EP2086448B1 - Porte-tuyau flexible pour appareil de soins dentaires - Google Patents

Porte-tuyau flexible pour appareil de soins dentaires Download PDF

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EP2086448B1
EP2086448B1 EP07848165.2A EP07848165A EP2086448B1 EP 2086448 B1 EP2086448 B1 EP 2086448B1 EP 07848165 A EP07848165 A EP 07848165A EP 2086448 B1 EP2086448 B1 EP 2086448B1
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Jaakko HYYTIÄ
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G15/00—Operating chairs; Dental chairs; Accessories specially adapted therefor, e.g. work stands
    • A61G15/14—Dental work stands; Accessories therefor
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  • the present invention relates to a hose holder for use in a dental care unit to receive and support a hose and a tool (an instrument) possibly attached to it until needed by a dental assistant or a dentist.
  • hose holder refers to any holder supporting a hose, regardless of whether the part held by the holder is the hose itself, a connector possibly arranged on it or a tool attached to the hose.
  • the invention will be described primarily with reference to suction hoses of a dental care unit, but it is to be noted that the hose holder of the invention can also be utilized in other contexts, and, in addition to an actual dental care unit, e.g. in a movable instrument cart separate from it, or in connection with a suction system separate from the dental care unit.
  • a suction hose holder which is detachably attachable to an instrument console of a dental care unit, having a holder part which at least partially surrounds the suction hose to be arranged in it to support the hose.
  • the holder part thus forms a partially open ring having a supporting surface that comes into contact with e.g. a connector provided on the suction hose when the suction hose and the tool (such as a suction nozzle and a suction tube) attached to it by means of the connector is hung in its place in the holder.
  • a prior-art solution includes closing of the partially open ring of the holder part with a detachable part having a roller fixedly attached to it.
  • This detachable part is fastened to the holder part to surround the suction hose together with the holder part.
  • the detachable part and the roller together define an opening through which the hose can be moved in its lengthwise direction, supported by the roller.
  • US patent specification 4,470,811 discloses a holder in which the opening through which the hose is arranged to be moved is defined by a lower primary roller serving as an actual supporting surface and a second, upper roller and a supporting framework connecting these rollers to each other.
  • the fundamental function of said upper roller relates to positioning of the instrument in the holder, not so to how movement of the hose through the holder could be improved.
  • the object of the present invention is to make available a more user-friendly design for hose holders. This object is achieved by a hose holder according to the independent claim 1.
  • At least one lower guide roller arranged in the holder on a lower level than the primary guide roller, is utilized.
  • at least a first lower guide roller is so arranged in the holder that it assumes a position on a different side of the hose than the primary guide roller.
  • the invention and its preferred embodiments facilitate handling of the hose / tool both in a situation where the hose / tool is being removed from the hose holder and moved towards its point of application, i.e. when the hose is being pulled through the holder, and in a situation where the hose / tool is being placed back in its holder, i.e. when the hose is moving in the reverse direction through the holder.
  • Fig. 1 represents an instrument console 1 of a dental care unit.
  • This may be an instrument console 1 used by a dentist or alternatively by a dental assistant.
  • hose holders 2-6 Arranged on the instrument console are various hose holders 2-6 in which a hose, and a tool (an instrument) possibly attached to it, can be placed to be supported by the hose holder.
  • the hose can be supported e.g. by a bulge provided in the hose itself, by a connector provided on the hose or by a tool attached to the hose.
  • connector refers generally to any part arranged to the hose that may station itself in the holder part of the hose holder so as to support the hose. This part may thus be e.g. a connector by means of which a tool, such as a suction nozzle and a suction tube, is attached to the hose.
  • Fig. 1 presents prior art hose holders 2-6, out of which the one marked with reference number 6 comprises a holder part 8 and a guide roller 7.
  • the hose supported by the hose holder 6 can be pulled out through an opening 9 delimited by the holder part 8 and the guide roller 7 between the two.
  • the guide roller 7 makes it easier to pull out the hose and insert it back into its place.
  • the process of setting the hose into its place is facilitated by gravity as the weight of the hose portion located below the hose holder 6 practically pulls the upper end of the hose and the tool attached to it back into its place in the holder 6.
  • the guide roller 7 and the holder part 8 have been arranged to lie at substantially the same level in the vertical direction so that the hose guided by them ends up substantially at the desired position in the holder 6.
  • the hose holder 6, as well as the other holders 2 - 5, may be connected to the instrument console 1 by a hinge, which allows their angle relative to the instrument console 1 to be changed.
  • the instrument console 1 may have in connection with one or more holders a holder-specific detecting element allowing automatic detection of whether the hose and the tool possibly attached to it is placed in the holder.
  • a pump producing suction can be turned off automatically in response to a signal received from the detecting element indicating that the suction hose is not being used but is placed in its holder.
