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KR101461564B1
KR101461564B1 KR20140027016A KR20140027016A KR101461564B1 KR 101461564 B1 KR101461564 B1 KR 101461564B1 KR 20140027016 A KR20140027016 A KR 20140027016A KR 20140027016 A KR20140027016 A KR 20140027016A KR 101461564 B1 KR101461564 B1 KR 101461564B1
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The present invention relates to a dual oral cavity camera, and more particularly, to a dual oral cavity camera which includes a casing having an intraoral camera for inserting a patient's mouth into an upper portion of the patient's mouth and having a power supply line connected thereto; An extracorporeal photographing camera provided in a lower region of the in-vivo photographing camera for photographing a whole tooth or a face of a patient from a remote place; A cover which is openably and closably coupled to the casing at a position corresponding to the external-view camera and exposes or hides the external-view camera; An opening / closing sensing unit for sensing opening / closing of the cover; And a control unit for supplying power to the in-vivo photographing camera when the cover is closed according to the detection result of the opening / closing detection unit, and supplying power to the intraoral camera when the cover is opened.

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Dual Oral Camera {DUAL ORAL CAMERA}

[0001] The present invention relates to a dual oral cavity camera and, more particularly, to a dual oral cavity camera which is automatically powered according to whether or not an in-oral camera and an intraoral camera are used.

When treating a patient in a dental office, a dual oral camera is used to accurately determine the patient's condition. The dual oral camera is inserted into the inside of the patient's mouth to photograph one to three teeth of the patient in close-up to output it to the outside, and an external camera for taking an entire image of the patient's maxilla or mandible, Respectively.

As a result, not only the oral condition of the patient but also the patient's face can be photographed together and stored, thereby facilitating the identification of the patient later. An example of such a dual oral camera is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-1100318 entitled " Dual oral camera capable of selectively taking a tooth and a face ".

However, the disclosed conventional dual mouth camera is provided with both the oral photographing camera and the oral photographing camera exposed to the outside. Particularly, since the surgeon is equipped with a portion where the hand is gripped when the surgeon takes a tooth with the surveillance camera, there is a concern that the surchial camera may be contaminated or damaged. In addition, because of this concern, the procedure time may be delayed when the operator carefully performs the procedure.

In addition, the conventional dual mouth camera requires the operator to directly operate the power button according to the use of the camera in the oral cavity and the camera in the oral cavity, respectively.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a dual oral cavity camera in which a cover for protecting a camera for protecting an oral cavity camera is provided at the time of non-use of the camera.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a dual oral cavity camera capable of detecting the use of an intraoral camera and an intraoral camera, and automatically supplying power to the practitioner.

The above objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention by those skilled in the art.

The object of the present invention can be achieved by a dual oral camera. The dual oral camera of the present invention comprises a casing having an intraoral camera for taking a close-up of a patient's tooth inserted into a mouth of a patient, and a power supply line connected to the lower part; An extracorporeal photographing camera provided in a lower region of the in-vivo photographing camera for photographing a whole tooth or a face of a patient from a remote place; A cover which is openably and closably coupled to the casing at a position corresponding to the external-view camera and exposes or hides the external-view camera; An opening / closing sensing unit for sensing opening / closing of the cover; And a control unit for supplying power to the in-vivo photographing camera when the cover is closed according to the detection result of the opening / closing detection unit, and supplying power to the intraoral camera when the cover is opened.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device, further comprising: a substrate provided inside the casing and coupled with the external-view camera, wherein a cover engagement hole corresponding to the position of the external- The substrate is provided with a cover coupling rail for supporting the cover to move along the cover coupling hole to open and close.

According to an embodiment, the opening / closing sensor includes a magnet coupled to a lower surface of the cover, and a magnetic sensor fixed to the substrate and sensing a magnetic force according to a distance between the magnet and the magnet.

The dual mouth camera according to the present invention may be provided with a cover for preventing the out-of-mouth camera from being exposed to the outside when the non-oral camera is not used, thereby preventing and protecting the out-of-oral camera from being contaminated.

