Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
  • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
  • B24B3/00—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools
  • B24B3/60—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools of tools not covered by the preceding subgroups
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
  • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
  • B24B3/00—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools
  • B24B3/60—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools of tools not covered by the preceding subgroups
  • B24B3/605—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools of tools not covered by the preceding subgroups of surgical or dental instruments
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
  • B24D—TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
  • B24D15/00—Hand tools or other devices for non-rotary grinding, polishing, or stropping
  • B24D15/06—Hand tools or other devices for non-rotary grinding, polishing, or stropping specially designed for sharpening cutting edges

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an angle determining tool used for polishing a hand scaler, and a hand scaler polishing apparatus using the same. More specifically, a manual scaler used for removing tartar, plaque, and the like, For example, the present invention relates to a tool for determining an angle used when polishing and repairing a cutting edge, such as a curette type scaler or a sickle type scaler, and a hand scaler polishing apparatus using the same.
• the hand scaler is used to remove tartar and the like.
• a grip portion 52 held by an operator and two ends of the grip portion 52 are provided.
• a shank portion 53 is provided, and a blade portion 54 is provided continuously to the tip of each shank portion 53.
• the blade portion 4 of the hand scaler 50 has a cutting edge 54 a sharpened sharply and the tip of the blade portion 54, that is, the toe portion 5.
• 6 is rounded and has a back surface 54b opposite the cutting edge 54a.
• the cutting edge 54a is used to scrape calculus, etc., while the toe 56 is rounded so that it does not damage the gingiva even if it comes into contact with gingiva during the removal of calculus. It was done.
• the one in which the tip of the blade portion 54, that is, the toe portion 56 is formed round is called a curette type hand scaler, while the one in which the tip of the blade portion is formed is a sickle type hand scaler. It is called a scaler.
• FIG. 12 shows the blade portion 54 of the curette type hand scaler, whose material axis is formed to extend in an arc shape
• FIG. 14 shows the blade of the sickle type hand scaler
• FIG. 15 shows a blade portion 74 of a curette type hand scaler, wherein the material axis is formed so as to extend substantially linearly. It is formed in an intermediate shape between a straight line and a gentle arc.
• the tip of the blade portion 64 is formed in a sharp shape and is called a tip 66, and the tip of the blade portion 74 is formed in a round shape A toe 76 is provided.
• a polishing apparatus main body including a grindstone provided so as to be reciprocally movable, and a polishing apparatus main body detachably attached to the main body.
• a hand scaler-polishing device including an attachment formed in the same is disclosed.
• the attachment includes a positioning plate for positioning the scaler tip on the grindstone, and the positioning plate includes a notch formed in substantially the same arc shape as the arc-shaped blade portion of the hand scaler. Things.
• the hand scale is gripped by hand while reciprocating the grindstone, and the back surface of the blade is pressed against the arc-shaped notch of the positioning plate to visually check the cutting edge. It adjusts the contact angle with the whetstone. Therefore, it is conceivable that an error occurs in the contact angle between the force-setting edge and the grindstone according to the skill of the operator who performs the polishing operation.
• a hand scaler polishing apparatus including an angle display means.
• the angle indicating means has an angle indicating line or an angle indicating axis, and is arranged on the side of the grindstone and the positioning plate. Then, the back side of the blade part of the hand scaler is pressed against the arc-shaped notch of the positioning plate, and the angle display means is visually observed from the overlapping direction as the background of the hand scaler, and the material axis of the shank part is seen backward.
• the contact angle between the cutting wedge and the grindstone is adjusted while manually adjusting the hand scale so that it overlaps the indicating line and the angle indicating axis.
• the contact angle between the cutting edge and the grindstone can be set relatively accurately.
• the complexity of setting the contact angle of the cutting edge is not sufficiently resolved.
• An object of the present invention is to provide an angle determining tool which can relatively easily and accurately set a blade portion at a predetermined angle when polishing a hand scaler.
• an object of the present invention is to provide a hand scaler-polishing apparatus which can easily perform operations and maintenance with a relatively simple structure, and can reduce the complexity of setting the angle of the blade portion to the grindstone during the polishing operation. To provide.
• a tool for positioning a blade portion at a predetermined angle when polishing a blade portion of a hand scaler comprising at least one inclined surface inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the bottom surface.
• the angle determining tool of the present invention is used by being positioned on a grindstone provided to be reciprocally movable or by being arranged on a non-movable grindstone.
• a grindstone provided to be reciprocally movable or by being arranged on a non-movable grindstone.
