CN215458867U - Dental scaler with camera shooting function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dental scaler with a camera function, the dental scaler comprising: the dental scaler comprises a dental scaler part, a handheld part and an image acquisition device, wherein the dental scaler part is detachably connected with one end of the handheld part, and the image acquisition device is detachably connected with the handheld part; the image acquisition device comprises an image acquisition part and a connecting rod capable of being bent at any angle, wherein the image acquisition part is arranged on the connecting rod, and the connecting rod is detachably connected with the handheld part. The dental scaler with the camera shooting function is provided with the image acquisition device which is detachably connected with the handheld part, and the image acquisition part is arranged on the connecting rod which can be bent at any angle, so that the image in the oral cavity can be acquired through the image acquisition part and the angle can be adjusted; when the image acquisition part breaks down, the image acquisition device can be quickly replaced, and the maintenance cost of the whole machine is reduced.

Description

Dental scaler with camera shooting function

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of electric toothbrushes, in particular to a dental scaler with a camera shooting function.

Background

With the increasing emphasis on oral health, a variety of tooth cleaning tools are available on the market. The tooth cleaner can be specially used for removing stains such as dental calculus and dental plaque, and generally comprises a handle convenient for a user to operate and a working head for actually cleaning a tooth cleaning part. The existing tooth washing process is generally completed by medical staff, so that some disadvantages are caused, for example, the tooth cleaner is generally matched with a special instrument, so that the occupied space of the whole equipment is large, in the process of cleaning teeth, the medical staff keeps a head-lowering posture for a long time and needs to observe the cleaning condition all the time, discomfort such as easy fatigue is caused on the body, and the problem that the cleaning is not in place due to individual difference existing in the observation condition of the medical staff, and the time is wasted because people need to wash teeth in a medical institution.

Based on some of the problems that exist, prophy devices have emerged that can be operated by the user themselves in the home. The ultrasonic tooth cleaner is driven by high frequency and high energy generated by ultrasonic waves to loosen tiny tartar attached to teeth, remove dirt such as dental plaque and the like, clean the teeth and keep the oral health. When a user cleans teeth, the whole process can be controlled by observing the tooth cleaning condition, but the internal condition of the oral cavity cannot be observed according to the will of the user in the process of cleaning the oral cavity by the conventional tooth cleaning equipment, so that some parts are difficult to clean in place or the cleaned parts are not thorough, and the tooth cleaning work cannot be performed in a targeted manner.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Accordingly, there is a need for a dental scaler having an image pickup function, which can adjust an observation angle as desired to know how to clean the inside of the oral cavity while cleaning the teeth using the dental scaler.

A dental scaler with a camera function, the scaler comprising: the dental scaler comprises a dental scaler part, a handheld part and an image acquisition device, wherein the dental scaler part is detachably connected with one end of the handheld part, and the image acquisition device is detachably connected with the handheld part; the image acquisition device comprises an image acquisition part and a connecting rod capable of being bent at any angle, wherein the image acquisition part is arranged on the connecting rod, and the connecting rod is detachably connected with the handheld part.

In one embodiment, one end of the connecting rod is provided with a mounting part, the mounting part is provided with a shell, a containing cavity is arranged in the shell, and the image acquisition part is fixedly arranged in the containing cavity.

In one embodiment, the image capturing device further includes a transparent medium, a mounting hole is formed in the housing, the transparent medium is disposed on a side of the mounting hole facing the accommodating cavity, and the image capturing portion captures an image from the mounting hole through the transparent medium.

In one embodiment, the other end of the connecting rod is provided with a wire outlet hole, the wire outlet hole is communicated with the accommodating cavity to form a channel, and the connecting wire of the image acquisition part is led out through the wire outlet hole and detachably connected with the handheld part.

In one embodiment, when the connecting rod is in an original vertical state, the central line of the accommodating cavity is perpendicular to the central line of the handheld part.

