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WO2012124882A1
WO2012124882A1 PCT/KR2011/009543 KR2011009543W WO2012124882A1 WO 2012124882 A1 WO2012124882 A1 WO 2012124882A1 KR 2011009543 W KR2011009543 W KR 2011009543W WO 2012124882 A1 WO2012124882 A1 WO 2012124882A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C15/00—Devices for cleaning between the teeth
    • A61C15/04—Dental floss; Floss holders
    • A61C15/041—Dental floss
    • A61C15/042—Dental floss comprising protuberances along its length, e.g. balls or knots
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C15/00—Devices for cleaning between the teeth
    • A61C15/04—Dental floss; Floss holders
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D02—YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
    • D02G—CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS
    • D02G3/00—Yarns or threads, e.g. fancy yarns; Processes or apparatus for the production thereof, not otherwise provided for
    • D02G3/22—Yarns or threads characterised by constructional features, e.g. blending, filament/fibre
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D02—YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
    • D02J—FINISHING OR DRESSING OF FILAMENTS, YARNS, THREADS, CORDS, ROPES OR THE LIKE
    • D02J1/00—Modifying the structure or properties resulting from a particular structure; Modifying, retaining, or restoring the physical form or cross-sectional shape, e.g. by use of dies or squeeze rollers

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  • the present invention relates to floss, and more particularly, to have a certain strength and thickness to remove foreign substances or plaque between teeth worn by dental hospitals or individuals, and more effectively remove foreign substances and plaque when used. It relates to a dental floss configured to have various forms of nodal structure to increase.
  • Dental floss is a tooth cleaning device for cleaning teeth and removing foreign matter and plaque between teeth (interdental) .It is used for dental treatment in dental hospitals or small foreign objects and plaques worn after meals while being carried by individuals. Effective in elimination, the use is gradually increasing.
  • Such conventional dental floss is manufactured by weaving or twisting a plurality of nylon filaments in a stretched state.
  • the conventional dental floss fabricated as described above has a problem in that a plurality of nylon filaments are manufactured by weaving or twisting the yarns and having a circular cross section, which is slippery when used in contact with the teeth and narrows the contact area, thereby degrading the cleaning power of the teeth.
  • the invention was devised to provide a separate coating on the surface of the dental floss in order to increase the tooth cleaning effect and the contact area, but when the dental floss is used, the coating liquid coated on the dental floss contacts the needles in the oral cavity. Because it is dissolved by the melt, even if the coating liquid is harmless to the human body there was a problem that the use is worrisome.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a dental floss that can solve the problem that the conventional dental floss to increase the cleaning power between the teeth to increase the foreign matter removal and plaque removal efficiency.
  • the floss according to an embodiment according to the present invention is made of a node at a predetermined interval in the floss having a certain diameter to facilitate the removal of foreign matter and plaque between the teeth, the node
  • the heat-sealed portion is formed at regular intervals and is characterized by having a node structure.
  • one thread is twisted into an exhaust structure to form the node, and a portion twisted at regular intervals forms a node structure, and the outer periphery is fed with grass or wax. Is applied.
  • the dental floss of another embodiment of the present invention is composed of a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are twisted with each other in a pre-exhaust structure to a predetermined interval.
  • the first yarn and the second yarn have different diameters, and the first yarn having a large diameter ( ⁇ ) is located in the center and a small diameter of the second chamber is made to be wound into the exhaust structure at regular intervals from the outer periphery of the first chamber.
  • the outer periphery of the dental floss is formed so that the grass is fed or wax is applied, or the first yarn and the second yarn are Any one of color, fragrance and texture can be configured to be different.
  • the dental floss according to another embodiment of the present invention is made of a thin film type Teflon material having a thin thickness and a narrow width that can be sandwiched between the teeth, alternately spaced on one side or both sides or both surfaces thereof.
  • a dot is molded to hold and formed to have a node structure.
  • Dental floss according to the present invention consists of a single strand or two strands having different diameters of the pretzel structure or a heat-sealed portion formed at regular intervals, or a floss of the same diameter is a pretzel structure, or a thin thin film surface dot
  • the nodes are formed at regular intervals, so that the friction with the teeth is greater than that of the twisted structure or the heat compression part or other dental floss part in which the dot-shaped crimp part is stretched by the force of pulling the dental floss. It provides the effect of increasing the surface area, thereby increasing the efficiency of removing foreign matter or plaque between teeth.
  • 1 and 2 are a partial perspective view and a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the dental floss according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • 3 and 4 are a partial perspective view and a partially enlarged view of the dental floss according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • 5 and 6 are a partial perspective view and a partially enlarged view of the dental floss according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 and 8 are a partial perspective view and a partially enlarged view of the dental floss according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • 9 and 10 are partial perspective and one side enlarged cross-sectional view of the dental floss according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
  • Dental floss according to the present invention is a single yarn or a plurality of threads having the same diameter twisted in a pretension structure, or using a plurality of yarns having a different diameter, the diameter of the yarn with a large diameter outer periphery
  • the specific area twisted with the pretzel structure is configured to increase friction between teeth.
  • the heat-sealed portion may be formed on the surface of the yarn having a sponge shape at regular intervals or by forming dots at a predetermined interval on the surface of the thin film of Teflon material.
  • Dot area is made of a shape and structure to increase the friction between teeth to increase the tooth cleaning effect and plaque removal efficiency.
  • FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a dental floss according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the portion A of FIG.
  • a heat-sealed portion 12 is formed on the surface of a single strand of yarn 10 made by twisting fine fibers with heat at a predetermined interval. It has a structure.
