TWI831591B - Intraoral x-ray film lamination packaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

An intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment, including an intraoral X-ray film opening for receiving an intraoral X-ray film; a pair of packaging material feeding openings, each pair of plural pairs of packaging material feeding openings respectively It includes two packaging material feeding openings, the two packaging material feeding openings are respectively arranged on both sides of the intraoral X-ray film opening; a packaging common space is provided on the intraoral X-ray film opening and the One end of the plurality of pairs of packaging material feeding openings, the common space of the packaging is respectively connected with the intraoral X-ray film opening and the plurality of pairs of packaging material feeding openings; and, a packaging part is provided in the common space of the packaging On three sides of the space, when the user places the intraoral X-ray film to the intraoral X-ray film port and at least one pair of packaging materials to the pair of packaging material feeding ports, one end of the pair of packaging materials is located in the packaging common space , and the packaging part can exert pressure on the packaging material from the packaging common space to join the four sides of the pair of packaging materials.

Description

Intraoral X-ray film lamination packaging equipment

This creation involves a dental X-ray film (intraoral X-ray film) packaging equipment, especially a laminated packaging equipment that can be used for a variety of different packaging intraoral X-ray film packaging sleeves.

X-ray is one of the commonly used diagnostic and treatment methods in dentistry. According to the current clinical situation of dentistry, before intraoral X-ray photography is performed, the X-ray film must be packaged into a protective film cover manually by hand. Therefore, even the dentist must maintain sterility as much as possible before and during the operation or treatment. Disinfection operations based on principles often fail to achieve a completely sterile cleanliness level for X-ray films. Therefore, during diagnosis and treatment, the sterile conditions for diagnosis and treatment are often destroyed by taking intraoral X-rays, exposing patients to the risk of infection. With the COVID-19 epidemic raging around the world in recent years, how to avoid and eliminate viruses attached to the surface of X-ray films has become a crucial issue for various medical institutions. The creator of this project has proposed a new mechanical structure to achieve the purpose and effect of aseptic packaging of X-ray films (intraoral X-ray films); however, in view of the fact that there will be different specifications and brands on the market for packaging intraoral For intraoral X-ray film casings, the creator of this project proposed a lamination packaging equipment that can be used for a variety of different packaging intraoral X-ray film casings to meet market demand.

The intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment mainly includes an intraoral X-ray film through port, at least a pair of packaging material feeding ports, a packaging common space, and a packaging part. The intraoral X-ray film opening is used to receive intraoral X-ray films, and packaging material feeding openings are respectively provided on both sides of the intraoral X-ray film opening. In one embodiment, the invention may include a pair of encapsulating material inlet openings. The two packaging material feeding openings of the pair of packaging material feeding openings are respectively arranged on both sides of the X-ray film opening in the mouth.

In some embodiments, the invention may further include a guide detection mechanism, which is disposed at an entrance of the intraoral X-ray film port, or close to the entrance of the intraoral X-ray film port. The redirection mechanism can flip the intraoral X-ray film over by clamping or adsorbing it; alternatively, the redirection mechanism can be a plurality of roller sets. This creation can also use images to let the user know that the direction of the intraoral X-ray is wrong, and eject the intraoral X-ray so that the user can manually change the direction of the intraoral X-ray.

In some embodiments, the packaging common space is disposed at one end of the intraoral X-ray film opening and the plurality of pairs of packaging material feeding openings, and the packaging common space is respectively connected to the intraoral X-ray film opening and The plurality of pairs of packaging material feeding openings are connected with each other. The packaging part performs a packaging process such as hot pressing to bond one end of each piece of packaging material to each other.

In some embodiments, the present invention includes an identification device for identifying at least the size of the packaging material or suitable packaging conditions. The intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment of this invention further includes a temperature-adjustable heating device for adjusting the temperature of the packaging part. This creation may also include a length detector to detect the envelope The length of the package material is placed in the common space of the package, thereby adjusting the area where pressure should be applied to the package material.

