CN220967430U - Special planting anchorage structure for orthodontic front traction - Google Patents

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CN220967430U
CN220967430U CN202322481342.7U CN202322481342U CN220967430U CN 220967430 U CN220967430 U CN 220967430U CN 202322481342 U CN202322481342 U CN 202322481342U CN 220967430 U CN220967430 U CN 220967430U
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The utility model belongs to the field of orthodontic anchorage structures, in particular to a special planting anchorage structure for traction in front of orthodontic treatment, which comprises a fastening mechanism, a traction mechanism and an adjusting mechanism; the traction mechanism is positioned in the side of the fastening mechanism, and the adjusting mechanism is positioned on the left side and the right side of the middle part of the traction mechanism; after the elasticity of haulage rope is adjusted to the dwang, pull the connecting rod outside, the compression set of supporting spring makes the inner of connecting rod shrink in this moment to the inside in movable groove the place ahead, movable traction spare just can adjust at the outer end of haulage rope according to the tooth that corresponds, increase the laminating degree of device tensioning degree regulation back movable traction spare and tooth from this, after adjusting, by supporting spring elasticity reset function again, make the inner of connecting rod run through the inside in card hole, just can fix the movable traction spare after adjusting in the outer end of haulage rope, the setting of this structure has increased the steadiness after the movable traction spare is adjusted.

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Special planting anchorage structure for orthodontic front traction
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of orthodontic anchorage structures, in particular to a special planting anchorage structure for traction in front of orthodontic treatment.
Background
Orthodontic anchorage, i.e., anchorage nails and traction members for the straightening of irregular teeth in the mouth, is widely included, and refers to the treatment of irregular tooth arrangement, abnormal tooth morphology, abnormal tooth color, by oral technical means, which is mainly divided into functional straightening and aesthetic straightening.
At present, the orthodontic anchorage structure used clinically can not carry out the adjustment of traction connection piece according to the entering of patient's orthodontics after the installation, when the rate of tension of traction connection piece needs to be adjusted, need take out the anchorage nail, the trompil installation on the tooth socket again after adjusting leads to the secondary damage to patient's tooth socket, and chinese patent publication No.: CN214511346U discloses a special implant anchorage structure for traction in front of orthodontic, so that a traction connecting piece can be adjusted under the condition of not being disassembled, but in actual operation, after the tension is adjusted by a user, each traction piece corresponding to teeth is dislocated along with the adjustment of the tension, and has deviation with the fit of the outer ends of the teeth, so that the use effect is affected; therefore, a special planting anchorage structure for traction in front of orthodontic is provided for the problems.
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In order to make up for the deficiency of the prior art, chinese patent publication No. is: CN214511346U discloses a special planting anchorage structure for traction in front of orthodontic, in actual operation, although the tension of a traction rope can be adjusted, after the tension is adjusted by a user, each traction piece corresponding to teeth can be dislocated along with the adjustment of the tension, and the external end compliance of the teeth has deviation, so that the using effect is influenced.
The technical scheme adopted for solving the technical problems is as follows: the utility model relates to a special planting anchorage structure for traction in front of orthodontic treatment, which comprises a fastening mechanism, a traction mechanism and an adjusting mechanism; the traction mechanism is positioned in the side of the fastening mechanism, and the adjusting mechanism is positioned on the left side and the right side of the middle part of the traction mechanism;
The utility model provides a regulating mechanism, including activity traction element, movable groove, connecting rod, assembly piece and supporting spring, the inside at activity traction element front end is fixed to the movable groove, connecting rod movable mounting is in the inside of movable groove, the fixed place ahead that sets up at the middle part of connecting rod and lie in movable groove inside of assembly piece, supporting spring fixed mounting is at the outer end of assembly piece and with movable groove fixed connection, the setting of assembly piece, makes the connecting rod have limit structure when the inside activity of movable groove, the break away from of connecting rod and movable groove when avoiding the activity, stability when increasing the connecting rod and using from this.
