JP3897017B2 - Toothbrush storage - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a toothbrush storage device, and more particularly to a toothbrush storage device that is detachably attached to an inclined surface under a shelf such as a mirror cabinet.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a toothbrush storage device for storing a toothbrush used in a washroom or the like, as shown in FIG. 5, a toothbrush stand for inserting and standing a toothbrush is known.

  A configuration in which a toothbrush stand door is provided on a storage shelf on the side of the mirror in the mirror cabinet so as to be freely opened and closed is known (see Patent Document 1).

Furthermore, there is a known toothpick stand that pivotally attaches a storage case and can push up the stored toothpaste in conjunction with an operation of rotating the storage case forward to open (Patent Document 2). reference.).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-94685 JP-A-6-178735

  The conventional toothbrush stand 36 shown in FIG. 5 easily accumulates moisture and easily accumulates dirt. In addition, there is a problem that toothbrushes of various sizes such as thick toothbrushes and electric toothbrush replacement brushes cannot be stored.

  Further, the storage shelf having the toothbrush stand door described in Patent Document 1 and the toothbrush stand described in Patent Document 2 are complicated in structure as a structure that can be easily used by being mounted on a mirror cabinet or the like.

An object of the present invention is to realize a toothbrush storage device that solves the above-described conventional problems, and specific problems thereof are as follows.
(1) The structure is simple and can be used easily.
(2) Water is not accumulated in the interior, water drainage is good, and it should be hygienic.
(3) A storage space that can accommodate toothbrushes of various thicknesses and lengths and replacement brushes for electric toothbrushes can be provided.
(4) The toothbrushes stored adjacent to each other do not come into contact with each other and are securely held one by one.
(5) A configuration in which a dead space under a shelf such as a mirror cabinet can be effectively used.
(6) As a structure that can be attached to and detached from a shelf under a mirror cabinet or the like, it can be easily removed and washed, and has excellent cleanability.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a toothbrush storage device that is detachably attached to a mirror cabinet or the like in an oblique state with respect to the vertical direction, and is a brush side portion or a lower end side portion of a toothbrush handle. A toothbrush storage device is provided, wherein a first support part for supporting a tooth and a second support part for supporting a lower end side part or a brush side part of a handle part of the toothbrush are formed at a predetermined interval. To do.

  It is preferable that the first support part and the second support part have a wave-shaped support surface.

  It is preferable that the first support part or the second support part has a mounting surface on which a small toothbrush such as an electric toothbrush replacement brush can be mounted.

The toothbrush storage device according to the present invention has the following effects.
(1) The portion that supports the toothbrush or the like has a structure having no horizontal surface, and all are inclined surfaces.
(2) Since the toothbrush has a structure in which the toothbrush is taken in and out in the oblique direction, not in the vertical direction, the toothbrush is easily taken in and out.
(3) Since the support surface of the toothbrush is corrugated, a plurality of toothbrushes can be stored side by side without contact.
(4) Since it is a structure that can use the under shelf of the mirror cabinet or the like, the dead space under the shelf of the mirror cabinet or the like can be used effectively, and the storage efficiency can be improved.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out a toothbrush storage device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  Fig.1 (a) is a figure which shows the whole structure of the toothbrush accommodating tool which concerns on this invention. The toothbrush storage device 1 is formed of a transparent or opaque resin material or the like, with the left and right side wall portions 2, the first support portion 3, and the second support portion 4 being integrated. The toothbrush storage device 1 is used by being attached to, for example, an inclined surface 7 under the shelf of the mirror cabinet 5 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, since the entire toothbrush storage device is integrally formed as a single piece as described above, dirt does not collect easily and cleaning is easy when it is removed.

  The left and right side wall portions 2 are formed in a plate shape, and an inclined surface 7 below the shelf 6 (also referred to as “under the shelf”) of the mirror cabinet 5 or the like (specifically, an inclined surface below the shelf and further continuously below the inclined surface). A convex curved portion 9 is provided on the back side 8 (on the side opposite to the front side when used by the user) along the curved surface 7 ′. Projections 2 ′ are formed on the outer surfaces of the left and right side portions 2 along the convex curved portion 9.

  In order to attach the toothbrush storage device 1 to the inclined surface 7 under the shelf of the mirror cabinet 5, a pair of left and right U-shaped receivers 10 are fixed to the inclined surface 7 as shown in FIG. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1C and 1D, a pair of locking projections 10 ′ are integrally formed on the U-shaped receiver 10. The locking projection 10 ′ can be fitted into a locking hole (not shown) formed in advance on the inclined surface 7.