  • a detecting element may comprise e.g. a switch, an inductive sensor, a capacitive sensor or an optical sensor.
  • Fig. 2 represents one embodiment of the hose holder of the invention and Fig. 3 presents the hose holder of Fig. 2 disassembled into parts.
  • Fig. 2 also shows a hose 10 supported by it and comprising a tool connector 19.
  • a tool may consist of e.g. a suction nozzle and a suction tube, which can be used to remove saliva, food remnants etc. from the patient's mouth during treatment.
  • the hose 10 is supported by the aforesaid connector 19, the connector 19 being arranged to have a larger diameter than that of the hose 10 so that the hose 10 assumes a position as shown in Fig. 2 in the holder part 8 of the holder 6.
  • the term holder part does not only refer to a separate and/or a detachable part specifically arranged to the holder 6 but generally to such a part or point in the construction of the holder 6 for which this holder-functionality has been arranged.
  • the weight of the hose 10 holds it in its place in the hose holder 6.
  • the other end of the hose 10 may be connected e.g. to a suction line provided in the dental care unit and comprising a suction pump.
  • the hose holder 6 of the invention comprises at least one lower guide roller 11, 12, which is arranged in the holder 6 at a lower level than the primary guide roller 7.
  • the embodiment of the invention according to Figs. 2 and 3 comprises two lower guide rollers 11, 12 placed on opposite sides of the hose 10, of which the first lower guide roller 11 is located substantially on the opposite side of the hose relative to the primary guide roller 7, whereas the second lower guide roller 12 is located substantially on the opposite side of the hose 10 relative to the first lower guide roller 11, i.e. preferably substantially below the primary guide roller 7.
  • all the guide rollers 7, 11, 12 are secured to the holder in fixed positions, but one may also think arranging position of e.g. the second lower guide roller 12 to be adjustable. If both the first 11 and the second 12 lower guide rollers are arranged to be movable in position, the holder 6 is even in this case so implemented that the lower guide rollers 11, 12 are always located at a lower level than the primary guide roller 7.
  • first lower guide roller 11 it improves the manipulability of the hose especially when the hose 10 is being pulled out from the holder 6. If we imagine that Fig. 2 would only show a first lower guide roller 11 and the hose 10 would be connected to a dental care unit located to the left of the holder 6 so that it would form a substantially U-shaped loop bending to the left of the holder 6, and if we further consider a situation where the tool attached to the hose 10 is being moved upwards and to the right towards the patient, then the hose 10 will run easily through the holder 6 thanks to the primary guide roller 7 and the first lower guide roller 11.
  • the hose 10 can be brought to an appropriate position relative to the holder 6 and the grip on it be released, whereupon it will automatically be guided into the holder 6 thanks to gravitation and the guide rollers without a need to expressly position the hose 10 into its place.
  • the hose holder 6 may also be placed in a different position relative to the patient than in the case considered above and, on the other hand, the tool attached to the hose 10 may also have to be moved in other directions than towards the patient.
  • the second lower guide roller 12 shown in Fig. 2 will facilitate returning of the hose 10 into its holder 6.
  • the primary guide roller 7 is mounted on the holder part 8 by means of elongated flexible roller holders 13 with snap-on connection 14.
  • the snap-on connection 14 is implemented by means of pegs provided in the holder part 8 and apertures arranged in the roller holders 13.
  • the snap-on connection can thus be opened manually without using any tools, by bending the flexible roller holders 13 so that the aforesaid apertures rise clear off their complementary pegs. This bending can be realized e.g. by pressing the outer ends 15 of the roller holders 13 towards each other.
  • the snap-on connection allows the hose holder 6 to be easily taken into two parts so that the hose 10 can be removed from the hose holder 6.
  • a holder 6 of the invention can also be used as an open holder, i.e. as a holder that is partially open on one side and therefore allows the hose 10 to be removed from its holder 6 in a lateral direction as well.
  • the possibility for simple demounting also facilitates cleaning of the hose holder 6 as well as the suction hose 10.
  • all the guide rollers 7, 11 and 12 are attached to the hose holder 6 by means of flexible projection pairs 16 provided on it. Formed between these projection pairs 16 are slots into which axis 17 protruding from the ends of the guide rollers 7, 11 12 are inserted and locked by means of snap-on connections. At least one, preferably all guide rollers 7, 11, 12 provided in the holder 6 are arranged to be rotatable.
  • the above-described snap-on connections allow the hose holder 6 according to Figs. 2 and 3 to be completely dismantled without using any tools, which makes possible easy detaching of the various parts from each other for cleaning.
  • the parts can be manufactured e.g. from plastic which endures autoclave treatment.