  • the dental floss 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention made as described above is used by the user to cut the dental floss 10 to a predetermined size during use.
  • the dental floss is inserted between the teeth of the user by cutting the dental floss 10 to a predetermined size.
  • the dental floss 10 is elongated.
  • the heat-sealed portion 12 in which the fibrous thread is compressed is not stretched and has a relatively large surface area than other parts. As a result, the friction surface area between the interdentals increases, which makes it easy to remove foreign objects or tartar.
  • the floss is composed of a single thread 20, as in the above-described embodiment, but twists a single thread 20 When twisted, a twisted protrusion 22 is formed while the thread is twisted at a predetermined interval.
  • the protrusion 22 formed by twisting a single strand serves as one node, and thus, when the protrusion 22 is cut to a certain length, such as the heat-sealed portion 12 of the above-described embodiment, the protrusion 22 is compared with other portions. It does not extend to provide a relatively large contact area and serves as a node to facilitate the removal of debris or tartar between the interdental, twisting the strands ( ⁇ , 20) in this way to form a protrusion 22 to the node In the case of forming a, it is more preferable to form the shape fixing coating layer 24 so that the shape of the twisted portion is maintained by feeding grass or wax on the surface thereof.
  • a third embodiment of the present invention is shown, wherein the dental floss 30 of the third embodiment of the present invention comprises two strands of yarn, that is, a first yarn 32;
  • the second yarn 34 is manufactured using the second yarn 34.
  • the present embodiment is configured to twist the first yarn 32 and the second yarn 34 in a pretzel structure to form a node. Has characteristics.
  • the outer periphery of the dental floss 30 is glued to the outer periphery of the dental floss 30 or the wax is applied to prevent the twisted portion from being loosened. It is preferable to form, and in particular, the first yarn 32 and the second yarn 34 may be fabricated by different colors, different flavors or textures.
  • FIG. 7 and 8 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the fourth embodiment also has a twisted form of two strands, i.e., the first yarn, like the third embodiment described above.
  • the 42 and the 2nd yarns 44 are twisted in a pretzel structure
  • the 1st yarns 42 which are located in the core part of the two strands consist of a thick thread
  • the second yarn 44 wound around the outer periphery of the 42 consists of a yarn whose diameter is smaller than that of the first yarn 42, so that the outside of the first yarn 42 Winding so as to maintain a constant interval on the periphery, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 8, the protrusions of the first seal 42 are formed at regular intervals, thereby acting as a node, interposed between the teeth and the dental floss. In order to increase friction between teeth.
  • the dental floss of the fourth embodiment configured as described above is similar to the above-described embodiments, when the user cuts the dental floss as necessary for use in the present embodiment, inserts the dental floss between the teeth, and pulls the dental floss to one side or both sides.
  • the protrusion of the second chamber 44 twisted on the outer circumference of the yarn 42 allows the foreign substance or plaque caught between the teeth to easily escape.
  • This fourth embodiment of the present invention also feeds grass or wax on the outer circumferential surface after the first chamber 42 and the second chamber 44 are twisted as in the third embodiment.
  • the coating layer 46 can be formed so as to prevent the twisted second yarn 44 from being easily loosened, and the first yarn 42 and the second yarn ( 44) may be provided to be used in accordance with the user's taste is produced in a different kind of color, texture or fragrance, respectively.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show partial perspective and partially enlarged views of the dental floss 50 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
  • Dental floss 50 is made of a thin film type Teflon material having a thin thickness and a narrow width that can be inserted between the teeth, one side of the surface at a predetermined interval (dot, 52) Is formed.
  • the dental floss 50 is made of a Teflon material which is harmless to the human body to maintain a constant strength upon stretching, and alternately alternates one surface, both surfaces, or both surfaces.
  • a dot in an embossed form using a press method at intervals, when the floss in the form of a thin film is sandwiched between the teeth, the dot 52 serves as a node, thereby increasing the frictional force with the tooth surface when the floss is used. By inducing it is configured to facilitate removal of foreign matter and plaque between teeth.
  • the dental floss may be made of a fine mesh-like material of the sponge structure that swells when water is inserted after being sandwiched between the teeth, and the dental floss of such a sponge structure It is composed of a single thread when it is wound up in an extended state, but when it is inserted between teeth and used, the needle in the oral cavity swells slightly when it is soaked that its surface area is increased so that it can be configured to increase the contact area with the teeth when using dental floss. .
  • a heat-sealed portion is formed on the surface at regular intervals, and is inserted between the teeth and the swollen portion or the heat-sealed portion increases the cleaning effect by increasing the contact area of the tooth surface when the dental floss is used.
  • the non-solidified heat-sealed portion is effective to remove or scrape the plaque stuck to the surface of the tooth to increase the removal efficiency of plaque.
  • the present invention is a twisted portion or heat-sealed portion, grass feeding portion, dots, etc. are formed at a predetermined interval to increase the frictional force between teeth when used as a floss dental floss that can improve the ability to remove foreign matter and plaque between teeth To provide.
  • each of the yarn when made of two strands, can be produced by changing the color, aroma, or texture of the yarn, in this case to provide a functional dental floss that can satisfy the taste of various consumers.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a dental floss, and more specifically, to a dental floss having uniform strength and thickness for dental clinics or individuals to remove a foreign substance stuck between teeth or dental plaque on teeth, and having various forms of segment configuration for further enhancing the efficiency in removing the foreign substance and the dental plaque when using the dental floss. Thus, the dental floss of the present invention is made up of a first thread and a second thread, which comprise one strand of thread or two strands of threads each having different diameters, wherein a twisted protrusion of the one strand of thread or the two strands of threads each having different diameters act as a single segment, so that when used as a dental floss, the removal of the foreign substance between the teeth or the removal of the dental plaque is easy, and the outer circumference of the twisted dental floss is starched or coated with wax or the like, forming a coated layer so that the twisted region maintains the shape thereof.

