JP2015217134A - Dental instrument holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dental instrument holder that disables storage of an instrument to an instrument storage unit not used, and can be compatible with an additional demand of the instrument later on, and is easy in cleaning and is hygienic.SOLUTION: A dental instrument holder is configured such that two or more instrument storage units are provided and tubes connected to the instruments follow to the instruments and are disengaged from the storage units to the outside when the instruments are taken out from the storage units. The instrument holder is characterized in that some of the storage units are formed to have a pair of left and right small holes bored in the left and right wall surface, and a storage inhibition bar for inhibiting the storage of the instrument is detachably bridged between a pair of left and right small holes bored in left and right wall surfaces of the storage unit not used because the instrument is not equipped among the storage units.

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dental instrument holder for storing a dental instrument used in a dental treatment apparatus, and in particular, some of the instrument holders having a plurality of instrument storage parts are The present invention relates to a dental instrument rudder that makes it impossible to erroneously store an instrument in an unused storage section when the instrument corresponding to the storage section is not equipped and used.

The dental treatment apparatus is equipped with instruments used for dental treatment, such as an air turbine handpiece, a micromotor handpiece, a three-way syringe, a scaler, an intraoral camera, and the like. The instrument is inserted and held in each storage portion of an instrument holder provided in front of a table disposed in the dental treatment apparatus.
In general, the number of storage portions of the instrument holder is prepared in accordance with the number of instruments that can be mounted on the dental medical device.
However, depending on the practitioner, not all of the instruments that can be equipped on the dental medical device may be used, and since the necessary instruments are selected and equipped arbitrarily, the selected instruments are not selected. The storage unit corresponding to is not used.
In such a case, an instrument tube of the type in which an instrument tube suspended between the instrument and the table of the dental treatment apparatus is pulled out through a through hole provided between the upper surface and the rear surface of the instrument holder. If it is a holder, since an instrument tube does not detach | leave from a storage part, the used instrument is not inserted in the said unused storage part accidentally.
On the other hand, a slit or the like is formed on the front surface of the storage part, and when the instrument is taken out from the storage part, the instrument tube follows the instrument and the instrument tube also comes out of the storage part. In some cases, the used instrument may be stored in an unused storage unit other than the storage unit that should be stored.
Each storage part of the instrument holder is provided with a sensor for detecting whether or not various instruments are stored in the respective storage parts.
Therefore, when the instrument is erroneously stored as described above, the sensor provided in the normal storage section where the instrument should be stored cannot detect the storage of the instrument, and the There was a problem that the instrument was recognized as being in use, and when the other instrument was taken out and tried to be used, the taken out instrument did not operate normally and hindered the treatment operation.

However, measures for preventing such erroneous storage have been such that measures such as covering the unused storage unit with a cover are taken.
This storage error prevention measure by covering the instrument is difficult to clean the instrument holder, and when the cover is removed, it covers the other storage part, so that the instrument can be used. There were problems, such as causing trouble.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and when storing an instrument in an unused instrument storage unit is disabled, the operator wishes to add an instrument later. The objective is to provide a hygienic dental instrument holder that can be easily handled and that is easy to clean.

The present inventors have solved the above problems by the following means.
(1) A plurality of instrument storage units are provided, and when the instrument is taken out from the storage unit, the tube connected to the instrument also follows the instrument and is detached from the storage unit to the outside. In the configured dental instrument holder,
Some of the instrument storage parts have a pair of left and right small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces, and the instrument storage part is not equipped with an instrument and is not used. A dental instrument holder, wherein a storage blocking bar for blocking storage of an instrument is detachably provided between the pair of left and right small holes formed in the left and right wall surfaces of the storage unit.
(2) A pair of left and right small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces of the instrument storage unit are used to store the instrument as an optical path from the light emitting unit to the light receiving unit of the optical sensor that detects whether or not the instrument is stored. The dental instrument holder according to (1), wherein the dental instrument holder is a pair of small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces of the part.
(3) An optical sensor for detecting whether or not the instrument is stored is detachably mounted through a pair of small holes formed in the left and right wall surfaces of the instrument storage unit, and the storage blocking bar is passed through. The dental instrument holder according to (1) or (2), wherein an optical sensor is not disposed in the instrument storage section provided.