Preferably, the fastening mechanism comprises an anchorage nail, a mounting block, a rotating groove, a rotating rod, a positioning hole, an assembling groove, a positioning rod, a limiting plate, a clamp spring, a clamping groove, a limiting block and a fastening groove, wherein the mounting block is fixedly arranged at the middle part of the anchorage nail, the rotating groove is fixedly arranged at the inner part of the upper end of the anchorage nail and extends to the inner part of the mounting block, the rotating rod is movably mounted at the inner part of the rotating groove, the positioning hole is fixedly arranged at the middle part of the rotating rod, the assembling groove is fixedly arranged at the middle part of the outer end of the anchorage nail and is communicated with the rotating groove, the positioning rod is movably mounted at the inner part of the assembling groove and penetrates through the positioning hole, the limiting plate is fixedly arranged at the middle part of the positioning rod and is positioned in the inner part of the assembling groove, the clamp spring is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the limiting plate and is fixedly connected with the inner end of the assembling groove, the clamping groove is fixedly arranged at the inner part of the mounting block and is communicated with the rotating groove, the limiting block is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the rotating rod and is movably mounted at the inner part of the clamping groove, and the fixing groove is fixedly arranged above the outer end of the mounting block and is communicated with the rotating groove, and the rotating groove is kept at the inner side of the rotating groove through the rotating groove.
Preferably, the traction mechanism comprises a traction rope, clamping holes and fixed traction pieces, wherein the clamping holes are fixedly arranged in two sides of the traction rope, the fixed traction pieces are fixedly arranged in the middle of the traction rope, and a center point is arranged when the traction rope is attached to teeth by arranging the fixed traction pieces, so that convenience in mounting the device in an oral cavity is improved.
Preferably, the movable traction piece movable mounting is at the outer end of haulage rope and is located the left and right sides of fixed traction piece, the movable groove is well font structure, the assembly piece is annular structure, supporting spring is the equidistance and distributes in the outer end of assembly piece, after the elasticity of haulage rope is adjusted to the dwang, pulls the connecting rod outside, and the compression deformation of supporting spring makes the inner of connecting rod shrink to the inside in movable groove the place ahead this moment, and movable traction piece just can adjust in the outer end of haulage rope according to the tooth that corresponds, increases the laminating degree of device tensioning degree regulation back movable traction piece and tooth from this.
Preferably, the anti-nail movable mounting is at the left and right ends of haulage rope, the dwang is T type structure, the locating lever is T type structure, through with anti-nail movable mounting at the left and right ends of haulage rope, consequently when adjusting the device, both ends of haulage rope are all adjustable, make the device more convenient when adjusting the rate of tension.
Preferably, the limiting plate and the assembly block are of the same structure, the clamp springs are annularly distributed at the outer end of the limiting plate, the limiting plate and the assembly block are of the same structure, and the limiting plate and the assembly block are arranged to achieve the limiting effect.
Preferably, the left and right ends of the haulage rope are fixedly connected through the inside of the fastening groove and the lower part of the outer end of the rotating rod, the clamping holes are equidistantly distributed in the inside of the left and right sides of the haulage rope, the inner ends of the fixed haulage pieces are of arc structures, the inner ends of the fixed haulage pieces and the inner ends of the movable haulage pieces are of the same structure, the left and right ends of the haulage rope are fixedly connected through the inside of the fastening groove and the lower part of the outer end of the rotating rod, when the tension degree of the haulage rope is regulated, the rotating rod is operated to rotate, the haulage rope is wound on the outer end of the rotating rod, and after regulation, the rotating rod with the tension degree regulated is fixed by the setting of the positioning rod.
The utility model has the advantages that:
1. According to the utility model, through the structural design of the rotating rod, the function of adjusting the device in the oral cavity is realized, the problem that a traction piece cannot follow adjustment after the tension degree of the traction rope is adjusted in the prior art is solved, and the efficiency of the device for conveniently adjusting the applicability in the oral cavity is improved;
2. According to the utility model, through the structural design of the rotating rod, the function of adjusting the traction rope when the traction rope is loosened is realized, the problem that the whole device is detached to be adjusted when the traction rope is loosened is solved, and the adaptability of a user for adjusting teeth to be used in different time periods is improved.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a fastening mechanism according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of a traction mechanism according to the present utility model;
fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of fig. 3 a according to the present utility model.