In one embodiment, the top end of the handheld part is provided with a first through hole, and the connecting rod is detachably connected with the handheld part through the first through hole.

In one embodiment, the inner surface of the first through hole is provided with an internal thread, and the outer surface of the end of the connecting rod, which is provided with the wire outlet hole, is provided with an external thread matched with the internal thread.

In one embodiment, an ultrasonic vibration motor and a PCB control main board are arranged in the handheld part, a second through hole which is spaced from the first through hole is further formed in the top end of the handheld part, and the ultrasonic vibration motor is connected with the tooth cleaning part through the second through hole; the connecting wire of the image acquisition part is detachably connected with the wiring terminal on the PCB control main board.

In one embodiment, the inner surface of the first through hole is provided with a first resilient element and/or the inner surface of the second through hole is provided with a second resilient element.

In one embodiment, the outer surface of the handheld portion is provided with a function key, the center point of the first through hole, the center point of the second through hole and the center point of the top end of the handheld portion are located on the same straight line, and the function key is intersected on a plane defined by the axis of the first through hole and the axis of the second through hole and is close to the first through hole.

According to the dental scaler with the camera shooting function, the image acquisition device is arranged on the dental scaler and detachably connected with the handheld part, and the image acquisition part is arranged on the connecting rod capable of being bent at any angle and can acquire images in the oral cavity and adjust the angle; when the image acquisition part breaks down, the image acquisition device can be quickly replaced, and the maintenance cost of the whole machine is reduced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded view showing the overall structure of a dental scaler having an image pickup function.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing an overall structure of the dental scaler with a photographing function.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing a structure of a dental scaler having another structure of a camera function.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the utility model and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1 to 2, fig. 1 is an exploded view showing an overall structure of a dental scaler with an image pick-up function according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 2 is a view showing an overall structure of the dental scaler. An embodiment of the present invention provides a dental scaler including a scaler portion 10, a hand-held portion 20, and an image acquisition device 30. The tooth cleaning part 10 is detachably connected with the mounting end of the handheld part 20, the image acquisition device 30 is detachably connected with the handheld part 20, the image acquisition device 30 comprises a connecting rod 31 and an image acquisition part 32 which can be bent at any angle, the image acquisition part 32 is arranged on the connecting rod 31, and the connecting rod 31 is connected with the handheld part 20.

Referring to fig. 1, the handle 20 includes an upper cover 21, a lower cover 22 and a bottom cover 23, and the upper cover 21, the lower cover 22 and the bottom cover 23 are hermetically formed to form the handle 20 having a top end and a bottom end (for convenience of description and understanding, the bottom cover 23 can be regarded as the bottom end of the handle 20) and a cavity inside. The top of handheld portion (the one end that is close to image acquisition portion 32) is equipped with first through-hole 24 and second through-hole 25, and wherein, first through-hole 24 and second through-hole 25 and cavity intercommunication, first through-hole 24 and second through-hole 25 set up with the interval settlement distance on the top of handheld portion, and the size in its aperture sets up according to actual cooperation needs. The bottom cover 23 is provided with a charging port 26. The hand-held portion 20 can be opened and closed for the purpose of manipulating components within the cavity. In some embodiments, the upper cover 21, the lower cover 22 and the bottom cover 23 may be of a fitting type, for example, the upper cover 21 and the lower cover 22 are provided with a protrusion and a groove respectively at the sealing matching position, and when the handle 20 is closed, the protrusion is partially fitted in the groove; conversely, the mating protrusion and recess are separated by an external force to open the hand grip 20. The sealing manner of the upper cover 21, the lower cover 22 and the bottom cover 23 is not limited to the above-mentioned fitting manner, and other structural forms capable of realizing assembling and fitting may be adopted. In some embodiments, the handle portion 20 is a solid of revolution structure, such as a cylindrical structure or a flat structure; the handle 20 may have other configurations, such as a rectangular parallelepiped.

