KR102028079B1 - Multi light device for dental - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dental multi-optical generator, capable of simultaneously performing different functions, which comprises: a main body (110) having a rotary body receiving space (111); a handle (120) for accommodating a battery (180) therein; a rotary body (130) having a plurality of light emitting members (132, 133, 134, 135); a position sensor (170) for sensing a position of the light emitting members (132, 133, 134, 135); a light guide tube (140) for guiding light to the outside; and a control unit (190).

Description

Dental Multi Light Generator {MULTI LIGHT DEVICE FOR DENTAL}

The present invention relates to a dental multi-light generating device, more specifically, a dental multi-optical light that can implement various functions such as a curing function, plaque diagnosis, tooth crack diagnosis, tooth color information detection, oral cancer diagnosis as a single product It relates to a generator.

In the field of dental treatment or dental pore, various kinds of light generating equipment are used according to the type of dental treatment.

As the light generating device, light emitting members having different wavelengths are used according to the purpose of tooth observation. For example, a 460 nm LED performing a curing light function to cure the photopolymerizable material, a white LED having a dental caries / crack diagnosis function, a 405 nm LED having a plag diagnosis function, and an oral cancer diagnosis LED having an oral cancer diagnosis function may be used. .

Accordingly, the dentist has a plurality of light generating devices equipped with LEDs having different wavelengths, and selects and uses a light generating device suitable for a patient's situation.

Therefore, since a plurality of light generating equipment must be provided, the purchase cost of the device is increased, and there is a hassle of selecting and using the light generating equipment suitable for the situation at each treatment or procedure.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0101768 (2009.09.29.Publication) Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1877421 (Registered May 05, 2018)

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, to provide a dental multi-photon device that can implement a variety of functions in one product.

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 dental multi-photon generator. In the dental multi-light generating device of the present invention, a tip coupling hole is formed at the front, and a rotating body accommodating space 111 is provided therein, and a rotating body pressure exposing hole 113 is formed at the bottom of the rotating body accommodating space 111. A main body 110 formed to communicate with the predetermined area; A handle 120 coupled to the rear end of the main body 110 and accommodating a battery 180 therein; Rotatingly accommodated in the rotating body accommodating space 111 of the main body 110 is exposed to a predetermined area to the outside by the rotating body pressure exposure hole 113, each performing a different function for the teeth in front of each other A rotating body 130 provided with a plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134 and 135 for generating light of different wavelength bands; A position detecting sensor 170 is provided at a position in contact with the rear surface of the rotating body 130 in the rotating body accommodating space 111 to detect the positions of the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134 and 135 when the rotating body 130 is rotated. )Wow; A light guide tube 140 coupled to the tip coupling hole 115 to guide the light generated from any one of the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 to the outside; When the rotating body 130 is rotated and the selective light emitting member coaxial with the light guide tube 140 among the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134 and 135 is detected by the position detecting sensor 170, the main body ( A control unit 190 controls the 110 to operate as a function of the selective light emitting member, wherein the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 have a white light having a 460nm LED and a caries / crack diagnosis function to perform a curing light function. LED, a combination of a color sensor and white LED to read the tooth color information, 405nm LED having a plag diagnostic function, oral cancer diagnostic LED having oral cancer diagnostics characterized in that it comprises two or more.

According to one embodiment, the front of the rotating body 130 is located toward the light guide tube 140, the rear of the rotating body 130 is a plurality of electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134, 135, respectively Position display sensors (136a, 136b, 136c, 136d) are provided, the position sensor 170 is located on the inner wall surface of the light guide tube 140, the position detection when the rotating body 130 is rotated The light emitting member corresponding to the position display sensors 136a, 136b, 136c, and 136d sensed by the sensor 170 may be detected as the selective light emitting member.

According to one embodiment, the upper surface of the main body 110 is provided with an input unit 160 for receiving an input signal, and a display unit 165 for displaying the function of the selected light emitting member of the plurality of light emitting members (132, 133, 134, 135), The controller 190 further includes a storage unit 191 in which a driving program for driving each of the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 is stored. When the position detecting sensor 170 detects the selected light emitting member, The controller 190 may control the input unit 160 and the display unit 165 to operate with a driving program corresponding to the selective light emitting member.

Dental multi light generating apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of light emitting members to perform different functions on the rotating body and the user to operate the function corresponding to the light emitting member selected by the display unit and the input unit by rotating the rotating body do. Accordingly, four different functions, such as a curing light function, a plag diagnosis function, a tooth color information detection function, and a tooth crack diagnosis function, can be simultaneously performed using one curing light.