• the shank portion of the hand scaler is brought into contact with one of the inclined surfaces of the angle determining tool, and the back surface of the blade portion is brought into contact with a portion facing the inclined surface. And fix them with fingers so that the relative positional relationship between the hand scaler and the angle-determining tool does not change.
• the shank is maintained at a fixed angle defined by the inclined surface of the angle-fixing tool, and the blade is also held at a fixed angle on the grindstone.
• the cutting edge is sharpened to a predetermined angle. Therefore, the angle determination tool can be polished while maintaining the blade part of the hand scaler at a fixed angle simply by moving it with the hand scaler on a non-movable grindstone, making operation and maintenance easy. In addition, it is possible to reduce the complexity of setting the angle of the blade portion during the polishing operation.
• the angle determining tool of the present invention may be provided with a slit along the lower end of the inclined surface.
• the width of the slit is such that when the shank portion of the hand scaler is in contact with the inclined surface and the blade portion of the hand scaler is placed on a grindstone, the back surface of the blade portion faces the inclined surface.
• the cutting edge of the blade portion can be formed to have a fixed angle with respect to the upper surface of the grindstone.
• the angle determining tool of the present invention may be provided with a notch formed in substantially the same arc shape as the arc-shaped blade portion of the hand scaler.
• the angle determining tool of the present invention may be provided with a hole for inserting the tip of a curette type hand scaler and polishing the tip round.
• a hand scaler-polishing apparatus including the angle determining tool and a polishing apparatus main body including a grindstone provided so as to be reciprocally movable.
• the hand scaler polishing apparatus of the present invention if the hand scaler is grasped by hand and the shank is pressed against the inclined surface of the angle determining tool, the contact angle of the cutting edge with the grindstone is set appropriately, and The towing edge is sharpened to an appropriate angle.
• the cutting edge can be sharpened to a desired angle by appropriately selecting and using a desired inclined surface.
• the angle determining tool may include a slit along the lower end of each of the inclined surfaces.
• the width of the slit is The blade may be formed in such a width that the back surface of the blade portion is in contact with the opposite portion of the blade portion and the angle of the cutting wedge of the blade portion with respect to the upper surface of the grindstone is fixed.
• angle determining tool may have at least one protrusion, and the at least one inclined surface may be provided on the protrusion.
• a pair of the protrusions may be formed, and the pair of protrusions may be separated from each other so that the grindstone can reciprocate between the protrusions.
• FIG. 1 is a plan view of an angle determining tool according to one embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ - ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ in FIG.
• FIG. 3 is a simplified diagram showing a manner in which the hand scale is polished using the angle determining tool of FIG.
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the angle determining tool of FIG. 1 is arranged on a grindstone.
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a hand scale polishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the hand scaler polishing apparatus of FIG.
• FIG. 7 is a simplified diagram showing a manner of polishing a hand scaler.
• FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a hand scaler polishing apparatus different from FIG.
• FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the hand scale polishing apparatus of FIG.
• FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional hand scaler.
• FIG. 11 is an enlarged view showing a blade portion and a shank portion.
• FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view showing the blade portion.
• FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a blade portion.
• Fig. 14 (a) is a conventional hand scaler, which is a view different from Fig. 12 when viewed from the side, and Fig. 14 (b) is a cross-sectional view of a blade portion.
• Fig. 15 (a) shows a conventional hand scaler, which is different from Figs. 12 and 14 when viewed from the side, and Fig. 15 (b) shows the blade part. It is sectional drawing.
• FIG. 1 is a plan view of an angle determining tool 41 according to one embodiment of the present invention
• FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.
• the angle determining tool 41 is, for example, a plate-like member having a substantially rectangular planar shape made of stainless steel or the like, and at least a bottom surface 48 formed flat.
• the angle determining tool 41 has three openings 42, 43, and 44 formed on the upper side.
• the openings 42, 43, and 44 have substantially straight material axes as shown in FIG.
• the part used to polish the cutting edge 64a of the blade part 64 and the cutting edge 74a of the blade part 74 whose material axis is formed between the straight line and the arc as shown in Fig. 15 It is.
• Each of the openings 42, 43, and 44 has an inclined surface 42a, 43a, 44a for abutting the shank portion of the hand scaler, and a vertical surface 42b, 43b, 44b opposed to each inclined surface. And slits 42 c, 43 c, and 44 c penetrating to the bottom surface 48.
• the angles a and 44a are not limited to these angles, and may be appropriately formed at different angles depending on the sharpening angles of the cutting edges 64a and 74a.
