CN211067116U

CN211067116U - Self-locking corrector

Info

Publication number: CN211067116U
Application number: CN201921324668.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蔡志昌
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-08-15
Filing date: 2019-08-15
Publication date: 2020-07-24
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-15

Abstract

The utility model relates to a self-locking corrector, the primary structure includes at least one hidden form corrector body that contains fixing base, storage tank and sliding closure piece, a protruding elastic fixing spare of locating on this fixing base, one is formed at the spacing spout that this sliding closure piece is close to this fixing base one side, one extends and forms in this spacing spout one side and rather than the positioning channel who is linked together, one accept in this positioning channel and this spacing spout elastic locating part. With the structure, the sliding range of the sliding cover part is limited by the elastic fixing part, and the sliding cover part is fixed in an open state or a closed state by utilizing the mutual abutting of the elastic limiting part and the elastic fixing part, and the deformation range of the elastic limiting part and the elastic fixing part can be reduced by the elasticity of the elastic limiting part and the elastic fixing part, so that the abrasion of the fixed seat or the sliding cover part is avoided, and the concealing effect of the concealed corrector body is prolonged.

Description

Self-locking corrector

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a self-locking corrector, and more particularly to a self-locking corrector capable of reducing wear caused by a sliding cover, preventing the appearance from being damaged by scratches, and improving the overall aesthetic feeling and prolonging the service life of the self-locking corrector.

Background

Because people's promotion to the quality of life demand, also more pay attention to the image of outward appearance, generally speaking, possess healthy, pleasing to the eye and function good tooth, dentition and face, help increasing confidence, expand social circle and increase the chance of working, therefore the wind and breath to the cosmetic rectification project such as orthodontics, orthodontic, dentition is very flourishing, can let people completely and confident smile when promoting tooth health.

The dental appliance is generally divided into a traditional metal appliance, a traditional transparent appliance, a metal self-locking appliance and a transparent self-locking appliance, and compared with the traditional appliance, the self-locking appliance is popular because the self-locking appliance has the advantages of being shortest in time required for tooth correction, capable of reducing friction and pressure borne by teeth based on the sliding mechanics principle, convenient to clean without other auxiliary instruments, small in size and not prone to injuring oral cavities, and the like, and if the transparent self-locking appliance is selected, the visual defects of large steel teeth in the course of treatment can be reduced. However, the structure of the transparent material is fragile, except that the user needs to be careful in the chewing process, when a dentist adjusts the steel wire each time, the action of opening and closing the sliding cover must be repeatedly performed, and in order to fix the sliding cover at the opening position or the closing position, a fixing component with higher hardness must be structurally provided, and the sliding cover must deform the fixing component in the opening and closing process, so that the fixing component can scratch and wear the self-locking corrector, which is an unavoidable problem.

Therefore, how to solve the above conventional problems and disadvantages is the direction in which the applicant of the present invention and the related manufacturers engaged in the industry desire to research and improve.

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings, the applicant of the present invention has collected relevant data, evaluated and considered in many ways, and designed a new type of self-locking corrector with a long experience in many years accumulated in this industry, and through continuous trial and modification, the self-locking corrector can reduce the wear of the sliding cover, prevent the damage of the sliding cover due to scratch, and improve the overall aesthetic feeling and prolong the service life.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a self-locking corrector, which reduces the wear problem of the sliding cover acting on the transparent self-locking corrector by reducing the deformation range of the elastic fixing member and the elastic locating member, thereby ensuring the whole visual aesthetic feeling and reducing the risk of fracture of the corrector body.

To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical means.

A self-locking appliance comprises at least one appliance body which is arranged on the surface of teeth and is in protective color relative to the teeth, wherein the appliance body comprises a fixed seat, a containing groove formed on the fixed seat, and a sliding cover piece which is arranged on the fixed seat in a sliding way and is used for shielding the containing groove to provide an open state and a closed state, a limit sliding groove and a positioning clamping groove which is formed on one side of the limit sliding groove in an extending way and communicated with the limit sliding groove are formed on one side of the sliding cover piece adjacent to the fixed seat, an elastic fixing piece and an elastic limiting piece which is contained in the positioning clamping groove and the limit sliding groove are arranged on the fixed seat in a protruding way.