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치실dental floss

본 발명은 치실(Floss)에 관한 것으로, 더욱 상세하게는 치과병원이나 개인들이 치아 사이에 낀 이물질이나 치아 사이의 치태를 제거하기 위해 일정한 강도와 두께를 갖되, 사용시 이물질 및 치태의 제거효율을 더욱 높일 수 있도록 다양한 형태의 마디구조를 갖도록 이루어진 치실에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to floss, and more particularly, to have a certain strength and thickness to remove foreign substances or plaque between teeth worn by dental hospitals or individuals, and more effectively remove foreign substances and plaque when used. It relates to a dental floss configured to have various forms of nodal structure to increase.

치실은 치아 세정과 치아 사이(치간)의 이물질 및 치태를 제거하기 위한 치아 청결용 기구의 하나로서, 치과병원에서 치아치료시 사용되거나 개인이 휴대하고 다니면서 식사후에 치간에 낀 작은 이물질과 치태 등을 제거하는데 효과적이어서 그 사용이 점차 확대되고 있는 추세이다.Dental floss is a tooth cleaning device for cleaning teeth and removing foreign matter and plaque between teeth (interdental) .It is used for dental treatment in dental hospitals or small foreign objects and plaques worn after meals while being carried by individuals. Effective in elimination, the use is gradually increasing.

이러한 종래의 치실은 연신상태의 나일론 필라멘트 다수를 합사하거나 연사 처리하여 치실을 제작되었다. 이렇게 제작된 종래의 치실은 다수의 나일론 필라멘트가 합사되거나 연사 처리되어 제조되고 그 단면이 원형이어서, 사용시에 치아와의 접촉시 미끄럽고 접촉면적이 협소하여 치아의 세정력이 저하되는 문제점이 있었다.Such conventional dental floss is manufactured by weaving or twisting a plurality of nylon filaments in a stretched state. The conventional dental floss fabricated as described above has a problem in that a plurality of nylon filaments are manufactured by weaving or twisting the yarns and having a circular cross section, which is slippery when used in contact with the teeth and narrows the contact area, thereby degrading the cleaning power of the teeth.

이러한 종래의 치실이 갖는 문제점을 해결하기 위해 치아세정효과 증대와 접촉면적 증대를 위해 치실 표면에 별도의 코팅을 하여 제공되는 고안이 안출되기도 하였으나, 치실 사용시 치실에 코팅된 코팅액이 구강내의 침과 접촉하여 녹여지기 때문에 비록 코팅액이 인체에 무해하더라도 그 사용이 꺼림칙하게 되는 문제점이 있었다.In order to solve the problems of the conventional dental floss, the invention was devised to provide a separate coating on the surface of the dental floss in order to increase the tooth cleaning effect and the contact area, but when the dental floss is used, the coating liquid coated on the dental floss contacts the needles in the oral cavity. Because it is dissolved by the melt, even if the coating liquid is harmless to the human body there was a problem that the use is worrisome.

본 발명의 목적은 종래이 치실이 갖는 문제점을 해결하여 치아 사이의 세정력을 높여 이물질 제거와 치태 제거 효율을 높일 수 있는 치실을 제공하고자 하는데 그 목적이 있다.An object of the present invention is to provide a dental floss that can solve the problem that the conventional dental floss to increase the cleaning power between the teeth to increase the foreign matter removal and plaque removal efficiency.

본 발명의 목적을 달성하기 위하여, 본 발명에 따른 일실시예에 따른 치실은 치아 사이의 이물질 및 치태 제거가 용이하도록 일정 직경을 갖는 치실에 있어서 일정간격으로 마디가 형성되어 이루어지되, 상기 마디는 일정간격으로 열융착부가 형성되어 마디 구조를 갖는 특징으로 이루어진다.In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the floss according to an embodiment according to the present invention is made of a node at a predetermined interval in the floss having a certain diameter to facilitate the removal of foreign matter and plaque between the teeth, the node The heat-sealed portion is formed at regular intervals and is characterized by having a node structure.

또한, 본 발명의 다른 실시예의 치실은 상기 마디를 형성하기 위해 하나의 실(絲)이 꽈배기구조로 꼬여져 일정간격으로 비틀려진 부위가 마디 구조를 형성하고, 그 외주연에는 풀이 먹여지거나 왁스가 도포되어 이루어진다.In addition, in the dental floss of another embodiment of the present invention, one thread is twisted into an exhaust structure to form the node, and a portion twisted at regular intervals forms a node structure, and the outer periphery is fed with grass or wax. Is applied.