The following effects are exhibited by the dental instrument holder of the present invention.
<1> A plurality of instrument storage portions are provided, and when the instrument is taken out of the storage portion, the tube connected to the instrument also follows the instrument and is detached from the storage portion to the outside. In the configured dental instrument holder,
Some of the instrument storage parts have a pair of left and right small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces, and the instrument storage part is not equipped with an instrument and is not used. Since the storage blocking bar for blocking the storage of the instrument is detachably provided between the pair of left and right small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces of the storage unit,
An instrument that has been taken out and used is not erroneously stored in an instrument storage unit that is not in use, and therefore it is possible to prevent other instruments from becoming inoperable due to erroneous storage.
<2> A pair of left and right small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces of the instrument storage unit store the instrument as an optical path from the light emitting unit to the light receiving unit of the optical sensor for detecting whether or not the instrument is stored. A pair of small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces of the unit, and the storage prevention bar is passed over the pair of small holes, so that the instrument holder is specially processed separately or a new device is installed. In addition, it is not necessary to dispose an optical sensor in the instrument storage section to which the storage prevention bar is passed, and the cost of the dental instrument holder can be reduced.
<3> Since an optical sensor that detects whether or not the instrument is stored is attached detachably through a pair of small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces of the instrument storage unit.
It is possible to quickly and easily respond to requests for additional instruments later, and to provide a dental instrument holder that is easy for the practitioner to use.
<4> In addition to the effects <1> to <3> above, the storage part of all instruments is only the difference in the presence or absence of a storage blocking bar inside, so that the appearance design is not disturbed and The instrument holder is easy to clean and can always be kept clean and hygienic.

Perspective view of instrument holder with retracting bar A perspective view of a table of a dental treatment apparatus provided with an instrument holder having a storage prevention bar Explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the storage blocking bar and the light sensor Cross-sectional explanatory drawing showing a state provided with a storage prevention bar

The form for implementing the instrument holder of this invention is demonstrated based on the figure of an Example.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument holder with a storage prevention bar, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a table of a dental treatment apparatus provided with an instrument holder with a storage prevention bar, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing a state equipped with a storage prevention bar. In FIG. 4, 1 is an instrument holder, 2 and 2 ′ are instrument storages. 3 is a small hole, 4 is a storage blocking bar, 5 is a light sensor, 5a is a light emitting part, 5b is a light receiving part, 6a is a light sensor light emitting part placement position, 6b is a light sensor light receiving part placement position, 10 is It is a table.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the dental instrument holder of the present invention is provided with a plurality (six in the figure) of an instrument storage portion 2, and the storage portion 2 has a slit on the front surface. Is formed, and when the instrument is taken out from the instrument storage unit 2, the tube connected to the instrument also follows the instrument and is detached from the instrument storage unit 2 to the outside. Has been.
As shown in the explanatory views of FIGS. 3 and 4, a pair of left and right small holes 3, 3 are formed in some of the instrument storage portions 2. Storage that prevents the instrument from being stored between the pair of left and right small holes 3 and 3 formed in the left and right wall surfaces of the instrument storage unit 2 'that is not equipped and not used. A blocking bar 4 is detachably provided.

In the present embodiment, the pair of left and right small holes 3, 3 drilled in the left and right wall surfaces of the instrument storage unit 2 receive light from the light emitting unit 5a of the optical sensor 5 that detects whether or not the instrument is stored. What is used as an optical path to the unit 5b is used.
Accordingly, the storage prevention bar 4 can be arranged using the small holes 3 and 3 previously drilled for the sensor, and is specially processed into a holder, other devices, etc. It is not necessary to have.
In addition, when the light emitting part 5a and the light receiving part 5b of the optical sensor 5 are detachable, the optical sensor may not be provided in the instrument storage part 2 ′ over which the storage prevention bar 4 is passed. .
Further, when there is a request for additional equipment for the instrument later, the storage blocking bar provided in the small holes 3 and 3 of the corresponding instrument storage section 2 ′ is removed, and the light sensor 5 emits light. The part 5a and the light receiving part 5b are arranged at predetermined arrangement positions 6a and 6b so that they can be handled.