In the figure: 1. a fastening mechanism; 101. a anchorage nail; 102. a mounting block; 103. a rotating groove; 104. a rotating lever; 105. positioning holes; 106. an assembly groove; 107. a positioning rod; 108. a limiting plate; 109. clamping springs; 110. a clamping groove; 111. a limiting block; 112. a fastening groove; 2. a traction mechanism; 201. a traction rope; 202. a clamping hole; 203. fixing the traction piece; 3. an adjusting mechanism; 301. a movable traction member; 302. a movable groove; 303. a connecting rod; 304. a mounting block; 305. and a support spring.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
Referring to fig. 1-4, a special implant anchorage structure for traction in front of orthodontic treatment comprises a fastening mechanism 1, a traction mechanism 2 and an adjusting mechanism 3; the traction mechanism 2 is positioned in the side of the fastening mechanism 1, and the adjusting mechanism 3 is positioned on the left side and the right side of the middle part of the traction mechanism 2;
The adjusting mechanism 3 comprises a movable traction piece 301, a movable groove 302, a connecting rod 303, an assembling block 304 and a supporting spring 305, wherein the movable groove 302 is fixedly arranged in the front end of the movable traction piece 301, the connecting rod 303 is movably arranged in the movable groove 302, the assembling block 304 is fixedly arranged in the middle of the connecting rod 303 and positioned in front of the inside of the movable groove 302, and the supporting spring 305 is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the assembling block 304 and fixedly connected with the movable groove 302;
During operation, through the setting of assembly piece 304, make connecting rod 303 have limit structure when the inside activity of movable groove 302, avoid the disconnection of connecting rod 303 and movable groove 302 when the activity, stability when increasing connecting rod 303 use from this.
Further, the fastening mechanism 1 comprises a supporting pin 101, a mounting block 102, a rotating groove 103, a rotating rod 104, a positioning hole 105, an assembling groove 106, a positioning rod 107, a limiting plate 108, a clamp spring 109, a clamping groove 110, a limiting block 111 and a fastening groove 112, wherein the mounting block 102 is fixedly arranged at the middle part of the supporting pin 101, the rotating groove 103 is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the supporting pin 101 and extends to the inside of the mounting block 102, the rotating rod 104 is movably arranged at the inside of the rotating groove 103, the positioning hole 105 is fixedly arranged at the middle part of the rotating rod 104, the assembling groove 106 is fixedly arranged at the middle part of the outer end of the supporting pin 101 and is communicated with the rotating groove 103, the positioning rod 107 is movably arranged at the inside of the assembling groove 106 and penetrates through the positioning hole 105, the limiting plate 108 is fixedly arranged at the middle part of the positioning rod 107 and is positioned in the assembling groove 106, the clamp spring 109 is fixedly arranged at the outer end of the limiting plate 108 and is fixedly connected with the inner end of the assembling groove 106, the clamping groove 110 is fixedly arranged at the inside of the mounting block 102 and is communicated with the rotating groove 103, the limiting block 111 is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the rotating rod 104 and is movably arranged at the inner end of the clamping groove 110 and is fixedly arranged at the inner end of the fastening groove 102;
During operation, through setting up stopper 111, make dwang 104 keep better stationarity when the inside rotation of rotary groove 103, setting up of locating hole 105 simultaneously makes dwang 104 accomplish the required location of rotation, has increased the steadiness in the use of dwang 104.
Further, the traction mechanism 2 comprises a traction rope 201, a clamping hole 202 and a fixed traction piece 203, wherein the clamping hole 202 is fixedly arranged in the two sides of the traction rope 201, and the fixed traction piece 203 is fixedly arranged in the middle of the traction rope 201;
In operation, the fixing traction piece 203 is arranged, so that the traction rope 201 and teeth are attached together with a center point, the convenience of the device in oral cavity installation is improved, and the movable traction piece 301 movably arranged at the outer end of the traction rope 201 is adjusted and can be fixed.