• the width of the slits 42c, 43c, 44c that is, the width of the slit in the direction of the arrow W in FIG.
• the angle determining tool 41 includes a hole 46 formed so as to penetrate to the bottom surface on the inclined surface 44a, an arc-shaped notch 47 formed on the side of the inclined surface 44a, and an angle determining tool 41. There is provided a long hole 45 used when fixing the device with screws or the like.
• the hole 46 is used for inserting a tip of a curette type hand scaler here and rotating the tip to grind it round.
• the arc-shaped notch 47 is formed by the force of the arc-shaped blade 54 as shown in FIG.
• a part used to polish a It is formed in substantially the same arc shape as the blade part 54, and while keeping the hand scaler shank 53 from about 20 ° to 30 °, the blade is formed along the arc-shaped notch surface. By moving the part 54, the cutting edge 54a is sharpened.
• the angle determining tool 41 is placed on the grindstone 50 as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the blade part 64 is inserted from the opening 43, and is visible from the slit 43c.
• the blade 64 The cutting edge 64 b is set so as to contact the upper surface of the grindstone 50 at a predetermined angle.
• the hand scaler is fixed to the angle determining tool 41 with fingers or the like so that the relative positional relationship between the blade section 64 and the shank section 63 and the angle determining tool 41 does not change.
• the angle determination tool 41 can grind the blade part of the hand scaler simply by sliding it on the stationary grindstone 50 together with the hand scaler, so that maintenance and operation etc. can be performed. It can be easily performed and can reduce the complexity of the work of determining the angle of the blade portion during the polishing operation.
• the mode in which the angle determining tool 41 is used on a non-movable grindstone has been described.
• the mode of use of the angle determining tool 41 is not limited to the above, and will be described below. As described above, it is also possible to use in combination with a polishing apparatus main body including a grindstone provided reciprocally.
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a hand scaler-polishing apparatus 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention
• FIG. 6 determines the angle of the hand scaler polishing apparatus 10 of FIG. 5 with respect to the polishing apparatus main body 11.
• FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a tool 21;
• the polishing apparatus main body 11 includes a grindstone 13, a main body 15, a grindstone fixing member 14, which holds the grindstone 13 in a detachable manner and is reciprocally provided on the surface of the main body 15, and a grindstone fixed.
• a switching switch (not shown) for starting and stopping reciprocation of the member 14 is provided.
• the main body 15 includes, for example, a motor as a driving device (not shown), a battery as a power source of the driving device, and power from the driving device transmitted to the grindstone fixing member 14 to reciprocate. It incorporates a link mechanism and a transmission mechanism such as a cam. With the above configuration, if the switching switch is operated, the grindstone fixing member 14 reciprocates in the arrow M direction together with the grindstone 13.
• the angle determining tool 21 is detachably attached to the main body 11 of the polishing apparatus.
• the bottom of the angle determining tool 21 has a clearance between the reciprocating whetstone 13 and the grinding wheel 13 as shown in FIG.
• a recess 26 is formed.
• the angle determining tool 21 is formed with three openings 22, 23, and 24.
• Each of the openings 22, 23, and 24 has a blade portion 64 having a substantially straight material axis as shown in FIG. It is used to grind the cutting edge 64a of the blade portion 74 and the cutting edge 74a of the blade portion 74 whose material axis is formed between the straight line and the arc as shown in FIG.
• Each of the openings 22, 23, and 24 is formed by inclined surfaces 22a, 23a, and 24a, vertical surfaces 22b, 23b, and 24b opposed to the inclined surfaces, and slits 22c, 23c, and 24c.
• These inclined surfaces 22a, 23a, and 24a are formed at angles of 30 °, 40 °, and 50 ° with respect to the bottom surface of the angle determination tool 21 and, more specifically, the bottom surface of the concave portion 26.
• each inclined surface 22a, 23a, 24a is not limited to these angles, but may be formed at different angles as appropriate according to the sharpening angles of the cutting edges 64a, 74a. It is good.
• the distance between the inclined planes 22a, 23a, 24a and the vertical planes 22b, 23b, 24b is, for example, as shown in FIG.
• the back surface 74 b of the blade portion 74 collides with the vertical surfaces 22 b, 23 b, 24 b, and It is formed in such a size that the displacement of the blade part 74 can be prevented by the reaction force from the blade.
• a through hole 25 is formed in the angle determining tool 21, and the through hole 25 is formed through the through hole 25.
• the screw 26 thus formed is screwed into a screw hole of the polishing apparatus main body 11, and by removing the screw 26, the angle determining tool 21 is configured to be detachable.