Furthermore, the fixing base is provided with a perforation part for the elastic fixing piece to penetrate through, and the bottom of the fixing base is provided with a sealing part for sealing the perforation part.

Furthermore, the inner wall of the perforation part is provided with a gradually expanding wall.

Furthermore, a limiting concave part is formed on the containing groove for assisting in fixing the sliding cover part in the closed state.

Furthermore, the elastic fixing member and the elastic limiting member are made of metal.

Further, the metal material is one of cobalt-based alloy, nickel-titanium alloy, plastic steel or stainless steel.

Furthermore, a first contraction space is formed in the elastic fixing piece, and a second contraction space is formed in the elastic limiting piece.

When the user selects the appliance body of the utility model to correct teeth, the fixing seat is combined on the surface of the teeth, and the steel wire is placed in the containing groove and then sealed by the sliding cover piece. When the sliding cover piece is closed for the first time or opened and closed again in the subsequent course of treatment, the user can utilize the elastic fixing piece to support and hold the actions of the two end faces of the limiting sliding chute, so as to achieve the effect of limiting the sliding range of the sliding cover piece, and the user can utilize the elastic fixing piece to support and push the action of the elastic limiting piece, so that the sliding action of the sliding cover piece during opening and closing can be limited, and the user can only apply force to the sliding cover piece to open and close. Moreover, because the elastic fixing part and the elastic limiting part have certain shrinkage spaces, and the size of the outline shape of the elastic limiting part is only slightly smaller than the inner wall of the positioning clamping groove, the necessary deformation amplitude can be shared and borne, the integral deformation quantity is reduced, and the friction of the elastic fixing part or the elastic limiting part to the appliance body in the deformation process is further reduced, so that the protection color of the appliance body relative to teeth is maintained, the integral visual aesthetic feeling is guaranteed, and the fracture risk of the appliance body is reduced because the abrasion to the appliance body is reduced.

By means of the technology, the problem that the sliding cover action of the conventional transparent self-locking corrector easily abrades the inner wall of the corrector, so that the integral transparency is influenced, and the possibility of the breakage of the corrector is increased is solved, and the practical progress of the advantages is achieved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a sliding cover according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram (a) of the elastic shrinkage of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram (ii) of the elastic shrinkage of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram (iii) of the elastic contraction according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a usage status diagram of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is an exploded view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[ notation ] to show

1, 1a appliance body

Fixing

seat

11, 11a

111a of a perforation

112a of tapering wall

113 a. a cover

Accommodating groove 12

121. a limiting recess

Sliding cover member 13

131. a limiting sliding chute

1311 on the upper wall surface

1312 lower wall surface

132 positioning clamp groove

Elastic fixing piece

2, 2a

21, a first contraction space

Elastic limiting piece

31. second constricted space

Tooth

Steel wire.

Detailed Description

To achieve the above objects and advantages, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a perspective view and an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention are shown, from which it can be clearly seen that the present invention includes:

at least one appliance body 1 arranged on the surface of a tooth, wherein the appliance body 1 is in a protective color relative to the tooth;

a fixed seat 11 arranged in the corrector body 1;

a receiving groove 12 formed on the fixing base 11;

a sliding cover member 13 slidably disposed on the fixing base 11 for covering the accommodating groove 12 to provide an open state and a closed state;

a limiting concave part 121 formed on the accommodating groove 12 for assisting to fix the sliding cover 13 in the closed state;

an elastic fixing member 2 protruding from the fixing base 11, and a first contraction space 21 is formed in the elastic fixing member 2;

a limiting sliding chute 131 formed on one side of the sliding cover 13 adjacent to the fixed seat 11, and covering the elastic fixing member 2 to limit the sliding range of the sliding cover 13;

a positioning slot 132 formed on one side of the limiting chute 131 and communicated with the limiting chute;

one of the elastic limiting members 3 is accommodated in the positioning slot 132 and the limiting sliding slot 131, the size of the outer contour of the elastic limiting member 3 is slightly smaller than the inner wall of the positioning slot 132, and the elastic limiting member 3 abuts against the elastic fixing member 2 to limit the sliding motion of the sliding cover 13, and a second contraction space 31 is formed in the elastic limiting member 3.

