KR20090101768A - Light curing device for dentistry wire or wireless power supplied - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A dental clinic wireless and wired light curing device is provided, which can prevent interruption of treatment while performing treatment and failure of the rechargeable battery. CONSTITUTION: A dental clinic wireless and wired light curing device is comprised of a light-generating section and a power supply unit. In the tip-end part of the light-generating section(5), a light guide radiating the light in one direction is equipped. In the inner side, PCB for the control of the LED module is built. In the outer side surface, a keypad for the control of PCB is formed. In the bottom part, a receptacle providing the power to the PCB is formed. In the outer side surface of the bottom part, a first engaging portion is formed. The power supply unit includes a second engaging part and a current source terminal.

Description

LIGHT CURING DEVICE FOR DENTISTRY WIRE OR WIRELESS POWER SUPPLIED}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dental photopolymerizer having an LED that emits light in order to activate a photo initiator contained in a photopolymerizable polymer. It relates to a dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer configured to be driven by a power source in a wired manner by a power source.

In general, the high-brightness LED wireless light polymerizer that emits ultraviolet rays and infrared rays is used for disinfection and enhancement of healing of the affected areas by generating ultraviolet rays and infrared rays and irradiating the affected areas of the oral cavity of the patient undergoing dental treatment.

An example of a dental wireless light polymerizer of the related art having the above-described function is described in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-350506 (registered on May 4, 2004), "High brightness LED wireless light polymer unit emitting ultraviolet rays and infrared rays" ( Hereinafter referred to as a 'wireless light polymerizer'.

The above-described wireless light polymerizer of the prior art is provided with a LED for emitting ultraviolet or infrared light and a PCB for controlling the LED inside, and can be used freely without a separate power line by embedding a rechargeable battery for supplying driving power of the PCB. It is characterized by the configuration that is configured to allow. Due to the configuration features described above, a user such as a dentist can freely perform a therapeutic action using a wireless light polymerizer without being restricted by wired behavior.

However, the above-described wireless light polymerizer of the Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-350506 is configured to be operated only by a charger and has a configuration disadvantage that cannot be supplied with another power source.

The disadvantage of the configuration of the wireless light polymerizer of the Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-350506 described above is that when discharging is in progress during the use of the wireless light polymerizer, it is possible to prevent the interruption of the treatment during the recharging time unless a spare wireless light polymerizer is provided. I can't have a problem. Furthermore, when a failure of the rechargeable battery occurs, the use thereof is not possible until repair, and in this case, there is a problem in that the treatment of the patient by the wireless light polymerizer is impossible.

Therefore, the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, it is configured to selectively supply the power of the dental photopolymerizer by a wired or wireless method by stopping the treatment during the treatment, the use of when the battery breakdown It is an object of the present invention to provide a dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer which can prevent the occurrence of interruption of the present invention.

Dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer of the present invention for achieving the above object, the front end is provided with a light guide (3) for irradiating light in one direction, the inside of the LED for generating light irradiated by the light guide (3) A module 7 and a PCB 7 for controlling the LED module 6 are embedded, and a keypad 8 for controlling the PCB 7 is formed at an outer side thereof, and a power terminal of the power supply unit at the lower end thereof. (13) is inserted and coupled to receive the power from the power supply unit and the power socket 9 for supplying power to the PCB (7) is formed, the outer surface of the lower end of the first coupling part 10 ' A generating section 5; A second coupling part detachably coupled to the first coupling part 10 ', and a power terminal contacting the power socket 9 when the second coupling part is coupled to the first coupling part 10'; It is characterized by consisting of; a power supply unit having a (13).

The LED module 6 is characterized in that it is configured to irradiate at least one or more of infrared or ultraviolet.

The light generation unit 5 is characterized in that it further comprises a light guide tip (2) detachably coupled to the end of the light guide (3) to adjust the size of the cross-sectional area of the light to be irradiated.

The light guide 3 is formed so that the size of the cross-sectional area of the light is 8mm, the light guide tip 2 is any size of 1 ~ 2mm, 9 ~ 10mm, 11 ~ 13mm of the cross-sectional area of the light Characterized in that formed to have.

