on the brush head body and capturing images through a camera channel. The camera transmits signals by contacting the conductive parts in the connecting assembly with the gold fingers on the motor shaft and connecting them via a flexible circuit board and a male plug. The camera is fixed in a bracket and equipped with waterproof and lighting components to ensure stable and clear imaging.
It enables the camera to stably capture images of the internal structure of the oral cavity, avoiding shaking and improving the user experience, while ensuring the reliability and security of signal transmission through a convenient connection method.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to electric toothbrush technical field especially, relates to a kind of electric toothbrush brush head and electric toothbrush. BACKGROUND
[0002] The camera of the electric toothbrush with camera function on the market is basically assembled on handle or rotating structure on handle, the camera mounted on handle is limited in shooting area, cannot shoot inside oral cavity position, the camera mounted on rotating structure needs to be adjusted in position when using, and the camera at the end is prone to shaking, resulting in poor user experience.
[0003] Therefore, it is urgent to study an electric toothbrush brush head and electric toothbrush to solve the problem of improving user experience. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0004] The utility model aims at providing an electric toothbrush brush head and electric toothbrush to solve the problem that the camera cannot shoot the internal area of the oral cavity or shake when in use in the prior art, thereby improving the user experience.
[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
[0006] The electric toothbrush brush head is used for plug-in cooperation with the motor shaft of the electric toothbrush, and comprises:
[0007] The brush head body is provided with bristles at the end, and has a camera channel and a plug-in channel in communication, the camera channel is located between the bristles and the plug-in channel, and the motor shaft can be plugged into the plug-in channel;
[0008] The camera assembly comprises a camera, which is arranged on the brush head body and can shoot through the camera channel;
[0009] The connecting assembly comprises a conductive part, which is arranged on the brush head body and is communicatively and / or electrically connected with the camera at one end, and when the motor shaft is plugged into the plug-in channel, the other end of the conductive part is in contact with and communicatively and / or electrically connected with the gold finger on the motor shaft.
[0010] As an optional technical scheme of the electric toothbrush brush head, the conductive part comprises a fixed part and a docking part, and at least the docking part has elasticity among the fixed part and the docking part, the fixed part is fixed to the brush head body, the docking part is cantilevered, and the end away from the fixed part is inclined towards the center line direction close to the plug-in channel.
[0011] As an optional technical scheme of the electric toothbrush head, the connecting assembly further comprises a flexible circuit board, and one end of the conductive piece is in communication connection with the camera through the flexible circuit board.
[0012] As an optional technical scheme of the electric toothbrush head, the connecting assembly further comprises a male plug, which is arranged at one end of the conductive piece and can be connected with the flexible circuit board.
[0013] As an optional technical scheme of the electric toothbrush head, the brush head body comprises a brush handle and an inner support, the camera channel is arranged in the brush handle, the plug-in channel is arranged in the inner support, the inner support is arranged in the interior of the brush handle, the male plug is fixedly connected with the inner support, the flexible circuit board is fixedly connected with the brush handle, and the male plug and the flexible circuit board are connected in the state that the inner support and the brush handle are connected.
[0014] As an optional technical scheme of the electric toothbrush head, the camera assembly further comprises an illuminating piece, which is arranged on the flexible circuit board and can emit light to illuminate the shooting area of the camera.
[0015] As an optional technical scheme of the electric toothbrush head, the brush head body comprises a brush handle and a fixed support, the fixed support is arranged in the interior of the brush handle, and the camera is arranged in the mounting groove of the fixed support.
[0016] As an optional technical scheme of the electric toothbrush head, the brush head body further comprises a waterproof piece, the waterproof piece is made of transparent material, and the waterproof piece is arranged on the brush handle and seals one end of the camera channel away from the camera.
[0017] As an optional technical scheme of the electric toothbrush head, the brush head body further comprises a barrier piece, the barrier piece has a first barrier channel, the barrier piece is clamped between the camera and the waterproof piece, and the camera can shoot through the first barrier channel.
[0018] The electric toothbrush comprises a handle and the electric toothbrush head in any of the technical schemes, wherein the handle is internally provided with a vibration motor and a controller, the motor shaft is arranged at the output end of the vibration motor, the controller is in communication connection and / or electrical connection with the vibration motor, and is in electrical connection and / or communication connection with the gold finger.