In some embodiments, the invention may further include a debugging device for detecting whether the packaging material is joined after applying pressure from the packaging part. After the intraoral X-ray film is packaged, a driving device can be used to apply external force to the packaged intraoral X-ray film, so that it can be discharged from the intraoral X-ray film through hole and the pair of packaging material feeding holes. Transport it to the space where disinfection operations are performed, or store it in the storage department.

100: Intraoral X-ray film access

200: Packaging material feeding port

300: Encapsulation common space

400:Packaging Department

500: Guidance detection mechanism

600:Redirect mechanism

700:Identification device

800: Adjustable temperature heating device

900: length detector

1000:Debug device

1100:Driving device

1200:Storage Department

[Figure 1] is the first schematic diagram of the intraoral X-ray film opening and the packaging material feeding opening of this invention.

[Figure 2] is a block diagram of the intraoral X-ray lamination and packaging equipment of this invention.

[Figure 3] is the second schematic diagram of the intraoral X-ray film opening and the packaging material feeding opening of this invention.

The intraoral X-ray film laminating and packaging equipment of this invention can be used in dental intraoral X-ray film packaging systems. Generally speaking, the intraoral X-ray film packaging system has the functions of automatically covering the intraoral X-ray film, sterilizing the surface of the intraoral X-ray film (after packaging), and cleanly storing the intraoral X-ray film (after packaging). The packaging of intraoral X-ray films reaches a sterile level, allowing patients to avoid contact with viruses or bacteria attached to the surface of intraoral X-ray films and reducing the risk of infection. The intraoral X-ray lamination packaging equipment of this invention is used to receive intraoral X-ray films and packaging materials (such as intraoral X-ray film packaging sleeves or other other intermediate layer materials) and, for example, heat pressing or other lamination methods to achieve the purpose of encapsulating the intraoral X-ray film in the intraoral X-ray film packaging sleeve.

"Lamination" as mentioned in this description refers to the process of joining, bonding or piecing together multiple layers of different materials through means such as heat energy, pressure, welding, adhesives, and presses. The "hot pressing" described in this specification is just one of the lamination processes, which specifically melts the solid or semi-solid colloid present on the packaging material by heating and/or pressurizing to produce The role of adhesion. Here, "hot pressing" is only an illustrative description, and those with ordinary knowledge in this field can think of other alternatives based on the teachings of this specification, but they do not depart from the scope of the teachings of this specification. "Encapsulation" mentioned in this manual refers to sealing the intraoral X-ray film in the packaging material/encapsulating sleeve through the above means, so as to achieve the effect of isolating the intraoral X-ray film from the external environment.

Please refer to Figure 1. The intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment of this invention mainly includes an intraoral X-ray film opening 100, at least a pair of packaging material feeding openings 200, a packaging common space 300, and a packaging part 400. . The intraoral X-ray film opening 100 is used to receive intraoral X-ray films, and packaging material feeding openings 200 are respectively provided on both sides of the intraoral X-ray film opening 100 . In one embodiment, the present invention may include a pair of encapsulating material feeding passages 200 . The two packaging material feeding openings 200 of the pair of packaging material feeding openings 200 are respectively disposed on both sides of the intraoral X-ray film opening 100 . During use, the intraoral X-ray film can be placed in the intraoral X-ray film opening, and an intraoral X-ray film packaging sleeve can be placed in the pair of packaging material inlet openings 200 respectively; thereby, two intraoral X-ray films are formed. The film packaging sleeve/encapsulating material holds the intraoral X-ray film from both sides potential.

Please refer to Figure 2. In some embodiments, the present invention may further include a guide detection mechanism 500, which is disposed at an entrance of the intraoral X-ray film port 100, or close to the intraoral X-ray film port. 100 near the entrance, used to identify the front and back directions of the intraoral tablet. When the guidance detection mechanism determines that the guidance of the front and back sides of the intraoral tablet does not meet the packaging conditions (for example, it is turned upside down by the user), a redirection mechanism 600 can be used to change the horizontal or vertical orientation of the front and back sides of the intraoral tablet. guide. For example, the redirection mechanism 600 can turn over the intraoral tablet by clamping or adsorbing it; or, the redirection mechanism 600 can be a plurality of roller sets. In addition, in some embodiments, if the redirection mechanism 600 is not included, the invention can let the user know the wrong direction of the intraoral film through images or images, and eject the intraoral film, allowing the user to manually change the intraoral film. of guidance.