또한 본 발명의 또 다른 실시예의 치실은 제1 실(絲)과 제2 실(絲)로 이루어지되, 상기 제1 실(絲)과 제 2실(絲)은 상호 꽈배기구조로 꼬여져 일정간격으로 마디가 형성되어 이루어지며, 두개의 실(絲)이 꼬여져 마디구조를 갖는 경우 제1 실(絲)과 제2 실(絲)은 서로 다른 직경으로 이루어지며, 직경이 큰 제1 실(絲)이 중심부에 위치되고 직경이 작은 제2 실(絲)이 제1 실(絲)의 외주연에서 일정간격으로 꽈배기 구조로 외감되어져 이루어진다.In addition, the dental floss of another embodiment of the present invention is composed of a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are twisted with each other in a pre-exhaust structure to a predetermined interval. Where the nodes are formed, and when the two threads are twisted to have a node structure, the first yarn and the second yarn have different diameters, and the first yarn having a large diameter (絲) is located in the center and a small diameter of the second chamber is made to be wound into the exhaust structure at regular intervals from the outer periphery of the first chamber.

두 종류의 실(絲)이 꼬여져 하나의 치실을 형성하는 경우, 그 치실의 외주연에는 풀이 먹여지거나 왁스가 도포되어 있도록 구성되거나, 상기 제1 실(絲)과 제2 실(絲)은 색상, 향기, 질감 중 어느 하나가 서로 다른 종류로 이루어질 수 있도록 구성된다.When two kinds of yarns are twisted to form one floss, the outer periphery of the dental floss is formed so that the grass is fed or wax is applied, or the first yarn and the second yarn are Any one of color, fragrance and texture can be configured to be different.

또한, 본 발명의 또 다른 실시예에 따른 치실은 치아 사이에 끼워질 수 있는 얇은 두께와 좁은 폭을 갖는 박막형태의 테프론 재질로 이루어지되, 그 표면 일측이나 양측 또는 양측 표면에 교대로 일정간격을 유지하도록 도트(dot)가 성형되어 마디 구조를 갖도록 형성된다.In addition, the dental floss according to another embodiment of the present invention is made of a thin film type Teflon material having a thin thickness and a narrow width that can be sandwiched between the teeth, alternately spaced on one side or both sides or both surfaces thereof. A dot is molded to hold and formed to have a node structure.

본 발명에 따른 치실은 한가닥 또는 서로 다른 직경을 갖는 두가닥의 치실이 꽈배기 구조로 이루어져 있거나 일정간격으로 열융착부가 형성되거나, 동일한 직경의 치실이 꽈배기 구조로 이루어지거나, 얇은 박막형태의 표면에 도트가 형성됨으로써 일정간격으로 마디가 형성되는 구조로 이루어져 치실 사용시 사용자가 치실을 잡아 당기는 힘에 의해 꽈배기 구조로 꼬여진 부위나 열율착부, 또는 도트 형태의 압착부가 신장되는 다른 치실부위에 비해 치아와 마찰되는 표면적을증대시키는 효과를 제공하여 치아 사이의 이물질제거나 치태를 제거하는 효율을 한층 높일 수 있도록 한다.Dental floss according to the present invention consists of a single strand or two strands having different diameters of the pretzel structure or a heat-sealed portion formed at regular intervals, or a floss of the same diameter is a pretzel structure, or a thin thin film surface dot When the dental floss is used, the nodes are formed at regular intervals, so that the friction with the teeth is greater than that of the twisted structure or the heat compression part or other dental floss part in which the dot-shaped crimp part is stretched by the force of pulling the dental floss. It provides the effect of increasing the surface area, thereby increasing the efficiency of removing foreign matter or plaque between teeth.

특히, 두가닥의 실이 꼬여진 경우, 색상이나 향기 또는 질감을 서로 다른 종류의 실로 구성된 치실을 제공하여 사용자의 취향에 적합한 치실을 제공할 수 있도록 한다.In particular, when the two strands are twisted, by providing a dental floss composed of different types of yarn in color, fragrance or texture to provide a dental floss suitable for the user's taste.

도 1 및 도 2는 본 발명의 일실시예에 따른 치실의 일부사시도와 부분확대단면도이고, 1 and 2 are a partial perspective view and a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the dental floss according to an embodiment of the present invention,

도 3 및 도 4는 본 발명의 제2실시예에 따른 치실의 일부사시도와 부분확대도이고,3 and 4 are a partial perspective view and a partially enlarged view of the dental floss according to the second embodiment of the present invention,

도 5 및 도 6은 본 발명의 제3실시예에 따른 치실의 부분사시도와 부분확대도이고,5 and 6 are a partial perspective view and a partially enlarged view of the dental floss according to the third embodiment of the present invention,

도 7 및 도 8은 본 발명의 제4실시예에 따른 치실의 부분사시도와 부분확대도이고,7 and 8 are a partial perspective view and a partially enlarged view of the dental floss according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention,

도 9 및 도 10은 본 발명의 제5실시예에 따른 치실의 부분사시도와 일측확대 단면도이다.9 and 10 are partial perspective and one side enlarged cross-sectional view of the dental floss according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