[0019] The electric toothbrush has the advantages that:
[0020] The utility model provides a kind of electric toothbrush brush head and electric toothbrush, the electric toothbrush brush head includes brush head body, camera component and connecting component, wherein, camera of camera component is located at brush head body, and can be photographed by camera channel, can be photographed to the internal structure of oral cavity, and when using, it will not be shaken, it is favorable to improve the use experience of user;Camera and gold finger on motor shaft are communicated by the conducting member in connecting component, to realize the transmission of electric signal or communication signal, connection is more convenient, and after brush head body is detached from handle, it is safer. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] Figure 1 It is the structural schematic diagram of electric toothbrush brush head first visual angle in the utility model embodiment;
[0022] Figure 2 It is the structural schematic diagram of electric toothbrush brush head second visual angle in the utility model embodiment;
[0023] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 Sectional view along K-K direction in it;
[0024] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 Enlarged view of A in it;
[0025] Figure 5 It is Figure 3 Enlarged view of B in it.
[0026] In the drawing:
[0027] 100, brush head body;101, bristle;110, brush handle;111, camera channel;120, inner support;121, plug-in channel;122, stop lever;130, fixed support;131, installation slot;132, cantilever rod;133, connecting slot;140, waterproof part;150, blocking piece;151, first blocking channel;152, second blocking channel;
[0028] 200, camera component;210, camera;220, illuminating part;
[0029] 300, connecting component;310, conducting member;311, fixed part;312, butt joint part;313, bending part;320, flexible circuit board;330, male plug. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0030] The technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely in connection with the drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of the present application.
[0031] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. Among them, the terms "first position" and "second position" are two different positions, and moreover, the first feature is "above", "above" and "above" of the second feature, which includes the first feature above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature is "below", "below" and "below" of the second feature, which includes the first feature below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.
[0032] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0033] The embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below, and the examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.
[0034] As Figures 1 to 5As shown, the embodiment provides an electric toothbrush head for plug-in cooperation with a motor shaft of an electric toothbrush, which comprises a brush head body 100, a camera assembly 200 and a connecting assembly 300. Wherein, the brush head body 100 is provided with bristles 101 at the end, and the brush head body 100 is provided with a camera channel 111 and a plug-in channel 121 in communication, the camera channel 111 is located between the bristles 101 and the plug-in channel 121, and the motor shaft can be plugged into the plug-in channel 121; the camera assembly 200 comprises a camera 210, the camera 210 is arranged on the brush head body 100, and the camera 210 can be shot through the camera channel 111; the connecting assembly 300 comprises a conductive piece 310, the conductive piece 310 is arranged on the brush head body 100, and one end of the conductive piece 310 is in communication connection and / or electrical connection with the camera 210, when the motor shaft is plugged into the plug-in channel 121, the other end of the conductive piece 310 contacts and is in communication connection and / or electrical connection with the gold finger on the motor shaft.
[0035] In the embodiment, since the camera 210 is located on the brush head body 100 and between the bristles 101 and the plug-in channel 121, the internal structure of the oral cavity can be shot, and the camera 210 will not shake during use, which is beneficial to improve the user experience; the camera 210 and the gold finger on the motor shaft are connected through the conductive piece 310 in the connecting assembly 300, so that the transmission of electrical signals or communication signals is realized, the connection is more convenient, and the brush head body 100 is more safe after being detached from the handle.
[0036] The conductive piece 310 comprises a fixed part 311 and a butt joint part 312, and at least the butt joint part 312 has elasticity among the fixed part 311 and the butt joint part 312, the fixed part 311 is fixed to the brush head body 100, the butt joint part 312 is cantilevered arranged, and the end away from the fixed part 311 is inclined to the direction close to the center line of the plug-in channel 121. When the motor shaft is inserted into the plug-in channel 121, the gold finger contacts and extrudes the butt joint part 312 away from the center line of the plug-in channel 121, since the butt joint part 312 in the plug-in channel 121 has elasticity, the elastic force generated in the deformed conductive piece 310 makes the butt joint part 312 and the gold finger keep close contact, so as to avoid the open circuit between the two, and ensure the reliability of the connection between the conductive piece 310 and the gold finger.
[0037] In some embodiments, the conductive piece 310 is a copper sheet with elasticity. Further, the end of the butt joint part 312 in contact with the gold finger has an arc-shaped bending part 313, and the opening of the bending part 313 is away from the center line of the plug-in channel 121.
[0038] Considering that the structure inside the brush head body 100 is not flat, and there is a long distance between the camera assembly 200 and the gold finger, in order to facilitate the lead-out of the circuit, in some embodiments, the connecting assembly 300 further comprises a flexible circuit board 320, one end of the conductive piece 310 is connected with the camera 210 through the flexible circuit board 320. The flexible circuit board 320 has the characteristics of softness and bendability, so as to facilitate the adaptation to the internal structure of the brush head body 100, and in the process of long distance transmission, compared with the copper sheet, it has lower cost.
[0039] In order to realize the reliable connection between the camera 210 and the conductive piece 310, in some embodiments, the connecting assembly 300 further comprises a male plug 330, which is arranged at one end of the conductive piece 310 and can be connected with the flexible circuit board 320. In this embodiment, the male plug 330 comprises a plastic shell and a copper sheet inside it, the copper sheet is connected with the conductive piece 310, and the copper sheet is welded with the contact of the flexible circuit board 320. In some embodiments, the copper sheet on the male plug 330 and the elastic sheet on the flexible circuit board 320 abut.