Further, preferably, the movable traction member 301 is movably mounted at the outer end of the traction rope 201 and located at the left and right sides of the fixed traction member 203, the movable groove 302 has a middle-shaped structure, the assembly block 304 has a ring-shaped structure, and the supporting springs 305 are equidistantly distributed at the outer end of the assembly block 304;
When the traction rope 201 is in operation, after the tightness of the traction rope 201 is adjusted by the rotating rod 104, the connecting rod 303 is pulled outwards, at the moment, the inner end of the connecting rod 303 is contracted to the inside in front of the movable groove 302 by the compression deformation of the supporting spring 305, the movable traction piece 301 can be adjusted at the outer end of the traction rope 201 according to corresponding teeth, so that the tightness of the device is increased, the fitting degree of the movable traction piece 301 and the teeth is adjusted, after the adjustment, the inner end of the connecting rod 303 penetrates through the inside of the clamping hole 202 by the elastic reset function of the supporting spring 305, the adjusted movable traction piece 301 can be fixed at the outer end of the traction rope 201, and the stability of the movable traction piece 301 after the adjustment is increased by the arrangement of the structure.
Further, the anchorage nails 101 are movably arranged at the left end and the right end of the traction rope 201, the rotating rod 104 is of a T-shaped structure, and the positioning rod 107 is of a T-shaped structure;
During operation, through with anchorage 101 movable mounting at the left and right sides both ends of haulage rope 201, consequently when adjusting the device, both ends of haulage rope 201 are all adjustable, make the device more convenient when adjusting the rate of tension.
Further, the limiting plate 108 and the assembly block 304 have the same structure, and the clamp springs 109 are annularly distributed at the outer end of the limiting plate 108;
In operation, the limiting plate 108 and the assembly block 304 are of the same structure, and both are arranged to achieve the limiting effect.
Further, the left end and the right end of the traction rope 201 are fixedly connected with the lower part of the outer end of the rotating rod 104 through the inside of the fastening groove 112, the clamping holes 202 are equidistantly distributed in the inside of the left side and the right side of the traction rope 201, the inner ends of the fixed traction pieces 203 are arc-shaped structures, and the inner ends of the fixed traction pieces 203 and the inner ends of the movable traction pieces 301 are of the same structure;
During operation, the left end and the right end of the traction rope 201 are fixedly connected with the lower part of the outer end of the rotating rod 104 through the inside of the fastening groove 112, when the tension degree of the traction rope 201 is regulated, the rotating rod 104 is operated to rotate, the traction rope 201 is wound on the outer end of the rotating rod 104, and after regulation, the rotating rod 104 with the tension degree regulated is fixed through the setting of the positioning rod 107, so that the convenience of the device during tension degree regulation in use is improved, and the problem of inconvenient regulation due to looseness in use is avoided.
Working principle: the utility model relates to a special planting anchorage structure for traction in front of orthodontic treatment, which is characterized in that when in operation, the left end and the right end of a traction rope 201 are fixedly connected with the lower part of the outer end of a rotating rod 104 through the inside of a fastening groove 112, when the tension of the traction rope 201 is regulated, the rotating rod 104 is operated to rotate, the traction rope 201 is wound at the outer end of the rotating rod 104, after the regulation, the rotating rod 104 with the regulated tension is fixed by the setting of a positioning rod 107, thereby increasing the convenience of the device in use of the tension, simultaneously avoiding the problem of inconvenient regulation of loosening in use, when the rotating rod 104 regulates the tension of the traction rope 201, the connecting rod 303 is pulled outwards, at the moment, the inner end of the connecting rod 303 is contracted to the inside in front of a movable groove 302 by compression deformation of a supporting spring 305, the movable traction piece 301 can be regulated according to the corresponding teeth at the outer end of the traction rope 201, after the regulation, the tension of the device is increased, the movable traction piece 301 and the teeth are elastically reset by the setting of a supporting spring, the inner end of the connecting rod 303 penetrates through the inside of a clamping hole 202, the movable traction piece 301 can be stably arranged at the outer end of the traction piece 301 after the regulation, and the regulation of the movable traction piece 301 is stably arranged.
The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, principal features and advantages of the utility model. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that the above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present utility model, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, which is defined in the appended claims.