In addition, since the camera outside the oral cavity is concealed, the operator can also take a picture of the tooth with the camera in the oral cavity while holding the casing with a more relaxed mind.

In addition, when using the camera for taking an oral image after using the camera in the oral cavity, the power supply is switched by simply opening and closing the cover without operating the on / off of each power button, so that it is easy to use.

1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a dual oral cavity camera of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view showing the bottom structure of the dual oral cavity camera of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a dual oral cavity camera according to the present invention,
4 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the cover of the dual mouth camera of the present invention is opened,
FIG. 5 is an example of a photograph taken by an intraoral camera of a dual oral cavity camera of the present invention,
Fig. 6 is an example of a photograph taken by an external-view camera of the dual oral cavity camera of the present invention.

For a better understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments of the present invention may be modified into various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. The present embodiments are provided to enable those skilled in the art to more fully understand the present invention. Therefore, the shapes and the like of the elements in the drawings can be exaggeratedly expressed to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that in the drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and constructions which may be unnecessarily obscured by the gist of the present invention are omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover 140 of a dual mouth camera 100 according to the present invention is closed, FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view showing a bottom structure of a dual oral camera 100, Is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the mouth camera 100 in an exploded manner.

As shown in the drawing, the dual oral cavity camera 100 according to the present invention includes a casing 110 that supports the intraoral imaging camera 120 and the extracorporeal imaging camera 130, An intraoral camera 120 for photographing one to three teeth, an extracorporeal camera 130 provided in a central region of the casing 110 for photographing a whole tooth, an upper or lower body, or a face of a patient, A cover 140 that is openably and closably coupled to the casing 110 to expose the outside camera 130 to outside or hide the inside of the casing 110 inside the casing 110, A detection unit 141 for detecting the opening and closing of the oral cavity and a substrate 150 for supporting the camera 120 and the camera 130 in the casing 110 to operate, The power is selectively supplied to the intraoral camera 120 and the extracorporeal imaging camera 130 Class includes a control section 153 for controlling so.

The casing 110 is formed in the shape of a cylindrical or polygonal cylinder having a constant diameter. The casing 110 is formed to have a predetermined length to be held by a practitioner by hand. An intraoral camera 120 is provided at an upper portion of the casing 110 and is inserted into the mouth of the patient, so that the width is narrowed toward the upper end in consideration of the insertion depth and thickness.

3, the casing 110 includes a lens barrel 111 for supporting the camera 120 in the oral cavity, an upper casing 113 and a lower casing 115 for supporting the substrate 150, And a power connection 117 to which a line 157a is connected. The inside of the lens barrel 111 is provided with tooth lighting, an objective lens, a lens barrel lens, and a prism, which are necessary for driving the in-vivo camera 120.

The upper casing 113 and the lower casing 115 are coupled to each other to receive the substrate 150 therein. The upper casing 113 and the lower casing 115 are coupled with each other. The upper portion is coupled to the barrel 111, and the lower portion is coupled to the power connection portion 117. A cover engaging hole 113a is formed in the upper surface of the upper casing 113 so as to correspond to the size and shape of the cover 140. And a button coupling hole 115a for exposing the focus button 155 to the outside is provided on the plate surface of the lower casing 115. The upper casing 113 and the lower casing 115 are provided with grooves for exposing the control buttons 152 to the outside. The button fitting hole 115a may be inserted with an illumination member indicating the operable state of the dual oral camera 100 as occasion demands. As a result, red light is displayed when the power is being supplied and being loaded, and blue light can be displayed when shooting is possible.

A power supply line 157a is coupled to a lower portion of the power connection portion 117. [ The power connection part 117 is coupled to the power supply line 157a and the substrate 150 so as to be electrically connected. A power supply button 156 may be provided on the upper surface of the upper casing 113.