  The toothbrush storage device 1 can be detachably attached to the inclined surface 7 by inserting the protrusions 2 ′ into the groove 10 ″ of the U-shaped receiving device 10 on the left and right side portions 2. 1 can be mounted obliquely with respect to the vertical direction, in the mirror cabinet 5 shown in Fig. 1 (b), 11 is a mirror, 12 is a surrounding frame mounted on a shelf, and 13 is Each wash bowl is shown.

  The 1st support part 3 and the 2nd support part 4 are provided in the up-down direction mutually at predetermined intervals so that it may become two steps up and down. That is, when the toothbrush storage device 1 is attached so as to follow the inclined surface 7 under the shelf of the mirror cabinet 5 as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the first support portion 3 is more than the second support portion 4. It arrange | positions so that it may become upper and the front (a user's near side).

  When the first support portion 3 holds the toothbrush 14 as shown in FIG. 3A, the portion near the brush 16 of the handle portion 15 of the toothbrush 14 (in this specification, “the portion of the handle portion on the brush side” It also comprises a first corrugated plate-shaped support piece 18.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the first support piece 18 supports a portion 19 on the lower end side of the handle portion 15 of the toothbrush 14 when holding the toothbrush 14 with the brush 16 facing downward. The first support piece 18 has a corrugated first support surface 20, and the corrugated first support surface 20 includes a plurality of concave holding surfaces 21 arranged in the width direction of the toothbrush holder 1. Has been established.

  The plurality of concave holding surfaces 21 will be described more specifically. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 4, a concave holding surface 23 that holds the toothpaste tube 22, a concave holding surface 24 that holds the toothbrush 14, and an electric toothbrush. There is a concave holding surface 26 or the like for holding the replacement brush 25. In this embodiment, these are collectively referred to as a concave holding surface 21.

  Since each of the concave holding surfaces 21 is concave and is also partitioned from the adjacent concave holding surface 21, the other adjacent toothbrushes 14 and electric toothbrush replacement brushes 25 that are held adjacently are displaced in the lateral width direction or severely inclined. Since it does not, it can hold | maintain so that it may not mutually contact.

  The lateral widths of the plurality of concave holding surfaces 21 (the lateral widths of the concave holding surfaces 21 in the left-right direction of the toothbrush storage device) are separated so as not to come into contact with other toothbrushes 14 and electric toothbrush replacement brushes 25 that are held adjacent to each other. It is necessary to have dimensions that can be held. However, the horizontal widths of the plurality of concave holding surfaces 21 are not necessarily the same. That is, the wave pitch of the corrugated first bearing surface 20 may not be constant.

  For example, the horizontal width of the concave holding surface 23 that holds the toothpaste tube 22 is made larger than the horizontal width of the concave holding surface 24 that holds the toothbrush and the concave holding surface 26 that holds the electric toothbrush replacement brush 25. Further, by appropriately designing the width dimension of the concave holding surface 21, it can be applied to the storage of bottles such as cosmetics.

  The second support portion 4 includes a corrugated second support piece 27 and a mounting shelf piece 28, and has a substantially L-shaped cross section. As shown in FIG. 3A, the second support piece 27 supports the portion 19 on the lower end side of the handle portion 15 of the toothbrush 14 when holding the toothbrush 14. As shown in FIG. 3B, the second support piece 27 supports the brush-side portion 17 of the handle portion 15 of the toothbrush 14 when the toothbrush 14 is held.

  In the state where the toothbrush holder 1 is attached to the inclined surface 7 of the lower part of the shelf of the mirror cabinet 5, the position of the second support piece 27 is relative to the first support piece 18, as shown in FIG. The second support piece 27 is formed in such a structure that the inclination angle β with respect to the horizontal plane is smaller than the inclination angle α with respect to the horizontal plane of the first support piece 18.

  The structure of the second support piece 27 is substantially the same as that of the first support piece 18, and has a corrugated second support surface 29. The corrugated second support surface 29 is concave. A plurality of holding surfaces 30 are provided in the width direction. As shown in FIG. 1A, the plurality of concave holding surfaces 30 include a concave holding surface 31 that holds the toothpaste tube 22, a concave holding surface 32 that holds a toothbrush, and the like. Since the plurality of concave holding surfaces 30 are also partitioned from the adjacent concave holding surfaces 30, the brushes 16 of the toothbrushes 14 held adjacent to each other can be held so as not to contact each other.

  Similar to the first support piece 18, the lateral width of each of the plurality of concave holding surfaces 30 needs to be dimensioned so that it can be held away so as not to contact the brush 16 of the adjacent toothbrush 14. The width of the concave holding surface 31 that holds 22 is made larger than the width of the concave holding surface 32 that holds the toothbrush 14.