The first coupling portion is formed as a double edge protrusion 10 on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the light generating portion 5, the second coupling portion is seated groove 15 'so that the lower end of the light generating portion 5 can be inserted , 25 ') is formed, and the power terminal 13 is formed at the center of the seating grooves 15' and 25 ', and the double edge protrusion is formed on the inner wall of the seating grooves 15' and 25 '. 10) is characterized in that the coupling groove 14 is formed is coupled.

The first coupling portion is formed as a male screw portion on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the light generating portion 5,

The second coupling parts 15 and 25 are formed with recessing grooves 15 'and 25' such that the lower end of the light generating unit 5 can be inserted therein, and a central portion of the mounting grooves 15 'and 25' is formed. The power terminals 13 and 23 are formed on the inner wall of the seating grooves 15 'and 25', and a female screw portion coupled to the male screw portion is formed.

The power supply unit is characterized in that it is formed of any one of the wireless power supply unit 11 of the charging method with a built-in rechargeable battery or a wired power supply unit 21 supplied with commercial power to convert the DC power supply to the power socket 9.

The dental wired / wireless photopolymerizer of the present invention having the above-described configuration is coupled to the light generation unit and the power supply unit by the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit of the power generation unit, so that power is supplied from the power supply unit to the light generation unit and operated. In this case, the user can select and use the wired power unit and the wireless power unit in accordance with the situation.

In addition, the dental wired / wireless photopolymerizer of the present invention having the above-described configuration is suitable for the size or location of the affected part of the patient undergoing dental treatment by selectively coupling the optical guide tip to the optical guide to have an irradiation area suitable for treatment. To form.

Dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer of the present invention having the above-described configuration and function can selectively use a rechargeable power source and a commercial power source, thereby converting the commercial power source to DC power without recharging or repairing the rechargeable battery even when the battery is discharged or broken. It can be used to replace the wired power supply to provide a minimized downtime of treatment due to the discharge or failure of the rechargeable battery.

In addition, by selectively applying a wireless power supply method using a rechargeable battery and a wired power supply method using a commercial power supply provides an effect that significantly improves the convenience of use.

1 is a perspective view of a photopolymerizer having a wireless power supply unit of a dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a perspective view of a photopolymerizer including a wired power source of a dental wired / wireless photopolymerizer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main symbols in the drawings

5: light generator

2: light guide tip 3: light guide

6: LCD Module 7: PCB

8: Keypad section 9: Power socket

10: double edge projection 10 ': the first coupling portion

11: wireless power unit 21: wired power unit

22: power line 13, 23: power terminal

14, 24: coupling groove 15, 25: the second coupling portion

15 ', 25': Seating groove 16: Charger

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a photopolymerizer including a wireless power unit of a dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a wired power unit of the dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of a photopolymerizer.

1 and 2, the dental wired / wireless photopolymerizer of the present invention includes a light generator 5 for generating at least one light of infrared rays or ultraviolet rays for dental treatment, and a built-in rechargeable battery for the light generator (5) After receiving the wireless power supply unit 11 for supplying power, the charger 16 for charging the wireless power supply unit 11, and commercial power (100 ~ 230V) is converted to DC power to the light generating unit (5) It is composed of a wired power supply unit 21 for supplying power. In the above-described configuration, the wireless power supply unit 11, the charger 16, and the wired power supply unit 21 form the power supply unit of the present invention.

1 and 2 will be described in more detail below.

In the following description, the second coupling parts 15 and 25, the power terminals 13 and 23, the coupling grooves 14 and 24, and the seating grooves 15 ′ and 25 ′ of FIGS. The signs are different, but their forms are the same, so use the same name.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the light generating unit 5 controls the high brightness LED module 6 and the LED module 6 that generate light necessary for polymerization therein, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The PCB 7 for mounting is mounted, the keypad portion 8 for controlling the PCB 7 from the outside is provided on the outer side, the upper end of the light generating unit 5 in the LED module 6 It is provided with a light guide (3) for guiding the projected light, the power socket which is inserted into the power terminal (13, 23) of the wireless or wired power source (11, 21) at the lower end of the light generating unit (5) 9) is provided, the first coupling portion (10 ') to be detachably coupled to the wireless or wired power supply (11, 21) on the outer surface of the light generating section 5 provided with the power socket (9) Has a configuration in which it is formed.