Referring to fig. 1, the outer surface of the handheld portion 20 is provided with function keys 27, the function keys 27 include but are not limited to being embedded in the upper cover 21, the function keys 27 include a switch key 271 and a shift key 272, and other function keys may be provided according to actual function requirements. A PCB control main board 201, an ultrasonic vibration motor 202 and a power supply assembly 203 are fixedly arranged in the cavity of the hand-held portion 20. The ultrasonic vibration motor 202 is connected with the PCB control main board 201, and the PCB control main board 201 is connected with the power supply component 203. The switch button 271 and the shift button 272 are connected to the corresponding positions of the PCB control main board 201, and the user can turn on and off the whole dental scaler and adjust the intensity of the vibration of the ultrasonic vibration motor 202 by pressing the buttons with different functions. The vibration output shaft of the ultrasonic vibration motor 202 is connected to the tooth cleaning section 10 through the second through hole 25 of the hand-held section 20. The power supply assembly 203 can be connected with an external power supply through the charging port 26 to obtain and store electric energy, so that the PCB control main board 201 and the ultrasonic vibration motor 202 can work. The power supply module 203 includes the separate power supply 213 and a PCB conversion board 223, and the external power supply charges the separate power supply 213 through the PCB conversion board 223. The independent power source 213 can independently perform a power supply operation after being charged, so that a user can perform a tooth cleaning operation without the limitation of the charging position of the tooth cleaner.

Referring to fig. 1-2, the center point of the first through hole 24, the center point of the second through hole 25 and the center point of the top end of the handle 20 are located on the same straight line, and the function key 27 intersects with a plane defined by the axis of the first through hole 24 and the axis of the second through hole 25 and is close to the first through hole 24. That is, the side of the image pickup part 32 where the image is picked up faces the function key 27, and the non-working surface thereof faces the dental cleaning part 10 so as not to interfere with the image pickup process.

Referring to fig. 1-2, the image capturing unit 32 is connected to the handle 20 through a connecting rod 31, and the connecting rod 31 is connected to the handle 20 through a first through hole 24. More specifically, in some embodiments, the connecting rod 31 includes a mounting end and a connecting end, the mounting end is provided with a mounting portion 311, the mounting portion 311 has a housing, an accommodating cavity is provided in the housing, and the image capturing portion 32 is disposed in the accommodating cavity. Further, a transparent medium 312 is provided on the housing of the mounting portion 311. More specifically, the housing of the mounting portion 311 is provided with a mounting hole 313, the transparent medium 312 is disposed on a side of the mounting hole 313 facing the accommodating cavity, a side of the image capturing portion 32 acquiring the image faces the transparent medium 312, and the image capturing portion 32 acquires the image from the mounting hole 313 through the transparent medium 312. When assembled, the image capturing unit 32 and the transparent medium 312 are placed and fixed in the accommodating chamber through the mounting hole 313. Further, the transparent medium 312 may be a transparent lens, or a sheet made of other transparent material. The transparent medium 321 may function to protect the image pickup section 32. It is understood that the transparent medium 312 is sized to completely cover the mounting hole 313.

Referring to fig. 2, when the connecting rod 31 is in the original vertical state, the central line of the accommodating cavity is perpendicular to the central line of the handle 20. Generally, the user can directly perform oral cavity visual cleaning in the original vertical state of the connecting rod 31. After the user bends the connecting rod to finely adjust the visual angle, the central line of the accommodating cavity and the central line of the handheld part 20 are almost still in a vertical state, so that the angle of the image acquisition part 32 for acquiring the image is finely adjusted.

In another embodiment, the connecting end of the connecting rod 31 is provided with a wire outlet (the wire outlet is not specifically shown in the drawings), it is understood that the wire outlet may be disposed at the bottom end of the connecting rod 31, the wire outlet is communicated with the receiving cavity of the mounting portion 311 to form a channel, and the connecting wire of the image capturing portion 32 is led out from the wire outlet through the channel and then connected to the connecting terminal on the PCB control main board 201. Therefore, the image acquisition part 32 can transmit the acquired oral cavity images to the display of the intelligent terminal through the PCB control main board 201. In some embodiments, the material of the mounting portion may be soft PVC, and the mounting hole 313 may be elastically deformed by an external force.

