Mist Spraying Tooth Cleaner for Interdental Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tooth cleaners, including electric and sonic toothbrushes, require active operation and have limitations in cleaning hidden areas of the oral cavity, leading to poor cleaning effects and user experience, especially for children who are reluctant to brush their teeth.
Innovation Solution
A tooth cleaner with a brace and handle design featuring small open holes connected to a pump module, pressure sensors, and an intelligent control system that uses a mist spraying mechanism to clean teeth surfaces and interdental slits without manual operation, utilizing a program control pump and acoustic wave transducer for enhanced cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional toothbrushes (manual, electric, or sonic) are used, then the tooth cleaning function is provided, but the cleaning effect on hidden parts and interdental slits is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The toothbrush head is divided into multiple independent spraying nozzles arranged in specific patterns, with each nozzle targeting specific areas (interdental slits, tooth surfaces, hidden parts). This segmentation allows simultaneous cleaning of multiple areas with different cleaning requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from traditional mechanical brushing in one dimension to multi-directional mist spraying in three dimensions. The mist particles can reach hidden parts and interdental slits from multiple angles, providing comprehensive coverage that mechanical brushing cannot achieve.
2Extent of automation
If intelligent electric toothbrushes with sensors and Bluetooth connection are used, then tooth brushing time and duration can be recorded, but active operation is still required which children find difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The toothbrush automatically detects occlusion through pressure sensors and initiates mist spraying without user intervention. The system serves itself by detecting when teeth are in position and automatically activating the cleaning function, eliminating the need for children to manually operate complex controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the mechanical brushing action requiring manual operation with an automated mist spraying system controlled by pressure sensors and microprocessors. This substitution transforms a mechanically-intensive operation into an automated process that children can use easily.
3Manufacturing precision
If mist spraying mechanism is used instead of traditional brushing, then cleaning effect on hidden parts is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses a pump module to generate mist by pressurizing liquid through small orifices, replacing mechanical brushing with pneumatic-hydraulic action. This approach achieves superior cleaning of hidden parts while the pump module integrates compactly into the handle.
Solution Approach 2:
The toothbrush head incorporates multiple small porous nozzles that distribute liquid as fine mist. The porous structure enables efficient atomization and distribution of cleaning liquid across multiple surfaces simultaneously, achieving comprehensive cleaning without requiring complex mechanical mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The tooth cleaner effectively cleans teeth surfaces and interdental slits with minimal user effort, providing a superior cleaning effect and comfortable experience, even without toothpaste, by using a mist spraying mechanism that surpasses traditional electric and air spraying methods.
Implementation Method 1
the pump module further comprises a pump air inlet and a pump water inlet, the pump water inlet of the pump module is connected with a water storage module in the handle by a guide pipe, and the pump air inlet of the pump module communicates with an air inlet in the surface of the handle by a guide pipe
Implementation Method 2
an acoustic wave transducer for enhanced cleaning
Data Source
AI summary
The invention discloses a tooth cleaner mainly composed of a brace and a handle, the brace comprises an upper tooth socket and a lower tooth socket, a plurality of small open holes which are arranged at intervals are distributed in the upper tooth socket and the lower tooth socket, one end of each of the small open holes is connected with a first guide pipe embedded into the brace, the other ends of the first guide pipes extend into the handle and are connected with a pump outlet of a pump module arranged inside the handle, the pump module also comprises a pump air inlet and a pump water inlet, the pump water inlet of the pump module is connected with a water storage module in the handle by a guide pipe, and the pump air inlet of the pump module communicates with an air inlet in the surface of the handle by a guide pipe. By using the tooth cleaner, the problems of poor cleaning and atomizing effects and poor user experience of the original tooth cleaner are solved.