본 발명에 따른 치실은 하나의 실(絲) 또는 동일한 직경을 갖는 복수개의 실을 꽈배기 구조로 꼬거나, 또는 서로 다른 직경을 갖는 복수개의 실을 이용해 직경이 굵은 실 외주연으로 직경이 작은 실을 꽈배기 형태로 꼬아서 마디구조를 형성함으로써 치실 사용시 꽈배기 구조로 꼬여진 특정부위가 치아 사이의 마찰력을 증대시킬 수 있도록 구성된다.Dental floss according to the present invention is a single yarn or a plurality of threads having the same diameter twisted in a pretension structure, or using a plurality of yarns having a different diameter, the diameter of the yarn with a large diameter outer periphery By twisting in the form of pretzel to form a nodular structure, when the dental floss is used, the specific area twisted with the pretzel structure is configured to increase friction between teeth.

또한, 스폰지 형태를 갖는 실의 표면에 일정간격으로 열융착부를 형성시키거나 박막형태의 테프론재질의 실 표면에 일정간격으로 도트(dot)를 형성시켜 마디를 형성시키는 구조로 이루어져 치실 사용시 열융착부나 도트 부위가 치아 사이의 마찰력을 증대시켜 치아 세정효과와 치태 제거효율을 한층 높일 수 있도록 하는 형상과 구조로 이루어진다.In addition, the heat-sealed portion may be formed on the surface of the yarn having a sponge shape at regular intervals or by forming dots at a predetermined interval on the surface of the thin film of Teflon material. Dot area is made of a shape and structure to increase the friction between teeth to increase the tooth cleaning effect and plaque removal efficiency.

이하, 본 발명의 바람직한 실시예에 대하여 첨부된 도면을 참고하여 상세히 설명하기로 한다. 그러나 다음에 예시되는 본 발명의 실시예들은 다양한 형태로 변형되어 실시될 수 있으며, 또한 아래의 실시예들은 당 업계의 통상의 지식을 가진자가 본 발명을 보다 완전하게 실시할 수 있도록 확대 예시한 것이다.Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments of the present invention exemplified below may be embodied in various forms, and the following examples are enlarged to enable those skilled in the art to more fully implement the present invention. .

도 1은 본 발명의 일실시예에 따른 치실의 부분사시도이고, 도 2는 도 1의 A부위에 대한 부분확대 단면도이다.1 is a partial perspective view of a dental floss according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the portion A of FIG.

도 1에 도시된 본 발명의 제1실시예에 따른 치실(10)은 미세한 섬유들이 꼬여져 만들어진 한가닥의 실(絲, 10) 표면에 일정간격으로 열에 의해 융착된 열융착부(12)가 형성되어 있는 구조를 갖는 것이다. In the dental floss 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, a heat-sealed portion 12 is formed on the surface of a single strand of yarn 10 made by twisting fine fibers with heat at a predetermined interval. It has a structure.

이와 같이 이루어진 본 발명의 제1실시예에 따른 치실(10)은 사용시 사용자가 치실(10)을 일정 크기로 절단하여 사용하는데, 절단된 치실을 사용자의 치아 사이에 끼워 넣고 일정길이의 치실 양단을 사용자가 양손으로 잡아 당기면서 치간 사이를 통과시키게 되면, 치실(10)이 신장하게 되데 되고 이때 섬유질의 실이 압착된 열융착부(12)는 신장되지 않으면서 다른 부위에 비해 비교적 넓은 표면적을 갖게 되어 치간 사이의 마찰표면적 증대로 이물질제거나 치석을 제거하는데 용이하도록 하는 마디 역할을 하게 되는 것이다.The dental floss 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention made as described above is used by the user to cut the dental floss 10 to a predetermined size during use. The dental floss is inserted between the teeth of the user by cutting the dental floss 10 to a predetermined size. When the user pulls with both hands and passes between the interdental, the dental floss 10 is elongated. At this time, the heat-sealed portion 12 in which the fibrous thread is compressed is not stretched and has a relatively large surface area than other parts. As a result, the friction surface area between the interdentals increases, which makes it easy to remove foreign objects or tartar.

또한, 도 3 및 도 4에 도시된 본 발명의 제2실시예에서는 상술한 일실시예와 같이 한가닥의 실(絲, 20)로 치실이 구성되어지되, 한가닥의 실(絲, 20)을 비틀어 꼬게 되면 일정간격으로 실이 꼬이면서 비틀려진 돌출부(22)가 생긴다. In addition, in the second embodiment of the present invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the floss is composed of a single thread 20, as in the above-described embodiment, but twists a single thread 20 When twisted, a twisted protrusion 22 is formed while the thread is twisted at a predetermined interval.