In some embodiments, the connecting rod 31 can be an encapsulated shaped hose, and different combinations of components can be used to provide the function of bending at any angle.

In the assembling process, firstly, the image acquisition part 32 is placed into the accommodating cavity through the mounting hole 313, the connecting line of the image acquisition part 32 extends out through the wire outlet hole of the connecting rod 31, then the transparent medium 312 is placed into the accommodating cavity through the mounting hole 313, one side of the image acquisition part 32, which acquires an image, can be close to the transparent medium 312, the transparent medium 312 is tightly abutted against the mounting hole 313 so as to form a sealing effect at the contact position, water is prevented from entering the accommodating cavity, and a waterproof effect is achieved. Finally, the above-described assembled components are used as a unit (hereinafter, referred to as a camera unit), and the connection line of the image pickup unit 32 is connected to the connection terminal of the PCB control main board 201 in the open state of the hand-held unit 20 through the first through hole 24, thereby closing the hand-held unit 20. When image acquisition portion 32 broke down, through opening handheld portion 20, break away from the binding post on the PCB control mainboard 201 with the connecting wire to dismantle the subassembly of making a video recording, the subassembly of making a video recording of renewal, reducible cost of maintenance, convenient and fast.

In some embodiments, the inner surface of the first through hole 24 of the handle 20 is provided with a first elastic element (the first elastic element is not specifically labeled). Specifically, the first elastic element covers the circumferential inner surface of the first through hole 24 around the center line, and after the connecting rod 31 is inserted into the first through hole 24, the first elastic element has the characteristics of deformation after being stressed and restorable deformation, so that the connecting rod 31 and the first through hole 24 can be tightly combined. On one hand, the connecting rod 31 can be ensured to be relatively fixed relative to the handheld part 20, namely, the connecting rod 31 and the handheld part 20 form a stable connection relation, and the connecting rod 31 can realize a supporting function without other auxiliary components; on the other hand, the problem that the quality of the collected image is poor due to the fact that the connecting rod 31 shakes back and forth due to the fact that a gap exists at the matching position can be avoided; further, water or other foreign matter can be prevented from entering the hand-held portion 20 and causing damage to some components. The first elastic element can be an elastic sealing ring or other materials capable of elastically deforming, and the size of the first elastic element is correspondingly arranged according to the inner diameter of the first through hole.

In some embodiments, a second elastic element (the second elastic element is not specifically labeled in the drawing) corresponding to the inner diameter of the second through hole 25 is also disposed on the inner surface of the second through hole 25 on the hand-held portion 20, and after the vibration shaft of the ultrasonic vibration motor 202 is inserted into the second through hole 25, the second elastic element has the characteristics of deformation after being stressed and restorable deformation, so that the vibration shaft of the ultrasonic vibration motor 202 can be tightly combined with the second through hole 25, on one hand, the working state of the dental cleaning portion 10 connected with the vibration shaft can be ensured to be stable, and the danger caused by the uncertain position shaking can be avoided, and on the other hand, water or other foreign matters can be prevented from entering the ultrasonic vibration motor 202. Similarly, the second elastic element may be an elastic sealing ring, or may be made of other materials capable of elastic deformation, and the size of the second elastic element is correspondingly set according to the inner diameter of the second through hole.

In some embodiments, the image capturing portion 32 may be a pinhole camera, a wide-angle camera, or the like to capture images of the oral cavity in different ranges, with the working surface of the prophy section 10 facing the side of the image capturing portion 32 from which the images are captured. The tooth-cleaning part 10 can be a cleaning brush head or a cleaning tool bit, and the structure of the cleaning brush head is schematically shown in fig. 3.