Therefore, it is not necessary to purchase several kinds of light generating equipment at the dentist, and the function can be changed by a simple operation of rotating the rotating body with a finger, thereby enabling convenient use.

1 and 2 are a perspective view showing the external configuration of the dental multi-light generator according to the present invention from different angles,
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded configuration of the dental multi-light generator according to the present invention,
Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a dental multi-light generator according to the present invention,
5 is a front view showing the front configuration of the front substrate of the rotating body of the dental multi-light generator according to the present invention,
6 is an exemplary cross-sectional view showing a process of using the dental multi-light generator according to the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiment of the present invention may be modified in various forms, the scope of the invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This example is provided to more completely explain the present invention to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the shape of the elements in the drawings and the like may be exaggerated to emphasize a more clear description. It should be noted that the same members in each drawing are sometimes shown with the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that are determined to unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention are omitted.

1 and 2 are perspective views showing the external configuration of the dental multi-light generator 100 according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded configuration of the dental multi-light generator 100 4 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a dental multi-light generator 100.

As shown, the dental multi-light generating device 100 according to the present invention is rotatably accommodated in the main body 110, the handle 120 coupled to the rear end of the main body 110, and the main body 110. Rotating body 130 coupled with the light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135, a light guide tube 140 coupled to the front of the body 110 to guide the light generated by the light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 to the outside, and the main body 110. A display unit 165 provided in the input unit 160 and the main body 110 to receive an input signal from a user and displaying a function of the current dental multi-light generator 100, and inside the main body 110. A position detecting sensor 170 detecting a selected light emitting member coaxially with the light guide tube 140 among the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135, a battery 180 supplying power to the selected light emitting member, and a position thereof. The controller 190 controls to supply power to the selected light emitting member detected by the detection sensor 170. It includes.

The main body 110 rotatably receives the rotating body 130, the light guide tube 140 is coupled to the front end, and the handle 120 is coupled to the rear end. As shown in FIG. 3, a rotating body accommodating space 111 for rotatably accommodating the rotating body 130 is formed in the main body 110, and a rotating body pressure exposure hole 113 is formed in the lower portion of the rotating body accommodating body. It is formed through the communication with the space 111.

The main body 110 accommodates the control unit 190 therein and supports the input unit 160 and the display unit 165 to operate in conjunction with the control unit 190.

The rotating body accommodating space 111 is provided to correspond to the size and shape of the rotating body 130. As shown in FIG. 2, the rotating body pressure exposure hole 113 is formed to communicate with the rotating body accommodating space 111 so that the rotating body 130 is exposed to the outside.

The user may press the rotating body 130 exposed through the rotating body pressure exposure hole 113 by hand to rotate the rotating body 130. That is, while holding the handle 120 by hand by pressing the rotating body 130 exposed to the outside through the rotating body pressure exposure hole 113 with the thumb to rotate the rotating body 130 inside the body 110 You can.

Tip coupling hole 115 is formed through the front end of the body 110. The tip coupling hole 115 is coupled to the connecting tip 150 is connected to the light guide tube 140.

The handle 120 is formed to extend a predetermined length at the rear end of the main body 110 to allow the user to hold by hand. The battery 180 is accommodated in the handle 120.

The rotating body 130 is accommodated in the main body 110 to allow a user to select the type of light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 to be irradiated to the outside through the light guide tube 140. The rotating body 130 is formed in a cylindrical shape that can be rotated inside the main body 110.

A front substrate 131 having a plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134 and 135 coupled to the front end of the rotating body 130 is provided, and a rear substrate 136 electrically connected to the front substrate 131 is provided at the rear end thereof.

The light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 which may be provided on the front substrate 131 may include a 460 nm LED that performs a curing light function, a white LED having a tooth crack diagnosis function, a combination of a color sensor and white LED that reads tooth color information, It may be a 405nm LED having a plag diagnosis function, oral cancer diagnostic LED having a oral cancer diagnosis function.

5 is a front view showing the front configuration of the front substrate 131 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the front substrate 131 has a first light emitting member 132, a second light emitting member 133, a third light emitting member 134, and a fourth light emitting member 135 spaced 90 degrees apart. Four are provided. The first light emitting member 132 is provided with a 460nm LED used for curing light, the second light emitting member 133 is provided with a 405nm LED having a plag diagnosis function, and the third light emitting member 134 is a color of a tooth. The color sensor for sensing information and a white LED are provided in combination, and the fourth light emitting member 135 is provided with a white LED for diagnosing a crack in a tooth.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, four light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 are provided at intervals of 90 degrees, but in some cases, three or six light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 of different types may be provided at 120 or 60 degree intervals. have.