이와 같이 한가닥의 실이 비틀려져 생긴 돌출부(22)가 하나의 마디 역할을 하게 되어 상술한 일실시예의 열융착부(12)와 같이 일정길이로 절단되어 사용시 상기 돌출부(22)가 다른 부위에 비해 신장되지 않아 비교적 넓은 접촉면적을 제공하게 되어 치간 사이의 이물질제거나 치석을 제거하는데 용이하도록 하는 마디 역할을 하며, 이와 같이 한가닥의 실(絲, 20)을 비틀어 꼬아 돌출부(22)를 형성시켜 마디를 형성시키는 경우에는 그 표면에 풀을 먹이거나 왁스를 도포하여 비틀어진 부위의 형상이 유지되도록 하는 형상고정 코팅층(24)을 형성시키는 것이 더욱 바람직하다.In this way, the protrusion 22 formed by twisting a single strand serves as one node, and thus, when the protrusion 22 is cut to a certain length, such as the heat-sealed portion 12 of the above-described embodiment, the protrusion 22 is compared with other portions. It does not extend to provide a relatively large contact area and serves as a node to facilitate the removal of debris or tartar between the interdental, twisting the strands (실, 20) in this way to form a protrusion 22 to the node In the case of forming a, it is more preferable to form the shape fixing coating layer 24 so that the shape of the twisted portion is maintained by feeding grass or wax on the surface thereof.

또한, 도 5 및 도 6에는 본 발명의 제3실시예가 도시되어 있는데, 본 발명의 제3실시예의 치실(30)은 두가닥의 실(絲), 즉 제1 실(絲)(32)과 제2 실(絲)(34)을 이용하여 제작되는 것으로, 본 실시예는 제1 실(絲)(32)과 제2 실(絲)(34)을 꽈배기구조로 꼬아서 마디가 형성되도록 구성된 특징을 갖는다.5 and 6, a third embodiment of the present invention is shown, wherein the dental floss 30 of the third embodiment of the present invention comprises two strands of yarn, that is, a first yarn 32; The second yarn 34 is manufactured using the second yarn 34. The present embodiment is configured to twist the first yarn 32 and the second yarn 34 in a pretzel structure to form a node. Has characteristics.

이와 같은 두가닥의 실이 꽈배기구조로 꼬아져 하나의 치실(30)을 형성하는 경우, 치실(30)의 외주연에는 풀이 먹여지거나 왁스가 도포되어 꼬임부가 풀려지지 않도록 형상고정 코팅층(36)을 형성시키는 것이 바람직하며, 특히 상기 제1 실(絲)(32)과 제2 실(絲)(34)은 상호 색상을 달리하거나, 향기 또는 질감을 달리하여 제작될 수 있다.When the two strands are twisted in a pretzel structure to form a single dental floss 30, the outer periphery of the dental floss 30 is glued to the outer periphery of the dental floss 30 or the wax is applied to prevent the twisted portion from being loosened. It is preferable to form, and in particular, the first yarn 32 and the second yarn 34 may be fabricated by different colors, different flavors or textures.

또한, 도 7 및 도 8에는 본 발명의 제4실시예가 도시되어 있는데, 본 발명이 제4실시예도 상술한 제3실시예와 마찬가지로 두가닥의 실이 꼬여진 형태, 즉 제1 실(絲)(42)과 제2 실(絲)(44)이 꽈배기 구조로 꼬여진 구조로 이루어지지만, 두 가닥의 실중 중심부에 위치하는 제1 실(絲)(42)이 굵은 실로 이루어지고, 제 1실(絲)(42)의 외주연으로 외감된 제2 실(絲)(44)이 제1 실(絲)(42)에 비해 그 직경이 작은 실로 이루어져 제1실(絲)(42)의 외주연에 일정간격을 유지하도록 감겨져 도 8의 확대도에 도시된 바와 같이 상기 제1 실(絲)(42)의 돌출부위가 일정간격으로 형성됨으로써 하나의 마디 역할을 하게 되어 치아 사이에 끼워져 치실로 사용시 치아 사이의 마찰력을 증대시킬 수 있도록 한다.7 and 8 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the fourth embodiment also has a twisted form of two strands, i.e., the first yarn, like the third embodiment described above. Although the 42 and the 2nd yarns 44 are twisted in a pretzel structure, the 1st yarns 42 which are located in the core part of the two strands consist of a thick thread, and the 1st chamber (絲) The second yarn 44 wound around the outer periphery of the 42 consists of a yarn whose diameter is smaller than that of the first yarn 42, so that the outside of the first yarn 42 Winding so as to maintain a constant interval on the periphery, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 8, the protrusions of the first seal 42 are formed at regular intervals, thereby acting as a node, interposed between the teeth and the dental floss. In order to increase friction between teeth.

이와 같이 구성된 제4실시예의 치실은 상술한 실시예들과 마찬가지로 사용자가 치실을 본 실시예의 치실을 사용에 필요한 만큼 절단하여 치아 사이에 치실을 끼운 후에 어느 일측이나 양측으로 잡아 당기게 되면, 상기 제1실(絲)(42)의 외주연에 꼬여진 제2실(絲)(44)의 돌출부가 치아 사이에 낀 이물질이나 치태를 쉽게 빠져나올 수 있도록 한다.As described above, the dental floss of the fourth embodiment configured as described above is similar to the above-described embodiments, when the user cuts the dental floss as necessary for use in the present embodiment, inserts the dental floss between the teeth, and pulls the dental floss to one side or both sides. The protrusion of the second chamber 44 twisted on the outer circumference of the yarn 42 allows the foreign substance or plaque caught between the teeth to easily escape.