In some embodiments, the present invention may include a plurality of pairs of encapsulating material inlet openings 200 for placing multiple layers of protective materials (eg, encapsulating materials). Referring to FIG. 3 , in one embodiment, the intraoral wafer lamination packaging equipment includes two pairs of packaging material inlet openings 200 . Similarly, each pair of the plurality of pairs of packaging material feeding openings 200 respectively includes two packaging material feeding openings, and one pair close to the intraoral piece is protected by a piece of paper or plastic sheet...etc. Material through port, the outermost packaging material inlet port is the packaging material. In some embodiments, the two packaging material feeding openings 200 are respectively disposed on both sides of the intraoral X-ray film opening 100 . Users can choose whether to place a protective layer material according to packaging requirements to further protect the intraoral tablet.

The packaging common space 300 is disposed at one end of the intraoral X-ray film passage 100 and the plurality of pairs of packaging material feeding passages 200. The packaging common space 300 is respectively connected to the intraoral X-ray film passage 100 and the plurality of packaging material feeding passages 200. The packaging material feeding ports 200 are connected with each other. The packaging common space 300 is used to expose one end of each piece of packaging material, and to position and align it so that the packaging part 400 can perform a packaging process such as hot pressing to bond one end of each piece of packaging material to each other. The packaging part 400 is disposed in the packaging common space 300. For example, the packaging part 400 can be disposed on three sides (rear end and both sides) of the packaging common space 300. When the user places an intraoral X-ray film into the intraoral X-ray film opening 100 and a pair of packaging materials into the pair of packaging material inlet openings 200, one end of the pair of packaging materials is located in the packaging common space 300, and the The packaging part 400 can apply pressure to the intraoral X-ray film and the pair of packaging materials from three sides of the packaging common space 300, and the order of applying pressure is the front end (square), the left and right sides simultaneously, and the rear end (square), so that the pair Four-sided bonding of packaging materials.

Please refer to Figure 2. In view of the fact that there will be intraoral X-ray film packaging sets of different specifications and brands on the market in the future, this invention can adopt different packaging processes for a variety of different intraoral X-ray film packaging case materials. In one embodiment, the present invention includes an identification device 700 for identifying at least the size of the packaging material or appropriate packaging conditions. For example, the outer packaging of the packaging material may contain a two-dimensional barcode, and the identification device 700 may be a two-dimensional barcode scanner; during use, the user scans the two-dimensional barcode with the identification device during initial settings to obtain the information. The brand and size of the packaging material, or the appropriate hot pressing temperature. This prevents the package from being thermally melted or damaged due to improper packaging conditions (such as packaging temperature, pressurization time, or packaging pressure). It is a defect caused by incomplete encapsulation. Therefore, in some other embodiments, the intraoral X-ray film laminating and packaging equipment of the present invention further includes a temperature-adjustable heating device 800 for adjusting the temperature of the packaging part 400, whereby the present invention can adjust the temperature of the packaging part 400. Different temperature conditions are used for hot pressing packaging. In order to cope with packaging materials of different sizes, the present invention may also include a length detector 900 for detecting a length of the packaging material in the packaging common space 300, and thereby adjusting the area where pressure should be applied to the packaging material.

In addition, for example, the packaging part can apply pressure to any side (eg, four sides) of the packaging material located in the packaging common space 300 by rolling or clamping to perform the packaging process.

In order to detect whether the intraoral X-ray film packaging is complete, the invention may further include a debugging device 1000 for detecting whether the packaging material is joined after applying pressure from the packaging part. In some embodiments, the debugging device 1000 is an image capture device that can manually review the captured image to determine whether the packaging is successful. Alternatively, the image capture device can use an artificial intelligence mechanism to identify whether the packaging is successful.