Also, as shown in FIG. 2, the light generating unit 5 further includes an optical guide tip 2 detachably coupled to an end of the light guide 3 so as to adjust the size of the cross-sectional area of the irradiated light. It can be configured to include. In this case, the light guide 3 may be formed so that the size of the cross-sectional area of the light is 8 mm, the light guide tips (2, 2a, 2b, 2c) is 1 ~ 2mm (2a), 9 ~ It may be formed to have a size of any one of 10mm (2b), 11 ~ 13mm (2c). As described above, the optical guide tips 2, 2a, 2b, and 2c fitted to the optical guide 3 to adjust the size of the cross-sectional area of the light are tubular, and the hole at one end thereof is the upper end of the optical guide 3. The optical guide inserting portions 1a, 1b, and 1c have cross-sectional shapes of the tip of the optical guide 3 so as to be inserted and coupled in an interference fit type, and inside the cross-sectional area of the light emitted from the optical guide 3. Lenses 1a ', 1b', and 1c 'for size adjustment are provided, and the holes at the other end have light emitting holes 2a', 2b ', having a diameter corresponding to the cross-sectional area of light controlled by each lens. 2c ').

Next, the wireless power supply unit 11 is connected to the first coupling unit 10 'of the light generating unit 5 and the second coupling unit 15 detachably coupled to the first coupling unit 10'. When the second coupling part 15 is coupled, the power supply terminal 13 is provided in contact with the power socket 9, and a nickel cadmium battery (Ni-CD) and nickel hydrogen (Ni-), which are secondary batteries, are disposed inside the second coupling part 15. MH) batteries, lithium ion (Li-LON) batteries and lithium polymer (Li-PB) batteries, such as rechargeable batteries are incorporated.

The wireless power supply unit 11 having the above-described configuration is charged by the charger 16 of FIG. 1. Here, the charger 16 is provided with an AC / DC converter, a protection circuit, a charging circuit, and the like, and a general charger for charging the rechargeable battery by supplying DC power to the rechargeable battery, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The wired power supply unit 21 has a second coupling portion 25 which is detachably coupled to the first coupling portion 10 ', and the second coupling portion 25 is connected to the first coupling portion 10'. When coupled with a power supply terminal 23 in contact with the power socket 9, provided with a wired power line 22 is supplied with commercial power, such as 100 ~ 230V and then converted to a DC power supply power terminal It is configured to supply to the power socket 9 of the light generating section 5 through 23. For this purpose, although not shown in the drawing, the wired power supply unit 21 includes a circuit such as an AC / DC converter, a protection circuit, a rectifier circuit, and a smoothing circuit.

In the wireless power supply unit 11 and the wired power supply unit 21 having the above-described configuration, the second coupling units 15 and 25 are coupled to the first coupling unit 10 'of the light generating unit 5 by the optical coupling unit. It is selectively coupled to the generator (5).

For this coupling, the first coupling portion 10 ′ may be formed as a double edge protrusion 10 on the outer circumferential surface of the lower end of the light generator 5. In this case, the second coupling parts 15 and 25 of the wireless or wired power supply unit 21 have seating grooves 15 'and 25' formed so that the lower end of the light generating unit 5 can be inserted therein, and the seating grooves 15 When the light generating unit 5 and the wireless or wired power supply unit 11 are coupled to each other, the power terminals 13 and 23 protrude from the center portion '25' to be inserted into the power socket 9 to be in contact with each other. In addition, the inner walls of the mounting grooves 15 ′ and 16 ′ may be configured to form coupling grooves 14 and 24 into which the double edge protrusion 10 of the light generator 5 is inserted and coupled.

Although not shown in the drawing, unlike the interference fit method described above, the light generating unit 5 and the wireless or wired power supply units 11 and 21 may be configured to be coupled in the form of screw coupling, in which case the first coupling unit ( 10 ') is formed as a male screw portion on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the light generating portion 5, and the second coupling portions 15 and 25 are formed on the inner wall of the seating grooves 15' and 25 '. It may be configured to form a female screw threaded to the male screw portion of the.

Next, the use state of the dental wired / wireless photopolymerizer of FIGS. 1 and 2 having the above-described configuration will be described.