Example 2

This embodiment is different from embodiment 1 in that the connection rod 31 and the hand grip 20 can be fixed by screwing. Specifically, the inner surface of the first through hole 24 is provided with an internal thread, and the outer surface of the connecting rod 31 near one end of the handle 20 is provided with an external thread (the internal and external threads are not specifically shown) matching with the internal thread. Replacement of the image pickup section 32 can be easily achieved by screwing the connection rod 31 into or out of the first through hole 24.

The tooth cleaning unit 10 is inserted into the ultrasonic vibration motor 202, and performs a tooth cleaning function by using sound wave vibration. The cleaning head can be used to clean dental calculus and the like by using sound wave vibration, and the cleaning head can be used to brush teeth by using sound wave vibration. The image acquisition part 32 acquires an image and generates a visual video image, and the data is wirelessly transmitted to the intelligent terminal through the PCB control main board 201. Intelligent terminal can be cell-phone or panel computer etc. can let the audio-visual accurate clean tooth of user, through being connected image acquisition portion 32 and the connecting rod 31 that can arbitrary angle buckle, the person of facilitating the use adjusts observation angle, and easy operation is nimble, and when image acquisition portion 32 broke down, can directly demolish the change with connecting rod 31, practices thrift the cost.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A dental scaler with a camera function, comprising: the dental scaler comprises a dental scaler part, a handheld part and an image acquisition device, wherein the dental scaler part is detachably connected with one end of the handheld part, and the image acquisition device is detachably connected with the handheld part; the image acquisition device comprises an image acquisition part and a connecting rod capable of being bent at any angle, wherein the image acquisition part is arranged on the connecting rod, and the connecting rod is detachably connected with the handheld part.

2. The dental scaler with camera shooting function of claim 1, wherein one end of the connecting rod is provided with a mounting part, the mounting part is provided with a shell, a containing cavity is arranged in the shell, and the image acquisition part is fixedly arranged in the containing cavity.

3. The dental scaler with camera function according to claim 2, wherein said image capturing device further comprises a transparent medium, said housing has a mounting hole, said transparent medium is disposed on a side of said mounting hole facing said receiving cavity, and said image capturing portion captures an image from said mounting hole through said transparent medium.

4. The dental scaler with camera shooting function according to claim 2, wherein the other end of the connecting rod is provided with a wire outlet hole, the wire outlet hole is communicated with the accommodating cavity to form a channel, and the connecting wire of the image acquisition part is led out through the wire outlet hole and is detachably connected with the handheld part.

5. The dental scaler with camera function of claim 4, wherein when said connecting rod is in the original vertical state, the central line of said containing cavity is perpendicular to the central line of said hand-held part.

6. The dental scaler with camera function of claim 4, wherein a first through hole is formed at the top end of the hand-held portion, and the connecting rod is detachably connected with the hand-held portion through the first through hole.

7. The dental scaler with camera shooting function according to claim 6, wherein the inner surface of said first through hole is provided with an internal thread, and the outer surface of the end of said connecting rod provided with said outlet hole is provided with an external thread matching said internal thread.

8. The dental scaler with camera function according to claim 6, wherein an ultrasonic vibration motor and a PCB control main board are arranged in the hand-held portion, a second through hole separated from the first through hole is further arranged at the top end of the hand-held portion, and the ultrasonic vibration motor is connected with the scaler through the second through hole; the connecting wire of the image acquisition part is detachably connected with the wiring terminal on the PCB control main board.

9. The dental scaler with camera function according to claim 8, wherein an inner surface of said first through hole is provided with a first elastic member, and/or

And a second elastic element is arranged on the inner surface of the second through hole.

10. The dental scaler with camera function according to claim 8, wherein a function button is provided on the outer surface of the hand-held portion, the center point of the first through hole, the center point of the second through hole and the center point of the top end of the hand-held portion are located on the same straight line, and the function button intersects with a plane defined by the axis of the first through hole and the axis of the second through hole and is close to the first through hole.

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