The rear substrate 136 is provided with four position display sensors 136a, 136b, 136c, and 136d electrically connected to the four light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 provided on the front substrate 131. The first position display sensor 136a is electrically connected to the first light emitting member 132, the second position display sensor 136b is electrically connected to the second light emitting member 133, and the third position display sensor ( 136c is electrically connected to the third light emitting member 134, and the fourth position indicating sensor 136d is electrically connected to the fourth light emitting member 135.

At this time, a power supply line (not shown) is connected to the rear substrate 136, and switching means (not shown) for supplying power to any one of the four light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 under the control of the controller 190 is provided. It may be provided.

The light guide tube 140 is coupled to the tip of the main body 110 by the connecting tip 150 to guide the light irradiated from any one of the four light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 to the teeth. The light guide tube 140 may be formed of a fiber optic.

The input unit 160 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 110 to receive an input signal from the user. The display unit 165 is provided at one side of the input unit 160 to display a function of the light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 which are currently supplied with power. This will be described in more detail below.

As shown in FIG. 3, the position detecting sensor 170 is provided in an area in contact with the rear substrate 136 of the rotating body 130 in the rotating body accommodating space 111 of the main body 110. The position of the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134 and 135 by rotation is sensed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the position detecting sensor 170 is configured to rotate the position indicating sensors 136a, 136b, 136c, and 136d coaxially with the light guide tube 140 by the rotation of the rotating body 130. Detect.

That is, when the user rotates the rotating body 130, one of the four light emitting members (132, 133, 134, 135) detects one light emitting member detected by the position sensor 170, and transmits it to the control unit 190 as a selective light emitting member do.

For example, when the rotating body 130 is rotated and the second position display sensor 136b is detected by the position sensor 170, the second light emitting member 133 electrically connected to the second position display sensor 136b is selected. It becomes a light emitting member.

Here, the plurality of position display sensors 136a, 136b, 136c, and 136d and the position detection sensor 170 may be provided as magnetic sensors or may be provided as photo couplers.

The controller 190 controls the input unit 160, the display unit 165, and the battery 180 to operate the dental multi-light generator 100 as a function of the selected light emitting member sensed by the position sensor 170. .

The controller 190 includes a storage unit 191 in which driving programs A for storing the four light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 perform their respective functions. The controller 190 drives the driving program A to operate the input unit 160 and the display unit 165 according to the function of the selected light emitting member sensed by the position sensor 170.

For example, when the user rotates the rotating body 130 and the selective light emitting member sensed by the position detecting sensor 170 is the fourth light emitting member 135, the dental multi-photon generating apparatus 100 diagnoses a dental crack. A tooth crack diagnosis driving program is driven to the input unit 160 and the display unit 165 to perform a function. Accordingly, the input unit 160 receives an input signal related to the tooth crack diagnosis from the user, and the display unit 165 displays a UI related to the tooth crack diagnosis.

A process of using the dental multi-light generator 100 according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

When the dental multi-photon generating device 100 is prepared as shown in FIG. 1, the user rotates the rotating body 130 according to the purpose of treating or treating a patient's teeth. The user rotates the rotating body 130 with a finger while holding the handle 120 by hand.

When the rotating body 130 is rotated, the corresponding function is displayed on the display unit 165 according to the position display sensors 136a, 136b, 136c, and 136d sensed by the position sensor 170. The user sees the corresponding function displayed on the display unit 165 and checks whether it is suitable for the function he / she wants to perform, and if it is correct, stops the rotation of the rotating body 130 and further rotates the rotating body 130 if it is wrong.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the rotating body 130 is rotated and the first position indicating sensor 136a contacts the position detecting sensor 170, the position detecting sensor 170 includes the light guide tube 140 and the first light emitting member. 132 senses the selective light emitting member located coaxially.

When the position detecting sensor 170 detects the first light emitting member 132 as the selective light emitting member, the controller 190 displays a curing light function corresponding to the function of the first light emitting member 132 on the display unit 165. do.

The user applies an input signal corresponding to the curing light through the input unit 160. Power of the battery 180 is supplied only to the first light emitting member 132, and the first light emitting member 132 emits light. The light L1 having a wavelength of 460 nm generated by the first light emitting member 132 is irradiated to the teeth along the light guide tube 140.