The relationship between the optical sensor 5 and the storage blocking bar 4 will be described in detail.
As shown in the perspective view of a part of the instrument holder of FIG. 3 as seen from the back side and the cross-sectional explanatory view showing the state provided with the storage prevention bar of FIG. The pair of small holes 3, 3 are not provided with the storage blocking bar 4, and the light emitting portion 5 a and the light receiving portion 5 b of the optical sensor 5 face each other through the pair of small holes 3, 3. The pair of small holes 3, 3 serve as an optical path of the optical sensor 5.
When the instrument is stored in the instrument storage unit 2, the light from the light emitting unit 5a of the optical sensor 5 is blocked by the stored instrument and does not reach the light receiving unit 5b. Detecting and recognizing storage of the instrument, when the instrument is taken out, the instrument detects that the light from the light emitting unit 5a of the optical sensor 5 reaches the light receiving unit 5b and the instrument stores the instrument storage unit. 2 is recognized, and even if another instrument is taken out at the same time, the operation of the instrument taken out later is suppressed.
On the other hand, in the instrument storage section 2 ', a storage blocking bar 4 is provided in a pair of small holes 3 and 3 formed in the left and right wall surfaces so that the instrument is not stored erroneously.
Therefore, when the optical sensor 5 is provided, the storage blocking bar 4 is provided in the pair of small holes 3 and 3 and the optical path is blocked, so that the instrument is stored. It recognizes as well and does not affect the operation of other instruments.
In addition, the optical sensor 5 does not have to be installed in the instrument storage section 2 ′ that does not store the instrument, and the small holes 3 and 3 that are formed for the optical path of the optical sensor 5 include the storage blocking bar. Used for passing 4

  Further, when an instrument is added later, a storage blocking bar provided in a pair of small holes 3 and 3 formed in the left and right side surfaces of the instrument storage unit 2 corresponding to the additional instrument. 4 can be removed, and the light emitting part 5a and the light receiving part 5b of the optical sensor 5 can be arranged at the arrangement positions 6a and 6b facing each other through the pair of small holes 3 and 3.

  In the present invention, the storage blocking bar 4 is a pin-shaped member, but it may be a rod-shaped body that can be passed through the small holes 3 and 3 and that can prevent erroneous storage of the instrument.

  In the above embodiment, the storage blocking bar 4 is provided on the left and right wall surfaces of the instrument storage unit 2 using the small holes 3 and 3 provided as the optical path of the optical sensor 5. The delivery method is not limited to this, and it is sufficient that the storage prevention bar 4 can be passed to an appropriate position where the storage of the instrument can be prevented. Even if the holes 3 and 3 are formed, the object of the present invention can be achieved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument holder 2, 2 'Instrument storage part 3 Small hole 4 Storage prevention bar 5 Optical sensor 5a Light emission part 5b Light reception part 6a Arrangement position of optical sensor emission part 6b Arrangement position of optical sensor light reception part 10 Table

Claims (3)

A plurality of instrument storage units are provided, and when the instrument is taken out of the storage unit, the tube connected to the instrument also follows the instrument and is configured to be detached from the storage unit. In the dental instrument holder,
Some of the instrument storage parts have a pair of left and right small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces, and the instrument storage part is not equipped with an instrument and is not used. A dental instrument holder, wherein a storage blocking bar for blocking storage of an instrument is detachably provided between the pair of left and right small holes formed in the left and right wall surfaces of the storage unit.   A pair of left and right small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces of the instrument storage unit is used as an optical path from the light emitting unit to the light receiving unit of the optical sensor for detecting whether or not the instrument is stored. The dental instrument holder according to claim 1, wherein the dental instrument holder is a pair of small holes drilled in a wall surface. An optical sensor for detecting whether or not the instrument is stored is detachably mounted through a pair of small holes drilled in the left and right wall surfaces of the instrument storage unit, and the storage prevention bar is provided. The dental instrument holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an optical sensor is not provided in the instrument storage section.

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