The user selects the wireless or wired power supply units 11 and 21 and combines them with the light generating unit 5. In this case, the first coupling part 10 'is formed to have a double edge protrusion 10, and the second coupling parts 15 and 25 are coupled to the inner walls of the seating grooves 15' and 25 '. If the user is to insert the lower portion of the light generating portion 5 into the mounting groove (15 ', 25') of the wireless or wired power supply unit (11, 21) double edge projection (10) is the mounting groove The light generating unit 5 and the wireless or wired power supply units 11 and 21 are integrally coupled by being fitted into and engaged with the coupling grooves 14 and 24 formed in the inner walls of the 15 and 25 '. After that, the user can drive the wired / wireless polymerizer through the keypad 8 formed on the outer surface of the light generator 5.

On the other hand, when the first coupling unit 10 ′ and the second coupling unit 15 and 25 are configured to be coupled by the outgoing coupling method as in the above-described embodiment, the user may wirelessly connect the light generating unit 5 or the like. The wired power supply units 11 and 21 can be separated by a screw coupling method.

As described above, after the light generation unit 5 and the wireless or wired power supply units 11 and 21 are combined, the user may perform treatment, and the user may combine the wireless power supply unit 11 with the light generation unit 5. When the discharge of the rechargeable battery occurs during use, the wired power supply unit 21 can continue to perform the treatment by replacing, the wireless power supply unit 11 by charging during the treatment using the charger 16 again after charging the wireless power unit ( 11) can be used to minimize the downtime of treatment and maximize the ease of use of the photopolymerizer. In addition, it is obvious that the same convenience in use can be expected even when the wireless power supply unit 11 is broken.

And by replacing the light guide tip (2) according to the treatment area of the patient during the treatment it is possible to perform a more efficient treatment.

Claims (7)

The front end is provided with a light guide (3) for irradiating light in one direction, the inside of the LED module (6) for generating light irradiated by the light guide (3) and the PCB for controlling the LED module (6) (7) is built-in, the outer surface is formed keypad portion 8 for the control of the PCB (7), the lower end of the power supply terminal 13 of the power supply is inserted and coupled to receive power from the power supply after the A power socket 9 for supplying power to the PCB 7 and a light generating part 5 having a first coupling part 10 'formed at an outer surface of the lower end; A second coupling part detachably coupled to the first coupling part 10 ', and a power terminal contacting the power socket 9 when the second coupling part is coupled to the first coupling part 10'; Dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer, characterized in that consisting of; 2. The dental wired / wireless photopolymerizer of claim 1, wherein the LED module is configured to irradiate at least one of infrared rays and ultraviolet rays. The method according to claim 3, The light generating unit 5 is configured to further include a light guide tip (2) detachably coupled to the end of the light guide 3 to adjust the size of the cross-sectional area of the irradiated light Dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer, characterized in that. The method according to claim 3, The light guide 3 is formed so that the size of the cross-sectional area of the light is 8mm, The optical guide tip (2) is a dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer, characterized in that the size of the cross-sectional area of the light is formed to have any one of 1 ~ 2mm, 9 ~ 10mm, 11 ~ 13mm. The method according to claim 1, The first coupling portion is formed of a double edge protrusion 10 on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the light generating portion 5, The second coupling part is provided with mounting grooves 15 'and 25' so that the lower end of the light generating unit 5 can be inserted therein, and the power terminal 13 is provided at the center of the mounting grooves 15 'and 25'. ) Is formed, and the coupling groove (14) is formed in the inner wall of the seating groove (15 ', 25') is coupled to the double edge projection 10 is inserted. The method according to claim 1, The first coupling portion is formed as a male screw portion on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the light generating portion 5, The second coupling parts 15 and 25 are formed with recessing grooves 15 'and 25' such that the lower end of the light generating unit 5 can be inserted therein, and a central portion of the mounting grooves 15 'and 25' is formed. The power terminal (13, 23) is formed on the inner wall of the seating groove (15 ', 25') is a dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer, characterized in that the female screw portion is coupled to the male screw portion. The wired power supply unit 21 according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the power supply unit receives a wireless power supply unit 11 of a charging method having a built-in rechargeable battery or commercial power and converts the power supply into a DC power supply to the power socket 9. Dental wired and wireless photopolymerizer, characterized in that formed in any one of).