SYSTEM FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT OF BRISTLES IN MOUTHGUARD FOR TEETH CLEANING Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61C17/34 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to the field of medical equipment, is intended for the oral cavity hygiene and characterises four versions of a mouthguard for teeth cleaning, which have different drives. In accordance with the first version the mouthguard for teeth cleaning contains a bearing element of the mouthguard, which has upper and lower sections, made with a possibility of placing the user's upper and lower teeth; a unit of bristle beams, fixed on the bearing element of the mouthguard; and a system for movement of the bearing sections of the mouthguard in order to create motion of bristles. The system for movement has a considerable axial component, which results in movement of the bristle unit towards teeth, its contact with teeth and movement back from teeth for their cleaning. The system for movement includes a swivelling engine, which has a drive shaft connected to an internal section of the bearing element of the on-teeth mouthguard, and a cam, fixed on the drive shaft, connected to an external section of the bearing element of the on-teeth mouthguard. The engine operation creates an axial motion of bristles and a sweeping movement of bristles on teeth.

EFFECT: inventions make it possible to increase the quality of teeth cleaning due to drive versions.

9 cl, 10 dwg