  • the holder part 8 is provided with mounting means 18, which may consist of e.g. shaped metal pins, which will be inserted into mounting apertures provided in the instrument console of a dental care unit.
  • mounting means 18 may consist of e.g. shaped metal pins, which will be inserted into mounting apertures provided in the instrument console of a dental care unit.
  • the hose holder 6 of the invention can also be arranged to be integrated with an instrument console.
  • certain parts of the hose holder presented in Figs. 2 and 3 such as e.g. the first lower guide roller 11 and/or the holder part 8, may be secured directly to the instrument console.
  • the instrument console may be provided with an optically operated detecting element which will make it possible to monitor when the hose 10 is put in its place in the hose holder 6.
  • an opening 20 extending through the entire holder part 8 is arranged to provide an unobstructed visibility to the hose 10.
  • the optical identification may also be directed to a connector 19 on the hose or to a tool attached to the hose.
  • Fig. 4 is a top-view visualization of a roller utilized in one embodiment of the hose holder of the invention.
  • Fig. 4 shows only part of the hose holder 6. From the figure it can be seen how the primary guide roller 7 together with the holder part 8 of the hose holder 6 delimit the opening 9 through which the hose 10 may be moved. For the sake of clarity, in Fig. 4 the hose 10 is shown without the connector 19.
  • the guide roller For the guide roller to provide also lateral support for the hose, i.e. support in the axial direction of the guide roller, it is preferably so designed that the diameter D1 of the guide roller at its ends is larger than the diameter D2 at the middle portion of the roller.
  • the dimensioning can be implemented so that the difference between the diameter D1 of the ends of the guide roller and the diameter D2 of the middle portion is about [0,5 *R ...1,0 * R], where R is the radius of the hose. All the guide rollers of the holder can be dimensioned in this way.
  • the hose moves relatively easily even when it is being pulled out from the holder in a somewhat oblique direction instead a straight direction.

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Claims (10)

  1. Support de tuyau flexible pour une unité de soins dentaires, ledit support comprenant au moins une partie de support fonctionnel (8) et un rouleau de guidage primaire (7), lequel rouleau de guidage primaire (7) conjointement à la partie de support (8) ont été agencé pour définir une ouverture (9) de sorte qu'un tuyau flexible (10) utilisé en liaison avec l'unité de soins dentaires puisse être placé en liaison avec ladite ouverture et déplacé à travers celle-ci, caractérisé en ce que le support de tuyau flexible (6) comprend en outre au moins un rouleau de guidage inférieur (11, 12), qui a été agencé dans le support de tuyau flexible (6) à un niveau inférieur à celui du rouleau de guidage primaire (7) précité.
  2. Support de tuyau flexible selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'au moins un rouleau de guidage inférieur précité est un premier rouleau de guidage inférieur (11), qui a été agencé pour être situé sensiblement sur un côté du tuyau flexible (10) différent du rouleau de guidage primaire (7) précité.
  3. Support de tuyau flexible selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la partie de support (8) précitée est conçue de sorte qu'elle entoure au moins partiellement le tuyau flexible (10) placé dans le support.
  4. Support de tuyau flexible selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le support de tuyau flexible (6) comporte un premier et un second rouleau de guidage inférieur (11, 12), qui sont agencés dans le support de sorte que le premier et le second rouleau de guidage inférieur (11, 12) soient situés sensiblement sur des côtés opposés du tuyau flexible (10).
  5. Support de tuyau flexible selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins le rouleau de guidage primaire (7) précité et le premier rouleau de guidage inférieur (11, 12) ont été agencés pour être fixes en position dans le support de tuyau flexible.
  6. Support de tuyau flexible selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le support (6) comprend au moins un support de rouleau (13), au moyen duquel au moins le rouleau de guidage primaire (7) peut être fixé au support (6) par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison encliquetable manuellement libérable (14).
  7. Support de tuyau flexible selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le support (6) est doté de moyens de montage (18) pour arrimer de façon détachable le support (6) à la console d'instrument (1) de l'unité de soins dentaires.
  8. Support de tuyau flexible selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le diamètre (D1) des extrémités d'au moins l'un des rouleaux de guidage est plus grand que le diamètre (D2) de sa portion milieu, de sorte que la différence entre lesdits diamètres soit dans la plage d'environ (0,5 * R ... 1, 0 * R), où R est le rayon du tuyau flexible (10).
  9. Support de tuyau flexible selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que la partie de support (8) précitée comprend au moins une encoche formée par une paire de protubérances souples (16) et adaptée pour recevoir l'axe (17) dépassant des extrémités du rouleau de guidage (7, 11, 12) et pour les verrouiller dans l'encoche par une liaison encliquetable.
  10. Support de tuyau flexible selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins l'un ou tous les rouleaux de guidage prévus dans le support sont agencés rotatifs.
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