• the angle determining tool 21 has a recess 26 formed so as to allow clearance between the reciprocating whetstone 13 and the recess 26.
• the recess 26 depends on the shape of the polishing apparatus main body 11. Is not always required. Although not shown, for example, a concave portion is provided on the surface of the main body 15, and the grindstone fixing member 14 and the grindstone 13 are disposed in the concave portion so as to be reciprocally movable, and the surface of the grindstone 13 is provided.
• the recesses 26 are not always necessary if they are provided so that they do not touch the bottom surface of the angle determining tool 21. It can be used by attaching it to a polishing apparatus body.
• FIG. 7 is a simplified view showing a state in which the curette type hand scaler is polished by the hand scaler polishing apparatus 10. The method of polishing the hand scaler will be described with reference to FIGS. Although FIG. 7 shows only the curette type hand scaler, the hand scaler polishing device 10 can be used for polishing a sickle type scaler.
• the shank portion 73 is pressed against one of the inclined surfaces 22a, 23a, and 24a, and the back surface 74b of the blade portion 74 is a vertical surface 22. b, 23 b and 24 b, the grinding operator can adjust the force of pressing the hand scaler appropriately to adjust the reciprocating direction of the grinding wheel 13 and the direction perpendicular to it. Misalignment of the blade portion 4 in any direction can be prevented.
• FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a hand scaler-polishing device 30 different from FIG.
• FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the hand scale polishing apparatus 30.
• the hand scaler polishing apparatus 30 is configured to include a polishing apparatus main body 11 and an angle determining tool 31.
• the same polishing apparatus main body 11 as that shown in FIG. 1 is used, and a detailed description of its configuration is omitted here.
• the angle determining tool 31 is detachably attached to the main body 11 of the polishing apparatus, and the bottom of the angle determining tool 31 is formed so that there is a clearance between the grinding wheel 13 and the main body 11 of the polishing apparatus 11.
• projections 34, 34 are provided on both sides of the cutout 32, and the two projections 34, 34 are positioned between the grinding wheels 1 and 34. 3 are arranged so as to be able to reciprocate, and each projection 3 4 has a plurality of inclined surfaces 3 3 a, 3 3 b, 3 3 formed at different angles with respect to the bottom surface of the angle determining tool 3 1.
• An inclined surface portion 33 made of c is provided, and is formed so that the sharpening angle of the cutting wedge 4a is determined according to each angle.
• the vertical surface 32 a facing the inclined surface portion 33 is not provided at an interval such that the back surface of the blade portion 74 comes in contact with the vertical surface 32 a.
• the distance between 3 3 and the opposing side 3 2 a is appropriately reduced, and the shank of the hand scaler is pressed against each inclined surface 3 3 a, 33 b, 33 c, the back of the blade 7 4
• a through hole 35 is formed in the angle determination tool 31, and a screw 36 passing through the through hole 35 is screwed into a screw hole of the main body 15, and the angle is removed by removing the screw 36.
• the fixing tool 31 is detachably fixed.
• the cutting edge 74a is sharpened in the same manner as in the hand scaler-polishing device 10.
• the shank portion 73 of the hand scaler is pressed against one of the inclined surfaces 33a, 33b, and 33c to apply the cutting edge 74a to the grindstone 13.
• the contact angle between the blade portion 74 and the grindstone 13 is determined.
• the hand scaler-polishing device 10 is operated by operating the switch, the grindstone 13 reciprocates in the direction of the arrow M, while the angle-determining tool 3 1
• the blade 74 is stationary on the grindstone 13, and the cutting edge 74 a is polished to a desired sharpening angle by the grindstone 13 by the relative reciprocating movement of the grindstone 13.
• the protruding portions 34 are provided on both sides of the whetstone 13. However, since the cutting edges of one blade are on both sides, each cutting edge is provided. In order to cope with this, when the polishing of one cutting edge is finished, the inclined surfaces 33a, 33b, 33c of the other protruding part 34 are adjusted. used.
• the polishing apparatus main body having a simple structure in which the grindstone is provided so as to be reciprocally movable;
• An angle-determining tool provided with a plurality of inclined surfaces corresponding to the cutting edge.When polishing, hold the hand scaler with your hand and press the shank against the inclined surface. Is optimally set and the cutting edge is sharpened at the desired angle.
• the optimum contact angle between the cutting edge and the grindstone can be set by a simple operation of pressing the hand scaler against the inclined surface with a relatively simple structure, and the cutting angle can be set. Since the cutting edge can be sharpened, the complexity of the polishing operation can be reduced.

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