The intraoral imaging camera 120 is provided on the upper part of the casing 110 and inserted into the inside of the patient's mouth to photograph the teeth. The extracorporeal imaging camera 130 is provided in the central region of the casing 110 to capture the entire tooth, mandible, maxilla or face of the patient. 5 is a photograph exemplifying a state taken by the intraoral camera 120. Fig. As shown in the drawing, the intraoral imaging camera 120 is capable of accurately determining the state of the teeth by photographing the teeth 1-3 at a short distance.

The extracorporeal photographing camera 130 photographs the patient's teeth after the practitioner places the casing 110 at a distance from the face of the patient. The intraoral camera 120 and the extracorporeal imaging camera 130 are powered by the power supply unit 157, respectively.

The extracorporeal imaging camera 130 is coupled to an upper portion of the substrate 150 and is exposed to the outside by the opening and closing of the cover 140 or is concealed inside the casing 110. When a practitioner takes a picture of a patient's tooth, it is concealed by the lower portion of the cover 140 and is not exposed to the outside, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the surgeon can safely protect the patient during the process of inserting the imaging camera 120 into the oral cavity by holding the casing 110 by hand. 6 is a mandible photograph taken by the extraoral camera 130. FIG. As shown in the figure, the extracorporeal photographing camera 130 is spaced apart from the exterior of the tooth without a separate digital camera, and photographs are taken so that the shape and state of the entire tooth can be judged.

The extracorporeal imaging camera 130 is disposed in combination with a liquid lens and a general lens. The focus is controlled by determining the distance by pressing the focus button 155.

The cover 140 is coupled to the cover engaging hole 113a of the casing 110 so as to be openable and closable to expose or hide the outside camera 130 from the outside. The cover 140 is slidably mounted on a cover coupling rail 151 provided on the substrate 150. The cover 140 is provided at its lower portion with a coupling guide 143 to be coupled to the cover coupling rail 151.

The cover 140 is disposed between the casing 110 and the cover coupling rail 151 and is moved back and forth to open or close the cover engagement hole 113a.

The opening / closing detection unit 141 senses the opening / closing of the cover 140 and transmits it to the control unit 153. The opening / closing sensor 141 may be a magnetic sensor or an optical sensor. The opening / closing detection unit 141 includes a first sensor 141a and a second sensor 141b corresponding to each other and performs a sensing function. The first sensor 141a is fixed to the cover 140 and the second sensor 141b is fixed to the substrate 150 as shown in FIG. The first sensor 141a is a magnet, and the second sensor 142b is a magnetic sensor that senses a magnetic force.

Accordingly, when the cover 140 is closed, the first sensor 141a and the second sensor 141b are positioned coaxially with each other as shown in FIG. When the first sensor 141a and the second sensor 141b are positioned on the same axis, a strong magnetic force sensing signal is transmitted to the controller 153, and the controller 153 determines that the cover 140 is closed .

On the other hand, when the cover 140 is opened by the practitioner, the first sensor 141a fixed to the cover 140 moves, and thus the second sensor 141b is displaced from the second sensor 141b. Since the weak magnetic force sensing signal is transmitted to the controller 153, the controller 153 determines that the cover 140 is opened.

The substrate 150 is accommodated in the casing 110 to control the imaging camera 120 and the extracorporeal imaging camera 130 to be driven normally and the intraoral camera 120 and the extracorporeal imaging camera 130, So that the power is automatically supplied.

Although not shown in the drawing, the substrate 150 is provided with various configurations necessary for driving the camera 120 for an oral cavity and the camera 130 for an oral cavity imaging. The camera 150 is attached to the camera 150 and a cover coupling rail 151 is provided at one side thereof. The cover coupling rail 151 moves the cover 140 back and forth and supports the cover 140 to open and close the cover engagement hole 113a.

The substrate 150 may be provided with a controller 153 in hardware or software. Further, the substrate 150 is provided with a power supply unit 157 for supplying power. The power supply unit 157 supplies power when the power button 155 is pressed by an operator. The power supply unit 157 selectively supplies power to the intraoral imaging camera 120 or the oral camera 100 according to a control signal of the controller 153. [

The use of the dual oral cavity camera 100 according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

When the dual oral camera 100 is not used, the dual oral camera 100 is placed in a state of being seated on the support 160 as shown in FIG.