[0040] In some embodiments, the brush head body 100 comprises a brush handle 110 and an inner support 120, the camera channel 111 is arranged in the brush handle 110, the plug-in channel 121 is arranged in the inner support 120, the inner support 120 is arranged inside the brush handle 110, and the male plug 330 is fixedly connected with the inner support 120, the flexible circuit board 320 is fixedly connected with the brush handle 110, and the male plug 330 and the flexible circuit board 320 are connected in the state that the inner support 120 and the brush handle 110 are connected. This kind of setting makes the inner support 120 installed to the brush handle 110 at the same time, and the connection between the male plug 330 and the flexible circuit board 320 is completed, so as to realize the connection between the camera 210 and the conductive piece 310.
[0041] In order to improve the position stability of the camera 210 and the brush head body 100, and avoid falling off when vibrating, in some embodiments, the brush head body 100 further comprises a fixing support 130, which is arranged inside the brush handle 110, and the camera 210 is arranged in the mounting groove 131 of the fixing support 130. The camera 210 arranged in the mounting groove 131 will not be dislocated due to vibration, so as to improve the position stability of the camera 210; in addition, the setting of the fixing support 130 can also relieve the vibration to a certain extent, and reduce the influence of the vibration of the electric toothbrush brush head on the camera 210.
[0042] In the embodiment, the fixed support 130 and the inner support 120 are clamped, wherein one end of the fixed support 130 close to the inner support 120 is provided with a cantilever rod 132, the cantilever rod 132 is provided with a connecting groove 133, and the opening direction of the connecting groove 133 is perpendicular to the extension direction of the brush handle 110. The inner support 120 is provided with a stopper rod 122 perpendicular to the extension direction of the brush handle 110, and the side of the stopper rod 122 close to the camera 210 is provided with a guide surface. The guide surface is inclined towards the groove bottom direction of the connecting groove 133 in the direction away from the camera 210. The fixed support 130 and the brush handle 110 are fixedly connected. During the installation of the inner support 120 in the brush handle 110, the cantilever rod 132 is bent by being pressed. After the stopper rod 122 enters the installation groove 131, the cantilever rod 132 is reset under the action of the elastic force, so that the side wall of the installation groove 131 and the stopper rod 122 abut.
[0043] In the embodiment, the elastic sheet on the flexible circuit board 320 can be fixed to the fixed support 130 first, then the fixed support 130 with the flexible circuit board 320 is clamped with the inner support 120, so that the copper sheet on the male plug 330 and the elastic sheet on the flexible circuit board 320 abut; finally, the inner support 120 is put into the brush handle 110 together with the fixed support 130.
[0044] In other embodiments, the inner support 120 can be clamped with the fixed support 130 first, then the copper sheet on the male plug 330 and the contact on the flexible circuit board 320 are welded, and then the inner support 120 is put into the brush handle 110 together with the fixed support 130.
[0045] In some embodiments, in order to prevent the camera 210 from being affected by moisture, thereby affecting the camera performance, in some embodiments, the brush head body 100 further comprises a waterproof piece 140, the waterproof piece 140 is of transparent material, the waterproof piece 140 is arranged on the brush handle 110 and seals one end of the camera channel 111 away from the camera 210. The waterproof piece 140 can prevent water from entering the camera channel 111 and affecting the camera 210; at the same time, the waterproof piece 140 of transparent material enables light to pass through smoothly, without affecting the normal shooting of the camera 210.
[0046] In order to ensure the sealing connection between the brush handle 110 and the waterproof piece 140, the brush head body 100 further comprises a sealing gasket, the sealing gasket is clamped between the brush handle 110 and the waterproof piece 140 and is annularly arranged on the outer periphery of the camera channel 111. The sealing gasket and the waterproof piece 140 and the brush handle 110 and the waterproof piece 140 are all bonded by waterproof glue.
[0047] The brush head body 100 further comprises a barrier 150 having a first barrier passage 151, the barrier 150 is clamped between the camera 210 and the waterproof member 140, and the camera 210 can shoot through the first barrier passage 151. This kind of arrangement makes the camera 210 shooting and avoids the interference of other light sources.
[0048] In order to improve the shooting effect, in some embodiments, the camera assembly 200 further comprises an illuminating member 220 arranged on the flexible circuit board 320, and capable of emitting light to illuminate the shooting area of the camera 210. This kind of arrangement can provide light compensation when the camera 210 shoots, so that it can shoot more clearly. In this embodiment, the barrier 150 has a second barrier passage 152, the barrier 150 is clamped between the flexible circuit board 320 and the waterproof member 140, and the light of the illuminating member 220 can be dispersed to the shooting area of the camera 210 through the second barrier passage 152. The barrier part between the first barrier passage 151 and the second barrier passage 152 in the barrier 150 can prevent the light emitted by the illuminating member 220 from entering the first barrier passage 151, so as to ensure the normal shooting of the camera 210.