  The placing shelf piece 28 is formed so as to project forward (front side) of the second support piece 27 and includes a placing surface 33 on which the electric toothbrush replacement brush 25 can be placed. The mounting shelf piece 28 is formed so as to be inclined forward with respect to the horizontal plane.

  As a preferred embodiment, when the mounting shelf piece 28 is arranged to be approximately 90 degrees with respect to the first support piece 18, as shown in FIG. 3C, the electric toothbrush replacement brush 25 is provided. The handle portion 35 can be supported by the first support piece 18, and the lower end of the handle portion 35 can be placed on the placement surface 33.

(Function)
The operation of the toothbrush storage device 1 according to the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to its usage. A locking projection 10 ′ is inserted into a locking hole (not shown) formed in advance in the inclined surface 7 of the lower shelf portion of the shelf 6 of the mirror cabinet 5 as shown in FIG. A U-shaped receptacle 10 is fixed in advance.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the toothbrush storage 1 is arranged so that the convex curved portion 9 on the back side 8 of the left and right side portions 2 extends along the inclined surface 7 of the lower shelf portion of the mirror cabinet 5. The protrusion 2 'on the left and right side portions 2 is inserted into the groove 10 "of the U-shaped receptacle 10 and fixed to the wall surface 7 in a detachable manner. Thus, the toothbrush storage of the present invention The tool 1 can effectively use the space in the lower shelf portion of the mirror cabinet 5 and can be freely attached and detached.

  FIG. 3A shows a state where the brush 16 of the toothbrush 14 is held in the toothbrush storage device 1 in a normal state with the brush 16 facing upward. In the state of FIG. 3A, the lower end of the handle 15 of the toothbrush 14 is inserted so as to contact the curved surface 7 ′ of the lower shelf portion of the mirror cabinet 5, and the brush-side portion 17 of the handle 15 of the toothbrush 14 is inserted. Is supported by the upper edge 24 ′ of the concave holding surface 24 of the first support piece 18, and the lower end portion 19 of the handle 15 of the toothbrush 14 is supported by the concave holding surface 32 of the second support piece 27. Can be held.

  In the toothbrush 14, the brush-side portion 17 and the lower-end portion 19 of the handle 15 of the toothbrush 14 are supported by the concave holding surface 24 of the first supporting piece 18 and the concave holding surface 32 of the second supporting piece 27, respectively. Therefore, since it does not shift or incline in the lateral width direction in the toothbrush storage device 1, it can be prevented from coming into contact with other adjacent toothbrushes and is hygienic.

  FIG. 3B shows a state in which the brush 16 of the toothbrush 14 is held in the toothbrush storage device 1 facing downward. In the state of FIG. 3B, the upper end (brush end) of the handle 15 of the toothbrush 14 is inserted so as to contact the curved surface 7 ′ of the lower shelf portion of the mirror cabinet 5, and the lower end side of the handle 15 of the toothbrush 14. Is supported on the upper edge 24 ′ of the concave holding surface 24 of the first supporting piece 18, and the brush side portion 17 of the handle 15 of the toothbrush 14 is supported on the concave holding surface 32 of the second supporting piece 27. It is in a state where it is supported and held.

  When the toothbrush 14 is held in this manner, the brush 16 of the toothbrush 14 has a gap 34 between the second support piece 27 and the curved surface 7 ′ of the lower shelf portion of the mirror cabinet 5 (see FIG. 2). Since it is stored in the position b), dust and the like are less likely to adhere to the brush 16 and it is hygienic.

  FIG. 3C shows a state in which the electric toothbrush replacement brush 25 is held in the toothbrush storage device 1 facing upward. In the state of FIG. 3C, the handle portion 35 of the replacement brush 25 is supported on the concave holding surface 26 of the first support piece 18, and the lower end of the handle portion 35 is placed on the placement surface 33 of the placement shelf piece 28. It can be placed and held on.

  FIG. 3D shows a state where the brush of the electric toothbrush replacement brush 25 is held in the toothbrush holder 1 with the brush facing downward. 3D, the handle portion 35 of the electric toothbrush replacement brush 25 is supported on the concave holding surface 26 of the first support piece 18, and the brush-side end of the handle portion 35 is placed on the mounting shelf piece. 28 is placed and held on 28 placement surfaces 33. In this holding state, as in the case of FIG. 1B, dust or the like hardly adheres to the brush of the replacement brush 25, which is sanitary.