이와 같은 본 발명의 제4실시예도 상술한 제3실시예와 같이 제 1실(絲)(42)과 제2 실(絲)(44)이 꼬여진 후에 그 외주연 표면에 풀을 먹이거나 왁스를 도포하여 꼬여진 제2 실(絲)(44)이 쉽게 풀려지는 것을 방지할 수 있도록 코팅층(46)을 형성시킬 수 있으며, 제 1실(絲)(42)과 제2 실(絲)(44)을 각각 색상이나 질감 또는 향기가 다른 종류로 제작되어 사용자의 취향에 맞추어 사용될 수 있도록 제공될 수 있다.This fourth embodiment of the present invention also feeds grass or wax on the outer circumferential surface after the first chamber 42 and the second chamber 44 are twisted as in the third embodiment. The coating layer 46 can be formed so as to prevent the twisted second yarn 44 from being easily loosened, and the first yarn 42 and the second yarn ( 44) may be provided to be used in accordance with the user's taste is produced in a different kind of color, texture or fragrance, respectively.

한편, 도 9 및 도 10에는 본 발명의 제5실시예에 대한 치실(50)의 부분사시도와 일부 확대도가 도시되어 있다.Meanwhile, FIGS. 9 and 10 show partial perspective and partially enlarged views of the dental floss 50 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

본 발명의 제5실시예에 따른 치실(50)은 치아 사이에 끼워질 수 있는 얇은 두께와 좁은 폭을 갖는 박막형태의 테프론 재질로 이루어지되, 그 표면 일측에는 일정간격으로 도트(dot, 52)가 형성되어 이루어진다.Dental floss 50 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention is made of a thin film type Teflon material having a thin thickness and a narrow width that can be inserted between the teeth, one side of the surface at a predetermined interval (dot, 52) Is formed.

도 10의 부분확대도에 도시된 바와 같이, 본 실시예에 따른 치실(50)은 신장시 일정한 강도가 유지되는 인체에 무해한 테프론 재질로 이루지며, 일측 표면이나 양측표면 또는 양측 표면을 교대로 일정간격으로 프레스기법을 이용하여 엠보싱 형태로 도트(dot)를 성형시킴으로써 박막필름 형태의 치실이 치아 사이에 끼워져 사용되어질 때 상기 도트(52) 부위가 마디역할을 하게 되어 치실사용시 치아 표면과의 마찰력 증대를 유도하여 치아사이의 이물질제거와 치태제거에 용이하도록 구성되는 것이다.As shown in a partially enlarged view of FIG. 10, the dental floss 50 according to the present embodiment is made of a Teflon material which is harmless to the human body to maintain a constant strength upon stretching, and alternately alternates one surface, both surfaces, or both surfaces. By forming a dot in an embossed form using a press method at intervals, when the floss in the form of a thin film is sandwiched between the teeth, the dot 52 serves as a node, thereby increasing the frictional force with the tooth surface when the floss is used. By inducing it is configured to facilitate removal of foreign matter and plaque between teeth.

또한, 도면에는 도시되어 있지 않지만 본 발명의 또 다른 치실의 실시예로 치아 사이에 끼어 넣은 후 수분함유시 부풀어오르는 스폰지구조의 미세한 망사형태의 재질로 치실이 이루어질 수 있으며, 이러한 스폰지구조의 치실이 신장된 상태로 권취되어질 때 한가닥의 실로 이루어지지만, 치아 사이에 끼워져 사용될 때 구강내의 침이 스며들 경우 약간 부풀어 올라 그 표면적이 증대되어 치실사용시 치아와의 접촉면적을 높일 수 있도록 구성되는 것도 가능하다.In addition, although not shown in the drawings another embodiment of the dental floss of the present invention, the dental floss may be made of a fine mesh-like material of the sponge structure that swells when water is inserted after being sandwiched between the teeth, and the dental floss of such a sponge structure It is composed of a single thread when it is wound up in an extended state, but when it is inserted between teeth and used, the needle in the oral cavity swells slightly when it is soaked that its surface area is increased so that it can be configured to increase the contact area with the teeth when using dental floss. .

이와 같이, 스폰지 구조로 이루어진 치실의 경우, 그 표면에 일정간격으로 열융착부를 형성시켜 치아 사이에 끼워져 치실로 사용시 부풀어 오르는 부위나 열융착부가 치아 표면의 접촉면적을 높여 세정효과를 높이고, 부풀어 오르지 않은 고형화된 열융착부에서는 치아 표면에 달라붙어 있는 치태를 떼어내거나 긁어 내는 효과가 있어 치태 제거효율을 한층 높일 수 있도록 한다.As described above, in the case of the dental floss having a sponge structure, a heat-sealed portion is formed on the surface at regular intervals, and is inserted between the teeth and the swollen portion or the heat-sealed portion increases the cleaning effect by increasing the contact area of the tooth surface when the dental floss is used. In the non-solidified heat-sealed portion is effective to remove or scrape the plaque stuck to the surface of the tooth to increase the removal efficiency of plaque.

이상, 본 발명을 바람직한 실시예들을 들어 상세하게 설명하였으나,본 발명의 권리범위는 상술한 실시예들에 의해 한정되는 것은 아니고, 본 발명의 기술적 사상의 범위내에서 당 분야의 통상의 지식을 가진자에 의해 다양한 실시가 가능하며, 이러한 변형된 실시 또한 첨부된 청구범위에 속하는 것은 당연할 것이다.As mentioned above, the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and has a general knowledge in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Various implementations are possible by those skilled in the art, and such modifications will be within the scope of the appended claims.