[0049] The embodiment also provides an electric toothbrush comprising a handle and the electric toothbrush brush head in any of the above embodiments, wherein the handle is internally provided with a vibration motor and a controller, a motor shaft is arranged at an output end of the vibration motor, the controller is in communication connection and / or electrical connection with the vibration motor, and is in electrical connection and / or communication connection with the gold finger.
[0050] Obviously, the above embodiments of the utility model are only examples for clearly explaining the utility model, and are not the limitation of the embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary skilled in the art, on the basis of the above description, other different forms of changes or variations can be made. Here, it is not necessary and impossible to exhaust all the embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement, etc. made in the spirit and principle of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model claim.
Claims
1. A brush head for an electric toothbrush for plug-in cooperation with a motor shaft of an electric toothbrush, characterized in that The utility model relates to a toothbrush head with camera shooting and motor shaft communication connection function, including: The brush head body (100) end is equipped with brush (101), the brush head body (100) has the communication of camera shooting channel (111) and plug-in channel (121), camera shooting channel (111) is located between brush (101) and plug-in channel (121), and motor shaft can be plugged into plug-in channel (121); Camera shooting assembly (200) includes camera (210), camera (210) is equipped in brush head body (100), and camera (210) can be shot through camera shooting channel (111); The connecting assembly (300) includes a conductive member (310), the conductive member (310) is provided on the brush head body (100), and one end is in communication and / or electrical connection with the camera (210), when the motor shaft is plugged into the plug-in channel (121), the other end of the conductive member (310) and the gold finger on the motor shaft are in contact and in communication and / or electrical connection.
2. The electric toothbrush brush head of claim 1, wherein, The conductive member (310) includes a fixed portion (311) and a mating portion (312), and at least the mating portion (312) is elastic among the fixed portion (311) and the mating portion (312), the fixed portion (311) is fixed to the brush head body (100), the mating portion (312) is cantilevered, and the end away from the fixed portion (311) is inclined towards the center line direction of the plug-in channel (121).
3. The electrically powered toothbrush head of claim 1, wherein, The connecting assembly (300) further includes a flexible circuit board (320), one end of the conductive member (310) is in communication with the camera (210) through the flexible circuit board (320).
4. The electrically powered toothbrush head of claim 3, wherein, The connecting assembly (300) further includes a male plug (330), the male plug (330) is provided on one end of the conductive member (310), and can be connected with the flexible circuit board (320).
5. The electrically powered toothbrush head of claim 4, wherein, The brush head body (100) includes a brush handle (110) and an inner support (120), the camera shooting channel (111) is provided in the brush handle (110), the plug-in channel (121) is provided in the inner support (120), the inner support (120) is arranged inside the brush handle (110), and the male plug (330) is fixedly connected with the inner support (120), the flexible circuit board (320) is fixedly connected with the brush handle (110), and the male plug (330) and the flexible circuit board (320) are connected in the state that the inner support (120) and the brush handle (110) are connected.
6. The electrically powered toothbrush head of claim 3, wherein, The camera shooting assembly (200) further includes an illuminating member (220), the illuminating member (220) is provided on the flexible circuit board (320), and can emit light to illuminate the shooting area of the camera (210).
7. The electrically powered toothbrush head of claim 1, wherein, The brush head body (100) comprises a brush handle (110) and a fixing support (130), the fixing support (130) is arranged inside the brush handle (110), and the camera (210) is arranged in a mounting groove (131) of the fixing support (130).
8. The electrically powered toothbrush head of claim 7, wherein, The brush head body (100) further comprises a waterproof piece (140), the waterproof piece (140) is made of transparent material, the waterproof piece (140) is arranged on the brush handle (110) and seals one end of the camera channel (111) away from the camera (210).
9. The electrically powered toothbrush head of claim 8, wherein, The brush head body (100) further comprises a blocking piece (150), the blocking piece (150) has a first blocking channel (151), the blocking piece (150) is clamped between the camera (210) and the waterproof piece (140), and the camera (210) can shoot through the first blocking channel (151).
10. An electric toothbrush characterized by The electric toothbrush brush head comprises a handle and the electric toothbrush brush head as claimed in any one of claims 1-9, wherein a vibration motor and a controller are arranged inside the handle, a motor shaft is arranged at an output end of the vibration motor, the controller is in communication connection and / or electrical connection with the vibration motor, and is in electrical connection and / or communication connection with the golden finger.