After the intraoral X-ray film is packaged, a driving device 1100 can be used to apply external force to the packaged intraoral X-ray film, so that it can pass through the intraoral X-ray film through hole 100 and the pair of packaging material feeding holes. 200 is discharged and transported to the space where disinfection operations are performed, or stored in the storage unit 1200 .

However, the above are only preferred embodiments of this invention and are not used to limit the scope of implementation of this invention; therefore, they do not deviate from the spirit of this invention. Equal changes and modifications made within the scope of the invention shall be covered by the patent scope of this invention.

100: Intraoral X-ray film access

200: Packaging material feeding port

300: Encapsulation common space

400:Packaging Department

500: Guidance detection mechanism

600:Redirect mechanism

700:Identification device

800: Adjustable temperature heating device

900: length detector

1000:Debug device

1100:Driving device

1200:Storage Department

Claims (15)

An intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment, including: an intraoral X-ray film opening for receiving an intraoral X-ray film; a pair of packaging material feeding openings, each pair having a plurality of packaging material feeding openings Each of them includes two packaging material feeding openings, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the X-ray film opening in the mouth; a common packaging space, which is provided in the X-ray film opening in the mouth; One end of the plurality of pairs of packaging material feeding openings, the common space of the packaging is respectively connected with the intraoral X-ray film opening and the plurality of pairs of packaging material feeding openings; and, a packaging part is provided on the packaging A common space, wherein when the user places an intraoral X-ray film to the intraoral X-ray film opening and at least one pair of packaging materials to the pair of packaging material feeding openings, one end of the pair of packaging materials is located in the packaging common space, And the packaging part can connect the ends of the pair of packaging materials from the packaging common space. Such as the intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment of claim 1, wherein the intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment includes two pairs of packaging material feeding openings. For example, the intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment of claim 1 further includes a temperature-adjustable heating device for adjusting the temperature of the packaging part. For example, the intraoral X-ray lamination and packaging equipment of claim 1 further includes an identification device for identifying the size or appropriate packaging conditions of the at least one pair of packaging materials. For example, the intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment of claim 4, wherein the packaging condition includes a packaging temperature, a pressurizing time, or a packaging pressure. For example, the intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment of claim 1 further includes a debugging device for detecting whether the pair of packaging materials has passed through the packaging part after applying pressure to the intraoral X-ray film and the pair of packaging materials. The ends of the pair of packaging materials are joined. For example, the intraoral X-ray film laminating and packaging equipment of claim 6, wherein the debugging device is an image capturing device and stores the captured image data in a database. For example, the intraoral X-ray film laminating and packaging equipment of claim 1 further includes a driving device for applying external force to cause the intraoral X-ray film and the at least one pair of packaging materials to pass through the intraoral X-ray film opening and the Discharge the packaging material through the feeding port. As claimed in claim 1, the intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging device is provided, wherein the packaging part applies pressure to the ends of the pair of packaging materials by rolling. For example, the intraoral X-ray lamination and packaging equipment of claim 1 further includes a length detector for detecting a length of the pair of packaging materials in the common space of the packaging. Such as the intraoral X-ray film lamination and packaging equipment of claim 1, wherein the packaging part can apply heat pressure to the four sides of the packaging material from three sides of the packaging common space according to the packaging sequence. For example, the intraoral X-ray film laminating and packaging equipment of claim 1 further includes a track group, and the track group is connected to an inlet end and an outlet end of the intraoral X-ray film laminating and packaging equipment. For example, the intraoral X-ray film laminating and packaging equipment of claim 12 further includes a chip reader device, and the chip reader device is installed at the entrance. For example, the intraoral X-ray film laminating and packaging equipment of claim 1 further includes a guide detection mechanism, which is disposed at an entrance of the intraoral X-ray film passage to identify the intraoral X-ray film. Both sides of the film. For example, the intraoral X-ray film laminating and packaging equipment of claim 14 further includes a redirection mechanism for changing the horizontal or vertical orientation of the front and back sides of the intraoral X-ray film.

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