On the other hand, if the type of curing light function, and the teeth color information needs to be recognized, the user rotates the rotating body 130 again while holding the handle 120, the third position display sensor 136c is the position detection sensor 170 ) So that the third light emitting member 134 is operated.

In this manner, the four dental light generating apparatuses 100 may simultaneously perform four functions of curing light, plaque diagnosis, tooth color information detection, and tooth crack diagnosis.

As described above, the dental multi-light generator according to the present invention includes a plurality of light emitting members for performing different functions on the rotating body, and the display unit and the input unit are selected to the light emitting member selected by the user rotating the rotating body. It operates with the corresponding function. Accordingly, four different functions, such as a curing light function, a plag diagnosis function, a tooth color information detection function, and a tooth crack diagnosis function, can be simultaneously performed using one curing light.

Therefore, it is not necessary to purchase several kinds of light generating equipment at the dentist, and the function can be changed by a simple operation of rotating the rotating body with a finger, thereby enabling convenient use.

Embodiments of the dental multi-photon generating device of the present invention described above are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. You will know well. Therefore, it will be understood that the present invention is not limited to the forms mentioned in the above detailed description. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims. It is also to be understood that the present invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

100: dental multi-light generator 110: the main body
111: rotating body accommodating space 113: rotating body pressure exposure hole
115: tip coupling hole 120: handle
130: rotating body 131: front substrate
132: first light emitting member 133: second light emitting member
134: third light emitting member 135: fourth light emitting member
136: rear substrate 136a: first position display sensor
136b: second position indicating sensor 136c: third position indicating sensor
136d: fourth position indicating sensor 140: light guide tube
150: connecting tip 160: input unit
165: display unit 170: position detection sensor
180: battery 190: control unit
191: storage unit
A: Drive program

Claims (3)

The tip coupling hole is formed in the front, the body 110 is provided with a rotating body accommodating space 111, the lower body is exposed to the rotating body pressure exposure hole 113 is formed in a predetermined area in communication with the rotating body accommodating space (111) Wow;
A handle 120 coupled to the rear end of the main body 110 and accommodating a battery 180 therein;
Rotatingly accommodated in the rotating body accommodating space 111 of the main body 110 is exposed to a predetermined area to the outside by the rotating body pressure exposure hole 113, each performing a different function for the teeth in front of each other A rotating body 130 provided with a plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134 and 135 for generating light of different wavelength bands;
A position detecting sensor 170 is provided at a position in contact with the rear surface of the rotating body 130 in the rotating body accommodating space 111 to detect the positions of the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134 and 135 when the rotating body 130 is rotated. )Wow;
A light guide tube 140 coupled to the tip coupling hole 115 to guide the light generated from any one of the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 to the outside;
When the rotating body 130 is rotated and the selective light emitting member coaxial with the light guide tube 140 among the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134 and 135 is detected by the position detecting sensor 170, the main body ( A control unit 190 for controlling 110 to operate as a function of the selective light emitting member,
The plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 have a 460 nm LED that performs a curing light function, a white LED having a tooth crack diagnosis function, a combination of a color sensor and white LED that reads tooth color information, and a 405 nm LED having a plag diagnosis function. , Dental multi-photon generating device comprising at least two of the oral cancer diagnostic LED having a oral cancer diagnostic function.
The method of claim 1,
The front of the rotating body 130 is located to face the light guide tube 140,
The rear of the rotating body 130 is provided with a plurality of position display sensors (136a, 136b, 136c, 136d) electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting members (132, 133, 134, 135), respectively.
The position sensor 170 is located on the inner wall surface of the main body 110 coaxially to the light guide tube 140, the direct contact with the position sensor 170 when the rotating body 130 is rotated. Dental light emitting device, characterized in that for detecting the light emitting member corresponding to the position display sensor (136a, 136b, 136c, 136d) as the selected light emitting member.
The method of claim 2,
The upper surface of the main body 110 is provided with an input unit 160 for receiving an input signal, and a display unit 165 for displaying the function of the selected light emitting member among the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135.
The controller 190 further includes a storage unit 191 in which a driving program for driving each of the plurality of light emitting members 132, 133, 134, and 135 is stored.
When the position detecting sensor 170 detects the selective light emitting member, the controller 190 controls the input unit 160 and the display unit 165 to operate by a driving program corresponding to the selective light emitting member. Dental multi light generator.

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