Wherein the elastic fixing member 2 and the elastic limiting member 3 are made of one of cobalt-based alloy, nickel-titanium alloy, plastic steel, or stainless steel.

With the above description, the structure of the present technology can be understood, and according to the corresponding cooperation of the structure, the wear caused by the sliding cover can be further reduced, the damage of the beauty due to the scratch can be avoided, and the present technology has the advantages of improving the overall aesthetic feeling, prolonging the service life, and the like, and the detailed description will be described below.

Referring to fig. 1 to 7, the perspective view to the use state diagram of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown, when the above components are used, it is clear from the drawings that the material of the appliance body 1 of the present invention can be one of resin (similar to tooth 4 in color), white porcelain (similar to tooth 4 in color), alumina ceramic (transparent and colorless), or crystal (transparent and colorless), so when the appliance body 1 is installed on the tooth 4, the appliance body 1 is similar to or transparent in color, and almost invisible as if the appliance body has a protective color. Although the corrector body 1 of this kind of material is itself more fragile, still have certain market based on pleasing to the eye consideration, so see through the utility model discloses an elastic fixing part 2 and elasticity locating part 3 reduce the wearing and tearing to the corrector body 1 under the function of opening and close of taking into account sliding cover piece 13, and avoid it cracked.

Specifically, the present invention designs a rectangular limiting sliding slot 131 and a circular positioning slot 132 on the inner side of the sliding cover 13, and the limiting sliding slot 131 and the positioning slot 132 are partially overlapped, so that the elastic fixing member 2 disposed in the limiting sliding slot 131 and the elastic limiting member 3 disposed in the positioning slot 132 can be abutted against each other at the partially overlapped position, and the size of the outer contour of the elastic limiting member 3 is only slightly smaller than the inner wall of the positioning slot 132, so that no extra space is left for the elastic limiting member 3 to deform outwardly after the elastic limiting member 3 is placed in the positioning slot 132, for this embodiment, the elastic limiting member 3 is a hollow ring shape, so that it can only utilize the second contracting space 31 to contract inwardly when being abutted by the elastic fixing member 2, and the elastic fixing member 2 itself is a hollow cylindrical structure with a certain degree of elastic deformation space, therefore, the first contraction space 21 can be used to generate deformation to share the deformation requirement of the elastic limiting member 3.

As shown in fig. 3 to 6, it is a front view of the sliding cover 13 from the open state to the closed state (the logic of the movement from the closed state to the open state is the same). After the fixing base 11 is combined with the surface of the tooth 4, the steel wire 41 is placed into the receiving groove 12, then the sliding cover 13 is closed, and when the sliding cover 13 is in an open state, the elastic fixing member 2 is close to the upper wall 1311 of the limiting sliding groove 131, and the elastic fixing member 2 and the elastic limiting member 3 are made of one of cobalt-based alloy, nickel-titanium alloy, plastic steel or stainless steel, and have structural stress with certain strength, so that the sliding cover 13 is not separated from the fixing base 11 due to excessive sliding movement, the sliding range of the sliding cover 13 is limited, and the length of the limiting sliding groove 131 is greater than the diameter of the positioning slot 132, so that the elastic fixing member 2 and the elastic limiting member 3 do not generate extrusion deformation even if contacting with each other. In the sliding process of the sliding cover 13, the elastic limiting member 3 is driven by the positioning slot 132 and is squeezed with the elastic fixing member 2, so that the elastic limiting member 3 is contracted inward by the second contraction space 31, and the elastic fixing member 2 is contracted inward by the first contraction space 21, so as to vacate a space for the sliding cover 13 to move toward the closed state. After the sliding cover 13 moves to the closed state, the elastic fixing element 2 and the elastic limiting element 3 are restored, and at this time, the lower wall surface 1312 of the limiting sliding groove 131 is close to the elastic fixing element 2, so as to fix the sliding cover 13 in the closed state, and the end surface of the sliding cover 13 can be covered by the limiting concave part 121, so as to further improve the fixing effect.