When a practitioner uses the dual oral camera 100 to perform a patient operation, the user grips the casing 110 by hand and presses the power button 155. The power supply line 157a receives power from a commercial power supply. At this time, the opening / closing detection unit 141 detects whether the cover 140 is open or closed.

The operator holds the casing 110 by hand while closing the cover 140 when taking an image of the oral cavity. Accordingly, the opening / closing detection unit 141 transmits a detection signal to the control unit 153, and the control unit 153 controls the power supply unit 157 to supply power to the intraoral camera 120.

When the practitioner separates the dual oral cavity camera 100 from the oral cavity and takes a picture of the face after completing the tooth photographing with the intraoral camera 120, the operator moves the cover 140 downward to open the mouth. As the cover 140 is opened, the extracorporeal camera 130 is exposed to the outside as shown in FIG. At this time, since the first sensor 141a of the cover 140 and the second sensor 141b on the side of the extra-oral imaging camera 130 are shifted, a weak magnetic force sensing signal is transmitted to the control unit 153. [ The control unit 153 determines that the cover 140 is opened when the magnetic force is weak and stops the power supply unit 157 from supplying power to the in-vivo imaging camera 120 and supplies power to the intraoral camera 130 .

Accordingly, the user switches the power supply from the dual oral camera 100 to the extra-oral imaging camera 130 with one operation of opening the cover 140. [ The process of operating the dual oral camera 100 for the procedure may be convenient.

It is also possible to take a close-up of the teeth inside the oral cavity without a separate digital camera, or to photograph the entire inside of the tooth or the face from outside the oral cavity.

As described above, the dual mouth camera according to the present invention is provided with a cover for preventing the external camera from being exposed to the outside when the non-oral camera is not used, thereby preventing and protecting the external camera from being contaminated.

In addition, since the camera outside the oral cavity is concealed, the operator can also take a picture of the tooth with the camera in the oral cavity while holding the casing with a more relaxed mind.

In addition, when using the camera for taking an oral image after using the camera in the oral cavity, the power supply is switched by simply opening and closing the cover without operating the on / off of each power button, so that it is easy to use.

The embodiments of the dual oral cavity camera of the present invention described above are merely illustrative and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. It will be possible. Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims. It is also to be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

100: Dual Oral Camera 110: Casing
111: barrel 113: upper casing
113a: cover engaging hole 115: lower casing
115a: button coupling hole 117: power connection part
120: Oral camera 130: Oral camera
140: Cover 141: Opening /
150: substrate 151: cover coupling rail
153: Control section 155: Focus button
157: power supply unit 157a: power supply line
160: Support

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A casing having an intraoral camera for inserting a patient's teeth into the upper portion of the patient's mouth and having a power supply line connected to the lower portion thereof;
An extracorporeal photographing camera provided in a lower region of the in-vivo photographing camera for photographing a whole tooth or a face of a patient from a remote place;
A cover which is openably and closably coupled to the casing at a position corresponding to the external-view camera and exposes or hides the external-view camera;
An opening / closing sensing unit for sensing opening / closing of the cover;
Wherein the controller controls the power source to be supplied to the in-mouth photographing camera when the cover is closed according to the detection result of the opening / closing detector, and controls the power to be supplied to the intraoral camera when the cover is opened, And a controller for selectively controlling power to be supplied to the camera and the oral-view photographing camera,
Wherein the out-of-oral imaging camera is combined with a liquid lens and a general lens, and the focus is adjusted by pressing the focus button.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a substrate provided inside the casing and coupled with the extracorporeal imaging camera,
A cover engaging hole corresponding to a position of the extracorporeal imaging camera is formed in the casing through a predetermined size,
Wherein the substrate is provided with a cover coupling rail for supporting the cover to move along the cover coupling hole and to open and close the cover coupling hole.
3. The method of claim 2,
The open /
A magnet coupled to a lower surface of the cover,
And a magnetic sensor that is fixed to the substrate and senses magnetic force according to a distance between the magnet and the substrate.
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