본 발명은 일정간격으로 마디 역할을 하는 꼬임부나 열융착부, 풀먹임부, 도트 등이 형성되어 있어 치실로 사용시 치아 사이의 마찰력을 증대하여 치아 사이의 이물질제거와 치태 제거 능력을 향상시킬 수 있는 치실을 제공할 수 있도록 한다. The present invention is a twisted portion or heat-sealed portion, grass feeding portion, dots, etc. are formed at a predetermined interval to increase the frictional force between teeth when used as a floss dental floss that can improve the ability to remove foreign matter and plaque between teeth To provide.

또한, 두가닥으로 실로 이루어진 경우, 각각의 실의 색상이나 향기, 질감을 달리하여 제작될 수 있으며, 이러한 경우 다양한 소비자의 취향을 만족시킬 수 있는 기능성 치실을 제공할 수 있도록 한다.In addition, when made of two strands, each of the yarn can be produced by changing the color, aroma, or texture of the yarn, in this case to provide a functional dental floss that can satisfy the taste of various consumers.

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치아 사이의 이물질 및 치태 제거에 사용되는 일정 직경을 갖는 치실에 있어서,In the floss having a certain diameter used for removing foreign matter and plaque between teeth, 상기 치실은 일정간격으로 마디가 형성되어 이루어진 것임을 특징으로 하는 치실.The dental floss characterized in that the node is formed at a predetermined interval. 제1항에 있어서,The method of claim 1, 상기 마디는 열융착부에 의해 일정간격으로 형성되어 이루어진 것임을 특징으로 하는 치실.The node is a dental floss characterized in that formed by a predetermined interval by the heat-sealed portion. 제1항에 있어서,The method of claim 1, 상기 마디는 하나의 실(絲)이 꽈배기구조로 꼬여져 일정간격으로 비틀려진 부위가 돌출부가 형성되어 이루어지고, 그 표면에는 풀이 먹여지거나 왁스가 도포된 코팅층이 구비되어 이루어진 것임을 특징으로 치실.The node is a floss of one thread (絲) is twisted by a predetermined exhaust structure is formed by the protrusion is formed, the surface of the dental floss characterized in that the surface is provided with a coating layer that is glued or wax applied. 치아 사이의 이물질 및 치태 제거에 사용되는 치실에 있어서,In dental floss used to remove foreign bodies and plaque between teeth, 상기 치실은 제1 실(絲)과 제2 실(絲)로 이루어지되, 상기 제1 실(絲)과 제 2실(絲)은 상호 꽈배기구조로 꼬여져 일정간격으로 마디가 형성되는 구조로 이루어진 것임을 특징으로 하는 치실.The dental floss is composed of a first chamber and a second chamber, and the first chamber and the second chamber are twisted in a mutual exhaust structure to form a node at a predetermined interval. Dental floss, characterized in that consisting of. 제4항에 있어서,The method of claim 4, wherein 상기 제1 실(絲)과 제2 실(絲)은 서로 다른 직경을 갖는 것으로 이루어진 것임을 특징으로 하는 치실.Dental floss, characterized in that the first yarn and the second yarn is made of a different diameter. 제5항에 있어서,The method of claim 5, 상기 제1 실(絲)은 제2 실(絲)보다 그 직경이 크게 구성되어 중심부에 위치되고, 직경이 작은 제2 실(絲)이 제1 실(絲)의 외주연에서 일정간격으로 꽈배기 구조로 외감되어져 이루어진 것임을 특징으로 하는 치실.The first chamber has a larger diameter than the second chamber and is located at the center, and the second chamber having a smaller diameter is pretended at regular intervals from the outer periphery of the first chamber. Dental floss characterized in that the outer structure is made of. 제4항 내지 제6항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, 상기 치실의 외주연에는 풀이 먹여지거나 왁스가 도포된 코팅층이 형성되어 이루어진 것임을 특징으로 하는 치실.Dental floss, characterized in that the outer periphery of the floss is formed by the coating of the paste or wax is applied. 제7항에 있어서,The method of claim 7, wherein 상기 제1 실(絲)과 제2 실(絲)은 색상, 향기, 질감 중 어느 하나가 서로 다른 종류로 이루어진 것임을 특징으로 하는 치실.Dental floss, characterized in that the first yarn and the second yarn is made of any one of a color, a fragrance, a texture. 치아 사이의 이물질 및 치태 제거에 사용되는 치실에 있어서,In dental floss used to remove foreign bodies and plaque between teeth, 상기 치실은 치아 사이에 끼워질 수 있는 얇은 두께와 좁은 폭을 갖는 박막형태의 테프론 재질로 이루어지되, 그 표면 일측이나 양측 또는 양측 표면에 교대로 일정간격을 유지하도록 도트(dot)가 성형되어 마디 구조를 갖는 것임을 특징으로 하는 치실.The dental floss is made of a thin film type Teflon material having a thin thickness and a narrow width that can be sandwiched between the teeth, and a dot is molded to maintain a predetermined interval alternately on one side, both sides, or both surfaces thereof. Dental floss characterized in having a structure.
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