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1. An orthodontic front traction special planting anchorage structure which is characterized in that: comprises a fastening mechanism (1), a traction mechanism (2) and an adjusting mechanism (3); the traction mechanism (2) is positioned in the side of the fastening mechanism (1), and the adjusting mechanism (3) is positioned on the left side and the right side of the middle part of the traction mechanism (2);
The adjusting mechanism (3) comprises a movable traction piece (301), a movable groove (302), a connecting rod (303), an assembling block (304) and a supporting spring (305), wherein the movable groove (302) is fixedly arranged in the front end of the movable traction piece (301), the connecting rod (303) is movably mounted in the movable groove (302), the assembling block (304) is fixedly arranged in the middle of the connecting rod (303) and located in front of the inside of the movable groove (302), and the supporting spring (305) is fixedly mounted at the outer end of the assembling block (304) and is fixedly connected with the movable groove (302).
2. The orthodontic forward traction special implant anchorage structure of claim 1, wherein: the fastening mechanism (1) comprises a supporting nail (101), a mounting block (102), a rotating groove (103), a rotating rod (104), a positioning hole (105), an assembling groove (106), a positioning rod (107), a limiting plate (108), a clamp spring (109), a clamping groove (110), a limiting block (111) and a fastening groove (112), wherein the mounting block (102) is fixedly arranged in the middle of the supporting nail (101), the rotating groove (103) is fixedly arranged in the upper end of the supporting nail (101) and extends to the inside of the mounting block (102), the rotating rod (104) is movably arranged in the rotating groove (103), the positioning hole (105) is fixedly arranged in the middle of the rotating rod (104), the assembling groove (106) is fixedly arranged in the middle of the outer end of the supporting nail (101) and is communicated with the rotating groove (103), the positioning rod (107) is movably arranged in the assembling groove (106) and penetrates through the inside of the positioning hole (105), the limiting plate (108) is fixedly assembled in the middle of the positioning rod (107) and is positioned in the middle of the assembling groove (106) and is fixedly arranged in the inner end (106) and is fixedly connected with the inner end (106) of the clamping groove (103), the limiting block (111) is fixedly assembled at the lower end of the rotating rod (104) and movably mounted in the clamping groove (110), and the fastening groove (112) is fixedly arranged above the outer end of the mounting block (102) and is communicated with the rotating groove (103).
3. The orthodontic forward traction special implant anchorage structure of claim 2, wherein: the traction mechanism (2) comprises a traction rope (201), clamping holes (202) and fixed traction pieces (203), wherein the clamping holes (202) are fixedly arranged in the two sides of the traction rope (201), and the fixed traction pieces (203) are fixedly arranged in the middle of the traction rope (201).
4. A special implant anchorage structure for orthodontic forward traction as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the movable traction piece (301) is movably arranged at the outer end of the traction rope (201) and positioned at the left side and the right side of the fixed traction piece (203), the movable groove (302) is of a medium-shaped structure, the assembly block (304) is of an annular structure, and the supporting springs (305) are distributed at the outer end of the assembly block (304) at equal intervals.
5. The orthodontic forward traction special implant anchorage structure of claim 4, wherein: the anchorage nails (101) are movably arranged at the left end and the right end of the traction rope (201), the rotating rod (104) is of a T-shaped structure, and the positioning rod (107) is of a T-shaped structure.
6. The orthodontic forward traction special implant anchorage structure of claim 5, wherein: the limiting plate (108) and the assembly block (304) are of the same structure, and the clamp springs (109) are annularly distributed at the outer end of the limiting plate (108).
7. The orthodontic forward traction special implant anchorage structure of claim 6, wherein: the left end and the right end of the haulage rope (201) are fixedly connected with the lower part of the outer end of the rotating rod (104) through the inside of the fastening groove (112), the clamping holes (202) are equidistantly distributed in the inside of the left side and the right side of the haulage rope (201), the inner end of the fixed haulage piece (203) is of an arc-shaped structure, and the inner end of the fixed haulage piece (203) and the inner end of the movable haulage piece (301) are of the same structure.
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