In the sliding process of the sliding cover 13, since the deformation ranges of the elastic fixing member 2 and the elastic limiting member 3 are effectively suppressed, even if the elastic fixing member 2 and the elastic limiting member 3 are made of a metal material with hardness greater than that of the appliance body 1, the abrasion of the elastic fixing member 2 and the elastic limiting member 3 to the appliance body 1 can be reliably reduced, thereby preventing the overall beauty from being damaged by scratching, effectively playing the role of protecting the color of the appliance body 1 relative to the teeth 4, or preventing the risk of increasing the fracture of the appliance body 1 due to scratching.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, an exploded view and a cross-sectional view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention are shown, and it is clearly seen from the figures that the embodiment is different from the above embodiments in that the fixing base 11a has a through hole 111a for the elastic fixing member 2a to pass through, the bottom of the fixing base 11a has a cover 113a for closing the through hole 111a, and the inner wall of the through hole 111a has a gradually expanding wall 112 a. In this embodiment, the elastic fixing element 2a can be inserted from the through hole 111a, and the inner wall of the through hole 111a is provided with a gradually expanding wall 112a, so that the installation convenience of the elastic fixing element 2a can be improved, and the gradually expanding wall 112a is used to provide a limiting and guiding effect, which not only can increase the accuracy of the installation position, but also can prevent the corrector body 1a from being scratched in the installation process, and finally the through hole 111a is sealed by the sealing cover 113a, thereby completing the assembly operation.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, so that the simple modifications and equivalent structural changes made by the present invention in the specification and drawings should be covered by the scope of the present invention.

To sum up, the self-locking corrector of the utility model can achieve the efficacy and purpose when in use.

Claims

1. A self-locking appliance, characterized in that it mainly comprises: at least one appliance body arranged on the surface of the tooth, wherein the appliance body is in a protective color relative to the tooth; a fixed seat arranged in the appliance body; a containing groove formed on the fixed seat; a sliding cover part arranged on the fixed seat in a sliding way for shielding the containing groove and providing an opening state and a closing state; an elastic fixing piece convexly arranged on the fixed seat; a limiting sliding groove formed on one side of the sliding cover piece adjacent to the fixed seat and used for covering the elastic fixing piece so as to limit the sliding range of the sliding cover piece; a positioning slot extending from one side of the limiting chute and communicated with the limiting chute; the elastic limiting piece is accommodated in the positioning clamping groove and the limiting sliding groove, and the size of the outline shape of the elastic limiting piece is slightly smaller than the inner wall of the positioning clamping groove, so that the sliding action of the sliding cover piece is limited by abutting against the elastic fixing piece.

2. The self-locking orthotic of claim 1, wherein: the fixing seat is provided with a perforation part for the elastic fixing piece to penetrate through, and the bottom of the fixing seat is provided with a sealing part for sealing the perforation part.

3. The self-locking orthotic of claim 2, wherein: the inner wall of the perforation part is provided with a gradually expanding wall.

4. The self-locking orthotic of claim 1, wherein: a limiting concave part is formed on the containing groove and is used for assisting in fixing the sliding cover part in the closed state.

5. The self-locking orthotic of claim 1, wherein: the elastic fixing member and the elastic limiting member are made of metal.

6. The self-locking orthotic of claim 5, wherein: the metal material is one of cobalt-based alloy, nickel-titanium alloy, plastic steel or stainless steel.

7. The self-locking orthotic of claim 1, wherein: a first contraction space is formed in the elastic fixing piece, and a second contraction space is formed in the elastic limiting piece.