  In addition, although FIG.3 (c), (d) demonstrated accommodation of the electric toothbrush replacement brush 25, it is suitable also for accommodation of small toothbrushes (not shown) for children. Thus, according to the toothbrush storage device 1 of the present invention, it is possible to store toothbrushes of various sizes regardless of the size of the toothbrush.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where a plurality of toothbrushes 14 and electric toothbrush replacement brushes 25 including the toothpaste tube 22 are stored side by side in the toothbrush storage device 1. The plurality of toothbrushes 14 are supported by the concave holding surface 26 of the first support piece 18 and the concave holding surface 32 (see FIG. 1A) of the second support piece 27, and are separated from adjacent ones. Since the toothbrush 14 does not tilt or shift in the lateral width direction, the toothbrush 14 is maintained in a sanitary manner without coming into contact with each other.

  Further, when the toothbrush storage device 1 is attached to the inclined surface 7 under the shelf of the mirror cabinet 5, the first support piece 18, the second support piece 27, and the placement shelf piece 28 are all inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. Therefore, even if water droplets or the like adhere, it flows downward and flows away, and draining is good.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and the technical matters described in the claims are not limited. It goes without saying that there are various embodiments within the scope.

  The toothbrush storage device 1 according to the present invention has been described above. However, the toothbrush storage device 1 can be used by being attached to a shelf or a cabinet having an inclined surface in the lower part as well as the lower part of the mirror cabinet 5. Moreover, if the width dimension (waveform pitch) of the concave holding surface according to the present invention is increased, it can also be applied as a storage device for storing bottles such as cosmetics.

(A) is a figure explaining the Example of the toothbrush storage device which concerns on this invention, It is the perspective view which looked at the toothbrush storage device from the back side, (b) is a mirror cabinet suitable for attaching a toothbrush storage device It is a figure which shows the lower shelf part especially, (c) is a figure which shows a U-shaped receptacle, (d) is a figure which shows the AA cross section of (c). (A) is a figure which shows the state which attached the toothbrush storage tool to the shelf lower part of a mirror cabinet, (b) is a figure which shows the cross section. It is a figure explaining the usage example of the toothbrush storage tool 1 of an Example, (a), (b) shows the state which accommodates the normal toothbrush 14, (c), (d) is replacement for electric toothbrushes It is a figure which shows the state which accommodates the brush. It is a figure explaining the usage example of the toothbrush storage tool 1 of an Example. It is a figure explaining a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

1 Toothbrush storage
2 Left side
2 'Left and right projections
3 First support department
4 Second support section
5 Mirror cabinet
6 Mirror cabinet shelf
7 Inclined surface under the shelf of the mirror cabinet 7 'Curved surface continuous with the inclined surface under the shelf of the mirror cabinet
8 Back side
9 Convex curve
10 U-shaped receptacle 10 'Engaging protrusion 10 "U-shaped receptacle groove
11 Mirror
12 Enclosure frame on shelf board
13 Washing bowl
14 Toothbrush
15 Toothbrush handle
16 brushes
17 Brush side of the handle
18 First bearing piece
19 The lower end of the toothbrush handle
20 First bearing surface
21 Concave holding surface
22 Toothpaste tube
23 Concave holding surface for holding toothpaste tube of first support piece
24 Concave holding surface for holding toothbrush of first support piece
24 'upper edge of concave holding surface for holding toothbrush of first support piece
25 Electric toothbrush replacement brush
26 Concave holding surface for holding the replacement brush for the electric toothbrush of the first support piece
27 Second support piece
28 Shelf pieces for mounting
29 Second bearing surface
30 concave holding surface
31 Concave holding surface for holding toothpaste tube of second support piece
32 Concave holding surface for holding toothbrush of second support piece
33 Placement surface of placement shelf
34 Clearance between the second support piece and the inclined surface under the shelf of the mirror cabinet
35 Pattern of replacement brush for electric toothbrush 36 Conventional toothbrush stand

Claims (3)

  A toothbrush storage device that is detachably attached to a mirror cabinet or the like in an oblique state with respect to a vertical direction, and includes a first support portion that supports a brush side portion or a lower end side portion of a toothbrush handle, and a toothbrush A toothbrush storage device characterized in that a second support portion for supporting a lower end side portion or a brush side portion of a handle portion is formed at a predetermined interval.   2. The toothbrush storage device according to claim 1, wherein the first support portion and the second support portion are provided with corrugated support surfaces.   The toothbrush storage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first support part or the second support part includes a mounting surface on which a small toothbrush such as an electric toothbrush replacement brush can be mounted. Toothbrush storage device.

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